The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-19
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


in this country, the harbor OF New
Yerk-the commercial metropolis OF
the country-is to-day inaccessible TO
the largest vessels now being used as
freight steamers, says the Daily Free
American. The Baltic was obliged TO
sail last week with a cargo 6,O0O tons
less than her capacity, because loaded
to the full, she draws thirty-six and
a half feet, while the channel turn
ishes only some thirty-two feet Of safe
passage The economy Of building
these great vessels is lost in their
ability to carry full load, either into
or out of the finest harbor on the At
lantic coast.
With per cent. of the worlds lana
area and per cent. of its population,
the United States has rs per cent. OF
the worlds wealth, declares Leslie's
Weekly. The value of the United
States property, real and personal, in
1900, was $4,000 100000 as compared
with $4,000, 100000 for Great Britain
and ireland, $4S,000,000,000 for
France, $45 ,o00, 100000 for Germany,
$32,000,000 for Russia, $4,000, 000, 600
for. Austria Hungary, $15,000,000.000
for Italy and ST., 900, 100000 for Spain.
Moreover the United States lead OF
all the other nations in wealth is in.
creas:ng faster than is her prepon-
derance over them all Except Russia
and China) in population.
1t would be an interesting subject
of inquiry whether sudden and ex
IRENE rises in temperature and espe
ciaily high humidity are marked by
variations in the curve Of crime. II
so, the explanation might be. that
when it is warm the average man
keeps out of doors as much as posi-
BILE. In cities this crowds the streets,
and by multiplying the opportunities
for contact with others increases the
friction of social intercourse. Wher'
ever it is even momentarily agreeable
to be one is likely to find many. To
resent jostling and intrusion is natu
raj enough, and physical discomfort
lowers the standards of self-respect
and self-restraint. To say Keep
cooP' is grim and Irritating irony; to
say BE patient toward all men, even
if it involves some EFFORT" is to give
good hot-weather advice.
1t may be reprehensible and almost
illegal for judge or jury to be
Influenced by woman's beauty to be
kind to the woman, but if this were
not possible we should all have to
admit that woman's influence has its
limits, AYERS the Boston Transcript
And this admission none of us wants
to make. We would rather have it
generally understood that with some
men, most men in fact, a pretty wo-
man in tears may have her way; but
that with the other men, and large
minority it must be, susceptibility to
femininity is not part of their equip.
ment. That let's out all those who
want to be considered virtuous clear
through. Perhaps women's clubs will
take the matter up and manage to
have it arranged that woman shall
be tried by women only. Then, we
rather guess there will be no tamper-
ing with justice; neither will it be
tempered over much.
In future the Delaware & Hudson
railroad will employ none but young
men-that is, it will take them from
the ages of 81 to 35, and will probably
allow them to take on years in ser.
vice, but will not accept them for any
position after they have passed the
new age limit, the Brooklyn Eagle
states. The authorities say that
roader after ne has passed the pre-
scribed period. In active service an
employe of railroad must be strong
and have steady nerves, good hearing
and good sight, and these are attri-
butes of youth. He must be able to
keep awake for "a or &c hours at a
stretch, if need be, he must be alert
in his mind and retentive in his mem.
DRY. If the new provision is made for
the safety OF the general public, no
fault can be found with it, for the well
fare of the travelling body must dom.
mate the private gain of the indi-
vidual.
There is broad tendency to guard
and restrict very rigorousy the killing
of birds "for scientirc purposes" says
Forest and Stream. The conditions
are much harder than they were for
the ambitious young scientist. In
New York, for instance, the last Leg
islature enacted that applicants for
license to collect birds for scientific
purposes should qualify in bond of
5000 for faithful observance of the
law. This is only one manifestation
of the growth of the idea of bird pro-
lection, which is one of the conspicu-
GUS popular movements of the day.
The sentiment has reached Mexico.
Consul w. w. Canda writes from Vera
Cruz that. an agitation has been on