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onds the scientists motion, leans across
the corner OF the table to tell me that the
way had to haul every drop of water used
from Moose Jaw to Moosomin and west;
that he had seen great swats Of this beau
tfful prairie so dead and dry that bird
And it's coming again. says the scien-
fist. The long dry spell is due to begin
next year. and the cattle are to go twenty
years years with their tongues out; lowing pitt
fully. sweeping the parched plain with
bloodshot eyes. searching in vain for wa
ter in a waterless wilderness that Is to be
silent and scar as the Sahara
Then they lead me out In the open. I'm
plowed fields, where the prairie hen hides
her children and wild, luxuriant grass
grows belly deep to the contented kline, and
show me- "See.' says the scientist. lead
ing the way down to the margin of linn
pid lake; see. here are the marks made by
the Red river carts a quarter Of a century
ago. Look you. and mark the trail going
This way the trail passed twenty years
ago."
I remark that nothing was to prevent
them going around. as we do today.
'True, o benighted brother" says the sci
enlist; but there was no lake here twenty
years ago..
May Turn Out All Right.
I ask how he knows, and the old timer
answers that he used to cut hay when 1t
was not too dry for hay to grow there.
where the lake lies now. Other old timers
told similar stories of lakes that were not,
but are now. The postmaster's son at
Muloc. Assiniboia. said he had driven a
mower and a rowboat over the same
ground within the past eighteen years 1t
Is a singular fact that these conditions are
Just now reversed in Minnesota and Iowa.
Down there. 1 am told. men are reap.ng
and moving where a few years ago they
were swimming and rowing. and so 1 shall
continue for the next twenty years as they
have in the past millions will be added to
the population of the northwest and the
city of Winnipeg will be second in size and
first in Importance in the dominion So
long her calamities do not exceed those
of other countries Canada will continue to
expand as no other country has expanded,
because her wealth and population is so
small compared to her area, natural re-
sources and the wonderful fertility of ner
soil.
Many there are. even in Ontario who be-
lieve that this wonderful expansion is
boom and that Winnipeg is riding fer an
other fall.
I am willing to admit that the growth or
Winnipeg is wonderful. and yet l can re-
call that three years ago had to sleep on
a cot in hallway of the hotel The hotels
are still full. and during the exhibition
people were glad to be allowed to sleep on
the lawn.
The average life of a boom is consider
ably less than three years.
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CROW THAT CAN TALK.
One Of the Very Few Instances on Rec
ord.

From the Buffalo Express.
Everybody knows that the American crow
can talk freely in his own language, but
chat he can also learn to talk good English
is a fact not known even to many OF his
best acquaintance. 1t is not certain that
every crow can do this. But some can.
Out vest there Is common black crow
that has learned good deal of English
without any direct effort to teach him. This
particular crow lives in Cameron. Mo-, and
belongs to young MCGEE, the son of a carr
penter The bird is in the habit Of greeting
various persons whom he meets in the
streets in loud voice, though aside from q
few words his vocabulary Is little known to
the ordinary citizen. At home he Is very
taIkative. and his owner Is sometimes COM
PEELED to insist that young crows shall be
seen and not heard.
Rev. J. Hubbard Langville. preacher and
ornithologist of western New York, pub
lished book In 1884, In which he tells the
following about Kansas crow: "An In
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Japan's Land Hunger.

II has been obvious to the statesmen OF
ranan that a time was near at hand when
the Infinitely increasing demands OF the
nation would be more than the arabic area
ar the kingdom could supply. The popuia-
tion of the islands. increasing at the rate
of over half a million annually, Is steadily
exacting increasing harvests from the soil.
A. result. land-hunger has become an
absorbing passion, both with the farmers
themselves and with the leaders who are
making history in the far east Therein
lies the secret Of Japan's long and pains
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The Two Leading Candidates.

COrnweH who Is young man OF
frank and engaging personality, will stump
the state from stem to stern. Dawson,
who has always depended on committee
room conferences and organizations for get
ting out the vote, has generally avoided
meeting the people direct. His success po-
utically has given him the name of the
Matt Quay of West Virginia, but he has
hard proposition ahead. His previous state
offices were by appointment of Cows. Atkin-
son and White. Dawson has been ably
aided in securing his nomination by Gov.
White, and Whites activity has since
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shown no cessation. White will stump the
state for Dawson, and the story that Wnte
called the special session OF the legisiA-
ture to punish Dawson for alleged insincere
tax reform views was clearly a myth.
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William l.. Morrison, a bridge builder.
was arrested Sunday charged with attempt
ing to assault Miss Don Shaffer, waitress
of the Hoover Hotel, Hagerstowu.
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five 'front.' address
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LIVER

II find Cascarets good that I would not be
without them. | troubled a great deal with
torpid liver and headache. Now since taking
Cascarets Candy Cathartic feel very much better.
/ shall certainly recommend them to my friends
the best medicine have ever seen
Anna BaZnet. Osborn MIL No. 2, Fall River, Mass.
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Elihu Root on Cana da.

K. Passing through Montreal on his way
to Newfoundland, Mr.. Roof was held
up by a reporter who wanted to know
what he thought Of Canada. His reply
is given as follows:
g What do Think OF Canada and Its future7 1t
~ moral country and must grow. We In the States
ada means added prosperity for the United States.
Its resources are wonderful and practically with
out q limit. ! cannot see where Its prosperity
should be limited IN any sense. As for the Amer,
fcsn invasion OF Canada, don't wonder at II. for
Americans are usually quick to grasp opportu-.
nifty. and In Canada they see great one. It ought
60 be good thing for you. too, for you need tho
people and tho money here TO develop your coun-
try. and we can furnish both Canada IS, to my
mind. country for young men. and. mind YOU
ourselves that In the least stage Of decay In
tho States. We are more developed than you only
because we have the start over you. Eventually
Canada viii become Just as prosperous and Just as
powerful ~ the United States
( II is unfortunate that more Of our
people do not perceive as clearly as Mr..
Roof does how closely linked are the
economic interests of Canada and those
OF the United States. Some day the view
which he here expresses will be accepted
on both sides Of the line.
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sp1RIrUAL VS.. sUPERNArURAL.

To TEE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: find
that an expression in my last letter has been
misconstrued. Referring to telepathy and
other MIRACLES. said that there was
no place for the supernatural. did not
mean to say that there was no place
for the spiritual. Spiritual life, with its
limitations, presents itself to me, not as
supernatural, but as the highest develop
ment Of humanity.
Another word on the subject OF the let
ter. Some of us remember that the orig
inal form OF these pretended manifesto
tons was table turning. Table-turning
for a time was the rage. In the circle OF
my own acquaintance there was maj, OF
considerable intellect and attainments who
was carried. away by this absurdity.
took part in an experiment, and plainly
saw one Of the party-unconsciously OF
course expressing the table and making 1t
turn
M. NJ" Is apparently inclined to believe
in spiritualism because a female medium
guessed his malady and the names OF
two OF his relatives. Could inspiration do
no better than this2 These pretenders
are OF course adopts In the trade. They
know how to fish out information and how
to feel their way with an inquirer by obser-
walton of face and voice. ] once gave you
proof from my own experience that the
most famous OF them, when maliciously
led on, can go utterly astray.
A story was told about Alexis, the great
clairvoyant Of his day, which, though no
doubt joke, probably pointed to the Sc
cret A sceptic. it was said, made an ap-
pointment with Alexis for a seance and
babe his wife at that time put the poker
on the drawing room table. He returned
converted, and reported to his wife that
Alexis had told him that the poker was on
the table. Bless mel replied the wife,
Il quite forgot to put it there
For any strange manifestations Of ner-
vous senability, and for any thaumatur-
gic performances for which they may
afford scope, we are Of course prepared
A school fellow Of mine, nervous boy,
was thrown by mock -mesmeric passes
into trance to get him out Of which medi-
cal assistance was required. There are no
doubt still mysteries In the physical nature
Of man. But they have nothing to do
with spiritual life. There is no place for
the supernatural, and in following that
lure the spiritual may be lost.
To my gentle critic M. X. H. my answer
Is that / cannot understand transmission
without medium. In the case Of wire
less telegraphy there Is known medium.
In the case Of telepathy no medium is known,
nor does the existence OF a medium seem
possible. GOODWIN SMITH.
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10, no attention having been paid to the
Vatican's request by the Bishop Of Laval,
the latter was informed by Cardinal
MERRY DEL VAL that II he did not
present himself in Rome by July 20 he
should regard himself as having incurred
suspension from the; exercise OF his
functions. The French Government de-
manded the withdrawal Of this letter,
on the ground that such suspension
constituted violation OF the Concordat.
The Papal Secretary Of State replied
that the Concordat did not forbid the
Papacy to impose penalty for Bishops
refusal to come to Rome and exculpate
himself from charges, but that, as proof
Of it's conciliatory disposition the Vati-
can was willing to prolong by month
the term assigned to the Bishop Of Laval,
during which he was to be permitted
to come to Rome to justify himself.
In view of the whole correspondence
published in the White Book, and espe-
cially the suppressed letter OF June 10,
1904, it will be difficult for fair minded
persons to resist the conclusion that the
quarrel with the Government headed by
NJ. CoMBEs has been forced upon the Vat
lean, which, while it could not, without
a complete abdication OF its authority,
refrain from taking cognizance Of the
recusant attitude Of the Bishop Of Laval,
had striven earnestly to avoid giving
any cause of offence to France.
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first great blow at tbs reign Of love,
according to this Anglican philosopher,
and she constitutes the peril Of national
life in America" He calls her Athe most
interesting and astonishing experiment. :
He talks Of the gradual desiccation OF
her nature, of the @dwindling' Of the
"fulness and richness Of blood she should
possess, of her attenuation Of feeling.
He looks on her with dread, for he sees
in her the possible harbinger Of IAN era
In which love is to be abolished the
world over.
The statistics of the last census OF this
country show high marriage rate. In
England the ratio Of marriages to popu-
lation has been declining. In this colin-
try the married were more, relatively
to the population, in 1900 than in 1890
Moreover, there was an especial increase
in marriages at an early age. Does this
suggest any "lapsing from muliebrity'
on the part of American women?
The truth is, there is no other country
in which women are so generally under
the reign of love- The number of Am
erican marriages brought about by any
other consideration than pure romantic
sentiment is utterly insignificant, yet in
1900 more than two-thirds of the women
Of fifteen years and over were married
or widowed-and it was love which
lighted the torch.
The physical improvement in the
American woman is as great as it is OBJ
vious. The signs of degeneracy 30 fire.
quently observable in English women,
in the loss Of purely feminine physical
characteristics, are not present here in
any considerable measure. American
children, too, are improving physically.
The Anglican philosopher need not
distress himself with the fear that the
world is "on the threshold of an era in
which love is to be abolished through
the influence Of the American woman.
His theory is that Sin America the power
Of woman is increasing in proportion
to her denial and refusal Of the obliga-
tions of her sex" In fact, as the last
census demonstrated, early marriages
are increasing, and the marriage rate
ia higher here than in England
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For a Greater Jerse, City,

To TIRE EDIroR OF THE SuH--.Sir: In answer to
Unions" PROPOSITION TO call the eastern coast OF
Jersey. from BAyonne Ia Fou Lee. ives, New
York" permit nc W speak In behalf Of a number
OF Jerssymcn,
The nantes Bayonne. Jersey City. Eobokcu. Wee
hawken, GuttenburC and Fort Zoe may seem odd
md ridiculous TO New Yorker. bu, we In Jersey
do not think so. When heart away trcm home
they sound familiar and as HON alike 70 Us as Har.
lem and The Bronx do 10 the New Yorker.
Union" no doubt has an earnest desire 70 ~
neiGhborine towns grow, but an the shore west u
New York belongs 70 New Jersey, think Jersey
CITY. N. j. sounds much better than West New
York. N. J. II all the small Jersey towns unite
why not call the union Jersey Ctyr
Jersey In not as slow a. some New Workers ihnk
JHRsnr CIT. N, j., Sept. 0. INV JKlsEx.
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Pooling Bee, with Cheap Melons.

TO The EpIToR oY THE SUS-!Sr: The stngl.ss
bee viii not do for California. He'd die gu. here
The bee needs his st,nyeT In this country In his
1ch, for food. That's probably why he has IT,
The Vineyards. which are very extensive around
Pasadena have been having great trouble this
fruit TO get at the juice for honey. Last winter
was a dry one. and deciduous fruits being scarce
the bees have 10 do the best they Without
s,ingers where would they bcf The grape growers
have protected their crop by buying cheap water.
melons and breaking them through the vineyards.
thus attracting the bees from the grapes. But they
would not do that for stngless bec r.
pLaInEHA Cal. Sent. 8.
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p.
balanced Judgment OF few ignorant
and incompetent labor leaders. Mr..
DoNNBLLY and men Of his kind should
be read out Of unionism. II unionism
is to live, they must be read out
What has unionism gained? It has
gained practically nothing which can in
any way compensate for the money loss
incurred by thousands of It's members
and for the general discredt which has
fallen on the cause in general. 1t has
suffered a severe setback in it's struggle
for the closed shop. Society has been
the victim and unionism has been the
sufferer and loser.
Claims are made for certain vague ad-
vantages as result Of the strike. These
may be summarized as follows: Better
conditions Of employment; less politics;
more general resort to arbitration; less
surplus labor; more steady work. All
this could have been obtained by less
drastic and far less costly measures.
The local leaders should not have ordered
this strike and the central labor author
tiles should not have Endorsed it. It
failed because it deserved to fail
No other name has ever been 80 widely
known in connection with American
labor unionism as that of TERENCE V.
PowDERLY. who was for fourteen years
the General Master Workman of the
Knights of Labor. MIR. PowDERLy's
career as the administrative head Of
that huge organization was not free from
the experiences Of others in similar
posts, but he at least learned wisdom
from his experiences. At banquet Of
the Shoe and Leather Association Of
Chicago not long ago Mr.. PowDERLY
made the following statement which
may be regarded as the fruit Of his ex-
perience and the expression Of his con-
victions:
The best time TO stop a strike Is q long time
before you begin IT. which Is true. II It Is Irish.
The labor leader who has the interest Of his men
a, heart will fight the strike TO the last ditch. for
OF all the costly cumbrous, wasteful, cruel methods
OF settling difficulty In labor matters the strike
an lockout are the worst"
None may deny the right OF labor to
strike, the right of an individual to quit
his job, or the right of an organized body
peacefully to decline to work under con-
ditions which are either offensive or
to it's members. But none
will deny the folly Of such course I'M
less the act is based on some righteous
principle which commands the approval
of society at large, and then only when
all other measures have failed. More
than ever before in it's history in this
country unionism is to-day on trial be-
fore the bar of public opinion. Its lead
ers cannot afford to make mistakes so
serious and 80 costly to its members and
to society as the Chicago beef strike.
The leaders Of so vast and important
a movement as labor unionism should be
practical and level headed business men
rather than visionary enthusiasts. IL
the ranks Of labor do not furnish such
men, unionism could save money and
win prestige by hiring them from bust
ness or professional life. Its great need
is men Of the Sargent type. Disaster
follows the leadership Of men like DEBs
and PARKS and DoNNELLY. 81
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The Candidate and the Editors.

To THR EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Judge
Parker's speech to the Democratic editors
who gathered so expectantly at his porch
provokes q question OF two. He said:
There are questions of great Import to be passed
upon by the people In Neutrality-suspicious. that
pleasure well. 10 present honestly. and so clearly
that the people viii understand them
shall not take up your time. however, with any
reference TO the great issues upon which our party
through Its platform and candidates confidently
appeal to the people for Endorsement, but crave
your indulgence while bnedy refer 10 a single
feature OF the platform OF the Republican party
Why Is II the duty and therefore the pleas
ure Of editors to present honestly, and so
clearly that the people will understand them"
these questions OF great import" whereas
the candidate himself. the leader OF his party,
the greatest moral hero Of the age," refuses
so to present themI
and ccnslct as TO what are the srcat ques-
tons OF the campaign. How, therefore,
can they present them so clearly that the
people will understand them? The oandi-
didate himself In his speech Of acceptance
failed to present these great questions 80
clearly that even the editors could under
stand them. Does he expect the editors to
succeed where he has set them the example Of
failure?
Is it to be supposed that Democratic voters
will look to the editors for a statement Of the
issues rather than to their candidate himself?
Was not the advertised purpose OF gathering
the Democratic editors from all parts Of the
country to the home OF the candidate that he
might present to them the great issues of
the Democratic campaign so clearly that
they might understand them and thus avoid
tho very conflict and uncertainty OF editorial
opinion which now existsi
IL pot afr hat he
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no F1NrsH THnEE nArTLEsHIps
Now Contract Made for the New Jersey
Rhode Island and Vermont.


. WASHINGTON. Sept io.--The Secretary
Of the Navy has made new contract with
Francis T. Bowles, recently chief Of the
Bureau Of Construction and Repairs, and
now president Of the Fore River Ship
building Company (suocessor to the Fore
River Shipbuilding and EnRirs Company,
providing for tho completion OF the battle
ships New Jersey, Rhode Island aid Yer.
mont by that company.
When the old company failed. the uues-
ton aross whether the Navy Department
should take over the unfinished vessels and
complete them in navy yards. as Yves done
In similar cases. The contract held by tho
Fore River bodybuilding ard Engine Com.
pany was very large. aggregati1g about
$40 900 900 more than ell tho oth,r dsfautiaa
contracts combined.
Mr.. Bowles paid visit to the Navy De.
partnent this week and succeeded IN con.
vincing the department that the reorganized
company was financially able to complete
the work in hand. He has $500 men al
work In the yards and gave assurances that
the Government vessels would be completed
on schedule timc.
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A New Candidate for Governor.

II seems too bad they cannot md
A man 10 oil the bill.
II no one elsen take the Job
know a chap who will.
Say, he Is quite leading man;
=. OF bus'nesst Yes, sir ee:
He owns half OF the Corners and
The only grocery,
Hes always been a party man.
a partisan Intense:
Soy, he err decker on a deal
For himself quite immense:
He Is = glowing model OF
The seif-made! Yes. sir &c:
He owns half Of the Corners and
The only grocery.
Now. II they want a business man
To run the ship OF state,
Why. Perkins {. the Cornerss
The chap so do 10 great.
AND 90 put q bia fcr him
Get voteat We'll, yea. eir-oe;
He owns half OF the Corners and
TIE only grocery. ID. 8. L.
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One of the important lessons taught to
the country by the Manassas manDuvres
is that putting uniform on mans back
and rife in his hands does not In every
case equip him completely for active mill
tary service in the field, The spirit and the
grit OF the militiamen were admirable, but
office work and city life are not the proper
training to At men for the hard physical
work Of forced marches and camp priva-
tione
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Senator Fairbanks on the stump In Maine.

from HN LeNlton JoufndI
One feature OF Senator Fairbankss appearance
In Lewiston the enthusiastic welcome acc rded
him. Senator Fairbanks personally brought 70
the people a magnetic individuality. an Impressive
ngure and q convincing style OF public address
when Senator Fairbanks had finished. every one
know that he had heard tho truth. This faculty
Of public speaking makes Senator Fairbanks q
great power on the public platform.