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Chop Suey Recipe.

One pound of moderately lean. fresh pork cut
into pieces a quarter of an inch thick. half an
inch wide and inch long; chicken livers
chopped up to the size of dice. two chicken giz-
yards, cut into the slices the size of a nickel
and each ring pinked with the lines almost
meeting i'm the center. The heat of cooking
causes the hbers TO shrink. and converts the
circle into a many pointed star. quarter of a
pound of celery cut into slivers. a quarter of a
pound of canned mushrooms and quarter OF a
pound OF green peas. chopped string beans.
paragus tips bean sprouts. or satisfy These
thrown into a frying pan hot fire.
covered with cup of water. four tablespoons
of peanut oil, olive oil melted butter, a
tablespoonful of chopped onion. half a Glove Of
garlic. grated salt. white pepper and red pepper
If the fire is hot enough these will cook in five
minutes The contents of the par should be
stirred to prevent burning and the moment the
water bos out fresh water should be added in
small quantities to prevent frying. The dish
should be served promptly. and is not only pala-
table. but wholesome and easily dgested. In
place of pork mutton can be employed while
chicken liver and gizzard can be replaced by
those of turkey. Some Chinese cooks use the
Indian soy which is sweeter The effect can be
initiated by adding teaspoonful Of Worcester
shire sauce and another of brown sugar or a
teaspoonful OF molasses.
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the stocks in manufacturers hands do not
move All through the Northwest the big
lumber mills are either curtailing produc-
ton or piling up more stock. and more than
half the shingle mills in Washington have
suspended operations TO await market.
The operation OF the thing is very simple:
Here stands the middleman in a combina-
ton. holding up prices to a level that cuts
off consumption, and at the other end Of
the line both men and machinery tie
idle because consumption is thus cut OF.
1t is plain suicide from an economic point
of view.
1t is short-sighted foolishness on the part
of the middleman. of course. But TO say
this is not enough. IL he has not enough
common sense TO see the folly of it, the
public has. and ii has framed laws TO pre-
vent just such a situation. The next step
should be to enforce these laws, and it has
been demonstrated at Chicago that it can
be done
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One of the wisest things the War De-
partment has done in its administration
of the PHILIPPINES was to bring consid-
lea and distribute them in American
schools so located that the climate did not
cause them TO suffer. 1t was the action OF
Japan in scattering her young men among
the best schools in the world that enabled
her to move out of feudalism into modern
civilization in less than half century
While the Mestizos of Luzon may not
have the character of the japanese, all
accounts credit them with a remarkably
alert intelligence. and the records made
by these students during their first year
bear this out. A large percentage of them
expect to become teachers at home, while
others desire to pursue courses in engineer
ing and various other branches of scientific
and commercial study, and there seems
small room to doubt that, on their return,
their influence among their people will be
great.
This does not. of course, mean the rapid
civilization of the whole archipelago. There
is neither racial nor national solidarity
among these inhabitants, as there was
among the japanese to begin with. They
are merely a congeries of tribes, varying
from the rather polished Mestizo of Luzon
to the savage Negritos of the mountains
and the fierce Moro barbarians of Minda-
mao, differing from each other in civiliza-
ton and customs as much as they differ
from us. The methods of handling these
different peoples must depend much upon
circumstances and opportunity. Some will
rise to civilization, and others will doubtless
follow the American Indian to the level of
definitely inferior race, but time patience
and common sense will do their work in
the Philippines as they have done in other
regions of the earth One thing. however.
is certain: The American people will not
leave them either to fight among them
selves or be taken under the wing of some
other power.
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BIG BATTLESH|P STICKS
IN MUD AT LAUNCHING
Crew on Rhode Island Experiences
Unexpected Disaster at
Quincy. 4
EVENT WAS KEPT SECRET

QUINCY, Mass, May 1.-THE battleship
Rhode Island was launched to-day at the
yards of the Fore River Ship and Engine
Company and is stuck Ia the mud, but il
is believed the ship is not damaged in the
least. After the vessel had Lett the ways
the launching crew experienced an urex-
pecter disaster. The great craft had at
tanned such Roadway that she could not be
stopped i'm deep water, and her anchor fall
ing 10 hold her stern was forced into a
mud bank. Three tugs made fast 10 her
as soon as possible. but the tide fell rapidly
and they were unable 10 move her. At
midnight, however, she fioated at high tide.
There were no formal ceremonies attend
ing the launching to-day. Mrs. +. o. Du-
maine, wife of enc of the directors of the
Fore River company, christened the vessel.
Arrangements had been made for the
launching 10 take place April %. but a
strike of mechanics at the shipyard neces-
STATED a postponement. The company en-
deavored To make the delay brief as pos
sible, ana quietly planned 10 bring on the
event this week, but no announcement was
made in advance of the day on which IL
was to take place.
A crew of Workmen was brought from
Groton, Conn, to assist in the launching.
account of the lack of skilled workmen
at the yard. due to the strike.
No interference was offered by any OF
the strikers.
The Rhode Island is one OF the five ves-
sells for which Congress. in March, 1899, and
OF June 4 1890. appropriated money. Each
vessel of the class is counterpart OF the
other, except for minor notifications Incl
dent TO construction.
The general dimensions and chief charac-
teristics of the Rhode Island are: Length OF
load water line, 435 feet: breadth. extreme,
at load water line rs feet n. inches, trial
displacement. about 1898 tons; mean draft
at trial displacement. about % feet inches:
greater draft. full load about 26 feet.
The Rhode Island will be propelled at
nineteen knots by twin-screws driven by
two four-cylinder triple expansion engines
of about 1900 indicated horsepower having
a stroke Of four feet running under condi-
tons of maximum speed of about 40 revo-
buttons per minute The steam necessary 10
this power will be supplied at pressure OF
go pounds per square inch. by twenty-four
Niclausse water tube boilers. placed four
i'm each of six independent water-tight COM
partmefts.
The Rhode Island will carry four l2-incn
guns. forty-ive calibers in length, broad
side battery on the gun deck OF twelve
6-inch rapid-fire guns. fifty calibers in
length. mounted six each side. each with
"A total arc of train OF l21 degrees The
secondary battery VIII consist OF twelve
3-inch fifty caliber rapid-fire guns. twelve
3-pOunder semi-automatic, eight l-pcunder
heavy automatic. two 3-caliber machine
guns and six 3o-caliber Colt automatic guns.
all mounted I'm comma nding position and
having large areas of fire. The Rhode Island
will also be fitted with submerged torpedo
tubes.
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AN ERRONEOUS VIEW.

Our townsman, Mr.. A. l.. Mason, who
generally thinks straight, seems to the
Journal to take an erroneous view Of the
efforts of the government to obtain recruits
for the navy. He thinks the posters and
advertisements hold out false and mislead-
ing views to the attractions of the navy.
These views were expressed by Mr.. Mason
in a lecture deprecating the alleged devel-
opment of militarism by the increase Of
our navy. Carried to their logical conclu-
sion. they would prevent any further in
crease of our navy under any circum-
stances and put stop to all efforts TO
maintain its personnel. thus gradually UNI
dermining and eventually destroying the
efficiency of the ships we now have.
Only those who believe in the near APP
proach of the millennium can consistently
advocate such a policy. 1t is as certain as
anything in the future can be that before
the middle of the present century the
United States will have foreign war. How
it will arrive or with what nation it will be
are too remote for present consideration.
But 1t will come. and it will be naval war.
Then we shall want an efficient navy and
want 1t bad. When the stress comes, as
come it Will. the development Of militarism
will not be regretted.
The Journal does not believe that the in
ducements for enlistment in the navy are
overstated. In many respects service in
the navy is a fine school for young men.
especially for such have not had liberal
advantages in education, or who have not
yet mapped out course of life. Service
in the navy teaches the Importance of dis
cipline and strict performance of duty. one
of the most valuable lessons of life. 1t
teaches orderliness, neatness, thorough
hess sobriety and many other features of
practical education more valuable than
anything learned out of books
Mr.. Mason suggested that it is not naval
experience that makes heroes, but that he
is hero who proves himself to be a true
and noble man. That is true, but what oc-
cupation of an equal number of men fur
nishes greater number of individual heroes
and cases of personal nobility than the
navy? The recent terrible disaster on the
Missouri showed that every common sea-
man on the ship a hero. What lands
man who had evolved the principles of true
heroism out of his inner consciousness ever
performed a more heroic act than that of
the seaman who jumped into the powder
magazine with the flames all around and
slammed the door behind him, thus saving
the ship? Nobility of action is not learned
alone from reading on the subject or from,
self-cornmunion.
AS Americans we must stand by our navy
and by everything that tends to maintain
and promote its efficiency. 1t takes more
than ships and guns to make navy The
men on the ships and behind the guns are
factor of fully equal Importance The
! high standard that already prevails among
these must be maintained by recruiting
| from the best young blood of the land
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COMBINATIONS THAT KILL.

The conviction of the participants in the
soft coal combination of Chicago should
have its effect in breaking up the combna-
tons on building material, which form at
present one of the most serious checks to
prosperity in the country-and Indanapo-
lis is suffering as much from them as any
other city. The Journal could point out, off
hand. at least half dozen building oper-
atoms of some magnitude that have recent
ly been abandoned or indefinitely postponed
on account of the Unexpectedly big figures
of the bids. Proposing builders declare that
the figures are based on the price of ma
terials, and that there is a combination on
stone. another on brick. another on Ium-
Der. etc.
The prevailing prices are interfering with
building. while at the same time there has
been drop in manufacturers prices on
these materials. But Notwithstanding a
drop of s. in white pine and proportionate-
~ lower prices for all kinds Of lumber.
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The most distressful story the newspa-
pers have contained for many day comes
from the pen of William L. Curtis, the
globe trotter who writes for the Chicago
Record Herald. Mr.. Curtis has been in
Mandalay-Iucky mainland he writes that
the whole place is falling to pieces. The
temples are decaying. the monasteries and
palaces are tumbling down. and the gov
eminent refuses to pay anything for re-
pairs The correspondent goes on to re-
mark:
Most of the gates and doors of teak
wood deliberately carved, but they are
warped and rotten, some of them have
only one hinge and are otherwise Grip
Pied and it is evident that several have
been carried off as curiosities. Half the
temples are crumbling. the galvanized
and curled up. leaving large cracks
through which the water pours every
time there is a rain, and it is evident
that no attempt has been made to repair
any of the public buildings since the
British occupation.
Now, Mandalay is a long way off. and
the most of us have never seen it, but
we are all genuinely concerned about this
state of affairs. nevertheless. What If the
"old Moulmein pagoda" should tumble
down before we got a chance to see it?
The Burmah girl might be sitting on the
ruins with her whackin' white cheroot be-
tween her teeth. but she could not make
up for the absence of the tinkly temple
bells.
1t is nothing less than a calamity, and
the powers should intervene to save these
things from destruction. The great read
have never taken the road to Mandalay-
can we not all appreciate the feeling of
the homesick Tommy. who "'ears the
East a-callin' an can't eed nothin' else?''
For the East calls us with it's Turing siren
song; we were born in the West, but the
self. and 1t calls its homesick children back.
though they have been away these thou
sands of years. Those temples where we
worshiped when the world and we were
young-don't let them tumble down. We
are willing to waste our Christian kisses
old idols are left standing.
The West is making the East like itself
fast enough. OF old Japan and its quain,
Dresden china beauties there is less and
less each year. Probably in a few GEN.
turtles the whole world will be homogen-
eous. and all places and peoples will be OF
one unvarying type. Then Toxic will be
a replica of Chicago and Mandalay will
be just like Kalamazoo. and life will be
too monotonous to be worth living Let
US not hasten the process unduly. We
echo the plaintive longing of Kipling's
nostalgia melody-we are
Sick o. wastin leather on these gritty
pawn stones.
And we want TO go back and find things
just as they were of old Everyone has his
own Mandalay-the place that his hear,
longs for. and that he pictures fondly &c
himself invested with the glamour of his
tenderest memories. Ulysses in his age
could not remain quietly In his island. BIZ
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The story has been extensively circulated
that the Missionary Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church declined to accept
a bequest made by w. w. Cooper, of
Kenosha, Wis, on the ground that he
came to his death in the Iroquois Theater
fire, and, being a theater-goer, was there
fore not fit person from whom to take
money This seemed a very remarkable
proceeding and occasioned much comment
in the press of the country. No denial of
the story has been made, so far as the
Journal is aware, until now, when Mr. A.
b. Leonard, secretary of the Missionary
Society, writes to the Daily Christian Ad-
vocate published in Los Angeles during the
session of the General Conference, to say
that the bequest was refused for the rea-
son that acceptance would involve serious
legal difficulties. owing to the terms pro-
posed in the will. No mention was made
of the manner of the testators death by
members of the finance committee which
decided the matter, and it did not figure in
the case. This statement puts a very
different face on the affair. and the Jour
nal is glad to give the truth of it, since
the former version reflected seriously on
the intelligence and good judgment of
church authorities.
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Man of Science Did Not Bite.

Miss Daisy Letter has brought back from Lon
don story about Charles Darwin.
Two English boys" said Miss Letter. being
friends of Darwin, thought day that they
would play joke on him. They caught a but
terfy, a grasshopper, a beetle and a centipede.
and out of the creatures they made a strange,
composite insect. They took the centipede s
body, the butterfy's wings. the grasshopper S
legs and the beetles head and they glued them
together carefully. Then, with their new bug
in a box. they knocked at Darwins door.
1--WE caught this bug in a field they said.
Can you tell what kind of bug 1t is. sir p
Darwin looked at the bug and then he looked
at the boys. He smiled slightly.
did it hum when you caught itT he asked.
az Yes they answered nudging one another.
40 Then said Darwin. 1T is humbug. -
New York Tribune.
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Was Needed at Home.

John d. Coffey. for many years the wit Of the
Hamilton county bar. is dead. He was one of
the seif-made men of Ohio who earned and en-
joyed distinction, of which came to him
through politics.
While Mr.. Coffey of the younger men
OF the Hamilton county bar he appeared one
morning before unusually "crusty' court an
hour tardy try which had several
times been continued. The stern Judge pro-
ceeded to roast the young lawyer and de-
manded TO know what were his grounds for
being so late.
II have very good grounds your Honor"
explained the budding Blackstone.
',Well. what are they?" demanded the court.
'fOoffey grounds meekly replied the rebuked
one.
For moment the courts eyes flashed fire.
but when it explained that the youthful
Coffey would be named for the judge, who
afterward became famous, there was a litter in
the court, in which the Judge himself had con-
siderable difficulty in not joining-Marietta (O)
Leader.
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Geuiu. md the schoo,.

William Z. Watt. one OF the foremost edu-
Gators OF the West, asks this question: Can
genius be fostered by the present school sys-
temp
Il wonder what Sir Michael Faraday who at
tained high rank without high school certin-
cate. would have done IL he had been compelled
to go through the present grammar school and
then serve four years In the high school? queries
Mr. Watt After this term of servitude he
would go to the university for four years and
then spend two years special studies.
Genius cannot prosper under the present public
school curriculum School principals Obliged
10 follow routine in teaching children and we
have time to attend TO geniuses."--New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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STORIES THAT ARE TOLD.


The late James Mcneil Whistler had French
poodle of which he extravagantly fond
This poodle was seized with an affection of the
throat. and Whistler had the audacity to send
for the great throat specialist, Mackenzie Sir
Morrell, when he saw that he had been called in
to treat dog, didn't like it much. it was plain.
But he said nothing. He prescribed. pocketed
a big fee and drove away. The next day he
sent posthaste for Whistler. and Whistler.
thinking he was summoned on some matter
connected with his beloved dog, dropped his
work and rushed like the wind to Mackenzies.
On his arrival, Sir Morren said gravely: How
do you do. Mr.. Whistler? 1 wanted to you
about having my front door painted. "-Collier's
Weekly.
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must go back to the scenes OF his youthful
happiness-to sail beyond the sunset. and
the baths of all the Western stars. before
die" Each one of us is going back there.
some day-it is the one hope and longing
that keeps him hoping and struggling; to
go back to that Land of the Hearts Desire.
And all this is typifed in Kipling's song
and the type should not be suffered to decay.
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Holiday. Gulley.

Mr.. Holiday received every vote which
hk managers claimed last night ana Ia
votes additional, gaining one vote In YER
million county and the fraction In Morgan.
This furnished conclusive evidence that
their primar.F fight had been well handled
and that their organization was as near
perfect could be expected in district
contest.
Senator Barcus withdrew from the race,
and conceded the nomination TO Mr.. Hoi-
liday when he was convinced that the Put
nam county delegates could not be induced
TO divide their vote equally between the
three candidates. He claimed that this at
titude of the Putnam delegates was the
thing that nominated the Brazil man. With
a division in that county, he and his man.
ayers asserted, Holiday would have re-
ceived but 5sIa votes on the first ballot,
as delegates from other counties went to
Holiday on the first ballot who would
have voted for Barcus had Putnam county
divided. On the second or third ballot
Senator Barcus expected to be nominated.
and as he had assurances that the Nigo
county delegates that were for Holicay
would vote for Holiday but once and then
turn to him. Mr.. Guley also attributed
his defeat to Putnam county.
HOLIDAY MEN JUBILANT.
The Holiday managers were so jubilant
after the convention was over that they de-
clined to enter into discussion of what
might have BEEN
I'VE had all the votes We claimed and
then some" said ia -k'' Bryson, Mr..
Holidays son-in-law, who directed the
fight for the winner 1--WE won, and that's
all there is to it. There was no possible
way for them to defeat us. and there's no
use wasting time talking about what might
have happened if Putnam county had di-
vided. Putnam county couldn't be split,
because had elected ten of the eleven
delegates there, and Mr.. Holiday couldn't
be defeated because a big majority of the
delegates were for him first. last and all
the time
The congressional convention was called
to order a few minutes after 10 O'Clock to-
man Julian d. Hogate, of Danville. After
prayer by the Rev. j. n. Green, of the
Maple-avenue NJ. E. Church of this city,
the report of the committee on permanent
organization was presented by DIR. T. G..
Stunkard of vigo county. The convention
was organized with Quincy A. Blankenship,
OF Morgan county, as permanent chairman
and Harry b. Smith. of Putnam. as perma-
nent secretary. The vice presidents were
George c. Harvey, of Hendricks; AIRED r.
White, Parke; w. II. McKeen, Vigo; w.
d. Balm, Morgan; Silas A Hays, Putnam.
and Barton s. Altman, Vermilion. The
committees were:
Organization-Dr. T. c. Standard, vigo;
Grant Scott, Putnam; John Bryson, Clay;
| Q. A. Blankenship. Morgan; K. Z. York.
Hendricks: Caleb S. Pickard. Parke, and
| John Low, Vermilion.
Rues-John Woodrow. Clay: A. A. Figg.
Hendricks; DR.. w. L. Thompson, Morgan;
vermilion. and Grant Scott. Putnam.
Resolutions-W. S. Carpenter Clay; ]. l..
Clark, Hendricks; j. NJ. Clark. Morgan;
Byrd Luce ;,.n verm dnS Charles Nc
Parke.
Credentials-Fred McAnninch, Putnam;
DR.. c. ]. Clifford. Parke; j. F. Lingeman,
Hendricks Perry Langford. Morgan;
On assuming the gavel Chairman Blank
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Confrncf Labor Casex.

PITTSBURG. May 17.-In the United
States Circuit Court to-day the case OF the
United States VS.. the Newcastle Pottery
Company was placed on trial There are
five OF these cases. which are brought for
violations of the contract labor law. Ii is
alleged that the pottery company brought
four men from England To work i'm their
plant under contract. A separate CHARGE
Is made in each mans case.
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Schoolmate-t must be lovely to be married to
a newspaper man. You get free tickets to all
the theaters and operas, don't you?
Mrs. Scribbler-Y-e-s, but We never go.
Schoolmate-Why not?
Mrs. Scrbbler--We haven't anything to wear.
New York Weekly.
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IL is a poor sort of man or woman that
cannot belong to some sort of federation
or federated something these days. One of
the newest propositions is the Confedera-
ton OF the Reciprocating Examining and
Licensing Boards. 1t still remains for some
genius to organize the International Fed
GRAFTON OF Confederated Aggregations.