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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
The Cook and the Captain.

Florence Kelly, the secretary of the
National Consumers league, IS inter-
ested in the servant question. She
said the other day:
Servants keep growing better all
the time. What once happened in a
could not happen there today.
This captain, an old man, had re-
tired from the sea, and lived IN a big
house, along with many nautical treas
ures-curious corals, strange shells.
stuffed fish from the tropics, whales
vertebrate, and so on
''dis cook was a tyrannical old Wo-
man. Indeed, she was such a tyrant
that she spoiled all the good captain s
pleasure. But what was he to do2
Cooks were rare in those days, and she
cooked we'll.
"Stin, he would have gotten rid of
her if he could Here is an instance
of her staying qualities and of her i'm
pudence:
dining-room one night half dozen
brother shippers, told them IN ms
youth, on a wager, he had once drunk
gallon of brandy at a sitting without
any i'll effects.
cat the climax of his story the cook
entered the room with the hot water
and lemons. She looked at her mas
ter scornfully and said:
It's a lie. Ye never done it
" SILVER my timbers, if that ain t
going too far the captain snorted. He
( last he said, sternly, to the cook.
But she pushed him back in his
.Hoity, toity. she said. Where
would you be better off than in your
own home . Los Angeles Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganlzatiOn for exclusive evening publ
cation In Topeka.
The State journal receives for exclusive
publication the leased wire report of the
publishers Press for the edition for sun
DAY morning
The news is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

Mr.. Roosevelt as a rapid pacemaker
makes The Hague conference look like
an ox-cart when an automobile goes
by.@Baltimore Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
THE TrSE OF RANKS.

The Edwards county man who re-
Gently left $3.50 in a bureau drawer
for convenience, but found it gone
when he returned home, now
knows what banks are for.-Ellinwood
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
HIS PART

The Burlington preacher who has
Quit the pulpit for the stage, is billed
for the star part of a tragedy in
Hades.-Chanute sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
THE MEAT "a n.

Susan B. Anthony says ex-President
Cleveland's talk against woman suf-
frage is hash" Mr.. Cleveland will
please pass it.-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
KEI.LY,S NERVE.

If a mans gall was Negotiable
asset Tom Kelly need not fear about
providing life insurance for his fam
ily-a proper division of his nerve
would make every member of his fam :
lily rich.-Concordia Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

THE DARBY SIDE.
The Democrats of Maryland have
decided to make the negro the issue
in the coming campaign. Democrats
are looking on the dark side of life
these days.-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EVERY
WEEK DAY AND PUBLISHERS
PRESS REPORT ON SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR THE EDITION FOR
SUNDAY MORNING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

OF the lEnitless realms Of the air
Have you read 1.-THE marvellous story
OF SandalphoS, the Angel OF Glory,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Mushroom Pincushfon.

AS rival to the radish, tomato, ap-
pie and tiny pumpkin, which, fashioned
of silk, appear on milady's dressing ia
BILE as pincushions, the mushroom has
made its debut. This is the quaintest
and most captivating of ali these re-
productions and if it is skillfully made
looks as if truly woodland trophy.
1t is composed Of cream colored silk,
the top or umbrella stuffed with cot
ton to make it suitable to stick pins
into. The mushroom is tinted skillful-
ly in water colors, shade of brownish
yellow being used. The base of the
pincushion consists of several tiny
cushions Of silk to suggest the fungous
growth from which the mushroom
springs. The umbrella" is supported
on slender stalk of wire, covered with
white silk.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
A Hint to Home Dressmakers.

A little mother, whose home duties
are numerous and onerous as well,
saves herself much time by practical
bit of forethought which all mothers
with growing daughters are sure to ap-
preciate. In making her little girls
dresses she takes large tuck in the
under side of the hem, and when the
small gown is crawling up to the knees,
instead of ripping out the hem and 60
ing to all the trouble of putting it in
again. she has only to cut the stitches
in the tuck and the little frock is
heightened.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Shrunken FIanneIs.

1t is possible to wash flannels with
out shrinking them, but the average
laundress does not know the process.
Therefore it is worth while to know
how to restore shrunken garments to
their original size or something like it..
Try laying the article to be restored on
the ironing board and lay on it piece
of cheesecloth which has been wrung
out of cold water. Press with a hot
iron until the cheesecloth is perfectly
dry. The garment will show a marked
Improvement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Town Expenditures Last Year.

Our article last week about town
expenditures contained a few errors.
We have therefore concluded to give
some of them over again.
The cost of the town poor last
year was ST, 388.11-$4O1 90 more
than the year before. While this
sum is large it must not be forgotten
that we have several additions to
our poor list.
The cost of schools was So, 29317.
The year before thecost was $5178.SO
showing this years increase to be
$114.37. 1t cost $755.55 for trans
portation as against $772.3O of the
previous year. Fuel cost $491. &c.
S13.69 less than the previous year.
1t is suggested that perhaps the fuel,
especially the coal, might be con-
tracted for and something saved in
that direction. Teachers cost ST.
1O9.20-an increase of $247. 80 over
the year before. 1t must be remem-
bered, however. that teachers now
demand more wages and that it is
impossible to get good instructors
nnless fair wages are paid. The debt
on the High School building has
been reduced to $4,000.
The amount received for dog license
was $157 and $3.50 has been paid
out for sheep killed by dogs.
For public water $1,000 has been
paid; for bridges 1851; highways
$1550.15; permanent work on same
$844.O6; miscellaneous expenses
1,O49,
The total expenses for the pastfve
years have been as follows: 19OO-1,
$10,96O; 1902, $40, 1884; 1923,
81, 097; 1904, 81, 961; 19O4-5,
$11, 300.
Be sure to get Report and study
out the accounts for yourself and if
you can in any way make suggestions
as to wherein the town can curtail
its expenses do so at town meeting
next Tuesday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
A Clever SuEgestion,

A hose attachment supplying TWEEN
ty-five inches of small rubber pipe to
the kitchen sink faucet and ending in
a common spray nozzle will be found
a great assistance to clearly dishwash-
ing. The force Of the stream pene-
trates corners and seams OF tinware
not easily reached by the usual meth
DDS and does it so well that the most
Indifferent maid will welcome the serv-
ice. 1t is in the corners and seams of
cooking utensils that bits of food some
times remain to decompose and per-
haps produce ptomaine poisoning.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
A Door Stop.

Much damage may be done to wall
paper or even to the wall itself by the
banging of door handle or key against
it. An easy device for preventing this,
and a homemade one, is to take an
empty spool, to pad the top with some
wadding and to cover it all with some
material as nearly matching the car
pet in color as possible, then pass a
brass headed nail through the spool
and drive it into the floor few inches
from the wall or where you wish the
door to stop.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Early Laying PuIIets.

Experienced poultrymen know that
pullets that begin laying in the fall
are quite likely, with good care, to KEEP
it up through the winter. w. c.
Stuart, Chester, VT, speaks of his
method of securing early laying pull
let's: II am very much pleased with
the results obtained from the use OF
Pages Perfected Poulery Food l
find there is nothing better to feed pull.
lets early in the fall to mature them
for early laying"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01

Every bedroom window should be
provided with a dark green shade to
keep out the early morning sunlight.
1t need not be a heavy holland shade,
which keeps out air as well as light.
Side curtains of dark cheesecloth hung
from a rod underneath the white shade
are soft and thin enough to draw out
of sight against the window frame and
are effectual in creating a dim, reli-
gious light, conducive to slumber.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Cooking a Steak.

There is right and wrong way to
cook beefsteak. The wrong way is to
put it in a cold pan and cook it for
some time on one side, thus permitting
the juice to escape. The right way is
to put it in pan containing little
boiling fat and to turn it at the end of
a minute or so, thus sealing both sides
and retaining all juice.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01

Furs should be chosen according to
the age of the wearer, so declare Pari-
sian fashionable authorities. Thus Miss
Baby should be wrapped in pure
swans down, while the maiden in her
teens looks charming in soft chinchilla.
Bands Of ostrich feathers and dark
beaver suit coquettish young married
women, while sable gives dignity to la
dies of an uncertain age"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
Neutral Commerce Not Meoacea

Paris, Feb. 27.-Rear Admiral Davis
the American member of the iuterua
tional commission on the Hull affair
says that he is unable to see the slight
est grounds for the view expressed
that the commissions findings estab.
fish a precedent which menaccs neu.
trail commerce.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
HYDE PARK.

dere.
Mrs. E. 6. Page was confined to
the house several days last week by
illness.
Col. Mcfarland and wife returned
from their Massachusetts trip last
Friday.
Miss Susan Norton resumed her
duties as a clerk in Gov. Pages office
Monday after two weeks illness.
Mrs. F. N. Keller. after a visit of
several days here, returned to her
home in St. Johnsbury last Friday.
Mrs. David Jones of Pike Station,
a former emplog e in Gov, Pages office,
was a visitor here last Thursday.
Gov. Page and K. W. Hulburd at
tended the funeral of Judge and Mrs.
Ross at st. Tohnsbury last Saturday.
Prof. Burridge of Peacham Acad-
envy. a college friend of Rev. c. S.
Hager, spent Sunday here with him.
Mrs. Lottie Churchill ofBarre, is in
town; called here to attend her moth
er, Mrs. Park Hurlburt, who is seri-
ously i'll.
In spite of cold weather V. L. Blod-
gett manages to get in some time on
the two houses he is putting up on
Mil street. He has the frame work
of one well up.
Sunday next is to be observed as
"Rally Sunday" at the Congl Sun
day school. Supt. Scribner is arrang
ing for an interesting occasion and a
cordial invitation is extended to
everybody to attend.
Maria Nichols was taken to the
asylum at Waterbury Tuesday. She
was escorted there by James Eaton.
She has been there before and her
friends have concluded that that is
the best place for her.
The Town Reports are out and
copy has been sent to every voter in
town. 1t is now" up to you to get
acquainted with the affairs of the
town and be prepared to vote intelli-
gently at the town meeting next
week.
Several of the young married men
of this place have the western fever
and it is said will make an occidental
trip as soon as they can dispose of
their real estate. We shall expect to
hear in some great sacrifices of real
estate-if the fever does not let up.
At the morning service at the
Cong'l church last Sunday Rev. c. S
Hager delivered a sermon on PERSON
alaccountability to Christ" Beside
the regular music by the choir NJ O.
Heath sang a bass solo, Two Cities"
in a very impressive manner. In the
evening Prof Burridge gave an inter
esting talk upon Overcoming"
Rev. G. w. Morrow and the Neal
Dow Quartet were here last Thurs
day. In the afternoon they held
short meeting at the Hide House, at
which several songs were sung and
remarks made by Mr.. Morrow and
Gov. Page. In the evening the Town
Hall was. filled. The Quartet gave
several selections and Rev. Mr.. Nor
row a half hours talk on the sub
ject of temperance. He made
strong appeal for no license and those
who heard him can find no fault with
his remarks. 1t was a fair arraign-
ment of the question of license or no
license. The singing was excellent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01

Rub all over with piece of clean
white flannel wet in ammonia, do it
once more, then polish With the usual
brown liquid. They will look nicer than
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
An Excellent Poultry Food.

Miss Myra Spencer of Hanover
Center, N. H., expresses the sentiment
of hundreds Of poultry keepers in Yer.
mont and adjoining states, in the fol-
lowing letter. Read it: 81 have been
feeding Pages Perfected Poultry
Food to my fowls and find 1t excellent"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01

Martha-I bet you we're mad when
Tom tried to kiss you. Mary-I was
that He said he thought it was
somebody else
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01

A household necessity-Dr Thomas Eclee
trie Oil Heals burns, cuts, wounds of any
sort; cures sore throat, Group catarrh, as
thma; never fails.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01

GA dose in time saves lives" Dr.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
sort.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-09-11

oun eefebn ipas Die Sad for { gnU
oenomme bot. DO bot eeitanne: nGn
Mbnarfift BON bic Suneitet Stebts bot
ii9 BON en- 9ierpertb in bic Wltetnng
einfi6re lofe IN bot en- f9redli9e
ACKNOWLEDGMENT @pisti9 semu9t.
Die &6biena mar 10 petlb. bdB fe fi4
uffsema9t ben for ben Seller 81 Inns
f9e. gr is atptper aus Die 9obI
este6pt. SpGter is bic &raut mad
ben 8ierpsrtb lei 9aus. mo Der Seller
geitappt bot. &c ben ben &unne bets
langt, aiptper Der Wert6 bot gefa9t, er
pGr gar nit DO. Die &raut bofs
atptper nit gsgluubt IN Is in bas 9dus
I'm bot in ale @de eegudt. sc ben ihn
atptper nit gefunne; bann ben ie ben
Wertb al feline elders mo er an 9dno
eebabt bot auseebrunfe, mitaus for
gu be3able, In bann ben ie ibn an
@idel friest I'm fen i'm 10 Oerf9mihe,
buB er in's 9afpittel gebra9t mubt
per'n I'm es is nit edipedtet, baB er
infeit bon bier Wp9e pibber autfeit
fomme butt" 81 tel jub. ME i4 ous
selefe BEN, DO i'm i4 atptper bod frO6
eepeie. bob i9 fortsefanieft fin. ans
per i9 fann Shine iuge, baB mid 10
ebbes nit mebr hGppene bubt.
Mit bette &iesabrbs
Subrs trulis,
Reif Saberfud,
gsfpsier I'm Gberiff bon 4ppls Sad,
!SpIie Serrer &duntie.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-09-11

Ssuf5er. sd fann faaen,
bab i4 orbentliA perbeiratbet bini i4
poate MIDI iebt bon meiner often
i9eiben lafen. :. flint @bpofaten pas
rem nidt tmftanbe, Mid BON tbr losaus
brinsen!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-09-11

SDlie Serrer &duntie.
Sas perbdmsniBpoae Selepbon.
DAB man ni9ts als eetpiB pprauss
ieben foa, tpenn man es ni6t aenau
ipetB, bat 5rau &ommerSienratb 9. in
Berlin erfa6ren. Die Sa9e fam 10:
Sas Selepbon flinselte unb als fi4
bic Srau COMMENCEMENT melbete,
fanb tie, bab ibre infinite 5reunbin,
Srau Sebeimratb Miinsr iie angerus
fen bate. 6rau 9ebeimratb tpinfdtt
Die Iorefe Der S9neiberin gu erfabz
rem, tpel9e Die punberbare blauIetbene
8luie i6rer Sreunbin componirt bate.
5rau &pmmer3ienratb ~anttpprtete ibr,
baB ibr bic @oreHe ausenblidli9 ent<
fallen lei, unb 6aB lie ii9 erit burduf
beiinnen miife, beripra9 aber glei4<
5eitig, lie ibr Bel Der nd9ften 9elegen<
belt mit5utbeilen. &aum 6atte lie ins
behen ben Scorer ipieber ~aneebdnst, als
i6r plOBli4 bic 4breIe tpieoer sinfiel,
aber Die @erbinoung mar BON Nnrt
i6on unterbro9en norben. Selbtz
pertdnbli& lieb lie fi9 Iofort pieoer
nit @ebeimratbs berbinben, tporauf
fi9 bas Oienitmdb9en melbete. gs
entipann fi9 nun folsenber Sialog:
rI9 bite, Mnna, rufen sic 5rau
Sebeimratb mod einmal an bas Seles
p6on".
r5ruu ge6simrut6 1T ni6t gu 9aus
Il, snGbige 5rau."
nSusen sic nur, i9 pGrs ss, bann
ipirb lie fofort fommen."
n&bsr iis tit ni4t gu 9aufe, gndbigs
Srau."
rMsinsn sic bamit, ba5 fe ausses
sangen iit?"
rSatppbl, gnGbige 6rau."
Damn par lie pobl f9on III SUIT
unb Mantel, uls lie nit mir
Ipra92"
rOas tpeiB ib ni9t."
rWie LANCE lit tie benin i9on forte"
nunsefGbr cine .Stunoe, gndhtgs
Srau."
w3eben sic bite feinsn r%niinn, i9
babe mod Dor elmer Minute nit ibr
eefprp6en. gr5dblen sic mir alfo
ni9t. bab tie iaon cine Stunbe fort
iit!"
n@ber gang estpiB, snGbise 6rau, es
tann bieQei9t ettpas tpeniger iein, aber
ungefG6r lit es cine Stunbe."
nWifen Sic sigentItd, fper nit 81
men ipriat2"
.@etpib, 5rau &ommsrsienrath."
y4lio Srau 9ebeimrat6 bat Sbnen
befOblen, mir gu iagen, lie lei ieit elmer
Stunce aussegansen?"
rSatpobl. snGbige Sra -, nein,
nein, snGbise Srau. bic 5ruu @sbtimz
ratb bat mir ni4ts geidgt, lie lit ni9t
bier, um mir etpas gu iagen."
ySe6r ppbl! S9lub!!!"
Srau COMMENCEMENT bling BEN 9Ds
rer auf unb bebte por Wutb.
,Mlio mir eegeniiber, ibrer beiten
Jreunbin, ldbt ii9 bic Miilern birett
berleugnen! ga, tpenn bort ni9t et<
pas fuul i'm Staate lit =, aber
ib tpsrbe mid i9on repun9iren uno
bas bumme Oienitmd09en elaubte
mid anfiihren gu f0nnen. !"
@ls lie am anbern Sage suWertbeim
sing, mar bic 5rau 9ebeimratb Drill
Ter bsinabe bic erite peripn, fnelde ihr
unter bic Musen lief. 6rdu &ommerz
aienratb periu9te an ibr porbei5uge@
ben, obns lie zines 8lids gu piiroigen.
Sp9 bic snergii9e Dame itelte lie io>
fort our 3ebe unb fragte, mas bteies
8etrasen gu beberten hube9
nSie fDnnen pieGei6t anoeren 2euz
ten ipeisma9en, baB Sic ni9t gu
6auie paren, aber sic bdtten ni9t
psreefen iplen, bab i9 10 etipas ni9t
qlauben fonnte, basic eineMinute npr<
Der mod nit mir telepbonii9 seiprps
den 6dtten!"
,@epib", antportete Die 9ebeimrGs
thin, raber niat bon gu 9auie."
yNi9t o gu !9au----2"
Ser srau &ommer5ienratb gineen
2i6ter auf!
r@epib ni6t! SD NOR BEL Sieb
unb bsnubte bort bas Selephon.
Sabledu!
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-09-11

= nnberbefferIt4. Muts
ter: $50 glib bod enbli4 Rub unb
frag' niHt INNER trarum!@ Rinb:
-Warum nint2"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-09-11

Ser Srau &ommeraienrath sinsen
2i9ter auf!
r@spib nidt! Sd NOR Bel Sieb
unb bsnubte bort bas Selephon.
Sabledu!
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-07-27
described, bears 5, IL 81 W

previously described, bears s, ~ 81 W
37Os IT. dist.
Thence N. 14' 26 W. Va. I31 3 y,
500, feat'To Cor. No. 2, identical with
the NV Cor of the location. A granite
stone s6x20x6 ins. l3 ins. in the ground.
ohiseIed 2-l215; whence A sprucs Is
ins. diam. bears N. 30, 30 W. 81 #.
dist, and A spruce 10 ins. in diam.
bears 5. 39' e. i AS IT, dist. each
blazed and descBibed.212l5 b T.
Thence X. 70 s E. Va. 49, @ e.
1900 feet To Cor No .3.Identical with the
E. Cor. of the location. A porphyry
stone 2lxl2xS ins. set 12 ins. in the
ground, chseled 5.1s15; where
A spruce 10 ins. diam. bears N. 49, w
l3 #, dist. and A sprnce is ius. diam
bears N 50 WIS it., dist, each blazed
and seubed 3-12l5 BIZ.
Thence S. IA 26 E. Va. lB' E. COZ
feet 20 Cor, No. 4, Identical with tho
SE. Cor, of the location, and Cor. No
of Cora Gibson No. 2 lode of this sur
vey previously described, which / alsC
chisel 4-1215, for this claim.
Thence S. 79' 3 w. Va. 13o E. Alcns
line 2-3 of Cora Gibson No. 2lode. l50C
feet To Cor. No. l, the place of begin.
ming, containing 2O,622 acres. Tn,
names of adjoining ana conhictint
claims as shown nv the official plat q
survey are as follows: This claim i
Joined S bV Cora Gibson No. 2 lod,
and w by Comsteck lode both of thi
survey, No others are.knowr. Their,
are no conflicts. Nnte,-My connnec
ton with private survey of the rs an
gre de Christie grant, ss given in a cor
munication referring to sur. No. 1l4e
memphis" lode, will show conlic
between the grant and this lode.
No corners were established in thi
portion of the original survey of tn
grant, and hence no conflict oan b
shown, The conflict herein referred t,
is noted from private survey of tn,
grantsiine. made by the grant owners.
MANUEL r. OrERO.
Register Land ONCE
Santa Fe, New Mexico
First,Pphlicqtion iTupa 15, 1865.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-07-27

Secretary Bonaparte has formal
Ay announced that he will accepted
no passes while filling his official
position as secretary Of the navy.
The secretary is a very small .drop
in the bucket but he is tricking in
the right direction and mayinduce
Others to follow. The public off
clal who rides on passes is guilty
Of nothing less than bribetaking
and should be dealt with as one
who takes money from a corpora
tion.- Ration Gazette.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-07-27
Washington Letter.

The latest turn of foreign CONF
plications looking to the embroil,
ing of the United States in for.
eign politics is the announcement
that representatives Of Norway
are now in this country putting
out feelers as to whether the Unit
ed States will recognize the new
gQyernpent If appealed to. Pos
aibly the Norwegian representa-
tives thipk that the United States
government was easy enough in
the case of Panama and Washing
ton is a COCA place to begin rec
oonition operations. They have
Just now struck a bad time 10 ne
gotiate with Washington. The
President is away for the summer
and the new Secretary of State
who had to be sworn in within
thirty daVs after appointment,
came to Washington this week
Just long enought to submit to
the ordeal and then fal again to
the nQrth. It's probable that The
! Norwegiou representatives will
be asked to oRll again when the
GoSernmert IS les engaged,
dust nov there are a good many
things denlantling governments At
tentiol i'll spite of the absence of
tie President. The Peace Envoy
are Oh their way to Portsmouth
Assistant Secretary of State Pierce
IS there now helping to make
ready for them. They will be
dined separately as the guests of
this country and later President
Roosevelt viii entertain them to
gether, he being the only officer
fot the government competent, to
tissue such an invitation to repre-
Esentatives of the belligerents, be-
fore the peace pact signed. How
the peace conference will come
out is matter of pure speculation
so far, but competent judges think
that the President will accomp
lished the biggest undertaking Of
his life if he secures a harmonious
meeting.
There is talk of recognizing
the sanitary administration of the
Canal Zone and General Leonard
Wood, close friend Of the Presi-
dent and one time surgeon in the
army, is mentioned as the man to
clean up the Isthmuth. 1t is uu-
deniable that Wood made a good
record in Cuba and it is possible
that he would do an equally good
job if given the chance at Panama.
At the same time such an appoint
eRentwould reopen the scandal
caused in the army by woods trans
fer from the staff to the line and
mis- promotion over the heads of
equally competent men much
older III the servsce.