The midland journal., 1905-06-30

The Census bureau ruleS tuas
women must tell their ages TO the
enumerators 1t should be called the
senseless Bureau, the New York Her
aid avows.
The Russian fleet has at last learn
ed the difference between real Japa-
nese torpedo boats and Dogger Bank
trawlers, says the New York Tribune.
Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia, is
the first man to increase his reputa-
ton by blowing out the gas, declares
the New York Journal.
The number of timber sleepers On
the railways of the world is calcu'
lated to be about 1.494 100000. ana
their value is estimated at about
$500, ,000 This item makes
serious drain on the timber supplies
of the world.
It was a mean man who framed
that new marriage certificate law
thinks the Los Angeles Express. he
insists that the young couple swear
that they are not crazy.
First class in arithmetic: If Chi
cago should own its street car lines,
and the truck drivers should own chi
cago, how long before the entire popu-
lation would leave town, asks the New
York Mail.
Instead of being stencil and
scandal, Philadelphia bids fair to take
her rightful place among American
cities. She has already got her deep
channel to that breezy and wholesome
sea of public appreciation, declares
the Philadelphia Record.
An Englishman in Canada writes
home in considerable excitement as
follows: "The majority of Canadians
never read an English paper OF any
kind whatever; all their literature IS
American All the booksellers, snops
are flied with American pooks'
American reviews, American papers.
And with what result? There can
be only one reGrilt-Canadlans VIII
think 'Americanly.
The British Postmaster-General
states that it is not at present pro'
posed to introduce the cash-on-oehV-
cry system in the United hlngoon'
saws the Manchester Guardian, Dut
the question of introducing II pc
tween England and the BRUSH cof
onies and possessions and Egypt IS
under consideration.
A part of the world where great
demand for labor saving rarm ma
chinery is expected soon to develop IS
Argentina where, out Of about lzo,'
100000 acres of land available 1or cui-
tiyation, less than 25,000,O0O acres are
now utilized for agricultural purposes.
Owing to natural conditions, 1t is pc
lieyed that Argentina can never oe'
come a great manufacturing country
but its agricultural possibilities are
very large. Yet of its 5.O00,OOo IN
habitants, only 100000 live In the
rural districts, and their numbers are
insufficient to develop the resources
of the land. Lately, however, the 1ar'
mers have learned that they must
make one man do the work OF many
men. and for this purpose tney are
beginning to import agricultural ma
chinery.
Alton D. Adams makes some mover
suggestions in The Engineering Mag
azine in regard to the utilization OF
the Niagara River for power purposes.
These do not contemplate any addi'
tional tax on the great cataract,
which has hitherto been the central
feature of such projects. Mr.. Adams
shows what might be accomplished
further downstream. Those portions
of the rapids which lie above and De-
low the sharp bend at the wnlripooi
together have descent amounting 10
eighty feet, or little more than nan
as much as the abrupt drop at the
falls. If one or more plants were
established. so as to make use of the
entire flow OF the stream tnere, some
thing like 100000 horsepower could
be put at the disposal of industry.
One element which has probably
contributed much to the success OF
the Japanese in this war is that of
secrecy, AYERS the New York Tribune.
They have to an exceptional degree
kept their own counsel, and to an
entirely unprecedented degree have
imposed silence upon the purveyors
and publishers of news. This has
been exasperating to the correspond
ents, who have seen or learned OF
great doings without being able to
send home line of copy" 1t has
not been pleasing to the newspapers,
which have desired to chronicle
promptly every move in the great
game 1t has not been satisfactory to
me public which has been eager to