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behind the Moroccan woodpile ?-Bos-
ton Journal.
Nothing but poverty or common
sense will keep the average parents
from making a saphead of their boy.
Unfortunately, neither of these is very
fashionable at the present time
Puck.
More than 600 employees have been
discharged from the Philadelphia mint.
but there will probably be no suffer
ing on that account, as they have all
learned how to make money.-Wash-
ington Post.
Russia wins the advantage in dip
lomatic bargaining and bluff and ia
pan mounts a pedestal as the incarna-
ton of international morality and the
the finest representative of high civi!l-
Zation.-Boston Post.
Iowa should not be unduly alarmed
about its loss of population. With its
large representation in the Cabinet,
are s%ojourning in the District of Co
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News.
With proper impartiality and a high
sense of equity, the Equitable Life con-
tributed to the campaign funds Of
both parties. Before blaming the COM
pany, think Of what the politicians
might have done to it, if not pacitied.
Mexican Herald.
In Chicago 1900 men desert their
wives every year and 100 do the
same thing in New York. Here in
two cities are over $1,000 women de-
serted. not divorced, but left to strug-
gle alone for the support of their chill
dren. This is a far more serious mat
ter than the divorce evil among the
400. but it attracts less attention.
Louisville Post.
The current clamor about tainted
money! hysterical and pharisaicaI as
the form it takes shows much of it to
be. is a sign of the awakening of the
public conscience to a realization that
certain business methods which used
to be passed over as a matter of
course and resented only by those di-
rectly injured are, in truth, offenseS
against good morals and social wei
fare.-Cbicago Inter Ocean.
The Land of the Rising Sun has CON
quered a front place among the world
powers. She is no longer a negligible
quantity in international projects and
movements. She must hereafter be
consulted in the plans of the nations.
struggle with glory and honor-honor
that could not shine more respondent
than in her concessions to the foe for
the sake of peace.-Pittsburg Times.
All of the Governors of all of the
States having now replied for the most
part favorably to Gov. Pennypacker's
suggestion of a national congress Of
States delegates TO draft uniform di-
vorce legislation to be presented to all
the legislatures, the prospect of d.
vorce reform would seem to be more
promising. This is better P%ennypack-
erism than the Pennsylvania Governor
has previously indulged.-New Orleans
States.
The world once convinced that Brit
ain, France and the United States
thoroughly understood each other and
were prepared to permit and sustain
the free action Of every power with
in its w due sphere only, we had
the surest guarantee of universal peace
for the next half century. No need for
America 70 enter into any formal al
lance. She is for those powers only
that respect the Monroe doctrine
Louisville Herald.
With a surplus Of 500, OOO. 900 in the
Cuban treasury, it looks as If the
young republic is fairly able to take
care of itself, in a financial way, at
any rate. Indeed, comparing the Gu
ban showing with that of our own
treasury, the result is not altogether
nattering to the elder sister. Cuba,
at least. is not reduced to the neceS-
sity of considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
cracking on more taxes To meet Il treas
ury deicit.-Chicago Chronicle.
The m~agnanimity of Japan in this
affair is very great. The undisputed
victor in every engagement or land
and sea-, she has foregone indemnity
and has given half of Sakhaiin Island
back to her foe. She has yielded in
the cause of humanity, for no II
could dream of her as having any
fear of the further ar5itrament Of
arms. She has seemed to lose the
diplomatic game, and the shouting
and tumult' are all for White, but she
has won handsomely enough before