The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-11


Within few years, writes VIM E. Curtis,
it will be possible to go from London to Khartum,
Egypt, by railway, with ferries across the Eng
lish Channel, the Bosphorus and the Red Sea.
Taking the train in London, you will follow the
regular route of the Orient Express through
France and southern Germany to Vienna Buda-
pest, Belgrade and Sofia, to Constantinople.
There you will cross the Bosphorus into Turkey
il Asia, and, running southeastward to Aleppo,
will there take the French line under COLI
struction to Damascus and follow the east bank
of the Jordan southwark into Arabia, to Mecca.
At Jeddah, the seaport of the Holy City, ferry
will take passengers across the Red Sea to Su-
AKIN, Egypt, where they will there resume their
railway journey via Berber to the ancient and
historic City of Khartum, at the junction OF tho
Blue and the White Nile. The journey ought
not to take more than five or six days. and doubt
less through trains will be equipped like those
which crossed Siberia before the beginning Of
the present war
The women are still hot on the trail of the
presumptuous Cleveland During the session OF
the biennial convention of the Missouri Fedora
tion of Womens clubs Mrs. w. B. Norris OF st.
Joseph made a reply to ex-President Clevelands
criticism Of Woman's clubs. Notwithstanding
the blot upon the escutcheon which the eminent
and distinguished ex-president has endeavored to
give our organization" said she, 1--WE shall not
call halt, but shall feel simply deep regret
for the limited vision of one whose equipment
should have given him broader wisdom" The
delegates expressed their approval OF the senti-
ment by vigorous applause.
Not long ago in one of the magazines DIR.
Andrew D. White said: Il would desire for lily
country three things above all Others to supple
ment American civilization namely, from Great
Britain her administration Of criminal justice,
from Germany her theaters, and from any and
every European country save Russia, Turkey and
Spain, it's government of Cities"
There were 1877 pastors in the three Metro
politan annual conferences in 19O4-O5, in New
York city The members of the first class, num-
bering u.s. receive $1,000 per year more, those
in the second numbering 1874, $1,000 to 81 800;
those in the third, numbering I'll, $500 to $1,000;
and those in the fourth, numbering 1T, $500 or
less. The salaries paid the abest and most
eloquent Methodist preachers in the metropolis
are no more than received by many men in
subordinate places in large business concerns.
The salaries Of many Of their humber brethren
are less than half as large the wages of a
good mechanic. Outside the cities, both in New
York and in other states, salaries are smaller.
my college chum," distinguished New York
lawyer is quoted saying, "was my equal in
every respect, and in some respects my superior.
After twenty-five years of successful ministerial
work discovered that his annual income when
in his prime was the exact amount | paid for
the care of my horse at the livery stable" In the
rural districts the pay. OF a pastor is often much
less than the keep of city horse.
One of the several suits that have grown out
of the Equitabe's internal discussions prays for
the appointment of receiver of the $80ya0O,0OO
surplus of that insurance company The apri
cation is based on the theory that the policyhold
ers, not the stockholders, own the surplus every
dollar of it, The courts of the country have had
occasion to deal with certain aspects of this
;,nnortart orestion as to who owns the surnllIs