The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-03


wheat which are being ruined by rea-
son of shortage of harvest hands
will find their way into the elevator in
due time and be marketed at handsome
figures, is the consolation of the Kan
sas City Journal.
The Dewey has reached the Philip
pines A long, difficult and wearylng
task her tow from Maryland to the
other side of the world has been, tire
some to the men who managed it and
not unaccompanied by danger, re-
marks the New York Sun. Soon the
United States may dock its biggest
ships without bringing them home
or renting accommodations from otn-
err nations, Great is the increase IN
our power in the Far East, for a dry
dock in time of need is worth good
many battleships.
The petit jury is not an entirely
ideal tribunal for the settlement OF
criminal responsibility, and the pro-
lection of society, observes the New
York Globe, but it is certainly far
more likely to attain the ends of JUS
tice when the evidence is put before
it in strict legal form at the proper
time and place, than when presented
through the newspapers with the Vari-
GUS furnishings inseparable from this
organ of publicity.
In South America generally the
United States is distrusted when 1t
is not frankly hated; while since the
Spanish-American war this suspicion
or enmity has been intensified by
fear, for which another reason was
found in the Panama incident, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Our
southern neighbors prefer European
to us, and commercially and socially
all their relations are with Europe
instead of the country which has pro
tected them against that same Europe
for the better part of a century.
One finds oneself next to some KIND
of food reformer every time enc dimes
out, laments the Sphere. Bat the
fact remains that if you want TO
find men in good health you have
only to go to the restaurants Wnere
eating and drinking go on to excess.
How seldom does an actor have to dls-
appoint his patrons through illness.
and vet actors are VIGOROUSLY I'M
healthy livers-late hours, stimulants,
Holsters, tobacco, hot air.
Only crime affecting multitude
of people injuriously can arouse nf
tional interest. Such crime IS the
effort to monopolize for private pro-
fit some necessary of life-ice in Sum
mer. coal in Winter, food at all times.
observes the New York American
When such a crime gets for its per
petrators adequate punishment, some
millions of Americans will arise, re
ioice and applaud the community ana
the official concerned in the prosecu'
ton.
For our part, we do not join very
enthusiastically in any cry against the
extravaganza of the Congress which
has Inst adjourned, remarks the Rlcn
mond News Leader. The appropria
lions provided foot up an enormous
total, but we notice that the state OF
Virginia, for instance, did all eshe
could to make them even larger. AS
to us, we got a pretty fair share
a million and quarter for the James
town EXPOSITION and 100000 for the
Richmond post office included. II
looks a little ungracious for us to De
passing up our plate for slices Oh
the pie and then complaining because
so much pie has been given.
Senator Knox tells story OF the
last fight the late Senator quay maze
in the Senate. Quay was working
hard on the statehood bill, obstruct
ing legislation, when a scheme was
fixed up to get him away from the
Senate for a time. Quay was very
fond of tarpon fishing and had win
ter place in Florida One afternoon
he received this telegram from
friend who thought the senator
might be in better business than POT
tering about new states: Fishing new
err so good. Tarpon biting every
where. Sport magnificent. Come.
Quay read the telegram and smiled
a tiny little smile. Then he answered
1t thus: "Tarpon may be biting, Du
am not. NJ. S. QUAY.
So Rojestvensky was not guilty O.
cowardice or treason in the Battle
of the Sea of Japan. Neither was
Villeneuve thus guilty at Trafalgar
nor Ney at Waterloo, declares the
New York Times. If there was an
appalling difference between MS
achievements and theirs, responslDll
ity for it must be placed ON othei
shoulders than his. 1t would be shee'
nonsense and worse to deny grea
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