The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-24

critic is the prouuct OIL, plrtn l"SneA
than of training.
They Lave a new verb in London
to suffrage. she was arrested while
suffragiug."
Oklahoma's Constitution provides
that nobody can be reelected to
State office there. Evidently the peo-
pie of Oklahoma do not place much
confidence in unwritten laws, is the
comment of the Chicago Record-Her'
aid.
The Illinois woman who has be-
come a justice of the peace proposes
to cut out of the marriage ceremony
the question whether the bride will
'obey" her husband, Being a mar
ried woman herself, the Washington
Times thinks she knows the useless
ness of it.
If the ladies will keep on counting
the chained lightning at the white
house, warns the Atlanta Constitu,
ton, they will force the Organization
OF Sapphire Club"
After November LIST Chattanooga
will be the only place in East Ten
nessee where red liquor can be legal
ly sold. In remote coves, opines the
Nashville American, however, white
liquor can still be had by laying a
half dollar on a stump.
The generous spirit which inspires
the British public quickly to forgive
an adversary is strong element in
the greatness of the nation, declares
the New York World And it's viii
lingness to grant self-government to
conquered foe sets good example
to our own nation, which processes
democracy and yet holds subject
races" in tutelage.
Garry we'll your inches" is. the adj
vice of famous psychologist. Throw
out your chest and look at the sky;
look over mems heads, adds the New
York Press. Quit moping along
through life with your eyes on the
pavement Most men who strain at
stretching go into consumption. They
disarrange something of the internal
economy. Nearly all gymnasts, par
ticularly those who perform on the
horizontal bar and trapeze, die OF
heart trouble or lung affection. Their
bodies undergo too much stretching
Acrobats live to a good old age.
The Civil War ended more than 10
years ago, and the survivors of those
who went out to battle for the life OF
the republic are advanced in years
and properly entitled to considera
ton, observes the Boston Post. The
men, still young, who responded to
the call for volunteers against Spain,
of whom comparatively few saw ac-
tive service IN that short furry, can
Justly make no such demand. They
should be content with the privileges
common to ,all citizens and not ask
that others, showing greater qualifi
cations for public service, be given
lower rating than they receive on a
fictitious plea of superior merit.
The professor of political economy
at Yale shows that the wealthy stu
dents spend Is times as much on
pleasure and 80 times as much on to-
bacco and intoxicants as poor stu
dents In other words, reckons the
Pittsburg Press, they work Is times
as hard at pleasure and 81 times as
hard at tobacco and intoxicants as
the poor students, who probably get a
good deal more pleasure nevertheless
and Notwithstanding. Smokers and
topers will observe that the professor
does not rate drinking and smoking
as pleasures
One of the sights which everywhere
greets the travellers eye in this coun'
try is thousands of saw mills, greedi'
ly chewing up our forest wealth, Ia
ments the Louisville Courier-Journal
The number OF these is so great that
one can readily believe We are con-
Stunning 45,0OO,000,000 feet of lumber
each year. This does not take into
account the damage that is done to
timber and underground by forest
fires When this loss is added to that
being cut for domestic use, for ex-
port, for telegraph and telephone
poles. for cross ties and fuel, and for
timbers to be used in mining opera
tons, it is said that our national sup
ply of timber can hardly last more
than twenty years.
NosPargs in Starving.
NoVeists write a lot OF nonsense