The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-30

Osler, are caused by eating soup. And
lot more are caused by listening
to other people eat it adds the Cleve
land Leader.
A Tennessee man has just died from
a bullet wound received during the
civil war. The man who shot him
has probably long since died OF old
age suggests the Washington Post.
Man arrested for running amuck
in Wall street with an AK. This VIII
have to be stopped protests the New
York Telegram. No one must run
amuck in Wall street bearing anything
but a wad of money and lamblike
disposition.
If the Libre Parole thinks we have
been stripped of that intensity OF
energy" queries the Indianapolis News.
it just ought to see us hustling in
futile effort to keep up with those
unparalleled prosperity prices.
South Dakota's moral code, like that
OF Texas, declares the Boston Tran
script. is streaked. She has made it
a criminal effense for women to play
cards for prizes, even in private
houses, but still stands ready to grant
them divorces while they wait.
A Utica, N. Y, girl, on the eve OF
her marriage, chose death rather tnan
the trip to the altar. She was girJ
of unusual decision and strength OF
character. observes the Richmond
Times Dispatch. We have heard
strong, fearless men say that they
didn't know which they would choose
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
opines that: Publicity would be Ger
tain to increase the number of oil
vcrce applications. To impress on the
minds of the people the frequency or
divorce as a remedy for unhapp1ness
until it should seem to be the com
mon course would Danish the timidity
of the average person"
Men in general are humdrum lot
They do not go down on their knees
as often as is good for them admits
the New York World. They do not
propose either tragically or rhetori
cally. They get married because ano
when some woman decides their rate
They have really little more to do
with it than fish with the fisherman
A profound German philosopher de
clares that the son-in-law of Sir
Philip Sidney wrote Shakespeare. Be
fore long they'll bring some harmless
mother-in-law into it pleads the AT
lanta Constitution. Certain 1t IS
however, that the old nurse in Romeo
and Juliet" was largely responsible
for the love scenes.
If General Kuroki was not one OF
the most impressive exhibits at James
town it was because the American
people have forgotten the battle OF
the Yalu and his brilliant victories
subsequently as commander of the
right wing of Oyama's army in Man
churia. In Kuroki we had as visi'
tor one of the ablest of living soldiers
contends the New York Sun. Never
theless, his first thought on landing in
America was of the Japanese school
children in San Francisco, for whom
he made graceful and friendly plea,
suggesting a contras. truly Japanese,
Our dignity did not emerge with un'
ruffied plumage from that controversy
over the admission of Japanese chill
dren to the common schools of Cali
fcrnia. We thought then, argues the,
Washington Post. and believe now.
that the administration would have
done better to give Japan lesson in
American constitutional law rather
than read the riot act to the sovereign
State of California. That is what
would have happened had China been
in Japan's shoes. We gave an inch
then; Japan is persuaded that we
will give an ell now.
Probably a large per cent. of the
football injuries come from the many
immature or imperfectly trained
youngsters who engage in the sport
insists the Atlanta Journal. One way
to make the game safer is to avoid
matching lighter and younger men
against heavier. stronger and more ex
perienced teams; keep them playing
each team in its own class. The
high school and preparatory school
boys who go up against college
team in what is, for the college team
a mere practice game, are prone tic
tear themselves all to pieces in the
effort to make a good showing.
The old protected cruisers have
beeen for some time regarded as OBJ
solete, while the armored cruisers
were too costly. A new type OF
cruiser has therefore been developed