Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-31

accumulated by isolation and the growing
only by an Australian army and navy. Ac-
tive measures to that end are now under
way. To help the mother country to an
understanding Of that feeling an Australian
native in a letter to the London Times
says that while the country is not quite
ready for the step, independence and a
separate nationality is the dearest aspira-
ton of the people. The large property
owners of Australia, he says, are conserva-
tive and lmperialistic, and are all in favor
Of a largely Increased contribution toward
the cost Of the British navy, but they are,
he maintains, only a small minority, and
do not in the least represent the great body
Of Australian political opinion. The over
whelming majority of the people, he MAIN
tains, are in favor Of a national fleet and
a national army.
Among the thousand and one reforms on
the program Of the Young Turks for the
regeneration Of Turkey the newspapers OF
Constantinople announce, with much salts
faction. the intention to rid Constantinople
OF its dogs. No city in Europe possesses
such a multitude of dogs of high and low
degree as the Turkish capital. The unlqu
and dubious distinction Of the city has been
referred to frequently by Americans in
support of the contention that dogs are
not responsible for hydrophobia. Whatever
glory C~onstantinople gained as a dog resort
will soon fade, for every dog must go. A
notably humane method of disposing of
the CANNES has been adopted. They will be
taken away in barges TO a lonely island,
the males separated from the females, and
liant ,tpfn fhav Ate ~ ola aua
Germany used to be one of Americas
chief sources Of domestic help, but in recent
years the supply from that region has
diminished considerably, and that nos
merely because OF the decreasing immigra
ton. In the fatherland itself there has
been a striking falling off in the number
of servants. Their special organ, the
Diensbotenzeitung, asserts that this de-
crease amounted to over $1,000 in five years.
The number OF servants in 1900 was 1887, S2l
n 1905 it was about /, 100000. This decrease
! is the more significant in view of the in
crease of the population. In 1900 there were
about IL, 10000 households in Germany, in
1905 there were about 5000, 900 more. The
number OF servants to families differ
greatly in the cities, varying from one in
eight families in Berlin TO one in four
families IN Breslau. The percentage OF
servants in the whole empire is 26 OF the
total population.
The famous Macedonian cry, which usa-
ally precedes a ruction in the Balkans, has
not yet been heard, a fact OF much impor-
lance as a sign of peace. But the politi-
clans who have their ears to the ground
can hear ominous mutterings that may do
velop into a roar with thrills in every note.
The monotony OF continued peace seems to
affect the public nerve TO such an extent
that the wise Macedonian is preparing for
the worst by laying in a stock OF tools
According to a recent traveller the most
profitable business OF the country today
is the sale OF firearms and large knives. No
patriotic Macedonian who realizes the i'm
portancc Of his Job and has the price is
considered a factor in society unless he
has a modern rifle and a carving knife
within reach. Should trouble break loose
in the nearby states the Macedonians can
hardly resist putting their tools Of trade to
the test.