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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

placed on the higher ground of public welfare Ag wc said yesterday con cornng Mir. Rockers campaigns His willingness 10 spend an amount of money to secure the election which was in excess of the income Of the office for two years shows a lack of appre- citation for the baneful influence of modern political life which grows out of tho unrestricted use of money This Is the very condition of things that the friends of tho corrupt practices act de- sired to put away, but the general as scmbly of 1905 failed to incorporate in tho act a provision, as reported by the commission. to limit expenses
 Election to office should be made to rest principally on character and ft- ness for office If man Of wealth Is on this account chosen as a candi- date 1t would appear to be on his part patriotic duty to set good exam pie in making his expenses as little as possible, so that he might take special pride In filing his report as a citizen who has exercised democratic slmplici- ty throughout his campaign. In order to protect a candidate tempted tc great expenditure, as well as to protect the public welfare, the corrupt prac. tces act should he amended.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
CANDIDATES.

Doctor Cto attempted suicide) )--You may sit up now Suicide-.I know, doctor, but I don't want to do any thing to endanger my health. Judge
 Charley, dear said young Mrs Tor kins. is 1t against the laws 10 win money on horse races?'
 "Yes against the laws of chance '- Washington Star
 Wifey--What do you think of this coffee, dear2
 Hubby-Wel-e -er- what sort of preml- um did they give away with it?--kan- sas City Times,
 Look at the self-satIshed dub! Now what commendable trait does he pos- scss?'
 Well, that of being easily pleased. . Louisville Courier Journal,
 q cannot live but week longer wiz z- out you." Really Duke? Now how can you fix on a specific length of time?' "Ze landlord fix on 1t, miss, not L"-Louisville Courer-Journal
 My clerk over there at the liquor counter' said the proprietor of the large establishment, Ifs a believer in occult phenomena. So see, replied the customer as he noted the clerk deftly making a bottle up into a pack age At this very moment, I observe he Is engaged in spirit wrapping. - Baltimore American.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
some pf the Politics,

CFhe Springfield Republican,
 The political aspect of the big navy question has been decidedly negligible during the debates In Congress tho past two weeks, and this point invites q moments consideration While thn regular party leader In both houses, whether republican or democratic op- posed the four battleship program, the minority In each branch was composed also of republicans and democrats, Hob son in the House Is democratic in party afiiliation, and Beverdge In the Senate Is republican, so that In the possession of these rapid-fir peace agitators' the parties checkmate each other Each has It's enfant terrible when the ques- ton of 'guerre" comes up, although the eloquence these young statesmen exhibit In behalf of peace would wiring the heartof a bedpost. Hobson aims at the presidency In 1912 as the champion of the billion dollar navy, and probably Beverldge also has his mind fixed on the big navy vote In the campaign he proposes 10 make as lndiana's favorito son, as soon as the intolerable Mr. Fairbanks can be permanently dspos- cd of
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
LATE, BUT INTERESTING.

The news that malaria caused the downfall of ancient Greece and Rome is late, but interesting. It is given out by w. H. S. Jones, an Englishman who has studied so much that he is supposed to know great deal. From what he knows Mir Jones has formed the belief that malaria became pre- valent in Greece in the fourth cen- tury B. C.. and that the change which gradually came over the Greek char acter from 400 B. C. onward was one which would certainly have been aid ed and was in all probability at least partially caused by the same disease, The Greeks commenced then to lose much of their intellectual vigor and manly strength, Home life took pre- cedence of city life Patriotism de- cayed and lofty aspiration almost ceased to stir the hearts of men Dis
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
nncc-rrnck Issue in cnmfnrr,r.

(The San Francisco News Letter.)
 This is not a purist movement, It Is crusade in defense of the home and fireside. and the reason for activity and aggressive action is that the track threatens tho entire community the same as blight or disease and that if it Is not effectually checked or de
 stroyed, if will eventually taint the entire people with its leprous ire sponsiblity and love of crime of all kinds The track should be killed off because it is the most hygienic and the cheapest thing for us to do Every merchant should lend his influence. to the end that his clerk and his cashier may be spared the temptation of put . ting a fe'onous hand in the strong box; the husband should lend every aid in his power to kill the track, 10 the end that his daughter and his wife fall not into vicious ways. in their endeav. or to obtain money that fig not obtain able at home except by theft, or selling their virtues. The banker dreads tho track as tho most dangerous of all evils. He should lend all aid to the movement to kill off the track, because he knows that while he may protect himself against the burglar with all means of watchmen, he can in no way 1 guarantee himself or his depositors against the peculations of the cashier or responsible confidential clerk who Is habitual frequenter of Emeryvllls,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
AMERICAS NEEDS.

There was a time when Richard Croker didn't talk much for puhlica- ton Perhaps he thought he couldn't afford to-. But since he has moved to Ireland he has occasionally given us the benefit of his opinion of "Amerl- can" affairs. His latest utterance in- cluded this criticism of Governor Hughes: "Mr. Hughes action in ref erence to the gambling bills injured his prospects as politician. Why cannot such men keep out of that rut? Is not all life a gamble? Are not MT. Hughes politics gamble But they select the part of the gamble that's pleasant and gives pleasure and penalizc It." And Mir Crokei pleasantly added that What Ameri' ca needs Is a quiet President"
 Somehow or other such talk iron Mir. Croker doesn't set" very well It will elvc rise to a feeling in some breasts that even If America" doe need race-track gambling and a quie President 1t doesn't need either tn, old quiet Croker or the new nor, talkatlve one.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

that affected by the English soldier. They can be seen swinging along Mar ket street nourishing theIr dlmlnutivc canes and looking real English indeed. American soldiers have been remarka- bly, free from affectations that are practiced by all foreign armies, but thu marines, who visit many countries ana see all kinds of people, must be expect ed 10 absorb some foreign ideas Tho fad does not seem 10 do any harm, and t lends Q natty appearance to the best dressed branch of the American ser Vtoe
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

satisfaction and querulousncss are marked characteristics of that age
 Those who are inclined to turn up tho nose of scorn at this important news may wisely hesitate before turn ing up said nose, 1t may yet be writ ten that the grip was the cause of the downfall of the United States Those who have had it can see how this may be.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

Congressman Orlando Burrell of Carmi, Illinois, who has made one successful campaign riding large white mule through his district, will use the animal again this year in his second campaign A dlngy and weary old mule will also figure in the nation al campaign.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

It has been ascertained that while some of the hcrrings caught in Ger man waters are only three years old, others are as old as fourteen, That will perhaps be explanatory to eaters of some herrlngs caught in German waters.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
GERMAN COLONIES AND TRADE.

The statements concerning German colonial policy made by Baron stern berg, the German ambassador to this country are attracting the attention their importance merits He points out that the Impetus given to German commerce and German manufactures is Co be attributed far more to the increase In the buying capacity of other nations England, France, Rus sia, or Amerlca-than to all the Ger man colonies combined Germany needs no colonies; what she wants Is merely free competition on all seas, the open door, and the right to co- operate freely on an equal footing with all other commercial and indus trial nations, in opening up new and as yet unopened districts and markets. Hence the principle of the open door is the leading motive of the foreign policy pursued by Germany. It s tho red thread that winds itself through the Eastern-AsiatIc, the oriental, and the Moroccan policy of the German Empire The high quality of all Ger. man products obviates the necessity of unfair preferences accrulng to DO. lltlcal power All they need Is a faii chance to compete on equal terms with other countries The world |, large enough, and rich enough, in stll dormant possibilities. to admit of { pacific cooperation by all nations ii thiS great work.
 This utterance has a pleasing anC peaceful quality, and 1t Is as trust worthy as any such utterance Is Perhaps, though, Germany will ye discover that she wants more colonie as well as more trade.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
syngrcr sticks in the Marine corp..

(rhe Philadelphia RecordD
 Of late q practice new in this coun- try has arisen among the men of the Marine Corps stationed at League is- land Fully half of them now carry canes Not the usual walking stick that the civilian carries, but the short two-foot silver head bamboo just like
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
THE SURPRISING JAPANESE.

They say. and it is always they" who do most of the talking. that the Japanese are not sincere and that they dcr't have that depth and warmth of feeling that they ought to have. Well. if they aren't sincere. and if they don't feel as deeply as the white folks do. they give some pretty good limitations. From 1873 to 1877. David Murray, an American educator, served the Japan csc government as adviser in educa- ticnal matters, and laid the foundation for the present national educational system. He returned to this country and resumed duties as an educator 4 few years ago he died Last week one hundred Japanese educators and public men gathered in Tokio to commemor- ate the service rendered to Japan by Murray.
 Perhaps we had better wait awhile longer before really deciding that the Japanese aren't on right basis. The gratitude and honor they have given to David Murray are at least indications of desire to he on the right basis
 in that matter.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

A distinguished scientist says the primeval oyster was q foot long, Pcr- haps that is the primeval explanation of the oyster stew with only one oys- ter In 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

When he discovered that he had unit ed in marriage . couple, both of whom had been divorced, Rev William Ste phens, pastor of the Baptist church at Garrett, Ind, resigned his pnstorate, thinking that he had violated one ot the lnws laid down In the twenty-thlrd chapter of Jeremiah.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
4 DOLLARS

For the best made custom shirt. and here comes in again the question of values. It's the best material workmanship and cut. Try the same thing in New York and you will get the point We have often sold shirts of extraordinary texture at eighteen dollars and found garments of the identical ma terial-same piece of goods and same manufaeturer-selling in New York at twenty-five. Soft shirt weather is here now, and we can meet any reasonable de- mand--from ready-to- wear to custom silk.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

II is announced that the mignonette Is a substitute for fly paper. Instead Of of paper about the room says an ex- perlenced woman, Tor undergoing ex haustng exercises of driving the pests out of the place through windows tho blessed plant just seems to blow them out on wave of what you would call it's fragrance.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

Arizona has now regularly organl5- cd self supporting Protestant Episcopal parish There arctwo or three such parishes in New Mexico. but hitherto Arizona has had nothing but missions. Now It's points with pride to Trinity church Phoenix.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29
SAVINGS AND DOISGs.

There are now published in the Init cd Kingdom no fewer than 2,353 news papers, of which London contributes i0i. including thrty-one dailies.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

An Iowa man ls said to have the longest beard on record, the man being five feet seven while the beard Is seven feet five TO got about with his beard the Iowa man iucks it under his vest and winds it about his body. II Is a trait of long bearded men that they take much pride in the length and pro- fusion of their whiskers The Iowan's s hrsute foliage Is the subject of envy and newspaper comments. To a report CT he stated that he had watched the newspapers carefully for twenty years on the subject of boards and had ye. Co find a rival who eaualed him.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

Bishop John E. Robinson, of the arrived in Baltimore to attend the Cen eral Conference. He talks encourag ngly of affairs in the Far East and Is enthusiastic about the outlook in the Philippines, The system of education in English is on an excellent basis and promises great things for the sturdy Filiplros" he says. 'rhe experiment in representative government, In grant Ing the boon Of Filipino Assembly elected by the people themselves, Is far in advance of anything attempted by the British or any other European col ontal government in the East II Is working well, and there Is no doubt useful in preparing the Filipino people for the government to which they aspire
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-29

Prophet Johnson would have hit 1t if he had said, About this time expect all kinds of weather.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
PALISADlAN

f. Harris, of South Orange, N. J the
other day returning from Philadelphia
and gathered these facts from hun in
a random talk Mr.. Harris is one OF
the best posted fruit men in Florida lie
thinks the California navel orange the
best there is, but says it is a remarkable
fact that this successful California
orange was first developed III Florida.
The navel has not thrived as we'll i'll
Florida as it has in California. 1t is
all question of climate, and no one
understands it. Mr.. Harris says he
never thinks of eating grape fruit with
sugar. 1t loses its fruit value if eaten
with anything at all. Putting III wines,
sugar, cherries and other things lessons
the benefit of eating grape fruit One
learns to like the raw fruit alone after
bit of trial without sugar. Sugar on
grape fruit is like salt on watermelon; 1t
doesn't belong there The largest grape
fruit we see on the market is me- the
best Half of grape fruit four inches
in diameter is quite enough for ANY one,
ard no one should eat more.
x x
When one has ie1d
Lines of People book, especially novel
in Book Action. full of action, one looks
back upon some char
acter, the hero, perhaps, as having Teen
a very busy man. Surely no man ever
gets as much action out of life as is
credited some book heroes This idea
was apparent to Beaconsheld, who wrote;
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01

I'VE are not always making speeches"
rs the book people do, "or making
money, or making war. Occasio 1ally
we talk, about the weather generally;
sometimes about ourselves often about
cur friends; as often about our enemies,
al least those who have any; which, IN
my opinion is the vulgarest of al pos
scs sions. Evidently Beaconsfeid loved
to look at the rosy side of things as
I'll men should. But this thing OF max
ing enemies, more often than not, comes
from nothing we personally do to will
fully offend A man may make enemies
by not even having anything to 10 With
his neighbors or dealing i'll public mat
tors. 1t is one of the strange things III
life that society makes certain demands
OF us which we must either ooey or
suffer criticism
1t is almost incCn-
society's Right ceivable, this apparently
to Criticise. inherent right of society
to criticise. If ore be-
have with becoming decorum, he IS criti-
cised for being a cad or something or
other if he dare do this or hat as
opposed to orthodox theories, he Is set
UPON as a crank To think your own
way should be your own business; but
is Pit Nine times out of ten any aver
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
The Palisades in
Harper's Mag
aZine.

Aar0ar,s Mor- Tie L dllSdQCS alum
aZine. IN f1arperS Mag iIllt
sometime in the early
summer will revive an old topic, which
has always interested the public. Surely,
as has been said in these columns, no
section or point offers a more inviting
subject for retrospection, because on
these everlasting cliffs have been enacted
some of the most stirring events of
American history. The truth is, the
rugged majesty of the Palisades is one
of the things in nature which has
double emphasis when one goes along
the face Of the cliffs themselves. Per
haps there is no one point on these
rocky embellishments more impressive
than for the mile stretch opposite Fort
Lee, and Just across the Hudson from
Point Washington, on the New York
side. There is an elbow in the cliffs
that bends inland for perhaps hat
mile. and which adds a great deal OF
rustic picturesqueness to the general
scene. have never beheld this partlcu-
la1 spot by moonlight, but imagine 1t
must be a sight of rare interest and
beauty. The wall of rock seems to have
dsintegrated by some action OF nature,
and time has left its mark. The rocks
ere worn by the storms of ages I'll! they
appear to be as old as time itself. Away
down in Tennessee among the ced1rS OF
Lebanon, the scientists say the oiucst
geological formation known to man is
found, Judging by rules which they them
selves have formulated in knowing OF
such things But if the Tennessee rocks
arc any older looking than those On the
Fort Lee Palisades, | can scarcely be-
lieve it, and | have seen both. here
are some strange formations up there
which impress because of their shapes
end location At one point on this
curved contour of the Palisades IS
huge basaltic column, a picture of winch
is presented, which gives new light
on the views which may be had OF this
wonderful stretch of stone, and which
could scarcely be seen from any punt
ON the river, owing to the background OF
rock of the same line. Unless ole lap
pens to be on the Jersey side, tbs col
umn would be missed.
In the near future
sades. population on the Pail
sades opposite New
York. A few Sundays ago | walked sew
G1dI llllGS dIOllS lIC llNNl 1lOllt ~
Paul T. Brady, an agreeable companion
always. and great lover of nature. He
was much impressed with the fact that
these cliffs must soon be populated. There
is now an occasional settler UP there,
but they are so far apart and 50 COM
pietely isolated that it must be like l1v-
ing on deserted island Coming back
to Palisade Mr. Brady and | went down
the river road toward Edgewater and
then concluded to climb the very highest
point of the rocks l gave the banter
and much to my surprise it was taken
up Mr. Brady led the way, and he
never stopped for long breath the
whole way up 1t was tough climb,
and a long one We both had on our
overcoats, and were blowing like two
porpoises. But that is the way Brady
does every thing in life, He sets his head
to do thing and then nothing. can
swerve him This is one of the finest
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01

OH any theory he may publicly adyo~
and if objections cannot be raised
one cause, they will come from anaa.
The man with decided vicgs
always at a disadvantage, no T.,
ter how sensibly he may think. A.
here comes in one of the cham
OF making enemies. A man may uo
a fool to have ideas, but he may eM
else discretion in giving them public
Whitcomb Riley Q,
" n"e;m4 p klley S an amusing idea off
sophy. opinions of men n
decorously differ, mi
interesting poem, The Liztown lIwo
Gus" The Village corner store cro
was down at Wes'es," when 1,S
ing bout things to eat" some b
thought, ripe mushmillions hard
beat" And this brought on more ii
One thought "watermillion bea,
mush. Then another chung to plnkrJ
punkin pie, | mean, SEE he" The d.
Grifted on and on, touching water.at
rlnd preserves, and the meeting
finally thrown into the violent Comm
ton of yell when the humorist, U,
being asked his favorite good tina!
eat, answered, "Just terbacker, [ SAID
Now here is the way men used to Sd
differences. The Liztown crowd goes
having its opinions of melons aid
and preserves, and the humoriSt tells
his views in his own way to taScn
his fellows 1t is a great thing 10 L
humorist He is generally phlioSo9i
and brings good, because he rada
smiles.
Not long ago, oil
The Negro in near Third avenLe
New York. Twenty-frst street, II
York, | saw String
poor men standing near the baSens
window of bakery 1t was a ca.p
sight, for there was nothing visible
indicate why they were there Scr
a big mulatto on the end of the lnf
asked him what the trouble was
They're after stale pies, boss. TIL
sell a twenty cents stale pie fo- Il
cents, Lots of poor people come hex
set stale pies. You don't happen 10 a
two cents handy, do you? | was GO
to beg mine
handed him a dime, and asked n
where he was from.
Tennessee" he replied, "and In
O work.
1t developed that he had b.e
New York several years. He worked
tie city tamping asphalt, and earned
wages, he said. Upon my asking
how he got along when out of work
replied:
AS you see me here, New loh
no place for a poor man. Id ratnu
iii Tennessee.
| asked him if he felt morally ba
in New York than at home. Not
have fallen from grace here. NOE
Of my race in New York can be
good Few of them are, at any
have not committed any crime d
but | have sinned."
This big buck negro appeared -
Tar better than the average man Of
race. He wore a K of P. (Knghb
Pythias) badge, and knew the 3sn
recognition. He told of having req
net Rev. Percy Stickney Grant r.
Of the Church of the Ascension, %
York, and said that Mr.. Grant
gwen him a two dollar bill.