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CANDIDATES.

Son docking up)-I want TO use q
word In this letter which is synony-
nous Mother breaking in)-Don't
do II my boy. Have the letter real
dignified and perfectly proper.-Baltt
more American,
Il think said the first Washington
man. that our Senators should be Sc
lected by popular vote"
Con exclaimed the sporty-look-
ing one. what kind of ball team
could we git that way Philadelphia
Press
ities?"
Young man." answered Senator Sor-
ghunl, the mere fact that you are so
modest as to ask advice about It proves
that YOU are unfit for the profession.
Washington Star
Yes, said the publisher cheerily. II
think your novel will turn out to be a
best-seller'
I'm that case" said the ambitious
Young author gloomily, Il think I'll
publish under nom de plume. -
Washington Star
! drama, I understand
Il should say so" responded the
beautiful girl When a geezer gets gay
in the audience, he can tell in a min
ute II 1t s genuine interruption or Just
a part of the show" Washington Her
( aid.
You must be the whole push" said
a passenger as the fat man forced his
way aboard during the rush hour.
j guess | am the main squeeze re-
/ sponded the fat man.
Flatening against each other, the
rest gave silent assent-Philadelp
/ Ledger
We don't hear SO much about graf
in public matters as we did" remarked
| tine citizen. 7 regard that as a very
| favorable condition"
1t is favorable condition" replied
Senator Wadd. Those matters were be
coming altogether too public for {
! spell. Puck
Stranger notice your name is 7
| Are ycu related to the wealthy famill
! Of that name, may | ask
Mr. D poor but respectable)-I an
| "a distant relative SIR.
I Indeed How distant2"
"Well-as distant as they can keel
me. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Gee whizl MY wife does aggravati
me SO"
You surprise me! She seems so mill
always,
| That's Just it-her awful meek
I ness. Whenever she 1nds that Tn il
/ the right in an argument she Just sigh
I and SAYS o. very well. dear. have /
your own way philadelphia Press.
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THE MORNING JOURNAL COURIER TUESDAY MARCH TO- 1908

at the same age. The State takes the
premium and guarantees payment Of
the policy. Administration of fhe de-
tails is provided for through the Of
flee of the State Comptroller. The rea-
sons which Mr.. Robinson gives for
making this proposal are of interest.
He has been a close student Of life
insurance, and he thinks that State
insurance would work benefcially in
two ways-frst, by stimulating State
interest in sanitation and the improve
ment of living conditions, and second
ly, and perhaps mainly, by supplying
competition which would tend to COM
pei the private companies to be eco
nomical and honest. He would not ask
the State to do anything but straight
life insurance business. The frills he
would leave to the private companies
That he figures, would give them
plenty of opportunity to continue III
business.
AS an illustration of what can be
and is thought of in these days this is
| interesting. It will probably go no fur
| ther at this time.
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Henry b. Sargent.
Hartford Courant.)

tHartford Courant.)
The term of Henry r. Sargent of
New Haven expires this spring as
member of the Yale corporation and
notices have been sent out to gradu-
ates calling for nominations. Mr..
Sargent is q Shelf graduate of the class
of 1871 and is one of the leading citi-
zens of New Haven. 1t Is presumed
that there will be no other nominee,
and It is recognized that he will be re-
elected. The result of the nomination
balloting Is announced as soon as DOS
sible after May ] with circular and
form of ballot sent to each graduate
entitled TO vote. The days of election
eering have passed. though the expe-
dent is liable to be revived at any
time. Elections have been carried be-
fore this by enclosing postage stamps,
and II is the opinion of good many
graduates that the university can af-
ford to stamp the return envelopes It
self that II sends out and thus remove
the temptation of two cents from those
who have yielded to its seduction.
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CHINA HAS TROUBLE.

It would be exceedingly unfortun-
ate. were war to begin between Japan
and China Yet any incident, how
ever trivial. may precipitate conflict.
1t is reported. however, that China
has made all proper apologies for the
act of some unthinking official In pull
ing down Japanese flag. OF course
this was a mortal affront to the honor
of Japan. The act in itself may not
seem to thinking men sufficient to
quarrel about and to slaughter one
another. Yet, 1t is just such acts,
easily settled in digniiied and proper
way, that have caused the shedding of
blood and the destruction of property
to enormous amounts. China Is to he
congratulated that she properly hast
ened to make amends and to pacify
her irate neighbor.
It is very likely that Japan would
like to make conquest Of some sec
ton of the Chinese territory. Japan
has taken q prominent place among
the nations of the earth and realizes
her Importance. For the present she
is not quite prepared for war with
any considerable power on account of
her big debt growing out of the Rus
sian conflict and because her internal
improvements are taking much Of her
resources. But If the right opening
appeared for getting slice from
China. It is not likely that she would
decline the invitation.
On the other hand China does not
want war, though slowly emerging
from her sleep of centuries. Her past
national training has been in ways OF
peace, as was also japan before her
awakening. It takes some time to
arouse China. but she Is gradually
taking notice and preparing herself
for defense, II some aggressive power
makes It necessary. With her many
millions of people It is likely that q
thorough military organization viii
enable her to make il nightly inter
esting for any powers that may dare
her 10 knock a chip from their should
ers. But China's time has not come
However. she is gradually learning
from Christian nations how very con-
venient a powerful army is to them
when they shall long for something
that belongs to somebody else.
II seems q pity that oriental peoples
could not be left tn develop their life
in their own way in peace, though i
may he much more slowly than the
pushing, nervous, restless western
peoples. Why is it necessary tina
what is called progress must be push
ed along by guns? Notwithstanding
the peaceful character of Christian
teaching the powers most aggressive
in use of war have been Christian ma
lions. As soon as Japan got a tast
of western civilization she built higge
war vessels Here is an anomaly
Perhaps there is some subtle explain
alton for It
At any rate China showed a spiri
that teaches its own lesson in apolog
izing to Japan for her mistake. Blu
preparations are going on in Japan t
be in readiness. if there is a chance. {
punish China and incidentally take
fair portion of territory. Japan ha
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shown in community life in sermons
is another Indication of the grasp that
is being taken by present preaching
A series of this character is being
preached by Rev. DR.. Watson T. Phil
lips. His plea Sunday night for city
spiritually beautiful is full Of sugges-
ton. A city may be beautiful as far
as buildings, parks, and every other
provision may make it and yet fail in
a measure of its purpose if any con-
siderable part of the citizens lack in
those spiritual qualities necessary TO
appreciate it all. There are people who
are ever seeing something beautiful
where others see nothing. These have
a spiritual responsiveness to their sur
rounding. DIR. Philips has presented
really the greater task that cannot
well be left out Of the general work
of making the city more beautiful.
WITH Lne CHdllStu ehNiA oiilrlit II 10 W
be expected that by the educational in
f1uence of the churches will come a
higher type of citizenship which will
respond in frightened spiritual char
acter
A movement peculiar to this time
| that is not understood in its essential
character is socialism. 1t is the singu-
| lar fact that this is found only in
Christian countries and finds its way
into other countries as soon as they
become susceptible to Christian in
fuence, as Japan. 1t is to be observed
also that the greater part of discus
sion about socialism does not take into
account its religious character. Its
adherents have the special qualities
that belong to a religion, faith, en-
thusiasm, zeal, the altruistic spirit
victions It is held by some to be the
social message of Christianity. 1t:
ethics are identical with those o.
Christianity In the west of this coun
| try many clergymen have come to rec
ognize this identity and are espousins
socialism. Representing different de
nominations they find in it a common
meeting place. In the past January
one hundred preachers of differen
bodies in England signed and publish
ed a statement of their advocacy o
the movement. Rev. R. J. Campbell
pastor of the City Temple, London
who comes to the United States II
June, has written book on Chris
tianity and Socialism" on the con
structive order, and he has become
storm center with his brethren of tn
cloth. DR.. Campbell believes socialism
in essence "a return to the primitiv
Christian evangel, freed from its limit
ations and Illusions" He says further
THE all important thing in primitiv
Christian preaching was it's intens
belief in the coming Of an ideal socis
order in which men would no lorge
feel any desire to strive against or in
1ure one another"
Along all the lines of change pc
culiar to the present is this feelin
that out of all the uncertainty an
foreboding is to come something bet
ter and all things are moving, rapid
enough at times, toward a highe
plane of life.
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ANOTHER PATEHNAL PLAN.

All kinds of plans in this restless
and troubled country. One of them is
that of Assemblyman Robinson Of New
York. whose bill provides that any
citizen Of at least two years residence
in the State, and of certified physical
soundness, may insure his life up to
$4,000 by paving in advance pre-
MUM averaging ten per cent less
than the charge Of the present in
surance companies for the same risk
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

some need of increasing her revenues,
especially when they can be got easily,
The orient is becoming the storm CEN
ter of history making. But war Is TO
be deplored at any time and any
where. 1t is hoped that the ways OF
peace may prevail between China and
Japan.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

In the course of paper before the
French Academy Of Medicine Professo,
Grimbert recently stated that the Cen.
trail Pharmacy, which dispenses sup.
plies to the public institutions In Pari>
and the department of the Seine, annu-
ally furnished 10000 leeches for use II
the hospitals.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

In the whole United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland there was
not single fire in 1907 that caused a
only one that went above 100000. and
one that exceeded s250,000. The total
reported British fire loss was less than
| 81, 100000, or less than a twenty-fif
of that In the improvident United
| States.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

"Mird. now" said the Judge. you
are sworn 70 tell the truth and II you
do not the penitent1ary will be your
portion"
The man took the oath and then
Whispered to his friend:
John, Tn afraid it's all up with
you-the judge says I've got TO tell the
truth"
That's all right. JIM said his
friend. with confidence. II amt awor-
ryin' about that kaze you can't do It,
Atlanta Constitution.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

Much interest has been reused among
Psychologists by the report that Prof.
Wilder has succeeded In restoring
Peruvian mummles to lifelike appear
ance by soaking them first In a solu-
ton Of caustic acid ana then In one OF
formaline. It Is likely that the plan
will be tried with some of the less val
liable Egyptian mummies.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

If the Iowa man who has sued a
woman for $1,000 for breach of prom
Use had made his claim $1O49 perhaps
he wouldn't have had to sue for IL.
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will amount TO something in the arena
or on the wave

The first, second and third ROBINS
have arrived, but the English spar
rows don't seem to be particularly I'M
pressed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10
SAYINGS AND DOINGs

Liquid fuel is used extensively on
vessels running between Baku, Rus
STA, and Petrovsk and Astrakhan, at
the mouth of the Volga. and on that
river there are large fleets of oil-fired
cargo carriers
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

Sing, even If you haven't a singing
voice, says a Boston physician, but
judging from the noises In some
neighborhoods he didn't need to say 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

Mr. Bryan says he wants all his
enemies in front of him. Some of
them seem to be there trying TO heal
him off
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

Norway (Maine) boasts that 1t is the
most distinctive woman's town In
America. Every line OF commerce and
finance, trade and profession. is sue
cessfully carried on by women. Women
not only clothe. hat and shoe the pop
ulatlon, but they own and run the meat
markets. the three hotels, they bury
the dead and marry the living.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

A cosmopolitan citizen pertinently
points out that the foreigners, artists,
phllanthroplsts, editors, scientists and
sociologlsts who go to New York city
to study America are likely to be led
into all sorts of errors II they confine
their studies and observations to the
metropolis, for New York city is less
typical Of America than any other part
of the country.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10

campaign this year is not going to be
a mud-slinging one Stones?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-24

The North East and Elkton High
School football teams will play here
this Saturday afternoon
We wish to apologize for mistake
in a personal last week. which should
have read. Mrs. Timothy Fluffy, OF
Elk Neck is visiting her mother, Mrs.
John Husielt.
\ petition will be presented to the
next Congress as early as possible for
an appropriation to dig out the chan
mel in the North East creek, which is
badly filed up
The Grand Lodge officers and mem
bcrs oi the Order in Hartford and Cecil
counties attended district lodge
meeting OF Fellowship Lodge X OF p.
last Monday evning and aiterward par
took oi eet-out for so or more pres
ent
The Republican meeting on We'd
nesday drew a large crowd, and al
though the advertised speaker was not
present, able speeches were made by
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-24
NORTH EAST

Miss Ethel Mccullough. OF Havre
dc Grace. spent last week with rela-
tivcs here
Miss Reba McCracken LETT this week
for California, To- spend two years with
her brother, James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ru,ei have returIed
To Wheeling. ", Va. for the winter,
where he has ap osition.
Mr. and Mrs. George w. McCul-
Tough. oi Wilmington. spent the last
week with Mr. and Mrs John Mearns.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenny are spending
some time in Baltimore.
The supper given by the Ladies Aid
Society last Friday evening was a
success in every way.
MIR p. s. Terhune will greatly i'm
prove his summer home this winter by
adding verandas.
MIR J. s Simcoc is confined To his
home by illness
II appears there will be no lct-up in
the growth OF our town. Several new
houses and improvements OF old ones
are being contemplated, and prospects
are very bright for next year. With
our local industries, the only thing
necdiu is Taft as President and Jack
son for Congress, and an appropria-
ton to dig ont the channel.
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AMIABLE, BUT WEAK "
TAFT meeting in Baltim

Vie TAFT meeting in Baltimore
Monday must thoroughly sill
= cncc the criticism al this State
campaign as one wanting in interest,
No such outpouring oi people has
in that city. within the memory OF the
Oldest inhabitants Md the enthusiasm
was as noticeable aS the attendance.
In the beginning of his political can
vass il was feared that Judge Taft
would not succeed in stirring the PEG
pies hearts His lie work has been
pre-emincntly that OF quiet and sue
cessiul workcr-a man who has done
things and done them remarkably well
without the blaring oi trumpctS or any
dramatic Accomplishments. Such 4
man. it was thought. would appeal To
the thoughtful and judiciouS but would
hardly arouse popular enthusiasm. All
that apprehension has proven entirely
grourdlcss Wherever he goes, Judge
Taft is greeted by great throngs OF
enthusiastic listeners and followers
il is not simply the importance Of the
things for which he stands that has
wrought this result TITS THE MAN
HIMSELF Even his opponents have
come to enthusiastically admire the
frankncss. the drec,ncSs and the
splendid courage with which he states
his past record and his present posi-
ton. without cquivocation and With
out reservation. In a recent speech in
this State Governor CrothtrS spoke OF
Judge Taft as gentleman who is
very am;able. but weak" We can
hardly conceive oi a more inappro-
pirate characterization Weakness is
about the last attribute oi the man.
Where was he ever weak: In his judi
cial carecr' In his refusal to com
promise and make deals for poll
teal advantage with Foraker ct al. In
his Philippine. Cuban and Panama ad-
justments2 Wonder what the Cover
nor meant by that phrase Wonder
IL the Governor knew what he meant
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A SHAMEFUL ISLANDER

wv L had hoped to make no fur
wv Their reference TO the scurrl-
w lous attacks which are being
made on Mr.. Taft, in certain quarters
and by back door" methods, because
OF his church relationship We think
il is about the lowest level OF indecent
campaigning to attempt to manuiac-
turc capital ont OF ones church con
nection, for political purposes-be the
capital for or against In the present
instance the appeal is not 10 narrow
prejudice merely, il is To downright
and gross ignorance. We shall not be
led into any theological discussion
any cndeavor to enlighteu the mind
OF the reader as Ia the creed OF that
branch OF the Unitarian Church. with
which MIR. TAFT is connected We sim
ply point to the fact that. IN the last
few years. the Young Mems Christian
Associations have numbered Judge
TAFT amongst one at their most valued
friends and popular speakers: and the
further fact that the greatest mission
airy gathering OF modern times had
him address il last April, in New
York City, upon the Influence OF
Christianity in the Orient" Is ii likely
that these great Chrstia. evangelical
bodies would seek his services a. a
speaker, ii he were the irreligious
creature which some 81 his opponents
would have YOU believe him. We sug
gest to those ignorant and narrow
minded brothers that they shall not
allow political excitement and party
prejudice to lead them into very dis
ereditablc iorRetiulncsS oi the divine
Injunction to bear NO false witness
against your neighbur' Shame on the
men who would So cruelty malign a
Christian gentleman. who has stood all
his life long for the things tina, make
for righteousness.
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PERRYViLLE

Mrs. Amos Boyd, OF Wilmington,
was in town on Monday last.
Mr.. Martin Shultz, OF Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry
w. Days.
The Ladies' Art Circle was enter
tanned at the home OF Mrs. Wilmer
Jackson. on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Calvin Taylor, OF Syracuse, n.
Y, is spending a few days with his
mother. Mrs. Lydia Taylor.
Mrs. 6. c. Crawford and Mrs.
Charles Crawford were in Philadel-
phia on Friday of last week.
DIR. and Mrs. J G. Dennis are at
tending the Frederick City Fair
Mrs Henry Ward and children, OF
Wilmington, were the guests OF Mrs.
Charles Ward this week,
Mrs Benjamin and daughter, OF
" Wilmington, spent a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. Owens the past
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Watson. OF Viii
mington, and Mrs Edward Story, OF
Boston. were the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. \. H. Owens the past week.
Mr.. James ID Patterson has pur-
based an auto car, bringing il home
from Baltimore ON Sunday last
The Pcrryvile Americus Band at
tended the Democratic political meet
ing IN Chcs,crtown. on Tuesday. and
visited Baltimore on their return on
Wcdue ,day.
Mrs. James \. Thompson has been
quite i'll for several weeks.
District Superintendent Rev A. 5.
Mowbray preached in Pcrryville NJ.
+. Church. on Sunday evening last.
Miss Jessie Wardell, of Newark. is
spending some days with Mrs. Daisie
Scott
The Town Commissioners have re-
Gently purchased 500 feet OF tagging
and have finished laying on Otsego
street.
Mrs. Mary Lawrence, Master Bur
rough, Lawrence and Mr.. Frank
lIurnburger were Chester, Pa, visitors
on Sunday last. the guests OF MIR. and
Mrs. John Crawford and family
Mr.. VIM. Mckinney, OF Elkton
visited relatives in town on Wednes
day.
Mr.. Charles Wilson has been in
Newark. Del. the past week
Mrs Arthur Lindsay has returned
from visit with relatives in Phila'
dclphia.
Miss Viola Maycombcr. oi Como.
wingo. has returned from a visit with
her parents.
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case. As will be seen by examining
the published ballot. the list OF Presi
dental tickets (Which would naturally
follow each other in orderly ssfcres-
sion) is broken by the intcrposition oil
the Legislative ticket, seN that the name
of Bryan and Kern may appear at the
top OF the ticket in one column and
Mr.. Covington at the top OF the ticket
in another column. The man who
wants TO vote the Democratic ticket
Will simply have to make two marks
at the top OF the ballot, while the Re-
publican voter must 20 down the line
TO find his squares. We presume il IS
hardly worth while to ask the Election
Supervisors why such an illogical ar
rangement was adopted, why the ticket
was manipulated in this way. The
reason is obvious OH for the day,
when we can have perfectly free and
fair expression OF the peoples will,
without corruption OF voters and with
out the manipulation OF ballots.
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THE BALLOT ARRANGEMENT

wye regret to have To call attcn-
w ton to the arrangement OF
the ballot as seen by Our
publication Of the same on another
page. In view OF the fac, that our
Democratic friends are claiming great
credit for the Corrupt Practices Act
and OF the further fact that all parties
seem to- be honestly bent on living up
to its provisions. we hoped one other
step would be taken toward obtaining
a perfectly iaii expression oil the peo-
pies will by perfectly fair and non
PARTISAN ballot. But such is not the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-10-24
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