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The Trouble.

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, the we'll
known s%uffragist, recently refused to
marry a young woman who wanted
the phrase ito obey" used in her
wedding ceremony. doctor Shaw be-
lieves that the vow to obey, made by
the modern oma of culture and &C.
ton, is both impossible and degrading.
But don't think" said Doctor Shaw
the other day in Philadelphia-"don't
think I'm a cynic as regards marriage.
oh, no! If you're looking for cynics,
go to the other camp, the camp of the
ants and reactionaries.
II heard an anti say the other day:
1.-THE trouble with marriage is that
a woman believes all a man says to
her before the wedding, and nothing
he says after it."
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And He Did.

An enthusiastic citizen, on the verge
of a trip to Europe, was rejoicing over
the fact and descanting on the pleas
ures to come.
How delightful it will be-" said he
to his wife, ito tread the bounding
billow and inhale the in~vigorating
oxygen Of the seal The seal The
boundless seal l long to see it, To
breathe in great drafts of life-giv.
ing air. I shall want to stand every
moment of the voyage on the prov of
the steamer with my mouth open"
"You probably will, DEAR" inter.
rupted his wife encouragingly; that's
what all ocean travellers do"
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WAR STRENGTH OF GERMANY.

The kingdom of Prussia, together
with Baden and Hesse, is divided into
sixteen military districts, each of
which furnishes a complete army
corps, and two or three Landwehr di-
visions, as well as its proportion OF
cavalry, garrison, artillery, etc. There
Is also the Prussian guard corps,
drawn from the whole kingdom.
Saxony furnishes two army corps,
Wurttemberg, n army corps; Reichs-
land and Alsace and Lorraine, two
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GETTING THE MATTER RIGHT
May Explain How 1t is He Gets
Things Done.

The repeal of the neutrality-suspicious.
Panama canal tools brings to mind an
excellent story Of Colonel Goethals,
the moving spirit in the construction
of the great canal.
One morning a rather f1dgety subor-
dinate came in to the ~colonel's office.
Il got your letter, colonel" he be-
gan, "and l came to"
He got no further, for the colonel,
with uplifted eyebrows, cut in:
Letter? Letter? There must be
some mistake. 1 have written you no
letter."
"Oh, yes, colonel" replied the man.
I've got it here. It's about the work
down at Miraflores. Now, you see"
Again the colonel cut in.
"Oh, 1 see! But you misled me. You
spoke of my letter. You meant, of
course, my orders"
The c~olonel's blue eyes stared cold
ly at the argumentative man, who,
suddenly feeling hat the conversation
was at an end, faded away."-London
Answers.
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frosts, it has become the great port Of
export for all the central as we'll as
the western regions of Russia. 1t is
n of the most important cities of the
Baltic provinces and is an Industrial
center of considerable size.
Any German advance on Russia's
capital must first pass through re-
gions the population of which is non
Russian-Poland, Finland and the Bal
tic provinces-where the population is
composed of Lithuanians, Let's, Es-
thonians, Jews and Germans.
The nationalist movement in Russia
has been directed against all these
its motto was something like Rus
STA for the Russians"-these last years
non-Russian elements of the empire.
A s~hort-sighted policy of forcible Rus
sification has o tended to arouse
much loyalty among these various ma
tionalities.
Germans Large Landlords.
All OF them, with one exception.
have Joined the opposition to the gov
eminent in internal politics. The Ger
mans are the exception; they are he
large landlords of the Baltic provinces
and have given many men to the high
er official world, which for
the number Of German names n finds
in lists of Russian ministers, ambassa-
doris and other officials.
The Firms are very bitter against
Russia Many Of the measures by he
Russian government in Finland, which
have caused this bitterness, have been
taken in order to strengthen the de-
Tense of the capital from that quarter
Perhaps the extent Of the Finnish
protest corresponds to the extent and
effectiveness of these measures. Fin
nish protests have been heard all over
the western world, even over here in
America.
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supplied with aeroplanes. which they
propose to set in motion as theiI
fleets of dreadnaughts come together.
To venture a prophecy on the result
is more than / can do, but | will say
that the science Of aviation as well as
the control of submarine batteries by
wireless may revolutionize the art Of
warfare.
/ do not know how long this wal
will last, but at all events ! am salts
fed, from close study Of the improved
implements in use, that the result vii
stagger the widest imagination
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SKILL IN AIR TO REvoLUTloNIzE WARFARE, SAYS MILES

in every civilized country of the earth.
Assuming. then, that the courage
and skill of the aviators Of the con-
tending nations may be equal. the re-
suits will be determined the same as
was the case in the use of the breach
loading rifle, the machine guns, the
high-power guns, the steelarmored
ships and the dreadnaughts.
I read with a great deal Of interest
that the navies of the respective
countries engaged In the war are well
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ARMIES OF GERMANY, FRANCE AND RUSSIA COMPARED
~~~@O0~0@~

Down to the collapse Of the Ma
poleonic empire, the eagles of France
were comfortably acclimated to all
parts Of Europe. Since that time
German armies have inspected Paris
three times. The scale shifted after
Napoleon, and for just about a century
Germany has held the military upper
hand. Germany has the greater and
in tradition the more effective army
today. But many military observers
believe Frances military efficiency has
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advanced in recent decades.
During the war Of the Balkan
states against Turkey French methods,
teachings and munitions were af-
fected by the allies; and the over
whelming wreck of the Turkish power
is now a matter of history. That
France has a superb field artillery is
universally granted. Some wal ex
perts think it is the best in the world
And field artillery is a tremendous
factor in modern battles. Artillery
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Wireless telegraphy and aercnautics
are destined to prove most destructive
in the present European crisis and
may do away entirely with the mod
ern battleship, If not the massing to-
gether of great armed forces of men
on land, writes Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles.
The science Of aviation has undoubt.
eddy developed the most daring body
Of men ever engaged In any enterprise.
This has been clearly demonstrated
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st. Petersburg is well defended from
the ea. Situated at the head of the
Finnish gulf, more than 200 miles
from the entrance to the gulf, it can
be protected by defenses on the main
land on either side.
Kronstadt, which lies within view of
the capital, has long since been abanr
doned as a means Of defense.
Across the very mouth of the Fin
nish gulf is the new line on which the
Russians rely to safeguard their CAPT.
tai from attack by sea. This is the
Revel-Sveaborg line. Revel Is just
around the corner on the south and is
Russia's principal naval port on the
Baltic. Sveaborg is near Helsingfors,
the capital of Finland.
Islands Complete Line.
There are small islands between
these two points, which are used to
complete the line Of defense. At no
point in this line is the distance be-
tween batteries more than 80 miles. 1t
will be a difficult line to cross.
Almost at the very mouth Of the Fin
nish gulf, a little to the north, and ly-
ing between Finland and Sweden, are
the Islands of Aland.
Russia wished to obtain these islands
some years ago to complete her new
plan of defense, but has not been able
to do SO.
1t was here that the naval encounter
took place in which the Russians
were driven back into the Gulf of Fin
land to their main line of defense. The
Germans now hold the position in the
islands, which furnish cover and pro-
lection to them. From this position
they could land forces in Finland,
along the Gulf of Bothnia coast. But
Finland is a difficult country through
which to make progress on foot or by
rail.
Why Libau Is Important.
Another objective point of the Ger
mans has been the Russian Baltic
port of Libau, although the reported
bombardment here was merely a re-
connoisance
Libau is one of Russia's most i'm
portant ports. Open almost the year
round, being frozen up only in extreme
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For Summer Time.

In place of dresser or washstand
covers buy a roll of crepe paper In
light shades, cut to length of dresser
or stand, frilling it out, making a pref
ty appearance. Also make a rufie Of
the same around bed, putting it on a
piece of elastic. 1t is cheap and at
tractive.
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army corps, and Bavaria, three army
corps.
The strength of the field army.
twenty-five army corps and ~independ-
ent cavalry, together with the reserve
troops. amounts to about 1850, 900
combatants. To this must be added
the mobile Landwehr, the total
strength of which amounts to about
100000. The total mobile force of the
German empire is therefore about
l,S50, 900. Behind this there are about
100000 men. wholly or partially
trained. to supply the waste of war.
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finer, softer materials. Large pieces
OF amber, queerly shaped and pierced
SO as to take ribbons or cords for lac
ings, will appear IN a wide waist belt
or a deep hip sash. A pair of pieces
like clasps will fasten a gathered
evening coat of taffeta and smaller
pieces OF horn or amber will hold flchu
draperies in place at the back of a
dress.
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genius made Napoleon almost con.
queror of the world. The country that
develops such an overmastering genius
In that branch will win the next great
a Artillery is more important to
day than in the Napoleonic era; cav
airy. far less.
Since the Manchurian wal the Rus
sian army has been completely reor'
ganized; and let it not be overlooked
that the lately tested French system
has been the model. Russia can put
into the field more soldiers than any
other nation.
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until i
had taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound d. 1
would have pains if
I overworked or
lifted anything
heavy, and 1 would
be so weak and ner-
vous and in so much
misery that l would
be Frustrated. A
friend told me What
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Did a ever paint her cheeks
because she was unable to generate
a real blush?
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Apt Treatment.
"You used to have a porter here
named Ball. What became of him?"
"Ball? Oh, we bounced him."
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Big buckles of amber and huge but
tons Of horn are found on some of
the newest gowns of ~taffetas and yet
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The fiat cockade is a ~favorite form
Of decoration on the small high
crowned hats.
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your medicine had done for her and I
tried it. Itmade me strong and healthy
and our home is now happy with a baby
boy. / am very glad that 1 took Lydia
E. P~inkham's Vegetable Compound and
do all / can to recommend it. "-Mrs.A
B. BosCAMP, 504 E. Howard Street,
Creston, Iowa.
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WOMAN WEAK
AND NERVOUS
Finds Health in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Creston, Iowa.-"I suffered with fe-
male troubles from the time I came into
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Object of the Chance.

The object of this was to guard
against the situation that confronted
Russia in 1904, when her foreign policy
In the far East had not found a CORE
spending adaptation of her military
forces to the new directions.
Reservists Of the eastern provinces
were the first to be sem out to
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RUSSIAN CAPITAL
GOAL OF GERMANS
Approach by Land and Sea Out
lined by Expert.
DEFENSE LINE is DESCRIBED
kalser's Forces Can Advance Through
Either Poland or Finland, Both of
Which Are Decidedly Luke
warm to the Gar.

st. Petersburg would seem to be the
goal of the German military campaign
in Russia.
1t a be reached both by sea and
by land.
On land the enemy could, but would
not have to, pass through Poland,
which, because of it's Importance,
could properly be the object of a sepa-
rate campaign.
The invasion of Poland was found
not difficult in the recent operations,
Three years ago, when the whole
system of national defense was
reorganized, the western line of de-
tense was moved back to the east.
Two army corps were transported
from Poland and Lithuania into cen
trail Russia, to the Volga region. Many
important ~fortresses, especially that
at Warsaw, were abandoned, writes
Samuel N. Harper in the Chicago Her
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Quite Appropriate.

Quite Appropriate.
my dear, that cap is a perfect riot
of color"
well, why not? It's a mob cap"
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Tons of Roots and Herbs

are used annually in the manufacture
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is known from ocean to
ocean as the standard remedy for
female ills.
For forty years this famous root and
herb medicine has been pre-eminently
successful in controlling the diseases of
women Merit alone could have stood
this test of time.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE COmpOundwillh help yOu,write
to LydiaE .Pinkham MedicineCO.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass. for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
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SHAW STILL RETICENT.
Declines to Say IL Was Not Gao.
ney who Received Sal, 1850.

District Attorney Whitman got nearer
yesterday to the identification OF James +.
Gaffney as the man TO whom s4l,:5o was
paid for an aqueduct contract. lie came
so near TO 1t that he subppnaed James q.
Shaw of the Clinton Point stone Company
TO appear again be fore the Grand Jury to-
morrow.
Mr.. Whitman said last night that he
had received no word from Albany re-
garding plans for legislative graft com
mittee to which he or one of his assistants
would he appointed counsel.
Mr.. Shaw was questioned for an hour
yesterday. At his previous examination
he declared that the man TO wnom he paid
the money was not James +. Gaffney.
Yesterday he would not affirm that 1t was
not Gaffney. Nor would he admit that II
was Gaffney. He did admit that he saw
much OF Gafiney during the month OF
March, 1909, the date Of the payment.
Leo +. Scully. an expert accountant,
who was employed by MI. Shaw in 1909,
told of telephone conversations between
his former employer and Mr.. Gaifney. lie
said that scores of times after the nrst
OF March. 1909. Mr.. Shaw instructed him
to get James r. Gaffney ON the telephone.
He said he would call Mr.. Gaffneys office
and having got Gaffney himself to the
telephone would tell him that Mr.. shaw
desired to speak with him. That ended
his knowledge OF the telephone conversa-
tions. He declared he never listened To
what was said by the two men. He also
said that Gaffney called frequently on Mr..
Shaw at that time.
The investigation of payments by aaue-
duct contractors to James r.. Gaffney took
| up all the time of the Grand Jury. Prof.
William III. Burr and Prof John X. Free
man. consulting engineers. and Charles n.
Chadwick. president OF the Board OF Water
supply, we're questioned respecting the
considerations which moved them TO ad-
wise the award Of aqueduct contracts 10
| Mason Il Hanger and TO Patterson & Co.
/ OF Pittsburg The Patterson company
| got aqueduct work despite the fact that
| they were third lowest bidders. Mr.. Chad
wick has already asserted that the con-
tract was awarded according 20 business
principles and that he knew nothing Of the
alleged bartering OF the contract by James
Il. CARNEY.
Benjamin Barker Of Pittsburg, who
| with James G.. Shaw was receiver for
Patterson 4 Co., Was also questioned
about the payment OF s41.250. He de-
clined to say what he had told the Grand
Jury.
! There will be no hearing In tho John
! Doe inquiry to-day as previous ar
ranged. The Grand Jury will meet again
Tomorrow and resume its inquiry into
aQueduct contracts. EX-Gov. Sulzer may
| be witness.
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CABLE AGREEMENT EXPLAINED.
Marconi mud Wrstern Union In-
crease Competition win Postal.

The new working arrangement between
the Marconi Wireless Company Of Ameri-
can and the Western JVion Telegraph
COMPANY. announced IN san Francisco
yesterday, was explained n the offices
OF the Marconi company in This city as a
move to increase competition with the
Postal Telegraph Company. particularly
In business west OF California
At the office OF Vice President Bottom
ley the following statemept was made.
''The agreement Will give the Postal
competition west of san Francisco. Al
persent the Western Union has no Pacific
cable. So that all business must he turned
over TO the Postal in san Francisco. The
result IL that return business generally
goes over the postal's land lines too, from
San Francisco east. We shall carry the
Western Unions cablegranls west OF san
Francisco and will reduce the existing
cable rate by one third
I'm the East We shall compete with
tho Western Union cables. but in short
time II IL likely that most of the first
class business Will be carried by Western
Onion cables, while all other matter. in
Guiding press and bulky work, viii he
taken over by our wireless system"
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BOARD OF EIGHT
FOR GRAFT HUNT
Assembly Committee Planned
With Whitman Aid
as Counsel.
GLYNN TO SIGN BILL
Decision Expected at Repub-
lican Conference Next
Monday.
SENATE MAY OPPOSE IT
Contractor Tells of Getting
S76.636 Contracts After Con-
tributing $1,000.
SENATE MAY OPPOSE IT

Republican legislators IN Albany were
ct the opinion last night that a special
committee Of eight Assembiymen would
be named by Speaker Sweet to take
charge of the highways and canal graft
investigation and that John kirkland
Clark. assistant to District Attorney
Whitman, would he selected as chief
counsel Of the committee.
The Republican Senators and Assem-
blymen will hold another conferen ace
next Monday night, when IL is expected
that this special committee will be
named.
Gov. Glynn said yesterday that he
was ready to sign any appropriation bill
adopted by the Legislature to cover the
investigation expenses.
Dudley L. Van Writ. n contractor of
Hudson Falls, testified before State
Graft Hunter James W. Osborne that he
contributed $4,000 to Everett Fowler.
The Democratic State committees up
state "bagman," and that after making
this contribution he received good road
contracts worth s76.63S. The contribu-
tons were made In 1912 in three install
ments.
District Attorney Whitman did not
succeed yesterday in identifying James
= Gaffney as the man who received the
S4i.250 payment. James G. Shaw of the
Clinton Point Stone Company refused to
admit IL was not Gaffney
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PAID $4,000 TO FOWLER.
Good Roads Contractor Says lie Re.
eeived Contracts Worth xyG,S:V.

ALBANY. Jan. Traditional evidence
~ the influence OF highway Contractors
with highway officials which resulted in
engineers and inspectors being taken of
road work and transferred to other divl-
e'ons while the contractors continued 10
defraud the State by the substitution OF
inferior materials and by violating the
specifications of their contracts WAS
brought out to-day before Commits stone
James W. Osborne, Gov. Glynn's graft
hunter
Another attempt was made by Mr.. Os-
borne to fasten upon the members of the
former Highway Commissioner State En-
gineer Bensel, Superintendent Of Canals
Peck. ex-Supcrintendent OF Highways Reel
and his first deputy, Charles +. Foley. the
blame for the careless expenditure OF So
100000 on highways repair contracts In
1912
Mr.. Osborne also tried to establish a
connection between the awarding OF these
repair contracts and the campaign con-
tributions made In 1912 and for this pur-
pose wrung from Dudley Il. Van Writ, a
good roads contractor, the admission that
he had given $4,000 as n campaign con-
tributon through Everett Fowler and In
the same year received more than $4,000
worth of repair work contracts.
Another indication OF the activity OF
Thomas Hassett, who is under indictment
in New York city as result OF District
Attorney Whitman's investigation OF the
canal contracts, was given by John j.
Riley, an Amsterdam contractor. who was
introduced to Hassett while seeking good
roads repair contracts. Hassett II was
testified, inquired of Riley how much
money he had to undertake the work with
and when he said he only had enough Ia
start, seemed to lose his interest in his
case.
Cnrlisle Has = Little Black Book
Testimony revealed the existence of a
'little black book" owned BY State High
Wv Commissioner Carlisle. which showed
tast where patronage was distributed. The
existence of this book was brought to light
ia connection with testimony given con-
corning the workings of the political ma
chimes in Montgomery county Osborne
said he will have this book produced.
The most startling evidence OF the day
came from Van Writ in the form Of ar
admission that lie was invited to tn,
highways Commission offices and aakeC
To look over the quantity sheets In the re
par department and then put In q bid fol
certain repair work. He testified that h
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GLYNN READY TO SIGN BILL.
Appointment OF Inquiry Com nsittec
Of Eight Expected.

ALBANY. Jan. 27--The highway and
canal graft investigation to be conducted
by the Assembly will probably be put in
the hands OF "A special committee OF eight
Assembiymen to be named BY Speaker
'rhHddeus c. Sweet, and Republican legis-
lators believe that John kirkland Clark.
assistant TO District Attorney Charles
y. Whitman OF New York. will be named
as chief counsel of the committee.
There will be another conference OF Re-
publican Senators and Assemblymen next
Monday night, when a committee OF seven
appointed to consider the subject and
make a decision as to the manner of
conducting the investigation. will make
us report. This committee. consisting of
Senator E.lon r. Brown. Republican leader
Of the Senate. and Senator Charles J.
Hewitt. Speaker Sweet. -Assemblymen
Cristman OF Herkimer. Wheeler OF on
tario. sullivan OF Chautauqua and Bur
iingame of Kings. will meet tomorrow
afternoon. Ii is said that four of its
members arc in favor of a special COM
mittee. the three others being against this
action.
There WAS talk to-day that the AS
sembly also would make an investigation
az the charges against State Superin-
tendent of Elections John r. Voorhis
which are to to the effect that his office
- being run as an aid TO the Democratic
organization in New York city. None
of the leaders would discuss this phase
of the situation tonight.
Gov Martin II. Glynn declared to-day
that he would sign any bill appropriatins
money for legislative investigation OF
The Highways Department within a min
ute after receive It."
NO one in the State Is more anxious
than ] to get at the truth and the whole
truth Of the conditions, past and present
IN the State Highways Department" said
Gov. Glynn. II have named an investi.
gator Of my own. ] have placed the en-
tire machinery Of the State at his dis.
posal"