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THE FRUITS OF PEACE.
JAPAN TO TUBS HER ATTENTION
. TO ARTS AND INDUSTRIES.
Wonderful Performances Following
Our Civil War When a Million Men
Returned to Work to be Repeated
by Japan.
. The great armies of Japan are about
to be sent back to the farm^tbe work
shop and the marts of trade.- The pa
gan nation that has refused to bow
its knee in worship at the foot of the
cross is about to -exemplify that
prophesy of Isaiah perhaps more fully
than has any nation claiming to be
guided by the Christian faith.
“They shall beat their swords into
ploughshares, and their spears into
pruning hooks; nation shnll_not lift up
sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more.’*
Such were the words of the prophet,
spoken during the very period of which
tradition echoes the greatness-of the
Japanese nation.
“Militant Japan passes,” now de
clares Baron Kaneko. the Mikado’s
representative in the United States,
“and Industrial Jnpan takes its place
with the coming of pence.”
Within a short time, probably in Oc
tober when the foliage of the rare
Japanese gardens is tinged with yellow
at the coming of the frost, the scrolls
that peri>etuate Japanese history will
bear a narrative of the grand disband-
pient of that army of Japanese soldiers
that has overcome a power supposed
by the world at large to be its superior.
As soon as the Japanese Government
can make the necessary arrangements,
that great army of three-quarters of a
million of men will pass in review
through the streets of* Tokyo and will
invoke the same magic spell that made
for pence in the review of the Grand
Army of the Republic in f ur own capi
tal at the close of the Civil War.
Promise of a Great Military-Peace
Bevlew,
The Japanese, ever ready to adopt
the best that exists in foreign lands,
and with sufficient initiative and power
for improvement to surpass the |>eople
they imitate, may be dejiended U|x»n to
provide one of the most magnificent
spectacles representing a transi
tion from war to pence that has
ever been witnessed. That army that
has carried everything before it, and
which has been the wonder of the mili
tary powers of the world, will soon be
marching through the streets of Tokyo
amid the plaudits of the populace that
has-made sacrifices at home as have
the warriors on fields of battle where
their Russian antagonists have met de
feat and humiliation.
This plan has been adopted in a ten
tative way by the Japanese Govern
ment, and is likely to be carried out,
unless the riotous acts of the people
who have been disappointed by what
they regard ns inadequate compensa
tion for Japan ns stipulated in the terms
of peace, cause the Government, for
prudential reasons, to avoid such n
demonstration when the great army is
within the capital.
But whether this display of a mili
tary nation, chided ns being devoted to
war for the love of military glory
alone, takes place on the magnificent
scale that many wise statesmen of
Japan hope for, the nrray that has
raised Japan to the rank of a first-rate
military power is to be disbanded and
the soldiers are to go to their homes.
Return to the Factory and the Farm.
The JJttle men who never turned
aside in making assaults upon the en
emy are to return to the factory, to
form with deft fingers those wonderful
tured homes the world over, to dove
their genius to the combination of col
ors with effects that cause Western ar
tists to admire, but which they cannot
equal. The little patient men will go
to their farms and, by toilsome effort,
will make the soil fruitful to a degree
that excites wonder in those accus
tomed to the broad acres of America.
The tactful merchants, ever polite, but
capable of sharp practice withal, are
to dispense the wares that come from
t lie loom and the workshops of Japan
to all the nations of the earth.
The Japanese have from the first
claimed that their war with Russia has
been for the maintenance of their na
tional integrity. Baron Kaneko him
self disclaimed the charge a year and a
half ago that the Japanese have been
bent upon military glory and that their
victories would fire their ambition and
urge them forward to greater conquests
over Western nations from whom they
learned the modern arts of war. He
now scouts the idea that the Japanese
will become the military allies of China
for the conquest of the Western world.
Although they can fight, the Japanese,
like the Chinese, are peace loving, and
the whole trend of the nation is toward
iuternal development
Now they are to prove to the world
that their declarations have not been
mere pretence. They are to “beat their
swords into ploughshares, and their
siiears Into pruning hooks.” They are
to take.thelr place among the Christian
nations that have recourse to war only
for a Just enuse. They are to send
their envoys to The Hague to woo the
Goddess of Peace.
Last War Loan Unexpended.
The readiness with which the Japan
ese nation is about to turn to the arts
of industry is especially notable be
cause of the last loan of $150,000,000
made by the Mikado not a dollar has
been expended. The nation, when it
ngrecd to cud the war, was fully able
to continue fighting. The masses of
the people, worked up to a condition
of patriotic fervor, wus ready for the
conquest of Russia’s plains, no matter
what tho cost; but those wise states
men who have guided the fortunes of
the wonderful Island nation have de
creed that Japan shall give to the
world an object lesson by having the
so-called warrior nation, in the moment
of its military greatness, turn away
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from fields of carnage to promote com
uicrctnl greatness and the higher civili
zation.
Etcclrie Railroads In Ireland.
The Introduction of light railways
Into Ireland lius. it is asserted, been
productive of great benefit to thou
sands of farming cottiers, enabling
them to get better prices for their
poultry, eggs and pigs, while being put
to less cost for transport to market.
Possibly, motor-wagons, calling from
farmhouse to furmhouse daily, may be
destined to supersede light lines as
“feeders” bf trunk lines; as there
would be no outlay for permanent
way. working expenses would neces
sarily be much less.
MISS AUCE ROOSEVELT IN BLUE.
Women like pink, but American men
prefer bine, aa a rale. In feminine ap-
narel. Mis* Alice Booaevclt estab-
llsbed beraelf (Irmly In Washington laat
year by appearing In a number of pret
tily mad, gowns of light bine, so that
"AUm blue" baa become a future of
tb, department store*. Photograph*
which bare come from the Orient, how
ever, show thla Independent yonn* lady
in the red linen gown which she wore
at the Chevy Cbaae borie ahow a year
ago laat May. It la made very simply
and looacly without collar, the waist
being embellished with applique clover
leaves In white satin, having sterna and
outlines In black. Possibly the Flit
**--1 blu
pinna like red better than blue.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
SENATOR ELKINS BELIEVES IT
WILL COME NEXT SUMMER.
Is Willing to Co-operate With Pres
ident Roosevelt In Passing Satis
factory Measures to Control the
Railroads.—He Outlines His Views.
WORLD'S GREATEST PRINT SHOP.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins, of West
Virginia, In announcing tho other day
the call for a meeting In Washington
on Nevmbe’r 15, of the Senae Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce, said* that
ho was convinced that action on rail*
sion of CognroKs was inevitable, and
that he would co-operate in pnssli
bill satisfactory to the President
“I thing I am Justified,” said Senator
Elkins, “in stating that all the Re
publican, or majority members of the
committee, have concluded that there
must be railroad legislation this win
ter. The President, I understand, is
as emphatic as ever in his Judgment
that the railroad rate and private car
line problem must be dealt with de
cisively. I think there Is no doubt
that some sort of bill will bo passed.
- Quick Work by Committee.
“The committee will not be long In
framing a bill, as I believe tho Indi
vidual members have formed definite
opinions on what they desire, and all
that will remain to be done is to agree
on some one plan. This, I think, will
not require more than two weeks, so
that when the Senate convenes in De
cember a bill will have been framed
for presentation to the Senate.
“My idea is a measure for tho ref
erence of all rate disputes, passenger
and freight, to a court of Interstate
commerce, to be composed .6t nine
Judges—one for each judicial circuit of
the United States—or for such disputes
to bo referred to the Circuit court
Judges wthout the creation of a new
court. Congress at all times is op
posed to the creation of new court# or
commissions, and for that reason the
new court plan would pt> doubt meet
with serious opposition.
“I do not believe that the Inter
state Commerce commission nhould
l>e allowed to deal with the question.
I would keep that body intact to dis
charge Its duties ns at present and
would not give it the additional work
of regulating rates. My Idea for the
reference for disputed rate matters to
the Circuit Judges meets with general
approval in Washington, and I hope to
convert the President to my view.
Tens of Millions of £ ooumeflta Turn
ed Out by Ur, •.'•# Sam*
The Government Pointing Office at
Washington, which has >ten brought
prominently to notice iu>;eiy through an
investigation of the award of contracts
for tyi>esettlng machines, is the largest
establishment of its kind in the world,
and nowhere can be found such au ex
tensive department in any printing
office as that devoted to whut is known
as Job work. The amount of printing
comiug under the head of Job work
turned out by this office is one of the
principal items at the establishment
Among the larger items of work per
formed by the Job room may be found
blanks, circulars, cards, letter and note
heads anti envelopes, 15,000,000 of the
latter being required each month for
the various Government departments.
The “blank” department of the Job
room embraces an infinite variety bf
forms, some being but a few square
inches in size to others containing sev
eral square feet. For this branch over
$550,000 is exi>ended each mouth for
tho purchase of raw material. Card
board is necessarily a large and im
portant Item, tho average month’s run
belug 3,000,000 sheets.
Congress, of course, has great need
for the Job room, for there the solons
of Capitol Hill find ample facilities for
the printing of the Innumerable mailing
franks for seeds and documents and
FIERCE WAR IN DIXIE.
A Washington Paper Regales Its
Readers with Accounts of Recent
Herculean Struggles of Southern
Politicians.
From the Washington Post.
Mid-August finds tho pleasant land
of Dixie in the happy and normal
condition of political war. The treach
erous thermometer, which In the
North has palpably crazed a large pro
portion of the population, has benign
ly registered a genial and glowing
warmth In the South, conducive to in
tellectual agility, incisiveness of tern
per, and healthful acidity of speech.
From the Potomac to tho Rio Grande
come reverberations of field and siege
artillery. “Sunburned sicklemen, of
August weary,” drop their sickles and
flock to town where peerless orators
drown and burn in perspiration and
peroration. All Dixie is alive with
local issues of overwhelming national
importance.
The very dome of tho Capitol flings
back the echoes of Virginian strife.
There the florid Montague and the
matter-of-fact Martin are locked In a
death struggle that extends over
every county of the Old Dominion.
Figures of speech and Agues of com
merce writhe and grapple. The Rap
pahannock bolls, the Rapldnn bubbles,
and the James runs in a panic to
Hampton Roads. The Mother of
used
BocumAnb.
SENATOR STEPHEN D, ELKINS.
“I would have each Circuit Jtulco try
raw-* which wore brought to hi* atten
tion aa baring originated In hla clr-
ent, and would have an appeal court
consisting of tho other eight Circuit
Judge*, who could convene at certain
period* of the year to dispose of ap
peal*, their appeal decree to he re
viewed only by the Supremo Court of
the United Stntea. That Idea ha* ap
pealed to So till tori and Itepreaentn-
tlvea conversant”*'‘*b practical rail
road affairs as a mu... nil tile, fcaalhlo
and comprehensive plan.”
Thla announcement that Senator Eh
kina baa called 4 meeting for Norem.
tier 15 to frame a bill -providing for
railroad anpervlslon and regulation by
the government, that be la convinced
that action by tbo coming Congress.!*
Inevitable end that he will aaalat In
passing a bill satisfactory to the Pres
ident Is Important end Interesting.
Taken In Its fullest significance, It
means that Mr. Elkin’s committee will
no longer stand In tho way of enact
ment of a law that will enforce upon
tbo railroads the application of uni
form rate* to all classes of shippers
and the discontinuance of secret re
bate*. It Is not doubtful that tho rail
way authorities will welcome an
enactment that win enable them to aty
to all applicants for special farora that
the law Is binding upon them. It will
be easier for them to conduct buslnc**
on an even basis when they can imlnt
to the statute as forbidding them from
clandestine arrangements. Their attl
tude In regard to tho private car lines,
♦hey disclaiming any responsibility for
the cxtortlonte charges made by these
lines, Is a wholesome sign.
Committee Has Been Hostile.
Illghtly or wrongly, the donate
Committee on Interstate Commerce
bus been credited with being the chief
obetacle to the enactment of legislation
to restrict ajul correct the abuses of
railway management After the
House of Representatives had passed
the Bsch-Townsend bill at the late
session It was carried Into that com
mittee and tbere held up nntn the
adjournment of Congress A vast
amount of teslmony was takn on the
merits of tbe contention between the
people and tbe transportation com
panies. and when tb. committee sus-
otber routine work. Where tho requisi
tions from “the bill," ns tho Capitol Is
called by tho employees, aro of a gen
eral or routlno order, tho matter Is
eloctrotypedi so that a duplicate order
may be "struck oft” at short notice.
These “electros” aro Indexed, numbered
and filed In elaborate die cases, where
they may be readily found when addi
tional orders are received. Cuts nnd
electrotypes which are not nsed In the
period of four years are thrown out of
the cases and relegated to the melting
pot Orer 110,000 plates arc estimated
to be resting In the Job vault
Since tbe Government Printer moved
Into tbe new establishment bat recently
erected, tbe Job room has taken on a
businesslike air, Improved fonts, with
n capacity for tons of tho various kinds
of typo nsed, immense galley rack
stands for tbe reception of matter In
type, slug, lend and furniture racks,
Improved cabinets for large type, small
cats nnd “Iron” lines, all aid “■
, those In
charge of the work In the operation of
tbe largest and best equipped Job room
In tbe country.
x Labor Saving Electricity
Tbo Government Printing Office, all
In all, Is tho model printing establish
ment. Captain John 8. 8. Sowell, of
tho Engineer Corps, United States
Anny, was placed In charge of the
work of Installation In the new build
ing. While but n young officer of tho
army, he 1* a student of the part elec
tricity la destined to piny In tho his
tory of labor In tbe years to come, and
so ably devised a full electrical equip
ment of this building. Each press, cut
ting machine, stitcher, and every other
proper mechanical equipment of a
printing office has Its Individual elec
tric power supply. The furnaces for
the melting pots, too, hnvo tholr beat
generated by tbo subtle fluid. The size
of the Government Printing Office may
be realised when It 1* stated that tbo
official guides employed In tbe office.
In making the rounds with visitors, oc
cupy nearly three boars In tbe trip.
measure, even inch aa might be ehtib-
orated from President Roosevelt’# de-
termlnaton to compel tbe railroads to
obey tbe existing law and that If tbe
statutes now written on the books are
not sufficient, they most bo reinforced
statement I# s fore
runner of the settlement of tbe whole
question In Congress next winter.
8ucb an adjustment will be for the
benefit of all parties concerned,—the
railroads and the shipping Interests.
Immense barm has been done to
fworthy enterprises by railroad dis
crimination against them. It seems
now that tbe great transportation con.
corns will not hereafter be permitted
to devote themselves to the creation
of monopolies and tbe repression of
competition.
Good Bathing.
Washington has a public bathing
beach on tbe banka of tbe Potomac
where during the heated weather thou
sands of duty urchins, schoolboys, and
other citizens disport thscssslvst In tbs
cooLof tbe evening.
Presidents adjusts her spectacles and
clasps her bands In convulsive appre
hension ns she stares at her warring
sons. It Is a fierce and bloody fight,
bat out of It will come peace and a
Senator, If tbere Is a survivor at all.
The Strife In Ceorgla.
In good old Georgia the shears of
embattled editors flash la the Augast
moon. Georgia was disposed to be
come frantic at first but when It was
certain that an editor would become
governor In any event the grand old
Btato sighed and became resigned.
She no longer fears tbe worst for It
hal happened. She hears tho roar
of tbe linotypes at they belch forth
defiance and smoke, and the sharp
rattle of sanguinary typewriters fills
her capital with dread. Editorial ex
plosions aro of hourly occurrence, and
column after column sweeps forward
with double leads and bold-faced
beads It 1* a carnage of minion and
keHSisiwils Pmn ttin - TWllltPffil fHl*tlfllls
bourgeois. Even tho neutral diction*
try has been pillaged, and war poems
are at a ruinous premium.
Carmacklan Tennessee.
Over In Tennessee the aureate
__ Tennessee
plumes of the Hon. Edward W.
Carmack are Incandescent, while the
Hon. Bob Tuylor’s violin “shrieks like
a god In pain,
nrraitged that
hold them back,
of Tennessee are
each
of .the vuuuuuuweuua iook on
aghast. Tbe golden-domed Senator
would defend his seat by 1 joint
debate, but bis friends fear the cun
ning master of the catgut muse. And
Bob Taylor’s friends tie his bands,
for they know the fiddle wonld
“stand no show” against the viol
that sings In epigram.
A Second Alamo.
From Texas comes the voice of the
lion. Joseph W. Bailey, who In a
speech from which politics was
rigoionsly excluded, thus referred
with Senatorial courtesy to certain of
his colleagues:
Douglas? A nice old woman,
pare* with Douglas as the glow-worm com*
P»n*s with the eagle. Who represents
Ohio? Mr. Dick, who didn't make a great
success at running n feed store, who
comes from Pennsylvania? Tho creature
of corporations and cabals.”
Rare old Kentucky, meanwhile, lis
tens to rare old Joe Blackburn, mak
ing the fight of his life. So it goes
throughout Dixie, that fair and happy
J BEGGARS IN INDIA.
They Are Fast Dlaappearlng.-Only
About 5,000,000 Left.
The boggnr nuisance Is a very com-
3 In India, and the endeavors
in tbe large cities to put
met with only a limited
access. This Is no doubt
that Indian opinion Is
toward sturdy beg-
tbe gulno
reason to
esome change la
public sentiment In
as in So mnny other matters,
were abont five millions of beg-
tbe country at the time of tbe
census, and nearly one-fifth of tbe
number were classed as religions men
dicants. The number, large as It is
represented a decrease of about 7 per
cent from that at tbe previous census,
and the decline turn been attributed In
part to the comparatively heavy mor
tality among them daring the famln.
years. But. says tho report. “It Is also
partly attributable to tbe spread of
education and the consequent weaker
bold wblch tbe so-cnlled ascetics bare
on tbe Imagination of tbe people,” It
being much less easy than It was form
erly for the members of tbe various
begging communities to unloose tbe
purse strings of the people.
There is happily, reason to believe
that the changed feeling among the
educated classes Is filtering down to tbe
lower levels. This evil 1b not confined
to one particular community or re
ligion. It la as rampant among tbe
Mabomctnns os among tbe Hindoos
Tho “Sar Jadid,” an ably conducted
vernacular paper, published In upper
India, dealing with question* of
social reform among Mahometans, has
been forcibly calling the attention of
Its co-rellglonists to the necessity of s
reform In their notions of charity. Our
contemporary shows by a reference to
the Police Gazette that the number of
Mahometan beggars under surveillance
lias been rising every week. I cite In
stances from the records of criminal
courts to prove that some of the men
who pass for religions teachers have
been convicted an charges of frand and
Immorality committed an the property
and persons of men and women who
had been misled by tbelr religions ap
pearance.
To Care Smoky Wicks.
When lamp wicks amoke or refuse to
burn properly tbey should be soaked
Tho difference In tbo _
be very noticeable. Another homely
suggestion Is tbe use of salt to remove
tbe ugly stain made by eggs on stiver.
It should be applied dry and rubbed
on with a soft cloth.
Prehistoric Egyptian remains bare
been found among tbe prehistoric re
mains of ancient GauL
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