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8AGUAC] CRESCERT.
The latest census shows that there
are 420,274 horses in Denmark, 18g for
every 100 acres under cultivation and
195 per 1,000 inhabitants; the sheep
number' 1,058,656, which is 281 per 100
acres and 456 per 1.000 inhabitants.
Denmark is an agTieultural country.
,About three-fourths of the population
are engaged in the cultivation of the
aoil. Copenhagen is the only city of
any size.
Princess Clementine d'0rleans, who
is now the only survivor of the large
family of Louis Philippe, has cele-
brated her eighty-fourth birthday at
Schlos~s Ebenthal, her seat near Vien-
na, whither she has just relearned after
a long stay at Mentone• Princess
Clementine married Prince Augustus
of Sax-Coburg-Gotha, a brother of the
late king dowager of Portugal, and a
first cousin of Queen Victoria and of
the prince consort.
The,Missourl egg factory of ~prlng-
field handles about 50,000 dozen eggJ a
day, all of which are candled before
entering the factory. About three
wagon loa~ of eggs are rejected each
day and hauled outside of the city
limits where they are dumped. A man
living near the dumping ground has
collected enough c~ickens hatched by
the weather from eggs thus thrown
away to stock a chicken farm. Every
day for a month or more he has been
carrying a number of chickens home
from the dumping ground, where they
had been hatched by the unprecedented
heat.
Persons interested in wild flowers
are endeavoring to create--and to or-
ganize--a sentiment for the protection
of our native plants, especially near
large cities. The pondqily, trailing
aroutus, native orchids, fringed gen-
tian and many of the evergreens have
been gathered in Massachusetts for
sale in such quantities, and so steadily
sought by frequenters of suburban
woods, that their extinction is threat-
ened. The remedy suggested is that
care be used to cut rather than pull
the flowers, so that the roots need not*
be disturbed; and that those who
gather rare plants for the market
ahould be discouraged by lack of
patronage.
Bishop Philpotts of Exeter early
earned his reputation for saying sharp
things. One of the guests at au under-
graduate'~ party, in Oxford, sang a
song much out of trine. Then Philpotts
was called upon. "I haven't a note in
my voice," said he• "Well, if you can't
sing, you must make a speech or tell
a story!" declared the host." "If I arrl
~to tell a story," said the future bish-
op, "I think I should say that I should
.Xike to hear -- sing that song again!"
Much later in life he went to pay a
visit in Devonshire. "It's a beautiful
place, isn't it?" asked a guest. "Yes,"
said the bishop, "but if it were mine I
would pull down the house and fill up
the pond w~th it. That would remove
two objections."
V
The value of a recipe lies partly'in
,Its being accurately set down and fol-
lowed. Itarper's Magazine has the fol-
lowing directions for making a break-
fast delicacy called pop-overs, as they
were imparted by the Chinese servant
to a lady visiting in the family: "You
takee him one egg," said the master of
the kitchen, "one lit' cup milk. You
flxee him one cup flou' on sieve, take
pinch salt--you put him in lump. You
move him egg lit' bit slow; you put
him milk in, all time move. You makee
him fiou' go in, not move fast, so have
no spots. Makee but'led pan all same
wa'm, not too hot. Putlee him in oven.
Now you mind you business. No like
woman run look at him all time. Him
done all same time biscuit."
During month if July thousands of
young people gathered in Cincinnati
and San Franeiseo, in Christian En-
deavor and Epworth League conven-
tions. Enthusiasm in large measure
was theirs. But the public, always
utilitarian, asks: "What have these
:young people actually done?" A few
among the "best things" reported by
the Junior Endeavors alone, chil-
dren under 14 years of age, are a suf-
ficient reply: Clothed and paid board
of a crippled' boy in school. Gave a
thanksgiving dinner to thirty-five poor
children. Earned money to give poor
children an outing in July and Au-
gust. Kept a crippled old lady in
clothing and food all winter. Fur-
nished flowers all winter to our
church. Made scrap books for hospi-
tals. Educated two colored boys•
Placed a rack in depot and kept it
filled with good reading. Gathered two
hundred good books for the prison
committee to use in its worK. Bought
an invalid bed, which is loaned in the
community. Surely an enthusiasm riv-
~eted by such acts of helpful service
need not hesitate to call itself true
religion.
Gladstone's humorous advice to the
farmers to convert their superfluous
turnips into beautiful jam has been
abundantly acted upon, even in the vir-
tuous United States. Around one case
of the Agricultural Department's ex-
hibit at the Pan-Amerlcan Exposition
hang squares of cloth, originally white,
now yellow, orange, scarlet, crimson,
blue and purple all coJ6red by aniline
dyes extracted from commercial Jam
and Jellies. ]n comparison with such
nefarious a¢l~teration con'.meat would
be colofleu.
A SOLAR PERPLEXUS BLOW.
That gifted guardian o£ the Maehln-
ery of Justice, "01d Perplexity," took
thue enough from his self-imposed task
of trying to make puppets of some of
our local judges and the district at-
torney-all, by the way, ¢).1" his own po-
litical bran(l--to dash off the Yellowing
interesting editorial in yesterday's
:New s :
"That 1)curer should haw~ been chos-
'(;ll as the. place for the annlla] meeting
of the American Bar Associa.tion this
yeqr is an hom)r that the city appre-
(.iates, and to its mcmbers a cordial
greeting is extended. Among tbe m-my
organizations which exist in this coun-
try that are national in their scope
there is none th:lt excites a niore
~¢,'holes, olne influence or promotes a
more lofty ide'd of justice that tile
~nlerican Bar Asso(-iation. Its concern
is with wise statutes and legislation.
the purity of the courts, the upright-
ness of judges, the imlmrtial adminis-
tration of justice. These matters come
home to the welfare of the humblest
citizen of the reIml)lic, anti I)ear an in-
timate relation to government, both
state and national. To elevate the high
sense of worth and dnty anti integrity
that sholfld characterize a profession
on whick sucii resl)onsibilities rest is
the purpose and qim of this associa-
tion. its membership is representative
of the legal talent of the nation. The
names of the leading jm'ists, lawyers
and jndges of the United States adorn
lt~ roll of members and give it a stand-
ing, a dignity and an influence that is
everywhere felt and acknowledged.
The state!y d(~cornm that nmrks its
proceedings~ as well as the broad na-
tional bearing of the topics it consid-
ers, are indicative of the high charac-
ter of tile association and the controll-
ing position it occupies as related to
the legislative and Judicial thought of
the tim(*. To so distingnished an asso-
ciqtion, and till of its nmmbcrs, the
News again extends a cordial greeting
and a hearty "we]conic."
Ineidentally "Ohl Perldexity" was
numbered among tim list of qttorneys
who sought admission yesterday inio
lhis famous organization of lawyers
whose
"Membership is repremmtalive of the
legal talent of the nation. The namt,s
of the leading jurists, lawyers and
judges of the United States adorn its
roll of metal)ors aml give it a standing,
a dignity and qn influence that is ev-
erywhere felt qnd aeknowh~dged•"
But alas "lnd alackaday! "Old I'er-
plexily's" apl)lic'ltion was "with-
drawn"' at tile last nmment and lie
It may be asm]med, for Ihe only me~.
ace it 1)e2ars is agnlns~ the Democratic
party, whieh he stil~ aspires to lead.
But the velT cil%.umstance that these
gronps are drawing .awa3r from the old
party strengthetts the elements that are
trying rornmlly to unhorse him, and
the iu'inciples announ(,ed in June by
the committee which ix trying to unite
tlmm--lmblic ownershilL an income
tax and fiat money--are pr~vtieally his
own. llc was re~(13" in l~)00 to refuse
a Democratic nnd accc.pt a Popnlistie
nomination ~f his silver l)l:mk was re-
jected. No one nlay I~e vertain that lie
will not be found training with these
radical groups in 1904. Bat meanwhile
they must show strength enough to in-
di(mte that they lmve something to
trade and this is not a propitious time
nor is l('msas City an auspicious plae~
for sL new party of discontent.
MAX.
Iowa RepubUeal3s.
An ]ow:t Republican convention iS
interesting to tim brefliren in other
states, because the party has a way of
backing up its nominations at the polls
with a vigor that makes the Demo-
eratle ticket nearly a negligible quan-
tity, and becau.se the Itawkeye state,
like the Buckeye state, has an embar.
rassing richness of great men. The
convention that named National Com-
mitteeman A. B. Cmumins of Des
Moines for governor yesterday, may,
for all practical purposes, be regarded
as the election itself, for the present
incumbent, Governor Shaw, had 56,000
votes to spare in 1899, and McKinley
led Bryan in the state by 65,000 in
1896 and 98,000 in ltR)0.
Perhaps the llepublicans of Iowa
somewhat overdo tile matter In the
size of their majorities. As Senator
Thurston of Nebraska said yesterday,
"It is the three great and sometimes
doubtful states of Indiana, Ohio and
New York ttmt are likely to exert the
strongest influence in the next nation-
al convention." There is nothing
doubtful about Iowa; but the promi-
nence of her Ilel)ubliean chieftains
gives them a per~sonal claim to the con-
sideration of tlie lmrty elsewhere. Sen-
ators Allison antl I}olliver have both
been "mentioned" for the presidency,
althotlgh Allison avows he is too old,
and although some say that Dolliver
is a bit too young. Speaker tteuder-
son iS an Iowan, and so, to be sure, is
Minister Conger, who was talked of
for governor in the spriug, but who
somehow did not develop in the can-
vass. Most eonsl)icuous of all Iowa Re-
publican availabilities is Governor Les-
lie M. Shaw himself, who was not
still reinains "outside the In'east-quite nomiuated for the presidency
works." t
No diagram is needed to cxpl'Hn this
withdrawal, but it must be a barrow-]
ing reflection for the General Manager
of Everybody's Business to think that i
lm eannot mingle and eommnne on
terms of intimacy with these great le-!
gal lights of the American Bar Asso-
ciation while scores of iris humbler fel-
low members of the Colorado bat" are
permitt=~d to enjoy all tKe rights, pow-
ers, privileges, obligations and iinmuni-
ties of liberty, fraternity and equality
in the exalted body whicll he prqised
so copiously in his alleged newslmPer
before the election of new members.
But let us not give way to despair
or vainly tmaghm that the cause of
jnstice will wither because of thei
omission of the name of its Chief
Champion from the membership roll of:
tile American Bar Association; "the
:;lately decorum that marks its pro-
ceedmgs" will still safeguard our lib-
erties and "the broad national bearing
of the topics it considers" will still re-
mqin "indieatiw~ of the high character
of the association aml the controlling
position it occupies as related to the
legislative and judicial thought of the
tlnle."
Am1, anyhow, thanks to the wisdom
of Colorado's unlucky Thirtetmth Gen-
eral Asselnbly, "Old Perl)lexity" will
still remain a senator of tile United
States even though lie may not be'a
member of the American Bar A.~oeia-
tion.--Denver Republican.
A Commoner Party
There will be a great gathering up of
the political odds and ends which iiave
been bestim'ing themselves in one state
or another when the convention that is
to form a "Commoner" or "Columbian"
party meets at Kansas City in Sep-
tember. If number of organizations
and variety of creeds which are to co-
alesce in a single national party and a
single declaration of faith count for
anything it will be quite a showing.
The two brands of Populist§, the Pub-
lic Ownership party of St. Louis, the
newly formed Bryan Democracy of
Ohio~elght strong--the Silver Repub-
licans of the mountain states, the Sin-
gle Taxers and tile Socialist party just
launched at Indianapolis, are all ex-
pected to pool the.Jr issues. "Golden
Rule" Jones, Lentz, Debs, ])e Leon and
every other wearer of political motley
are expected to be present.
It is called a Bryan party, "although
Bryan disclaimed paternity of the
third party scheme when it was
broached in June In Missouri, or fra-
ternity with the little band of Ohlo
Greenbackers who put hls name on
their banners last week. That he will
continue to avoid fellowshipping with
yesterday, but who was lint to the
fore as "a national leader of renown."
Of tile llepubliean state t)latform,
that may be said which m.ly be said of
all Bepublican st-Ue platform.s this
year. It puts a good deal of emphasis
on national questions which indeed are
• is agreeable subjects for Republican
conventions to approach as they are
disagreeable for Democratic conven-
tions. The most significant plank is
that calling for reciprocity and plac-
ing the party in the state squarely be-
hind the President. Mr. Thurston says
he has no~ "discovered any such stren-
uous demand in the \Vest for wider
reeipro('ity as is reported to exist."
We refer him to the eastern bank of
the Missouri.--Mail and Express.
~rave Words Indeed,
On tim question of the suffrage, if
for no other reason, the Maryland
1)emocrats deserve to be defeated this
:~car, as they were a year ago. Th.eir
position is wholly mischievous and to-
tally indefensible. This is what they
solemnly declare:
"The Democratic party represents
more than 40#00 majority of the white
people of Maryland. They, in common
with their brethren of other states, in
which large masses of colored .voters
lmve been injected into the body po-
litic, recognize that peace, good order,
l)ersonal safety and proper develop-
ment of our material interests depend
upon the control of the commonwealth
by its intelligent white residents.
Without ¢.he aid of the 60,000 colored
voters, the Republican party in Mary-
land would be a hopeless minority.
"We therefore, without hesitation,
proclaim that the success of the Dome.
era'de party will meun that, while we
shall deal with perfect fairness in se-
curing all the benefits of good govern-
meat and full and free opportunities
for education to all classes, such ac-
tion must be taken as to prevent the
eonerol of the state govermnent from
passing into the hands of those who
have neither the alJility, nor the inter-
est, to manage public affairs wisely
and welh"
Brave words for a white man's party
in a state where tile while voters out-
number the colored voters more than
three to one!
]n only one county of Maryland do
the colored voters preponderate, and
~here only a slender majority. In
all the counties of the state the admin-
istration is wholly In the hands of
white men, as lu the entire electoral
machinery and the I)ower of political
organization.
It is a fraudulent issue. There is no
conceivable menace to white suprem-
acy in Republican success in Mary,
land.--l~ew York Sun.
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COLORADO M. E. CONFERENCE
MAKE ITS APPOINTMENTS
Canoe City~ Colo., Au~. 27.--The
Colorado Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church has concluded its la-
bors after ordaining a nuulber of elders
and making appoinmmnts. On Sunday
afternoon the ~ollowing were ordained
elders: John Alderson of Itotchkiss,
W. E. P(~'ry, Denver, W. F. Motfitt,
B 'lack Itawk, and the following were
ordained deacons: George W. Andrix
and Professor Chambers, Denver;
George tL 5Lanning, Sheridan Lake;
Jonathan Wilson, Del Norte; John J.
Lymer, College Springs, Iowa; Luphfer
ttart, Buena Vista.
The church was handsomely decor-
ated with flowers, the center piece be-
Ing a floral cross rising out of a ban]
