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Secretary Long has personally dented the
rumor, put afloat a few days ago, that
be would shortly resign. The navy is to
be congratulated that the rumor was false.
Some time ago it was suggested that *a
new verb, “to Hobsonize,” be added to
the language. At that time the verb
would have meant to sink a ship. Recent
occurrences, however, have precluded the
use of the new verb for any such mean
ing.
It Is doubtful If civilizing with the
horsewhip, as Is said to have been prac
tised in Santiago, will meet with the ap
proval of the people of this country. Still,
it must not be forgotten that even in our
own country to this day—in the state of
Delaware—morality is inculcated with a
lash at the whipping post.
The Cuban junta at Washington has
bull dissolved. This may lx* taken as an
earnest of the confidence of the Cubans
In the good intentions of this government.
At the same time, it may lie said that the
junta could have been dissolved long ago
with good results. It has been In the way
u good many times, and has on several
occasions narrowly escaped making itself
offensively conspicuous. >
Mr. Hall Caine, of the Isle of tailless
cats, having returned to London, has ex
pressed his opinion of America. He likes
the country well enough, in a way, but
thinks that mentally we lack stamina. In
the matter of out recent war with Spain
end Its consequences, for Instance, he does
rot ihink that any great impression has
been made upon us. or that many of the
people are giving the new problems which
confront us any very serious thought.
Our Institutions he likes very well. One
of them which he should like very much
Indeed is our newspaper press, which is
always ready to give almost any visitor
from a foreign coumry who has a hook to
sell several hundred thousand dollars
worth of free advertising, which a native
American of equal talent might beg for in
vain to the end of hl days.
“Uncle Horace" Boies seems to have
been getting in hts work on the lowa De
mocracy. It will be remembered that
some six months ago Mr. Boles declared
that the sixteen to one issue was dead—
not the stiver issue, hut the arbitrary
ratio issue. He said he was still in favor
of the free coinage of the white metal,
but objected to having the movement
hampered by “sixteen to one.’’ At a meet
ing of leaders of the Democratic party
laid at DesMolne* the other day, It was
resolved that the Chicago plaiform tie en
dorsed, with the elimination of the expres
sion “sixteen to one” wherever it occur
red It was also resolved that the policy
of Imperialism should be combatted, that
thi re should be no annexation of HpanUh
Island territory, and that there should be
bo tsrgt increase of tii standing army, as
oonutoptslsd in th Hull bl'.
XVHAT A GREAT ARMY HEARS.
There is much to support the bill which
the minority of the House committee on
military affairs has offered as a substitute
for the Alger-Hull bid. This substitute bill
provides that the regular army shall con
sist of 30.000 men, and that the President
shall lie authorized to enlist 50,000 volun
teers to serve for two years.
The opinion of the authors of the bill Is
that by the end of two years there will be
need of very few American troops In either
Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines.
Therefore, ai that time, there will be no
nfed of a regular army of 100,000 men, as
provided for in the Alger-Hull bill.
It might be asked, why could not the
regular army be reduced to 30,000 men
after two years, if it should be found at
the end of that time there was no need for
so large an army. The reason is, that if
our military establishment should be in
creased to 100,000 men it would be very
difficult, if not impossible, to ever reduce
it. Excuses of one kind or another would
be found to prevent its reduction. The
army officers would exercise a great in
fluence against reduction, and they would
have powerful friends to aid them. Besides,
there would always be in Congress a cer
tain number of men who, for reason of
their own, would insist upon keeping a
large army. It would lie urged, for in
stance, that Ihe danger from labor trou
bles was great..and that a large army
was necessary to suppress violence which
might accompany such troubles—that ex
perience had demonstrated that militia or
ganizations could not be depended upon for
suppressing violence of that kind. It can
be predicted with safety that if the regu
lar army should be increased to 100,000
men, it would never he reduced below that
number.
But what an enormous increase in the
public burden so large a, regular army
would cause! A regular army of 100,003
men would cost $163,000,000 a year. Our an
nual pension charge is now $145,000,000. Our
military here fore would call
for an annual appropriation of $310,000,000.
That is more than the military establish
ment of any other country costs.
Since the foundation of the republic we
have been congratulating ourselves on the
fact that we were not burdened with a
great standing army. And yet, almost be
fore we are aware of it, we are consider
ing the question of creating an army that
will make our military establishment cost
more than that of any other country.
If the army should be increased as pro
posed in the Algor-Hull hill, and an ap
propriation, such as Is proposed for the
navy, should be made, new sources of reve
nue would have to be found. The present
sources would nowhere nearly supply the
revenue that would be needed to meet the
expenditures. It is beginning to be appar
ent (hat the policy of expansion is a costly
one.
THE STItEKT RAILROAD.
Mr. Pope Barrow, one of the directors
of the street railroad of this city, appears
to resent the efforts the Morning News
has been making to secure a better street
car service. In an Interview, published
in the Morning News yesterday, Mr. Bar
row is quoted as saying; “We may not
have done the very "best that could be
done, hut we have done the best we knew
how to do, and I believe that we have run
the road as well as the editorial stuff of the
Morning News would have done if they
had had charge of it.”
The question as to how well the staff
of the Morning News would have run the
street railroad is not in issue. It may be
that they would not have done as well p.s
Mr. Barrow and hts associates directors
l ave, not having the experience which they
have, hut because the Morning News staff
would have failed to do better than the
present managers have done it doesn't fol
low that the present managers are excused
for not doing better. Some of the local
directors of the road seem to think that
the street car service which the city is re
ceiving is about as bad as it can be. If
members of the management have that
opinion of it, Mr. Barrow ought not to
complain if the Morning News voices pub
lic sentiment in regard to the service which
the street car system is giving the city.
Mr. Barrow knows, of course, that the
Morning News is not complaining of the
service simply lo be complaining about
something. It is complaining because *he
people who patronize the street cars, are
demanding that complaint shall lie made.
Does Mr. Barrow desire that the people
shall not be given a chance to be heard?
Why does he want their indignation sup
pressed? They have a right to be heard.
They own the streets, or did own them
until the Council entered Into an agree
ment with the street railroad company in
regard to them. They have a right there
fore to insist that the contract which the
city made with the street car company
shall be carried out in every particular.
Unless we are greatly mistaken the
Morning News h?s only given expression
to the sentiments of the people In respect
to the street railroad service. In fact, Mr.
Barrow admits that complaints of the
service have been made to him. Why then
does he seemed aggrieved because com
plaints have found expression through the
Morning News? Does he hold that wnen
the people have complaints to make against
corporations which have valuable fran
chises from the state or the city they
should not be permitted to utter them
through the public prints? That seems lo
be the meaning of Mr. Barrow's statement
that the street railroad management has
been doing better than the editorial staff
of the Morning News would have done, if
it had been entrusted with the manage
ment of the road.
The very meanest man of all lives In
New York, lie Is a young mail, and up
lo a short while ago he had a sweet
hi art, to whom tie was engaged to be
married. For some reason the girl came
lo the conclusion that she had ceased to
love him and broke the engagement. Ami
tiie mean follow went off and published
every one of her letters in pamphlet form,
whit orthography, adjectives and ever)-
I thing else identical with the original, arid
! circulated the pamphlet among their mu
tual acquaintance*. Could any revenge
be more ilea illy
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24, IS9S.
THE HITLER PENSION RILL.
The suggestion of President McKinley
that the time has come when the gen
eral government should care for the graves
of the Confederate dead, has received
warm indorsement in a.I parts of the
country Especially gratifying has been
the concurrence of those former armed
Joes of the Confederates, the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic. A brave
foe Is always generous.
It is meet and proper that the graves of
the valiant soldiers who fell on the Con
federate side should be cared for by the
general government. We are now one
country, and one people; we are ail Amer
icans. And the dead Confederates were
Americans of the truest blood and fiber.
They gave’their lives in battle in defense
of what they considered to be their con
stitutional rights, as interpreted by some
of the brainiest, most learned and purest
men this country has ever produced. Had
they done otherwise they would have been
less than true Americans; they would
have failed to measure up to the stand
ard of their forefathers. The great war
decided agaigst them; but the decision did
not detract from their heroism or their
Americanism.
It should be stated that President Mc-
Kinley’s proposition was not an inspira
tion of the moment. Long ago he made
up his mind that the graves of Confeder
ates ought to have national care. He
visited Fredericksburg, Va., some twelve
years ago. There he found the Confeder
ate cemetery in a deplorable condition,
while the federal cemetery, under the care
of a quartermaster, was neatly and prop
erly kept. At that time he determined to
make use of the first opportunity which
presented itself to bring the matter be
fore the country. The opportunity came
during his recent visit South, and he made
good use of it.
The great idea has been so cordially re
ceived that there is hardly room for doubt
ing that it will be carried into execution.
Meantime it is apropos to say that what
ever is to be done in that line should
have its initiative from the President's
party friends or from representatives from
the Northern or Western parts of the
country. Southern representatives should
keep quiet. The Confederate dead are rest
ing peacefully; don't disturb them with
congressional debates.
Those Southern members of Congress
who evince a disposition to take the tide
of fraternal sentiment at its flood and’
ride it for profit do not represent the
true Southern feeling. The bill introduc
ed by Senator Butler of North Carolina
to pension ex-Confederate soldiers was
not well-considered, and will not meet
with the approval of the people Senator
Butler professes to represent. Asa mat
ter of fact, the bill has attracted practi
cally no attention. Very few comments
have been made on it In the press; and
of those few none has been favorable, so
far as we have seen. Ex-Confederates
will be apt to see in the bill only another
scheme to raid the treasury, and they do
not desire that any such thing should be
done for their benefit.
WHY they attack wheeler.
It does not soem to be generally under
stood why Mr. Bailey is so anxious to de
prive Gen. Joe Wheeler o£ his seat in the
House. Gen. Wheeler was asked about the
matter a day or two ago. He said he did
not know, unless it was because he re
fused to follow Mr. Bailey's lead last sum
mer on the question of expansion.
Gen. Wheeler believes that he has a
right to occupy his seat in the House and
at the same time retain his commission
in the volunteer army. He has looked up
the matter carefully, and has taken advice
on the question from some of the best
posted lawyers in Washington. The reso
lution to investigate his right to a seat
has been referred to the judiciary com
mittee, and that committee will make a
report, In all probability, soon after the
holidays.
This Congress will come to an end in
two months. Gen. Wheeler is a member
elect of the next Congress. Before that
Congress meets Gen. Wheeler will, of
course, be out of the army, that is, If some
arrangement Is not made for his perma
nent connection with it.
Mr. Bailey has not endeared himself to
the people of the South by his course In
the Wheeler matter. In the first place he
knew that the question he raided is one in
respect to which there is a difference of
opinion. In the second place there was
no reason why a Democrat should have
raised it. If it was important enough to
be raised, Mr. Bailey should have waited
for a Republican to raise it, unless his
conscience would not permit of any delay.
However, there are no indications that
Gen. Wheeler is greatly disturbed about
the matter.
Still another war time canard has been
exploded. It was said over and often dur
ing the war. and since for that matter,
that Gen. Shafter had been placed in com
mand of the Santiago campaign by Sec
retary Alger because both were from
Michigan, and the general was a personal
friend of the secretary. A few days ago
the war Investigating commission brought
out the fact that Gen, Shafter had been
appointed on the recommendation of Gen.
Miles, and day before yesterday Secretary
Alger said that he did not even know that
Gen. Shatter was a Michigan man until
after Santiago had been captured. The
two men had never met until Gen. Shafter
called at the war department after his re
turn from his campaign.
The only effect that T. Thomas For
tune's Washington speech has had, or Is
likely to have, is to emphasize Booker
Washington as the greatest man of Ins
race. Fortune believes the way to ele
vate the negro Is to give him public of
fice and pass laws forcing the white peo
ple to recognize him as an equal. Wash
ington believes that the way to elevate
him Is to teach him how to work; to
train his hands, and convince him that
honest ski.led industry leads to good citi
zenship. Fortune advocates politics;
Washington advocates work, There arc
100 many Fortunes and too few Washing
tons Hi the lace for its gowi
Stockholders of the Kceley Motor Com
pany will have lo posses their souls with
patience for anotner year. At the end of
that time they may, or may not, hear
something of interest to them. With the
experience the stockholders have had in
waiting. It ought not to trouble them a
great deal to add one more to the sum
of years they have waited. The other
day a meeting of the company was held
in Philadelphia. A prodigeous “secret”
was passed by the agent of Mrs. Keeley,
widow of the Inventor, to one of the direc
tors who had been designated by his as
sociates to act as cuslodian of the “se
cret” for them. A certain Boston man
named Klnraid had been named by Mr.
Keeiey to his wife as the only person
who cou'd take up his inventions where
he left off and complete them. It was
decided to put Kinraid to work upon the
inventions and give him a year's time on
them. At the end of that time, if he
shad have failed to make the motor per
form its functions, the directors may be
placed In possession of the “secret” re
ferred to. Some persons have been un
kind enough as to suggest that the "se
cret tells how to fool the public for
twenty-five years on a stretch
Trade journals note a gratifying
improvement in the movement of
dry goods. One of the most pleasing
features of the improved movement,
from the standpoint of the South, is the
fact that there has been a sharp increase
in the demand for cotton goods. The re
port Is that the output of a number of
cotton mills has been sold for four months
ahead, and that some manufacturers have
declined to quote prices for future pro
ducts. This means that manufacturers are
looking for a still further .hardening of
prices later. For some time the cotton
manufacturing business has been depress
ed, stocks large and markets low and
1 weak. The Eastern factories have been
put to many expedients to reduce stocks
and curtail output. It is to be hoped that
the favorable signs will continue and that
a genuine revival may follow. Higher
prices for cotton goods would mean better
markets for raw cotton. '
PERSONAL.
—Rev. August F. Krofhage of Kansas
City, whose death is announced, was a
pioneer circuit rider and missionary of the
Methodist Church. In his earlier years he
•ften took part in revival meetings with
Peter Cartwright, the famous frontier
evangelist.
—Though 78 years old and compelled to
spend most of his time in bed, Herbert
Spencer manages to do a little work. He
has just finished revision of the first vol
ume of his “biology,” bringing it down to
dale. He left London some time ago and
now lives quietly at B4tb. Mr. Spencer's
special trouble is with his heart, and weeks
sometimes pass without his being able to
so much as dictate a letter.
—Andrew Carnegie, who knows from his
residence in Pittsburg what a curse the
smoke of soft coal has been to that city,
warns New York against the same pest!
He saw a Fifth avenue chimney vomiting
out black .smoke and said that if the citi
zens tolerated that one It would soon lie
imitated by a thousand others. He refuses
to allow the use of soft coal in Carnegie
hail property, though a considerable saving
might thus be effected.
—The little King of Spain recently had n
tumble and would have been seriously hurt
had he not been caught by a footman. Be
cause of Spanish court etiquette that no
plebeian hand must ever touch the sacred
person of the King the footman lost his
place as a result of his catch, but the
Queen Regent thanked him i>ersonally for
his act, gave him handsome presents and
provided him with an annuity which gives
him a fife of ease in his native village.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The effort to seat Brigham H. Roberts
in the next Congress is reopening the dis
cussion of polygamy," says the Philadel
phia Ledger (Ind.), “and it is being as
serted that if l T tah, being now a state,
with sovereign powers, chooses to adopt
polygamy as a legal custom and to send
polygamists to represent her in Congress,
and other public functions, it will be im
liossible to restrain her under the con
stitution of the United States as it stands
at present. If this view is, correct, and
there seem to be strong arguments to sup
port it, there is nothing to prevent any
state from adopting any form of wicked
ness that does not involve the use of the
United States mails, as that appears to
be the only means by which the general
government can reach and check any ten
dency on the part of a state to go wrong.
The I.ouisiana Ixutery was suppressed in
this way; but if the mails are not used,
it is difficult to see how the government
can administer discipline."
The New Orleans Picayune (Dem.),
thinks we shall have to keep the quaran
tine bars up against Havana for some time
to come. It says: "The population of Ha
vana, according to the latest Spanish re
turns, is 200.000. It is estimated that any
effective and permanent works to com
plete the sanitation of the Cuban capital
will cost fcO.OOO.COO. It is plain that the
United States government, holding only
a temporary possession of Cuba, will not
undertake a work of such magnitude, and
it is hopeless lo expect the government cf
a Cuban republic to do so. Even if Cuba
were a permanent possession of the United
States, Congress would never send $40.-
000,000 out of this country to sanitate ih'e
Spanish islands. The result will he, for
the present, that a rigid quarantine against
Havana will have to be maintained as in
the past."
If there was to be opposition to the
President's proposition that the graves of
Confederate soldiers be made a national
charge, it was expected from the North
west. So far, however, no violent oppo
sition has been heard, though some of the
newspapers of that section seem to fear
the scheme as opening the way for pen
sions, etc. The Chicago Tribune, a lead
ing Republican journal of the Northwest,
says: “'When the proper appropriation
bill comes along an amendment will be of
fered. no doubt, to carry out the graceful
suggestion of (he President. There will
hardly be an objection to that amendment
Inside or outside of Congress. The recog
nition of the Confederates by the national
government should stop there, however.
Marion Butler’s bill to pension Confed
erate veterans is not well thought of by
the Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem),
ivhlch says: "It Is not surprising that it
Is Butler who has introduced a bill in the
Senate extending the provisions of the ria
lioual (tension laws ui ex-Confehrii.s.
Butler rarely faff* to show the right kind
of stuff that lie isn i. made of,"
Jolinny'H G^OKraphleal Attainments.
“Now that w* have these.vast posses
sions in the antipodes, Johnny, I think—,”
began Johnny’s papa, according to the
New York Sun.
“Father, I'm astonished! Our antipodes
are somewhere among the fishes southwest
of Australia, which is a far cry from th“
I'hi'ipplnes."
“Well, I was Just going to say that this
hemp they grow in Manila—”
"It isn't hemp at all, father; travels un
der false pretenses. Manila hemp is a
variety of the banani family."
"Dear me, is that so! It's good cordage
all the same. Why, when I was out in
the Sandwish Islands I—’’
"Father, you're enough to make Liliuo
kalani shudder. No educated person say?
Sandwich Islards now, unless to make
himself understood hy those who don't
know that 'the Hawaiian Islands' is the
official and accepted name. Besides—”
“Well, I suppose you’ll be asking me
next to say ‘Puerto Rico’ just because the
Spaniards do.”
"Not at all. Porto Rico has been good
English usage for several centuries. It's
all right.”
“Glad you've passed on the question.
But if we go Into Manila hemp growing
in a territory 6,700 miles from our former
limits we—”
"You mean 4,500 miles. You certainly
haven't forgotten that the United States
has long extended to the end of the Aleu
tian Chain, and Attu is only about 4,500
miles from Manila.”
“You're very kind. But speaking of Ma
nila hemp, they say that in Borneo, the
largest Island in the world—”
“It was when-you studied geography,
father, hut they’ve learned since that Now
Guinea is larger than Borneo, and Green
land is larger than New Guinea.”
"Great world this! Well, I was talking
with Brown about introducing Manila
hemp into tropical America, and he said
that on his plantation in San Salvador—”
"Why, there are no plantations in the
city of San Salvador. If you mean the
country of which San Salvador ia the cap
ital you should say Salvador.”
“Young man, your hat is getting to
smalj for you. If you don’t stop making
my head ache with your erudition I shall
send you direct to Vladivostok.”
“You don't mean direct. I should have
to trans-ship at Yokohama or Shanghai.
I think—”
“Give us a rest, please. I want to read
the paper.”
Honor Tlirnst on a Senator.
The Billy Mason ham, a Chicago prod
uct, will soon be on the market, says the
Washington Poet.
A modest man of worth, ever mindful
of the best interests of his constituents,
seeking no praise, but humbly content
with the consciousness of duty faithfully
performed, the junior senator from Illi
nois was fairly taken off his feet by an
honor impulsively thrust upon him yester
day. Bearing well his part in national
councils, he had Just introduced his reso
lution of inquiry into Germany'S discrim
ination against American sausages, with
a view to retaliation, when the card of the
representative of a big Chicago packing
house was handed him. The senator's
presence was requested In the marble
room, whither he repaired.
“I cannot express to you,” said the Chi
cago pork-packer, greeting him effusive
ly, “how deeply appreciative all of us are
of your thoughtfulness in introducing this
measure. I listened to the reading of it
and commend it as I commend you. It
Is well-worded, and meets the emergency.
This act of yours shall not go without
proper recognition, be assured of that.
Our firm-"
“No, no,’* Interposed the senator. “I
did no more than my duty to my con
stituents demanded. I seek no recogni
tion.”
“But it shall be done; it is due you,”
returned the Chicagoan. “Upon my re
turn our firm, as I was about to say,
will have a ham named after you.”
This generous proposition, made in all
sincerity and earnestness, took the sena
tor aback. Its magnitude overwhelmed
him. He lowered his head in humble ac
knowledgements. To have a Chicago ham
named in his honor had never figured in
his wildest dreams of achieving greatness.
He had not dared to aspire to anything
like that. Suddenly recovering himself he
said:
"I 'thank you, my friend; thank you
with all my heart. I fear I am unworthy
of all this, but, say, would it be asking
too much to have your firm also name a
slice of bacon after me.”
In Fincm.
Reginald W. Kauffman In Philadelphia
Press.
The poet took his rusted pen
And wrote one line, hut yet he wrought
Within the sordid minds of men
The mighty miracle of thought;
But I, a foolish singer, ask
Only to strike a strain so clear
That from life's sunshine where I bask
One note of it may reach your ear.
Another wove the web of books
Till knowledge smothered joy and tears,
Till learning stamped upon his looks
The withered wisdom of the years;
But I have looked into your eyes
Where such strange lights now come,
now go,
Have read your soul and my soul cries,
"To feel is better than to know.”
The soldier shared the smoke and sweat
Of tpight.v battles anj his name
By history’s red hand is set
High in the towering House of Fame;
But coward I were happy here
To be forgot by false and true,
Could I but save your eyes one tear
Or fight life’s battle out for you.
One more there is who dwarfs his soul.
Who starves his heart, whose brain it
sold
Where traffic’s tides forever roll.
To black-browed slavery of gold,
I, having nothing, only pray.
Ere quite life's harvest-seed is sown,
Your love one little hitter day—
I ask of God hut you alone.
Though fame be sweet and glory dear.
Though greed and gold and knowledge
call
To them who dare to rule by fear.
Yet love I think is best of all.
So scorn I still the pen and sword,
Learning and gold and glory too;
My fame, my duty, my reward,
1 find them every one in you.
Ditto.
The Philadelphia Record tells of a teach
er who had just finished explaining the
use of the ditto marks, when she noticed
one 'of her young searchers for knowledge
searching for it in a half-dime novel. So
she made him slay after school and told
him to write the sentence ’'Always pay at
tention” a hundred times. In a very short
time he gave a glad shout:
’’l’ve did it!”
"What kind of language is that?” she
remarked severely, "and you surely haven't
had time to do it.”
“Well. I’m done it, then—anyhow, here
it is.’’ He held up his paper. The sentence
was written once at the top, and ihe re
maining surface was covered wlih dots.
"But you haven’t done It?” ahe exclaim
ed.
He gazed at her scornfully. "’Course I
have—them's ditto marks—made ’em nine
ty-nine limes-they're good things.”
What else was there to do but to let him
go at once, w in h she did?
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—A letter travels from Khartoum to
London in Seventeen days.
—Small nostrils are said by physiolo
gists to indicate small and weak lungs.
—lt costs a littie more than $lOO,OOO a
year to care for the capitol building at
Washington
—More than 200 municipalities in Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland, now own the
municipal gas woiks.
—The nails of the Chinese nobility some
times attain the length of eighteen inches,
being protected by long sliver cases.
—The average number,of horses killed in
Spanish bull fights every year exceeds 5,-
000, while from 1,000 to 1,200 bulls are sacri
lieed.
—ltaly exported last year 21,000 ancient
and modern works of art, valued at $600,-
000. More than one-half of them went to
Germany.
—The British admiralty proposes to try
fans worked by electricity in order to im
prove the ventilation of the lower decks of
warships.
—Excepting grape vine, the oldest alco
holic beverage known to man is sake, a
rice wine. It has been used by the Ja
panese for over 2,000 years.
—The wives of Siamese noblemen cut
their hair so that it sticks straight up
from their heads. The average length of
it is about one and one-half inches.
—Geiatoid, a mixture of gelatine witn
formaldehyde, is being used for unbreak
able goggles to protect eyes of workmen
exposed to flying particles of stone, metal
or wood.
—The names of the architects of the
new South Station, Boston, will be chis
eled in enduring granite high up on the
front facade of that structure, in accord
ance With plans duly submitted by them.
—Corncob pipes are made by the car
load in Missouri, and sell for 25 to 27 cents
per bushel. The industry Is also an im
portant one in Indiana, and one factory
at Brightwood turns out between 4,000 and
5,000 a day.
—ln 1828 there were 1,085 debtors im
prisoned in Philadelphia, their debts
amounting to $25,408; the expense of keep
ing them was $302,076, paid by the city; the
amount of debts recovered by this process
was $295.
—Soap has been in use for 3,000 years
and is twice mentioned in the Bible. A
few years ago a soap-boiler’s shop was
discovered in Pompeii. The soap found
in the shoo had not lost all its efficacy,
although it had been buried 1,800 years.
—Debtors in Siam, with three months'
arrears, can be seized by the creditors and
compelled to work out their indebtedness.
Should a debtor run away, his father, his
wife or his children may be held in slav
ery until the debt is cancelled.
—The poor of St. Louis are to feast on
rabbits this Christmas. Rev. J. W. Ferrell,
of Lamonte, Mo., has issued a call for a
rabbit hunt throughout Pettis county, and
the quarry wifi be forwarded to the St.
Louis Provident Association for charitable
distribution. A similar hunt last year re
sulted in the capture of 1,500 rabbits.
—Ever since the sixteenth century the
British commanders have made use of the
square to repel cavalry or resist a larger
force. The formation of this square makes
it almost impossible for an attacking force
to break through. The troops are arranged
in a quadrangle, the soldiers all facing
outward, so that they present on every
side a solid front to the enemy.
—The British Board of Agriculture has
issued an order prohibiting the exportation
of horses that by reason of “age, infirmity,
illness, injury, fatigue or any other cause”
may be unable to stand the voyage with
out suffering. Last year 26,890 decrepit
horses v re exported, the greater part of
this number having been sent to Antwerp,
presumably to be cut up for food pur
poses.
—During the recent heavy snow storm
a flock of sheep owned by David Young,
of East Searsniont, Me., was left on the
mountain. After the storm was over he
went to gather in his flock, and, finding
one missing, began a search. After five
days he succeeded in finding her under five
feet of snow alive and not in bad condi
tion. She had traveled around under the
snow until there was a beaten track of
several feet.
—One of the most public-spirited and im
portant newspapers in Japan, the Koku
min Shimbun, of Tokio, has recently estab
lished an international depariment inserted
for the benefit of foreign readers. This .de
partment is written in English, though ar
ticles are occasionally published in other
European languages. Perhapt* the fbost
striking innovation is the insertion of notes
written in Japanese, but printed in Roman
character.
—At the Paris Exposition in 1900 a novel
exhibit will lie made in falconry, installed
in the historical department of the section
devoted to hunting. There will he shown
all the implements used in the ancient
sport, such as gloves, hoods, bags, uni
lot ms. There will also be noted pictures
of hunting with falcons, such as Darnet’s
in the Orleans Museum, representing Antic
of Austria, surrounded by her court wo
men, all with falcons on their wrists.
—A per. gazelle has inspired a deed of
daring in its owner. Commander Lewis
Blackburn, R. N., which has made him
famous in England. As he was leaving
her majesty's ship Royal Adelaide the ga
zelle, which he had recently brought home
from abroad, rart to meet him, and in
affectionately rubbing against him fell
overboard. The commander, who was in
uniform, promptly plunged Into the basin,
although the risk was great, the night
being intensely dark and there being
chains between the Adelaide and other
ships. Shouting for light to be brought,
he kept himself and the animal afloat un
til both were assisted to dry land.
—With reference to the recent prediction
of my correspondent “Marmaduke” that at
the present rate of increase by the end
of filly-three years, ha.f the population of
the United Kingdom will he insane, says
London Truth, I have received the fol
lowing reassuring communication from a
friend who is of a mathematical turn;
"Front the data given it may be seen that
although the proportion of lunatics is In
creasing, the rate of increase is diminish
ing. The increase in the first decade (,’5B
to ’69) was 0.0G053 of the whole population,
while In the last ('BB to ’9B) It had gone
down to 0.9M025. Taking the present rate
at which the proportion increases to be
the average rale (0.00027) for the years '69
to '9B. It will be almost 1,840 years before
’one-half of the population becomes offi
cially known as mad.' This result is
somewhat less terrifying than the fifty
three year* arrived at by ’Marmaduke.• "
When mathematicians differ, heaven fot
lid that I should offer an opinion. Look
ing simply at results, however, it |* | n
every way to lie I totted that tny corra-
view is the correct one.
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