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In tlio smoking room of the IMayers
club Now York
Frank Onyiiiaii IIowIiik nn mor
mons cloud Iy love 1 must write to
Cocllel Sho looks lor a loiter from mu
every dnv anil 1 hate to disappoint
lier She sajs my letters nie her only
Joy and It must lie ptetty dull for lier
down there at Nowpoit with ouly Hil
da for n companion
Writes My Dialing Wlile I have
been so busy that I have not been able
to get up town to thu bouse to dinner
bo I have Just dropped in here
Cnter Gunge his chum Husy
Frank
No onlv writing to my wife
Oh drop that and como and have a
game of billiards
Well I dont care If I do
They go to billiards After an hour
play What do you say to a look In
nt a roof garden for nu hour or two
Frank Its too Jolly hot for anything
else
Im with you George
At the roof gulden Why there
nro the Dennis girls and alone
The Dennis Girls together Oh you
forsaken husbands This Is the way
you console yourselves for the absence
of your law fill spouses is It
Yes Come along and join us
Cooling liquids badinage and flirta
tion for the nevt two hours later on
supper for four at a ISoIiemitin rostau
liuit
Midnight Fiank at homo preparing
to rutlie Gee whiz 1 never wtote
to Uecile Seizes a postcard and
writes
At Home Midnight
Impoitant business all day Too
late for more Letter tomonow Yours
Fisank
Gnyman puts on hat and overcoat
rushes out puts card In letter box re
turns and soliloquizes as he gets into
bed That was a lucky thought
Only just saved my bacon that time
The same day In the drawing room
of a Newpoit cottage Now Hilda
dear dont talk to me I must write to
my husband You cant understand
what we can have to write about every
day Why I should be the unhapplest
woman In Newport if I did not get a
letter from Fiank every day nver
since wo were engaged we have always
CAYMAN HUSHES OUT AND PUTS CARD IN
LETTEIt 1I0X
done so when apart and whatever I
do myself 1 make him keep It up Its
only like keeping a diary and then I
like to know Just what ho Is doing
Poor fellow Ho would be miserable
without my letters when ho Is alono
like this He says they are his only
joy amid all the worries of his horrid
business
Why yes of course I tell him all I
do except the little things that might
worry him Its only kindness to keep
those nway from him The best of men
are so funny that you never know what
they will take It In their heads to wor
ry about
Writes My Own Darling Frank
Hilda can you make me a nice J
pen Thanks dear Do you like those
writing cases They are awfully use
ful This Is real Russia leather with
scissors and all sorts of things Frank
pave It to me last Thanksgiving but 1
wus awfully disappointed for I ex
pected he would give mo that ring with
sapphires and diamonds that we ad
mired so much at Uaubles Dont you
remember It
Resumes writing Many thanks
for yesterda s letter I wish you could
Hpare time for a longer one Ab you
tay you never go out after dinner you
ought to have plenty of time to write
me good long letters
Looking up You seem very deep
In that book Hilda What la It Oh
The Langrnge and Poetry of Flow
ers That emluds mo that I mean to
go In for botany Mr Black says he
will teach ne and there are all borta of
lovely ramblea about here to botanize
In I dont care for scientific men as
a rule but he has nice manners for all
he Is so learned I think he Is rather
good looking too dont you No I
always admire dark eyes Fronka are
rather a light gray though Still mus
ingly he Is ever so much taller than
Mr Black
Resumes writing Hilda and I are
very busy as usual We never have
an Idle minute We lead and bathe
arid swim and botanize and lead a
thoiotighly healthy and simple plain
living existence
Looking up again Where did oii
put those chocolates Hilda dear
Thanks I nlwnvs like to have candy
near me to nibble at It seems to give
one something to do Thats why men
are so fond of smoking I mtpposo
These are very good Fiank is so fun
ny He bntes to see me eating sweets
Says they ate bad for ones health
Turns again to lier letter We
have lots of riding and boating Hihjn
rows tlnely now and we have great
times on the water
Oh by the way Hilda what nie
you going to do this evening Nellie
Vlberts coming to dinner Is she You
two glils wont care to have an old
married woman like me listening to all
your talk so Ill go out with Baron von
WE HEAD 11A1HK AND SWIM
Knoblauch In his canoe I want to
loam to navigate a canoe you know
But I shant tell Fiank Hell only be
nervous He always expects I shall
get di owned or bieak my neck or
something
Oil no The baton Isnt leally a
noisy fellow Its only his way I knew
him ages before I was mauled Fiank
1 believe almost hates him but I cant
help that Poor fellow Ho tells mo
all his seciets and I give him the best
advice I can You know we never met
until after 1 was engaged to be mar
lied Sighs I suppose It was fate
Of course I never caied for him but It
seems so stiange and so sad that one
should be able to have such an Inllii
ence over a persons whole life when
one only likes a poison It seems so
unequal But how can you help these
things happening
Whats that you say Its unsafe
and compioinlsing to make such piot
ostatiotis to a ghl that is engaged or
married You ought not to talk like
that about things you cant under
stand I think its an awful mistake
for a girl to try to be cynical Yes
though you are older than I am you
will alvvajs be considered a giil until
you marry Im only frank like tills
because I like you and I dont want
you to stand In your own light It Is
such a pity for a nice girl like you to
got a reputation for being jealous and
spiteful
Now Hilda dont be a little goose
I never said you were old and ugly
You often dont look a day older than
23 and you are quite too effective In
that last hat you had from Mine Lou
bert Here have some chocolates and
do let me finish my letter
Writes I cant say I admire your
tasto in playing golf with Amy Dear
borne How ever I hope you keep your
temper better than when you play with
me and Im sure you dont say naughty
words when you muff a shot when
Amy DearbornoIs there I want you
to get me some bright red chiffon do
sole If I write for it to Jenklnsons
they will scud me somo of last years
rubbish and I want the latest sliado
from Paris and you might nsk them f
they liave anything good and new In
TI1ERE THATS DONHl
dress linens ginghams and organdies
I will Inclose a slip about tho number
of yards and tho names of tho shops
where I want you to try at
Hilda Hilda do listen to met I de
clare you were asleep and snoring
Are you sure that Taylor can make
boating skirts nicely You know I
cant possibly stand things that do not
flt well
Resumes writing Do try to re
member to send me the housekeeping
accounts every week Im suro you nro
being robbed And do take caro that
THIS NORFOLK NBWS THURSDAY HTOHKU
that hoiilble gn em vou mo so fond m
dues not i Inn go hav enough to teed
two elephants Instuul of two horses
You ought to be living for next to noth
ing now and I consider U a dozen for
Qillcklll whisky Is potfeetly sinful
Surely jou can got a cheaper biand
Hid vou send the can luge to be to
painted V You dont need It while I am
away l am sine You nlwajs Hay jou
dont care for tiding alone and I should
think jou would enjoy going about on
your wheel or would Ibid walking
healthy Thanks dear I shall be glad
of another chock next week The mon
ey seems to melt nway like Ice In the
sun Dont be disappointed at not hear
ing f i oin mo tomorrow Wu are going
to a big picnic so I shant have tlnio to
wilto And now goodby With best
love vour over loving wife
Ceciii
Throwing down her pen There
Thats done Yes It Is rather a bother
wilting every day but I make a point
of doing It for I know my letters are
poor Franks onlv Joy And now I
must run away mil change for 1 asked
Baron vou Knoblauch to drop In to
lunch You dont mind dear do you
Htilicrxtllloiin Miimlio
Few of the older down town colored
residents can be Induced to cioss
Washington square after nightfall
says the Philadelphia Kccoid In fact
some of them cannot be persuaded to
pass the limits of the Kqunic after
nlghttall under any consideration
This fact led Policeman Skinner of the
Nineteenth district Into a queer pie
dlcamont Hie other night While on
duty ho noticed an aged coloiod man
acting in a very suspicious manner
Tho old fellow timidly apptoaohed the
square and hesitated about entering
Tho policeman was about to step up
and make Inquirv when the man asked
a pissoiby what quiro It was Why
Washington squat e was the icplv
Without another wonl the old nian
darted awav with the policeman In
pin suit W hen caught he could give
no explanation anil It was decided to
lock him up Tills necessitated a trip
acioss the squat c and the captive beg
ged piteouslj Dont take me acioss
dat mister policeman Dats itn old
giavevaid and Ill done hub no luck
all my life If I step tin detn dead men
The polio man brushed up his his
tory a lilt ami loimd that tho old man
was light about the giaveyaid and let
him go ids wav A number of Revolu
tionary soldieis nie buried In the
squaio St Paul Pi ess
Tlir Itpvlver
Baby was taken very bnd whlla
you wete out mum said the new
servant gill
Oh dear said the young wife Is
he better now
Oh bos all right now but he was
bad at llrat He seemed to come over
quite taint but I found his medicine In
tho ciipboaid
Found ills medicine Good gracious
What have jou been giving the child
Theies no medicine in the ciipboaid
Oh yes theie is muni Its written
on It
And Hint girl triumphantly piodueort
a bottle labeled Kid Reviver Lon
don Tit Bits
Mulilnu tin- MitNl of It
In Hull tecently a little girl was In
vited to a patty at a tliends house
After tea difleient games weie engag
ed la until it was time to go home As
the guests were leaving the hostess of
fered the little girl a bun
No thank jou maam said the
girl I could not eat any moie
The hostess then told her to put It in
her pocket
I cant rolled the mite Its full
nlreadv but the next time I come I
will brin u basket Hull Times
Where They Went
The piofessor was demolishing as
he believed Dnrwin and his theories
a task which lie frequently engaged In
when ho triumphantly wound up
with the question
If we are monkeys where are our
tails
The lecturer who had been speaking
his full hour wns startled to hear In
reply from one of the audience
We have sat on them so long that
they aie worn off
IIoraeiiliocM
Horseshoes nre of uncertain dnto and
havo caused somo discussion nmong
military historians Nailed shoes were
not known by tho Greeks for Xeno
phon gives minute Instructions for
hardening the hoof Nor did the Ro
mans use them Nero had mules shod
with a plate of silver fastened by
crossed thongs to the hoof With Pop
piea his later wife It Is said these
plates were of gold Tho earliest posi
tive evidence of nnlled shoes Is fur
nished by the skeleton of n horse found
in tho tomb of Chllderlc I 458 81 at
Tournny In 1053
Tho very people who talk about vul
gar trade are usually the ones who
never pay their bills Philadelphia
Record
Dignity may stoop to conquer but It
never grovels In tho dust Chicago
News
Wonders of Xew Hampshire
Tho average reader will bo nmazed
to learn that llttlo New Hampshire
with less than 10000 square miles has
no less than 400 lakes and ponds 154
brooks 58 rivers and 204 niountnlus
This mnkes Iowa look saiall Colora
do a big state has 550 crooks Texas
has comparatively few rivers lakes
and creeks Alabama has GG3 creeks
and 87 rivers Iowa cannot approach
that record Minnesota has 222 lakes
and 140 rivers New York Tress
In the Crimen the British left 00000
corpses which are Interred In 130
cemeteries on ground occupied by the
troops during thut long and disastrous
wu
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HUBS
ISM 1MM
Wheat 4le tl c
Coin lJc 2Se
Rye 20c Itic
Oats Sc 17o
Hogs 250 t 50
Labor 75
Iloises 25 1 M tf15 00
Cattle lat sr SI 45
Cattle leedeis SI 11 si15
Sheep line S2 15
TIiIh menus Hint the Nebraska
ei tilling Kill acres of laud and that
Is not consiiiciod ti lingo I arm In Ne
braska will leielve tit least SSH inoic
for the siiine amount of slock and
grain in Ihio than he ion hod in iSHi
Theie are thousands ol lCOacic
farms and thousands of luimois in No
bftihliii so t can be soon at om o that
tills hit lease in pi ices In the nggiegiite
amounts to a huge sum
These llguies tue umiiiKweiablo
They deal staggeiing blows to Deinoc
nicy and thej at the same time attest
the wisdom and leveal tlio substantial
beuellts of Republicanism It can be
seen hv tills that Republican piospei
ity lias In lour yunis iiu leased the
value of eveiv cow steer sheep horse
and cvciv bushel ol ginin in Neluaskii
more mini hi pel em n tins In
ci eased the value ol oveiy neie ol In nil
land and aside tioni household effects
litis In many instances doubled the
value of all the personal piopoity on
Nobtaska larins
The Republicans in Nebraska pin
their lliitll to tills reooid They sue
willing to stand on It confident in the
intelligence and judgment of all the
people
Under such conditions is it possible
that Bryan and the Democratic cam
paigu oratois can mislead the people
into deposing the Republican ptuty and
voting the Democrat- back Into pow
ei Is It possible that the voteib ol
Nebiiiska can by the seductive ami al
luring stialns ot the political sileii
be duped into voting lor Bryan ami a
leturn of the ilepiession and listless
of four years ago A vote for Bryan
means that and nothing else Nor Is
this any mote true of Nebraska than
of the i est of the agricultural staton
The report of the bureau of statistics
of the agricultural department just is
sued shmvs to what extent the farm
ers have profited in the last four years
on live stock values alone Here aie
the liguies
Jan 1 ISfWi Inn 1 1000
Horses 5001 I01WJ IfliOSniiO 112
Mules 10i201 157 111117002
Milch cows jSi55545 511812100
Other cattle 5080284 10 80185200
Sheep 551C775 12200591
Total i54ioii 2042810815
This shows a net Increase In values
a clear and clean piolit to the farm
crs and stock owners of 501444471
Adding to this the Increase in the
value of swine and farm cereals which
Is even a greater amount nnd It ks
found that the entire gain amounts to
the enormous sum of moie than 1000
000000
Have a Hlclit to Know
The people of Nebraska have a right
to demand of Governor Ioynter an
explanation of his conduct In connec
tion with the management of the va
rious state Institutions
They have a right to an explanation
as to why ho has permitted offlcluls to
transgress the law without oven so
much as a public protest or reprimand
Within tho last few weeks reports of
otllcittl corruption have been published
charges upon which prompt Inquiry
ehould be mado yet Governor Ioynter
has refused to act and has mudo no
apparent effort to stop theso abuses
tho gravest cnarges nnve not even
commanded official attention yet these
charges are of such a nature as to bu
of the utmost Importance to tax pay
ers Involving as they do a reckless
dissipation of the public funds With
wholesale pilfering going on In many
of the state Institutions It Is no wonder
that a large dollclency conservatively
estimated at 100000 Is staring the
Poynter administration and the people
of Nebraska In the face
For this cud for demoralizing tho
11M
management of the public Institutions Star
bv the rtrptnfnient of pel I Urol adher
ents luespectlve of Illness Governor
Pnyntei will be held to answer
Propel mituirgotiiont of public IiihIIIii
tlous Is not a piiftbiau qucstUm All
What Republicanism Has Done political pintles profess To favor it
for the Farmers of Nebraska
How Iriris for Pann Protliirli Ilmrt
IucraiMtl tlio IiiM Four Wars
IinpiirtHht Im In Hi in lilt On Imul Amilr
In Count t Inn Willi I lie Ilijnlin
AilniltiM intlnn
Otnahii Sept a Slowlj et suioly
public soul Intent In Nobtaska Is civs
Utilizing against BimiiiIsiii llaid
times ami low pi Ices under Demncial
Ic rule nie so llitnly Impressed on tho
memory of the votots that the attempt
of Bryan to tllvctl attention thtotigh
tho Instrumentality of vtihtcinhlc and
fallacious docttlucs has lalleu Hat
The pimple of Neluaska nie too In
tolllgeiit mid too discerning to be do
reived bj the inooklng blids of Democ
racy on the question of mllltatlsm
mid rfnpoilallsiii and thoj havo only
to take their pencil ami paper and do
a little quiet llguiiug to dotoiiiiluo
what Republican victory leallv means
for them
Till liilit lliiti ft
The following llgtiies will show the
real dllloionce between applied Demo
cratic ami Republican ptiuclplcs the
first column showing the prices under
Domoci title nile In IS it 5 and the see
olid tho ptlces pi ev ailing now under
Reptiblliau uile
What shall be said oi done with a
patly or nlltclal who proves locietiut
to his 1 1 iim 7 Thai Is thi piohlcm hit
fore the votots of Nobtiiskii and that
Is the 1 hat go upon which Gov el nor
Pov titer and Ids puttv must stand
trial In the high com I of public opln
Ion Biouomv In the administration
of public nffalts Is a matter of dollarn
nnd cents to every tux pavei and lite
fact thai with gotioial appiopi billons
appioxliuatlug moie than JiMiHH
thete Is an appaicut shoitago of IM
000 of Itself piowi that Gov ei nor
Poynter has not pincthcd It
Itliii lllli lulu ilniiiKiinl
Governor Poynter Is not the only fu
nlou ollliial who lias fallen shoit of
piuly ptombes and public expecta
tions The mimes of Stale Tieiisuior
Meserve Attunoj General Smv th and
Lund CominlHloner Well may also be
lidded
It Is no Hrcrot Mint a portion at least
of the state school fiiuibi has been
farmed out to favot Ho pat ions Theie
Is at least 200000 or school funds
upon which the stale U locolvlng no
lutoicst and which Is no doubt depos
ited with such coiiioiiiH as aie
liicudlv to the admlulstiiitlou Dili
gent iuqiihy has thus Inr lulled to dis
close whole this money Is 01 why the
state Is not diawlug lutcicst 011 It
This alone leptesoulH n clean loss to
the state ol f lnoo per youi
In tegaid to the attorney generals
depai lineiit lie iccomIh show that
that dcpin tnient has not alone been ex
travagant but has made excessive de
mands on the ticiiMiuy
The constitution expiosslv piovides
that the utlorticv goueial shall locelvo
11 salary ol Sjoun a yoai ami 110 mine
II declares Inillici ilia nothing shall
lie allowed that ilepai tuieiit lor depu
ties or eleik Idle The 1 coords show
how openlv Ills has been dlsiogaideil
Tho lollowlug llguies show to what
extent the tieasuiy has been milked
dining the pi event Icim ol two veins-
Attolliev geiieial 101111
W D Oldham IDiiin
Assistant attorney 2 Kit
Slonogiapher 2 Mil
Pi iiitlug bilels SO
Postage leleiaph telephone clc 1110
Tiavellng expenses lid
Though this Is a much linger amount
Mian was ever holme lequlied by the
attorney goiioials dopailmout It
oven was mil sulllcleiil The lecoitls
show that the 5000 piosooullou
I mid placed nt the disposal ol the
governor lias been ntlaikod and of
this amount neatly I Kill has been
used a poll ion ol it as follows
1 Smyth fi7t
W D Oldham 55 20
IMP Smith 02500
G P Corcoian 2t7S0
Other allowances have been made in
addition to Mils so Hint upon the whole
tills depm Intent under the pi event ad
mlnistiation has been the most extiav
agiiut and expensive In the states his
toiy
More or 1h odium Is ntlnched to the
land commissioners depai liiienl The
manner in which building eouti iets
have boon 11 winded and executed al
most approaches a public scandal
Cot tain eouti actors have been award
ed contracts mid have signally failed
to piopeily t ill fl II them yet after li v
tng failed at one place the botnd has
turned light around and awarded
them conttacts at another In somo
Instances the bondsmen of the con
tractors have been requited to com
plete the work and In each and all In
stances the state has sustained pecu
niary loss
Contracts for groceries and piovlslons
aro now largely awarded to Lincoln
parties attending which action Is cir
cumstantial evidence of rank favorit
ism Those contracts have been ma
nipulated In the Interest of the friends
of the state house ring nt Lincoln and
against the Interest of the business
men of the towns In which the Institu
tions nre located Commissioner Wolf
and Governor Poynter are directly re
sponsible for this as the foimer Is
chairman of the board of public lands
and buildings and the latter chairman
of the state hoard of purchase and sup
plies boards that have direct charge
of these matters
It may be claimed by the state house
officials In Justification of their acts
that the state Is getting Its groceries
and supplies cheaper on this account
Nothing could lie farther from the
truth In tho list place the way
business is managed prices become a
secondary Issue The principal Issue
now Is that of weight and quality
There Is scarcely an Institution that
has a weighing scale and there Is
scarcely nn official at any of the In
stitution competent to judge us to
quality
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The Tramps Advice
She was standing on tho front porcb
reading the story paper which had
just como in tho mall
Madam said Meandering Mike
did I 6co you brush away a tear jea
now
Sposlu I did sho returned Ita
no business of yours
I spoko In kindness lady You aint
treatin yerself right to cry an read
both at once Its a double strain on
yer eyes au you might as well listen
to my hard luck stories an savo yer
eyes exclusively fur do weeps If you
likes touchln stories lady heres yer
chunco to havo em brought to yer
door an you neednt pay 2 a yearB
subscription In advance neither Its
de chance of yer life lady to trade off
cold victuals for pathos Washington
BRYANS GUI KNIJACK IDKA
In S I ml til 1 In Nlllliinnl lli ltt
Ill I nit vchiiii tun IImiIi
In I MIS
The lb v an Hit mini seheine ii ippir
rally the giMml old idea Hint eiurlrd
tlio diiiioouiov of OhiiiolT tin Ir feet in
isiiS it tul Unit was ulutply to print
cuiiiigli grioiili nils to pi of ho na
tional debt and have done wIMi it
Ihls In iiillfnl Muiiighl Inula majority
lu the ooiuriilloa that nominated Sey
uioiii anil III Mi Tlio iiotiinl comeisi
tion I ifi 1 tril to was thin
Bikini 1 1 liccnhiichci opened the
talk bv sn mi llelln oii heie doul
v nn 1 I1111I nt want uninc nioi e money V
Dont vou lliluli we till ought to have
noiiii ttioi v 11 oiiiv V
S 1 mill idin speaking mildly
Will Ms I lliiak Id like to have some
moie uioiii v and
Piioigitn Illon and Loading Dem
ociiil Will thou li dont vou help
us have II What ate vou Hlaudliifr
mound feu Ulty dont 3011 coine and
go wltli us S on want mote money
ami I want tunic moucv If we nil say
so we can haw it cant weV Aint the
pi oph filing to rule litis count tj any
moii V If wo nay pilot the money
tin l I piltil It wont thev Vou be
long I Illl with us
Si i nnd Cltieii Ittil how about re
deeming 117 How about pnv inglt up
Stiilwatil Ditiiootiit again Kedeem
ill What lite devil do vou want to le
dootti it lot 7 I e I went out and pt hit
mot o of It
Now tlin I wts Mu gut nil old wav of
paving I ho national ih DI in AS It
dm snt look unlikolv that Mi Itijtin
will have to iiinke that I he p 11 innoiint
Issue in this campaign nllei all for
lllile will be wlldliie ill tlio woods
about the pioti 0I01 ate in lite Philip
pines and the Mom oe doot t lae in Asia
Mm at llalsii ml
COKN CONSUMPTION
Wlinl IIikIiiiv Veil It lliiim li
Iminiit WI111 IVi il Million-
il VV urn- VV 111 liii 1
The coin ei op of I lie I tilled SI ties
Will bl big to I lie hit tin I s nioi e uiottey
ill Illiil III ill 1 Ml belole i lie depai t
liietil ol agi tcitlt 111 e icpoils the pi ice
ol coin timing the llixl wiek of Sep
teiiilici as tool cl ban double what it
was 111 IHiii atnl much higher titan at
11113 cot 1 espondiitg date since I lint
time This mci cased pi ice i due hot h
to the 1 n ci 1 us 1 i 1 on stt nipt 1011 at It omit
and I he ellot Is itiade liv Stcictiny Wtl
sou lie piisint head of lite dcpatl
ineiil of agrlctili in e fot an cnlnigo
iiient of tnciicin mill kels tin o id
With business act iv il and people in
cci line of tniliiKliv nclhcly 0111
ploeil the home mat kit is l fart lie
most inipoilant out to the farmer
while with business di ptessioa fac
ilities closid mines luuiiiii on half
time tailwavs witlt light cm mugs and
11 itiltieliou of employ es the consitmp
tion and pucis 111 the home niailut
ate cot 1 cspondinglv 1 educed i his is
illust 1 ateil hv the lae that the home
consumption of coin fell oil slfiflOPfl
mo 111 Isll us coinpiied Willi Is J and
that the pi ici of coin rn hieao in
isMl at t lie close of t lie democratic mid
low laiill piiiod was less l linn one
half what it is o dus
The table winch billows shows the
home consumption anil 1 xpot talion of
coin in ISU isM and IS and the
expoi tnlioti onlv in Is1 the home con
sumption liguies lot that year of
coin si not being obtain ible
COItN
Home Consumption Exportation
Yonr Mu toiiMiiiiiil Iiu exportnl
tsj tiitvr wj 71 mum
isit i 7Hiis mi ri iw Si
IVi 1 1711 Jll7si 177 tWitr
lyot kjuivjtj
Export IlKiires 11 n for llsral years
GROWTH OF COMMERCE
Iiicreiiiil Volume of Imili ivMli
Trtiili il niiiilrlrn Umlcr
McKlulc
Two especial feituies of the growth
of our foieign eoiiniiorct under Presi
dent McKiiilev have been the liicreni
in the importation of tioplcal and sub
tropical pioiluets mid the increase in
the importations to those countries
which furnished those tropical and
sub tropical products The people of
the United States are spending a mil
lion dollars a dav for classes of mer
chandise which thev ennnot ptodtice
or at least aie not at present produc
ing in the United States These in
clude coffee raw silk India rubber
fibres fruits and nuts tobacco of
high grades tea guilts cocoa and
chocolate spices rice cabinet woods
dje woods Indigo and certain chem
icals all of them of tropical or sub
tropical production This class of ar
ticles form a constantly increasing
proportion of our imports both be
cause of the Increased demand through
our manufacturers and through an en
larged consumption by the people and
also because of the reduced Importa
tion of manufactured goods In 1895
the importations of this class of ar
ticles amounted to 31S707CJ3 and in
the fiscal year 1CKX amounted to 351
3532tfi A large proportion of thess
articles reach us from Asia and Ocean
ia The proportion of our sugar im
ports which is furnished by the Ha
waiian islands and the Dutch Has 1 1 ti
dies ia constant increasing while the
bulk of the raw silk tea Manila hemp
jute gums spices indigo and dje
woods come from the countries of
Asia and Oceania and the remaining
irtlcles of the list are furnished by
tropical and sub tropical countries
If Maximo Gome the late command
er of the Cuban urmy should take to
the wilds of the eastern part of the
island something which he will not do
what in Mr Hrvans opinion should
this country do1 Should it get out
and leave the Island to anarchy or
thould it fulfill its pledges made ia
I good faith to the Cuban peojde
I