I 'Bread MarKet
Tho brend markot of Tangier, which
la shown in tho picture, la just outsitlo
Iho city wall, tho picturesque gato be
ins ono of tho entrances of tho town.
The bread market is in ono corner of
tho great outer or genoral market. Tho
bread is sold moBtly to Arabs, who
como In from tho desert and from tho
Interior of Morocco with tho caravans
of camels and donkoyn. Thero is very
little of tho bread sold to tho people of
tho town, as they hava hero largo pub
lic ovens. Tho houses nro so small
and compact that there la not room in
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Wa IdecKr'Roussea a.
Plerro Mario Waldeck-Rousseau,
whoso war on monastic orders in
Franco is arousing tho keenest Inter
est in Europe, was made premier In
1899 after several years' retirement
from a political life, which was never
very cousplcuous. His government is
warmly supported by n majority of tho
legislature In Its attempt to dissolve
tho orders. Tho struggle Is one of tho
WALDECK-ROUSSEAU.
most remarkable In tho religious his
tory of tho French republic. Tho gov
ernment's bill, which, It Is argued, will
drlvo religious associations from
Franco, Is couched In general terms,
but tho third section, If enforced,
would bo mortal to tho orders which
nourish most. It provides (1) that no
association betweon Frenchmen and
foreigners can bo formed without n
stato charter; (2) that associations
whoso directors nro foreigners or live
abroad and associations whoso mem
bers llvo in common cannot exist
without special nets of parliament per
mitting them. This Is tho most Im
portant law proposed by tho third re
public, and one of tho mo3t Important
developments of French political llfo
since tho revolution.
Commissioner XOright's Vicbus.
Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of
labor, delivered an address tho other
evening before the American Statisti
cal association. In which ho cited fig
ures to show that tho condition of
tho worklngmnn In tho United States
ban greatly improved during tho last
half century. Ho proved by four dif
ferent sets of statistics that tho real
vnluo of wages at present la greater
than that of tho wr.gcs of ilfty years
ago. Tho money received for a day's
labor will now buy more In tho way of
food, clothing and shelter than at any
provlous timo. But tho wage-earner
has at tho samo time advanced his
standnrd of living. Ho wants nioro
things than did the mechanic or farm
Dr of fifty years ago. Ho achieves moro
in a day's work than his grandfather
did, and ho needs better food and
clothing to At him for this moro pro
ductlvo work. Ex.
Alarm in Cape Cobun.
Sir Alfred Mllner, British high com
missioner of Capo Colony, in reviewing
7,000 men of tho now volunteer force
it Capo Town last Saturday, mado an
iddrcss to tho olllcers which Indicates
that ho at least does not underestimate
tho seriousness of British affairs in
South Africa. After complimenting
tho force for "excellent work already
lone In stemming tho Boer invasion,
bo said In part: "It has bcon said that
tho cnemj would never como to Cape
Town, but any ono who lu tho face of
of Ucmgier.
them to cook bread, so tho Arab wem
cn mako up tho dough and tho chil
dren take it on large boards carried
on their heads to the public bake
ovens, calling for it after it is baked.
At about G o'clock every evening you
will hear a great knocking of big brass
knockers, which are on every Moorish
door, and a great racket they make.
Tills is done by the mothers to remind
tho children that it is timo to go and
get tho bread, children in Morocco, n3
well as here, being often forgetful in
their play.
ovents of tho last few months will say
a thing Is impossible because It seems
improbable is too silly to bo argued
with. I am aware that I risk being
called an alarmist, but it is better to
bo called an alarmist than to run any
risk."
tSajcation "Reform.
Tho general causo of local govern
ment in Great Britain Is vitally con
cerncd In efforts which will bo mndo
in tho coming session of Parliament
to procure legislation authorizing
dlr,cct tax upon ground values for local
Improvements.
Three bills will bo presented for this
purpose The first, which was before
the last parliament, will be promoted
by the city of Glasgow, and according
to Its title will provldo "for the taxa
tlon for local purposes of ground
values in burgs in Scotland." Tho
second has been formulated under the
Instructions of a conference of London
'taxtagjauthorllice and provides for tho
(separate assessment of land and the
rating for locarrytrposcs of land values
in England and Witfas." Tho third has
been prepared uftcr riTHch deliberation
by tho London county council "to pro
vido for the rating of site valut!SJn tho
auminlstrntivo city of London."
Judge Condemns Women.
Judge Waterman of Chicago in de
clining to accept the Jury verdict in
tho case uf Smith vs. Eltcl because- of
tho Inaccuray of women witnesses has
formulated a charge ngainst the sex
which will undoubtedly exposo him to
Its Indignant criticisms. Tho Judgo
says: "Though women are undoubt
edly upon a higher moral plane than
aro men, they nrc not as reliable upon
tho witness stand. It seems that
women nro of a moro Imaginative na
turo than men, and, although It Is no
doubt unintentional, they como to bo
llovo as truo what they nt first only
Imagined and maintain their belief In
splto of nil ovldenco ngainst It." The
Woman's club of Chicago only tho
other day discussed tho ethics of busi
ness men In a pessimistic way. It will
JUDGE WATERMAN,
now ho intonating to know what it
thinks of Judgo Wntcrman's character
ization of tho ethics of tho fcmlnlno
world.
Tho Into Gen. Ioonanl A. Dickinson
of Hartford, Conn., bequeathed ono
half If his roslduary estato to St.
Thomas' church In Hnrtford, and one
fourth each to tho Hartford hospital
un tho Hnrtford orphan asylum.
Mm WORLD
REVOLVES
General Evelyn Wood.
Gen. Evolvn Wood. who. it Is re
ported, will soon go to South Africa
empowered to treat for peace with tho
Boer generals, is tho adjutant general
of the British army. It is understood
that this movement of tho government
looking toward an end of the war has
been lnsplied by the king. It is not
bollovcd to mean that Gen. Wood will
go in a military capacity, but rather
lu a diplomatic one. Ho would, thero-
si ) K
GEN. EVELYN WOOD.
fore, hardly bo eont as a successor to
Lord Kitchener. Sir Evelyn Is ono of
Great Britain's most notable Boldlers.
He entered tho navy In 1852, and aftor
winning distinction In that Ecrvlco ho
crossed over to tho army, becamo u
cnptaln In 1SG1 ami a major In 18G2.
Ho served through the Indian cam
paign of 1858, fought with Wolsuloy In
the Aehantco war, won C. B. and n
medal with clasp, and then astonished
his friends by turning to tho law. Ho
was callud to tho bar In 1872, but re
joined tho army for tho Zulu war. Ho
was mado a K. C. B. In 1879. and was
a major general in the Boer war In
1S80. He arranged tho peace with tho
Transvaal in that nffair, and afterward
commanded tho Egyptian army. In
1S97 ho was made adjutant general,
Uhe Latest Fire Escape.
Ths saving of life from fire Is such a
laudablo undertaking that it Is small
wonder tho inventor Is constantly pro
duclng new ideas in this field, each do
vice having somo particular merit to
recommend It, ns witness tho arrange
ment shown herewith. It Is well known
that while hotels and other public
places arc provided with ropes for use
in case of flro an attempt to mako
descent from an upper story of a build
ing by this means Is nearly If not quite
as perilous as that threatened by tho
fire Itself. This danger arises from tho
fact that fow persons aro skilled in do
scondlng a rope, and It Is to overcomo
this objection that a North Carolina
inventor has designed this apparatus.
Ho provides a pair of foot stirrups at
tached to a frlctlonal slldo for guld
ing tho feet, and a controllng device
to he grasped by tho hands to regulate,
the speed of descent. This Is accom
plished by having tho controller dl
CONTROLS SPEED OF DESCENT,,
vlded Into two parts, which are plvotsd
together In such a manner that a twist
of tho hand decreases tho slzo of tho
rope passago until tho cable Ib tightly
gripped between tho two sections. As
tho devlco will fit almost nny slzo of
ropo It Is always-Jiiiy for use, and In
case of fire can In a short space of tlmp
bo taken from tho trunk and attached
to tho ropo provided, when It Is ready
to land Its owner safely on tho ground.
Selling Groceries as Sheldon
XOould.
It Is Impossible to escapo tho convic
tion that tho Indinna groccryman who
hns begun to run his store "ns Christ
would" has put up a strictly business
proposition In the gulso of a righteous
venture. Ho rcIIb no tobacco or strong
drinks of any kind. But reports of his
rushing business In other linos arguo
that ho need not go into cigars or
whisky for profit's sake. Besides, he
saves tax and llcenso fees. Ho marks
his goods with cost and Boiling prlco,
so Hint hi3 customers may tce his
profits. But ho sells for strict cash and
delivers nothing. So ho saves bad
dobts, bookkeeping expenses and tho
coEt of delivery. Ho runs a souphouso
for the poor, selling food at exact cost
Altogether, from this dlstanco, tho
commercial equation seems to enter at
least as emphatically Into this ontor
prl&o as tho religious one. Probably
tho storekeeper schemo Is not with
out profit also to his customers. If It
were It would Boon work Itself out
But why not conduct tho business as
a straight enterprise of mutual good,
without any Irreverent prctonse lo he
selllnu groceries us Shqldou would'?
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HOW TO DIE TOOK..
'Problem that Confronts
Andretsf Carnegie.
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IK CIVIW WW.
ifj lode.
Androw Carnegie, the great multi
millionaire, Is said to bo disposing
of his vast interests in tho United
States with a view of getting their
equivalent (no to speak) In good gold
coin. This dono ho will take hit? do
parturo for Scotlnnd, thero to remain
tho rest of his days. An Eastern paper
whoso editor has gone Into hyBtorlcs
over what he calls Mr. Carnegie's Chi
nese methods, sent nn interviewer to
him, who nsked tho why and tho
wherefore of his determination to take
hls,.gold away from the- land in which
ho has mado It, to hoard it up in tho
land of his birth. Mr. Carneglo's re
ply was characteristic. Ho merely
said: "I expect to die poor." So tho
question naturally arises, How In ho
going to accomplish tho scorning
mlrnclo of becoming poor? Tho nrtlst
makes a guess at one way to do It.
It is no easy matter for a llvo-hun-
dred millionaire to dovlso a practical
working schemo for dying poor. It Is
evident nt onco that his first and most
pressing problem Is how to prolong
life, for If ho Bhould pass nway within
tho next fow weeks It would bo under
n pondorous load of capital and ac
crued Interest. In fact, thero must bo
a terrible Btrugglo with tho Interest
nlonc. For It Is calculated that tho
philanthropist's income will bo $15,-
000,000 nnnunlly, and If wo knock off
sixty-odd days In tho year for Sundays
and holidays that $15,000,000 must bo
disposed of In 300 days, or nt tho rate
of $50,000 a day. Now, if at first sight
this docs not seem to bo such n serious
matter, It will be scon after n llttlo re
flection that It Is ns cloying ns the
gastronomlcnl feat of tho thirty quails,
and that, too, though It means giving
THE CARTOONIST
EMM xmuom I A I
PICTORIAL LIFE OF ANDREW CARNE01I3.
Instead of consuming. Mr. Carnegie's
mind must bocomo full to repletion
with tho very thought of chnrlty.
When ho wnkcus in the morning tho
puzzle of tho next J50.000 will Imme
diately assert Itself, and though tho list
of willing recipients lu largo enough
thero must bo somo discrimination.
Nor would tho difficulty bo sensibly
diminished by making way with largo
accumulations in a heap. For tho
greatest gifts havo not been upon fiuch
a scalo. Fifteen millions In fifteen
years would bo n record breaker.
It Is really alarming to think how
Mr. Carnegie would bo crowded if ho
Indulged In a llttlo sickness occasion
ally. Three weeks of tho grip would
put him a million dollars behind, and
In his weakened condition it might bo
fatal to bring his back to his In
creasing enrcs. But on tho other hnnd
each added day would make tho case
moro hopeless, and upon tho wholo wo
should say that it is his imperative
duty to cultivate tho most robust
health. So far wo havo not touched
upon tho question of tho principal or
tho capital In hand, and wo prcfor to
touch It very lightly Indeed. If ono
wero to go Into It .dcoply It would bo
como confounding, stupendous, appall
ing. Tako a lump out hero and along
comcn that avalaucho of interest to fill
up tho gap. Thero Is no escape, no
posslblo realization apparently of that
beauteous vision of tho honorablo pot
ter's Hold.
Heath of a JVoted Critic.
Benjamin E. Woolf, tho musical and
dramatic critic of tho Boston Hornld,
died in thnt city u fey days ago. Mr.
Woolf was of Jewish ancestry, and be-
SUGGESTS A PL N.
Chlcngo Record.
o .ammjica tit
longed to a family all of ?hoso mem
bers nro well known for their artistic
attainments. Excellent critic as hu
was, whether of tho drama, music, or
tho work of tho studio, ho was perhaps
better known as a playwright. Ho be
gan this work with tho libretto of
Elchborg'B "Doctor of Alcantara,"
while playing under tho lattor'a direc
tion In tho Boston Museum Orchestra.
Altogether ho wroto nearly 100 playM,
tho most successful of which wns VTh
Mighty Dollnr," in which tho lato Wil
liam J. Floronco starred so long. His
most important musical work was tho
comic opera, "Westward Ho." During
his long career ho hod appeared an n
violinist nnrt" pianist, also as orchestra,
loader at tho Chestnut Street Thcator.
Philadelphia, and tho Grnvler Streot
Theater, Now Oilcans, but In 1871 ho
accepted the position or critic for tho
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette,
which paper ho left for tho Herald
about eight years ago. As a critic ho
was exceptionally Intelligent and hon
est, and had tho facility of expressing
himself clearly and concisely, nud nt
times with keen wit.
Indorses Mrs. JVation.
To tho Editor: Thoso who hold up
their hands in horror nt Mrs. Nation'
methods of suppressing tho liquor trnf-
llc would probably accord tho honors
of a horolno to a woman who would
uso nn ax to protect hor home and chil
dren from n wild boast; and thoy
would bo moro likely to uccord thoao
honors If tho olllcers of tho law and
tho natural prptectors of hor home
stood calmly by und forced hor to tako
tho Initiative In defending her home
and llttlo ones.
But what nro tho ravages of a wild
beast compared with tho ravagoH of a
saloon? Tho beast injures only the
body, while tho saloon robs tho purse,
destroys tho soul and Intellect, im
pairs tho health and mind of genera-
UcH yot unborn and kills all hopo ot
happiness in this llfo or a future ono.
Tho law and tho law-making portion
or our population allow this to hi
dono. Thoy do nothing to protect tho
homo nud tho children. All honor t
Mrs. Nation und the women who real
ize that If tears anil prnycrs avail not
with "tho powers that bo" hatchets
and stones ran ho put to kooiI ur,o. U
thoy would smash and smash ngnin
whorovcr tho saloon monster shows Its
head they would do moro to stop tho
liquor traffic than a thousand years oP
praying or nl ltho W. C. T. U.'s in
Christendom. Lot tho good work gt.
on. A. L. White.
Mary HcmonUtay's Gift.
Trustees of tho estnto of Mrs. Mary
Hcmenwny, who roslded In Boston,
have conveyed tho Tlleston School, lu
Wilmington, N. C, to the school com
mlttoo of that city for tho exclusive
education of tho' whlto race. Thirty
yearB ago Mrs. Hcmenway built the
Tlleston Kchool nt a cost of ?2G,000, and
for twenty years hIio contributed ?5,000
a year to Its support. After hor death
tho property lny idlo for llvo yoars, and
during tho five years following It was
used by tho school authorities, rent
freo.
Gaston Dcschninps, who will deliver
tho Hydo lectures at Harvard univer
sity, beginning this mouth, on French
contemporary dramatic literature,
sailed on L'Aqultalnc on last Saturday,
After the lectures aro completed ho
will mako a tour of tho United States,
returning to Franco nt tho end of May,
