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2 August 15, 1901 IKE FACE OF A TOOOH iUUK.DinUa MU;'t rWr Aft- That U L H to 1'Ujr tfe Alleged Hitters cf Historian Jfa 'lay late appeared ia the pictorial daOy sewnpiper, and those who were etmous a to the personal ippranf cf the SrartaiXit irenehmta who wrote Schly eowa as a eaitlS. cow ard. etc, are all agrel that be looks the part. HI i the Vial of face one eta esed to here la Washington after loa expT!nc cf the eeurtiera, mili tary and elill, that swarxa about men cr LUa power and position the crawl Is tool and im4.lt, the fswning sycophants; -to writ be and eerre and bear false wit&esa; who whl per scan dal that will serve their masters end; who trade tt!r manhood lor a fee. an fcE.'lrred promotion, the joy of doles a Ignoble this. A creature wits such a face miiht hare concocted some cf Sampson's most unfortunate dixpatrLea. He tnlrht have sent the Tounh of Juljr (USSt present to the Americas people. He might hare framed that deliberate report of the EaEtiago entausemert which did not mctioa by came a tingle captain who helped to win the victory. Sampson bad not eea sea a report which fctid to tingle eenerous ork for any one who smtit powder and risked his life, bmalL wal eyea. a narrow brow, an air of fertile vigilane. as thosta be were waiting for a bell to risx these are the Impressions of Ma cLay'a appearasc conveyed by the plc-tcrt- la the newspapers. We do avow our hope that they may do him wrong. It Is to wih of ours that be should era look much la actually beas mean ard a forbidding a the print wesid hare us think. Hi so-called blftory Is til ecouab let us hope that It. tike bis rlctsr. does not bear - fcon-t witness to his character. Waahicftoa rot A CHAK5E Or A LIFETIME For Inrallds t Ot CurM Free of Charge by Call! as; on the UritUh Doctors at the Comer of Eleventh iM N U- liffore September 8. A stal? cf eminent physicians and srgeens from the British Medical In atituto have, at the erg est solicitation cf a large number cf patients tinder their care la this country, established a permanent branch cf the Institute ia this city la the Shtldon block, corner f 11th and N struts. These eminent gentlemen bare de cided to aire their services entirely free for three months (medicine ex cepted i to all Invalids who call upon them before September 1. Th-e ser rlfe consist not only of consultation, examination ard advice, but also of all minor surrlcal operations. The ot Jeet la pursuing this coarse is to b9Tre rapidly and personally ac Gaintei with the tick and afflicted. and nsder no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any ser vice rendered for three months to all who call before September $. The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities an j irvarautee a cure la every care they undertake. At the Interview a thorough examination Is made, and, if iscxralle. you are frank ly and kinily to?d so; also advid against tpenStng your money for u-e-l-s treatment. falfc and female weakness, catirrh and catarrhal deafress. also rupture, roitre. cancr. all skin diseases and all diseases of the rectum, are positively cured by their new treatment. The Chief Associate ivjrr-on cf the Institute is la perao-al charge. OUce huurs. from Stn. till Sp. m. No Sunday hours. Fpela! Notice If yon cannot call. rd stamp for question blink for home treatment- WITHOUT FOLLOWEflS A rltiriL4 MlaUter fJ!r TTat 9Krtjr alt r ( brUl m4 tile 1Hlig The Independent has ofte a called attention to the.gexeral apostacy of the chnrch people. It has beenlook Isg for some great religious reformer to arise a Savonarola or a Wesley to denounce the apcatacy of the times, reinvigorate the world with a whole statement of fundamental truth and srt? the church away from the wor- , ship che golden call While excom munications Lave lost their terror and legal mattyrdoma are no longer possi ble, stil! no one appears, although there Is no doubt that the common people wcu'd hear such a preacher glai'y. Once ia a while a minister catches a gleam cf the truth and the few word that he utters are gleaned from the rls and rubbish ia the daily and weely periodicals with all the delight that a bee gather honey from the rowers, by the tolling masses who treasure them In the hives cf their hearts and then search for more. The following ia from a sermon by Ilv. George 11 Jlepworth: We are living ia a beautiful world, but it sail be admitted that it is a aeliah world. We have not yet learned that supreme happiness Is the result cf sarriice for the good of others. It la evea provable that many will de dare that 1 am mistakea whea I make thia statement- I take it that the noblest Illustra tion of the best work that caa be done i to be found la the short and pain ful career cf the Cirist. We admire, but wt cannot persuade ourselves to follow. The philosophy which as urea n that there is peace and com fort and satisfacUoa la doing good, ia lending a hand to the fallen, in giving a word of encouragement to the despondent and la healing the wounds of the sorrowing is almost without fol- qT) CAJtOT CATHAimC Oman 4pc4 CCC Kcvcr xid la bcTk, cvsr el t dealer who tries t sell M&alif wt as 94m lower. ; We are dazed and amazed when we contemplate it,- It does not seem to contemplate the cause of the effect of which we seek, and we are apt to say of the Master that His theory cf life 1 lmply Impossible in our present environment. He dreamed a beautiful dream, but In these compet itive times, when the strong get all there is and the weak are neglected and Ignored, Ills thoughts are imprac ticable and Hi demands are unrea sonable. At the md time we do not get out cf life all there i in it. We spent our selves la the acquisition of wealth un der the Illusion that money will make us happy, and In this we are almost alway disappointed. One cannot say cf the rich that they are the happiest class la the community, and it would be a curious comment on the provi dence of Cod. If it were true. Peace cf mind Is quite independent of a bank account, It depend more upon the mental and spiritual attitude of the soul than on a well-filled pocketbook. There are miserable rich men and there are enviable poor men. Ia the last analysis that something which we call religion, with its uplifting thoughts and Its aspiring hopes, is the only source of contentment and strength. . If I could persuade a young man on the threshold of grand achievements that the greatest thing in the world Is to be of use to the world, that money getting Is not worth half as much as money giving, I should put into his heart the secret of true success. You do better when you leave a noble char acter to your heirs than when you leave a magnificent fortune. I had two friends, both of whom have said good-by. The one was a gen tle soul, who somehow loved his kind. He once said to me, This Is not my world, but God's, and I must make it better for my stay here. I cannot for get the poor, or the struggling, or the tempted, and if they need my help they shall have it," v lie lived In an atmosphere of char ity, of kindliness toward the faulty and even the criminal. His presence was a benediction. The sky was al ways blue to-him, and the stars al ways shone. He was like a thread of silver in a dark fabric, and when he died the whole village heaved a sigh, ths river murmured in an undertone, the trees of the near by forest moaned In the breeze and half a dozen brawny laborer asked the privilege of bearing his coffin on their shoulders to the church-yard. The other won fame and fortune, by what means I may not say. That is be tween his Maker and himself, but when I get on the other side I shall know all. Death did not respect his wealth, and he, too, passed away. Men shook their heads, said, "Ah, Indeed!" to one aoother, and his heirs were re conciled to his loss. His death was their gain. It was a splendid and coitly funeral, but what he left behind was something to be avoided, a mem ory not to be treasured, an example dangerous to follow. The two are In the other world, one at home there, the other a stranger, for good deeds go through the gate with the pass-word while mere shrewd ness is challenged. " I came away from the one service saying, "It is quite worth while to live," and from the other with a feeling that such a strug gle for such an object Is a mistake. "No day without a line," said the poet. No day without a word of cheer to some one is a better motto still. Our lives are great only when they are good, and a really noble soul Is the best thing in the universe. Live your life, do as well as you can In your cir cumstances, but see to it that you give both heart and thought to those who are traveling your way. What you do for others is more comforting than what you do for yourself. I know it is a strange doctrine, but the hand that saves a neighbor Is better than the hand which grasps for self. There Is peace In unselfishness, In cheerful ness, in resignation, and it Is a peace which no mere power of gold can ac quire. For over sixty years Mrs. Winslow s Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for their children while teeth ing. Are you disturbed at night and broken of your rest by a sick child sufferlnc and crying with pain of Cut ting Teeth? If so send at once and get a bottle of "Mrs. Winslow g Sooth ing Syrup" for Children Teething. It value is incalculable. It will relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there Is no mistake about It, It cures diarrhoea, regulates the stomach and bowels) cure wind colic, softens the Rums, re duces inflammation, and gives tono and energy to the whole system. "Mr. Winslow' Sootnlng Syrup" for chil dren teething Is pleasant to the taste and is the prescription of one of tho oldest anil best female physicians and nurses In the United States, and is for sale by all druggists throughout tho world. Price. 25 cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Wlnslo' Soothing Syrup." Photographic and Descriptive Panorama of : "Our Islands and Their People" . Civilized Savagery Some of the cruelties practiced In American cities are -more horrible than anything in heathen lands. The world used to hold up its nan Jg in hor ror at the stories that came from In dia about throwing babies In the Ganges. Worse things than that Oc cur right here in America. A dispatch from Kansas City say that a baby farm, situated In a one-story set of flats in a low-lying part of the city where at least three infants have been wilfully starved to death, has been discovered by the police. In one place where the husband is blind and his sister, also sightless, has supported the family by begging, three babies, secured from a local female physician, have died within the past few days and been burled at the expense of the city. The death certificates in each case assert that death was due to starvation. At another place four babies, none over a few months old, were found, while at two other places a child each was disclosed. At stlli another place, a poor fam ily had fostered four babies within a year, all of which had died. They had been secured; it was asserted, from a private hospital. In each instance the person had been hired to board the infant for a pittance. They were surrounded with squalor, and half starved. The grand Jury will be asked to make an Investigation, if T w w As seen with Camera and Pencil. Introduced by Major-General Joseph Wheeler. Special descriptive features by Jose De Olivares. r CUBA. PORTO RICO, ISLE OF PINES, HAWAII, PHILIPPINE AND SULU ARCHIPELAGOES. A perfect photographic and descrip tive reproduction of our islands and their people as they exist today. Published in two superb quarto, vols., containing over 800 17xl2-Inch pages and more than 1,200 illustrations. DESCRIPTION, HISTORY, INCI DENT, EXPLORATION, DISCOVERY, ADVENTURE. - V V" Brilliantly illustrated with over 1,200 photographs maps nickel type half tones and photo-color types; . " - W V mmmwi M-Vy-- ... 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Olympla Brown Gives Some of Thorn a Piece of Her Mind Elegantly J)rasd but Light and Trifling No observer of the great gatherings of women like the national federation of women's clubs and others could s.uppoae for a moment that they were meetings of earnest women, impelled by a treat purpose or considering any great wrong requiring redress. The platform on such an occasion has often presented an array of beautiful clothes which challenged the admiration of the connoisseur in . wearing apparel, while the "prunes and prisms' coun tenances of the occupants were more fcuggestive of sugar plums than argu ments. At the receptions, which were many, beauty and fashion ruled the hour And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks that swept about The fine dust of most subtle cour tesies, giving the occasion the semblance of a dress parade instead of an uprising to accomplish a noble ' purpose. Some months ago a large three days' convention of prominent, women was held in a Wisconsin city. There was a beautiful display of flowers, charming music, unrivaled dresses, excellent essays were read on all man ner of subjects, the convention was a great success, it was much applauded, greatly enjoyed; on the last evening a gentleman who had been in attendance asked Innocently: "What is the ob ject of the. society?" "Oh," replied his companion, "it is a society of edu cated women." The question suggests Itself, why should not educated wom en have a definite object? Indeed, in an age like this, which presents such important questions, when women have enjoyed the larger advantages wnich tr.e time affords, it would seem that educated women were under every obligation to interest themselves in accomplishing something definite and practical A consideration of the great wrongs done ta many classes of women even :n our own country to say noth ing of the vile servitude to which women are subjected in the Philip pines ard in Hawaii under the very shadow of the stars and stripes and with the sanction of the United States government are enough to make wo men earnest and self -sacrificing and devoted and j'et, in many cases, pres ent gratifications drive out the thought of the sorrows of others and the wrongs cf the many are forgotten in the strifo for individual advancement and personal enjoyment. At the close of the recent conven tion in Minneapolis a plain working woman was making her way to the West hotel, where the officers of the national woman's suffrage association were entertained, as she said, speak ing in broken English and with a Scandinavian accent: "To see the woman's suffrage women." On being asked if she belonged to the society, she said: "No; I believe in it: I work 'for it all I can and I pay all I can for It, but I don't belong to it." On being asked why she did not join, seeing she believed in woman's suf frage, she replied: "Oh, I am not for decorations, I am for the foundations." Evidently the array of beauty, dress and show presented by the convention had impressed this plain woman with the idea that the association was pure ly a decorative body and this illus trates the fatal mistake of the advo cates of that cause today. They do not reach the common people, they do not recognize the needs of the working women; they need to take a lesson from old Sojourner. Truth when ris ing i in one of the early conventions she said: , "Dat man ober dar say de wlmmen needs to be helped into carriages, lifted ober ditches and to hab de best places ebery where. Nobody helps m into carriages or ober mud puddles or gibs me any best places," and rais ing herself to her full height and her voice to a pitch of thunder: "Ain't I a woman? I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, I have borne thirteen children and seen 'em most all sold into slavery, and when I cried out with a mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me. Ain't I a woman?" ! The so-called . "advanced women" today need to. learn that the common toiler on the farms, . in the factories and kitchens, unlearned and plainly dressed, are also women, entitled to the same privileges, opportunities and con sideration as the most cultured. What Is spoken of as the "progress of wo men" has not reached the great mass of laboring women, their position is unchanged, their wages are no bet ter, their opportunities are no better than a generation ago. Not all women desire a college education, not all would enjoy literature even if circum stances permitted them to engage in varied studies; most women, like most men,, must devote themselves to manual labor in some form; it may be in caring for and doing the work of the home, but it is still labor and they have, many of them, neither time, taste nor, ability for the higher educa tion, of the schools or the literary oc cupations of the clubs and yet they are women, entitled to respect, to op portunities, recognition, liberty and fair play. It Is not enough that women have the schools and colleges and the clubs and the various ' advantages of our time; the great mass of toiling women have interests and claims paramount to those of the well-educated and ele gantly appareled girls who are an nounced with such extended personal history and advertisement from our platforms. How light and trifling do the flippant jokes and self-satisfied personalities of the present day sound when compared with the grand declar ations of principle with which Eliza geth Cady Stanton and Susan B. An thony electrified the nation fifty years ago, when the woman's rights plat form became the great educator of the American people in ideas of freedom and when the advocates of a larger life for women were trained to earn estness and self-forgetfulness by the mobs and by the misrepresentation and ridicule to which they were sub jected Olympia Brown. Jackson and the Taylor's BUI. A gentleman in Pennsylvania has a queer document which came into his family's possession many years ago, and shows an interesting phase of An drew Jackson's character as well as a glimpse of the simple times of his pres idential term. It appear that a clerk in the state department contracted a tailor's bill for $64.50, and the tailor, finding him self unable to collect the amount, laid the matter before the president in an appealing letter. Jackson promptly decided that this was a matter to which he must attend personally; ? so he transmitted the tailor's letter to the secretary of state, with this strong recommendation: "Referred to the secretary of state. If on inquiry the fact stated be true, unless the clerk pays his debt let him be forthwith discharged. "This government would become a party to such swindling provided it permitted its officers to become in debted for necessaries and not see that they paid their debt out of their sal- Xl6S "Honest men will pay their debts; dishonest men must not be employed by the government.' A. J." "This case is referred to Amos Ken dall, Esqr., on $10 per month being se cured to C. E. Kloff, Mr. Gooch to be continued in his office. - yj A. J. r r GET RICH QUICK Kw York Banker Denounce the Miller Syndicates an4 Then Engage In the Same Thing Themcelvea ' Conservative " financiers have a hor ror of "get-rich-quick" schemes. They speak with pitying contempt of the poor fools who are swindled by such things as Miller's 520 per cent syndi cate. They warn these victims that nothing that promises to pay such re turns can possibly be honest. They point out the fact that government bonds pay less than 2 per cent, and tell them that if they can draw 4 per cent from a savings bank they will be do ing as much as is consistent with pru dence. But when these conservative finan ciers are dealing with their own mon ey they adopt a different set of prin ciples. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's First National bank has just declared an extra dividend of $5,000,000, or 1,000 per cent, in addition to its regular di vidend of 100 per cent. That beats Miller's 520 per cent. The great financiers want to get rich quick, and the quicker the better. No modest 4 per cent for them. They deal in 4 per cent securities, it is true, but not for the dividends. They han dle them to buy and sell, to make prof its coming and going, to get control of properties, and to manipulate the mar ket. Northern Pacific common pays 4 per cent. Does anybody suppose it was for that that Morgan and Har riman fought for it? Nevertheless, the advice of the con servative to the little fellows is sound. There are plenty of get-rich-quick schemes that really work, but they are not the kind that seek part ners in the highways and hedges. The First National bank has not been beg ging cooks and messenger boys to in vest their pennies in its stock. These plums are carefully reserved for the Insiders. The little fellow Is lucky, as his benevolent advisers tell him, if he can get his 4 per cent without a savings bank failure. Chicago American. The Practice of Dueling. This curious paragraph has been adopted by the Alabama constitutional convention: "The legislature shall pass such penal laws as they may deem expedient to suppress the evil prac tice of dueling." That such a provi sion in a state constitution is deemed necessary will surprise most North erners. It Is well known that the code survived in the south long after It had been abolished in the north, but a formal recognition of the exist ence of this anachronism today was not expected. Missouri has not known an affair of honor of importance since Septem ber 4, 1875, when Major John N. Ed wards fought Colonel E. S. Foster six miles north of Rockford, lit The dif ficulty arose over a criticism made by Major Edwards in the St. Louis Dispatch, on those who opposed invit ing Jefferson Davis to make an address at the Winnebago county fair. Colonel Foster replied in an editorial in the St. Louis Journal, and "Major Edwards asked satisfaction for personal refer ences in the article. Colt's thirty eight calibre pistols at twenty paces were agreed upon. The men fired simultaneously and neither was In jured. Then they shook hands and expressed regrets over the quarrel. A century ago the practice of dueling was common in this country and in England. It had arisen in Europe as a judicial process about the sixth cen tury. In France the legal duel lost its prestige 500 years ago as the result of an encounter In .which a man who was afterward proved Innocent was de feated and hanged. After this the duel then ceased to be an appeal to heaven and became merely a means for. satis? ifying wounded honor. England retained the " obsolete law allowing an appeal to the judicial duel until 1818. The year previous a -defendant had claimed the right to chal lenge the plaintiff. As his offer was. declined he escaped punishment. This led to the repeal of the statute. The practice .of dueling still continued in the army and among politicians. Fox. Pitt, Canning, O'Connell and the Duke of Wellington all had called out their men. In 1843 Colonel Fawsett was killed by his brother-in-law in a duel and the Prince Consort seized the op-, portunity to crystallize public senti ment against the" custom. As the re sult of his efforts the duel was ban ished from the British army and from civil society. In the United States the practice received a severe blow from tbe death of Hamilton in his duel with Burr in 1804. This did not prevent Henry Clay from fighting John Randolph twenty two years later, or Andrew Jackson from killing Charles Dickinson or Ben ton from causing the death of Lucas. During the last half century the duel has almost disappeared from America except In unenlightened communities. In Germany it is contrary to law, but only a few years ago an officer was expelled from the army for refusing to challenge another who had insulted him. France still clings tenaciously to the code, but fortunately most of its duels are bloodless. Kansas City Star. . . Salute to Mount Vernon. The United States dispatch boat Dol phin was making her way up the Po tomac from the sea to Washington.. A winter's cruise in the tropics was just ended and the exchange of the bril liant scenery of the West Indies for the softer atmosphere of the home shores was a welcome one to her crew. The captain, . navigator and officer of the deck were on the bridge piloting the vessel carefully through the many turns and bends of the river, keeping a sharp lookout for the landmarks and buoys and following the course of the ship on the chart spread out on its stand on the starboard end of the bridge. The navigator, looking up from his observation of the chart, turned to ward the captain, who was gazing fix edly through his binoculars, trying to make out or, to make use of the nau tical term, to "pick up" a buoy which the ship was nearing. "Mount Vernon is just ahead, sir.' he said. " "Very well; call all hands to quar ters," was the reply. "Sound to quarters, sir." This to the officer of the deck from the navi gator. . "Aye, aye, sir. Bugler, sound to quarters!" rang out the voice of the young officer who then had the deck. He was but lately , graduated, from the naval academy and the hardships, of sea life had not yet roughened the youthful freshness of his voice. A moment's pause and the assembly call rang over the silent current of the river and echoed back from the heights above its banks. The white pillars of Washington's beautiful home flashed out through the deep green of the trees high up above the ship as the officers and men, hurrying from all parts of the vessel, ranged themselves at their quarters. "Form on the port side, facing out board!" came the sharp order from the bridge, and later, "Sound atten tion!" The bugle again broke the stillness; The Dolphin was now abreast of the historic home of the first chief magis trate of the country; all hands were lined up along the port side of the ship, standing at attention and facing the shore. As the order, "Salute!" came sharply cut and abrupt from the bridge the right hand of every officer and man was raised to his cap and remained there while the ship's bell rang out twenty-one slow, solemn strokes, one for each gun or a national salute. With the last stroke of the bell came the order, "Sound the re treat!" , The bugle answered and as the last note came back from the shore Mount Vernon disappeared behind the green of the trees. Every vessel of war of the United States passing the home of Washing ton observes this impressive cere mony. Youth's Companion. . Paul Kroger As some tall mountain rears its form Above the fury of the storm; Though whitened by the snows of time Yet stern, majestic and sublime; Defying all the tempests blown; Unvexed, immovable, alone; So, in thy great simplicity. Thou rock of men, we look on thee. Thy spirit racked with grief and pain; Thy land laid waste, thy children slain; Thy faithful wife dead' from her woes; Thy own life nearing to its close; Against thy meagre forces hurled The ereatest armies o fthe world: Unbending and unconquered, still Thou facest all with iron will. 'Tls not prosperity that shows The strength and greatness in repose; But through the lens, adversity, The real character we see. . In this supreme and trying hour A timid soul would shrink and cower; But, trusting in the God right. Thou darest all the tyrant's jnlght Thou greatest friend of freedom left This age of noble souls bereft; Strong, unaffected, rugged heart, Unwarped by greed, unspoiled by art; When every despot disappears, Thy fame will live in coming years; The world can say: Here was a man Built on the old, heroic plan. Paul-Kruger, stricken as thou art, I yet would rather play thy pait And take tvy place In histi-y-Than bear the tyrant's Infamy; Thy grip on God I'd rather hold Than to possess all England's gold; I'd sooner feel thy sense of right Than to enjoy Great Britain's might. - - J. A. Edgerton. fncV ALcRUc -.ur. renjun i - False Swearing in the Conrt. le no Snr prise When We Consider the Univer sal Mendaelty , , Editor Independent: Talking late ly with a prominent district judge about the Miles will case in which there was some tall testifying, some of which must have been perjury, he said that if there was any danger which menaced this country it was this same false swearing. The late address before the Iowa ' bar association con tained something similar. You find mention of it constantly in the news papers and explanations of the prob able cause. The cause usually assigned is mat me , oatn is iiui. nuycnjr ou ministered; that it is administered by the clerk instead of the judge and that it would be more productive of truth if the judge would very, solemnly, dignifiedly and slowly perform this solemn duty. Just how this will cause a liar to tell the truth they do not explain. I have thought the cause was perhaps to be found in a remark made by George B. Smith of Madison, Wis., regarding Matt Carpenter, He said that people went to hear Carpen ter speak, for the same reason that children went to see a sleight-of-hand performer perform .... his , tricks in ledgerdemaln. If 'they were deceived, they went away satisfied, if not, they went away disappointed. Since Smith said that, the world that if the people want to be de ceived there are plenty to deceive them, - A few instances to illustrate. Five years ago I picked up my Semi- Weekly State Journal and saw the in quiry, "Why was there a decline of nine million In the number of sheep in the United States from January 1, 1893, to January 1 ,1896?" The an swer was prompt and emphatic "A reduction in the tariff on wool under the Wilson act."- I picked up my pen cil and asked why there was a reduc tion of nine million sheep from 1870 to 1871? Great Scott! think of It! They said there was a reduction in the tariff on wool in 1868 and English capital invested in Australian sheep ranches got in its deadly work two years later. v Of course I knew that in stead of a reduction, there was an ad vance In the tariff on wool in 1868, but this falsehood did just as well as any other to satisfy the children. Again, about a year ago last Feb ruary James Basset stated in the Jour nal that the farmers of Nebraska had sold $187,000,000 of surplus products. Now the facts are that of this amount $55,000,000 was packing house prod ucts and probably one-third or more of the cattle and hogs and nine-tenths of the sheep were from other states. This amount also Included all the stock bought by feeders and counted twice, once as feeders when they left the stock yards, again as fat stock when they left the feed. pens.. I called the Journal's attention to these facts and got a roast for my pains. It sound ed more prosperous the way Bassett had it. One more: In the Youth's Companion of February 8, 1900, in an article written to the young men of America, I found this statement made by Lyman "Gage, secretary of the U. S. treasury: "That the United States produced sixty thousand million dol lars' worth of raw and manufactured products annually." When his at tention was called to it by L. W. Cook of Liberty, Neb., he says, "I do not know how such a statement got into my article. I knew then as I know now that the amount was nearer six, than sixty billion." Secretary Gage has never publicly corrected his state ment to the young men although the leading thought was for them to be honest. Sixty billion sounds better and shows ten times more prosperity than six billion. . , . These are a few instances only, but when leading newspapers and public men come out with, such unqualifiedly false statements Is it in any way sur prising that a witness will go on the stand and testify falsely? I do not care how solemnly the oath is admin istered. GEO. WATKINS. Words of Praise U.S." A. Headquarters, Department of Missouri, Omaha, Neb., April 2, 1901. A brief examination of the two volumes entitled "Our Islands and Their People," proves that it is a most artistic work, full of data both of historical and general interest for one desiring to become thoroughly famil iar with our Insular possessions. The comprehensive treatment of the subject by excellent photographic il lustrations, is in the highest sense ar tistic and complete and furnish the reader a perfect picture of life in these Islands. .The descriptive and statisti cal record of important events and conditions are set forth in an inter esting and instructive manner and I am sure the work will prove a most popular one. Very respectfully, R .E. MICHIE, Ass't Adjutant-General U. S. Volunteers. A Very Big Job The British consul at Manila writes to his home government that few Englishmen have'any conception of the gigantic task which the United States authorities have before them in the Philippines. There is a huge tract of land to be held in subjection and it is divided into numerous scattered isl ands inhabited by many races, diverse in origin, customs and language. The peculiar configuration of the islands, with their vast swampa, huge volcanic ranges, dense forests and lack of trade facilities favor guerilla war fare among the natives and the climate is very trying to foreigners. The con sul thinks the American force, which at the date of his report was some 60,000 troops and a small naval cont.ln- gent, wholly Inadequate for the de fense of the Islands. J. W. Mitchell Co. wao u STREET -v...iataia Wall Paoer M " "FY1 A petition. Writ, & Painting (j for nrices. , fkOJUS here to chaos iirom -v ..