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The evening times., 1898-12-12
FIELD FOR OUR GOODS
AROUND THE PHILIPPINES
EYEING ORIENTAL MARI
Growth of Consumption of Foreign
Articles That Offer an Attraction
for American Manufacture,

More than a billion dollars worth of
goods are every year imported into the
countries commercially adjacent to the
Philippine Islands, and more than half
that amount is composed of the class of
articles produced or manufactured III the
United States and offered for sale by her
people. Two tables just prepared by the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics present
some interesting facts as to the CONSUME
ing power of the countries in easy reach
of Manila as an entrepot and distributing
point.
From Manila to Hongkong and Canton.
the gateway to Southern China, IS but
half the distance from New Yolk to Ha
yana, and from Manila to Yokohama. Port
Arthur, Shanghai, Bangkok or the Strait
Settlements is in each case distance but
little, if any, greater than that from New
York to Havana. The great ports and
cities of British India ard Australasia.
while somewhat more distant, are much
nearer to Manila than to any other gem
eral distributing point for the great class
es of merchandise which the countries III
question produce.
The importations of Japan. which Il
decade ago were less than $50, ,0J0, COO are
now more than 100000 coo and steadily in
creasing. Those of China have increased
90 per cent in the last decade, and now
amount TO nearly s2C0 co. 600 year. Those
of British Australasia are about $}0000,t0}
year, and those Of British India and the
Strait Settlements. which show an H.
crease OF about IT, per cent in the decade,
are $31l. $1,000 annually.
OF cotton and cotton goods alone the
imports into these four countries amount
in round numbers TO $3.50, $50 900 per an
mum. and of this amount but little over
80. 10000 worth is from the United
States, the great cotton-producing coun-
try of the world. Imports of iron and
steel into the four countries in question
amount to over $50, 600, 900, and of this
81 100000 worth comes from the United
States
The imports of leather and manufact-
ures amount to seven million dollars, and
less than one million dollars of that sum
from the United States; wood and manu-
features thereof To about eight millions
annually and less than two millions OF
it from the United States; machinery, not
included under the head of iron and steel
manufactures, to thirty million dollars. of
which less than two millions were from
the United States; chemicals, drugs. etc,
amounted to more than ten millions dol
lars, with less than one million of it
coming from this country. OF the seven
teen million dollars worth of mineral oils
imported into the four countries in ques-
tion, we furnished over one-half last year.
OF the thirteen million dollars worth of
breadstufs furnished to those countries.
our share was less than five million dol
| lars worth. and of the six million dollars
worth of coal we furnished less than per
| cent OF the three million dollars worth
| of provisions, we furnished but little more
| than quarter of a million dollars worth.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
JAPANESE BOY ADOPTS
COLONEL BRYAN
Calls Him Father and Is willing
Worker Around the Lincoln
Homestead.

Lincoln Neb., Nov 12.-Col William
Jennings Bryan is in more trouble The
apostle of free silver has something
worse than Republican majority to
worry him. His present ailment is not
political or military, but domestic. Mrs.
Bryan shares the coloneis sorrow, and
each tenderly sympathizes with the 9TH
er, while friends sincerely sympathize
with both.
The cause of all the trouble in the Bry-
an household is almost incredible. 1t
made its appearance when Col Bryan
was spending a short time at home dur
ing his furlough. The colonel one day
was sitting in his parlor surrounded by
eminent political friends. when suddenly
the front door opened and 4 handsome
Japanese lad of nineteen, gorseously at
tired entered the room. BvwinS will
Oriental dignity and grace, the strange
visitor made straightway to the leader o.
the Democracy and handed him card,
on which was engraved Count Itsu
Sakura, Japan
Father" said the boy. I'm AZ last
here at home Where is Mother Bryan
Some time ago Count Itsu, living quiet
y at Sakura, determined 10 come to the
United States He had passed through
The schools of his own country, and, hav-
ng heard of Col. Bryan. made up his
mind to adopt him as father, il being
4 japanese custom, he says, that a youth
nay adopt a father and mother. So the
Count wrote the colonel of his intention
Col Bryan wrote the Count a nice letter
and then forgot the matter until the
youth put in an appearance. Count Istu
lost no time after his arrival at the Bry-
an homestead. He began at once to as
sist In the housewOrk. a more eager.
willing servant was never seen in an
American household. From making fam
cy cups for the children To washing
dishes. the young Japanese will do any
personal service any one in the house de-
sires. He even anticipates wants with q
quickness that is really pathetic. In his
'eisure hours, which are many he devours
the newspapers and digs into Col. Eryan's
books, hopelessly trying 70 find out all
about American institutions in a few
days
One day Mrs. Bryan told The count to
go out and sweep the front port 1tsu
took the broom and went out
At the end of half IN hour Mrs. Bryan.
wondering what was jetlIning him. went
out to investigate Itsu was gone. Push
ing her investigation further she found
the boy two blocks away vigorously
sweeping ell the sidewalks in The neigh
borhood He explained that he thought
perhaps his American mother might
wish to walk down the street.
After that Mrs. Bryan gave him his own
way in everything. Col. Bryan and his
wife are trying to evolve some Plan of
getting rid of Itsu without offending him
Friends, however, have undertaken to see
that the had will miss no opportunity of
learning all he can about America and its
institutions. He will be placed in some
university. probably that of Illinois al
Champaign.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
EDUCATION OF The
WARDS OF THE NATION
Miss Reel. superintendent Of the In
dian Schools, Praises "a system
Inaugurated at Carlisle.

Miss Reel superintendent of the Indian
schools, in her annual report makes a
strong plea for the industrial feature Of
educational work among the Indians. Miss
Reel. who vas formerly land commission
er as well as superintendent Of pubic in
structicn for the State of Wyoming. IS the
first woman who has been at the head Of
the Government Indian School service. In
her report she says:
The Government has upon its various
reservations about 250 day and boarding
schools in which there are over . on
teachers employed For these teachers
several Institutes were held last summer
and fall
The Government has not as yet adopt
ed compulsory measures FOR the educ4-
tion of the Indian children. and the fact
is that the dsFk-skinned sons of the for
ests do not take To education very readily
Some reservations withhold the rati0ns
until the parents place their children in
the schools. and so strong is the opp,si-
ton TO this in many cases they have held
out against it until their families were "n
The verge of starvation.
The aims of the young Indian must be
made higher: he must be brought into
touch and kept in contact with our Civili-
cation. Where tribes of Indians have
been surrounded by good class of whit
settlers the debasing effects of camp life
have been cu0ed. The placing OF Indian
boys and girls at service in families OF
farmers although for few months only
the girls instructed in the practical econ
omy of the family life. the boys in fam
ing, gardening, stock raising. etc.-has met
with abundant success at Carlisle, where
the plan originated.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
GrOyeIinE I'm Grudges.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser)
Spain's protests, complaints and lamentations
have pervaded the whole course Of the negotia-
tions with persistency which cuTiously Illus
trates her utter misconeeptien of her defeat.
She bows to superior force, but deems it a
cruel inficton; she disdains our greed yet
takes our money; she looks upon con
queror without that nice regard for Spanisl.
honor which, forsooth, anyone familiar with its
history ought to have, and msnifestly suffers
from wounded self-love which refuses to be
healed. So does the man who fails in business
or cannot otherwise gain the respect and con-
sideratiou for the lack of which he suffers. To
him the mortgage Or bondhoider or successful
business rival are offenders against whom he
bears personal grIdge. They have feeced him,
dshonored him, ruined him. That is the way
Spain looks at it, not being aware, evidently.
that her own sloth and corruption have put her
out of the race OF nations.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
Inconsistencies.
CErom the Rnchester Times.

CFrom the Rochester Times.)
All Secretary Cages leanings are class-isvor-
ing and plutocratic, and in ehampionfng such
interests he has permitted himself to go TO in
dscretc extremes. He did this when lie ex-
plaind to Congressional committee that the
fundamental purpose of currency reform bill
was to "more thoroughly commit the country
to the gold Standard Secretary Gage pro-
fesses to be a Republican. Yet he said this when
his party pretending to redeem its plat
form pledges TO remonetizc silver by securing
international cooperation in getting rid Of the
gold standard Secretary Gage both secretly
and openly has set himself against the qualified
bmetallic policy of the Republican party which
President Mckinley solemnly pledged himself TO
promote, in one or OF his messages, and
he is charged with having written letters tC
European fnanciers with the express purpose
of defeating the efforts Of the Wolcott Commits
sion while prosecuting its work at foreign courts.
The evening times., 1898-12-12

There is a sting in the death of General
Garcia that he did not live to see General
Lee in command at the Cuban capital. In
three weeks the rule of Spain will end,
absolutely. and virtually the last Spanish
soldier will leave the island where his
gun has upheld centuries of oppression
that shocks the moral sense of civilized
man. On Thursday the people of Ha-
vana will have an opportunity to well
come something more authoritative than
the boneless Commission that has never
earned its own support in all these
months of suffering.
The evening times., 1898-12-12

prisoners or arms. Under the strange pro-
visions of the agreement by which Manila
was surrendered, the Spaniards We're not
to be regarded or treated as prisoners, ex-
cept in the matter of rations; and their
arms were to be restored to them when
either they or the Americans should leave
the islands. Our Commissioners at Paris
had no power to make any other arrange
ment. Everybody seems to have known
the facts except the Secretary of War.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
The Desired Tyrant-
CFrom the St. Louis Starr

The following advertisement appears in the
want columns of an exchange:
1872 \. STATE-sT., FIRST FLAT-WANTED-
\ servant girl: have been trying for two weeks
TO get one; am informed the poor working girl
does not care 10 labor during .'hOuSe-cleaning
time; all our work OF that kind has been done,
the general housew0rk is light family con-
sists of husband, wife, two small children. and
nurse; all except children perfectly willing
to assist: children are spoiled, but il they make
it unpleasant for girl in any way, We viii do
away with them; no washing 20 do, and good.
fair wages. with promise of increase If we suit
the girl; my wife will go out at girls con.
yenienCe: any othsT little concession will be
made; two milkmen. grocery man, and butcher
boy call at rear door daily, and all seem very
socab!e; please come and give Us trial.
The evening times., 1898-12-12

The resignation of the japanese minis
try is very significant, growing out of
the suggestion that there might be re-
public there in time. Every minister re-
signed as a protest against the punish
ment of the minister OF education for men,
tioning a republic Japan has advanced
more rapidly toward modern civilization
than any country on earth. Even the
wonderful intellectual development of a
barbarian Scotch Highland people was not
more surprising.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
Needed Condemnation.

VEUHI tHt hdIsaS OIty HIdT.J
The message exceeds by some thousands of
words the average length of such documents 1t
is true that there variety of new and i'm
portant issues to receive attention, the result
of the war; but it is safe to say that ex-
perieneed editor could have said all that the
message contains in at least one-thrd Of the
space which it takes up, and it is as certain a,
anything can be that if this had been done ten
persons would have read the message where on
will read it now.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
The Cost of n Quarrel.

IFTOH TIC chicago NeWSJ
The refusal OF the Vatican to recognize the
law of guarantees in Italy deprived it of 3,OO0,.
900 lire (S6OO,O0O) on the civil list. The sum
now due the Pope from this source including in
terest, is nearly 100000 lire. AS the Peters
pence has fallen of in recent years it has been
suggested the Pope might be induced to receive
the price of the spoilation of his See by the
Italian government and thus end the long feud
between the Quirinal and the Vatican As mat
ters stand the government is a considerable
gamer owing to the scruples Of the Vatican.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
RESIGN THEIR COMMISSIONS
SIetzendanner and Pearson Will
contest Their Seats in the West
virginia Legislature.

Charlestown, w. Va, Dec. Estate
Senators Getzendanner and Pearson, Re
publicans, whose seats in the senate were
held by the Democrats to be vacant, be
cause they accepted commissions in the
volunteer army, have forwarded their
designations to the War Department and
will make the contest for their seats in
the Senate, thus probably reducing by two
the majority on joint ballot claimed by
the Democrats.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
AGED LOVERS LINKED
AFTER MANY YEARS
Ihn Misery That Seth Thomas
Brought on Overcome By True
ana Lasting Love.

Waterbury. Conn, Dee. 12.-AITs. Eliza
beth T. Gilbert, aged seventy-four, OF
Thomaston. and Rev. DR.. William Web
ster Belden, aged seve,ty-eight years, OF
Buckingham. Conn. We're united in mar
riage last Tuesday The bride is the
daughter of the late Seth Thomas, the
pioneer clockmaker of Connecticut, and
the founded. of the town which bears his
name.
When young, Belden went off to college
The two correspOnded and renewed their
pledges of constancy from time 10 time
Seth Thomas desired his daughter to mar
ry mechanic like himself. He frowned
on the suit sternly and broke the engage
ment. Eventually both married and lost
their helpmates.
Recently Mr.. BeldeH wrote TO his former
sweetheart and found that half a Gen.
tury had not abated her regard for him
and the two hearts were reunited.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
The Way to Riches.

(From the Philadtiph North Amerieau-)
.Ptnsiir- IS lucky dog
Why"
He gave up literature and made g fortune
writing popular novels.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
\ fhiI0S0Hher.

From the Chicago Record)
al have saved a lot OF money"
''In what way"
Lost my job just before Christmas"
The evening times., 1898-12-12
An Example Needed in Chicago

(krom the Chicago News.)
New York once placed behind the bars the men
who, Judas-like, sold out the city's birthright
for mess of railway pottage, and similar re
suits are possible in Chicago. The. mayor may
be relied upon to the whole force of his great
Office against the powerful combination seeking to
loot the citys revenues.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
There is no doubt that mankind has

There is no doubt that mankind has
become more liberal and enlightened in
the passing century and that some of the
prosecutions to which men were once
subjected for opinions sake in religion
could not be repeated today. But that
the spirit of bigotry still survives we
can see in the events at Paris, where the
fact that Dreyfus is a Jew is the only
ground for appauding his terrible SEN
tence. The proof of his innocence of the
crime with which he was charged makes
no difference in the popular sentiment.
He is a Jew and ought to suffer whether
innocent or guilty. The argument of a
Catholic priest that it is our duty to help
along Gods purpose of making the Jews
suffer. finds a ready approval among a
large class Of Frenchmen.
The evening times., 1898-12-12

That America is to pay for the passage
home of the Spanish soldiers in the Phil
ippines is a new provision of the peace
treaty. But there is nothing new in she
condition that the arms Of the Spanish
troops at Manila shall be restored t,
them Although Secretary Alger was Sc
ignorant of the situation there that h
says in his report that we captured thir-
teen thousand prisoners and thirty thou
The evening times., 1898-12-12

Only the presence of the army i'll the
vicinity Of Paris has prevented a general
riot. At any moment barricades may be
erected, entirely because of the p-ejudices
aroused by the Dreyfus case. France Is
simply paying the penalty for a crime.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
4 simple Fact.
CFror Truth)

II I'Il IENII9T
Nal.-by Bga2eigh boasts that no living man
could forge his name successfully to a sheck and
get it clshed. Has he such very peculiar sig
uatUre.''
Homans-No. But he hasn't any bank account
The evening times., 1898-12-12

While the Kaiser approves the Gar
disarmament program, it is evident that
he has no hope of its practicabiHty. His
army enlargement is limited only by the
taK-bearing ability of the people.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
A Fitting Penalty,

(From the Philadelphia North American)
''What do you think of the peace terms?"
asked RIOS
''Weli." replied Sagasta, and il plain to
be seen that he was laborins under strong emo
tion, ''for our commissioners, | think they ought
to get about ten years each"
The evening times., 1898-12-12
: Narrow Escape.
From the cleveland Plain Dealer

(Flom tie Cleveland Plain Dellerl
I'm going to h more careful hereafter
About WHAT
Mailing Letters When the Maine was b7wr
up Capt. Sig,bee bore in lis pocket letter hi'
wife had given him ten moEJhs t-f1re TO mai! e
a friend. SUPPOSE il had been found on his dead
LUiy!''
The evening times., 1898-12-12

"A Republican Senator has told a rews
paper reporter that he will resign rather
than vote to ratify the peace treaty.
Rather than betray his trust as a Republi-
can he should resign. To vote against the
treaty is to bolt the policy of his party,
which is 10 rob The people who elected him.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
His school of Art.

Q'rom the indianapolis Journal.)
''There goes young Skimmins. the artist"
''Artist? Black and while?"
"Ochre-mediocre."
The evening times., 1898-12-12
ExncrienceI.
(From the Boston Transeript.)

(From the Boston Transeript)
Mrs. Fowler-So you have been to sit up with
sick man, eh? John Fowler, can you Look me
in the face and say that?
Mr. Fowler-Why. OF course can, Nettie.
What do you take me for-for Just an ordinary.
amateur liar?
The evening times., 1898-12-12
a Large Head.
From the Chicago News

From the Chicago News.)
Enthusiastic Hostess-There is a gentleman who
is always saying bright things. Really his con
versation fairly sparkles."
Conceited Author (of 4 book that has gone
into its second hundred)-Ah, yes; | am not
surprised. He is an enthusiastic reader OF my
works.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
\ slow Sleeper.
CFrom Tit-Bits.)

servant girl in a Birmingham family w-s
taken TO task FOR oyeT>.eepiEg herself
well ma am. she said. Il sleep ve.y slow.
and 20 it takes ne long while 10 get ne night
rest"
The evening times., 1898-12-12
Quiet Revenge.

That woman next door went and got a hat
exactly like mine
''Did You make = fuss about it:''
.'No; i gave mine 10 the cook
The evening times., 1898-12-12
Starved.

CFrom the New Orleans Times-D -Democrat)
They s4y too much eating dulls the mind ,
Then that must be why people VINO depend
upon their pens for i living 30 bright.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
CURRENT HUMOR.
Modern Fame.
Fram the Clere!and Loader

From the Cleveland Leader)
''What book is that you are readiEgr'
The poems OF Poe
''poeg Poeg That name seems familiar.
Where have / heard it before2 oh. yes won
der ii hes ans relation 10 the PCes OF Prince
ton?'
The evening times., 1898-12-12
Moderation.

(From the Philadelphia North Amsrioan.)
'.Don't YOU think society ought to fix an earlier
hour Tor ending its functions"
why yes Say 1 a. N. I'm tired Of this >
and s O'Clock business.
The evening times., 1898-12-12
CouscrNa atiSIn.

(FrOm Brooklyn Life.)
What do sou think of sunday E1if.''
''WeII, | don't think the clergy ought 70
play
The evening times., 1898-12-12
one Good Thing.

CFrom the Chicago Record
a. snow>torm has its attractive features
.'Yes; bill collectors can't get around - fast
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-08
Brandonville.
correspondence Of the Argus.

correspondence of the Argus.
The jingle of the sleigh bells are
heard every where.
Virgil Swearengin. our school teach
or. is getting along very nicely. He
is liked by all.
ters and ice cream, Friday and SAT-
urday evening, last. followed by II box
social and oysters. Everybody reports
a good time.
nished music for the festival at this
place last Friday and Saturday even
ing.
ID w. Rayenscroft. OF this place.
lsade a flying trip ia Kingwood, Mon
day OF this week, after his brothers,
from near Cumberland, Nd.
w. II. Kimberly was Mt the county
seat last Saturday on business.
Rev. Westfan is holding IL series
Of meetings at Clifton Mills. Success
to nim.
Gsorge Frankhouser, who has been
very Ill for some time, il getting some
better.
G. G. Frankhouser and ". III. Kim
berly, made a flying trip to Friends
Vie, Md, some time ago.
Mrs Mary Mckee, Of this place, left
Monday for M~arkleysburg. Pa, where
she conteinpiates staying till spriAg
with her son, o. +. Mckee.
}. D.. Harshbarger, Of this place, has
set up n blacksmith shop and is pre-
pared 20 do all kinds o work at rea-
sonable prices.
'THE LATEST Our"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-12-08

The "Litue German Band" from
Pennsylvania hat has been on the
stage in bishops Hall here for three
nights this week, have 6eeu giving
very good entertainments AID are de-
serving OF a liberal patronage. The
Shoup Family seems to be all right
and we'll worth the small admission
charged.
Exposure to sudden climatic change
produces cold i'm the head n catarrh
is apt TO follow Provided with Elv's
Cream Balm you are armed against
Nasal Catarrh. Druggists sell II at 50
cents. or Ely brothers. 81 Warren
Street, New York. will mail the soc or
Toe, trial size. The BALM cures with
out pain, does not irritate or cause
sneeziug. IL spreads itself over an ir-
ritatsd and angry surface, relieving
/ nmedi, tely the painful inflammation.
c~leanses and cures. Cream Balm quick
ly cures the cold
The following is taken frou. n recent
issue OF the Catholic Mirror: Miss
Margaret Kennn, the daughter Of the
sthl deeply lamented Senator John Z.
Kenna, of West Virginia. has entered
the novi.iate Of the Sisters OF ST.
Joseph. At Flushing, Ill. aud IL hor
vocation proves a true one. will. in due
season, take the habit and vows Of
that order. Miss kenna has won n
very enviable reputation in the literary
world. and her short stories descriptive
OF the life OF a priest i'm a little ountrv
parish have been very highly praised
The novice made her studies at Mount
dc Chantal academy, Wheeling
Report of the Halbritter School, No.
20, for the first month, beginning Nov.
7, and ending December ,, iS0S.-Della
Bolyard, Teacher. Number pupils en-
rolled this month, boys, 10: girls, 10;
total enrolment, 20. Average daily
attendance, boys, IL; girls. o; total.
20. Per cent of attendance, boys. %;
girls, %; total, 94t<. Those neither
absent nor tardy were, Leslie Halbrit-
ter, Pearl Shaver, Harry Stevenson,
Chester Halbritter, Agnes Shaver.
Flossie Shaver and Walter shannon.
Lelie and Howard Nestor, Abbey Ste
venson, Laura Plum and Thomas Lay
ton, each missed but one day.