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The herald., 1898-10-30

second and third class, with nineteen other
ships of war; also ninety-tive torpedo boats.
The public debt is 6,430, $4,000 f1orins,
equal to 34.5 cents The debt Is, therefore,
5. .,2l8, ,629, ,450. The revenue is |, 1888, 438 449,
equal to S4l0,01l ,265. The expenditure Is
l,2l4, l6l ,3y7 tiorins, equal to S4lS. .SS5,6S2
JAPAN
Japan embraces territory of l47, ,G55
square miles, and has population Of AZ 49,
G20. The public debt is 4l0, 1886, 1876 yens. The
golden yen is 99.7 cents, and the debt is
therefore S4O9, l04, 129 The silver yen is 1873,
at which rate the debt would be $30S, ,3S2, ,357
The revenue is 179, 72O,3S0, equal to $780,
lSl,2l9. The expenditure is l93 l25,7l7 yenS,
equal to $l92, ,546,340.
The army OF Japan is 28f, ,74l officers and
men.
The navy is composed of three first-class
battleships, and altogether of twenty-nine
ships of war, manned by 1865 officers and
men
France has about half the population of
the United States and half the wealth. Her
national debt is three times as great; and
yet her army, on the peace establishment, is
52l ,45S men and officers. The reader cap
form a notion of what this means by consid-
er that if our peace establishment" were
equally large in proportion to our wealth,
population and resources, compared with
those Of France, we should have a million OF
idle men under arms to support by taxa
ton.
Germany's army is equal to that of France
and although she has more population she
has less wealth Germany is a poor coun-
try. Italy and Austria-Hungary are equally
ground to the earth by having to support
enormous peace establishments and pay the
interest of heavy debts.
The herald., 1898-10-30
PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT NICOTINE
Some Popular Mistakes Corrected by
Physician Who Smokes

81 don't like to upset cherished tradi-
tion, said doctor, who is himself devo-
tee of the weed, "but the talk one hears of
nicotines saturating the systems of smols-
ers is mostly rot. Nicotine is deadly poi
son; one drop of it will make a good-sized
mastif turn up his toes, if injected subcn-
taneously, and it would take precious little
Of it to kill a man. The truth is that very
little is absorbed, even by the most CON
firined smokers. Now and then you read of
men who die from excessive tobacco using
and are found on autopsy to be literally
reeking with nicotine All rubbish. Moth.
ing of the kind ever happened. Again. it is
a favorite experiment to blow smoke through
a handkerchief, and the stain that is pro-
duced is popularly supposed to be made by
nicotine. 1t is really oil of tobacco, which
is horse of quite different color. No, the
chief harm done by smoking il the stimulus
which it gives to the heart. This is partic-
ularly true of cigarette smoking, where in
haling' is nearly always practiced. Each
time the smoke is inhaled it acts as a slight
spur to the heart, and, needless to say, there
is sure to be u reaction. If the smoker is in
good general health he will probably never
feel it; but if he isn't, there will be periods
of profound depression, and, not knowing
the cause. he is apt to try to brace up on a
drink, which makes matters just that much
worse. If he has organic heart trouble-a
valvular weakness, l mean-it's quite DOS
sigle that he will tumble over some day and
put his angel plumage on. Those are the cold
facts about smolSing-none other are gen
uine. New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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in arriving at the hotel unharmed almost
a. remarkable as our arrival in the island.
After el-el-kebir, "Sir Garbet,' it will be
remembered made straight for Cairo by
train, and on arrival, /, instead of going to
the citadel to see the military function that
ensued, made my way alone to the palace
in which Lieutenant Du Chain was pris-
oner. The populace had no idea that Brit
ish troops were actually in possession of the
city, and the appearance Of an Englishman
cozily driving through the streets fairly
paralyzed them. Several parties jumping up
upset their coffee tables and dominoes. All
were wildly excited. But got to my des-
tination all safely, and coming back was
escorted by four mounted silver-carbined
guards of the Khedive
Whigham had had no previous experience
OF the kind, and walked smiling and insouci-
ant through the thronged streets, and in
credulous as to danger, was considerably
surprised when our consul later on advised
us not to leave our hotel unless we had
some Spaniards of position with us. "You
will of course be mistaken" he said, ''foI
Americans, and in that case shrug OF
the shoulders concluded the sente nee. How
ever, here we were, actually in Matanzas,
and after a bath sat down to breakfast
when our consul shortly joined us.
PHIL ROBINSON.
The herald., 1898-10-30

His pictures of child life in the states have
made him a favorite with the little people,
and as he has fondness for children that
makes him rather more at home in their So
ciety than in the society of adults, he is OF
course prime favorite in the home circle
1t has been remarked of him that he is at his
best when he is able to forget the fact that
be is addressing grown-up audience, by
fixing his attention on some child facing him
and talking directly at this wide-eyed list
ener. At such times Mark Twain is de-
lightful lecturer, natural, easy, eloquent and
humorous. 1t is only when he confronts an
clown, come dressed in cap and bells to amuse
a hallfull of people, that he is stiff and stilt-
| cd, and lacks the attributes of the real hui
morist.
| 10 tobacco dealers of this land Mark Twain
| is bonanza. How he manages to consume
so much nicotine without collapsing in puz-
| Zle lie will go the whole day without eat
/ ing, but with cigar everlastngly between
his lips. And such cigars! 1t is commonly
said that the cigar that Mark Twain will not
smoke has not been put together, and if the
truth were known he himself first made the
remark.
| His love for tobacco is only equaled by his
love for the reading of periodicals. He can
not be got, to the the disgust of Englishmen,
to see anything in their standard authors.
Ihackcray he throws aside with yawn. but
| give him newspaper and he will bury him
sell for hours in its pages, surrounding him
self with cloud of tobacco smoke and retir-
ing entirely from the world behind this filmy
veil. To a man with such passion for to-
bacco and newspapers, either England or
Germany is an ideal abode, for both passions
are natural characteristics.
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ASfNGLISnMfN SEE HIM.
MARK TWAIN REGARDED AS A
PROFESSIONAL HUMoRIsT
WOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
It Calls Him to Be Forced to Amuse
Audiences-A Side Of the Author
Few People Know

LONDON, Oct. l0.-(Special Correspond
ence to The llerald.) 10 those Europeans
who have watched Mark Twain during his
sojourn here he has been an enigma. To many
he has been a disappointment. Accustomed
to Judge writer by his books, the people
who some in contact with Mark Twain have
expected him to be IA wag OF the first order,
It humorst bubbling over with fun, man
whose conversation teens with bright say
lngs, so that the listener with good memory
could store up enough bon mots for life
time after half an hours conversation with
the author of The Iunocents Abroad
No one rescnts this false idea OF his char
acter more than Mark Twain himself. With
the contradictoriness OF human nature the
great American author scouts the notion that
he is IL professional humorist. He wishes to
be taken as Il serious man, and TO have his
serious side admired while the humorous is
kept in the background and only brought
out for the purposes Of providing Mark
Twain with livelihood by amusing chuckle-
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headed folk who are too shallow minded to
take serious writings at the worth their au-
thor places on them.
The calls upon Mark Twain for lectures
at which he is to amuse the audience at so
much per head, gall the genial author ter
rbly. lie would prefer to stand up and talk
on any serious subject, the evolution OF man
tor instance rather than read publicly the
jokes OF his characters. His mind is not OF
humorous bent except when he is writing
his funny stories. The fact cannot be con-
troverted that at heart Mr.. Clemens is a
grave and serious man. 1t he were asked
which of his books he considers the most de-
serving OF praise he would unhesita!iagly
pick out one in which humor was chiefly con
spicuous by its absence.
This expectation that everything pertain
ing to Mark Twain must necessarily be of Il
humorous nature has caused much disap-
pointment over some OF his books. Readers
have thrown aside Joan of Arc with the
remark that it was not Mark Twain at all,
while "A Connecticut Yankee at the Court
OF King Arthur" has been voted scream
ingly funny book, although the author has
been suspected OF disliking the people Of this
land and of having written the book on pur-
pose TO cut at the lnsular pride of the Briton.
There never was greater mistake. Mark
Twain, as the writer knows, having been ad-
ullJtSu W tNe closc acquaintance lHuC grows
MP between Americans who meet in foreign
land, has the highest admiration for this
country and it's people. The rugged honesty
of the average Englishman accords well with
the nature of the American. As those who
have benefited by Mr.. Clemens honesty
will admit, he possesses remarkably te1der
conscience. His conscientiousness in the
matter of paying his creditors to- the last
cent when he failed and starting life all over
again when past the three score and ten
mark, will always be pointed to with pride
by his countrymen.
But while Mark Twain is partial to Eng,
lishmcr, and is lionized by them. it is in Ger.
many that he finds the nearest approach to
his ideal life. He told me once that he loved
the Teuton for his plodding determination,
and his quiet enjoyment of life in a phleg,
matte way that admits of no serious thought
for the small cares of life.
Children over here delight in Mr. Clemens
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young birds took their fight year by year.
The porch was covered with zinc, and the
nest was built against the wall, close to
the angle formed by the Slanting sides of
the roof.
One morning, before the brood was
hatched, one of the old birds was found
in the porch dead. owing probably, to the
unusual heat of the sun shining upon the
zinc covering, which was only few inches
above the nest Opposite the porch and
separated from 1t by the width of the gar
den walk, was an arch of wire, covered
with roses and honeysuckles.
About II o'clock in the morning the day
when the bird was found dead, an unusual
twittering was heard. and a martin, pre-
sumed to be the male bird, was observed
flying in and out of the porch on to the
arch. and evidently endeavoring to coax
another bird into his snug quarters
After awhile the second martin took sew
eral short flights and dived under the porch
with her companion, who twittered and
flew around her In a state Of the greatest
excitement.
This continued for about half an hour,
until the stranger took possession of the
nest, where she finally Matched the brood
Boston Globe.
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CHINESE LOADED WITH MONEY
Discovery in the Clothing of Two
California Celestials

The turnkeys in the Los Angeles county
Jail had an interesting experience recently
on the arrival of two Chinese from San
Diego pending deportation. The men had
been searched by the San Diego officers,
and were reported to have no articles on
their persons, but the, Los Angeles jail
officials thought it would be just as well
to apply their methods of investigation,
and the outcome was lot of money, mug
gets and gold dust.
The coolies had little packages of gold
dust carefully packed away between each
toe; others were braided into the strands
of their cues; bank notes were cleverly
stitched into the lining of their hats and the
creases of their clothes. In fact, almost
every place mentionable or unmentionable
where coin, bills or gold dust could be hid
den, contained its quota, the total found
amounting to over $40 in bills, as much more
in silver and no one knows exactly how
much in gold dust from Lower California
mines.
The money, of course, belongs to the Chi
nese, but if they had been allowed to keep
it on their persons while locked up, they
would surely have been robbed of every
cent of it by the other prisoners.-San
Francisco Examiner.
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Typhoid and MalArial Germs

1t has been asserted that the germs of
typhoid fever and malaral fever are an
tagonistic to each other and cannot exist
together. Examinations recently made at
the clinical laboratory of the University of
Pennsylvania tend to upset this theory. In
cases of two soldier patients the germs of
both typhoid and malaria were found not
only existing but thriving together. The
theory is now advanced that the possible
cause of the severity of the illness of some
of the soldiers in certain camps was the
presence of the germs Of both of these dis.
eases in their systems.
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The Rock of Refuge

In the Sandwich islands there is a spot
called the Rock of Refuge If the criminal
reaches this rock before capture he is safe
so long as he remains there Usually his
family supply him with food until he is able
to make his escape, but he is never allowed
to return to his own tribe.
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Feathered Stepmother

Under the trellised porch of cottage
was a martins nest, which was repaired
every season for at least three seasons,
and from which brood Of four or five
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Menelik, King of Abyssinia: Dat moke
Alger oughter get it in de neck! Why, say
| could throw de dope into twenty armies
while he's KILN off dat one.
The Gar: have no sympathy at all with
the attacks made on Algerslobski by your
press and people, and have wired him that
in event of his discharge he can get a job
President Faure: Monsieur Alger is a
talented and able man, but not great one!
His death rate is not anywhere near as large
as that of le gran Robespierre.
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to brace up and be woman! / kill thou
sands off without anybody ever daring to
say word.
Humbert of Italy: Signor Algerino should
by all means be kept in charge of the war
department. He is rapidly bringing the
American army to plane that commands
the admiration of every European power
The Sultan: Alger Bey is the right man
in the wrong place. He ought to be over
here with me. collaborating in regard to the
Armeniays, -
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Emperor Wilhelm: Down with this Herr
Algeri Heraus nit i'm! He hasn't any di-
vine right.
Queen Victoria: sincerely trust that Mr.
Alger will be retained in office, for regard
him as quite factor for international peace
As long as he remains in charge of the war
department fore foreign r. nations need have moth
King Alfonso: think that Senior Algerc
is dear, sweet, noble man, and just love
him to death! So there, now.
New York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-30

sons. when they have become helpless
charges. physically and mentally, treat
ed In the same manner a. the infants
whose coming into the world means
only sorrow.
think the authorities should decide
the means 70 be employed for their re-
moyal In fact, / would suggest that a
board Of physicians be appointed whose
duty Il would be 10 NJ the fate Of those
submitted 90 them for examination and
pronounce the method 20 be employed
In removing them.
Another thing which should certainly
be- done Is 20 rid the world Of criminals.
young and old
We have no room for the chronic
criminal and society should not be
charged with the expense Of his main
tenancc. n. takes a fabulous amount Of
money 10 Jail and care for this class Of
dlsrepuiables. aud % might be better
spent In other why's. Il Is an evil 20
have 10 support penltentlaries and In
sane nsylums and almsh0uses when We
need more schools. art galleries. parks
and other beautiful and cleyatlng ac-
cessorles.
The whole matter seems worry simple
20 me. although am aware many peo-
pie misunderstood me aud are liable %
controyert my position Everything
but humanity Is duly husbanded by
man, and all the useless and infectious
materials cut away. when a husband
man trims hls orchard be cuts out all
the dead and superfuous wood In order
that the fruit OF the remaining trees
may be more perfect The same rule
should apply 10 mankind.
We should get rid Of the obieciiona.
bic and evil elements 10 the end that ih'
human fabric may be strengthened and
improved. We have too many so
called reformers who band themselves
into organization for doing this and
that. but never accomplish anything
but a little self-glorlhcation. What th'
world needs Ia more strong-mlnded
brave men and women. who will maxi
themselves examples Of good and In thi
way accomplish true reforms In hu
manlty instead Of merely trying aim
lessly to reform things. The trouble !
mos, Of our rcformers are noisy talker
or faddists and few Of them are re-.
workers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-30

'Tn the case Of infants imperfect at
birth, physicians should be- Empowered
by statute TO use judgment In getting
rid Of them. cannot believe any right
minded mother would object to this
course. Such removal would be bless
Ing to both child and parent. and an In
cstlmable boon 90 the race. Il would
save suffering 20 the weaklinga them
selves and untold care. annoyance and
modification 10 those responsible for
their being
Besides this II would limit the possi-
bic reproduction Of thelr like and thus
relieve society Of a curse. To unfor-
Inmates Of this description there is no
friend like death. and II is best u
should come while they are yet IN an
inseusato state. The removal Of mon
slrosltlcs under these conditions should
be- relieved by law from the odlum Of
murder II should be- placed IN charge
Of reputable physicians and legally
sanctioned.
u o. menace 20 our weil-beIng %
have race Of criminals perpotuated
Idiots are worthless. and there can be
no Soy IN Ne for those who are hope.
lessly crippled Or deformed The pres
ence o. afflicted persons 10 positive In.
jury 20 those more happily clrcum-
stanced. and especially where bonds Of
relationship make this latter class re-.
sponslble for the care Of the uniortun-
ates
Thousands Of children are born into
| the world daily under conditions which
mean pain aud misery 20 themselves
and WEAKNESS IN body and soul 10 9th
ers 10 the end Of their days Everybody
knows this and everybody who Is brave
admits Il would be best 10 end N,
heartaches on the threshold Of lie
Where this has been neglected througl
mistaken pity or ignorance Of man
kinds real rights at the beginning. Il 4
no, too late 10 DO the good work whoi
events 30 shape themselves that thesi
unfortunates come into the hands Of n,
authorities. Surely there must be som
way Of getting the requisite legislation
We have men who frame laws Tor near
~ every conceivable thing except IN
vital one Of protection Of the physlca
side Of society. and this Is somethln
well worthy their attention.
would also have old and inhrm Der
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-30

a na.,en wore "bloomer suit" OF brow,
cloth golf stockings and russe, I'm I'm
ana neslige shirt A perfora,ed 49,. oa.
70 match the suit completed m. ~. ~
tune Mr.. Battens sermon No. .,".
uu' OF the ordinary. lie sald ,bero
was 100 much false teaching
ioung people join the cbur,, ..
on',hued' and are given ~ nc
s s.ana that II they are not alled , ;" 'n.
Sun '' WIN faith they viii be damned
sucn doctrine has caused the cSn,ah S' y,
" "'led with unconyerted cbr,s,,a. ~
' - - uInienlt to determine which 4 tbe
,l',. delrlment ~ the church ,n
','leetual Iceberg With no splrl,,on,'
" an emotional. sanctlaed lRnoramns -
-. nc speaker said that. In his opln,on.
y hlndrance "' '"e great
II Is remarkable" he ss,d n
=. preachers will get M In The nr,
:. anu substitute their dogmatlc TO-
,,,' for the Word Of God y
'''ihg the church. and the Tina T. - -
IS wnen such people Will have 10 s,a, .
'wn and out and make room for ~. '
ospel preacher" 'o' tns 1
Mr. Batien, explaining HE o..,. q
20 ne was merely returning 10 %a q
im'''ve FORM OF preaching. Metbod,sn a
wing been born In knee brooches Z
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-30

Mrs, Maud Maynard Noel. OF Chicago.
would permit no child to live who was
not perfect At birth. Should a child
become a cripple, or blind. or dumb, she
>belleyes lts life should end al once. SO
sieadfast are her convictions that she
Is ready TO sacrifice her own children. "
necessary. She Is reformer who real
y believes IN reform
Il i not only with the children that
Mrs. Noers ideas would deal. but with
the criminal classes. with al that does
not tend 10 elevate mankind The aged
and inhrm, she holds, would be- FAR hap
bier II a physician would quietly end
existence for them.
These remarkable theories are adj
yanced by a slender youthful woman.
who seems ~ fitted 10 cope with the
@Id herself A widow Tor her hus-
d died several years ago she sup
ris herself and her two lovely chill
yfen. Tommy and COrlnne. whom she
ydeclnres herself willing 10 sacrifice n
circumstances take 20 sad a turn o. 10
render il necessary This Is her belief.
And the accompanying statement Is Civ
On e. she made Il for the readers OF tho
Sunday Journal:
i believe the world should rid itself
OF those who are. or are likely. 10 be.
, ssmnns 10 themselves and TO 40.
cieiy. II my own children should be-.
come otherwise than sound and health,
should consider II a blessing 10 re.
move them without delay. No matter
what my own grief would be should
consider that would really be benefit.
Ing my children more than n permit.
ted them 20 live.
In my own family there "a an lnstanc.
, which clearly shows how true my belle
H. how necessary II IL 10 the advance
ment Of the world that Il should be- car.
ried out. have n niece who has beer
blind since born. and for years Ia,
been crippled and unable 10 car.
for herself. There are six othe,
children IN the family. and eacl
year ! can see the lines Of sor
row sharpening In their faces. No
only Il the unfortunate girls M,
void Of happiness 10 herself. but II \
the source Of positive injury aud lnjus
tice 10 her sisters and brothers I
would have been an act OF Kindness /
the physician who attended az her brit
had removed her from thls world.
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How lie Explained -

nv v wisa =, here, doctor. Won ,o,,
mSo1 %,le she couldn't run bsr 'o '..' Told
r, Ss' ,n,unsins-And you said .S Sa' .,,,
1Iue ,ne bieyclo7 Dr. PIIrorI Ips might
yo u"slns-well. I'd like to kno.. les, les.
you reason II out. pr = p,' snow how
aSy .n reason son. Il OUT at an Their i.n.i
a any any room for reason IN yo "r., rs. i.n't
'ase r. Cleveland Leader - your wlfe's
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-30

ingly amazing. Human nature IL hui
man nature. and laws DO not mean law
ablders IN Utah any more than they DO
In New York. Men do not marry
plural wives openly. The Mormons de-
clare that they are a law-abldlng peo-
pie. but very few Mormons deny with
any great show Of severity that the
men who are living In polygamy. be-
fore the antl-polygamy law. are living
In II now. with due and discreet defer
ence 10 the law II would be curious
II whole system OF religious teaching
could be oyerthrown in a moment by a
legal phrase. The singular thing. and
10 most people the slckenlng thing
about the situation IN Utah Ia that ih'
women Of Utah are almost universe
in their condemnation Of the Law
against plural marriages.