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The times., 1898-02-13

A romance of a somewhat novel type
is King Washington" by Adelaide
Skeel and William II. Brearley. AS the
title indicates. ii deals with the life Of
the father Of his country.
The times., 1898-02-13

To whom iu .Ist apply for postal route?
2. When are the cOntractsIet out? 3. When
and how must 1 81 nd my bid. and % whom?
GREEN HORN.
To the Sernnd A Ssistant Postmaster GEN
eral, Washington. u. G.. 2. One quarter
of the star Ioute contracts are let each
year; the contracts run for four wears. be-
ginning on July and ending on June 30
3. Full information will be sent by the
Postmaster sieneTaI.
The times., 1898-02-13

\ new novel by, Conan Doyle. entitled
"A Desert Drama is soon 10 be pub
lished by Lippincotts.
The times., 1898-02-13

where will / be able to secure list Of
the star uIdLi routes IN Texas. VINO the
present cOntiactCrs are, and when their
contracts WI eXpfGel r. j. Y.
The secoiI Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral has cha ra<e of the star routes We think
it is hardly probable that you can obtain a
list of the contractors. The contracts all
endOn June 30. The star routes are in foIr
classes. the contracts Of one class ending
every June 80
The times., 1898-02-13

1t may not be generally known that
newspaper women were very much in
evidence at the time of the Revolution.
At least five of the thirty-seven papers
then existing in the United States We're
owned and published by women. The
first newspaper In Rhode Island was
published by Mrs. Anna Franklin, who
was appointed printer to the colony. In
l772 Clementlne Reid published The Vir-
ginia Gazette, advocatin the colonial
cause. Two years later a paper Of the
same name was started by Mrs. III.
Boyle, advocating the cause OF the
crown. In 1913 Elizabeth Timothy
started a paper in Charleston. S. c.
Anna Timothy subsequently became ed
itor. and was appointed State printer,
which position she held for seventeen
years. Mary Crouch also issued a pa
per in Charleston at this time after
wards continuing it at Salem, Mass.
The times., 1898-02-13

THE Broom of the War God" a story
of the recent Greco-Turkish war. by II.
n. Brailsford. is shortly to be issued by
%. Appleton & Co. The author is a
Scotchman. educated in Dundee, and a
Fellow of Glasgow University In this
book he tells of his actual experiences in
the war.
The times., 1898-02-13

Mr.. Edward Dana Durand, late legis-
lative librarian in the New York State
Library. and now professor of economics
and administra ton in Leland Stanford
University, has written a book which
will be of interest to students of eco
nOmics. II is The Finances of New
York City and is a history of the fl
nances OF the city from its birth 10 the
present time.
The times., 1898-02-13

Please Civ, a sketch of the Black Horse
Cavalry OF the aCUnfederatearmy. WIS.
The Black Horse Cavalry was organized
on June Is, 1859, it's first captain he
ing John Scott, of Fauquier county. Va.
Robert Randolph was first lieutenant,
Charles H. Gordon second lieutena ut IL
was on duty at JOHN Browns execution
and at Harper's Ferry, after the evac-
uation OF that place by the United states
ordnance officers At Harper's Ferry
Major T. j Jackson t'.StonewaIi') com
manGed it temporarily; then William h.
Payne was chosen captain. The Black
Horse distinguished itself at Bun Run,
in the pursuit and was thanked by JET
ferson Davis. In November, 1861. 10 was
made a part OF the Fourth Virginia Cav
airy, when Capt. Payne was promoted tO
major and Lieut.. Randolph was made
captan. The Black Horse, either with
the Fourth Virginia or on detached ser
vice, took part in the war from heSiH-
ming To end. To First Sergt. Robert
Martin was awarded rifle given by
an English officer to the bravcSt man
i'm the army. The Black Horse served
at Spottsyivania, at ChanceilorsviIle Five
Forks, etc. held the road at AppOmattoX
until the surrender, and under Lieut..
Ficklin disbanted at Fauuuier Courthouse
In April, 1868. Its history has been
written by Col. John Scott Gen. Pavne
is still living He has homes in War
renton. Va, and in Washington.
Where NAV find Sunset Cox's famous
'''''O LIZZIE BAYNE.
1t was punIish he-l in tine Columbus States
man ON MAJ 10, 1853.
The times., 1898-02-13

Mr.. Andrew Lang has taken a new line
of thought. He is now preparing for the
press book whose title is not yet known.
but which is said TO be a criticism on
the anthropological scheme of the gene
eli
The times., 1898-02-13

The second volume of Victor Hugo's
Letters is soon to appear. The two
volumes are edited by Paul Meurice, and
will prove extremely interesting to low
ers of Hugo.
The times., 1898-02-13

Is the Chicago University sectarian. and
how does it compare with other uniye rsities
and colleges thf United states? ;. NJ.
Tie Univer sityof Cbica Eois DOn-sectarian.
though it HIS strong BAPTIST element in
its governing aO1 rd. IL hardly COMPARES. as
yet, wit h the ldeT colleges nd universities
of the country, though by the force Of its
large endow Hert, it has attained, in
few years, position that they Were much
longer in Tea hing.
The times., 1898-02-13

The irreverent college boy seems to be
In evidence at Oxford. and here is one
of the college verses, on Professor Jow-
EFT:
II stand first; my name is Jowett,
Whatever is to he known, ! know IL,
/ am the master OF this college.
Aud what L don't know ism knowledge.
The times., 1898-02-13

Are there ..uch things az mineral rods 70
locate gold, silver ami her metals with? lf
there are, where an ! get thefny
SUBSCRIBER.
There ale no such things. There are
dipping cOfIpasses- which are said to
De affected ~ the presence In the earth
OF Iodes OF iron. 1ut are not affected by
any other meal You can get these from
any dealer in scientific instruments.
The times., 1898-02-13
NOTES AND QUERIES.

'.Sink or swim. live or die. survive or
perish, L give my hand and my heart TO
this Vote Daniel Webster's eulogy on
dams and Jefferson. August 2. 1926.
Did Adams JT jefferson speak or write
those words2 STUDENT.
John Ada ms. describing copyeTsatlon
with Jonathan seweIi, in 1874. SAYS;
II answer that the die was cast: |
had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink.
live or die, survive or perish, with nv
country was ny unalterable determination
"A Adamss works, vol. iy. In Dr. owens
cypher story. Admiral Drake. Command
ing the British feet. against the Spanish
Armada, is made 10 say:
Then, live ,r die. brave men, or sink or
You fight for Christ and EnEland's peer
less q ieen.''
These two lines appear 10 be taken from
the play OF Edward l.. - by George Peeie.
who died in Jso, a nj who is now claimed
- nave D.sn one OF Francts tac0n's mass.
The times., 1898-02-13

Some correspondents of the New York
Times are terribly troubled about the
kind of books children ought to read.
The worst difficulty in this connection
comes from the notion that children
must necessarily have books written
down to their understanding. The
average child, If turned loose in
an average library. Will very soon indi
cate what sort of books he or she likes,
and the best thing the parent can do
will be to follow the child's unconscious
leadership.
The times., 1898-02-13

Mr. Archer NJ Huntington has written
a book of travel which is of interest at
this juncture. II is "a Note Book on
Northern SPAIN
The times., 1898-02-13

If the Sand yyiCh ISlansiS or any other In nj
is annexed iu the United states, viii the
natives OF the territory or land tnat II IN
nexed have the privilege OF native-b born
Americans. n VIII they have the DTivl-
Ieges of uaturaliZed citizens q.
Underthe prupused annexationt treaty. the
natives OF Htwan would have no nights u
citizenship The treaty leaves all Gues-
tions Of tha sort 20 the Congress 81 the
United states after annexation.
The times., 1898-02-13

H C. Frick Pittsburg. millionaire,
has purchased the last picture of Dag
man. -Bouveret for 100000. 1t is called
Christ Breaking the Bread" and there
is one feature in it which is likely to
cause a commotion when it reaches
America The artist introduced his own
figure clad in modern Partisan clothes.
as one of the group, and kneeling beside
him are his wife and child, also in mod
ern costume.
The times., 1898-02-13

Once upon a time, Eugene Field told
Mrs. Humphrey Ward that he used to
sleep in the hollow of tree in Missouri
and lived on wild fish and fruits Then
Barnum, he said, found him and edu-
Gated him, II is rather hard on Mrs
Ward. from any point of view, but ii is
reported that she afterwards said he was
a typical American.
The times., 1898-02-13

w. T. Giles, who died in Chicago not
long ago, is said to have established
more newspapers than any other man
in the country. He was seventy-five
years old and his journalistic career in
cluded towns in nearly every section of
the limited States
The times., 1898-02-13

In correspondence Between Burns
and Mrs. Dunlop book which is to ap-
pear before long. nearly forty hitherto
unpublished letters Of Burns will be
Ilrinfpd
The times., 1898-02-13

Some indignation arose in London not
long ago over the untidy and neglected
grave of Charles Lamb. The grave has
lately been put in order and encircled
with a neat iron railing by member of
the London Christ's Hospital Club.
The times., 1898-02-13

The London Academy offers Grown"
of 100 guneas for the best book of the
year. and second Grown" of so guineas
for the next best. The first prize was won
this year by Mr.. Stephen Phillips for his
volume of poems, and the second went
to Mr.. Henley for his Burns"
The times., 1898-02-13

Captain Mahan's book on The Infiu-
ence of Sea Power in History is now
used in all German schools and libraries
to promote the Kaiser's scheme for a big
navy. 1t would not be bad plan to
use it in some American schools and
libra res.
The times., 1898-02-13

Is Richard Croker a son or a grandson
of John %it-On GrOseTZ = l. Rudva rt
Kipiing the arthOr and editor OF the
Cambridge Cpiex Bezae2-- J NEG
Heisneith r son nor gra ndson. but ne NAV
be a cousin, iIore or less distant. .. No.
the editor or ne Codex Bezae was Thomas
kiphng. dean Of PETERBOROUGH. who was
born in 1894 and died in 1922
The times., 1898-02-13

1t is uncertain whether the Phlistine
for February has invented a new dialect
or is merely having a fit of some sort.
The editor remarks, and, by the way. he
makes the remark on the cover of the
publica ton. "Those who really do not
know how to take this magazine had
better not" MIR. Hubbard's purpose in
this announcement is still unrevealed.
The times., 1898-02-13

A new volume of poems by William
Watson has appeared. 1t is called THE
Hone of the World
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27

penses they have entailed. These are the abuses
that have especially increased. They include the
following salary items: Military officers, 10, ,OOO.
600 pcsetas; civil functionaries. 100000 Thus
73 per cent Of the "clases pasivas' is on mill
tary account and 21 on civil.
The country is complaining OF the heavy bur
dens Of the war felt in import duties and direct
taxes. which are considerably increased. The
working classes appear disposed to adopt an at
titude OF opposition. and are even talking Of re-
sisting payment If the increased taxes on ac-
count OF the war are not taken of. These in
creases weigh especially severely on honest tax
payers. On account Of the disorder that rules in
the public offices. many influential or unscrupu-
lous people escape payment or pay less than the
proper assessment on their property. through
corrupt understanding with the assessors All
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER q. 1893.

pay does not amount to 100000 pesetas year
The woolen industry Is taxed 30o,4oo pesetas
while notaries public pay 3O1.SS3. Physicians and
lawyers. upon whom the industrial tax does not
fall equitably. could, 1t Is generally said pay
more. Nevertheless. together they contribute
13S0.53S pesetas; that is to say more than the
chief industries Of the country. In fine the In
dustries pay in all 9OOOOO pesetas. and COM
merce 81 00O.0O Statistics show. moreover, that
in certain localities various Industries do not
appear on the tax roll in their proper proportion;
on the other hand. others are overcharged
The employees Of the great corporations, such
as the railroads, pay the Industrial tax as
whole. because the corporations that employ
them are responsible for it. Employees receiving
an annual income Of 800 pesetas and above are
taxed 5622 per cent Thus. a minor employe
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27
GREAT FRENCH WARSHIPS.
TYPES OF SOME OF THE MOST FORMI-
DABLE VESSELS
FAsHODA AND THE RECENT NAVAL ACTIVITY
IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.


The recent warlike preparations by France
growing out Of the controversy with Great Brit
ain over the occupation Of Fashoda, Egypt, by
the French forces have naturally excited interest
in the strength OF the French naval fleets and
their capabilities as compared with the British
Navy Despite the fact that the French Admi-
ralty Hecared that the orders given at the sew
eral dockyards and to the commandants OF
various squadrons had no unusual significance.
it did seem on the face Of it as IL the French
had chosen a curious time in which to publish
elaborate scheme for CHASING and otherwise
putting in good order all the points Of defence
for the fleets. or the naval bases which would be
Of greatest value IN the next war; with whomso-
ever it might be.
There are ten naval bases in all included in
the programme-at Martinique. Senegal. Cochin
China Tonquin, New Caledonia, Madagascar.
Guadeloupe. Tahiti. the Congo and Obock 1T Is
a lordly looking scheme and seems to show that
the French Government Is willing to spend no
trining amount Of money in the fortitcaton OF
these points Of defence.
Great Britain said to France. Unless you do
and we shall take 1t i'll Of you." and
France answered that 1t was impossible for her
to do 80 and So" II this was not defiance and
retOrt IL would De ulllCuIt 10 llllu proper Clldt-
acterization of It. France has not been nation
at all disposed to underrate strong navy, and
no one would assume for moment that her list
is not imposing. Not only Is the list on the
Naval Register an imposing one. but any one
who has any knowledge by observation or
otherwise. Of lines. armor. guns. fighting tops
and other things that enter into complete war
ship will admit after studying the accompany
ing pictures that France has some savage and
formidable floating fortresses. These pictures
were not drawn from ideals by pens and other
Instruments with the use OF inda-ink, but are
from actual photographs and they each
with the exception of two that belong to the
same class-types OF the five classes. And
might be privileged to declare that those who
may go down to do battle in ships like these
will experience great wonders
THE CHARLES MARTEI.
OF these floating engines Of the Charles
Martel may be ranked first because she Is the
largest in displacement. She Is a first-claSs
battle-ship. although not quite large the
Bouvet Of r. 2205 tons. az she dsplaces only
| $50 tons She launched at Brest In Au-
gust 1898. hence may be called vessel Of
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27

stdu greater evils to better the moral tone Of the
country; to bring about reforms in all branches
Of the public administration; above all. to make
Il honest and to introduce economy in the pub
Eo expenditure. The Cartagena Chamber OF
Commerce has made propositions to the other
chambers Of commerce for a congress- In which
representatives Of all branches Of the country's
industry shall meet. The idea has been favor
ably received. In this assembly no delegate from
Madrid will be admitted, nor any politician;
only those persons who enjoy certain standing
In the provinces Its object will be to adopt
resolutions looking In a practical way toward
the administrative, economic and financial
forms that II shall favor for the relief Of the
country.
The two greatest plaques Of Spain at the pres
snt time militarism and bureaucracy. The
military power in Spain aspires to exercise
controlling influence on the nations politics. and
there Is discussion of attempts to set up purely
military political party. The "Debats's' CORE
snondent. however does not believe that the ef
fects Of militarlsm are greatly to be feared at
the present time, owing to the hostile feeling
shown against the chiefs OF the army Ny the
people, on the one hand. and the antagonism
that exists. on the other. between the soldiers
and officers Of all grades, because Of the conduct
Of the latter in Cuba
Bureaucracy, ON the contrary, Is the plague
that Is devastating the country. Everybody as
p,rrs TO live on the State as either a provincial
er a municipal ofice-holder. The number OF
CoverDment employees is far greater than Is
necessary for a proper administration. They do
HttIe work and burden the payrolls good
tdea Of the excellent reason the country at large
has to demand a greater economy, overwhelmed
With taxes as il is may be obtained by examln-
ng, for instance, the budget for lo9S-99 The
total expenditures are put down at SGS,OO0.OOO
resetas The War and Navy departments re-
reive 146 600 900 and 25,0OO,OOO, in round num-
hera sav III 900 OO0-a fifth part OF the entire
.rponoiture without counting the expenses car
,4oa NV the special budget. There would be no
nrotest against these figures if all the money
wore properly spent, but it Is well known that
there Ia in these departments singular waste |
fu,pess But that Is not the question at issue; |
and II is more instructive to look at the section
headed "CIases Pasivas," or passive classes
This section includes the retiring pensions or
military and civil officials. pensions allowed TO
tbe widows and children OF deceased military |
ofjcials. and payments made to employees who
have ceased TO perform active duty but who re- |
tain certain salary rights. The total OF the ex- |
ne1si:ures under this head which In 1850 was
n t34 1S5 pcsetas has risen in the present bud
get TO 62ONOOO
II is an enormous sum- that will probably be
Increased on account Of the recent colonial wars
II there Is not scrupulous revision OF the eo' '
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27

the measures that have been adopted for several
years to reach taxable property for purposes or
taxation have given at first good results, but
there has always been speedy lapse into the
old abuses The Spanish laws perfectly suf-
ncent to reach all delinquent taxpayers and to
guarantee justice to all persons and interests;
the evil comes from the fact that they are not
scrupulOusly enforced
There are. moreover. certain fiscal anomalies
and absurditles. Thus. there are three indus
tries in Spain for whose benefit the existing
tariff system was established: they are cotton
and woollen manufacturing and metal working.
The Industrial tax that these three Industries
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27
THE PLAQUES OF SPAIN.
AILITARISM AND BUREAUCRACY A BUR-
DEN ON THE COUNTRY
EvERYBODY'S ASPIRATION TO LIVE ON THE
STATE CORRUPT TAX ADMINS
TRATION

The Madrid correspondent Of the Journal
ees Debats" says that a current Of serious opin-
ion Is forming in Spain. a result OF the calam-
tiles that have recently come upon her. in favor
Of thorough going social reform. The initiative
appears to be coming from the provinces. The
intelligent portion OF the people understands that
u Is absolutely necessary, in order to escape
New-York tribune., 1898-11-27

with 1500 peseta salary rays S4.33 pesetas.
and Is obliged. In addition. to provide himself
with certificate OF identification. which costs
him dozen pesetas more. In practice result
Ing from the corruption Of the administration,
the taxes are not equally imposed and bear
more heavily on the poor than on the rich
There are many more circumstances Of like
nature that beginning to the work
ing and producing classes Of Spain to the con-
vction that all branches Of the Government ad-
ministration must be reformed. including the
courts. and that a more general willingness to
work sadly lacking In Spain. must be de-
veloped-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-08-27

being used on all the 3-inch, A-iuch, g.
inch and 6-inch guns in the service.
Just before the war with Spain be-
gan Secretary Long recommended to
Congress an appropriation to build a
big powder factory for making smoke
less powder. At the same time he an
nounced that a satisfactory smokeless
powder had been made after many
years of experiment, and that this
powder was superior to the smokeless
uowders made abroad. Lieutenant j,
B. Bernadou showed special aptitude
for this work and capacity for the solu-
ton of the problems involved in the
prosecution of the experimental work
of this nature" said the report of the
inspector in charge of the torpedo sta
tion at Newport. This Lieutenant Ber-
nadou is now at Key West recovering
from wounds received while in COM
mand of the Wilslow at Cardenes. l.
was in fact Lieutenant Bernadou and
Commander G. A. Montgomery who
invented the smokeless powder just
adopted by the Navy Department. The
navy is particularly proud of this
achievement. Foreign governments
possess a smokeless powder, but it
contains nitro-glycerine, which makes
it unreliable and dangerous, and
besides develops a high heat
which soon ruins a gun. All
countries have, been working for the
ideal smokeless powder containing no
nitro-glycerine, and we are the first
to get it. AS in many other matters,
our Navy Department stayed behind
Europe in the adoption of a smoke
less powder until we had one that was
perfect.
Lieutenant B. A. Fiske, prolific in
ventor in electrical devices, made some
years ago a range finder for automat-
ically finding distances at sea. 1t is
one of the most useful c~ontrivances on
s%hipboard, and is worth an immense
sum to the navy. Another of Lieut..
Fiske's inventions was the stadlmeter
very clever modification Of the sex
tant, by which it is possible to measure
the distance of a ship from the height
Of it's mast or smoke stack. Still anoth.
err was a range indicator-an electrical,
device for signaling from the coming
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-08-27
A Long Trolley Ride.

One may now travel by trolley car in
eastern Massachusetts very long dIs-
tances in continuous directions. The
longest continuous trip that NAV be
made is that between New Bedford,
Mass, and Nashua, N. II. This route
takes n from the holiday shores OF
Buzzard's Bay to Mount Hope Bay at
Fall River, thence to Taunton. along
the right bank of the beautiful Taun-
ton river the greater part Of the way,
and thence to Boston by way of Brock.
ton and Quincy. From Boston to Low
ell there is a choice OF several routes
as far as Reading, by way of Lynn, oil
Maiden, of Medford and Winchester
or of Cambridge and Winchester. Al
Lowell the Merrimac river is crossed
to the left bank, and a return to the
right bank is made not far from
Nashua. There are also continuous
trolley car connections between Bos.
ton and Newburyport, the latter city
being reached by pleasant routes along
the Merrimac through the whittier
country" by way of Lowell, Lawrence
and overwhelmingly Magazine.