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The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
MARCH 80.

OF diminishing" returns. This being
the case, ability to perform a unit OF
service cheaply depends more upon the
quantity Of business transacted than up
on attention to minute details. Another
way Of saying the same thing Is that the
expenses incident to the operation OF a
railway do not increase In proportion
to the Increase In the volume Of traffic.
AS an industrial fact, this does not per-
tain to the business Of the manufacturer,
the merchant or the farmer, but is pc
culiar to the business Of transportation;
and 1t is adequate, when properly under
stood, to explain why all advanced peO-
pies, without regard to the form Of gov
ernment they may have adopted or the
social theories they may entertain, have
surrounded the administration of rail-
ways with peculiar legal restrictions.
The necessity Of some sort of govern
ment control lies in the nature Of the
business itself:
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The constralnt Of Love.

New York Observer.
There Is certainly no more sweet or
efficient constralnt than that Of love.
The best way for q parent to teach q
child to be good is by appealing to It's
love rather than to it's fear. The child
that is frightened all the time Is pretty
sure TO be ruined 1t is the drawing OF
the mothers affection, the repeated ap-
peal to the fathers love, that creates
and fosters good character. For the
forming of high character and for the
accomplishment of successful work for
Christ, what we need is to come more
under the power Of his constralning
love.
In a chaste elegant little chapel, called
the Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Je-
sus," in Roman cathedral, the principal
object Is a lamp In the shape Of heart.
1t Is formed of glass and partly filed
with oil on which floats tiny flame
illumlnlng the crimson glass, so that the
heart seems on fire-a burning heart,
It's flame ascending before the altar by
day and night. In small box at the
side Of the chapel candles are sold for
two pence each. When a candle has
been procured the mlnistering acolyte
lights 1t at the fame Of the sacred
heart and hands 1t to the worshipper,
who then proceeds, with the lighted can
die, to pray before series of historical
pictures, following the various stages
OF the Savlor's toll and suffering to his
sacrifice on the cross.
Deeply as we may mourn the idolatry
Of Rome's many affairs and images, the
scene may be full Of suggestions to us.
What Is 1t that many churches and
Christians most need? What, but the
reality (not the representation Of the
principle rudely indicated in the "Chapel
Of the Sacred Heart? Let our feeble,
dim intelligences, and our poor cold
hearts come into contact with the sacred
heart Of Jesus and, through the power
OF the Holy Spirit, be illumlned and
kindled by the fellowship; then shall we
understand the Apostle Paups expert
ence and echo his testimony, when, In
spired with a quenchless enthusiasm Of
devotion and consecration, he exclaimed:
Whether we are beside ourselves, 1t is
unto God; or whether we are OF sober
mind, 1t Is unto you. For the love of
Christ constraineth u.s." This Is the
lmpelling motive we all need, the con-
stralning love Of Christ. In order to
appreciate more fully how great the love
OF Christ II, let us think of some of the
ways In which his love has been dis
played.
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WY gMOUlD We MOURN9

Why should we mourn for those who slesl
Within the quiet tOmb9
God only knows II they had lived
What would have been their doom.
Oh, better far spare all our tears
For those who go astrayl
The dead within their quiot graves
Are happier far than they.
Why should we weep for ber whose life
Was as tho flowers pure2
An ocean Of our tears would not
liore bliss to her secure.
Bls mourn for those poor fragile ones
Who still dwell on the earth
And pray that virtues flower fair
May In them spring 10 birth.
Oh, shed no tears upon tho graves
OF those who die In ago,
For they are happier fur than we
Who still lifo's battles wagel
They sleep In peace, secure from WOES,
Beneath the silent sod.
Their earth freed spirits know no griefs
Communing with their God.
Finley johnson In New York Ledger.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

birds with which you and your sisters
are crowning your beauty is gradually,
sllenclng the grand oratoriO of the forest
and the fields?
A bIrdless country? A vOlceless for
est! What a desolatiOn 1t would be!
And yet that Is just what this country Is
coming to IL the song birds Of our land
are to be killed off at the rate of five
millions a year in order to crafty fem
mime vanity and keep woman "in style"
What grewsome, hideous, conscience
less "style" 1t is that murders melody
and silences the lark that sings from
heavens gate.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30

New York Herald.
The paper ON which letters to Queen
Victoria are written must never be
folded. No communication which bears
evidence of having been creased will
ever fall into her majesty's own hands.
The proper method is to write on thick,
glossy white paper, and to dispatch the
missive in an envelope which fits it. Any
folded communication never reaches the
queen, for the simple reason that she
never looks at it. All such letters are
opened by the mistress Of the robes, and
as a rule their contents never get beyond
her, or, If the letter is of Importance,
IL is returned to the writer with direc-
tions how to forward it.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
The Lady and the Bird.
New YORK Mall and Ilxpreos,

New York Mail and ExRress.
A million bobolinks killed last year!
Four million other birds slaughtered In
the same year-and for what? That their
torn and distorted bodies might be
Haunted In the headgear Of American
womankind!
These are no guesswork figures, but
the official report OF the Audubon Society
Of Massachusetts,. And what does II
mean? II means five million voices
stllled in natures avian choir. Five mil
lion flashes of cheeriness and gladness
taken from human life; and millions Of
other young lives doomed to starvation
or prey in order that the plumaged
corpse Of the murdered mother bird may
be rent by milliner and jammed in
hideous shapelessness in milady's hat!
All, milady, Is there no efficacy in
these desolating figures? Is there no
mercy In your heart, no conscience in
your makeup, no sentiment In your
soul? Can YOU enjoy the finest opera
when you think that the killing Of the
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sitlon to maintain for the colonial ex-
chequer
Spain must obviously act in order
to hold her colony. OF course, the SER
vice of the debt may be allowed to go
into default, and the army stationed in
Cuba for the maintenance Of the rights
Of the Spanish crown may be kept un-
paid for very long time; but II such a
course is taken, It only makes the posi-
tion Of Spain more difficult in the end.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
A Dotted Veil House.
hIngton Correspondent.

Washington Correspondent.
A doctor has moved into new house,
one of the finest in Washington. He
calls it the dotted veil house When
people seem surprised he explains. This
physician is specialist. He deyOtes
himself to diseases of the eyes. The
money to build the mansion was accu-
mulated from fees which were earned in
the treatment OF eyes injured by the
wearing of dotted wells. Not all of the
profession are so frank as this Washing
ton ocullst.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
Frances E. Willard.

Harper's Bazaar
In her public speaking Miss Willard
was always very convincing. There was
q rich music in her voice, with varying
infections and intonatiOns at will, with
sustained monotone where that was most
effective But it was all spontaneous,
the act of genius; there was nothing
studied, forced or artificial about it,
you felt her sincerity and her deep re-
ligiOus fervor; but her earnestness was
ready to be relieved by a swift and wise
merriment-and meantime she was al
ways most pleasant object to the eye.
Something more than of medium
height, and very well made and well
clad, she was fair and golden-haired,
with fine features-strong but delicately
cut-a sensitive mouth, rich soft color,
and a large eye Of blue-gray that, il 1t
could darken with tenderness, could also
flash with fire. In her youth this beauty
was rather extraordinary, and in her
fiftieth year she looked barely thirty
five, and had still great personal
charm. The best likeness know Of her
is that in Anne Whitney's beautiful bust,
which was exhibited at the Worlds Fair
in Chicago.
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spaln's Cuban Balance Sheet.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper's Weekly.
The financial prospect under the new
form Of government Is so unsatisfactory
that 1t can hardly fail to strangle all
progress and development, even If peace
could be assured Under one of the
additional clauses to the home-rule con-
stitution, the public debt Of Cuba, in
Guiding the expenses incurred for past
and future military operations, is to be
borne by Spain and Cuba in such pro-
portions as may hereafter be determined,
The debt before the revolt broke out was
$17O, 100000 In round figures. Up to the
end Of 1897 the military operations cost
$240, 100000. At the present time the
expenditure Is between SS,0O0,O00 and
$9,000,000 monthly. The total arrears
now owing are about $70,0O0,00O. At the
close Of 1898 the debt will be, therefore,
not less than $580,OOO,0OO The total
service for interest and sinking fund
can be calculated at $35,OO0,OOO. If Spain
Is content to assume One-half Of these
obligations there still remains a yearly
payment Of $17,50000O to be made by
Cuba. The maintenance OF the rights
OF the Spanish crown has to be paid
for by the Cuban treasury and to-day
this is costing, as has already been
stated, O sum equal to $100,000,000 an
nually. This cost could, Of course, be
very greatly reduced If peace were es-
tablished on a permanent basis; but as
prospects Of peace are more than doubt
full at present, this sum of $4,000 900
annually must be allowed In all calcula-
tiOns for the next three years If Cuba
remains Spanish colony. The cost
of the administration of the colonial
government Is estimated at some $15,
100000 yearly, and no doubt can be car
ried ON for that sum II conducted on
prudent lines. To meet all this heavy
disbursement there is only colonial
revenue of $20,00O,0O0, or thereabouts
Previous to the outbreak Of the insur
rection the revenue was little less than
$25, 900; but Cuba was then exporting
five times as much produce as is now the
case, and some years must necessarily
elapse before the trade Of the island re-
covers from its present state Of chaos
To sum up the matter briefly, the flnan-
cial condition for the next three years
under the new constitution Is this:
Annual charge for service of debt $l7 500, 900
Maintenance OF the rights of the
Spanish crown ..................... 100 900 900
Cost OF colonial administration. 100000
Total annual expenditure ....., .Sl32 500 600
Total annual revenue ..,........ 2O,OOO,0OO
Annual deficit ...,.,".,........ $l12, 800 600
At the end Of three years the accumu-
lated amount OF these deficits will reach
$685., SOC, ,0O0--clearly an impossible po-
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The styIe Of deneraI drant.
ames 8. ClarksOn In the Century.

James y. ClarksOn In the Century
AS he was in such a delightful mood,
Ventured to ask him: "Why Is 1t, Cen
eral Grant, that editors, and especially
literary critics and magazine people, and
indeed the public generally refuse to be-
lieVe that you were the author of your
own papers in the war, and in civil life
since?
He took the cigar from between his
lips, and, with more animation than he
had shown before, said: 1T is the irony
Of history that all men get credit for
a great deal to which they are not en-
titled, and as invariably are refused
credit, often by their own friends even,
for many things, perhaps the best OF all
in their achievements. Now" he went
on, with increasing feeling, there was a
vast deal Of credit given to me, and for
many things that belonged to other men,
or at least not to me. have had papers,
books and histories written about me
by the dozen, the most of them kind
eulOgy, fulsOme and Overdone in praise;
but so far all writer's have denied to
me, or failed to give me, credit for two
things that do deserve; first, that the
greatest credit that l was entitled to
receive fairly was for my work in Or
ganizing, first the Western, and next
the entire Union army" He stopped
awhile, then added: after it was so or
ganized, and made up Of such material
as it was, 1t was not in fate for 1t
to be defeated or conquered Then, as
to the second thing" he went on to say,
you have touched upon that-the un-
willingness Of the American people, and
of my friends as well as the general
public, to believe that / have always
written my own papers. In the war they
said at first that 1t was Rawlins who
wrote them; then 1t was some one else
Halleck, think; then Stanton, then
Others" and he went on to name two or
three other people. But" he said with
much spirit, "if the people had only
thought of it, or taken the trouble to
take all my papers-war dispatches, let
ters, messages, etc.-and compared them
as whole with the writings Of these
other men, they would have seen at
once that, while Rawlins had one style,
Stanton another, and the other men still
others, one style, good or bad, had run
through my papers from first to last
No." he added, in a reflective manner,
Il cannot speak on my feet" (that was
before his trip around the world, when as
in Glasgow or Edinburgh, he found his
tongue, and ever after stood in the high
est places with the ready grace of worthy
speeCh); "but l have always been able
to write down anything that came into
my mind and to express myself clearly"
Happily, he lived to see the people of his
own country, and of all countries, will
ing to admit that he was the author Of
his own papers. For before he died the
whole world learned to know the style
in which he always spoke or wrote
a style that never had in it a false note
or a clouded or double meaning, that
took hold of every reader with its own
mastery strength Of wisdom and sim
cerity and kindly counsel, and that gave
itself to the world in epigrams and prov
erbs to be treasured up for the good Of
men and the counsel Of governments for
all time.
The Advocate and news., 1898-03-30
dOvernments Must control RAILWAYS.

Prof, III. G, Adams in April Atlantic
The merchant, the manufacturer and
the farmer, working under conditions
of industrial liberty, do not seem to
require any peculiar supervision on the
part of the state for competition is ade
Quate to insure relative justice as be-
tween custom, as well as the sale Of
goods at fair price. But in the rail-
way industry, competition does not work
so beneficent result. On the contrary,
such is it's nature that it imposes upon
railway managers the necessity Of dis
regarding equity between customers, and
of fixing rates without considering their
fairness, whether judged from the point
of view of cost or of social results. Were
this not true there would be no rail-
way problem.
But what, 1t will be asked, is there
peculiar about the business Of transpor-
tation which renders 1t superior to the
satisfactory control Of competition? I"
The railway industry Is an extensive,
and not an intensive industry. 1t con-
forms to the law of increasing" returns
rather than to the law OF Constant" or
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08
VIEWS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
IT spain II Ordered to Leave Cub"
She VIII Fight.

London. April 5.1he Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says: SPANS re
ply to the American proposals is reported
to have done little or nothing toward re-
Taxing the intention, Of the 'nited States.
The chances OF an amicable settlement
are more remote than ever, and most
Spanish minds are prepared for the worst.
President Mckinley, We learn, may or
may not send one sharp ultimatum as Il
dernier resort. If he does. and the ulti-
matum requires the evacuation of Cuba
by the Spanish troops. everything goes to
show it may as well be left unwritten. If
the worst happens it is obvious that Spain
will 60 to war with the firm conviction
that she worked from first to last in the
legitimate interests OF peace. making ev-
cry concession fairly compatible with ma
tional dignity
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be expended in work on the claims within
three years.
ARMY BALLOON EQUIPMENT.
Material and Men at Fort LOH""
VIII he Sent East.

Denver, April ) The balloon equip
mcnt at Fort Logan and several carloads
of camp equipments from the same place
have started east Five ears were loaded
Yesterday and will be sent through 10
Fort Wadsworth. at the entrance OF New
York harbor. Sergeant Ivy BALDWIN. the
practical balloon man at the post, expects
to follow the balloon outtt,which includes
not only the signal balloon made by him.
but the balloon wagon, four tube wagons,
and the paraphernalia for generating gas
The camp cquipage includes tents army
stores and baggage used by men on II
campaign Military balloonlng has not
been practiced anywhere in the lmted
States except at Fort Logan. where Cap
tain Glassford. by orders of Brigadier
General Greely, has established and main
tanned balloon park and where the evo-
buttons of service have been practlced
with much fidelity for several years by
the signal corps OF the department OF the
Colorado.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08

gage the property in the sum ;,
IN order to raise funds to nav VI 1'os
claims and complete the work Pay %: Oh ali
the meantime men and teams o az once In
on the ditch. and it will be a f,n;' At work
fore the water is needed for a.. na'sned b.
irrigation. Ills season.
Fifty-five of the $50 names ., =,
mont county jury list are thoss =. 'ne Ere
This is the only county where ~. women
jury list. u on the
Cattle in Bear Lake county h,.
tered in good shape, the loss be;na move Sm'
ly anything. says the Exam;ns, scarce,
price of these animals has a.a;. The
skyward, but still many transts u gone
being made. "''e's ars
Seventeen property transfers w... :,
ed on the county records at Murrs. p'ae'
ing the past week, their agprecsts ~ uul-
being $22,552.2O. Three ouart, 's'ue
were located during the same mon. .lA'n'
there Is great stir in business o;..,
at Idaho Falls, and the people th. ..'''e'
anticipating the best season in e a''
time A great many buildings are h .;as
put up and Others are in contemu,. vv'ns
The recent influx of people into t f's' .''l
rounding country has been large and ' !,
tide OF settlement continues unabs.., ''s
kendrick reports that the recer, ss.
is melting and the Potlatch and ps
creeks are on the rise, which will h. =.
preciated by the tie men as well a. n
sawmlll men. There are $1,000 ties o,o. s
the Big Bear creek, which will hs ao. ..A
to kendrick as soon as there il w..s
enough, besides along the Potlateo ,;vs.
there are about 100000 feet O. loos 70 u
hoated down. The work train is maki,s
daily trips to the tie piles along Ii,,ls
Bear creek, between Kendrick and Vail
mer, and hauling them to the end Of ~.
line. The work of laying track is undo,
Roadway, and something over mile h.,
been laid. and if the weather permit,
trains will be run to the Clearwatar !.
side OF 80 days. 1t seems to be A settl.d
fact that the road will be built IN ths
Clearwater as far as Big Canyon th,
year. which will provide transportatio,
for the farmers Of one of the richest mn,
lions Of the reservation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08
HE MAKES SERIOUS CHARGE
Frank Lyman Asks for n Receive.
for Smelter Company.

Helena, Mont, April Frank Lyman
OF New York has begun a suit in the Unit,
ed States court against the Helena and
Livingston Smelling and Refining CON-
pany, which built the East Helena smet
er, to enforce an accounting and secure
receiver. He accuses the majority Of tn.
stockholders in the company Of manipu.
lating its assets to bolster up other com.
panies in which they as individuals are
interested. The company in 1890 pooled
its stock and and took 1923 shares, Of
par value of 500 each, in the United
Smelling and and Refining Company Of
New Jersey, which also owns smelter in
Great Falls and refinery in Chicago.
Lyman claims that the trustees Of the
old company have since then received
$SOO,OOO as dividends on the stock in the
new company. owned by the old one, but
that instead of paying dividends they
guaranteed bonds of the Livingston Coal
and Coke Company for $350,OOO, and have
paid $4,000 interest and placed $6O0@
in sinking fund; that they built pow
er plant of no value to the company, but
intended to furnish power to another CON-
pany in which the trustees were interest
ed, thus expanding $l5O,o0O that they
loaned the First National bank, in which
they were interested, 100000 after it was
insolvent, and that to further obtain mon
ey they mortgaged the property for $l4o
600. Lyman wants his share of the $S'O
600 and a receiver for the company. M
Governor Hauser of Helena and Jesse se
lyman of New York are among the de-
PENDANTS
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08

New York, April A dispatch to the
World from Havana says:
Forty floating submarine mines were
secretly planted in Havana harbor last
Wednesday night by the Spanish govern
ment. This information comes from Off
cal sources and is absolutely correct. The
mines contain sufficient force there to par
alyze the biggest ships ailoat.
There is great enthusiasm among the
Spaniards here and thousands are enter
ing the battalions of volunteers. The
opanlards say they prefer to fight great
nation to small one. as they would rath-
er die "as heroes than live towards"
They add that Spain has always had
the protection of special providence in
great conflicts. In spite of this seemingly
brave shouting, many have already with
drawn their money from the Bank of
Spain.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08

The next best thing to taking sum.
mer or winter trip is 20 change the AS.
pect Of ones home twice year. Such
change does not imply a domestic up
heaval involving great work. family
discomfort and general wretchedness
for week or more. 1t simply means
what any woman can accomplish with
ease. taste and tactfulness, supplement-
ed by ordinary general cleaning day"
EFFORT on the part Of the housemaid Or
maid-of-all-wOrk.
No woman who has not tried it can
conceive Of the rest and pleasure re-
sulting from such changes. Monotony
is deadly to bodily and mental health;
possibly to spiritual we'll being also. A
change Of environments, even il to 9th
ers less attractive. is beneficial. simply
because 1t is change.-Womans
Home Companion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08

The trading-sta usually buries In
its patrons both the sense Of humor
and that Of proportions. A woman re-
Gently stopped street car after pay
ing her fare, and took return car
home to get a forgotten trading card
before making some trifiing purchases.
The price Of the extra fares exactly
balanced the value Of the gift" on FIVE
dollars worth Of goods. The law
against trading-stamps may be uD.
constitutional, but 1t is a moral protest
against the habit Of trying to get some
thing for nothing. Moreover. consid
ering the real value Of the gifts" the
something is usually less than nothing.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-08
Peace Has Few Partisans'

New York, April "a dispatch 70 ~. y.
Tribune from Havana says: feaee u.
few partisans among SPANS onlc'a .T ao
resentatives in Havana. For DAY ".
the idea of accepting the friendly 'u't !,
vention of the United States ana Sn !,
demnity was entertained TIE cnans' ,ss
sentiment is significant as rejecting ~, :"
feeling in Madrid. II is interpre'eu ~.
as a sign that the Saga,ta min's''!
not save except Cuba by war.