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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
THE CANAL BUSINESS.

In the matter OF the canals Of this State there
are two main questions TO be settled. one OF
them relates to past management OF the I'M
comnleted Improvement which has already ABB
sorbed the whole sum set apart for that pur-
nose by the people, and involves the prosecution
NJ responsible officials The other relates to
ruture operations in continuance Of the work
which has been left in so unsatisfactory con-
ditjop. To prompt and thorough dealing with
the former the representatives Of the party IN
power Mt Albany are pledged by the platform
on which they were elected, as well as by the
reiterated assurances Of Governor Roosevelt
Regard for the general welfare demands that
the latter should be taken up promptly ana as
posed Of In a busnesske way. Legal proceed
ings following the report OF the investigating
commission and the recommendations OF e1'
Judge Countryman have been delayed Tor one
reason and another, and are still embarrassed
by the Governors failure thus far to secure the
services of special COUNSEL but there Is no rea-
son to doubt that beginning will be made
without much further loss Of time, and that the
result will be satisfactory. The other branch
Of the case ought not to be left In allegiance
any longer and we are glad to observe that
the authorities are preparing to deal with 1t.
The people want to know what Is best to do
with the great property belonging to them
A resolution was passed in the Senate yes
terday calling for official information concern
ing the status of uncompeted contracts, the
names of contractors, the reasons for non-ful-
llment, amounts of money already paid and
the estimated sum which will be due when
each contract is finished, and for all other facts
which the Superintendent Of Public Works and
the State Engineer may deem useful. 1t is OBJ
vious that such n full understanding Of the
situation Is essential to wise action by the
Legislature. Here is an immense job, on which
$4,000, 900 has already been spent and which
has been left in such a condition as TO cause
reasonable doubt whether for practical pur-
poses the canals are not at present In less
desirable state than that In which the begin
ming of the Improvement process found them.
That 1t would be poor economy to leave them
as they are perhaps nobody disputes, but
whether ten millions or more ought to be spent
in addition or a smaller sum would be on the
whole more profitable investment nobody is
now In position to determine 1t is probable
that after all available information has been
procured there will still be wide differences Of
opinion, but without accurate knowledge OF the
facts discussion is practically worthless. let
us have, If possible, basis Of sure knowledge
to start with, 50 that further operations may
be intelligently undertaken or forbidden, as the
case may be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
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pAsToR's-ie 30 20 iI-continuous performances.
GAM T. JACKS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
WALLACE S-Sl5-The Second Mrs. Tanqreray.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20

In returning to Paris TO testify before the
Court of lCassation. Esterhazy expresses the
hope that his enemies may not force him into
such a situation as 20 compel him to tell all he
knows. II they push him too hard, no matter
whom It hurts he Will make a clean breast OF IT,
according TO the Esterhazy standard of clean
ness. which at It's highest needs soap and hot
water and moral detergents quite beyond pres
ent Esterhazy resources
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20

statement of the case Then, by logical process,
we may say. or we should be able to say, that
as Great Britain is and has been to the Malay
States, so Is and will be the United States 10
the Philippines. Is there any one who con-
dennis the course Of the British In the Malay
Archipelago? Was II criminal aggression or
mad Imperialism? II not, who viii argue
that what she has done there cannot be done by
the United States In the Philippine Archipelago!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
PROTECTORATE LESSON
THE INSTRUCTIVE STORY OF BRITISH
CONTROL OF THE FEDERATED
MALAY STATES.
CASE CLOSELY AKIN TO THAT OF AMER
IcA IN THE PHTLIPPINEs-CON
NOT CoNQUEST-PRoTEcTI


NOT sUBJECTIoN.
Twenty-Five years ago to-day the Engagement
OF Pangkor made. The anniversary may
pass unmarked by ceremonial. But IL suggests
an ancient saw. What man hath DONE" said
the old copybooks, man may do again" The
saying is as true as II Is trite. Especially true
is 1t when the men who strive are akin TO those
who achieved and when the attempt is made In
circumstances like those in which the former
task was done. II Will be OF interest. and per-
haps instructive and inspiring, then to recall
what has recently been done in the way OF gov
erning East Indian tribes, since the men who
have done II are Of our own blood. speech and
temperament. and the tribes governed bear
close resemblance in character and condition TO
those which the fortunes Of war have committed
to charge In the Philippine archipelago
Here is Plain Tale. not from the Hills, but
from the Straits; the story OF n quarter Of
century OF Anglo-Saxon administration in the
Golden Chersonese.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
believed IN him and HIS invention the worid IS
worse of for his having lived.
Mr.. Croker might equip his new trucks VIII
what Is left Of the Kelly motor

We wonder how the man who is to Kill all the
bacilli In us by electricity is going to discrim-
mate between the good and the bad germs is
he going to require certificate Of character
from each one. and provide for those furnishing
proper references a comfortable lodging outside
the subject while the bad ones are shockeq 10
death?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20
III

The principle Of control was now fully estae'
llshed, and its details were wrought out a1u ap
n,,ed A legislative council was provided for eaca
State composed partly Of British and party "
native members. The policy was 10 make o
much use OF native material as possioie, anu "
train the Malays to work together with the BTU
ish tremendously for common end. Inc hS
tive chiefs were retained In Office, to act con.
,o,ntlv with the Councils and TO be educated
and trained by the Councils in what was prae'
toaIIv constitutional government In local al
fairs the native headmen were retained as ".
chief authorities in the villages. under stf'o'
accountability to the Residents. The native w
lice which Sir Andrew Clarke had founded wa
confirmed and increased in effectiveness uh'',
native officers, but Of course. under genera
British direction II was. however. Arrange
that the members OF the police force were ho' y
serve In the States OF which they were na0'e'
In addition, each Resident had small sua.
of sikhs and Pathans. For the districts IN "h'."
Chinese settlers were numerous, that Is 10 soy
in the mining region. Chinese headmen "e''
chosen.
In addition to the Residents there was az
nointed In each State a British Treasurer WI.
should receive all taxes levied by the s'a'e'
In each district a native Collector. who sh'u'N
collect the taxes and turn them In to the -,
urer A British Auditor was also appo'''
who should go about among the Collectors
aiming their accounts and supervising ',ie
general conduct. BY such means the oo'
aimed at by Sir Andrew Clarke was al.a"es
namely, the tightening OF the burden Oh zoe"
ton to the people. and at the same time 'is -.
crease In effective value OF the revenue u
State. It may be recalled that in 1871 the n,s'
year In which this system was in compie'e w
Grafton. the revenue OF the three states w. w.
s64O.0OO and the expenditures S022Vo 90
sutans and chiefs received civil lists OF 800
the Residents and other officers received YOU.
600 and the police force of eight hundred "'''
cost $4,000 =, the
Under this system all the interests OK s ~,
states were promoted The Residents caieu =.
only for the tin mines. the chief Industry o. -
peninsula. but for agriculture as well 'uVV,,
roads were built the system now ineiau, .sS
thousands OF miles. Irrigation was ntroo'o
and extended. A scientific forestry service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-20

A new Custom House is much needed ana we
hope the object OF the measure just prought
forward is to give us one, rather than TO proViue
several fat salaries for politicians acting as
ornamental building commissioners.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Trials of the Hosiery Clerk

"Tired out! Well, should say ami
There Is not a woman in Indianapolis
knows the size Of her feet" so said the
young woman who presides at the ho-
siery department in one Of the large
stores, as she seated herself beside
friend in South Side car.
why, l thought you had an easy
counter" said the friend.
Easy? Why, it's one Of the hardest
in the store. What makes it hard is
that women will not tell what size
stockings they want A great big wo-
man with q foot like ham will come
up to the counter, and of course the
first question l ask is what sizeP She
may say seven, for instance, when /
know she ought to have a nine. Then
| say what size shoe do you wear?
and she'll answer, I don't know what
size shoe, but wear seven hose, as l
told you"
well, why don't you let her have
sevens if she wants them?"
LET her have theml That would be
a wise ideal Then have them brought
back the next day all stretched out Of
shape and more than likely more fit for
the laundry than to go back in the
box. Then there is the calling of a
floor walker, getting a voucher and all
this and that, besides perhaps a dissat-
isf1ed customer The shoe clerk isn't
in it with us. indianapolis News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
PART or ms SKULL MS CARD.
The 0da Experience Of Medical Missionary
With Native African,

probably the oldest case within my
experience was that Of Lapuie. who
made himself known TO me through
the use Of a detached piece OF his
skull said a medical missionary on a
furlough from his work among the
heather. zone morning / went out
10 look over the specimens OF real or
fancied injury which were awaiting
treatment There was pretty nearly
every kind Of tropical disease In the
outfit from sore finger to dropsy. Most
OF the patients were well known TO me,
but among them was one man whose
face was unfamiliar, and who seemed
to belong to a different tribe. AS l
stopped at his place he leaped to his
feet as actively as a cat, and from
somewhere in his scanty apparel dug
up an object which he promptly hand
ed to me. II was n circular piece Of
human skull as big around as O dollar,
and very nearly as thick. On the outer
surface some one had carefully writ
ten in ink the name Lapuie. This must
be, / think, the first case In which a
man has used part Of his skull instead
Of a visiting card.
Il looked the man over at once to
find out what the trouble was He had
had some sort of a difference Of opin-
ion with his chiefs and as the result Of
| such presumption had received a stout
clubbing. One of the blows had frac-
tured the skull, and for the time had
knocked him out. When the old wo
men who look after the science Of
medicine among these particular hea-
then got hold Of Lapuie they found
that part of his skull was loose. To
save difficulty, they pried the loose
piece off with the blade Of a knife
poultlced up the wound and let nature
do the rest. The patient kept the chip
of his skull and the inscription upon
it was the work of some trader.
when the case came under my no
tice there was scarcely more than the
thickness Of a piece of parchment left
Of the skull over the brain, and the
wound had practically healed. 1t
turned out that Lapuie had made the
long journey to his distant home to see
me, because this degree of damage
troubled him. He had the idea that
the piece Of skull should be set back in
place and he seemed to have great con-
fidence in my ability to do 1t. 1t was
though I did all that surgical science
prescribes for the protection of the
thin spot in the Uranium, my patient
kept harping on the fear that he might
a great disappointment to him that his
skull chip could not be stuck back AL
lose his fragment of bone, which might
fall into improper hands and thus play
the mischief with him. The only way
to pacify him was to string the chip on
a wire and solder it about his neck"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
The Wrong Word.

Little Bessie's mother sent her 10
hor fathers Office one afternoon 70
find ont when he would set out for
home. In answer 10 her inquiry her
father replied,
II shall start, my dear, just as soon
as I have fled these papers"
Mamma, said Bessie, as she en-
tered the house, papa will leave for
home just as soon as he has sawed
his papers. - Baltimore Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Second Battle at fodder
River Was Disastrous.
.METHUEN WIRES ACCOUNT
Faced 1900 Bnrghers and the RedcOats
We're Literally Moved Down In
Their Futile Charges.

A special from London says: The
BoeA have won another victory over
tho British at Modder River. Gen
eral Methuen, the British commander,
admits that his army suffered great
loss and fears are extant that the red
coats are suffering q series of disas-
trous defeats in Cape Colony.
Each important battle seems TO
bring a worse reverse for the British,
and the papers Of Wednesday morning
sQyrowfully admitted that Lord Me-
thnen's check at Magersfontein is the
most serious event the war has yet
produced.
Accounts Of the engagement Monday
from General Methuen show that II
was most disastrous to the British,
and that his loss was heavy.
In his dispatches to the war Office,
General Methuen says:
"Our artillery shelled a very strong
position held by the enemy in a long,
hfgA kopie, from o'clock until dusk
Sunday. It rained hard last night.
''The Highland brigade attacked at
daybreak on Monday the south end of
the kopie. The attack was properly
timed but failed.
1.-THE Guards were ordered to pro-
tect the Highlands right and rear.
The cavalry and mounted infantry,
with a howitzer artillery battery, ut
tackled the enemy on the left and the
guards on the right, supported by
fe artillery and howitzer artillery.
They shelled the position from day
break, and at 1:15 / sent the Gordons
to support the Highland brigade. The
troops held their own in front of the
enemy's entertainments until dusk,
the position extending, including the
kopje, for a distance of six miles to-
ward Modder river. Today I am hold
ing my position and entrenching my
self.
"When the Highlanders met the
a erous point-blank fire of the
about 200 were moved down.
1.-THE British casualties included
Marquise of Winchester, Major of the
second battalion of the Ooldstream
Guards, who was killed, and Colonel
Bowman, of the first battalion Corr
don Highlanders, who was mortally
wounded
"Our loss was great. I had to face
at Yeast 70, 600 men.
1.-THE Black Watch regiment on re-
forming was able to muster only 16C
men. The Beers lost heavily in the
trenches and also in the wire entangle'
ments when they came into the open
in an attempt to make a flank attack
no the British.
'The terrific British artillery fire
provoked no response except from the
Boer rifles until nearly 4 O'Clock in
the afternoon, when the Gordon High
landers formed to renew the attack or
the entrenched kopje. They advanced
with the utmost gallantry to attach
the Beers, close to the place where
lay their dead and wounded comrades
of the Highland brigade.
"The enemy opened with heavy
fire as the British advanced, and i
ttAs found physically impossible t
take the Boer trenches.
1.-THE British got within two hun
dred yards, but could get no nearer
1t was here that Colonel Downhan
fell. The Beers had free recourse t,
barbed wire entanglements, which of
fered great obstacles even after tn,
damage inflicted by the British artil
ny fire.
"Tuesday morning both sides 90
cupied positions they held before tn
battle. .
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

A statistician has proved that tlie invention
Of the typewriter has given employment 10
10000 people, but he fails 90 state how many
cases Of weak stomachs and dyspepsia 10 has
induced. An people OF acdentary occupation
need Hostettor's Stomach Bittora. lt helps
nature 90 bear the strain which ensues from
confinement and a is a wonderful medicine.
No one realizes this moro keenly than the
man or woman who has been cured Of st0m.
ach trouble by its use.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lie Away.

10 quit tobacco easily and forever, be Wag.
netlc, full Of life, nerve and yigor take No-To-
Bac, tho wonderworker, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, 5Oc or 81. Cure guaran-
iced. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

Newspaper MAN. should like to telegraph
home that the commanding general Is an
idiot.
Censor-I regret TO inform you that we
can permit the transmission Of no military
secrets.-Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Beauty is Blood deem.

CleLn blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and that sicily bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. Ali drug
gists, eatisfaetion guaranteed, Toe, 25e, soc
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

Attention is called to the very useful
articles contained in the premium list Of the
Continental Tobacco Co.'s advertisement
of their Star Plug Tobacco in another col
umn of this paper. 1t will pay to save the
"Star' tin tags aud so take advantage of
the best list ever issued by the Star Tobacco.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Brlef Senate Session.

A Washington dispatch says; Wed,
nosday's session of the senate con-
sumed only few minutes. Some rou-
ine business was transacted, but be-
ond the introduction of bills nothing
IF importance was accomplished.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

Too Late for the Regular Editions.
Truth. having been crushed to earth, was
now rising again.
"But what has become of all those re-
porters?" she asked. in a dazed way, picking
mp her hat, while Error laughed mOckiugly.-
Detroit Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Lie Called Himself a NTeteor.

The Rocky Guoh cowboy who broke up n
show in that town by shooting at the actors,
called himself a meteor, because, he said, he
was shooting stars
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
FORESIGHT.

Sunny thing that Close should take his
new wife to boarding house instead OF set
ting up home Of their own"
II have an idea he wants her to learn the
business, so he can save more money."-ln-
dianapolis journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

It requires no experience to dye with PUT
NAM FADELEss DYES. Simply boiling your
goods in the dye is all that's necessary. Sold
by all druggists.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

VITALITY low, debiitate or exhausted cured
by DR.. Kline's Invgorating Tonic. FREE 81
trial bottle for 2weeks' treatment DR.. Kline,
Id, 031 Arch St, Philadelphia. Founded 1871.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

The readers of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able TO cure in all
its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls CRtarrh
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease. requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The prOprletors have so much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
f. J. CHENEY a. Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
No music is so sweet to man as TINT
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
WOOD IS ASSIGNED.
Is Now Commander and Governor
General Of Cuba.
By direction Of the president, Maj

OSnSt al u @hDas
By direction of the president, Major
General Leonard Wood, q. S. ",
as been assigned to the command Of
lie department of Cuba, relieving Ma
lor General John R, Brooke, Q. S. A.
Major General Wood will, in addition
to his duties as division commander,
exercise the authority Of military gov
hoT of the island
n completion of the transfer Of the
command, Major General Brooke is
ordered to repair to Washington and
report to the adiutant general Of the
army for further orders from the sec
rotary Of war.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

am entirely cured of hemorrhage Of lungs
by Piso's Cure. for Consumption.-LoU
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
The Cnrse of War.

Mrs Henpeck-If it hadn't been for the
Soudan campaign you wouldn't have been
my husband.
Mr. Henpeck (savagely) a curse war
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

The man who always plays up to the gal
lery, is apt very often TO fall fat in the pit
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

II. H. GREEN'S Sons, of Atlanta, Ca, are the
only successful Dropsy Specialists in the world.
See their liberal offer in advertisements in an
other column of this paper
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

Nearly all Of the towns in Finland
sare commercially telephone. The rates
are very low.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22
Then and Now.

Higgins wish had the appetite had when
| was boy.
Wiggins-I don't Ihave to pay my own board
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

Charles Pinckney is credited with millions
for defense. but not one cent for tribute"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

? q NIIIU N7f5IIsII TIftLIVII = u . 0If
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Zoe or Csc
If &. Q. G. fail 10 cure, druggistsrefundm money
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

How Are Your KidneysP
DR.. Hobbs Spnragus pills cure all kidney ills Sam.
pie free. Add Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or N. Y.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-22

No music is so sweet to man as that
which he makes when he blows his own horn.