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NnrIcE OF AssEssNENr.
The Only Chance Ditch COMPANY,
Emmcfl. Canron O.. Idal

The Only Chance Diich Company,
Emmett. Canyon Co, Idaho.
Notice is hereby given thai at mret-
Ing of the Directors held on October II.
1850. N assessment Of Csa2. 90 Thiriy-twe
Dollars per share vas levied upon the
Capital Stock Of the Corporation. with
conditions Of payment IS follows.
Thirty Dollars per share may bf paid
in labor if done under the supervision Of
the Directors between October 2;lrd and
November II. 1875 inclusive. and two
Dailars per share must hs paid in Cash
said assessment OF labor and cash VIII
become delinquent on November II. iS.s
aud day Of sale Of any deIiuqnencies wiii
be Monday. November q. 1850
said assessment is rzyabl~ 10 the Sec
reiary az Emmett. Idaho. Any stock Of
which this assessment remains unpaid
on tie abave mentioned day 81 delin-
qupncy Will beadvertised for sale at pnb-
lie 4uctiou, and uul-ss payment is made
bciorr. will be sold on the aforesaid ,las
of sale to pay the Delinquent assessment
together vita cost Of advertising and ex
peuses OF sale.
Thos- Russell. Secretary
Emmett. Idabo. Oct II. ls99-
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Unitel States Lane Onice.
Boise. Idaho, sept i3, l-.e
Notice * hereby given that Il complains wi,a
rra provisions os the del of Congress OF Jane 3
ISIS. eatiilcd An aci for The sale OF timber
lands ia tlie States OF Caiif1ruii. Oregon. NeFa-
10. a-E Washington Territory a. extended %
al the Puoiic Land States by 81; u August T.
isls. Charles H. Mullen. ot Hs-seshoe lend
county ct Iioi~s. state oi Idahc. has This day
fled IL .nis uiiou i,i> sworn statement No j..
Tor ths purchase or the z e, s E i-i. SEQ Q ant
~ : W IA Of Sec No. % ia Tp- \, Ranse
so > r. B sI.. ana viii oils- proof % sAoT ihai
the lani sought is more valuable tor lis timber
or stoas than for agricultural purposes. aad %
establish has claim TO said land he'a-e me Rc--
iS,er aui Tsceiver 1f This office 90 so.ce, lsaAc.
F on sat--day. the 18Th day oi Noveullyf- ls-s-
{ Ee names as Witnesses Glo-Ee \ iesel Of
iioise Idaho. snj Albert T. Grant Charles j.
LeovarJ. and l-.a-ie> Nunkers OF Eorsesaoo
fe15. idaho.
ANY aai all persons claiming adversely t-i-
aDore-desc-ieed lands a-e -e.is,asted % ne 7ae1
claim, In This oiice on cr neo-c sai1 -5,h dag oi
NcTcmosr t>sa
SO 90 lisa Jasass Asn-- Register
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Ei1'TLE BAYsE


Miss Maade Bagse aud James Little
both OF Emmett were married Wednes-
day evening. November sib. a. The home
ofthe brides parents, Rev Boone oiiiei
atng
The'occasion was q magnificent display
and afforded one OF the most delightful
evenings of similar aHairs in Emm-tt's
memory. Many guests were present who
besides wishing them the pleasure
of a united life presented useful aud val-
liable presents
The bride is the accomplished daughter
Of j. r. T Bayse; vino is appreciated BY
all that know her and the groom is
mem ber of the Little Bros sheegmen
who is recognized rs a leading man in
MS business
( DR.. hunt vas called to Boise Wednes-
day-
Mr. and Mrs. wm. Warden and Mr.
and Mrs. Haines went To Boise Wcdnss-
dav-
County Attorney. smith and Probate
Judge, Wallace were in Emmett Thurs
day.
jim Patton was in Caldwell This wecl,
iaiiending the trial Of Convey aud Wond-
erly-
Grandma Bradley was taken sick We'd
nesday morning bat is getting along
nicely.
Mosdam-s Potts and children Of Cad
well are visiting relatives in Emmett
this week.
Wm. Ws,ll and son, Charles ofOnrario,
Oregon were ~ tawu-to witaess the mar
riase Of Mr.. Ludrich and Miss Walton
THURSDAY
Mr. Banks is here from B5ise this werl
with number % bu-sies and hacks rap
rrsenting sraulding Mn-re- Co If Grin
n~li iowa, and has sold Messrs. McCross
an and Kelley. each one.
MARRIED.
Z AT the ". e parsonage al Emmett q
. THURSDAY November o,h. 1899. William
I.udrick aad HELEN Walton. both o
Falk's store. Rev. Z. j. Bradley official
ng.
ID. + SsffTUs0S guarantees every o3ttl
f Cham bgr rlah,s $. Cough Remedy an
win refund ihe money to any one Who
& 10, satisfied after using two-ihirds Of ti
q contents. This is the best remedy in th
} world fo- iasrirpe. coughs. colds. crou
and whoopiag cough and IS pleasant an
= sale To take. i rreventsany tendency
Il cold 10 result in pneumonil.
h. A New-F.nsland surprise social va
-iven at Mrs. Hayes Saturday nigh
celebrating her taentv-ninth bir;hda.
Is Prepared brown bread, prmpkin pies a9
baked beans were taken in by the su
prscrs which with lhciE usual ANUS
mcnis afforded the guests "a delight
eveniug. Those present were. Mesiam
'7 Cl.mcr. Blanchard. Waters. Blderbac
d Riggs. Smnhson, BANKS and Mss
e. Relyea. Bilderback. Murray and HayC
Cartain C.. 6. Dennisaa is we'll know
allover Africa as commander OF the fore
-, that captured the famous rebel Gaiish
~. Under date of Nov. =. 1897. from VI
~ burg. Bcchuanaland he writes: "Bcfa
m starting on The last campaign bought
.ir quantity of ofChsmberlaiu' S Cole. ChOle
and Diarrhnea Remedy. which ms
myself when troubled with bowe, COZ
Pc plairt and had given so ny men, and
.os every case it proved beneficial For s.
ia, bv d. Z. Smilhson.
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Mis- Grace E Dsyl-.
Prop Boise Business and Shorthand
College. Boise. Idaho.
Mss Doylc Boisr may well be proud
in possessing such an instution as th-
Boise business and Shorthand Colle-7-
The Boise Cha@t7-s ~ Commerce w.
hesiiafinsiy gives your college aud r
proprietor It's most hearty endorsmeu
Aitesi-B0ise Chamb-r of Comu,rsc
:. N. Colin. + r Resd.
Secr'y- r,
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FOR SALE-The Fast a2lf 81 she Norih
West Quarter OF Section - Twp g.
North Of Ranges. West Of p. " contain
ing Eighty Acrss and Right 10 One
Hundred and Sixty Euchesof Water fr,.ra
the Reed Ditch. said water to be- meas
ured under four iach pressure \ spe
cIal bargIn- For particulars call a. IndeE
Office or on c. P. BiIderback.
Emmett. ldaho
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EPHOPTH LE.4GUE

DEVOTIONAL SERVICES FOR NOvEInER
WIZ. BE As Foi1owS.
Nov. 18th Topic: The Living Bread.
John 6: 2G-35. Leader. Miss Reel.
Nov. l9.h. Temperance Meeting
Tonic: Liberty and Love. Ron. Ia l.
- Leader, Nr. Fiau-
Nov aGth Topic: Oar Return fcr thg
Lords RencH;s. Psa. no; 1913 Leader
Neiiic DAVIS.
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Farm For Sale

IsO acres Of ane bottom land; q milt
frCn Emmett; 80 acres under euii'va
uc7s Il acres SET 60 slie choicest bcarin
fruit trees and absolutely free frusn scale
.or athrr diseases and finely situated 70 T.
protected from frust. IoacT = set 10 msaa
ow and waieF-right in LAST Chance DifcA
gu=s with the land; iI,le clear Can
90 or addess The lxDEx 'Emm=stIdaiio
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c. P. BILDERBACK.

Fire Insurence AsL and Dealer Il
Real Esisie- Heme money 10 laan az
approved security long oS shOrt time-
eg sores of good land for sale 4mile .as<a
Of Emmett WHiseii in 5or 0zere traei.-
little monry, aalsnee IA ias time. =
snap.
June 26. 1880.
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- AurHoR oF -rs Is s..

ltlG AUTHOR or IN hL> StEr>-
The authcr Of IN His Steps. The famous p
llsioaS hook. Of Taiok srer tsiec 9i-ina co1i
have aoN Been ssld- AaS heea lnsdaesd TO --sr
II 81 a-sicle zaiaS - sszs &c xAa Ls.iiss liz
sz.esicah,e ia cur rreseas esgly llisE' NJ. n.
in t.regt srd viscrruSE2zuer. sad tells e'sa-
~ what he belirvSS y-ault he she s-sc. 81 e-s =
upou uiS.lsrn bIss-ic s. nl1il-1s all l,l, 49,
slcla- .is.-
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wAxrsn - sSvEKAL sRIGHr AS1 uQNl-
Persons TO represent us ~ Managers il taiS
cicSs hy coanties- Salary sa.a year anc t
penSes- Srraigss. boe-r6ce. cc uc-s. I'd
salary Position pernsse-t- OSr rets-s
any hank IL sHy foUn- II - msinly ofice v
eoniaciesi At hoac. Refc-cnzs. Er1lose =
z1ireSScd stamped enveiopc-
THE DoNfSEoS CONPAST. Dsps- :. Chil-
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Mrssrs White and Banister with eugin-
ce7 Wiley were here Friday and saturday
iukiug general sarvcv Of .he possibiii-
lies OF this part of fine valley were 'heir
schemes CARRIED into effect NJ WAit
said the dam Auj electric lime would be
auili and that he expected 20 Commence
work soon.
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LOCALEITES.
Latest News Of Emmrtt and
Vicinity

Latest News Of Emm"tt and
Vicinity
In1e Reid was in Caldwell Wednesday
Price Bane returned from a trip to Boise
Sunday.
Nephi Yergrrson retarned from Boise
Tuesday.
john Murray went to l'oise the first Of
the week.
John Carter and Bill little were Gallo
we'll visitors Tuesday.
Mr. Cupu passed through town Tues
day going TO Caldwell
The Little Bros. were in Payelte the
first Of the wcel, on business.
Alex Brushwood. foreman far Johnson
& Bullard was in Emmett Tuesday
Mcssrs. Sweet. McQpade. and Brown
of Sweet were in Emmett Tuesday night.
Mr.. Hartley Of Caldwell spent SATURDAY
in and near Emmett buying fruit TO ship.
MN. b Gwinn of Caldwell was in En-
NETT Friday looking after the Gil estate
Mr. Z. A. Bailey WAS in from Squaw
Creek Saturday to attend G. A. Il. Meet
ing.
Nj Chas. Compton of Lower Bois' was
in Emmett Tuesday visiting Rev. BF'd
ley's.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Johnson of Boise was in I'm
nett Tuesday on his way to look after ha
sheep
Messrs. Hanth arua ana Hendricks o
Weisor were in Emmett the first OF th
week.
Mrs. Stanley returned from the hast
SUNDAY aud will remain here during 'h
winter
Miss Ruth Peterson was home IroT
the Resin +b.. last of last week 10 Nlsi
home folks.
DR.. Stalker was at work in his a'ni'
Office at the Carter hotel Tuesday aa
Wednesday.
Mrs. Blaine wasAbome Friday frar
Plowwan'saud'ooS y1rdaush'er' Ha'''
back with her
Mr. C.. A. Warden went To Reeds MI
SATURDAY. where he will spend part OF 10
winter at work.
The Eowor,h league workers cn}'y'
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs hr"'
iy at the pursoussc
Mrs Stockton Of Parma stopped 10 h'
nett Sunday uishtOu her road Ho'
fr,n d vis.tt, t,.ae issiu
Nr Sm.r .r3aea@ luF,oNr
a.r. ... N.sa.fl.s.
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NOTICR
NOTICE
ExrEN-qoS or TINE.

The time for the performance OF the
above ass ssment of labor by the sios6-
holders OF the Last Chance Ditch Com
psuy and the Only Chance Often Com
pauy is hereby changed To extend
from October 30. lS99 10 November
IS, 1890 inclusive. snd the cas- h
and lsobr viii become deiinqucHs
as p. " Of last day. The dsy Of SAKE
of suy delinqacucies VIII be Dccem6er 1.
1893
(5v order Of boa-i of directors
ThOs. J. Coonrod. SscretaTy.
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NOTICE

(. c. Bowers * Co. have placed their
accounts in my hands for collection.
To make Things easy call On me and
settle without further notice.
C. p Bilder5 ick, Collector.
Emmett, 1915 1899.
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Land proofs aud filings can b made b.
fore Probate Judge al Caldwell and Eou-
ey saved. write him f6F Instructions
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Ladson Alien came in from the Mount
ains last week and made trip to Boise
the first Of this week.
Mr. J, NJ Martin returned Thursday
from an extended visit wilh ftiends aua
relatives through western Oregon.
Mr Whitney Interested on the part OF
Pasct'e ia the rsalizaUon of Mr. White.
propositions was ia Emmett saturday.
Miss Spackman purchased. last Friday
The honsr and loi now occupied by hr
and lhe Mcfarland girls Of j. b Riggs
Frank Knox returned Saturday anG
sam Riggs Sunday from the Basin wher'
they have been at woik the past summer
Nr. and Mrs. Pfoatof Squaw crrel
were in Emmett Tuesday night Mr.
I Pfst was having DR.. Hunt trsat disa-
bis1 finger.
Mr.. and Mrs French and Mesdames
. Parker aud Neal Of New Plymouth wer,
visiting Mrs Riichie Tuesday. Mrs
. Neal is Mrs Ritchies mother
Mr. z. C. blanchard returned home
Saturday from VIII cJe Le had been al
work on TIE p. ,Sl y. for some time.
He has opened his shop again and Will
spend the winter here.
REWARD OF $500 will be given :,
lany one who will give anv information
leading tothe capture Of the parties cut
ting the halyards last Friday night OF
the C. A. r. flag pole in front OF thei
hall.-THE POST.
The 'ldaho Free Travelling Library
) is now at DR.. Clymer's office 1t stage
p ,hrec months ina place and then 1T is sen
% auather Any Que can get good boo
@, read free for two weeks. Every bod
....r .,tI ..x.rs7fr.a IL
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

NJ ah T. VA aaE1s7aaE1a1 "a Aa-h 4
The Last Chance Ditch Company
Emmett. Canyon Co, Idaho
Notice is hereby given that az 4 meet .
ing OF the Directors held on October Il.
Is0o. an assessment Of ts32 o0l Thir;y-two
Dollars per share was levied upon the
Capital Stock OF the Cooperation. with
conditions Of paymeu, IS follows.
Thirty Doliars per share may be paid
ia laboE IL done under tie supervision %
The Directors between October 23rd and
November II. Is99 inclusive. and Two
/ D,L.ars pcr share must be paid in Cash
( said rssessmcul OF lacor ald casa will
E b, come delinquent on November II. lSg9-
and dag of sale Of any delinquenoiss will
be Monday. November p. 1899
said assessmcnt IS payable 10 the See
reiary al Emmett. Idaho. Any stock on
which this assessment remains unpaid
on the above mentioned day Of deiin-
quency will be advertised for sale a. pub
I lie auction, aud unless payment IS made
before. will De sold ON she aforesaid day
Z of sale % pay the delinquent assessment.
together with Gust Of Advertising and ex-
( penseS of sale
And in accordance with 80 agreement
.thercfo-e an assessment Of ,sl0i2.5ol On,
Thousand Fourly-iwo n'llars aud Fifiy
+ Cents in labor aud ,sG9-50l Sixty-nine
Dollars ana Finy Cents ia cash was lev
led against ihc ONLY Chance Ditch Com
pauy. with like conditions Of payment
c ana DAYS o.. delinquency. and sale as ih'
p above stated Thirty DullaFs Of labor and
Two Dollars of cash Of the Last Chanc,
. Ditch Company
; Thos } Cooarod. Secretary
Emmett. idaho. Oct II. lSg9.
NOTICE.
At special meetings OF Che stockholder
q the Last Chance Ditch Company an,
the Only Chance Ditch Company i
. was voted 60 reduce the above tsa0O0
Thirty dollars labor assessment 70 tsl6.00
Sixteen dollars labor pr share,
q Th0s. J Coonrol.
e Thomas Russell. Secretaries.
N-OTr~r,
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Ladson Alien came in from the Mount
airs last week and made trip TO Buisa
The first Of this week,
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Mr. J. N Martin returned THURSDAY
from an extended visit wilh ftiends IA.
relatives through western Oregon.
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NorIcE FoR PU8LICATION-

Jamss Kia- ReEi>;er
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE g. Is7s.

James King Register
The evening times., 1899-07-21
Pfe-Counter Criticism.

(From the New York Journal.)
The ..chicago Times Herald" calls Mr.. James
Creelman ''the most notOriously unreliable cor
respondent that ever won by nsoent inaccuracy
journals 1t adds that ''hc possesses all the
egotis:n and bravad0 of the late Sylvester SEQ
vel. without that misguided YOUTHS sterling
qualities OF personal courage and literary abl-
ity-'
The stTimes- Herald displays such zeal in "
ing that it must have reached the point at which
ii requires another subsidy to prevent its poliii
cal principles from notifying. We are willing
To allow the Chicago Tincs-iierald'' to lie An
Administration organ has need to lie. A hired
has double need to lie. since il must earn
its wage. But we are not willing TO allow a
graduated pie pedder 10 lie about newspaper
We are not willing to allow person who
exposes his opinions for price on editorial!
counter, like so many iy-biown cookies, and who
spent his time during the late at home un-
der the bed. to assail gentleman who is dis
tingushed for fearless truth-telling in his pro-
fession, and for heroic action the field OF
battle.
We saw Creelman head the troops up the hill
at Ell Caney We saw him haul down the Span
ish flag from the stone fort at the top We
saw him fall shot by Spanish bullet as he
vicinity. either in his capacity as journalist
(Hcaven the mark) or pie peddler. and we
imagine it would have taken more than Ad-
ministration subsidy to have got him there.
The Journal admires Mr. Creeman for his
honesty and bravery. He sometimes tells the
truth before the people are willing to hear it.
and he never fails TO tell the TRUTH nor to have
his statements substantiated by subsequent
events. He had the personal courage" TO tell
the truth about Otis last March. Four months
later eleven correspondents braced each other
up sufficiently to do together what Mr.. Creel.
had done alone. We frankly admit that
Creelnan brayer than the Journal" for
We did not venture 10 print at the time tine
dpSpatchpS that he signed an(, sent.
We have objection to anything Mr. Kohl
saat may say about the Journal But TO 60
about picking up individual working newspaper
men, assailing Mr.. Creeiman, of the Journal, y
and Mr.. McCutcheon. of the Chicago Rec
ord'' and Mr. Little of the Chicago Tribune, y
by name. with lying imputatons, is not in
accordance with the ethics of journalism, al
though it may be all right in the pie business.
The Chicago baker instructor in military
science is merely amusing, but a press cen
sor he is offensive. -
The evening times., 1899-07-21
American Goods i'm England,

A curious report comes from Bradford,
England, and it is backed by the Ameri-
can Consul. He says that If you go into
any cutlery or hardware shop in Bradford
and ask for shears you will be given a pair
bearing New Jersey trademark, and the
most curious thing about this is that all
such cutlery is purchased through Shelf
field, which was once the sole headquarters
for knives, scissors, shears, and other cut
lery. IT is said that English tailors and
cutters use almost entirely shears of Amer
lean make.
1t is probable that in certain lines
of trade this report can be match
ed in many other parts of the world
More than one foreign town which
used to send goods to- America now
receives them from this country. and
sometimes it puts on its own stamp and
reships them for American use at an in
creased price. This is notoriously the case
with wines. Besides, it is unquestionably
true that many of the articles in common
use in this county. and bearing a foreign
imprint, are made here.
This state Of things is encouraging,
The evening times., 1899-07-21

though II may seem rather queer. II in
dicates that trade relations are gradually
getting shaken down SO that the country
which can make the best quality of silks.
or shears, or crockery, or shoes, will even
tuelly devote itself to its speciality and
make these things for the whole world
Thus time and money will be saved and the
people will have a greater variety OF lux
uries, and greater and greater perfection
in the making CT certain wares will be
reached. IL is said by some close observ-
ers of India that the caste system, under
a better Industrial organization, will prove
OF infinite use in manufacturing. for the
son OF the harnsss-maker will become
harness maker, the miner will follow his
fathers trade. and so on. This may be
so in a country like India. and to a GER
tain extent IL viii be true in America.
When a mans father and grandfather be-
fore him have been seamen. there are some
things about the sea-faring life that he
does not need 10 be taught. He inherits
them insensibly. So with farming, or man
ufacturing. But ii is probable that the
varying conditions and greater freedom of
our life will be more to the advantage OF the
worker than any Indian caste system, for
they will provide that those sports or va
riatiens from the ancestral type, of whom
there are some in every community, will
also have their place in the world.
The evening times., 1899-07-21
The Tramp shut out.

(Jacob y. Rils IN the July Atlantc.i
The home is the key to good cit
izenship. Unhappily for the great cit
les, there exists in them all a class
that has lost the key or thrown it away.
For this class New York had until three years
ago never made any provision. The police sta
tion lodging rooms, of which have spoken. were
not to be dignified by the term. These vie
dens in which the homeless of great city
were herded without pretence of bed. OF BATH Of
food, on rude planks, were the most perncious
parody on municipal charity verify believe,
which any civilized community had ever de-
vised. To escape physical and moral contagion
in these crowds seemed humanity impossible OF
the innocently homeless lad they made tramp
by the shortest cut. To the old tramp they
were indeed ideal provision, for they enabled
him to spend every cent he could beg or steal
for drink. With the stale beer dive, the free
lunch counter, and the police lodging room at
hand his cupsef happiness was full. There came
an evil day when the stale beer dive shut its
doors, and the free lunch disappeared for
season. The beer pump, which drained the kegs
dry and robbed the stale beer collector of his
ware, drove the dives out of business; the
Raines law forbade free lunch. just at this
time Theodore Roosevelt shut the police lodg-
ing-room, andH fha tramp literally left out
in the cold, tuls.ng reform and its fruits. 1t
was the Gilman OF "a campaign a generation old
during which ilHl, enc had ever been found to
say word In the defence of these lodging
rooms, yet nothing had availed to close them
The evening times., 1899-07-21
GonNicfn as Soldiers

The army surgeon who suggested that
the inmates Of prisons be sent to fight in
the Philippines must have curious notion
Of the honor of the service. His idea seems
to be that anything with legs is good
enough for the army. But the country at
large is not likely to agree with him.
OF course, from one point of view. it may
seem deplorable that the best men of the
country should offer themselves to be
moved down by Filipino bullets. But when
it is remembered that the men who are
thus slain and wounded are helping to lay
the foundations of the America of the fu-
ture-a country grander than even the most
optimistic mind of today may conceive-the
thing takes on a different appearance
When colonists settled in this country. to
suffer from savage raids, cold, famine, pes
thence and border warfare, it may have
looked to some of their Snug acquaintances
at home in Old England as if they were
wasting their time;s but If there had been
no colonists We should have had no ma
tion today. This would be a different land
had it been peopled altogether with con-
yicts and ne'er-do-weels. on the plea that
anything is good enough for the colo
nies."
There is another reason. and a weighty
one, why the convict enlistment idea is
absurd, though to patriotic persons the
honor of the service should be enough. 1t
is not desirable that in the work Of re-
storing order in the Philippines the ma
tives should take lessons from men who
have been reckoned outlaws by the civili-
Zation of their own country. One of the
greatest obstacles in the way of the hon
est, earnest patriotic men who are TO
build up our colonies will undoubtedly be
the depredations of Americans who are
mere camp-followers, hoboes, and petty
criminals. II would be most undesirable
that such men should have, in addition TO
their white faces and American speech, the
endorsement Of the blue uniform.