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lead 10 the persistent DEGRADATION OF man. is
to paint man laughing. the lauah Of q shame
ICES ssr brute. , or p %I rspa nEe : shs as II ANON mopst aPs
were fiehtine in. It's eDtrails.' M: Brute,iere
Is not only a critic In art and In ethics, ont ne
seen; with 2 distinctly patriotic bias; The
is that After having been iadividualist in the
hands Of the romanticists, and imnersonni In
those Of The n at sh modem hng , erenG bse I,er,
sSSlHl; Of a'h = Social iIter SS ss'y Shaf i
as we. should say to-day. toward the progress
Of civilization. what more could We ADD For
fS%r %, nnnS 8 YSs sHe s snr li.fr@ "s to a pfoS GEsG
both the Greatness Of France and the good 81
lam and the strange vanity of being alone In
admitting and Hnderstanding himseliS, ,,,,n
more than hhooppe. we have q cue. Lei, France
in politics and ip literature alike, Let her
word. Let her make the %sanctity, OF the fam
lily the euprems n9ts in that fleti9n which Is
the fraternity. not. the beRemony.. Of nations
her ideal. and let her In. pursuit OF that Ideal
S sSii n the oS Senssisi. Of s g itfsou se nlfSiGnlsldi
wealth, might not be the dictator. but would
Europe. Her mower would be dreaded. her
friendship welcomed, her alliance, solicited.
But is there the moral strength In the country
tated alike by wisdom and by phtriotismf It
is impossible to say. Thefusure is dark with
uncertainty. That France is passing through
an agony of some kind is but too evident. but
whether. y is the agony. ofa new nolitico.
be rash to predict. 1t may DO that the worst
fears Of pessimistic observers will be fulfilled
aud that we are about to witness q second
Saint Bartholo new directed against the Jews.
and the total subversion Of the civil power by
the army, Or II may be that the republic Is
to be established more surely than ever In
France. broad based upon the peoples will as
expressed In genuinely national popular In
stitutlons. The hour OF crisis has all but
look for a man. II is to he feared TINT once
more she will. tdnte de miettr. lay her liberties
at the feet OF IN interested P~retepder, trying.
perhaps. as she more than once tried in her
history. to extract a hope from the epigram OF
political despair. L'foaite serd p~eut-etre IN
drOit, mois ducune puissdnce humdine ne Sduro
lie c%Onrertir en- fat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
HoMESICKNl So IN THE ARMY.
Some RecollectiOns of Civil War Times and
Ideas About the Present.

81 don't remember" said a civil war veteran.
that soldiers in the army'in the civil war In
this country suffered greatly from homesick-
ness, about which We have heard more or less
in the recent Spanish-American war from our
armies in Cuba and the Philippines. may be
mistaken about this. however. 1t Is quite a
spell now since the civil war. and | find that.
while some of my rccollections Of it are still
perfectly vivid, others. II not fading. are at least
haZy. Then. / am not myself constitutionally
liable to homcSickness FORTRESS reasons II may
be that | am mistaken: but ! flnd my impression
to he that the men in those armies did not SUI
fer 50 much from homcsickncss as the mon in
don't suppose that men have substantially
changed In the meantime, but certainly the
proved. and | imagine We get many more de-
tails of army life nowadays. as Of everything
else, than we ga then thHt Is to SHy, that
interest. we get more about lonlesickncss
than we got then. and mat may account In
some measure Tor the present apparent IN
But at the SANE timN I imagine that there
among soldiers now than there. was tEsr and
II seems 10 mo that 1t may lie due to tho fact
away from their native land that even in lands
less distant rom their own homes than many
parts Of their own land would be, they might
have a Iecling Of greater, rcmoteness II there
waSa sea intervening, and 80 be more inclined
The regiment in which | served in tho civil
war served In various States rs lar south az
Florida. so that ut times We were quite n piece
from home, md with greatly different sur
r9unlinEs, tho vegetation, for instance. very
different from that to which we had been ac-
customed; but as recall those days now it
never seemed as though W. were 40 very far
away, for we were stu In our W country. |
things then: there was no occasion To think OF
them. Perhaps We should have felt differently
II we had been beyond an Intervening sea.
" But here's wlI"r" the better mo ,Crn means
Of communication comes in again. and where
u ought to lie ul some use. Different men
have different ideas NJ distances. and what
might seem far to one man might not seem lar
TO another but tho whole blessed earth Ia lust
Girdlcd and gridironcd nowadays with teie-
graph cab es and land wires. and Wherever a
he is stu in touch with home"
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iments will shortly be made with insane. per-
p%ePlS ; tst that III hs SD : sar ,rS% P'f . sdspssd
m II lq aPsa edo By %'i %o 1P . ths s' tSsfe Is no
stSsiSGal S!S sn wi n habit sRi p %naS Ct sSs R EssSissnscss e q
hy 5 n shGse ssaSTt t This !, .,t sras; but % tSis
future ethical victories which otherwise would
be impossible. And no one will deny that 40
ciety Is the gamer. Whatever the ethical sltua-
10 accomplish the moral and spiritual eleya.
hypnotizcr should be q person OF pronounced
religious principle. and should love hls neigh
bor,s chnracter az his own from the Christian
@iesti9nn Of the Hlmightyt's Image in thc criminal
di + o i must be Ris lofty 1g pSrPpse to give
defl nj to this image and we well kno .sL That
divine assumes flts clear and beautiful prqpor-
tions. all sensual Thought: forms nre forced out
Ss , 9 in Tn tSfs H xiViss Of 81 c saai q sav s's scni. is
ing a"o orSuit ny IN " L. Fh %0G psyehopIosy that tV OK:
The bS'n science len p'e ,Sas u applied p IL gf 20 t shaSrssRSp ana Si
telephony: and In dissemlhating the results Of
Ill., hi s passr Il ptsm ns s!ST soi rSSY s. the q WAX nY' b e9 Of
thropic jfnstrnmsntality among hlsh-minded
nut hypnotism hgs its Limitations. It should
DO looked upon seriously II not with reverence ;
and repressive legislation IL demanded In the
United States for the protection OF society from
the loathsome, hypnotic. displays OF dime mu-
SO degrading to American manhood and wom-
anhood and so destructive. Of the subjects in
tellectual Equilibrium. and from unprlncipled
hypnotists who exercise their powers to gain
their own selfish. ends or to ,derrayc their
fellow men, In view OF such abuses. the em-
ploymcnt Of hypnotism for any purpose should
be restricted by law. under the penalty OF
heavy ,ine and .protracted imprisonment, to
reputable physicinns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
STANLET'S NEW ANECDOTES.
He illustrates the Ignorance About Africa
Twenty Years Ago.

1t is twenty-one years since Henry NJ. Stan
ley's celebrated book Through the Dark Con-
tinent" was printed. 1t told the thrilling story
Of his journey through Africa. in which he
made his boat survey of Victoria Nyanza and
followed the Congo from its upper waters to
the sea. A new edition OF the hook is about
to appear and Stanley has written a long pref
ace for II. in which he tells OF the remarkable
changes that have taken place in the regions
described In the book. He has sent the preface
to the geographer Walters OF Brussels. and
the first installment OF it has appeared in lie
Mowcment GfographiQue in advance Of the
appearance OF the book. A few extracts from
this part OF tho preface are reproduced here.
Obviously. Mr.. Stanley's exact angunRe cannot
be given. as the extracts arc translated from
the French:
''As a striking instance of the general In
difference in Great Britain to all / had written
about Africa in the year 1878 when his book
appeared l remomher an interview between
Geographical Society and myself. The gentle
men were calling on me. and one OF them. OBJ
Hanging on the wall and the i""T anHotatien NiPhR SSI
made along the rivers course, turned to me
with the remark:
white man sees Stanley Falls again
"'ncrhaps two or three, years ! replied.
I expected to hear you say ,ftty years at least
" Fifty yearsl' said /. ] am ready to wager
that within twenty years there will be no part
of the continent a hundred miles square that
will not have been explored
l accent the wager and will make the sum
$50. IL agreeable to you. said my caller.
The bet vas made, the twenty years have
at last expired. and though ! do not pretend to
say that / have won the bet. | do assert that
my prediction has been almost completely CON
ilrmed by the facts.
THE same year Sir Rutherford AIcock. Pres
ident Of the Royal Geographical Society, re-
marked IN his annual address that i had
expressed the opinion to him that If sufficient
money were expended Africa would not only
be explored but also paciilrd and civilized. l
did not think there was anything surprising
In the statement, but Sir Rutherford must have
thought II worthy Of reproduction or he would
not have mentioned II. | speak OF the matter
only to show the prevailing ignorance in all
circles at that time Of matters relating TO AZ
RIGA,
canon OF Westminster to n well-known Bishop,
and "a was talking to him about the Congo
he smilingly remarked:
"'This Is all very interesting. hut. ia tell the
truth. ] do not know that | should DO able to
! find the Congo on the map
You may imagine my surprise. MI the
newspapers ~ the country .hai been printing
every day Tor q year Jews Of one sort or another
about the Berlin conference and is results.
and | certainly supposed that n prince OF the
Church would know something about. It. But
his Indifference 10 tho large events that were
passing In Africa wns so great Tint he did not
even know the name OF the Congo.'
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THE BIT OF WAR At HoNG KONG.
A Map Showing the Scene of Military and
Naval Movements.

A Map Showing the Scene of Military and
Naval Movements.
The speck OF war England has on her hands
In China at the present moment Is at the very
doors of Hong Kong. The whole scene OF dis
turbnnce is within ten to twenty-five miles OF
tho British Emporium in the Orient. This
map ehows tho region affected.
North Of Hong Kong is seen the Kan-lung
peninsula. the only important town on which
is the native city Of Kau-lunG. only about Ave
miles from Victoria. the British port on Hong
Kong island. The British decided early last
year that their accommodations at Hong Kong
were inadequate for the present vast business
OF that.port. So'Eneland asked China to lease
TO her about 400 square miles OF land and
water around Hong Kong in order to provide
room for commercial expansion and also to
assure moro adequately the protection OF her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
Mrs. Calliper and the Colonel.

Jason said Mrs, Cnllipcr to her husband
they had been talking Of some suspicious cir
cumstance that greatly pleased them both
what n happy glmletrv!'
"Glmlctry!" said the Colonel. in his most
daZed manner. Don't you mean auguTy
Cynthia Z"
Yes, suppose | do, Jason. said Mrs. Calf
per, but in her heart she would almost, rather
not have had the happy circumstance happen
than to have the Colonel so persistently fail to
appreciate her little Jokes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
The battlefield Route.

The veterans Of 81 and '65 and
their friends who are going to attend
the thirty-third G.. A. r. annual en-
campment at Philadelphia in Septem-
Der could not select better nor more
historic route than the Big Four and
Chesapeake & Ohio, with splendid
service from Chicago. Peoria and st.
Louis on tho Big Four, all connecting
at indianapolis or Cincinnati. and
thence over the picturesque Chesa-
peake & Ohio, along the Ohio river to
Huntington, W. Va; thence through
the foothills of the Alleghanies over
the mountains, through the famous
springs region of Virginia to Staunton.
Va, between which point and Wash
lngton are many OF the most promi-
nent --Waynesboro. Cor
louisville, Cedar Mountain. Kappa
hammock, Kettle Run, Manassas, Bull
Run, Fairfax and score of others
nearly as prominent. Washington is
next, and thence via the Pennsylvania
Line direct to Philadelphia. There
will be three rates in effect for this
blsiness-first, continuous passage.
with no stop-over privilege; second,
going and coming same route, with
one stop-over in each direction;
third, circuitous route, going one way
and back another, with one stop-over
in each direction. For full informa-
ton as to routes, rates. etc, address
j. G. Tucker, G. N. A., 234 Clark
street, Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

there was trouble, and plenty Of it..
The night clerk supposed, of course.
that the calls had been left in the
ordinary way, and while he was a lit
tie surprised at so many people want
ing to get up at such an unearthly
hour he told the boys to wake Nos.
$50, Is, 80, 100, 10. so, and %, and
carry quart bottle Of beer to No. 40.
They had terrible time getting the
people up, and everybody was as mad
as blazes, particularly the fat drummer
himself, who happened to be in no.
and swore he was going right down
and lick the clerk About that time
the boy with the beer got to 40. There
was preacher from North Georgia in
the room and he called out to know
what was wanted. I've brought you
the beer you ordered, hollers the kid,
and the preacher nearly had fit.
Merciful heavens!' he said, this will
ruin me for life, / will go down imme-
diately and see the proprietor" He
and the fat drummer struck the Office
together. The fat drummer wanted
gore, but when he saw the call list he
turned back upstairs. 1t took nearly
an hour to get the minister cooled off,
and when the facts leaked out the next
day several people began looking for
the fat drummer with clubs. He lay
low, but has bought new memoranda
book on purpose to figure UP his
cash."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
Only Two in Thirty Will Accept Stolen Money,
in London One in Every Four
Would Take tt

them honest, yet surprised at the COM
mon honesty of another who was look
ing for some one to whom he wished
to return money honestly borrowed
Each of the men would probably pay
back any debt he might contract with
even more readiness than / was show
ing, yet they were all surprised to see
me wanting to pay it back The next
man approached was police officer
lie was standing on a corner of North
Broad street. and | went up to him.
The officers number was 917 Excuse
me, | began, but / would like to re-
turn some money you lent a friend of
mine some time ago."
Who was the man?' asked the Off
Ger.
Why, he gave the officer who
loaned him the money his card"
said, and told him to call at his place
of business and the money would be
returned to him. The man does not
know the name or the number OF
the policeman, but he says that it was
on this corner he received the money,
and the officer has never called to have
it returned. The natural supposition is
that the card must have been lost, and
| was sent out to find the officer"
I've loaned people from ten cents
to a quarter with which to get home"
answered the officer, ''and if it is one
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

it, as he drove me home several times
before and knew where l lived, ne said
that he knew | would be around at his
stand some time, and he was not in
any hurry for the money. | then told
him that the amount | thought owed
the cabman must be in excess Of five
dollars. The man thought a moment
and then said that he mistook me for
another of his customers, but now that
he remembered me | was right and
that | did owe him more than five dol
lars, but that that amount would
square it. / then told him that al
though he looked very much like the
cabman that usually drives me around
he was not the man, as my mans
name was Burns. This was the first
case | met in this city where the man
| approached attempted to take adj
vantage of my evident mistake A man
leaning up against one of the large
moving vans of the Provident Store
house and Warehouse company, No.
I'll and 213 South Ninth street He was
evidently an employee of the company.
| stepped up to him and asked him
whether he had lost a ten dollar bill
He replied that he had not had bill
of that denomination in his pocket for
month. The second man to attempt
to get the money was an employe of
railroad company. He is workman in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

the yard at Thirty-first and Thompson
streets. | told him that a man named
Adams, who had been working in the
same place desired to return some
money he had borrowed before he left
his position.
why, l remember Adams well" said
the man. "He and / used to work to-
gether and / lent him some money be-
fore he left. don't remember just now
just exactly how much l lent him,
but always knew that Adams was hon
est and would return it some day or
other. You can just hand the money
over to me. young man, and it will be
all right. Keep a nickel for yourself,
and buy yourself a drink for bringing
it out to me"
1T may be all right l replied, "but
would you mind telling me your
name?"
What's the name of the man you're
looking for?" he said, automatically.
/ told him that as that was the only
means of identification / had l could
not diyulge it. but that if he told me
his name, and it agreed with the name
that was given me he was welcome to
the money.
Ny name is Tom H." said the
man.
I'm looking for Jim Burns l re-
piled, and walked away.
1t can readily be seen from these
facts how the standard of honesty for
Philadelphia lies. Only two men out Of
thirty attempting to get money
through a strangers mistake. AS the
other people were selected at random
in different parts of the city, the aver
age attained here would probably be
the same for the entire city. That is,
about six and two-thirds per cent Of
the community are willingly dishonest.
Ard when the fact that the opportuni-
ty for being dishonest involved no per-
sonal risks is taken into considera-
ton the figures become more remark
able STILL 1t has bean claimed that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
A TEST OF HONESTY IN TIE UNITED STATES.

over so per cent Of all men will take
advantage of another mans mistake
After the above figures are taken into
consideration the erroneousness OF
this theory becomes apparent.
AS all other statistics in criminology
are based upon crimes committed for
which the offender is liable to criminal
punishment. the experience undergone
in Philadelphia will prove invaluable
as showing the extent of common hon
esty existing between man and man.
1t was not the fear of punishment that
deferred the men approached from ac-
cepting the money that was practically
offered them. 1t was simple inherent
honesty, such as is supposed to be very
rare, that stopped them from taking it.
That it was inherent honesty is appar-
ent from the fact that none of the men
had time to think why he refused it or
why he didn't. He simply refused it
without thinking. A big English jur-
list once said that the entire social sys-
tenn was built upon the perp etual
49, ~ ~ 1AS pCAoOA l1S W SGl the
best OF the other, and that all business
was just such strife. Hence, he argu-
ed, that all people must be dishonest.
Thomas Carlyle answered that no So
cial system built upon a dishonest ba-
sis could possibly exist. He claimed
that nothing but truth could survive
and that if men were not commonly
honest toward one another the social
structure could not last long. We
would soon be reduced to a state of
chaos If majority of men were dis
honest, he often pointed out. The
fact that about ninety-four per cent of
men approached proved to be honest
proves Carlyle's theory. But the most
singular thing which my entire expe-
rience developed was that while most
of the men would not take advantage
of a mistake such as l was supposed to
make, they all believed that most men
would do it. | intend to continue my
experiments in other American cities,
and when that work is done / shall
publish the results of my tests in book
form. I think they will make inter-
esting reading. In any event, | hope
| shall find Philadelphia average
maintained everywhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

M. S. Marston, an English statis-
tician, who is stopping at 1876 North
Tenth street, has been conducting a
unique experiment in Philadelphia dur
ing the past few days. He has been
testing the honesty of Philadelphians.
To the credit of the Quaker City, it
must be said that in three days travel
he only encountered two dishonest per-
sons.
Mr. Marston has been trying to pay
mythical debt to utter strangers. In
his search for some one TO claim the
sum he has accosted merchants, finan-
ciers, policemen, cab drivers, and, in
fact, every class He tried the same
experiment in Eng and, and intends
conducting the same in several OF the
principal cities in the United States
When he has completed this series Of
odd tests, Mr.. Marston intends writing
a book and will. embody it in his ex-
periences. Here is what he says Of
Philadelphia.
OF thirty people | approached in
Philadelphia and offered the ten dol
lars to in payment OF a supposed debt,
on two men were willing to receive
It. They both remembered having
loaned me the money The first person
/ tried was waitress in a dining-room
in North Tenth street. | took dinner
there, and, after finishing my meal
called her over.
" You've been employed here over
a year, haven't your | asked.
She acknowledged she had.
Don't you remember about a year
ago having lent me some money!
continued j dined here steadily, and
one day. being short OF some money
one of the mattresses, don't remem-
Der for certain whether it was you or
not, lent me some money. have been
out of town, and / want to return it.
She said she was not the person ana
that ! must be mistaken in regard to
the place where I borrowed it. After
leaving the restaurant | walked alone
Market street. Coming toward me was
a man who looked fit subject to try
upon. He was plainly clad and looked
altogether as though ten dollars would
be boon to him. | stopped him and
greeted him effusiyely why Will
liams," l began, I'm awfully glad to
see you again"
The man stared at me blankly, and
was so surprised that he did not know
what to say. drew ten dollars ont Of
my pocket and almost thrusting them
into his hand / continued:
VIII, I've been out of town for some
years. and therefore didn't see you
But l did not forget the money you
lent me and I'm going to pay it back
right now Here it is; take it."
The man began to grasp the situa-
ton that l was taking him for some
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24

A few years ago hard times made
the Western farmer deny himself
everything save the barest necessities
of life. Then came the great crop
year of 1897 and with it a story A
Nebraska farmer carried a mortgage
of $4,000 on his property and it was
a burden hard to contend with. The
wheat crop in '97 was enormous and
prices were high. He appeared at the
bank shortly after harvest, pulled out
$4,000 and asked for loan of 5000 to
enable him to cancel the mortgage
note. The banker, who held the note,
urged him not to bother about it, but
go and buy cattle with his $4,000, feed
his corn crop and in that way get the
maximum for his product. mo, sir;
replied the farmer, Il want to pay
that note now. Then when l harvest
the corn crop I'm goin' to pay you back
that 5000 | just borrowed, and then
10 you know what I'm going to do?"
and his honest face beamed all over
with pleasure. I'm going to buy a
Duggyp' This little incident tells the
story of thousands of others out in
Nebraska, and the fact that during the
past six months one concern (The
Slower Carriage Company of Chicago
have shipped to one firm in Omaha
alone one hundred and thirty carloads
OF buggies and carriages, averaging
about % to the car makes 1t very evil
dent that prosperity is with Nebraska.
1t is a wonderful state with great re-
sources, and the crops of the past few
years have put Nebraska farmers in
an enviable position.