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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

If Deweyever becomes the Dem
ocratic candidate for president, he
will have to go to the Democratic
"mourner's bench" and occupy the
Populistic stool of repentance fol
his great sins committed one MAY
morning in Manila.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
FRIDAY, MAY IS, 1900.
Political Announcements.
To the Electors of the Second
Judicial District:

Gentlemen: Judge Morgan is q
candidate for Judge Of the
Supreme Court, and everything
indicates that he will be nomina:
ted. I have been solicited by a
large number of my friends in all
parts of the District to become a
candidate for District Judge to
succeed. him, if he is nominated.
I take this opportunity of notify
ing my friends that [ am a candi-
date for that honorable position,
with the understanding, however,
that if Judge Morgan is not nomin-
ated for the Supreme Court, I
desire to see him retained as Dis
trict Judge.
In this way I am a candidate
before the Republican Judicial
Convention for District Judge,
and shall heartily appreciate the
assistance Of my friends to that
end. Yours truly,
WI JOHN F. CowAN.
Devils Lake, N. D., April 24th,
AOVV. ya afe f.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
FOR

[ hereby announce myself a
candidate for the Office Of sheriff
subject to the decision Of the
Republican comfy convention,
and respectfully solicit the sup
port of the voters of Ramsey
county. j. B. CHURCH,
Churchs Ferry, n. D,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

With the surplus already about
$7O,OOO,0OO, Miss Columbia need
not be uneasy about pin money for
some time to come.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
is hardly reassuring to people who
believe in omens. s (

War taxes in the two years up.
to May 1, aggregate 1888, 000,0
but if ever a country gets it's
moneys worth, Uncle Sam gets his.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
A Splendid Pair.

Not horses, but cigars. The
new crop Flor de Teller at 10 cents
and Royal Blue at 5 cents.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

The remarkable thing about the
South African war, is that though
there are a quarter of a million
armed men facing the half hundred
thousand, there is nothing going
on more decisive than the recon
noitering Of a few kopjes.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

The happiest man on earth is
the man who has not the slightest
notion Of what happiness is.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
Old Settlers Meet.

About twenty-five old settlers
met at the court house Saturday
afternoon and a preliminary or
ganization of what is to be known
as the Old Settlers Association of
Ramsey county was effected. It
was decided that the permanent
organization should take place at
the Chautauqua.
r. So. Prosser called the meet
ing to order and in a brief address
stated the object. of the meeting
and the reasons why this asso-
citation should be organized. It
would prove, not only a means of
social employment, but also of
historical value. For, in putting
their names on the record, his
torical incidents of the early set
Element Of the county could be
recalled by the different members,
and put on the register, which
would be of interest to future
generations. Mr.. Prosser sug-
gested that the way to get out
siders interested would be to have
a good, old fashioned barbecue on
the opening day of the Chautau-
qua this summer.
The meeting then got down to
business and a chairman was ap-
pointed. As e.. II. Lohnes was
the oldest settler that has up to
date been found, it was considered
proper that he should hold the
'higest position. Mr.. Lohnes was
elected chairman. Henry Hale
was then elected secretary. These
Offices are to be only temporary,
until the organization takes place
at Chautauqua. A committee of
five, consisting of F. II. Prosser,
@. Budde, J. 81. Smith, Ed. Baker
and E. p. Merrick, was then ap-
pointed to report the object of the
object of the meeting, and make
recommendations as to the tenn
porary officers. After a short
consultation, the committee made
its report, in which RECOMMENDED
p. 81. Lohnes and Henry Hale as
temporary chairman and secretary
respectively, It also advised that
9 COMMITTEES Of 5 be appointed to
draw up q form of bylaws for the
association. The following were
appointed on the committee
J.F. Cowan H, NJ. Creeel
+. d.Prosser Am. Powell d
~, Henry Hale
It was recommended that an exc.
cutive committee of II be appoint.
ed to transact all business pertain
ing to the first meeting of the
association at the Chautauqua as
follows:
L ~ TT
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

The first popgun of the cam
paign was the adoption of a Pop
ulistic platform 10y the Nebraska
state convention at Bryan's re-
quest. It remains to be seen
whether Democrats of eastern
states rally behind such a battery,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

The heroes of the Spanish-Am Am
erican war who have survived the
Spanish batteries have gone down
before the batteries Of bright eyes
and rosy lips Of American feminity.
Witness the fate of Hobson and
Dewey.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

Quick Meal gasoline and kero-
sene oil stoves are features. and
reasonable in price. Come and
see them burn, at Adams Bros.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

Expansion is only another name
for progress.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

HI. Kruger. Fred Baker
E.. T, Merrick J.. johnson
g. Budde A. e. Powell
J. ". Kelley 81. A. Nicholson
James Mccormick F, ii, Prosser
Frank Palmer A, s. Pattie
Ed. La Rue W, +, Pew
r. j. Walker John LANCE
L. D.. Miller
The report also was to the
effect that only settlers who
arrived in Ramsey county prior to
July 3, 1888 could be eligible to
membership in the association.
This report was accepted by all
present and the meeting adjourned.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
L. q. Elliott
Elliott


s. Flummerfelt
Jas. Fitzpatrick
z. F. Tanning
Gunder Formoe
Wesley Fassett
T.. @. Gulseth
Albert Getts
John Graham
]. A. Carver
VIM Garske
Albert CGGibbons
Peter Glarum
e. A. Graham
Frank Hornett
y. e. Hoadley
Jas Horne
aJAssHoadley
CAPT. Herman
sAsH.4oneOrOugh
Cha Hamilton
EAr4aiG
Thos. Holden
Horny Hoover
Amund Klufton
1sarel Johnson
J, A. jacobson
Geo. Jameson
Chas johnson
Dan Kelly
j. w. Kelly
Chris Kveseosth
J.. A. Kinsey
J. G. Lamoreaux
Ed-LaRue y,g.. q
John LARue
Fred Locke
T. TI0o
AL LaRose
Ole Leet
]. w. Lyons
Fred Lemke
Jas. Michels
Ole Myron
Peter Morgan
D. Z. Martin
3. McRae
w. e. McGovern
Jas. cCanna
q d Mikkelson
Ed Murphy
John McDevitt
p. J. McClory
Jas. Moo ormick
Judge Morgan
Z. 81. Miller
John MlkkelsOn
Alber Mitchell
F. e. Merrick
Ole A. Noen
Neil McCauley
John McCauley
A. r. MenOna1d
John Munig
r. c. Mcmahon
V. P. Noble
Chas. Nelson
D. d. Norton
H. A. Noltimier
Ed Nash
Willie Noyes
Tracey Noyes, Jr.
John s. Olson
Andrew Olson
VIM. PASCAL
Joe Perkins
A. s. Pattee .
Frank Prosser
VIM. Pitts
LAT. Palmer
w. 3. Powell
A. NJ. Powell
Edgar Palmer
Gains Pattee
P. p. Parker
Frederick Piper
L. j. Rausier
Jas. Reed
B. B. Regain
Dan g
A. G. Rainboth
w. j. C. Richter
Joseph Reeds
w. J. Reynolds
William Riordan
Anton
Rinard
0. E. Rice
Geo. Rasmussen
Thos. Sullivan
Nels Sather
S. Siverson
T. G. Saunders
John Sjoberg
VIM. StOeser
Jos. Stoeser
Carl Stoeser
VIM. Stoeser, jr.
VIM. Schnitter
John Schlaberg
Fred Shore
Rasmus Sorensoh
Thos. Sullivan
G. Timboe
Herman Thorn
II. L. Thomas
Halvor Thoe
Andrew Thompson
John Yeneidi
Hans Volden
Geo. Vaunier
Albert WEIGH
r. J. Walker
p. J. Woods
Jake Wolf
VIM. Wilson
A. J. Writ
Aug Walgamoth
c. NJ. Wagner
George Wheeler
Chas. T. Zunic
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18
DEVILS LAK INTER- OCEAN, DA MAY 18. 1ooo

Vie ESpoQol
Geo. E1mslie
Thos. Englehorn
John Fairbanks
Geo. Furstineau
Thos. Flynn
John EitzDatrick
John FarbOrd
w. w. Flynn
Martin Gulseth
John Gresens
G. w. Greene
VIM. Gordon
Oliver Geno
Gus. Garske
Christ Gilbertson
Geo. GrennOn
Peter Gilberg
Henry Hale
Andrew Huseby
VIM. Horne
Art Horne .
John Hunter
Henry Hale
John Kaufman
Gust Holman
TA Hillerman
Christ HerImanson
Pet6rJ. Hansen
fPatrick Kelly
Capt. Jacobson
Fired johnson
Johnson
John johnson
Jas. Kelly
John Knudson
Kent
II sKnub
Thoss Keogh
Ed lSOhnes
Richard LaRue
Lewis LaRue
lGeO. Leavitte
Locke
Octave LaRose
Harry Lake
Olaf Leet
Th0s Lyons
VIM. Ludwig
Capt. Miller
Moen i
Mark
John Mel Donald
Pat McGinnis
D. w. McCanna
Peter McKone
Phil Manseau
Nv. j. MOrgridge
Geo. Me- g i
Jas. McClor
John Maher
Thos. Madden
Norman Morrison
A. j. McDOneu
Do. P. Merrick
w. r. Merrick
Geo. Maxwell
Dune McCauley
Thos, Mahoney
Cliff Marks
Wilson Morse =
A. Mckay
r. w. Main
II. A. Nicholson
NJ. NoOnan
Gus Naltimier
John Norbury
Jas. Nash
Tracey Noyes, Sr.
s. Nestegard
Will Otis
II. d. Orvis
Frank Palmer
Frank Pitcher
Emmett Pew
j. A. Percival
j. w. Place
Edgar Palmer
Caius Pattee
L. Palmer
Lewis Pond
P. Piper
August P. Piper
Jos. Reede
Albert Roberts
John Raeder
Peter Regain
John Regain
DR.. Ruger
U. Roe
Ed Richards
T.. w. Riordan
John Riordan
Ingwald Rasmussen
II. G. Rasmussen
Tim Reardon
Silver Siverson
AL Sather
John Sportsman
J.H. Smith
Jas. Stewart
John Stoeser
Lewis Stoeser
Pete Stoeser
Valentine Stoeser
Andrew Stade
John Schmidt
w O. Samnel
Chas Smith
Fred G. Sportsman
E. Stevens
David Turner
Ole Torvick
T. P. Thompson
John Thoe
Thos. Thompson
Col. Uline
Frank Vanderlinden
John Van Liew
0. P. Volden
Remi Vlandri
Lawrence Wright
Thos. WEIGH
Col. Geo. Wilson
A. O. Whipple
VIM. Webster
Ever Wagness
Job Wells
c. I. F. Wagner
Geo. A. Whitley
John Young
Lewis thinner
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

The collapse of a foot bridge at
the Paris exposition and the Kill
ling Of six people on the first day
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-05-18

It was recommended that an axe
cutive committee of II be appoint
ed to transact all business pertain
ing to the first meeting of the
association at the Chautauqua as
follows:
The sun., 1900-12-07
Concerning Artificial Longevity.

The Denver Republican gives the bill Of
fare Of the Thanksgiving dinner OF DR.. D.
h. PEARSON, a man OF eighty-one:
a cup Of hot water a dish OF rice pudding. ono
order OF celery and two small slices OF breast OF turkey
There wac neither cranberry sauce nor mute. coffee
ice and part OF the turkey was len untased
at that"
DR.. PEARSON expects TO live to 100 on
such a diet as that. Some philosophers
might hold that II was not worth while To
prolong life by such monotonous means
Undoubtedly most of Us eat too much and
the Bryani,e objection 10 the full dinner
pail had hygienic merit which was not
insisted upon. Moderation in all things
is TO be commended not merely for itself
but as a plausible receipt for reaching
old age Yet the man who sits down in
cold blood TO write himself receipt for
length of days is scarcely wise. Doubtless
Or. PEARSON would have lived Just as long
and been Just a. healthy II he had Consented
to cranberry sauce and coffee. We read
continually Of centenarians who have
taken whiskey and tobacco every day and
Of other centenarans who never took either:
but we seldom read Of a centenarian who
lived by rule Old PARR is reported to
have been a free liver and his reCklessness
IL said TO have cut him Off with a surfeit
NJ the comparatively tender age of 1852.
Who knows that THOMAS might not have
made his second century II he had fed,
drank and slept according to prescription?
Mr.. PERKY OF Massachusetts and many
other ascetic dieters hold that man should
live by vegetables alone and thus his days
will he long in the land. The theory Is az
good as another and no better. Too much
meat IL bad for certain disorders az every
body knows. There are great races that
never or seldom eat meat, but ia the aver
age longevity among them greater than
among the meat eaters?
Mr.. PERKY and his followers seem to
have forgotten the example Of the patri-
archs Did ENoCH eat carrots' Did MR-
THusEIAH thrive on potato salad? These
delicacies are not for the pastoral stage
Often the hest constitutions fail early
and the wfakest last. There Ia no such
thing as fair game with Death the cards
are stacked To play the game with a
manly and cheerful mind, not to depend
upon any system seems the wise mans
part Let us eat and drink what agrees with
us. keep an open and contented mind.
taste discreetly all honorable pleasures. and
90. full OF curiosity and delight. through
40 much or little Of this marvellous life as
it shall please Heaven to send us. We
shall not reach fulness Of years by taking
thought for it.
The sun., 1900-12-07
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,ampttsWse,


To rnt fpiruH ~ TuH StN ~ Nv h"r
ovp r,rf...i,, At,- ue,i. ..etn. ~ have
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been "n Incompetent @"t''h' one m's't"'-
even declaring that she ought ~ hc thahkful
4, yct a, N ,c,L
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VOW H""d mi-'f"-s"' ana 'ohnI'''h' s"'
wants have an an,uil, for each oth't only
,b.,, ara ,,,,,. y,,d ,t.,,csses ,han com.
49,, wv .., .''' 's,,. ,,.,ai,,
p"ieni servants th"s" servants nsnh'N
found NJ large. nnsvcrinr advertisements
orcupyinx intolliv.nc. offices. and ready to
''''' Nv ~ g..
JOIN unions or any oih'f t"V"U' '"" "''""
come under tho head ~ toundcr-. the gen.
.,aiI, d.ca,,.o,.d .,d IA. vbolly incn,n.
WV NV
petent
When n friend tells me she l. going away
and ,,n,,. ., o,, a ,loc, f,r n good and
"'' ""'' '" wv" i'"'" w. -
faithful maid can Toll her ~ twenty houNe'
looking, ave. reaching. for -Icn n one. but
when The circumstances are reversed IL l.
month. before / hear of "A good inaid Every
day hear Of peopl. who want n good dress.
maker who goes out Alas ! know of
but two | can recommend and Of those two
The sun., 1900-12-07
Woman suKrase and Law.

To TIE EDITOR OF TIL. Sry -sr' For nearly
forty years my have been dnned by the cry Of the
advanced woman. that civilization would be advanced
by granting 70 her ser the privilege OF the ballot
Colorado has tried the experiment and to-day Colo
RADIO 10 nfa nous In the sight OF the civilized world
for an auocity which has no equal In Europe OF In
any Northern State In the history OF the century
about to close. Was that awful crime the burning
alive OF a boy murderer due In any way to the In
fucnee Of women who have a vote7 No. Then
what have the women voters done to make its repe-
tition dfcui when the occasion repeats i,self Have
they denounced IT, Have the women voters OF Colo
rado put forth any effort secure legal
and punishment OF the law breakers who have 40
stained the fair fame Of their State They have
done nothing Then. whsss s the evidence that by
admitting women Tn the franchise Colorado added
anything to ,ts reverence for law attained thereby
a place In civilization which New England might
envy or New York might emua,e' SKSBx.
The sun., 1900-12-07

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-sf-: You pub
lished the a7th ut letter criticsins the Rev G.
NJ Christian. rector OF the Church Of 81. Mary the
Virgin. because OF sermon delivered by him before
the Penn Society. Permit me one Of the auditors
on that occasion TO say that DR.. Christian made no
reference whatsoever TO Catholics HIS purpose was
TO show the part Penn had taken In religious liberty
without detrment to the other colonies.
seems TO me that would he prudent for the bovs
mentioned writer to ascertain more accurately the
necessary facts before charging Protestant minis
rrs with . deeprooted and implacabe hostility to
Catholics. The Church OF 81. Mary the Virgin. by
the way. Is proCatholic In form and doctrine. and
certainly nothing oiensiveto Catholics could emanats
from there. IRv1No BELL.
BROOKLYN. Dec. g.
The sun., 1900-12-07
Save the Cautecn,

The action Of the House Of Representa-
tves in adopting an amendment to the
Army bill practically abolishing the canteen
cannot be supported by any evidence that
the canteen in itself Is wrong practically.
That the conditions existing where a can
teen il maintained are better In every way
than where the soldiers rely on outside
liquor sellers for the drink they will have.
l. undeniable Nor Is it deniable that the
liquor sellers are eager TO have the canteen
abolished.
Still many good people object to the can
teen simply because 1t sells even the mildest
of alcoholic beverages to the soldiers. IL
makes no difference TO them that the can
teen system has increased sobriety: that
through il the soldier gets malt liquors
only in limited quantities under Government
supervision instead of spirituous liquors in
unlimited quantities from outside rum
shops that the number OF court-martials
has decreased wherever there is a canteen,
and that payday" too often the ourss
OF posts where there are no canteens. passes
The sun., 1900-12-07
A Pioneer Suburban steamer.

| At last there Ia a sign that New Workers.
| urban and suburban. are waking up. For
evidence we refer to a despatch in THz
Sun Of yesterday saying that Mr.. A., q.
| GUERBHR. OF South Nyack. is arranging
! to establish a line Of fast steamers between
Nyack and New York. stopping at Tarry-
! town. Dobbs Ferry and Yonkers. the
thirty miles Of this distance to be covered
in one hour.
We beg leave to assure Mr.. GURRBRR OF
our particularly distinguished considera-
ton. For many years past The SUN has
been calling the attention Of people living
in this neighborhood to the opportunities
they were wasting through their indiffer-
enoe to fast steam travel
From the Battery there branch out
three great stretches OF water. whose
shores for thirty miles afford wealth
Of sites for summer homes not possessed
by any other city in the world. There Is
the Hudson. the East River. broadening out
to Long Island Sound. and New York Harbor.
Possibly the Kills. behind Staten Island. and
the Shrewsbury River might be regarded as
additions 70 the three systems OF coast
line already mentioned. Yet in the face
of these delightful advantages for summer
residence not a man has owned a really
fast steam yacht
The late NORMAN l.. MUNRO expert
mented with some speedy craft but they
we're little better than launches. Mr..
HOWARD GOULD. who has a place on Long
Island Sound, has already bought the
Vamoose, which may so something over
twenty miles an hour. Mr.. CHARLES r.
FLINT has owned several boats that were
fairly fast, but they never accomplished
much. we believe Now. however. he seems
to have attacked the subject in earnest
by building one. called the Eide. credited
with the capabiity Of forty miles an hour
But these are trifing exceptions; there has
been no development Of the business mans
ideal form OF summer transportation. the
steam yacht, worthy OF New Yorks llnn-
vailed waterways, although one would think
that the trials Of the turbine torpedo boats
in England. which practically are without
vibration. would have kept dozens OF
wealthy New Workers. dissatisfied until
they got one Three quarters Of an hour
from the Battery to Long Branch would
be walk for such craft.
We trust that Mr. GrERBER's scheme
may succeed, for Ii il does It will start
general movement in fast boat building
about this fortunate but lazy city.
The sun., 1900-12-07
Ia There "a Note Of Despair?''

The remark OF Bishop POTTER, at a meet
ing Of an Episcopal brotherhood on Wednes-
day evening, that the thing that dis
heartens me is the note Of despair in those
who say that existing conditions in New
York cannot be remeded." expresses a
feeling that is sure 10 rise in the earnest
social reformer. He ia distressed because
he finds that the reform on which he Is set
does not occupy the same place OF suprem-
acy in the minds OF other people and that
doubts Of the practicability OF measures
which commend themselves to him a.
efectual are suggested by men on whose
help in carrying them out he must rely.
But this questioning, Ia not "a note
NJ despair" Nor does anything in the
history Of New York afford reason for such
despair In anybody,
In the first place, the theory that the moral
and political condition of New York has
been growing worse until now II has reached
the lowest possible depth Of depravity.
must he dismissed as palpaby false. New
York Ia not a bad city. nor is its municipal
government as Ineffective and degraded
M il is represented TO be- IL Ia a COM
MUMMY TeHitthdDIf tiiOflH tHe RTe3V Canl-
,als Of the world for its orderIiness and the
prevalent self-control and abstemiou sness
Of its, inhabitants. lts Improvement in
these respects during the last generation
has been steady and notably encouraging.
The particular form Of vice against which
the Bishop is aroused IL far less offensive
in its manifestations than il was twenty
five years ago. Addiction to II and patron
age of II have become more dscreditable
in the public view II street scenes nightly
thrust upon the attention of every visitor
who moves about certain conspicuous
quarters of London were repeated here
the whole community would be filed with
shame lf licentiousness constituted n
chief attraction Of New York, IA it does of
Paris. every moral and religious agency
here would he stirred by horror to suppress
it With us. however. such vice has no
place in the social scale except the lowest:
II il not DENT monde but is relegated 10
an uninentionabln sphere. with no recog-
nizcd right TO existence any more than
crime and debauchery.
so far from this feeling becoming dulled
as New York has grown until now IL is the
second city Of the world. il has become more
sensitive. A prominence Of this class
The sun., 1900-12-07
Our Apparent balance Of Trade.

Secretary GAGE, In his annual report.
referring 10 the fact that our exports ex-
ceed our imports every year by several
hundred million dollars. says that part
OF this vast trade balance in our favor is
settled by our expenditures in freights.
To thi. item may also be added the money
we expend for foreign marine insurance:
and every dollar wa pay to foreign com
panies for freightaRe passenger fares
and marine insurance may properly be
deducted from our annual balance OF trade.
because they are expenses which We incur
in order to have any foreign commerce
1t Is not the best Of bookkeeping. for
example. to maintain that. because We
sold to foreign lands IN the fiscal year
is9s.ee over $500, 900. 900 inore goods than
we bought from them. this sum is the actual
balance Of trade in our favor. To know
the correct account we must deduct the
many millions Of dollars that we sent
ont OF the country In order that this ex-
change Of commodities might be effected
In that year. we paid TO foreign companies
sise. .O0O. OOO for freightage. s2s.0Ho.OoO for
passenger fnres and $4,000, ,oGO for marine
insurance. These items are direct charge
upon our commerce. and their aggregate,
over $500 mn. 900, must be deducted from
our excess Of exports In order to be sure
as n what balance Ia really in our favor.
When most of the ocean commerce Of
the country is carried in American bottoms.
IA will be the case within few years after
the provisions Of the proposed Ship Sub
sidy bill shall he carried into effect we
shall keep at home the millions Of dollars
now paid to foreigners for transportation.
Tho money will be- earned by our own clti-
gens: and the present draining to foreign
countries Of over $500, 900 day for marine
charges. which reduces our apparent bal
nnce Of trade more than one-fourth. will
bc eliminated.