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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
Labeled Bread.

strong protest has been made against
the new custom. which many bakers have
adopted, OF afiixing to the loaves of bread
which they send out. stamps or tags
printed in blue and red ink, and glued Sc
curely to the bread so that IL some care
is not observed. the person who eats it
will also devour the tag. 1t is said that
the ink. paper. and gum used would. IN
time, have bad effect upon the stomach,
and that although it would of course, take
a great many tags to produce any serious
illness. the effect Of even one is not par
ticularly good. Another custom Of recent
origin is that Of tagging meat by means OF
small tickets attached by wires to the quar-
ter OF beef. or the carcass of Sheep calf
or hog. These wires should, OF course bs
removed by the retail butcher, but some
times they are not. and then the wire
staples on the tag cause trouble 1t is rea-
sonably asserted that 1t is not good for HUI.
man beings to make goats of themselves
by eating paper labels and pieces of wire
in addition to their regular food
Many housekeepers will testify that the
paper label nuisance is annoying Aside
from the possible poison there may be in
the ink of the label, the bit of paper ad-
herring to the loaf is not ornamental and
when the bread is sliced for the table 1t
gives an untidy appearance to the slices.
Servants cannot always be depended upon
to remove it, and the use Of 1t is prob
lematical. 1t is doubtful if one housekeep-
er in a hundred ever asks whose bread
she Is getting when she buys it at the
bakery. SO long as the loaf is satisfactory. |
II she is at all particular about having a
certain make of bread. she is acute enough |
20 detect this by the taste. and know |
whether the dealer is palming of an in
ferior article upon her. II it is really
necessary to label the bread. it might be
done on the end of the loaf, for that slice
stands little chance, in most households. OF
being eaten.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10

(From the Louisville Courier Journsl)
Shall the Republicans be so entrenched in power
that nothing short of revolution can restrain
their excuses and drive them out Shall the
people surrender themselves unrescrved,y into the
hands OF the more or less corrupt combine Of
Doodle and doodle which would tax the many
to enrich the few. using the flag as dropcur-
tain TO conceal the robbery and jobbery! Here
in Kentucky all the conditions OF the national
layout are intensified; for with US. it is a ques
ton of responsible government directly menaced
by a ring OF Federal oticeholders getting their
orders from Washington, and coterie OF mis-
taken and frightened local capitalists, seeking
to rule even by money and murder, and relying
for success upon the fungus neg vote the des-
perado vote OF the feud counties. and the pur-
chasable vote of the larger cities and towns.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
Brother Diekcy's Experience.

trruHi EtliaBti tnlStltEsiVuD
'.Dc folks what live in de North" said Brother
Dickey, lis so periite ter de eulled man hit
almos' takes de breath oaten' i'm, Deg calls
you mister en- de oil CONAN 'misties en- some
er dem 90 so fur ez ter take of deg hat Ter YOU
en- pass. de time er day. des lax a cuud man
wuz somebody. Ter day meet one er en- en-
he lif' his beaver high wuz 'fraid de English
sparrows would bull nes' in lit But wen
i'm fer dine, ter git my Gram, he say he
sorry but he done swear of Zen wen | ax
i'm fer some 'bacca he say he don't chaw it;
but gimme a match ep he say | kin ligh;
se-gar wild it. eli ever 7 gifts one, Now. how
diff'unt dat is FUN Mister William, Wen he
a-runnin' Ter de legislatuF' he say: Heah.
You black, triiin' CT r@sSiil you! Take dis =.
go long en- vote it out; en- wen hit gone.
dar's mo- whar' hit come fum.' Now. Mr.. VIII
liam didn't take Of his hat ter me. but he git
me drsnmv cat dey gin me 4 free ride in de
control wagon. fine ez heavy ez 81 been
n white man: en- Mister William come down ter
de lookup en- tell EN-: 'Tu'n dat Niger loose,
en- pay de fine gimme n'er -. en- GUS me all
de way ez pleasans ez could bel"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
UNITY Is ESSENTIAL.
Need of the Christian World Combin-
ing Against China.
Qrom the indianapolis Free Press.)

Qrom the indianapolis Free Press.)
When Mohammedanism arose the unity
OF its action enabled 1t to sweep over half
the Christian world. L.se tidal wave it
submerged Christian Asia and Christian
Africa. while the virile Christian strength
Of Europe employed itself with petty do
nestle quarrels over family claims to ter
ritory. While Mohammedanism again and
again attacked the head-centre of Chris
tendon at Constantinople. Western Chris
tendon qnarreIed on, with vision too mar
row to comprehend events. Across the pill
lars Of Hercules and over the mountains of
Spain the wave rolled on. until it passed
even beyond the Pyrenees into southern
France. Across the Bosphorus 1t rolled.
at the other end Of the continent, wiping
out the Byzantine Empire. with all its
priceless treasures Of civilization. leaving
OF Macedonia and ancient Greece only frag-
mentary memories, and surged up to the
very gates Of Vienna.
Did Christian arms drive 1t back? Not
at all. We are fond Of believing that Carl
Martei saved Christian Europe in Aqui-
tame. and that, later, John Sobieski re-
peated the salvation under the walls of
Vienna. The salvation Of Europe was not
due to these heroes. great as we're their
deeds. but to the fact that, with centuries
OF success. Mohammedanism had lost its
political unity. 1t was not Mohammedan-
ism. but the Caliphate OF Cordova, that
Charles the Hammer defeated on the plains
of southern France. Western Europe was
lost to the Moors, not then. but two CEN
turtles before. when they severed their al
legiance to Bagdad. 1t was not Moham-
mechanism that the King of Poland turned
back at Vienna. but the Turkish Empire,
which had never recognized etaer political
or religious headship other than its own
Sultan. Mohammedanism, as political
force. had become scattered and ineffective
Now the Christian world is precipitated
into another great religious WARRIOR we
can make nothing else out Of the Chi
nese situation. We know enough now TO
understand that the horrors being enacted
there are but manifestations OF general
movement to e1pel Christianity from
eastern Asia. Can the Christian world |
meet this movement with anything like |
political unity? II 1t cannot. il the Brit
ish Government is to be jealous OF Russia |
II France is to busy herself watching Ger |
man and British schemes. If Germany Is |
to be German first and Christian after- |
ward. If Russia is to be Russian frs, |
last and all time, it were better far %
merely save such lives as we can and then |
leave China to the Chinese.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
HAWAIIANS FORLORN HOPE.
May s:in Dream of RESTORING the
Island MONARCHY,

HONOLULU. July many Hawaiians
still cling to the hope of restoring the
monarchy. and promise OF restoration will
form most important issue in the COM
ing campaign for the election CT members
of the Territorial Legislature James X.
haulia. one of the organizers OF the indie
pendent native party. has been giving
promises OF this sort.
When the Independent party was Or
canned kaul;a. Robert Wilcox. and Keo-
kaiani started on tour Of the islands.
holding meetings and presenting the pur-
poses OF the party. Kaulia actually told his
hearers that the Territorial LEGISLATURE
could restore Queen Liliuokalani 20 the
throne under an American pTotectorase and
that all Hawaiians should vote for such
men for the Legislature as would work for
this purpose
AT the. Mormon settlement OF Laie he pro-
posed himself as such candidate and
promised IL elected. with a Legislature of
hawaiians, to restore the Queen. He de-
hled these statements when they were
printed, but his associates say he was cor
rectly reported.
The idea of Hawaii for the Hawaiians
impressed the native mind and Hawaiiaus
are planning to elect a native Legislature.
prominent natives criticise President Nc
h'niey because Of his failure to appoint
more tnan one native TO the Supreme Court
bench. They also criticise Governor Dole
Tor not appointing more Hawaiians to Of
ice and they threaten TO force him to give
mem 1HH representation as soon as they
control the Legislature.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10

in hostile countries is that they involve.
generally, the presence of English and
American women and children where they
are liable. in case Of trouble, 10 be bru-
tally treated. There are plenty of places
in this world where the presence of deli
cate. refined. and cultivated women is alb
solutely needed. where their influence is
blessing to countless lives. Why, then.
should they be sent into regions where
their characters are misunderstood, their
Efforts thwarted in every possible way, and
their very lives are In danger? The Chinese
lives in the province of shantung are no
more in need of the ameliorating influences
OF civilization than the lives of women and
children in the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco. Why then, should qualities
which are the product OF centuries of civ
ilization at its highest and best be abso-
lutely wasted on people who do not want
them, instead of being put where every
trait Of womanly gentleness and refine
ment would count?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
F1REBAL1s FROM THE CLOUDS.
These Electric Phenomena Are Rare
Hut Brilliant.
(From the London Mail.)

(From the London Mail.)
The storms that have ragged over Eng
land this week displayed some extra
ordinary freaks OF lightning
A freball fell into Diddop reservoir. near
Halifax. about O'Clock the other after
noon. and was seen by the caretaker's
daughter The bill Of fire illuminated the
country side. There was a loud kissing
sound. A gigantic fountain was thrown
into the air and half the surface of the
reservoir was ruffied for fully five minutes
An appalling thunderclap followed. The
smell OF sulphur was so strong that the
caretaker and his family could scarcely
breathe.
The fireball which wrecked the village Of
Stoke Doyle near Oundle, is described as
having presented a vivid spectacle. II is
not possible to ascertain its true character.
for there are various sorts of electrical
phenomena which come under the term
'firebaIl."
According to the best authorities fire.
ball Is mysterious phenomenon of spheri-
cal form which falls from a thundercloud
and frequently rebounds after striking the
earth. Ii usually bursts with a bright flash
and loud explosion. and occasionally dis
charges flashes of lightning. By some sci
eutists the freball is termed globe light
ming" but the keeneSt enthusiast has never
stopped sufficiently long to examine 1t
closely on arrival.
Sometimes an ordinary bolt of lightning
is described as a firebaIl. The real fire.
ball is very rare phenomenon: so much
so that at one time 1t was supposed by
scientific men to exist only in the popular
Imagination. The French electrician.
Plante, when experimenting with his rheo-
stat-a kind Of condenser-several times
observed balls Of fire travel along the wires
of the machine and then burst with a loud
defamation.
This phenomenon. which has never been
explained. presents all the
characteristics of the true fireball which
travels slowly enough for it's movements
70 be plainly visible and then explodes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10

There are numerous unexplained pecu-
! liarities in the situation at Pekin, and
one Of them suggests itself upon con-
sideration of the letter recently pub
| iished over the signature OF Minister
Conger. II is dated May 2l-seven
weeks ago-and refers repeatedly to The
danger Of Boxer demonstrations threat
ening all foreigners. 1t must have been
known to every intelligent foreigner in
China since the very beginning of this up
rising that there was. to say the least,
| grave danger that things might come to
! the worst. The Boxer movement was orig
, inally intended to abolish not only foreign
| interference but the foreigners them
selves, and its purpose has never, ap-
parently, been in doubt.
According to recent reports. the men
| among the foreigners killed their own wo-
men and children TO save them II ON fall
ing into the hands of the infu-iated Chi
nese. II this be true, and II. as is stated,
there were large numbers of women and
children among the unfortunate victims of
the Pekin massacre. one is impeiled to ask
why. in the name Of common sense. they
were not sent away long ago. Minister
Conger. Baron Won Ketteler, and other
men whose official position demanded it,
might have felt it their duty to stay in
Pekin in the face OF all danger. but why
did they allow their women to run such
a horrible risk? Was there no way in |
which they could safely be escorted out of
the country and sent to Japan or some |
IN ha
outcome Of events? 1t seems as II, in the |
circumstances, the first thought of every |
man having family exposed to the danger |
Of what has now occurred, would be to :!
see that they were placed in a position |
of safety. II is said that for months The |
ladies Of the British Legation took the |
precaution TO carry poison with them when |
they went out under strong escort, to FRO
vide way Of escape from a more terrible
fate should they fall into the hands of
the Boxers. One would think that true
caution would have led the men OF the
legation. not TO buy poison for their wives
and daughters TO use in case of extremity,
but TO get them out of the country.
Old residents of China say that the Tien-
tsin massacre many years ago much re-
semble! this In character and origin
There were. it is said, the sane warnings
and threatenings, the same signs of dan
ger. the same final outburst of fury; and
the missionaries who fell victims to the
Tientsin mob showed the same foolbardy
Indifference to signs Of trouble which has
apparently been shown in the present in
stance. place in which foreign women
cannot venture on the street without pre-
cautions of the Kind described is no place
for foreign women 10 be. One of the most
serious objections to Protestant missions
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
SOUVENIR OF A TRAGEDY.
LorsnessS Presented to n Senator,
Wife by Bootk
(From the Philadelphia I.em.

t'Si ihr fhiitueiphld Lcm-)
The daughter of United States sena-
tor has lorgrette which was presented
to her mother by J. Wilkes Booth. Tae
story. which is now printed for the first
time. az as follows:
Booth rented a room the night be-
fore the assassination in the Washington
Hotel where Henry Clay died. The toise
was crowded with guests and the corridor;
after dinner were filled with women OF OF
and beauty. Booth. who was foad of ad-
Diration. comming.ed with the ass mj a,s
and was presented to many. He carried a
handsomely mounted iorgnette which
Senator's wife compiimen;ed. She knew
the Booth family, Edwin Booth having
been guest al her home. This fsct "
snfieieas warrant for J. Wilkes Booth to
De unusually gracious. and when the SEMI
tors wife admired the actors 10. gnette
he begged the favor of presenting IL to
her. The following night occurred the
tragedy. In the preliminary investigation
Which followed the Senator's vile and an
other woman who was with her the
evening she met Booth were selected
to most rigid enquiry as 10 Booths man
Der.
The daughter of the Senator's wife. now
prominent society woman of her homa,
tells this story in connection with the in
vestigation:
MY poor mother was questioned and
cross-questioned by lawyer AID detec-
tive touching her meeting with Eooth But
she was unable to give them any infoIma-
ton concerning Booths manner except that
he was gallant. Hard as they tried TO
learn anything from her. she could renem-
Der nothing showing that Booth eoniem-
plated crime. nothing Indicating that he
ever thought of such thing He was in a
joyial mood and spoke OF some future
events with confidence. 1 do not think
my mother ever quite recovered from the
effects of the incident. She kept the iorg-
rette for some years, never using it,
however. and finally she presented TO ne
an not supsrstitious, but I have never
yet tried to use this lorgnetts that some
thing unusual did not occur. Tee first
night carried it my horse had an accid Mt
which made us late in arriving to the thea
ire, ard when we got there we found the
'lay postponed. Once 1t was misplaced and
suddenly turned up. On another occasion
I was loaned to friend who was taken
IL in her box and nearly died before she
got home. l still have it, but I have never
ised it. although | mean to some day"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
CUBAN EDUCATORS IN BOSTON.
Comments of 9 Paper on Senoritas of
the Party.

(from tile Boston lranscript.)
In every quarter of the landscape here
abouts-that is. in Boston or Cambridge
the Cubans, in groups OF young men or
women. or frequently both. are feature.
Between ourselves. the men. though most
" little in stature. have the appearance Of
being better groomed than are the women.
1t is an open secret by now that the
average Cuban woman does not know how
to wear her clothes. They seem to have
inherited the Spanish idea that every
article OF cIothing-skirt shirt waist or
Elton coat-must go on mantilla style
must be. as 1t were. thrown upon and
pulled around the wearer. But they are
quick to observe, and il ladies taiIors"
are setting up shops in Havana. they may
overcome this tendency.
These young pedagogues OF the Antilles
are as cheerful. animated lot as ever one
would wish to see, and a trolley car that
brings to town dozen or more OF them is
not unlike cage of magpies on huge
scale. The contrast be it said between
these lively Cuban women and the sedate
native women on this same car is largely
in favor-of which contingent shall we say?
Well, to be not too partisan like, one may
gay that he wishes each could borrow a
little from the other.
But II the women among the Cubans
chatter ana make merry all the time. the
men among them cannot be accused of
having anything frivolous in their be-
havior. Did you ever see anyone take
life more seriously than do they? Appar-
entity they have solemn conception of
what they are here for and 1t doesn't
depart from them. no matter what they
are doing, They can't seem to swing into
the picnic spirit Of the thing and get what
fun should really be coming TO them. IL
they could imbibe little of the principle
upon which SO many advanced educators
are working here-that the play instinct.
rightly directed yields the best results
after ail-it would be helpful to them
But they have been with us only a week |
as yet, and it is best not to comment too |
confidently on them. nor offer them too |
much advice till they feel little more at
home with US
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
An Importnnt View.
(From the Galveston News.)


Aside from the differences OF citizens in their
opinions as 10 candidates and parties, disrc
gardng all matters of policy, doctrine, or merit
deeper and higher and broader than all other
troubles is the difficult problem which comes
to every sane mind as result OF these reflections
The main question in American politics today is
not any one OF the questions which the
ddate and parties contend 1t is the old,
old ss,,, between the taxpayer, without organiza.
ton Of assistance, and compact organization of
taxeaters. the mother trusts OF the age, that do
not find it difficult use in their costly business
even the victim from whom they derive their
subsistence and their dangerous power.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
BRASS RINGS ARE JEwE1RY.
80 Regarded by Customs Officers
When Imported.


Though Uncle Sam has just decided that
brass finger rings constitute 'jewelry,""
the old fellow, of course. doesn't expect
that all Of his countrymen will accept this
classification for all purposes. He meant
to say only that when these articles are
imported they are to be assessed for duty
as jewelry and not as toys. These rings
are composed Of brass. in imitation OF
gold. and are set with various forms of
colored glass in imitation OF precious
stones. They are of sizes suitable to be
worn by children. and also by some
adults The importers contended that
they were intended to be sold chiefly by
ccnfectionsrs and others in prize pack
ages. and that they were designed for the
use and amusement of children as toys.
But the board OF general appraisers in
New York has decided that they belong
to the class of articles commonly known
as jewelry.
The same decision applies to necklaces
of glass beads. to brass chains, intended
for watch guards or neck chains. and to
hairpins of giided metal, set with colored
glass Therefore. as jeweiry. these ar
Iicles must pay duty of 50 per cent sad
svalorem. instead of a lower duty as toys.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
NO CONCESSION TO CANADA.
Great Britain Makes No Return for
Preferential DutIcn.

TORONTO, Ont. July Canada in
creased the preferential duty on July / on
British goods from IA to 1-3. as against
American and other imports. This prefer
ence would. it was thought by many. lead
Great Britain to give Canada some substan-
tial return. Not few Canadians had
hoped that England would impose small
duty on foreign breadstuffs and allow those
from colonies free entry. Today the
Globe the Dominion Government organ.
prints this special London cable, which will
effectually dispel such ideas.
1T is reported on good authority that
Lord Salisbury. who was requested to re-
ceivc the delegates appointed from the
Congress of the Chambers OF Commerce TO
urge the desirability OF the aDDoin tment of
commission to study the question Of i'm
perial trade. has stated that he had heard
no reason for a favorable decision. Under
the circumstances. the report adds MT.
Chamberlain had no alternative but to fol-
low suit
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10

Political insanity is not confined to this
country. According 10 the American Con-
sui General at Frankfort, leading Swiss
newspaper is advocating the annexation of
Switzerland 10 the United States. The
Swiss argument Is that such union would
strengthen the cantons against the tariff
aggressions OF their European neighbors.
On this side Of the Atlantic such propo-
sition must be regarded as joke. Switz-
erland unQuestiona5ly is an independent
power but 1t is no more free in an inter-
national sense than the South African
States were before their war with Great
Britain. 1t is neutra,ized country, under
bonds to the concert of powers not to
maintain a standing army, and not to en-
gage in any adventure connected with the
hautes politiques of the Continent. More
over, II is State without seaboard or port,
and its mules are forever safe against the
bombardment of any Sampson. One
might as we'll talk of annexing the bright
side of the moon as Of taking over Switzer-
land
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10

(From the New York Commercial Advcrtiser.)
4 pleasant pagan taken to church yesterday
by a weIlmeaning churuhwoman who felt sorry
for him. He behaved very well; in fact. he
seemed to take an interest in the serupn and to
enjoy the music. (Thc service was ''mSh.D As
they came cut Of church into the o. h-nt sun
light OF Fifth Avenue the wona, sad ;, ,Imphlnt-
": well. I'm you feel bets = don't you!
Why you quiets''
II WAS ef-iust thinking" sid pagan.
Thanking OF how impressive tljs eraon was3''
said the well-meaning friend. here, =.
81 thinking how strange it va said the
pagan. that no mention mace cf the FIRE ut
lloboken. l fancied. you knoS. shat in the
churches they would pray for those poor hcggaFs
who drowned and burned and injured
II thinking OF them and-and praying for
thsW all through tine service" said the woman.
'HSo WAS l." said the pagan simply.