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acter and ideas. and suggestive remarks on
many other things that are worthy of the at
tention of all who are interested in the future 81
that vast arnpire OF the aspects Of nature,
that to which she devotes the most space IS the
one presented by the magnificent gorges Of the
Yang-tse through which her course To 9ze
Chuan led This great river which rises IN the
highlands of Tibet, flows in a s"utheasterly dl-
rection between parallel ranges of mountains
until shortly after it crosses the frontier OF
China, when leaving its companions. the Me
kong and the SaIwn TO pursue their course 10
the southern oceans it turns sharply TO the
east and strikes directly across range after
range until it flows out into the vast aluyial
plain of the eastern provinces The gorges pro-
duced by this transaction of the mountains
exhibit some of the most ma gnificent river
scenery in the world. particularly in that portion
of the Yang-tse which lies between Ichang and
KUei Flu. which Mrs. Bishop traversed- 1t is a
succession of detjles hanked by lofty cliffs. be
tween which the great river is compressed into
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a width Of a few hundred yards. divided by
broader reaches among more retreatiug sum
mits. and marked here and there by rapids
which, especially during the period of low water
are of the most formdable character. In addi-
ton, this part of the river is the scene of I'M
ceasihS and most picturesque human activity,
for IL is the only highway for the immense COM
nerce Of SEE Chuan, which, freighted in in
Vulnerable junks of all kinds and sizes. is
dragged up the rapids by thousands of track
ers' who, with great cables over their shout
ders. toll along the rough and often dangerous
hanks. OF this gorge scenery and of the varied
aspects of the busy river traffic Mrs Bishop
gives the best account that has been written
and her narrative is reinforced by excellent and
striking photographs.
Mr.. Little takes us over the same ground
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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY -, 1900.

Among editors of classics there are two OBJ
noXious types. There is the who takes lib
critics with his text, persuading the reader that
the dead author meant something entirely diff
ferent from what he actually wrote. Then there
is the editor who finds happiness in restoring
Things which the author had good reason for
supprcssing. The second type is almost more
pcrniciouS than the first for he tlauntS a kind
Of ratification from the author himself for his
new readings To him may be commended
some Of RuSkins notes in Il new edition of
''Modcrn PaintcrS. as follows: The sentence
put in brackets is Il mere piece Of piouS insO-
leurr." The words | have put in parentheses
false" Il nave cut out here quotation
from Aristotle which was only put in To show
thar | had read him Now. if Ruskin could
thu, deprecate printed words of his, we can
imagine his rage at The editor who. finding
them. perhaps, in manuscript, printed them
without authority. If She errors in question
were still i'll manuscript they would be certain
10 figure in Il posthumouS edition rs hitherto
unpublished data of rare value" The literary
executor" that fc3rsome friend pounccs on an
authors papers with fcvcrish haste Sometimes
like FitZ,ieralds friend, w. Adds Wright, his
tact is fawlesS. But rule it is the other
way. 1t would be pleasant if incidents like this
of RuSkin's repentance might Tx in mems
minds the conviction that the greatest of au-
,horS may regret some of their own writings
and wish them forgotten. 1t is ali very well 10
print corrections in footnotc. 70 intcrpoate
by the author, is a crime against literature.
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NETWORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

that was trav.rs-I nv Mrs. BishlD His v7r,-.
* we'll known Is an instructive sru.{y NJ ~,
r.,i,, with which n deals and fr ,,a-i,s -.
,,,,r,,.i,,i,,, ,rb5cb So ,,,,,.,rs--. in . g.,
.5iti,r i,rrifas II ~ 1,,l-s n, ...-. L.,
,,i,,,,.it,, and charm, # ,,-ra-i,- .,-4j.z -
Mrs F2isborrs work ir throws ,,a-ba,s No.
light uoop questions thar arr. .r -.-r,,,,I -.
tic,l i,r,,ortar,-a p. -b ys---r..- Mia g.
IT., T. .ti,.,.,..l IN. -t. ,....- In, =.
volume of trade ,r ..bicb rr- y.,s-4s. : =.
main and r,r- tn. ,,,.,.- mar, chs. .t,- &C.
and To European interest I'm its future r.
,,,,..,.fc.,,. tbi. - . ,,--,. ~ -, =.
rA' -l-
poFtance. since tn enormous and productive
Yans-tse is marked out as the British .-sphers
90 5,I,,.,,.a- %. ar5 -La-. mp --s-- -b.-, mill
Always ~ I'' US an "i'T" '''l - We are vs.
enough TO support EnElauts policy in the Far
East This valley lis tn China --rar tba va
- - s.: - -.
- Va -Ls 80 go '----
ShanghaIS situation at the mouth Il The Yang
tse being analogous 20 that It N-7.-O Orleans On
rb. lTissis-i,,,,i- anu ,,.r,r -5. ,-,.z- 20 ia
amazon Is 10 II'e S"u'h American ointment M
total area of which IS q little greater than hat
of the Chinese F-n7n5~. In each case il * re
-. - . .+. .-.--, b. - -
90 - . -''''''-' '9 - '-[ -
icy "i lis greatest lltrI- III .-' 'dsV VI CAilI-
this heart comprises an area 0f ta10tB SQUARE
miles i7habi-a5 f,- a5c77+ fSuuno4o - -ba
most INDUSTRIOUS ana prat-a'i+ people Oh las
worlds surface" Its trade L- figures at about
f:BG4pDt asl and regards in AS -.l7abIa unls-
,,,-,,-r.-,f,-. ,,--,-,. s -f.t ;,r5
means ~ t9Inmun- 'atlpn OF enormous deFe"-
ment Under such conditions he saws the
f:0 Gtouua NJ TO-DAY win o.. -sOatattE0 n
: . -,
Ni'''l7 "-i-'S '..'9- t'7S'719 W.
quoting are these upon q very different but a.
lied and equally important topic. The work Of
Christie, ,,,i.-;,,,,-+.
/ cannot but agree With Plr- Armand David
who doubts if China Will ever boz Christ anizeL
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\ new novelist has got himself hrraldcd
the person who in some quarters is described
as the English ZoIa" Which moves Il rbad
reader to observe that the darkest continents
are not vague, unmapped those quar-
tcrS." True enough, only the continents will
some day be Illuminated by electric lights. The
quarters" in which regulations are made to
order will forever remain impenetrable. 1t is
a strange land. recalling the silent partner Of
the prOverbial lawyer that shape of dread, in
visible to the client, but necessarily stepping in
(behind the scenes to prevent the generous
member of the firm from doing kind action
Do the quarters exist, are they. like the
wicked partner imaginary? They tangible
enough, but the lawgvers occupying them are
not to be identihed. They would not be taken
seriously in their proper characters. they
labor in secret at the creation Of English
Zolas," new ShakespeareS" and the like Mod
awe for print being what ii is, their path
is smooth. \ few are aware Of the abSurlty of
their pretcnSOns to set the stamp of genius
upon mediocrity. and ultimately even the unn-
Structed prove the falsity of their appraiSaS by
ncgecting the asses sent forth in lions skins
But for Il while the impudpnt propaganda sue
ccrdS, alaSi
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Those impatient critics who have wondered
why Mr. Alexander, having accepted the "Paolo
and Francesca of Mr. Stephen Phillips did
not 1T once put it into rehearsal, forgot the
business sagacty of the actor. He must beam
with delight as he sees them piling panegyric
upon panc@Yric iii their discussion of the plav
We have referred more than once TO the
astounding enthusiasm with which Mr. Phillips
has been greeted lin some quarters But the
tale goes on. In the Edinburgh Review" that
stately journal. it arrives at what we would
call climax if the possibilities of the language
in the hands of latter day euOgists were not
unlimited There is amongst us IL man who can
stir in us the old thrill and rouse us to sense
Of the tragic beauty. the haunting mystery of
life" 10 wit, Mr.. stephen Phillips whose
method, adds on. Scion, lis worthy of Dante
when it produces "A line like this
Smiled at him with her lips. not with her eyes
To some of MS this life is trite in meaning. and
no more worthy of Dante than a line of TIM
pers would he. But il is useless to argue with
TN" gentlemen bent on making a great poet out
Of Mr.. Phillips "Paolo ana Francesca remains
for them, in the "Fdinburgh's" words n great
play which is also great poem" This
is all very drnll; but it will be funnier if the
bubhl" bursts before Mr. Alexander takes ad
vantage of it, or rs might happen on the night
when he puts this incredibly 0verrated work to
the test OF public performance
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CHINA.
SOME VALUABLE BOOKS OF TRAVEL IN
THE EAST

THE YANGTZE VALLEY AND BEYOND An
Account Of Journeys in China. Chiefly in the
Of the Somo Territory BY Mrs J. +, Bishop
QsabeIla L. Bird. F. r. q. S. With Map and
116 Illustrations. In Two Volumes Octave. PIP
xii 40; vii, 1855 G. p. Putnams Sons.
THROUGH THE YANGTHE GORGES; OR
TRADE AND TRAVEL IN WESTERN
CHINA BY Archibald John Little. +. Il. g. S
Third and Revised Edition, with Map and Illus
tratiOns. Octave PIP. xix, 3l5 Imported by
Charles SCrbner's Sons.
VILLAGE LIFE IN CHINA. \ Study in Sociology
BY Arthur II. Smith D. D. With Illustrations
Octave, PIP, go Fleming II. ReYell Company.
CHINA. BY Robert X. Douglass. tThe Story Of
the Nations SerieS.l Illustrated. Octave PIP
xix. i56. G. Z. Putnams Sons.
China is still so largely terra incosnita that
any book which brings us accurate information
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RANK md FILE"
AUSTIN DOBSON
= undSting uiShed Dead
Ehum the bent covers, the rock StTeWu steep
Elbows to the stars, for you [ mourn weep.
. undistinguiShed Dead
None knows your name.
Slackened and blurred in the wild battles brunt
Holly you fell with all your wounds in
front
This is your fame!
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
APPEAL OF THE a. o. U. w.

We submit the question fairly and
honestly to our brethren. Can we af-
ford by voice or vote to do any thing
that will disturb the present prosper
Gus condition of our country, which
has resulted in a most magnificent
growth OF cur order. and which means
to US additional and absolute security
for our beneficiary certificates. held by
US sacred1y for the future benefit of
the widows and orphans of our mem
bership? To the Jurisdictions of Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
New York, Illinois, Missouri, Tennes-
see, California, Georgia, Nevada, Utah
and Louisiana, to whom We paid more
than half million of relief, we ask,
can you afford, for the sake OF yield
ing to political excitement engendered
for purely political purposes, to do
anything that shall in the slightest de-
gree disturb your own prosperity, and
that OF the Jurisdictions who SO will
fngly and 1avishIy contributed to your
relief? You know as well as we can
tell you how sensitive our order is in
relation to the relief law, and IT, as the
outcome OF this political campaign,
there should be a season of business
reverses. hard times, and as a result
our orders growth should be impaired,
can you not see. as the grand master
workman of New York says, how much
more important it is for you to pro-
tect this order. than who shall e'be
the next President of the United
States?'
Our brethren in Nebraska who are
now hourishing, can You afford to haz-
ard the future of your eastern breth-
ren at this time. having in mind their
generosity when, but few years
since, they contributed nearly twenty
thousand dollars to purchase seed and
otherwise assist you in the dark days
of your dreadful drought2-A- o. u. w
Monthly.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
WHERE DUTY LIES.
MOTTO OF Az AMERICANS
MUST BE PRESS AHEAD.
false Issues Raised to Blind the Eyes 20
the Danger or EsepUdiatioEa and Need
less Labor Truables-The Great Dem
ocra81c Fake Issue.

Questions are upon US in this cam
paign to test the stuff we are made OF
as to its far-sighted Intelligence its
radical honesty and its Saxon courage.
In this presidential canvass are solved
the magnificenI prosperities OF the past
three years, an honest dollar, the deg
radiation of the Judiciary, the fate OF
an honest civil service. the just ad-
mInIstratIon Of the great affairs OF
our new dependencies in the far east
our continued benefcent influence in
the concert OF the powers in the set
tlement OF the : 5einies of the Chinese
empire, aud a masterfuI hand in the
great worId-moxements OF the twen-
tieth century. For such a benign eff
cheney we are better placed than any
other power on earth
We cannot abdicate without shame
We cannot withdraw from our place
of world power sgithout a breach OF
faith with the nations and with hu-
manity itself.
Who tries to shake with terrors
of Imperialism wantonly blasphemes
the character, the Intelligence and the
will of his countryrnen 1t is but
triple-tongued magosuery that talk
one thing in one section. another in
another and third ia a, third; con-
sent OF the governed on one stump and
suppression OF votes of a constitutional
majority on another; one section OF
the republic to another section. the
<nemy's country
IN this campaign lie, not ha39 hid
den, all those insurgent questions
which Derturb the world of capital and
labor. Socialistic madness is in the
mixture and the gaunt specter of the
anarchist stirring the pot is in full
view OF the man with vision
The poor are being in1amed against
the rich.
Men with their pockets stuffed with
the stock of oppressive trusts are de-
claiming against com binations OF cap
ita1.
An irruption OF the larbarians is at
the gates Of Rome. The eyes OF the
civilized world are upon to see
whether honesty, intelligence, courage
and patriotism are guarding the gIo-
ries of the young republic. Has popu-
lar intelligence risen to the point OF
safety; popular virtue to the point
of secure sovereignty7 Have we vision
for our own security, virtue for politi-
cal morality, national righteousness
and sturdiness for International lead
ership- Great saivations or awful
abysses are ahead. We must share the
great worlds deStinies. We must share
their shaping We must bravely meet
the responsibilities of our greatness
Rev. a. S. Fisk, D. D., Washin gton.
D. C
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
DIFFERENCE IN HAY PRICES.

The little table which follows shows
the i1nportatfons, the home production,
the value Of the home crop and the
price per ton of hay in the United
States ia 1896, under the Democratic
low tariff and business depression
which then existed, and in 1899. under
protection and prosperity:
Year. Imports. Production Tons
Value crop. Dollars Price per ton
Dollars.
1896. 3o2, ,e52 So, ,26s, ,4sz 3ss. .ss7 $40 6.56
1899. 1882 SO .655,756 All .926. 1s7 7.27
Our imports of hay which. IN 1896
under the low tariff, amounted to over
300, 600 tons. were in 1899, under pro-
lection, less than 20. 900 tons.
The average price per ton during the
depression of 1896 was but s6.57 per
ton. In 1899 it was s7.27
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
M-krnIEY.s POLICY RIoHr.
Events In chin. nave vlna,eatea an.

Judgment
The Boxer insurrectfou In China
animated by a fanatical hatred OF for
eign ideas, methods and purposes. and
resulting in unexamp1ed outrages upon
the life and property Of foreigners, has
created one OF the most difficult prob
lens in diplomatic history The en-
peror of China, personally deSirous OF
reforming and naode-nizing the an
cient Institutions OF his country and
of adapting them to the conditions of
modern life has been surrounded by
a conserva tive, reaetionary and anti
foreign element which has rendered
his position not only difficult. but pre-
carious. The Boxer movement, rising
ostensibIy from the great masses OF
the Chinese population, has undoubt-
edIy been aided and a1betted by power
fuI persons in high places, some OF
them influential in the inmost circles
of the Chinese imperial court
To have held the Chinese govern
ment to a strict and Immediate ac-
count for its non-suppressiCn of the
Boxer movement would undoubtedly
have precipitated general war be-
tween the foreign powers whose inter-
ests were imperiled in China and the
feeble government which has been un-
able to suppress the insurrectiOn. Such
a war would have led inevitably to
the conquest of China by number of
foreign powers, a result fatal to the
policy of the s-open door of trade and
commerce, for it would have subdivid-
ed the Chinese empire not only into
spheres OF foreign influence, but Of
actual occupation and possession, each
encOmpassed by q barrier OF discrim-
ination or exclusion erected against
the Importation of American products
The spirit and traditions of the Amer
lean republic would not permit the
participation in such act of dis
memberment, but without partner
ship in determining the destiny of the
empire it is difficult to perceive how
cur treaty rights with China could
have been protected.
In dealing with this delicate and COM
plicated situation the United States
took the lead in trying to preserve the
existing central government of China,
and thus Open the way for the main
tenance OF the integrity Of the en-
pire.
The greatness of the presidents pol
icy in dealing with the Chinese prob
lem stands out clear and luminous
when we contemplate any alternative
course that has been proposed or can
be suggest sted--George D. Meiklejohn,
Assistant Secretary Of War, Washing
ton, D. c.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
THE PoPoCRATic CRY.

The popocratics are a little early
this year with their outcries about
coercion of wage earners- Four years
ago they deferred this trick until a
week before election Now, then,
the reply to It is the same. No one
has voiced it better than President
Mckinley did in speech to a CIeve-
land club OF wage workers. Oct. "a:
They talk about coercion. the coer-
cion of the employe by employer They
mistake the spirit of the campaign. 1t
is not coercion but esion
between employer and ernploye. made
stronger by a common interest and a
common experience
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
CEILINGS OF SOLDIERS
MOTHERS.

stIf the mothers OF the soldiers who
are fighting in the Philippines could
VOTE said Afr. H. c. Maurice OF Yer
mont, while at Washington, Il do not
believe many of them would give Will
liam Jennings Bryan the benefit OF
their suffrage. The women of Amer
lea have ever been patriotic, and 1t
would not be natural for mother to
waste her sympathy upon the men
who are trying to take the life of her
SON. While there has been heartbreak-
ing sorrow at their going. no Spartan
mother ever sent her son forth to bat
tie with a braver heart than the Amer
lean mothers who have sent their boys
to fight their country's battles on the
other side of the world. and much as
they would have them back home, not
one in q hundred would call them
back until the work there IS done,
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
REM EN- BER.

Remember '92. During the campaign
of 80 you thought you were too busy
to take an active interest in politics
Remember the result.
CONSERVATION.
Lack of confidence
Empty pocketbooks.
Vicious tariff laws.
Emergency bond issues
Losses in bond issues.
Losses in business.
Assignments.
No employment
Distress
Do not make the same mistake this
year.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
ER4ANIsNz AND CORN PRICES.

When the Bryan boom eliminated In
September. 1896, corn had reached the
lowest record OF the year at 19 y cents
a bushel. Then the Bryan boom be-
gan to subside and Mckin1ey's election
to lock probable the price improved,
and in November, right after the elec-
ton OF Mckinley, the best price OF
the last six months of 1896 was
reached, at 251z cents a busheI- Be
tween the low price just at the height
of the Bryan boom in September and
the high price Just after the election
of Mckinley there was a difference of
cents a bushel which made a differ
ence of s120 coo. 900 in the value of the
crop
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
THEN AND NOW.

Four years ago we laid off about
one-half OF our men, on account of in
sufficient business, and the other half
were employed only six hours with
six hours pay.
Today every man Is working full
time and receiving ten hours pay for
nine and a quarter hours work. We
believe that our condition is similar
to that of all other electrical manu-
featuring concerns. Yours truly,
The Cutler Hammer Mfg. Co,
]. G. Hickcox, Sec and Treas.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 6, 1900:
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
NO PAY NO AK.

Even at this stage Of the campaign
Mr.. Bryan adheres to the doctrine of
mo Pay no Talk He was at Chill
icothe, Ohio. the morning Of the 14th
of October, and delayed the meeting
there for at least half an hour until
the necessary $75 to insure the wag-
ging of his jaw was forthcoming.
When the necessary sum had been
raised he spoke for about eighteen
minutes, which is a very liberal rate
Of a little over So per minute, and he
had considerable trouble in inducin e
the people of the old time city OF
Allen c. Thurman to give up the need
fllI coin.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
DIscouRAoINo THE SOLDIERS

Lieutenant l. A Darlington of Al
lance, Neb-. now In the Philippines.
writes
There is one saying of Decatur's
thai rings in my ears, whether in the
mountains in the swamps, along the
battle line or away from it, My cou1-
try, may she be always right, but right
or wrong, my country
"a soldiers heart is not made glad
when he reads in the papers from
home that he is a cutthroat and fight
ing people who are fighting for their
liberty That is a liei The people here
want our liberty. our flag as their flag,
and our laws to govern them 1t is a
band OF highwaymen and cutthroats
who pose no place as patriots except
In the papers and minds of some of
their friends in the United Stataes
that are once si1enced You will hear
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
IMPERIALISM SO YEARS AGO.

If Abraham Lincoln is reelected
President, the liberties of the people
are gone forever. Military despotism
will rule There will be no liberty of
speech or press. Anarchy, bloody an
archy, will follow Taxation without
limit will grind the people to the dust.
There will be more widows and or
phans and more tyranny and oppres-
sion than the world has seen for CEN
turies.-Niles Republican, 1864.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
PANIC WOULD SURELY SET IN

The agitation which would newt
ably follow a Democratic triumph next
November would check the volume of
business, delay improvements, curtail
the output of mine, furnace and loom,
and another era of retrenchment with
the corresponding lack of work, lack
of confidence, lack of comforts, would
be inaugurated. The wise business
man lets well enough alone, and the
wise voter will do the same
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
TREAsonAsLE OPPOSITION.

And If, in performing this work of
civilization. American blood should be
shed the position of our antiexpansion-
lists would not be enyiab1e. The first
shot fired against the American flag
would make domestic opposition to the
measures of our government avert
treason And those who practice trea-
son ind small indulgence in any coun-
try New York Journal, Jan 6, 1899.
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
Notsss concsraln. oepa artea vsafs.

Not long ago an Arizona rancher
posted the following notice ON cot
tonwood tree, not far from his place O.
abode MY wife Sarah has left my
ranch when L didn't Do Thing Too
her. and I want 1t distinctly under
stood that any Man as takes her in
and Keers for her on my account VII
get himself Pumped so Full OF Led
that some te>aderseot viii locate hina
for mineral claim. a word to the
wise is sufficient and orter work Or
fools
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
COCHRAN ON DEMOCRACY.

Democratic leaders may betray a
convention to the Popu1ists, but they
cannot seduce the footsteps of Demo
crafice voters from the pathway of
honor and justice'-Hon w Bourlxe
Cochran. Democrat, Madison Square
Garden. New York city, Aug 1s. 1896
The Globe-republican., 1900-11-08
The chinese situation.

The cause for the present Chinese
entang1eneuts is the abuse of the
Chinese immigrants by the foreign
powers Another great revolution
comes from the abuse of the stomach
Oyertaxed digestion produces const5-
patton, digestion, dyspepsia ana
fiatulency. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
as the best medicine to take. 1t pre-
vents nervousness or SleepiesSness-
Don't fail to try it.