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CANDIDATE BRYAN STRIKES A sNAe.

Mr.. Bryan has struck snag in the progress
Of his paramount Issue Of imperialism. and
from his more recent speeches and bis let
ter of acceptance. appearing this week, he
seems disposed to relegate it to the background
for the present, realizing that bis denunciation
of the army had reached stage where his
reckless assertions made him ridiculous by
their lack Of point; or that he must assert his
belief in the readiness of the army to attack
and obliterate the liberties of the country.
Now, the army is made up of Republicans
and Democrats both-Americans all. What
an insult to their patriotism, what an aspersion
of their devotion, what an imputation on their
discipline that such body of men. inspired
with the true American spirit. with an intelli-
gence beyond any military force in the world.
to whom every honor and pomotion is open.
from whose ranks sprang Niles, and Lawton,
and Chaffee, should he denounce as willing to
become the plant tools of despot and turn
their arms against the liberties of their fathers
and sons and brothers.
So meaningless shibboleth, so paltry pre-
tense, shows the straits of Mr.. Bryan and
his colleagues for telling issue, and the brave
Boys in Blue upholding the honor of their
country and the glory of the flag in China and
the Philippines, in Cuba and Porto Rico, re-
sent the foul caIumny. Equally indignant is
the denunciation of their friends at home, for
the American soldier is not an outcast or
stranger, but in touch and ready communities
ton with home and family and friends, and
the storm Of protest is vehement and loud
against such insults to the army, Regular and
volunteer, the navy and marines whose re-
cent achievements make large and so notable
part of the later history of our country.
At the close of our Civil War million of
hardy soldiers crowned with the laurels of vic
tory, conquerors in one of the greatest wars of
earth, assembled in force at one or two points,
melted away like snow under the south wind,
returning to their homes with no dream of
empire, no thought of conquest. no idea of
military ascendancy. Can any Stiffness equal
Bryan's simulated fears that 100000 men,
scattered along ten thousand miles of distance,
are ready to overthrow the Republic and set
up an empire for their unwilling eighty mil
lions of ellow-countrymen
No wonder Mr.. Bryan is subordinating or
modifyingthe base and baseless charges against
the army and turning again to the trusts, the
degration of the Supreme Court and the reha-
Utilization of the silver heresy as more imper-
sonal topics. less likely to arouse protestations
and resentment for his diurnal and nightly
discussions as he whirls from city to city and
from state to state. carping, whining and COM
planning at everything and verybody.
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asru Advertisements.
NOTICE OF REGIsTRATION
In FOR

AIOTlCE DE DEMONSTRATIONS
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND.
OFFICE OF TIE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS oFl
ELECTIONS OF BALTIMORE COUNTY.
TOwsON, September 18th, 1900.
In cOmpliance with the provisions of Section
II OF A TIT ~ Of D. tne oo6e OF ppPlIc Gensra
Baltimore county do hereby give notice that the
Officers of Registration for the several precincts
OF Qualified VOTERS. from A. NJ to P.
NJ, on each of the following days:
Tuesday, October I'd, and Tuesday, October
9th, 1900,
And viii sit during the same hours FOR REvI-
Tuesday, October 10th, 1900,
On which last named day no one can be regis
tered at the place in each precinct in said coun-
ty designated below:
First District.
1st Precinct-AT NEwBURG HALL, CA
louisville.
I'd PrecInct..AT FRANK KELLAR's, FRED
Sd Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
4th Precinct-AT j. ]. PILERTs, FREDER-
Second District.
LIST Precinct-AT BARRISONVILLE HALL,
I'd Precnct-AT W. F. PIEL'S STORE.
Third District.
1st Precinct:AT ENGINE HOUSE, MOUNT
I'd PrecinctNAT ENGINE HOUSE. ARLING-
Sd preeinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
Fourth District.
LIST Precinct-AT ]. D. FISHERS RESI-
q Precinct-AT TOWNSEND HALL, GLYN-
FYTfh District.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
SieM District.
AT NELSON N. NORRIS STORE, MIDDLE
TOWN.
Seventh District.
lst Precinct-AT JAMES F. ALMONY's
ID Preeinct-AT Mrs. PETER HUNTERS,
Eighth District.
LIST Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
I'd Precinct-AT ]. c. PARKS. TIMONIUM.
Sd Precinct-AT WILLIAMS, PRICEvILLE.
Ninth District.
rh 1st Preciuct-AT ENGINE HoUsE,GovANs-
I'd Precinct-AT 41e ROLAND AVENUE.
3D. Precinct-AT TOBIAS G. LINZEY'S, TOW
4th Precinct-AT GRANGE HALL. TOW
9Th Precinct-ATJ. A. MATTHEW'S FALLS
ROAD AND LAKE AVENUE.
Tenth District.
1st Precinct-AT T. NJ. PEARCE'S, MANOR
I'd Precinct AT WESLEY'S HALL, SUNNY
BROOK.
Eleventh District.
LIST Precinct-AT THE RESIDENCE of JOHN
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Fourteenth District.

e A q IfsggalSScEtEHf AUGUsT DUMEk's, Full
LERTON.
Sd Precinct = AT HARRY vOLLMER'S
DWELLING, ORANGEVILLE.
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B0arnsa9s se Lindsay, attorneys, Ydnsant
Building, 21O East Lexington Street
Baltimore, and SnledIey Rotc,
T0tUsOn, Maryland.
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miscellaneous.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
: BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND.

IN FOR
BY virtue of the provisions of Article 49, Sec
ton IL. Chapter 202 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed at its January
Officers of Registration for the various Election
Districts of Baltimore County, Nd. will meet
and revise the last general registration of each
precinct and add names of voters on the regis
tiers in the same way, upon sworn application.
as in the case of general registration in the
several precincts of the Election Districts of
from O'CLOCK A. M. to O'CLOCK P. NJ,
On Tuesday, October ed, and Tuesday, Oc-
tOber 9th, and for Revision only, on
Tuesday, October 10th, 1900,
as fOttOtcs:
First District.
1st Precinct-AT NEwBURG HALL, CA
I'd Precinct-AT HENRY Humans,
GRAY'S.
Sd Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
4th Precinct-AT J. ]. PILERT's, FREDER-
lex TURNPIKE.
Second District.
LIST Precinct-AT HARRISONvILLE HALL,
HARRIS0NVILLE.
I'd Precinct-AT w. F! PIEL'S STORE.
Third District.
1st Precinct-AT ENGINE HOUSE, MOUNT
I'd Precinct-AT ENGINE HOUSE. AIRING
Sd Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
PIKESVILLE.
Fourth District.
LIST Precinct-AT J. d. FISHERS RESI-
DENCE, REISTERSTOWN.
I'd Precinct-AT TOWNSEND HALL, GLYN-
DON.
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Fourth District.

1st Precinct-AT J. D. FISHERS RESI-
DENCE, REISTERSTOWN.
Cd Precinct-AT TOWNSEND HALL, GLYN-
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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned in
tend to make application to the County Com
missioners of Baltimore county, thirty days from
this date. August 18th, 1900 FOR THE OPEN
ING OF PUBLIC ROAD IN THE FIRST
ELECTION DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE
COUNTY, commencing at point on the north
side of the Frederick turnpike road at the east
thence with straight line northerly to the old
Frederick road; thence binding on said old
Frederick road westerly fifty feet; thence by
straight line southerly to the said Frederick
turnpike Road; then easterly fifty feet to the
place of beginning. The length of said road
will be about two-ffths of a mile and is situated
in or adjoining the village of Irvington.
MT. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE CORPORATE:
OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, SEAL
Aug. Esd. JAMES J. LINDSAY.
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Second Precinct-Judges- Z. Beck,
Democrat, Halethorpe; Charles Edelman, Re
publican, Station D.. Baltimore. Cierks-Frank
J. Lutz Democrat, st. Denis; Henry X. Kaiser,
Republican, st. Denis. .--s-.. ~.
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Fourth District.

Fourth District.
LIST Precinct-AT J. d. FISHERS RESI-
DENCE, REISTERST0WN.
I'd Precinct-AT TOWNSEND HALL, GLYN-
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Frederick W. FeLdner. attorney, Fidelity
building, Baltimore, Nd.

II. B0SIEY MERRYMAN, Clerk.
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1st Precinct.AT ENGINE HOUSE, MOUNT
I'd Precinct ENGINE HOUSE. AIRING
Sd Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL.
PIKESVILLE.
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BY virtue of the provisions of Article 80. Sec
tiOns and 10, Chapter 202 of the Acts of the Cen
~ Session, 1896, notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Elections of baltimore
county has appointed the following named ner-
sons as JUDGES AND CLERKS OF FIiEC-
TIONS for the several Election Districts of Bal
timore county, to serve as such at the G EN-
ERAL ELECTION, to be held TUESDAY. NO
VEMBER 6, 1900:
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Second District.
LIST Precinct-AT HARRISONVILLE HALL,
HARRISONVILLE.
I'd Precinct-AT w. F! PIEL'S STORE.
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Election Tuesday, No0em6er 8, 1900.
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Second District.
LIST Precinct-AT BARRISONvILLE HALL,
HARRISONVILLE
I'd Precinct-AT w. +. PIEL'S STORE.
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aeru Advertisements.

E." -
A No. / STIEFF PIANO. in good order. For
particulars. inquire at UNION, OFFICE,
Sept 22-3t Towson, Md.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

FIRST DIsrRIcT-LONG TERM.
WILLIAM III. JACK SON.
of Talbot county.
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ID. Hopper Emory. attorney, 225 81. Paul
t Street, Baltimore Md
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FfTfh District.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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FtF3t DaStTlct.
1st Precinct-AT NEwBURG HALL, CA
louisville.
I'd Precinct-AT FRANK KELLAR'S, FRED
ERICK TURNPIKE.
Sd Precinct-AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
DICKEYVILLE.
4th Precinct-AT j. j. PILERTs, FREDER-
lex TURNPIKE.
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THOMSON PROPERTY FOR SALE.
We offer for sale a desirable DOUBLEEaa
FRAME DWELLING in Towson. with lot large
enough for the erection of another house. Full
particulars upon application to
No. 326. L0NGNECKER BROS,
Sept. 22.-2m. Real Estate, Towson, Md.
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FIRST DIsrRIcT-sHoRT TERM,
JOSIAH Il. KERR.
of Dorchester county.
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Fifteenth District.
LIST Precinct-AT SCOTTISH HALL.
I'd Precinct-ATTOLL-G HOUSE, EAST
ERN AVENUE.
Sd Precinct-At WILSON'S, CORNER EBEN-
EYER ROAD AND EASTERN AVENUE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-10

(Copyrigh. 1000, by Frank @. Carpenter
Shanghai September 30, l9Jo-Can
China pay is war debt? This the
powers would Ike 90 know. Each VIII
demand satisfaction for the expenses
st has incurred. and also a good round
sum for the injury Go us citizens. As
10 the war BILL the average win prob-
ably De il10Ol00oJ apiece. This in-
GLIDING Germany Russia Japan Eng
land, France and the United states,
VIII foot up about i5g00QJ09l The
damage 20 the merchants at The yari-
Gus ports. the wrcck.ng OF the legations
at gskin and the destruction of the
mission stations everywhere, including
compensation for the lives of mission
aries, VIII demand millions moro. In
fact the powers VIII probably ask for
about Sl,0Oo0OoO0o, or just as much as
Germany demanded Of France NJ the
close OF the FrdngO-prussIan war
Can China pay %,
III Hung Chang says she cannot. and
that she win have 20 give up territory
instead. III Hung Chang. however, IS a
Chinese official, q cog iu the most cor
rupt political machine 90 the world
Machine that vii. have O. be rebuilt
II the empire IS 20 continue Tie knows
that a big national debt means the
tearing of himself and his class from
the machinery and the undermining OF
the Chinese government,
THE CHINESE A RICH NATION
The truth Is the Chinese could pay the
interest on q hilli0n-d0lIar debt and not
feel IL. The present taxes are enough
for an legitimate government expenses
and per cent on debt three times
that size They have now a smaller
debt than any Of the great powers. Il
does not equal a dollar a head. and
amounts 20 less than $500 000O )0 There
are no local debts 20 speak o. The
provinces are uuinCumbered and the
cities and villages are uuhounded: IN
deed, there Is no country In a better IL
nancial condition.
As compared with the great powers
China Is rich. England has one-tenth
the peOple and carries a debt ten times
as great: tho debt Of France IS twenty
times that Of China, and the debts Of
the other powers are prOpOrti0nately
large. Here IS what they are In round
numbers England owes $3.30OO 10000,
France. SG.2j0600 600; Germany $780,
0OO. 600. while Russia has a debt Of A-
zoo 100000. Austria-Hungary and Italy
each owe eight times as much as the
present national debt Of China, and
poor little Spain Is paying interest on
loans six times as great.
WHAT THE CHINESE DEBT IS.
The Chinese have n horror Of debt.
with them bankruptcy Is a disgrace.
They pay their bills, settling all ac-
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FRANK 6. CARPENTER.

sources. 100000 making a grand total
OF 100000 taels actually received.
HOW TAXEs ARE COLLECTED.
The taxes Of the empire are collected
By the board OF revenue This Us one
OF the seven great departments of the
government Ii corresponds 90 our
treasury department. and has TO do
with AN financial matters. IL VIII
probably have charge OF tnr national
debt. and lll matters of indemnity viii
De lall before it
The board Uf revenue is known og the
Hu Pu, il has two presidents. one
Mauonu and one n Chinese. 10 mas
four vice presidents and from six 90
eight directors. i. has its superin-
teudeuts. secretaries. assistant score
tarIes. comptrollors and clerks lt
nOWlnally Icyies an taSes and duties
and pays an salaries and allowances.
The minis are under BE- and 10 has
charge OF the Imperial factories which
are situated On off 'front.' parts OF the
empire One Of lfs bureaus that of the
three treasures, rs devoted 90 the s,or-
ing of metals, stationery silks and dye
stuns of the imperial family,
The board OF rcyenue sends out once
year 90 each Of the provincial gov
erumcnts % statement of the amount IL
IS expected To- furnish the general gov
eminent. To this must Doe added The
local taxes. the civil and military taxes
and then the rate is fixed. After re-
Giving the estimate The vicgroy or
governor gives his directions 90 the DIFF
fprent officials. In many c9ses the
taxes are farmol out successfully by
D.
him. and SO on. until they reach the
men who actually get the money from
the people.
BIG MONEY IN TAX GATHERING
It Is from this collection OF taxes that
the Chinese officials are able 90 pay
such high prices for their offices. The
real salaries are practically nothing. but
the percentages which they can hold
back from their collections make the
high places exceedingly profitable. Some
years ago a collector OF customs al Can
ton was expected 20 send about one
million dollars 10 Pekln whereas the
annual receipts OF his office We're known
70 be over three millions This man
probably had a salary Of a couple Of
thousand dollars a year The Chinese
of Hong Kong told Lord
Beresford that maudarins who had
salaries of $1,000 were accustomed to
spend $4,000 to keep mp their establish
ments. and that vlceroys who received
but $4,000 had often necessary expenses
10 as much as S75 600 a year.
this, such officials
usually retired from their offices rich.
MADE MILLIONS IN OFFICE.
Moderate thieving In government
work Is not considered dishonest. It Is
only when the steals are of enormous
size that they create comment. or are
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DO WOMEN DRESS
TO PLEASE MEN?
rrnnnnI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Never IN the history Of female attire
have women dressed so exquisitely as
they are doing this year OF grace 1900,
says Max O'Rell In the san Francisco
Examiner. The figure is gracefully ac-
ceutuated, all the sculptured lines dis
creetly indicated without any eNagger-
alton. No more defoumues Of any
sort. Many a woman would have been
in despair II nature had made her as
fashion has often made her appear
Today it is the female form divine,
beautifully draped in beautiful limp
materials Of soft. delicate hues, grace
fully relieved By lovely lace and refined
trimmings, the whole with a touch Of
simplicity that never fails 10 enhance
the beauty Of the wearer No, never,
since the classical day Of Athenlan
dress. have women looked so beautiful
rs they do now.
The majority Of us men are. l believe,
conceited enough to think that women
dress and try To- look as beautiful as
possible 70 please us. My firm conyic-
ton is that women dress 90 please
themselves-or 10 kin other women with
envy To the question. DO women dress
20 please men? / answer most emphat-
iCally. No. they do not quite the con-
trary. And now, may ] be permitted
90 remark that. when ] reflect that Eve.
after eating an apple, discovered that
she was naked, l cannot help thinking
that little bite Of that fruit might be
of service 10 many ladies before they
leave their dressing rooms 90 20 TO a
ball. a theater or "a dinner party j. IL
that the fashion OF the day requires the
train TO BE- so long that there remains
no material Go make corsage With2
The fact is that unless YOU go under
the table 10 Is practically impossible Tor
you 20 say what IL BE- that women wear
around a dinner table. As for the sight
offered TO our gaze from the boxes ut
the opera. We might was well be- I'm q
Turkish bath And the most amusing
and edlfying part of 10 Is that the FASH
ion Is more tlourishing IN Purtanical
England than in any country ! know
and that most of those beautiful daugh-
tiers of Albion, whom you see $50 much
o. are the very same ones who are
presidents. vice presidents ana secretar-
ies OF the societies for the suppression
Of The nude I'm the public parks, the
museums and art galleries and other
English institutions for the suggestion
Of Indencencv. Who says that the
world IFS sad?
society ought 90 Doe exposed" ! once
remarked 90 a beautiful member of the
English arlstocracy "for giving the bad
example"
t,V,n .r.. ,.,,tt, ,ttbt % .b. ...ta. ut.,,t
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could be no Misunderstanding about
what he writes,
] think ii Is acknowledged that the
French women are the best dressed wo-
men In the world, and that French
dressmakCrs are the authority on what
should be- worn. and how IL should be
worn Next / should say decidedly the
American women, In the United States
the latest French fashions are worn In
all their freshness and glory but too
often with exaggamuon. And when
the French fashions are already out
rage0us in their extravaganza OF style
and size. then the Lord help the Amer-
can women! shall never forget the
remark that that most delightful OF
mon and writer's, oliver Wendell
Holmes made tn me some wears ago
as we We're talking on the subject of
wOmen's dress: by the time French
minner has been six months IN New
York she viii make YOU q bonnet 20
brighten a ChOctaW Indian But then
Dr. Holmes was a BostOnian,
The French woman at an afternoon
or evening party may be as beautiful
and etvlshlv dressed as you like there
is always about her dress certain lit
tie touch Of simplicity that will make
YOU think that somewhere I'm her ward
robe she keeps some frOck or gown
still more beautiful stylish and eNpcn-
sive, Very often at breakfast time
an American woman viii make you
think that she has on her very best
and smartest dress. I have seen some
at the leading hotels az Jacksonville
and st. Augustine. Fla. with diamond
brooches and bracelets at breakfast.
The American woman has supreme
contempt for what Is not silk satin,
velvet ar crepe dc chine She general
ly looks dressed Tor conqu st. with
her It is paint and feathers and hooray
an the time on board a steamer
across the Atlantic she wears silk and
$50 hats. but Of course. these ladies'
do not belong 10 the Olympian sets.
have mentioned an this because
woman's character is very much the
same an over This little planet ~ ours
Now. OF an these women the AmeH-
cans are those who devote most time
and spend most money over their APP
pearanCe and as they would A. least OF
an accused % thinking for one moment
how they look Tor the sake Of the men,
I say I have proved my answer 10 be
right. that women do not dress for
men,
Indeed n the end Of the world We're
10 witness the presence Of two women
only on the tace ~ the earth. each
would strive 90 outshiue the other and
look the better dressed Of the two
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/ counts AT New Year. They especially
dislike debts 90 foreigners, and 10 is
The national policy to keep out of them.
Their first foreign loan was In lSI4,
when they borrowed 3OUUO00 at IS per
cent through the Hongkong and Shaug-
hal bank The loan was secured by the
customs. Their chief debt was incurred
after 1894 in order to pay the japanese
indemnity. Duriup that year they Dor.
rowo3 100000 tdDls of The English ou
q twJuty-ycar loan lu 1896 they nego-
tiatel another English Joan OF about
$4,000 600 at per cent 90 run for
twenty years. and at the same time one
M about sO000O0O OF the Russians and
French, 90 run thirty-siN years at per
cent In 1896 and 1855 they made Two
other loans of $4,000 900 each OF the
Anglo-Gcrmans. one at and the other
at AZ per cent The Grst Joan was 90
run thirty-slX years and the second
furty-hyo. These and a few other very
small loans. SOME Of which are Co ply
the guaranteed interest ON railroad uu-
dertakngs. comprise the total debt Of
this nation If 0O0Q0 600 people own
ing some of the richest agricultural and
mineral lands upon earth.
WHAT THE REVENUES ARE.
No one knows what the revenues OF
China are The taxes collected are enor-
nous. but 10 per cent of them never
gets 60 Pcku the balance Us either
swallowed up In the form ~ costs or
presents 10 official superiors, or re-
mains in the hands VI the tax collectors.
There Is no country so office ridden.
There is a class Of men known as ya-
men runners connected with AN govern
ment places. who are paid out Of taxes
and squeozes. II Is impossible TO tell
what Is collected Accounts are reu-
dered IN piecemcal. and no province
furnishes a balance sheet of rs whole
expenditure and revenues. There is
never a surplus and there are often
deficits.
No increase rs ever reported. No one
expects an increase for he knows that
if such condition occurs a surplus
win 60 into the collectors pockets. In
deed. n the official figures ~ China are
correct the government revenues have
been falling of. although In commerce,
business and wealth the empire has
been steadily growing.
The revenues actually paid today are
estimated az 1000 900 taels. Can them
even S11. 100000. increasing thereby the
estimate one-third, as the tael Is not
worth much more than Is cents. In
1855 the revenues We're estimated at
100000 COO one hundred and tifty years
later they approNimated 100000 OO0and
stll later Sir George Stanton estimated
them at $3.50 900 900. By the best figures
attainable they are now somewhat as
follows IN taels;
Imperial customs, $4,000 900: land tax
90 900 900: salt tax 100000, likin. To-
600 900: native customs. 100000; grain
tribute. 100000, and miscellaneous