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extra-legislative commission which has
been considering the question for sew
eral year. past has formulated bill
for presentation TO the deputies. which
increases this bounty very substantially.
The German government pays direct
annual subsidies aEgregatins nearly
two ana a half million dollars 20 tho
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany: and similar but not such large
bounties to other steamship lines.
italy pays an annual subsidy Of rather
more than IS cents per gross ton per
thousand miles travelled to ali italian
built vessels.
Great Britain pays out annually In
postal subsidies nearly 100000. but
gives 70 direct bounty TO shipbuilders.
The foregoing statistics show how
American ship-ownsrs are Handicapped.
and why IL is improbable that there will
be any great revival Of tbs American
ocean-carrying trade unless legislation
is had 20 offset the advantages which
the foreign ship-owrer holds at pres
ent. 1t is neither possible nor desirable
to reduce wages 10 the European stan
dard. It is possible and II would be
profitable to pay a. least as great boun-
ties TO American vessels as are paid by
European countries. On anything like
equal terms, the American capitalist
ana seaman are willing 20 enter into
competition with any other country
That they cannot do II at present Is
due 20 ths fact that this government
does not take the steps TO encourage
the ocean carrying trade which are
taken by the countries which have
wrested this trade away from the Unit
ed Etates.
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Why shipping Declined.

Some reasons for the decline In Amer
lean shipping can be gathered from re-
cent special consuiay reports, Just is
sued by the department OF state. The
have been requested to collats statistics
In regard TO the wages paid seamen and
officers Of vessels In tho various ports
OF tho world. as well AZ data concern
ing the subsidies paid TO shipping by
the leading European nations. The re-
suit is a collection Of figures showing
ths fierce and unequal competition
which American ship-owners have to
face. and why. II conditions remain as
at present. there is little hope Of the
United States regatnius the position
which il once held as the foremost mar
thine nation OF the world.
The wages paid On American deep
water ships average double the amounts
paid by other countries. For example,
the average wages paid the first off,
GERS Of freight steamers are for Amer
leans, t7s per month; for British. s55;
for swedes and Sorweg ians. aeou, s.5;
for French, s.s; Italians. 20, Danes. tzs;
Germans, $50: Japanese, $50
Pre- same average yuns down through
all thu minor oiItcers. and thu comp~y1-
son Of wages paid firemsn. sesiDes aud
coal l.assTs show own moro. TO tho ad-
vantage u the torsATn ship-own~r. For
se-men IN American steamers on the
Pac.sc rarely rails below sac pe~ month.
and firsnen and coal passers are paid
rather more than this European wages
range downward from SIS to $50 on
British ships 20 the sS and s. per month
paid for the same classes Of week on
japanese vessels S-smeu on Italian
ships command only from s. - 40 per
month. ana freacn but tie or 81. while
on German. SWEDISH Norwegian and
French vessels seAmer ana aremsn re-
celvo anywhere from fs 70 rs p.r
month Thus il viii be seen that the
average ot wages paid on the American
vessels which engage ta deep-pater
trade VII nearly u not quite double
those pad ia aay other country.
1885 th.s IS only one element 10 the
labor est AU wages paid IN vessels
are. = course. exclusive q eabslstence.
Tho American steamship owner fesd,
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not only among the frst agencies Of
civilization, but they simplify military
problems and result IN the determine
ton OF modern wars quickly, and with
the minimum Of cost In blood and d.
,vastation 70 both cornbatants. On the
other hand. the absence Of railroads or
other transportation facilities Is the
greatest defense OF barparic countries
against civilized. II has passed into a
proYerb that the Inhabitants OF noun
tain countries are unconquerable. II Is
not alone that such a race is Of harder
physique or more attached 20 liberty
than the iRhabitant OF the plain or sea
coast. but they occupy a more mac
csssible country. through which or into
which II IL much harder 20 transport an
army. with its necessary irpedimenta.
and which is ALSO much more easily de-
Tended asainstthostils attack.
Plus. in q measure, II u1li be with
China. While thsre are no mountain
retreats to be Invaded or captured, the
absence Of decent Yoad. over which sup
plies can be transported. and the ne
cessity Of using animals exclusively for
transport service will necessarily limit
the size Of the invading army. An army
travels on its belly. and no moro men
can be used than can be fed and kept
supplied with ammunition from the
base OF supplies. The lack q trans
portation facilities in China constitutes
a defense to Tire country OF relatively
greater Importance than Its poorly
armed ana miserably drilled army. And
the trouble is that thu centers OF DIS
tuybaace are in the interior. and not
on the sea coast. whore troops and war
ships could act in harmony.
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Roads and Civilization.

During the wars which have ragged
during the past few years the greatest
military problem has been that OF trans
portation. In South Africa an over
whsming British force was held in
check for many months because unable
to advance save along the lines OF ex-
listing railroads, strategic positions on
which were held and easily defended by
Boer forces far inferior to those which
assaiied them. Had the Spanish armies
been In absolute control OF Cuba. in
stead Of occupying as they did a mere
fringe of sarrisons along the sea coast.
II would have been almost impossible
to dislodge them by any force which
this government could send out: be-
cause. in the absence OF any fairly good
roads In Cuba. supplies for an army
could scarcely have been transported
any distance back from the coast The
same absence Of roads prevented the
Spanish from dealing successfully with
ths Cuban insurrectlon. No strong
force could be taken into the Interior.
and the flying columns sent agaIns, the
Cuban forces could not operate far
away from their base OF supplies.
This hahdis forces In the soudan
maintained themselves for years and
defeated all expeditions sent against
them. because the transportation dif-
hculties were so immense that Il vas
impossible to send an army of suffi-
cient strength. until Kitchener solved
the problem by extending q line OF mill
tary railroad into the country. In the
Philippines the American army has
been Handicapped in the same manner.
It's successes there have been attained
nj the expense OF enormous hardship
and suffering. by relatively small de-
tnehments operating as flying COZ
umns. carrying with them the most
nehser supplies and living In part off
the country. Against well equipped and
well drilled soldiers such expeditions
failure.
In the pending military operations
against China the same problem will
have 10 be dealt with. and on gigantic
scale. The few railroads tn China have
been interrupted and In great part de-
stroyed The existing roads arc in such
a condition that it is almost impossible
TO transport supplies for a large army
over them. and tho distances to be tray
elsd from the base ~ supplies on the
sea coast are relatively large The
transport service must BE- organized On
an immense scale for any opera lions
involving movements toward tia In
tsrior 81 tho country. Even the relief
Of Pcklng vii require an elaborate
transport TO provide Tor tse necessities
Of an army sufficiently strong u rxht
It's way through a r8untry t.ering
with millions - a hostile population and
sTording no existing supple. which
could be levied upon Tor use Of The in
vadiag forces
Contrasting these conditions With
those WAITS which have taken place ln
Hurore. We nui sufficient % eyriain
why mV1eVn huroreRn Wars have becn
settled so rprcd ly. While tb.se ia the
Sovdan. south Africa anl ths FhHfe-
rlnes have dragged on 50 latermlnatly.
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Tho limo to Save,


Anyone who has watched the conduct
Of the American people during such
season OF prosperity as the country is
now passing through cannot fail 10 no.
tics that we enhance our prosperity and
also endanger II by prodigality. These
days when work Is plentiful and well
labor.
For several days before the Fourth
OF July In this state employers Of va
rious kinds OF labor were unable TO
fulfill their contracts because their men
knocked eff work ana refused 90 return
until they had had their holiday cut:
all over thu country wheat fields are
white TO the harvest. and the number
OF laborers inadequate. not because
there are not men enough, to do the
worH. but because most OF them have
few dollars which are burning in their
pockets. The same thing holds In the
field OF domestic labor.
ms tfuth appears TO be that the
American refuses 10 wor,t when the lash
Of hunger IL not actually upon him In
stead Of working he spends. What ec-
tusily happess during q prosperous sea-
son IL that tho people spend not only
what they are earning day by day. but
even the stores which they have acct
muiated painshly during seasons Of
str'hgency. In this way prosperity
really bervmes the advance agent Of
disaster and our prod'gsl temperament.
make clear tho way for more hard
times" since they encourage US TO d.
min,sh uIr reserve stores and thu. 10
put ourselves AZ the mercy OF any slight
nnsavorasie change in conditions. When
every body la spending TO the limit. as
they are today. II doubtless is difficult
10 resist the cortasion OF extravasance:
but thu hard truth Of the matter IL that
the time 10 worn Is whom work can be
had, ne time - cave II when money "a
plenty. The men who refuse 10 labor
today are those who will cry most loud
~ II the economic aspect OF mattsfs
changes, and viii seek 10 be saved from
the results OF their own folly and un-
thrift nv blaming the government for
condition whsh they could have
avoided by TIC exercise - the old fish
soned virtues OF Industry and economy.
II IL, u course, human nature to en-
Joy the foan Of the moment and 10
want 70 sun oneself in the prosperous
hour bat In no ether nation Is the prac-
hce = working prosperity f1r all q 10
worth and leaving the future u take
cars ~ Itself - universal 60 In Amsr-
Tea our ptndlxai temperament 81 re-
sra oethlN far much % our economic a..
trsss only a Young vigorous ana e,as-
uc nation could AFFORD % %. 50 lAle
~sstsfu' ara ri1tous as we show our.
solves O. - waen "tiFu~s arr Sral"
u seems clear enough that tbs - not
az 80 should L. s. long ago as "a
Egyptian captivity ~ ne children ~
israel - " As made clrar "a. tAr gat
years Rra those tor "a, ~ tNa }aau
YEARS those fer spending Unless we
wish 20 como 90 the Husks o. tss prod
tsal son. We must take tnc l@ssar g.
sesrt Il thrift - nor e]rrsl, a lost
virtue Wis Is che s.yir-5y a.pHrtei
tisr tn which ~ exercise -
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Turrcts for BattIeshirs.

There IL an unfortunate difference of
opinion among naval experts on the
question OF snperimposed turrets for
battieships. which II seems impossible
TO reconcile. On both the Kentucky and
the Kearsargs the experiment Of mount
ing an eight-inch gun IN q turret on top
of that containing a twelve-inch gun
wa. tried. despite the forebodings Of
certain Of the bureau chiefs. who looked
upon the proposition with strong dis
favor They argued that placing such
an amount Of weight so high above the
deck was a menace to the stability OF
the vessel, ana raised the center Of dis
placement Dangerously high. ana that
the advantage gained IN concentration
Of Are was more than offset by the pos
sibility that in action q turret might
become damaged. and under the new
system this would throw out Of use two
guns instead OF one. So far as tested.
however. the supeYimposed turYets have
proved eninsntiy satisfactory. Almost
all OF the objections urged against them
have proved 20 be unfounded. and the
KeaYsaYgs and Kentucky are as stable
gun platforms and as seaworthy as
any hattleships in the service. The add
vantages II the concentration OF fire,
and the sighting OF two guns at once.
are obvious. and the superimposed tur-
ret has gained many converts since
those %vo vessels went into commits
sion.
The opponents 81 the system were not
came up again. with consideration Of
propositions for placing ths batteries OF
tho Eve new battieships. Here again.
the bureau chiefs were divided. For the
purpose Of having the question thor
cighly settled. Secretary Long added to
the board all Of the officers who com
mandsd vessels in the battles Of San
tiago and Mantta bay whose services
could be obtained without recalling men
from foreign stations. The officers thus
added are the only commanders In the
navy Who have had experience with
modern armcred vessels In actual bat
tie, and vers presumably thoroughly
equipped 20 pass on the question from
practical ss well as theoretical
standpoint After a careful invsstiga-
ton. however. the new board divided,
much as the first one did. seven 81 the
members indorsing the scheme for su-
psr'nposed turrcts while Ave held out
for the Old system q single turrsts.
with the eisht-lnch guns mounted in
broadsias, a compromise vas hnaily
reached. by which it VAS agreed to rec
omraend tsst % the Ave new baitlsships
three should have their turrets arranged
as on the Ksarsarre. while TIRE other
two should have turret. arranged So
on the oregon and iowa
Ike all compromises. iris is not really
So satisfactory 20 either SIDE on the board.
ara g "a suu move unsatisfactory to the
couur-y Under is terms S, r. evident
that some . the new os;tle~hips VAL
b. inferior 20 others. tho only dispute
9. whi.h they viii be I, IL probable
that me question VII remain 10 dispute
untu 80 Is s-aI)y determined ~ the test
- .-tIH! hst,le. u goes sss- as though
g; should be 9ass.nls 20 conduct exrsri-
r3snts xaich would definitely determine
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Perhaps II was all right 70 give Adiai
the second place on the ticket. Defeat
will not be SO much Of disappointment
TO him as II would have been to some
OF the other men who were mentioned.
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Croker says that imperialism consists
In shooting down those who DO not
speak the English language. As Mr.
Croker Is popularity understood to use
the Bowery dialect in speech, let us
hope that some imperialist out with
a gun may yet get the drop on him.
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a distinctly Populist leadership. and will
in all probability score the defeat in
November which in their summer mad
ness they are taking such pains to de-
serve"
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IN. Silver Republicans come home
vlla r-;hirE aot even the privilege OF
a,tirg as the tai q the dog.
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AMUsEMENTs TODAY.

SEATTLE rHRArER-XeIlar. the Ma
gicisn
THIRD AVENUE THEArER-"roo
Much Johnson"
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The census shows that Chicago isn't
as large as ii thought II was. But then
nobody accustomed TO the size OF Chi
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INTERESTING NEWS Of READY-TO-WEAR GOODS.


We had
fma all dhaves You Isl
That considered
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EACH
Black Brisie small oeto Elton Jacket with satin fold bands md
atnb each
0
honpun
nhu mixed
Of spendidy
hevt finish,
each
Spenil ymade Of nwoolhack sergo alpca,s 00eaeR
Others Of mohar cvio ideas $1,000 $3.50
SKIRTS.
CashSkr trnmeiv hree i o och
rash NINE three " In bands 5oeach
5ach.
rash immed wi band Il fleet.
emtrodery
braidtc 5tos 00esch
GoelSk o each
Q wh ito pue each
T5eah
All sorts Of Waists all New
Bsys Sweaters Hosiery Novelties
Of fvk nred
: nd nd
: pair
"4 "''| '"' "F Fine sb TeadH@ drop stitched
b.ak dive,
- { pair
New deas in lace rk black
Thread Hose received
ach. al
Also Cverahs shoulder
cooedtr sastga s1cs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
FOUNDED IN WISDOM.

In the text, beloved the Apostle
says, Let not the sun go down upon
your wrath"
Let us look at this in the light of the
holiday season, now almost upon us.
In the winter the days are shorter
than in summer.
In the glad time of the Christmas
festival the days are at their shortest.
There is, therefore, less time for
wrath between the rising of the sun
and the going down Of the same than
at any other season of the year.
Consequently, if we obey the injunc-
ton of the great apostle, and let our
wrath, malice, and uncharita bleness
vanish with the going down Of the sun,
the aggregate of peace and good will is
greater during the glad Christmas
time than at any other, and the glori-
Gus promise made by the angels to the
shepherds who were watching their
fiocks by night is fulfilled.
Thus, we see, brethren, how grandly
nature itself joins hands with Paul and
bids us heed his admonition, in the do
ing Of which we make our Christmas
joyful to ourselves and a blessing to
the whole earth.-Notes from forth
coming Christmas sermon by the Rev.
Dr. Fourthly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

! must be included in the same class.
mo sooner had divers lawyer pre-
pared their case clearly than Hills
lawyers came forward with a decision
rendered in 1863 which emphatically
declared that a goose was a domestic
animal, and that a man who owned a
goose was morally and legally bound to
care for the same and see that it COM
mitted no trespass.
The illumination which the legal
searchlights had cast upon the subject
was spread all over the state. Those
who favored Hill claimed. with good
reason, that a goose which wandered
from field to pasture, paying no atten-
| ton to fences, was domestic animal;
there could be no question about the
| legal status of a hen, which nevre went
| far from home, and which produced
large quantities of newly-laid eggs for
the support Of the family. The Oliver
side OF the controversy argued. with
equal logic and superior force. that
doves and hens had similar habits.
They made their home in some portion
of the farm buildings, and never vol
UNFAIRLY shifted their place of resi-
dence. During the daytime both wan
dered away far enough to obtain such
food as they required, always return
ing to their homes at nightfall. IN
order to keep hens and doves from
| straying away they must be confined
by barriers or fences A dove was
bird which man had procured and pro-
MI
So was hen. Therefore, a law which
applied to one bird should, In absence
of statutes to the contrary, be made to
tit the other. Before the law all hens
should be equal to all doves, and all
doves to all hens.
Before the full bench could get
around to act upon the appealed cases
the question entered into local politics,
and selectmen in a dozen or more
towns were elected or defeated accord
ing to how majority of the voters
felt on the subject of considering hens
as domestic animals. Though most OF
the farmers believed hens to be per-
sonal property, because they could be
bought and sold the same as sheep, the
Oliver branch of the feud suggested
that the same argument would apply
equally we'll to doves, and limited that
if it were once legally established that
hens were property the state would
proceed to tax them. AS a Maine
farmer fears an extra tax more than
anything but death, most of the select
men elected were partisans of Oliver,
and they proceeded to fill the jury
boxes with names of Oliver sympathiz-
ers, so if the cases ever came up for a
new trial Hill and his followers would
have no chance of winning"
The dispatch says that the feud was
finally ended by Oliver wounding him
self with an old shotgun in an effort to
shoot his son-in-law after a violent
quarrel about the destruction of Hills
hens. Hill automatically expressed
his sympathy with the old man and
got his pension raised, and now the
two contestants are fast friends.
When anybody asks Oliver if hens are
personal property or wild animals the
old man says:
Mary one, sir, nary one. All hens
are real estate. Better than gold In
the bank. They got my pension raised
which was something the lawyers
couldn't do, though they worked at 1t
for years"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
LONDON EXPERIENCES.
A Baltimore Students Observations Ill
the Old Country

A son of Mr.. Richard J. Briggs, a
merchant of Baltimore, who is travel
ing in Europe, writes as follows in re-
gard to his experiences in England
Among the many places in London
| have so far visited are the Bank OF
England, st. PauPs Cathedral, Naval
Observatory at Greenwich, House Of
Parliament, Royal Exchange, London
bridge and the Tower Of London; here
are all the royal jewels, including
Queen Victoria's crown.
"All the old churches and other
buildings are so covered with SCOT that
they are quite black, whatever their
original color.
"Originally London was surrounded
by wall and divided into two dis
tricts, east central and west central
(hence, e. C. and ". Co.. The corporate
limits of the city have never been ex-
tended, although these two districts
form but as mall part of the worlds
metropolis. Other districts outside
of the corporation have since been
created, as northeast, southeast, etc.
As a general thing, streets bear DIFF
ferent names where they extend from
one district to another. A few excep-
tions, however, and then the streets
are designated within and without
the corporate limits.
Passenger steamers land those on
board at Gravesend, allowing them to
reach London much sooner by rail
Freight steamers, however, continue
up the river as far as East London,
and smaller vessels can ascend to Lon
don bridge, in the heart of the city
Il have not been able as yet to pass.
for an Englishman, for my speech be-
trays me. The other day I inquired
of a policeman the nearest hardware
store. He looked at me in amaze
ment. / then explained that I wanted
to buy penknife. Oh said he, you
mean the iron mongers.'
Yesterday I asked the ticket
puncher at an underground railway
station: DO I take this train for Mark
Lane?' No, the next said he; but il
l were you 1 should let the train take
me there instead
"The other day I entered a bicycle
store and inquired of the proprietor IL
he had wheels to rent I repeated my
question several times, but he did not
understand me, and finally I asked:
Have you wheels for hire?' when we
forthwith struck bargain.
"The people charge man more for
things if they see he is foreigner;
especially are Americans imposed upon
in this way, as they have a reputation
abroad of having money TO burn.
II was in England week before I
saw colored person, and I have seen
only three in the entire time | have
been here.
'The English people as nation are
late risers. | find them much slower
than we are, and they are apparently
never in A hurry"