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sober minded journal. seems beset by the
idea that It ID tho part Of wisdom to keep
the Chinese people weak. discordant and
benighted. lest the white race should be
endangered. We are even told that Europe
might succumb to q third Mongol inva-
sion. like that Of the Huns In the Nth, and
that OF the Tartars In the thirteenth oen-
tury. The Tartars. It will be remembered.
got as far as Germany. and the Huns a. far
a. Chalons In France.
The apprehensions OF those who are
haunted by the :" Yellow Spectre seem TO US
entirely unfounded. Let US assume. for the
sake Of argument that the Chinese should
become able to organize large. admirably
equipped and well-trained army. such AZ
the Japanese possess: from that moment
they would be confronted with the tremen-
dous problems OF transportation and conf
missariat. which would render practically
impossible the movement Of half million
men three or four thousand miles by land.
and the maintenance Of them at such dis
tance from their base. The former Mongol
invasions were national migrauons. which
occupied generations. and. In the case Of
the Huns, even centuries in transit. In our
own day the Chinese army which re-
conquered Ksshgar took three years
to reach that Province. having been
compelled TO stop every year to SOW
and harvest tho grain needed for It's sub
sistenoe. The problems Of transportation
and commissariat which confront a mod
ern European army cannot be solved In
that primitive way. The only real peril to
be dreaded In the event Of China's trans
formation is that she would undersell Europe
and the United States In respect Of all man
ufactured articles. That is a danger which
should have been taken into calculation
when We Of tho West compelled China and
Japan to open their ports to traffic. 1t is
too late to avert the economic consequences
Of the commercial intercourse upon which
we ourselves insisted.
We have but little doubt that Japan might
have rescued the legations in the Chi
nese capital had she been suffered to
despatch an adequate force thither In
tho middle Of June. and we must hold
Russia primarily responsible for the de-
plorable failure to deliver the foreigners In
Pekin from destruction. II they have per-
ished. they have fallen victims to Russia's
resolve that never. under any ciroum-
stances. shall tho japanese acquire posses
aion Of Corea
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10 the Miles Literary Bureau on War
Footing Again?

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oDeerVaDie III 'he ah'e-rooins Oh tne oInce OF
the Lieutenant-General commanding the
Irnitad States Army We regret IN chron-
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NILES IN an or,,.l communication 10 s,,r.,.,y
ROOT. earnestly recommended that large army b.
s.ns 70 China to rescue tn. foreigners in Pekin In
that communication ne advised That the necessary
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II there Is single trust for Bryan. name Il
-Kansds Guy Ttn0
No trust has declared for any candidate, so
far "a we are aware. but the three made partic-
ulary prominent through their stock being
held by eminent politicians. are Brysnits
There Is the Ice Trust represented by the
Hon. AUGUSTUS VAN WycK OF New York. Dele
Rate-at-Iarge TO the Kansas City Convention
and member OF the Committee on Platform.
There is the round cotton-bale trust, repre-
sented by the Hon. JAMES x. JONES OF Arkan-
sas. Chairman OF the National Democratic
Committee.
Lastly. and beyond comparison with any
other trust in the whole industrial circuit is the
trust that publishes the copyrighted edition
Of The Messages and Papers Of the United
States Presidents. represented by the Hon.
JAMES d. RICHARDSON OF Tennessee. leader Of
the Democratic party in the House Of Repre-
sentatives and Chairman Of the Democrat tic
National Convention at Kansas City. The
Richardson monopoly Is a common swindle.
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Common sense In the Election.

The Hon. FRANK JOINS Of New Hamp-
shire, formerly a member Of tho Demo-
cratic National Committee. Will suppors
MCKINLEr and the gold standard. on the
ground that the only real issue OF the oam-
paign b national honesty or national dis
honesty.
To that declaration Mr.. JOINS Odds tfds
sensible remark:
The attempt 70 make the Issue Of imperAlisu
seems 10 be Effort to force TO the front polt
teal quarrel TO what this country ought to do three
four or nve yrars from now. when everybo agrees
as 10 vha, II ought 70 do now Porto Rico Is ter
ritory, Cuba Is TO be delivered over 70 the Cubans
shortly and as to the Philippines Mr. BRYAN does
NOT propose 70 bring our army and navy away from
those islands Immediately any more than Mr.. McKIr-
LEY does"
Mr.. OswALp OTrExDoRysR. the editor Of
the "German-Amencan Stosss. zst,xne.
agrees with Mr.. JONES. both - to tho necss-
atty Of maintaining the gold standard and
the absence Of any present imperialist,o "
issue:
while German Americans dread imperialism
more than anything else they have an ides that II
will take years 10 nculcats imperalisio notions Of
our Government They also think that the most
ra bid expsn sionisn will not dare 20 TOO far But
with free silver II 10 different German Americans
always feel uneasy when the financial question Il
before the country. They are q saving people. and
the uncertainty OF the value Of their savnss Is bound
70 agitste them. They insis. upon Q dollar d any
kind Of money being worth 100 oents-no more end
no less"
That IL, these "0erman-Amerioans." like
sensible citizens generally. will vote on the
real and immediate issue and not on an
imaginary issue Of the possible future
They are more reasonable than Mr.. OFTEN
poRpEs himself. for he says that hs will
vote for neither MCKINLEY nor BRYAN.
though he acknowledges that the only real
and serious issue Of tho campaign 10 be-
tween them.
Mr.. OrrRNpoRYER may be willing to
throw away his vote at the election or to
withhold 1t, but citizens Of common sense.
whether they are Of German stock or any
other. will cast their votes and 30 cast them
that they will most tell on the result. Talk
like his was common In the summer Of 1905.
but when November came there was less
neglect Of the suffrage than ever before
in our history and the votes thrown away
we're relatively much fewer Even the Pro-
hibition ticket received only one-hslf Of the
number 1t obtained In 1907.
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Tho Octopus In tho Barn.

Aug. 8. Col BRYAN viii nll the State Fair
Grounds at Indianapolis with thunder
against Trusts. sn all bus paramount or
pretty paramount issue to some or many
Democrats.
Aug. 7. certain Kansas farmers Will
assemble at Topeka and consider ways
and means Of selling their crops to the best
advantage by means Of a combination.
These Sunhower monopousts are not only
not afraid Of the Octopus. but they want
TO ootope on their own hook.
Aug. is La to see darker deed. On that
day. and at Lincoln. Neb.. Of all places In
the world. farmers Of that State are to con-
fer. They are full OF greed. They want
to oppress and pauperize the country and
make II a nation Of serfs. They talk OF
forming Trust for the purpose Of regu-
lating the price Of their crops and selling
them at the highest figures They want
to fix grain elevator rates. too. They are
going to ask tho next Legislature 70 foroe
the elevator companies to store grain as
rate to be nxed by the State Board OF
Agriculture or by board composed Of we'll
known farmers most refreshing plan.
showing that these farmers are not citizens
Of Atruria but Of Egoria.
Both a. q foe Of Trusts and - q camera
farmer. Col BRYAN must be panied by
these exhibitions Of commercialism and
greed. After the close Of the notification
show he cannot fly too soon to Nebraska
and Kansas and labor to persuade these
grasping and monopolisuo members Of
the producing classes that Trusts are an
evil and curse
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Manila and the Lesson Of Pekin


The exact truth about the Philippines
was stated by THEODORE ROOSEVELT In his
campaign speech at st. Paul. II was
stated with the vtgor and olearness that
characterize Governor RoosEvKIr's utter
anoes upon tho stump:
"In China We see at this nome nj the awful tfag.
sdy that Is following Just esaody such movement as
mat which the socAlled mpehslisn have cham
pooued in the Philippines. The Boxers In China are
the prsdse analoeues and representatives OF the
Agutnsidan rebels In the Philippines. Had We
aAoptel tho policy OF scutue IN the Philippines. the
policy which our political opponents now champion.
the streets Of Manila would have witnessed such
scenes rs those Of the streets Of Pekn To allow the
Filipino rebels 70 establish their own 20 called Gov
eminent and then TO protect them against other CIV
tsed nations would be exactly ssK We sided with
the Boxers in China. demanded for them the liberty
70 butcher their neighbors allowed them to establish
their own independent Government and then agreed
70 protect tshem from the wrath OF civilized mankind
more wicked Absurdi,y than the Kansas CITY prop
osision for dealing with the Philippine was never
enuncistd by the representatives Of . political
psry,'
The same point was made very we'll
on the same day in an article which We
copied yesterday from the Philadelphia
Press The Aguinaldists Of Nuzon. the
analogues Of the Chinese Boxers. had laid
their plans for massacre Of all the Ameri-
rams in Manila. women and children In
cluded 1t was proposed by these blood
thirsty fanatics and adventurous to wipe
out American sovereignty and to establish
Independence under AGUINALDo's rule
by q single stroke Of wholesale butchery.
Tho execution Of the plan was prevented
only by the presence Of vtgilant and
resolute American commander, Gen.
ELwELL 9. OrIs, with an adequate force
Of American soldiers.
The Democratic platform takes up the
insensate cry Of AGUINALDo's American
gympathizers II demands an immediate
promise Of Independence to the Filipino
analog,ies Of the Chinese Boxers. together
with a guarantee Of protection by this
Government In their independence" as
against the rest Of the civilized world.
That IA to say. Mr. BRYAN and his party
would give to the Boxers of Luzon full
power and unrestricted opportunity, and
then assume responsibility TO the rest Of
the world for whatever might happen.
We are now seeing in China what might
happen In the Philippines II the policy Of
MCKINLEY and his Administration should
be reversed by the election Of BRYAN.
The doctrine Of the consent Of the gov
erned has its proper limitations In the case
Of Boxers, AguinaldIsts and rebels and
rioters everywhere In savage, murderous
revolt against civilization.
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Mr.. Bryan on tho Paramount Issue.

At Indianapolis Aug. Q Mr. BRYAN u
% be formally notified Of his nomination.
According to the Kansas City platform.
imperialism In the paramount issue.
In Madison Square Garden Aug. u.
1905 Mr.. BRYAN was formally notified OF
his nomir alton. In his speech Of accept
anoe he asked his audience to consider the
paramount issue OF this campaign-the
money question: He assorted that until
tAas question = settled. al other questions
~ insign1noant'
That question has not besn settled. A
policy for which 100000 men voted In
1893 and 10 which they have Just bean
pledged By their Nstonal Conventions
cannot b regarded a. settled A cause
% strongly supported Is not beaten until
II b definitely abandoned or becomes a
feeble minority Mr.. BRYAN described
his position and that Of the Democratic
party two days after the election OF
McKMLn:
"The friends Of bimstallism have no. besn van
sushsd; they hAve simply besn overcome"
According to Mr.. BRYAN's language
In 1895 Trusts and imperialism. : all other
questions are insignificant by the side
Of the paramount issue The conspiracy
Of the money changers against the welfare
Of tho human race has not been put down.
Until II q. the silver question must continue
paramount In the eyes Of It's devotees,
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pa xIoPscK's HuDHAx rn1p.
e@sss ossass n Bsnbay-Nssl q BlanHs,
and Clsshtng.

o&sss oesass n Bsnbay-Nssl q BlanHSs
and Usshtns.
Dr.. Louis Klopsoh. who rsosntiy returned
from tour Of inspection Of the vast famine
AREA Of India, says that now that rain Is falling
there . nsw problem y ,pressnted Unless
blankets by the hundred thousa nd and clothing
In wholesale quantities are supplied at once,
thousands Of people already saved from starva
ton VIII die for want OF proper bodily protso-
ton.
DR.. Klopsch made two trips into tho famine
districta. eoin6 drst 800 miles south from Bonn
bay. and then an equal distance north. covering
in ell more than two thousand miles. Hs
visited poona. Khsdsoan. Dhond and Amedne-
gar. and then BarodA. 0odhra. Dohad. Nariad,
Amedabsd and virssam- Hs inspected every
relief camp and every poorhouse along the
route
pr: Kopsch save the following account Of his
streets were literally crowded with walking
s'1y :S q Il; W e. =:
stages Of destitution piteoIsy begging for a
mite that they might eat and i've They held
out their hands with beseeohins look. hoping
at least enough food to satisfy their hunger Just
for an hour Gaunt men. emaoiated women
with nursing diminutivs, hollow eyed. sckly
pins and every rib plainly visible Ill ran toward
us end after ua completely surrounding. the
carriage and entrsaung u every step OF tho
way. Where did these unfortunats people
come FROM, I asked, They come from the VII
hoping there 10 D able 70 81 enough TO fssp
.as 4 e; asT %sny q then
~ GsRpsnSSs q sSs . camp :. fSsn
twenty -nve miles away, the other day, but 500
left In one night and returned 70 the city. walk
Ing the entire distance
IAN along the drive Of OWN two pIleS b.
tween our hotel and the MaratM mission. door.
ways. stoops and curbstones were occupied By
these helpless unfortunatss. Houseless and
homeless. these unfortunstes sleep In the streets
OF Bombay at night. 1t il no exasgerauon 10
say that haye seen e. many as 800 sleep on
the sidewalk Of single block lying 30 closely
that u was almost impossible 10 thread ones
way through. Since the hrst. Of last January
the deaths by starvation In India In any ops
month outnnmber oil tho British losses In the
Boer war 70 date, The number Of famine No-
exceeds the total Of 500. 600 at which figure eur
losses IN the Civil War are computed"
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the military situation' How does suoh
intelligence ever get out' Through tho
Secretary Of War; We doubt IL. He has
other work to attend to besides preparing
and publishing bulletins announcing what
MILES thought. what MILES recommended.
how MrLEs's judgment has been vindicated'
and 30 forth and 80 on.
Secretary ALoKR's tact and forbearsnoe
will probably be appreciated some day at
their right value. Secretary Roor Possesses
those qualities. likewise. in an eminent
degree
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equipped with modern improvements in
the form Of wind scouts that caught many
a skipper mapping and capsized his boat
before he knew what struck him. This
Is piece Of treschery on the part Of the
wind that Is rarely expected. and 1t fur
nishes additional proof Of the wisdom OF
the old boatman's warning. Never trust
Q sQuall"
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Rnles for Dress IN the Rsthins Beach.

ATLANTIC CITY, july is.-tSpecal The
masculine bather who Is not properly dressei 4
during bathing hours is at last to be checked
limit has been established, the violation OF
which will be punishable by fine or imprison-
ment
Chief Of Police Eldridge stated to-day that
Mayor Stov had issued orders to the members
Of the lifegunrd force 10 arrest and prosecute
male bathers VINO roll their bathing trousers
TO the thigh
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silver In olOra do.

From the beHrsr Rerubirqr.
So far as We are able 10 learn after careful inquiry IN
many directions, MT one Silver Republican IN A
hundred In Colorado Is willing to accept either tn.
ticket OF the platform adopted nt Kansas City. In.
aues'ionaby great numbers Of silver Republicans are
rapidly DIT Ing back into the slraight Republican
parry. ANA " ihc movement continue, throughout the
campaign Nits present rate Of speed nobody need ne
,urprtsdo COLORADO giyea majority for Mckinley
and expansion.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sr: wha, \
pity IT'S that the Kansas City Convention could not
have been held fortnight later The Democrats
might then have Got plank In their platform. sym
pathirng with the Chinese Boxers criticfsng McK,r
ley and the Republican party as they deserve ana
10 date. ~
NKw YORK. July 10
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The Hon. p. NJ BLACK. who sta upon tho
bench In Missouri and Is a Gold Democrat has
said this to the Kansas Gin Journal:
"The Gold Democrat has strong convictions. and
he stood by them four years ago He Is stronger than
ever to-day, because he how right he was then
think will have to vote for MCKINLEY"
Judge BLACK Is not . mere pendulum In
politics.
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lndh Famine Belief FunA.
The Committee Of One Hundred On Indla
Famine Relief reports contributions Of q, ,eAl u
received yesterday. making total TO date sS
1iki pQo az
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pAnRs-Kiosque No 10. near GRAND hotsa ane
Eissavs No. 10, Boulevard dss CapudneA
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lust a Little Previous.

The friends of an Augusta business
man are smoking at his expense on
account Of election. The man did not
make a bet but was intensely inter
ested in election. Monday night, the
only thought he had was of election
and before he went TO bed he crammed
his head with figures and statistics.
By the time he crawled in under the
bedclothes there was only one thought
in his mind. That was election. When
he awoke. in the early hours. with that
dim hazy cloud lowering over the
brain. he recalled his studies of the
night before. aroused himself and
landed in the middle OF the room. He
did not wait to slip into a dressing
gown. but thrusting his feet into a pair
Of slippers started for the door.
Where are YOU going" asked his
wife
Down to get the paper and see who
Is President" retorted the business
man.
All right" sIeepily replied his Wife.
Il will wait until after the election t"
see whom the people have chosen"
and she turned over for second nap
while her better half stole back to bed,
and decided that he. too. would wait
until Wednesday morning before look
ing for results.
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.'eyansciine.''

1t was an unqualified success, the
spectacular presentation of Longfel-
lows .Evangeline" at the Opera house
last evening. under the auspices of the
Unitarian Society. Ii is safe to say
that no amateur performance ever
given III Augusta was better presented
or better received. The opera house
was filled with selec, audience that
was unstinted in its applause and its
praise Of Mrs. Eodenbaughs reading
ana the beautiful tableaux on the
stage.
Mrs. Rodenbaugh possesses a must
cal, we'll modulated voice and perfect
enunciation. and her scholarly inter
probation of the immortal poem lef,
nothing 10 be desired. Her reading.
rich in sympathy and dramatic EXPIRES
sion as il was. was a treat in itself.
In connection with the series of beauti
full living pictures which Illustrated the
poem it made an evenings entertain
ment that will linser long ana pleas
antly in the minds of all present. II
certainly reflects great credit upon Mr.
and Mrs. Rodenbaugh and also upon
the many Augusta young people who
participated.
AS Evangelne. Mrs. +. l.. Smith add
ed new laurels to the many she has
won before Augusta audiences. She
looked the picture Of the beautiful
Acadian girl. and put her whole soul
into the Interpretation of Evangelne's
love ana sorrow. In the scene in her
home when the marriage contract was
signed. her parting with Gabriel. her
search among the Indians and her rec
ognition Of her lover on his leathbed
in the hospital. long years later. she
was equally good. Mr.. Allen Quimby
was the ideal Gabriel. handsome,
manly. loyal To the death. W. H. Har-
low as the hale ana prosperous Bene-
dict Rellefontaine. and Elmer Z. Park
man as Basil the blacksmith. We're
both strong. and the latter's solo was
4 feature III the evening. Father Fell
clan found q splendid representative III
Lewis y. Burleigh and his presence in
any scene was the benediction it was
meant to be. David owen as Rene !
Blanc. the notary. made much of
minor part. The remaining parts were
we'll handled in every instance.
The half hundred Acadian peasants.
in their picturesque costumes Of many
coiorS. made beautiful picture in the
various scenes where they appeared.
The grouping was perfect and the diff
ticult posing in the tableauX was per
fectly sustained. The flower drill BY
10 young ladies was very pretty. and
the intricate evolutions and formations
won much applause. The Acadian
mnuet by eight graceful dancers, Mrs.
H Sturgis. Mrs. II. Sherburne. Miss
Edith Partridge. Miss Louise Cony.
Mrs. c. Brickett. Mrs. F. Drake. Miss
Marion Harlow. and Miss Alice WEIGH
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PERSONAL MENTION.

DR.. Ezra Smiley of Waterville We.
IN the city. yesterday.
Or. G. NJ Twitchel of this city VA.
in Portland. yesterday.
A. l. Harvey of Lewiston. was /,
| town, yesterday afternoon.
w. E. Kneeland of Bangor was II
the city. yesterday morning.
II. l.. Shepherd Of Rockport. was ir
| town on business. yesterday.
L. G.. Minot OF Belgrade was in n.
city on business. Wednesday.
+. w. Farrar Of Washington was If
the city, yesterday morning.
+. +. Nose was among the Portland
people in The city. yesterday.
T. j. Brown of Readfield. made the
| city business call. yesterday.
DR.. John Lord Of Biddeford. was in
TIE city, vest rday. on business.
II. w. Hamlin OF Winthrop. was in
the city, Wednesday, on business.
Deputy United States Marshal b. O.
Norton, was in the city. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner A. Barr Of Sid
ney, were among yesterdays visitors.
DR.. Thomas Ward of Dover. n. H..
was in the city, yesterday. on business.
Joseph Williamson. Jr. returned. last
evening. from a business trip to Bos-
ton.
Ralph House Off Auburn. was Il
guest Al his home in this city. Tues
day.
Ezra D. Smiley of Watervi!le. was
called 70 the city. yesterday. by bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry WINSTON Of
Baileyville. were callers to the city.
Wednesday.
Prof. George u. Files OF Lewiston
was in the city, yesterday. for short
time on business.
Miss Lydia Millett of Pittsfeld. is
visiting in town. the guest of Mrs
Charles A. Milliken.
George Dudley of Montana. formerly
Of Augusta is in this city and will re-
main through the winter.
Mrs ~ +. Preble. who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Au-
gusta, has returned TO her home in
Madison.
Mr.. ami Mrs. William Woodbury. and
daughter of Toronto. are guests at tn
home Of Mrs. G. II. Woodbury.. S.
Winthrop street.
Governor" Charles Knowlton re-
turned. Wednesday afternoon. from
Boston, WHERE he went. Tuesday. 70
take in the election returns. The Gov
ernov says he got into the crowd. Tues
day evening. and quickly decided that
there was too much crowd noise and
excitement for him. SO he took the next
train for home Mrs. knowlton re
manned for visit with her daughter,
Mrs W p. Shepard at Wakefield Park.