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Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
THE POLITICAL SITUATION AS
VIEWED BY OUR EXCHANGES

that we shall establish bases for our
navy which shall be the best protec-
ton for our coasts. 1t means that we
shall become the controlling CONNER
cial influence in the Pacific and the
countries which border on it and which
now annually purchase $3.50, ,OO0, 900
worth Of goods from others. 1t does
not mean that we shall emulate Europe
in land fever. but 1t means that we
shall not hesitate to assume the respon-
sibilities that destiny places upon us.
We shall seek neither entangling ALL
ances nor part in foreign intrigues, but
we will go our way calmly injuring
none and suffering none to injure us.
This nation is no longer fringe on the
Atlantic coast. 1t is truly Imperial In
the best sense of that word, imperial
in magnitude, population and power,
and we must bear the share of the
work of progress that falls to such
nation. We cannot shirk it II we
would.
Some timorous advocates of free
coinage are afraid that the new i'm
perialism' will be made party battle
cry to overcome the demand for bImet-
allism. If It Is 1t Will be because the
advocates of bimetallism display fat
uous shortslghtedness which will do
more to endanger it than the assaults
of ITS most potent enemies. We are
told that the goldites VIII proclaim i'm
perialism as the new national policy,
that the voices of their orators will be
raised at every crossroads and on
every corner to beguile the people. But
how comes 1t to be assumed that the
goldites are to be allowed to pose as
the sponsors Of an imperial policy,
while those who are devoted to bimetal-
lism are against It? Are we who be-
lieve in free coinage to hand over to
the custody of the goldites the owner
ship of this policy? Are we going to
permit them to take possession as their
own of n policy which is as fair in our
sight as in thelrs-as near to US as to
them?
IF We are. we may as well stop
preaching and prepare for defeat. The
American people are overwhelmingly
in favor of holding every foot Of ground
over which the flag is raised. The In
stinct is rooted in them and it Is
sound and good instinct. Shall we allow
those who are seeking to enforce pol
icies which we believe to be danger
GUS, to make an ally of this determine
ton and this instinct? Are we to vol
UNFAIRLY grant them an advantage to
which they have no title and which
might insure them control of the gov
ernment for many years to conner 1t
would be cruel, well-nigh fatal
blow to bimetall.sm IL those who advo-
cate bimetallism were placed in the
false position os opposing a policy
which rightly belongs to them, rather
than to their opponents; which has be-
come verify a part Of our national as
piration; which will command the sup
port Of vast majority of American
voters, and which will lead to new CON-
mercial achievements, new victories
for progress and civilization, and add
ed glory for the fag."-Denver Repub-
lican, July %.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
Wee,,h ana Iuv,.t,e..

Patents ON inventions are somstimss
objected to N tending to create monop-
olies, but there can be little doubt that
the American patent system has had q
remarkable influence In stimulating
hs'inventive faculty Of the people and
in giving the nation IL present SUI
premacy In the Industrial world. A.
writer In the July number Of Casters.
Magazine brinGs together some inter-.
estins statistics on this subject He
shows that our inventions and our
manufactures have Increased on par
allel lines, and that labor and capital
have alike shared in the vast wealth
produced By Improved machinery.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK
Of divulSing the fact that ons OF the
guesta = that historic occasion had
been enk with cheating.
An sukmQoD e her ladyship's sxscu-
tive ability y her necdlework school
at her old home in Essex before her
husband succeeded to the proud title
Of Earl Of Warwick. and entersd into
possession OF Warwick Castle. She
employed an expert to teach some OF
the native girls the ==-e=s secrets OF
embroidery. So precious was the work
turned out that II commanded great
prices. and the countess opened shop
for the sale OF Il In fashionabls Boad
street. One can sec Il there today with
Countess of warwick In bold letters
ON the sign. The shop makes money
lodging house club which the countess
has established.
A. soon a. the neediework businsss
was we'll on its feet the COUNTESS
founded hostel. where . large num-
ber OF vsli-born English girls are
trained. under the supervision Of the
college 1t Reading. In horticulture.
dairzing. poultry kesping. be- keeping.
etc. This unique scheme has bssn In
operation long enough 10 provo that
IL graduates can support themselves
In polite farming quite ~ we'll ~ u
they were msn- The next scheme was
The Womsn's Agricultural Tines. .
mouthiy journal for women. to which
the countess supplied large portioa
OF the editorial opinion
Her NEXT step was the sstAbiishmsnt
OF science and technical school %
her E.sex e4tate for farmers' boys and
Giris- She has also Organized An sf-
fsctfvs system Of charities At war
wick. and likewise founded homs for
crippled children But OF ali her un-
dsrtAkings the mozt Extraordinary was
TO turn the warwick aeres over 10 =
limited liability company. known -
the Warwick Estates. Limited. The
earl. who 10 now. At the front fghting
the Bosrs. has at least the satisfaction
Of being . director OF the company.
These are only few samples Of Tie
countess varied inferests- In addition,
she II = brilliant society leader. oAs Of
the bsst horsswomen in England, .
linguist, who spsaks French. 0srnan
and Spanish a readily ~ English. =
clever artist. good musician and an
uncommouiy bright writer.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
The Countess
Of Warwick''

The Counties Of warwick Il the bsst
organizer among women in Ensland
and probably in the world. and her
business room" In old Warwick castle
IL the center OF aimoat a. many inter-
ests ~ Pierpont Norsan's onlcss or ,.
D, Rockefeller's private den. Only the
countess u IN badness to help othsr
people and not for her own gain
This beautiful woman. although yet
In her sos, has been more talked about
IN the lsSt twenty years than any
other in England. except the royal
family. She used to be one Of the
chums Of the prince Of Wales until the
baccarat affair At Tranby Croft came
out Il vas ahs who got the credit
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Charles Booth. a careful student Of
social conditions. says that "the un-
employed are. as class. a selection
Il ON the unfit; and on the whole,
those most in want are the most un-
MT" OF course. no employer can afford
to pay man for doing poor work.
Unftness may be either misfortune
or 4 fault. In either case. society suf-
fers. and must learn how to prevent
the increase of defective members by
making industrial training part Of
general education.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Before Jan. 1. 1907. France is going
TO spend $s5,a67 200 In increasing her
navy. The scheme proposes the con-
struction of six 14.s65-ton battleships,
nve 12.6oo-ton cruisers. twenty-eight
so5-ton torpedo destroyers and an un-
stated number of submarine torpedo
boats. for which the sum Of 81. .660. 900
has been set aside. The French navy
u the first to possess submarine boats
really worthy Of the name. that Is to
say. able under certain conditions to
discharge successfully the torpedoes
With which they are armed against
hostile vessels. either anchored or In
Not1on.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
porse R,esn Trade.

Exports to Porto Rico in May have
more than doubled as compared with
the preceding May. and imports from
the island are nearly doubled. Ex-
ports to the Island from the United
States in May. 1899. were $305,564. and
in May, 1900. were se96.47s. The i'm
ports into the United States from the
island In May, 1899. were $647.179. and
in May. 1900. s1.10s.s67. The May COM
merce with Porto Rico shows a much
greater increase than Is the case with
any of the other Islands. With Cuba
the commerce Of May differed little
from that OF May. 1899. and this was
also the case with the Hawaiian is
lands; while in the Philippine islands
the imports show NO increase. though
the exports show remarkable gain.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Russia's czarina has organized an
association of Russian women in re-
duced circumstances. who are almost
constantly employed for embroidery
for ecclesiastical purposes or for court
dresses. The car generally buys the
altar cloths and vestments to give to
churches and thus a market IL created
for this branch of needlecraft. Queen
Emma Of Holland has also school of
woman embroideresses. who wrought
the young queens coronation robe and
also some of her evening dresses.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
No. r.. D... y,..,.,s.

The report that the Southern Paciae
Railway company Il offering 70 place
lands In westsrn LouisianA and East
ern Texas At the disposal of Bosr col
onists v repeated with many sircum-
stantiai details. There u probably
some truth IL the report % far ~ ie
relates 10 the wishes of tie railroad
company. II u doubtful. however, it
the Boers ars quite ready = yst 70 eA-l
tsrtain IN immigration Or coionisakicn
proposition on large scala.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Prince oukthomsky sent his ceie-
brated collections Of bronze Mongol
idols to the Russian Asiatic section Of
the Paris exhibition. They remained
ON view for a time. but some Of the
dgures shocked even Paris ideas of de-
ceucy, and complaints began to come
IN. Having been accepted, the exhibit
could not very well be returned. SO the
o@cials picked out the worst speci
mems, packed them In . box Of Asiaxic
appearance, and have placed this In
. conspicuous position. with the labs,,
-lfong0l idolL."
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

A rife range of 1.100 yards is to be
srected near Gettys station, Ports
mouth, Va, on the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. 1t is to be built expressly
for the marines stationed at the navy
yard. who will this summer take turns
at the target. 1t is the intention to
make expert marksmen of the men.
20 that they will become as proficient
In the use of firearms as their brethren
In the army,
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
346,s17.2s6

Another and broader way OF looking
at It than the mere study Of articles
Imported 10 to see the total commerce
which the various nations have with
their colonies, and the relation which
their colonial commerce has to that Of
other parts Of the world. recent
London letter to the Philadelphia In
quirer has the following:
The world has been very wide-awake
lately to the fact that the colonies Of
the British Empire have been Of vast
service and importance to England In
facing the surprise party which has
been substituted for the ''picnic to Pre-
toria" which was expected to take
place In South Africa. II will. how
ever, amaze q large number Of the
mercantile public. even though they
be well posted in trade statistics. to
learn what an enormously valuable
asset In Engiand's trade Is the colo
NAL business. without going into
detail. and assuming for the present
that the total Of their interchanges
may be represented by round numbers.
say 1000, the shares Of the several
holders stand thus:
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
.word., words, words. -

1t was cruel, and yet not wholly un-
justffiable, in the Populist state con-
vention of Texas on Tuesday, to unan-
imously adopt resolution to have its
platform copyrighted In order that the
Democratic state convention, which
meets on August sth, might not steal
any Of the Populist thunder.
This is certainly wise precaution,
for the Democrats have been stealing
Populist pianks and platforms by
wholesale for years, until now 1t re-
quires an expert to decide which is
which.
But, after all, why should anybody
care particularly? Neither of thes par.
ties is party Of action; both are mere
jugglers with words, and their main
stock in trade Is to find fault with
whatever the Republican party does.
The Democrats and the Populists are
mighty at criticism, but worthless as
creators Of policies or doers Of import
ant deeds. They talk about everything
and accomplish nothing. They find
fault with whatever is or is done, but
they never furnish practical remedy
for the evils of which they complain,
and which really exist mainly in their
own perturbed imagination, when they
are given an opportunity.
They are very eager to obtain office,
but when they are clothed with power
they are impotent to accomplish any
good. They set their sails to catch ev-
cry popular breeze, but they never
make port.-Denver Rublican.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
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"Fewest Faiirues for Eighteen
Years" Is the headline on Bradstreet'a
record for the first half Of tins year.
That non-partisan business Journal
says:
"The number Of failures reported for
the first six months Of the calendar
year 1900 Il the smallest noted for
eighteen years past. Compared with .
year ago. the falling OF In number II
s.s per cent. while compared with 1925
the decrease II 2b Per cent, and evsu
larger decreases are noted when COM
parfsons are made With the nrst half
Of the years 1897 and 1884 This year.
IN fact. for the nrst time In eighteen
years. the six month"; failures have
fallen below 5000 in number.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

The commercial treaty between the
United States and Italy. Just ratined
by the Chamber Of Deputies of the lat
ter country admits into our ports from
Italy. at the reduced rates provided in
section 3 of the Dingley act the arti-
eles therein enumerated. including
brandies. wines and works of art. We
look for a large increase in the i'm
portation of Italian works OF art.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
oo.d r,ne.ci.l shoui.r.

There is much grntincation over the
excellent financial showing made by the
Treasury Department In the nscal year
ending with last month. Tho excess
OF ordinary receipts from al sources.
over expenditures. was esI. .22s.77s. ~
compared with dencit Of 80. Ill .6b7
! year ago. Receipts from customs
this year were s77,72s,l77 more than in
1899. and internal revenue receipts
were s22. .ss2. .z27 larger than year ago.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

What little reform gets into Turkey
usually slips in by the back door. Re-
port has 1t that the only dynamo now
In Constantinople passed the custom
house as awashing-machine; and thus
the feelings of the authorities were
spared.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Mofakhamed-D -Dowleh. the new Per-
sian representative at Washington. was
born and bred soldier. He entered
military service at the age OF eleven
and did not take up diplomatic life
until he was twenty-five years old.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
pr.1.e,,e. = sp..s,r,

The production Of spsltsr increased
more than 80 per cent bstwssn 1894
aAd 1893 In the 0alenA-J Joplin district
the value Of the product was es.loo. .ooo
more in 1898 than IN 1897. This wes
due 70 President MclkinieS's policy =
opening the mills.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Although Senator Morgan Of Ala
bsma and both the Copnecticut sena-
tors are older In yearS than Senatnr'
Allison, the lApt nsmed hoids the rec-
ord for thirty-six yeara d servics. and
may b called the father df shs esAr
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
THE RECORD.

With nine presidential tickets in the
aeld the average voter ought to be
able to pick out something that will
hArmonize with his complexion.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Intense heat never seems to be the
siightest bar to smoking, though Just
why a man should want to carry lit
tie hre with him is beyond most OF
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

This year. in May. there were more
than twice as many hogs and more
than twice as many cattle received at
the Omaha stockyards az In May. 1895.
This shows the improvement In the
market for farmers live stock whom
the people are earning money and can
AFFORD to buy meat. The increase In the
number of sheep sold was not 10 great.
because sheep are valuable now for
their wool. under protection.
Equally satisfactory to the farmers
were the prices paid this year for their
cattle and hogs. The Union Stock
yards Company reports values to have
been as follows:
May. 1895. May, 1900.
Hogs, per 100 lbs. .e2.9S N.s3
Cattle. per 100 ibs.... 4.1s $50
The better demand. and at better
prices. was the result of the Mckinley
policy Of opening the mills.
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

French colonies show rapid in
crease in the proportion of their Inn
portations which the- take from the
governing country. An elaborate re-
port on the colonies Of France. their
government. finances. and commerce.
has been published by the treasury
bureau Of statistics. 1t shows that the
total value Of imports into French
colonies, exclusive OF Algeria and
Tunis, amounted in 1898 to SAT 7,741. .l16.
the imports from France and French
colonies alone being s22.s53.s21.
The following table shows the value
of imports Of French colonies during
the year 1895, by principal articles:
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
watch IL shs rssssss

WouidA't you rather sell corn at Is
cenxs In Chicago than y 2sh csnts3
Tts formsr WAS last months price
Ths latter and the lower agurs was the
Dsaocrntie pfics II June, 1sse-
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
M.iorttx Asslnst rs.lss.

The kepu0iican majority In OREGON
was over 1000. ard Il was piled up
against complete fusion. What will Il
be ID the other states1
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
COLONIAL TRADE.
sRlrtsH COMMERCIAL RETURNs
SHOW INCREASE.

ARsrd = stsaay Market for Products Of
tAe rArsnt Country with
the Units1 states-Articles That France
Supplies 70 Her Possessions-
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09
oMAnA.s 1--we srocx.

Prospsrsty Incrsssss Basinsss st ssoeh-
yards--nssssr Prices Paid.
Omaha's stockyards show the follow
Ing receipts:
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Athletics are hrst-class as a Das-
time" Governor Roosevelt recently
said to the boys of st. Paul's school.
''but they are as poor business as tn
world contains" Oliver Cromwells
statement of the same truth is two
hundred and fifty years earlier. He
wrote to his little sons at school that
he did not grudge them '1audabIe re-
creation nor honorable carriage in
them nor legitimate EXPENSE" but
that he did emphatically protest
against pleasure and atisfaction
being made the business Of . mans
life." -
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

''Nsvsr Interfere with Interiors wheu
Waiting. Il Il breach of Bcod nan-
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

One of the most honored and con-
spicuous figures in the public life of
Great Britain during the last half CEN
tury was Lord Playfair, OF whom a
sketch appears in the North American
Review. The vast sanitary improve
ments which have taken place in Eng
land within thirty years and the evo-
luton of the whole system of scien-
tific and technical instruction are due
to Playfair more than to any other
man. He originally suggested the
adoption of open half-penny letters.
now known as post cards." and he
was largely instrumental in suggesting
the basis of an equitable agreement
between Great Britain and America
when President Cleveland's venexue-
Ian message had brought the two coun-
tries into dangerous antagouism
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

The colonies most certainly are Eng
lands best customers. as Is shown In
Mr.. MulhaIl's paper on British
Trade" in the March Contemporary.
Take some figures for the lest decade.
isss-lsss. Engiand's aggregate inter-
changes, export and import. with great
Industrial communities were as fol-
lows:
The British colonies. -. II. .7Ss 900 900
The United States ...... 1889 900 900
Germany ........ -. $4,000. 900
France .......... ...... $4,000. 900
Thus England's colonial trade shows
an excess OF 1859 .000. 900 over her uni
ted States trade. an excess OF f924. .000.-
900 over that with Germany, and OF
Fl ,106, ,000. 900 over the French trade in
a space of ten yearr. The contrast is
still more striking II one divides the
aggregates according to exports and
Imports. II IL we'll known how Eng
lands sales to European nations
dwindle year by year under the opera
tion of hostile tariffs and commercial
restrictions. Take the United States
for the period under review. Her ac-
count gives the following results:
Purchases from the U. S..f1, ,0l9, 900 900
Sales to the United States. $50. .0o0. .eae
Total ......... ..-....tl ,dSS,0Vu,OVV
The reports for the British colonies
indicate much more equal conditions of
trading and a freer access to their
markets:
Purchases from the colo
nies.... .......... &Sss,VVV,vuV
Sales to the colonies. 100000
Total .............. III. 1.7ss. .ooo. 900
Cañon City record., 1900-08-09

Ing receipts:
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-07-06

Q. In addition to- the money which
is on hand and has by ordinance been
ordered into the existing funds men
toned below, the said amount of reve-
nues to be raised hereafter by the. an
nual appropriationsbill shall be and the
same are hereby distributed into the
funds as follows, to wit:
The Contingent fund,
The General Improvement Fund,
The Incidental Fund, ,.sl 49,
and are hereby apportioned and di-
vided as follows, to wit
First. To the said. Contingent Fund
the sum of 5000 for the purpose of pay
ing the salaries Of the various officers
rof said City.
Second. To General Improvement
Fund the sum of 1876 for the purpose
of paying the expense of constructing.
improving, repairing and sprinkling the
streets. avenues, alleys. highways and
cemetery Of said City, and making i'm
provements of any kind of a public nat
ure, ordered by the Mayor and City
Council of the said City.
Third To the Incidental Fund, the
sum of 500 for the payment of incident
al and extraordinary expenses of said
City government, such as court costs,
postage, kilograms, light, fuel, station
airy etc.
Sec. 8. The entire revenue for the
fiscal year ending the first Tuesday in
May, 1900, were, taxes $1S29 .2s other
sources $1042 10. Total $2371.47
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-07-06
ANNUAL STATEMENT.

The Mayor and City Council of the
CITY of Montpelier, in conformity with
the provisions of Section 81, on page
100 of the session laws of the State of
idaho. passed in 1899, prepare the fol-
lowing statement and order the same
spread upon the minutes of their pro-
oeedings and published in the Montpe-
1ier EXAMINER for four weeks, viz:
!. There is the sum of $2,37l.47
money on hand in the treasury.
Q. In addition TO the money on hand
we estimate the probable amount Of
money necessary for all purposes to be
raised in the City of Montpelier. Idaho,
for the fiscal year ending on the first
Tuesday in May, 1901, to be S2.S75.Oo.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-07-06
Mining Notes

Thos. Douglas is showing some
wonderfully good ore from his
claim near Bancroft. The rock
vas recently brought in and gives
every evidence that the owners have
.a-big mine. Tom Moore and others
are interested with Mr.. Douglas,
md they hope to begin the shipping
OF ore within a short time. The
sock carries gold and silver and as
says ever 500 to the ton.
The latest news, from the claims
Judge Rich and others are interest
ed in5 between Salmon City and
Mountainhonie, is that they have a
fix-foot lead of gold and silver
bearing rock, running all the way
from SIS to $3.50 ton. Work is
being pushed on their new tunnel
and everything being put in shape
Tor an early shipment of ore.
At Nounan it is reported that a
fine lead Of copper ore has been un-
covered in the White mine. The
work of sinking goes steadily on
and the prospects are improving
with every foot of depth. The
owners evidently have big paying
proposition on their hands.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-07-06
Re5ekahs Entertain,

+ Hope lodge, d. of R., of this
city, received an official visit from
thcir state president, Mrs. Maud
Waite, last Monday evening. After
the % 1gework was over, an elegant
banquet was spread in the lunch
room of the hall and all present
partook Of the repast. The rest of
the evening was passed in social
conversations.
The evening was one of the mo st
pleasant ever passed by the lodge
members and will long be remem-
bered. Ne
The president left on Tuesdays
train for the west. &