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off. because the carriage of goods Is
dead work. Therefore, we find the pusi-
ness world constantly seeking shorter
lines OF transportation. But AL things
that people need cannot be produced in
one place, and some which can be pro-
duced almost anywhere can be turned
out more economically or of better
quality in some places than in others.
This it is that sends people away from
home to buy goods, and it frequently
carries them across international
boundary lines, giving to the trade the
character of foreign commerce.
Until every country can produce for
itself everything that it needs and do
it as well as it can buy somewhere else,
there will always be an advantage in
importing goods So, until every coun-
try can consume everything that it pro
duces, and do so profitably, there will
always be an advantage in exporting
goods, if foreign market can be found.
AS matters now stand, no advanced
country consumes all that it produces
of everything. or produces all that it
consumes. Therefore, International
trade is in the first degree desirable in
all of those things which individual ma
tions can better buy than produce for
themselves. Necessarily this covess a
wide range of products. But as The
worlds population becomes massed
more and more into few large coun-
tries, many international boundaries
nx-tn k,a wilma nd No
classed as foreign win become domestic,
just as our Hawaiian trade has ceased
to be foreign. But the trade will re-
main, and it win be just as profita BILE;
more so to TIE country carrying it on
for it will have whatever profit there is
at both ends. The objections urged to
foreign trade are generally political
rather than commercial. the argument
being that we ought not to help en-
rich and strengthen countries which
may become enemies at any time. How
ever, there is not much in this con-
tention as long as the trade is mutually
beneficial
AS the United States is now situated,
it certainly needs foreign trade. Ours
Is III tiAC
world, and we have an enormous sur
plus to dispose of. In manufactures,
particularly, this surplus may incl ease
almost indefinitely, and we need mar
kets for it. The prosperity of the coun-
try depends very largely upon our sue
cess in getting rid of this surplus, and
although it is but a small fraction Of
ic ir1n
ant factor in the country's business.
There is no occasion for US to worry
about the greater per capita trade of
Canada and Argentina, but there is
every reason why we should guard our
own trade and extend It In every proper
way. ilJf01
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The neformntory Horsewhip.

There was an attempted horsewhip-
ping at the Brooklyn Yacht Club n few
days ago. the cause OF it being an al
legged insult offered TO a lady. The in
dignant lady, armed with the whip. sta
toned herself in a good place, and, on
tine appearance of the offender. march
ed up 10 him and attempted to beat
him about the head and face. accom-
panying the blows with scathing Ian
guage.
This method of redress is more or less
common in large cities. and inciIents
like the one above recorded arouse in
the mind of the observer question as
to the object accomplished by such cas-
tieation. The idea is. of course. that
lady who plies the whip has no
male relative to avenge the Insult offer
ed to her and is thus obliged to do it
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AN ANTI-MOsaUITO PLATFORM.

II the mosquito is equipped with any
degree of personal pride he must feel
highly flattered over the attention he is
receiving just now. Eminent scientists
are after him. results of vital importance
are ascribed to him, and uncounted thou
sands Of mortals lie awake nights striv-
ing to devise means to dispose OF him.
Now comes Mr.. George Cromwell Presi-
dent OF the Borough of Richmond. which.
in common parlance, is Staten Island, and
announces that he will run again for that
office, and that his platform is to be:
Health versus mosquitoes. and death to
the plagucy things, Mr.. Cromwell has
been engaged in fighting the 'skeeter to !.
finish, and now it's to be a case of black
flag and no quarter-if his fellow citizens
will back him up. Ordinary politics do
not enter into the matter at all. Party
prejudice is thrust aside. Anti-expansfon
and tariff revision are laid on the shelf
II is simply "A case of continuous war
against the common enemy until extermi-
nation wipes him out.-C1eveland Plain
Dealer
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ONE STRIKING RESULT.

The adjustment of the army canteen is
blamed largely by high officers in the
army for the mental trouble of most OF
the insane patients from Manila. 1t Is
claimed that. unable to secure his usual
American liquors. the thirsty private of
the United States Army is willing TO drink
anything to crafty his desire for an in
toxicating stimulant. Many Of the native
drinks in the Philippines are positively
poisonous TO Caucasians and seem 10 in
evitably uudermin. the mentality or
Americans foolish enough TO indulge in
them IL is upon the unhealthy concoc-
tinns of the native ,iistillers that much or
his army insanity needs be blamed. To
this, of course. must be added the haru-
ship inseparabie from an arduouS cam
paign in a distant country of almost pri-
me val w;ldness.-Baitimore Herald.
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/ herself by the cnly means open to her.
The theory seems TO be that there is no
law which reaches the traducer of a
would not wish to be subjected TO the
publicity and humiliation of a public
investigation.
As far as publicity is concerned, how
ever. the woman who beats man over
the head in public place gets about
as much of it as she would in court
room. In fact. the whole aim of the
punishment is the open shame Of the
man, and the avenger usually selects
time and place for her act in which
as many as possible of the friends of
the culprit are gathered together. There
is, moreover, likely to be some doubt in
the minds of onlookers whether the
slander thus avenged really is slsn-
der. The woman who takes just this
means of defending herself would seem
to have something i'm her makeup in
compatible with shrinking modesty and
reserve. fs
1t cannot be elaimed. either, that
such an incident acts as much of a de-
terrent to otherf rfoffsnders. The men
who witness it are likely to discuss it
among themselves, and their comments
original remark made about the
avenger. though she does not always
hear what is said. II is doubtful wheth-
ed any man, siven to making scurrilous
remarks about Women, was ever him
dered by the thought of his being posi-
bly, called to account by some irate lady
with a rawhde
In fact, the only good which this
method of procedure can be said to ac-
compiish is the relief of the injured per-
sons feelings. and society is generally
supposed to be organized for the pur-
pose of relieving injured feelings
through legal and not physical methods.
There are cases in which creature
walking on two legs and called man,
but having few manly attributes, can
be intimidated and made to behave bet
ter by personal chastisement unofficial
ly administered. Instances have been
known in which indignant relatives of
women suffering from the vulgar re-
marks of such bipeds have kicked the
latter down flights Of stairs or along
hard and stony streets. following UP the
process by scientific thrashing, and
the result has been salutary. But, as a
rule, the most effective remedy for the
disease is healthy public sentiment.
There is a story told of General Grant
to the effect that young and callow
officer in his presence once exclaimed:
Il have just heard capital story
which / must tell you: there are no
ladies present" AT this point General
Grant quietly interrupted No; but
there are gentlemen present" And the
story was not told. II might be a good
thing if there were a few more men of
this temper in clubs and smoking
rooms.
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international, and Domestic Trade.

Commerce between nations is a highly
important part of the worlds business.
At the same time its real significance is
very far from being perfectly under
stood. Let the fact be stated without
explanation that the foreign trade of a
certain country is twice as large as
that OF another, and many people will
at once conclude that the country with
the larger trade, of the class mentioned,
is the richer and more progressive Of
the two. Such conclusion might be
correct. but If based upon foreign trade
figures alone it would be just as likely
to be erroneous. Foreign trade is only
a small part of any nations business,
and in order to ascertain the real con-
dition of any country we must take the
grand aggregate into account.
The extent of a country's foreign
trade depends very largely upon the
character and productivity of the coun-
try rather than upon the sum total of
its business. II, for example, "A coun-
try is chiefly a producer of raw material
and the product is greatly in excess Of
the country's own needs, there Will be
a large export of such materials, and
also a heavy importation Of finished ar
ticles, or other things which the coun-
try needs, but does not produce In
such a case the cOuntry's foreign trade
will bear high ratio to the sum total
of its business Take the case of Can
ada as an Illustration. That country
has a foreign trade which is about twice
as great in proportion to population
as is that of the United States. But
does any intelligent person suppose that
Canada is twice as rich or twice as
prosperous In proportion to population
as the United States is? Surely net.
The fact is that Canada, industrially
considered, is far behind the United
States both absolutely and relatively.
The large commerce of our northern
neighbor is owing to the fact that she
produces some things greatly in excess
of her own needs, while OF other things
she falls far short of supplying her own
wants, and hence must import them.
incidentally it may be remarked that
her exports and imports are almost
evenly balanced.
The Argentine Republic is another
country with an extensive foreign com-
merce. The total is about three hun
dred million dollars annually, and the
per capita of Argentina's trade is high
er than that OF Canada. Nevertheless.
the internal development of Argentina
is as yet comparatively inconseqlen-
tial.
These considerations suggest the aca-
demic query whether a country would
be better OFF without foreign trade than
with it. That must necessarily depend
upon circumstances. 1t may be stated
generally that other things being equal.
the less we have TO carry goods fiom
one place to another, the better we are
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MIR. Bnbcoek and the Trusts.

Representative Babcock. of the House
Committee on Ways and Means. is re-
ported as saying that in reforming The
tariff he and those Republicans who
think with him do not want any Demo-
cratic help. If this report be correct,
it is equivalent to a statement that Mr..
Babcock does not expect to accomplish
anything by his attack on the trusts,
and that he does not want to; for moth
ing can be clearer than that the So
called Republican reformers can do
nothing at all without Democratic as
sistance Those Republicans who can
be relied upon to stand up and make
a fight against the party managers con-
stitute but a small fraction of the par
ty-how small remains to be seen.
At this time 1t looks very much as If
the action of the Republican party with
reference to the Porto Rican tariff might
find something of a counterpart in the
course of that segment of the party
which processes TO believe that the
Dingley law is the main support of the
trusts. At first the Republicans in Con-
gress fully agreed with the President
that plain duty" required that free
American trade be accorded to Porto
Rico But shortly it appeared to the
Republican leaders that such a measure
would be iii line with the Democratic
contention, and perhaps irure to the po-
htical advantage of that party. So
plain duty was forgotten in the
twinkling of an eye. What was little
matter OF plain duty compared with
the necessity of preventing ii from ap-
pearing that the Democrats were right
in their view? So to the winds went
the principle of plain duty and in
stead Of free trade Porto Rico got
two years dose of tariff. Between that
island and foreign countries stood the
Dingley law, with its rank and glaring
abuses, while between the island and
the rest of the United States was rear
ed the barrier of the Foraker-Payne
tariff
Mr.. Babcock has been talking freely
and loudly about the fight he was going
To make to reform the tariff in such
manner as to curb the trusts. He yhas
given some very good reasons why this
should be done. But 1t now appears
from the reports that he wants no DEM
ocratic help. 1t is as clear as light that
any attempt to deprive the trusts of
tariff protection would tend to sustain
the Democratic argument that the tariff
creates trusts. MIR. Babcock knew this
from the first just as well as he knows 1t
now. We must therefore conclude that
II he has declared that he wants no help
from the Democratic party he is merely
finding a convenient excuse for not do
ing anything. 1t is to be hoped that ne
has been misreported, for the state
ment. if actually made, indicates either
that he has been pulled down or vol
unfairly backed down, rather than to
take the smallest chance of injuring the
Republican party, no matter what
wrongs it is perpetrating.
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Perry Heath has been heard from for
about the first time since the failure of
the Seventh National Bank. He has now
been delivering himself of some opinions
on the subject OF Presidential candidates.
He says that Western sentiment is about
evenly divided between Hanna and Roose-
welt for the Republican nomination in
1904. but that he. Heath. Is for Hanna.
AS to the division of sentiment between
these two eminent Republicans, Mr..
Heath may not be accurately informed.
1t seems incredible that Roosevelt can
have many supporters as Hanna has.
If il is so in fact it can only be because
large numbers of Republicans do not fully
comprehend the peculiar strength of Mr..
Hanna.s claims But it is at least a pleas
ure to- observe that Mr.. Heath himself
understands the matter better. and that
he, like the Times, believes that Mark
Hanna is the man OF all others whom the
Republicans should nominate.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01

Monster flying kites are being utilized
for aerial photography in the French army
this year. 1t is compliment to America
that the apparatus invented by Prof. Har-
grave Is regarded as the most facile for
this purpose. In the United States the
flying kites serve principally In the twen-
ty meteorological stations between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Rocky Mountains
for daily observations in heights of from
1900 to 5000 feet. In France the principal
purpose seems to be, to obtain as accurate
photographs as possible of both the army
and navy of the enemy Tho French Gov
ernment has offered a prize for an appara-
tus that will be capable of ascending with
the heaviest instruments. At present OBJ
servations are handicapped by the lack of
carrying strength of the kites, the Har-
grave being the best.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01

Paterson. New Jersey: is a town which
Of late has been becoming widely known
i'm both hemispheres- Once there was
nothing much to make it celebrated but
the Rogers Locomotive Works But,
later. it developed the Jennie Bosschieter
horror, and then il started in to assassi-
nate the sovereigns of Europe King
Humbert of Italy fell a victim to plot
of Paterson incubation, and now We hear
that the Queen Dowager of Portugal has
narrowly escaped murder at the hands of
another interesting Paterson anarchist. 1t
must be a lovely village TO live in.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01

Acting Secretary of the Navy Crownin-
shield! This is a little too much. Mr
Hackett positively must manage to be at
his post when Secretary Long is away
The public infiiction which the absence of
both involves should never be repeated.
Captain Parker. of counsel for Admiral
Schhy. has reason to know what the tenn
porary condition means. Yesterday he
was denied the use of one of the idle
messengers TO carry books for him.
Whatever he needed the old gentleman
was compelled to hunt up and tote
himself But on the return of Assistant
Secretary Hackett it is probable that he
will receive courteous treatment again.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01

As might naturally be expected, the
Colombian Legation in Washington is
confident that Germany will refrain from
taking cognizance OF the Murrillo Incl
dent, including the insult to the German
flag included in it. Possibly this rosy
view may be realized. but if so we shall
have to change our estimate of the
kaisers character and patriotic temper
very sweepingly. If we We're on the Co
lombian coast we would move our valu-
ables and ourselves dozen miles inland
and stay there for a few weeks.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01

1t is the custom in Algeria that the
State should stand godfather to the first
child born in a new village. The small
settlement of "Trois Painters" has just
registered its first bIth. Louise-Fromen
tine Tranchant, who has seven brothers
and sisters. The inhabitants Immediately
called upon the new Governor to follow
the tradition.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01

census which has just been completed
in British India has brought to light the
extraordinary fact that there are in that
country 1.416,63s persons who fast and re-
main entirely idle during nine months of
every year
These persons are members of the Jain
sect and their homes are in Bengal and in
the provinces of Guzerat and Rajputana.
Their principal shrine is on the mountain
of Parasnath. near Chota Nagpore. and
whittier they flock every spring, in order
to begin the first great fast of the year.
4 Jain can easily live for six or seven
weeks without taking even a morsel of
food, and during certain festivals it is
customary for all of them to abstain from
food for two full months. When they eat
they confine themselves to vegetables, for
they never kill an animal, even in self
defence.
1t is their religion which imposes upon
them the obligation of fasting. but travel
ers say that abstinence from food is no
penance in their case. and that even if
they were all to become converted to
some other creed they would still remain
idle and lead a severely ascetic life for
the greater part of the year.
The Washington times., 1901-08-01
FOREIGN TOPICS.

The elaborate report of the deputy mas
ter of the British mint shows that in the
year 1900 the output of new money in
England was beyond all precedent Here
are a few gleaninss from the report:
The total number of coins struck was
i0i ,6s9.5lS representi1g 102 tons of stand
ard gold, 234 tons of standard silver and
9s1 tons of bronze. In addition nearly 80
10000 pieces were struck in the colonial
mints. The money coined in England
alone amounted to els. .776.169
All classes of coin showed an advance.
but the greatest was in gold. which
amounted TO e13.59i ,4ss, or e5O00. 900 more
than in the previous year The silver
coined amounted to over 60. .0o0,0 and the
bronze to el6S. .295. The three Australian
mints turned out over E10.0OO.0O0 In SOW
ereigns and half sovereigns
A heavy loss is annually incurred by the
withdrawal of light gold. In the year un-
der notice 81. 100000 was withdrawn and
the actual value of it proved to be 91.-
iSo.4iS. 1t costs roughly 2Is pence per
piece to renew these light coins.
On the other hand. the mint makes a
profit out of the coinage of silver. The
silver bullion purchased and the light
coins withdrawn from circulation cost
e1. 1.019.s05 and from that metal coins to
the value OF G2,G30.75S were struck, show
ing gross profit of IS per cent. The
average price paid for silver was 2Sla
pence per ounce
This output of silver has only twice
been exceeded since 1916. An increased
demand came from Australia, South At
rica, Rhodesia, North and South Nigeria.
and other parts of West Africa, and was
probably due to activity of trade and EN-
ployment.
The mint makes money for others be-
sides England and during the year II
supplied local coinages for Hongkong. the
Straits Settlements, Ceylon, Canada
Newfoundland, Cyprus. British Guiana,
and Jamaica-a total of 25 1000 pieces.
The Birmingham mint also made COIN
ages for Canada and the Straits Settle
ments and it had to come to the aid of
the royal mint with blanks for gold,
silver, and bronze coins.
The medal department has been re-en-
forced and now has capacity for turning
out 1000 medals per week During the
last half of the year the preparation of
military medals was pushed on, the bulk
of those struck being on account of the
war in South Africa, in anticipation of
its early termination By the end of
the year 102. .0i2 South African medals had
been struck and issued to Woolwich to be
engraved with the names of the recip-
tents.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-22
EN0CH ARDEN AT THE GRAND.
A Fine Entertainment Greeted Ay oniy
Small Audience.

The presentation of Richard Strauss
latest composition, "Enoch Arden" at
the Grand last night was rare treat
to lovers Of good music, ana Mias
Broneman's delineation and Inter-
Prstation Of character and subject was
superbs. The audience was delighted
and enthusiastic in their approval.
The company is good one and the
entertainment was worthy Of better
house: Asa benefit to tho naval militia
the engagement was not q pecuniary
success, which 10 to be regretted. Their
efforts to provide q first GLASS enters
sainmsnt should have recsiyed more
substantial recognition.
The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-22
TO OVERTHROW CANADIAN RULE.
Story Of Conspiracy Among the Miners is
Confirmed.

Seattle, Nov 2l-The Times prints
an article confirming every detail of
the story of a conspiracy on the part of
certain miners to attem pt the overthrow
Of Canadian authority in the Klondike
as published in the San Francisco Call
Of last Saturday. The Times claims to
have in Its possession documents and
seals Of the Order of Midnight Sum-"
a secret society, which organized for
the sole purpose of accomplishing the
overthrow Of Canadian rule in the gold
field.
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ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Nor. bark Norden, Hemberg, Cadiz.
Br. sch. Ethel B. Sumner, Read New
York.
Sch. Martha s. Bement, Rulon, New
York.
CLEARED.
SS. Colorado, Rish, New York.
Sob. Dora Mathews, Pendletsn, New
ork,
SAILED,
Sob. Dora Mathews, LaBlanohe,
New York.
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Quiet in Panama.

Washington, Nov. 2l-The secretary
Of the navy has received the following
oablegeam from Captain Perry, COM
mandiAg the battlsship Iowa, dated
Psnams, tsasy: "E1erything 10 quist.
No further interference since notIHca>
tion. Transit and tslegrap phio commu.
nication are epen. Colon 10 In possess
sica OF the Liberals and 10 quiet"
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DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
Second Annual Convention Being Held
in Augusta.

Augusta, Nov. 2l.-The second an
nual state onvention of the D. A r
was opened this morning in the hall OF
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. Randolph Van Landingham Of
Atlanta was elected recording secrs-
tarY.
Mrs. Fairbanks, the president gen
eral, was prevent ed from attending by
the death of her brother, and q mess
sage Of sympathy was wired her.
Mrs. J, d. Cumming delivered the
address Of welcome, which was respond
ed to by Mrs. Charles D. Woods.
About rs delegates are in attendance.
This evening Hon. Walter G. Charl-
ton of Savannah will deliver an ad-
dress ON "Oglsthorpe, the Founder Of
Georgia."