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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
mILLIoNAIREs IN AMERICA.
Nearly Four Thousand Persons Have
Attained That Financial Rank.

NEW YORK. April 29.-The Herald
today prints a long list Of reputed Amer
lean miIlionaiTes cIassed by States and
Prefaced with the following summary:
one twO-hUndredth part of I per cent
Of the population OF the United States.
or one person out of every 10000 controls
about one-fifth Of the nations wealth;
that Is, 3S2S milionaires out of a popula-
ton little in excess OF 80. 100000 own SIS
og2.g55.VJ0 Of the $Sl, 80 90 900 at which our
entire property IS fairly valued.
In the first quarter of the century just
closed there Were not more than half a
dozen millioneires in the land and two
ouly-John Jacob Astor. in New York,
and Stephen Girard, in PhiIadelphia-had
sufficient wealth to make them particu-
larry conspicuous Now we are nearing
the 1909 mark
Few miIIionaires in Europe are men
of affairs, and We hear little of them as
men of wealth. With the accumulation
Of money they retire while the Ameri-
can with money-and without distinction
Of 'Tank-begins to operate and grows
to be q millionaire
ale has operated most successfully,
has centralized his capital and centralized
himself. gravitated from rural districts
to The towns then 10 the cities and
very, very often 10 the metropolis This
movement has brought the millionaire
centre into the northeasterly section Of
the country. for the three States of
New York, Pennsylvania and Massachu-
sets have q little more than oTe-haIf
OF the miiiiOnaires and very much more
than oue-haIf Of their wealth
In s. per cent of the cases our million
aires have built their own fortunes. very
many from the very bottom. and a large
number on foundations laid by fathers or
sTaGdfat hers.
The millionaires have come from all of
the great iEdustries-I9 per cent from
manufacturing, IS per cent from merchan-
dising- j per cent from real estate ,
per cent inherited. y per cent railyya "
and steamships, 10 per cent banking. 9
per cent mining, 6 per cent farms and
cattle and from all other industries > per
cent
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There Is in the worlds Work for
May an account Of modern farm
which is likely to fl the oId-fashioned
tiIIer OF the soil with amazement. This
farm consists Of eighty acres Of land
devoted mostly to dairy products and
fruit. The description Of It IS lovely.
The daily routine IS somewhat a 5. fol
lows At > clock the farmer. and his
man arise. go to the barns. put things
in order there. and feed The stock.
These barns are beautifully clean. hay
ing a cement floor which IS flushed
twice day with the hose. and walls
made pure with whitewash. while pure
running water is furnished 10 all the
stock, and the diet is scientific and reg
uIaT The men who milk are required
to wear clean white suits, worn at DC
other time. and they are particular 10
wash their hands before milking. So it
is with all the other farm work Horses
and machinery accomplish the tasks
in which the farmer used 10 be the ma
chine, horse, workman. and all the rest
i goes without saying that this sort Of
farming is expensive, but, on the other
hand. it pays well
The time may Gene when all farming
viii be done after this fashion. and if
50, il VIII be a good time for the Amer
lean country bred youth. It is safe 10
say that many such young men go To
the city not because they are enamored
OF city life SO much as because there is
nothing for them on the farm but hard.
dull. monOtonous. nl-paid work. It is
all very pretty to talk Of the poetry of
farm labor. but the average small far
neg knows that the prettiness IS main
~ in the talk In real life. the old
fashioned farmers work is mostly back
aches and boredom. especially if he he
OF the nervous, intelligent American
type, with a restless desire for prog
ress. You cannot have much progress
on farm without money
The difference between a farm Of the
kind described above and the old-fash-
Toned sort is somewhat the same as
that between a modern kitchen and the
old-fashioued sort with a brick oven
and fireplace The average woman can
go into a modern kitchen. furnished
with gas range. dainty cooking utensils
and patent prepared food, and get M
some sort Of meal without putting an
an apron CT soiIing her gown. but il
would be brave hCusekeeper who
could do anything OF the kind with
spider and a bake kettle for her only
foels- II Is Just so with the farmer.
The elimination Of dirt. and the saving
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EFFECT OF THE DECISION.
Stamps Required on Domestic Ex-
press Bills of Lading

In reply 10 an enquiry from A. r Prou-
~, manager Of Eagle Pass Ice Company
Eagle Pass. Texas, as TO whether the re
cent decision of the United States Su-
prene Court, declaring the tax on export
bills Of lading to be unconstitutional also
exempted from tax express receipts is
sued in tbs country for goods OF mer-
chandise to be transported to a foreign
country, John ". Yerkes, the Commits
siOner Of Internal Revenue, replied that
the decision of the Supreme Court was
expressly confined to export bills Of lad
ing Express receipts given in the United
States for goods to be transported TO a
foreign county, he said, are stin required
20 be stamped
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of minutes On the oId-fashioned farm.
required much painful toll and thought.
in the modern farm things are SO con
structed that the work does not take
long in the doing and dirt Is avoided by
keeping things clean all the Sine. There
Is one important Improvement in this
model dairy and orchard. and that is
the cleanliness of AL the apparatus
The people who eat this farmers but
ter. and cream. and fruit. can do so
without being afraid to think about the
source Of it It is . good deal easier to
prevent germs from getting into milk
and butter than 20 extract them after
they are in. and it is easier to keep
COWS and fruit trees healthy than to
cure them when they have once con-
tracted disease.
Slipshod labor is a curse to any com
munity. If farming and housekeeping
could be reduced TO a scientific perfsc-
ton of method it would do more to i'm
prove the health, and, incidentally. the
moral tone. Of the American people,
than almost anything else Neither
health nor morals can easily be kept
from deterioration in ,he midst of
squalor. ignorance. and filth. It takes
no more time or thought to prepare
food well. or To raise good vegetables,
TRAN to do the same work ILL., after one
has once learned how The man or
woman who has never learned right
methods wastes more strength and time
producing a bad article than his inteIli-
gent neighbor consumes in producing a
firSt-cIaSS one.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
Trouble Coming for China.


Ur0W ne = Paul II0De-)
China is now -eIf-supp0rtiHg but the moment
tLat it Is opened up to the exploitation Of the
foreign nations oue-third Of the people viii be
thrown ont Of employ Weut while at the same
time their tastes VII be increased by contact with
western modes Of living Where will they go2
They must be allowed 10 20 somewhere. The
result VIII be that the labor markets uf the world
VIII be over-tDcked with Chinese cheap labor In
time the c1HteudiEg elements viii adjust them
selves but there Viii De labor troubles in every
country on the face Of the globe unless a CHI
He~e wall be erected 10y the very powers who are
no." demanding tsee access 70 the land OF the
dragon
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EX-GOVERNOR Hoegs PROFITS.
The Texan Said to Have Made AE-
PrOximateIy 100000.

DALLAS. Texas, April 29-Ex-Gover-
nor Hogg s credited with having made
approximately S5,0J0,OJ in oil and kin
dred int-=rests at and near Beaumont
These reports were not accepted at their
face value until yesterday. when a letter
from Governor Hogg to a personal friend,
W A Shaw, a member of the Legisla-
ture from Dallas, settled it
In addition to having procured posses
sion OF 500 acres Of the richest oil lands
at Beaumont. and also Of having made by
various transactions several hundred
thousand dollars in ready money. Cover
nor Hogs has acquired 5000 acres Of iron
ore land surrounding New Birmingham
and comprising one Of the most desirable
portions Of the great iron belt of Chero-
kee county With the land foundry fur
EaceS. buildings. and everything con
uected with the industry that he has Sc
cured il is ready for Immediate operation
Ex-Governor Hogg declares in his letter
that the operations Of himself and his as
sociateS place Texas beyond the control
OF the oil or iron trusts.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29

Serious complaints are being made that
Italy is still using the United States as
a dumping ground for her paupers and
criminals. Recently It is said that three
notorious brigands were allowed to emf
CRATE, the authorities agreeing not TO in
Jerfere, and merchants whom they had
biackmailed for years cheerfuIIy contrib
utiHg a fund TO aid their fight. These
criminals are understood to be now in
Kansas City, presumably plotting some
crime II would be hard to say what our
Government could DO TO check an evil
which results IN filing Paterson with ex-
PEELED European Anarchists. constantly
plotting the assassination Of foreign po-
tentates. Perhaps it may occur to the
Italian Government that to encourage the
formation Of resicide groups in this coun-
Try by permitting their members to es-
cape the justice Of their own land. - not
the best way to promote the interests Of
royalty in the Old World
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29

As result Of 2 short Journey Of obser-
walton through the South. DR.. Parkhurst
IS home again in New york with some
new and decided views on the race ques-
ton, which he advanced yesterday in his
pulpit with customary bIuHtness. He now
considers that the best way TO settle the
race question is 10 leave It alone, and be-
Iieves that the negroes will recover most
quickly from the bisnder 81 giving them
the suffrage when they were not prepared
to exercise it, BAY avoiding politics and for
the present attending strictly 10 the bust
ness Of acquiring education and property.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29

(From the View York HeraldD
IN guarding the }laHchUrian section OF her rail-
way she Is protecting the commercial interests OF
all the powers particularly those of the United
States In policing the province Russia is erect
ing another bglwark between Europe and a pos
-iHIc - How invasion.
Tie American public is beginning To realize
this It IS useless, therefore. for the English
press 10 perseTerg in unworthy caraT,aie7 OF
utilization.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
Coming Home in sorrow


The transport GarOHne brings back 500 officers
and men Of the Twenty-sjxtH Regiment. Eighty
FIVE more men are reported 70 have arrived on
the Grant making the total 97J- When this
regiment WAS received III Boston early in SepteIn-
Der. 1850, N It's way 10 the seat 81 war. it pa
Tadcd I.31s men IN review on the common A
lew Of them, it Is understood have chosen to re-
enlist in the new army, but the greater part OF
the 3S@ who remain IN the Philippines are in
their graves there The homecoming Of the
TUeHty-,lxth gives object lesson in the
cruel cost OF this war
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Circulation Statement.
The Cuban Negotiations.

If the Cuban Commissioners have
heard all the Things and absorbed all
the views attributed TO them in various
opponents of the American press today.
they viii need a good long time in
which to tell their story TO the Consti-
tutional Convention when they get
back To Havana. They are represented
in some journals as completely pIacated.
and in others as still opposed to the
Plat terms Probably they are dipIo-
matte enough not to afford anybody a
full idea of their impressions or inten-
tons until their mission has been com
pleted and they are at home again
One of the visitors Is pTofuse in his
praise of Secretary Root whom he
justly admires as a political genius It
was the Secretary, as we understand
from an Administration organ. who dis
PEELED the horrible doubt in the Cuban
breast concerning a possible American
design to annex the island Such
thing, they We're told. could never hap
pen while the influences now in control
Of the Government should remain in
power: and that the Plat amendment
was directly intended to prevent such
an eventuaIity. Much history was dis
inferred for their benefit. They were
shown that the policy Of the Demo-
cratic party frora the time Of Jefferson
to the present has been Cuban annexa-
ton In short. they were convinced. as
we suppose, that their only hope of en-
joying local independence and the coin
cideEt pleasure of being shut out of
American markets lies in getting under
the protection of Uncle sam while he
Is in the condition Of being tied down
and sat upon by the trusts and no
n0poIies
The representations made to the pill
grims concerning Democratic policy
were true enough On their face but If
the reasons for that policy had been
made equally clear we are justified in
thinking that the effect might not have
been as satisfactory. Why Democrats
for a century have wanted Cuba has
beer and is because physically it be
longs to our Continent. is the natural
first line of defence for our South At
Iantic seaboard. and its rich sugar and
tobacco fields would add handsomely to
our national assets and commerce when
developed by American enterprise
Democratic annexation would give To
Cuba and the Cubans the Constitution,
Statehood and free trade with the
whole American empire, continental
ard colonial Republican suzerainty
VIII give them autonomy under a suzeT-
am, and prohibitive tariff against any
and all Of their productions the unre-
stricted introduction of which to the
United States might interfere with such
monopoIies as the sugar and tobacco
trusts
The assurance TO the Commissioners
- a- a..
u
time probably the Cubans viii be glad
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
Precept and Practice.
(From king)

Coster (angrily)-D'ye ear, there! Wot yer
shyin' stones at my dorg Tor?
Urchin (reproachfully) eve bin an bit
me. thet's wot!
Coster obviously remembering that dogs are
only allowed their first bitey-'Im bit yer! Lor'
ow many tineSy
Urchin (ruetuIlyl-OncfI
Coster (relieved, Indignantly oncti Then
Eot dye 40 an shy tWict at i'm for wen e
ny bit yer ouct. hey?
Urchin (derisiycly)-Gara. Amt yer card the
lruvyub '0nct bit twict shy?' Yer oughter go
Jack ter school sgin you did
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
The army in the Philippines.

The officers are now acting as justices Of the
peace. town tTeasurers. and other civil function
aries After the islands have been put under
civil rule the soldier will still need to look after
things and give advice and instruction He VIII
take the place 20 certain extent, which the lri2r
used to hold representative OF the Manila
Government The force which viii be kept in
the PHILIPPINES from this time on viii he a
ciyIllzing agent, rather than q fighting machine
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No Unkind Sentiment Meant
From Tit-BitS.)

CFrom Tit-Bits)
MAN Sandy. Is that yous'' exclaimed in sur
prise an old man in the street the other dav
Man, I thocht ye were deed I heard We were
droonedi'
oh. no; It wasn't me-" returned Sandy, SOL
EMMY. 1t was ma brither''
Dear me- dear me- murnrIred the old man
Whit terrible pityi''
There was somewhat thoughtful To-.
-aHdy'S face Is ne wandered aWav
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The Coming geography.

CFrom the Pittsburg Chronicle-TeIegraph.)
Is your geography up-to-date work ., We
asked the agent. telling him that many recent
changes had made old Biographies vaIueless
1t was issued Just after breakfast this morning
SIR, he protested, Immediately after receiving
the latest news from China -
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plenty of Eridence.
rom the Chicago JournaL)

. IVLI- Vll NIIII.=O IOlII M
I don't belive there's single man in ali this
town. said the lecturer who can give a reason
able excuse for the existence of the present di-
yorce laws"
Perhaps not" cried voice from the rear:
but lots of married men can
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CURRENT HUMOR.
Afraid of Revenge.

From the Ohio State Journal1
First Frenchuan-Air you across going to &c
what You call 5et-Ze B0ofeeIO ExpasziSioneg
Second Proclamation Dieu no / am q
maitre dhotcl an ze Ameri ainss haf not for
got how ztuck ZEN at Paree last summarize
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Ringers Living Words

IFFoW iHe FFoFldence JOurnal)
Every time a new estimate of the cost Of the
Boer Is published. Mr. Kruger's prephetir
words are recalled 10 mind
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29

In a splendid railway train which might
delight the taste for comfort and luxury
of an Emperor, President Mckinley and
his suite this morning departed from the
Pennsylvania station for a seven weeks
tour Of the country. It viii be a great
opportunity for him to meet the people
of all sections of the Union, and he is
certain to make the most of it. Every
good American will wish him a good time
and a safe return
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this connection his conclusions appear TO
be more sensible and practical than the
views Of many New England phiiantrop-
lists on the same subject.
Since their idol AguinaIdo. has smashed
himself by taking the oath of allegiance,
it is obviously necessary that the Boston
FiiiPinoS should erect another in his place
We are not sure that the selection has
been made as yet; but if so. it could
hardly fan to anyone but that newly de
veIored Washington, Lafayette. EOsciuS-
10, and John Brown, the haIf-Caste TagaI-
General Cables" This person is even
more ideal as Joshua than his predCces
scr was in the latter's palmy days. when
he had General Luna butchered in his
presence Cables catches our soldiers and
after scientific and prolonged torture
burieS them alive This demonstrates the
existence OF a pure fame Of liberty in his
patriotic heart and qualities him to re-
Ceive the moral support auG material as
sistance formerly extended to AgUinaldo
by that individuals former adoreTs in the
United States
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The Modern Farmer.

time probably the Cubans viii be glad
10 beg for il
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Publication Ofi1c.
IIIE HUTCHINS IUELDING
PENNSYLVANIA AvESUs
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rom leagues OF flaming forest and burning grass
thousands of miles of fencing hundreds Of farms
and orchards. disappeared IN this fsrv furnace
Huge HockS OF sheep, uobS Of cattle tens Of
thousands 81 hauEaTOOS- wJijableS opossuuS rar-
rotS- and tories we're burned alive. Tales Of ter
rbie races for life IN coaches carts and even by
mounted men filed the papers
The ancient chapel of the P,x at Westminster
is 70 be thrown open to the public This. the
Newcastle Chronicle says. Is one OF the oldest
and most interesting parts of the Abbey the great
CT part Of the fabric belonging TO the reign OF
Edward the ConfeSscr. Il was used In early Nor
man times aS royal treasury and a robbery
fro mthe chapel IN the reign OF Edward l. of treas
Ure valued at 100000 created great deal OF
stir. Later It was used IS record chamber for
the treasury and more recently as rcseUtaCie
for the apparatus necessary for the trial OF the
PyN-the standardizing Of the coin Of the realm
4 man in Philadelphia wears A commonplace
looking little pin as a watch charm, on the head
Of which Is engraved the English alphabet in old
English lettering and in the centre IS cut the
year when It was done 200 The naked eye
cannot distinguish scratch on the pins head.
but a powerful magnifying glass, such a. Is used
By a matchmaker, reveals the letters of the at
phabet in proper order around The edge of the
head every character separate and perfectly form
ed The engraver. august StaTCkC. who did the
work, spent one year at It, and SO tedious was
it that ne could only work at it q few minutes
az a time.
The private Kitchen OF the sultan Of Turkey =
D.; verita1.a fortress consisting % z small chamber
-tuz5l- ..ss risEt oi Jre great entrance and
Is cgardej 'y barred windows and an aruor plated
door The cook oficiates under 5l:- eyer watctfuI
eye OF the kelardjhi bachi, enc of the ms
TeighJy tunctionarieS in YiIdiz Palace at Con-
tantiHople- for the health, the very life even OF
The ruler Is at his mercy When cooked each dish
IS fastened with red wax, bearing the official seal
II the kerisTdjhi. and remains Theoretically closed
until the seals broken II the Sultan's own
'resence- His Majesty's life Is passed in q long
cries of elaborate precautions However IN
spite Of the care he takes OF his health Abdul
1iamJd after a reign OF twenty-five years looks
ireTHatJlrely old and broken. HIS weakness IS ex-
rene and his body SO thin that X IS little more
than 4 skeleton
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The facts above presented are consist
eut with the history of the United States
cotton trade the world over The United
States does not control the trade i'm cot
ton: that is. lead in supplying cotton fab
cries in any country. and there are no
circumstances peculiar TO Cuba or grow
ing out Of the relations between Cuba and
the United States that would justify the
dominance of the United States in cOttons
in Cuba The United States Is a foreign
country in respect TO the customs regU-
latiOnS of Cuba, Just as the United King
dom, Spain. France, and Germany are.
and Just as the United States Is in respect
to Mexico. Brazil. or Argentina The
Cuban tariff contains no favored nation
tered equally to all and with favors to
none
The United States sells d great deal Of
raw cotton but comparatively very little
of the manufactured. During the afOre-
said light months of 1870 the United
States sold Sl47.S1S 6S6 worth of raw cotton
and only Sl5,263 l61 worth of manufactured
OF the latter amount Cuba secured nearly
per cent, or three or four times as much
as Mexico, Brazil, or the other South
American countries
The apparent loss in the ex0ortatfons
from Cuba TO the United States during the
lyJh period as compared with the 1893 De
Rod. as shown by the figures in the press
statement hereiUbefOre mentioned is 3c-
counted for as follows The explanation
viii be found in the item OF tobacco. .es-
peCIaliy IN ,hat Of cigars. The greater
part OF the tobacco shipped to Europe
goes by way of New YORK. and during the
first nine months of 1909, when heavy ship
ments were made, the reports to the Di-
vision Of fHSular Affairs did not disclose
the final destination of this commodity
II IS not possible now To determine the
exact amounts that should be credited To
the United states and TO the rest of the
world. Europe almost exclusively. but
judging the expectations of 1893 by those
Of 1860. It Is reasonable TO assume that at
least $1,0to.H0 worth of tobacco. chiefly
cigars, destined for Europe more partittI-
larry Germany and The United Kingdom
was credited to the United States
II therefore appears that instead Of
there being d loss in the export a-ade o!
Cuba to the United States the same IS
not only being maintained, but is iucreas
ing.