The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-29
Whdt Others
fire Saying.

The cotton manufacturers are
feeling the loss OF the Chinese mar
ket seriously. II tells on the trade
IN the North badly enough. But the
section in which IL Will first cause
serious business embarrassment is I'm
the South. Up 10 this time their ri
VARY OF Northern manufacturing has
been comparatively simple. We are
afraid not all the establishments can
stand the strain, Boston Record.
col Charles II. Goldman thinks he
Will Sign the protest against giving
"A degree To the president al Harvard
next June. Col. Goldman has been a
sound hater of all things RepubIi-
can since 1884. but we had hoped that
In this case his good breeding would
master his political prejudices '-Bos-
ton Journal.
"With four expeditions about 10
pounce on the North Pole. and one
preparing TO take the South Pole in
its rude embrace, we rise Ca inquire
what IS to be done with the poles af-
ter they have been duly seized and
possessed? Is Mr. Mckinley 10 be-
come guardian OF the morals OF the
North polors and South Polers, as
well as OF the Cubans, the Porto Ri
cans and the k'ilipinos? Or is the
honor To fall TO King Edward VIII
the latter sign his cheques-notice
the spelling of the word cheques
Edward VII OF Great Britain,
France and Ireland. King. Defender
OF the Faith. Emperor OF India and OF
the dependencies. etc. etc. etc. 4?
IL so, up goes the price OF Ink
Philadelphia Times,
"The truth Is that our resources
and facilities I'm many industries. and
especially In iron and steel manufac-
lures. are so much superior TO those
OF any other nation that the world
will continue 10 buy our output be-
cause Il cannot afford not 10 do SO.
The talk of "a combine against US Is
proof of alarm, but Is not Indicative
of craftsmanship - Washington
Post
"It Is some credit 10 Indian enter
prise that it should next come 20 Am
erica In the utilization Of a great nat
ural water-power for generating cleo
trio force. Projection Harvesting the
Fails OF the Cauvery river I'm the My
sore state is already well advanced
and the installation will be completed
i'm n year and n half II will convey
the electric energy Of 1000 sepower
nlnety-three miles TO the kolar gold
nelds. where IL will supply all the mo-
tive power required for the great
mines there 60 the advantage both OF
the mines and of the state which con-
structs the work. I'm length OF it's
transmission line this scheme far sur
passes the Niagara one. which supplies
Buffalo only twenty-seven miles
away. Probably other industries he
sides gold mining will grow mp when
the Cauvery gets TO work. Aud better
sim. this may be only the first OF such
schemes by which India will find in
her great watcr-pOwer compensation
for the deficiency OF her coal supplies.
--LondonSaturday Review
when J. Pierpont Morgan gets Co
heaven he will probably want the work
Of Gabriel. ST. Peter and the Record
ing Angel done under one manage
mcnt 80 as to save operating cx-
penscs Chicago Rccord-Hcrald.
'IIoncymoons seem gradually dlssn-
pearing. Their days are shortened.
their severity H. being modified Tho
fortnight OF our grandmOthers' honey
moons has merged into a few days.
ana during that time all kinds OF
amusemcnts are admissible. We read
OF brides going ont hunting. attending
theatres Cabroad IN this case). paying
visits and otherwise mitigating the
seriousness of the tete-a-tctc until NJ
n quite possible that we may be ap-
preaching the extinction OF the honey
moons London Graphic.