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Mckinley.
OregOnian.

President Mckinley is quoted by
good authority as having said recent
ly that he is no longer an ultra-pro.
tectionist." 1t is pity he ever was.
Yet it is a matter OF satisfaction that,
inasmuch rs he still has nearly four
years to serve as President, his mind
has broadened on this subject, till now
it may be hoped that when an effort
shall be made in Congress to withdraw
from the trusts the support they have
through protective tariff, he will lend
his aid and influence to the effort.
Protection, so-called, has become a
means through which high prices
are maintained at home while goods
are sold at lower prices abroad. 1t
has always been all abuse; it is the
mother of trusts and plutocracy; and
now in its logical development it puts
a tax on home consumers, that foreign
consumers may get low prices. This
last phase will be the death OF the
system. As for Mr.. Mckinley, he
never knew much about the tariff
question, the money question, or any
other really important question. He
has been a follower, merely; never a
leader in any thought, principle or ac-
ton.
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How Our British Neishbors View Il.
Kansas City Times.

The British press is not slow at seiz-
ing the real meaning of the recent de.
cision OF the Supreme Court in the in
sular cases. English newspapers un-
derstand that it means the authorize.
ton of colonial acquisition, and that
this country is following in the foot.
steps OF Great Britain.
One of them, the Westminster Ga.
zette, suavely declares that the relation
Of America to Europe and the world is
profoundly modified by the new depar-
ture. The modification, as it sees it,
consists in nearer approach by the
United States to the mOnarchical mod.
els OF the old world, and further de-
rarture from Democratic ideals. The
Gazette further says: "Colonies mean
. navy, a navy means naval bases and
coaliEg stations, and naval bases are
insecure unless they are backed up by
the possession of a Hinterland." All
Of which, the English oracle might
have added, pile up the burdens on
the shoulders of the taxpayers and
swell the dimensions of the national
debt inordinately.
The greatest cause for rejoicing,
however, by the press Of Great Britain
comes from the belief that the effect OF
the decision will be to fracture the
Monroe doctrine, along with the Con.
stitution. This belief is expressed by
several Of the leading London dailies,
and is thus clearly set forth by one of
them: "By stepping outside their
continent, the Americans undoubtedly
weaken the force of the Monroe doc.
trine. There is a certain reciprocity
in the present arrangements to concil-
late Europeans to their exclusion from
South America, but if the United
States plunges into outre-mer' poll
tics, equipped with strong navy and
an American canal, enabling it to con.
centrate on either ocean, she can hard.
ly claim to compete on the principle
which limits liability while putting no
limit on her expansion"
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Not q White Mans Country.

81 have had all the Philippines l
want" said Mark Thomas recently in
an interview in the Washington Post.
"After . twelve months sojourn over
there, am frank to say that / do not
believe it any country for white man.
1t is q rare thing to find an American
that does not wish to get back to the
States as quickly as possible. The
spirit of discomfort and desire to get
away find expression in the army that
has been sent to subjugate the islands,
and the United States soldier that is
satisfied with his lot is an exception.
The climate is bad, in that whenever
= man gets sick there is no bracing or
recuperative quality in the air, and re.
covery to health is exceedingly slow.
My belief is that the capture of Agui-
naldo will not put an end 10 our
troubles in the Philippines; there will
be plenty of revolutionary leaders TO
keep up = desultory warfare, and the
chances are that the fighting will 60
on for the next ten years."
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CHANGES IN WAR REVENUE.
Some Stamp Taxes Which Will Be No More
After This Month-list Of Those to Be Still
In Force.

Some Stamp Taxes Which Will Be No More
After This Month-List Of Those to Be Still
in Force.
The act of Congress for the raising
Of public revenues, enacted in the
early stages OF the Spanish war, has
been changed in several important
particulars, and the new conditions
will be effective on and after July l.
The banks and other interests have
prepared the necessary data for the
benefit of their customers, explaining
in detail the new conditions that will
he in force after June 30. After that
date the following instruments will be
free OF stamp taxes:
Bank checks aud drafts. bills OF
lading for export, certificates OF oideposit,
certificates not otherwise specified,
sight drafts. express receipts, m oney
orders. mortgage of conveyance or
trust, power of attorney to vote, power
of attorney to cell, promissory notes,
protest, telegraph messages, ware
house receipts.
The following will continue subject
to tax:
Foreign bills of exchange, 4 cents
for each 500, changed to 2 cents fer
each 500; bonds of indemnity, SO
cents; conveyance. so cents for each
$500, now exempt below $4,000, above
50, 500 25 cents for each $500; bank
ers' capital and surplus $50 for $25, 600,
and - for each additional 81 600 I;
bonds, debentures, certificates Of in.
debtedness, ETC.. 5 cents for each 500 |;
brokers' contract, 10 cents; certificates
of stock, original issue 5 cents for each
500; certificates OF stock, transfers, 2
cents for each 500 (amended to in
clude bucket shops; time drafts or
bills of exchange, inland, 2 cents for
each 800; freight receipts or domes-
tic bills of lading, cent: stock brok-
ers, $50.
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The lnsular Decisions.

Much of the discussion of the in.
sular decisions is SO bound up in legal
technicalities that it only seems to
confuse the ordinary mind, but the
fact that they uphold the right of the
United States to own and control ter
ritory outside of the United States
proper in any way that Congress and
the President sees fit, is admitted by
all. Now the decisions upholding
that right were reached and the argu.
ments in the opinions of the individ.
ual members OF the court are, of
course, matters of the deepest interest
to constitutional lawyers, but the gen.
eral public is only interested in the
actual effect of the decisions.
There is much talk about the mar.
rowness of the margin in the most
important decision-5 for and 4
against-but that amounts to nothing
The decision is just as binding as
though it had been unanimous, and
close margins in important constitu.
tional decisions have been the rule,
rather than the exception, in the Su.
preme Court for the last seventy
years.
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to 6,574,275, and every census since
has shown further shrinkage.

to 6,574, ,275, and every census since
has shown further shrinkage.
Yet the people have been prolific
and hardy. Early marriage is the
rule in Ireland, and the moral stand.
ard is high. The drain of emigration
has gone on at accelerated pace. In
Spain, in France, in Austria, in Chill,
some of the proudest names are OF
Irish origin. Between 1S41 and 1890
nearly four millions emigrated. Hun
dreds of thousands crossed to Canada |;
other swarms went to Australia and
New Zealand. But the greatest por-
tion came to this country, where they
have become prosperous and valu-
able element in the national life.
There are now about two millions
here OF Irish birth-nearly half as
many remain on the old sod-besides
four millions OF Irish parentage.
Why does Ireland decline? Is
there partial explanation in Lord
Salisbury's confession that if home
rule were granted to Ireland, England
would have first to conquer her in
case OF foreign war? Are freedom and
self-government the prime requisites
of content and prosperity?
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A Strange Experience.

A travelling man who recently put
up at an Idaho hotel announced to a
group of story-tellers that he had met
with very strange experience:
GA bowl of oyster soup was brought
me-" he said, "and Of course I crum-
bled some crackers into it, talking the
meanwhile to a companion at my side.
"After a while, thinking that I had
sufficient quantity of crackers in my
soup, / quit talking for the purpose OF
eating. but to my intense surprise
there wasn't "a much as bit OF
cracker in my dish-it had all disap-
peared.
al didn't know what to think. At
last took my spoon and made hur.
ried examination; and gentlemen, you
may believe me or not, discovered
that by some accident an oyster had
got into the soup and had devoured
the crackers as fast as had dropped
them in"
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INTERESTING CENSUS FACTS.


Mr.. w. r. Merriam, Director of the
Census, has written an instructive re.
view OF the great work OF which he as.
sumed charge in March, 1899, and
which is still going on in certain
statistical lines. The counting Of the
people every tenth year is q constitu-
tional necessity. Congress has en-.
larged the scope of the work until the
information to be tabulated covers a
larger number OF subjects than ever
before. Mr.. Merriam considers the
treatment of the census as merely
periodical expedient great mistake.
1t would be easier and scarcely more
expensive to maintain a nucleus OF
trained experts to gather statistics and
supplement this force according TO
circumstances. The enumeration Of
inhabitants must, of course, be com.
pleted in time for Congress to act in
the decennial year, but the industrial
statistics should be gathered contin.
nally, for their utilities are constant.
To count the people required 5000
enumerators and 800 supervisors. The
clerical force in Washington numbers
$500, and, in addition, $500 special
agents were appointed to collect man
ufacturing statistics. Trained ex-
perts are not easily got together. and
Mr.. Merriam truly says that, under
the present temporary census system,
the service is handicapped from the
start.
From the facts of the present census
already known, Mr.. Merriam is able
to estimate the number of manufac.
turing and mechanical establishments
in the United States at over six hun.
dred and fifty thousand, q gain over
1890 of no less than three hundred
and fifty thousand or 1l6 per cent.
The results of the census OF manufac-
lures, in Mr.. Merriam's language, will
astonish even the most optimistic OF
our citizens" An effort will be made
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-06-21

to show what combinations of capital
have been formed during the last ten
years and their effect on the value OF
labor. 1t has already been announced
that there are 100000 farms in the
country, involving about 40 per cent.
of the national wealth. Next in or
der will be taken up statistical reports
on religion, mining, water transporta-
ton insurance, pauperism, crime and
other sociological subjects. Mr.. Mer-
riam's own estimate of the increase OF
the population in the United States
is 20 per cent. every ten years for the
next two or three decades. Beyond
that period he is unwilling to go,
though he mentions without dissent
an estimated aggregate of 30O,0O0,000
by the year 1000.
What impresses Mr.. Merriam most
in the present census returns is the
tremendous industrial advance since
1890. This form OF our national
wealth." he says, "wll increase with a
marvellous rapidity. We are now
reaching out to the four parts of the
globe for markets, American ingen-
uity and ability showing themselves in
this determination to take the markets
from our competitors in the worlds
trade" In country in which the
number of manufacturing and me.
chanical establishments has doubled
in ten years. the collection OF sta.
tistics should go on without intermis-
sion. There is no economy in the
present plan of dealing with experts
qualified to get the information re-
quired by Congress. Even now the
taking of the census throughout its
entire scope consumes a number of
years. Congress sho"ld carefully
weigh Merriam's suggestions based
on n thorough study of the subject
and practical experience.
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The Decline Of Ireland.

In the Parliamentary statement
that the population of ireland is now
but 4,456,546 a decrease in ten years
of 5.3 per cent, it is admitted that the
decline Of tho Green Island has not
been checked; that in time of general
prosperity Ireland is the only country
that shrinks as its people in other
lands expand in number, power,
wealth and influence.
The people in Ireland are little
more than half as many as in mid
century. In 1S41 they numbered
S,l96,597. By l845 they had become
8,275,O6l. Then came the famine
wheu, allowing for natural increase
100000 people, one in every four
died of starvation or the diseases il
brought. In one decade the total fell
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HOW A WISE PLANT DRINKS.
Lets Tube Down Into the Water Whenever Il
is Thirsty

- s"HSty
What is probably the most extraor.
binary plant ever discovered has now
been found by E. A. Suverkrop of
Philadelphia, who, during trips to
South America, has for some years
been contributing to the collection of
his friend, Professor n. E. Brown of
the Herbarium, Kew Gardens, London.
The amazing plant which Mr.. Suver-
krop has now found 10 an orchid that
takes drink whenever it feels thirsty
by letting down tube into the water,
the tube, when not in use, being coiled
up on top of the plant.
zone hot afternoon" says Mr.. Su-
verkrop, 81 sat down under some
brushwood at the side OF lagoon on
the Rio de Ia Plata. Near at hand
was forest OF dead shorn trees, which
had actually been choked to death by
orchids and climbing cacti. In front
OF me, and stretching over the water
of the lagoon and about q foot above
it, was branch OF one of these dead
trees. Here and there clusters OF
common 'planta del ayre' grew on it,
and network of green cacti twined
round it.
Among tine orchids l noted one
different from the rest, the leaves.
sharp lance head shaped, growing all
round the root and radiating from it.
From the center or axis of the plant
hung long, slender stem about one
eighth of an inch thick by one.fourth
inch wide, the lower end OF which was
in the water to a depth OF about four
inches.
"I at once went over to examine
my discovery. Imagine my surprise
when 1 touched the plant to see this
center stem gradually contract and
convulsively roll itself up in a spiral.
like ball of tape.
"But more surprising yet was the
object and construction of this stem.
/ found, on close examination and
dissection, that it was long, slender,
fat tube, the walls about one-thirty.
second of an inch thick, cellular in
construction, open at the outer end,
and connected at the inner end to the
roots by series of hairlike tubes.
"By subsequent observation found
that when the plant was in want Of
water this tube would gradually un-
wind till it dipped into the fluid.
Then it would slowly coil round and
wind up, carrying with it the amount
of water that that part of the tube
which had been immersed contained,
until, when the final coil was taken,
the water was dumped, as it were, di-
rect into the roots of the plant. The
coil remained in this position until the
plant required more water. Should
the plant, however, be touched while
the tube is extended, the orchid acts
like the sensitive plant (mimosa), and
the coiling action is much more rapid.
al found many of these plants, all
directly over the water or over where
the water had been. In the latter
case it was almost pitiful to see how
this tube would work its way over the
ground in search of the water that
was not"
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Mixed Metaphors.

Mixed Metaphors are always anus
ing. "You are" said late Lord
Mayor of Dublin, in opposing a mu.
nicipal scheme, standing on the edge
OF precipice that will be a weight on
your necks all the rest of your days
And this attributed to an English
clergyman "The young men ol
England are the backbone of the
British Empire. What we must do is
to train that backbone and bring it to
the 'front.'" A member OF parliamen,
was responsible for the following
even if you carried these little re.
forms it would only be like flea bite
in the ocean,"
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RAISING SILK IN AMERICA
Some Practical Steps Towards Developing
That Industry.
Des Moines State Regist

Des Moines State Register
Secretary Wilson OF the Agricultural
Department never let's pass an oppor-
tunity for the development OF the re-
sources OF the United States, and he
now proposes to establish the silk-rais-
ing industry in this country. He says
he will ask Congress to give him $IO,-
oOO for the purpose of making expert
ments with the raising of silk worms
and the production of raw silk, and he
expresses the hope that some day this
country may produce all the silk it
requires. There are people out in
Utah at the present time who are rails.
ing silk worms from year to year,
growing mulberry leaves for their food ,
and actually producing silk and weav-
ing it into cloth for family use, and it
would be simple matter to employ
some of these experienced persons AS
teachers OF the art in the Southern
States. The South can produce silk
as we'll as cotton, so what is to hinder
the introduction of the new industry?
NJ. Wilson says that silk culture is
not and never has been an exceedingly
remunerative business, but it adds vast
wealth to the nations engaged in it for
the simple reason that it can be pur-
sued by the humblest and poorest, re-
quiring, as it does, only small outlay,
and he believes there are thousands of
families in America to-day that would
be glad to add few dollars to their
annual income by giving light and
easy employment for few months
each year to the more aged, to the
young, and especially to the women
folks of the family who have no other
means of employing their time profit.
ably. The raising Of few pounds OF
cocoons each year does not materially
interfere with the household duties,
and it is the raising of cocoons in the
household that makes the industry
what it is, no less than 150, 900 families
in France raising few pounds each
year. NJ. Chiesa, of Des Moines has
had considerable success in raising
silk, and in fact contemplates engag-
ing extensively in the business here
1t is possible that America may YET
become famous for her silks.
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BY vote OF 80 to 63 the general as
sembly OF the United Presbyterian
church at Detroit last week adopted
the Judiciary committees report with
regard to the Interpretation OF article
Is OF the creed. The action of the as.
sembly is in effect to exclude the
members of secret orders from admis-
sion to the church. 1t is also inter.
preted by some delegates to mean the
expulsion of members of the church
who now belong to secret societies. 1t
is also claimed that members Of the
G. A. R. and labor organizations fall
under the ban.
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Baby
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An effort is to be made to stop the
passing of Orientals and Italians over
the boundary between Washington
and British Columbia. immigration
Inspector Dunn is in Victoria investi-
eating reports OF border smuggling
and has decided to ask the Washington
State authorities to appoint a special
commission to investigate the illegal
traffic,
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BEAUTY 10 largely matter OF cover
ing up ones bad points and OF empha'
sizing the good ones. Alas! be it con-
fessed that many of us throw the
searchlight upon every ugly fraility ol
face, form, character and mental work
ings, and cast the good qualities in the
shadow.
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One carriage which appeared in the
floral parade at Los Angeles when the
President was there had 10000 calls
lilies upon it.
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New YORK is talking of having a
new bank With a capital of 81 .OOO,OOO,
600. Capital is acting as if prosperity
had come to stay.
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A MAN named West WAS struck by
q cable at Napavine, Mono day, and died
shortly afterward.
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