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Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-01

eral Braddock when his army was
repulsed and the General killed
The Americans and English were
led together as brethren by the
gallant Wolfe in his historic as.
sault upon and capture of Quebec,
and Americas grief was as pro-
found as England for the loss of
that noble life, and when peace
came they were proud to know
that they were English subjects.
The tcndrils of patriotism reaching
forth bound them to England and
the English monarchy as You and
! are today bound to America
And indeed they took not mp arms
in revolution because of the unjust
form of the English government,
but because of its unjust applra-
tiOn to them, and when the ncccs
Sity of events led them to the
course Of independence aud the
Fathers who met in the Convcn-
ton found themselves the chief
tains of nation, upon whom de-
volvcd the task of establishing
government of their own, their
minds turned back to the first they
had ever known, the one under
which they had lived and come to
man 5 estate. Such were the men
who framed our Constitution.
Governor Randolph of Virginia,
speaking in that Convention. said:
"Thc evils III the existing govern
ment have their origin in the tur-
bulcncc and fullirs of democracy" ."
If America were in position to
adopt it he did not know that he
would be opposed TO the British
Constitution, but the fixed genius
of the people of America required
different form of government.
The Senate should he II firm body
or the House being more numcr-
ous and coming direct from the
people would ovcrwhrlm it.
Mr. Elbridgr Gerry. of MaSsa-
chuSctts, said: "Thc evils we cN-
pcricncc flow from the cXccSseS Of
democracy
He favored refining process
even as to the House 10y having
the people nominate and the State
legislatures choose the members of
the House from the number so
nominated.
Mr.. Hamilton said that he had
no scruples in declaring the Brit
iSh Constitution the best in the
world aud doubted whether any
thing short of it would do i'll a.
mcrica. \ Senate elected for scy-
en- years, as was proposed III one
instance. would not be Il sufficient
check to the amazing violence and
turbulence Of the democratic spir-
it. We should have a Senate cho-
sen for life, or during good behav-
iOr.
Mr.. Dickinson, of Delaware,
said: "I consider Il limited mon
archy one of the best governments
in the world. 1t is not certain the
same blessings are derivablc from
any other form. Certain it is that
no republic has ever given blcS-
sings equal to them. The Senate
should consist of the most distin-
guiShed characters; distinguished
for their weight of property and
family, and bearing as strong Il
likeness to the British House of
Lords aS possible, and the State
Legislatures are most likely to Sc
lcct such characters" page 1861.
Mr.. Wilson, of Pennsylvania,
favored Il House, Senate and EX-
ccutivc chosen by the people, with
out any of them coming thru the
State legislatures He said the
people can be trusted as they will
vote for the man whose merits
have general notoriety.
(CONTINCED NEXT WEEK
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Evening star., 1901-08-24
SEA LIONS NOT GUILTY.
Innocent of the Charge of Killing
Pacific Salmon.

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Pacific Salmon.
From the San Jose Mercury.
1t is a pleasing thing to see the once de-
spised and hunted sea lions and seals de-
Tended and their right to life upheld. A
war Of determination has been waged
against these animals along the coast from
California to Washington, and thousands
of them have been ruthlessly slaughtered
State legislatures have aided in the work
by giving bounties. All this has been
done on the theory that they destroy tons
of fish daily and are therefore responsible
for the diminution of the food fishes along
the coast. 1t has been claimed that a sea
lion eats 400 or 500 pounds of fish every
day and bites many other fish so that
they die. The investigation now progress
Ing along the coast by scientists sent out
from Washington, aided by other scientists
from our universities, appears to be prov
ing that this charge against them is not
true. Examination Of the stomachs of
scores of them reveals the fact that fish
constitutes but a small portion of their
diet 1t Is to be hoped that this will prove
to be true, and that our legislatures will
pass acts protecting them from slaughter
instead of booming them to extinction. 1t
has been well said that, regardless Of
whether they live on an exclusive fish diet
or not, the record does not show them to
have been the cause of the decrease in
food fishes. When this coast was first
settled the lions climbed over the wave
lashed rocks by the thousands. Where
there is one now there was then a hundred,
and probably had been for centuries At
the same time the waters swarmed with
fish. The fish have only declined since
man began his wasteful methods of fishing
catching all he possibly can and permitting
almost none to reach their natural spawn
ing grounds
Evening star., 1901-08-24
France and Morocco.
+ In London Chronicle,

ParlS Letter IN LONDON chronicle.
If the Gaulois Is correctly informed
the new agreement between France and
the Moorish legation implies a further ad-
vance toward the absorption of Morocco
into such European civilization as Algeria
enjoys. The Sultan Muley Abdul Aziz.
prince of True Believers" thirty-sixth in
descent from Ali, the son-in-law Of the
prophet himself, Is nominally the most alb
solute monarch beneath the moon Alike
in things temporal and spiritual he Is with
In his dominiOns supreme Whether in
executions or doctrines his authority is
unquestioned. But unhappily though ON
nipotent, he Is weak, and the great powers
have long cast eyes upon his realm For a
long time 1t seemed to be a close race be-
tween England and France which would
win, but there is no doubt that France is
leading easily now, and Russia at all
events does not discourage her. By the
present agreement French influence be-
comes absolutely paramount on the south
and southeast frontiers, even where France
does not actually annex the sultan's land.
Morocco abandons the Sahara, promises
the admission of France to new trade dis
tricts, gives access to the so-called French
oases which France lately seized, and
grants her the right Of constructing a
southwestern railway, and the organization
of special police. When the south and east
thus fall to France the fate of Tangier
cannot be long delayed, and with much
that Is iniquitous and cruel one of the
last picturesque and romantic nations will
have disappeared from the world.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
The Kings Limner.
From London Answers.


Should you ever attain to the honor OF
knighthood you will receive beautifully
executed parchment commission. This
much-desired document is prepared by the
kings limner, who is skillful wielder Of
the pen and brush.
The post of kings limner is a very old
one! and dates back to the time when the
art of printing was unknown. and when
all records were written on parchment
and decorated with finely drawn initial
letters. The kings limner at the present
time receives a salary Of 500 pounds ster-
ling year.
The clockmaker at Windsor Castle re-
ceives the same compensation, and 1t is
his duty to keep all the timepieces in re-
pair. The historigrapher, who is sup
posed to keep record of events holds
hereditary Office. with a salary of 500
pounds year. The master of music re-
ceives 300 pounds and arranges concerts
for his majesty's diversion.
The surveyor Of pictures is paid 200
pounds; the examiner Of plays, $50 pounds,
which is considerably less than the salary
Of the keeper Of the swans. who is paid
coo pounds.
Evening star., 1901-08-24

floods and other water problems that we
have in the Philippines 1t is as cheap to
telegraph here as in the United States. and.
in fact, there are all sorts of modern i'm
provements.
In Batavia.
But let me tell you something about Ba-
tavia, the city from which this letter is
dated. 1t Is next to the largest city OF
Asiatic Holland and is the capital of Java.
The town was founded when Peregrine
White, the first baby born in the United
States, was making his first squall in his
cradle at Plymouth, and it is now city
of 115O00 people, with vast population of
natives in the country about it,
Batavia is situated at the eastern end of
the island at the mouth of the Tjiliwong
river, and not far from the harbor of Tand-
jong Prick. with which it is connected by
railroad and canal. l landed at the harbor
on my ship from Thursday Island and was
quickly passed through the customs and
came to Batavia in about half an hour by
rail. The town consists of two parts, q
lower and an upper. The lower, which Is
Batavia proper. comprises the government
offices, the chief exporting and importing
Evening star., 1901-08-24

discharges the girl for walking with her
ious.'
Poor. abused word. No wonder il terri
hes people
She Felt Her Attire.
Some years ago a party OF ultra-hIgh
enureh women decided to wear only black
during Lent One of these ladies conde-
scended to know me, and in speaking or
the matter she said: "oh, 1 think this
plaek garb is more than a fad-it really
operates for good 1t is so appropriate.
you know, and-and a constant reminder
or that first great fast-the origin of Lent.
ana as l walk about in trailing black 1
Know l look deyout, and that makes me
feel devout, and so / pray often-and you're
always the better for praying even if your
dress was at the bottom of It, And-oh,
Well, feel that | am in the picture when I
wear black during Lent"
But the important thing Is that before
Inc 1.enten season was half over female
Ne ne" io,k was walking the streets in gem
.le, piack-rooed dignity, and evidently en-
pying the Keeping of Lent. because, to use
theatrical expression, lit knew il looked
the part"
So much influence do these petted he
loved daughters of the rich exercise over
the many that I have often wished that
Tor the sake of the poorer women the
wealthy ones would set a fashion OF ex-
treme simplicity of costume for church 60
ing Every feminine creature has an in
aiienabie right to make herself as lovely
as possible-and these graceful clever
women of fashion would know as well how
10 make simplicity charming as does the
srande dame of France, who is never more
grande dame than when, in plain little bon-
net, simple gown and a bit OF fichu she
attends her church
The Little Maids Answer.
These bright butterflies have all the long
week to hutter in their magnihcence. Their
lunches, dinners. teas, dances, games,
yachts. links, race courses, give occasion
for glorious display. win they not then
be sweetly demure on Sunday for the sake
of 'the picture"-and spare their sisters the
agony Of craving for richly beautiful ap-
parel-since God has made them so and
they can't help wanting to be lovely too.
Perhaps some day a woman of fashion,
simply clad, will turn up her pretty nose
contemptuously at splendor of dress at
church service and whisper: What bad
formm
Then, indeed, as the tide sets her way,
she will realize her power The church will
have many more attendants. The very poor
woman will not be so cruelty Inundated
and the wage-earning girl, who puts so
much of her money into fnery, will have
a more artistic and a more suitable model
to follow
To those two little maids who so anxious
ly inquire If believe prayer is of any real
service, and why, since my own could not
always have been answered, / can only
say they are in minority and / have no
authority to answer their question here.
Perhaps, however, they may recall the fact
that their loving mother tenderly refused
scme of their most passionate demands in
babyhood, and that we are yet but children,
who often pray to our Father for those
things we may not have.
CLARA MORRIS.
Evening star., 1901-08-24

der the sun. You are expected to half-fill
your soup plate with rice, pile the other
things on top and then stir the whole up
together and shovel down until the vacant
space in your anatomy is filled. l do diff
ferently. ! take the rice and one or two
meats and pass by the rest, so that my
method of eating is not a fair sample Of
the custom.
The Meal of a Dutch Maiden.
can better describe 1t by telling you
what one slender Dutch girl who sat be-
side me today ate at this meal AS she
came in to the table 1 could see the out
lines Of her form plainly through her thin
jacket and calico sarong or single skirt
which the ladies here consider enough ex-
cept when on dress parade; and had
dared look 1 might. l doubt not have seen
her, as Sam Wellers father said of the
women of the tea party, Swelling wisibly
before my very eyes," At any rate, she
took the whole course, and / made men,
orandum Of the dishes on visiting card on
the other side Of my plate as she did so.
First came the rice. Her ladyship gouged
out quart Of the flaky white grains with a
short-handled silver trowel, here used for
the purpose, and then smeared two spoonfuls
OF curry upon it. The next waiter brought
forth pyramid of sausages swimming in
gravy, and the lady took a spoonful Of
sausage and some of the gravy She next
took a leg and second joint Of broiled
CHICKEN, ana from another waiter a SpOOn-
ful of green peppers and meat cut fine, and
then fried eggs, hashed beef, fried bananas
and fried fish. The plate was now pretty
well filled, but mademoiselle mixed the
rice, hash and other things together, and
sat back until the rest Of the food was
brought on. This consisted Of picked
| olives. picked eggs stuffed with peppers,
shaved beef stewed. raw cucumbers and
one or two other things, the names Of
which l do not know. There must have
been dozen different ingredients in that
rice on the plate and when she had
smoothed the pile up it looked like Chi
| nese grave. Her delicate ladyship ate the
whole with a fork and tablespoon work.
Ing the two together to convey the food
to her mouth. There were others about
her doing the same, and, strange to saw
| none seemed to suffer Inconvenience
After this course there was one of beef
steak cooked in American style, and a des-
ert OF bananas, cheese and coffee The
bananas and cheese were eaten together
In alternate bites, and the coffee was of
the same cold, hot milk nature as that I
had at my breakfast. The walters were
natives, In white cotton jackets and bright
colored petticoats over white pantaloons
tgimmed with turkey red. They went about
In their bare feet, and although they could
not speak English they did very well.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Evening star., 1901-08-24

as fashionably dressed as the average au-
dience of our concerts at home. With
the exception of the military omceTs
who were clad IN white duck, with Eoiu
lace and brass buttons, the men wore black
clothes and the women wore bonnets ano
well-ftting dresses.
In the intervals I walked tnrougn the
club house. 1t was foored with itaiian
marble. and parts of 1t were Waliso Viii viii
great mirrors. 1t has library and news
paper room a large billiard room and naiis
for dancing and card playing ana All tne :
conyeniences of the best clubs all the Worio
over. Another night / spent at the na,-
monte Club, where the copcert was equaiiv
good.
Queer Hotels, These.
I am stopping at the Hotel des Ind. one
of the largest In the far east ana py All
odds the largest in the Dutch East lndies.
It is situated on the right side OF the
canal on the edge of Weltevreden as you
come nm from Batavia It has something
like ten acres of gardens about 1t. all
shaded by magnificent trees. There is
banyan tree covering good city lot IN
front of the yeranda, and there are palms
and other trees in front of my room. Inc
house consists OF two long rows ol IooilS nt
opening out on arcades or cioisters on eacn
side of the grounds, with parlor and dln-
ing room and offices at the DacR. uoI
know how many rooms there are put tney
must numDeT HuHuESuS, dho SsSAs oAAS -
On the first floor. I have two rooms open
ing into each other, and I also use the
pavement in front of my door. 1t is there
loaf in my pajamas and bare feet from
daybreak until s or o'clock in the morn
ing, and also again after my afternoon nap
from 3 until g.
/ don't know that like the Dutch man
ner of eating. There is plenty Of food, but
the way of serving 1t is SO strange that l
fear for my liver. AS soon as L awake IN
the morning my boy brings me cup or
coffee. This I am expected to take in the
room or on the pavement outside. l can
have it as early as 5 o'clock, and even at
that hour I always find others drinking.
The coffee is served from a vinegar cruet,
being absolutely cold as it is poured out.
1t is made by cold filtration, and is merely
the extract of coffee. The boy puts a
spoonful or two into my cup and fills it up
with hot milk, and the coffee is made. He
gives me a couple of Jumps of sugar, but
no bread or toast or anything solid.
The next meal is "ontbijt.' You reed not
pronounce it; it merely means breakfast.
1t consists Of cold meat and fruit, with
perhaps soft-boiled eggs, which always
come on half cold. The next meal is ''rijss-
tafel," or rice table. This is the lunch
ecn; 1t is mixture of rice with
every conceivable meat and vegetable un-
Evening star., 1901-08-24

has more people than all the rest Of the
archipelago Of which 1t forms a part. 1t
is about as big as Luzon or Mindanao, and
It's soil is of much the same character. /
have already Travelled through parts of It,
and have yet to meet a native who looks
hungry. The country Is feeding itself, and
In addition is sending away $4,000. 600
worth of goods every year. 1t is not only
feeding the natives. but 1t Is making for
tunes for Dutch capitalists. 1t Is covered
with plantations of sugar, coffee and
quinine. and / am told that the Dutch in
vestments in 1t already amount to more
than S125,000.000 In future letters / shall
show where the money is placed and tell
you something as to the profits
The Java of today shows us what the
Philippines may be IN the future. 1t Is al
ready land of railroads, telegraphs and
schools. You can get as good an educa-
tion here In Batavia as in the average
American city. l can telephone from the
hotel where am stopping to cities and VII
lagos all over the country, and on the long,
distance can be connected with Soerbaya.
on the other side of the island, which is
as far away from here as from Washing
ton to Cleveland. l expect to travel all
over this island on railroads. and 1 could
go on a bicycle or an automobile through
every part of Ii. The Dutch have built
here the best wagon roads of the world
aid that. Notwithstanding the tropical
Evening star., 1901-08-24
COngested London ThOrOughfares.

From the National Review.
In almost every large foreign city wide
streets or boulevards have been cut with
In the century. Paris, Brussels, Berlin.
Vienna, do not suffer from our congested
thoroughfares. Abroad it is no uncommon
sight to see tramways in the center,
wheeled traffic on either side in two lines.
with, outside that again, tracks for both
cycles and pedestrians. Something Of the
kind is essential in London. Fas. traffic
must be separated from slow II transit Is
to be quick, and the bigger London grows.
the greater the area that 1t covers the
greater the necessity for quick transit to
take the worker swiftly from his labor in
the heart of London to the better al: of the
suburbs. AS it is, the cyclist ard the mo-
torist lose much of the advantage In speed
possessed by their mounts the minute they
enter traffic. The police have made in
effectual efforts to compel all carmen and
drivers of vehicles moving at a slow or
walking pace to keep as near as possible
to the left-hand side Were this rule strin-
gently enforced it might be of some value,
but every cyclist who rides in traffic knows
that it is more honored.in the breach than
by observance. Moreover, SioW-moy.ng
vehicles near the curb find their progress
checked at every moment by yans and cars
loading or unloading. The big carrier COM
panies have been approached on the sub
ject of sending their vans by back streets
or doing their work in the night or early
hours of the day, but they maintain, with
every appearance of reason. that this Is
impossible, and they complain that as
things are they find 1t daily more and
more difficult to get through their business.
Obviously, to exile their vans from the
streets in the rush hours-a measure
that has been advocated-would be stag
gering blow at the none too prosperous
trade of London. The omnibuses, which
are almost as slow and troublesome, are
necessity-unless we have tramways. But
between them, vans and omnibuses render
really fast progress impossible.
Evening star., 1901-08-24
DIR. KINYOUN'S MISSION.
To Study BubOnic Plague and Other
Far-East Diseases.

To Study BubOnic Plague and Other
Far-East Diseases.
From the Honolulu Republican.
On his way through the countries of the
orient, via the paradise of the Pacific, look
ing for bubonic plague bacilli as well as
the germs of all other diseases against
which modern science teaches that it Is
necessary and advisable for civilized ma
tions to guard by means of perfect quar-
antne system, DR.. Kinyoun, who attained
fame on the coast as federal quarantine Of
ficer at San Francisco during the alleged
epidemic of plague in that city, is at pres
ent in our midst, marveling at the beauties
of Honolulu and wishing that his duties
necessitated his remaining here the rest
of his days
Il am a long journey. / expect to
visit Japan, China the Philippines and pos
sibly India. 1t Is my mission to study In
all these countries the various diseases
against which it is desirable to establish
quarantine regulations No one so well un-
derstands the handling of disease as the
natives of a country in which that disease
is at times epidemic. While, of course,
will pay particular attention to the plague,
I shall also spend much time investigating
other diseases and the handling thereof.
IT shall go first to Japan. The Japanese
are well up in the matter Of handling con-
tagious diseases, and much can be gained
by study of their methods. From Japan
l will go to China and from that country I
will go TO the Philippines, where / ex-
pect to find a great deal to engage my time.
Not only is there the plague in the Philip
pines to great extent, but in that coun-
try there is a form of dysentery which calls
for especial attention on the part Of the
quarantine authorities of the United States.
This whole matter is very important
one. When you take into consideration the
vast trade between the orient and the
United States it is most important that the
government should be as well Informed as
is possible on the matter of all the forms
Of diseases peculiar to oriental countries.
Now you take this form Of dysentery in
the Philippines, which has played SO much
havoc with number of our soldiers. This
is very contagious and needs guarding
against with the utmost vigilance.
II do not know just how long l will be
on my travels. 1t may not take as long as
I at first expected. I am of the opinion
that will accomplish enough in Japan and
China and the Philippines to save my going
to India. I think l can find out enough
about the plague and other diseases in the
countries I have named without going any,
farther"