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The Monte Vista journal., 1901-07-06
DIRECT LEGISLATION.

Hon. Thomas McEwan. Jr.. Con
gresham from New Jersey. Re.
publican says:
Whether for veal or woe. |
AN now inseparably connected " ith
direct Legislation. The more ]
deliberate on il. the more | am
convinced that in il and through il
will be found II solution of almost
all the disturbing questions of state
and nation; that its elasticity will
be such that through IT'S operation
the important questions of the
future will he solved with meas.
urable speed and unqucstionnbIe
certainly.
Corruption has ovcrthrown
every republic that ever existed
before our own except Switzerland.
where thev have dircc, legislation.
II Will abolish the domination of
bosses and corporations. These
threaten the durability Of our
nation. as they ere sources OF cor
ruption. Direct legislation will
give greater freedom to the voter
from the political mastcrsh,p Of
these mslign influences. lie will
have 10 think and net for himself.
! firmly believe thu, the United
States government will when il
adsptability shall have isecn shown
IN some ststcs-adopt direct icgis.
lation."
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-07-06
WHAT HALLE1T SAID.

Many are enquiring what Judge
Hallett said that has created so
much talk. Here is An extract:
Suddenly and while the rever-
brations OF the centennial Of
American Independence were still
beard in the land, a cloud
appeared in freedoms sky no
bigger than u mans hand. The
cloud WAS th. spanish war. Ger.
tain islands OF the sea, hundreds
and thousands OF them, were fall.
ing from the grasp OF sn eie,e
monarcy. Should young America.
swinging his battle Ak over a pos.
trste foe, decline 70 take the spoil
OF war? Such a refusal had not
been known in the history Of the
world. II would be wrong to take
country by conquest. but ifSpain
would sell. snyons should be at
liberty TO buy and nons could say
that a fair contract or bargain and
sale WAS not proper under all IN.
circumstances. TIL. sad story
need not be prolonged. The temp
ter came in sn evil hour ~ III.
devil appeared TO the Savior of
men and offered him III. Ming.
loms OF the earth. Ia this IN.
s'anc. there WAS no one in author.
i'y TO order the iempter 10 the
rear. Even the sous and dang
,crs OF the revolution slept Ia
their tents or perhaps watched n
departing Argosy ~ II sailed over
the seas under convoy Of Ameri.
can guns to engage in trade with
the heather OF other lands. The
church also was not in its watch.
tower. L. was considering whether
the gospel q peace may not b
more cflectually taught With
canon ball, syord aud bsyonc.."
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-07-06

A new short line railway, one
thu wal decrease the distance by
rail between Denver and Salt Lake
Guy, is projected by the incopors-
tors of the Denver d Salt Lake
Railway, Tunnel aud Mining CON-
pany that filed papers with the
secretary Of state this morning
The company will have a capital
of S5,00O,000, and will use, to
shorten the distanse between the
two cities, the old A. d p. tunnel
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-07-06
READAxD THINK.


The advent of Socialism will he
the most tremendous change in
social relations ever thrust upon.
this planet; and yet there are mil
lions OF people who know next Ia
nothing of it's philosophy. doe
trines or progress. Th--e. people
do not know that over 100000
votes have been cast for Socialism,
and that it has more than 10000
900 adherents scattered from Cali
fornia right on around the earth,
across Africa. Europe and Asia, TO
japan, almost from pole to pole
and on thousands Of islands of the
sea. They do not know that it is
capturing all the old universities
Of Europe and has strong organ
ization in American colleges, or
that its doctrines of peace and
brotherhood have 80 permehted
the standing armies of Europe
that " Belgian governmental com
mission recently stated that its
soldiers would, probably be useful
"only in repelling INVASION"
There are Socialist representatives
in almost every Legislative body in
Europe. And you cannot find ont
how greatly this new and vital
force is shaking the world, because
the Associated Pr .ss, being in the
service of capitalism, aill transmit
little or no news Of the movement.
1t is vour duty, whether you are
in the movement or not, to take a
Socialist paper. 1t ia more than
likely that You do not know that
Socialism is IA philosophy of the
whole of life, with its economic
thought ss a base; and which, once
understood, throws a food of
light on all the problems of educa-
tion, sanitation, music. art. litera-
ture, ethics, law, theology aud
science. No matter what your
work may be, that work aud your
own life are influenced by your
social relations; and knowledge
OF Socialism will give you n wealth
Of new and coherent ideas -Ex.
change.
The millennium will not come.
however, until men begin to use
their brains, and they must first be
made I" renlize that they have any
brains to use before they can pro
gress very far. 1t is the men who
think that are successful in every
walk OF lite. Brains and not man.
uxl labor win all the great bat
ties Of life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1901-07-06

The clergy Of Denver keep peck.
Ing away ut Judge Palmer. They
sccm TO think thu, by abuse nn.l
ins'nustious they can create =
sentiment strong enough To force
The judge to interpret the Law or
make 4 law that will su,t them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17

1t is a remarkable phenomenon that
although in the civilized parts of the
world the women outnumber the men,
there are actually more boys born
than girls. According to the figures
of the most reliable statistics the dis
tribution of the in premature
births is as 159 boys to 100 girls. In
cases of still births the boys outnum-
'er the girls at the ratio of 100 to 100.
to normal and living children born
gre are 105 boys to every 100 girls.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
The Worlds National Debts.

A comparative study of the debts OF
all the nations shows that the national
debts of the world now aggregate $751;
100000, or ten times the sum owed by
,the nations a century ago. Wars and
the maintenance of great armies and
navies have been chiefly responsible
for this increase, but in some cases the
debt represents investments in rail
ways and other public utilities. Ger
many owns most of its railways. Two
thirds Of the railways of Russia are
owned by the government.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17

An averaged-sized man has, as some
statistical crank has figured it out,
about $500 inches of skin on his body,
and in each square inch there are $500
sweat glSnds. There are over $500
glands il the palm Of the hand, while
the nuIGber on the entire surface OF
the body is about 100000. Each OF
these sweat glands is about a quarter
of an inch long, therefore the aver
age man has something like IS miles
of tubing in his skin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
Not So Decadent After All.

nee is the only great nation in
pc that has had the strength of
and of purpose to establish a
biican form of government. 1t is
only nation on earth which has
successful attempts to solve the
olem of the unequal distribution
o. wealth, based upon the unequal dis
4ribution of land. Its percentage of
pauperism is the lowest in Europe,
fits percentage of individual efficiency
in production is the highest among
the great nations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17

Times do change. even in England.
Hitherto certain of my lords and gen
tlemen have insisted on their ancient
and admitted right to kiss the mon
arch at coronation, but Edward draws
the line at having a quantity of to-
bacco-smelling whiskerS rubbed
against his c~ountenance. 1t was time
20 make this reform. The spectacle
of a couple of fat, elderly persons OF
The same sex making love in 9 church
arouses Qualms.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17

France has the greatest national
debt in the world, amounting to more
than $500, DOC, 900. Every man, woman
child in France pays SG.2S every
r interest on this debt. The
given up all thought of re-
"lah'rincipal. Australasia, with
the ca. capita interest payment
and thatonly country that sur
nature i'm this score, but the
public works to show
""ino' In the United States
cost of the national
"A Celts annually.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
Another Funston Needed.

Aguinaldo had his Funston. Whom
Is Malvar to have? Gen. Sumner 10
chasing the new Filipino leader, and
Is so close behind him that he captured
Malvar's breakfast, still hot. Similar
incidents attended the pursuit of
A~guinaldo. We were always capturing
him, but never getting nearer than
his breakfast, o. a few barrels of
Mrs. Aguinaldo's clothing, until Hero
Funston took the case in hand.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17

The jokes made during the hot spell
out the weather being so warm that
would be possible to cook dinner
the stone sidewalks, are not so far
ched as generally imagined. Down
the sun-baked soil of Arizona the
pie actually cook without fires, and
ad, fish and coffee are cooked with
any signs of stove, range or SINH
service. In Arizona the coal man
nd have as much chance of making
.rlihood as the ice man would up
Ireenland.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17

Copiah county is going no experiment
as its own road worker. sfhe Board OF
Supervisors has voted 81. 500 for the
purchase of a road machine and mules
with which to work the no ads in Beat
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
Justice Moves Slowly.

The government has taken the first
step to secure a part Of the money
embezzled by Capt. Carter. 1t Wis con
siderate of the government to wait
until Carter's relations had ample time
81 bury the loot in the backyard
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
A Reminder for Carnegie.

a Remiuuer TOT carnegie.
Baron Mount Stephen has given
$4,000 to the Presbyterian church of
Scotland. This is merely to let Mr..
Carnegie know that there are other
Scots wha haze.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
Peter Jackson, the negro pugilist,
died at Victoria, B. c., on the Sth.

The lmpOrtatlOnS OF MUNITIONS u
war into China is to be stopped.
The Alabama constitutional con
%vention adopted a clause permitting
women who W property to vote IN
all bond elections.
General Corbin has sailed from
Manila for home. The general
says the military problem in the
Philippines has been practically
solved, and the era of civil govern
ment will follow in due time.
The greatest strike in the history
of the United States, involving the
heaviest loss both TO men and manu-
facturers, is that between the steel
workers and the great steel trust.
While the parties directly involved
| will be first to feel its effects, the
general public will be the greatest
| sufferers.
The announcement of the gov
| ernment's determination to establish
a Cuban army, has caused great de-
preston among the Spanish resi-
dents of the island, as they fear their
interests will be je~opardized by such
an organization. The enlisting of
recruits for the army will begin i'm
mediately. The organization will be
under the charge of Major Roberts Of
the Second Artillery.
Citizens of Tampa, Fla, took an
unusual course to end a strike by
kidnapping the strike leaders and de-
porting them from the city. For
several weeks the cigarmakers, most
ly Cubans and Spaniards, had been
out, and all efforts to settle the
trouble failed. 1t was then the bus
mess men determined on putting an
end to the strike by forcibly expell-
ing the leaders from the COM
munity.
For the first time since the Span
ish war, President Mckinley has APP
proved the death sentence in the case
of an enlisted man. The cast is that
of Private Phineas Foutz, Company
X, Nineteenth Infantry. This sol
der was convicted by general court
martial at Cebu, Philippine Islands,
of the murder of Geneviva Torres, a
native Filipino girl, by ~stabbing her
to death with a sword cane in her
home at Mandaue, Cebu, November
Is, 1900.
During the sixteen months since
the passage of the national banking
act there have been organized in the
United States 665 national banking
associations, with an aggregate capt.
tai of $34,261,000, accompanied by
a bond deposit aggregating $1O,OO6,-
200. Of these banks 457 were or
gained with a capital of less than
fifty thousand dollars, the total
amounting to 81, SS2, 900, and 2Os
with a capital of fifty thousand dol
lars or over, the aggregate amount.
ing to $22,3S5,000.
The following stStement shows
the amount of coal mined in the va
rious states for the years 1899 and
1890;
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-17
1899. 1900.
Tons. Tons.

Missouri :. 3,025,S14 $500 O3
Kansas. . E. 3,S52,267 4,647,870
Arkansas. . S43,554 1,447, 945
Ind. Ter. -. 1,537,427 1,922,29s
Texas. :. E. SS5,S82 96S,373
Colorado. >. 4,71S,59O 5,1S2,176
Colorado. E. 4,71S,59O 5,1S2,l76
New Mex. . 1,012,152 1862 S3
The annual report of Major Gen.
eral Macarthur, dated July 4, 1901,
the day that he relinquished COM
mand of the division of the Philip.
pines, has been received at the war
department. The period covered BY
the report is from October /, 1900,
General Macarthur gives the follow.
ing statistics from May 8, 1900, to
June 80, 1901 During which time
ther were 1926 conflicts between
American troops and insurgents)
which show the casualties on both
sides: Americans-Killed, 245
wounded, 400; captured, 11S;
missing, 20. Insurgents-Killed
1854; wounded, 1,193; cap.
tured, 6,572; surrendered, 49,.
O95. During the same pc.
Rod the following material was cap.
tured or surrendered from the insur.
gents: Rifles, 1868; rifle ammu.
milton, 296,365 rounds; rcvolvers,
s6S; bolos, 1916; cannon, 1872; can.
non ammunition, 1920 rounds.
The wheat crop of the state OF
Washington, now being harvested,
according to estimates of experts,
will be over 25, 900. 900 bushels. an
increase of 100000 bushels over
last years crop.
1t is reported an attempt was
made at New Orleans by Boer SYM
pathizers to blow up the British
transport Mechanician. Miscalcu.
lation of the plotters saved the YES.
sci, as the bomb exploded premature
ly and did but little damage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
OPPOSITION TO MIR. JONES.

The Mafianna Courier declares for ex-Gov. J. P. Clark for senator against Senator J. K. Jones, on the grounds that Senator Jones has held public of flee for many years. Of course the Graphic does not question the Courier's right to support Mr. Clarke and op- pose MT. Jones, and admires the un- qualified manner in which it exercises it's preference in the senatora race, but the Courier should give more legitimate reason for it's opposition to MT. Jones, or give none at all. The fact that MT. Jones has held office for several years does not disquaify him from further holding office, and if there is nothing else to be said against him by those who are opposed to him-and they nearly all give no other reason for their opposition then his stewardship as senator has been a good one, and that should be ample offset to any objection based OH SIOuuuS SO HiluSy dS JIlal gwen DIV the Courier.
 While the Graphic believes in the Democratic doctrine of rotation in of flee still it believes that the longer the services of a United States sena- tor the greater his influence for good in the national legislature and as the only objection to senator Jones is the length of time he has been in the sen- ate, the objection really becomes a potent argument in behalf of his re election. It is far safer to re-elect to the senate man who has been tried and has made q record which even his enemies cannot assal than to put in new man who must be sever al years in making record that will avail him OF his constituents anything in the highest law making body in the United States
 Of the candidates that have so far been mentioned the Graphic is de- cidedly for Senator Jones. believing that he can be of greater usefulness in the senate than any of his oppo- nents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
Pastor Ran a Newspaper.

A. R. Julian was preacher at Cha dron, Neb., three years ago. In the estimation of his flock he was doing good work, but was unable to reach his own ideal of what pastor should be. Therefore he bought newspaper, which he ran in vigorous, clean style for over two years. Add now, feeling confident that his editorial experience has left him better fitted for pulpiteer- ing, he has sold his paper and will re- enter the ministry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
PERlLS OF STAGE,
Fencing Is Not Like Real Fencing but
 Almost Dangerous.

Fencing Is Not Like Real Fencing but
 Almost as Dangerous.
 In the fencing classes ot the schools of acting pupils are first taught the true art of fencing, and then the varia- tions from that art required by the stage. In real fencing men usually stand still, watching each other long enough at time to kill the dramatic effect of any scene; and even their movements are too quick to be follow ed by an audience, says writer in the century. Stage feac..ig cannot repro duce actual fencing, but merely illus trate it by few leading strokes. The same thing is true of stage boxing Once ] saw a man knocked down in a New York hotel and was looking straight at the man who felled him. yet did not see a motion of the arm Would an .dience be satisfied with this? They might think the man had fallen backward over a fold in tho carpet. There Is a serious element Of danger too, in stage fencing without proper training. In the original pei. formanee of The Bankers Daughter" in Chicago one of the principal actors ended the dueling scene wieh a two inch vertical cut between tl.e eyes When this play was produced in Lon don the most famous stage fencer of England, Edmund Leathes, was engag- ed for this same duel With the most distinguished fencing master in Lon. don to teach the untrained antagonist, MT. Leathes was in constant danger, night after night, for five months. never saw that scene without ho,ding my breath until it was over,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
DEAR IN ENGLAND.
Big Advance in Provisions Over Last Years Prices.

Years Prices.
 It costs a good deal more to live te. day than it did twelve months ago. MT William Aistrom of Kimberley road. Nunhead, the general secretary of the newly formed London Coffee and Eating House Keeperslassociation, estimates that e1 will Purchase no more food now than 15 shilliugs would a year ago. For instance" he said to London Mail representative, meat has gone up Is per cent in price, flour 15 per cent sugar 712 per cent, tea 1212 per cert, eggs 15 per cent, bacon 30 per cent. entrants as much as 220 per cent, raisips 80 per cent, su tanas 60 per cent, butter 712 per cent. lard D per cent, and even such accessories as mustard and vinegar have increased in price.
 The coffee-h house keepers have been obliged to raise their pE31es, for they saw insolvency loomirg ahead. A large number have banded themselves together and resolved to sell no more halfpenny sups of tea. no more half penny boiled CT fried oggs, no plate Of hot meat under 5d, no plate of cold meat for less than Sd and no buildings at less than 4d each Why, even our crockery has gone np 20 per cent" !" added the general secretary, and as for coal and gas everybody knows what huge increase has taken place in the prices of these necessaries What has gone down? The only thing that is cheaper is jan."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
GERMANY BEATS UNCLE SAM.
Buys Caroline Islands, Which Wanted to
 Re Annexed to Us.

Germanys purchase Of the Caroline islands from Spain had already drawn public attention to this little-known Pacific group. when suggestion was made to America which is certainly en- tertaining. though hardly to be enter tained. The king and head man of Kusaie. one of the easternmost of the Carolines. sent a petition to congress representing that as they had been Ill intercourse with the American people for forty-seven years-that is, With American missionaries, traders ana Whalers-and had both in this manner and otherwise, acquired a knowledge of our institutions. they wished to be annexed to the United States. It is assumed that the people who expressed this au.able preference did not know that they were about to be acquired by Germany. The Caroline group in eludes, besides coral islands, five noun tainous islands of b1saltic formation. beautiful and fertile with rivers and springs, says HIrper's Weekly. To the aorth are the Ladrone islands, and to tile west are the Philippines. Among the maoy queer legends of these chil- dren of the Pacific there is none more highly improbable than their theory as to the origin of these islands and their inhabitants. They think they them selves were very strong in the water in fact, they lived in it. The story goes that woman and her children were floating around on the reef, when man appeared from the west with a basket of soil on his shoulders. He had started out to make an island with a mountain on it. One of tho children cried out to him: Give us 8 little soil to make place for our mother to rest, for she is very weak and cannot swim" He took Out handful of the earth and threw it down, making an island AS the man was going on his way over the water the son slyly made a hole in the Basket; so, as he proceeded on his way, he became conscious that the basket seemed light, and, looking around, he saw the land. In his anger he turned about and trod upon it, and thus the island was formed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
SENATOR MORGAN'S VIEWS.

Senator Morgan, of Alabama. has given out an interview on the tariff question, which is of good deal of interest just now
 If the platform makers for our na- tional election, said he, would say that the Democratic party is opposed to all abuses of the power of taxa tion, because such abuses are opposed to the ancient creed that demands equal rights for all with exclusive privileges to none, and if the orators and writers would show up the many and terrible abuses of the power of taxation that are inflicted upon the people, the fact would at once appear that there are many more than enough Democrats in the United States to elect a Democrat to the presidency
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-05-28
have resigned so that they may

have resigned so that they may stump the state of South Carolina in to each other, and submit their claims to a Democratic primary election. Now if the people would only put out candidates and defeat both Tillman and McLaurin, it would be much better for the future inter- ests of the good old Palmetto state Tillman and McLaurin have both given the state some unenviable no- toriety.