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orally? Would 81 be countermanded
why should the Dowager Empress now
issue similar DEGREES to these, for when
in 1898 the Emperor Kwang Hsu was
dethroned?
II is evident that the Chinese en-
press has prodted by the lessons re-
Gently taught her by the European pow
ers. She has evidently found out that
the secret OF western superiority Is In
It's education, and she Is determined
TO do all In her power to place her peo-
pie on level with the rest OF the
World. China, then, is about to enter
upon the course that in the brief per-
Tod OF half a century has lifted her
neIghbor, Japan, Mp to the summit OF
first class power. VIII she succeed
VIII the Chinese In few years wake
ND and become a great commercial
and military nation? Who can tell9
Such an eventuality has not always
been looked forward to with pleasure,
For the countless millions OF China,
acting under efficient leadership, would
perhaps be a menace TO the rest OF the
world should they take into their
hearts to become active in the worlds
affairs.
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storms that warshlps were sent In
search OF the warship Hero.
IN 1871 at attack OF typhoid FEVER
threatened to result fatally. HIS IRE
was despared Of, but was saved
through vigorous rubbing with brandy
IN 1876, while tiger shooting IN IN
dia, tiger sprang upon the prince >
elephant His life was saved by COZ
White Of his suit. who killed the beast
IN 1898 he slipped and fell on
stairway. sustaining an accident to ms
knee which threatened to lame him Tor
llfe. Within few months he had
completely recovered.
ION April 4, 1900, while en- route 70
Copenhagen, he was shot at by halt-
crazed youth named sipido at the Brus-
sells railway station. Two shots were
fired both Of which missed their marx
"While on q visit to Emperor william
OF Germany. he was hunting stays ana
two OF them charged upon his horse
The horse reared and threw him TO ne
ground. He was only slightly bruised,
ole missed death by Just ten conls
when the mast OF the yacht shamrock
fell before sQuall during her trlal
TRIP on May %. 1901
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KING EDWARD.

The adylces from London concern
ing the condition Of King Edward are
most satisfactory. His majesty seems
20 be out OF all danger now, and is
rapidly gaining strength. Once more
he dlsappolnis the Representatives, who
thought that his age, high living. and
nervousness would keep him between
life and death for long time. While
the postponement Of the coronation Is
a great disappointment, the speedy re-
covery Of the king is a cause OF Joy and
satisfaction. King Edward has had
many narrow escapes from death. This
Is list OF close calls. recently pub
lished
while a schoolboy OF oxford a boat
In which he was rowing was over
turned. He saved himself by swimming
ashore
Upon returning 10 England IN $50
after visit to the United states and
Canada, his voyage was so delayed by
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REFORMING CHINA.

The Empress Of China seems 20 have
Inaugurated an era OF reform In the 10
called celestial empire, which brings
establishment to her devoted subjects
Robert Il. Lewis, writing IN the cur
rent number OF the Review Of Reviews,
describes in detail the reforms con-
templated by the imperial edicts.
One Of these edicts commands the
abolition OF the so-called "wen-chang"
IN examinations for literary degrees,
and substitutes ESSAYS and articles on
modern matters, and western laws,
constitutions. and political economy
This edlct Is said to affect this year
about one million students who, we
suppose must commence anew and
master western civilization, In addition
10 what they know about the cIyili2a-
ton Of their own antquated empire,
Then the old system Of military edu-
cation was abolished, and warning was
given that ''modern military academies
IN the various provincial capitals" We're
10 be established. The old system
OF practlcing on the bow and arrow,
or with the broadsword or with stone
weights, was acknowledged as mot
Of the slightest use in turning out
men for the army" nutter OF ex-
element, we are told, passed through
the celestial army Corps when this
edict WAS promulgated. and that can
be readily believed Fancy Chlna's
conservative generals being relsgated
TO the past. and the requirement made,
that military men there acquaint them
selves. for instance. with the tactics
OF Dewet and Botha!
Then another imperial edict was Is.
sued II read
a. Tsu Hsi, etc, etc, command al
existing colleges In the empire (Confu-
clan and Buddhist 10 be turned Int
wheels and colleges Of western learn
M. Each provincial capital Il e
leyc a university like the Pekn uni
entity. whilst the colleges In the pre-
uctures and districts Of the varloul
Hoyinces are 10 be schools and col
eyes Of the second and third classes.
Mr.. Lewis says he viii never forge
ne amazement on the faces Of Chi
use students as they read this proc
smauon. discussed It in undertone, AM
hen turned to ask the foreigner II
sud be true. Was Il 10 be taken lit
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CONGRESS.

Congress has adjourned. II has been
a busy session, and many measures OF
great importance have passed. Among
these Is the irrigation bill, which pro-
yIdes for the redemption Of arid lands
This win eventually add another vast
domain to the United States.
Another important measure Is that
which empowers the president to cause
the construction Of an lsthmian canal
either By the Panama or Nicaragua
route, 1t Is supposed that some adyo-
Gates Of the Panama route took their
position, convinced that no satisfactory
bargain can be made by the Parama
company. Blu; in case the president
nnis that American rights cannot be
safe guarded IN every respect The
Nioaugus route can be selected with
out further ACTON by Congress, This
Is satisfactory. The people want the
canal by the best possible route
The Philippine bill adopted durirg
the last hours OF Congress would have
been more satisfactory, had u, con-
tanned a definite declaration as 70 the
future of the people, Mr.. Mccall CT
Maesachusetis. proposed to INCORPORATE
declaration. to the effect that i is
"thc settled purpose Of Cong ess 10
extend to he inhabitants Of those ISL
ands every MD In enabling them to 6e-
velop the carS city for self-govcrnmer'
and when such capacity shall have
been daycloped we pledge the faith Of
the rerubllc to confer upon them the
right TO self government after The fash
ion OF really free nations" But the sug-
gestion was net adopted, and no pledge
was formally made although the ulti'
rate object Of American rule 81 ne ISL
ands. necessarily must be self-GoyeIn-
ment andcr scmc form or aao'hcf,
Among the measures thu, failed was
the onn for he admission II the tarri-
tories 10 tic Urion as states. This ~
oil the nor, remarkable, az public SEN
t.ment undoubtedly IS in favor Of their
admission. In The East thee Is still
some jealousy - the gro wing West, aud
10 this fac. the failure cf Con. tss to
net uInn the statehood bin my bP
due. Political fCnsidet5d' 8 hal thor
wplg't tGe bYi the Issue carrot hs
suppressed forever The wistern terri
l,rles ere em'nently lifted for state
hatG. They mve large, pe:manf Vt pop
ulatlons established intusl?r1 ari I'll
Of the institutions common TO citlli"d
life. They have a great and prosperous
future efcr- them. II II So territories
are ncl row Re, dy 20 asirne the re-
sponslbilltcs - Independent statehood
not enc Of thos, hitherto granted IN"
privilege e,sr was ready.
The statement OF the chairman OF
the House appropriation committee
Mr.. Cannon, gives a good idea Of the
present financial status Of the country,
People used to talk about billion dol
lar Congress, but now we have billion
dollar sessions, and the fact creates no
adverse comment Mr. Cannon showed
total appropriation, exclusive Of the
funds provided for the canal and some
other items, of s75OO6S,S5 and Repre-
sentative Livingstone stated that In
GLIDING these, the total appropriations
for the session exceeded one billion dol
lars.
The Chicago Record Herald compares
the appropriations for 1897 with those
Of the present fiscal year and finds the
following figures,
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According TO the Duluth Herald an
time in the southeastern part OF the
bearing on the necessity Of Sunday rest
from labor has been made by a Penn
sylvania railroad official. He selected
two groups Of laborers from the work
ing force OF certain freight house con-
trolled by his road. lie measured the
working capacity Of each group in
terms OF tens handled daily for a week.
on Sunday one group rested; the other
worked as usual. on the following
Monday the men who had been continu-
ously at service showed a decrease OF 10
per cent in efficiency as compared with
the previous Monday, and each day af-
ter their comparative delinquency be-
came greater. The men who had their
Sunday respite, on the other hand, were
az valuable 10 the company the second
week as the first.
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APPROPRIATED by ooNGREss

few years ago the whole country
was startled when the announcement
was made that Congress, In Its TWO SEES
sions had appropriated a billion doi'
lars. 1t was such stupendous sum
that the thought Of It almost stuplneu
mer's minds. But all that was IN 'he
days before the people had become
famlllai2ed with the Idea Of corpora
tlons with capital larger than that
amount
But the first session Of the FIFTY
seventh Congress has made approprla'
lions of more than eight hundred NIL
lion dollars. a sum the like OF wh'oh
was never before appropriated by any
legislative body, in a single session.
in the world. Should Congress continue
to increase It's appropriations the day
Is not far distant when single ses-
sion viii vote a billion dollars
Tho magnitude OF these sums cannot
fail TO cause astonishment In foreigners
and Il corresponding pride In Amer-
cans because OF their capacity TO 90
these things. But in government eS-
pendtures az well as IN other Things
pride often goes before a fan When
IN one year eight hundred million dol-
lars are appropriated iemeans extraVa-
gance somewhere; II means that the
habit Of economy is gone or fast golng'
and without habits OF economy, wheth~
or in men or nations, there Will come
day when there will be a crisis II
may be near or II may be far but there
Il is. "splurge' in nations Is as bad as
"splurge" in individuals, ana the
"splurge" habit, once fixed, Is Just as
hard as airy other to break away t@m'
Extravaganoe and spread are two OF
the great evils OF the day, and they are
permeai.ng all classes Of society. They
are seen in society and also In city,
county, state and national legislatures
the one begets the other.
we are not pesslmlstlc nor would
we, could we, have Congress parsl-
monlous. but that distinguished body
should practise close and conserva-
tive economy. Present means should
be made TO supply present wants ana
II the means are not adequate then cut
down the wants. The Nation can never
create wealth by taxing the people and
then distributing the taxes among
them, though some seem TO think II
can.
While the appropriations Of Congress
during the session just closed are I'M
mense and doubtless could have been
reduced very materially, 1t should be
borne in mind that each year sees the
country bigger IN almost every way
than It was the year before and 10 eX-
peot that It win not exceed in its eX-
penditures the appropriations Of a de-
cade or so ago, is folly As the bust
ness Of the country expands there VIII
OF necessity be corresponding cxpan-
sion In the outlays Of the government
Those who do not recognize this do not
recognize progress. While all this Is so
still there IL need for economy
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A contributor to the North American
Review. writing about Prussla's state
debt says In 1900 II amounted to $780,
100000 marks, entailing an outlay Of
about 22i. 100000 marks, without reckon.
ing the sinking fund Of the imperial
debt That is to say, II represents about
ga marks Of capital and 9.5 marks Of
annual charges per head Of the popu-
lation. against 3l4 marks and 1875 marks
IN Great Britain. and 629 marks and
2l.2 marks in France. But, in these lat.
ter countries, both the interest and the
repayment Of the debt have TO come
almost entirely out Of the pockets OF
the people; whereas in Prussia, as In
the whole Of Germany, this is entirely
achieved by the surplus from the state
railways and other government pro-
perty-a surplus so large that II suflices
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San Francisco Cali.

Most OF our buildings are constructs
ed OF redwood and burn SO slowly that
there Is comparatively little danger OF
any great oonnagration Nevertheless.
there IL always some, and II will be
worth our while to guard against II.
The fire department and the police OF
course always take precautions ana do
extra duty on that day, but the whole
task OF guarding against danger should
not be left to them with u.s. as with
the east, Il is time to begin TO think Of
making our preparations TO celebrate
the Fourth In such way that the gem
eral Joy will not be married by any SER
lous accident, disaster or loss.
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A THREE-DA Y BOLIDA
81. Louis World.

Someone has suggested that the big
stores In st. Louis close on the Fourth
Of July for a three.day vacation. The
Fourth this. vear falls on Friday and II
will be celebra ed on that day. The day
following being Saturday but little
business will be done anyhow, for the
people who have celebrated the Fourth
will be too tired to do much business on
that day Saturday being a short day
anyhow II would not hurt much II the
big and little establishments would
close their doors on Thursday night
ANA keep them closed until Monday
morning In other words, merchants
and employees Of all kinds and descrip-
lions would be greatly benefited If a
three-days' vacation was to be declared
on the night before the Fourth and
carried out In a general way, A great
many Of the big merchants who have
already been interviewed on this sub
iect say they favor the plan, and 1t
may be carried out
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The House special committee that In
yestigated the charges in connection
with the purchase Of the Danish West
Indies in It's report says; THAT there
is not the slightest semblance Of evil
dence that any member OF Congress,
either directly or indirectly, was Of
fered any bride, or was paid any val
liable consideration OF any kind or
character to vote for the adoption or
ratification CT treaty OF sale of the
Danish West Indies islands to the
United States" That is as It should
he. The man Christmas was a mere
adyenturer who had to borrow money
with which TO pay his passage home.
There was nothing rotten in Denmark
after all
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The curator Of the Colorado State His
torlcal society, Is agltatlng the idea OF
an organized movement to secure a
congressional appropriation for a ma
tionul exposition to be held in Denver
in 1908 In celebration of the Tooth ami
versary Of zebulon Pixies discoveries
and the fiftieth anniversary Of the find
ing Of gold in CHEEKY creek Pike was
very much Of man and he did good
service for his country, but It is very
doubtful If his services call for any
such recognition as is here suggested.
His work Is not comparable with that
Of Lewis anG Clark
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THE GLORIOUS tIRlCRAoKER.
Worcester Spy.

That there Is great cause for ire
pidatlon as the firecracker season be-
comes more intense Is shown by the
fact that the list Of serious accidents In
New York. as the result OF the explo-
sion OF hrecrackers has thus early been
opened. There are already complaints
about the noise nuisance everywhere.
II looks as though the gradual extern
sion of the Fourth OF July celebration
until Il covers two or three weeks Is
likely to rob the children Of some cities
eventually OF one Of their most treas
ured sports.
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Kansas CITY Star.

The Fourth OF July has been n mat
ter OF scientific progression. A few
years ago ordinary hrecrackers were
the limit. There wasn't much noise in
them. Now the boy is allowed to shoot
crackers as big as his leg; crackers that
make q noise like the explosion OF a
l2-inch gun; that Jar the earth, and oc-
casionally make work for the under
taker. If he doesn't have them he feels
that he is a martyr ami hasn't really
celebrated. One Of these crackers can
do more harm in a sick room than
dozen doctors can patch up In a month.
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AN UNLUcKy DAY,
London Daily News.

A correspondent calls attention to the
fact that Sunday has been fateful day
in the life OF the king. II was on a
sunday when IN 1871, he caught typhoid
fever, which attack nearly cost him his
life, on a Sunday he happily took a
decided turn for the better On a
Sunday he slipped on the staircase in
Loiu Rochschlds house and injured
his knee. on Sunday he was shot NJ
by slpldo In Brussels railway station.
Also on last Sunday his majesty unfor-
tunately caught a chill at Aldershot.
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ture. Among the fiction IS THE
Strategy OF Gen. Minerva Small" by j.
G. Lincoln; "The Cumaean sibyL by
Margarlta spaldng Gerry "The cut
ting out OF the Heavenly Home, by
Norman Duncan, and THE Escape,
by May Kelsey. ---street & Smith pub
fishers, New York.
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According to the Paris lie Malin the
worlds debt in 1901 amounted 10 $1,000
900, 600; in 1s4S it was sS,4Oo, 600 Ooo and in
1901 SSl 800, 100000 During the period
covered by these figures only two ma
lions have reduced their national debt
England reducing hers 81 900 100000 In 40
years and the United states over ST.
400 100000. France has, however, in
creased her debt, lie Matln adds, from
$1,000, 900, 600 In 1852 to $500 100000 at
the present time.
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The hoodlums are at II again, this
time IN the southwestern part of the
city. Can nothing be done to suppress
them? Il nothing elae can be done II
might not be amiss to call mass meet
ingi in localities where they are RAM
pant aud devise some way Of preserv-
ing the peace and protecting people and
property. Such meetings could un-
doubtely have special policemen ap-
point ID, and the presence Of few spe-
clal officers would have salutary ef-
feet on the hoodlums
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-02

This years graduating class at Yale
voted Lorna Doone" the favorlte no.
vel. A popular novel truly but not a
very strong one. Its selection shows
taste for rather cheap romance ard
sentimentalism.
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besides TO cover nearly half the ex-
pendIture for the army and navy, 80
that only the other half and the
charges OF the civil administration
have to be provided for out Of the
tavaa
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New York Mai and Express.

Young America, however, has been
overstepping his vested rights, 10 the
annoyance and danger Of the entire
community II is time 10 make the boy
behind the cannon cracker understand
that his enthusiasm must not be al
lowed to imperll the lives and proper
~ of his elders.
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Total o.. e. 1902. 1856. NSS5iO 452
1t appears from this that while the
pension list has decreased a little, and
the expenditures for fortlfcatlons re-
main practically as they were FIVE or six
years ago. there has been an enormous
increase in other departments. notably
the sundry civil list, and the army and
navy expenses. This IL hardly a mat
ter Of congratulatlon. There seems to
be tendency to extravaganza that
should not be encouraged even in times
Of prosperity.
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Secret investigations Of crime always
beget grave public doubts. When
crime has been committed, no matter
by whom the matter should be lnves'
tlgated by d grand jury.
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When Congress adjourned members OF
the House sang songs but II was not a
song Of slxpence; Il was Of millions ap-
preaching a billion.
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In the smelter combine business TN
attorney general of Colorado Is of the
opinion that he has smelter mice.
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The Abilene, Kansas, Reflector calls
for harvest hands who can swim. Kan
sas harvest hands are surely in the
swim this year,
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The public debt Is still being reduced
It cannot be reduced too soon nor TOO
much, 1t should be reduced until It
is out os sight.
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Milwaukee Wisconsin.

The cannon cracker should go, but
not the way that the small boy makes
IL go when he can get at 1t with q
match,
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There Is nothing small about the FIJI
ty-severth Congress so far as appro'
priatlons are concerned,