The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-06

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Orders nave been issued in the
Philippines which will result N de-
creasing the cost of government about
81 10000 a year. This has come
shout from necessity, not from choice.
The poverty of the people is so great
that the present cost of government
cannot be squeezed out OF them by any
process known to the Taft commission.
Since March IA, 1900, the circulation
Of the national banks has been in
creased s162, 220,005. A large part of
that has been issued during the last
year and is the result of the funding
operations inaugurated by the secre-
iary of the treasury whereby the gov
eminent 3s and As have been funded
into Is on condition that national bank
notes be taken out to their full face
value. Without further legislation no
more national bank notes can be is
sued. They are up to the limit. AS
set currency comes next.
1t is announced in the papers that
John w. Gates has permanently re-
tired from business. His rapid rise
in Wall street has attracted attention
On both sides of the ocean. 1t is said
that he is fatally i'll with diabetes. So
unreliable are the things published in
the great dailies that The Independent
has doubts about the cause of Gates
retirement. This Wall street slump
may be the cause. Schwab has also
retired" He has resigned as presi-
cent and director of the Steel trust.
One by one they go.
China seems to be on the verge OF
another uproar. The old dowager en-
press is prosecuting unto death every
Chinese reformer. One has been
whipped to death with bamboo rods
and seven more are appealing for pro-
lection to the civilized governments.
That old empress seems to be the most
vicious creature in all China.
Three years ago The Independent
told it's readers what the result of the
rejection Of the reciprocity treaties
would be. Gradually the governments
of Europe have done just what we
said they would do, namely, they are
enacting retaliatory tariffs. France
is the latest one to try hand at that.
According to the statistics of the
agricultural department the consump-
ton Of sugar in the United States is
70 pounds for each individual of the
$4,000, 900 people. Let hard times
come and that would be reduced one
half Then the gold bugs would say
that there was an overproduction Of
sugar because the other half could not
be sold.
The folly and extravaganza of man
kind In all the history of the world
never reached such heights as in the
international yacht race soon to come
off. Each of the contending yachts
has cost over 100000 The other ex-
penses amount for each of them to
something over 100000 more. The |
boats are absolutely useless for any
practical purpose and when the race is |
over will be worthless save as old
junk. Could folly be carried to great
er extremes?
The alarming increase Of insanity |
the world over is attracting the atten-
ton Of physicians everywhere. The
recent report of the lunacy commits
sion Of England and Wales confirms
former statistics of increase. The fig
ures show that 48 per cent Of insanity |
is caused by whisky and heredity,
both being preventable. The worship
of Mammon or business, as the tables
show, comes next with Is per cent. |
This also can be remedied. The re-
mainder is mostly the result of the
melancholy from the loss of friends
and sickness which would be much |
harder to prevent The Independents |
advice is to join Don't Worry |
Club" the constitution and bylaws for |
which can be found in Matt. vi 1884 |
The official report of Major Wagner |
of the German army shows that there |
are hundreds of innocent German |
girls from the age of IA to Is sold for
immoral purposes to oriental harems
and immoral houses all over the
world. The majors report is cor
roborated by the German consuls. The |
vilest place on all the earth seems to |
be Malta. where the English military |