The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-11
DOLLARS AND CENTS,

The ship subsidy law Of Austria pro-
vides bounties and premiums. Iron and
steel steamships receive an annual bounty
Of $. Il per ton. while the bounty of iron
and steel sailing ships Is S1.S3 and that of
wooden and part iron sailing ships 1913 a
ton. Iron and steel sailing ships have
their bounties increased by. 10 per cent. il
built in Austrian shipyards. and by IS
per cent il At least half th1 raw material
used in their construction is of Austrian
origin.
y new style Of church decoration has
been adopted by the Grace Baptist
church in Philadelphia \ dado Of en-
caustic tiles is run around the walls OF
the main auditorium, and members can
have inscribed thereon their names by
making q slight contribution toward de-
fraying the debt of the church. The sim
pie signature, or a small brick. costs 81
Larger spaces cost 8. Still larger squares
cost from go upward \ double row OF
colored marble squares i'll front Of the
pulpit platform. with suitable carved
inscription. costs $50 each
One Of the highest authorities on lun-
acy statistics-Goodwin Brown. for many
years a member Of the New York State
board OF lunacy-ssys the inmates OF the
asyiums OF that state are increasing at
the rate OF 100 q year and that oue-haIf
Of them are born in European countries.
He makes a prediction that IN ten years
the alien insane in the United states viii
cost the people Sa.0oo. co annually. IN
neither Of these estimates * any account
taken of the 81 So NJ that il cost tho
state last year to maintain its charitable
homes for children. oue-half Of whom are
born q foreign parents.
Henry 2 Seawell was Tiepublican-Pop-
vi st candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Of North Carolina in 1870 In the course
Of the campaign be visited the town q
Shelby. where h addressed a meeting.
scoring the Democratic party Vigorously.
4 good many q his hearers were Demo-
Gratis ard they resented this line q talk
some OF them pelted the ora- With eggs
- great antiquity. fifteen Of the missiles
striking him Seaweli brcuzh suit
against 2 railway company because is
station agent and other employees were
a.onc the egg-throweTs The case was
decided in his favor. but was appealed.
Now TIE supreme court. which * CON-
passed OF Democrats judges. has affirmed
a verdict awarding plaintiff $3.50 dam
. ages.
The profit OF long distance service, *
cluding that between New York ard Dos
Ton. = neassr for q distance n excess q
$50 niles. and that On account % the *
traordinary quality az construction and
high standard Of maintenance necessary
and REGARDLESS of rate, the New York
! Chicago Ines canrot handle a Sufficient
amount 81 telephone business 70 make
any profit Il takes the exclusive use O.
/ two hea~y copper wires 10 taiS from
! New York % Chicago. and While Eve
I minute conversation IS goiEg OF 40 say
nothing of loss of tire II getting the
+ subscribers together TIE telegraph COM
panies. with their -gusds and 4 much
/ lighter xirc. can transmit II tve minutes
I fort, teIsSrar1s. II fifty cents. amount
( irS 10 81. &s against s. for telePh1ns
call Then re cost q maintaining ths
l lighter telegraph ssrvics alongside q ~
/ railroads IS from x per cent ~ - ger Ger,
/ less thar the loag distance wires ovel
| The hsghways-