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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-19
RAILROAD RATE FIXING.

Mr.. James j. Hill, president of
the Great Northern Railroad, in
his ttstimony before the Senate
Committee on Interstate Com
merce last week made one strong
point against the plan of govern
ment rate-fxing for railways. The
ability of the railways to finance
their necessary improvements and
re-equipment he contended would
be threatened with destruction un-
der such a plan. This argument
had immediate reference to the
doubt which would certainly
spread through the investing COM
munity about an enterprise whose
revenue-earning power was to be
governed arbitrarily by an outside
commission.
But the reasoning may be carri-
ed further. One of the most inter-
esting and most wholesome devel-
opmentsin railway finance during
the past five or six years Of pros
perity, has been the increased use
of earnings to pay for improve
ments. This reversed the policy
of twenty years ago, when our rail
ways were frequently in the habit
of issuing bonds for all expendi-
ture of this sort and using increas-
ed earnings merely to swell their
dividends.
The upshotr of that policy was
disastrous; the load of mortgage
indebtedness proved in the end too
great for the industry to bear. The
wiser policy of the presentday has
kept down dividends as compared
with the "boom times" Of the eigh-
ties; but it has placed the railways
in position, physical and finan-
cial, which is happily altogether
different from what they then oc-
cupied.
There are exceptions among the
railways of today, but the fact that
companies which have notpursued
such policy have incurred severe
public criticism, and have been
adversely rated on the stock ex-
change, shows the trend of feeling
IN the industry. But the point to
notice is, that pursuance of this
prudent policy has dependedw dwhol-
ly on maintenance of the compa-
MES earning power.
Acommission scaling down rates
from time to time, to what it might
deem a reasonable baSlS-eVen to
a basis providing for moderate
dividends would still have the
power to cut off wholly such use of
current income, leaving the COM
panies to pass or reduce their divi-
dends. or to throw on their capital
account the entire burden of new
equipment and construction.
This is but one of many direc-
tions in which the proposed rate
regulation act, designed to correct
abuse mighteasily end by only Grip
pling. The danger is too serious
to incur lightly, when the abuses
which the proposed law seeks to
remedy may be dealt with by the
proper use of the machinery al
ready in the Governments hands.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-19

White Lead and Linseed Oil
paint is not guaranteed. Mastic
Mixed Paint, "The Kind That
Lasts" is made of Oxide of Zinc,
White Lead and Linseed Oil, and
is guaranteed. Note the difference.
Sold by the Fry Drug Co., Cam
den, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-05-19

The CHRONICLE and Memphis
Commercial Appeal, 81 per year.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
''Cosas de Puerto Rico

va Sc ha dado termino la edici6n
de Ia ..Segunda Serie", de este. intere-
sante libro, de nuestro distinguldo
amigo notable literato don Jose An.
tonic Daub6n
La aceptaci6n que ha obtenido. la
"Primera Serie', no solo en- esta Lsla,
sino en- la de Cuba, Estados Unidos Y
Espaha, ha servido de estimulo al
autor, para recopilar, la que 4hora
tenemos el gusto de ofrecer al pd-
blico.
Los pedidos deben d:rigirse q la
Administration del BoLfrrN MERcAN-
I'll, que es la encsrg ada de su venta
Ell precio de 50 centavos ell ejemplar,
esta al alcance de todas las foItunas;
y los que deseen la obra complete
podemos servirles tambiGn ell tomo CO..
rrespondiente la "Prmera Sere",
de la cual nos quedan algunos elem
plares.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
NOtaria pubIiCa


El reputado Natario don Santiago
r Palmer, nos partic.pa en- atenta
circular 10 siguiente.
eMe hehecho cargo de los protoc6los
de las NotarIas del Distrlto Judicial de
San Juan, que forman el Archivo Ge-
neral del mIsmo, de conformidad con
la Ley de 9 de Mario Ultima sobre
conservation custodia de los protocol
los notariales, cuyos, tengo anexos
al especial que consttuye eli dc la No
taria que vengo desempenando en- es-
ia ciudad
Al PARTICIPATE 4 usted, hagole pre-
sente que desde hoy me he dedicado
exclusive y persoaalmente de todos
c1antos documentos publicos Sc me
confien, iHcuso las operaciones &c tes-
tamentarias, divisorias de bienes y
examen de titulos anteriores para la
garanta seguridad de los contratan-
tes, asegurando estos que siempre
que en- algun documento autorizado
por mi, existiera alguna omission que
implda su inscription sin defecto, la
subsanare, extendiendo M costa una
nueva escritura G indemnizando en- su
case a los inter esados, los pei juicios
que lie ocasione la falta, de conformi-
dad con ell Artfculo az de Ley Hi
potecaria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
Nolicias de Erancia

Paris. - de Mario IL vapor fran
.cts "langlse IL las Mensa ieriss
Msriiimas. anunos cue cusado TOGO
en- Canada. Creia. regrcSando del
eriente Mar ella ocurri6 en- aquel
puerto an grave a.boroio cntre ounce
SoldadoS frsnceSes v veiute griegoS dc
infsnteria de marina Se haii~ron du-
rante una hora. muriendo seis griegos
Y dos franceses Sc sbri6 una inves-
tigacion reSultando de ella que el al
boToto n tue dc carscter poliiico.
Como aCto DC cor,esia hacia el
Emperador Guillermo que salio ell 3
de Cuxhaven, Alenania. para una ex-
cursi6n pr el Mediterrdneo, ell gobier-
NJ frances Ia dspuesto one mientras
el vapor Hamburg en- que viaja s.
NJ, eStuviese por las costaS de Francia,
nj en- Brest nj en- la vecindsd sc usase
telegrafis sin slambre fin de no in
terveEir con los despachos que por Ell
miSmO SlStema pudiese expedir el En-
peraCor. La orden Sc eXtendi6 haSta
el 27.
--Ho terminado en- Amiens ell pro-
ceso de 20 crlminaleS, autores de mu-
chos robos en- Francia en- ell extran-
Jero, y creese que. por 10 menos, de
tres aSesinatos. Ounce fueron SEN
tenciados coudeEas de Cinco 4 diez
aiios, y el jefe de la cuadrjlla, un tai
Marine Jacob, 4 cadena perpetua.
Entire los SentenciadoS esta la mulcr
de Jacob Los otros 25 fueron alb
SueItos
-El ministro de Relaciones Extc-
rioreS Nj. Decass6, ha renitido 4 dos
ninas dc TN hsar ceica de Dion, un
re@alo de pArte del Car de Russia
CuAndo nacio cl principe imperial, las
nllaS le envlaron una canastilla borda
da por elias. y ell Car las recompens6
con I'm hermoso brOche de diamantes i
cada una.
La ex- reina Ranavalona, de Ma
dagascar que desde .-au deStronamiento
esta internada por.cl gobierno en- uua
pequena quiuta de -Argel con una
pension auual de $1,000, Sc lancnta de
Ia pobrezl en- que vive y pde aumento
de pension. Dice que CASTE los 10000
en- ostencr una s0brin y 4 una tia
anciana, y no Ia queda con que pagar
4 los criados. Agrega que en- 10; Ill
timos dos amos no ha podido hacerse
I'm yestido nuevo.
-Ha fslIecido en- Koubaix J. b.
/ GlorieuX decano de los aeronautas, 4
Ia edad Dc II amos BESIDE 1861 en-
que efectu6 su primera. asce lsi6na has
t. hace unos IN ste@s7en que hizo IA I'll
TINA, las a8cenSi0s3ts de NJ Glorieux
! NAsan de seiscientas.
-Durante unas mauiobras navales
Iftente Toldn, SC huods6 & torpedero
s'No $50. y. *NQ hnbo dcsGracias per-
Ison4les
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12

pr Fl ecnio como el ingles cue
lcne IN Shakespeare. v el Ia
.itano Que uene. an Camoens.
nada hav> en- Puerto kico Q0eI
tcuSa re- lrcsentass0n mas .csi
tuna que cl Aieneo
Al h cntcndio su disiingui.
10 president el eo,,oE nueyed0
RAex v &C hiEo cargo lie Ia idea
que ya iietaha en- Ia inmcn sldad
4cl cerebro puerturrriQueno.
Ia que. So organize aauL
siempre sera pohre como 10 que
hagan 'los otros puebloS latinoS.
Para la consagracion del genio
toia ceremon.a Is dehciente.
pero no lo c. el abraZo espiri-
tual que se dan los contiuentes
las islas. el beso de luz que
lleva Ell ST promesas de vida
eterna, V alumbra derroteros
desconoeidos.
Cervantes es el sol de esta
radiosa constellation dc pueblos
rs el dios de la lengua en- que
sc comunican todas las Jovenes
republicas. rs el eterno con
quislador que nadle piensa en-
expulsar de America, porque no
tiene pesadumbres su dominic.
rs Cervantes. mas giorioSo
que Pizarro, que Herman Cortes,
que Ponce de Leon, porque es
el alma de una con lulsta lmpe-
recedera que no ticne senoreS
nj esclavOS, que no Sc maDcha
con sangre, nj Sc enloda con
:nlustiCia.
va 10 saben los que sonaron
con un brutal desplazamientO
de todo 10 que ahora vibra a la
sonora evocacion del nOmbre de
Cervantes. Hay cosas que no
estan a merced de los gobiernos,
nj de los tratados de paz, nj de
las bruta idades de la guerra.
Hay algo que flota sobre la tie
ira V sobre los seres, a 90 que eS
inmanente y eterno.
Y es ESQ 10 que va a concu-
rrir al terCer CentenarlO del
I"OuiJote' 10 que in piro anoche
en- la session del AteneO:la idea
fecunda de organizar hestas en-
honor de Ccrvantes, 10 que ha
Ia inexpug cable a todos los EN-
bates IA tadlci0n, el ideal de
nuestro pueblo; porque en- todas
esas COsaS esta vinculada Ia vi
da puerto1iquena que no pue-
de cam blar su esenCia, sin Caer
en- la fosa que. sc llama la escla-
vitud Y Ia anulaci0n.
Esto 10 10 d-ben ignorar los
tenebrOsos fun1ionarlos, que 81
lemplearan en- leer Ell "Qujote'
eI tempo que m lRaotan Ell en-
sayos eIperlmeutale5 Y en- pa
r0diCas exCursiOnes, COnOCerlan
muy titles V neCesariOo precep.
tOs que deben tener muy en-
cuenta los que a>plran a ser
gobernadores de ms ulas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
Fiesta Ell Cabo RojO

Gl cura Ec6nomo de la parroquia
de Cabo Rojo, don Claudio Celada. y
los miembros de la Junta de cat6licos
nos participan en- atenta circular que
ell domingo de ramos" llevara efec-
to la bendicion de las obr,s realizadas
en- aquel temple, y que han nombrado
padrino para tai acto a nuestro Di-
rector.
Agradecemos la atencion de dichos
seiiores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
GRACIAS

Acusam mos recibo del Reglamento
de la Association de Dependencies de
Concrete, de San Juan, que nos ha
remitido ell PreSidente don Jose Diaz
PrAdo.
Estudiaremss detcnidamente ell Re
glamentc, para ocuparnos de 81 con
IN As dctenimiento
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
Alcaldes J COnCejalss
NoMBRADoS

10 !. scssen ceichraaa syef pof e.
consr'a Executive ~ spFoharon los s.~
gesea'rs neulfs.micnsos hceae4 aor e.
seaoF Goscsnadoi ' Qac ten4fsa clec,o
Gcsae el:pumers de Msye pr6nmo
Cogosal .AloAlde den l.iiae neu
conoessles. don Manual NsrvAss. don
Ramon losAss y don Jose Rolon
Hsul'o. Alealae dea Ramon Mi
Han Rivera Y oenoelAl,S. don hsn.el
AlcAidc llerrandez. eoa Ale,Aadro
Mora Msrrero y den Jose Saptisgo
Juneos --Aioalde. don Ricardo A
MARTINEZ y ooneejales. don Agustin
collaze. don Ave,'no FaleFo y don To,
mas Principe
Rinc6n.-Alcalde dea Baldomcro
Rosado coneej jales don Atomic Ca
ugas. don Telesforo Carrero y don Ce-
ssr Dechoudens
Salinas -Alcalde, don Julio Ben
venuti V concelales don Roberto
Frazier. don Julio Godreau y don IA
fsel Garcia.
Loiza.-Alcalde dons Juan Ramon
Calderou y concejaies, don Casio
Luis Calder6n, don Gumersindo Diaz
Y don Andres Flores.
Quebradiilas -Alcalds, don Santa
60 Mestre y cance Jsies, don Honoric
He-nardez, don Ramon Avila Molina
ri don Anselmo Prieto.
Arroyo:-Acalde, don Joss Rovira
Nieves y concejAles, don Antonio S
Alcaide y Baiz, don Jacinto Valentfn
y don Luis E. Castagnet.
Guayanilla :-Alcalde, don Eustaquio
Torres y concejales, don Benigno Ro-
driguez, don Joa 4uin Francisco Torres
y don Vinerio Franceschni
Trujilo- Alto: alcalde, don Andres
Va,carcel, y concejales don Manue
HERNANDEZ, don Jose Gonzalo Diaz y
don Iuap Manuel Daz.
Gura bo alcalde, don Juan Santos
Hernandez, y concejales don Rufo J
Gonzalez, don Juan Rosa Diaz y dor
Uladislao Collazo Cardona.
Vega:Alta: alcalde, don Teodomirc
Rodriguez y concejaIes dor Jacintc
Scjq, don Ga briel Hernandez dot
Ga bino Rivera.
Naranjito. alcslde. don Abelardt
Cruz Diaz, y concejales don Bernabt
Berries don Jose Ramon Djaz y dor
Juan A Maldonado
Barranquitas: alcaldc, don Antonio
Vazquez Ramos, y concejaIes don Ma
nuel Torres, don Nicolas Santini Ortiz
~ don Ulpiano Torres. .aa..
Cidra alcslde, don~-Escolastico2 Fe
rrer conccj4les doli Jlcinto MelGh
dez, don Gervaso Garcia y don Gle
mente Figueroa.
Maunabo alcalde. ion Alfonso Dis
dier concejales don Vicente Ortiz
Lopez, don Francisco Martorel y don
Santiago Lamb.
Penaelss alcalde, don Salvador
Maldonado y concejales don Reinald(
Loyola, don Rafael Gelpi y don He
raclo Perez.
Dorado: alcalde, don Juan n. Ro-
man y concejales don Pedro Lopez
Canine, don Genaro Marrero y don Bo
nifacio Lopez.
Toa Baja: alcalde, Don Ceferino Ne
varez Mococain y concejales Don Jose
Nevarez Landr6n, don Inocencio San
chez Ayala y don Cornolio Ayala.
Moca: alcalde, don Miguel BabiIo-
MO y concejales don Higinio Perez
don Calazan Lasalle y don ClimacC
Sanchez.
--~~@zzp- Axzzzz~---
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12

maf ura esasi~irs r. 'oS a.~snsas
suclaus y iosnaicS qne se pagan aqui
it's rrnfsleee'os ' aAFVrae dt l4s =.
&masfAaN. rufntFetf sfe
RAe~narans entertainments un gasnnle.
.fo exiia 81 q singnilo fnnciuraffa' cn
- 'clis iermtno te "a esnprrsa gsse nos
oa rrrpnrei rado ls 0cANen = coa s.
Ccf.e
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
Juez Municipal

Ell abogado sefor Perea ha sido
nombrado por ell gobernador Juez Mu
nicipal INFERNO de Mayaguez en- sus
ticion de Mr.. Otto Schoenrich, que ha
lido con licencia Santo Domingo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
N. NeI(ndes TMNO%.
Mr.. Warren.

Hemos tenido el gusto de saludar
al distinguido cabsllero norteameri
cano, Mr.. Warren, alto empleado del
Departamento de Comercio Trabajo
de Washington.
Mr., Warren tiene su cargo ell for.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-12
NOta del dia

ser centenario del ~Quilote
En- toda Ia America Latina.
sc preparan grandes Solemnida-
des. Y al hon ena,e que ha dc
ser rendido al gran Cervantes
en- la consagracion universal
de su obra insigne, oon,ribuye
Puerto Rico digna V altamente
representado
FL Ateneo PuertOTriquc no. lie
va la representation de este
pueblo la augusta ceremonial
qIe sc reptile cada Glen amos.
desaflando- al tempo en- un reto
de la inmortalidad dc la gloria.
Ha sido un acuerdo que h IN.
ia al Ateneo. Fue lIevado a
la Directiva por el doctor Que.
vedo Ba1z, v unanimemente
aprobado por la unta. Qued6,
pues, nom brada una comisi0n
del Ateneo que visitara al Pre-
sidente del Casino Espanol, para
asociar a los dos centros en- la
celebration del centenario del
"Quljote.
Que hermOsO pensaml entO,
Los dos CentroS unidos; como
ST dIeramos el alma puertorrl
quena Y eleaima espahOla uni
dae, de rodillas en- Ell ara sagra-
da Y lumino>a del SenIo espa :
mol, coneagrado en- el gran tenn
plo del Universe.
I'm Il concerto de la raza la
tina que va a pr0iuCir sus ar.
monias dc amor desde i'm con
tinente al OTTO viviendo en- los
slglos pafpitando Ell los Cente-
narlOs que parecen dlas de sol
en- el cielC sin NUDES de la glo-
ria, va re>Onar una nOta,
que tendra IN valOr Inaprecia-
ble,eQue esCuChara con inefablc
contento la Naci6n descubrido-
IA, Y repeTcutirl en- el mundo
como un gallardO aviso de la
pers0nalidad' puertOrriqueNa.
IS la lue compIeta la prodi-
giosa ammonia, 6 Puerto Rico
asoc'ado a ia suprema celebra.
ci0n del "Quljote ~
ESQ ti0ue una honda Signi .
hcaCl0n que n puede pasar des.
apercibida nj Sc debe ocultar.
No Sc unen aSl, en- un abTazo
que consagra la divinldad del
genio dc Cervantes, las republl-
cas- de hispano-amerlca Y a Ma
ci0n Espan0la, sinO es el man
dato secreto del espiritu de la
raza que Sc apresta a nuevas V
fecundas relaclOnes.
Y ese mandate espiritual ha
ilegado a Puerto Rico.
4 la lsla que no tlene por que
di>imular sus SlmpatiaS, hacla
las verdaderas glOrlaS de la Ma
ci0n Espanola; a la terra en-
que Sc estan miranda frente a
frente dos civilizaciones Y dos
razas. terra de prodigios donde
Culmina la vida del espirltu y
del ensueno, la vida del arte.
Mas satisfactOrlo es para los
que sientep Orgullo al contem
plar esta Indispensable y sim
patica adhesion de Puerto Rico
al mOvimlento general en- ho-
nor de Cervantes, Ell que nazca
de una institution puertorrique-
ia como es Ell Ateneo. Centro
de cultura Y de grandeZa inte
lectual, ten plo en- ell que han
vibrado las arpas de todos los
m1sicos y las citaras de todos
los poetas y en- cuyos altares ha
oficiado el genio en- sus revela
clones mas varias.
En- esta gran apoteosis al ge-
MO soberano del gran Cervan-
tes, a ese principe esclarecido de
los ingenios espanoles. ante Gu
va obra sc han descubierto puc.
bios tan artistas como Ell pueblo |
germano. tan ins pirados como Ell
pueblo frances, tan favorecidos
The Laclede blade., 1905-06-03
GOT AN EXCUSE TO TALK.
Wanted to Say Something to the Old
Woman and the Way Was
Opened.

IT. was in q Long Island village last
summer" said a New York, LAWYER. ac-
cording to the Cleveland Leader, when 3
lust s in front of the post Office it struck
and killed big hog belonging to vii
lager who was leaning over his gate at
the time. .,
!" How fast was the machine going% |
asked of him, as he came out and looked
after the flying auto;
"'Fcrty miles an hour he replied.
"Then you can make the owner pay
for your hog ;, .,.-,-
I shall fool with the case
"Don't you think the hog is worth
going to law about, eh?' =
He was fine. hog, and | ought to
be paid for him, but me and the old
woman have been grouty at each other
for week, and I've e been ssr a9Thhns Thss for ;ust
what I wanted, and I'll let the auto go
and 20 in and tell her some things she
won't forget for the next 80 years!'
The Laclede blade., 1905-06-03
TELEPHONE AS REFORMER.
An Example of the Surprising Effect
It May Have on Our
Morals.

Congressman Bingham, at q dinner Of
the Philadelphia Clover club, spoke Of
modern life in the most optimistic way,
relates the Cincinnati Enquirer.
'The world is growing better" he said.
'Daily it becomes cleaner, kinder, and
more upright. Nearly everything makes
for reform. Even the telephone has tre-
mendous reforming influence.
"Let me give you an example of the
surprising effect that the telephone exer-
cises over our morals.
"a certain man, at breakfast one morn
ing, said to his wife:
any dear, I'll not be home to dinner
tonight, and you had better not sit up for
me, as 1 shall be detained very late at the
office posting my books
every well, the lady answered. Before
I 90 to bed I'll say good night to you over
the telephone
'The man had forgotten, you see, that a
telephone now connected his Office and his
house"
The Laclede blade., 1905-06-03
THE FURRY OVER PANAMA
Mistake of 0ver-Anxious Free-Trad-
ers Regarding the Presi-
dents Policy.

When It was first announced In
Washington that supplies for the Pam
anna canal would be purchased in the
cheapest market, whether foreign or
domestic, there was no intimation
whatever that the administration in
tended to run amuck like a bargain
Monday shopper and straightway buy
all the cheap things 1t could abroad.
Instead, says the Chicago Record-Her-
aid, 1t was distinctly stated, that sup
plies would be brought abroad only in
case of necessity and "in the absence
of action by congress"
II any ardent partisans at onc7
Jumped to the conclusion that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was stabbing protec-
tion to the heart that was their affair.
And If now, when they find the for
eign purchases in the immediate fu-
ture are apt to be very few, they
change their tune to denounce the
president for "backsliding under pres
sure" that is again their affair. The
administration hardly needed to issue
the statement that much amusement
had been created over the attempts to
distort the facts" The distortion and
the motive of 1t were plain enough as
It was
AS for the manufacturers who were
so excited at the first announcement, it
is clear that they have already come
to take saner view of the situation.
The steel rail pool is out with an ex-
planation that is sort of apology. II
Panama sales are to be regarded as do
mestic business. it announces. 1t can
not afford to make low rates to the
government, because then all the
American railroad companies would be
entitled to. equally low rates. But II
the, canal zone is mot to be considered
a part Of the United States then 1t is
confident it can undersell any rail-
makers in the world, and so get the
contracts One of the steel companies
feels certain that Russia will soon take
10000 tons Of steel rails from it for the
Siberian road so that the confidence
of the pool that 1t can get the much
smaller Panama contracts If 1t wants
them certainly seems justified.
Regarded from the business stand
point. which is the proper standpoint
to take, the presidents policy is thor.
oughly consistent and praiseworthy.
The Laclede blade., 1905-06-03
INDUSTRY GREATLY HELPED
American Silk Manufacturers Are
Now Supplying the Home
Market.

The home market is now we'll occu-
pied by American manufacturers. Un-
der the Dingley tariff our importation
of luxuries and other articles during
the past Is years have been declining,
as compared with the increased con-
sumption of the country, says the Lew
istown (Me.) Journal. For example
manufactures ready for consumption
imported into this country in 1904
amounted to $15s. 100000. an increase
of but $S.O00,000 from 1890, while the
consumption of domestic manufactures
increased 5000 900 900 in the same peri
cd. The class of goods required by
American manufactures Is the only
group which has shown any marked in
crease during the past Is years. There
is one exception and that is diamonds.
We seem to be unable to get along
without gems. The past ten years we
have imported over SIPS, 100000 worth
of diamonds. ~
Protection has established the Amer.
lean silk industry so that silk is large
ly supplied by home industry. For
example. while we are using much
more silk than in 1890. the value of the
importation is $10,0O0,00o less than
then. We are buying less silk in Ger
many than we did 15 years ago, while
we are buying more of Japan. Our
American silk manufacturers are en-
gagged in supplying the home market
Notwithstanding the increased con-
sumption of light liquors. like wines
and champagnes, we have not IN
creased imports, but have been pro-
ducing wines in the United States,
amounting to 3S5Uv,000 gallons in 1904.
Wherever the action Of protection is
inspected. it looks as if the present
tariff is worthy its unprecedented per-
petuation on our statute books. If we
must use hurtful luxrries. perhaps we
shall be better off in the substitution
Of light drinks for hot stuff; we cer-
tainly are better off for not spending
wastefully In Europe.
The Laclede blade., 1905-06-03
Wrong About Panama.

The democrats will be intensely dis
appointed to hear that.the issue of sup
plies for Panama has suddenly failed
them, thanks to the Intervention Of
Speaker Cannon. Our friends the, en-
emy took far too much for granted, a
habit that has wrecked their hopes so
often that it is strange they continue
30 fall victim to It so readily. The
matter of supplies for 4-anama, as
might have been foreseen, will be re-
ferred to congress when 1t assemblies
and the republican majority in that
body is amply large enough for the
proper settlement OF public questions
as they arise for legislative action.
Speaker Cannon's wise Judgment and
advice have frequently been of timely
service to the country. The democratic
assumption in the whole incident was
hasty and exaggerated. and now that
the subject is closed the free-trade par
ty win have to reconcile itself to facts
as best It can-st. Louis GIobe-Demo-
eraG
The Laclede blade., 1905-06-03
EVERY WALK IN LIFE.

A. A. Boyce, farmer, living three