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Japan's four and o half per cent, bonds held
abroad are secured upon her Imperial tobacco
monopoly, For the year ended March 81 last the
net revenue Of that monopoly was 81 ~ yen
0i6.6ts,ooN. That Is i,s7syoo0 yen soS6,SN NOR
than was animated when the loan was noStcd n
New York and elsewhere. That is another MADE
good" for Japan.
II Is a. remarkable fact that though the Russo
japanese War cntafled upon japan the paving o'
OF ta5o.0o0.o 600 In cold cash. yet the evil NJ currency
Imitation was avoided and normal conditions were
hrmly maintained in Japan's economic 'rcle
sad Mr.. Matsuo, governor OF tho Bark NJ Japan
II k also noteworthy that during las N
spiu OF extra heavy payments for war material
Japan's exports of gold and silver were only $3.50
ono In excess Of her imports OF the same metals
The Bank OF Iapan's gold net reserve did not ~
below $50, 00n ono.
Yokohama Specie Bank intends to get Man
churia's banking business, II Is opening hranch~
at Osaka. Dairen and Mukden, Special reserve
provided by the hank for Manchuran business
by calling up the 81. 800 on uncalled capita.
Another remarkable fact, At the close oi l"A
q war year, the postal savings banks OF Japan ha
N0,a5n0O on deposit an increase OF SlS"' oON
iena a peace year; at the close OF 1895, a mil "h
year, tho deposits had grown TO sS6,l6n"" an
increase of H,tsS,ooo In the one year. Thcs' a.,
posits can be loaned, " amply secured. To promote
local industrial enterprises. and thus provide WIZ
for tho people In the towns where the money "
deposited, Everything In Japan is done Win !
view to promote industrial success.
Twenty times a per cent, on lts paid M rsp'u
Ia what the Japanese Government vs. paying M the
Seoul .Fusan railway,
Jaran's taxes yield sieS. oooooO a year stavn7
duties, sls,b0o,oDo: tobacco and trade monoioleS,
$50, o 400; pos,s and telegraphS, %slo,obnr" ana
salt monopoly, SIS, 0o,o 600,
Japan's principal ports Of export and import an
In the order named. Yokohama. Kobe, pAEA
Mol. NagaSak and ShimonoscEi.
In January Japan's exports were si3, HhS ~ hu
imports Sio,oSSo 600, Exports increased by g "a"
and Imports decreased by Aooo.on a ta'u'Ahf
tTSde balance gain OF sS,OOO.Ooo,
Foreigners resident In Yokohama. says ne Sss
Trade journal, number 1890, made w o' 80
Chinese. l.is0 British. Gel Americans, $40 Germans
las French. iSs Portuguese. los Spaniards, od WIS
81 Dutch, IS Italians. 81 Danes and smaller ui"he'
OF Swedes- Norwegiens, Turks, Belgians, V sian,
PerivtAnS Coreans ArmenianS ChllcHrN aS
Greeks. OF the latter three only one each.
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To rnR EDITOR OF THR SUS-Str. Coming from
an inland city and knowing the navy only as 1t 10
described In sea tales and the dhly press, l ex'
pected 10 nnd New YORK nlled with banda OF sailor
men on leave. whose conduct, while picturesque.
would be rather unpleasant TO tho landluobcrs
with whom they came In contact. i've read OF
Jack ashore and his tondncss for red liquor and
various unholy pastmes, Imagine my surprise
when | md him AS sedate, proper and convention
ally we'll behaved as a bank clerk, q mechanic, a
barber or the representative OF any other hum
drum occupation,
The sailors from the fce, In the North River
whom | have seen did not look like r%olstcrtng blades
at all, and they acted like decent, well hammered
men. Two or three out OF the scores | have oh.
served had been interviewing John BArleyoorn.
but they carried their liquor deeently and were
not d,sAgrceable or obstreperous.
II tho enlisted mon have seen are fair samples
OF the navy. much injustice has been done TO them
by the stories told OF their dissipaied habits,
NEW YoRK, May p, L. SMITH,
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Questioning the old Time Records.

10 THE EpITon OF THR SUs--Sir! Referring 70
she ancient steamboat records published by YOU
this morning I should like TO know u good modern
authorities accept them as accurate and reliable,
My roason for ~nauitnG 10 that sSot miles IN
1854, u w miles In 1855, &C, look a little like the
record" Of 0 seconds for 100 yards, which 80 long
headed the list OF athletic performances; OF jump
ing his full height In complete arnor," and other
mArvels o the past OF which We read.
We all know how the marvellous records
made under the easy going methods Of interested
observers fade before the exact requirements for
real records.
Accuracy In taking and establishing reco rds has
certainly increased during the last nifty years,
Is II possible that no Improvement In speeds, as
well as tho methods OF recording them. has been
made by all the efforts through nifty years.
NKw YORK, May 4 ANCHOR.
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building and nv dark eompaay made
70 muful ethtbtion NJ himself ~ this
ttfur bsufing
ua aaeiffsa fFtf Hsf ssv 800 uss IN ms
fFf'o, NJ ~ satHpsny shs safHsf iiHs herrs
tI. .HH at'st snrvsHrs NV svsftiue sHd iouu1s
.| Nf |HHfs sriu fud fhst fuioHs WsH mere
.1I rHf Y..1 ans euft NJ HaasH' svsf fHs gfrs
.7fi rf r., .s'1f W. fhsu hHufs NJ s~upisymsat
fH. ven ysls sisd m t1's tverHrrs n hsy ssuif
90 W. 4rrltrfHfiF
Men rIoi ~ Tofk min hours " over.
ume ars " unworthy ~ The name n msn
und labofing men u should be n ~
The nrst duties NJ Congress ~ take sway
ffrm ihr~ serfs and slaves N eapitsl
mo right ~ working NJ lone ~ they hks
What kind N q free country IL This n .
man IL freq ~ wofk ~ much NJ he Hkes1
lSe him thank Heaven II hs II permitted
n work NJ much ~ Mr. OoaPEHa likes
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Mayor dunno has spoken the fateful
word. There is to DO no dirt in Chicago
after" to-day. The Mayor commands Chi
cagoans TO beat tho carpets to make the
school children clean the school premises
to have the housewife make the home spick
and SPAN We hope that the abolition Of
Chicago dirt will be more Immediate than
the municipal ownership of Chicago street
railways seems likely TO be.
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Mr.. Gomrcrs Warns Congress Again.

Mr.. Gompcrs Warns Congress Again.
In rUlnlment of his task as the head of
q great coordinate or inordinate branch
Of the Government, the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, the Hon, SAMUEL Cont
PIERS has again sounded to Congress the
terrible approach Of organized labor.
Before the House Committee on Labor
he hauled Congress owe the Goals for it's
shameful reluctance to obey orders and
pass the Eight Hour bill. Laboring
men-that is, federated laboring men
are getting tired Of this inaction. They
have demanded that this bill become
law. Let Congress refuse to supply
this demand and the always uncounted
millions magniticently E,assed as labor"
when Il political campaign begins will
take their revenge at the polls.
OF course Mr.. GOMrERs would hate to
have to resort to such extreme measures
as he intimates. For one reason, many
of the uncounted millions might be lost
in the count, But Congress must be
disciplined; and weak knees are COM
mon in a year of Congress elections.
The representative Of a Virginia ship
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T0s srgrNrNHERs,s NJ, sprs
tIsysV. ssayw su~I saa n ~ ~ t,iss
Ssst StaHef.

nofse. tlabo MAY q The appel 4. IA.
atnrrtna Count ~ lhs unitsi state ~ rs
ciss n Meyer iiay sorsi anil f.i.ngss
etaffsi sith fhe assissius'ion NJ e. noy
Frank ajrrNrnIsfa WWH ir|ty Itst,
iral Nv che state cpufts.
Tbs trials ~ fhesa rirn Rft ~ Utto
OFpitHft ami NfeveH Adnfng lofrfH ga,
I,Nlae smith viii IN hold o. INs avr
N ertff thai viii hesiu ~ Caliv Ia
ron e1unfv, May rs n sii tis, slws
Iinne fof. preliminary sod dil1iHrr M
Fl,vttl gttUa ~
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Kan.r. md Massachusetts.

Tho Kansas temperament II too rash
and sudden, too like tho lightning. aud
the Kansas temperature Ia Incandescent
always II had been supposed that the
oil Trust was 20 the Sunfiower mind
the sum Of all villainies, but Mr.. STUBBs,
the chairman Of the Kansas Republican
convention, exhibited an archer arch
devil:
We know that the Creates, robber In this country
" day IL the great steel Trust, made possible by
an unreasonable protective tArn"
Do honor totwog great statesmen, one a
time honored prophet, n just revealed.
For President on the Smashall ticket
the Hon. THOMAS WILLIAM LAWSON
of Massachusetts. For Vice-President
the Hon. WILLIAM RUFUS STUBS Of
Kansas,
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Colonel JOHN TEMPLE Graves Gecrgidn
Is a beautiful paper says more than one
admiring contemporary. Yet it is only
a faint, shadowy and feeble beauty COM
pared with the Colonel's own. He talks
handsome, writes handsome, handsome does
and beautiful ia.
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George III. was wondering how the apr,r g"
nto the dumpllng.
That's easy replied the court, but how 60
you suppose the twenty got tackled onto 70"
I'M"
whereat the unfortunate monarch WAS only
more mySti6ed.
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HIS Temper.

From the Somerrilis Journal.
Mrs, whyte-Is YOU husband even tenn
pered?
Mrs, Browne-wer, yes, ] suppose %
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Secret of n Sphinx.

The Man IN the Iron Mask explained,
To prevent Identification In case | am o'lE"
in an auto accident" he vouchsAtsd.
Herewith he applied for q patent on the lnNenu0''
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Knicker-I see the new san Francisco buildings
dispense with all ornamental features.
Bocker-Then there will be no janltorsl
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Ohio's New Automobile Inv.

From TIC Cincinnati Commercial Tribuns,
One section says the Secretary Of State mpst
send with each auto record TO the County Auditor
"a A hill"
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Dead Line az the Fountain.


That Old Sweet Voice,
From The Houston PoSt.
Now 10 and fro
And high and low
hear the accents
Ebb and flow
OF one ] loved
Long. long ago.
Again II comes.
That voice OF old.
lnsiAtrnt pene.
trailing, bold
SAY, youi Oct upi
Your cakes are coldts
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Can b lie Truee

From The Old fork Trdnse rtpf.
More young men IN Maine are growing up TO be
drunkards than over before In Its history.
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y ags ffffafs 40 tfss No rH4 #fauo Ffo -
ssH'F nm aisa a Ff-f b. atrf f1i.iss nfg'nff ~
aFssf Nv ~ ffsf HHf arHHHH ~ iHff HufnHff
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A COSTUME
PIECE
No. 2 of the serie.

Copyright 1899. by charle. sabae.'. son.)
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NAME
l BULLETS OPPOSITE

keen on it IL we hadn't?" cried Raf1les.
My dear fellow, would rob st. Paul's
cathedral If l could, but 1 could no
more scoop till when the shopwalker
wasn't looking than l could bag the
apples out of an old woman's basket.
Even that little business last month
was a sordid affair, but it was neces-
sary, and think it's strategy redeem
ed it to some extent Now, there's
some credit and more sport in going
where they boast they're on their
guard against you. The Bank of Eng
land, for example, is the ideal crib,
but that would need half dozen of us
with years to give to the job, and
meanwhile Reuben Rosenthall is high
enough game for you and me. We
know he's armed. We know how Billy
Purvis can fight. It'll be no soft thing,
grant you. But what of that. my
good Bunny-what Of that? A mans
reach must exceed his grasp, dear boy,
or what the dickens is a heaven for?'
II would rather we didn't exceed
ours just yet" l answered, laughing,
for his spirit was irresistible and the
plan was growing upon me despite my
qualms.
Trust me for that" was his reply.
"1'll see you through. After all, ex-
pect to find that the difficulties are
nearly all on the surface. These fell
lows both drink like the devil, and
that should simplify matters consid-
erably. But we shall see. and we must
take our time. There will probably
turn out to be dozen different WAYS
In which the thing might be done and
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0NDON was just then
talking of one whose
name is already a name
and nothing more. Reu-
ben Rosenthall had made
his millions on the dia-
mond fields of South AZ
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"Say? cried Rallies. What did he
not say? He boasted of his rise, he
Dragged of his riches, and he black
guarded society for taking him up for
his money and dropping him out of
sheer pique and jealousy because he
had SO much. He mentioned names,
too, with the most charming freedom
and swore he was as good man as
the old country had to show-pace the
old Bohemians. To prove it he point
ed to great diamond in the middle Of
his shirt front with a little finger load.
ed with another just like it. Which
Of our bloated princes could show a
pair like that? AS matter of fact,
they seemed quite wonderful stones,
with curious purple CLEAN to them
that must mean pot Of money. But
old Rosenthall swore he wouldn't take
100000 for the two and wanted to
know where the other man was who
went about With f25,0OO In his shirt
front and another f25,OOO on his little
finger. lie didn't exist If he did he
wouldn't have the pluck to wear them.
But he had-he'd tell us why. And
before you could say Jack Robinson
he had whipped out whacking great
revolver!"
mot at the tablet"
"At the table! In the middle of his
speech! But it was nothing to what
he wanted to do. He actually wanted
us to let him write his name in bull
lets on the opposite wall to show us
why he wasn't afraid to go about in
all his diamonds! That brute Purvis,
the prize fighter, who is his paid bully,
had to bully his master before he
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we Shall have to choose between then
1t will mean watching the house for
ut least week in any case. 1t may
mean lots of other things that will
take much longer, but give me week
and will tell you more-that's to
say, if you're really on"
"Of course am" l replied indig-
nantly, "but why should give you
week? Why shouldn't we watch the
house together?"
Because two eyes are as good as
four and take up less room. Never
hunt in couples unless you're obliged.
But don't you look offended, Bunny;
there'll be plenty for you to do when
the time comes; that promise you.
You shall have your share of the fun
never fear, and purple diamond all
to yourself-if we're lucky"
On the whole, however, this CONVEX
sation left me less than lukewarm, and
1 still remember the depression which
came upon me when Ratfies was gone.
saw the folly of the enterprise to
which l had committed myself-the
sheer, gratuitous, unnecessary folly Of
! it. And the paradoXes in which Raj
fes reveled and the frivolous casuis-
try which was nevertheless half sin
cere and which his mere personality
rendered wholly plausible at the mo-
ment of utterance appealed very little
to me when recalled in cold blood.
admired the spirit of pure mischief in
which he seemed prepared to risk his
liberty and his life. but did not find
it an infectious spirit on calm reflec-
ton. Yet the thought of withdrawal
was not to be entertained for a mo-
ment. On the contrary, was impa-
tient of the delay ordained by Raffles.
and perhaps no small part of my Sc
cret disaffection came of his CALLING de-
termination to do without me until the
last moment.
1t made it no better that this was
characteristic of the man and of his
attitude toward me. For month we
had been, l suppose, the thickest
thieves in all London, and vet our in
timacy was curiously incomplete
With all his charming franEness there
was in Raffles vein of capricious re.
serve which was perceptible enough
to be very irritating. He had the in
stinctive secretiveness of the inveter-
ate criminal He would make mys-
teries of matters of common concern.
For example, l never knew how or
where he disposed of the Bond street
jewels. on the proceeds Of which we
We're both still leading the outward
lives of hundreds of other young fel
lows about town. He was consistently
mysterious about that and other de-
tails, of which it seemed to me that
had already earned the right to know
everything. could not but remem
Der how he had led me into my first
felony by means of trick while YET
uncertain whether he could trust me OF
not. That could no longer afford tt
resent but 1 did resent his want OF
confidence in me now. l said nothing
about it. but it ranked every day ans
. never more than in the week that sue
ceeded the Rosenthal dinner WheI
l met Raftles at the club he would tel
me nothing When went to his room!
he was out. or pretended to be-
, To be continued
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To be continued
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could be persuaded out Of It. There
was quite panic for the moment.
One fellow was saying his prayers
under the table, and the walters bolted
to man."
"What grotesque scene!"
"Grotesque enough, but rather wish
they had let him go the whole hog and
blaze away. He was as keen as knives
to show us how he could take care Of
his purple diamonds, and do you know,
Bunny, l was as keen as knives to
see."
And Raffles leaned toward me with
q sly, slow smile that made the hidden
meaning of his visit only too plain to
me at last.
$50 you think of having try for his
diamonds?'
He shrugged his shoulders.
at is horribly obvious, l admit. But
yes, / have set my heart upon them.
To be quite frank, have had them on
my conscience for some time. One
couldn't hear so much of the man and
his prize fighter and his diamonds
without feeling it kind Of duty to
have 60 for them, but when it comes
to brandishing revolver and practi-
cally challenging the world the thing
becomes inevitable. 1t is simply thrust
upon one. / was fated to hear that
challenge, Bunny. and l, for one, must
take it up. was only sorry couldn't
get on my hind legs and say so then
and there"
"Well," said, II don't see the ne
cessity as things are with us, but Of
course I'm your man."
My tone may have been half hearted.
l did my best to make 1t otherwise.
but 1t was barely month since our
Bond street exploit, and we certainly
could have afforded to behave our
selves fer some time to come. We had
been getting along SO nicely; by his ad-
vice l had scrubbed thing or two;
inspired by Raf1es. had even done an
article on our own jewel robbery, and
for the moment was quite. satisfied
with this sort Of adventure. l thought
we ought to know when we We're well
of and could see no point in our run
ming fresh risks before we We're
obliged. On the other hand, was anx-
ious not to show the least disposition
to break the pledge that had given a
month ago. But it was not on my
manifest Discrimination that Rallies
fastened.
Necessity, my dear Bunny? Does
the writer only write when the wolf
is at the door? Does the painter paint
for bread alone? Must you and be
driven to crime like Tom of Bow and
Dick Of Whitechapel? You pain me
my dear chap. You needn't laugh. be
cause you do. Art for arts sake is q
vile. catchword, but confess it ap
peals to me. In this case my motives
are absolutely pure. for l doubt If we
shall ever be able to dispose Of sucl
peculiar stones. But if don't have q
try for them-after tonight shall
never be able to hold up my head
again"
His eye twinkled, but it glitteret
too.
I'VE shall have our work cut out
was all said.
"And do you suppose should b
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RIGA and had come home to enjoy them
according to his rights. How he went
to work will scarcely be forgotten by
any reader of the halfpenny evening
papers, which reveled in endless anec-
dotes of his original indulgence and
present prodigality, varied with inter-
esting particulars of the extraordinary
establishment which the millionaire set
up in st. Johns wood. Here he kept
a retinue Of Kaffirs, who were liter
ally his slaves, and hence he would
sally, with enormous diamonds in his
shirt and on his finger, in the convoy
Of prize fighter of heinous repute.
who was not, however. by any means
the worst element in the Rosenthall
menage. So said gossip. But the
fact was sufficiently established by the
interference of the police on ut least
one occasion, followed by certain mag
isterial proceedings which were re-
ported with justifable gusto and huge
headlines in the newspapers aforesaid,
and this was all one knew of Reuben
Rosenthall up to the time when the
old Bohemian club. having fallen on
evil days. found it worth its while
to organize great dinner in honor
of so wealthy an exponent of the clubs
principles. was not at the banquet
myself. but member took Rafles,
who told me all about it that very
night.
"Most extraordinary show / ever
went to in my life" said he. GAS for
the man himself-well was pre-
pared for something grotesque, but
the fellow fairly took my breath away.
20 begin with, he's the most astound-
ing brute to look at, well over six
feet, with chest like barrel and
a great hook nose and the reddest
hair and whiskers you ever saw;
drank like fire engine. but only got
drunk enough to make us speech that
wouldn't have missed for f10. I'm
only sorry you weren't there, too, Bun
ny, old chap"
l began to be sorry myself. for Raj
fles was anything but an eNcitable per-
son, and never had seen him so ex-
cited before. Had he been following
Rosenthall's example? His coming to
my rooms at midnight merely to tell
me about his dinner was in itself
enough to excuse suspicion which
was certainly at variance with my
knowledge Of A. ]. Raf1les.
what did he say?" I inquired me-
chanically, divining some subtler ex-
PLANTATION of this visit and wondering
what on earth it could be-
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EDw. THEoBALD.
Auditor.

For sale-Fifty choice Plymout
Rock cockiels. Inquire of NJ. Wib
lishauser. If.
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concluded from page two)

Soldier tp.... ...... ................ SO
Denison town.. Observation-Disclosures. lgO 90
West Side town ................. 81 on
Manila town. $1,000. so o.
Dow City town.......... ................ So on
Arion town. .........-................. ~ q.
Charter Oak town .......,....... 81 on
Schleswig town ~. ..... .............. 4OM
Ri ketts town.. Observation-Disclosures. % o.
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kiron town........... ............ 20 "
Vail town ......s... Az d
On motion the following offlci :
bonds were approved: F. l.. HI. #
man, county superintendent; Morn
McHenry, county surveyor; Con
Kuhl, deputy treasurer; DIR. r. Fues
ter, county coroner; Heery j. Gun
minis, deputy sheriff; j. A. McDon-
nell, assessor, Milford township;
j. Muenster. assessor, Town of Ric
etts, and E. T. Cochran ..andJ j. $.
Maloney, delinquent tax collectors
Resolved by the Board of Sup
visors of Crawford county, low
that: Thos. Ahart and H. w. Ma,
nard be appointed as committee I
look after and attend to the bushes
pertaining to the poor farm for tt,
year 1906.
Board adjourned at p. m. to me
Saturday, January 18th, 1906, at 8
m.
HC SCHROEDER,
Chairman.
EDw. THEORALD.
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