Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-29
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

American representatives abroad and
American residents in various European
cities are almost constantly importuned
for help by fellow countrymen stranded
far from home. Many OF the Applicants
are worthy. but a large percentage arc
more numerous and persistent than ever
before. A correspondent writes that the
American Relief society In Paris is beside
itself. Tor the demands upon its means far
exceed It's funds. Besides. most summer
tourists now stranded in Paris speak no
language but their own. Some of the APP
peals made 20 the society are pathetic.
others almost humorous, and al of them
are dif1cult to cope with One OF the re-
cent appeals for assistance was from
man who came from Texas to Paris early
In the summer to make money by teaching
the Parisians to walk on stills In Eng
land, where he promenaded the streets OF
several towns In a large sombrero and
trousers eleven feet long. he created
sensation and earned a comfortable living
But in Paris the police cut his odyssey
short In the actual as we'll as the meta
phorioal sense OF the word. They took his
stills away from him and refused TO allow
him to use them again. The relief So
ciety has sent him. with his wife and
child, to London.
French newspaper publishes private
letter written by a professor Of one Of the
large Prlssian universities. who accom-
panied the German Journalists who re-
Gently visited London. After asking why
IL is that the British suddenly have be-
come DESTROYS Of being on good terms with
Germany, he remarked that England has
but lately incorporated South Africa and
has thus surfeit of territorial acquisition.
1t requires peace for the economic pros
perity OF what IL has conquered by the
sword. He affirms that "the city, contcm-
plates for the near future vast financial
operations in South Africa, amounting to
hundreds of millions. Consequently the
possibility of a serious war must be dis
posed of in order that the course of events
may be in accordance with the desires OF
the English liberal commercial group-tn
word, with the vital interests OF the
country. He then goes on to say that there
Is one point ION which German journalists
can never consent to the slightest compro-
mise. It is that of a disarmament of the
army and the navy.
The sixtieth report of the British Lunacy
commission IL a suggestive and disquieting
document. 1t appears that the number OF
persons in England and Wales certified as
insane and under care on January l last
was 121 ,97s, this being also in excess OF the
number recorded on the corresponding day
in 1906 This increase for 1906 the commits
sioners compare with that OF 2,eS0 for 1904.
of s,235 for 1903. and Of 1881 for 1902. They
give the annual average increase for the
ten years ended December 81, 1906. as ASA.
and that for the five years ended on the
same date as 2,sO7, SO that the Increase for
81
age of the decennium. and by eS7 than the
quinquennial average The pauper patients
numbered 111,&6 (males b1,2l6, females
so.04O), constituting sl2 per cent OF the
certified insane, and their increase by 1879
is less by 527 than the increase In 1904.
There was an increase OF 2.122 In the mum
bers maintained in the county and borough
asylums, which is less by 1872 than the in
crease for 1904.
Alfred Neymarck, a French statistician.
has recently made a computation of the
amount of the savings of the people OF
France that have been invested I'm different
values in the shape OF bonds. He calculates
that from 1855 to 1905 the deposits in the
great banks of France Increased from s9l2.-
10000 francs. equal to s1s2. 900. counting
fve francs to the dollar, to 2,S9I, 10000
francs. or s57s, 10000. The deposits In the
Bank OF France during the same period
increased from SIS 100000 francs, or s7l.0Oo,-
900. to $4,000. 600 francs or sl64,6O0.O00 The
value OF bonds deposited In the banks in
creased from s.il3O0000O to $3.50. 1000
francs tt622. 600 600 to q. $50 ,OOO) The six
great railroad companies OF France sold |
s.4s2. $50 francs l,ss6,4sS) bonds out OF
capital OF iOl6. 100000 francs $685. 100000 and
cancelled on their old and new loans 2164.- !
10000 francs (sIs2. 100000. From 1880 to 1895 |
the depositors In the savings banks have |
subscribed and paid for 4300.00o.0O0 francs
tts49. 100000 government bonds The limit |,
that each person can deposit in the savings |
banks In France Is $500 The interest on |
this sum. II not drawn. is invested by the |
hank in government bonds From 1891 to |
1903 the same class subscribed for and held |
SEQ. 100000 francs t(O4O00O00l Of bonds issued |
by the French colonies and protectorates; |
sls 900 francs (slss 100000 OF City OF Paris
bonds. and Se50oo.00o francs CtlsS0oO.0OO of |
local communal and inmortgage and loan |
companies. From 1885 to 1906 the deposits
in the peoples savings banks increased |
from Am. 900 to 3.2l0OO0.0O0 francs S4l2-
10000 to ,642 100000; that is to say. an In
crease of miiliaTd CHRONOLOGY. counting |
francs to the dollar. During the same |