The Washington herald., 1909-10-28
PEOPLE AND THINGS


The net public debt OF New Zealand
per head OF population is 1914, against $50
for Great Britain. But much OF this debt
represents productive investments. An
| Investigation observes that governmental
ownership Of railway and other enter
prlses has created a new and wasteful
FORM Of corruption. 1t refers TO the loca-
ton OF roads, bridges, and other con-
struetion as a result of local or personal
FAVOR This country knows simething OF
that kind Of favor in its river and har-
Dor bills In New Zealand, such favors
are described as "the current coin Of
political corruption"
Napoleon on Soldiers.
one OF Ferrers utterances was: THE
soldiers uniform conceaIs crimes against
humanity and the misery OF his own ex-
istence." That is severe and should be
untrue Yet # IS recalled that Napoleon
at st. Helena praised the profession OF
medicine. and added: THE soldier in an
alysis is a cut-throat and a robber. He
not only produces nothing himself. but
he consumes the products OF others and
Stays the producers" Which was the po-
hucal economist speaking, not one Of the
great captains Of military history
The Trees OF New Hampshire.
New Hampshire has reorganized its
state forestry commission and amended
some Of its laws relating to trees. There
Is a society for the protection OF It's for
ests. The State forester has delivered
many public addresses. and material for
essays on forestry and allied subjects
mas been supplied TO all the subordinate
oranges In the state and to the pupils of
twenty-five high schools. In all respects
- is an excellent showing that IS made
by this report, which is not inaptly named
Year Book Of Forestry and il should
appeal 10 all who value the White Noun
tains and their woodlands as a part OF
our national heritage and desire that
such possessions shall be preserved in
violate. The society includes IN its mem-
bership many residents OF other States.
Poor Inscription.
Fort Mercer, al Red Bank. y. =. and
Fort Miflin, both on the Delaware. held
the British feet below Philadelphia for
two months after Gen. Howe occupied
the city. Fort Miftiin survives IN a forti-
ication erected about the time OF the sec
ond war with England. Fort Mercer has
disappeared. but its site was recently
marked by n monument on which was
placed tablet with this inscription:
Monument % commemorate the battle q Fort
Mercer. or Red Bank fought on this ground Oc-
tober =, III. Erected by authority o. IN act Of
The legislature o. the State Of New Jersey passed
a. the session o. 1906 introduced In the House Of As
seulbiy BY John BOYD Avis speaker; approved by
Edward Q. Stokes. governor.
II viii be observed that an the I'm
portant facts are given there, and only
the trivial details omitted. Il Is not re-
corded between what troops the battle
was fought or how Il resulted. The name
or Col Christopher Greene, Of Rhode
Island who held the fort with splendid
courage and skill. is omitted. but that
is immaterial so long as the name Of
John Boyd Avis Is there The name Of
Count Won DOuop, who was killed leading
his Hessians 20 the assault. does not ap-
pear on the monument, but the name Of
Gov. Stokes IS there for pOsterity % read
with emotion The 400 Rhode Island SOL
diers who held that fort against the
attack Of 200 Hessians are not men
TONED. but the New Jersey legislature OF
1895 Is there.