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RTLAXD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20,
STOT AUTHENTIC HISTORY.
It is a pity that the addresses deliv
fered at the unveiling of the Sherman
statue in "Washington did not rise to
the level of Something like historical
accuracy. President Roosevelt spoke
of McClellan's "extraordinary gift for
.organization." McCleUan took 1 com
mand of the Army before Washington
the last week of July, 1861. He had the
enthusiastic support .of President Lin
coln; the United, States Treasury spent
money like water to fill up his army
with the flower of the youth of the
"ouniry; the pick of the regular infan
try, cavalry and artillery mere Included
in his army; the most accomplished
graduates of "West Point were given
him to command his divisions, bri
gades, regiments and batteries. In
three months he had a splendid army
aU-crmqlji&G. drilled and" disci
plined. Not a remarkable feat, surely.
for General Buell at the West organ-
sed the raw volunteers of the West
pith equal ability -and greater rapid
ity.
After the terrible repulse of Freder
icksburg the Army of the Potomac was
n very bad shape. General Hooker
took command in January, 1863, and by
the first of April Hooker had reorgan
ized the army and made it a better
'army than it ever was before as a mili
ary machine. Any West Point gradu
ate fit to be a decent Inspector-General
an&. Quartermaster can, if given plenty
of time, as was given McCleUan and
Hooker, organize a good army. Mc
CleUan did in three months what any
intelligent, methodical West Point
graduate can do, give him plenty of
time, men, money, etc. The test of
ability for war is not chiefly the organ
ization of an army, but the rapid and
SJrttrfaiyKJaveroerft of a great army and
the able, energetic use of it on a great
battlefield. McCleUan could not move
fin army rapidly or fight it; "Hooker
could move it, but could not light It.
Then came Speaker Henderson, who
said that "Sherman's march of his
army from Savannah to North Carolina
was the greatest work of Sherman's
.life." This is absurd. The greatest
work of Sherman's life was his cam
paign that ended in the capture of At
lanta. General -Sherman himself in his
"Memoirs" admits that as long as he
was confronted by General Joseph E
Johnston he faced an antagonist that
jib never could outwit or surprise; that
Johnston never made a mistake In the
whole campaign, and that he never
gained a tactical or strategical advan
I , "tace over Johnston. To tak 90 000 mn
f , ... i .
mce sucn a soiaier as joe Johnston
commanding from 35,000 to 55,000 men
for nearlj three months in such a
trough country as thatvbetween Dalton
and Atlanta, and hold his own in mill
tary brains with him, was Sherman's
greatest exploit. Sherman admits that
Ifwhen Johnston was removed by Jeffer
Elfeon Davis from command and replaced
by Hood, who was ordered to assume
; the offensive, he had reason for pro-
1 found congratulation.
f Thi march from Dnltnn i Alan4i
from May 4 to July 15 cost Sherman
40,000 men killed and wounded, as mani
as it cost Grant to get from the Rapl-
dan to Petersburg. Sherman won At'
Janta September 1, and it was his hard
est Job and his greatest work. The
"March to the Sea" was the military
picnic of 60,000 veterans, with no enemy
to oppose them. The march from Sa
vannah to Goldsboro, N. C, called for
some great military qualities- of energy.
skill and endurance, but Sherman knew
his battle would be with the elements
Chiefly, since the destruction of Hood's
army before Nashville had left the en
emy without any army adequate to op
pose him. Sherman had almost reached
Gcldsboro, N. C, where Schofleld
awaited him with 30,000 men, before Joe
Johnston could muster 25.000 men to in
terrupt the march of 60,000. Neverthe
less, Johnston with part of his small
fcrce struck Schofleld's advance near
ICinston, N. C.
Then on the 16th of March he struck
Sherman's advance under Slocum so
as to give time for his troops that had
interrupted Schofleld's march from
Newbern to get back and deliver Sher
I roan a heavy blow before his Junction
with Schofleld could be made. This
blow he delivered upon Slocum's col
umn on the 19th with about 22,000 men
General Cox says: "It would be dlfll
cult to better his plan, but his num
bors were too small for success, hut he
did everything- that courage and activ
ity could do." He outgeneraled and
surprised Sherman and struck him a
sudden, sharp blow. With anything
like equal numbers Johnston would
effectively have stopped Sherman's ad
vance. Finally we have the speech of
General Grosvenor, in which Sherman
Is- described as "the most faultless
character that was given to the world
In the nineteenth century." This Is ab
surd; General Sherman was a great sol
dier, but he was not a great man nor
a. faultless man.
INDEPENDENCE OF THE PHILIP
PINES.
Ex-Secretary Long, in his recent ad
dress on President McKinley at Adams,
Mass., .asserted with much earnestness
thatMr. McKinley had In view the ulti
mate political independence of the
Philippines. Seoretary Long's wofids
are: "It was to their ultimate political
Independence, when fitted for it arid
equal to its maintenance, that he had
regard." It is, of- course, possible that
President .McKinley may have cher
ished this thought, but this assertion
of Secretary Long has no support
beyond his belief and asserted knowl
edge. The record of Mr. McKlnley's
speeches are all against this clalrii. At
Atlanta, Ga., on December 15, 1898, Mr.
McKinley said:
That flag has been planted In two hem
ispheres and there it. remains, the symbol
of liberty and law, of peace and progress.
Who will withdraw from the people over
whom It floats its protecting folds? Who
will pull K down?
On May 19, 1901, about four months
before his death, speaking"" at San
Francisco,, he said:
We have expanded. Do you want to con
tract? (Cries of "Hoi") It i not a Ques
tion of whether we will acquire the Philip
pines or Porto Rico or Guam or Wake Isl
and or Hawaii, or Tultulla. Wc 'have ac
quired them; they are ours! The question
is. shall' wc give them up? (General cries
of "No!") And from one end of this coun
try to the other comes the answer.
On April 29, 1901, President McKinley
said at Roanoke, Va.:
We are not only expanding, our markets,
but w are expanding our territory. The
policy of the United States has always been
to keep what it originally started with and
hold all It honorably gets. We refused to
divide our original possessions, and we will
be the last to desert otir new possessions.
These words of President McKinley
are inconsistent with Secretary Long's
assertion regarding his dead -chiefs
purpose. Political Independence could
not be given to the Philippines
if the flag of the United States is
never to be pulled down; if the United
States is'never to give up what it "hon
orably" obtained. It is not easy to be
lieve that President McKinley had
Philippine Independence in mind as the
ultimate purpose of our occupation of
the archipelago. j
The whole drift of Long's address is ;
to portray President McKinley as pre
eminently a man of peace, a man ,
who would surrender anything rather
than contend for it, and this view
Is further set forth in an article
contributed to the Outlook in which :
President Roosevelt, then Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, is described as
an unwelcome and uncomfortable In
carnation of warlike spirit, whose re
tirement to the ranks of war was a re
lief both to himself and to President
McKinley. Ex-Secretary Long says of
ex-Assistant Secretary Roosevelt that
"Just before the war he was anxious
to send a squadron across the ocean
to sink the. ships of the Spanish fleet
while we were j'et at peace" with
Spain." Roosevelt was for offensive
operations; it was Roosevelt, accord-
inc to Admiral Rpwiv. whn nrfloro1
nlm to Manila Eay; Roosevelt was so
warlike that "the rough rider uniform
was in evidence; it climbed the steps
of the Navy Department; it filled Its
corridors; guns, uniforms, all sorts of
military traps and piles of paper filled
the Assistant Secretary's room."
In a previous issue of the Outlook
Mr. Long laid great stress upon the ex
tremely conservative demeanor of
President McKinley, and the whole
tone of the article was to suggest a
contrast between President McKinley
and President Roosevelt It has long
been known that the warlike temper of
Assistant Secretary RoosevelJ. made
him a kind of bull In a china shop to
the cool, calm and cultivated Secretary
Long and to the President. As late as
the assembling of the Republican Na
tional .Convention of 1900 it was known
that McKlnley's opposition to the nom
ination of Roosevelt was not withdrawn
until it was found that further persist
ence in it would provoke resentment
among Western men that might bear
undesirable fruit In the future. While
all these facts go tq show that PresI
dent McKinley was riot from the first
of ardently warlike temper, there Is
nothing authentic to support the view
of Secretary Long that President
McKinley only consented to his Philip
pine policy because he wished to save
the people of those islands from them
selves until the United States could
prepare them for the gift df absolute
Independence.
The Oregonlan does not believe that
President McKinley ever believed that
the United States at any near date
meant to grant these islands Independ
ence. President McKinley knew that
these islands could not possibly be fit
for Independence within the present
century; that to abandon them meant
their occupation by some formidable
naval power of Europe, and that if
they were not thus occupied they would
relapse into a state' of anarchy or Ori
ental despotism which would not be tol
erated by the civilized powers of the
world. Great Britain today, after a
century of humane and enlightened ef
fort to civilize India, knows that her
Asiatic subjects are still unfit for self-
government. Holland has done won
ders with the Javanese,, but it would be
folly today to expect self-government
of these people. Thesame testimony
comes to us from the British Governors
of Malaysia: if they were turned over
to their own devices tomorrow, they
would revert to piracy under the des
potic rule of petty chiefs. Absolute In
dependence and self-government for
the Philippines is an idle dream of po
litical doctrinaires as fantastic asthe
so-called "negro republic" of the
Island of Haytl.
Sunnose Havtl were identical in ireo
graphical situation wlthl Luzon, how
long would this "negro republic" be
permitted to practice the farce of in
dependence and self - government?
Hayti is of no Interest to anybody in
particular, so its negro republics are
permitted to go on with their dying
but suppose It were situated where
Luzon Is and were Inhabited by a race
of fighting Malays whose ancestors
were a nestof pirates how long would
it "be permitted to select Its own form
of government? United States Senator
Proctor in a recent speech announced
himself in favor of giving Independ
ence to the Philippines and confining
the United States to the Continent of
North America, an astonishing an
nouncement for a man whose visit to
Cuba and consequent speech in favor
of intervention is said to have con
verted President McKinley to that
view. But Senator Proctor speaks too
late. We shall keep the Philippines for
many years to come, for it Is not likely
they will be fit for self-gqvernment in
the present century, and in any event
as a matter of military policy wp are'
sure to keep Manila... We are sure to
become a great naval- power. We can
not keep out of the great political set
tlements of the world, and because we
cannot we are only wise to keep Manila
as a naval station, even as Great Brit
ain keeps Hong Kong.
THE
CHURCH MILITANT
IN THE
FEUDAL BELT.
William E. Barton, D. D., discourses
entertainingly on the above topic
in a late number of the Out
look. Taking as a text for his theme
the recent invasion of Breathitt
County, Kentucky, by the Salvation
Army, he says that these soldiers of
the cross will encounter two surprises
in their new field. The flrst will be
that nope of them will get killed; the
second that the feudists are Hardshell
Baptists of long and approved stand
ing. In Mr. Barton's view, the Salvation
ists have gone to the safest lpcality in
the feudal belt that they could have
chosen. No brickbats will assail them
In their march through Breathitt Coun
ty, as might occur to them In Chicago
or New York. No overripe fruft or
zealously hoarded eggs will turn to
flying missiles in their meetings. Such
things are reserved for Philadelphia
and Boston. Moreover, any Salvation
lassie may safely trust herself alone on
a mountain road under the protection
of one of the feudists, or accept the In
vitation of his wife to "go by" and
spend the night at his home.
As to the religion pf these people, If
their dogmatic and vengeful belief may
be designated by that name. It Is de
scribed as a contention for baptism by
immersion only while those who pro
fess It are students of the .Bible for
controversial purposes only.
Describing a visit at the house of old
George Stampen, who was head of the
faction some twenty years ago that had
killed off about all of the Underwoods,
thus making a solitude of that part of
the mountain region and calling It
peace, Mr. Barton says: "Had I been
a Salvationist seeking his conversion,
Mr. Stampen would .have received me,
bass drum and all, with open hospital
ity, welcomed me to stay as long as I
liked under his roof, and discussed the
Ave points of Calvinism with me for a
month.'
Mr. Barton dissents from the view
that springs spontaneously from such
evidence as this, that a religion that
permits its adherents to kill one an
other on sight Is a failure. He believes
that the religion of the Kentucky
mountains, defective as It Is, has done
much for its people. We know what
they are with it We can only surmise
what they would be without it Of
coarse Justice and adequate penalty
these people have a keen' conception.
But It is conceded that the theology
and the Justice of the courts are both
too ready at the trigger.
While it is thought that the Salvation
Army may do some good In Breathitt
county; while It is even considered
possible that some of the foremost
an.ong its well-known" local "good
shots" may in due time be marching
around the Courthouse Square In red
Jerseys, pounding the drum, the Salva
tion Army Is not what the Kentucky
mountaineers most need. They need,
In the view of Mr. Barton, an intelli
gent faith, an educated but home
grown ministry, the elevation of the
institutions aireaay existing among
them, and the Inspiration of new ideals.
To this end the introduction into these
near yet- remote regions of men and
women as settlers who would nrove
missionaries In the widest, wisest sense
by living honest, upright, enlightened,
charitable lives. A touch with clvill
zatlon that Is not alone the commercial
touch; an introduction not aggressive
ly to a religion that Is inspiring and
helpful rather than dogmatic and
forceful, with ever a threat of venge
ance In Its teachings, represent the
kind of missionary work that the con-
uuions in me leuaai oeit require for
their regeneration. As succinctly stated
by Mr. Barton: "The Salvation Army
cannot do the work that Is needed for
coming days, however much It may do
of Immediate good. Nor can commerce
alone civilize; you cannot reform the
mountains of Kentucky by smashing
its stills and sending in by rail the in
famous whisky of Cincinnati."
The Salvationists are right In their
assumption that the people of the
feudal belt need religion. They have
religion, such as it Is, and that it Is as
good as it is should afford occasion for
gratitude. And ff the Salvationists
make of their noise and energy an en
tering wedge upon the line of which
the broader, more humane and less
vengeful beliefs may enter and And
lodgment, they will have performed
yeoman service In this great, untilled
human vineyard In which hate runs
riot and dogmatism rules.
The charge that Mr. Chamberlain has
manipulated figures in his favor seems
not borne out by the facts. He has
been comparing British exports in 1S72
and 1902 to the disparagement, of the
present fiscal policy and It has been
said that he chooses 1872 unfairly be
cause exports were high then, owing
to the effects of the Franco-Prussian
war. The best examination of the point
at Issue we have seen is that made by
the New Tork Tribune, which concludes
that If Mr. Chamberlain had'taken some
other year, as hls critics suggest, the
result would have been the same in
kind, though more or less different in
degree. For example. If he had taken
the two years least favorable to his ar
gument, 1870 and 1900, he would have
had 46 per cent increase, instead of
only 7&; and if he had taken 1867 and
1897, he would have had 20 per cent.
Finally, If he had taken the averages of
the decades ;S73-S2 and 1893-1902, he"
would have had an Increase of 12 per
cent. Mr. Chamberlain's real conten
tion was that British exports are In
creasing, In proportion to population,
more slowly than those of other coun
tries, and the Tribune's examination of
tne records shows the relative Increases
to have been:
Exports. Population.
per cent
Great Britain .T.5 to 40.00
France 0.00
Germany 104.00
United States 216.00
percent
30.00
.05
38.00
00.00
Therefore It Is quite true, as Mr.
Chamberlain said, that British exports
are, in proportion to population, In
creasing more slowly, and much more
slowly, than those ofany other of these
four leading countries. Taking tho ex-
ceptlonal years 1870 and 1900, the least
favorable to Mr. Chamberlain's argu
ment, the British exports increased
by only 153 per cent of the population
Increase, while those of the United
States Increased on the same basis by
224 per cent, those of Germany by 273
per cent, and those of France by 1200
per cent. There Is, of course, no. deny
ing the figures. The only qualification
to be put upoi Mr. Chamberlain's use
of them is that tariff systems are not
the only causes In operation, and per
haps not the ones deserving most
notice.
The extensive and apparently increas
ing vogue of embezzlement growing out
of gambling is certain to arouse the at
tention of the most effective reform
agencies, which are not In politics, but
In social and business life. Large em
ployers are likely to take some such ac
tion toward gambling as they are gener
ally taking toward the use of liquors. In
Chicago, for example, the big whole
sale grocery house of Franklin Mac
Veagh & Co. has posted placards warn
ing employes that visit gambling
houses, .either through curiosity of to
take part In the games or betting, will
be regarded aa sufficient cause for im
mediate dismissal. The warning is
prefaced by the significant statement
that "respectable and moral associa
tions outside of business hours are ex
pected of every employe." Contrary to
the natural impression that might re
sult from the posting of these placards,
the Arm, it is stated, has hot suffered
from peculations of employes through
their addiction to gambling. It has
been deemed wise, however, in view of
the unusual prevalence of the gambling
fever and the startling, tendency of
young men to succumb Jo It to warn
employes of the qertaln consequences of
the gambling or betting habit. There
Is no" interference here with "personal
liberty." The employe who doesn't like
the rule can go elsewhere. No man that
gambles is a safe person to handle other
people's money. No man that puts him
self habitually under the Influence of
liquor is a safe guide in matters re
quiring clear head and sound Judgment.
Consul Henry B. Miller, of Niu
Chwang, reports that American flour
Imports have been the lowest thus far
of any year. He fears the competition
of Siberian pine lumber, although it is
not the equal of Oregon pine, espe
cially for bridge timbers. Consul Mil
ler says that in four lines cotton
goods, kerosene, lumber and flour our
goods will have to face Russian com
petition. The Consul thinks Russia has
every advantage In flour and lumber,
and will soon be our active rival in
these lines in the general trade of
China. Among other things Consul
Miller says: "Manchuria has great op
portunity for further expansion in ag
ricultural lines, and under Russian oc
cupation there should be a splendid
marked here for plows and various
kinds of American agricultural imple
ments. Development of the iron, cdS,
copper, silver and gold mines of Man
churia will open up 'a good Aeld for
American capital, machinery and skill
In mining." It is worth noting that
Mr. Miller does not share the pessi
mistic view of Russian occupation
which so often comes out of China.
The "prettiest baby" at a prize show
makes a picture of grace and innocence
when done in the nude. But it Is safe
to say that when the subject becomes
a girl of 16 she will wish that her
mother had dressed her In a pretty,
dainty frock for the celebration of her
baby triumph. People who have baby
pictures taken and those who set up
tombstones fall into a like mistake
that of supposing that the work is
being done for the present, whereas
the future will soon claim It. It Is thus
that a picture of a baby that to the
mother looks "too cute for anything"
In a state of nature Is considered un
sightly by the subject in after years.
and that marble that gushes with sen
timent in the exclamation, "Tommy, I
love you," Is likely to embarrass Tom
my's successor to the marital affection
that went Into eclipse in Tommy's
grave. .
tunica meuiuus. ol conaucting re
vival services" do not differ greatly
from those of recognized evangelists of
all religious denominations. Singing.
exhortation, a sort of holy abuse of
sinners, mingled with warning to flee
from the wrath to come. lrnnaKsloni
appeal to ''all who want to be saved to
stand up,"fervid prayers, and again
ana again singing these are the ac
cepted methods employed to arouse the
fear and play upon the emotions of an
assembled multitude. Dowle may or
may not prove himself a grand master
In the art which he is practicing at
Madison-Square Garden. But the prob
abilities are that he will add some hun
dreds or thousands of emotional human
beings to the list of his followers
through the same means that he em
ployed to secure his present force of
workers.
Appropriate and tenderly "significant
of patriotism and affectionate remem
brance is the memorial shaft that has
Just beerf completed In Lone Fir ceme
tery to the lives, services and death of
thje soldiers of four wars who have
found ' graves in that pioneer burial
plat The building committee that had
this work in charge were faithful to. the
duty Imposed, and its members have
discharged themselves of It satisfactor
ily. Appropriate and enduring, this
shaft will remain for many years to
come a tribute of brave, men through
whose efforts It was raised to soldiers
who, after valiant service for their
countryt here found peaceful graves.
A patient suffering from smallpox,
locked up In a room In the City Jail
for hours, while no one could be found
whose duty it was to take charge of
and convey him to the pesthouse, illus
trates a condition of official negligence
that in such a case amounts to inhu
manity. Health Officer Biersdorf could
do nothing; his deputy, W. J. Beutel
spacher, could not be found, and Dr.
Zan could not be reached by telephone.
The city 13 clearly derelict In that It
does not hire somebody to attend to
disagreeable matters for the titled ser
vants of the city.
The Canadian government will im
pose a head tax of $500 on all Chinese
coolies arrivlnfr In that country after
J December 31, but the Mexican govern-
. . . 1. n
ucuucu lu Hill mi;
to land free in Mexico. Tnis win trans
ferto the Rio Grande the contest to
keep them out of the United- States.
Mexico expects to use the coolies in
mining operations. They are good
workers and not given to strikes, and
may be useful in Mexico, where the
native population Is not overfond of
hard work.
IS ANN REALLY EIGHTEEN?
Chicago Inter Ocean.
It is the burning question of the hour.
In tho shop, in the schoolroom, at the
lunch table everywhere. And It is asked
by everybody.
How old Is Ann?
The excitement over the oldness of Ann
appears to have been started somowherc
around Harvard University. At any rate
It raged exclusively In Boston for,a time.
Then somebody dropped over to Philadel
phia and asked how old Ann was. A be
lated vacationist brought it to Chicago.
Lastk Sunday The Inter Ocean printed the
following:
Mary Is 24 years old. Mary is twlco as old
as Ann was wlien Mary, was as old as Ann is
now. How old is Ann?.
The puzzle has come, been seen, and has
conquered the Harvard University. It Is
mightier at tickle than football. It has caught
New England In Its compelling grasp. Out of
the figuring that It has evoked In the East the
slate and pencil Industries are expecting a
boom to banish all thoughts of a Winter of dis
content. In Its simplicity Is the alluring strength of
this problem. The statement of terms involves
perfect frankness and no useless multiplication
of words. "Mary is 24 years old," and eo
forth. Adorable Mary! But behold at the finish
the leading question. "How old la Ann?"
Can you tell?
A number of readers have thrown light
on the age of Ann. It has been variously
shown that Ann is 12 and 18. Many are
firmly of the opinion that she is. after all.
the same age as Mary. This Is the view
of tf gentleman in Mattoon. who wrote
The Inter Ocean that it "was an old
ci?h" but lt co3 catchjiim
The general opinion is that Ann is IS.
However, as shown from some communi
cations, there are people who disagree
with the "general opinion."
To the Editor. Concerning Ann, many
appear to believe that Mary was twice
the age of Ann some time previous to
now, but the statement Is that Mary is,
not was, twice the age of Ann. "Mary is
twice a3 old as Ann." What more simple?
Mary is 24. Ann 12. H. D. H.
Chicago, IU., Oct. 14.
To the Editor. It is singular that of the
four contributors to The Inter Ocean yes
terday on the ace of Ann but "one was
right. Mr. Slders' answer is Just to the
point. It 'is obvious that if, when Mary
was IS years oldAnn was 12, Mary is now
twice as old as Ann was when Mary was
IS- J. T. BRADWELL.
Chicago, 111., Oct 14.
To the Editor. Here Is the answer to
we Ann problem: Ann is 16 years old. 1
prove it in this way: When Mary was 16
she was twice as old as Ann was. Ann
was then 8 and Mary 16. Eight years later
.Mary was 24 and Ann 16. D. JORDAN.
3044 Archer avenue, Chicago, 111.
To the Editor. We will say that x eauals
Ann's age now. Thus, 24 minus x equals
the number of years since Mary was the
age Ann Is now. At that time Ann was 12
years old. Twenty-four minus x plus 12 Is
Ann's present age, or x. Twenty-four
minus x plus 12 equals x. Thirty-six
minus x equals x. Thlrty-slx equals 2x.
X equals 18, which is the ago of Ann.
SIMPLICITY.
Chicago, III., October 16.
To tho Editor. Ann was 12 years old
when Mary was twice as old as Ann is
now. If Ann was 12 years old when Mary
was twice as old as Ann Is now, Ann was
6 years old; that Is,. one-half of 12 years
old when Mary was as old as Ann Is now.
If Ann was 6 years old and this was, say.
nine years ago, Mary was 15 years old at
that time, and Ann is now 15 years old
Mary's age. 15 plus 9, 24 years. Isn't it
playi enough that Ann is 15? M. K. P.
Aurora, 111., October 13.
To tho Editor. Mary is twice as old as
Ann was: Then Ann was 12. Each has
grown since Ann was 12 Just one-half as
many years (12) as constitute the differ
ence between the age Ann was and tho
age Mary Is, viz., 6. Add 6 to the ase Ann
was or deduct 6 from the agelMary Is, and
you nave is, Ann's present age. .
T. M. BECKER,
Des Moines, la,, October 18.
To the Editor. Dear Sir: I herewith
hand you my solution of the problem to
find "Ann's age." It is very evident that
Ann Is IS years old, but the explanation
seems to bother some people. According
to the problem, Ann was 12 years old
when Mary was Ann's present age. Let
x equal number of years since Mary was
Ann's age; 12 plus x equals Ann's present
age; 24 minus x equals Ann s nresent age;
12 plus x equals 24 minus x;"2x equals 12:
x equals 6. number of years since Mary
was Ann's age: 24 minus 6 equals 18, Ann's
present age. (Easy.) HOBART WING.
Chicago, October 14.
To the Editor. Mary Is 24 years. Mary
was twice as old as Ann was when Mary
was as old as Ann Is now. The first ques
tion is how old was Mary when Mary
was. twice as old as Ann? Mary at that
time was 16, Ann 8, that being half tho
age of Mary at that time. Eight years
later Mary was 24. Ann 16, her present
age. It is divided into three periods.
Therefore the question would be, what Is
two-thirds of 24, which is 16, Ann's pres
ent age. C. H. S,
Chicago, 111., October 14.
A BAD LOT.
Minneapolis Tribune.
If the South Carolina courts could rise
superior to tho local prejudice In favor
of murder, and make up their mind to
hang Governor Tillman or imprison him
for life, they would cut off one branch
of an evil stock. Nobody knew what a
very bad lot thes" Tlllmans are until
the appearance of one of them on his
defense for murder provoked examination
of tho family records. The Tlllmans for
two or three generations seem to have
been the worst kind of "bad men." They
flourished in the "cracker" region of
South Carolina, on the edge of the moun-'l
tains that breed at the same time the
worst and the best stock of American
manhood.
Many of the most eminent men In Amer
lea havo come up out of this poor white
mountaineer stock. On the other hand
the dregs of It run into the murderous
banditti of Kentucky feud counties. The
Tillman stock never sent 'any shoots up
ward until the political revolution that put
the former poor whites In control of tho
South Carolina Democracy. They did not
even tate part in tho military service
of the Confederacy, except the Senator,
who was a kind of home guardsman. But
they took full part In the private brawls
and assassinations of their kind.
George Tillman, father of the Governor,
muraerea a man over a game of faro
fled to Central America, came back and
served a two years' sentence. His uncle,
John Tillman, brother of the Senator,
was accustomed, when crazy drunk, to
ride furiously over the country In the
costume of Lady Godlva. On one of these
excursions he grossly Insulted two peace
ful farmers and was shot dead on the
highway. Another uncle, Oliver Hazzard
Perry Tillman, was shot dead In Florida
In a hotel altercation he provoked. Al
together the Tlllmans seem to have been
a bloody and violent race, which would
be much Improved by weeding out by tho
hangman.
Kntuclcy's Merry Milkmaid.
Winchester Sentinel.
The brightest and merriest little milk
maid in the county is Eva, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mbrgerson. of Ford
To watch little Eva milk a cow is a rare
treat. Indeed." "Saw, now,"- she says, as
she gives old Rose a thump on the shin
with her chubby little fist Rose backs
her legJn regulation style, and Eva begin
with tne grace ana ercectiveness of
veteran. Although only 3& years old, Eva
does a third of tho milking forthe family
while her father does the other two
thirds.
AS TO THE APPROPRIATION.
Sacramento Union.
The promoters of the Lewis and Clark
Fair to .bo held In Portland year after
next have, after careful consideration,
formulated an appeal to Congress for Gov
ernment aid. They ask 5250,000 for a
Government building: $250,000 for a perma
nent Lewis and Clark memorial building,
with an additional ?100.000 for interior dec
orations and statues; $25,000 for an exhibit
of Indian educational methods and results,
with minor sums for various other forms
of Government representation at the Fair,
including a general Government exhibit
such as has been made at every fair in
recent years. They ask further immunity
from customs charges on exhibits from
foreign countries with free use of the
mails to the officials of the Exposition pn
official matters. The money demand ag
gregates 52,125,000, which is approximately
one-severrth of the amount granted by
Congress in aid of the St Louis Exposi
tion. The policy of the Government within tho
last two or three years has not been lib
eral In the matter of expositions. The
great appropriation in aid of St. Louis
so far overshot the mark of what was
reasonable and proper as to put the whole
business in discredit and therefore to
malte Congress exceedingly conservative
In its treatment of appeals of similar sort
It is hardly believable that the demand
made for the Portland Exposition will be
granted in its entirety; Indeed if so much
as a million dollars in total shall be
granted, It will be as much as anybody
seriously expects. But something large
and handsome Is clearly due from the
Government. Tho event to be commem
orated Is one of extraordinary historic in
terest The Journey of Lewis and Clark
has almost no counterpart in history
certainly none in this country where the
spirit of adventure has accomplished its
most marvelous feats. It was an event of
supreme political and historic value, an
event crowded with romantic and dra
matic incidents and Interests, an event
crowned with an unparalleled measure of
success in its relation to the Interests of
civilization and of the American nation
ality. Its centennal celebration comes
happily at a time when many early Oregon
settlers aro still living, and when they
may bo able to participate in an event
which marks both the revolution and the
evolution of a great country.
Oregon has contributed with wonderful
liberality to the making of the projected
Exposition. Citizens of the state have
subscribed outright a fund of $300,000; the
state Legislature at its last session ap
propriated an equal sum; private exhlb
Itors and others will add another $500,000.
The Northwestern States, too, have dealt
with the projected Exposition in a most
liberal way. Tne Governor of Washing
ton through political pique vetoed a bill
by which the last state Legislature appro
priated $100,000 for the Fair, but this act
raised a storm ofndlgnant protest and
nothing is more certain than the Legis
lature next to meet will duplicate or
double tho first appropriation. In the
meantime citizens of Washington have
taken upon themselves to promote state
participation In the Exposition, trusting
to the Legislature to vindicate their en
.terprise and to recompenso their liberality.
Idaho, Washington and Montana have
each made liberal provision for the com
ing event, and even North Dakota has
given an Illustration of her neighborly
and patriotic spirit by an appropriation
of $50,000.
California has not done herself credit
In her attitude toward the Portland Fair.
thus far, but it goes without saying that
the next Legislature will correct the par
simony of the last The $20,000 already
appropriated will make a beginning, but
double this sum ought to be given In add!
tlon to make the representation of Call
fornia adequate and becoming. Oregon Is
all but the twin sister of California. The
settlements of the two states were m-ac
tically concurrent events, and, while the
development of California bas been far
more rapid. It owes a very considerable
Nlebt to the patronagi and support of Ore
gon. For 40 years the whole commercial
dependence of Oregon was upon Califor
nia, and today Oregon contributes a good
-fourth of all her business and commercial
activity in support of the commercial life
of California. From the beginning there
has been a community of nleghborly sym
pathy and Interest which has bound tho
two commonwealths In an alliance rather
closer on the whole than that which ex
ists between any two other States of the
Union.
These conditions ought to suggest to
the peoplo of California a policy of the
utmost liberality In dealing with the
forthcoming northern Exposition. The ex
hibit of California ought by its liberality
and magnificence to emphasize the mutu
al dependence and social accord of the
two states. There should be no stinting
In an enterprise which will be regarded
not only by the people of Oregon, but by
the world at large as a mark of nfclgh
borly feeling. California should, as well,
lend her aid at Washington to the ap
peal which Oregon Is about to make for
National aid for her Exposition. It la
a case where we may easily be of great
help, and where on the other hand, we
may by our indifference do great damage.
Whatever influence California has In
Washington ought to bo given with ut
most generosity in support of tho plans
of our northern sister.
THE HOME OF THE CAPULETS.
Baltimore Sun.
Sir Edwin Arnold bewails In a recent
Issue of the London Telegraph the im
pending destruction of the home of
Shakespeare's Juliet Among the many
ancient buildings In the City of Verona,
Italy, none has greater historic Interest
than the structure which was the home of
the Capulets. The grandeur of this build
ing' hag departed, and it is now used as
an inn with stables attached. 'The pres
ent owner and proprietor has decided to
demolish it, because It has not proved a
profitable possession. The announcement
of his purpose has stirred public feeling,
and an anneal has been made to the
municipal government to preserve the
building, on- account of its historic and
literary associations. On the archway of
the structure is a marble slab, with an
Inscription setting forth that it is the
building "whence issued tho gentle Juliet"
Sir Edwin Arnold makes an eloquent plea
for the preservation of the ancient home
of tho Capulets. It is a matter, he says,
in which the whole world of literature
Is interested. TheItalian government, he
points out, has never shown Itself in
different to the memorials of Italian
glory, and "a word from the Minister of
Public Works spoken In the Italian Sen
ate ought to be sufficient to remove all
apprehension on the subject from 'the
minds of Shakespeare's countrymen and
admirers." Probably a more practical
plan to assure the preservation of the
gentle Juliet's home would be the pur
chase of the building by some of Sir Ed
win Arnold's opulent countrymen. As,"
however, they aro allowing their own
landmarks In London to bo demolished to
make room for modern buildings. It Is
to be feared that they will not be greatly
disturbed at the destruction of historic
places In Italy. Still, it is a pity "that
a veritable and unquestioned monument
of the most beautiful love-story in all the
world, told by its highest genius, should
be swept away from the streets of Verona
to add a few lire to somebody's rent or
to make room for a tobacco shop." The
memorial of Juliet of the Capulets de
serves a batter fate' than the auction
eer's hammer and demolition by the
house-breaker. But this Is a practical
age and Juliet has been dead COO years.
The Donkey and the Seal.
St James Gazette.
A most remarkable incident occurred at
Scllly yesterday morning. A donkey be
longing to a mrtn named Woodcock, while
feeding near the beach on Banks Cam,
seized a live seal in her mouth. She car
ried It Inland for a distance of a quarter
of a mile, and when she stopped the seal
was still alive. It measured 3 feet 6
Inches in length, and weighed 45 pounds.
NPTB AND COMMENT; f
Sturuplnjc Babel.
Candidate McCleUan will tell people in
English why they should vote for him.
and then lie will invade the foreign quar
ters and tell it all over again in French,
Spanish, Italian and German. New York
Paper. .
I'm nothing but a Democrat,
Un honme sans peur I am. comprennez?
Tou may not' know where you are at.
Mala mol perhaps Je n'am pas many!
tet thunder then from, all your throats v
Like agua flows the free cerveza .
"We'll snow em under with our votes.
And clear the pie from oft the mesa."
And as for monollngulst tow,
I tink-a fix-a him for plenty;
Out of the chair he has to go
Brava! we mak-a him niente.
And Deutschers. you're the lads I love,
Prodlt! Gesundheit! raise a shoutl
You'll coo for us like any dove
Our ticket carries old sour Grout.
Hoot mon. sang canny, yu sxol yump,
Holy Moses! begorra! whlrrooll!
Yes. sah. Ab'm auhly on de stump
Hl-lee, High-Low, I'm after you I
Strangling: the Game.
San Francisco couVts have decided that a
check and draft given to pay losers In a
poker game must be honored. Thus one by
one the delights of playing poker vanish.
Juneau Dispatch.
That Uncertain Ace.
Readers of English history will remember
that the Age of Ann was one of the moat
wonderful that land knew. Philadelphia North
American.
Quito a run on the bank Newberg had.
Carnegie's private swimming pool at
Sklbo attracts much attention. Is It that
people think he shouldn't bathe?
According to the Bulletin one of the San
Francisco candidates is providing free
steam beer, and the voters are feeling
all swelled up over It.
Horace Barnes has been engaged as
press agent of the Hough Avenue Con
gregational Church, Cleveland. If he's
wise to his Job, he'll start off with a
crusade against gambling.
It Is all very well to sneer at Jacques
Lebaudy and his fantastical empire In
the Sahara, but of such stuff was Sir
Walter Raleigh and many another dream
er whose visions brolder the arras of his
tory. Salem, Oct 19. Telegraphic instructions
have been received from Governor Cham
berlain to refuse admittance to the
asylum of any persons crazed through at
tempting to guess the age of Ann. Those
already admitted are to be retained as
horrible examples.
The world Is growing a sad and color
less place with the abuse of extradition
treaties. Now the Government Is con
spiring to extract from their little refuges
the poor harmless boodlers. What a
change from the days not so long ago
when once aboard the lugger It was the
old song: 4
On no condition
Is extradition
Allowed, in Callao.
Having vanquished Harvard, "How old
Is Ann?" has clinched with Boston, and is
slowly throttling the culture of the
Hub. The ancients of the artillery com
pany are helpless, and seek safety In
deeper potations than ever. Philadel
phia is In the throes of uncertainty, ana
brother regards brother as a fool and a
chump, and an obstinate ass. Chicago has
fallen, and there are signs that the L.ewis
and Clark Fair will soon bo forgotten
here.
Dr. Wiley, head of the Bureau of Chem
lsty, is an indefatigable explorer of the
byways of food. His latest move Is to
corral a dozen girls, six of whom will bo
given chewing gum In any quantities they
may desire, the others not being allowed
any at all. Just how. the latter were In
duced to submit to such a penanco for
three months has not been disclosed, but
there must have been some reward other
than tho satisfaction of advancing science.
Dr. Wiley will attempt to show that the
gum habit Is beneficial to the brain, and
tends to develop artistic perceptions. In
this theory he Is supported by other ob
servers, who have noticed that In many
theaters most of the girls present chew
gum. Of course. It may be that the artistic
sense leads to gum chewing, which will
upset Dr. Wiley's Ideas completely.
A Straits paper says that the following
Is the real composition of a real Chinese
pupil In a real Chinese school of Singa
pore: An English doctor has more clever than a
Chinese doctor, because he has passed the
Queen's Examination. The English doctor of
course is well-known In the world. And If
we want to call him to see a disease we must
give him a lot of money. The Chinese doctor
Is very different to the English doctor. The
English doctor 13 very active and when he
can't cure a man's disease ho simply puts the
man to death. After that he opens the man's
stomach to see which part of the body has lit.
It seems to me that the English medical
profession has very good grounds for a
libel action against that young gentleman.
Kobe Chronicle. WEX J.
PLEASANTRIES OF PAItAGIlAPIIERS
May Alice isn't at all nervous. Clara
Nat In the least, I've known her to keep
cool In a bargain-counter rush. Town and
Counfly.
He But If a man won't take "no" for an
answer? She Thon there is only one thine
the girl can do say yes to someone elae.
Puck.
"Two months ago he was worth a mil
lion." "In rain checks or street-car trans
fers?" "No, In stocks." "Same thins."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mabel How well Miss Elderley carries
her ase! doesn't she? Dalsy-But she
must be so accustomed to It by now.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. ,
Gabriel Doesn't that New Yorker And it
homelike here? St. Peter No. he says he
can't get used to the golden streets not
being torn up. Brooklyn Life.
jlay Did Clara's husband leave her much
when he died? . Belle Ho left enough to
make her comfortable, but not enough to
get her a second husband. Life.
Gladys Ethel tells me you are engaged
to her. Cholly Hum! Sho promised to
keep it a secret. Gladys Well. I guess
she thinks the Joke is too good to keep.
Judge.
Elm Peeler What's the biggest sight
you've soen at the centennial? Haw Eater
B'gosh. I saw 'cm crowd a hundred an'
sixty people In a street-car last ntght!
Chicago Tribune.
"I have only two difficulties to overcome
in connection with my flying machine."
said the Inventor. "What are they?"' "Get
ting it into the ajr and making It stay
there." Washington Star.
"Did you have a pleasant voyage?" "No,"
sighed the beautiful American hotress. "It
was one of the saddest experiences of my
life. There were two Counts and a Duke
aboard, but the weather was so rough that
they never camo out of their rooms."
Chicago Record-Herald.
Smith Don't you consider tho printing of
the Congressional Record an unnecessary
waste of money? Jones On the contrary.
I think It Is a great saving. If all the
speeches that are printed in the Record
were spoken at the Capitol, we should havo
Congress sitting all the year round. In
cluding nights and Sundays Boston Transcript