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If h Terms e Carrion tttk journal ona year., 1'liK lnl'KML six months THB JOUKNAU three month THJfl JOUHMaU t7 tna wee ....t.".::.'- : - TetS. -it in juuHriAU vi niBv VmT yoor.,.,.., THU JOURNAL, by mail, six month.. , THE JOURNAL, by mall, three month , by MatU ....... ..,..4... I.ee wants to become really .famous, should Inrtnt a noiseless ona. Who wUI get tha bouquet on laat (Jar To dieto sleep; To aleopt perchance to droam ay, there' the rub; For In that Bleep of death what dream mar coma, ' When ve hava ahuffled eft this mortal coll, - Must give ua pause; . ,- . , . But that the dread of Bomethlna; after death, ' The undJacovar'd country, from wboet bouroe . No traveler return, puzzle the will; -And make ua rather hear these ilia w hare . . . Than fly te others that we know not ofT , t . Thu conscianc -doea jsake coward of ua all? hakeepeare. LET'INTHE'OQHT" '... ... ; 1 While it will be impossible for The Journal to correct all of the many abuses that tha people are brinr subjected to by the. manipulation' of politics of the state by a comblnatloa of men whom an tnane press has heretofore allowed to run riot, this paper nevertheless Intends to expose as many of the tricks of political tricksters at Salem as passible. When the Legislature adjourns the "camping on the trait" of the offenders will tontlnue until some good will come out of the campaign. " i- The Journal Is piled with nips" very day of political abuses. The paper, seems to be regarded as a long felt want as a regulator of a much- abused public "Let In the light" cry the people. J'Wt have been blunder lug around In the dark long enough. News bas been suppressed for years. ' "Let In the light" . -1 of acheol A ,; KTANCIBLE PROPERTY TAIATIOH. 1 Speaker Harris , bill .for the taxation of intangible property, of cor fporatlons .was based' upon a" principle that must And Acceptance before we can evolve a correct system of collecting money for the support of government The Journal cares not whether there be minor defects in Mr. Karris' bilL IU eaaenoe Is sound, and It should hare passed the House and gone to the Senate with such an overwhelming majority that that upper body could not have carried out the plan that had been formed to ' flefeat'lt ' ' ' V The plea entered against the bill was that it would place a burden upon smaller corporations and retard the industrial , development of Oregon. v These are familiar tactics to those who have watched state Legislatures, " and learned the resources of the larger corporation agents. For Instance, , the laws of Oregon are so Incongruous that It is possible to collect $50,000 for Injuries and impossible to collect more than 1 5,000 for death. It was ought, to correct this anomaly. Agents of the larger corporations knew they could not defeat the bill were they to come out Into the open and srotest to the name of. for instance, the railroads, f Their plan was to .' hduce the presentation of arguments that smaller corporations would uffer under such a law, which was manifestly just, no matter what cor . ipratlon would suffer. By appealing to the selfishness of man that damage , . tnd death absurdity, was continued, and the larger corporations won the . rlctory that 1 not even now appreciated by the average member of the Y-OegWrtkure.. i wv , :--,. .v ; . ' Exactly the same, plan was pursued in reference;. to.,th taxation of corporations intangible property flght. It was plain that the big corpora -' tlons could not, kill the bill it they came into the open. Hence, they fought by proxy and won the day. V . . , 1 ,. ." ' - Regarding this matter of retarding industrial development upon whom shall the burden of government fall most heavily? There is the farmer and the merchant and the small property owner. Their' property is tangible. Any Assessor can And it . There la a house, or-a store, or land. Any assessor can catalogue them with approximate accuracy. , Jet the corpora tion, that Ji&f property, a franchise, an tutereat in a "gentlemen's agree ment" eta. not land nor buildings nor cattle, sheep or horses, and which, nevertheless, is xt value, escapes from contributing its just share towards support of government. - , Did any, one think to remind the Leaialature that, while those aolon wero protactlnfl the corporations from se deplorable participation In the honest support of government, they were perpetuating a condition that works to the harm of the man whose property ia tangible? ' That tha farmer and the merchant and the man who builds home and etoree and bvareheuees moat continue to bear a too-heavy portion of the burden? - But this subject has teen opened and the people of the state will not forget to callupon future Legislatures to do what this one wrongly refused to do. There is a correct principle Involved that must eventually compel Meognition. - ' - ' - - Y - - Tli Sultan meana husinesa. Tha dark horae. - IS THIS BUSINESS? . ""The Oregon State Boardof CApitol Building Conimlsaioners tiaa agreed to pay 120.004 (of the people's money) for a perpetual right to take 1,000,000 gallons of water a day from 21111 Creek, at Salem, for the use of the State Asylum, Penitentiary and Capitol Building. The , purchase is made from ' (the Salem Flouring Mill Company, which has succeeded to the interests of the Willamette Woolen .Mill Company, to which the state granted aVaachise ia Mill Creek many years ago." (And for nothing, reserving no ftlghta) - . . " - - saaaaa The aeovs appears ia the public prints, among the news of the day. ffhe state, in other words, "deeded" away its property fo?"ho considers tion, and now will buy a part of It back at an expense of ttO.000, furnished by people who carry the governmental burdens. The franchise should pass from the State, without consideration and provisions, reserving to the state such rights as should not be made "private property." In brief, franchises Should carry the benefits of "use," but not those of "ownership." . . At the time of the granting of this particular franchise it would have been entirely satisfactory to the mill company if the state had reserved the right to such of the waters of the creek as were needed for state or public uses. If this had been done, the state would have been in pocket many thousands of dollars, which have gone Into private pockets as "unearned Increment" , It is gratifying to observe that the people are fast awakening to their lights in the matter of granting franchises and the parting with public Utilities, to the-enrichment of the few at the expense of -the many. 100 to 1 shot at Salem. WHY FIGHT IN SECRET? The general understanding to Salem has beeji 'that the name of H. W, Scott is to go bafore the Legislature as a candidal fojaithe United States Senate! His managers have been pressed to put his strength to the test prior to the closing hours of the seaslon. Supporters of several other can aidatea, who have not' been working in conflict with blm,, have served an Ultimatum. That he is a candidate is known In the capital city, known just as accurately as it is known that Mr. Oeer is a candidate, or Mr. Ful ton, or Mr, Hermann, or that there is a United States ; Senate. Although his name has been withheld from the Legislature and no vote cast for (hlm, " "ha has fceen candidate and for months Senator Iftury McGinn and others have been striving to elect him. : i f ,vJfU. until ; yesterday, from an autboritive source not one word has roe that admits Mr, Scott to be a candidate. Why should a candidate for the United States genat not take the people mtohls ;onadenca? . Are the people not entitled to some consideration in the premises? Hare , they1 no right to he heard? Is it not proper that so Important an Issue go . to them that they may discuss it? ' r f ; Does 'the fact that a man -has been a candidate for eight months and yet has striven to keep" the. Information from the people argue that the candidate fears the result that might ensue were' the people able to under stand the issue? v :; : SEATTLE WARNS US. Up there in Seattle they are de bating whether or not to invite the National Bankers' Association. It la a problem of hotels and, it Is a ques tion that seems to be insoluble. How about Portland? Were we to desire the National Bankers' . Associa tion to come here, what would we do with them? Two years hence the Lewis and Clarke Fair will open to the world. What will we do with the visitors? A 250-room hotel Is projected. It is the earnest hope that It will be secured. But, how many more 250-room hotels must we have? Has anyone estimated the number? Last summer Portland was unable to accommodate Its visitors. People skurrled 'from trains to the residence! districts to secure rooms. Often, pa- sengers from trains and boats sat up all -night, failing to find a place where in' they could sleep. Immigrants are just now speeding to this region, and thousands upon thous ands are to follow during the summer Next summer more will come, and then in 1905 such throngs will be here that one is appalled at thinking of the Insufficiency of the hostelries. Probably, every city that gives an exposition has this experience. Prob ably, citlsens worry and newspapers urge. And perhaps Portland wlu solve this apparently Insoluble problem in due time and to satisfaction. But It is well to remember that in addition to the expected Fair visitors we in Ore gon have already exhausted hotel ac commodations in caring for the , pre- exposltion people, and that the Fair it self has practically no place in the lo cal economy of the hostelries, so far as rooms are concerned. At any rate, 'As the celebrity cloaad the door after hint on the way out, the photographer breathed a sigh of relief. These big men," ha said, with plttf mingled wrth oai a acorn, "are harder (o photograph than spoiled There's Praaldenfc Roosevelt for inatanee. He is on or tne harden roan to photograph eetiafactorUy test i v ever tacueO. Tne President la a had subiect for the simple reason- that he doean't seem to be able to kaep at in xo consecutive seconds., . - "You get hint posed to your own snd his satisfaction. he submitting good-naturedly to if all. and are Just ready to do the business when, suddenly, an ami or a leg wUI begin move energetically. - and it's besin vtvi sasajsj . , 'I've photographed the Prealdaat at leaat a dosen times, snd sack tiste I've had enuch trouble, but one experience witn him atanda out more clearly than all in otnera lumpea together. be "Shortly after he had eaeeeeded to the Preaideatlal rhair, I got him o assent to sit for me in. the Chief Kxecutives ofllce.- My appointment was for 10 o'clock. ana anarpiy at that hour I was uahered into the Presl dent s presence and was, greeted with the cheery re- mars: . "Delighted to seo you: and 111 promise to keen still for voi so we'll get through quickly, for I've rotten to oo today 'As I put the camera together he recalled several previous times when I had photoaraohed him and he had worried me by hie constant wrtggllnga. When I began peeing him. he araln aaid eat-neatly: 'Tea. ru keep still for you this time, aura "Did her' The celebrity chaaer glanced ecornfuUy at hie questioner. "Say. I daresay ha tried hla beat but ho kept tna two houra. and out ef the 20 ex poaures- I made I cot only two decent herattvea." Tlife photograph!- gita fell on a full-length plctura or Adjutant-ueneral Corbln, framed and hanging on tne wan. . . 'Army and navy men alae make you wish that you hadn't tackled thm before you've been working photograph an officer who Isn't fuaay about the lay of the gold Ornaments across his chest or the sngle at which hla a word hangs at hla aide. But the moat amusing experiences I've had with any officer occurred when I got General Corbln' permission to' photograph him In the War Department "Everything went smoothly with the posing until I waa all but ready to let well enough alone and presa the bulb. Then It waa that one of the General's aides walked Into the office. He looked at his superior for a second, then said, in an almost horror-atrickan tone " 'Excuse rae, General, but there' a something wrong with the way year oast sits.' "The Oeneral smiled. "'Plea ee flit It for me," he requested. ' "The aide did ao. but aa he waa backing away and aa 1 waa juat atartlng to snap the camera, ha rushed In front of me.,,. " Hold on!', be shouted, the Oeneral's sword belt is up a little .too high at the right' . "He put it in place while the General smiled broadly at me ver the man's head. Then the Intrusive gentle man barked ofr'agaln. took a critical glance at his commander, and was starting for hi side for the third time when the General suddenly commanded: " 'Captain,, halt! 'Tenshun! 'Bout face! Forward, march! . And go eut of that door and don't come back until I ring for you!' , 1 "Then he turned to me. "'Now,' he said, and hi, eye twinkled mightily, we'll have peaoe. Bring out the birdie and let It alng.' "Then there'a Admiral Dewey," the man of picturea continued. . "The Admiral's all right only he's aa aby as a week-old bride who ha come to be taken in her wedding gown... . "From the fart that he persists in getting himself Into ball shape when before the camera, I take it that he wanta to be la evidence In a photograph aa little aa possible. I aald to him once, after he had rolled up about the fifteenth time at the same sitting: '"Admiral, if you don't keep straight I'll have to prop you up.' . " 'All right' he aald meekly, tut juat now I feel aa If I needed an entirely different sort of a strengthened "I'm not saying whether or not the Admiral got what he thought he needed, but I did finally succeed in getting a splendid negative; and to date I've made over IB, 000 selling copies of it throughout the country. "It's astonishing how well the photographs of celob- rltle sell. The. demand for them la constant, even though they vary from $1 to $5 apiece. And, queer thing, the Europeans are steady buyers jat llkeneases of America's big men. Only the Other day I got an order from a St." Petersburg photographer for coplea of my negatives of President Roosevelt, several mem bers of his Cabinet and our leading army and navy officers. : - . . ., r. S -mm ....... t I ."I (;, , ..;: ,,,; -m? I I I I? ' : v J mm ' -x 'yy - 1 I I- r I ? T -.'. , -A .'I T : I I . I .' UTvTi. . .V s-.tL-m III IT.!.- t t-'-J :. " yy 1 1 . 1 7 I t 1 1 a. ii f . ft 1 1 1 e 1-' 11 V l , i ! r - . 1 t I Ik:-' U "I- f L.L i i ' I , I e . .. ;::F::.r- I ,' ISbr : i lit i A J -t 11 iii-rza .... ii .t 1 m pa&i 1 - i II V a Urn uo I I ! llj A $5,000 memorial tablet wR? .be I t I I I placed in the Burrelle BuUdlna (forsa- I X 1 . I erlr Fremont Manalon) in New York. to. I I the memory of Gea John C. PromOat. It I famous In hlntorr a tha Psthflrv1r I t j I I The tablet will stand in the room which I I I t I contains the 10.000 newsnaDer obituary I 2 i I notloea collected by Frank A. Burrelle. J IT I This Is the larceat eollectioB In tha I t i j world. , j) e . e e . MM.,IM. P"; ei... i.ii.d turned toward me and yelled: "Say, If there had been two roads into this town Instead of one. I'd have kept you guessing, all right' "The easiest of all big men for the photographer? William McKinley, without exception. He waa accom modating, polite, affable and thoroughly patient at all time. I never had any trouble posing him, and the way he cut through a lot of red tape that had been bothering me for a week I shall not soon .forget t it Is proper to Urge opon commercial bodies and citizens and Fair man agers strenuous action, and warn against Incomplete preparations. . ' "And that remlnda me of the time that I invaded the Russian Embassy at Washington in order to get Count Casnlnl to sit for me. The Count set quietly enough after he had asked advice of the young Coun tess, hla secretaries, the military and naval 'attaches ana wno not arouna tne legation. "Every one had a different suggestion to make, and, would you believe it. the Count actually changed hla clothing four times in an effort to suit himself and the host that he had. called In to give advice. I dare say that he'd be changing- clothes yet if the Countess hsdn't finally shoved him Into the chair and aaid: " 'Now alt there-Mio -to please me.' "And the Count mopped the perspiration from his brow, smiled sweetly into the camera, and it was all over in a necond after a two-hours' fuss that had upset the" legation from cellar to garret. "Prince Henry? I should say 1 have, about BOO times. I have no hesitation In saying that he is the most photographed man of his day, and the Prince also feels sure of this distinction, judging from the conversation that ' I had with him while the' special train 'was coming East, for I was on the train during the entire trip. "It was aftef' thr Prince's experience-1a Chicago,' where every man, woman and child in sight seemetr o have a camera, and where the Prince literally had" to make his way at all times through a lane of black boxed, clicking Instruments. The Prince Walked up to me and said: i " '"How many times do you think you have photo graphed me ;' "'On a rough guess, I should say' 500,' I replied. ' "The Prince pulled, out a notebook and busied him self writing something for a few minutes. Then he turned to me and said, and there was much weariness in his voice: Tr-y,...,:- ' - ' ' " 'Using your figures and my Chicago experience as a starting point I've hastily calculated that, since I've been in America. I've had 4,615.000 cameras pointed at me, with a grand total of somewhere tetween ten and fifteen million photographs .taken. And despite this fact you'll be Insisting on photographing me at the next stepping place.' " - - ' The photographer chuckled. ' "I'm remlned at this Juncture of the time I got ahead of Charles M. Schwab. It happened last summer. "At the time that he and Mrs. McKinley and several of his adviaera were recreating on Lake Champlaln several years ago; I was commissioned to secure a new photograph of Mrs. McKinley.' I went to the resort and tried to get the President to intercede for me with Mrs. McKinley, but the men surrounding the President kept me from him and refused to deliver my meaaage. "1 had about given up hope, when, on the day that the party left the reaort I managed to roach the Presi dent's side before his guards were aware of my pres ence. The President recognised me at once and, aa he gave me a hearty handshake, I explained my mission. '"Why, certainly, I'll help you all that I can, he replied. "Why didn't you come to me before?" "I told him. He laughed. " 'Ah, they're very sealous and jealous over me,' be replied. "Then he beheld Mrs. McKinley just about to atep on the boat's gangplank. He called to her, asking her to face him and to stand still, adding: " 'A friend of mine wants to photograph you.', ' "Mrs. "McKinley turned full toward me, smiled, snd dick went the camera. - " 'Now,' said the President, as he held out his hand in good-bye, 'all I aak In return for my services is a print of the negative.', . "I lost no time In sending It to him, and in due season I received a note from him, thanking him for ther photograph and praising It as one of the best ever taken of his wife." Exchange. a . "'.'' PORTt.iNn h a . ' Editor Journal :' I notice" that Mouthpiece McGtna does not. hesitate to play into the hands of the Ore jonian ana iook e-rter tne interests of that decaying old sheet But does he know that the Oregonian that he ia so ably (?) defending Is not a friend of the church thst he profess to belong to. Tho Catholio people have been very kind to "Mouthpieo,", and so long as he wss fair aad square in his dealings with them they have liked him. , Joe "Mouthpiece" know that the Oregonian Is the most bitter enemy that the Catholics have had in Oregon and that it bss never hesitated to aacrinoe the reeiinga or the Catliolie people? -'fit is not many weeks since the Oregonian offered a eoss laoult to the Friars In its oblumna. i The Insult i was entirely uncalled for and calculated to sorely hurt the feelings of a large part of the population of Port land., '' '.-i . , . .' - ; '; Does McGinn love the Oregonian batter than he does hla religion? If not why does he champion the ' enemy of hla religion? - a CATHOLIC" ":'" V " rmm uutquAwa uva. ' f::k"w !t 'The Persian rug that brought the remarkable prioe, of flv.loe at the auction sale, the other day In New lora. or tne art collections of the late Henry G. Merquand, may be seen, reproduced in all the glory of Its oriental coloring, In the new edition or Mr. John Klnsberly Mumford's "Oriental Ruga," of which book it forma the frontlaplece. This rug which was woven In the latter part of the fifteenth. century was without doubt made aa a gift from the Pasha of Perala to. the then ruling Sultan of Turkey, for tne authentlcal" record held by Mr. Marquand abowed that It had been found among the effects of the Sultan Abdul Asia after .his death.':- .. . . t . ,. .. Aside from the marvelous color and texture, which is over BOO knots to the squara Inch, the leal are of the tug la that the inaerlptians throughout Its border, as ' well as arabesques ia the medallion of the design, are woven In sliver thread. Vast. Interest has been excited aaaoner tho Khironean collector in this carpet owing to the fact that It ia a pnmlmnlnC r?N rViaT ili."'r.ni,i. TJ-n.1 Prince Alexia Lobanow Baotewakr. which was shown la the Vienna Museum's Exhibition in 119.. The Row towsky rug was supposed to bo without a parallel in the world, but thla earpot tho most highly valued among the textile treaauroa of Mr. Marquand. contains positive Internal evidence that it waa made upon the earn looms and In the same period, and doubtless for the same purpose as that of Prince Lobanow. which also passed into the possession of Its present owner directly from the Seraglio in Constantinople, and. so far as caa- be ascertained, this carpet to the highest class Omental fabric now In existence in this eountry. - The remaining color plates in the new edition of "Oriental Rugs" Includes others of the Marquand col lection. rodniorq oa Cplrleaallam. :, 'This is a moat needed book," exclaims The Acad emy and Literature (London) In a review of "Modern Spiritualism," by Frank Podmors; "Although w may reject with Mr. Pod more, the partisan estimates which would place the number of professed Spiritualists In the world at ten, fifteen or some twenty millions, there aa baBOjaoubt that the audden growth of Spiritualism is oue of the most startling facts in the modern his tory, of religion." Following Mr. Fodmore'a skilful tracing of Its de velopment from the Fox rapping at Rochester, N. T.. through its many and complicated relationship with the different forms of mysticism and religious super stition to its frequent entrenchment In many lands, the reviewer says "Tha. ohenomena of Spiritualism need not oecuoy us long; for Mr. Podmore, after a prolonged study of the evidence collected by the Society For Psychical Re search and by himself, comes to the conclusion that they are mainly to be attributed to fraud, either consciously or unconsciously practised." .... j ''Mr. Podmore's very interesting book." the review concludes, "will' al way aL form a complete guide to a very complex subject" Pepys' Diary Za Tain Paper. The thth paper edition of The Diary of Samuei Peprs," Juat imported by cribnere. tear justly bo re garded as ona of the great triumphs of modern book making. The famoua claasio la here Included in a single pocket sisa volume. This little volume con tains over 000 pagea, yet the type la large and clear and tha paper though extremely thin, la still opaque. The book roeaaurea 4x6 ft and la a trifle over three quar ters of an inch thick. No reader of Pepys will consider his library com- plete without It Judging from the reports brought by Mr. I. N. Fleiechner, it is imperative that the Lewis and Clarke Fair "man-1 egement pay close attention to: St 'Louis, and enlist hearty supp?rt from the persons who control t!e Louisiana Purchase Exi.osltlon. Exhibitors- gc- Ir.p there i'l 1904 must be induced to came here in 1906. We cannot do Without them. :!": "'"'" '" ' One, characteristic oj the umpire to be ,r chosen by Queen Wllhelmina, to settle our claims' against Vethjauelar will be that her hat will he on straight anyway. North Bnd Is building a new woolen mill That's hetter for the town than to have a United States Senator elect ed therefrom, "I was sent to Loretto, the little Pennsylvania moun tain town where Schwab, spent his boyhood -snd where he has built himself a magnificently appointed country home. It was easy enough to secure Mr. Schwab's permission to photograph his residence, and. In fact everything that belonged to him in; Loretto except him self and Mrs. Schwab. '. t "He was pleasantenough about it but exceedingly firm in hi refusal. In the hope Of catching him, una wares I loafed around the town for a couple of. days, but he turned the tables- on, me and left town for the East one morning before Td got upi ;h ' "Before taking the stage for Cres son, tbe"riearest railroad station, six miles away, I round out that. Mr. Schwab would return In a week's time, f Then I went on to Pittsburg, where I had some work; Jo do. . i , On the day appointed for Mr. Schwab's return to Loretto I arrived in Cresson, and, hiring a buggy, I drove along the stage road until I reached the hill Juat a mile beyond the village's limit Here I hitched my horse at the side of the road and seated myself on the 10-foot embankment overlooking the hill at nearly its summit. :': ,.!"::'! v" " ' "'sr l -f. iV. ' "It was t-o'clock in the afternoon when J took up my stand, and it was two houra iater when I beheld a splendidly accoutred pair .of horses begia slowly to ascend the htlL I knew them for Schwab's, because I'd-seen the turnout before and ejeoense no one J else in that region has blooded horses. r "" " "Slowly the horses came toward me and pretty soon I aw who were in the trap none other than Charles M. Schwab, himself handling the reins, and Mrs. Schwab by his side. ' - iv . .'' ' :" ''J'f'; ; '-' "''".? ; 'For some reason, or other -they didn't see me until they were right under me, and ihea it was too late to do anything. I smiled aa I aw Mr, Schwab throw up a shielding arnr full 10 seconds after the camera had' clicked. Then, aa he realised the futility of It all. bv TILT KBPTTBUO OP ACU Whether Acre' revolution 1 simply another, at tempt to establish an Independent repuollc, or whether, as Its population has been chiefly derived from Brasit its attempt at secession contemplates possible annex ation to Brazil as an ulterior object cannot at present be conjectured with much . assurance. But the past relations -of this province of the Bolivian Republic, to the central government go far towards explaining the action of the Bolivian Congress in granting to the syn dicate -the concessions above referred to. There was another concession, .called the Caupolican concession, to the same syndicate, but as this only touched the Acre area along a small part of the River Madre de DIos, we do not especially referMo.lt here. The Acre concession, however, 'whose scope we briefly explained in these colums last summer, was due to the inability of Bolivia to effectively maintain its authority over Acre and to collect revenue from that district While Acre is an established section of the Bolivian Republic end possesses vast ' resources, especially of rubber, it is a peculiarly unhealthy country, and, what was more to the point for Bolivia, a pretty Inaccessible country except via the Amazon River.- ..y-r : i It haa become a sort of No Man's and, and Bolivia, being financially unable to maintain armies Chore, was on the lookout for responsible parties who would or ganize a chartered company and .take over the admin istration of Acre. The representatives of-the --Anglo American syndicate seemed to fill the bill, and Bolivia gladly tnrned over the fiscal administration of Acre to it in consideration of a large percentage of the revenues to be collected from taxes and duties levied under Bolivian law. The syndicate , was to be incor porated within 12 months from the middle of February,' 1902, with a minimum capital of 12,500,000. and an agreement was come to Concerning the uae of military force. If such force was needed to repel invasion, the government was to beaf the expense, while the syndi. cate was to maintain at it own .expense police forces In Acre,. - Of course the present condition of Acre would call for government troops, even if the syndicate had al ready become firmly established there, and the Boliv ian government not long ago authorized the , banks of the country to issue paper to the value of 1 ftO per cent for the governments increased expenatturea So that. I ctneo London and esUblished there a school for the aaliU) from her contention with Brazil. Bolivia has so "K TBTOf XT OW YXB JXHt." When theatrical enterprises Wish to test a new play they take It out to some of tho smaller cities for its first performances, where the smoothing process is developed in the acting of it can be accomplished. This operation they call "trying it on the dog." New Zea land seems to be tho land of 'the dog," wher new experiments in government are getting their trial trips, if we are to Judge by the number aad variety of the attempta to introduce and operate there tho many more promising fads of legislation. Already the schemes of many reformers have had more or less successful trials In that country,, and now tho single tax on land la being given a serious experimentation. ' The theories of the late Henry George caught oa strongly in that country and have resulted fa the pas sage of a local option act which permits any of the local governmenta to adopt the "land value system" of taxation for a period of three years,! tor which the continuance or discontinuance of the system is to be again passed upon by the -voters. Thirty-six local communities, including the City of Wellington, have adopted the plan. Statesmen all -over the elvlllsed world are taking notice of the facts and are watching with " Interest what shall be the practical effects of the experiment. " . There appears 'to be no. Question that the system equalizes the burdens of local and state taxation as no other method has heretofore done, and that it puts a Jarge and tangible premium upon enterprise In the way of the improvement of land holdings, both .in the cities and in the countfyTTrnder It every owner of a town lot or farm is taxed upon the assessed usable value of his property, as affected by' Its surroundings or productivity, and be must either make it produce according to that valuation, or else pay. a tax that is a heavy levy on his self -diminished Income. Atlanta Constitution. v 'vV-- . nmsTor RaMK ' "A package of starch T" asked tho intelligent and learned grocer; and aa he wrapped the package up ho talked.- ,-,'' . ... - . - Y ."Starch originated," he said, "in Flanders. It was . Introduced into England, with tho big ruff, in the time of Queen Elizabeth. It was like our starch of today, except that it was made in colors red, yellow, green, blue. -The effect of this was to tint delicately the white . linen to which the starch might be applied. -., '; . 'Before , Queen Elisabeth's time ruffles and ruffs ware made of fine Holland, which .required no stiffen ing. Then the ruffs of cambric came, aad these must of necessity be starched." ; . '! -The grocer, consulting his memorandum book, re SUmed: r - - -' - ' ' -V '' I , Tt is recorded that wnen tne Queen nan runs mane oi lawn and cambric for her own princely wearing there was none in England could tell how to atarcb thsm; hut 'the Queen made special means for some woman that could starch, and Mrs. Oullham. wife of the royal coachman, was the first starcher." 'in ..1564 a Flanders woman, Frau van oer Masse, far reaped little benefit from her new venture. . WOS6T PSaSB or POTXBTT. The people call him rich, his lands ' Stretch very far and very wide; -They .call him rich, but there he stands 111 dad and bent and hollow eyed, v -- ..,?V".''v.-r;.- .f. . . ;' ' ,': - The peopl call him rich; his gold -" Is' piled in--many a yellow heap, But he Kf alt alone and old,. And when he dies no one will weep. ' They call him rlohr "but where he dwells ; The floors are bare, the walls are bleak; - They call him rich; he buys and sells, v ' But ho fond fingers stroke his cheek. ', ; , -They call htm "rich;--; he does not know ' ' The happiness of standing where Sweet winds across the meadows blow I ' " And toss the verdant billows there.- - - - C S. Kiseria Harper'eV The Bchool sucoeeded. The Flanders frau irot rich. She charged f 5 a lesson,; and an extra 26 shillings for a recipe for the making of starch out of wheat flour, bran and roots. ( "Tellow waa the most fashionable color In starch among the nobility. The fast racing, set went In for given. The Puritans used blue starch, though at first they had been against' the stuff altogether.- dubbing' ftt' M. certain-klnde of llquide matter which they call etardh, wherein the 4evlll "hath willed them to wash and dive their. ru,ffesr which, when they he dry, will then' stand stiffe and inflexible about their necks.' VStarch Is made fron wheat corn and potatoes, and starving men have often subsisted on it finding It nourishing, though not tasty." Philadelphia Record. r -.'Wf .' '4";;i " '' 1 ! ' 1 " " i ,,i ,' i i . .. ;',...'. '.',.'.'... i t i A Kentucky preacher fixes the date for the arrival of the millennium but s few months ahead. - How he reconciles his belief with the threatened whisky famine in that state ne one but himself known, -' - f . - s , , . .'i Evansten women ewe going ahead to raise money for a library, What has Mr. Carnegie done to deserve tola affront? Chicago Evening Post. ' ' mt