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CONDITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

to view of the

COMMENTS BY THY NATIVE PANOS. Under the caption "Jingoism in nation” Los Obreres characterises swanton insult to abe Filipino people the resolation passed by Egbert Camp of the Veteran Army, anent the Pampange murdees, recommending the substitu- tion of native provincial ofloials by the former Dismissing these charges as preposterous and belied by the frote, the paper souses the American government es Innspable le rule in the Philpines, saying that this inespacity had plainly demonstra ed by the many maidens and the frequent embezzle cents of public fands by the individuals who came here with that brilliant crowd of apostles to preach the principles of civilization, democracy, and bonour.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PR#8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21gr 1908.

THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

ELECTION SIPEKBEA.

great deal of care and diverleifuation must be displayed. To send to a tax lving in the city an argument showing how much the party has done for the farmer would be wasted money and the to send a Coma speech extolline d Irish might not have exactly the effecti nor would a flcandinavian be greatly fisitered by receiving a pamphlet published in Hebrew Every race and tongue that has contributed its people to the making of America receives litera ture in its native language. The second way to reach the voter, hem directly but almost as effectively, is through the local and State Press The class of matter to suit the peculiar needs of a constituency is sent out to all papers willing to print it. Some of them have to be paid for the space and, because it may be anal added that there is very little voluntary work burning with seal for their party make it pay them a fairly good return. "But most of the smaller papers are glad to use this mother, as it relieves the editor of much trouble sad fill up his columns easily.

LONGER LIFE,"

PREVENTION OF DECAT.

THE CONGRESS FOR THE' HISTORY OF RELIGIONS."

CHINA AND JAPAN.

“At ibis congress, hold at Oxford het month.) Professor B. Giles of Cambridge, in an address as president of the restion devoted to

It is only in the last few we

It requires an suornicus amount of money to "ran" a Presidential campaign, and ability no less great to elect candidate, How much money is spont from the time when the nomina- tion is made until the day when the ballots are counted is not known by the general public and

the religions of China and Japan, said: by Americans probably unknown to anybody, boosuse of the way in which the sooounts are kept and the different hands through which the debarse ments are made. In the aggregate it must amount to several million dollar, but the total is largely a matter of guesswork. Probably in recent campaigns a ram not loss than a million Committen, but that is only a fraction of the money spent by both parties in the election. In addition to the National Committee, which is as political army sad is the general staff of the

apposed to scnsern itself only with the election of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates, there is the Congressional Come mittes, which serves

murders of Filipinos, the raping of Filipina pounds has been disbarned by the Nationalone in a campaign, and the patriots who are stitute. He discovered.* phagocytose," on which in China is very obscure. The Chinese chry

"Babind the exalted American patriotism of the Veterans, there is the desire to see established

Borsa logo government. Kambles Filipino The Americans are offes-hungry and are thing to purchase a bottle of whiskey," the

to the front,

looking for something to eat and for some secure the election of members of the Lower probably employ no less than a thousandmen who appireached in suppressing colds, chest i new name, Ti, and Tien and Ti were two goda in

paper asseris.

vest Parliamentary Committees do in England, and confines itself exclusively to trying to Hous. Sometimes the Congressional Com millee is in divers association with the Nationel Committee and receives financial assistance from if, but as a rule the Congressional Committee work independently of the National Committee and through its own treasurer risss its own funds and neither expect nor sake assistance from the men who have the Presidential campaign in charge.

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De Dayen, the famous soientist, delivered, himself of the remarkable phrase. "Preservation of his life through several centuries depends solely on man" at the tenth congress of medicine last month at Geneva Interviewed by the Matin," Dr. Doyen supplemented and extended thir, diolum, aftrosing, the Matin pats it, begun to sledy properly, the religions of Chios Now, that the prolengation of man's life until he and Japan. The language for one thing, has however, thanks to many published works, the reaches the age attributed to Methusalem is not been an almost insuperable barrior. def sitely beyond the bounds of possibility,

My experiments," he said, "are merely the student can get over the preliminary ground corollary of the discoveries of Dr. Metshanikoff, more quickly than the pioneers, and devote the eminent bacterialogist of the Pasteur In himself to specialization. The origin of religion my own studies have been based. It is to him recognized a power named Tien (which also we owe the knowledge of the inner mechanism means the sky), which, like the Jehovah of the But Tien was of life. Hitherio there had been only laboratory Old Testament, was pleassil by good, and experiments. I believe I have arrived at the relentlessly paxished evil stage of practical application of the knowledge, not looked upon as the creator of the world, nor THE PROFESSIONAL “¿PELLBINDER."-

In multiplying the white corpuscles in the was he respected sa god. He was only feared, The third, and perhaps the least effective blood the and mothod is the mass meeting and the dhiinguish of the phagy,o) we increase as egeftoient air tools be placated by wars they The departed monotheism was expanded Tien was given a ed orator. The two National Committees each It is a new departure in therapeutics which is pisos of abode. After a time this simple

coming are paid regular salaries and their expenses, and who spend all their time in uaking speechos in diseases, and bronchitie (and in this matter I one. Ti was in much more intimate relations different States There are some men of minor have attained absolute anocesses) and these with human beings, and more anthropomorphio. The next important step was the advent of reputation who must be satialed with 850 a complaints are often the primal cause of rhen peesh, but there ses others who command $500, matiam-we arrive, logically, at the suppression Confucius, who declared that God only required WILL BE STOKED UNTIL REQUIRED

man to do his duty to bis neighbour. He of latent causes of dimmer, and it is said that in the 1896 campaign a former

Our life is Hmited by a great number of refused to discuss the possibility of Democrat who bolted Bryan, and who was put up to answer his speeches, was paid by the deteriorations in our organism among thestate, and his later disciples also disbelieved. we should consider not only maladies which are in it, though they still in a seues regarded Republican Committed $1,000 every time he

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something more than the mere stepped on the platform, and as he made more apparent, but also latent infections. If we

In the third century before Christ In every State there is a State Committee, than a score of speeches during that campaign asuse, by the use of phagogene liquida an sky. whose daty it is to clost the candidates for the his patriotism was not without profit. Protably increase of vital resistance, we prolong by that Tien became more and more of an abstrac State oflces Governor, Lieutenant Governor, $100 is the average compensation, and if a

on, preservation of the human organism is islready The inscrutable part of God in His Divinity, and are that the State gives its support to thousand men, each receiving $100 a speech, rez feat the duration of life. The law for the tou. A ister phitopher held these views. the national candidate The State Committee speak only once a week during the last two formulated. What is onrious is that it is a and it is beanse he is inscrutable that he is God. now God never epsake, and yet we trust Him. He must bare money, and it endeavours to raise as months of the campaign, when both committees surgeon who supplies the bsgis of a

knowledge is profound, Is the coarse of the much as possible through. Its own efforts but ran andar forced draught, here alone is an item departure in therapenties which will perhaps does not hear with ears like ours, and yet. His Those supplies are angmonted by grants from the of nearly $1,000,000. But it should be added, alter the whole solence of medicins.

centuries God was finally located, not in the aky Dr. Metchnikott, questioned on these state- National Committee. The States are divided into for the sake of correcting any wrong impression, speaker is paid. The candidates

mente, said.

"I know nothing of the above, but in the heart of an. Targing to Congressional Districts based on population, and that not every

it is perhaps unnecessary every distriot has ita local Congressional Com themselves, of course,

dennot, therefore, pass judgment on them, But the gods, is a primitive religion, in which magle neither do members of the Cabinet nor many at the root of the matter I think that certainly plays a part. The name is Chinese, and was class of people in the Philippines to-day that is wittes, which devotes its entire time and efforts to gay, receive so many for their services,periments which De. Deyen has inade, and Jagan, the 1-otarer said that Shinto, the way of

securing the election of the Congressional nom- satisfied and which after self-sufficiently wben It bears that the country is suffering: those ince. This Committea again must have money Senators and members of Congress who live in in the future we aball be able to prolong human adoptat by the Japanese; but the religion Is who are on the government payroll; And this so that the district can be properly canvassed perfectly safe Brates or districts, and who can life. To attain that end it will first be necessary Japan.se, though it has many Chinens acore- to determins in all their ways the causes of old Lions. It (esahen morality not of a very high is not an emggeration, There axista misery: voter. States are divided before the without injury to their own political fortunes counties for render assistancs elsewhere, When they socapt

bat the enbject in being widely studied. Nothing Japan. There are an unthinkable number of which is responsible for the great prevalence of 10:al administrativa purposen, and svery county } an invitation to speak their railway and boter These osuees are not yet perfectly defined, order. Monot siam never found a home in

gods in Bhiato, but it holds out no prospect of life to come. expenses are always offered, but many refuse to is yet vertsin, and mankind must be content to

hope. accept oven that gratuity. On the other hand the professional spellbinder," which is the generic name for the ear paiga orator, pessansen a commercial asset, and like every other man who has something vainable endeavours to sell it at the highest market price.-Daily Telegraph.

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Is Democracia deplores that the Governor General after ascertaining the charges against Flabai Veloso to be unfounded, had no word of censure for his jingo accuser and goes on to remark: This policy of temporising and trying to please everybody, is the only cause the ad condition of affairs now prevailing the e country and so prejudicial to the interests of Filipinos and Americans alike. If our officials, instead of tying to please and com- promise at all coats, had firmly dealt with all matters as they came up, even to the extent of displeasing the worthy Vatersas or to dis illusioning, the people as regarde immediate independence, we would not now, fzes the dan- gers prediated by the mericane."

The Mercurio says "There is only one

vice and prime among the lower class of Boolety."

THE DECLINE OF BRINGET.

and the lates intelligoutly

to

CENTENARIES OF 1909.:

· SEIZURE OF A STEAMER AT SINGAPORE.

ILLICIT CHANDU IN CAMENT CASEB.

The Singapore Police, on the 13th instant, made what is regarded as one of the biggest hauls of cocaine, morphia and chandu over achieved at one time in Singapore,

te

future

SEA TREASURE.

STRANGE DEVICE JỎE ITS RECOVERY. To the month of the River Colne, off Bright: lignes, an extraordinary machine was towed and anchored recently. It is to be used in foal attempt to recover the £500,000 treasure of gold, in coins and barg, which in asid to have gone down in H.M.B. Latine in 197 near the A portion of the tranence has been recovered, but all ordinary dredging plant is now useless, island of Terschelling, off the coast of Holland.

as the vessel lus sunk into the sand. The new length and wide enough to allow a man to walk device is great stool tuba nearly 100ft. in erect down its centre. At one end is a mats chamber provided with window and doors, and

The pparatus bas just been completed, after years of work by Messre. Ferresit and Co. tackle,

shipbuilders; in their Wyvanhoe yard. "One end of the tabe," explained a member of the arm, will to clamped to the side of a steamship or barge. The other end by means of water- ballast tanke, will be rook until it tonshes the bottom. Then by means of compressed air, all the wa er will be forced from the tube sad also from the chamber at the bottom of it which will be flush upon the bed of the ses.

CASH on CREDIT.

ROBINSON PIANO

Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 13th Julg, 1998.

«CESSPOOL LITERATURE":

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BIR J. CRICHTON-BROWNE. INDICTS #OMI MODERN READING,

Dealing with " Carriers · of Disease" at the Sanitary Conference in Liverpool Sir James Crichton-Browne passed from the physical dangers presented by books and newspapers to a-criticism from the mental and moral point of view.

"There is, unhappily, in circulation in these daya," he said, "literature that, altogether. apart from pradery of any Paritanical pro- | jodice, must be pronounced pernicious to health. Mingling with the main and limpid stream are tarbid currents here and there, effaents of debased or sordid minds, and loaded with patressible material and anoanny spores.

has ite County Committee to render assistanon to the candidates for those offioes Then again the Slate divided into Benatorial and Assem "The American press of Manila is playing bly districts for representation in the Legisls with fire and is in danger of getting acorched,

Inre, and each district has its committee. As so says Et Mercantil, commenting on what it committee can do business without money, the belloves to be a malicious effort to orente race funds that go into the party chests and its antagonism in connection with the an Juan branches during the six months or so that del Monte and Floridablanca outrages, to quote * True to their habit of obscuring things that consti ate a campaign must aggregate millions. How Is this money spent! Is it used legiti are as clear as the light of day and of placing mately to lay before the voters the questions at twisted interpretatious on the moet lamentable occurrences, the American papers of Manila isene or in it used illegitimately to buy voters! say that the unfortunate victims at Florida There are only a few men who can answer that blancs were su American and two Spaniards, question irathfully, the men who have directed Everybody knows that Toledo and the campaigns and disbursed the funds; but I Caranan boys, very dear friends of ours, bulk of the money is legitimately spent, though belleve i sa correct in saying that the great were not Spanierde, but Filipino, and the

much of it is wasted: Direct Bribery and the Insistenco the Amariosu press that the 2000

commercial purchase of the voter for cash is much murdered man were natives of Spain, even now

less resorted to now than it was some years ago. when the matter has been sufficiently cleared up motions that certain States at the time seems to be due to a deliberate and malicious vated zot from conviction bat for the money attempt to misrepresent things and make a race that was paid for voles. There was a vena Let the aourts judge Impartially and withone/element sufficiently large that could always be Mendelssohn (born February 91 and Chopin answer the charge of importing the ahándù. ↑ at the other a medley of glant hooks and other with the tough while being cousigned to fame." question out of the Floridablanon tragedy...... distinction of raon. It is not the province of bought for from 8 to 80 a head. There is much less of this now than there used to be partly the excitable masses of the people zor because public opinion, which then winked at opinionated newspapor

bribery st

st the polls now sternly sets its face But it has been ever thus with the Ameri. against it, and also because the adoption of the can preas of Manila. After losing time by Australian bellot systems makes it impossible for talking, with their customary ignorance, about the defents and errors of the Spanish govern the briber to know whether the men whom he has debauched bus osrried out the bargain, and menti there amiable contemporaries are now

the man who takes money for hir vote will not forced to admit the impotence of the American

hesitate to sell out to both sides. The political administration in checking cholera, pay with us for the past seven years. Bat, instead of manager is too any russerarily to risk his moknowledging, in view of this fast, the utter pay and has little faith in the proverbial honour among thieves. He wants to make sure failure of the health authorities and its own

that he is getting what he pays for. But a countrymen, who are mourning the loss of many

that might have been spent great deal of money is still used in ways that thonsands of here by the officers and crews of the battleship will not stand close scrutiny. feet, these papers hangatily inveigh against the municipal and provincial government, attribut ing the lamentable ocorrendo above referred

of

bia lite in this

JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA.

LATAST FIGURES.

Next year will hava a peculiar interest because of the remarkable group of famous

ders. Woo Bin and Company's steamer people who first mw the fight precisely

and the polios, it is stated, number of Muney's Mogozina. In calling the with 18s of cocaine, 398 prakete of century before, ays Lyndon Orr, in a recent "Hong Moh" strived from Amy and Swator

bottles birth roll for the year 1899 the writer seizeit 448 emphasizes a long fist of musicions, historians, morphia and 108-tablie of opian, all found in statesmen, inventors, scientists, men of letters, the engine room. The vessel was seised and poets, soldiers, and sailors, all of more then held til security was given.

Captain Bainbridge, of the "Heug Mob, ordinary interest and many of whom bave left

lasting mark. Music is represented by appeared before the Senior Magistrate, to (March 1), and solemos by Darwin (February 19), Mr. G. 8. Carver appeared for the Opium Sergeant Mussel, who is attached to the who developed the theory of evolution. Cyrus Farm, and Mr. F. M. Elliot for the defendant. McCormick (February 15), the inventor of the Farm for search purposes, and several chin reaping machine, bagan

tings brought the chandu, morphine and momentous year, as did also the twe noted Con- foderate fighters, Joseph Johnston (February Cocaine into the Court, wrapped in cars. The

morphis, which was about fifty pounds The great names in lettore to be com-weight and, together with the cocaine, valued 3) snd Rajaael Semmes (September 27). memorated are Edgar Adan Adae (January at $5,000, was the largest consignment ever 19), Alfred Tennyson (August 6), Edward captured in Singapore. It nearly filled a

The case was adjourned, Fitzgerald (March 31), the translator of gunny bag. Omar Khayyam Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 29, Kinglaks (August 5), the historian of the Crimean War, and Park Benjamin (august 14), Gladstone and Lincoln likewise both saw the light of day during the year 1809. Gladstone Was the last survivor NATIONAL COMMITTEE HEADQUAI TERE,

of a campaign are of this famous group, and Mendelssohn the The legitimate expenses alwayavory beavy. To begin with the committos shortest-lived, Mr. One further discusses the must have extensive headquarters in New York centenaries as follows:

Most of the anniversarier will be celebrated to, what they term the unfitness of these governor Chicago, Fifteen years or so ago it was con- ments for the privileges of local administration. gidered wathoient for the campaign to be directed very widely both in Europe and the United

Translated by the Goblenews."

from ons cits, but the growth of the country and States. Chopin will have special honours paid its diverted interests wearineel Mr. Hanns, to him in Warsaw and fu Faria. Undoubtedly who managed Mr. McKinley's campaign of the University of Virginia will hold com. 1896, that while headquarters were necessary in memorative sxercises for Fos, as one of its most New York it was eastial there should be a distinguished on while New York, brano) established la Chicago, and sinos then in he spent the greater part of his literary life will Mossra, Noel, Murray and Co.'s report on the every campaign the National Committee has had probably arrange an impressive memorial cola. headquarters in both oilies The Republicans bration. The natural pince for a comemora At the time our last Report was penned it propose to take nothing for granted this year, tive pageant in Tennyson's honour would the Isle of Wight: of his most many was sonroely realised that Shanghai was in the and having already opened headquarters in Now be Farzingford, in

or Aldworth, in Surrey throes of a very serious fasatial panic, This York and Chicago they are now sonsidering the when, he wrote

advisability of sub-fioms in Denver, so as more famous poems, was brought about, to a great extent, apparently easily to reach the Middle West, and Son where he died, Harvard will undoubtedly by the rather discreditable failure of a Native the Native Banks, and caured some of the Pacific Coast; and believing that it may be Cambridge was his birthplace and because he Foreign Ban-s to all in their loans. The possible for them to make an impression on the was a Haryard man,

Recognition of Gladstone's centenary will haves this was likely to work was fortunately solid Boath it is not unlikely that aloes! BOOD seen, and not only were the leans subsemanager with headquarters may be established be, to some extent, st affair of party, though included in the labouring glasses.

in ons of the Southern States. At the head throughout all Great Britain there will doubt. quently renewed but farther socommodation to s mented by the Total. Native interest at one time went up to prohibitive rates, but the mes sures taken have relieved the situation and raies now, although abnormally high, are greatly reduced. Naturally, notwithstanding the Piece Goods and Yarn trades not being specially Involved, the fact was very severely felt, and is adding to the already deplorably depressed state in which the market was in. This of course is obiely in the curtailment of clearance, many of the Country merchants who have money to invest in goods preferring to loan out to the Native Banks at handsome interest instead of olearing merchandise. The weather, tot, mast be held partly responsible for the poor deliveries, and it is much feared that the recent excesSİVO rain fall will seriously affect the creps not already barvested.

SHANGHAI TRADE

"A TEET SERIOUS FINANCIAL PANIO."

Shanghai Piece Goods Trade says:-

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where

On September 8th the United States Secretary of Commerce and Labour, Mr. Straus, said that Base the Executive order of the President had gration from that country had fallen off to a become thoroughly understood in Japan, nami- considerable exent, so that now it is only one third what it was the year before Japanese immigration for the fiscal year 1907 was 80,000, those Japanese who went to Honolula, as well as those who esme to the unsiniaud of the United States. For the freal year ending

the Jane 30th, 1908, immigration from Japan was 18,000, of which number 9,500 came to mainland.

The Bureau of Immigration at Washington has scoriained that 5,718 Japanese left the mainland of the United States for Japan and for the year but 3,810 Japanese in round uni- bern. Of that increase, says Mr. Straus, but s small number, perhaps 10 or 15 per cent, are This year, for the first time, the Department soonrately the gain in population the country has received from immigration. Mr. Strons states that the not gain to the population of the

He says:

"The Bgures given out in years contry from this sonroe has been 209,000. past regarding immigration and emigration were misleading, as estimates of gain in popule- tion from immigration did not take into a count, the loss by emigration, and the estimates of in-

cent, to 75 per cent, too large" weased population from that source were from

Hong, which was expected to involve some of / Francisco, 80 as to keep in close tonoh with the give appropriate, honour to Holm-8, because other countriva, leaving the actual net ingressD

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* Divers wili walk down a stairway in the watre of the tabs until they reach the submerged chamber. Here they will don their diving costumes, and opening a series of water-tight doors will step straight out into the water. Engineers will be stationed in the chamber, and following the instractions of the divars, who will communicate with them by means of portable telephones, they will operate the mechanism of two powerfal saotion pumpe These dredgers, it is hoped, will rack or dredgers which are fitted to the sides of the away the-saud around the sides of the beasy chamber until it gradually sinks by its own weight right down on to the deck of the wrecked Then the divers, making their way from shihamber to the cook of the ship and thones to the hold, will be able to transfer from the ships to the chamber by easy stage."

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POPE AND MODERNISM.

AMERICAN BEVIEW BANNED.

The diflculty is that we have no adequate means of separating this foul stuff, and getting it into the septic tank. There are novels in demand hot, nerele, I am told they are called-that pander to vicions tastes and excite listie raga about--ans seen them some lines, on unholy passions. There are sourrilous journa the tables of the affluent of sporting proclivities that should puly be fingered by decent people "These are public puissness which cannot be ignored when we are taking stock of the carriers of disease, for not more surely deas newer gas produse fabrils disturbance and anemia and predispose to erysipelas and gangrene than do these amavations of cesspool literature diacon- pose and debilitate the mind and prepare the way for hysteria, moral paralysis, and nerve degeneration. (Cheers.)

"This kind of literature is dangerous to the public health, and should be dealt with like adalterated food.

MINTING IN CHINA.

1t. appears from a communioition received from the British Legation at Peking that, according to such statistics as are available, the number of coins minted in Chins during 1907 127,281,724 during 1906 Theas figures, amounted to 2,099,718,278, as compared with for returns of the coinage at three (out of however, onn only be regarded as approximate thr twenty-seven) mints in 1908 and at one mine in 1907 were not obtainable, while absolute accuracy is the figures given for the other mists is by no means assured. During 1907 several copper mints were closed and the output- of others was much restricted. In 1905, 6,0- 128.148 coins were mined, and of theas 6,555,- 807,881 were 18-cash

copper pieces, and in 1906 the latter amounted to 2,964,928,348 out of a total coinage of 8,127,281,724 soins. In 1904, the issue of these 10 mach pieces was considerable, and this, together with the output in 1905 and 1906, caused serious depreolation of the coins, necessitating restrictions being placed on the working of the mints is 1907, when of the total coinage of 2,099,718,273 piecas the number of 10-msh sopper coins was 1, 93,225,327. As the to appreciate to any extent the value of these copper coins, an Imperial Decree was isoned on

con-iderable extent granted, this being supple quarters in New York and Chiongo a large staff i lees be a fitting recognition of his statemarship of Commerce and Labour is able to state in either hemisphere, has suspended publication.triation imposed in 1907 proved insufficient

the

of clerks is maintained, who, as they ara hastfly But with regard to Lincoln, there are two places recruited and have special qualifications for the peculiarly marked out as salted to public obser work, sra paid salaries much in excess of the vances upoz seale of truly national impres ruling market rates. In the old days head-siveness. One of these places is Springfield, in quarters was the saylam for the pratages of in Illinois, which was his home at the time when daentisk politicians, who were given lucrative he was called to the Chief Magistracy of places without regard to their fitness. Broken- United States, and zoor which bis body now lies in & massive mausoleum. The other place down politicians aud party baoka gravitated naturally to headquarters as Bies to a anger is Washington, where, throughest four years barrel, and most of them managed to exiraot some inesssant strain and anguish, he won the glory angar. They cams with impossibles home or which has placed him among the immortal exaggerated their importance with so air of heroes of humsaity." convincing that inexperienced chairmen were caught, and paid for their credulity out of the party obest

AN AMAZING MARRIAGE. After more than a year's Htigation and sus poose, Helen Maloney, in the Supreme Court of New York, was last month freed from the ties binding her to Arthur uerbert Osborne. It may be remembered that this pale were married as the The mar result of a sort of

sporting wager. riage took place and clergyman performed the dersinery, but neither husband war wife appeared to take the matter maxiously for immedia ely afterwarde she returned to her mother and be to bachelor apartments,

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The Secretary does not believe that the estimates of the total present population of the country are too great, bat that too much credit has been given immigration se a factor in up- building the Republio.

THE INCOME TAX IN INDIA.

INCIDENCE OF THE TAX.:

Some surprise has been caused in Roman Catholic cirolas in America by the SWA that the "Catholic Review of New York, one of the most scholarly religions periodio is issued an intimation has come from Home that s recent number contained articles specifosily condemned by the Congregration of the Index, be withdrawn from orthodox Catholic and mast liberis,

een the official organ of the This review has beení" Denwoodie Seminary, an institution founded by the friends of Archbishop orrigan, and has enjoyed the cordial support and entspoken ad- Fatliers Driscoll, Brady, and Duffy, whose miration of Archbishop Farley. The editors are asl and ripe scholarship have won universal recrgnition.

The articles recently condemned by the Rer. Monsieur Lepicier, in the pages of Auslesta, arosseries by the Bor. Edward Bands, out “The Human Bide of Christ," and certain

Modernism. essays on

The same number of of Ansiecta" expresses strong disapprobation several other articles appearing in the "Ca..

thelio Encyclopedia." The placing of an article in the Index, which has appeared in the now "Catholic Encyclopedia" is a serious-blow to the American Catholic Church. Apparently the sentiment of Rama towards the American Charch indicates that more caution must be exered in endorsing artitles relating to faith and morals.

March, 28th, 1908, suspending their coinage st all the mints for a few months unt il szobange ecovered its løyel.-

PREPARING FOR A REVOLT IN PORTUGAL

A Lisbon telegram of the 17th ult says:— The newspapers are publishing startling details of an alleged Republican plot to over- throw the Government, and the counter plass made by the Mouarebists to retain King Manuel on the throne.

It is senerted that the Monarobists, supported by the Clerical party, are storing large gaan- tition of arms and ammunition in various con. vents bore, knowing that the authorities would not have to subject these institutions to inspection,

The Mundo" reports that during last week- twenty estes containing 500 ride wore stored in the crypt of the Convent of Lolos. The "Liberal" and the Luota declare that 3,000 rides and a large quantity of cartridges are stored in the event of Monicas and Quellas, and that the Jesuit college of Campolide is a "perfect wrsona),!!

METH OF COFVINCING TAR LLECTOR, But the methods have been greatly changed, and nowadays a Presidential campaign is Very little has been heard of the look-out" mansged much is a great maculaoturer does his Lavonshire, Acording to the latest advices business, and very systematically. Precisely as a man having something to sell lays ont a ronte 160,000 operatives and 40,000,000 spindios are for his travellers to follow so sa to bring his

A table setting forth the incidence of the tax involved. In reply to an engairy from bare by

prospective cable as to the bops of the termination of the wars to the attention of the propere malitos

discloses 83.5 per cent of assesses with incomes the chairmen of the 150 dispate message received on the 12th in regards the country. He deals in Republican

abova R1,000 but less then #1,250, 18-1 per tated there was no prospect of a

cent, with incomes between R1,250 and B1,500, ment. Although this me more a considerable or Demosmatic arguments as the esse may be,

89 par cent with incomes rising thence to curtailment of the production, an end the and if he is to make a proft as manager for the

B1,750. 7-8 with incomes which still fall abort A few weeks later the lady obtained inter- concern which has been placed in his hands he spinners were only too willing to bring about, these weavers who spin their own Yarn are not must being what he has to offer directly to the national notoriety by eloping with a young of E2,010, and 37.9 with incomes exceeding

knowledge of

the people. The fest thing Englishman, named Samuel Clarkson, to Loo 2,000 per annum. There is interest too in a joining in the look out" though perheps

soon as possible don, after having, so it was sid, gone through sindy of the percentages of the total assessment short time, are quietly filling what to do is to obtain

s complete register of the names of another marriage ceremony in Montreal. The contributed by esch of these classes. Incontes hing have bond. We think we are correol in sing & fait number of the means the ctim in the States and their political father of Halen Maloney is en extremely over R2,000 provide 84.4 of the total collection, inoturers who weave for this trade ocme under preferences. This seemingly simost impossible wealthy and devout Phil.dephis Catuite. The ting below into deed and dewnila. this category, in which sae-tipments us-d net task is not so difficult, becanes it esu be done family did not know what to do, for they 260 only a little over 3-per-cent-10.630th two last month was asked what was the secret, The Forlags(he-organ of the Clericals necessarily be delayed and this should not be through the machinery of the State Committee, induced her to leave Clarkson, whom she loved, class, and lowest class 6.1 per cent. The fact that of long life and huppives, be replied; I havo verts that at the first opportunity the edif through the County Commitions, and so on down and neither the Catholic authorities nor the the proportion of all assezea with incomes below beers a hard worker all my life. In early life oral omloss of all the publican newspapers overlooked.

to the Ward and Precinct Committee, whose Court would permit her to break the marriage 33,000 is only 62.1 per cent, is an indication sixteen hours a day was my usual spell, and will be attacked, and that 1,70 arcied men are members are in direct personal contest with every oo tract with Osborne.

At one time Miss Maloney tried to solve the of the growing prosperity of the marcantile hard work is the true elixir of life. Let the ready for this purpose

Ouly 15.6 community. voter. The lists are carefully classifed and

3 per cent. of the total young make their work their bobby, concentrat- plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Charmante, Lair indaxed, and are the bases on which the com- difficulty by electing to retire to a nuenery contribution came from this class. The relation ing their whole energies upon prforming Charmant and Special Skin Toole and Poudre mittes works. There arat ree ways of reaching but Clarkson would not hear of that solution, of objections to assessments remains steadily st worthily the duty of everyday life and they will Charmant will enable you to do it, Het the voter and either holding him to his faith or and his determination appears to have met in about 19 per cent. The incidence of the tax in have no time to deal with matters of no secount Specialities for the Skin are the staily of converting him, and incidentally they all cost, deserved reward, for the girl is now free and rural areas during 1907-08 varied from El to Ato relaxation, her this in mind while hard Hution. A 8. Watson& Co., Ltd, Sale Agente money. Ons is to send to the voter by post her Triends say she will become Mrs. Clarkson every 106 persons in Sambalpur to RI to avery work ennobles, worthy relaxation may also

literature that will appeal to him, and in this within a few weeks,

four parsons in Darjeeling Times of India,

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The news spors on both sides are unanimous in declaring that the sitas ion is extremely seriens, and the official organ, Correio da Noite, mys that the authorities must take stringent measures to prevent a conflict. All the conrents and the Jesut college are guarded by troops.