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Facts are stubborn things—tho
mos* stubborn tiiiugs that obstruct
the oaih of the democrat- party
iu its effort to remain ju natiou.il
control. For instance, when the
democrats reduced tho tariff ou
leather manufactures, our imports
increased CO per ceut, .is shown
by sta'iatios compiled by this ad
miuistraticn. The American work
men employed iu glove and boot
ami shoo factories lost employment
iu corresponding degree, but we
bought gJove* and shoos no cheap
er. New England factory workers
who lost their jobs quit buying ao
freely of other commodities. All
retail mirchants know this, and
the democrats can't explain it away,
for the facts, subboru things that
they are, are contained in official
records.
Ii the ecstatic joy that Mexicans
can oh'ain from killing can be had
without price, why shouldn't it
be Induced in? Only Chinese
and Americans can be killed in
Mexico without unpleasant con
sequences or the possibility of un
pleasant consequences, and it is a
great deal more pleasant to kill an
American than to kill a Chinaman.
The American, the pnor wretch,
thin<cs he is the citizeu of cm im
portant country. The Chiuainnn, a
wise wretch, knows that he is not.
This pleasure has been conferred
ui>on Mexicans by the American
governmvat. It is a direct gift.
Tho cruil and bestial people of
Mexico-—we do not say all are,
some are too abject to have these
qualiiii > Mid some may bo kindly
—have learned to hold Amreicans
in conttmpt. They have learned
to do so because they are in cap
able of iaterpreting a policy of
conciliation as anything else than
a oolicy ct fear.—Chicago Tribune.
GREAT WASTE IN MIXING
The losses sustained in oiher
couutrt's from lack of care and
though 'n this respe-.-t are enormous
Dr. James Douglas estimates, for
litstaace, that at the Rio Tiuto
mines i-j Spain iu a period of some
thirty voire, through the unskilled
treatment cf ore, about 7.000,009
tons of sulphur, valued at not less
than $'."0,000,000, were wasted,
while with modern improvements in
the metticds of handling the ore,
about 1,000,000 tons of sulphur are
a; uual'v saved to tho world which
would otherwise have been burned
and serve! simply *o pollute the
atmosphere. He also points out
that only about 60 per cent of the
.hundreds of millions of dollars
yielded by the Comstock lode was
extracted at the time, and at first
the rich tailings were not even col
lected, auoh was the haste of tho
miners '.o deplete that stupendous
deposit which should have made
Nevada prosperous for generations,
Instead of whirling the whole
country into a mad dance of reck
less speculation.
Tho primary cause of a large
part of this waste is over-capitaliza
tion, which involves a large out
put at any expense, if the value
of the shares is to be raised and
their urice maintained. Over-capi
talization generally demands over
production, which in its turn almost
invariably involves waste at some
sttffe of the progreSB of the metal
from the mine to consumer. — Dr.
Adams, at Sixth. Aunual Meeting,
Commission of Conservation.
CHINESE REVOLT
\ uun Shi Kai has his hands full.
No sooner than proclaimed emperor
he fates a revol of magnitude. The
repubiicau element protests again8
the return to monarchical govern
ment. Yuan was premier under the
last emperor of the Manchu dynasty
•inJ first regular president of the
republic. Dr. Sun Vat Sen was pro
visional president during the or
ganization of the republic, but
resigned to let the experienced
statcsmau have the reins. It was
a great self-sacrifice on the part
of Sun in order that all Bides j
might be placated. Now he sees
the man to whom he gave way
about to become emperror, and
again old Sun leaps into the breach.
Sua wLl have a place in China
whether China has a place In the
sun or net.
Strong men are in the Chinese I
game. Dr. Sun and his friends are
uo uncouth amateurs or simple |
youngsters. They have had years o j
experience in government shaping
and construction. Yuan Shi Kal is'
no tyro. His many years as the
virtual head of the empire under :
e last of the Manchus and his
ticipaticn in the recent revolt,,
v. f n 'cr many days he took his lifo
iu liis hands in carrying out ais
I> i. y, made him an iron chancellor
<u iho Fax East. His strong pcr
^ia.ility and sheer force of purpose
overawed many, and ho rode
through the fire. Now that he ha3
a n-b\v revolution on .lis hands, his
strength perhaps will be submitted
to a nr-re severe test than ever
before. A referendum of th© Chi
nes- orcviuces determined recently
for a return to the monarchical sys
tem anj to make Yuan emperor.
Britain and other powers advised
against returning to tho old sys
tem. The astute British statesmen
probably foresaw the coming re
volt, an-' feared Teutonic influ-1
ences and the ends to which the
itnbroullo might lead. But foxy
old Yuan manipulated thingB to his
own 'i^'ag, and, despite the desires
of the British and others, shaded
things so it waa made to appear
that h« was desired aa emperor. 1
His so-called referendum waa Bet
for s.ich an early date, according
to receut reports from China, that
people of the many distant pro
vinces could not get their returns
in by *fce day fixed. Then in order
to obviate such a little difficulty
as getting a true compression of the
people kind old Yuan generously
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. ,1 11 ;> • , it least one
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.'■i rrh. Hall i Ctsre Is the only
positive cur I.- i lu the medUal
ruiternity. i a'airh U . a i-onstltutlonal
disease, result's a t iituiional treat
mt'iit. Hull's Catarrl ire is taken ln
ternallv, actintf uiri.. upon the blood
and mucous surfaces i I i.-system, tlieie
b\ destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for anv case that it falls to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all DruEBiita. "5c.
Take Hall » Family Fllia for constipation.
The main question iu society cir
cles is: Have you started getting
your costume ready for the Eagles
I masquerade, Feb. 5.
named substitute delegates to bring
lii the electoral votes from the
provinces, and was carel'ul to Bee
that t!>e tiolegat.^s were those who
would v'te for an empire and for
Yuan lor emporer. Wln.11 the repub
licans jro' news of the little trick
the row was on. If China has a
prolonged war sho will demand
munition ' and sup,ill s, ami thoro
is no •■oluuj; who m y uecomo in
volved.
"With China at war. Mars practic
ally (iiifiriles tho globe in his
bloody work. With Mexico warring
lu the western world, tho other
powers spilling blood over Europe,
Asia and Africa, and the nations
from all continents contributing
armies r>nd munitions, little of the
world indeed can lay claim to en
joying today tho blessings that
come wJtk peace.—Dawson Daily
News.
1'lJJi WH1SKKKS;
BIND COXTKACT
Tacoma, Feb. 4—Tho Assyrian
system oX binding a contract be
tween men by pulliug each, other's
whiskers was held to be legal
and binding by Superior Judge Eas
terday lu deciding the suit of Moses
Essey, an Assyrian merchant
against Said Kayat, peddler. Es
sey sued Kayat for division of a
commission in a sale of land.
Essey, bewiiiskered ajid dark
skinned, testified he arranged with
C. H. Lav an way, owner of a tract
in the Puyalluji valley, to obtain a
purchaser, and contracted with Kay
at to act as sub agent and divide
the commission. Kayat did find
a purchaser for tho land, but
keft the entire commission of
5220.
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Estt-lviisht jS Years
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COLLI 0 IONS
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Zenith Oil for clocks, watches
and typewriters. Thin in body it
quickly reaches the finest parts of
these delicate mechanisms, lubricat
ing them coryectiy without gum
ming; cleaning thuso parts and
preventing rust. 1(U, 23c 50c bot
tles. Keller Bros., Sole Skagway
Agents.
fcirfSPy Silja no uiu nut
Jiecessary to enter into a written
contract. The sealing of a con
tract by shaking hands and gently
pulling whiskers was the usual
method in his nat've land, he Baid.
This was also admitted by Kayat.
Judge Kasterady concluded the
contract was made in good faith
and sca.ed upon honor by the mu
tual exchange of whisker pulls.
Judgment for |110 wus given to
Essey.
The case developed that posses
sion of whiskerrs Is almost a neces
sity in the conduct of business
among Assyrians.
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specialist in Uie treatment of
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Geo. Anderson, piano expert
factory representative for high
Krado pianos will be la Skagway in
! the near future. Pianos for Bala
; and rent. Home address, Box
! 991, Juneau, Alaska. Pulien
j House, Skagway. *2-17.
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seventeenth of every
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