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C. O. ANDERSON, Publisher. HOLHHOOK. AK1ZOXA The Fnipino women developed into great fighters on the approach of Hob-son. China is now waiting and wonder ing where and by whom she will be hit next. The Empire of China is now making an exhaustive collection of European civilizations. Small boys find that the thrashing machine trust m:ikes no difference with the slipper. Friends cf higher education will re joice to hear that the chewing gum trust did not materialize. Gomez's army feels that the United States represented liberty for it, and now it's glad to see that liberty pays. Public sentiment is at times a trifle slow in pulling itself together, but it usually makes up for lost time by land ing hard. By sending that telegram of sym pathy to Mrs. Kipling, Emperor Will iam made friends in American and England, too. A Xicaraguan revolution has col lapsed, but as its number is not cabled no one is able to state whether it is the last one that is meant. Those COO locomotives which the American company is building for for eign countries will do some strong puf fing for Yankee enterprise. The servant girl's sphere of influence in the partition of china was defined shortly after china was discovered, and is therefore the earliest on record. It's natural that Italy, "the boot of Europe," should be brought in to begin the kicking down of the Chinese wall for the grand final" assault of the powers. Abdul Hamid's aunt has died and left him $20,000.000. Uncle Sam might garnishee that money and collect the bill the Sultan owes us for American property destroyed. The most humorous sentence uttered on the Spanish-American war was that of the Spanisli member of the Cortes who asked: "The officers of the late war, why haven't they been shot?' And now there is a coffin trust. These combinations are not only going to make it hard to live, they are going to make It hard to die. They intend to follow a man just ns far as they can. A man wants a divorce because he was deceived in his wife's age. If she had not been ablu to deceive him in re gard to that very likely he would have demanded a divorce on the ground that she was not a woman of ordinary intelligence. More than twenty years ago CJain betta, speaking of the increase of armaments in Continental countries, said, "If this goes on, Europe will be reduced to begging at the doors of the barracks." And tsar and kaiser now begin to think his words were true. It is not too much to say that the work that is now being done by Euro pean diplomats and soldiers to destroy China by a policy of unjust aggression will render any attempt to bring its people to Christianity during the next generation or two almost wholly vain. The rumor that Itudyard Kipling will be elevated to the peerage nest year simply means that the British empire is intending to make the only public recognition it can make of its greatest living poet. And even that tribute seems empty compared with the whole souled enthusiasm of the Euglisu spcaking world. There Is no reason for surprise at the hesitation of capital to take hold of privileges in Cuba and Forto KIco. No one knows what the future government of the islands is going to be. and until that point is nettled capital will natu rally hold aloof from them. When the transition state has passed there will be small trouble about gettiug all the money for which good returns are in Sight. In connection with the peace pro posals of the czar, a Ixmdon corre spondent has pointed out a curious co Incidence between 1709 and 189!). In the first mentioned year the czar and the king of Great Britain had a corre spondence on military armaments, but It was then with a view to their in crease, not decrease. The idea was to combine England. Russia and Prussia against "our common enemy, France." Kussia was to supply the men and England the money. The czar informed his good brother, George, king of Great Brtain, that "he was ready to afford their ally, the king of Prusslu. a succor of land forces.',' and that be had "des tined for that purpose 45,000 men in fantry and cavalry and artillery." The government of George III. then under took to furaisu the czar with a sub sidy of 75.000 a month and engaged to pay the first amount as soon as the Russian armament had crossed the Russian frontier, and to pay a like sum at the begiuuiug of each month for twelve months, "unless peace should first be made." EMPEROR'S BIG LIBRARY. "Dr. Elmer Lee. a prominent New York physician, has alarmed the high livers by declaring emphatically that most men of prominence die from over eating. Too much food, he avers, spells death and destruction, and is worse than the pestilence that walketh by noonday. lie cites the death of Presi dent Faure of France of apoplexy. He says the head of the French republic had been dying by inches for years from absorbing more rich nutriment than his system could properly assim ilate. The germ theory, he declares. Is a fallacy. The symptoms attributed to germs are caused by the poisonous gases evolved from undigested or im properly digested food. After Italy's experience in Abyssinia it is somewhat surprising that it should seek a foothold in China. It went to the shores of the Red Sea as a result of its new ambitions in conuectiou with its role as a great power and following the lead of England. The experiment ended at Adow.i with the loss of the Italian army. It got out of that scrape with immense loss of life, treasure, and prestige, and its failure as a colon izing power jn Africa would have seri ously retarded the winning of "the Dark Continent" for civilization had not England felt in duty bound to make a division in its favor. The Nile Francia Joseph Has Nine Rooms Filled with Rare Books. Although a private library, yet In Importance, interest and wealth that belonging to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria ranks among the foremost libraries of the world. It is situated within the Hofburg Palace, Vienna, and contains, says the St. James Bud get, nine large and lofty rooms, filled from top to bottom with books, manu-; , . A scripts, photographs drawings and Jewelry, j. prints, including many of the utmost ! r i ; ' rarity and of the greatest value. : 151 U"Ilei?' Whether we look at the number of vol- Perfumery ' umes of his "Familien Bibliothek des ' ! Kaiserhauses" (under which title it is Soaps, known in Vienna), or at the nature of . j their contents, at the drawings and ombs, j prints, at the countless manuscripts, , pi s.. one and all leave no doubt upon our Ila-b mind as to the valuable character of , Puttv the collection. Although not open to - ' y the general public, admission is gladly 5X,toD? AifLr0118 cuief ; FRU1TS 0F 1111 KINDS- The foundation of the library was ' laid by Emperor Francis II., who brought his collection of books with ' him from Florence. Constant addi- j tions increased the contents of this per-1 sonal library from year to year up to i the time he became Emperor of ! Austria in 1702. Thenceforth it be-' came his special hobby, and his taste j for books found full vent in continu ally adding new treasures to it. In I 1828 an opportunity offered itself to j the Emperor to buy the unique collec tion belonging to the celebrated physi- ognomist, Lavater, consisting of no j fewer than 22,000 sketches, most of j which bear Lavater's remarks in hex ameters, and in his own handwriting. Later on were added to this library the f: j. wattron, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals Fancy and Toilet Articles. Y Patent Iedieines Oils, Varnishes, Paints, Cutlery, Wines, . Liquors, Cigars, Confectionery. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. The EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society Of The United States Outstanding Assurance December 31, ISO" New Assurance written in 1897 Proposals for Assurance Examined and Declined Income Assets, December 31, 1S97 Reserve on all existing Policies (4 per cent standard) and all other liabilities Surplus, 4 per cent standard . private collections of Emperor Ferdi- : Paid Policy Holders in 1897. . I nand V. and, of Emperor Francis Jo- j expedition has more than recouped the has"..: SedhDe ! ' o tta Uas LA RG EST-Most Insurance in Force uiAiiijuu in ujt? ctfiutrr vl tue greatest ! remaining stronghold of barbarism, j But Italy has not yet sufficiently recov- .$951,165,837.00 '56.955.693-o ...2449',973-x 48,S72.a69-3S .236,876,308.04 .'86,333. 133.30 50,543.'74-84 a1.106.314. 14 ered from the blow Emperor Menelek gave to its resources and prestige to think of prosecuting enterprises on the other side of the world unless it has absolute assurance of all naeded sup port. Otherwise it is inexplicable why it is meddling with affairs in the Orient, in which it has about as much real interest as in the country "on thf other side of the moon." The old-age pension act of New Zea land is the outgrowth of the agitation by the Progressive party which con trols the lower house of the New Zea land Legislature. The measure was twice defeated, and after a desperate struggle was carried in 1898. As final ly shaped, this statute provides that mis-Bibliothek." The treasures of this library are very numerous, and space forbids the men tion of more than a few, as will be un derstood when we say that the number of its volumes is more than 130,000, be sides which are 810 incunabula, 218 valuable manuscripts, 20,000 maps, S0.000 portraits and etchings and 10,000 water-color drawings of animals. There are also 3,000 illuminated addresses presented to the Emperor in the twenty-fifth year of his reign and on vari ous other occasions of national con- : gratulation. But these figures convey a very inadequate idea of the valuable character of the library, which is, in I deed, the most famous and most Im ! portant of the private libraries of all 1 the reigning houses in the world. Everything of historical value and in terest relating to the house of Haps- ls there deposited, and the col- STRO N G EST-La'gest Surplus. BEST"Pays Death Claims Prompter Pais Larger Diviienris ($1.000,000 more during last five years.) Issues Better Policies. Walter N. Parklmrst, General Manager, i XEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA DEPARTMENT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. 2111V PV 7pill!l tllluP TI-lltllOf milla s-yc fplllíll wlin line ronr.lia1 Ut rm nf i'.l I if he or she has lived at least twenty i le,ctin f P0" priceless as works five years m the colony, shall be enti tled to 51.73 a Meek, or about $90 a year. , Only those, however, whose an nual income from any source is less than $170 are entitled to the full pen sion. For every $3 of excess over the amount of income specified $3 is to be deducted from the pension. Should, therefore, the private income exceed $170 by $90 a year, no state pension is payable. Then, again, if one be pos sessed of accumulated property, the net value of which is $3.000, he or she ceases to be entitled to any allow ance from the pension fund. Where a husband and wife are living together of art and is a gold mine for the stu dent and historian. There are no fewer ; than 1C7 portraits of the Emperor Leo : pold I. in this collection, 142 of ; Louis XIV., 129 of the Emperor Jo- seph II. and ninety-one portraits de i picting various periods of the life of i tue Empress Maria Teresa. I Of the 130,000 volumes of the collec- tion the majority bear an encyclopedic ! character, with works dealing with j natural science and travel. Most of ; the books are in the German language; 1 but every European language, Turkish alone excepted, is well represented on : the shelves, especially the Italian, I French and English, the latter chiefly C. 0. ANDERSON, Local Agent, Holbrook, A. T. WETZLER BROS. -WHOLESALE AND RETAIL- ' I ij General Merchandise Bt NAVAJO BLANKETS tlitMr iimttMl inonrnp nuist nmonnt tn $320. or their united property to $0,000, ! ln works,of biography and travel. The before they are disentitled to anv al- ! manuscript treasures are mostly of Bel Iowa uce from the pension fund. Thev ' gian orlgin' wuile tbe tncunilula are mar have between tlmm nn i,o V ! almost without exception in the Latin Highest Market Price Paid for Hay. CAPITAL. SlOO.OOO.OO $340, or as much as $3,230 iu accumu lated property, and yet be entitled to draw their respective pensions in full. There are moral as well as pecuniary qualifications for a pension. The act, for example, draws the line against persons who, within twenty-five years of applying for a pension, have been five years in prison for some serious crime, or within twelve years of appli cation have been convicted of one or more lighter but trifling offenses. A husband or a wife is disqualified if either has been guilty of desertion for language. Thanks to its chief libra rian, the whole of this collection has ueen methodically arranged and cata logued. In doing this Dr. Karpf brought Into practical use for the first time an ingenious system of catalogu ing which is extremely simple and en ables the librarian to find instantly any single one of the 27.000 topographical views contained in this collection. No praise thnt can be bestowed is too Bank of Gommeree in fllbaqaerqae, fl. JI. L. I DEALS IN FOREICJN EXCHANQE AND ISSUES LETTERS OF CREDIT Solicits Accounts and offers to Depositors Every Facility Consistent with Profitable Banking. 9--9 DIRECTORS: task of cataloguing which has placed Dr. involved, and Karpf in the six months. Iu general, the applicant j foremost rank of modern blbliograph must be able to show that he is of good moral character and, for five years pre ceding the date of application, has been leading a sober aud reputable life. Even after a pension is allowed, it is for feited if the peusiouer is guilty of a Why They Become Unpopular. As a matter of policy, lacking a high er motive, we should avoid dwelling j tpon our petty ailments to every 1 fliíince ncoualntance who ma v hannen I crime bringing upon him a sentence of j to be hoidiug a conversation with us. twelve mouths' imprisonment, or if he t gucU COUVersations do not afford the . becomes an habitual drunkard. More- j ilstener any pleasure. People may ap-' over, if a pensioner is guilty of auy of , to 8ylnpatbizc but. depend upoa fense punishable by imprisonment for ! u ,n the nlajority of ca8eS( they wouid , not less than one month, the court may : rutUer uot llave tllelr gyulpathy awak- ; deprive him of one or more install- cned so freqUently, or rather the en- i lumia ui ni i,r...un. ui, ai ua uiscie- ,, ,.nr , -nkpn it sr. f ror,,,ontl ! ! ship, but If people make a practice of j publishing their misfortunes, and of 1 retailing their woes to their friends, j great for the arduous labor which this M- S OTERO, President. J. C. BALBRIDGE, Lumber, W. LEXORD Capitalist. B. SCHUSTER, Vice-President, A. EISEMAXX.Eisemann Bros. Wool. W. S. STRICKLÉR, Cas'r, A. M. BLACKWELL, Gross, Blackwell&Co., Grocers, H. J. EMERSON, Assistant Cashier, W. A. MAXWELL, Wholesale Pruggis- DEPOSITORY for ATCHISON, TOPEKA 4 SANTA FE RAILWAY tion, may order the installment to be ; paid to some reputable person for his ! benefit. It may be added that the old age peusion proposition is being con- WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER, Practical Blacksmith and Wheelright,-! NORTH SIDE OF RAILROAD AVENUE, siderably agitated throughout Europe, and especially of late in England HOLBROOK, ARIZONA. Failure in Aconstlc.x. Prussia's new Landtag Building, Berlin, is a failure, the acoustic proper ties of the Representatives' Hall being so bad that speakers canuot be heard even in the front seats. they soon discover that they are be- I i coming unpopular, and that friends be- j ! come fewer. . This Is not because the majority are , a I ! , . , t i i . . "i : nr . j i ' . . ... ...... n . n . m - . . . ! naru-ueurieu or muiiiciem 10 iub nil rliir nf I riun Wnrlf Will KOriWO Krrtftint AttitltlAn Break a plate at a woman's house, and you will discover that it was one that bad been In her family a great many years. troubles of others. It is simply be cause they do not want to know of any more misery than they already have to sympathize with and bear. For every one has troubles of his own. If you have a wheel to fill or a tire to set, bring it to me and get good service for your money. Theoretical philosophers are some times practical fools. WORK GUARANTEED TO SUIT YOU.