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pean LA titi, ily tlagazine ¥, November 8, Saving Prosperity. wy the Poess Publishing Oempany, Nos. & te 6 2 By Maurice Ketten. Park Row, Mew York. ; |, GURY VULITERE, Pree, t Bast TM Dereet. [ 5, ANGUS BUAW, Gantry. 091 Wot 10E Shut. "Watered at the Post-OMfice at New York as Second-Class Mai! Matter. England and the Con tien Rates to, the caneae "Shent und All Countries eracth Interna tior i ca Postal Union. ‘One year .@ | One mon! NO. 16,880; OF FINANCE.” OMPTROLLER METZ says that} he is either a Napoleon a Finance or-2-tinlancial chump. It} Is difficult _to set how his man-| agement of the recent bond is-} sues leaves ahy other alternative. |. ~The dty of New York has duc’ sit between, $40h000,000.and $50,- 10,00 id taxes, assess: its; car license fees andthe xe. Fhegetaxds-are-long- since overdue. With the exception of @H, VER’ WELL Ge ME THAT ONT WORRY, GIVE ME THar TENNESSEE SL (RON One year. oo ARTS One month...-.--, “A NAPOLEON | | H on which they are levied js tangible and permanent. Land,} and franchises cannot run away or hide, They are accessible | any tax marshal or deputy sheriff. < as During-Oetober the 1907 taxes came in, tens of millions of-dollars| Ppay-the city's expenses-umtil next summer, if that! HATS ALRIGHT! HAND NE THay_ GEORGIA CENTRAL iW twas the lar {1900 ee eee eas -pish-to-teave Boston about 32 4; OUR COUNTTEN Alpert Paysenlerhut No. 8: THE REVOLUTION—Part 11, Declaration and Defeat, HEN 1 first took command’ of the army I abhorred the idea ot — independence. Dut I am fully convinced nothing else wil Baye ue: se E Me fs So wrote George Washington early fn the Revolution.’ And Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to a friend in England, wrote uiore fully of the situa tlon {n lis own quaint style, as follows: . } “Britain, at the expense of $15,000,000,-las killed 150 Yankees in this/ campaign, which is $160,000 a head. At Bunker Hill she gained a mile of |sround, halt-of which she lost agaly, During the samo time 60,000 children ih Amorica. From these dafa calculate the time and expense to kHl us all and conquer our ‘whale ‘territoty.", eee in spite of this Jest; Franklin and every one else knew the Golontes ~ confronted with what, seemed an {impossible tisk. -Here. was the situa- > © sland bad. almost Inexhaustiblé wealth dné unlimited practically’ penniless and: had no credit at alk And CORUYS jon-éver devised. Engignd, utter Bunker Hitt, h the Colonists at any cost, and sent {0,000 Hessians, mer tenarx troops, an} about 35,000 British soldiers and sw#ilors for the purpose. fe England ever ent across seas/ until the’Boer war of America, intended to Aght merely for its rights and could muster 15,050-armed—men.—Moat-of- those-had-no-uiiform-or_adeqgiate_weap: aye been bors hari | ons. England's troops, many of them, were Scasoned veterans. The only ma itary experience any ofthe Americaus had had was im frontier warfare with French and Indians. Moreorer, | ttle colonies were not as closely united as they should have been. There were bitter quarrels and Jealoustes An Unequal Conte | m (so much-so that Co 8S did not dare oy choose a New Englander as Commander-in-Chief, but propitiated the South by selecting a Virginian). Thousands of Colonists felt no interest in the war and-wonld neither fight nor contribute toney. ‘Thousands more were-——~—— loyal to England and took up arms against thelr own countrymen. These were known as Tories, When Washingtov, in March, 1 forced the Brit- -Bostontann departed -with-them-—AH—thia — a “was'the only purpose to which they were put, and if the city’s financial | a@fieirs were managed with the same economy and intelligence as the! - of 2 private corporation. t Yet Comptroller Metz has just R.R. and ANYTHING ELSE You HaPren. s ONG Asour, sold $30,000,000 of revenue bonds |” ouraging to the patriots. Wise men shook their heads and of success for the Revolution. Washington thought other- wise, and enough brave men agreed ‘with him to make It possible to carry, on the fight. In any case, they had gone too far to draw back. As Dr. Franklin remarked, “We must hang together or we'll hang separately.” For the first few months after Washington took charge of the army. success attended America’s arms, Though much of the fighting was about Boston, the British made an unsuccessftl attack on Charleston, 8, C., and ths Colonists made a somewhat more successful raid Juto Canada. The Canadians had refused to Join in the Revolution; ao it was decided by Wash- — ington to capture the whole country in order that England might not use it #5 a base of operations.: Benedict Arhold and Ethan Allen stormed Ticon- 4 and Crown Point, and Gen, Montgomery marched into Canada, was terribly disc eaw no possibil! Jv The sale was effected in this’ way: + The National City Bank bought $15,000,000 of bonds and_gave its SPheck for $15,000,000. The First National Bank bought $15,000,000 of | Yhonds and gave its check for $15,000,000, Comptroller Metz deposited! fhe First National Bank's check In the National City Bank and the Na-| ae ; A gon ye i ity" Bank's check-in the First Natiohal-Bank. = : = : “ Sep k : et cach of these banks keeps as much money as it paid an Paying 6% interest for nothing except’ the use of the bank’s The checks drawn for Payro!l are refused pa nt in’ money. Nominally the city has an} Mrs. ayailable cash balance. ‘In reality'the | city has suspended_paving iis po- Kicemen, firemen and school teachers except in-bank credits. | ime She’s Saved a Little Money. Jarr Doesn’t See ‘Why Mr. Jarr’s Lite Insurance Should Fall Due Every T 4 “and th Roy L. McC€ardell. Wale behoeteer on By* Jarr sharply, ‘I suppose you: ure} = GOT-« netics that_my life iiaucance ts due jn thirty nev-to-buy-Christmas-taings Ul) have the credit of — these by: roneer and better than—the cre of the ch it-the-act of a Napoleon of Fi z : z or-a-financial chump tS agree t8 ty $1,800,000 a year, more than $30,000-a week, almost $3,000 a day. have two banks guarantee the city’s credit? “| = Ene 2 ited States Government recards the city’s credit sho the credit of any ba “At will loan_any bank real money bonds, t : But the won't do me any “Wil T get it SL CLW go to you and the chil not £0 sure about that," said Stra, somost Hike! nage rant Mir, Sarr. We'll beyeto.gotthe mion together’ somehow.’ = “1 don't eee what they start to bother people for so far oud, ald Mrs, Jarr. ‘I think they just Gb that port of | ng o's to worry people! { Mon. Ldon‘t-kniaw.tt anid dir Jagr. ‘Tt given you: time to get the] money together. It doean't seem muoh tli it's “lu6; and then {ts alwaya © ‘They should be mor ike, thoee insurance companies," bald Mra, Jarr, ‘That's the trouble with them; | !#hly. Hey re not pusrews tie ‘Len't it bisinoss-Ifke to. notity you that your insumunce will be due in thirty days?’ asked Mr. Jarr, t “No; nor it jen't Kind, either. They should Just coms York pay 31,800,000 a year for the, a tel you ters: ntcate wren tote ‘Qus; Or way; x -Tonth-or-s0-afterwarnte,": said?) ois Om THT ane | tras Jerr, Vand then you could say ‘it's all right; I'l eend it around In a few Obtain real’ money either from the|dayat! Then you could forgot tt till you got several-tettera, and then, fnaily, a| i from the-Bank of France while these bank looitector would call and you could give him epmething on eccount, but bé eure cfuse to pay on the city’s checks? f STto get his receipt. Just ax-t-told n collector bnce, who was diapased to be {m- Instead of borro: ing money wmoney due it? ve me and !t and-to-er-chiidren: Tive-s0sen euch: a" sald Mr. Jarr, “and t I _ean‘t ston new and lose what I have np: t : bis te tosetier ike tomy Impontig “h you +1 can't I'M expect you to “IT don't « Ive got to pay for things you b) “How would you like if I were») make you pay for everything I buy Jarr s not!" was the ref o}tntean hard-os-you do! tuiking™ about that," said Mr. Ute (neneance You know I should havi 5 “The only thing that hapy je that there {3 always money to pay on tt," sold Mra. Jar. “Oh, dear me! Why cai't they have seme ktnd of Ilfe Insurance where there wouldn't be anything to pay? I suppose tho: {all that money was wasted buying yellow doxs—and w hey wanted yellow Gy eu n nd youn Mr. yde's violets.” I not I on't get any pBuden te B unrore paola) Ald Pay elt, Le Promptly E WoUla yom LAY e/a, ponition ore Mie TAA aati sen I thin a ft on varede Bait why does not’ the city collect FR tfing $f one does pay one’s bills -promytis,.then you have no credit, !t./cause you think I have a littis-moneyiput. neldere iP ae Me cjanaalceaie need it you'd be Mable to Le refused, waereis !f you do not “There, there!" sad Mr.Jarr, ‘Don't & ted. Ii} have the money_to thy should the city make i a | ROAR SIRE oS ee SaaS ere ; pay {t. Only 'T just wanted tobe sure, in cake I wits a (te short, you know.” Y y Should the city make it harder for the ordina citizens uf New |enern suppose It's n grand system.” sald Mr, Jarr, “but insorance,{s a thing “suppose you knew I hadn't ady money mut Aside,” said Mrs. Jarr, “would pe eco duen their bic e efi ine Ah) that meen pay, urance companies won't run their business on tal | you annoy nie this way? | business profitably by leaving uncollected taxes |sharse neoount ie errr ¥, eererernt Baise suenhieees pees | fdue from the traction compani z Be NEO eS They HAAS cet! us suppose not," sald Mr. Jar, don't rant to tata : eI nine traction companies, the Consolidated Gas Company—and) a abate Bata Be ‘now that when « woman has ell, I'm juat-going to get the things Ivneed right away, and you oan tell ‘other franchise-holding. corporations,. thereby adding to the burden of| a any t i ea eee teed le Seay owe ren eu Obs | iialold inmurance) company, Unatelticam MEE Waal MARIS a Ueo tals { évery small taxpayer? ee rieriwon y money, Tarr, “We're talking about my pine of. enab) ing certain baz Inited States Treasey- ee a n Locause when you have an account It ol “oh, all right; d2a't worry?’ sald Mr. Jarr.. ‘‘I'll have:the mone ‘ou when they hear you say. ‘Charge!\—3-}—--+anywey;"" eaid Mrs, Jare wher Jrer—had-departed,tilet thie He-mleanen- | to me to never tet that man know I have a cent of he'll be wanting to-spénd It salty tgoiizhtyo:-Besides,-I-haven'itany-ot-ttlets, anyway! Why Not ? ‘Washington Has Officiat Fly-Killers ings that way that they wouldn't othenwis STRROS COND nine. Won’ t=do” busines that way,’ Letters ‘rom the Pe eople. The Official Mosquito- Killer alt ; 2 of Riverside : 6 Hundred and ed and Twen-/| ending into the wo oF three hun- | We New Yorkers Are Avefi 2% the Editor of The Bye i | After Uving a few weeks in your city Ml ca mately x2 t about ‘the only ifference botws » mafority ‘ot the tnbabitants of New, York upd the ci ~ ®non yartety of sayases t9 t * mer wear clothes. 3 Intelligence, for Jack of conslderai! of thelr Tallow etiteans, See ef usclowe they are cerita t kind undertaken. HOC. F, Land Office, Wash-| formation Goverr mot feast, dogs. literally going to the dogs. These dirty, barkings Wisgusting. noley, dangerous antimals-are iner : an miarming rate in Now York o: + até low ort in. New Yor! Biecant dog ¥ weem to Taye a which Is only Bou 7 je inet but TEACHING THE YOUNG. IDEA HOWTO | KILL THES: ont, 1 undarstand, pplicints pro ve on ame 2. S. TAYLOR. Sunday and Hebrew stops, viding they iin: obtaining | to ing a THE FLATBUSH MOSQUITO HUNT CLUB OVER THE MOORS 1N FULL CRY. nade {0 close nant d tike to call SOUTHER: Stadium, ot The Evening Work If the question be asked Rie publie a right to {nterfere? 2 fut one Alswer posrlble, | URhelr righty kre about to be ta /them. The parks awl ariy Sere the parks ond drives of oe. dhe Columbia Untyersity ts al) just awhere tt {a now located, b ¢hieinsWitation to encroach: o: of the people Wo hye Editor N citiznn About $300,-_ oS QOPING OUT A CALIPAIGN, epaninaninae eee eo KILLING Era ON THE United he can buy neariy B county as large as BAM KAUFMAN, as G: a By futon and parts of -Fiatbush-an could have, too, only | Montgomery took St Jolin’s, the first fort Within (ie Canadian border; ed from there t pushed_on,and on Noy. 13 captured Montreal ti ard Qnebes. On his way thither he was joined: by. Col. Benedict Arnold, who, with 75! had made one of the most daring and perilous marches on record, from Cambridge through: the snow-choked forest to the St. Law: renee, and had appeared u v hefare Unebee on the city to surrender. ack of men, clothes and provisions forced Arnold to wait and ine forces with Montgomery. The tw besieged Quebec, and at last, 1, tried to ¢ 5 walls by assault. But Montgomery was killed = k,-Arnold was wounded, and the half-frozen, {l-armed patriot driven back. A later attack alco falled, and_in a-few months the fcans were driven out of Canzda, : i = To offset this, Gov. Dunmore, who, with a Tory army, had’ begun to tate lower Virginia, was badly beaten at Great Bridge (Oct. 24, 1775), and was obliged to take refuge amid the British shipping In Norfolk. Gn duly: dopted the Declaration of Independence, een Cola fie” the United™ Copies of Declaration were sent to State. Washington caused it to be read to every brigade In the arm Then, on July 9, it was ad. aloud to cheering throngs In what is now City York S overjoyed were the New Yorkers that they S gilded leaden #itue of King George, in Bowling Green, and had {t melted up into bullets for the patriot soldiers. But it is ¢ thing to declare one's self free and quite another thing to ‘And so America found. For following on the heels of the Declara- yst unbroken series of defeats that plunged the whole Within aamonth about 30,000 British troops were prese- seeon New York City, which was defended—by only 17,000 soldiers, ost of whom were raw militia. ‘The Ertglish commander's idea was to ke Now York and the Hudson and thus cut off New England from the Gt the new natiurl Brookiyn-waa-taken-by- the British after. aflerce .___. owhich-was—¥4 over the territory now covered by Greenwoog Cem- d-Prospect Park. nes falacleals ae isa th a loss off 0 and retreated to Harlem, leaving New York at the wlth a Joss of/1,600 and retreates io Teter at whet lp now Thirty-fourth -ogaesuion of the'city, At- White Plains, on -Oct.-28,-the-— ain beaten, Washington and the battered remnants of en, it 1s sald): were chased across to New Jersey, d, and (ook retuge on the farther side-6f the: and S. the tare dow airy Into mt OK ag Delaware. The cause of Liberty seemed absolutely hopeless. [DOO O 2OQ000 00000000000} oo Greeley-Smith Discusses Heart. Topics. FOO00000 CQOOOQDOOEGODD A Nineteen-Year Engagement. 2 COUPLE in Waterbury, Conn., were married thts week after walting nineteen years to become hus- and and wife. ‘ So_much for. Connecticut. Anvther couple—this time of Des Moines, In.—were mar ._rtet—on'a train on which they had thet for the first time, and which was held up at a station en route while twe travelling men hurried uptown to secure the maclage _icense and a justice of tiie peace to make It effective, “Between tho marriage -mothode ut Bast and-Weet there here the differeiice butweon nineteon” years and Teas thes sineteen hours pus i There should be a fortutiate matin between these owe” extremes of procrastination and haste which, if {t opuld be zat determineg, would remit in happy marriages. Which leads to the considofation of the question as to how long ad engage- ment should leat. Nineteen years undoubtedly ts too long. Is nineteen hourw tos wnort?) From the point of wew of these who belfeve in formal. engagements it ‘4a, unguemionably.. Personally, Ihave always sympathized with the masculine desire tor privacy In matters of love and marriage. Why should a crowd of pee. ple be invited to see ua married any more than to eee us brn, oF to eee us dle? ‘A man end woman should know each other long enough to be able to form ‘a definite judsment of each othet’s characters and dispositions bofore deciding ty marry, But a long engagement _oMctally annbdunced is distinctly unfair te the woman, It-la.ths proposal that should ba delayed—not the wedding. These detayn are, to be sure, often the result of the bride's indecis’on, her anxtetion concerning her trowsicau, &e. But she should not accept a man at all-unleas ehe Js eure she ts willing tu marry, iim at once, I know of tne girl, a prafesatonal woman, who, after formally announcing her sngagement, declared sho could not: marry until she tel raved up $800 for her trouaccau and a church wedding, amd ‘he actually mate he> flance walt unt she had accumulated the money, Xe « took a long tine and. terrife amount of work which pitied her down phyaloally and made her look like a ghost at tho ceremony whén it fnally happened. Here! wes n cave of an cngagcment made very } too Jong by a girl's trivial amd ridiculous desire to emulnte'the customs of wealthier persons. A great many em- - agements are amilarly drawn cut, ond for no saner re When, Abreham Iéncoln waa asled how long a tan's legs should be he re- piled, ‘Just Jong enough to reach the ground.” T think-an cngagement, should be’loug enough'ta reach the ceremony, but tha: the ceremony In (00 often needs lessly delayed. i os Odd Facts. BID na{i growth fr an OSdication of heilth ‘Duy annual fish catch of Englad ta valued at $59,560,(00 In 187 thera were only alxteen motor, cark in Mritain, Now there eve 5,00), : na and Japan produce 32.60 tons of alk unnually, of thin 1s retained for liomr u Excluding about, 60,00 email on by 30,10) vegacla of a total to of about 2 The Mikado has contrlivated o Japanose theatre in Tokio. Horatofore play position there, Matsin, for Instance, the auccessful comedy for one of bis qfagm i but about 69 per cemi, easels. tlie ov ree of the world {s eerwtek, 09,000, Snxglition of a, national ubitd a very humble Titer, wee onty Me