A Sad Ray Of Hope

The New York Times, tliat Umrelenttng muüuiiinp. (leiiiiiratir, (".cvi-lamlHe gOÜ-bUg sliert, reinarks : "Tïiesre is a ,ray ni hope tor the tax-payerB. Oammiasloner Lochren catailatea tliat tutter 1893 bh Usi oí peneiotagra wlll be a deareaetog ome." At teasi i 'iii'-haii' ai the ui soldiera wbo urvlved the war ave aow dead, amd to-doy, even, while Hoke Smith iiiiil Jiis inipatriiMi pang are agatDBi pemeloos, tbe renia inliiir ln'avc voóiiitcr:s are rapidiy into tibe oemetériee ol tbe natiüii. and awakevlng to thr kragle all OU Ilic unkiiowii sh'ivc licyoml the mystiC riviT. vct.-i-aifs mournful Tiianii UI the irravc is est ini.it ril In tbe foöwwing t.ililr. the ratio being takcu trom past : 1800 ---,-- liO99,587 1891 ----- 1,078,755 L892 ----- 1,057,287 is;..-, 1,08 l,98 1894 1,01 L.794 1895 987. xi." L900 B54.46] 1905 701,513 11)10 585,255 1915 367,180 1920 215,172 1925 99,196 L980 31,645 1985 -IS1940 298 This is the "rav oí hope" hi'lil forth by Une acAdier-hatlDg Kan;;', headed ■ X. Y. TiiiH. i ommail is nnui'-cssary. ue greal heari n' the oation is with the olil BÓWier, and tlionuli liis iMicniy is imw at tbe liolin on" tjie shi]i -t i state, he tan rest assurril that tlii'i-e wfll Ik? a haimv as soon as tüie lappeej to the belRct box agatn - arouiul.