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ROYAL RAN6ER RALPH;
BY WELDON J. COBB.
CHAPTER XX"'—Continued.
The Indian prln'-esz had extinguished
the light. Darrel stepped forward and
tailed her name. 8he stepped slowly
, Into vlow and peeroil suspiciously Into
bis face. Than she slciod bis hand Im
pulsively.
“The ranger's friend!" she crlad.
“Yes."
"Then you escaped from the Crow, as
my father^romltod?"
“I did. Uava you heard from the
rangorV"
“No. But ho is alive and on tho trail
of bis enomlss *
“How do you know this?"
"The mountain hermit says It must be
so, although ho has uot boon able to
llnd him.”
“It was he I saw with you a few mo
ments sluce?" asked Darrel.
“Yea. Dow comes the rangor's friend
here?"
Briefly, Darrel Informed her of his
adventures slnco last they met. She
told him of beiug at thocavo when Dos-
pard had como to demand Inoz Tracey's
fortune. Bho hail secured the caskot of
Jewels, and had become lost In the bor-
mlt's place of abode In tho mountains.
Whon she found her way to liberty,
amid Its Inti-tea' ies, the onsulng day,
she fouud that her fathor’s trlbo had
gone.
“And was tho girl Inez a prisoner with
them?" asked Darrel anxiously.
“Yoa *
Hhe went on to say that she had started
aftor them, whon she came across tho
old hermit Walford. lfo had lost trace
of Danger Italph, but was hlmsolf de
termined to rescue the daughter of his
old friend Tracey. Together thoy fol
lowed the trlbo. Two days provlous
they came up with a wounded warrior
of the Modoca. lie told them that a
portion of Despard's band had pursuod
and overtaken tho Modoca. A tierce
conflict had ensued, resulting In the
utter defeat of thu Indiana The out
laws had wrested a large treasure from
Bhadq7 Snake and forced him to fly.
“And the girl—Inez—tire Modoos took
her with them?"
“No."
“The outlaws rescued her?"
"Yoa*
“Then the campon the mountains——*
“Is theirs They have the girl with
thorn, and are seeking their old loador,
Despard "
Darrol Qroy becamo groatly oxcltod at
this Intelligence.
“And the hermit?" he askod.
> “I traced tho out awa here, and vls-
Mtod tho neighborhood of their rump an
hour slnco."
* “You saw Inez?"
“I saw the covored wagon in which
she is. I returned to tho hermit. He
decided to rescue her." bg,
“Mow?" j"
“By strategy. Ho will tell ijie noth
ing, except that hu believes ho can sc
ours her. Btayl you aru not going?"
“Yos."
“To the outlaws camp?"
"I must. I will aid Walford."
“You may dofeal all his plana"
"No, 1 will act with tho utmost cau
tion. ”
A minute later he was on his way to
ward thu point In the valley whore a
narrow path led to tho cliffs above.
Meantime. Walford had precedod him
at some distance. The old horinlt was
certainly an adopt at dlsguisosl for ho
presented no familiar resemblance to
his natural character.
Ho reached the cliffs and looked
searchlngly around him. Borne distanco
away hu saw tho reflection of a camp-
tiro and made his way toward It at once.
As he neared It he could mako out a
score of figures and a covered wagon.
For a moment he paused, engaged In
deep thought, as If to deuldo on a def
inite plan of action. Then he placed
the reed he bore In his hand to his llpa
Immediately a wild, weird strain awoko
the silent echoes of tho scone.
At tho camp Despard and Danton had
Just been welcomed with tho most ex
travagant exhibitions of dolight
The ontlro band started In suspicion
and alarm as thu strango music reachod
their burring
“What Is that?" domandod Despard.
Tho othors seized their guns and stood
on thu defensive. Nearer and nearer
CKino tho music. Into the open space
where tho camp was a strango form
suddenly emerged.
At him the outlaws stared In the pro-
foundost surprise To all seeming ho
was some demented creature so engross
ed In his music as not to notlce.thcm.
It appeared as If he would walk past
them and on through the woods A sus
picious look camo Into Despard’s face.
“Thla means something," he whispered
to Danton.
"You tliluk so?"
“I do. *
•What?"
"Treachery—a spy—a trap."
“I think not Ho seems to besomecrasy
Woodsman. Ho don't ovun look at us "
“Probably all assumed."
“I'll find out ”
Danton caught tho old man by the
arm.
“Stop," he ordered.
The. disguised Walford halted, and
tt&;ed at him wonderingly.
"What do you want?" ho asked.
"Who are yon?”
“The kins of the woods"
“Well, what are you doing here?"
"Getting ready for my show. "
"What show?"
Walford tapped tho box on bis shoul
der.
“Have you got a show there?" asked
Danton."
"Yos. ”
"lie's stark mad," said Danton to Des
pard.
"I don’t know that." repllod the latter.
“See here, stranger; who sent you hore?”
“No one. ”
“You're a spy.”
“Am I? Nobody ever called me that
before," replied Walford, Innocently.
“See here gontlemen," ho called, “I am
about to begin the greatest show on
oarth. Admission free. Gather around
and see If the old klug of the weods
ain't a regular professional.'
And executing a caper that seemed
to remove all suspicions of his sanity.
Walford flung his hat on the ground and
faced tlio amused and curious outlaws.
TUI Bisctra.
8* fantastic and nnreal were the ac
tions of the bormlt that Despard had
evidently abandoned his suspicions of
his being a spy. Like Danton, he began
to balleve that their strange visitor was
somo one of those domented creatures
often met with on the frontier.
The hermit ha 1 opened his hat and
bad taken from It sovoral small pack
ages.
“The first thing will bo a balloon
ascension," he said.
lie had produced and lighted a small
alcohol lamp, and ho allowod the hot air
It produced to ascend Into a fine rub
ber object ho had In his hand.
“Watch the balloon, gentlemen,” he
said, “and you’ll see It ascend and ox-
plodo In midair.”
Tho bag bogan to Dll, and Anally arose
In the air. Every eye was lifted to watch
Its course, and tho hermit prepared for
tils final move In his clover game to de-
ludo tho bandits. Tho balloon arose a
few feet Suddenly it exploded.
Simultaneous howls of pain arose
from the throng. Every man soemod
gone wild suddenly. Tho balloon, as
Walford had Intendod, In exploding had
releasod some cayenne popper, which
had fallen into the eyes of the gaping
bandits. Blinded and In pain, they were
fur the most part helpless.
Dospard and Danton, however, had
escaped tho gnnoral suffering, aB they
had watchod the hermit at a little dis
tance. As Walford noticed this, he
flung a package of powder over the
lamp. Immediately a dense vapor
spread over tho scone.
“The girl—tho wagon!” cried Despard.
“This Is all a trick of our enemies. Boo,
tho man lias disappeared!"
Tho hermit had certainly left the spot
whore last they had aoen him Despard
and Danton made a simultaneous rush
for. tho wagon At Hi rear stood tho
man thoy sought.
Danton selzod him by the arm and
hold him firmly. Despard tore aeido the
canvas and peered Into the vehicle.
"Tho girl Is gonel* ho cried.
Walford started, fully as much umazed
as the bandits.
"Gone?" echoed Danton, Incrodu-
louily.
“Yos. It waz all a plot Who has
taken her?" he domandod of Walford.
"Tell me, or I will kill you."
“I do not know. "
"You do—It was some friend of yours."
In his rage, Despard doa!t the hermit
a blew that felled him to thu ground In-
■enslble. Then he rushed back to his
■non. By this lime they had got tlio
popper out of their eyos, but wero still
In deop pain. Haatlly, Despard ox
plained what hail occurred. . IIo divided
the men Into patios, and snnt thorn out
In search of the missing Inez.
Ho himself and Danton, with several
of tlio men, also started on tho qi ost
They luarued later what had really oc
curred.
Darrel Grey had rescuod Inez Tracey,
lie had reached the bandit camp, and
while the hermit mga: ed (hu attention
of the outlaws, bad hurrlo'd her away.
He went direct to tho ravine. The hap
py Inez did not dolay their tlhrht by
questioning him.- Together they reached
the place wliero White Fawn awaited
thorn. Darrol hast ly explained all that
had occurred.
“Wo must not remain here,* said tho
Modem princess.
“Is it not a safe rotroat?”
“No."
“Why not?"
“Wo will be purzued.
“But the hermit "
“Ho will earn for hlmsolf. Como."
Bho led tho way rapidly down tho ra-
vlno.
“Look!" she said, aftor thoy had pro
needed somo distance “We aro pursued. 1
Thoy could sue hurrying forms bolilnd
them.
“We must roach tho cliffs," Bald YVlilto
Fawn.
Bho finally found a path leading from
tho valley. It wus a toilsome ascent,
but they finally gulnod tho too of tlio
cliff. It provod to be a kind of natural
fortification. On tho other sido a stream
Mowed fifty feet below.
There was no way of going on. Thoy
must romain where thoy were, or retreat
the way they had cumo.
“Wo aro In a trap," murmured Whlto
Fawn
“The o.itlaws may not trace ua hero,"
remarked Darrei.
Thoy crouchod bolilnd some rocks and
waited. Whlto Fawn watchod tho ra
vine below. It was just beginning to
got. light. Day was broaklng. She saw
suvora! ducky forms coming up tho nar
row mountain path.
“Wo aro pursued," she said. “Lot the
Hanger s friend proparo for a dosporato
com,let*
UUAITKH XXVI.
TI1R SSCAl-E.
Tliero was little doubt but that tho
-outlaws would soon dlscovar the fugi
tives. Several of thorn were coming
directly up ti e path tbo latter had pur
suod In their flight, and must Inevitably
come upon Darrel and his companions.
The breaking light of day showed a
S rlm determination In tho faco of the
lodoc princess.
“You aro armed?" she aaked of
Darrel.
“No, my rovolver was taken away
from me bv Dospard."
The princess handed him a small re
volver, and herself poised a small rifle
ahe hore over the edge of the natural
fortlfloatton behind whioh thoy were con
cealed. This commanded a view of the
path leading up to tho place.
“We must hold them et bay," said
White Fawn determinedly.
“They may not find ua ”
"Yes; they are coming directly up tho
peth "
Thero was a brief spell of silence.
Through the Interstices of their rocky
barricade, tho three beleaguered fug!
lives watched the advance of their enc
mtes. Otto party was searching the
ravine for them. Despard led them.
The other dlvlson of the outlaws, headed
by Danton, constated of half a dozen
men, and thoae were rapidly nearing tho
crest of the cliff.
(rack!
The rifle in the hands of White Fawn
gave forth a sharp report. Its echoes
ended with the yell of a wounded bandit
fifty feet be!ow. Instantly the bandits
knew whore their enemies were located
They disappeared behind sheltering
rocks as II by magic.
“You havo revealed oar hiding-place
to them,” said Darrel
"Thoy would have co'me upon us, and
got still nearer if we had not dona so."
replied White Fawn. “Tako my rifle
and flro If they make any advance."
“Whoro are you going?"
“To soo If there Is not some means of
escape from here.”
The Indian princess orept cautiously
in the sheltor of the rocks toward the
other edgo of the cliff.
Carrel watched the mountain path and
ravine closely. He sew Danton retreat
cautiously to the valley. Here he Joined
Despard and his party, and a cloae con
sultation was hold. They seemed to be
devising some plan to surround and cap
ture the fugitives. Darrel'* observa
tions were Interrupted by the appear
ance nf White Fawn.
"What have you discovered?" he
asken.
“A means of escape; But It Is a peril
ous one. ”
“Iu what wav?"
“We muBt lower ouraelves from cliff to
cliff, to the othor side of the valley."
“Then let us not delay."
“Somo one must remain hero to keep
back the outlaws and glvo time for the
escape. ”
Darrel glanced anxiously at Inez, but
said, “I will do that. "
“Come,” said White Fawn to Inoz.
The latter cast a tender 1- ok at her
brave lover, and followed the Indian girl.
Darrel's attention was now entirely
contcred on tho foes he was to keep at
bay. He had confidence In Whlto Fawn,
and knew that her long familiarity with
frontier life constituted her a safe guard
ian of the woman ho loved
Dospard and his men, to Darrel's sat
isfaction, did not apparently suspect the
attempt to escape. Thoy appearod in
stead, to bo combining their forces for a
general assault on the summit of tho
cliff, whero the lone defender was sta-
tlonod.
Several times they started boldly for
ward up the torturous mountain path.
Darrel's steady lire, howover, dismayed
them, and Mrove them to cover again.
Each onslaught brought them nearer to
the fort of rocks, and this fact the young
•coat noted with some air lety.
A glance behind him sliowod no sign
of his recent companions. Whlto Fawn
and Inez had disappeared, and ho hoped
they had found a moans of escape to the
val'ey In safety.
Meantime It had begun to rain, and a
dim mist began to gather ovor the
ravine. It partially shut out the posi
tion of his enomlos, and ho feared would
onablo them to make a secret advance
to his stronghold.
In this his fears were not groundless,
but the climax camo Inadlfferentmannor
f rom what he had apprehended. It seemed
that tho bandit leader had, a few mo
ments provlous. been made aware of the
oxact position of affairs A man he had
sont to reconuoltur had returned very
much excited.
“Well, what have you loomed?" asked
Despard.
“That thcro's only one person In the
fort up yondor."
“Then tho girl who escaped?"
“I don’t know whoro she Is; she ain't
In the place tlioro."
Despard looked porploxod. Ho had
botlcved that, whoever was dcfondlng
tho fort, the rosoued Inez was also thero.
“If thoro Is only one porson,” he said
to Danton, “tho girl has been sent away,"
“Whore?”
“I’erhaps thoro Is a descent to tho
other sldo of tlio valley."
, Danton started.
“llal I never thought of that,” he
muttorod.
“And wlioovor Is In tho fort Is simply
holding us at hay to cover the girl's os-
cupo. ”
“What shall wo do?"
“Somo of us hurry around to that side
of theravlno."
“We can’t do that. Captain, "spoko tho
man who had reported the state of af
fairs.
“Why not?"
“Because, wo’ro In a bad fix."
“A bad fix! What do yon mean, man?"
“Indians."
“What?”
“Yes, Captain; Modoca I saw them
In tho volley from ovor yondor."
Dospard lookod very much concerned.
“Aro tliero many of thorn?"
“Two to ono against us."
“SI adow Snake’s men ”
“Thoy look like It I saw thorn before
the mist came down upon us.”
Dospard and Danton discussed the
situation for somo time. They finally
decided to conlinuo their ascent, but In
a line beyond tho fort. Their enemy
did not notice thotr movements, or did
nut < are to attack them, for their prog
ress was uninterrupted,
Thoy rca. hoJ tho eminence, and Dos-
peril at onco begun to Investigate tho
other sido of tho cliff. In h!s wander
ings he cumo to a pla-o whore Borne
twisted grapo vinos showod signs of a
recent passage from rock to ruck. A '
bit of cloth torn by a bramble from a
dress told him that Inez must have fled j
this way.
“Wo’ro on the right trail," ho said to \
Danton, confidently.
“You think the girl has gono this 1
way?” asked the lattor.
"I am suro of It*
“But thoro seoms no way to reasti the
valloy. ”
“ExcApt by careful climbing from rock
to rock."
“Can you go that way In safety?”
“The girl soems to have done so."
"Vory woll; we can try It *
[to ac ooKTitiuaD.]
They Wear Rig Hats.
At Anam, an emplro occupying the
eastern portion of the Indo-Chinese
peninsula, with a population of 15,000,-
000, men and women wear their hair to
the sanio way and dress alike, says the
Bt. Louis Ulobe-Democrat
Like the man, the woman wears the
turban, a long tunic, wide, loose trous
ers and a bright sash, the ends falling
below tho knees. The physiognomy Is
almost the same, as tho men aru beard
less and liavo tho hair done up like the
women.
The only clue to distinguish them Is
the earrings and Unger rings, worn by
women only. The earrings aro like
double shirt studs, and among the lower
orders are of colored glass.
The wives and daughters of manda
rins alone are allowod to wear gold Jew
elry. The rings aro of spiral wire, fit
ting tight and standing out to some
height. Some women of the upperclast
wear also nocklaces of strings of gold or
silver beads.
The hat of tho woman Is monumontaL
It Is like a large Darrel cover, three-
quarters of a yard In diameter. Six or
sovon silk cords as thick as a quill are
fastened on each side, and when worn
fall down below the waist
Where the ends aro fastcnwl to the
hat on each side is a hugr black or
brown silk tassel. Some of those hats
aro artistically made of carefully select,
ed palm loavos and lined with neatly
plaftod flag leaves Those are expen
sive, especially when they have chiseled
silver clasps at the tassels.
Many women faitcn a little ronnd
mirror In tho hat, before which they ar
range their turban when they go to
town. The hat Is the article rsoat prized
by tho stylish ladles and often costs 910
and £15.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Mr. ITooley might retrieve his for
tunes to some degree by publishing n
British peerage price list for use
among flnnnelerB.
The Washington Post says: "The
press censor Is every bit as popular ns
the chaperon.” Well, isn’t the chap
eron a press censor?
An Englishman lias built a ship thnt
goes forty miles an hour. It Is a lit
tle vessel, but he claims that he can
build a whopper that will go Just as
fash
A prominent Georgia paper calls at
tention to the fnet that the Spanish
patriot Fernando Onrrldo declared In
18(13 that the loss of her colonleB would
be a gain to his eouutry.
Public drinking troughs for horses
are condemned by the ex-presldeut of
the royal college of veterinary sur
geons of Great Britain on the ground
that they propagate certain diseases
peculiar to horses.
Forty-five million dollars, taking Into
account only gifts exceeding $5,000
each, wns given by private Individ
uals for public benevolence during the
year 1807, an Ineronsc of $18,000,000
over the previous year.
The exports of tools and madilnery
from Stockholm and the other eastern
Swedish ports have practically doubled
during the Inst live years, and In 1897
were valued at $1,922,220. In 1893
their value was only $975,550.
One of the Philadelphia Counellmen
urges thnt In future yenrs nil the mon
ey the city has to appropriate for the
celebrntlon of the Fourth of July be
expended for fireworks, ns affording
the greatest pleasure for the greatest
number of citizens.
New Englanders have organized the
Amerlenn-Irlsh Historical Society, the
object of which Is to make Dottor
known the pnrt tnkeu by Irishmen In
American history. It Is non-polltlcal
and non-sectarian, and already has
about 900 members.
An English naval expert. Id making
a criticism on American naval gun
nery suggests that ns a rule under the
system In vogue the gunners would
And It difficult to hit anything twice
in the same place, and also argues
thnt tills Is a fault that should be over
come. The learned gentleman should
bear In mind that when nn American
gunner hits anything the first time
there Is nothing to shoot at the sec
ond time.
When it Is considered that the
United States produces 02,5(30,000
tons more than does France, Germany
and Belgium combined some idea may
be found ns to her relative strength
with nil other nations, says the St.
Louis Star, and then the power of nn
Anjjlo-Anicrlcnn nlltnnce can be the
better comprehended when the figures
of Great Britain, added to those of
this country, show the aggregate pro
duction to lie 400,378,345 tons, nil
amount greater than that of all other
nations combined.
Not only do death mtes differ widely
among members of different callings,
but specific causes of dentil are Just
ns characteristic of various occupa
tions. So the professional class ner
vous diseases are the most deadly; to
the mercantile clnss, tho entertainment
class, which includes hotel hoopers, sn-
loon keepers, etc., and to the class who
render personal service. Including the
police nnd the military, consumption
Is most fatal. It Is curious to note
thnt the suicide rate for the enter
tainment class Is much above the
average, nnd that for the police It is
twice nml for soldiers and sailors
three times the ftvojpgo.
The foreign military critics who
were at first disposed to deride the
lack of military training of the Amer
ican people are beginning to revise
tliolr opinions, and are now ndmitting
that the work of transforming Into
soldiers nearly 300,000 men who. uot
so very long ago, were occupied in
gainful pursuits, has been accom
plished with wonderful facility. T-te
fact that the-regulars of Spain have
been met by troops of this kind, and
thnt they fought as well as though
they were seasoned campaigners Is
not cnlcnlntcd to strengthen the opin
ion thut It would be snfe^for.n Euro
pean country with n big military es
tablishment to pick a quarrel with us
simply because we do uot mniutnln a
large standing nrmy.
The Philippine Islnnds furnish the
hump fibre used In the manufacture of
Mnulla rope, which hns recently been
ndvnnee In price on account of the
scarcity of the raw material both In
this country and Europe, and the un
certainty, of the length of the war.
Tlio fibre Is obtained from a plnnt that
In mnny ways resembles the bnnnnn.
It grows from seeds nnd nlso from
shoots or suckers reaching often n
height of tiventy to twenty-five feet,
with a tuft of lenves nt the top. The
leaves are peeled off down to the bot
tom of the tree, nnd the fibre Is then
separated, dried, and tied In hanks.
The hemp Is shipped In bales of 270
pounds to Europe nod America, being
used extensively In tills eouutry for
binder-twine ns well ns rope. In 1897
there was imported Into the United
States from Manila 123,349,500 pounds
of this variety of hemp.
Anecdotes of Ooui Paul Kruger’s
youth crop up now and then In the
advancing literature of South Africa,
and they show him to have been a
young Boer of extraordinary mottle,
giving promise of the courage nnd
staying qualities lie has since exhibit
ed In politics and stntesiiiausUip. The
nutliqr of "White Mnu’s Africa" snys
that "in building the first church at
Hustenoerg young Kruger wns so de
lighted at having laid the ridgepole
beam that he ut once, climbed to Its
highest point nnd then stood on Ills
head, to the alarm nud scandal of the
whole Community.” The chronicler
makes haste to aver that there was no
Impiety in the deed, hut It signified
pious exultation In the near prospect
of the completion of a temple of wor
ship in those pagan Inmls. He might
have added that a more expansive
pair soles has rarely been exhibited
to the meridian In South Africa or
anywhere else.
Between 1880 nml 1890, Great Brit
ain neglected liA navy to nn astonish
ing degree. Iu that period, she only
built 13 battle-ships nnd 12 cruisers
(from 5,OuO to 8,000 tons), against the
’22 battle ships nnd 10 cruisers launch
ed in France, Russia nnd Germany.
,Iu the present decade, however, she
Is mnklng rapid strides towards supre
macy. Her programme for 1890-1900
Includes 32 buttle-slilps mid 42 cruis
ers, against the 37 battle-slilps nml 27
cruisers of the three Powers combined.
Moreover, she possesses un enormous
superiority in the matter of torpedo-
boat destroyers. Iu torpedo-boats she
Is not much richer than her neighbors.
She hns boon building destroyers in
stead, on the theory that the suptller
boats will lie needed only for purposes
of hotne defence. It appears, more
over. thnt she is building much more
cheaply, ns well as much more quick
ly, than her neighbors. Iu ten years
France spent $140,000,000 for 10 bat
tle-ships and 15 cruisers, xvhereua Eng
land only spent $280,000,000 rot 32
battle-ships ami 42 cruisers.
Captain J. W. Philip of the Texas
Is a devoted Presbyterian. He Is an
habitual render of the Bible, never of
fers his guests liquor and never
swears, his only expletive being “By
ernokey!" A characteristic story was
told of him during Ids stay last win
ter in Galveston. On the day after
the blowing up of the battle-ship
Maine one of the local papers publish
ed an Interview with Captain Philip.
Iu the same column wns a story re
lating to certain conditions In the
United Soites Navy. The Information
wns sm-h ns no commander In the
Navy lmd any right to give. It did
not come from Captain Philip, but was
simply u piece of reprint worked over
from a New York paper. Captain
Philip, unaware of this fnet, feared
that the disclosure might be attributed
ro him ami was considerably troubled.
Due he used no violent language. He
simply scut n note to (lie reporter say
ing: "When you visit the Texas again,
over a -cigar, I Will have a ‘bone to
pick’ with thee; and, as the boy said,
why did you do It? Every slccrely
yours, J. W. Philip.”
Any sudden progress Is often accom
panied by n curious phenomenon. In
dustrial progress In Japan during the
Inst ten years hns been something
enormous, n great Impetus being spe
cially given by the late war between
Japan and China. The eotton-spln-
nlng Industry may- be taken us a good
Illustration to show the state of In
dustrial progress In Japan. Almost alt
the thread factories are furnished
with the latest machines, ^Imported
chiefly from England. I’erlmps no one
would discern a difference between
these factories and those of western
countries, with ono exception; namely,
the Japanese factories are running
their machines day and night. The
amount of cotton thread produced In
the country during the year 1894 wns
93,285,550 kin (the kin Is equivalent
to one and one-tlilrd English pounds).
Tills being tbo ease, every factory Is
greatly troubled by scarcity of work
ing men nnd women. Tills may sound
strange If It Is remembered thnt Japan
Is one of the most populous countries
In the world. While the laborers of
western countries are seeking work In
vain in these hard times, their breth
ren In Jnimn know not yet what “un
employed” means.
A Typical American Patriot.
Of this class, so preeminently chil
dren of their time, nud of the great
social forces t-heu stirring Into life,
Daniel Morgan was u most typical ex
ample. Born In Now Jersey, the son
of a poor Welsh emigrant he began
life ns n day luborer. Drifting out to
the frontier he became n wagoner,
then a soldier Iu the Braddock expedi
tion, was brutally flogged under the
savage military code of the time for
striking a companion, kept on In spite
of this hideous wrong, and so (llstln-
gnslied limself In battle thnt he was
promoted from the ranks and given n
commission. Desperately wounded,
lie escaped from the Indians In a uot
skirmish, clinging blindly to the neck
of Ills frightened runaway horse. So
lie lived on the frontier, reckless, fight
ing, drinking, gaming, saved quly from
destruction by bis gigantic frame and
hard head. A fortunate mnrrnge
[ turned him from bis wild life and
| brought Ids really fine and gentle na
ture uppermost. He settled down In
Virginia,- and although he fought In
1’ont lac’s and Lord Dunmore’s wars,
lie became a steady, hard working
planter. When the Revolution enmo
only one sido wns possible to such a
man—he was tho friend of Washing
ton, the way wns open to ability, nud
Ills time had come. With his rlflome*
raised in Virginia he had distinguish
ed himself In almost every notion
from Boston to Monmouth, nnd hnd
been taken prisoner in the desperate
night assault nt Quebec. He hnd been
especially conspicuous In the Bur-
goyne enmpnlgn, playing a very large
part in the lighting which culminated
in tlie surrender of Saratoga, where
the British commander told lilm that
be commanded “the finest regiment in
tlie world." Congress did not, howev
er, seem Impressed In the same way.
In the promotions so lavishly given to
foreigners and favorites, Morgnn wus
passed over, nnd nt Inst withdrew In
disgust to Ills home in Virginia. But
when he heard of the defeat at Cam
den he nt onco snld that this was no
time for personal feelings or resent
ments, nnd went directly to Hillsbor
ough to Join the defen ted Gates.—J
Clock Sympathy.
If we place two clocks on the same
shelf and adjust their pendulums to
swing In exact unison, nnd set one of
them to running, In the course of time
the other will start up in sympathy.
Each sound Impulse caused by the
vibration of the pendulum of the
clock thnt is running Is communicated
to the other pendulum. Each succes
sive impulse adds to tho swing of the
sympathetic pendulum, which begins
In ail exceedingly small way.
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