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IS A PLUTOCRAT NOW. DENIS KEARNEY OF "SAND LOT" FAME IS RICH. Tells the Story of HU Troubles, His Downfall and Hls Rise to Wealth— A Hear in Wheat and Looks for a $1.61) Kate Before Spring. Denis Kearney of San Francisco,who gained world-wide fame nearly a quar¬ ter of a century ago as a political economist from the standpoint of a common day laborer, has been direct¬ ing his efforts in more profitable chan¬ nels. As a preacher of the truth he remained a common drayman. As a man soured utterly on reform people, “too apathetic to act for themselves, he has won'* a fortune. Today he is a millionaire and is one of the most pow¬ erful plungers In stocks and bonds and other securities. “There Is no mystery about my suc¬ cess in the big markets,” said Mr. Kearney to the writer the other day. “My whole life seems now to have been arranged as a training school to fit me for this business, and because I am prepared I am obtaining the financial results that naturally flow from prop¬ erly directed efforts. My career? Well, it is quickly told. I was born in Ire¬ land, followed the sea as boy and man from the time I was eleven until I was twenty-five years old, all the time on Yankee ships; came to California in 1S67; married Mary A. Leary, and we have our children and grandchildren about us; was assistant superintendent of the Folsom street wharf for Ben Holliday; bought out a draying busi¬ ness and soon built it up so that it net¬ ted $500 a month clear profit; first be¬ came an agitator for better streets, be¬ cause our city thoroughfares were al¬ most impassable and the money ap¬ propriated by the city to repair the streets was being stolen right and left; then came the opposition to the Chin¬ ese and the new constitution campaign. I was right in both and won both times, as everybody knows. After the anti-Chinese episode the merchants be¬ gan to boycott my business. I saw they were going to ruin me and so I transferred the business to my brother, Dan Kearney, but they said it was still ?n tile family and kept up the fight. He had to get out for $S00, which was all he could obtain for a business that a and so they succeeded in depriving me of my property, in which I had all my earn¬ ings invested, simply because I exer¬ cised my right as a citizen to stand by what I believed. Only two firms re¬ fused to be bulldozed into leaving us— they were Cartan & McCarthy and T. W. Jackson & Co. I went to Engle- brecht & Levy, who were most violent in their attacks, and in their efforts to break up my business, and pointed out that they were getting ready to have their own throats cut by intro¬ ducing so many Mongolians in ’ their business. They had 500 Chinamen making cigars, and thought they had a good thing. Pretty soon those Chinese started into business for themselves and Englebrecht & Levy were driven from the field—ruined by Chinese cheap labor. It served them right. Nearly all of those who boycotted me then have gone the same way. business £fter I getting out of the draying pushed my anti-Chinese crusade and made my campaign for the new con- sti tution. During the excitement I was unjustly sentenced to the house of correction for six months on a charge of using language tending s to incite a breach of the peace. I served forty days and was compelled to wear striped clothing the same as other convicts. The Supreme Court declared my conviction illegal and I was re¬ leased. All the talk about the Kear- ney riots is w'rong. There never were any Kearney riots, for my reason for taking part in Chinese agitation was to put an end to riots, and I did it ef¬ fectually. Nobody can point to a sin¬ gle China washhouse that was attacked or burned after I took hold. My plan was to prevent the danger of riots by changing the laws. While I was speak¬ ing through the state my expenses were paid. After that I lived on what I had saved from my draying business. But my money gave out, and when the road to the ocean beach opposite Seal Rocks was completed I went out wiu the crowd of unemployed to see the sights. I was hard up and saw a chance to do business. I started a cof¬ fee kitchen in a big tent near the Cliff House and sold coffee and doughnuts and pie. Stephen Maybell was with me. We had the best coffee on the beach and fairly coined money. Some days it cleared over $100. It was a new thing, times were good and thou¬ sands of people visited the beach every day. But that was too good to last. The park commissioners drove me out and I began to dabble in mining stocks, besides writing sea stories for the Mc¬ Clure syndicate. By careful operations in the mines I made a pretty good living for several years, watching the fluctuation of prices, which was a good school for the larger game in wheat. Then took a chance on sugar and oil, but have settled back to wheat as a steady thing. This is going to be a great year for wheat, and California farmers will reap the benefit if they have the ability to hold on. All Eu¬ rope is short and will ask us for 220 ,- 000,000 this crop year. We haven't it to spare unless we consent to eat corn. That’s why wheat will sell for $1.20 per dental in Chicago and $1.60 here between now and May. Our farm¬ ers ought to get $1.50 per cental. The figure here has been ranging from fl.13% to $1.15 per cental. It must go up, and I hope to see the farmers of California get the benefit.” Mr. Kearney does not acquiesce in the idea that Leiter’s wheat corner was detrimental to the wheat growers of the country. “Leiter’s operations were the big¬ gest thing for farmers in the United fi h iV / i/j m. I mm i A; IMS spa® 1 DENIS KEARNEY. States that could be imagined,” he said. “That corner, unsuccessful though it was, got the farmers $114,- 000,000 more than they otherwise would have paid. The farmers could have afforded to pay Leiter’s debts and give him $ 10 , 000,000 to start over with, for if he had been in this crop year he would have brought taem $80,000,000 more than they can obtain without his help.” After Kearney was released from the house of correction by the Supreme Court he was drawn through the street on one of his own drays, admirers taking the place of horses. His triumphal return was marked by a speech from his own dray as it stood in front of Lotta’s Foun¬ tain, at the intersection of Kearney and Market streets, The speech for which he was arrested was delivered from a platform reared in the middle of California street in the Nob Hill dis- trict. There were bonfires, and tae sand lot adherents made considerable noise in their celebration. Kearney’s lurid oratory capped the climax, and 77T? ViAAiV x Ini ; -JW lU . / 3 . -'"V ; v W. fC.. ml vV y ' mr m K m vt 9 m i 33 ■// 3 l m fl KEARNEY THE AGITATOR, the timid denizens of Nob Hill were so scared that they thought nothing ex¬ cept the incarceration of the sand-lot despot wouiS assure their safety. Not¬ withstanding his recent good fortune, Mr. Kearney continues to reside in his modest home at 658 Harrison street, where, outside of stock dealing hours, he may be found surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He re¬ ceives visitors with cordial hospitality, and while indulging the tastes and wishes of others, continues for himself the simple and abstemious habits that have been a part of his life since boy¬ hood. “Mineral water is the strongest tipple we ever tackle in this house; won’t you join me in another quart?” said Mr. Kearney. Wanted Papa to Experiment. While out taking a walk a precocious Philadelphia child and her father en¬ countered a big St. Bernard dog prome¬ nading beside its owner. The little one evinced a strong desire to pat the dog as she passed, but evidently chang¬ ed her mind. When they had passed the little one said to her astonished father: "Say, papa, won’t you pat that dog? I want to see if he bites.” When a wise man makes a mistake it teaches him something. LAND AND WATER. Their Distribution Is More Advantageous in Kuropo Than Here. There is no other region of the world in which there is a larger proportion of coast line to land area than in Eu¬ rope, and this appears to be the secret of military, naval and political pre¬ ponderance, granted always that the internal conditions of climate and soil are favorable. The total land area of the continent may be taken at about 3,750,000 square miles. The coast line is between 50,000 and 60,000 miles, and with the possible exception of the ex¬ treme east of Russia there is no part of Europe which is more than 500 miles from the seacoast. It will, therefore, be easily understood that in the days before railways and telegraph were dreamed of this fact must have given Europe a very great advantage over any other quarter of the known world, and the fact that this advantage has been maintained may be seen in the further fact that, with the one excep¬ tion of the United States, an offshoot of European civilization, this advan¬ tage has been maintained up to the present day. Carnival Time in Russia. Shopping, shopping, shopping, goes on without intermission, says Good Words. Those who can prepare to adorn their bodies with one or more articles of new clothing, but all make preparations for a sumptuous feast. It is interesting to watch the shops, espe¬ cially in the public markets, to see the avidity with which every article of food is bought up. The butchers come in, perhaps, for the largest share of cus¬ tom. as flesh, especially smoked ham, is in universal demand. Ham among all classes of the community is indis¬ pensable for the breaking of the fast and the due celebration of the feast Dyed eggs are in universal request. The exchange of eggs, accompanied with kissing on the lips and cheeks in the form of the cross, accompanies all gifts or exchange. The “koolitch’’ and “pasha" have also to be bought. The koolitch is a sweet kind of wheaten bread, circular in form, in which there are raisins. It is ornamented with candied sugar, and usually has the Easter salutation on it; "Christos vezkress” (“Christ is risen”), the whole surmounted with a large gaudy red- paper rose, The paaka is made of curds and is always pyramidal in shape. It is ornamented with a paper rose inserted on the top. These are sine qua non for the due observ¬ ance of Easter, but what relations they may have, if any, to the Jewish feast of the Passover it Is difficult to see, although in many other respects there is a striking resemblance to the serv¬ ice of the temple in Jerusalem in the ritual of the Russo-Greek church. Protection for a XVlld Flower. The Connecticut legislature has pass¬ ed a law protecting the trailing arbu¬ tus, said to be the first law ever passed in any state id the union for .ne pro¬ tection of a wild fiewer. T-e law in question is said to b> largely due to a newspaper article cr’\_g attention to the need of such a b-w. f nippy Game. Larry —0 say th’ beer wint to th’ catcher’s need?” Denny—“Yis, and bedad! . 4 ’ bottles wint to th’ umpire’s ■head." SAYS EARTH IS ROUND AND HE MAY BE THROWN INTO PRISON. ' Rad Condition of Affairs In England — Sir John Gorst Accused of Intention to Tench False Precepts—City of Ports¬ mouth Excited* It is painful to read that Sir John Gorst, the head of the British educa¬ tional department, is in serious trouble .tnd has been threatened by Mr. Eben¬ ezer Breach and other taxpayers of the city of Portsmouth, in the kingdom of England, with prosecution under the "imposters’ act.” It seems that the schools of Portsmouth have been teach¬ ing the damnable and heretical doc¬ trine that the earth is a sphere. Sir John’s attention has been called to this dissemination of seditious and trea¬ sonable doctrine, but he has refused to correct the abuse. Ebenezer and his friends know, of course, that the earth is as flat as a pancake. They have been patient with Sir John, and day after day have allowed the false teach¬ ing regarding the shape of the earth to go on, but can stand it no longer, they say, to see their children cor¬ rupted with this most “heretical doc¬ trine,” as the complainants call it in this protest. Sir John Gorst has many political enemies, and even his politi¬ cal friends do not always agree with him; but the depth of his depravity was not known until he was unmasked by Mr. Ebenezer Breach and his friends. Sir John may cavort about parliament and deceive some people, but when he runs up against a body of respectable British taxpayers, the bulwarks of the throne and the guardians of the consti- tution, it is another matter. Such new¬ fangled ideas as that of the earth be¬ ing a sphere he may impose upon the frivolous persons who riot in the .un¬ godly city of London, but not upon the taxpayers of Southampton. Ebenezer and his friends mean business, and have served formal notice upon the Portsmouth school board that the teaching that the earth is a sphere "cannot be allowed to continue under any circumstances, plea or explanation whatever,” and that it must be aban¬ doned under pain of the ‘‘punishment for schism by the law provided.” After having stamped out the dastardly doc¬ trine in the schools of Southampton, the committee announce that they will next go up to London and bring the London school board before the courts, being well advised and informed that the same doctrine regarding the shape of the earth is also taught in the Lon¬ don schools. Sir John, meantime, is to be brought to court and prosecuted under the "imposters’ act” aforesaid. Now, the “imposters’ act” is a part of the British constitution, probably-—- no one knows what is, and what is not a part of that nebulous thing—and provides certain pains and penalties, such as forfeiture of estate and burning at the stake, if recalcitrant. Ebenezer and his friends are worthy and reputa¬ ble citizens and mean business, If necessary they will light the fires of Smithfleld again for the wicked Sir John. At last accounts Sir John was still at large, and so was Ebenezer. Women of the Orient. A recent visitor to the Philippines says that some of the women of the island are remarkably pretty, having' big, languishing eyes and an abun¬ dance of long hair. This they fasten up with a big gold pin and then adorn with flow'ers. They do not wear hats, but use sunshades, and do so very co- quettishly; they wear very dainty shoes, but do not w r ear stockings. They are distinguished by grace of figure and movement, though according to our ideas not especially by refinement of habits, for both women and chil¬ dren smoke huge cigars and indulge in betel chewing. It is their custom to keep the thumb nail of the right hand very long, as this assists them in playing their favorite instrument, the guitar. The use of the fan originated in China and sprang from the follow¬ ing incident: A royal princess, very beautiful, was assisting at the feast of lanterns, her face covered with a mask, as usual. The excessive heat com¬ pelled her to remove it, and in order to guard her features from the common gaze she moved it quickly to and fro in front of her face, thus simultaneous¬ ly hiding her charms and cooling her brow. The idea was at once adopted throughout the kingdom. How to Get Beer in Wa lea. The well-known attorney, J. Willis Gleed of Topeka, is going to Wales on business, and Howell Jones has been instructing Mr. Gleed “how to ask for two glasses of beer in Welsh.” This is the proper version: “Byddweh mor garedig a dyfod a dau wydriad or diod oreu sydd genych.”—Kansas City Jour¬ nal. A Plagiarism, Dusty Roads (his eyes fixed on a party of golfers)—Weary, if you and I only had some swell clothes and a bun¬ dle of sticks apiece they wouldn't call us tramps any longer. Weary Waggles —Yes, I've often thought them golfers were a-plaglarizing our profesh.—Bos¬ ton Transcript. No Trouble at All. Grimes—I should think it would be awfully hard to write a sea tale. Tin- son—Not at all. You only want to speak of a cloud no bigger than a man’s hand and to say that the boat was as far off as you could toss a bis¬ cuit.—Boston Transcript. Kept Her Word. Ida—“Belle said the man she mar¬ ries must have a fashionable name." May—"The idea! And then engaged herself to an Italian.” A MUMMY MYSTERY. Remains Found of Woman of Gigantic Proportions. There has just eomo into the pos¬ session ot tho Historical society oi Kansas a most interesting and remark¬ able relic of the days when giants trod the earth. The relic consists of the mummified body of a woman cf glgan- tic proportions, in whose arms are clasped the remains of an infant. The bodies were found In a cave In the Yo- semite valley. There was no clew to the age of the mummy, and so far no authority on arehaelogical subjects has been bold enough to go on record with an opinion regarding the probable time in the earth’s history when the mother and babe were living beings, The in- formation ^0 far gathered is somewhat meager, although those most interested in the matter are doing their be3t to arrive at some plausible theory, Here is the signed statement of the histori¬ cal society, which throws as much light on the subject as it is possible to obtain at present: "We have no history of the relic, excepting that G. F. Martin- dale, whose home is at Scranton,Osage county, Kan., left it as a temporary deposit with the Historical society. He reported it as having been found by a party of prospectors in a cave in the Yosemite valley, in California. He says he is endeavoring to trace its his- tory. Our best local authorities on matters of this kind are uncertain as to the probable origin of the relic. The mummy is 0 feet 8 inches in length, 14% at the shoulders, and IS inches across from elbow to elbow, ap- pearing very narrow for the height. There is a necklace about the neck, consisting of perhaps a leather cord, in which two or three slender white teeth are inserted. Coarse black hair shows in the wrapping about the neck, The shroud has the appearance of a very thin piece of buckskin, badly worn and frayed about the edges, covering the head like a hood, and enveloping the greater part of the body, It seems to have been divided below the knee and drawn up about the leg and laced at the foot and ankle. The color of the mummy is a dusty gray, much like an old "chamois skin, which has been wet and long exposed to weather and where the flesh is exposed it presents the ap¬ pearance of old putty.” Pittsburg News. THE FLAIL. Its Sound Has Dnpartod from Nearly All the Farms. The sound of the flail has departed from nearly all the farmsteads and the calling of the thrasher has gone with it, says Notes and Queries. Yet for eo me time after harvest was over there was no more familiar sound in the country places than the “thud! thud! of the flails as- they fell upon and beat out the grain on the barn-thrashing floors. There remain, however, some sayings in which "like the thrasher” occurs, but the use of these grow less and less. A short time ago some friends were in a country place where a part of the thrashing is done with the flail. A couple of the implements were hanging on the barn wall and a heap of straw was on the floor, The use of the flail was explained and demonstrated for the benefit of those who had never seen this “weapon” of husbandry, Incidentally it may be mentioned that the sayings, “Sings like a thrasher” and “Works like a thrasher,” came from that occupation, and are “as old as Adam.” “lt looks easy enough; that can’t be very hard work,” said one of the company, a re¬ mark whleh led to the flail being put into his hands for a try at the “easy work.” One swing was enough for the amateur, for t’other end” caught him “a friendly whack” which probably he will remember to the end. It also doubtless impressed upon his memory that “working like a thrasher” as he had done had not led to “singing like a thrasher.” “You’ll get a good flail- ing.” Has any reader seen the flail employed as an effective weapon? When used by an old hand there is no standing against it. More Magniilcent Tlian Niagara. A correspondent writing in The Spectator says the Gersoppa falls, on the Sharavatti river, in South Kanara, India, are larger and more magnificent than Niagara. He says: “The river is 250 yards wide; the clear fall is S30 feet. The Gersoppa falls in the rainy season are incomparably finer than Niagara in every respect. The roar of the falling waters is simply terrific; the whole earth shakes, and the thun¬ der is so great that it completely drowns the human voice. When I vis¬ ited Niagara and told my American friends about Gersoppa they replied with polite incredulity, ‘We never heard of Gersoppa.’ I replied, ‘Make your minds easy; the people at Ger¬ soppa have never heard of Niagara.’ If Niagara could see Gersoppa she would wrap hor head in a mist.” An Unfair Advantage. Mrs. Blank found herself in a rather embarrassing situation one day when she was dining for the first time at the home of a minister. Opposite her sat the minister’s little boy, a sharp- eyed little fellow of 4 years. While his father was asking a somewhat lengthy blessing the lady elevated her eyelids slightly and caught the eye of the little fellow opposite her. The in¬ stant his father said “Amen” the boy pointed an accusing finger toward Mrs. Blank, and cried out, shrilly, “She peeked, papa! She peeked!”—Harper’s Bazar. Slaughter of Bird*. One million five hundred and thirty- eight thousand seven hundred and thir¬ ty-eight is the precise number of birds estimated by the British consul ir. Venezuela to have been killed last year to provide aigrettes for ladies’ hats. *v He That Any Good Would Win Should have good health. 'Pure, rich blood is the first requisite. Hood's Sarsa- psrills, by giving good blood And good health, has helped many a man to success, besides giving strength and courage to women who, before taking it, could not even see any good in life to win. i* aMap A flood Strategist. “John," said Mrs. Thursby, “you were saying yesterday- Unit you were in financial trouble, I believe.” “Yes,” Mr. Thursby replied, "and I’m terribly worried. I didn't sleep a wink last night.” “I think I heard you say something, too, about a note held by Mr. Hewitt, didn’t IV” “That’s wlint Is causing the trouble. If I could get liim to extend the time on it for about ninety days everything would come out all right. 1 could then realize on rams securities I hold and get on my feet, but if he insists on payment now I shall have to sacri¬ fice my valuable holdings, and this Will practlcaly ruin me.” “Have you asked him for an exten¬ sion of the time?” “No. That wouldn’t do any good. He never favored anybody in his life. If he knew how I am fixed he would be all the more anxious to press me for an immediate settlement.” “Well, don’t you worry dear. His wife, y-ou know, is several years older than I. We met at a party tills after¬ noon and I spoke to a lot of women there of the days when she and I went to the same school. She L .’iied palo when I mentioned the fact, fearing, of course, that I was going to tell how long ago it was, and tlmt she was sev¬ eral grades above me because slie was older; but I put down my pride, anil pretended that as I remembered her she was a little thing in pinafores just learning her primer lessons when I graduated. You go to Hewitt’s house now, and when she is present ask him to extend the time on that noted’—Chi¬ cago Times-Herald. Evolution of the Salmon. When a young salmon is first hatched it is known as a parr; just before it leaves the fresh for the salt water It is called a smolt; when it first returns to spawn it becomes a grilse, and not until It has spawned is it en¬ titled to be dignified by the name of salmon. __ PctNAM Fadeless Ftes do not stain the bunds or spot iko kettle. Bold by all druggists.__ Cotton Bolls for Paris Exposition. O. C. King, commissioner from Mississippi to tho Paris Exposition In 1900 has arranged what promises to lie a great novelty lu the way of an exhibit from his state. He has made arrange¬ ments to secure five hundred thousand cotton bolls, which will be sold at tho exposition by original cotton field darkles as souvenirs of the American exhibit. shipped They will be the first cot¬ ton bolls ever abroad. Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Ills Away. To quit lobaceo easily and forever, be mag¬ netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To- Bae. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men strong. All druggists, EOc or *1. Cure guaran¬ teed. Booklet and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York. Human Frailty. If some men could realise in cash their own estimate of themselves, the money market would soon be cornered. B j writing at ono« • $40 for tho remarkable offer of iho South'B great¬ est Institution of Practical Business Training, The Ga.“Ala. Bosmess College, Don’t Delay! MACON, GA. £3 6< I Slave beeu troubled a great deal with a torpid liver, which produces all constipa¬ claim tion. I found CASCARETS to be you for thorn, and secured such relief the first trial, that I purchased another suoply and was com¬ pletely cured. 1 Bhall only be too glad to rec¬ ommend presented.’’ Cascarets whenever J. A the Smith. opportunity is 2920 Susquehanna Are., Philadelphia, Pa. CANDY CATHARTIC TOADS MARK RCOIftTCRCD Pleasant, Palatable. Pdtent, TaBte Good. Bo Good, Never Sicken, Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 25c, 50c ... 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