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Th* Weather.
The Indica'l- ns for Georgia to-day are
tor local rains In the western, and gen
erally fair weather in eastern portions,
and for Eastern Florida, generally fair
weather and light to fresh southerly
winds.
Th* old game of •'as
be- n succets ully play.d on a New Jer
sey s mmer hotel keeper for a considera
ble sum of money. Tss < It (or Is It?) odd
how one's first Impulse Is to smile when
one hears hat a summer hotel keeper has
been buncoed?
The Boers seem to be fighting better
sinoe Oom Paul cut off his whiskers. Pos
sibly the old genthman has buckled on a
sword and infused new life Into bis sol
diers. Evidently there 1s going to be a
good deal more killing In South Africa be
fore there will be peace.
It now appears that China means to give
ocular demonstration of the truth of her
statement that the ministers are alive.
Possibly some of the European doubters
do not wish to believe them alive, since
to do so might deprive them of the op
portunity for getting a solid foothold in
the Celestial Empire.
An Illinois Inventor claims to have per
fected an apparatus with which typewrit
ten massages may be exchanged by wire.
In other words, in place of the "sounder"
and "sending key" of the present system
of telegraphy, the sender will sit down to
a tpyewriter and hammer out his message,
which will be reproduced typewritten at
the other end of the line.
— I
Near Binghamton, N. Y., farmers are
digging baked potatoes from their fields
And that Is not a hot weather yarn, eith
er. The farms in Question adjoin a peat
txg. and the peat runs tack under the
land. Six weeks ago the bog took fire
from some source, and has been burning
ever since. In places the fire has worked
back under the potato patches, and the
potatoes have been nicely roosted In the
ground.
The story of the looting of Tien Tsln
by the soldiers of the allied forces has
not yet been confirmed, and It may be
that the narrative was overdrawn, like
much of the other information that la
now ton v out of China. But, shook! It
thal thievery, thuggery and other
crime) were committed by the victorious
erdops when the city fell, then Civiliza
tion should cover her face with her bands
and weep. If the European troops con
due I*4 themselves like brigands and sav
ages In Tien Tsln. the situation will be
(node the more difficult for those who are
working for pence, Should it transpire
that he government at Pekin was pro
tecting the foreign ministers at the very
4>me tost the alleged outrages were be
ing committed at Tien Teln, M would place
the Chinese in the light of being the civil
ized people and the Europeans the bar
tartans. ""
CHINESE DIPLOMACY.
The frar.k and straight forward way in
which the stale department is dealing with
the Chinese situation surprises the gov-
I emments ef Europe. Secretary Hay has
accepted as genuine the Conger dispatch,
because he cannot understand why the
government of China should wish to de-
I ceiTe the government of the United States
about a matter concerning which decep
tion could not benefit China. In Europe the
genuineness of the dispatch is not general
ly accepud Officials of European govern
ments say that the Chinese are the shrewd
est diplomatists in the world. By that they
mean that the Chinese do not hesitate
to resort to any kind of deception to gain
their ends. They are confident that all of
the foreign ministers that were at Pekin
were assassinated days ago, and they
would be surprised beyond measure If it
should turn out that they were mistaken.
It must be admitted that the arguments
they present in support of their view are
strong ones. Beside*, they are much bet
ter acquainted with Chinese character and
diplomacy than officials of our govern
ment are, having had much greater ex
perience with the Chinese. Still, the
promise of the Chinese government, made
apparently in good faith, to deliver the
foreign ministers at Tien Tsin, is calcu
lated to make them concede that Secre
tary Hay may be right
Their view is that the purpose of the
Chinese government now is to sow disten
sion among the nations that are making
war on China. Having accomplished that,
its chance of making terms of peace with
ail of them without further hostilities
would be greatly improved. There is some
thing in this view. A.ready there is com
plaint by the European governments that
the Untied Stales are out of harmony with
them, and they seem disposed to pursue
a policy of their own. There is some truth
in this. The United States have only one
object In view, and that is to rescue the
ministers at Pekin if they are still alive.
Having accomplished that, they will en
deavor to prevent the dismemberment of
the Chinese empire. It is to their interest
that the integrity of the empire shall be
preserved.
It is not stated that any of the Powers
of Europe have in view the dismember
ment of the empire, but there are good
reasons for thinking that that Is their ul
timate object. If the UYiited States, there
fore, shou,d permit themselves to be guid
ed by European diplomacy the chanoea
are they would soon find themselves in
volved in vexatious complications.
The difficulty of securing harmo
nious aotton among the aides is shown
by the fact that no time ha* yet been
fixed for the forward movement from Tien
Tsin to Pekin. It is not even known who
wiH command the allied forces. The dis
tance from Tien Tsin to Pekin is only 74
miles, and it is asserted that the way is
practically open and has been ever 6ince
the taking of the city of Tien Tsin. If
immediately after the fall of that city
the allied forces had started to Pekin it
ia not improbable that they would have
reached there without a great deal of op
position. As far as is known efforts have
j r.ot been made lo find out whether
I the way to Pekin la practically open or
not. Unless someone of the allied nations
takes the lead and dominates the situa
tion it will be a most difficult matter to
secure any concert of action fur a move
ment or. Pekin The trouble Is not so
much Chinese diplomacy as Jealousies
among the allies and the lack of a prac
tical, common sense plan of action.
AN AMERICAN GIRL.
One seldom, if ever, sees the name of
Mbs Helen Miller Gould In the "society”
news. She seems to be entirely devoid of
that social ambition which has charac
terized some of the other members of her
late father’s family. She might marry
a high tkle any day that she chose, and
become a queen of fashion, with a palace
in Parts, or London, or St. Petersburg,
or Vienna; or she might if she desired
become a member of the Four Hundred
of New York, and entertain and be en
tertained by the swellest of the swells.
But Miss Gould cares nothing for that
sort of thing. She is too quiet and too
modest to desire the limelight, the tinsel
and the gossip of society, and too well
balanced to be impressed with the no
tion that genuine happiness can be found
only in the smart sea, or through the
wearing of a coronet.
While Miss Gould’s name seldom ap
pears in the society notes, it is frequent
ly to be found in the news columns,
when It becomes discovered, without her
knowledge, that she has been giving more
of her time and her money to the ameli
oration of the condition of the poor or
those who fight for their country. She
i one of the most charitable women In
this country, or any other, as hundreds
of poor, crippled children In New York
have reason to know, and as hundreds
of American soldiers will always remem
ber.
An incident which occurred during her
recent visit to the Yellowstone Park, how
ever, gives an insight into the now fa
mous young woman's nature which will
tend to still further elevate her in the
estimation of the masses. Miss Gould
accepted an Invitation to attend a dance
given by the soldiers at Fort Yellow
stone. The troopers were charmed by
the appearance of the quiet little woman
in black, but knowing her to be a "great
lady" and extremely rich, they were care
ful not to presume upon her good nature.
After several numbers on the programme
had passed a trooper bolder than (he rest
walked up to her with military stride,
and, saluting, asked, "Miss Gould, will you
phase do this waltz with me?’ ’ "Thank
you, certainly,” she replied. Jumping up
quickly, she Joined the trooper—a pri
vate—and away they whirled. The sol
dier was a big, rather awkward fellow,
whose feet were sometimes in the way,
but Miss Gould's bright smile never for
an Instant faded, and she evidently en
joyed the waltz quite as much as her de
lighted partner.
And after the party the soldiers all
voted her ”a Jolly, sensible, plain Ameri
can girl." They could find no words
of praise in which to express their ad
miration ot and respect for her that were
100 strong. They had net thought that
an helreee ot millions would meet them
upon a common footing and take a part
In their pastimes. By dancing with the
trooper Mis* Gould once more Illustrated
her simplicity of nature, her lock ot the
arrogance of wealth and her respect for
the man in the ranks.
Prof. Snyder of Philadelphia says there
la nothing,in bis opinion, in the theory that
eun-spots are responsible for the hot
weather of the recent past.
THE MOKMNG NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. 1900.
WHAT IS THERE IN IT FOR HANNA?
A Washington correspondent, who has
a wide acquaintance with public men.
wants to know what there ts in politics
for Senator Hanna that leads him to un
dertake the management of a great cam
paign from which there te nothing for him
to gain, and which, in ell probability,
will shorten his life. It is a fact that
he is not as strong a man as he was m
:®e. He is a great sufferer from rheu
matism. ar.d he is no longer young. There
i* no doubt that he has spent a great
deal of money in politics, ar.d has Jeop
ardized his health. He has received very
little praise for the part he has taken
in party work, even from his own party,
while he has been viciously aitacked and
cartooned by his political opponents. The
only reward he has received for his par
tizan zeal and services, is the seat which
he occupies in the Senate, and there are
some who believe that he bought that.
It is certain that his party did not give
it to him with the unanimity that makes
a public man feel that his services are
appreciaied.
Asa matter of fact Senator Hanna gets
very little for the sacrifice* he makes far
his party—that is, very little in the way
of political honors or pecuniary rewards.
But he gets what is appreciated much
more highly by him. namely, power. He
is one of those men who like
power. Senator Hanna knows that if
the Republicans should be successful in
the campaign this year, he would not get
an office. It is doubtful if he would ac
cept a cabinet position If it were offered
to him. He would much rather be in the
Senate. But the entire country knows
that he la the real power at the White
House. He is consulted about all import
ant matters. It is doubtful if the Presi
dent would make an important appoint
ment without first consulting him, and it
is pretty certain that he would not
adopt a policy that would commit the
party to anew line of action without get
ting the Senator's approval of it.
While therefore there is nothing in pol
ities for the senator that would appeal
strongly to the average man, there is some
thing in It that appeals strongly to Sen
ator Hanna. He feela that while the Re
publican party is in power he is the man
that is running the government—that he
is directing the destinies of a ration of
seventy millions of people. Power Is
•sweet to him, end 4t is all the compensa
tion he wants for the hard work he does
for his party. From his point of view,
therefore, there is a good deal in politics
for Senator Hanna.
WILL TOWNE WITHDRAW?
There appears to be seme doubt as to
whe h r Mr. Towne will withdraw as the
Populist candidate for Vice President. He
1- wi.ling, but both Democratic and Pop
u lit 1 aders are in doubt whether It
would be wise for him to do so. It seems
that a great many Populists are objecting
to his withdrawal. They insist that the
Populist party ought to have representa
t on on the ticket, and point out that un
less Mr. Towne remains on the Populist
ticket th*re Is danger that the electoral
vote of Nebraska. Kansas and ihe two
j Dakotas will go to the Republicans. The
indifference of the Fusion Populists to
the ticket nominated at Kansas City and
'he laige att ndance at ihe convention of
ihe Middle-of-the Road Populists of Ne
hraska, has created a doubt of the wis
dom of the policy of having Mr. Towne
withdraw.
It stump to be a difficult mailer to sat
isfy the Populists. They insist upon hav
ing everyth ng. They are strong in only
two or t ree st tes, and yet they are act
ing as if they were ab e to control a dne
en states. A double-tailed ticket will com
plicate matters griatly, and will weak’n
the ti ket in many parts of the country.
That fact, however, does not appear to
have any weight with them. The fusion
Populists are threatening to go over to the
Middie-of-the-Road Populists if they are
not permitted to have their way, and if
the dispatch s received from Lincoln are
correct the chanc>s are that Mr. Towne
will remain on the Populist ticket.
AFRAID OF THE BOER SENTIMENT.
It seems that the R-publicans are afraid
that the sentiment in favor of the Boers
is going to have an important bearing
on the presidential election. When they
htld their National Convention they did
not ray much attention to it, think ng it
would not amount to much. Now, how
ever, thcr •is evidence that they are busy
trying to counteract It. A statement was
sent out from Washington the other day,
that the United States Bureau of Educa
tion was distributing a pamphlet con
taining England's case against the South
African republics. This pamphlet is sent
to teachers In all parts of the country.
The idea is probably that the teachers,
having read it, will spread the views set
forth theren throughout their respective
ccmmunlilcs.
It is said that the attention of Repre
sentative Richardson, chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Commutes,
lias b en called to the matter, and that
he has taken steps to find out by what
authority the pamphlet is being distrlb
! uted by the government. Prof. Harri:,
j chief of the Bureau of Education, 4s in
i Europe, but It is thought probable that he
gave the order for its distribution before
his departure. Of coutse he did not take
such ar’ion unless directed to do so by
someone higher in authority than him
self. Doubtless the document Is being scat
tered broadcast over the country by the
order of someone who has close relations
with the White House. It is an ouirag
that the people have to be taxed to pay
for Ihe distribution of partisan, campaign
literature.
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Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease announces her
repudiation of Ihe Populist party. Once
she had not words oo strong with which
to praise it; now she likens it to a “mass
of parasites on the Democratic growth.”
In getting out she pays her respects in
characteristic manner to “the fierce and
braying Pettigrew of South Dakota,” and
the "aged bell-wether Weaver of lowa.”
Her opinion respecting Weaver hat radi
cally changed from what It was some
I few years,ago, when she campaigned in
j Georgia and other states with. him. But
Mary Ellen la a back number.
The Prohibitionists, ll seems, are going
into the campaign with as much earnsst
ness as If they expected to carry a num
ber of states. They have raised a cam
paign fund and will charter a apeclal
train to carry their candidate for Pres
ident. Mr. Woolley, on a lour of the coun
try. He will make rear platform speeches
en route to the larger cities, where more
pretentious demonstration* will be held
King Alexander of Servia, who has an
nounced that he will shortly marry a for
mer ladv-ln-wal’lng to Queen Natalie, is
the grandson of a deapr in hogs who was
a repu ed hrgand and an altogether tough
case Whatever the grandfather may have
teen, it is certain that his <son_ ex-King
Milan, has about as many bad traits as
could be crowded together in or.e human
being, while Alexander is he true son of
his father. The young king—he Is only
twenty-four—has already gcr.e ail the
paces, and is so d.sreputable and brutiah,
ar If he had inherited the characteristics
of his grandfather's swine, that he is
practically tabooed by all European roy
alty. He has been a suitor for ihe hand
cf about every eligible prinee*3 in Europe,
but not one would ever ccndes end to re
ceive attentions from him. There was a
story afloat some time ago that Milan
would bring Alexander to this country
in ihe hope of securing for him an Amer
ican he.ress as a bride. He wanted one
enormously rich, but who would no; mind
Alexander's idiosyncrasies, such as gam
bling, getting beastly drunk, receiving vis
itors with his face unwashed, head un
combed and shoes off. and little things
like that. But Milan and Alexander never
came. The American press would have
given them a reception that would have
burned through even their thick skins.
Following the death of Col. Liscum at
the head of the Ninth Infantry In China,
there were criticisms from sundry sources
of the so-called recklessness of United
States officers under fire. Gen. Miles, how
ever. denies emphatically that the officers
are reckless. He says the regulations re
quire them to use all precautions for their
own preservation, and to avoid needless
exposure. Our officers are as valorous as
any in the world. They go wherever duty
demands, and do it fearlessly; but they
are not foolhardy in their bravery, since
more harm than good, comes of foolhardi
ness. The position of a colonel, near the
colors, is one of the most dangerous in
ihe service, and the sharpshooters of the
enemy take him for a target whenever
they can. Gen. Miles says the records will
show that the percentage of colonels kill
ed is greater than that of any dther grade
of officers. Next to the colonel the man in
the most dangerous position ia the color
bearer. The general recalls that at Antie
tam he saw twelve men successively kill
ed with the colors of a regiment.
If the Queen of England ar.d the Prince
of Wales may dress to suit the tempera
ture, why may not untitled humanity do
the same? "For years," says the Philadel
phia Press, "we have dressed in summer
not as the climate called for. but as the
manufacturer and tailor, who based his
fabrics and styles on foreign fashions and
foreign climates, determined? When,
therefore, we have had a week of temper
atures which would be normal for Ind a
we have all been invariably overdressed.”
And the consequences has been seen in
the heavy death ra es, the heat prostra
tions and the general dise mfort of the
populace. There is bound to come a re
action against irrationalism in summer
attire sooner or later. Indeed it begins to
appear as if It had already b-gun. The
agitation in favor of tropical clo hing In
tropical weather has spread all over the
country.
PERSONAL.
—Jesse Holdom of Chicago is said to be
the firs* foreign-born lawyer to be presi
dent of an American State Bar Associa
tion. He was born an Englishman, but
hae spent his whole active life in Illinois,
and has Just been chosen head of the Il
linois Bar Association.
—Miss Grace C. Strachan has been elect
ed associate superintendent of the Depart
ment of Education for Brooklyn. In the
World’s Fair she visited this city with a
party of six teachers and here met Prof.
Hooper, director of the Brooklyn Institute
of Arts and Sciences. Subsequently he
suggested her appointment to the position
which she now holds.
—Seven young woman students of the
■Massachusetts State Normal School of
North Adams have gone to work as ser
vants in a big hotel at Patchogue. Their
reasons for the step, as given to a reporter,
are as follows; “Sea and air,” Miss Wood;
"exercise,” Miss Southworth; "travel,”
Miss iladdow; “society,” Miss Conion;
"woman's rights,” Miss Case, and "need
of mohey," Miss Young.
BRIGHT BITS.
—His Chirography.—“lsn’t the armless
wonder original?” “In what?” “Why,
when he gave me his autograph, he want
ed to know if I didn't think he wrote a
handsome foot."—Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin. -
—Taking the Census.-Uones—Great Scot!
has that man been in an explosion or a
railroad wreck? Brown—Neither. He's a
census enumerator who showed up a
smaller population in his town than it
had ten years ago.”—Detroit Free Press.
—A Double Distinction.—Cassidy—Who
are yez going to name him after? Kelly-
Well, we're going to name him Patrick!
Partly after St. Patrick, who drove all
the shnakes from Oireland; and partly
.after Pat Connolly, who drove all the Re
publicans out av th’ Sixth ward!—Puck.
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal (Dem)
says: "A daughter of the American Rev
olution writes to the New York Herald
and suggests that the property of all the
Chinamen In the United States be eonfi
ecaled. The Idea that confiscation would
prove a salve for wounded honor and that
filthy lucre would wipe Cut the stain of
blood is not a very creditable one, but it
Is by no means rare among certain purse
proud people. What would we think of a
parent who should say, ’my son has been
slain by the Indians, and in order to as
suage my grief and dry my bitter, blind
ing tears, I think I will go out and rob
somebody who had nothing lo do with the
killing.’ "
The Cincinnati Inquirer (Dem.), says:
"There is a way lo arrest the evils that
have arisen from the abdication of Con
gress. Let the political complexion of the
House of Representative* be changed.
Even If the Btnate should remain adminis
tration and the Hanna reign In the White
House should be continued, the co-oper
ation of a Democratic House could not
be obtained.”
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.). nays:
“All the reports from Kansas, Nebraska
and other states of the great West concur
In describing abundant crops and increas
ing prosperity. This, of course, Is one
more of the achievements of Republican
administration and policy.”
The Washington Post (Ind.), says: "We
very much fear that ihe usefulness of
the Hon. Charles Emory Smith as a cam
paign orator will be very much lmtalr*d
by the fact that his appearance will tend
to remind his audiences of the Cuban ova
ial ter vice.”
Stories From South Africa.
In his article in Scribner s on "Pretcria
in War Time.” R. H. Davis tells some
curious stories of the Boers. He says that
ulng a reconnaissance from Ladysmith
and when the burghers were firing upon
them, a couple of deer ran from the hills
back of the Bom position. Instantly al
most every burgher wheeled about and
opened fire on the deer, the English mak
ing a considerable advance during the di
\ ers on. The war which drives the Eng
lish crazy in London, makes the Dutch
men yawn ir. Pretoria. They go on fight
ing because they have to, but they would
much rather hunt Mr. Davis gives some
cxtarordlnary figures as to the dlspar.ty
of forces engaged. A kopje would be held
securely by 10 or 20 men. At Splon kop
the attack was made by 40 Boers. An
Engl sh colonel surrendered, and when
the little hand cf Boers emerged from
cover he threw down the white flag and
cried, "No, we'll not surrender.” and fired.
Such an incident on the other side would
have provoked a great explosion of wrath
and contempt In London, but the Boers
said tranquilly that this treachery” was
probably a mistake. Mr. Davis concludes
ihat in actual battle the proportion of
Boers to English has varied from 1 to 10
to 1 io 20. and he adds that the probable
i exults if the Boers had been in force is
something the nations next meditating go
ing to war with magazine rifles should
weigh deeply.
Medicine in Wrong Bottle.
On one occasion while in hospital, says
a physician writing in Chambers’ Journal,
I was sent for to a white man who was
very ill; he was comatose, and his black
Krooboy servant thought he was dying.
As I had been very liberal to them with
tobacco, they had a strong belief in my
intelligence in matters beyond their per
sonal knowledge. So, "master being ill
too much,” they requested me to go and
see him,
"Has he had any medicine?" I asked.
"Yes,” said Brass Pan.
"What?” said I.
’’Two teaspoonfuls,” he replied.
"It is an undertaker that is wanted
here,” I said, "not me.”
"Go one time.”
“Get me hot water, salt, mustard and
oil.”
I had no stomach pump, but had the
next best thing ready rapidly, and the
patient had It, too. In a short time he
was better and sensible, so I saidi “Have
some more?”
"No,” said he.
“Do,” said I, but I will omit his ob
servation; it was firm and all his remain
ing strength was in it.
“I do not want to frighten you, sir, but
after the poison you have taken it is ne
cessary,” I said.
“What poison?” he said.
“Well,” said I, “Brass Pan says you
have had a little out of this bottle.”
“Oh,” he said, "that's my last remain
ing lot of Enos fruit salt. It's own bottle
got broken. Have you been giving he this
emetic for that?”
”1 have,” said I. "and it serves you
right for putting medecine in wrong bot
tles. and, at any rate, it is a mercy the
emetic did you good.”
I need not relate further details. The
mail got well; he is alive now, and re
mains insufficiently convinced that he
owed that emetic to his method of keep
ing medicine in wrong bottles.
Mr. linine'g Plume and Spear.
Ex-Goverr.or Stone of Missouri tells a
story of an experience he had with a Wes
tern politician whom he met on the train
on his way from the Kansas City conven
tion, says the Washington correspondence
of the Baltimore American. Hot and worn
out by the week spent in the Missouri
town, Ex-Governor Stone sought rest and
quiet in a seat In the car next to an open
window. Just before the train started a
typical Westerner got In ar.d took the seat
beside him. The train had hardly started
before this man began to try to open a
conversation with Ex-Governor Stone, and
began to talk politics. The Democratic
leader from Missouri had had enough pol
itics during Ihe convention to last him
for some time, and he did not encourage
his companion to talk. But. nevertheless,
the man ran on in his conversation, and
from his talk Ex-Governor Stone soon
found that he was a great admirer of
James G. Blaine.
"Did you ever see Mr. Blaine?” asked
the Westerner, and when Mr. Stone re
plied thnt he had, his companion said:
“The greatest disappointment of my life
was that I never saw the great man from
Maine. I'd just give anything in this
world if I could have seen him walk down
those halls of Congress, wearing that
white plume."
Governor Stone was so astonished at
this remark that he roused himself long
enough to turn to his companion and siy:
"Why, Mr. Blaine never wore a white
plume.”
But this seemed to make the Westerner
indignant, and he replied:
"Oh, yes, he did. Did you never read
nbout him being the ’plumed knight?’
Why, I have heard that whenever he
walked down those halls of Congress he
not only wore m white plume, but carried
a spear. Just lire any other knight.”
This settled it, so far as Ex-Governor
Stone was concerned, and he settled back
in his seat to let the man babble on in his
talk unheeded.
The Martyrs of Pekin.
S. B. Kiser in the Chicago Times-Herald.
The little one looks in her mother's eyes
While the wild mob howls without:
“Oh, why do they starve us?" the little
one cries,
"And what is the trouble about?
What have we done, that they seek us
to-day, t
Vowing to capture end torture and slay—
And why do the nations let us wait
In hunger and danger and doubt?
- rp i- ,
“And why do we hide?" the child de
mands,
“>nd what have the guards to fear,
Since they that besiege are but savage
bands.
Armed with the bow and spear—
Since they that defend us have deadly
guns;
Why do they flee from the clamoring
ones—
Why do they close and bar the gates—
Why are we starving here?"
"We hnve sold them guns,” the mother
replies,
"Of the best that we have In store.
And our agents are seeking to civilize
And teach them and sell them more.
Forever, where Civilization goes
She hurries to arm and equip her foee
With the engines of war she builds
In the shops where her fires roar.”
"And why do the nations hesitate?"
The child exclaims aghast;
"Why must we suffer and starve and
wait,
And when shall the siege be past?
Have not the Powers been made aware
Of the fate we fear and the woes we
share.
And will they not send their ships
With conquering hosts, at last?"
“At last!—ah, yes;" the mother sighs,
"They will come to avert the wrong—
They will come when the last defender
lies
Defiled by the savage throng?
Eut ere they come they must take the
map
And mark for Briton and Russ and Jap
And Gaul and German Ihe zone
That to each shall, at last, belong!”
••• i * ,
On the wall* hang many a martyr's head,
Waiting the reckoning day!
Where they fall, the ground is accursed
and red.
And ihe stains will not wear away!
From ihe reeking ditches in which they
The nones of women and children cry
For the vengeance the nations owe—
Xfia debt that the world must pay.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—A Cleveland Judge has decided that
“Any woman is Justified in scolding her
husband if he comes homo drunk and ill
treats her and the children.”
—Among other signs indicating that
a man is insane it has been recently dis
covered by specialists In nervous disor
ders that irregular eyebrows are entitled
to consideration.
—Farmers in Kansas and Colorado gen
erally agree that the Russian thistle. If
cut when young, may be turned to good
account as fodder. Buttermakers find it
good feed for cows and sheep take to it
readily. A crop of thistles coming after
grain make excellent winter fodder for
cattle.
—Giraffe skins have become extremely
valuable because of their scarcity. Ten
or fifteen years ago it was common enough
for a hunter in South Africa to kill forty
or fifty of the animals in a day. At this
rote they were rapidly being exterminat
ed, and now a giraffe skin is worth any
where from *2O to *3O.
—Mrs. Thomas Swain, aged 65, has died
at St. Clair, Pa., of starvation caused by
contraction of the stomach. Several
months ago the curious malady developed
and grew worse until It was impossible
to force food into her stomach. Previous
to her death the sufferer had nog tasted
a morsel for twenty-three days.
—Food and supplies for the new ocean
iiner Deutschland are estimated to cost
*,50.000 a year and the salary list for each
round trip is about *IO,OOO. Although a
first-class passage at this season costs
*l6O, with a slight reduction for slack
times, the owners do not expect more
than 4 per cent, interest on their invest
ment.
—ln Ihe past year, according to author
ity, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton.
Pennsylvania and Cornell universities ex
pended *304,213 on athletics. In view of
tile superiority, of American athletes, as
demonstrated in the international con
tests in Paris, perhaps the authorities of
these universities may be inclined to re
gard the money as well spent.
—The following cruel remark has been
made, summing up exactly the impression
made by the maiden speech of Count Bont
de Caslellane in the Chamber of Deputies
at Paris the other day: “Small is his per
son small is his voice, small is his speech,
an<l when he is finished one concludes that
the amount of good sense that he posses
ses* is smaller still.”
—A curious discovery was made last
month at Damendorf. in Schleswig. Some
workmen, while digging peat, found a
well-preservfd corpse in the peat, cloth
ed in a coarse wool n material, with red
hair and with sandals on the feet. Dr.
bplieth, of Kiel, who was at once in
formed of the discovery, estimated the
age of the body at about 1,503 years. A
few years ago several coins were also
round near the same place, which were
believed by experts to belong to the first
centuries after Christ.
A recent number of Literature contains
some interesting figures concerning the
remarkable popularity of the writings of
Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian poet and
novelist. In his own country no less than
round two milli'ns of his hooks have been
sold. Of translations of his works there
have appeared 140 in Germany, 4S in Po
land, 30 in Russia, 22 in England, 16 In
* 'bland, 18 in Sweden, 16 in S rvia, 7 in
Italy, 7 in France, 6 in Denmark and 4
in Holland. Another translation is Just
announced from England under the title
of “Debts of Honor.”
—lt has frequently be n asked what be
comes of many of the carrier pigeons
that do not reach their intended de-tina
t.on nor are even heard of. An answer
to this question has recently b,er> found
by a farmer of Rhoendorf, opposite Bonn
on-ihe-Rhine. who had gone out bl ding
and, allowing himself to be lowered by
a rope from a projecting rock at the riv
erside, discovered a pigeon hawk's nest
wi h three cal ow birds n it and between
S ?< V t n '. and e:th,y oarri.r-pgcon feet
win foot rlnss, besides a number of
P geon wi! gs, bearing the stamp of some
homing society.
—A Bordeaux tradesman who had gone
to Paris with his little daughter of 5 went
into a sideshow at the exhibition, where
°wu° f .. the item * was Eastern dance
Why, exclaimed the little girl, "there's
mamma!” pointing to one of the Oriental
dancing girls on the stage. The voice
reached the ears of the "Oriental dancing
girl, who hurst into tears and rushed
from the stage. The Bordeaux visitor
promptly made his way to the Commis
sary Of Police and laid the matter before
him; the commissary sent for the Bor
deaux's tradesman's wife, who hal eloped
some time since, been deserted by the
man she went away with and had to re
sort to dyeing and dancing to get a living.
A reconciliation took place and husband
and wife left together.
—The extreme near-sightednese of Ca
mille Saint-Saens, the well-known French
composer. Is illustrated by the following
story, given by the Liverpool Dally Post.
Being asked to play something at a party
in Paris he extemporized for an hour in
the most brilliant fashion. Then some of
the guests began to leave, and after two
hours the rest took their departure The
hostess retired to bed, and the master of
the house alone remained In the room but
still Saint-Saens, lost in his musical rev
erie, and not perceiving that the guests
had departed, played on. At last, about 2
a. m., seeing Saint-Saens playing with
more ardor than ever, the host, complete
ly overcome with fatigue, became des
perate and said; “I beg pardon, my dear
sir. but pray are you not a little fatigued?"
Saint-Saens replied, without leaving the
piano, "Not in the least!" and, to show
how fresh he was. struck into anew im
provision with wilder enthusiasm than
ever. The host gave it up, stole out of
the room and went to bed. At daybreak
Saint-Saens rose, gravely bowed to the
tables and chairs and went home com
pletely ignorant that the chairs and tables
had been for hours his only audience.
—A great change has taken place within
the last few years in the methods of
French business houses as regards the
practice of working on Sundays. Most
houses of any importance now close en
tirely on Sundays, says the Paris Dally
Messenger, and among smaller trades
people even Ihe grocers close at 12 o’clock,
and at the latest at 2 on Sunday after
noon. But Ihe postal service* on Sundays,
which was settled at a time when Sun
day opening was much in favor, provided
In the beginning for the same service ae
on week days. In 1890, however, a regu
lation was made for the closing of post
offices at 6 In the evening, which hour was
advanced to 4 o’clock in 1894. The minister
of commerce, M. Mtllerand, and the Un
der Secretary of State for Postal Tele
graph matters. M. Mougeot. have Issued
a circular inviting an expression of opin
ion from Chamber' of Commerce as to
the advisability of closing postoffices and
stopping the work of postal employes at
12 o'clock on Sundays, provided, of course,
that the telegraph offices always remain
open and that arrangements are made for
Ihe sale of stamps and postcards at the
telegraph counters. The morning delivery
of letters would take place as usual, but
no further delivery would be made during
Sunday The Chamber of Commerce of
Paris, to which the question waa sub— <-
ted. strongly supported the pro—of
the ministers and adopted a -solution in
favor of the stoppage cJ th postofflce
work at 12 o'clock on B>-raays on the con
ditions mentioned oove. The proposal
finds favor amor* business house* gen
erally, as they Consider that the present
system is longer Justified by the re
quiremed! of commerce, and there is
ever*- likelihood that at an early dole the
r */orm will com# !At force.
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It is a medicine for weak women. It is a
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ISLE OF HOPE.
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630 am from Tenth | 600 ain for^lioiTolT
730 am from Tenth ; 600 am for Tenth
830 am from Tenth j 700 am for Tenth
9 15 am from Bolton | 8 00 am for Tenth
10 30 am from Tenth |lO 00 am for Tenth
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_ |U 00 pm for Tenth
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830 am from Tenth | 715 am for TentlT
2 30 pm from Tenth | 1 15 pm for Tenth
630 pm from Tenth j 600 pm for Tenth
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6 30 am from Bolton | 700 am for Bolton
730 am from Bolton 800 am for Bolton
100 pm from Bolton j 1 30 pm for Bolton
2 30 pm from Bolton j 3 00 pm for Bolton
700 pm from Bolton | 7 30 pm for Bolton
800 pm from Bolton | 8 30 pm for Bolton
THUNDERBOLT."
Car leaves Bokon street Junction 5:30
a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 11:30 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m. and
every thirty minutes thereafter until
12:00 midnight, for Bolton street Junc
tion.
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries Iraller for passengers
on all trips and leaves west side of city
market for Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt
and all Intermediate points at 9;00 a. m.,
1:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt,
City Market and all intermediate points
at 6:00 a. m.. 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m.
WEST END CAR.
Car leaves west side of city market for
West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40 minute*
thereafter during the day until 11:30 p. m.
Leaves West End at 6:2) a. m. and ev
ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day
until 12:00 o'clock mMnieht.
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