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FILIPINOS HOLD ELECTION.
iHP FIRST EXPERIMENT IX LOCAL
SULK OOVKKMU6JIT.
minrnlt lo I'l the Filipinos Itarlrd,
1t,,) Fear the V . hbounce of the
Kalipnnaß loolelr I pou all who
Callow American Hrllmila- Vlann.
Where the Klrel Election was
,1,1,1. I’rodncrd KIT Voiea oat of a
Copulation of ittt.tWH*— Free Resi
lient* l ulUlleil the Reqaalrenteuta
f „r Suit rage—The >e I > -Elected
alcalde Gave Mta tonatlt nruts a
.hock hr Aiiuuuuolug Hoaieatr as
Ilia Poller.
n'opynglx 1900. by J 0. Ballanee.)
|,a lland of Luzon, P, 1.. Oct. X
, ,n It became evident that the Filipino
, • ,xl of electing local officers was not
, , to baa ricces* under he United
- Army administration this city was
ted ss the place for the experiment
I 4n American election. Vigan Is the
cal of South 1 locos, about 7* mllea
rt>. of Man.la, and although not the
• st, is probably the rlchtat and best
sty In Northern Luzon It is an tm
.rn seaport wmh a large export trade
i tut)*,-co. hemp, sugar, It.dlgo and other
~ odueta. The Bureau of InforroaUo.i
k - vet Its population at nearly 20,000. U Is
* rest of the Bishopric of New Segovia.
, s college for men. and a seminary
- girls; has been designated ss a per*
rxr.snt military roe*, and Is the head
irters ot General Young, the Dlatriot
■ mm,wider. On these ecnaiderattona, tha
pe ■ m T . -w— ■ ' '
;; ♦ -ViKiR ■ *. *. • • .* <*.
t
* Election Board and Tellers.
officers under ho supervision munic.pal
rovs!i.raer.ta were belli* organised In the
I itH, decided time Vlgan was the rooet
fevo'able plac to try the nrat expsri
mentai election.
Sir. the American autnorltle* assumed
r ntrol, the t>re\ lons elections had been
conducted according to the method of the
former government: by viva voce vote of
tie- reldam. Till* hart It* defect* Kt
tr.uilaem ■ rimpim el the election.
Tom , fhrl il* mere duly ehoeen end took
the oath of fealty tc the t'nlled State*
and straightway began to further the In
tj**t* of me ln*urger.t* In vatdoue way*.
In the innocence of their hearia the Amer
: -an supposed that an oath meant some
">ing to the Filipinos. So It does when
tacked by fear of death and moat of the
tew y elec ed bfll< iaU hail lon* before
lour l theniselv c# by the blood oath ot
•ne katipunan S olety. the secret orflwnl
*a ion of the insurgents. which by a Judl
i u* policy of throat-ouuin* ha* firmly
Implanted In the mlnda of Its follower*
•he c -nvlotlon that v.oa'.lon of It* c*th
*re t conducive to longevity. Treachery
to the Amer can# n.ean' a *hort term In
t n; treachery to the Kvtlpunan meant
* knife thrust in the back or an ahduc
n with h.glily unpleasant con quence*
Tee choice w* obvious to the Filipino's
rur.d, particularly utter a few object lew
' na .n tl;* shape of dead or miln* town
■ fficlal* who had foiled to acceda to the
<i- mand* of the Insurgents.
local Official* Served Until Wide*.
Thu* It came about that most of the
' wn had a dual government. the head
■ f each nerng In many cates the hum
r:an One wua ’he and Jure open govern
' ient upheld by the American troop* and
'he other the da facto g ivernment ecretly
maintained by the insurgent*. Owing to
'he apparent poverty of tome town* the
American authorities found it exceedingly
difficult for their agents to collect the few
d> art i.ceded to pay the plitancs due tae
boitra ithe sulaty if which in ono town
only fifty cent* u man per month.)
whereas money was easily raised by the
••am- agents for the Insurgent*
The dual government* could not go on
nr interruptedly, forever. It was finally
rte-.u#d to Inaugurate new municipal
governments In Northern Luzon based on
American *y*titn. but with suffrage
*' restricted that intelligent and loyal
" • n might he chosen. Thl* could be ac
i: shed only by prever.tlrg the den-cly
rar.l and vtc,ou* from voting
i’tfficu.tle* were encountered from the
'' Many of the more Influential men
( tn* city seemed to favor the now
' heme and #<tmi ted that It promised
! "or result* lhan the old metlvd. bdt
united In *eek mi every oxcu*e for de
n*v They were afiald of the Kaupunan
* nty'* vengsnee upon any who took up
" American way*. Finally a number
cf th* prominent cltlaen* agreed to do
'heir part In the election If the authorities
would promise them the protection of the
American garrison. At the first atep, how
* *r, there wa* more trouble. Nobody
wanted to serve on the election board.
Th. *ervlce. they felt, would mark them
“t Hater* in the American movement—
and the Katipunan would do the r**t
sne of the exeu*-# offered were child*
(m< man of wca.th. who had proha
a dozen servants lu 111* house, gave
** bis excuse for not serving that he had
sick mother at home, and that If he
-rved on the b ard and wasn't around
' give her medicine regularly bl* poor
thsr would die. Finally, however, an
loti board, cofniKised cf three excel
nt representative men was chosen The
' tty Of the borirrt consisted In Inquiring
to qimllfleatlon Cf the electora, rag*
rtu and admlr.lsteilnr the oath of
* tnea to such a* were found qualified,
' kin* an alphabetical list of those found
11 hed. listening to and deciding cn
mplatnts of the registry list, holding
' election and making a due return of
‘ ,-ame.
ttunlltlcntiiina tor Snffraae.
• • im t v tc an ct ir m• sf
‘ 'b'r Ist, have held municipal executive
"Tee previous to August !SH. or ltd.
iw.d snnuully th pesos of taxes:
'•cd. be able to rea I. write and speak
*!:*h or Spanish Every voter wa* re
.Hcd to he a male person of ft years *f
legal resident of the city for six
title ttul free from allegiance to any
ign power. As Bl#nt*li was the writ
language of the country. It would
’ ' ! that a city the adv antages of
•••n would haw a largo number of elec*
tore possesalnz the foregotrg quttllfica
tlon*. When the Electlor Hoard had fin
ished Its w.>rk It wa* found to me amuse
ment of all. that out of e stated popula
tion of near JO.ouO. Vlgan had registered
only r; voters There sere f. who
could have qua.tiled and did no:, but there
were probably n t over mu men in the en
ure city Who possessed the prescribed
qualifications.
The electlor was held on July 4th so
i hat tha FtUptnoe m.icht have, here
after. a double celebration In a single
day. Two hundred and seven votes were
cast. The ballot w*as as secret as pos
sible. each voter handing his folded vole,
written out by himself, in the presldett*
Of the board who place,) It In a locked
ballot box. The writing out of the lai
bne was necessary, as no prin Ing pres*
was available. Every step in the voting
was supervised by an srmy officer and
• hie satisfied the native, that they had
had a really fair election. In former
limes, they had simple gone through the
form of sn election, hy 1 iel ng permitted
to cast a vote for the person wnotn the
officials decided beforehand was to be
elected.
An Alcalde, Lieutenant Alcalde, Treas
urer and Attorney, and II members of the
council were chi sen It Is very hazardous
to vsnture a positive opinion on a Kill-'
plno's allegiance, or sincerity, but tha
men chosen seemed as a body to be a
superior class of loyal officials. The In
auguration ceremon es. which were elalo
ra: ware accompanied hi the inevitable
Filipino banquet, followed by a dance, the
muaic for which was furnished, to the
vast astonishment and admuatton of the
natives, hy a phonograph
The Alcalde. In his Inaugural address,
1 surprised his Incredulous cp..diluents,
hy sating nat he ifcjanded lo adminis
ter the aflatra of the city honestly.
Under Spanish rule, the standard of ex
cellence In an Alcalde was graded ac
eordlng lo the amount he exacted from
the people. Ho was not allowed, by law.
to receive any compensation for tua ser
vices. which at times were very onerous,
and If elected or appointed he was oblig
ed to *erve. t'nder these circumstance*.
It should not be a matter of aate.ilsh
tnenr that he compensated himself Illegal
ly. Th* pna-tlon of Alcalde of an Impor
tant city like Vlgan was sought for. and
an ambitious energetic man was willing
So pay to the Civil Governor a bride of
at least ISO® for th* honor of being
elected (?) Alcalde. There never wa* any
uncertainty as to who would be elected
under these circumstance*.
Since th# election, Vlgan give* evi
dence of newly awakened prosperity
and when Americana bring new and tet
ter methods of agriculture and machinery.
Improve the harbor, and build an electric
railway, the water power for which Is
close by. It will grow Into a large and rl--h
city.
tip posing Candidates of Identical
Name,
So successful was the election experi
ment at Vlgan that H was followed up
with similar elections at San Fernando
and I <(. b th of which have been desig
nated as permanent posts. The results
Presenting the Alcale-the Emblem of Authority.
were tncoutaginx on th# whole. There
WHO lively time* and a highly complicated
roix-up at Lao***Two-hundted and f rty
a.x clilsen# qualified a* voter# one hun
dred and ninety-four of them ran for
office; moot of them for ir.emher of tne
council. A# e oouticlltaan r>a• no pay or
ailowan-e it wou.d c*m that some ationg
tuacinatlon muxt Inhere In th' office.
Every candidate got at least one vote.
It didn't take much more than tost to
elect. The Ele non Boa .1 had the tune o(
Its life try n* to determine which of ,he
two leading candidate# for Alcilil' "•
elected They had identically the me
nam. Officially they acre designated a*
Fir*t and Second, but this wa# rather too
fine a distinction for tint of the votlr*
end it w.ll never be known cer.ainly which
use th* people* choice.
li l* custom of the country to *peak
of a men hy hi* firet name and very often
i the rest of hi* name I* no; known For
example Agulraldo I* yen-roily known to
' .he people by hi* flrt name. Emilio, and
many are Ignorant of ni eumattu The
two l-a tlhk land Jute* above ment.oned.
had ach l!’# am- given, middle, t 1 sur
name which r!*' tfully belong'd to hem.
' but beeide# they hid varlou* honorary
and fatn.iy appellation* One of hem re
! cßlved vote# under nine different name*,
j tha Inno ent elector wrttlnx down the
nam# with which he w* molt femlttor.
imagining In M* atmphety, that the r*-
i turning h- ar t would know for whom he
intended the vote Fnder theclrcumetancee
! it wa* an iro**l> Hy "> d-'ermnle which
jof th# two * liquid have the benefit •
some of th* vets*.
| Owing to the scarcity of troops In North
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 0. 1000.
western Luzon, and the reeultltgr unset
tied oond.tlon of the country, and the
feeling of Insecurity among the people.
1. ha* not yet been teemed ail) isable to
hold elections In othef town*, but the
system will gruduwll) be extended as
eoon as the arrival of more troops, or the
p.i.-uring of Hme, gives the imople a feel
lr g of confidence and security.
M,iJ John Green lia.lance. Oth U. 8
Infantry.
Civil (Jovemor of Northwestern Luaon
CEMIi IN MATHEMATICS.
Mlaaoarl Men Haa IMaeovered a Sew
Principle In Equations.
From ths Kato-as City Star.
When William Q. Horner of Bath Eng
an obscure school teacher, In ISIS, mad,-
known to the world his method of solving
numerical equations of any degree the
discovery was viewed with suspicion by
nearly all the algebraist* of Great Bri
tain The Royal Society of Great Britain
| ’ had the luck." *o Prof Auguatu* do
Morgan a>* In hla "Budget of Para
doxes," to accept Homer a celebrated pa
far containing the method which ks far
on the way to become universe'.. but they
refused ih* pa|>er In which Horner de
veloped his view* of this and other sub
lets It took mors than twenty years
for Horner's method to get a foothold in
the University of Cambridge Tti* profea
sura and tutor* In that stronghold of
mathematical learning never used It till
students com.ug In from the most pro
giesslvs preparatory schools employed It
In their solutions of cubic equations, and
at Aral they were criticise.! because it
was out of th# usual l.ne of work. *1
though It wss ten times as simple as the
I methods of approximation then In vogue.
All attempts to *n|ve a general equation
of h# fifth degree have proved ineffect
u*l and one noted analyst. Abel, ha* de
monstrated to hi* own satisfaction, at
least, that the solution Is impossible.
Equations are divided Into two class**,
numerical and literal, and general equa
tion of whatever degree Is an equation
whose coefficients as well as the abso
lute term are literal
In th* hletory of mathematics It took a
long time to obtain a general solution of
an equation of the third degree, and af
ter repeat and effort* and many failure* the
genural solution of an equation of th*
fourth degree wa# effected by several dif
feretit mathematician*, and her# general
solutions have been at a standstill more
than Id) years Horner * method wa* such
no Improvement over all former method#
that as soon as H became known It took
high rank and It is lire simplest yet dis
covered
Recently anew discoverer has appeared
and he hsndles numerics! equations with
at esae and precision that relegate Hnr
ner s method to the department of an
cient history This author i* Prof. M. A
McGinn.* of Ni-osho. Mo In s book of
1i page# Prof MoGtnr.l* present* hie
system The key to the discovery con
sist' of certain definite relation* that the
".efficient* of th# unknown quantity beat
to <he root* of th* equation. Analysts
had dis oveted certain lews govern.ng Ih*
co-#fllcl*nt when the co-cfflclent of the
highest power of the unknown quaullly
|l* unity. By working with the turn of the
squares of i.i* loot* Prof M> Gmm* snow*
that certjjn relation* subsist when th*
irm of the squires of the product* of the
toots art taken two and two. ttnd so on
! for higher degree*. The author lays
down five fundamental theorem* wh* i
! he .ui* disco'ered and by the app.lcglton
of ■ hr*- and torn* other principle* he has
' ucceeded tn solving numerical qua'lon*
|tn the briefest manner ever pr-rentad.
Adel d*fncn*tr*’-<l that the general sotn,
! tloti of an equation of the fifth degree,
according io th* method* employed tn the
solution of lower equation*. *i Impassi
ble. which mean- tha' .he mole* of a
! tack hitherto retorted to would not work.
( Ta# compli-aiione were *o great that they
' could not a* unraveled Prof McGinnis
dove not work a’ aquation* according to
the usual method* presented by mathe
matician* but h* go-r at In# auhject
from another point of attack .together.
By discovering new law*, not hitherto
suspected that enter Into the structure
of equation*, and that the ro-*fflel#nt*
hear a constant relation to all the root*
of. the equation, he deduce* Ihe prtnci-
I plee that wen* unknown Th** being
j admitted, h- th-n proceed* to solve e#n
1-ral equation* both of tlv fifth and *lrt.t
| d-gree*. and the beauty of the method la
that It solve* ell numerical equations by
pro.cases almost arithmetical.
WARY BARGAINERS OF CHINA.
*
BI YSK AID SELLER ARK OPPON
ENT* IN A CONTEST OF INTEL
LECT.
The Keenest Wins the Prise— Both
Try to Cheat and Vomer 1 mea Both
Get Cheated—Some fhtaeae Com
merclal Tricks— foreigner. Are
Reanrded ns ttasy Prey—The He
mnrknlile IHaloane Between the
British Minister and the Too Ac
quisitive Silversmith—► air Prices
tor Prayers.
Wash.ngton, Orc. 7—The Chinese are
what may be termed natural trader* An
English or American merchant atudlse
th* coat f hla tnerclitlndnae. It* quality,
the condition* of the market, w .tar
the supply Is in th* excess of the del,; ttul
or the reverse, and from thl* fixes ht,
prie* accordingly Th* Chtnes* trader
studies all these points with equal care,
but he also studies each customer In
dividually. He looks him over from head
to foot, makes a hasty, hut get orally
accurate estlmet* as to hts gullibility,
his closeness or generous hand In mak
■ 1: g a bargain, his knowledge or ignorance
of ths market; and only whan he has
completed his etudies on thesa point
' does he name hts price Thu* It Is tha:
the twice of an article tn China always
depends more or leas upon th* person who
goes to make the purchase
An Illustration of the fact that the
| Chines* tnercltant studies hi* customer*
would be alien by an examination of
| the prices paid by foreigner* in Pekin
for such common article* as bef and
1 mutton. It would b* found tha: every
I foreigner pay* more for a pount of
meat than any of hi* Cl. ties* neighbor*,
and that no two pav exaotly tha writ
price, or. If any two did pay tn: same
, that they dll not get th* same number
of ounces to the pound. Th* solitary
barber In Ptkln who understand* dress
Ing th* hair In the Ru oj*an style chargf*
an ambaasador two shilling* a secretary
of legation one shilling and an ordinary
1 foreigner sixpence Water-carries grade
; their motythly bills In the same way.
Rattle of Brains Over Prices.
A bargain In Chjta.' no matter how
trivial the subject may be, 1* really tut
intellectual duel Wlml eloquence, what
vigor of expression and freedom at
gesture the writer has seen expended
over the price of two pounds of cahbtg>
or a couple of cold boiled potato, ■ ’ Que
tatlona from the classics, iimwssloned
appeals to bystanders, aigum-nis base)
op Justice and reason, and Irreverent
allusions to tha ancestors of she other
man, all these com* In p ay over she pay
ment of five eerie or Ks*. Bach parly
to the transaction Is seeking to ehtut
the other, and frequently ea-h Is sue
esaafu), the buyer paying le** than he
ought, and tn# seller cheating him It.
thg weight or measure
My first experience In thta sort of elo
quence was ip purchasing, for li a
pair of porcelain vases for which, at th*
outset of ihs two hour* of very amusing
struggle, the dealer demanded H' ■
which was net coat' I have often be.
trapped Into th* purcase of article* whir:
1 did nos want In th* following manner '
A dealer In as they are cell*
old proceleln*. coin*. tvronxes t
would com* and offer som* object f
sal*, maktng a little speech about It
rarity beautiful form and color, and *lo*.
by saying that the price was only I
Not wishing tha artlei# at any price. I
wrould say:
‘TH give you a quarter of a dollar.''
"Oh. look at It! he* how fins tt I*
say s the merchant.
"Can't; I'm buey; 1 don't want It,”
I say .
"Well." say* the dealer "I want to
sell U to you very much. Olv# m* three
dolllars."
"No. Go away."
"All right; It Is yours for a quarter "
Th# prices for cab* (China** carta) In
Pekin Is very generally lixed at 12 oentr
an hour Yet one can never be engaged.
If the price Is dlscuseed In advance,
without at least half an hour* argument
If one la ak*n Without previous ■ r-reng*-
ment as to price, and at the cosiclualns*
!cf the service the proper far* be offered
the driver, he will tnvarthly demand
more If thl* la refused, tn* driver will
gen* rally go quietly away. But if through
i Ignorance or mistaken generosity a larger
tsc Ha btrves, the Main B ueine#* Street In Vlgan.
SUgi I offered ti- driver file* Into aj
r >ge. because It Isn't still M*#-r. throw*
ti • tnon* y on the ground, end * threa'
<f appeal to the ptillce. rr an li ura argu
mem* le necessary I*f re quiet is re- |
stored
A frten I of mine, on a Journey eround
eh* world, etayed for a few day# at
Pekin and complained bitterly to me of
111- high price* Cherged by C'bln*#e Irn
keri-ers for room* He had. #o he said,
offered two dollar* In payment for a
•mail room wit bout t eddlr.g or furniture.
In a wretched Inn The landlord demand
ed five dollar* for a *tn*l* night. A long
wrangle ensued, and finally the g*ntl
man offer-d two dollar* and a half which
elm landlord. f cr mor word* ' iicni
ed to *c -pi Th# customary price for
such a room, fond rot Included, I* twenty
five cent* a night, and If my friend had
offer-d thl* niiit H would have t>*en ac
cepted w.thout imi 'li discussion.
John'* Genlu* for Trßrkery.
A book might be wrHltn upon th#
more pal. al l fraud* aid trl k* cf which
Chine** tralvr la guild With a ,
goose-quill he blow* up hi* m men
that the variosi old carca** look* f*
and tempting He piHe atone* Into hi
head* of ibbage, which ha tell: by th
pound He sell* dwarf o.ah*e-lr-ee load
ed down w .1. fruli, nine-tenth* of whl
Is cleverly wired on to brunch#* win
never fed and developed It. Or If, b:
accident. * hole has been knock-d tr
Ihe eld- >f an old poreelaln va*e. hr
grp d* tbs bole Into oms aort of *hap<
elsvsrly gritvi* fit* and glue* any hit of
old brick Into the opening, and then v
accurately reproduce* In every detail and
shade of color th# outelde decoration ant
glass that by the application of add
alone <an th- fraud be dtr*-:*d Th
emalir*** of the profit to be derived from
th* fraud never deters him. h* seem*
to cheat for lov- of cheating.
Ono of ihe ablest British Mtnia*r# to
CHRISTMAS
CHEER
Is in the air. Already faint
suggestions of the coming day
stir many to anticipate their
Christmas wants.
ll it's a Suit, an Overcoat.
SILK SUSPENDERS, GLOVES,
SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, COLLARS,
NECKWEAR, CUFFS,
Silver or Gold JEWELRY
Headed UMBRELLAS, HOSIERY,
HATS, SHIRTS,
UNDERWEAR, SHOES,
Or anything a Man or Boy needs,
it’s here. In splendid assortment,
fresh, durable and reasonable.
H. DRYFUS,
Hi BROUGHTON STREET, WEST.
China, and a fine scholar of th# language,
ui hi* bachelor day* made a aontroot
with a ellvarsmlth at Pekin, by which
the Minister waa to furidsb Mexican dol
lars which th# etlveramtth was to melt
and make Into a pair of canjelabra.
reserving three per rent, of the silver fur
ht* labor In du# time the candelabra
were deliver'd end gave great aatlsfac
tlon to th# Mln,*tr. Having used them
several years, and being about return
to England, he decided to eetl them and
called In. *a it happened, another silver
smith who. sftv examining them care
fully. offered U> for them. A ronversa-
lion ensued. In which ihe Minister learn
ed hai while he had theoretically put
three hundred Mexican dollars Into ht*
candeUHr* there wa# not an oune# of
stiver tn them.
The British Mlalstar** Had Bargain.
In a great rage at ih* trick that had
been played upon him. the Minister sent
for th* original sip ergmlth. whei the
following dialogue took place 14 may
be stated that It I* oone'.d-rtd a mark
of respect for a #ubordlnat to repeat
the word*, or the sense of them, ad
dressed to him by a superior before
answering him
The British Minister: "Tou infernal
scoundrel! Didn't I make * bargain
with you three years * to make a pilr
or solid *-lv#r candelabra, and didn’t I
furnish you with *0 dollar*
Chit*** kllversmlth You Infernal
scoundrel! Didn't 1 make a bargain
with you three v#ar ago to make a pair
of s lid silver can le sbra, and didn't you
firr.|*h me with )00 dollars for them?
Ye*, your excellency."
Thai Britten Minister "And a rent
hose your work, and there Isn't an
uncaof silver In Uvm'"
Chln-se B!lv*rm!th: "And aren’t
hoes my werk an I thsr# Isn't an since
f silver In them? Mom true, your
•veeilency."
Th# Hrltlah Minister: "You barefaced
olef! If before *unt you don't bring
ne everv dollar 1 gave you, I'll send
you to prison. Oet out of my alght '
China#* 8t veremith "You barefaced
lilsf! It before sunset I don't bring
your excellency every dollar your -x
--elleney gave me. you will send me to
.irtson! Quit* right, vour excellenry "
The !lvermtlh bowed and departed
He returned In half an hour with th*
money, which h' handed to the Minister,
and with manv assurances of his dis
tinguished consideration and best wl*be
that the Minister might have a pleasant
visit home, look hi* leave.
The on# line of purcbee# In which the
Chinaman dewen’l hyrgdr. Is In th* mat
ter of hta prayer# A Mg Mist ness le done
In the Flowery Land, hy shopkeepers
who keep what are known as prayer
shupa. It would take John Ghlnaman far
too long to offer the many thousands of
prayerr* pr, scribed by his faith In fact
were ha to do so hs weurld have no time
for work and so he can promisee mat
ters hy buying these llttl# slip* of parch
ment, which have prayer* written on
them hy th* priests, from the prayer
ahope. and burning them believing that
a* the smoke from them disperse* In the
at mo- here. #o hi* prayer# ascend to
He*"., and are recelvwl by The Deity.
Whatever the pray*r-**ll#r aaks for the
Blips of paper John pays uncomplainingly.
He consider* tost be la getting hi*
money's worth there
SNAIL Itbki'l 141 L&H. HLACH.
It Chflatra Color With the liter and
Fall of the Tide.
From tha Denver Poet
“A day's sail -from New Orleans ties
final I Isle, a strange end lonely Island,
withs broad, low. sandy beach that
changes color with every flow of ih* tid#."
said Y. Burnt Zeheks. of tha Creaoent
City Mr Zelleks Is s men of wealth and
letoure. whose chief delight la yachting
and the outlines of his stanch and hand
some yacht, the Baa Gull, are familiar to
seafaring men m Southern waters He t*
fond of the Gulf of Mexico, and spends
his winters cruising along Ms shores
"Snail Isle, a* the sailors call tt." said
Mr Zelleks, "I* scarcely more thon two
mile* long. Half covered by the warm
waters of tha Gulf at high tide. It aeems
to b*r a charmed ex tat* nee. Other
Island*, larger and htghar than It hav*
l*3*i. swept away by th* heavy storm*
I'M the little, low lying Island I* as large
to-day aa tt was fifty yaars ago. the old
sailors i*il me
"Its sands are of a golden yellow color,
and when the rising tide agreed* over
the wide shell strewn beach the glided
Ml* of earth glta**n In the *un!.ght Hut
when th* lid* ebb* a marvellous change
take* place The golden sand* become
purple, aa If hy magic. Men who eee It
for the Art time, ruh their eye*. I#*t they
be dreaming. Aa the tide recedae th#
purple deepen*, and th ono* bright, gllt
tertng beach be-ome* dark as the royal
robes of in empress Old tailor* who
have sailed around th* world gas* at th*
beach In bewilderment. They have never
even tt* Ilk* before. It I* a tight never
to he f ergot ten -an astounding spectacle,
be entitle men r* atartltd.
"From the deck of th* flea Gull I walch
ed th* beech change color on* winder af
ternoon. The splendor of th Southern
■tin Rhone over sea and land Th* sand*
of th* tele *e*m*d more trully golden than
any I had ever seen before Tha tld*
which had been at a standstill for a few
moment* began to turn Iwok to th* ocean.
Fan mated by th* beauty of the beach
with It* waving fringe of gr*> n-'.eaved
palm*. I stool by tlw bowsprit gas.ng
•horeward. Huddenly the color seemed
to darken. Astonished, I glanced more
keenly at th# scene. Over the broad ex
panse of glimmering sand a purple wav#
wa* spreading 'What can tt he?' T won
dared Re her and richer grew th# purple
hue. and 1 realiiwi that my eye* w#r*
not deceiving Beside* me smiling with
satisfaction, at my aatonmhmant, stood
our pilot. Boh' Allen In anw*r lo my
hasty quest kin, he ordered the gig lowered
and silently supped Into tha boat. I fol
lowed and away w# were swiftly rowed
toward th# shore A* w* drew near I
beheld upon the beach myriad* of llttl*
crawling purpl* object*. Springing ashore
•• the boot touched sand I picked up on#
of ih# tiny spot* of color. It was a *na
Wonderfully purpl# In bu* and aa Urge
as peanut*, the ttrangs crustacean* had
colored the bnaoti. Whan tha tide folia
they t*ue forth from the wet sand lo
search of food with remarkable rapidity.
The old adage* about the slowness of
sna.la would rot apply to Ih* purpte ones
on bnaU trie. They hav* aiongatad boiMag
and con crow] almost a* rapidly aa small
crabs They are dalMoua tidbit* when
daintily cooked and after (he suggestion
of Captain Allen we at* muny of them
Their shell* or* singularly baautiftil
wlien first aecursd. but goon tadg Into a
dull gray color.
"There an many beautiful Island*
along ib* Gulf coast but non* h*a far
me the attraction of Snail Isle."
ni.iNii potiMiiini ntxTKR.
lie Alec Haas a glare and fine* After
the (owe el MllUlna Time.
From the Minneapolis Tribune
Le Suen*. Minn , Nov. SB —The little vil
lage of Lexington, on Clear Dak*, Ia
flucur county, Minn., claim* It has the
only blind postmaster In Minnesota, and
probably the only one In th# L’nltert
States.
For more than thirty year# Hiram Bax
ter has served th* people of the village
and surrounding country bo their entire
*a lief action and nearly all of this time
he has been blind. He also has a small
general store and an Inn. where he keep#
th* traveller who need* a meal or nlght'a
lodging He has a wondarful memory and
can always tdl If thara la a paper or
latter for anyone who oalla. Hla wife or
hi* eon calls off th# name* when th#
mall Is distributed and a letter may Ha
In th# office for two weeks, bift when th*
proper person calls, hs remembers It H*
can put hi* hand on any one of th* tk>
boxes aid give th* name of the owner
In the More he ha* a mere accurate
knowledge of whore everything la than
a person who can see It make* no differ
ence what you ask for. h* can put hi*
hand on tt 1f It la In (took, and will meas
ure tn rant* of calico or a gallon of
oil with equal facility, anil will not make
nildaktt In weighing a nVkel'e worth
of candy or a dollar's worth of sugar.
Hia hearing has been cultivated until he
know* every on# of hi* regular cuitotn
rr* by their voice and when on# of them
call* out. “Any melt for m>',” he answer#
yea or no with aa much lasuranc* a* If
he aiw them. In money mailer* he favors
coin and can count It almost aa rapidly
a* a person with goud sight
Ha keep* several cow* and car## for
them himself Each cow wears a bell
and by tbls means he find* and drives
them up from a large woodland pasture.
They term to realise that he 1* different
from other p-oplc, end no matter how
much he run* against or stumble* over
them they never move.
Hr I* a wonderful example of what *
man ran do In a business way who ha*
lost bl* eight. _ .
( arloeltle* of IHgratloa.
From the Augusts <G*.) Chronicle. *
An Au'iust* gentleman slates that he
once cured a gastric tioubla by eating
at supper a plentiful supply of cucum
ber* and cold blackberry dumpling, and
yet. In bla case, nothing would have teem
ed mors pern,clou*. Proctor, th* astron
omer. suffered from excruciating head
jehev He waa satisfied that they am#
from some trror of diet, and so he drop
's'
another until he concluded that nothing
else waa left tor experimentation. He
nod forgotten on* article, howaver. It
was butter. H* abandoned that and ate
everything eise and never suffered from
headache* again to his dying day. Man
It wonderfully made a tel *o 1* ih stom
ach. Kemedle# for dyspepsia are numer
ous You may pay your money *ud taka
your c botes-
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