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HARRISON IN THE WOODS.
Rniliilicfnora of the Ei-PrpHldfnt
While mJ 111 m Adirondack Camp.
Ex-President Harrison had a sum
mer home on Second lake, Fulton
chain, In the Adirondaeks. While In
the woods he oast off all political ties,
■ays a Utlca dispatch to the New York
Bun. He saw no politicians and would
not discuss politics In his forest home.
General Harrison's camp Is called
Berkeley Lodge. It consists of several
small rustic buildings. lie was an ex
pert oarsman, but usually went out
with a guide. He was an enthusiastic
golfer and took an interest in the links
at Old Forge. He could cast a fly with
remarkable accuracy and was second
only to the most expert guides in this
accomplishment. His aim was true,
but he rarely entered the forests to
bunt, as he feared that he would be
shot accidentally.
Berkeley Lodge is well shaded by
pine, spruce and poplar trees. A very
fair view of the lodge may be had
while coming up the lakes, but once in
front of the buildings the view is ob
structed by the trees.
During the first years of General
Harrison's residence on the chain he
was wont to salute the larger boats
plying the waters of the chain with a
wave of a handkerchief. Later there
came so many prying eyes and so
many cameras that he kept back from
the shore of the lake, and one was
scarcely able to distinguish him in the
midst of the trees, even while the
steamer stopped at the pier to unload
supplies for the lodge. On occasions
the general would be found seated
near the shore with his child.
Camera fiends caused the ex-presi
dent much annoyance, and finally he
lefused to allow any one with a cam
era to land at his wharf. He attended
the Presbyterian church at Old Forge,
being rowed down through the lakes
by his guide. On such occasions he
wore his woods costume of brown and
a soft shirt.
TELEGRAPH ACROSS AFRICA.
Sarvrr For the Line HUN Kpnclird
the Heart of the Uurk Continent.
The telegraph line which Mr. Cecil
Rhodes is extending from Cape Town
to Cairo is making excellent progress,
says the New York Sun. The line,
stretched on short iron poles, has now
reached the neighborhood of the Zam
bezi river, and the surveyors who are
selecting the route are far in advance.
It has been t 1 'Cided to run the line up
the east coast of Lake Tanganyika as
far as Ujijl, whence it will be carried
northeast to the south coast of Victo
ria Nyanza; then it will be built along
the east coast of that lake and into the
little known country west of Lake Ru
dolf and finally will skirt the western
frontier of Abyssinia and descend the
Nile.
Some people may wonder how a tel
egraph wire can be pushed through a
barbarous country aud be kept in con
dition for business. It is a compara
tively simple matter.
The scheme for safeguarding the wire
Is that which Stanley suggested long
ago. Native chiefs all along the route
are subsidized to keep the wire in
proper position. As far as it extends
through their territory they must see
that the wire Is kept off the ground
and In its proper place on the poles.
They are well paid for their services if
they fulfill their duty, but of course re
ceive nothing If they neglect their
charge. It Is, therefore, to their inter
est to keep the wire In good condition.
This system has been found to work
well on the Kongo and in other parts
of Africa where it has been tried.
The Red Flaif.
The red button and the red flag have
been the emblem of labor and revolu
tion for more than 3,000 years. In the
ancient world the favorite colors of the
aristocracy were white and azure bine,
while red was plebeian. Minerva and
Ceres, the goddesses of labor and agri
culture, were always represented as
dressed In ilaming red. and the ban
ners of the Greek and Roman trade
unions were of the same color. The red
flag nowhere in antiquity meant feroc
ity and slaughter, but rather typified
the fact that all men, whether slaves
or masters, had In their veins the same
blood and In their nature the same hu
manity.
But In the frequent servile wars of
Italy and Greece the red flag gradually
became the emblem not of labor, but of
revolt. At one time when the rebel
lious slaves and gladiators under Spar
tacus defeated three Roman armies the
red flag was on the point of supplant
ing the eagle in the Imperial city itself.
It Is related that the labor soldiers
were so fanatically devoted to their
flag that it was the custom of their
generals when in battle to hurl it far
into the enemy's ranks and so compel
its devotees to rush forward and recov
er it.—New York Post.
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I NOTES ON MANCHURIA.
Scene of Possible War Between
Japan and Russia.
LITTLE OF IT SEEN BY EUROPEANS
tirralrat Part of the Country Is Cov
erall by Foreita lron and C'oaJ
Abound Population Katlmated at
j 3,000.000—Mailtohoo» the Uomlnut
llare In Chinese Umpire.
Here are some facts about Man
churia, a part of China over which
there may be war between Japan and
Russia:
Manchuria, the land of the Mant
choos, a country of Asia, a dependency
of the Chinese empire, bounded north
by the Amur river, which separates it
from the Russian province of the
Amur; east by the Usuri river, which
separates it from the Russian district
of the Amur; south by Korea and the
Yellow sea. and west by Mongolia, be
tween latitude 40° and 53* «HY north
and longitude 118° aud 135 J east; area
about 400,0<X) square miles; population
estimated at 3,000,000. Formerly the
territory extended to latitude 58° north
and longitude 142° east, but in 1858
China ceded to Russia all of Manchuria
north of the Amur and east of the
Usuri river.
A large part of this country is an un
inhabited wilderness, and but little of
It has been visited by Europeans.
Nearly the whole of it is drained by
the Amur river and Its branches.
There are few lakes. The most Impor
tant of them is Lake Khauka, which
is 40 miles long and 25 miles broad.
The province is traversed by several
mountain chains. The Sih-hih-tih rnoun
! tains extend from the boundary of
Korea in a northeastern direction. The
southwestern portion of this range
bears the Mantehoo name of Shan
Alin and the Chinese name of Shangpe
shau, or I/ong White mountains. The
Ilykhoorl Allu, in the north, forms
three sides of the extensive valley of
the upper Nonni, its eastern branch ex
tending between the Amur and the
Songarl to near their junction. The
Khlngau mountains, running north and
south and rising to a height of 15,000
feet, form part of the western bound
ary. The greatest part of Manchuria
is covered by forests, the abode of wild
animals, many of which afford valu
able furs. Among them are bears,
wolves, deer, the argali and the dzlg
getal. The rivers and coasts abound
In fish, among which carp, sturgeon,
salmon, pike and shell fish are espe
cially plentiful. Among the birds of
prey is a vulture, which in size and
fierceness rivals its congener, the con
dor of the Andes.
The southern part of Manchuria is
cultivated and produces wheat, barley,
pulse, millet, buckwheat and silk. It
also supports large herds of horses,
cattle and sheep. Ginseng and rhubarb
are a government monopoly. The coun
try Is rich in Iron and coal. The cli
mate of the greater part of Manchuria
resembles that of Canada in the con
trasts of temperature in different sea
sons, In summer varying from 70* to
80*, while in winter in the northern
parts snow is abundant, the ground is
frozen to a considerable depth, and the
mercury ranges from 45* above to 10'
below zero.
Manchuria is divided into three prov
inces, Liaotung, or Shinking; Girin and
Saghalin-ulu. Liaotung contains a pop
ulation, according to the Chinese cen
sus of 1812, of 2,187,286; the others to
gether about 1,000,000. Liaotung is,
however, sometimes included in China
proper. The three capital cities are
Mukden, or Shinyang; Girin and Tzlt
zikhar. Mukden is 380 miles northeast
of Peking and is a large city surround
ed by a wall of ten miles in circuit.
Hingking, GO miles east of Mukden, is
also a considerable city. It was for
merly the family residence and the
family burial place of the Mantehoo
emperors of China. Kingchow, on the
gulf of Liaotung, southwest of Muk
den, of which it is the port, carries on
a considerable trade in cattle, provi
sions and drugs. Its harbor is shallow
and unsafe. Kaichow, on the east side
of the gulf, has a better harbor. Girin
is a very extensive province, but thinly
inhabited.
The Mantchoos belong to the Tungu
sic branch of the Mongolian division of
mankind. They are of lighter complex
ion and heavier build than the Chinese,
and some of them have florid complex
ions, blue eyes, aquiline noses, brown
hair and heavy beards. They have the
same peculiar conformation of the eye
lids as the Chinese and resemble them
closely in other respects, but their
countenances are generally of a higher
intellectual cast and their character
haughtier and more determined. They
are the dominant race in the Chinese
empire, being dispersed over the whole
of it as officers and soldiers, and the
skill and energy with which they have
governed their vast dominions since
1644, when they took possession of the
throne, show them to be possessed of
high qualities. During the same period
they have greatly improved tne condi
tion of their own original country.
When the Mantehoo* conquered Chi
na, they Imposed upon the subject peo
ple a portion of their dress and many
of their usages. The mode of arrang
ing the hair iu a tall now in use by the
Chinese was forced upon them by the
Mantchoos, to whom it had long been
familiar. On the other hand, they have
adopted many of the customs of the
Chinese. They began to be conspicu
ous in eastern Asia about the begin
ning of the seventeenth century, when
after a long series of Internal wars
their tribes were united into one na
tion under a chieftain named Tlen
ming, who in 1618 declared war against
China, then ruled by the Ming dynasty.
He overran and devastated the north
eastern province, but died about 1627,
leaving the prosecution of his daelgn
of conquest to his son Tlen-tsung, who
made affiances with rebels whose lead
ers pretended to be rightful helm to
the throne.. With their aid he made
himself master of Peking, and the last
of the Chinese emperors, Hwal-tsong,
having committed suicide In 1643, the
Mantehoo chief took possession of the
government. He died In 1644, and his
son and successor, Shun-chl, Is regard
ed as the first emperor of the Mant
ehoo dynasty, which still holds the
throne. An account of the country, by
the archimandrite Palladium of Peking,
was communicated to the British Royal
Geographical society In 1872.
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1 WASHINGTON LETTER.
| Oourteale* by CnntouiN OQli rrt—Walk
ton on Water—Wanta Native
!;*■(•»«<' Tauifht.
[Special Corretpondeac*.]
Secretary Gage lias Issued an order to
customs officers that will oblige them
to forego some of the courtesies here
tofore extended to American travelers
and will annoy those persons who have
enjoyed the courtesies from year to
year on their departure l'oi . . - turn
from Europe.
A practice has existed for mauy
years under which the treasury has oc
casionally issued Instructions to col
lectors to extend special courtesies to
persons named upon their arrival from
foreign ports upon reasons set forth In
applications made directly to the de
partment. This privilege was original
ly granted only to principal members
of the diplomatic corps and other high
officials of foreign nations and to Inva
lids and other persons entitled under
some peculiar conditions to considera
tion.
The demand for such courtesies has
constantly grown In extent, and the
practice has afforded Justifiable
grounds for protest against Its discrim
ination between private citizens. The
department has also received Informa
tion which shows that the safety of the
revenue requires a return to the origi
nal purposes of the usage.
The chief officers of customs are in
structed that the extension of special
courtesies to arriving passengers will
hereafter be limited to foreign embas
sadors, ministers, charges d'affaires,
secretaries of legation and high com
missioners and to similar representa
tives of this government abroad re
turning from their missions, all the
above officers being entitled by Interna
tional usage to the free entry of the
baggage and effects of themselves, their
families and suits without examina
tion.
Walklig oa Water.
In the debate upon the revenue cut
ter bill the house near the close of the
session got pretty badly tangled up be
tween Internal revenue and customs
revenue aud army officers, naval offi
cers and officers of the revenue marine.
Colonel Hepburn tried to straighten
things out by suggesting In a humor
ous, blunt way that these officers were
not likely to come into conjunction
with each other. "The troops operate
upon the land," he said, with the air
of one Imparting solemn information,
"while naval officers maneuver their
ships upon the sea. There can be no
possible conflict between them unless
some way is devised for soldiers to
walk upon the water or for ships to
sail upon the land."
"Speaking of walking upon the wa
ter," Interrupted Talbert of South Car
olina, "do you remember a namesake
of yours, one Peter, who In olden times
walked upon the water?"
"My recollection is," answered Hep
burn, "that he did not make much
headway."
"The difficulty In that case," added
Talbert, "waa a want of faith. If
these gentlemen of the revenue marine
had sufficient faith, they might walk
upon the water."
Wants Native Lu«ia<e Taacht.
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii is an
earnest advocate of the teaching of
the Kanakan language in the schools
of that territory, not as an exclusive
language necessarily, but the same as
French, German, Latin and Greek are
taught in the schools of the United
States. "They are slowly crushing out
the native language In the schools and
colleges of the island," he declared.
"The case of the College of Lahaina
luna, on the island of Maul, Is a re
cent notable Instance. That college
has graduated many of our most not
ed Hawailans.
"But there Is another phase of the
subject The history and literature of
the Hawaiian people are written almost
entirely on manuscript and are of course
in the Hawaiian tongue. Students of
history, for example, who wish to learn
the native language to explore this ex
tensive field of research are shut ont
from such an opportunity. Other lan
guages are taught In the schools of this
country. It seems to me entirely rea
sonable that schools and colleges In
Hawaii should be allowed to teach the
Hawaiian language."
Senator Hoar's Joke.
Senator Hoar has discovered that It
does not pay to be funny unless you
label the Joke.
While the senate was discussing a
railroad bill having for Its purpose the
protection of railroad employees from
accident Senator Hoar suggested that
the best plan would be to make the
directors of each road ride upon the
cowcatcher. "Then," remarked Mr.
Hoar, "nobody would get hurt."
Senator Elkins, who Is several times
a railroad director, took the suggestion
quite seriously and expressed his sur
prise* that such a proposition should be
submitted to the senate. "Oh, dear,"
replied Mr. Hoar, quite taken back at
the lack of appreciation of his humor,
"I meant that for a Jest. And it
wasn't original with me either. Rich
ard H. Dana many years ago suggest
ed that directors ride upon the cow
catchers, although," added Mr. Hoar
as he surveyed Senator Elkins* ex
pansive form, "1 must say that the
senator from West Virginia would
make an admirable cushlou to place
between colliding trains."
The unofficial reports current Bome
time ago that Lord Pauncefote, the
British embassador, would have his
period of service In Washington con
tinued have now been fully confirmed,
and it appears that the extension will
last throughout the present year and
is likely to be followed by another ex
tension, owing to the embassador's
vigorous health and thorough ac
quaintance with all of the Important
international questions In which the
two governments are interested.
Carl Schofield.
WHERE THEBES GROW.
Go into the woods where grows the
big timber and get a lesson how to
grow a tree. There you will find va
riety for one thing, the earth always
cool and moist around the roots, peren
nially mulched with the falling and
decaying leaves, the absence of greedy,
moisture absorbing grasses, decaying
wood and leaves ever enriching the
store of humus in the soil, the most
perfect conservation of moisture possi
ble; see all this and then go and buy a
tree of some peddler, dig a round hole
In a blue grass sod or ou some sun
beaten sterile hillside and plant your
tree and expect the good Lord to make
your tree grow. Know this, that suc
cess with tree plantiug always lies
along the line of following natural con
ditions as closely as possible.
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! STUDENTS OF RUSSIA.
Facts About Their Grievances
and College Life.
GEIEBAL UPBIBIKG APPBEHEHDED
Aatocratlr Uoferameat of Haiitaa
Umpire Heiected In the laatttu-
U«. na of LearaUg Stadents All
Drnna Prom Poorer Claiaea of the
fvv-'atioD.
The recent disturbances at the uni
versities of Kiev, Odessa, St. Peters
burg and Moscow are a convincing
proof of the deeply rooted discontent
among Russian students, whose prin
cipal grievance is that the government
has dissolved all existing undergradu
ate societies and associations, writes
the 8t Petersburg correspondent. of
the New York Times.
I In June, 1900, a general congress of
' Russian students was convened at
Odessa. The initiative of this con
gress was attributed by the govern
ment to certain student secret societies.
At one of the meetings of the congress
the delegates were arrested by the po
lice, and all documents found upon
them were confiscated. According to
the government, the congress of stu
dents had been convened for a criminal
purpose—the unification of all student
; clubs into one central organisation.
The arrest of the students and the
confiscation of their documents did
not, however, put a Btop to the revolu
tionary movement among the under
graduates. Noisy protests were made
against the action of the czar's gov
ernment, and riots even took place on
several occasions.
The principal disturbances have been
at the St Vladimir university at Kiev.
In December last the students of the
university decided to suspend their
studies after the winter holidays If
their demands were not complied with.
A professor at the university had been
removed by the government owing to
his sympathy for the student cause
and replaced by a professor who was
persona non grata to the students.
Seven hundred undergraduates then
openly rebelled against the rector
(president), whereupon they were ar
rested and punished by the adminis
trative authorities. The principal lead
ers were sentenced to from two to
five days' Imprisonment each, and the
others were deprived of their univer
sity privileges for a year. A general
meeting of the students was held to
demand that these sentences be an
nulled. The university authorities
having then declared themselves pow
erless to re-establish order, the gov
ernor general of Kiev sent a detach
ment of gendarmes to quell the dis
turbances.
The minister of public education
then appointed a committee of 15 to
Investigate the nature of the troubles
at the University of Kiev. As a result
of this Inquiry two students were sen
tenced to three years' compulsory mili
tary service, five students to two years'
service and 17G students to one year's
service. As a consequence of these
harsh sentences renewed disturbances
have taken place at Kiev, and a gen
eral uprising of university students
throughout the empire Is to be appre
hended. It la therefore more than ever
evident that a radical reform in the
existing system of university govern
ment in Russia la necessary. It is well
known that the czar himself Is strong
ly In favor of such a reform.
present system of university
government in Russia dates from 1884.
The rector of every university Is ap
pointed directly by the emperor and the
dean by the minister of public educa
tion. As In Germany, every student
must pay a fee for each course of
study he elects to take. This fee goes
to the professor. Besides their fees,
the professors receive salaries from
the government ranging from 2,000 to
3,000 rubles a year.
To form a correct Idea of the exist
ing Russian university system all pre
conceived ideas derived from the Amer
ican system—and, Indeed, the British
or the German system—must be put
aside. The Russian autocratic form of
government Is reflected to an extreme
degree in the code of discipline pre
vailing at the state universities. An
inspector Is appointed by the govern
ment to keep a close watch over every
university. This Inspector Is assisted
by a small army of assistants, whose
duty It Is to act as spies over the stu
dents, to note their dally manner of life
and to ascertain their political opin
ions. No less a sum than 100,000 ru
bles a year Is spent by the government
to defray the expenses of these in
spectors and of their assistants.
Russian university students are not
compelled to be present at lectures.
They are simply obliged to follow the
courses of Btudy they choose by one
means or another. They are not al
lowed to form clubs or associations of
any kind or to hold public meetings.
The students are all drawn from the
poorer classes of the population, and
this explains why these higher Insti
tutions of learning have always been
piore or leas centers of nihilism. Lat
terly ine government nas oeeu striving
to remedy this evil by encouraging the
tons of bourgeois families to enter the
universities and also by Improving the
material condition of the poorer stu
dents. It was time, Indeed, that the
government came to the rescue of the
latter, many of whom live in the most
abject poverty on 4 or 5 kopecks a day,
or about 1 cent of American money. Is
It surprising under such circumstances
that nihilism should flourish among
the Russian educated classes?
Chicago la Wlllla.
Chicago does not ask charity, but she
la willing, says the Chicago Evening
Post, to co-operate with Mr. Carnegie.
Her Hlat.
Stout Man (whose appetite has been
the envy of his fellow boarders)— l de
clare I have three buttons off my vest.
Mistress of the House (who has been
aching to give him a hint)— You will
probably find them In the dining room,
sir.—Exchange.
It is said that posts planted In the
earth upper end down will last longer
than those which are set In the natural
position In which the tree grew.
It Is sometimes easier to step Into
another man's shoes than It is to walk
In them.—Chicago News.
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KUSBIA, JAPAN AND KOREA.
' Method Ut Minister's Vl«-»v* on Stralu
' rd UvlHilvua Hflnmi lln- Powera.
Ttie Rev. Dr. S. i. Bald win, record
ing socretnry of the Methodist Episco
pal Missionary society In New York
city, wbo was In Korea in the early
part of 1898 while on a tour devoted
to the inspection of missions, spoke
us follows the other day on the Korean
situation, says ttie New York Post:
"When I was In Korea, It was just at
the tline relations between Russia and
Japan were very much strained, as
they are today. Russia's efforts then
to oust McLeavy Brown were the
cause of the crisis, as at present. At
every port where I was, if there hap
pened to be a - Russian man-of-war
there was sure to be a Japanese war
vessel also. If the Russian left the
port, the Japanese vessel immediately
got up her anchor and steamed away
In the same direction. The Japanese
were evidently keeping very close
watch upon the Russians everywhere.
Several times, also, an American gun
boat dropped in and seemed to be keep
ing very well posted.
"If the present situation should de
velop Into war, Japan should certainly
i have the moral support of the United
States, Great Britain and Germany. If
she does not have that moral support—
which sometimes counts for something
—lt will be because the three govern
ments in question are blind to their
own interests and indifferent to the de
mands of humanity. The United States,
In particular, should be willing to as
sume a proper share of the responsi
bility. We have too often in the past
let England do the whole work and
then come In ourselves for a full share
of the benefits afterward.
"Of course we must all hope that
there will be no rupture, but all my in
formation is to the effect that Japan
will certainly fight if Russia attempts
to gain the upper hand in Korea. The
Japanese have never forgiven Russia
for her course after the war with Chi
na, and they are undoubtedly ready for
war. Most of the accounts of the late
military operations in China describe
the Japanese contingent as being, with
out a single exception, the best equip
ped force in the Held."
LONG BALLOON VOYAGE.
French Aeronauts ami >'a\nl Olllcers
Will Cru» tlie Sea to Africa.
M.de la Vaulx, a noted French aero
naut, intends to cross the Mediter
ranean In a balloon within the next
few weeks. The start will be made
from Toulon, says the New York Jour
nal. The balloon, which is now build
ing, will be spherical, of silk and will
contain 3,000 cubic meters of hydrogen.
A peculiar ventilator will enable it to
retain Its original form, no matter
what the weather conditions may be.
There will be four men in the bal
loon, two aeronauts and two French
naval officers, of whom one will be
Lieutenant Genty, director of the naval
aerostatic park at Toulon. During the
trip he and his colleague will recon
nolter the coasts and taka metereolog
lcal observations. The two aeronauts
will do nothing but manage the bal
loon, seeing to It that It maintains its
, equilibrium and goes in the desired
j direction.
Carrier pigeons from various coun
tries will be released at intervals. A
complete set of wireless telegraph In
struments will also be taken. Various
experiments will be tried during the
trip. Of these the most important are
j those which will be made with the ob-
I Ject of establishing a direct line of
communication between France and
the coast of Africa by means of aerial
currents. Much time will also be spent
In studying the various ways in which
| a free balloon can render service to a
| naval squadron in time of war. Many
| purely scientific experiments are also
I to be tried, and it is claimed that for
this reason alone M.de la Vaulx's
project is entirely justified.
The balloon will be furnished with
an electric system, so that at night
Blgnals can be made and a light can
be kept in front and rear. The dura
tion of the trip being uncertain, pro
visions for three weeks will be stored
In the airship. M.de la Vaulx re
cently traveled in a balloon from
France to Russia, and in 1000 he won
the "grand prix" that was offered to
the most successful balloonist.
Seeks Suppression of Opium Iu
China.
The Presbyterian board of foreign
missions makes the following appeal
for the suppression of the opium traf
fic In China:
"The board is deeply impressed that
the negotiations to be carried on be
tween the allied powers and the Chi
nese government present an opportune
time to assist in bringing to an end
the opium traffic In that empire. This
traffic has been a terrible curse among
all classes of the Chinese people, has
brought desolation and sorrow into
many thousands of homes. The posi
tion of our government is most favora
ble for taking the initiative in this
matter.
"The Chinese government has repeat
edly declared its willingness and de
sire to sternly prohibit the cultivation
of the poppy as soon as foreign coun
tries consent to the prohibition of the
traffic. We therefore respectfully urge
upon our government to take the initi
ative and use its Influence with the
other nations concerned to bring about
BO desirable a result."
An April San Picture.
With liquid pace, less heard than wen,
The water glides along;
The woods are all a mist of green.
The air a sea of song.
Big clouds in dazzling whiteness clad
Sail bravely through the blue,
And all young things oil earth are glad,
And all old tales are true.
—Henry Johnstone in April Atlantic.
How Klaga Wear Out.
It costs money to fly even two small
flags every day In the year. The two
Bmall ones on the east and west fronts
of the capitol, each about three yards
long, which is small for such an im
mense structure as the capitol, fray out
so fast that it costs SIOO a year to re
place them. They are darned every
day and on windy days probably two
or three times. Even with all these
economies SIOO worth of fine wool
floats off into the air In such fine parti
cles that never a trace of it can be
found even at the foot of the two flag
staff s.— Pittsburg Dispatch.
Holds Up A Congressman.
"At the end of the last campaign,"
writes Champ Clark, Missouri's brilliant
Congressman, "from overwork, nervous
tension' loss of sleep and constant speak
ing I had about utterly collapsed. It
seemed that all the organs in my body
were out of order, but three bottles of
Electric Bitters made me all right. It's
the best all-round medicine ever sold
over a druggist 's counter." < )ver worked
run down men and weak, sickly women
gain splendid health and vitality from
Electric Bitters. Try them. Only 50c.
Guaranteed by Pauies and Co. Drug
gists.
BLSTGWALS.
1
T'ear, I would be to you the breath of balm
That sigli« from folded blossoms, wet with dew;
Tli'* 'lay's first dawn ray I would be to you.
The starlight's cheery gl am. the moonlight'*
(aim;
1 would be us a pillow to your cheek
When toil is done ana care hath ceased to
grieve;
1 would be the dear dream your soul doth seek.
The dream whose joy no waking hour can give.
When strength is ebbing anil the road is long,
1 would be the firm staff within your hand,
A pillar of cloud in a sun beaten land,
A pillar of tire where night's black shadows
throng.
Last, at death's threshold, tender, faithful—nay!
What need to tell that which heart's truth hath
shown?
Is not all said, beloved, when I say,
"I love you," being woman and your own?
—Madeline S. Bridges in Woman's Home Com
panion.
BETTER THAN LAW.
JnliiiM Wan Stumped, So lie ( «ncl*d
ed to Return the Property.
"I was in Mississippi during the car
petbag days," saitl the Pittsburg story
teller, "and one night at a hotel 1 was |
robbed of watch and money. I found !
out nest day that it was one of the
colored .servants, and I went to a jus- I
tice of the peace and swore out a war
rant. The justice was also a colored
man, and lie didn't seem anxious to do
the right thing. I think he was in with
the thief, though willing to give me a
show. When the prisoner took the
stand, he d» da red that if he had stolen
anything it was while he was walking
around in his sleep. The statement
caught his honor, and he said:
"'How yo' gwine to hold a pusson
'sponsible fur what he does in his
sleep? Dar ain't no law 'bout dat. If
Julius dun took dat watch an money
an didn't know what he was doin, den
he's got to be discharged from cus
tody.'
"I was pleading my own case," con
tinued the Iron City man."and I re
plied to the judge that the rule ought
to work both ways. If Julius had tak
en my property in his sleep, he ought to
return it while he was in the same con
dition. I wasn't blaming him for being
a somnambulist and was willing he
should go l : t e. ! :;t 1 should expect him
to enter my room it! li s sleep that very
night and leave my lost property on a
chair. That v.-.s a stumper on judge
and prisoner, and after scratching their
heads and wiggling around his honor
replied:
"'Julius, d!s jv:e case has dun got
mixed up. 'Cordin to law yo' got away
wid de Btuff an can't be held, but 'cord-
Into de white man's dreambook yo's
got to walk in yo'r sleep ag'in tonight
an put yo'r stealin's back in his room.
Dat will leabe everyt'ing jest as it
was befo', an it 'pears to me dat yo'd
better tackle some older man an do it
wid yo'r eyes wide open.'
"Julius didn't wait to walk in his
sleep again, but handed me my proper
ty before we left the courtroom."—
Philadelphia Press.
Very Particular.
Mrs. Morse had never used a tele
phone until her husband had one put
Into the house so that he might talk
with her from his office whenever lie
wished.
"I do just love to talk through the
telephone!" Mrs. Morse declared after
three days' experience. "The time
doesn't seem half as long from morn
ing till night as it used to when I never
heard from you."
"I'm glad of that, my dear," said her
husband pleasantly. "I've thought once
or twice from the number of times I
had to ring up before getting any
answer that you didn't enjoy it."
"Oh, no, George," said little Mrs.
Morse earnestly, "but you know some
times when you ring me up I'm busy
about my housework with my old
apron on, and of course, knowing how
particular you are, I always like to
unpin my skirt and put on a clean
white apron before I begin to talk to
you, don't you see?"— Youth's Compan
ion.
They Knitted Pairs.
While Bishop Potter of the Episcopal
church was traveling through Louisi
ana some years ago he addressed in
quiries to his fellow passengers with a
view of obtaining knowledge regarding
the orchards and fruit interests of the
6tate.
"Do you raise pears in Louisiana?"
inquired the bishop.
"We do," responded the Louisianian,
"if we have threes or better."—San
I Francisco Call.
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LIBF.L'IN ENGLAND.
Not Hani Thfre to Give Cause For ;
Action* lit I.an,
England's libel law is a terror to the
defendants. A short time ago a young
playwright sold a piece to a London
manager and drew a small royalty
each week, which was paid by check.
One week when the playwright pre
sented the check to the bank for cash
ing it was returned to him marked \
•No funds." The playwright hail the !
check framed and hung conspicuously i
in his study. He took pleasure in
pointing It out to visitors and making j
biting comments until one day the j
manager's lawyer called and told the
young man that he was committing
a serious libel on the manager, where
upon the check was taken down at |
once.
Over in England the railway com- i
panies, or at least one of them, put up j
In the station placards bearing the j
names of passengers who had violated j
rules of the road, with addresses, the i
nature of the offense and fines impos- j
ed. The offenders took the matter into i
court, and now the placards show only
the words opposite the offense, "A |
passenger."
It frequently happens that name 3 ]
given to villains and ridiculous charac- '
ters In fiction will duplicate in real life.
A certain English novel had its scene
laid on the west coast of Africa, and
the villain of the book was a major
In the army, supposed to be stationed
there. To the novelist's dismay there
appeared one day out of the unknown
a real major, bearing the name of tlio
villain of the novel, who also had been
stationed on the west coast of Africa.
In vain the unhappy author protested
in the consequent action that he had
never seen or heard of the plaintiff.
A verdict for the latter was given,
with substantial damages.
A Birmingham lawyer held that one
could libel a man effectually enough
by leaving out his name. He brought
an action against a local paper for
persistently omitting his name from
its reports of cases in which he pro
fessionally was engaged. Presumably
he imagined that the loss of the ad
vertisement he would have obtained
by his name repeatedly appearing was
damage enough. He was nonsuited,
however.
T'
The Russian church has at last car
ried out its long continued threat to ex
communicate Count Leo Tolstoi. The
organ of the holy synod at St. Peters
burg has published the official notice
placing on record the apostasy of the
great novelist, philosopher and philan
thropist and casting him into outer
darkness, so far as the Orthodox Greek
church is concerned. The sentence of
spiritual death thus pronounced upon
him is not likely to trouble Count Tol
! stoi to any great extent. As the circu
lar of excommunication says, he has
"by speech and writing unceasingly
; striven to separate himself from all
communication with the Orthodox
church." His whole intellectual life
! has been lived outside the forms and
I creed of that church, so he will not
) feel the excommunication as others
might. Happily the physical and ma
' terial sufferings that once accompanied
the displeasure of a church can no
| longer be inflicted in Russia or else
where. The social ostracism that once
followed the victims of a decree of
I this kind now hardly exists, and it is
not likely that Count Tolstoi will be
! severely shunned by the peasants to
whom he has devoted so much of his
I time and money. For the favors of
the rich and powerful he has never
cared. So long as an excommunica
tion does not carry with it torture or
Imprisonment a man like Tolstoi can
afford to smile at it. In the eyes of
! the world he is a larger figure than all
j the members of the Russian hierarchy
j combined.
This Is a big country, and it takes a
whole lot of money to run it, but the
people at large would view with some
what more satisfaction the $1,500,000,-
000 appropriations of the lute Fifty
sixth congress had they included pro
vision for beginning an isthmian wa
terway or furthering some other great
natioual enterprise.
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