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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1900)
. J HCT0RA1 CONTRASTS DIFFERENT CONDITIONS UNDEfl TWO ADMINISTRATIONS. SUinnl Hcenm of Poverty nml Suffering Ulve I'lnco to Gratifying Ilepresenta- tlon of tho Splendid Prosper!? Visible on Ererj Hand. This weok's American Economist presents two illustrations which preach a sermon and tell a story of peculiar intorcst and significance. Tho first, a photographic reproduction of n sccno of actunl occurrence, brings Into view a condition which existed In Jan uary, 1894, less than ft venr nftnr thn Inauguration of Grover Cleveland as president of tho United Stntcs. Tho ml ministration of President Cleveland was distinctly committed to tho policy of free trado, and from tho moment tho result of tho presidential election of Novomber, 1892, becamo known, tho country began to fcol tho stress and stringency of the changed Industrial and economic outlook. A year and a quarter later, tho period at which tho sceno portrayed in tho first plcturo occurred, tho wage earners of tho Unit ed States wero brought faco to faco with tho disastrous consequences In volved in tho triumph of froo trado Out of work, out of money, their wives and children suffering for lack of food and clothing, eagerly thronged tho places whoro rollef wns dlsponsed. One among theso numerous places was tho Now York Herald building, corner of Broadway and Ann streot, whero free clothing was handed out to tho needy. It was a charity which honored tho generous proprietor of the Herald and which went far toward mitigating tho sufferings of tho poor In that never-to-be-forgotten freo trado winter of 1893-1894. Tho charity was tho wor thier on tho part of tho Herald, bo cause of tho olomont of reparation en tering Into It. Como wo now to tho second picture, which appears In tho Now York Her ald of Dec. 5, 1899. Three- years and a month have elapsed slnco tho ver dict of tho people at tho presidential election of November, 189G, was mado known in favor of a protectlvo tariff. Instoad of the dismal scenes of poverty seeking the dole of free soup and freo clothing, wo have a plcturo of Undo Sam, his features expressing supremo gratification, standing by tho side of a chimney in whoso denso mass of escap ing smoke arc seen tho outlines of tho word "PROSPERITY," while a hugo placard announces tho fact that During the pnst week tho wages of 00,700 operative In lull ltlver, Lowell and New lied ford hate boeu advanced 10 por cent. Tho Now York Herald was for many years a strenuous advocato (if. freo trade for tho United States. It 1b not so strenuous now. Otherwlso It would hardly havo furnished tho sccocd plc turo of a pair which tell so vividly and so convincingly tho story of contrast ing conditions under two administra tions. BARGAIN COUNTER THEORY. Oor Product Not Sold Abroad for Less Than at Home. One of tho arguments most generally urged against tho protectlvo tariff sys tem by its opponents is that American products are frequently sold to foreign consumers for loss than thoy aro Bold at homo. Tho samo objection might be urged against tho bargain counter salos of tho American merchant. He has a surplus and cannot afford to hold it over until the next season, to be put up in competition with new and fresh goods, even of tho samo manufacture. Tho bargain day sales of tho mer chant do not afreet tho salaries of his employes, thoy aro of somo benefit to those who buy, and although they may not add to the profit side of the mer chant's account, they at least save him from loss. Tho manufacturer cannot exuetly es timate the quantity of goods ho can sell during the season, but ho knows ho must havo onough, and ho further more feels that he is in duty bound to furnish his employes full employment, and therefore lets his mills go full tlmo. If he has a surplus and can dis pose of it at cost In a foreign country It eaves him from loss, helps tho pur chaser to tho extent of reduction In prlco, and above ull, enables him to glvo his labor full employment. Is thoro anything wrong in the GOOD DURING the f .M..., nFallKiver,Uowei.li 5rA.ND NEW BEDFORD HAVE BEEN ADVANCED g 10 pek CENT, FREE TRADE MEANT FREK CLOTHINO. Result of tho Now York Herald's Teaching Tho Distribution of Freo Cloth ing In the Herald's Ann Streo t Building, January 19, 1894. transaction? Tho thinking man will say no. The fact of the matter Is, howover, that American products aro never sold In foreign markets for less than they are at home. That thoy aro sold, howover, at loss prlco than tho foreign manufacturer can produco them for, Is an acknowl edged fact. This Is tho mlsforUino of tho forelgnor. Tho superiority of our skilled labor and improved labor saving machinery eunbles us to do this, and wo do it. Can any ono find fault with us for doing so? St. .Louis Star. FREE TRADE BOSH. The Assertion That President Mcllln- ley I.ciwu Toward Cobdenliini. Tho Now York Tlmoa seems to bo taxing Its resources to save tho Demo cratic party. It sees that Mr. Bryan and all that ho stands for on silver, trusts and oxpanslon can only make that party less popular with tho people. it lias finally hit Upon n scheme by which tho party cau bo reinstated and the country saved from untold dlsaator, namely, by ubandonlne Its Dosltlon on sliver, trusts and tho Philippines, and standing for tho slmnlo Issue of tariff destruction. Let tho party declare for putting all trust products on tho free list and make "a determined assault upon tho 52 per cent Dlngloy tarht" and Its popularity with tho people Is assured. It takes tho recent romarks by President McKlnley and Postmas ter-General Charles Emory Smith, favoring forolgn commorco, as certain evldenco that the administration is rapidly getting in lino for freo trade, and warns the Democratic party that It it docs not hurry up and got upon this nntl-tarlff platform tho Republicans will be ahead of It, and then Its chances of success will be gone for another generation. Mr. Bryan may lack political Insight In adhering to Iho 16-to-l proposition, but in his wild est moments ho has never exhibited such mental chaos as U revealed in the notion that President McKinloy and hla postmaster-general havo turned their backs on protection, nnd that freo trade would bo a popular issue for 1900. Such a notion can only bo entertained on tho assumption that the American nation is composed of seventy-five millions of people "mostly fools." Besides this deliverance Mr. Bryan's talk really sounds like states manship. Gunton's Magazine, Decern bor, 1899. No Tariff Tinkering, Ropresontatlvo Payne of Now York, chairman of tho houso committee on ways and means, Is certain that tho present congress will do no tariff tin kering. "The Fifty-sixth congress has Important work on its hands," said ho In a repent Interview. "Thoro will bo no tariff legislation during the present session. Tho condition of tho country Is today thoroughly prosperous and will conttnuo so unless Ill-advised and radical legislation affecting the busi NEWS. New York Herald, Doc. 5, 1899. m raw ness nnd financial Interest of tho na tion Is enacted during tho next few years. "The country demands and should nnvo a settled and nssurod policy In re spect to thoso questions. Tho Dlnirlnv law as n rovenuo producer has moro than Batlsflod thoso responsible for Its enactment, nnd has proved gratifying to mo pcopio of tho country goner ally. "It has furnished nmplo rcvonuo to carry on tno government from tho mo ment tho sugnr and wool schedules bo gan to operate. I am convinced that mo nnppy results It has produced will he permanent." Ropresontatlvo Pay no is right. Tho uingiey law lias proved so satisfactory and In all ways benoflclal to tho coun try that tho pooplo havo no desire to Intorrupt its operntlons for some tlmo to como. Protection nnd tho (laid ltmerve. The treasury statement for Octobor 13 shows thnt tho gold rcsorvo In tho treasury stands nt $257,74(5,900. Tho Democratic "endless chain" seems powerless to draw tho gold out of tho treasury during a Ropubllcnn admin istration. When wo had froo trado, or tariff reform, tho Democratic adminis tration sold over $262,000,000 in inter est bearing bonds to obtnln gold with which to maintain tho gold rcsorvo and to pay current expenses of tho govern ment. Thoro lias been no drain on the gold In tho treasury since tho Repub licans were placed In charge of It, bo causo tho people havo full conlldonco In tho financial ability of tho Republic an -party. If the Democratic party was placed In power tomorrow our un paralleled prosperity would vanish, our gold resorvo would melt away llko snow In August, and beforo six months had passed tho "endless chain" would bo doing business at tho old stand, bonds would bo sold to pay expenses and maintain tho gold resorvo, busi ness would bo paralyzed and before a year had passed the country would bo swept by a panic, nnd labor would bo thrown out of employment. Bonton (111.) Republican. Historic Phrases A la Atkinson. From tho Mobllo Register: If tho fashion prevails of bowalllng our na tion's effort to maintain tho dignity of Its Hag In tho face of tho enemy, wo will havo to rovlso tho navl lit- nf thnqn who onco woro national heroes and nsk our children to study them In tho fol lowing shapo: Glvo un iho shin. I .nw. rence. Bo sure you nro right, thon apologizo for It. Davy Crockett. Wo havo met tho enemy, nnd otirn n theirs. Oliver Hazard Perry. Walt un- iii you soo uio whltos of their eyes, boys; then run. Androw Jackson. Don't hold tho fort: I'm rnnntnrr W. T. Sherman. Damn tho torpodoes; take a Bneak. David Glasgow Fnrra gut. I propose to get out of this lino If It takes all summer. U. S. Grant. Thoro stands Jackson llko a stono wall, but ho is a fool to do It. Gen. Loo. When you are ready, Grldloy, you may skedaddle Dowoy. Doing Very Well. Tho offer of tho treasury department to redeem 125,000,000 worth of govern ment bonds Is an unmistakable Indi cation of tho flourishing condition of our national lluances. Tho lack of readiness shown by tho holders or bonds to. tako advantngo or tho offer of tho Becrotary or the" treasury Is an equally rellablo Indication or tho very satisfactory condition of commercial affaire throughout the country. Tho DIngley law aeoms to bo doing pretty well, both by tho government and by the people generally. Oh, the HhiIiium of Prosperity! "Everything seoms to bo lost for tho tlmo being In tho whirl of monoy-mak-lng tho pursuit of money." John U. McLean, in Cincinnati Enquirer. This Is tho pathetic way In which the candidnto dofoatod on a platform of calamity nnd discontent describes general prosperity. Tho situation, as Mr. McLoan de scribes It, may seom sordid, but It la all right. Now York Sun. Munli Moro Favorable. No other word than triumph does Justice to tho resdlts of the DIngley law. No matter whoro the teat la np piled its workings aro far moro favor able than any tariff over dovlsod by a Democratic congress, St. LouIb Globe-Democrat. THE LUCKIEST MAN I. "Ho, you beggars, why. don't you rIao a row nn' give us a chanco o' flghtln' and glory, an' mnybo promo tion? Corporal MncBcnn shook his fist savagely at tho colossal barrier of mountain peaks that barred tho horl zon. rummaged nmonir htn nnekntn for his tobacco and pipe, and sat himself oown to smoko furiously nnd to think upon tho Incomparable beauty of Mlsa Janet Sloano. Indirectly Miss Sloano was tho cause oi mo rcmnrks with which my story onons. ronmrkn nildroR.qntl tint to tho mountains, but to tho swarthy, turbulent throat-cutting crow who In habited them, for thoro was, for onco In a wnv. nencn tinnn tlm north western border of Indln, and Corporal MncUoan was thirsting for war and promotion all for tlin imko of the bright eyes of Miss Janet Sloano. the daughter and holrcss of Sorgt. 8loano oi tno Bnnnors. Miss Sloano wns certainly a very protty clrl. So It happened that many gnllant Borgonnts and privates without num ber, nnd oven n sergeant-major, who possessed houso property at homo In distant Woolwich, woro all sighing moro Or less for tlin lnvn nf .Tnnnt Slonne. But MIbs Sloano encouragod nono of thorn, but smiled Iinnnrtlnllv unnn them all, protesting all tho tlnn that uno couiunt a-bcar soldiers. And oven to tho most hardened and callous warrior a smllo from Jnnot was nn oxporlonco not enslly to bo lorgouon. Corporal Mncnn.m wna nnt n rncnnt victim of Jnnet'n wnnilnrfnl nmlln. Over six months hnd elapsed Blnco ho nnu nrst fallen uudor tho Influonco of thnt fatnl smllo. nnd. nnllkn tnnnt nf his iciiow-victlms, ho had not rocoy urea. On this particular afternoon he COUld find 110 rofllcn In ilnv for that very morning ho had soon Janet SmilO With dlvlnn nwnntnnnn tin. on tho Bergoant-major.and tho thought of that smllo, nnd of tho legendary nuiinu property at Woolwich, ranklod in ins uosom. In this Inventory ho was lintrrntnfiil enough to forgot u very Important Item in ins cinimB upon tho attontlon of junci uioano. " 'Alio. Boano!" erlnd n llttln vntnn at his elbow. Corporal MacBean turned, nnd tho CBroWorn PUCkcra In htn hrnnrnil fnin smoothed out ns hla gaze met two round diuo eyes fixed upon him. This Was tho fnrirnMnn Itntn Victoria Donollv. hclross or Capt, Donolly, tho special chargo or MIsb Sloano, and tho darl ing or tho Whnln Curzon. Miss Victoria wan hint th rnn nn.t n hair years old, and wna already begin ning to dovolon the fatMlttv nf niton ation to an abnormal extent. Sho know every man In tho garrison protty r name oven tho Ohoorkas, whoso names worn iinvnnri nit elation. Sho wns very mitnii nttn.,.i ' u..UbllUU LU Bouno, as she callod Corporal Mac Bean, in accordanco with tim tm,u- tlons of tho garrison, nnd Boano shnrod in tho popular adoration nc cordod to tnls rrall, mothorloBs baby. Beano was nlwnvn enmi tn. .. . - o w. l. gulMU or noraea, and onco In hnrness would toss hla bond nnd paw tho ground and curvet moro nimbly than any real polo pony. Furthermore, ho could dress rag doIlB hotter than any othor man in tho carrlson. tailors not excepted. Good nftornoon. mlnnin r,i,i Corpornl MacBean In answer to a long, nmuiiiiiK stare. PrlVtttO Doolatl KOt tho tnnHi.mhn announced Chubby solemnly. was no. mlsslo?" ronllmi iho ...- - - v wwt- poral. "Ydth." Hsnod Chubbv. - - w wt i- anco. I hoard tho doctor pull It out In tho 'othplui Jutu now. Prlvato Doolan did 'ollorl" "Did ho. mlsalo?" Innulrod MacBean absently. Ho was wondorlnc whom Tnn 8Ioane could bo, for hor Httlo chargo t. .1 i 11.. s . . . imu uviuoouygivon nor tho slip dur ing thoir afternoon walk round tlin cantonmontfl. "I don't think Private Dnnin'n, very bravo man." coutlnumi nhnhi. judicially. " "Why not. mlsslo?" askod th mr. poral. "You wouldn't holler If VOII hml n tOOth OUt. I know. Nlirth onl,l wouldn't, bocauso you aro too bravo," addod Chubby emphatically. "Did Blio, though?" Corporal Maclloati sat un with mid. don Interest. "WllOn .dld SIlO Bay that, mlaaln?" ho added, his faco growinu naln nminr tho tan. "When Prlvato Doolan said. 'Vow. yow, yowl' And I iiBked hor ir you wouiu 'oner llko that." "Did sho, though, now!" said Cor poral MacBean with animation. "D'you know what I am going to mako ror you, mlsslo?" "A wockln'-'orao?" Inquired MIbs Victoria affably, as alio squatted down comfortably by his sldo. "Better than thnt. A whole bloom In' Noah's ark, full of lions nn' tlgors nn' camels an cows an' Jackals. An' thon thoro'll ho Shorn, 'Am and Ja cob, In green hnta un yellow breeches " "An red conths!" intorposed Cnub by breathlessly. "Of courth they'd have red coatha If they woro in tho sorvlco. Then theroll bo yabblth " "Of courso thero'd bo rabbits, Ins bIo, with long ears '" "Like aome othor donkoys I know or loading that child away whon I'm looking for her everywhere, thinking that somo o' thoso gun-stealing boat li ons from ever tho border had gone and got holfi et hor! U'b ashamed o yo I nm, MlftUior Corpornl MacBcanl" In terrupted n clear voice from tho crest or tno rampart. II. Corpornl MncRcun sprang to his fcot llko a shot. Then ho saluted and blushed down to his heols, for thoro siooa miss Janet Slonne, In nil tho glory' of her whlte-strlngod bonnot, regarding him with a nono too frlond ly look In hor flno eves. "I beg your pnrdon, Miss Slonne," saw corpornl MacBoan humbly and ponderously, "I was not nwnro that you were In any anxiety about Miss Victoria, or I would havo brought hor to you at onco. I was Just tolling mlsslo that I was going to make hor n JNonn e nrk. "A nlco Noah's nrk you'd mako!" replied Mlsa Janet with scorn. "I wonder you don't try nnd lmprovo jour mind, Instead of loafing about, reading n lot of trashy novols, nnd putting Ideas Into that child's hoad!" i no rank Injustlco of this chargo reduced Corporal MacBean to tho uumu siicnco or utter aatonlshmont. "ou nro unkind, nurth," piped Chubby'a little volco. "An you told mo that Cornornl MacBenn wan so brnvo nn' good only Just now whon iTivnto Doolan hollered." "Hold your tonmin. miss, nnd rnmn along o mo nt onco!" cried Mlsa Slonne. blushlnir furiously nnd nnlr.tnir iwiubuy-B arms. "Don't I keep tolling you that no aood'll como of vou nlwavs talking to n parcel o' nnstv common soiuiers, learning their bad manners nnu inoir lmpldcnco7 I wish you a very good afternoon. Cornnrnl Mnn- Bcan," oho nddod. "And I'll troublo you not to go asking sneaking ques tions of n noor little Innocent child about pcopio who don't want to havo anything to do with tho likes of you I i cornornl. indeed " Jnnot snorted indlcnnntlv nn nhn dlsnppearcd down tho othor Blopo ot mo rampnrt. And Corporal MacBonn sat down again In despair, ror ho did not Understand wnmnn. ("Inn Oilnrr lin decided, ho must distinguish hlmsolt Et on mat no might havo nn opportun ity of asking MIbs Sloano to ahnro his lot as a sorgcant. Tho opportunity came n fow nlchta afterward. A hair hour or so before dawn threo shota rami out. Thnn n sentry wns found lying curled up on tho ground, with n long Afghan knlfo through Ills shoulder. "Moro rlllea stolon!" Bimcestod thoso who camo running up. Tho gnr- 8ALUTED AND BLUSHED. rlson or Fort Curzon woro woll nccua- tomod to night visits from Dm wnll. gronsod nnd slippery rlilo thlovcu from the hills. But the word Boon nnsBod thnt something moro precious than rlllea had gono this tlmo. Chubby was missing. Thon It wan romomborod how vn. geanco deep and dlro had hnnn nwnrn against Capt. Donnolly, In that ho had procured expatriation to tho Andaman iBlnnds for tho last pair or rlflo thlovoa who had boon enptured within the con fines of Fort Curzon. Tho bugloa blarod out tho "hnnt nnd saddle." Corporal MacBoan hoard n bcroam from Janet that cut through his heart llko a knife. A red mint shut across his oyos. nnd hn rn,i like a madman toward tho mountains ahoad, losing all senso of tlmo In tho boat or tho wildly galloping hoofa. Tho best horso In tho garrison was his. Tho dawn broko In a Bwlmmlnnr mint or bluo-gray. Thon tho dlstunt moun tain tops grow pink, and Capt. Mac Boan rodo on with his eyes flxod on a cloud or dust a mllo ahoad. Thoro woro four of them. One. two threo, four, ho counted. Thon h It TP- momborod thnt ho wub unnrmed. A rocky defile nnnnml nrntitifl film w - w us ho drew stendlly up to tho group of norsemon that gallopod wildly ahead of him. Ono of thorn turned In hln snddlo, o.nd a Bitot camo whistling Uncle. Thon thoy all drow roln. and u corporal's heart boat thick nnd fast na ho saw n whlto patch drbp from tho snddlo bow of tho leader. It was Chubby, unharmed, for she ran n llttlo way. then imused. and perched herself on u amnll bowldor. The horso beneath h m tlnmdnmii on. Ho BUW tho horsomen ilrnw tn. gother, whllo four rlfleii woro loveled nt ma ureast. a spurt or flamo, a sharp whistling about his ears, and lie was unon them. Ono horse rnllnd over boforo his ns ho crushed Into tho group and felt his outstretched hand grip tho beard and tho Jaw of tho man ho had murkod. Thoro was a shnrn Jerk. His knoos tlirhtonod on the nnd. die with a grin that twisted tho cIcb of his thighs to writhing knots of redhot Iron. Ho heard a crash behind him, and saw that hla right flBt grlppod a handful of dark hair. He reigned his horso upon his haunches and turned again. Two men lay on tin ground very still, and a small Yolct cried from a neighboring bowlder: "Go It, Bcnno!" Tho other two men had dismounted nnd wero crouching behind n bowldor, which quickly sent forth two jots of flamo, seemingly emptying MncBonn'n saddle. Ho had fallon on tho body of ono of tho men who lay so stilt, and his enemies nroso us thoy saw hla body twitch. Corporal MacBean was simulating tho last agonies of death ns ho slipped ono of tho scattered car tridges into tho breech of hla fallon foo'a rlflo. Two knives snicked out of their sheaths ns hla ndvorsarloa ran toward him. Thon tho corpornl, cud dling his rlflo between his knees, BIs !oy fashion, sighted nnd fired. Tho rigiii-nnnd mnn topplod and fell, whllo tho othor doubled and ran Just SOO ynrds before tho pursuing bullot took him botwocn tho shoulder blados, so that his soul wont out In ono great cough. Then ho rnn nnd picked up tho llttlo whlto figure that danced oxcltodly.on tho bowldor. Rtrnlnlnp hnr to his broad chest In n paroxysm of rollef. i was rwightonod n llttlo bit until I saw you eomlnir." mlnitttod Chubby. "but I didn't 'ollor. What makes you ahako so, Beano? Aro you cold, too?" "It Is a bit chlllv. nilnnln. Isn't. It?" nnld tho corporal, as ho wrappod hor in nis jacket and cnrrlod hor to hla horso. "What's thn tnntfnr with llioso nnughty men?" nddod Chubby. l noy'vo gono to Bleep." "Yes. mlsslo: they're vnrv tlrnil through being up bo early," nnsworod tho corpornl, grimly. "Now you go to sleep, too, whllo wo rtdo bnck nnd find Janet." "Why do you kcop on kissing Boa no?" naked Chubby of Jnnot, ovor bo long after they hnd found her. Lon don Answer. THE BOER A3 A FISHERMAN. Ho Will Hit for Hours Angling and Smoking. Tho Boor is no mean flnhnrmnn. Given a plpo nnd a Biipply of hla fnvor- ItO wood, ho Will alt for bourn nnellnir. says tho London Mall. Vory flno sort, inuceti, mny bo had In nnv nf thn BtrcaniB north Of the Ornncn rlynr. Thn only tncklo rcqulrod consists of tho usual conrso fishhooks nnd a strong rod. On tho nuthorlty of Mr. Roland Trlmon, V. L. S.. nnd curator of tho Cnpo Town musourn, it mny bo Btatod mat no less than fourtoon different froah water fish, varylnc rrom n. bar ber er aovonty pounds to the culpor, or iiurrowiug perch, or loss thnn a quar tor or n pound wolcht. exist In thn Transvaal Btrcams, tho lattor being tho oniy rroaii wntor fish or tho country known to tako n fly. Tho most com mon BpeclnioiiB, howover, aro tho twon-ty-pouud yellow tull nnd a thlrty-flvo pound nondescript sort of fish which moroly ronuiro hooklnir nml lmnllnir out with nn ordinary cod lino. From uio urnngo rivor Bouthwnrd tho fresh wator fishing la vory poor, but rarthor north tho rlvora and viola aro general ly woll stockod. Even lnkcn which nrn only llllod with wator during tho rainy acason aro often stocked with flnh. which proscrvo llfo, whon tho bottom is tiry. by burrowing dooulv in tho oozo boforo It bunions, nnd comlnc forth ngntn from thoir muddy rotroats when tho flood returns. Hindoo Idol sTutlllted tho Legend. Mystics will bo Intorestod in tho din. covory that Mine. Carnot. thn wldnw of tho assnsslnntod president or Franco, in her will, has loft a renuest to her children to rid thomsolvos ot a cortnln Hindoo, idol which was In hor dobbos- Bion. This Idol a llttlo ono, or utono curiously carved, na nro most ot thoao objocts was proBontod to Carnot by a learned friend on hla return from In- dla. Carnot thon was moroly mlnlstor or finnnco, and did not expect to attain tho uroBldoncv. Tho frlond wnrnmi Carnot that tho legond connoctod with tho luol was that it assured supromo power to its ownor and also that thn owner would dlo n violent death by tho knlfo. It had bolongod to tho dynasty of tho kings of Khadjurao, and tho laBt rajah, having arrived at power by Its means, nnd foarltiK tho dagger, nnuirht. to conjura death by giving It nway. In terested by this story, Mme. Carnot ac cented tho llttlo fotlch with Dlonsuro. M, Carnot attalnod tho presidency, and Mmo. Carnot wroto at tho tlmo to tho friend In India that it was "all duo to tho fetich." Carnot died by tho knlto. Hehonlhor Kssara, Among a number or amusing school boys' essays contributed to Cas- Bol'fl Saturday Journal la tho rot- lowing by a youthful essayist, aged 10: "Kruger and Kannorbullsm Is ono. Ho Is n man ot blud. Mr. Chamberllng has wroto to him Hayln como out and flto or elso glvo up tho bind or tho English you hnvo took, ho Is n boardutchman and a wlckld hcethln, lord Kltchonor has bocn Bout for hla gonry blud and to bring bnck his Bcandorlus hend ded or nllvo." By nnothor Juvenllo wrltor 'TonnyBon a thus Biimmnrlzed: "Tonyson wroto btitlfull polnm with long hair and utitdld bo much that he sod mother will you call mo airly doar, his moat grentcst polm la cnllod tho ldoll King, ho was mado a lord but ho wub n good man and wroto many hoads. ho luvod our queen bo much that ho mado a polm to her calld tho fairy Queen." A Might Mistake. Actor (just aroused from his stupor, while being hauled to tho pollco etn tlon In a whoolbarrow) What! Have my admirers ugalu unhitched my horses. Meggendorfor Blnottor. No DlfTereuce. Parson Feathorflow Yo' doan' need to bo fcar'd ob mo, fowl: I'a or mlnls- tah ob do gospel. Musical rooster All coens look alike to mo. Judgo, r