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I A COUNTRY CRACKER.
V t , .Llltzbbcr Ramp , the Boy with LIic Chills Was nfl Unconscious 11cr o
By EMIIX LAFAYETTE McLMVS.
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. 4 ACCOtdIflF (0 hIs shooImntcs , Ilubber
aTamp wA3 n country cracker. An1 who
{ flOWS better a chflI' sociaL arni financial
tanding than its schoolfellow. ,
J1l face wa not round and rosy like other
o1iy , swcet.cmperoI ( boys , for Ilubbcr wai
It alender child , with pale face arnl ianky
1 rtraight hair , 8troaked in color with the
, E Gbadt of halt pulled molasses candy. Ho
was 8ubject to chItla and fevers which kept
ilm away from achool about half the time
: and gave his teacher an excuse for scolding
, aiim whenever there was no one elo In particular -
. ticular for her to scold. Ills father was a
section master on the acorgis. railroad and
3 they 1tved In the ten.milo shapties , " which
zero built on the side of the raiiroad and on
the edge of a deep cut , through which the
w1nd blow a prtet gab the whole year
t kound.
flut If by living on tim cut Dubber ac-
saw what he meant. So down the men
jumped from the engine. while the boy ran
on to the switch. his hands seemed para-
lyzed. so long did It appear before be forcdd
it. open , then he stepped back tit as the
way freight rushed by and rn full tilt into
the up freight. There was a tremendous
crash. Tbe engine of the way freight rode
over the other and smashed It Into frag.
ments. Then It. sat down on its owI cab
with the forward truck the air and one
wheel whirling rourul like a milfetone. The
follQwlng ears piled up In a great heap1 nntt
over It all rose a great cloud of dust.
The terrified excursionists scrambled from
their own train , rushed over to the wreck
and stood for a time In peechIess horror
and amazement. Then the freight conductor
came up and searching among the crowd ,
led out a slender , pale-faced lad ,
"To thia bravo boy , " ha said , raising his
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V "IT'S 'BOUT TIME FOrt MY CHILL SO I'D BETTIR BE GETTIN' flOME , " SAID
V , DUI3BIR.
quired the chill and fever habit , he also
V gained the knowledge which cnnb1cd him
S tO save the livea at seine 500 people-Sun-
day school children with their friends and
teachers. It was the picnic of ilubber's Sun-
V day school , but because it toil on his chill
day his mother said lie could not attend.
So ho contentCd himself with walking five
zniies up the railroad to l3elai ! ' , the arcst
station where the train would atop , with a
huge bunch of flowers for his Sunday school
teacher. This teacher , be It understood , was
one of the people who did not know about
] 3ubbor's being a country cracker , but con-
eldored him a jolly , amiable boy.
. After handing the bouquet through the
tax window , Bubbor stood for a while look-
lag wistfully at the trainload of happy chU-
dren. Then something occurred which made
his schoolmates forget forever that ho was
homely and poor , and this is bow It hap-
Iened.
II.
Sonthward froru llrazelia the road drops
flown steadily for five or six miles. There
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'TO TIlTS BRAVE BOY YOU OWE TIlE
PItESERVATIO'I OF YOUR LIVES. "
follows the little rise to the top of Ilaber-
sham bill , and then comes the sharp sag
of a mile or more to Ilciair and the level
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talioy of the Savannah.
Johtn , Johnson , or " 'uckcr , " as ike was
called for short , was the most daring en.
gineer on the ticorgia and had the best
run on the road until he Joined the stiko
of the Knights of Labor. After the dUn-
culty was settled and the strikers vent
back to work Yucker , for the sake of this.
ciphino , was lut to hauling way freight
between Union Point and Augusta.
There was abthing at Brazehia but ( lie
siding and the dull red station house , and
little else at I3elalr. It wasn't often that
Yecker had to leave or ilick up anything
at either 11ac0 , anti ho liked to sail by both
tatlon8 at top speed , and loaf further down
the line to make up for it.
On * 1dB particular tIny , while his fireman
Was taking water at ( ho big red tunic a
. Thompson , Yuckor went Into t1o atatlon
for orders. lie tOUfld out that there was
nothing for hIm at Drttelia or lielair , lie
had nothing to leave at either station , so he
climbed back Into his cab , weaning to go
through to Wheelers to tarot the up freight.
Sometimes ho uot it at hicinlr , but whenever -
ever he got the chance ho ran by and trusted
to luck that it would be held for him at
Vhcekrs.
Ill.
k The people at the station were benumbed
with trlghL They stared withi horror-strIcken
ftccs at ( hi ) oncoming engine as sonic great
demon hurrying to destroy the excursion
train with its load of human freight. Vara.
lyzed with fear they coald neither move nor
I call aloud.
V In the whole crowd ( hero was but one who
I could think and act , lie was a slender , imle-
faced boy , and he rushed UI ) the track
I towards the oncoming train.
"alt out , gtt out , " his shrill voice shouted
to the inca In the cab of the up freight ,
, I "Jump and run , jump and run. "
Us was 1u4gleg Ill a switch key , and they
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hand to attract attention , "you owe the
preservation f your lives. But. for his
presence of mind- " Here his voice choked.
With tears streaming down his face he
finished ( ho sentence by motioning toward
the excursion train.
"There were more than 500 on board , " said
( lie Sunday school superintendent. "The majority -
jority of them children. "
"Not a hifo lost , " cried one of the trainmen -
men , running up. "Yucker , his fireman and
both brakemen Jumped for their lives after
shutting off steam and putting down brakes.
They came off without a scratch. "
"It was a miracle , " said the preacher.
"It was Dubber Ramp , " cried a childish
voice. "I seen him when be opened the
switch. "
Then the crowd surrounded the palo-faced
lad , pushing and shoving to shako his hand ,
to touch him or even to get a look at him.
What was said or who said It no one could
ever tell. hut In the midst of it all there
sounded the shrill whistle of a nearby steam
sawmill.
'SIt's 'leven o'clock , " said l3ubber , hooking -
ing up at the bun. 'It's 'bout time for my
cbiil , so I'd better be gittin' home. " And
lie hurried off down the track toward the
ten-mile shanties as complacently as though
nothing unusual had happened.
The following week the Sunday sehoool
superintendent accompanied the railroad
oflicial when lie went to tell Mr. Ramp of
his appointment to a better position on the
road. The superintendent , in behalt of the
people Oil board the excursion train , pro-
seated hiubber with a bicycle and a gold
watch.
"Why , Mr. l3rand , " said flubber , regard-
lag in awed astonishment the handsome
itheel and timepiece , two things above all
others ho had most longed for , I never
done nothin' but turn the switch key. Anybody -
body could 'ye done that. l'vo been dota'
It ever since I was goin' on I years old. "
Khil.il' jt-GOIN' .
Franlc L. Stanton.
If you strike a thorit or rose ,
iCed ) a-goifl' I
If it hails , or if it snows ,
Keep a-goin'h
'Taint no use to sit. an' whine
lVhien the lish ain't on your line ;
littit your hook an' keep u-tryin'-
Keel ) a-gem' i
When tile weather kills your crop ,
Keep a-goUt' I
When you tumble from the top ,
Keep a.goin' I
S'poso you're out o' every dime ,
( littin' broke ain't any crime ;
Tell the world you're feelin' fine-
ICed ) a.goin' I
When It looks like au is up ,
Keel ) tt.goin' I
Drain the sweetness from the cu
iCeep ti-gain' I
See the wild births on the wing ,
hear tile boils that sweetly ring ,
When you foci like sighin' sing-
lL'CI ) a-goln' I
Sl'A'fl1411 WAIL IOG.
G rent illoodliouniha Fought on the
iht'id of hattie.
Aperroado is a Spanish word , which , in
the days when Spain was busy with the
conquest of the \Vest Indies and Central
Aniortrn , struck cold terror to the hearts.
of the lllhiUlls. The word means "given to
the dogs , " or to translate it yet more this.
tinctly , it IIit'aIIS death by bloodhounds.
Now there is no better , more lotelilgent anil
, courageotis fighter of men koown than a
well trained bloodhound ,
In Svain magnificent sPecimens of this
cnhiine race have always been bred , and
when Columbus act out on hits first voyage
a few flue hiountle coaatituted part of his
fighting equipment. Not knowing with
what enemies he might have to contend , lie
took the hounds along to aid his nien , but
Columbus was one of the few Invaders corn-
lug from Spain who treated the Indiana hu-
iiiiioly , and not until after ho had gone
back to Europe , broken and disgraced , were
the hounds used to torture the poor say-
ages.
On all the ilogs as well as the horses the
Spaniards brought over with them the In.
diana looked with fear and reverence. The
West Indian savages had not only never
seen aniuais ! so large , but the fact that both
dogs and horses performed tasks and obeyed
masters lhled the natives with respectful
eniazeuvint , 'l'lielr lnterett In these now
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brutes was soon , however , turned to detests-
tion and ihiamsy , when the horses' iron-shod
hoots struck down women and children and
the dogs were employed In battle. So fero-
claus and effective were these canine war-
riots , as taught by their Christian masters ,
that in Cuba one dog was more feared than
100 armed men.
It Is on record that the first massacre
of the Inhabitants of flayti was precipitated
by a bloodhound , which a Spanish soldier
In wanton cruelty encouraged to attack a
group of peaceful natives who were loading
a ship. Terrified and enraged by the unexpected -
expected onslaught of the dog , the defenseless -
loss , naked savages fled into the hills , re
turned to take a revenge and wore sinugh-
toted by their white conquerors , who never
seemed to know the meaning of either jus-
tics or mercy.
When taken into engagements the Span-
ihr'da taught their dogs .to wear a light
armor , as. protection againtt the arrows and
spears of the enemy , and to either butt down
the Indians or hop up anti fasten their fangs
in the unclad stomach of the poorly
equipped natives ,
When Cortea took bin famous first expo-
diLlon into new Spain , now called Mexico ,
a fine peck of bloodhounda was among his
most highly valued fightors. Pizarro also
took hounds into Peru , but on the continent
the native warriors wore a sort of armor
made of padded cotton cloth. Through tills
the tinge could not set their teeth , but they
could spring easily as high as a warrior's
throat , run in among the men , and , by but-
tlng vigorously , cause them to fall , or , more
horrible still , they were encouraged to prowl
over the battlefields and tear to pieces any'
wretched wounded Indian who showed the
least sign of life.
There were many among these brute
fighters who rose , by dint of hard service ,
high in the Spanish ranks , and the names
and deeds of some of them come down to
us In history , In the ieind of San Juan-
now Porto Rico-was a remarkable dog , so
large that ho went by the name of 11cr-
cerrhho-hlttle $ calf. This renowned man
eater destroyed the lives of so many In-
dbms that ho was promoted to a military
grade , receiving the pay of a sereant of
the horse , and a proportionate share ot
prize money nnd spoils.
lie was dreaded by ( be natives and regarded -
garded by them as a creature possessing
human intelligence. Even ( lie Spanish reorders -
orders of the time give him high credit ,
saying that ten men with I3ercerrillo were
worth 100 mon without. After a long life
of fighting be perished on the battlefield
htko a grim old warrior.
It Is told of Iiercerrlllo that he easily corn-
prehended all that was said to him and the
value of any object. On one occasion , when
the governor of San Juan wished to send
a written message , he gave it into the hands
of an Indian woman to deliver. Unfortunately -
fortunately her way led past a , church ,
where a group of Spanish soldiers were
lounging , waiting for mass to begin.
] 3orcorrillo was with them , and In a spirit
of idle brutality they proposed to set the
dog on the woman. Bercerrillo needed but
small encouragement. He rushed at the
poor creature , who felt on her knees , the
governor's message In her hand , crying :
"My lord dog , thy servant Ia sent with
this to the Christian lords dawn yonder-
See , hero It is. Do me no harm , dog , my
lord. "
Bottling at her graciously the sagacious
creature lot her pass unharmed.
Lobo was another dog who struck fear ,
mingled with admiration , to the hearts of
the Mexicans and his end was the most
tragic , perhejis , tbat ever befell one of his
race. Overcome by successful diplomacy ,
Lobo was at last yielded , by his owner , tea
a Mexican prince , and so hated and dreaded
was ho by this ruler and his people that
they sacrificed him as ceremoniously and
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with as great ropicingB pa thQugh he had
been the bloodthirsty invader Cortea him-
self. With a knife of obsidian his neck
was severed , his heart out out , exbiblted to
the sun and burnt on a stone , Ills body
was cast into the city square filled with
Indians who hacked It into bits , with shouts
of triumph ,
PRATTLId OF THE YOUNGSTEflS.
"Mamma , " askcd the little girl , trying to
look indifferent , "isn't It. almost time to
procrastinate my flannels ? "
"Jimmy , we won't have to go to school
no more. "
"Why , Joe ? "
a , 'Cause all them big war heroes' birth.
days goia' t' be made hollerdays. "
"Remember , EthelGod sees you , "
Quoth ( be mother , us to chide.
"But lie's such an old friend of the fain-
ilyI"
The child in her Innocence replied.
Sunday School Teaclier-"What do we call
the 30th day of May ?
liright Faced Urchin ( raising his band- )
I know , Recreation day ,
Gertie ( returned home-Mrs. ) Jones gave
me a nice piece of cake.
Gertie's Mother-Did you ask for it ?
Gertie-M'm ,
Mother-And I told you not to ,
Gertie-No , mamma. You told me not to
ask for everything I saw , I didn't see the
cake ; It was in the pantry.
"I feel lure a store with a bargain sale , "
groaned Tommy as lie approached from the
direction of the pantry , the immediate sur-
roundinge of his mouth being a suspicious
dark red ,
"What's the matter , my dear ? "
"Jam Inside. "
"One evening recently , " says a Maine paper -
per , "a neighbor of ours , after putting her
children to bed , was reading to them about
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raisins , how cured , where grown , etc.
After a time they became so quiet that she
concluded they were asleep , when her little
daughter surprised her by suddenly cx-
claiming , 'Well , mamma , I don't want any
more raisins if they are raised In Spaini' "
TO1l ) OUT ( ) l' COURT ,
"I object to thatnian on the jury , "
shouted the lawyer for the defense.
1'On what grounds ? " Inquired the court.
"I'm the man that persuaded him to get
married , "
"It has always been my anxious endeavor -
deavor , " said the worthy municipal judge
uion retiring to irivntc life , "to administer
justice without swerving to partiality on
the one hand or Impartiality on the
other , "
A Mtssoiiri lawyer sends Case nail Corn.
meat the tohlowingl Mr. I- brought suit
for damages for the seduction of his
daughter , Mary , under promise of marriage.
The case was being tried before Judge 5-
in ( ho circuit court of C- county , Mis-
souri. The plaintiff was on the stanch as a
w'Itness and was naked by his attorney this
question : "Mr , Il- was your daughter ,
Mary , born in lawful wedlock ? " "No , sir , "
ho replied , "she was born in the state of
Indiana , " 'rho explosion which followed in
a crowded court hoUo may ho imagined ; it
took some minutes to restore order ,
\Vhen ( leorgo H , Peck first b'eanio an attorney -
torney for the Santa Fe lie ivent to a small
town in western Kansas to argue a case
that hail been brought against the road for
damages to several head of cattle that had
been killed , The cnao was tried before a
judge who was decidedly German , The wit-
flosses were examined , ( lie case was gone
through with , and ( ho attorney for the
prosecution arose and made a strong plea
for conviction. He waxed eloquent , and the
judge paid close attention.
"Are you tree ? " naked the judge when the
lawyer stopped , V V
"Yes , your honor , " . c
"You vms the case , " said the ' ) jdgci. " * IV
"But I want a. chance to argue my sihe of
the case , " said Peck. V
"No , lie vms , " stoutly asserted the judge.
But Peck coninienetl to talk , and grnduahly
his talk led up to the cae , and before the
judge knew it I'eclc uas. arguing 'the do-
tense. The judge listened closely , and when
Peck had finished lie said : V V
"You vms do ease. "
"But you have already decided .in my
favor , " said the other lawyer.
"Bat's all right. I reverse ray. first
decision. Dis man vim , " and the judge
stuck to his last decision and PeelS won his
railroad case.
GOSSIL' AliOti'V ' ' ' '
O'1'til ) 1'EOPLE ,
A wealthy Gerinnn of Tangier has purchased -
chased a number of plots of land in , the
town from the Moors. "Your gardens are
pretty , but scattered , " remarked an
gllshman to him recently. "Yes , " lie re-
plied. "They happen to be on the sites of
the forts which Englnnd must buIld when
she occupies Tangier. England will pay rue
for my pretty gnrdeis. I return . to the
Fatherland comfortably fortunate.
Dr. Edward Everett Ilalo. tpll Vthis story
about Lowell in The Outloolc : "When Low-
eli was editor of The Atlantic lie received
a contrfbution from Thomas Bailey Aldrich ,
then just starting in his literary career. lie
was much impressed 'with the literary merits
of the article , and , in sending the author
a check for the same , inclosed a congratuia-
tory note , advising him to continue writing
and to follow literature as a profession. The
kind thoughtfulness was appreciated and re-
membcred by Aldrich , and the note was
carefully preserved. Years after , when Aldrich -
drich himself was ( lie editor of The Atlantic ,
and Lowell sent a contribution , lie was grnti-
fled at receiving a copy of the ziote he himself -
self hind written years before , Vlicn It Is
realized that Lowell had already mafia a
reputation in letters , the clause advising
him to stick to literature has a funny aig-
niflcaiico. "
Ii. 13. Dunn , who resigns Under protest
from the position of chief of the New YorE
weather station , because lie does not want
to go to the West Indies or Cleveland , 0. ,
has been handling ( lie Now York weather
forecasts for the last fifteen years. Ha is
best known to the vubhie as "Farmer"
Dunn , a nickname given to him by the New
York papers when ( lie veathier service was
under the Agricultural department , Mr.
Dunn Is a competent man and won distinc'
( Ion by Irethicting the Mississippi vahioy
floods of 1883 while at the Cincinnati ala-
( ion ,
The Chicago Record says that some time
ago a young organist secured permission to
iractico on tile big organ iii the Auditorium ,
An elderly man walked in and took a seat
a few rows away from the musician , Tile
young organist noticed him , anti was encouraged -
couraged to "show off" and do a few tricks
of playing tot' his audience , lip rambled on
for an hour , and ( lie elderly roan sat there ,
apparently impressed. Tue young man tired
at last , nail was about to loel the organ
when the elderly man approached him and
said in broken English that lie wished to
play for a tow minutes , "They don't allow
any one but an experienced organist to touch
the instrument , " said ( lie young man , loftily ,
With a litUe gesture , suggestive of meekness -
ness and humanity , the stranger presented
his card ; . "Alexandra Gulimant , I'aris. " Then
it was time for the young organist to
swoon , lie had missed tue cliauu of his
life. For tin hour ho had been entertainIng
the great master with home-made drivel ,
In making out your wino list dop't forget
Cook' Imperial Champagne. It Is extra 'icy
'silk a fine bouquet
ANERICA IN TilE FM EAST
A Ohineso View of Expanzon its a Polky
for the United states.
CHINA IS FRIENDLY TO OUR PLANS
The tirent Market ' 'hitl * the Celestial
Liiliire OtTers unit Its leslr-
nbIilt for Anieriennt-
A W'clcome Awnitii ,
\Vu Ting-fang , ( lie Chinese minister to the
United Sthts , is a wonderfully Interesting
man , With the exception of Li Ilufig Chang
ho is doubtieta the shiest and piost pro-
grossiyo statesman of Celestial s.rlgtn who
has ever visited the United Staten , For that
matter ho Is more closely in touch with
European and American habits of thought
than Li hlirng Cluing himself , Ito speaks
the English language with a. faultlersneaa
of accent and of idiom which many a natIve
born American might envy and which is
equalled by no other Chinese public man ,
lie is familiar with American And European
politics and business , lIe has , moreover ,
that delicate percepttoa of local and incH-
vidual peculiarities which has sometimes
been regarded as distinctively American.
ills wit Is pungent and delightful , lie can
maim as appropriate and effective after-
dinner speeches as Speaker Reed or Chaun-
coy M. Depew , At the annual dinner of the
Gridiron club of Washington In January nIl
three were among the speakers , and although
this was the first experience of Minister Wu
in such affairs , he thrust nod parried with
each and drew blood as frequently as either.
lie sat between the two on that occasion
and both were charmed and fascinated with
his brilliancy and tact ,
Minister \Vu was educated in England
antI was the first Chinese gentleman whoever
over bcacno an English , barrister , He visited -
ited thu United States in. l77 and then re-
ttirned to hong Kong , where lie established
himself as a barrister. After six years of
practice he was appointed legal adviser to
LI hung Clang anti deputy for foreign at-
fairs in Tientain. It was lis great distinction -
tinction , too , to have built the first railway
In China , having been the pronioter and
first chief director of the lCai Ping
railway company , lie was first eec-
rotary of embassay In the peace mis-
sioii to Japaii In 1895 and was plenipotenti'
ary for the purpose of exchanging ratifica.
tions tor the trpaty of peace. In the mean'
time ho had been appointed chief director
or [ 110 Tientsin univerait , which' was estnb-
li8hCdVifl1895 , lU 1897 lie was appointed to
his present post. lie is accredited as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
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not only to the government at the United
States , but also to Spain nail Peru , He cc-
sI.les the grcaterpart otthe year in Wash'
ington and slircts from here the affairs
of the legptions at Madrid and Linia. The
, wio Of. Minister Wci hs a woman of rare
iutelligerce , who like him has made a study
of. the English language. His children are
bright .youngsters who have their English
governess and whio play up and down the
halls of the legation with the abandon and
boisterousness of American boys. Alto-
getber this Cbinesegentlernan is.a striking
illustration of the saying that a man of the
world.is a man of the world everywhere ,
no less In Pekin than in Washington , and
it was with an appreciation of his breadth
of mind and cosmopolitan temper that the
correspondent sought him out for a talk on
the subjects which just now direct the
thoughts of American statesmen to the far
east. The minister spoke freely , with due
regard to the reserve required of him as
the diplomatic representative of a country
likely to be vitally interested in the exten-
'sion of American iniluence in the Pacific.
As a Chinese statesman ho naturally looks
with keenest interest upon the part in Oil-
ental politics which America seems likely
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to play.
Field For Aniericais Bnterprlse.
"The prospects for the extension of
American trade with China are excellent
just at thin present time , " was MinIster
\Vu's first remark , as lie looked up from
tli perusal of a congressional report , "The
material awakening of the empire is just
beginning , and the volume of foreign trade
and of domestic imp ovements , which will
depend largely on foreign enterprise , Is
bound to increase with wonderful rapidity
for the next few decacies. The prejudice
of the Inhabitants of China against the
building of railroads , telegraphs and telephones -
phones , and , I may say , a hundred other
things that would cause it to hose step in
the march of modern civilization , is finally
disappearing. Tliu you can see at. once
what a large field is opened for shrewd ,
energetic Americans who know an advantage -
vantage when they see it , and are quick to
grasp it when preseiited. IC the Chinese
exclusion act were repealed by this or the
next congress the people of the United
States would ho still more benefited. It is
hardly necessary to argue a point like this ;
it Is a self-evident proposition. "
"Then there is no prejudice against
American goods nor any preference for
goods of other nations to interfere with the
expansion of trade with the United States ? "
"None whatever , so far as I nra aware.
On the contrary certain staples produced by
the United States have almost the entire
field.
field.Chines
Chines , ' Markota Wortla Studying ,
"Take , for instance , kerosene oil , matches ,
American flour and American cotton cloth ,
The trade In American flour is simply im-
meuso. No other country seems able to
cope with ( ho United States in these articles
with my people , The Chinese ivill take
anything which is cheap and good , Ant ? in
this connection I may be pardoned , I hope ,
if I make a suggestion , that the manu-
facturers. of the United States study more
closely the local wants of the people of
China. There are many ways of doing this.
One proposition that strikes my fancy
strongly is the mm advanced recently by
the Philadelphia museum. This institution
has appointed a commission of skilled men
to visit China and learn by actunl observation -
sorvation the exact local wants of ( be peo.
pie. Of course my government will heartily
welcome this commission and wifl give it
every opportunity for gaining the informa-
lion desired. having learned what is most
wnnted by practical observation , American
manufacturers will no longer do business In
the dark.
"If they have ( lie enterprise , as they
surely will when they learn of ( lie oppor-
( unity , to seize upon this great field , their
rewards will ho proportionately great.
China is ready to welcome the United States
as a peaceful neighbor and commercial
friend , Among the intelligent public men
of ( ho Chinese empire there is absolutely
no prejudice against Amirlca. On the coii-
trary there is a atroiig desire tar the friendship -
ship dr this great republic , and admiration
for Yankee Ingenuity and inventive genius
is quite as pronounced there as In any
other part of the world , I , repeat what I
said t ( lie beginning of this Interview , ia-
ieai the exclusion pet , which will restore
the good will that existed between China
and the United States previous to the adop-
tioxi of that act , aud the trade between the
two countries wilt increase to enormous
iiiopurtions ,
"What has China done , or what have
Chinese merchants done , o encourage trade
with the United States ? "
"That Is. a diihlcult question for rue to
ansis'er , You will understand , however , that.
when a people are legislated against as the
natives of Chiina have been the rnercantio (
Interests have not the opportunity or the
zeal to encourage trade as they would It
conditions were different. A nation is very
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MISS EMMA CALLENDER.
Many a woman is on the way to Cuba to
Succor ( ho wounded who may fall in battle
but there are home battles to fIght , closer
hives to nurture and sustain , for the battle
of life is not a matter of expeiliency alone
but one that often calls for self-sacrifice
and determination oven amidst times of
peace. A very interesting letter was recently -
cently received by John A. Smith , who offers -
fers to send tree to oIl , a. trial package of
the remedy which cured him of rheumatism.
The letter rends as follows- :
My dear sir-I : presume you would Itho
to kiiow If your Gloria Tonic line been ben-
eihcinl to Inc. I sent for your free trial
package which the Christian Ath'oento said
you would mail to anyone who would send
you their name and address. It reileved
2110 and encouraged me to get more of it
and I am now blessed with iierfect health.
'rIds , of course , sounds very prosaic auth
reads like an ordinary acknowledgement of
an every day occurrence. but your remedy
has not only rescued me from intense pliysi-
cal suffering , but has spared me fur tliue
whose lives are nearing their close anti
thiui ; enables rue to see that their declining
years are made happy with comforts Instead -
stead of miserable through want and priva-
( Ion. I paid Inst year 500 dollars to doctors
for their attendance and experiments anti
they one and all declared that I could not
recover and that the rheumatism would
kill me.
You do not know how thankful I am to
you and the Christian Advocate for direct-
much like an Individunl. A man trades
where ho is best treated. This is human
nature the world over , not excepting China.
I live in hope that whatever may be the
differences between the two countries they
will disappear. China desires to hold
friendly relations with all the world , and
particularly with the United States. "
"What are the commercial relations between -
tween the Chinese empire and the Philippines -
pines ? "
Chum aiid the Philippines.
"They are very great. You will appreciate -
ate this more strongly when I sny that over
100,000 Chinese inhabit these Islands. Steam-
era continually run back arid forth between
Hong Kong and other Chinese iorts and
Manila , exchanging th products of the two
countries. China hair , as you will see , a
direct Interest In the Philippines. Many of
the islands were settled by. the Chinese ,
who have , as a matter of course , aided
greatly in their development. It is as if
a few thousand or more Aniericaiis had
emigrated to some islands off the Atlantic
or Pacific coast and there built up a remunerative -
munerativo trade with their mother cmiii-
try. The maternal Instinct ought to be as
strong In natiouis as in Individuals. The
mother cannot forgot the child sue has
borne and reared through much suffering ,
I say this merely to illustrate how we feel
towards those of our own blood on these
Islands , "
" \Vouid the possession of ( he Philippines
by this. United Staler ; help to enlarge our
trade with China and other eastern countries -
tries and how ? "
"This would seem to ho the natural effect
of such a situation , but to answer this ques.
tion in its full significance will require
time , and the time has not yet arrived wheii
the question can be aiisworecl properly , Iii
general , of course , wider interests mean
wider trade , but the old saw : 'Never cross
a bridge until you corno to it , " may ivehi
apply to this case. "
, "Would the possession of the I'hilippinea
by the United States increase tile estirna.
( ion in whkhi tlie United States is held by
tlio people of China nod other eastern ,
people ? "
"It is beyond my province to answer this
question directly. Iii tli8cussing tIle I'liilip-
pines just at this juncture one approaches
the danger line. Personally I hold vary
decided views on the eastern question , but
as I cannot divorce my individuality from
my omco I must decline to discuss this
particular aspect of the question. "
"You peak of the progress being made
by China In a material way. What about
that ? "
Siilrit of l'rugreMs Iii 'hiuui , ,
"To appreciate that remark one must
thoroughly understand the Chinese
character. China to ( lie world at large is
an unknown land. Notwitbatanding nil that
has been said and writtomi , the Chinese are
a very practical people. They are not
moved with tue fiery euiergy of ( lie Anglo-
Saxon , They go slow , end bold to ( lie tiiiuiga
they have. Time was when this ruasses
opposed with a spirit even of fanaticism
all internal Improvements. That spirit oxiiy
exists now In Isolated instances , hteformns.
are now welcommied as never before , Thu
people nra seized with the spirit of progress ,
We are a nation of 400,000,000. As it is a
law of nature that large bodies shall niave
slowly , China Is not to be judged in her
forward movement withi a srnaih r nation ,
Naverthiess , we are moving forward ,
"Tho genius of China is not in the liqe
of the acquisition of territory. Veru she
circumscribed in territory Ierhaps her ann-
bithea might be tori more. it hinu beeii said
of hier by Iord Wolseley' , ( list. In time she
viii overrun the world with her millions of
inhabitants. No one need fear such a cc'
suit. Geughais Khan Is pointed to as a
inc me to your free trial package of horir
Tonic. Not ( lint I was afraId to die , no ,
mint that ; I urn ready to go ii'lien Clod culls
me to conic , but I have a. dear old lather
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father Is 72 , mother 62 ; you ned thlL'3' tire lit ' 'P
years vhiemi I mini most needed arid must
cheer ( bern iiii in their old age.
It % 'mis this that keimt me up , for laid
there uiot hi'eui this stimulus I would have
rather given UI ) than continued to suffer so
cruelly. .Aiui now that I ann upnrel to
help and sustain the clii 1011cc let me again
thank 'oin for the life , health amid happl-
u11'sS vluicht Gloria Tonic huts given inc auth
to umi' that houlci yell ivisli it I vIil dicer-
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Rmnmnut Cailender , Vincenneur , hid ,
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to test it.
liriglit exemplar of what the Chinaman will
do when lie once sets about it. But that
illustrious warrior was a Mongul : Now the
Chinese ard not Monguhs , in the proper
501150 of the word , although the masses of
niankind so believe , Tile CbinescVare a die-
tinct race altogether. No , we shall be satls-
fled If we are let alone and qhlowod to
work out our destiny as a nation
iii our owii way. That way znaynot. be the
way of the European . or American , hut it
is thu way boat suited to ( lie peculiar nature
of the race or races which inhabit what is
lcmiowii as China ,
. "A national awakening is already going J
on , Sonie years ago a Chinese diplomat in ?
Great Britain wrote an article which excited
much discussion In Aniierica and on the con-
tiiicnt , tue opening seneoco of which wits ,
'China ' awake ! ' That watchword is on the
hilis of millions today , although it'hien it was
uttered it sounded 111cc a discordant note.
Chum is as'alce. It Is no small task to lift
a nation to the ithano of the high ideals of
her wise muon. hut when a people once
awake to the ( hangers which surrofind them
they make rapid progress , China is not In
such an advanced stage of decomposition as
some affect to believe. Aroused as she now
is to her material interests , her future is
secure. " 14. A. COOLIDGE ,
SOM1d LA'i'fl '
1NVL'rlOSS.
An improved electric arc hump has two
pockets , act at opposite aumgles ( iii each iIo
of the Point of c'omitnct , to feed citiboti
liencilmi to time html ) , tire carbons coming
together In tile Himmulie of it V and throw.
Ing no shadow as they burn ,
Bicycle tires t'nui be ( iUicIciy inhlatel by
a new iUlflP which Is formed of the central
tuhie of tile frame , with valves itt each end ,
the scat iiost being tisel , as a litlnugt'r ) for
compressing tile uir , utmid fimjteieij by a
cluuripiiig lever ishami ant in rise.
\'eecls cumi lam ( lestroyetl mi gardens 110(1
along highways by a niew nisichilno having
dcli oil rtsi'rvuir mounted on wheels nn&
provided with an air ourni , to force the cii
into a serIf's of burners , which transform
it into gus nuid dlschai'gu it against tue
weeds.
how ties can ho securely attached to the
collar by a fiat metal Idato wifichi is Hewed
( mist to thu bark of tIme tic anti himi a slot.
which siiiimi over the collar iUttOfl ) and
presses tiitm upper edge of time liluttu against
the collar to Reeji tile button fioun siiping
out. of ( lie slut ,
Sparks itro nrrcstecl lii loeninritive
sinokestmiflks by macaria of a western man's
init't'mticur , , coursistimig ot it Herics Of 11Cr-
( orated ithat Cs llttetil on OIpomit ) ( , 8ldc of
tlita u4taclc , ivith proJ'ctions cii tiiti under
side to lirevl'nt thai sparks frorni passing
around tue plates.
Unilrellia : and iarnsols ) are beluig fitted
with a nosy detachable handle , which himis a
sOcket. to receive tim c'ntrnl roil ( it (11(1
tIlnbrrIi , it'iileii Is Hiotteil to colutuin a.
curved nl7iring having a projection at the
toil , vhuIchi eliguiges a notch inid the
socket in ( lie bundle ,
Iesk lamps ttrn hIeing Xnftde with a
iseighted armn , extending ( roni the lop at
the cheek out over the open spiuco to sup-
i > ort. It cylindrical shadi , which has a per-
11(111 cult alit at ( lie bottom to throw ( lie
light downit'ani , a new design of iiica-
dc'secnt light being mccci.
80(1 ( HiiumuIur.ls ICuil.il.
If 200 Anmiericans can kill 100 Spaniards
in 300 days , how many Ammiericauie ivihi it
take to kill 100 Spaniards in 100 ilays ? One
tiiousamiti dohiars will be paid to tue persons
nmisweriuug the above vrohlezn correctly ,
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