"Hear tlio story of the shaky build
ing?" "Nope. What Ih It?" "Oh,
there's no foundation to It." rioueer
Press.
Mrs. Black Nothing that mother
eats agrees with her. I Hack Food
seems to have human Intelligence.
Town Topics.
Mm. Newcd My husband never
speaks a .cross word to mo. Mrs. Old-
Wed Indeed ! I low long have you been
living apart? Chicago News.
"I hear you have been hunting. Any
luck?" "Ye. Only one man mistook
mo for a rabbit, and lie was a poor
shot." Chicago Becord-Ilerald.
Muriel Why didn't you marry him?
Everybody says lie has reformed. Maud
Yes; but he reformed too lnte. Ills
money was nil gone New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Passenger Arc you pol.V to hang
about hero nil day, or what? Busman
If yer don't like It, yer can git off
an' walk. Passenger Oh, that's all
right. I'm not in such a hurry as all
that. Punch.
First Visitor Most interesting coun
try round alwiut here. Have you seen
the ruins? Second Visitor (who has
. Just paid hi bill) Yes; I suppose you
mean the guests leaving this hotel.
London Tit-Hits.
Miss Klderleigh Doctor, do you be-
lleve that bleaching the hair leads to
softening of the brain? Doctor No;
but I believe that softening of the brain
sometimes lends to bleaching of the
hair. Chicago News.
"Don't you find that living out there
In the suburlis Is a drawback to your
business?" "On the contrary, I find
that my business is a drawback to my
living out there In the suburbs."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"I understand you have perfected an
other great Invention." "Yes," an
swered the scientist, modestly. "Is it
on the market?" "Oh, It wasn't Intend
ed for the market. It's for the mnga
Bines." Washington Star.
Bobby Sister's got a beau all right!
Tommy What makes you think bo?
Bobby She used to say: "P.obby, see
who's calling." when the 'phone rang.
Now she runs to It herself. Instead of
telling me. Cleveland Leader.
Bacon Would you call hhu a good
talker? Egbert No; I would not.
"How many times have you heard him
talk?" "Only once." "And when was
that?" "When he was trying to open
a car window." Youkers Statesman,
'Bllkths tells me be Is getting wfully
tired of living alone." "I would think
he'd marry and settle down." "I was
talking with hitu about It the other day,
and he says he doesn't know whether
to get married or buy a phonograph."
Milwaukee Sentinel.
"I met Dunkey to-day for the flrsi
time In years. He hasn't changed
much." "Oh, he hasu't changed at alL
but he doesn't seem to realize It." "How
do yovniean?" "Oh. he's forever talk
ing about 'what a fool he used to be.'
Philadelphia Press.
The Lady So you are an old soldier?
How thrilling! Tell me what Is the
narrowest escape you ever had? The
Swntty Well, mum, oncet I was trans
ferred from a regiment jest two days
before It wuz ordered to the Filler
peens. Cleveland Leader.
Wise Poor Burroughs ! be's worry-
lng a great deal about debts New-
ltt Nonsense! You'll never catch him
worrying because he can't pay his
debts. Wise He's not worrying about
old debts he can't pay, but about new
ones he can't contract. Philadelphia
Press.
Mummn-What Is that book you are
reading, Willie? Little Willie It's a
book called "Child Training" thnt I
borrowed from Mrs. Smith. Mamma
Do yob find it amusing, Little Willie
Oh, no; 1 merely wanted to fee If I
had bceu brought up properly. Boston
Courier.
Third Floor Tenant See here! I'm
one of a committee of men In this
apartment, and I've called to ask you
to sell your flute. Second Floor Ten
ant Delighted to see you. I'm one of
another committee, and was about to
go up and ask you if you'd sell your
baby. Llppincott's Magazine.
"I'm so happy," says' Mrs. Oldcastle.
"My son is to get his bachelor's degree
this year." "Is he?" replied her host
ess. "Well, I can't blame you for feel
In' as you do about it. I never thought
mueh of that snippy Wilson girl he's
been goin' with. I low did you get the
match broke off?" Chicago Iteeord
Herald. A suburban minister during bis dis
course one Sabbath morning said: "In
each blade of grass there Is a sermon."
Th following day one of his flock dis
covered the good man pushing a lawn
mower alxiut his garden and paused to
say: "Well, parson, I'm glad to see
you ciig.igcd in cutting your sermons
short." The Standard.
uiilc.l to He Mure,
"S-e here," said the guest, "I want
to be called at t! o'clock to-morrow
inornlug. It's worth a good to me to
catch the C. ::;." train "
"Yes. sir," replied the bellboy; "who
did you say it wou'd le worth n good
deal to?" Philadelphia Press.
After summer lOuuaii vincii t.
Miss l'iirt (bwe-lly) Indeed, you
must pardon me. I know the face, but
1 can't phu-e you.
Mr. Sorehead You mean you know
the place, ,lmi you can't face me. Bal
timore American.
OLD MAN RAIIT,
Old M::n Itain
At the window pane
Kcocks and fumble and raps again;
lils louc-nalled lingers slip and strain;
old Man Bain at the window pane
Knoiks all night, but knocks In vain
Old Man P.a'.n.
Old Man rtnln, ,
With battered train,
Keels and shambles along the lane;
His old gray whiskers drip and drain;
Old Man Ualn. with ragged train.
Keels and staggers like one Insane
Old Man Bain.
Old Man Bain
!s back again.
With ol' Mis' Wind at the window pane,
Dancing there with her tattered train:
Her old shawl (laps as she twirls again
V.! the wlldman reel nnd Is torn In twain
Old Mis' Wind and Old Man Ualn.
-The Header.
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far
A WIFE'S REVOLT
9 aJTifif'i? rtiHtrttJ.-v zirru. frmf-.yn
1PZ
linn llliu 'I'rstlncd.
Mrs. Jolly-- My husband Just "haw
haws" when he l.m-hs. Does yours?
Mrs. M ;:;.';- No. My husband
oc i't !:.u ,'.t at .ill. Detroit Free
Prcsj.
A man tn:::; cer.sc us naturally
as he dolgi'a v.'.i.n yo;i strike at him.
"The children are terribly oppressed
by this sultry weather, and- ' the
speaker hesitated with a touching
break In her tired tones, "the atmos
phere of this'town. Let me take them
to the seaside, John, Just for a little
while. It would do them bo much
good. Let me take them. John
There was Infinite pleading In the wom
an's voice.
Her husband looked up with a scowl.
"How childish you are. Kate'." be said.
"Beally you cannot remember my
wishes for two days together. 1 have
fio answer for you except the answer
I, gave yesterday. Nothing that you
can say will alter that."
Ills wife surveyed him with an ex
pression akin to bitterness in her wist
ful face. How came it that she had
married such a man? Why were her
eyes holden that she could not see the
selfish, autocratic nature of the soul
behind the pale blue eyes, the clear
cut features, the thin lips and master
ful chin? She had vowed to love,
honor, and obey, but, he had vowed to
love nnd cherish her in sickness and
in health.
Bitter memories surged up In her
heart, while xhe watched him begin
ning to write again, as It the matter
of which she hd been speaking was
forever settled by that scornful refer
ence to his refusal of the previous day.
It did not even occur to him that she
could assert herself any more. Ever
since they married he had crushed
down every evidence of a separate will
in the beautiful woman whom he had
made bis wile. "The first duty of a
wife la to efface herself," he said to
her. "You know two cannot walk to
gether unless they are agreed. The
man Is the head of the wiman. You
must follow my lend."
Nature rebelled. , But Kate thought
rebellion sinful, and accepted meekly
what was set before her as a duty. In
silence, though not without suffering,
she bore the constant thwarting of her
every wish. Innocent nnd good though
It might be. Did site want to walk,
he bade her drive. Did she desire to
stay Indoors, he bade ber go out for a
walk or drive; Did she want to read,
he bade her talk, and so on, and so on,
with unvnrylng sameness. She nb
mittod ; yes, she submitted to all p.nd
everything, and the bablt of submitting
made it easier to do so in what con
cerned herself. But when children
came, and the whole thing had to be
gone through again in relation to
them, with the result that their small
likes and dislikes were set at naught
and thwarted, and their welfare nnd
her wishes for their welfare, were
swept aside as unworthy of considera
tion when opposed to the will and
wishes of the home despot, oh, then it
was that Kate felt the cruel hardness
of her, matrimonial bonds and writhed
lu misery!
She recollected it seemed like yes
terday when her eldest child, a love
ly child of 12, was Invited to n chil
dren's party, given by the wife of a
neighboring Squire. (There was to Is;
a Christmas tree, tableaux, and after
ward a little dance. All the children
In the neighborhood were going, and
Lornu talked of nothing else for days.
She was to be dressed In white a lit
tle white silk frock which ber mother
made with her own hands, with Joy
and pride, picturing to herself the
while how lovely ber little girl would
look In It but the father came home
from his oflii'e out of temper, there be
ing a slump hi the stock market, and,
finding out what was going on, be per
emptorily forbade Lorna to go to the
party, declaring that she must stay
at home. It was In vain the mother
pleaded, In vain the child wept and en
treated, John Hacker, was adamant.
What he had said he had said, and
nothing would Induce him to yield.
Little Lorna sorrowed and fell sick.
It was in vain her mother sought to
give her other pleasures. The child's
spirit was broken. "Everything I like
to do best, Mumsy," she said, "father
forbids."
And again. "I'm afraid I don't like
father, Mumsy," she said, with piti
fully quivering lips. "Father's not
like you. Ho always says, 'No, no; you
shall not do that.' "
The little girl was very tired, and
soon they were obliged to let her lie lu
bed, and then she sickened of a child
ish complaint, and. one day. quietly
passed away from this life lu her
Sleep.
Her doctor wrote upon the death cer
tificate that she died of measles, but
her mother knew better. The measles
was n detail; the whole peace tun
happiness of the child's life had U-cn
crushed out by her father's Iron hand
i lie moiners only consolation was
that the little 'one was gone where no
longer ber father's autocratic will
could blot out happiness.
An I now It happened that the other
children were off color, with poor ap
petites and looking thin and weedy.
Little friends of their were at the sen
aide, aud they wanted to go, too, Just
as much ns their mother wished to
take them. Moreover, the family doc
tor told Mrs. Hacker that unless she
took the children to the seaside they
would suffer In health, lie thought
her a rather stupid woman not to act
upon his advice when he saw the chil
dren about with their pale faces; but
then ho did not know Mr. Hacker.
It seemed to the mother, as she stood
before her husband watching blm
write, with no apparent heed for her
distress and agony of disappointment,
that she almost hated nls handsome
face, and the fine presence which
caused him to be so much admired.
"The time has come for me to mnke
a stand." she said to herself. "If my
little ones fall 111 and die I shnll be
lieve it is my fault for giving way."
A few more moments of nervous In
decision passed ; then she Jerked out
spasmodically, "I must take them to
the seaside, Johu. Y'ou can stay at
home If you like, but I shnll take my
children."
The man looked up In his stern way,
and poiuted to the door with bis pen.
Kate went out, carrying her head
high, and with quite an unusual feel
ing of elation In her heart.
'
It was very lonely and miserable for
John when he found himself in soli
tary possession of his big house. For
it happened thnt, one day, when he
came home from business he discover
ed that his wife had gone away, taking
THE TKIJiCBAM WAS FROM HOME.
with her their children, aud only leav
ing word with the servant that they
were going to the seaside.
At first he was so angry as to be
conscious of nothing but rage against
his wife (or her defection. Then, as
he missed her help In various ways
the help which ho had always taken ns
his right without a single word of
thanks nnd the domestic machinery
went wrong without her pntiqnt guid
lug hand, he begnn to brood over his
Injuries, not the least of -which was
the fact that no letter came for him,
and he felt Ill-used and hurt.
"Glad to hear your wife aud children
are on to revensey nay. line air
there. It will do tbern a world of
good," said the doctor, meeting him
casually one morning. "Thought Mrs
Hacker a little slow, you know, in tak
ing my advice. But she has gone now.
and the young ones are nlready pick
lng up llnely."
iTacker starcu at blm. Had he seen
them, or heard from Mrs. JIncker?
John was too proud to usk, and with u
short nod he passed on.
The doctor's Intimate knowledge of
the health of Hacker's wife and chil
dren made another Injury over which
the unhappy man brooded until he felt
quite sick. He was about as miserable
as a man could be, aud took a savage
delight In neglecting himself, going
without food and all that sort of thing
Consequently he fell 111, but temper
prevented his sending for the doctor.
until the matter was taken out of bis
bands by bis servants discovering him
in a swoon, and Immediately sending
for the doctor on their own responsl
billty.
The children were so happy at tin
seaside, and their mother was so taken
up with them and their enjoyment,
that for some time she scarcely thought
of her absent husband. It was the
children themselves who recalled )ilin
to her mind.
"Where's Daddy, Mumsy? Why
doesn't he come here?" asked little
Jack repeatedly. "He'd like . to lie
here, too should think." It was Jack
le's habit to miss out a word or two
now and then.
"Ens, w here s Daddy, echoed tiny
Ellle. "I'oor Padily uasu t got no
sea !"
"Wouldn't he like it? Poor Daddy!"
cried tender-hearted little Nell.
"Guess he would. Poor Daddy!"
Jackie exclaimed. "Mumsy," be turn
ed to bee again, "why doesn't he comcl
He's a man can come If pleases."
"Tea," responded their mother, "h
can come If be likes to do so." She
pictured blm to herself, stern, cold,
handsome, coming Into the room, chill
ing tbera with his presence.
"Wish he'd come," little Jack mut
tered.
"What t sunny, sweet-tempered na
ture that boy has!" thought Kate. "He
has forgotten how very cross his father
was with him sometimes!"
Her conscience smote ber, because
she was less forgiving and less forget
ful of Injuries than her child.
All day the sore feeling remained,
nnd she hnd to strengthen her attitude
by recapitulating John's offense.
"Tho children are well," she told
herself "and they might have fallen 111
If w bad remained nt home. And
John would never have couscutcd to
their coming here."
One day she overheard a woman
saying to her companion ns they pass
ed by bet and the children. "What a
lot of little ones! Hasn't tho poor
lady a husband to help her with
them?"
After thnt Bhe fancied her landlady
hiked askance nt ber sometimes ns if
regretting that there was no Mr.
Hacker appearing on the scene.
Others asked her straight out where
Mr. Hacker was and whether be was
coining down to Join her? And she
had to make excuses for hlin.
Then, one morning, came a telegram.
It was put Into her hands when Bhe
was playing with her children, as it
was wet and they could not go out of
doors and she 6tood staring at It for a
few minutes,- feeling powerless to
grasp its contents.
The telegram was from home nnd
had been sent by the family doctor.
"Your husband dangerously 111. Come
at once."
Her head reeled. Dangerously III,
and she was not by bis side. How
soon could she get there?
It was tho only question. All his
hardness, all his sins of omission ami
commission against her and her chil
dren, were forgotten. lit was danger
ously 111. It was possible that he
might die, and she was sixty miles
away.
She wrung her hands, consigned the
children to the friendly care of the
landlady, look a cab to the station,
nnd caught an express In the nick of
time.
"I thought you were never coming,
Kate. I am going to die." John
Hacker gasped out He was looking
terribly eninliatcd, but was In full pos
session of his mental powers.
"No! No!" cried his wife. "I have
come to nurse! you, and you will not
die."
He shook his head. "I can see that
the doctors give me up," he said in a
tone of finality. '
"But I don't give you up. Y'ou will
live now I have come! exclaimed his
wife, trying to Infuse some of her own
resolute will into his morbid soul.
"I have been a bear," he confessed.
Cnn you forgive me?"
"Yes, dear. Yes. Will you forgive
me for for running away?" asked his
wife, with the tears rolling down her
cheeks.
"Of course. I drove you to it I un
derstood when you had gone." He
closed his eyes, faint with the know!
edge of bis sin.
She kissed his brow. "Thy to re
cover for my sake, John," Bhe pleaded,
"Y'ou cannot care? You cannot sure
ly care after after all?" he faltered
"I can. I do. I love you, John, and
we shall bo so happy."
A sudden brightness came Into his
eyes, a little color crept into ins
cheeks, ids breathing oame more east
The do.-tor, entering the room nnd
standing by the bed, nodded approving
ly.
"You have done him good already,
Mrs. Hacker." he said. "I believe in
will pull through after all."
"Of course he will!" she cried, add
lng tenderly: "Thank God!"
And John recovered nnd became (i
very different man. Philadelphia Telegraph.
THE WATERMELON.
Xot What It rrd to lie, at Leant
In the Katiug Thereof.
In tho old days, .when tho world was
much better than It is now, there were
good watermelons.
As, we rercember them, the water
melons of twenty-live or thirty or thir
ty-five years ago were huge affairs,
They wove none of your overgrown cu
cumber effects of to-day, but wero great
big round fellows, and tho outside was
a dark green. It was the same shadd
of green as the reflection of the trees
In a swimming hole.
And When you sunk the knife Into It
tho rind ripped and cracked for two
Inches ahead of the blade, aud tin;
melon Just laughed itself open.
Hold on! You didn't use a knife
You lifted the melon above your head
aud dropped It to tho ground, and it
burst open, as red as a rose aud
hundred times as sweet. And you uto
nothing but the heart Just the chunky
red heart.
Nowadays the marketmau shows you
an oblong uffalr done In pale green am
greenery -yullery stripes, with a white
blotch on the underside, that he calls
a watermelon. And you cut It Into
slices like bologna sausage and eat It
with a fork, like pie.
And you have forgotten whether
watermelon goes pllnk-plink or plunk
plunk when It Is ripe, because It doesn
make any difference now. Wilbur 1,
Ncsblt In Chicago Post. (
Keep Siiilllim.
If you want to get along,
Keep mailing;
If you find you're in tin wrong,
Keep smiling.
If you meet a dear sweet girl,
One a perfect peach and pearl,
Don't iniiko yourself a churl,
But keep VMiiliug.
-Milwaukee Sentinel.
i'V'ci"jwi w hlch arc not named, but which
i$,vi-5U'' covered by general terms of the 1
a. 3. nKvmtiKiK.
METHOD OF TARIFF REVISION.
By Senator A. J, Deverldge.
We must revise our tariff, and that
Is s big thing; we must do more
we must now make sensible up-to-dnte
plans for revision, and that Is
'a bigger thing.
There are nearly Items named
lu our tariff laws, nnd every year
new articles are put on tho market
are
law.
fl'rjf' it is plain that JurI and Intelligent
duties cannot be fixed without a
knowledge of the facts upon which
every one of these duties Is supposed to rest.
Yet, as we have made our tariffs heretofore, commit
tees of Congress, working a part of the time for a
few months, not only have to liud out thesv facts,
but also to tit duties to these facts, study how
those duties will work out with foreign tariffs, how our
trade will thereby be helped or hurt, and all other things
thnt must be thought of In making n tnrlfT. Y'et It is
plain that It would be hard for even experts to learn
all the facts In fo short n time, to say nothing of the
other work our nngiTNsloual committees are now forced
to do In making a tariff law. .
It la not fnlr to these committees lo make them do
such work In so brief a period. Other nations have seen
this plain truth, and thSrefore made the common-sense
plan of finding out the facts uin which tlmlr legislatures
cnn act with knowledge and wlnlom. So Germany and
Japan, whose tariffs are the most careful of all tariffs,
bad a body of tariff experts Hnd out the facts and then
made their tariffs fit those facts.
PEDAGOGIC ADVICE 02" LITTLE VALUE.
liy JUthn A. llowland.
One of t'.K' loasl tolerable of all advlscra of
the young man Is he who frames his long,
canting lists of "Doii'ls." These inhibitions
on the fai-o of them are as the lnw of the
Mtnles and Persians. Presumably they are to
lit every man In every position In every emer
gency In the calendar. Mosi of them are
framed with reference to propitiating the em
ployer, regardless of the persoualltles of em
ployer nnd employe, rcgnrdloft of the merits or demerits
of a situation, and therefore utterly Ignorant of whether
or not the nsoPt radical violation of his particular "Don't"
might be the turning point Itself in the life of thnt par
ticular young man.
Ordinarily, in the case of the young man starting out
In the world ns un employe, or lu business himself with
the object of pleasing' a constituency, lie has choice of
just two alternatives i Do as be ts expected to do J o
refuse to do the thing and stand by the decision, ti
cither position, the youag matriculate rn fife muftt de
pend upon his Judgment to right blm In the end.
There Is a type ef man In the world's work whose sola
claim to virtue Is the carrying out to the blind lettef
the dictates of his superiors. Tbls type Is pre-etnlnentl
tho product of the doctrine of conventional "Don'ta,
The vast majority ef these men either am weaklings of
sneaks. As weaklings they are the an f least conse
quence to any work requiring Initiative and accomplish
ment. As sneaks they are a constant menace to whatever
Institution their disloyal service affects.
Unless you are willing to become an automaton menial,
fix' upon your purpose in life, sound yourself and yoni
capabilities, nnd base your chances for saccess upon
these and upon your judgment of men and things as you
grow wise to your environment
UNLIMITED POWER OF THE PEOPLE. ';
By Ex-Qov. Black of New YtL.
It must be remembered that the people are
all-powerful. They can do whatever they de
cide to do. They are now checked by their
constitution, but they made even the constitu
tion, and they can unmake It There are at
least two methods of doing this one by
amendment and the ther by revolution. But
the prayer of every patriot in the land will
be that the constltatlon shnll not now be
changed. The ideas now most popular are also most dan
gerous. The clamor Is for limitation f fortunes, for
getting that that also means the limitation of Industry
for the curtailment of the power of the courts, forgetting
that thnt means death to tbe freedom of the Individual J
for tbe equality of men by arbitrary rule, forgetting that
Uds means to clog the industrious and help the lazy.
Tlte spirit now abroad, if given rein, would make the In
cometent equal by law to the skilled, the dissolute equal
to the sober, the choat and the shirk equal to the hon
est man.
The people, when they try, can raze everything to the
ground. They can unmake or remake their constitution.
They may, if they like, abolish their courts and legis
latures and take the reins of government directly In tielr
own hands. This means revolution, but are there no
pr-K-edents for revolution?
Is there any prophet abroad In those days who can
say how far the people would go In their present tem
Ier? Would the majority vote to limit private fortunes!
Would they vote to redistribute private estates which
were large enough to tempt their cupKllty? Would they
curtail the power of the courts?
You can answer those questions as well as any body of
men now living, and you cnu also answer whether the
suggested changes would bo wise. ,
PORTUGAL'S DOUBLE T3AGXDY.
How a lilnir'n 1' I it lit Airulimt Graft
l.cil tti AMNnoxlunttoit.
It seems un Irony of fate that the
hand of the assassin should more often
be raised against the heitelleent mler
whose heart Is burdened with the sor
rows of Ills people nnd whose efforts
are directed toward an amelioration of
their woes thnn against the tyrant who
rules with n rod of iron and Is prompt
ed merely by the love of scllish jmwer.
One has only to give history a cursory
glance to demonstrate this.
No Sultan ever came to the throne
of Turkey with a warmer lovs for bis
subjects or a greater desire for their
prosperity and happiness than were
possessed by Abdul Aziz, Alexander II.
of Bussla I The most benign, the most
lovable Czar who ever sat on the throne
graft yielding places and a swapping
of sinecures. The people murmured, but
In their Ignorance and poverty were
but the tools of salaried demagogues
and the victims of scheming politicians.
Carlos bogged, Implored, threatened,
In vain. He did his best to keep down
taxation, but each year saw an ln
.creased deficit The grafters only
smiled and went on their grafting way.
Then Carlos made Senor Franco
Prime Minister and called on the Cortes
(the Parliament) to get together as
men and Inaugurate much-needed re
forms. They failed, and ho dissolved
tho Cortes, ordering a now election and
declaring he would not permit a ses
sion until the people had had an op
portunity to select other and better
men. Tbe Cortes was defiant and he
made Franco dictator of the kingdom,
with full power.
M
ill if
POUTUGAL'S Mi;itDi:Ui:i KINO AND HIS WIDOWED QUEEN.
After a man has made a mistake,
and been found out, how ho docs long
for time to fly ! t
A boy's Idea of the greatest hard
ship in this life is to he lu the bathtub
when the fire bell rings.
of Peter the Great What more lovable
lady than Elizabeth of Austria ! Hum
bert of Italy. Glnnt heart in giant
frame; soldier and statesman. Again
the assassin!
In our own favored America, Lincoln.
Garfield, McKlnley yiartyrs to Insane
nmlevoh e. newspaper malignancy, de
fiant aunrchy! And now Carlos of
Portugal! A man fighting with might
nnd main against established abuses,
against fortified s and brazen graft,
against the i-pollatiou of the taxpayers
by Intrenched privilege fighting, per-hai-s.
In a wrong way, but fighting hon
estly, for the good of the masses whom
lie wished to serve! Pair mark for
nssassluatiou, he nnd bis flrst-honi.
No tyrants these, but men who enr-rh-d
tremendous burdens of responsi
bility, either through inheritance or
election, and gave the best that was
In them to the service of tbe right as
they saw It only to die by dagger,
by bomb or by bullet!
No American city or coinnionwe.-illh
was ever at. Its worst mure helplessly
In the grasp of grafters than Portugal
has been for years. The ollleeholdlng
class pillaged the tax-iiddeu country
as though the masses were created for
their tinamial benefit. National debts
were piled on national debts nnd 1 hi
public treasury was the private pocket-
Ixstk of conscienceless si-bemers aud
dishonest place owners. Public ollli-e
degeperatiii to genteel brigandage. Tim
civil service, was honeycombed with sin
ecures, and tbe chief trade of' t host:
bidding ollico was to create salaried po
sitions devoid of work. There were
two great Mirtlcs - tlm Conservatives
and the Llls'rals but one was as false
to honor and duty a the other, and
an urraiigemcnt existed whereby, no
matter which was In control, tlie Bin
eiires remained in the hands of the
professional spoilsmen. IT there was a
change. It was simply a transfer of
The disgruntled grafters preached to
the people of the Illegality of Franco's
dictatorship and enlisted a tremendous
opposition to blm, but the King upheld
him. When, fearing revolution, with Its
attendant bloodshed ami horror, he of
fered to resign,. Carlos refused, saying
that in the end they might abdicate to
gether, but not before they had fought
together. Franco's ru'm was clearly II
legal and the King was much beyond
luls constitutional rights, but If ever a
country was In iik1 of a benevolent
and iron-handed dictator It was Portu
gal. Several attempts were made upon
Franco's life and the King was re
peatedly threatened. Revolution was
feared, but few anticipated the climax
which came with cowardly double as
sassination. King Carlos was 45 years of age. He
was a son of Lulz I. and Maria Pia,
daughter of Victor Emmanuel II. of
Italy and sister of King Humbert On
the death of his father In 1889 he be
came King, at tbe age of 20.
In 1883 he married Marie Amelie,
daughter of tho dethroned royal bouse
of France, the Comte de Paris, and lis
ter of tho present Duke of Orleans.
She Is counted among the most beauti
ful royal women of Huron. She waa
recently In England to attend tbe wed
ding of her sister..
Amelie Is muchibeloved by the Por
tuguese people and vas very much at
tached to her good-natured spouse.
Carlos was almost a giant In weight,
over 300 pounds. He was - a heart
enter; and many stories probably et
aggo rated are told of his appodta.
Despite his weight He was an athlete,
excelling especially in swimming. He
was also a ripe scholar, a linguist and
Sn artist of no llttlo merit
One n'tba Cabmaa.
One night Paganlat was going to th
Paris opera house, where be was to
astonish every one by playing on one,!
string. Being late, be took a cab, and'
when he arrived at hi a destination the
bby wanted ten francs. "What V b
exclaimed, "you are crazy; I have,
only had you five minutest" "I know'
It is much," said the other, "but for
you who make a fortune by playing ce$
on string It must be ten francs.
"Well," said Paganlnt, handing him th
right fare, "when you can make youf;
cab go on one wheel come to me and
will give you nineteen franca." H'
Caricaturists.
Mlcraaeople.
The best microscopes are warranted
to magnify about 10,000 times, Tboss
are the kind most people would maka
use of in examining their neighbors
faults. Washington Post
Women are most sensible wkei
among women, and men are most sen
slble when among men.
It Is best not to try to get tbe best
of your best friend.
MAN
FLIES AT LAST.
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11ENUY FA UMAX AND HIS AEUOPLANE.
Tbe most extraordinary feat yet performed In the navigation of the ulr
was aoDiuplished at Issy, near Paris, when Mr. Henry Farmau covered the
circular kllimieter with his aeroplane. It Is not the first time that Mr. Far
man tats flown a kilometer, but bis former experiences were unotllclal. Re
cently be comiK-tod formally for the iX'utsch-Archdeacon prize of 2,009 fr
covering a circular course of a kilometer with a machine heavier than air,
and be won it after a perfectly successful flight
