Nebraska Newspapers

    Dakota County Herald
DAKOTA CITT, VBBO. '
SOUy IL KHAM, ... publish
"Both, lose tn divorce," says the head
line. It's often that way.
It w 111 l n beautiful sight to see the
yellow peril" eating out of ITiiclo
6a ni' lis lid.
President-elect Taft weighs more than
koth King Edward ami the new Km
pernr of China.
The Knnpp roller bout hns ln-en wold
for about ?ii(. This seems like a
Knnppalllng sacrifice.
Sir. Rockefeller says he would like to
be young ngaln. i'orhnpn he sws where
be could lmve iiinde more money.
Now Emperor William Is in. n posi
tion to agree with those pessimists who
Buy that conversation In becoming a
lost nrt.
The Chicago professor's defense of
the dog as u article of diet lcoks sus
piciously n If lie hud been retained by
the sausage trust.
After success In having the courts
declare bleached Hour unlawful, will
Dr. Wiley kindly turn bin attention to
the peroxide chorus girl?
The statement Is made that Mrs. Wil
liam Howard Tuft Is a splendid cook.
Her distinguished husband certainly
makes a convincing after-taking picture.
('baix-clior Buelow says Genunny fn
ors reform in Turkey. England will,
therefore, begin to regard Turkish re
form as a distinctive blow to civiliza
tion. A Kansas City woman has asked for
divorce because her husband does not
talk to her. It will be the duty of the
court to dud out if she save him a
chance.
While some babies have nothing
more serious than an old maid aunt to
get along with, the new Emperor of
China will have thirty nurs-s to look
after him.
An Italian historian claims to have
unearthed evidence which shows that
Mark Antony married Cleopatra for her
money. We feel sure, however, that
he didn't marry him for his title.
Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the
University of California said recently
to a Boston audience, "The old New
England characteristic of gumption is
dying out. If you don't know what
gumption Is you are no New Eng
lunder." Hut New Englnnders, Enst
and West, still know what It Is, for they
till have It.
Simplified spelling has Its advocates
tn France, for the minister-of public
Instruction has lately ordered thnt the
public schools shall tench the spelling
f a number of words In the reform rec
ommended by the French Academy.
The reforms Include the suppression of
the "h" In words like "rhinoceros" and
the substitution of "I" for "y" In such
words as "analyze," and of "f" tor
"ph" In "phenomenon," and similar
terms.
It Is Important that the water ways
hould be utilized everywhere In the
Interests of cheaper freight rates. Tbe
railroads are moving for an Increased
rate, and with the full tide of prosper
ity on we shall again experience that
congestion which some time ajjo taxed
the railroads beyond their powers and
tied up transportation. We have got
to guard against that, and the only way
to do it Is to open up the rivers and
canals.
The question of race suicide does not
trouble Germany,- though there is a
teady drain upon her population
through emigration. Last year nearly
400,000 left her. and there am
bout 3,000,000 Germans In the United
States; between 1,000,000 and 2,000,000
In Russia, and a large Teutonic repre
sentation in Australia nnd Brazil. Not
withstanding this, the population has
imost doubled ln fifty years. In the
. last eigtitaen K has increased from 48
400,000 to over 01.177,000, and the war
pius or mrtns over deaths has t-im.n
from 11.7 per cent in 1S30 to 14.5 ner
A. I 4AA 1 .
cem in 1WH. ine deposits of these
people in the savings banks pnrnt
by their various municipalities amount
to ueany $:j,-j.-iO,uoo,000. No wonder
Europe takes notice when the German
emperor speaks.
rigures ana statistics, generally
peuking, make dull readlnsr. lint ...h
Is not tho case with the report of Sec
retary of Agriculture Wll
be tells of tho fabulous gains hi the
wealth produced by the American farm
er during his twelve yenrs of servlei
as n cabinet olllclal. As a record o
the past nnd u prophecy of tha tnt,,,
tho report lias almost the fascination
Of a national tiovel. But It is nil tan
and tne optimism that predicts a more
woruerrui development year by year
entirely warranted. The flirures nr..
uch magnitude that the mlml aeniiir
'.on grasp them $7,77S,0O,(X)O as the
vaiue or inrm products for 10OS "the
most extraordinary amount ln the his
tory of the world." as Secretary Wilson
eciures, or, again, "an uuthliikabl
mount of real, tnnglhlo wealth us
exists at the time It leaves the h
und
Of the producer." The figures, not alone
for the aggregate of farm nrodueta.
but
as to King Corn and King Cotton,
Wheat, dairy products and the produc
cts
or tm American henneries are actu
thrilling lu i-oiiuectlon with the nn
ully
iiren
tlietlcal comment nnd word niiiiitim, , t
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the Beeretury of Agriculture, it is a
pardonable pride that Secretary Wil
son takes in looking buck to the time
of lib) entering the cabinet In 1JW7
nil Viewing the mighty liicrcnxe lu
farm wealth that has occurred during
bis administration of the Department
of Agriculture. Prices have doubled
nd tripled during the tw,elve-ye:ir per
iod, and if he were to retire now the
Secretary would have the satisfaction
of feelm that his work has contributed
In Home measure to the progress that
has been made. Credit must be glTcn,
of course, to nutim and general nation
al progress, but the experiment sta
tions, the clone touch between the de
partment and the Individual farmer,
the dissemination of expert knowledge,
l:uve contributed to make the fanner
get better results from his land. Farm
life has Improved, and there Is a move
ment to make It still better. The coun
try rejoices with Secretary Wilson.
In November enme the report of the
death of Kunng-hsii, Kmperor of China;
a day Inter the news was published
that the Empress Dowager, Tr.u bsl was
dead. too. In death, as In the Import
ant part of ids life. Hid Kmperor was
overshadowed by bis aunt, the mys
terious old woman whose will has for
ninny years dominated his own. Sixty
years ago this queen, who ruled over n
quarter of the human race, was a slave.
Her father, a man of noble blood, fallen
Into poverty, had sold her to General
Tl-Du. He loved her, and gave her n
good education. When, as the custom
Is, the Mane'.m girls were summoned by
proclamation to the palace that wives
might be chosen for the Kmperor. she
Insisted on entering the competition.
The general adopted her and fitted her
for the trial. She became one of the
Knierr's secondary wives, won power
first over bis tnnther, then over him,
bore lilin an heir, and came gradually
to dominate the court. At the Emperor's
death, which occurred Just when the
European powers, by the war of 18tM,
bad forced open the door of China, she
made herself coregent with her slster-lu-Iiiw.
the first Empress. When her
son came of age she defeated Ms will,
nnd at his death she set aside the right
ful heir and put In his place the prince
who has Just died. This prince, Kuang-
hsu, adopted modern Ideas, and attempt
ed to reform the government When,
therefore, the Empress usurped his
power, the conservatives at the court
supported her. There Is no doubt that
she was In sympathy with the Boxer
movement. But when that movement
failed, the Empress fixed the responsi
bility on others and took the part of a
moderate liberal. Tn a nation where
women have little nuthority although
the wmen of the royal palace have al
ways been powerful Tzii-hsl became
one of the great women of history, a
politician equal to any from Cleopatra
to Catherine the Great In a nation
where the laws of royal succession are
ancient and rigid, she usurped the pow
er of the throne and took her place
among the Tamerlanes and Napoleons.
Onr I.nniuoKe In Ho Explicit!
The tradesman had rendered his bill,
waited a month and then wrote:
"I'lense, sir, I want my bill."
Back came the bill with these words;
"Certainly; hero it Is."
The bill whs returnwl, and lu a
month the tradesman again wrote ;
Kindly send me the amount of my
bill."
,tid the answer came promptlj and
politely :
"Certainly ; It Is $104.20."
The third month the .tradesman again
wrote :
Will you send me a check fer the
amount of my bill?"
Tho answer came, with a blank, un
signed check:
'Certainly ; here Is the check. I have
kept the amount of your bill."
The fourth month the tradesman
wrote:
"I want my bill paid."
Ami the answer came back, "So
do I." '
Then the tradesman gave It up. La
dles' ITome Journal.
A Monalrr ( Lear mine
The famous Cardinal Metxofantl
knew nn amazing number of languages
and dialects. Per Imps be Is best known
to tho modern English reader from the
eulogy to be found ln one of Byron's
memoranda, published by Moore.
"Tour literary everyday man and
I," says Byron, "never went well ln
company, especially your foreigner,
whom I never could abide. I don't re
member a man among them whom I
ever wlshod to see twice, except per
haps Mezzofantl, who Is a monster of
learning, the Brlareus of parts of
speech, a walking polyglot and, more,
who might to have existed at tbe time
of the tower of Babel as universal In
terpreter. He Is Indeed a marvel un
assuming also. I tried him ln all the
tongues of which I knew a single oath
(or adjuration to tbe gods against post
boys, savages, Tartars, boatmen, sail
ors, pilots, gondoliers, muleteers, camel
drivers, vetturlnl, postmasters, post-
horses, post houses, post everything),
and, egad, he astounded me, even to
my English."
An Ilonrat Opinion,
Among the Interesting anecdotes Il
lustrative of Mr. Cleveland's refusal
to give pledges of any sort Is thnt
which describes an Incident of tho cam
paign of 1302, and Is printed in the
New York Evening Tost. A literary
friend of Mr. Cleveland brought to
gether, as If by chance, tho Democratic
nominee and a prominent Irish-American
contractor who was supisjsed to
lmve much Influence with the coveted
Irish vote.
The Interview was so mnnuged that
the two men wvre left ulono In the Mt
ernry man's library for an hour. At
the end of that time they were discov
ered swupplng stories with each other
llko old friends.
"Well," asked the host of the con
tractor, after Mr. Cleveland had left,
"what do you think of him?"
"Sure," replied tbe contractor, learn
ing all over, "he's the greatest man 1
ever saw. lie's a folne man, a grund
man. Ho wouldn't promise to do wan
thing I asked him."
The rharlaeo.
"He's forever prating obout what his
conscience tells him. What does bis
conscience tell him, anyway?"
"Apparently It usually tells him what
nwful sinners his neighbors are." The
Catholic Standard and Times.
Every man considers u promise migh
ty sacml wh.-u It is made by someoue
else..
A poor eppetlte a good thing for
tbe boarding house keeper.
Alllioiigli I lie first attempts to inn.iti-f.-icture
paper fr;in peat were made In
Ireland some years ago. It required
the intervention of American mechan
ical ingenuity to render the. process In
dustrially micccssful. l'cat paper Is now
made at Cnpac, Michigan, at from one
half to oue-tllil'd of (lie cost of Wood
pulp paper. Because of the oily sub
Ktaiicfs which It contains, pent paper
Is tuiNi'mealile to moisture, nnd Is not
attacked by Insects. It Is of a dark
brown color, but It Is hoped that a pro
will be found for making It white.
Tbe great bogs of Ireland would form
almost Inexhaustible supplies of mate
rial for this paper.
A native of Servla named Men-hep
bus devised what be terms "n boat In a
knapsack." for army purposes. The
h''f.t Is composed of linen, rendered im
icrmcnhlo by a coating of rubber, and
ic provided with oars, which fold Into
eat h other to the size of aiv ordinary
walking stick, and n cork scat, which
also serves to keep It taut when open,
'i'iie model can nccoinmodute one person
oi )y, but larger ones may be made on
tbe s.ime plan for the conveyance of
troops and hnggaje when crossing riv
ers. The invention lias been tried on
the Seine by French naval experts nnd
by tbe Russian attache, who speaks of
It 1'" high terms and hopes to have it
Introduced Into the Kussian nrmy.
W. do Fonvlelle announces thnt n
committee, appointed by the Scientific
Commission of the Aero Club of
France, Is about to Institute expert
n.eiits to determine who among Its
members Is best fitted physically to re
fist tbe effects of high altitudes, and
(t.nt then a systematic effort will be
made to penetrate into the zone of
atmosphere lying 10,000 meters 32.000
to 3.1,000 feet-above the earth's sur
face. The ascensions concerned with
(Lie attempt have been called "physio
logical," because their principal object
la to study the vital phenomena of the
upper ulr. Apparatus for tbe inhala
tion of oxygen as "a gaseous cordial"
will play an important part in the
scheme.
Iteeent experiments at Slictiield, Eng
land, suggest tho possibility that In
t!ii century shields tuny once more
form nn importniit part of the equip
moot of an nrmy, says Harper's Week
ly. Steel shields, three millimeters ln
thickness and about 150 square inches
in area, have been devised, which afford
complete protection against bullets fired
from tbe service rifle at a range of 400
yards. The small size of the shield.
wt'ch weighs only 7 pounds, requires
that the soldier shall He prone on the
ground in order to be sheltered. Each
ihleld hns a loophole for the rifle and
Ftuds at the sides, so that a series of
tlie.n can be linked into a continuous
scieen. The idea Is that by the use of
such shields the necessity of digging
treuches may be avoided.
The Industrial Tulue of dogwood is
probably, but little appreciated except
by manufacturers nnd users of bobbins,
shuttles and spindles employed in cot
ton and woolen mills. These are made
of dogwood or persimmon wood, nnd
hitherto the supply has come from the
Southern States. The Forest Service
uow calls attention to the fact that the
svipply ln that part of the country is
nenily exhausted. Fortunately dogwood
abet'nds ln Oregon, Washington and
California, and large plants for the
manufacture of spindles hove recently
been erected in the Cascades ln Oregon.
In the East an attempt has been made
to substitute the wood of the mesqult
and the tupelo for dogwood. The mes
qult is very hard, heavy and close
grained; the tupelo is heavy, but less
bard. It lias the valuable property of
wearing smooth by friction.
INDIANS KEPT PENN TEEATY.
Wnlrrarr far He Ilaa Original
Daoauitnt Made by Redk.lna.
What Is represented to be the Indian
copy of the treaty of friendship be
tween William Penn and the Indians.
made under the elm tree has been of
fered to Wilfred Jordan, curator of In
dependence hull, for Inspection, nnd he
is dully expecting its arrival from
Frederick M. Hans, "Lone Star," In
dian scout, of Kansas, tbe Philadelphia
Inquirer says.
Wbwther It can stand tbe fire of his
torlcal criticism to which It will be
subjected from Curator Jordan remains
to bo seen, but he suld Monday that he
would feel chargeable with inexcusable
neglect as n city ofllclal If lie had not
met tbe offer with a warm Interest and
anxiety to give tbe owner every fair
opportunity to prove the genulneuess of
tho relic. Incidentally It raises the
question, "Where is tho white man's
original copy of the Penn treaty," If
there was one, if it was not left of
record only in the recording angel's
book?
Mr. Jordan said there was no reason
to doubt tho good faith of the man
who offered the Indians' copy of the
treaty at any rate, whether It turns out
to be u copy or only tbe Indians' origi
nal chronicle of the event or a repro
duction of that chronicle after the orig
inal wore out.
Tho possessor Is Frederick M Hans,
"Ixme Star, a Kansas plainsman
And Indian scout. Ills own account of
the mutter m-nt to Philadelphia is as
follows :
"It is a little piece of buckskin,
eight Inches by twelve Inches, old
soiled with long handling, the figures
half effuced. It was given to Frederick
M. Huns by vne f tho squaws of Sit
ting Bull. It coutulns a leafless tree
which is said to record the full us
tbe time t the making of tbe treaty.
Every dor. among the feet of the figures
represent a year since tho treaty was
made. In 1S7S, when Hans obtained
poBsestiou of It, It contained l'.Wi dots.
Sitting Bull was the chief medicine
man of the Sioux and kei-jier of the
records of the nation. The Sioux tribe
was largely recruited from the I-nnl
14-nupe Indians, with whom Penn made
the famous treuty. Other Indian cb-.-on
ides lu Huns' posm-aslou give the ac
count of the rise of the Sioux. They
say a mighty warrior aroee aud cut
the throats of KK) Mlnmls. Sioux, mean
ing cut-throat warriors, dcs rlod the
I.innl I.ennM-s, nnd they carried with
them the Pctin trenty chronicle on buck
skin, which was handed down to Sit
ting Bull "
"We will see whnt it Is. at any rate."
said Curator .Ionian, "nnd If It's what
It piirjiorts to be Philadelphia s the
place for It. Mr. linns his bud some
negotiations with the Smithsonian In
stitution nt Washington, but whether
they have ever had It under examina
tion or not we do not know."
THE EAM0VEB IN RUSSIA.
llouarhnli! t.'frnall In t nlvrrxal l ie
In the Kiiilri How Muile.
Consul .lames W. Itagedale of St
Petersburg. In n report to the bureau
of manufactures, says concerning the
manufacture and use of samovars In
Itussia:
One of the great Industries of Itus
sia Is tho manufacture of household
utensils from brass, nickel, copper mid
copper alloys. Kettles, pots, pans and
bowls of every conceivable kind and
hhnpe are made and sold by the thou
sands. The most Interesting utensil,
nnd tho one of most frequent use in
the Kussian home, Is whnt Is known
us tho samovar or hot-water urn.
Every house, however humble, lias one
c.r more, and they nre in constant use.
Tho Russian breakfast is tea and rolls,
sometimes with butter nnd Jam add
ed. A tiro in the kitchen stove before
luncheon time is the exception, hence
the popularity of the samovar. These
are made In the most beautiful shapes
and designs, and have capacity for
beating from twenty to thirty glasses
of water for private houses, and from
one to five gallons for hotel purposes.
The samovar Industry first began
nlnuit sixty years ngo mid lias grad
ually developed until now the nniuial
output averages ln value about $2,
575,000 and gives employment to many
thousands of men, women and chil
dren. In the manufacture of these
vessels until recently only the lower
part, or what Is called the podden, or
stand, the faucet and handles, were
molded, all the remaining parts
namely, the body, ihc neck thnt Joins
it to the stand, tile interior pipe, the
charcoal tube und the water compart
ment were welded out of sheet bitten.
or thin plates of copper, and the re
quisite form was given to them by
means of hammering, while the lids
were made ut the factories aud forced
Into shape under pressure by machin
ery.
Recently, however, n new method of
manufacturing the lid direct from the
sheet by means of pressing it into a
form attached to the rotating spindle
of n lathe and by using a special In
strument called depilnik lias boon In-
trodueiHl. Under this invention it Is
possible to manufacture all the parts
by niuchlnery. The central tube,
whence the heat emanates being filled
with, burning charcoal is either cast
or hand-forged from brass. The most
beautiful of these urns are made from
pinchbeck, nu ulloy of copper nnd zlne.
which gives tbe vessel a beautiful
golden nppenruuee. Many nre made
from nickel or nickel plate, while oth
ers nre heavily plated with silver.
Those most In use, however, nre made
from brass and copper. The' prices
range anywhere from 53.75 to 580.
Thnt the samovar might be introduced
Into tbe United States with success
seems most feasible.
SPEED LAWS OF 1816.
Coarhra Golna; Nine Silica an Hoar
Frightened the Kngrllah.
The outcry dally growing louder In
England against the excessive speed of
motor cars lends Interest to tho fol
lowing passage from the Annual Regis
ter for 1S16:
A new conch wns started In tho
spring to run to Brighton, a distnnce
of llfty-two miles, in six hours.
This, however, became alarming, par
ticularly In the populous neighborhood
of Kewlngton, through which It passed
nnd the parish officers there caused In
formation to be laid against the driv
ers for driving furiously on the public
road so as to endanger the lives of his
majesty's subjects.
The result of this is to be read In
Mansard's "Parliamentary Reports,'
June 10, 1S10.
The Attorney General moved for
leave to bring in a bill the object of
which was the protection of tho lives
and limbs of his majesty's subjects by
correcting the enormous abuses of
stage coach drlvors. Within these few
days it would be hardly credible what
n number of applications lie had re
ceived on this subject.
Some accounts were enough to freeze
one with horror. A gentlerauu of ve
rnclty hud Informed him that on Tues
day, May 21, at 5:30, the Trafalgar
and Regulator coaches set off from
Manchester nnd got to Liverpool at
8:20, doing tills Journey in two hours
and fifty minutes, ut the rato of twelve
miles on hour. New York Sun.
He C'onld Walt.
"Has your husband on old pair o'
punts thnt he uin't usin', inu'am?"
asked Warelmni Long, respectfully re
moving from bis head tbe shapeless
remnant of a hut
"No," shortly answered the woman
of the bouse, eyelug him suspiciously.
"My husbuud has only one pulr of
trousers, and they 11 last htm six
months yet."
"All r'Kht. mn'am." he rejoined, tak
Ing from nn Inside pocket a soiled
scran of curdlniard snd making a
memorandum on It with the stump of
a lead pencil. "I ll lie around ngtn six
months fin to-day. Afternoon
inu'am."
lncouaetiaent.
I oiiiptimes think it hardly fair
Thst I am here while you are there,
Still I am perfectly aware
You might come here or I go there.
And I would jiwt as soon be there,
Or b-re; or have you lire or there.
So I suppose 1 scarcely care;
In fact. It's neither here nor there.
CniiadiRn Mngaaino.
Nob "The I. on- Urrru."
lllcks They say that the blind can
distinguish colors by the sense of touch.
Wicks That's nothing. One doom't
have to be blind to feel blue. Botfton
Trauscrlpt.
DOES AMR S
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,nrvo'ji TtKtofi ctabc.m rukY t mmtmtH
Y TCa lUT TMl VWURY HA AUUADY axlft tVtt
For years we buve looked on tl
man who Is possessed of a temper
ns rather superior to the one
Willi W
"linsn't spunk enough to get angry'
Tin
when he l.i affronted or Injured. e
assert thnt to burst Into a very cyclone of rage has the elicit
of clearing the mental Atmosphere nnd putting us right In the es
timation of our Mlow meif. Tbe tcmitornry clearing of the men
tal atmosphere may follow such sn outburst; but If wo could
examine the tissues of our bodies we would find all the debris
and wreckage that Is usually left In the wake of the cyclone.
The effect of paroxysms of nnger on tho stomach Is known to
all of us who have ventured to eat when the passion was aroused.
Indeed, there are niaiiy cases on record of sudden death an the
result of violent nnger nt a time when the stomach was full . In
Germany the Idea was held, a hundred years ago, that foiicer
of the stomach was caused by habitual quarreling and fault
finding at table. In this extreme view the modern scientists may
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..-.I urm in. inn iiii-n- in iio i.:;ioi i.mr sol lou-t IIHliglS
tlon Is the punishment of those who frequently allow
themselves to be either sullen or wrnthy nt meal times.
We know too well the effect of passion on the heart.
We have nil experienced the violent palpitation, the
shortness of breath, that Is due to improper aeration of
the blood when the heart Is working too rapidly, the
blurring of the mind because the blood sent to the brain
has not been properly purified in its too swift passage
through the lungs. We have felt nil these conditions
when we have given way to intense fury, but we 'have
probably not stopped to consider their real Import. The
heart is not the organ of sentiment. It is the hardest
worked muscle In the whole body, nnd it is the one that
Is never nllowed to rest for n minute. For every extra
henrt bent we force upon this muscle in the prime of life
we nre cutting off nt lenst two at the end of life. Only a
few weeks ngo n woman in one of the St. Louis police
courts, having brought her neighbor up before the jude
on n charge of disturbing the peace, was so overcome
with indignation when she nt tempted to state her griev
ance that she fell dead in the presence of the defendant,
the Jury nnd the witnesses.
An eminent allonlst gives it ns bis testimony that the
lunatic nsylums are crowded with patients whoso minds
have been ultimately destroyed by giving way to an
trnc,.th1e tcniTK-r w-f'i -i i-Tovt nt ooT-'imf rol. Te '.N
,z
huwxjsu ax a buffalo. Z
The time has gone by for hunting
buffalo on the plains. While it lasted,
the sport was followed too closely for
continuance. The pursuit of the game
was exciting, but when the buffalo
turned hunter, nnd the object of his
search was the sportsman, the Interest
ln the outcome of the chase wns greatly
heightened. Tho author of "The Fath
er of St. Kilda," It. Campbell, tells in
tho pages of his book how he engaged
lu one of these double-beaded encoun
ters in tho country of the Saskatche
wan River.
The sight of the huge monstofs ca
reening madly nlong with fiery eyes
nnd tossing manes, followed sometimes
by an eagle-feathered savage, mounted
on n strangely decked-out pony, with
the sculp of his latest enemy flying be
hind him, utterly demoralized my
steady-going, faithful nag, and he ran
away with me down n steep bank, in
.spite of all my efforts, pitched me
headlong against a great granite block,
and himself fled madly over tbe prni
rie. Beneath tbe shadow of this boulder
I lay In a half-conscious state I know
not how long, but I was roused at last
by tbe sight of a large herd of buffalo
coming full gallop over tbe crest of
tbo hill above me and making straight
in my direction, followed by feathered
Indians and hatless holfbreods, tiring
wildly from all directions, and sending
bullets whistling about my ears till. I
was deafened by the sharp sound. I
got hold of my rifle nnd plnnted n bul
let lu nn immense bull, but alas! not so
as to kill him.
As tbe buffalo turned upon mo I rose
ami ran around the boulder, he after
me, ond so we chased each other for life
and death. A bullet from the flint-lock
gun of one of the savages hit tho boul
der and sent a splinter of it into my
hand, leaving me a wound of which I
Bltll carry the trace.
Scarcely knowing I was hit, I ran
on until my breath was almost gone,
uud I felt that in a few moments I
should drop and be tossed nnd tram
pled by my Infuriated foe.
By this time I was chasing him, rath
er than ho me; in fact, I was close be
hind him. I raised my rifle as he
swished his tall round, nnd drew tho
trigger with my last ounce of strength.
I hud won, nnd my nlreudy wounded
euemy dropped dead.
At lenst It had not ended ns many
such encounters have, wheu in a lust
paroxysm tho wounded monster turns
and tosses horse nnd rider into the nir
like dry chips, tearing them with his
horns, stamping them to death with a
dying effort, und then falling dead upon
his victims.
MENELIK II. AND HIS PEOPLE.
Illtalr Monarch of Abyaalula Who
Welcoutea t'i vlllsatlou.
Few mightier lnonarcbs than Mem-Ilk
II. of Abyssinia ever swayed tbe desti
nies of n people. Throughout the vast
territory of the Abyssluiau highlands
bis Individual will Is law to some mil
lions of subjects, laws also to hoi-u.-a
f savage Mohummedun uud pugui
tribesmen without the coullnes of his
kingdom. Ills court includes uu coun
cilors. Alone throughout tbe long years
of bis reign Meneiik bus dealt with ull
domestic und foreign affairs of State
But now this lust splendid survival
of tbe feudal absolutism exerrised and
enjoyed by medieval rulers is about to
disappear beneath encroaching wave
f civilization, which long spare noth
ing picturesque. Cables from far-off
Addis Abedu. Menelik'a capital, brliig
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mime connection ore of nu. .,..iting neurologists makes
the statement: "Auger Is not nn evidence of a mean or
vicious nature. Oceus'onully we find th most generous,
lovable of men and women who constantly give way to
liery temper, ond we sometimes come In contact with
the most despiccble creatures who are always calm and
self-possessed. In the case of the kindly Individual, tem
per Is nothing but a bad habit, a habit which, if nllowed
to go unchecked, grows en us with fearful rapidity."
This same neurologist suggests the remedy. A cold
plunge, when we have keyed our nerves up tw tfce ex
ploding pidnt. Is n quick menns of preventing nn angry
outburst. Another method Is to get out nnd walk, rap
idly nt first, and then more slowly ns the paroxysm
pnsses. When the nerve tension, hns been established
it must be relaxed in some way. The safest plan Is tu
cultlvute the habit of calmness, of preventing the nerves
from becoming keyed up to the exploding point
A theatrical manager who had Just passed through n
"scene" with his lending lndy was nsk'ed by a friend
what lie did when she flew into such a tantrum. "Noth
ing," he replied. ' I Just sit and watcli her grow old." .
And t hat Is the summing up of the whole matter. Anger
unrestrained Is the shortest cut to old ago, decrepitude
disease and dentil. The nntidotcs for this worst of pas
sions are exercise aial rig'd self-control. Walk nnd lib
..,,.-.v ir v'iu v,i iiH prolong life.
news that be hns formed a cabinet and
published tbe nppointment of ministers
of wnr, flnnnce, justice, foreign affairs
and commerce.
And tbis change bus come not from
the pressure of any party or faction
within his kingdom, for such do not
exist; but out of the fount of his own
wisdom a wisdom so sound ns to
prove him a most worthy descendant of
the snge Hebrew King Meneiik claims
as ancestor If indeed more proofs
were, necessary than the statesmanlike
way lu which he hns dealt with jealous
diplomats, nnd the mnrtinl skill with
which, nt Adun ln 00, he defeated the
flower of the Italian army and won
from Italy an honorable truce.
Whether or not the claim of Meneiik
that he Is lineully descended from a
son supposed to have been born to the
Queen of Shcbn and King Solomon of
old is true, and there is no real reason
to doubt It, It is certain thnt In rnce
type Abysslninns plnlnly resemble tbe
sons of Israel, crossed nnd modified
with Coptic, Huniite and Ethiopian
blood, and to this day cling closely as
the most orthodox Hebrew to some of
the dearest Israelltish tenets, notably
In their antipathy to Dork and to other
ment not bled before dead, to observ
ance of the Sabbath and the rite of
circumcision. And this notwithstand
ing that the Abyssinluns have been
Christians since tbe fourth century of
this era. when, only eight years after
the great Constantlne decreed the rec
ognition of Christianity by the State,
a proselyting monk came among them
with fulth so strong, heart so pure and
eloquence so irresistible that single
handed he accomplished the conversion
of the Abyssinian race.
A CHINESE REFORMER.
or That the Dowager Etupreaa la
Head, Hla Work Mar Troirreaa.
Tho death of the weak-willed Em
peror and the passing of that remark
able woman, the Dowager Empress,
may or may not mean the rapid prog
ress of reform In the Chinese empire.
The chances, however, are ln favor of
the growth of occidental Ideas and a
rapid development of the country.
Among those to whom China Is much
tiulj.Mcil for u-bntever ut modernity
KANU YU WEI.
and reform has already taken root
there, may be numbered Kang Vu Wei,
one of the greatest of modern China
.I'll. For years ho has been nn exile
from bis native land and now resides
In Peuung. But he has kept up his
propaganda of reform despite n!l dan
ger and opposition. lie Is tiie man who
put Ideas of western civilization and
progress In the head of the Chinese Eiu
lcror some years ugo and got blm start
ed on the regeneration of China Wheu
the Dowager discovered v.'bat wa go
lug on, she deposed the Emperor and
bad the heuds of most of the followers
of Kaiif j-emoved. But kang escaped
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CECIL RHODES' MEMORIAE.
TjpU-al Statu,. KrcoteU to the Great
Km pi re Muilder.
There wns recently placed in position
lu South Africa a monument to Cecil
Rhodes, the great empire builder, who
conceived the Cape to Cnlre railroad.
MEMORIAL TC CdXIL BHODFS.
uud whose ambition was to paint all of
South Africa a British red. More tham
any other man of his time he foresaw
the possibilities of South Africa, ond
had be lived the federation which la
now being discussed would probably
long ugo have been an accomplished
fact. Rhodes was a man of almost
reckless daring nnd of indomitable
energy, and the monument o-ected to
him is truly typical. In the statue of
rider and horse tbe artist, (i. F. Watts,
depicts physical energy the leading
characteristic of the great col mial de
veloper. The statue is erected at Groot Sehuur
( great barn), which was Mr. Rhodes
favorite residence nt the Cape, and In
which he lived when he was premier
of Cape Colony. The building wu
burned, but was restored, all of its orig
inal details being preserved. It Is not
at Uroot Schuur, however, that Rhode
is burled, but far owoy unmug the
Matoppo hills, of Mntahelolund. in a
region which he rescued to civilization.
I IJI lala'uuVra' Siiitnr t une llanrr.
A very curious and exceedingly clev
er dance may be witnessed In Fiji,
called by the natives "the sugar cane
moke," or sugar cane dance. It rep
resents the growth of the sugar cane.
In the first figure the dancers squat
low on the ground, shake their henfis,
shut their eyes and murmur slowly
and softly an unintelligible sentence.
Gradually they ull stand up together,
growing taller and taller, and as they
"grow" they wave their Hrm and
tremble nil over from ankle to head,
like the tall, tusseled cane waring ln
the wlud, uud still they keep on chant
ing louder und louder. Tho last fig
ure represents a series of combats
meant to symliolize the exactions of
tiie chiefs, who coiiqu'l the "kalsf,"
willing and unwilling, to come and cut
their crops. umdon Standard.
When u farmer comes to town with
a young colt following an old mare,
he Is us proud of It us a wanaa Is of
a baby.
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