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The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
IRA I BARK, Proprietor.
TKRMBl tl.ig IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE - NEBDA8KA.
BRIEF TELECnAMS.
Tho president has ulgnoil the Ha
waiian bill.
Tho big rush of gold seekers to
Capo Nome has commenced.
England will Bend aid to tho fire
sufferers at Ottawa, Canadn.
The German torpedo flotilla will
go up tho Ilhlno as far as Strass
burg. The Armenians want tl.s govern
ment to insist upon claim against
Turkey.
Horman Erlf, Jr., former mayor,
committed sulcldo nt Appleton, Wis.,
by shooting.
Baron 8aurma Von Dcr Jeltscli,
former German minister at Wash
ington, Is dead.
It Is reported from the Kiowa and
Commanche agency that the Indluns
nro starving for foad.
Dr. Cramllng of Atlanta has mado
a Hcvcn years' contract with Prof.
Koch for collaboration.
James S. McKcan, prosldent of tho
Union Trust company, of Pittsburg,
died on tho 30th tilt.
MIbb Fannlo Burnett foil dead of
heart troublo nt Bontloy, 111. Hor
weight wus 317 pounds.
Tho enso of U. H. Itoberts, charged
with unlawful cohabitation, has gone
to tho Jury at Salt Lake.
Mrs. Bessie Hoss and Miss Leo
Itogors of Kansas City attempted to
put an end to their live? by Inhaling
Kas.
At Watscka. 111., Bert Underbill
fatally shot his sweetheart nnd then
Kent a bullet Into IiIh own breast.
Doth nro dead.
Senator Foster hns reported a bill
appropriating $38,000 for topograph
ical and geological surveys In Hawaii
and Porto Hlco.
Investigation dovolops tlml Mrs.
Bucnn Vista, despondent over her
separation from hor husband, shot
herself nt Plntto City, Mo.
Cnptnln Knnncnburg, who was
chnrgod with having committed a
number of cruel deeds In German
East Africa, has arrived at Berlin to
bo tried by court-martial.
Princess Frcdorlclm Victoria of
Schaumbourg-LIppc, a sister of Em.
peror William, has been elected a
patroness of tho floral festival to
begin at Cologno on Mny C.
Chief Army Surgeon Pnnnwltz, In
tho Mllltnir Wochenblntt, reports
that successful tests havo been mndo
in tho Ono Hundred nnd Flftyslxth
regiment with "tropan" ns a
strengthening food.
Intelligence Is received of tho np
polntmont of W. Leo Capps, of Spring
Hold, III., as Inspector of customs,
captain of tho. port and collector of
lntcrnnl revenue for Pnsacas, Luzon,
Philippine Islands.
A bill reported by Mr. Lacoy of tho
committee on public lands reserves
20,000 acres In Eddy and Lincoln
countlcB In Now Mexico for a term
of twenty years as a reservation for
"Buffalo" Jonos to rnlso buffalooB on.
Luther H. Tltue, prominent bb a
turfmnn and stock breeder, Is dend nt
his home near Pauadonn, Cnl. Ho was
77 years of ago. Ho raised Direct,
tho crack pacing stallion, nnd sold
him when a colt to Manroe Salis
bury. Thirty thoiuand persons took part
In tho pnrado of tho Socialist Lubor
party and tho Contral Fodorntcd
union, at New York. Aftor tho pa
rado there wns a Mny day demonstra
tion In Union Square undor tho buh
pices of tho Mny day conference.
Four of tho stool trusses for tho
frnmo of tho Kunsns City convention
hall havo been flnlshod by tho Gil-lotte-Herzog
company nt MlneapollB,
nnd six cars havo boon secured to
transport thorn to Kansas City. Each
of tho trusses weighs forty tons.
At Pars a bomb was thrown through
a window of the residence of Alfred
PIcard, commissioner general of tho
Paris exposition. It did not explode.
A lady who saw two men light the
fuso and who gave tho alarm was at
tacked and severely handled by them.
Thirty Cherokoo Indians will at
tend tho Confedorata reunion nt
Louisville, Ky., May 30.
John Addison Portor, formerly pri
vate socrotary to Prosldent McKlnloy,
is reported to bo sorlously ill in Now
York City. Ho wont there to undergo
n surgical operation.
The 1000 poach crop will bo larger
than for sovernl years unless "frost
comos ulong to Hpoll tho present
splendid prospects.
Adolph Spltzol, known In nil sport
ing centers of Amoricn, died at Hot
Springs, Ark., from concussion of tho
brain, and It 1b believed ho wns mur
dered. Tho Porto has not yet responded to
America's Indemnity claim.
Hormnn Erb, Jr., former mayor of
Apploton, Wis., committed sulcldo by
shooting himself tn tho head. Ho
had JiiBt returned from a Milwaukee
sanitarium, wiioro ho had beon un
der treatmont for mental troublo..
Two fatal cases of what is bellovcd
to Do bubonic plaguo hnvo bocn oftl
dally reported at Port Said, Egypt.
Charles Ingorsoll, of Ithacn, N. Y.
was arrested at San Frnniinn nni
on tho charge of embezzling 15,00U
of public fundB bolonclnir tn Tnnm.
kins county, Now York, of which ho
was treasurer.
United Stntes Consul Genornl
Kaon at Berlin Is preparing nn oftl
clal report of tho German trusts.
Groat damago has been cnusod by r
violent cyclone in tho province of
Huelvn. Snaln. Twolvn h ntiflAn hnvn
fallen nnd sixty othora threaten to
fall.
The democratic stnta convention of
Colorado will meet in Denver, July
7th.
Mrs. M. I. Warfleld-Olay, dlvorcod
wire 01 Hon, CoasJua M. Clay, sugo of
Whitehall, Ib dead, 86 years old. She
was tne motner or uruius j. clay
United States comlsslonor to tho
Tarla exposition.
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Roberts' Forca Has Advanced Over Half a
Hundred Miles Nortb.
THE BOERS RETIRE OCT OF REACH
tint l.lttlo Opposition nnd Tlmt From
IrUh-Ainerlran llrlgnde Report Tlmt
the Irish Lost Soteroly Mounted In
fantry Una Picketed It Homo on tho
Vet' Itniikd.
LONDON, May 5.-Thc War office Is
sucuMho following from Lord Itoberts,
dated Drandfort, Friday, Mny 4:
"Tho mounted Infantry has gone on
to tho Vet river. The rest of tho
forco will mnrch there tomorrow. Tho
railway has been repaired to thin
point.
"Hunter reports very satisfactory
news that tho passugo of tho Vnal has
been carried nt WIndsorton without
opposition."
Lord Roberts reports to the War of
fice as follows, under date of Bloom
fontoln, Mny 3; "Wo occupied Brand
fort todny without much opposition
and without, I hope, mnny casualties.
Tho FlrBt brigade of mounted Infan
try covorcd the left flank of tho Four
teenth brlgndo of tho Seventh division
and tho right Hank wns supported
by tho Fifteenth brigade. Pole
Carow'u division advanced directly on
Brnndfort. Tho Boer army, which
was undor commnnd of Delnrey, re
tired In a northeasterly direction."
Tho mounted Infantry, with Lord
Roborts, among which nrc tho Cana
dians, hns picketed Its horses on the
banks of tho Vet river, eighteen mlle3
north of Brandfort. Tho head of
Lord RobortB column hns ndvnnced
thus, In two days, fifty-two miles north
of Bloemfonteln.
Little power wns spent. The Brit
ish work was bard nvuchlng, 'tho
Doom retiring out of reach of the
British shells The correspondents
supplement Lord Roberts' plain state
ment with a fow details.
As Gcnoral Hulton, with the first
mounted Infantry brigade, drew near
Brandfort ho caw n khakl-clad body
of troops ahead of him. Ho was sur
prised, but thought thoy must bo
lirltlBh. Soon, however, Lucy oponcd
flro on the British, who replied heav
ily. They were the lrlsh-Amoriciin
brigade from Lourenzo Marquee, and
It Is roportcd that tho Irish lost so-
voroly.
Tho Boer flag wns flying ovor Brand
fort ns tho British entered tho town.
Scvornl British woundod worn found
In tho hospital. Tho Boer postmaster
gavo up tho keys of tho public build
ing to Captain Ross.
Lord Kitchoner nrrlvcd at Drand
fort at noon nnd Lord Roberta nt dusk.
General French's cavalry Is swcoplng
tlio country northwnrd. Tho expecta
tion Is tho Infantry ndvanco will be
continued townrd Kroonstnd immedi
ately. Although no prisoners wore
taken nnd no hot pursuit was undor
tnkon, tho nows has cheered London.
Novortholoss It has not been received
with tho fine rnpturo that attended
Lord RobortB' first successes.
Genornl Huntor's crossing tho Vnal
at WIndsorton brings the relief of
Mafoklug, 105 miles beyond, almost
within n calculable Interval. It Is
now rognrded sib qulto posslblo that
Mafoklug may bo s'lccouled botoro tho
queen's birthday.
Tho Boor army, which wns nt
Brandfort, commanded by General Dc
laroy, Is proiiuinably retiring on Win
burg, which will possibly bo tho nest
Immediate omacll?e of tho BntUh.
nrandfort. thlrty-ftvo miles nenrer tho
Transvaal capital, Is .now Lord Rob
erts' hoadqunrtorn.
CABINET DISCUSSES ISLANDS.
Much rlntu (Ilvou to New llawnllnn and
l'orto IIIchii Arts.
WASHINGTON. May C At tho
cnblnet meeting cousldornblo tlmo wub
consumed In discussing tho now Ha
waiian and Porto Rlcan ncta. Al
though tho tronty under which Ha
waii was annexed to the United States
providod that tho United States should
nssumo tho debt of tho Inlands,
amounting to about $4,000,000, there
was some doubt an to tho right of
Socrctnry Qago under tho Hawallnn
net to pay off tho dobt and It is prob
able that a bill will bo Introduced In
congress, with a vlow to settling the
matter right.
Nomination hy the I'rmlilcitt.
WASHINGTON, May 5. Tho presi
dent today sent tho following nomlna
tlons to tho sennto:
E. C. Hollows of Washington to bo
consul general at Yokohama, Japan;
Lieutenant Commander Samuel C.
Lemloy, United StutoB navy, of North
Carolina, to bo Judgo advocate gon
oral of tho navy, with rank of captain,
for tho term of four years from the
4th of Juno, 1900.
Tmtlmniiy In All In.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mny 5. Tho
taking of testimony In tho Conor
d'Alono closed tonight nftor having
continued uninterruptedly since Feb
ruary 19, n period of nearly thr'eo
months. Cnptnln LyonB closed tho
testimony for tho defense nnd nftor
hearing somo rebuttal evidence both
sides rested and tho committee excused
alt witnesses. Monday tho arguments
of counsol will begin, probably con
cluding that day.
GENERAL OTIS IS RELIEVED.
MucArthur to Kuuceed In Unmiunnd of
DlvUlon of rhlllpplnei.
WASHINGTON, May 5. In Record
nnco with Gonoral Otis' request to bo
allowed to return to tho United Stntes,
tho War department Issued orders to
day rellovelng him, to tnko effect to
morrow morning, Mny 5, tho duto fixed
by General Otis for his sailing.
Tho orders designate Major Gonoral
MacArthur to succeed Gonoral Otis In
command of tho division of tho Philippines.
TO AN IMPERIAL TRIBUNAL.
llaert Will Snlnnlt Alt Qtuitloiu of Gnnr
mitrm nnd In leinnlty.
LONDON, May C Tho Dnlly Ex
press publishes an Interview with
Abraham Fischer of tho Boer peace
commission given ono of Its repre
sentatives at Boulognc-Sur-Mcr. Fis
cher said:
"If wo nro nt war with tho British
It Is not becnuso wo wish or ever did
wish to quarrel with them. Wo be
lieved tho British wanted to quarrel
with us.
"Our ultimatum was Issued under
tho belief that our destruction had
been determined upon. Wo bellovcd
all our concessions had been rejected
nnd Hint nothing we could offor would
prevent them from seizing our terri
tory. "Since then your prime minister hns
declared that you want no territory
and your colonial socrctnry told Par
liament that ho Intended, in his Sep
tember dispatch, to nccept nine-tenths
of our conditions.
"If theso speeches had been made In
Soptcmbcr Instead of October and No
vember wo would never have formu
lated an ultimatum. Thoroforc we
come, In tho light of theso belated
assurances, to sec if tho war can be
stopped. Thnt is tho object of our
mission nnd Its object only. Wo will
glndly consent to submit nil questions
of guarantees nnd Indemnity to the
decision of nny Imperial tribunal.
Grant us thnt nnd wo will lny down
our arms tomorrow."
LODGE TO BE THE CHAIRMAN.
DcImIIk for the Rt'iiitmlimtlon of Trent
dent Mckinley.
NEW YORK, May 5. Joseph H.
Manlcy of Mnlno was nt tho Fifth
Avonuo hotel todny and had talkn
with soveral local politicians concern
ing the seating nrrnngemcnts of tho
Philadelphia convention. Somo of
tho locnl lenders who talked with
Manley snld that It had been prac
tically settled by tho national repub
lican manngors that Senator Wolcott
of Colorado will bo temporary chair
man and Senator Lodgo pormnnent
chairman.
It hnd been settled thnt Senator
Forakcr of Ohio should make the
speech roifomlnntlng McKlnloy. Han
na'H plan, It wns further stated, was
to bring Governor Roosevelt forward
to second tho nomination, but tho
governor had not yet consented to
mnko the seconding speech. Ho will
ceo President McKlnley tomorrow, It
wns said, nnd this part of the pro
gram will bo then settled definitely.
FURNACES MUST BE REBUILT.
HtrlUeri I.ruvo Tons of Copper to Cool In
Them.
NEW YORK, May 5. Tho situation
nt tho Oxford Cooper works, nt Con
Btnblo Hook, is unchanged. The strik
ers gnthorcd at the works at an early
hour today and Becmed .to bo in nn
ugly mood, but tho presence of tho
police nnd tho deputy shorlffs pre
vented nny outbreak. There are fif
teen policemen and about sixty depu
ties on duty nt tho works. Tho strik
ers number nbout 500. Tho men wero
all discharged yesterday when they
wero paid off, but It 1b stated that they
will make another effort to Induce tho.
company to mako concessions to
thorn.
Tho copper workB will probably not
start up again for soveral weeks.
When tho mon suddenly quit work
thero wero 350 tons of copper In tho
furnaces. This wob not run off and Is
cold In the .furnaces, which will havo
to bo taken npnrt and then rebuilt.
Tho loss caused by the stoppage of
work Is placed nt $35,000.
DEDICATES THE CHAPEL.
Kdlflrn In I'nrli to Cnminemornte llu-rmr
fire.
PARIS, March 5. Cardinal Richard,
tho archbishop of Paris, today per
formed tho coromouy of tho dedica
tion of tho chnpol In tho Ruo Jean
Goujon, elected to tho memory of
tho chnrlty bazaar victims by Count
nnd Countess Cnstollnno. Tho monu
ment Is nrcultecturnlly n fine piece of
work nnd Us sculptural decorations
nro singularly appropriate to the role
of a commomoratlvo chapel, A colos
sal statuo of tho Mator Dolorosa, with
face upturned and armB outstretching
toward heavon, Btands on a marble
and bronzo altar. The cdlflco was
hung with sable trappings for today's
ceremony. Owing to tho size of tho
chnpel only two representatives of each
family which Buffered by the disaster
wero Invited. Tho dedication cere
mony consisted of a low requiem mass.
Thoro was no singing. Tho cardinal
recited tho profundls and finally
blessed tho chapel.
GRISCOM WINS HIS POINT.
Neoures Uelcnie of Armenian! Detained
hy Turklih ontelale.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mny 5. Tho
situation regarding tho Amorlcnn In
demnity claims Is uncbnnErpil!
Ab n result of representations by
uioyu u. uriscom, tlio Amorlcnn chnrgo
d'affaires, two Armoninns who hnd
been prevented from ombnrking by tho
nmnonucB at Aiexnndrottn, as sus
pects, hnvo been allowed to lenvn nnd
tho lncldont 1b closed. Tho statement
thnt tho United States vlco consul nt
Alexandria wnB maltreated by the po
llco thoro Is untruo.
1MK I.lbvl Suit IHimUned.
NEW YORK, May 5. Justice Free
man in me supremo court lias, on
request of tho plnlntlffs, ordered tho
discontinuance of tho action for al
loeed libel Instituted In lRfl7 w At
Havmnn. Chnrloa Frnhmnn
F. Nordllnger, J. Fred Zimmerman,
Mario Klaw and Abraham L. Erlnngor,
forming n co-partnership for cnrrylng
on numerical enterprises, ngalnst Har
rlson Groy FIsko, editor of tho Dm
matle Mirror, claiming iinmnron i,
$100,000. The defendant served his
answer In tho suit on January 6, 1898.
RATTLESNAKE KING,
A MAN CONDUCTS A tlEPTlL-
IAN FARM.
Abner Dodge of California !! Fol
lowed the l'ecoltar lluilneii for Twenty-Fire
Yean CharaoterUtlot of
Rattler.
A great deal has been written about
cattlo kings, horse kings, copper kings
and money kings, but tho distinction
of being tho rattlesnake king bolongs
to a queer did character named Abner
Dodge, who Uvea In San Bernardino,
Cal. Ho served In a New York regi
ment during tho civil war and nfter-
ward sought his fortunes In tho west.
For some yenra ho was n trapper and
hunter, but nbout 12 years ago ho suf
fered a severo fall in the San Antonio
canyon and haa Blnce devoted his en
tire tlmo to tho hunting and cultiva
tion of rattlesnakes. He lives In n
nmnll cubln near tho headwater of
Lytlo Creek Canyon on the San Ber
nardino spur of mountains In tho
Sierra Madro range. Ho la a bachelor
nnd his only companion is a green,
lunky lad of 14, whom Dodgo has
adopted. The old man dresses In Belf
mado clothing of sklnB and rough
woolens of nil hues and flt3 and Is nl-
wnya a subject of keen Interest to the
many travelers in thnt sectiori of tho
country. Ho is well Informed nnd evi
dently received n good education In
his youth. His long life among tho
wilds of tho mountains nnd canyons
have had their effect upon him, and
he Is now a typical mountain charac
ter. Abner Dodgo nnd his boy assist
ant got their livelihood from the sale
of rattlesnake oil to the druggists In
tho mining regions of California nnd
Arlzonn, and nlso by selling the dry
skins nnd rattles from the snakes to
the dozenB of curio shopkeepers In
southern California towns, where east
ern tourists flock every winter. Tho
old man roams over tho mountain
sides, searches through Irrigating
ditches and nrroyo3, climbs up and
down In canyon3, nnd travels tho
country for miles nround In search of
rattlesnakes, with now then n shot
at somo game. Ho has been In the
rattlcsnako business nbout 25 years
and In that time, hns handled perhaps
4,000 snakes. Ho gotB about 40 cents
worth of oil out of each snake. Tho
oil Is In pure, whtto fat that lies In
tho strips nlong each sldo of tho rat
tler's intestines nenr the backbone.
Tho fat is tried out carefully In earth
en pots. Tho snake, season opens In
April and lasts until December. Dur
ing this tlmo Dodge and his boy as
sistant nro kept very busy searching
(or tho venomous reptiles. Owing to
his long experience with tho snakes
he Is considered an authority on them.
As ho says "I havo lived next door
neighbor to tho critters for 25 years
and I ought to know something nbout
them." Ho says there is not a wiser
or moro curious specimen of life In
tho bruto creation than the rattler. Al
though he is attached to them in a
way, he would not trust one for a mo
ment If It was in striking distance.
They want to bo left alono and never
show any disposition to become fa
miliar. Dodgo has a pot rattler which
he calls "Doctor." Ho raised him
from the time that ho was 2 months
old, and from him has learned many
characteristics peculiar to rattlers.
Tho old man's observations havo also
Bet aside many theories regarding tho
habits of rattlers. Thoy do not Btrlke
unless they arc hungry. When a rat
tler has killed and swallowed enough
for one meal, anything that Is left can
crawl on him and tumble him around
and he will not offer the least objec
tion. Pcoplo all over tho world be-
llove that when a rattlesnake is shed
ding his skin ho gets blind. Thero Is
no mistake that his eyes do get cov
ered with a bluish film at that time,
but Just put a mouso In his cage and
he will coll up and send for It and
hit It in the neck every tlmo. A rat
tlesnake always strikes his proy be
fore ho eats It; but you may All his
cago with rats or mice or frogs, or
unythlng clso ho likes, nnd ho'll novcr
touch ono of them unless he's hungry.
A mouso ovory other day will mako a
rattlor fat In a very short time. When
a rattler Is taken Into captivity he will
often not cat or drink anything for
months, and somo havo been known to
continue the fast for 14 months.
The old snako farmer has never been
nbia to ascertain how the snakes get
their old skin off. Ho says that ho
has gono to bed at night and left his
snakes without their showing any
moro signs of peeling themselves than
sticks of wood, but In tho morning
their old clothes would bo lying in ono
corner of tho cage and the snakes
would bo ns bright In their new togs
as bright patchwork quilts; Tho Cal
ifornia rattlers change their aklnu
twlco a year, In July and In September,
Tho venom of the rattler acts dif
ferently upon various animals and
upou different people. Somo animals
and birds will keel over dead as bowl
dots as soon as they were bitten;
others live for hours and days, and.
Bomo fully recover. Last summer,
near El Monte, two mules wero bit
ten, and both died within two hours.
Dozens of mules havo been bitten and
wero well again In a day or two. Hoga
are impervious to tho bites of rattlers.
Tho venom has no effect upon them
and thoy aro great hunters of the
makes. They grow fat on them as a
diet. Dodge onco had a hog that he
used to help him hunt for the reptiles.
When the hog would scent or aenro
up a snako, Dodge would rush ahead
and kill It before the hog could reach
and devour It. The effect upon human
beings depends to a great extent upon
temperament and physical condition
Dnm A n.nnl. Atn In a Inn. htl-a nfl.n
I suffering Intent agony unless r
lleved by whisky or ammonia, wall,
others will show only alight signs of
tho poison for pcrhnpa a day or two.
It Is best on all occasions to follow
tho advlco of Mr. Dodgo and not get
within striking distance of tho rep
tiles.
AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT.
Why the Arkanin Mat Kicked II I m
elf Down Stilt.
Many years ngo nn Arkansas youth
on leaving tho homo of his sweetheart
late nt night, received n severe kick
as he stepped out of the door. His be
loved had not responded definitely to
his proposal of marriage, but had as
sured him that she would soon let him
know what she could do for him. lie,
unfortunately for two tender henrts,
took tho kick for on answer and de
parted for a far and wild country.
Hero ho brooded over his wound and
his broken henrt until Ills beard grew
down to his knees and his noso becamo
Roman. As fate would have It, ns
fato always has It, he turned up lato
one sad, sad evening when tho straw
neck hens wero quarreling on tho
roost and the brlndlo cow was low
ing mournfully for her hungry off
spring. A young man some nix feet
tall met the lonely visitor. It was ono
of seven tons, born from time to time,
unto his old love. Explanations fol
lowed. It wns not the girl who kicked
him thirty years before. Oh, no! If
was her angry father. Sho loved him
It was nil clear now. He went out
to tho horso lot, cut off his bsnrd with
the sheep shears and kicked himself
down the hill.
SPEND MONEY ON PHOTOS.
At a meeting of prominent photog
raphers somo tlmo ngo It was agreed
that tho actresses of this country spend
from JG00.000 to $750,000 n year fot
photographs. An actress who is at all
known must scnttcr her pictures with
a freo hand. They arc needed for the
newspapers and advertising posters,
for the theaters themselves, nnd for
Innumerable friends and admirers.
Lillian Russell, It Is said, can not
have spent less than $25,000 for photo
graphs since sho began her stage ca
reer. Hundreds of persons she hat
never met wrlto her for pictures. It
Is not vanity that makes tho actress
haunt tho photographer It Is neces
sity. Until a few years ago Miss Russell
always responded to requests for pho
tos, but Anally determined the cost was
too much and gavo her photographer
permission to sell prints. A few yenra
ago Miss Russell spent ?500 at one tlmo
for a stock of photos and a month later
did not have one left.
Calvo has spent a great sum of
money on hor photographs. Sho has
given sittings to tho prominent pho
tographers In almost every big city of
America, England, Italy, Germany and
France. It Is said Nordlca could have
bought a sealskin with the money sho
spent In one month on tho photogra
pher.
Actors spend Just as much, If nol
moro, on their photos as the actresses.
Ono leading man In particular squan
ders about $CO every month this way.
Ho poses regularly and there are many
more like him. Chicago News.
Where Ltllee llloom.
Cape Colony, Natal and tho Trans
vaal aro flower-decked lands, and
many of the flowers have perfumeB
subtle and refreshing. In Cape Colo
ny, for many miles between Paarl and
Cape Town, the lino Ib bordered with
so-called "plg-lllles." Near Ceres there
aro great fields full of these snowy
white blooms with their orange-yollow
pistils. In Pretoria roses aro prolific;
In fact most of tho streets aro bounded
by rose hedges throughout their length
and the flowers bloom with a frail pink
monthly rose blossom for three-quarters
of the year. Tho wild orchids of
Swaziland aro famous. There aro at
least twenty different kinds, and al
though thoy arc no longer rare or valu
able, they are extremely curious. Ev
erything grows in the Transvaal, it
tho trouble ia taken to plant it. The
soil being all practically virgin and
naturally rich, tho smallest amount of
attention Is required, nnd the results
obtained In a few months are simply
marvelous. A well known English
tenor, traveling in the Transvaal, once
remarked that he believed that if you
planted walking-sticks you could reap
umbrellas In a fortnight.
Little-Known Vnlntlnr.
Rosa Bonheur painted ono picture
which Is little known and which has
never been exhibited, says the Boston
Globe. It hangs on the wall of a ranch
near North Platte, Neb. During tho
Paris exhibition of 1889 Buffalo Bill
took tho Wild West show to tho
French capital for tho entlro season.
Ono of the most constant visitors to
the exhibition wns RpBa Bonheur. Sev
eral mornings eacU week she would
appear nt tho camp with easel and
color box nnd make studies of the
horses, buffalo and Indians, afterward
lunching In camp and making friends
with "all hnnds." To the working up
of these Btudleu the Inst years of her
llfo were largely devoted. Ono of hor
pictures of Indian life was sold In Lon
don for $05,000 JiiBt prior to her death.
At this time Rosa Bonheur mado
Btudtes from life of Col. Cody and bin
famous white horso Tucker, from
which she painted the picture hero re
ferred to and presented It to tht
doughty colonel.
Blah Annie Fire.
High angle fire is that from guns at
all elevation! beyond 15 degrees.
A JAPANESE NOBLE.
talks of the AmftljcaniBtlen of tir
Itellg tons.
Tacoma (Wash.) Special Now York .
rimes: Some of the leadors of reli
gious thought in Japan nre endeavor
ing to choose between Buddhism.
Shintolsm nnd Chrlstlnnlty as tho fu
ture religion of tho cmplro. Othen .
would amalgamate tho best features of "
tho several religions. Ono of these is
Count Okuma, ono of tho heads of tho
Japancso government. In an Inter
view reported In a Japanese newspaper
ho says: "Tho fundamental Idea of
Confucianism Is benevolence, that of '
Buddhism Is compassion or mercy and
that of Christianity love. Theso feel
ings form the basis of all religion.
The founders of the different religions
knew their own people and their own
part of the world only, and hence could
not dovlso any system of teaching that..
should suit all countries alike, but
they did an Immense deal In the way
of drawing attention to tho Impor
tance of certain principles. For tho
multiplication of sects their disciples
aro responsible. Their Interpretation),
of tho meaning of the words said to
bo used by tho founders differed wide
ly, nnd each variation waB perpetuated'
by special forms and ceremonies. What
Is moat desirable now Is to get rid of
tho superstructure nnd lay baro tho
foundatlon. Benevolence, compassion
and love! Cannot Buddhists, Chris
tians and Confuclanlsts come together
on theso principles and work in har
mony? This union may not bo wit
nessed In my time,, but it will come
somo day." Somo of tho Christian
churches in Japan are taking steps to
open a new divinity school to take the
placo of tho Doshlsha Divinity hall,
which has been closed owing to a dis
agreement with tho American Mis
sionary board In New York, which sup
ported It. Hitherto tho Amorlcnn
Board of Foreign Missions and the
Japanese churches have been acting1
separately, but slnco tho object Is the
same, efforts will be made to unite the
two classes of workers.
A NINE-CENT MEAL.
Prince and 1'rlncem or Walee Dine f
the Peopta't Itettaurunt.
A touching Incident, simple In Its .
character, but Invested with almost
historical interest, marked the opening,
a couple of weeks ago of tho first of tha
poor men's restaurants which the Prin
cess of Wales has succeeded In estab
lishing in London. No formal cero
mony inaugurated tho opening day's,
business at tho establishment founded
by tho Alexandra Trust In the City
road, London. Something much mora
telling than prosalo speeches, moro
impressive than votes of thanks, oc
curred to draw attention to the cooked
meals which are served at a cost bo
low anything previously attempted Im
London. Ono day tho Prince and Prin
cess of Wales, accompanied by the
Hon. Sydney Grevllle, drove down, to
tho City-road on a surprise visit to the
Alexandra restaurant. Luncheon tick
ets were bought In the ordinary way nt:
4Vd. (9 cents) each. Whilst thou
BandB of toilers, workmen, factory
girls, shop boya and needy clerks were
constimlng tho luncheon provided In
tho big dining halls, the royal visitors
Bat down to a similar meal in an nd
Joinlng room. Thero wore six In the
royal luncheon party. Throo courses
wero served. The bill for the wholo
party came to 2b. 3d. (54 cents). Need
less to say, the presenco of tho helr
npparent and tho princess in tho res
taurant was tho occnslon of a singular
ly Interesting demonstration on the
part of the people.
Ily a Frofnior.
A man's Ideal of womanhood is gen
erally worth knowing, nnd for this
reason tho following sentence from an
article In the Humanitarian, written
by Prof. Mantegazza, will bo read with
Interest: "In order to approach to tho
perfection required In the future, wom
an should try to Improve herself phys
ically, morally and intellectually
three adverbs which represent the
great human trinity, three gods In ono
god, tho god of happiness, who is tho
perfect equilibrium of all our ener
gies, who Is a being who answers to
all our necessities, who Is a being who
does not forget tho body by giving
everything to the soul, and who does
not reduco man to tho level of an an
imal, which eats and drlnkB and sleeps.
Woman has always been and always
will be, powerful all powerful on ac
count of her beauty, and wo poor serv
ants of nature can neither dethrone
her nor mako her movo by unaccus
tomed ways. Only wo ought to ex
tend tho physical beauty of a woman
to her heart and thought.
Farm Loft, Htrnyed or Stolon.
Tho Bangkok Times announces that
a largo floating Island on tho Mekong
or Cambodia river, In Slam, recently
slipped Its moorings, and has not been
seen or heard of since. Thero were a
number of trees three feet In diameter
on the islnnd, and tho land was undor
cultivation, Tho owner has been
hunting diligently for his property,
hut has not been ablo to hear any tid
ings of It. It undoubtedly went down
tho river with a freshet and has either
stranded or gono to pieces.
Mnt FurnUti Clean Car.
A railroad company which under
takes to carry cattlo is bound to pro
vldo cars that aro not Infected with
contagious cattlo diseases, and If It
furnishes cars In which cattlo that had
"Texas fever" have been hauled, with
out properly disinfecting thorn, it la
liable, for the value of any cattlo which
the shipper may lose by reason of that
fact. The Supreme Court of Illinois
ao declared In the case of the Illinois
Central Railroad company vs. Harris.
