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MADE THe SEA TO BLOSSOM.
Bogan Life at 15, Now One of the
World's Greatest Shipbuilders.
Tho Morganlzlng of tho Atlantic
ocean trade, as tho consolidation of
the leading steamship lines effected
by J. Plerpon.. Morgan Is tormod, has
brought to nubile notlco another force
ful character and a remarkably suc
cessful business man. Ho Is W. J.
Plrrlc. of tho Harland & Wolf ship
building plant, at Belfast, Ireland, one
of tho largest of tho kind In existence
Mr. Plrrlo was born In Quebec,
whoro his paronts, who were Irish, had
settled In hones of bettering tlieir tor-
tunes. When ho was a year old ho
was left an orphan by tho death of his
father and soon was taken back to
Ireland by his disappointed and sor
rowing mother. At tho ago of 15 ho
entered tho employ of Harland &
Wolfo. thnn n. comnaratlvcly small
shipbuilding concern, ns a draughts
man. Ho developed wonderful aptl
tudo and at tho ago of 27 was ad
mitted to a managing partnership
When ho wa3 admitted to partnership
tho concern employed 1,000 hands. To
day thero aro 10.000 peoplo on tho pay
rolls and tho buildings of tho plant
cover 100 acres. Mr. Plrrlo is now
many times n millionaire
PLENTY OF BOYS IN BERLIN.
Peculiar Distinction Enjoyed by
German Capital.
tho
In general statisticians havo to
complain of tho unequal Increaso In
tho numbor of femalo children ns
rnmnared with that of males. It Is
Intnrnstlnir. therefore, to noto that
Berlin, tho capital of tho military
monarchy of Prussia, has always brok
en tho record In that respect, so that
Kaiser Wllholm need not fear that tho
ranks of his legions will bo thinned.
Last year G2.245 children wero born
In Berlin. Of these 27.077 wero boys
and 25.1C8 wore girls, showing an in
creaso to tho credit of tho male popu
lation of 1,909. Berlin, for somo rea
son or other, seems to havo tho prlvl-
lego of turning out moro boys Into tho
world, for, taking tho numbers from
1891 to 1900, wo find thero was an
averago annual increaso in tho mnlo
progeny of tho city during tho ton
vonrn of 1.3G1 over tho female in
other words, out of every 1,000 in
fants born, 513 wero boys and 487
girls. Tho year 1820 was tho record
year last century, when 525 boya wero
born out of 1,000 babies.
LABOUCHERE AN ECCENTRIC.
One of the Most Plcturesquo Charac
ters in England.
Probably there is no ono In tho pub
lic eye in either Europo or America
tpho has as many eccentricities as
nonrv Labouchore, tho Anglicized
Frenchman who has lor so long been
conspicuous in tho Journalism ot Lon
don and tho politics of Great Britain,
"Lobby," as ho Is familiarly called,
does not caro a fig for public opinion
or for the good will of any creaturo
under tho sun, yet in somo respects ho
is Immensely popular.
Ho is a radical of tho radicals and
represents Northampton In parlia
ment. Ho has boon Involved in many
libel suits and at ono timo Sir Charles
Russell accusod him of wearing shabby
clothes in order to reduce tho dam
ages in such cases of litigation.
Remarkable Feat of Surgery.
Walter Duryoa, tho young million-
nlro. who. whllo bathing at Glen Covo
ouvrnl vcars ago, mado a dlvo that
broke his neck, and whoso rotontlon
of life is tho direct result of probably
the most remarkable surgical skill In
tho country, is declared to hnvo
smoked his first cigar in sovoral years
nn Sunday. Whllo Mr. uuryea is en-
tlrely paralyzed from tho arm pits
down, as well as his ormB from the
bleeps, ho can move bis head with
comparative freedom and enjoys bis
vniB with much relish. Ho thinks ho
,yW get well.
Noble Institution of the Sailors' Snug
Harbor on Staten Island.
Last week tho Sailors' Snug Har
bor at New Brighton, Staten Island,
celebrated tho 100th anniversary of Its
conception.
Cnpt. Robert Richard Randall was
tho founder. Toward the end of tho
18th century ho purchased n tract of
land in Manhattan Island, which to
day comprises ncnrly 11 city blocks.
By n will drawn up in Juno 1801, he
left this property to bo applied to tho
founding of a homo for tho caro of
aged, decrepit and worn-out sailors.
At its Btart tho Institution was capablo
of caring for only SO odd sailors, now
it has 900 Inmates. Thero aro now
GO buildings comprised In the homo.
Tho property yields an annual Income
of S3S0.00O.
To bo admitted to tho Sailors' Snug
Harbor ono must furnish satisfactory
evidenco that ho has sailed at least
five years undor tho flag of tho United
States, either In tho merchant or
naval service.
Capt. Randall was a natlvo of Now
Jersey and was a merchnnt and ship
master. In 1801 he died. In 1831 his ro-
mnlns wero exhumed In St. Mark's
Churchyard, New York, and wero rein-
tcrred on tho lawn of tho Institution
on Staten Island. In 1SS4 n monument
to him was erected over his grave.
Poor to Boneflt by Very Old Will.
A curious discovery has Just been
mado by Mr. Fuller of Yatcly, Hamp
shire, into whoso possession thero ro-
cently passed a richly embroidered
tablet, representing King Charles II.
and Queen Catherine.
Neatly concealed In tho back of tho
tablet ho found tho parchmont will of
Thomas Hodgklns. a London mer
chnnt.
Tho document Is dated April 14,
1(348, and Is now in tho possession
of tho vicar of Ridge, Hertfordshire.
It Is believed thnt it will lead to tno
discovery of an accumulated sum of
many thousands of pounds for tho poor
of that parish, in whoso favor tho will
la mado. London Mail.
SPENDS LIFE DOING GOOD.
Robert Treat Paine Has Unique Ideas
on Subject of Charity.
Tho subject of this nkctch was born
In Boston sIxty-Blx years ago, gradu
ated from Harvard and spent two
years In foreign travel beforo ho
studied law. Ho was well established
In tho legal profession, when, somo
thirty years ago, ho dotormlned to
abandon law and dovoto hlmsel. to
philanthropic work. Ho wa3 ono of
tho foremost In tho organization of
tho Associated Charities of Boston,
which has dono so much to allovlato
tho suffering Incident to poverty and
of which ho is now president. Ho Is
nt tho head of various philanthropic
associations and is also president of
tho American Peaco society. Mr.
Palno is ono of those who ociiovo
that tho strength of tho strong and
tho wisdom of tho wiso should bo used
to help tho weak and tho foolish. Ho
also boHovcs that men and women
engaged In a Btrenuous stiugglo for
oxlstenco cannot bo helped primarily
by cuarlty or philanthropy, but by co
operation with tnem In directions
which thoy themselves think will aid
them.
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A Unique Observance of Memorial
Day In California.
Thero was a novel obsorvnnco of
Memorial day nlong tho California
coast this year which Is worthy of
gencrnl emulation. Tho ceremony
consisted chlolly of strewing flowers
upon the ocean which wbb thus mado
literally to bloom like tho rose. Tula
unique nnd beautiful Idea originated
with Mrs. Armltago S. C. Forbes of
Los Angeles.
Mrs, Forbes Is a descendant of
John Pago, Philadelphia's first malo
whlto child. Sho lived In Kansas in
her youth and married an Englishman
Armltago S. C. Forbes with whom
sho went to London to live. There
her tnsto for art and literature de
veloped and was increased by years ot
travel in tho old world. For somo
timo sho has lived in Los Angeles.
DEATH OF DR. J. H. BARROWS
Distinguished President of Oborlln
College Succumbs to Pneumonia.
Rev. Dr. John H. Barrows, president
of Oborlln collego, died nt his homo
In Oborlln, Ohio, last week.
Ho had been sick for sovoral weeks
with pneumonia, but tho lmmcdlato
cause of death was heart failure, his
Illness having taken a sudden turn for
tho worse
For sovoral hours beforo his death
ho was kept allvo by injections of salt
solution.
Dr. Barrows was in tho height of hia
usefulness nnd tho prlmo of his suc
cess. Ho had risen to a high rank
among tho educators of tho day nnd
ho had succeeded in raising moro than
million dollars for tno university
for whoso advancement ho worked
with untiring zeal. Ho was known
everywhere as an eminent clergyman,
a finished orator, a distinguished
scholar, a philosopher, an author and
a convincing logician. It was on ac
count of his powers of reasoning and
argumont that tho University of Chi
cago choso him to bo tho first of its
lecturers on Christian phlloBopky to
tho cultivated and philosophical poo
plo of India.
Trenches to Trap Automobiles.
Tho pollco In tho neighborhood of
Paris havo devised a grlovous method
of compelling obedience on tho part of
automobilo drivers to tho speed law.
They cut narrow and not vory doop
trenches across tho middlo of a tempt
ing fast stretch, and when tho racing
car comes by nt racing speod it bumps
ncross the trap thus set, and in nlno
caBCB out of ten breaks Its springs.
Tho contention Is that tho vehlclo ob
structlon could bo soen and allowed
for by drivers proceeding at a legal
rato. Tho location of thoso pits Is
changed occasionally to trap tho of
fenders unawares. Tho pollco In such
caseB do not usually tako proceedings;
they aro satisfied that tho racing auto-
mobllst has experienced nn expensive
shock.
Power of Roots of Trees.
An ash-trco growing In tho neigh
borhood of Wembley Park, England,
dislodged a one-foot thick stono wall,
tho llfting-welght of tho trco In tnlB
InBtanco being nbout ono ton. An
elm tree In Gonnsdcn, Cambridgeshire,
spread Its roots out till somo of them
pushed out of Its placo a portion or a
hrii-lt built brldKO thrown across tho
stream.
Cost of Ollvo Oil.
A puzzling question haa been nsked
fronucntly and does not appear to
have been answored convincingly. It
Is this: "Why does ollvo oil cost so
much In this country?" California
has ollvo orchards which rival tho
best of thoso In Italy, Spain and
Prance. Tho demand in tno united
States for cholco ollvo oil is constant
and largo. Why 1b it that tho prico
Is still so high? Now York Tribune
Tho following letter descriptive of
tho Boor delegates their nppearnnco,
mode of life, and vIowb on peaces has
come from a Bpcclal correspondent In
Pretoria:
As a matter of fact, from first to
last, whllo Schalk Burger, tho vlco
president, and tho rest of tho Trans
vaal government, with tho exception
of Rcltz. wero In favor of peaco on any
or no terms, and LouIb Botha shared
tholr views, Stcyn, Do Wet and De
larcy wero for dcmnndlng impossible
conditions. Of that, howovcr, nnon.
Tho first protocol set out: That
whereas Great Britain wnB responsible
for tho war, etc., and by forco of anna,
etc., they wore willing to suo for peaco
on tho understanding that their rights
should bo restored to them at tho ex
piration of a fixed period, etc. All thnt
was brushed nsldo and tho dolcgntes
after a whllo, with somo disputation
among themselves, settled down to
draft less objcctionablo terras. But
Bror Boor Is a qunlnt compound, sus
picious, and slow to movo In any ap
proved common senso direction. LIko
nearly all prlm'.tlvo peoples, ho hnB no
fear of asking too much, but a con
stant dread of seeking toq llttlo. He
goes on tho prlnciplo thnt arrange
mentB nnd concessions aro tho out
come of ontlroly low, selfish motives
on tho part of tho other sldo.
Tho delcgatos evinced llttls surpriso
during their railway Journey at tho
evidences of tho resumption of Indus
trial pursuits in all directions, as if
there was nolthor war nor unreBt in
tho country. In conversation they bo-
trayed no special interest upon nny
topic except in tho matter of politics,
homo and foreign. Oillcors nnd civil!
nns who In kindness tried to cngago
thorn In a chat found It dull work and
gave up tho nttempt. On tho rnllway
Journeys they rend llttlo, passing tho
timo for tho most part In smoking,
talking to each othor, and drinking.
Poor Mr. Stoyn was moro down on
his luck thnn nny ot the others on tho
way to Pretoria. Ho was nervous nnd
out of sorts, and as ho Btoppcd out
of tho train h!o hat foil off moro than
once. But his eyesight Is very bad
worso than I thought It. Thero Is,
something moro seriously wrong than
an ordinary cold and Inllammatlon. A
local medical man wbb called In and
is prescribing for him. Within a fow
minutoB of their arrival each party
was conveyed to a temporary rosl
denco. Sentries wero placed at tho gate
ways of their abode. Tho soldlors In
question wero drawn from tho escort
or guard of honor. It was conceded
that tho Boors could seo whomsoever
they wished, or go whoro they wlllod
In company of an otllcor. Tho only
understanding wns that tho delegates,
unless by express consent, should not
discuss politics or tho war with tholr
visitors. Scores ot femalo rclatlvos
and i fow of tho sternor sex could bo
scon walking about dally In tho garden
or lounging upon tho verandas and
balconleB chatting with tho Boor lend
ers. Dolaroy had visits from his
daughter, who roBldos with hor hus
band In Pretoria, as well as from old
burgher frlonds. Doubt and suspicion
clouded tho Boer general mind us
they did thoso of his colleagues, do
Btroylng frankness nnd easy intor-
course
And yet Dclnrcy and tho othors
wero nnxlouB to know whnt tho true
situation of affairs was, what chanco
thero was for nsslBtanco from abroad
and how much tho English would con
cede them. Ho said they would insist
that their flag, tho "Vlerklcur," Bhould
ho retained. Ho spoke of tholr recent
successes, In particular his own over
Von Donop's convoy, nnd tho enpturo
ot Lord Mothucn. "I took ou tho
lnttor occasion over 857 of Lord
Mothuon'a column prisoners, including
wounded," ho observed. "Why, I
could hold out In tho Western Trans
vaal for two years moro," added tho
Boor general, who Is, I fear, suffering
from that Bad complaint, a "swelled
head." But to a man who haB llvod
upon tho void among n very homely,
untrnvelcd peoplo such boastfulnoss
Is, under tho circumstances, surely
pardonable Dclaroy 1b a man among
and over his Boer compatriots. Ho
is honest nnd downright in his deal
ings, and w.ib so bcioro tho war a
Boor whoso word was his bond. Ho
furthor hotly declared that If ho
fought ho would fight, aa in tho past,
as an honornblo foo, nnd would do
nothing to forfeit tho good nnmo of
himself and his burghers. Lord Kitch
ener, wno surely la a diplomatist as
well as a soldier and ho haa had
varied oxpcrlcnco in both capacities,
at lca3t In Egypt rccolvod tho dele
gates at hlo residence
Tho Transvnalors, with but ono or
two Isolated exceptions, wero for
immcdlato cessation of hostilities,
oven to leaving tho Froo Stntors to
thomsclvcB. In tho end I bollovo It
has como to this thoy aro to havo
tho dubious honor of being tho last
to como in and to glvo up tho furthor
usolcss, wanton spilling of human
biood. Stoyn, who is, I fear, breaking
up phyalcnlly, votod for continuing
tho struggle, hut his lnflucnco counts
for llttlo bosldo that of tho pugnacious,
pi tun p, swart, saturulno Christian Do
Wet, who Is jtho real burgher master
of i.io Froo State Dolaroy'a was
practically tho only belllcoso volco
raised for war to tho bitter end from
tho TrniiBvnnl, Mr. Roltz, tho stato
secretary, need not ho too seriously
considered. But lot this Justlco bo
dono to Gon. Dolaroy, who deaorves
tho meed of honest men'B prnlso; r.o
said: "If tin commandoes or burghers
accept tho Ennlish llag 1 will nblda
by their verdict nnd ccmo In, for
havo dono my duly, if not, I will dio
in tho field, fighting for tho old gov
ernmcnt and tho old ling." At last
tho voices of tho burgher women or,
at loaat, a majority of them aro now
for peaco, and that hnB not been with
out its Influonco for settlement In tho
deliberations.
To got to tho back of any man's
mind Ib not UBunlly nn easy task. It
is almost an ImposBlblo ono when tho
stolid, taciturn, solf-sufllclont Boer
is tho subject of tho operation. I
would not bo dealing fairly by you
and your readers if I did not stnto
that thero aro thoso among tho Boers
now demanding settlement and peaco
who seek to nnd would ubo thoso
means to consplro for tho abrogation
of all tho conditions innt thoy aro to
my so nnxlous to sign. But tho senso
of fairness, tho prldo of keeping their
plighted word, ytt, I bellovo, weigh
with tho vast majority, and tho
"peaco" will bo a lasting peaco if tho
termB do not assign awny tho vie
tor's manifest rights. Bettor, In mor-
oy's name, to "fight to a finish" than
tolerato such a settlement, for bitter
ness nnd contention carried Into civil
llfo aro moro doadly to nationhood
than war In tho field between men
Tho future danger, If not guarded
against, will como from tho former evil
oloment In tsouta Africa, Intriguing
forolgncrn, who woro mostly Holland
ers. Brer Boor, loft to himself, read
ily strikes up fast nnd lifelong friend
ships with a European.
To glvo n succinct account of tho
conduct of tho negotiations Ib difficult
but not impossible Tho customary
embargo was laid upon our cabling
nowB. Even letters, mnrk you, aro
not yet out of tho censor's llBt, and as
for tho claim ot tho press to bo im
formed of nil mnttors of public Im
portance thnt la nn oxtrnvngant dream.'
Tho Btatomont of tho Boor cnao and1
claims was reduced to writing moro
thnn or.co. Constant communication
was mnlntnlnod ns to tho courso ofl
proceeding between Pretoria and Lou-1
don. Finally, when tho proposals
woro dratted Into somothlng llko con
ditions thnt could really bo ontor-1
tnlnod, tho text wns wlrod to tho Co
lonlnl Sccrotary. Thoreaftor camo1
back In nn3wcr on Thursday, I thlnty
tho British Governments irreducible
minimum. Lord Mtlnor had Bovcral
days provlously rocolvcd a very long
message In cipher, sotting out tho
homo nuthorltloB' view and Instruc
tions. Tho nogotlntlbns wero nearly
broken off moro than onco, hut tho
departing Boors delayed departing,
nnd started to talk mattora ovor afresh
with each othor.
Thoro was n socond mooting on
Thursday and ono moro on Friday)
(yesterday), tho dato ot tholr actual re
turn to tho commandoes. Nothing la
over lost to n Boor for want ot ask
ing. In tho boglnning of the palavcn
tho dolocatcs "ononod tholr mouths"
monstrous wide Thoro was a declara
tion that England had unjustly pro-
voiced nnd mndo war upon tho ropub-j
lies; thnt tho strugglo was an unoqunli
ono, and thoy wished for peace Thoy;
woro ahlo to contlnuo tho war rorj
somo timo, but to stop furthor cffuslonj
ot blood thoy would coaao hostilities'
provided that within n year civil gov-1
ernmcnt wns restored to tho two
states. Thoy stipulated that, ponding'
that and tho withdrawal of tho troops,
thoy should bo represented by an ac
tual mnlorlty of nt least four out ot
soven upon nny ndmlnUtratlvo council
formed to conduct tho government oc
tho country, that tholr flags should bo
rotnlned, nnd nt tho ond of flvo yean
tho British forcos should bo ontlroly
withdrawn from tho Transvnal and
Ornngo Freo StntoB, and Uicbo two
countries should bo recognized as In
dependent republics. '
In that "purgatory" porlod thoro
should bo no dlsfrnnchlBomont of
burghers, nnd tho Boor ofilclnls Bhould
hnvo control of tho rolna of govern
ment; and, furthor, thoy would agroo
to amend tho franchlso law, as for
morly asked for by England, nnd
would allow BrltlBh subjects to voto,
nnd also pormlt tho uso of tho two
langungos. Thero waB to bo n gonoral
amnesty for nil who had homo arms,
Including Capo rcbols. It was toler
antly pointed out by Lord Kltchonor
that Biich domnndB woro unreasonable,
lntolorablo, Impossible Tho procesB
of cutting down soomod wearily slow,
but bit by bit thoy lumbered from
stage to Btago, as It was aeon that
otherwlso thoy would havo to go back
to tholr commandoen without any
message. Ultlraatoly tho mattor waa
put In a mannor from which thoro wns
no trimming posslblo by tho British
aovornmont Betting forth tho terms
they would concodo and not go beyond,
These woro substantially tho same
conditions nB woro offorcd over one
year ago to LouIb Botha and tho com
mundooB at Mlddleburg.
