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When In eternal liii'
Kritwcst ,
Hn Inn us nu n i ;ui
' Mawnin', Marse Hob, yo'se 'must
Md airly. 1'so Jest dis inlnit put de
liiiishhi' leeches on ills office; yo'
nit'only do muss up do tloo' pow'fully.
I alius docs dls las' 'cane It ullus takes
ill' tuns' "
"Too parly for what, Em? You
haven't found anything to ttrkle your
lanry IIiIh morning, I suppose," lu
Mtnitat iriKly.
"I.awd, Marse Bob, yo' needn't, do
h i s'posln'. I'se a lady, 1 In. I nebbuh
ilii! toetoh nulhin' dat didn't b'lon' t'
mi'." A guilty conscience needs Bo
accuser; the Insinuation was too fa
miliar to tie misunderstood.
II' -ere was one thing upon which
Km prided herself It was her belief
that she was a lady. A typical
Southern darky of the "bel'o' de wah"
lype, of uncertain ago, short, over
stout, she would waddle along fir ull
ihe world like a duck, hut with an
inimitable dignity which she alone
(-mill assume.
"I ain't one of deiu no-Vount nig
gers what nin't had nn raisin'," she
boasted. "Dcy'ti alius gittin' dor
h'l'i's in trilliliel with white folks
rase dey ain't got no manners. I'bo
gut raisin' and manners, and white
folks r'spi c' mo, dey do."
Hut Kin's besetting sin was i n un
controllable Impulse to appropriate her
neighbor's property, simply because
she believed she possessed a suzerain's
right over everybody and everything,
(iumiloiis to nn extreme, with a
ready answer for everybody, she was
permitted more liberties than would
be tolerated In another of her race.
"Mow's Mis' 1m' an' lt'le Marse Hob
dis mawnln'?" she asked, her face
broadening Into Its accustomed grin.
She was too shrewd to let the conver
sation follow Its former .drift. "Las'
night 1 took her some of de bestest
hiskets dat yo' eber ot. Did Mis' Lu'
Kib yo' one?" significantly. Km had a
way of atoning for past offenses with
choice creation of her culinary nrt, but
now she was bent upon revenging her
wounded dignity.
"Shaw! They weren't fit for a dog to
fill . I might use them to "
"Yo'se a lyln' now, Marse Hob. Dey
slio' wus pood. I'se a born cook. I Is,
an' yo' knows It. Mis' Lu' done sed
so; she wouldn't gib yo' one 'case dey
wus too good to waste on a no-Vount
lawyer." Em's eyes beamed satisfac
tion. She was evening scores to her
own Willis.
"To poison my bulldogs. If they re
fuse to make friends with my neigh
bors, when they visit ir.y wood pile at
night," he continued, cautiously, with
out looking up from his papers.
"Creat Scot! Marse Hob, yo' 'nuts'
scairt me to tleath. shootln' like dat.
Yo' mightcr killed me," falling blindly
into the trap.
"What shooting! I never tried to
shoot you. I shot at somebody who
was stealing my wood," Innocently.
"Marse Hob, I'se dun sed dat 1 neb
bah tooked nuthln' dat didn't b'lon' C
me." with an Injured air, "I didn't
steal no wood "
"So you stole some wood, then. Well,
now ymi must go to "
"Marse Hob, yo' heurn what I sed."
emphatically. "I wus only makln'
fren's with dem dogs, so dat dey'd
"Too early for what, Em?"
mill nway de voodoo man. Dat's de
..: n truf." Kin's Imagination
. a-iu- to her rescue.
How can those dugs h'"' away
i.e iivum lllllll?" looking her squarely
i
Ihe eye. Kill never (pi.tiieu. i 'Mg
i line art with her
i.miiI- ken a pesien-i w m
ep a peslen-i i:t.
P
an a trlliii" me il.it de
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1 la-
'I'll it
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a g wx in to s ii a i ii,
I in pray'r a'l night,
dat if 1 make fren's
voodoo man wi!! t.il
tf.l
.ith
ie
Mete'd."
i mi ilon'l mean
lo I ell me t hat inn
lil ,w , t!il ou?"
"V i . Miu se Hob. 'ib'ed I dot
I'-i
a ' -.stiMif church memb.iii, I l
prays an' rends de bible ebery night
flnn'v, a indication of iieiseit
rati sec.
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"Don't the bible teach yon not to
steal?"
lie lillile say ull men are liars, so
dere, now. Marse Hob. yo" knows
what yo' Is," Ignoring his question.
The way In which she said Ibis was
almost too much for her tormentor,
but with n mighty effort he ln-gaS"
wen, to-night I want yon to pray
like this: O l.awd, help Km to know
the dlfrenee 'tween a five-dollar bill
In Mis' Sally's pocket and her's. If
eber she takes another send the voo
doo "
Kin's eyes flushed. "Deed. Marse
Hob, I nebbah leeched no tlb-dollar
bill. Yo'se tryln' t' torment poo' Km.
"Marse Boh" was standing over her.
I se nones , deed I is. l se a lady an
a church membah."
"Thut won't do here. You can't
hootTrtTiik-me. You are a thief and
must go to "
"I ain't hoodooin' yo'. Mis' Sally
nebbah ned I wus a thief," uneasily
"I'se knowod Mis' Sally eber sense she
wus a teeny baby, and Mis' Sally alius
sed whai was hern wus mine, 'cause
she 'most b'lon' f me. 'Tnin't tteal
In' t' take what's your'n, Is it. Marse
Hob?" speaking rapidly, but with in
creasing assurance.
"I nm afraid it Is"
"Yo' needn't be afred, Marse Hob,
I's a priv'leg'd puson."
"I am afraid that you must go to
Jail for this and also for stealing my
umbrella "
" Deed I didn t know dat wus
your'n. I thought some of you' ell
cuts jest drapped it," anxiously inter
rupting him.
"China plates, watch chain, sack of
flour, coal, chairs, shoes "
"Marse Hob, I nebbah took no shoes
Vase I wears de ones de Lawd gib nu
an' dey nebbah wears out," eagerly.
Em plainly showed that she was
very uneasv. "Marse Bob's" manner
was not at all reassuring. Usually hi
joked with her, but now he appeared
to be thoroughly in earnest. To avoid
further embarrassment she picked up
her broom and started to leave the
room, but was stopped by "Marse
Hob."
"The people of this town are tired
of your conduct. Now you must go to
1 .ill until you learn to know what is
rightfully yours," he said solemnly.
Em looked at him sharply r moment,
and then burst out: "Mars' Hob, I'se
a ladv: yo's been 'sultin' me jest 'case
yo' is n lawyer. I kno.ved yo' when
yo' wus a teeny baby, an' I knowod
you' paw an' maw bel'o' yo'. Yo' wus
a good boy. only yo' wus tricky, Marse
Hob. vo'd lie a gein'nian If yo' wasn't
n lawyer."
With that she turned am! started
out in neil'ect Indignation over such
Insulting treatment. She was thor
oimhlv angrv. something unusual for
her. "Marse Hob," however, barred
the way.
"See here, what became of those
oysters 1 had sent here yesterday?"
"I ain't seed no oysters." sullenly
"I wouldn't have cared about the
oysters If the pail had been left. Now
I must nav for both ar.,1 I didn't get
either."
Kin's face brightened, "is dat all
Marse Hob? Jest wait a minlt an
i ll get de pall." And she blurted out
again, forgetful of her statement of n
moment previous, in her eagerness to
escape persecution.
"Marse Itol, was lu ginning to en-
iov a hearlv laugh over the encounter
when be was startled by a pit rein
'M-iek in Km s shrill voice: Marse
ii.iii! .Marse fob! come ipilck!"
.- rushed out uml saw a sight
v. hii-h n'miM t ill in'.l h's blood tn lt .
hir bulldog bad .-prting upon
"liitle Mar.-e Hob," who had vaii lereil
,i,U tmailetideil, in pursuit of his fa
l li, c. Hefure lie could collect his
thoughts Km bad turned the dog's Ire
upon herself, lighting against over
wh'il.iil'g odds. Several other men
came rur.hil'g to her aid. but too Into.
The child was rescued and placed
In his father's arms, uninjured; but for
. ur crs ll
Ka:. iiiil came t'ji lute. Slie ha 1 re
ceived t.ital Injuries before the t!o?
could be (lispalebeil. Tenderly tha
ii- n carried ln-r Into the room which
-he had b it only a few moment be
fore, in a ia-'f. Mie hud forgotten all
that in her imse'li-h effort lo aid an-
i.ther. ' .Marse Hob was standing
I over hci. his i-ii's o et flowing w ith
I t..tir It'tillL! til thallU llt't- iitiit !..,.
sing forgiveness for the pain he had
ciiusnl her. Faintly and brokenly she
spoke :
"Marse liob do- voodoo man got
de dog." Then, us she sank lower:
'Toor Km neb bah " A ; the pain
left her body the wonted smile spread
over her face.
In the town cemetery there Is a
can fully-kept grave, marked simply:
"KM -A LADY."
NUT WAO A BOOMERANG.
Object Lesson Intended for Congre
gation Had Effect Upon Minister.
John Spencer I'.assett of Trinity
college, N. ('., in a recent lecture
scored religious Intolerance. He be
gan in this way:
"1 was born in Tarboro. and in Tar
boro in my hodhood I went to church
every Sunduy. 1 shall never forget
an object lesson that a clergyman Im
pressed on me there, lie arose one
Sunday evening in the fall with a
fresh, green walnut in his hand. Me
held the walnut up so that we could
all see It and said :
"'Dearly beloved, with this walnut
I am going to give you an object les
son. See me now remove the nut's
rind. This rind Is soft, dirty, useless.
profitless, ll is like the church.
Now 1 come to the shell. It is a
hard, strong shell, a difficult thing to
crack, but there is no taste to It;
there is no nourishment lu It; It is
valueless, a thing to be thrown away.
This shell, my friends, is like the
church. And finally breaking the
shell we come to the kernel, which is
like our own church. I '
"At this point the clergyman took
out the kernel and found it rotten. Ho
reddened, coughed and pronounced
the benediction, and I understand
that he was after that day liberal in
all his views."
REFUSED TO BE INFLUENCED.
How a Judge Fortified Himself
Against an Attorney's Argument.
Committeeman llobiiuson of North
Carolina used to be a Judge In the
Tarheel state. Cope Klias, an attor
ney of romiiilorable reputation in
those parts, once appeared in a rase
before him.
Robinson's mind was fully made up
lorn-orping the judgment to be ren
dered, and he accordiiiKly informed
Klias that no argument was neces
sary. Notwithstanding this, Klias be
gan to argue. Judge Robinson again
informed him that be need not con
tinue, but again his word was not
heeded.
Sheriff," said the judge, calling
that official to his desk, "have you
any cotton hereabouts?"
The sheriff allowed that there were
several bales of cotton just outside
the co'tliotise, and, complying with
instructions, he brought the judge a
handful of the fluffy staple. The judge
stuffed a wad of It in oath of his ears,
gathered up the legal papers 'on his
desk, and, beginning to read them
carefully, observed:
"Now, .Mr. Klias, you may proceed."
From the Washington I'ost.
Herbert Spencer on Boy-Raising.
Herbert Spencer, the great English
philosopher, gave the following advice
concerning the raising of a boy: "Do
but gain a hoy's trust; convince him
by your behavior that you have his
happiness at heart ; let him discover
that you are the wiser of the two; let
him experience the benefit of follow
ing your advice and the evils that
arise from disregarding it, and fear
not that you w ill readily enough guide
him." Mr. Spencer was a bachelor,
and any father who has had trouble
with his hoy will at once recognize
how thoroughly (lift philosopher un
derstood the business of rearing chil
dren, rnfortunately. however. Mr.
Spencer neglected to explain how a
father tuny let bis son discover that
he the father Is the wiser of tho
two.
Dietetic Requirements.
it has been laid down as a physio
logical rule that the requirements of
adult diet depend not on the weight
of the cater, but on the extent of his
bodily surface. An infant may weigh
one-eighteenth as much as a grown
man, but its surface Is more than
one-seventh as great. As the first re
quirement of the infant's food is In
replace the heat that Is continually
being lost by radiation from all part
of the body, the latter friction deter
mines the needed proportion of nour
ishment rather than the former. Hut
In the case of a growing child food
is also needed to supply the Increase
of tho bodily weight. In ali an In-
tant's ration may be five times as
much as would be estimated from Itu
actual weight alone.
Extending a Welcome.
"Ton! Turner and I boarded at tho
same stiacu in a raw wcsiorn camp
one winter." said Senator Clark the
other day. "We paid a big price ami
got mighty little tor our money. One
day Tom came home with two or
three lingers (lengthwise) of liquid
courage under vest, nr.d said some
thing about the money the landlady
must be making out of us.
'"Why. Mr. Turner.' said he. Indig
nantly, i am barely keeping the
wolf from tho door.'
"'Well,' Tom responded, recklessly,
if that's what you're trying to do, just
open the door and Invite him In to din
ner once. I'll bel he'll never Come
within four miles oi the place n-aiu.' '
- Hrnoklyn Kagle.
The Old Vine.
t n K!. I vice 11' I V "I ill lie Ihero
v 1 ,,! it 1 i ll .till sll.llle
i , I de w culm!: p o li iy In': .'
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t, ti 1 iileti w:-i lliuili-:
11 ,1 1 . :. I 1.. ,illl .e nr . m may Mli
II iii is tin ,mrh i" ln-r:en- rn
- , line i-.i. h ..-. Hi il 'r the hill
l:i . int. hi gl.nlii.-: I. lows.
rrh.ir"
n,
the i:'.'M MUI rusllp thrio,
i . 1 1 i I . I" t hai". Hi'1 'Ii'"'
. iiv llie letiii'lliiit ..iiMti,i' where
The euiilinht nl. nn-.. thnnicli.
Itnl et:e he ll-- n lift me hld'l
Tli.it t inii'l'" r..l the vlti"
Ah lines h. Kline, tie lii the ."Wy,
Tin' I ' iimry that's ininu .'
a "v- s Sk j . . --r i - i lid
"Won't you come
Commoner
TEACHING HOYS TO SHOOT.
In a p&mphlot Issued by the Nation
al league of Republican clubs, In 1K91.
and describing the principles and doc
trines of the republican party, it. was
said: "In the affairs of the Unltfd
States, happily enough, the war de
partment dops not cut a conspicuous
figure."
Evidently "the principles and poli
cies of the republican party" have un
dergone a marked change slnc the
pamphlet referred to was Issued. In
his annual report, Secretary ot War
Root says that he knows of nothing
more important In the way of prepara
tion for war "than to teach the young
men of the country to shoot straight;"
?nd he adds, that "it. Is of no use to
pay, equip, subsist and transport a
soldier to the battle field unless he can
hit the enemy when he shoots at him."
Mr. Root says that two recent
changes In conditions require that we
make continuous and active effort in
this direction. One of thes3 changes
Is "the gifatly Increased range of the
modern rifles whi."h determines hat
tlrs while the combatants are at a
great distance from each other, and
which make practice more necessary
for good marksmanship than ever be
fore." The other is "the decline in the
ui-e of fire arms among the greater part
of our people." Mr. Root says that
It Is not now the case as It once was
that every house has its rifle or shot
gun, and that every boy is taught, to
discharge these weapons; and lie ex
plains that It is probable that a major
ity of the young men In the thickly
stifled parts of the country have never
fired a gun and would be quite harm
less to an enemy until taught to shoot.
He thinks that we should not wait un
til we are actually engaged in hostili
ties, and he recommends an appropria
tion for the promotion of rifle prac
tice and the formation of rifle1 clubs
end contests to which citizens general
ly shall be admitted.
It can not be doubted that if such
dabs were organized there would be
many applications for membership.
The gun Is a very attrac.ve weapon
and there would be little difficulty in
poi-Bunding the boy to angage in tar
get practice. And yet Is It to the best
Interests ot this country that the
thoughts of war ho kept upin rniost in
the minds of our citizens? Is It to the
Interests of our government, to the iu
tetests of (iillr.atlon, that on every
occasion the boy he taught that war is
one of the chief features of life? ould
It not be better If the hoys of our land
could be trained In the ait of peace?
Would It not he better il I hey were
persuaded to devote their energh s in
obtaining an education, not merely
from the text books, hut also from
humanity's statutes? Would It. not be
better to teach them that the greatest
nation Is the one thnt Is foremost in
peace, trial llie mosi powcrim guvem
men Is the one that makes every effort
to load In the good order of the world?
Is It possible that our boasted civil
i 'at Ion has made no greater progress
even al this day in the presence of
The Hague court of arbitration and
within a few months alter the cr.ar of
all tho HusKlans made hold to suggest
the disarmament of all the world, than
that an American pecretaiy. referring
to preparation for war, deems It neces
sav to say that nothing is m -e Im
iiortant than "teaching the young men
of the country to shoot straight?"
At this particular time of the year s
huge number of good resolutions loot
Vfiv much like this republic's reputa
tion for disinterested fiieiidllnrfs for
South American repuhlhs.
When a public official Is caught In
questionable practices he always do
clan that he wants a speedy dial on
the rral Issues, nnd then generally
nlx for time ami tries to get away
on technicalities.
In other wonlii. while denying thut
he plated the shipbuilding gold brb k
Mr. Schwab coyly admits that he did
aslst in palming It off on Industrial
"Reubens" at a fancy price.
In the inenntlme Perry Heath clings
to the Hanna life prrs.-rvor and makes
uglv faces In the direction of tlu White
House.
It will be noi Iced by every shrew
observer that the g. o. p. mining, r
nevt r thing of denouncing "graft" am
-rii li ets until expi.siire threatens to
have a depressing. eU'e.t on g. o.
( I, unci s.
I ouis h. I'osi, eiiuor oi nu- Chicago
Republic, calls attention to the fact
that the young man who "carried o
message to ('.an la" ivcelveil thanks,
while the young man who rerpctrntrd
a forgrry on Agulimldo wmt proniotrd
tn be a brigadier Tencinl.
into my parlor?' said the
Comment.
A THREE PART COMBINATION.
The superstltiously Inclined are
pointing Mr. Roosevelt to the fact that
the next national convention of the
rcpublkan party will he its thirteenth.
They add to this to them sinister
fact the other fact that no vice pres
ident who succeeded through the death
of his chief Vis ever been nominated
and elected president to succeed him
self, These superstitious people feel
that this makes a combination that Is
sure to result disastrously to the
house of Roosevelt. If they add to
tills combination' the other and well
attested fact that the people are grow
ing weary of words not backed up by
deeiR they will have a resultant, com
bination that will Indeed be hard to
beat.
TEMPERANCE LESSON IX FIG
URES. Medical statistics often furnish bet
ter temperance lessons than those
given by orators. These statistics
show that 70 per cent of pneumonia
cases, a disease unusuallv prevalent
In many section of the country at this
time, are fatal where the sufferer Is
addicted to the use of alcoholic stimu
lants. On the other hand, only 23 lier-
ent of the cuses are fatal wherein
the Bufferer Is not addicted to the use
of liquor. These statistics are all the
more emphatic when It is taken Into
onslderation that the non-users ln-
lude very young children who ar
treated with great difficulty.
THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT TROU
BLE.
The Sio.ix City -ilbune strikes a
lear note when It says that the trou
ble with the postofilce department Is
that "it is used too much to reward
politicians who act as if they think
they have already enrned their salar
ies In the party service." The Tribune
further says that "they would'nt both
er their heads with practical and 'con
omlciil business plans, and probably
they couldn't If they would." There
Is entirely too much truth In the Tri
bune's statement concerning the trou
ble with our postal department. It
conlains entirely too much chicane and
too little .bushiest! method.
THE
IfRTRAlT 01' THE OIL MON
ARCH
The editor of McClnre's Mugnzine
seems to have grounds for a damage
suit against the American Syren and
Shipping. Syren and Shipping de
dares that the now famous portrait
of Rockefeller, printed In a recent Is
sue nf McClure's, Is really Ihe portrait
ot "Onuulu." a miserly character in a
story published in Harper's Weekly
more than forty years ago. and drawn
by "Porto Crayon. Hut perhaps Sy
ren and Sblpplng "speaks sarkastlkle,
aii.'iuus -aru would say. At nny
rate, the rest of that Interesting publi
cation s lemarks anent Mr. Rockefiilei
have a dcliUoiisty sarcastic flavor.
If Mr. K;ms'vell is so "sot" against
man like Heath being secretary of
the ii publican national committee why
did he want Mr. Hanna to continue
at: chairman? Il Is not recorded that
neaui ever iiougiu a seat In the sen
ate or sp.'iit a year away from home
(lodging service of a committee that
hud reported against htm.
While shyly accepting the enc(niuins
showered upon their patriotism, those
rnuania revolutionists wtioso "rose as
one man are nnt neglecting to keep a
sharp lookout lor (lie arrival of thut
.Kile consignment often million Am-r
Icm dollars.
The "Iowa Idea, according to Col
onel l.nfo Young, Is to stand In Willi
the gentleman who presides at the spi
got of the g. o. p. campaign barrel.
t oiomuia is ine viciim or her own
folly," ys Hie Sioux City Journal
Perhaiis. but can the Journal make
any defense of a strong man taking
advantage of a weak fool?
The managers of Monte Carlo cleared
$7,'Mhi,immi last year, which Is almost a
much ns Mr. Rockefeller can make In
a week by hoistings the price of kern
irtit a half-ernt a gallon.
In ther nny moral illffeietico hp
tweon soiling a insti)t!!ce nvpolrit men:
for money pud trading It for nt-tlv
sitn;ioit In a campaign for rr -election
The real t,. of thai i'linania repub
lie will tome when an at tempt I.-, in nit
t.) ill hie tl'P I-ll 111 ll of sw ,11, t!ie ad 11 ill
Is'inlliui nt a. lilm tou iirhl tip for
unci e? sl'ul !;e.-es,bin.
lioiiila v. Miia n ship canal, and it
may be thnt a Mule bimh ssbm might
hho profitable Inilueiiee at Wustiln;;
ton.
spider to the fly."
Courtesy ot The Commoner.
THE DEATH OF MRS. HOAR.
Regardless of party or creed Ainerl-
ans will extend their heartfelt sym
pathy lo the venerable Senator Hoar
because of the death of his wife. The
Christmas festivities of TJO.'l contained
no cheer for the Massachusetts, states
man, for the companion of nearly fifty
years was taken from him. Mvji Hoar
was not prominent in society circles.
hlefly because she preferred devoting
her energies and her talents in other
directions. Hut she hnd a circle of
tiiends who were devoted to ty".i loc
alise of her womanly worth.
Those whose views concerning fu
ture punishment coincide with those
of the late Colonel Ingersoll are ear
nestly asked to explain what fate
should he meted out to those Phila
delphia dealers who burned 40,uo()
:tilistmas trees In order to bull the
p'ice of the remaining stock., Heforo
undertaking the explanation they
hould ask themselves if there were
no poor families in Philadeliuiia to
whom those trees could have been
given without affeiting the price ot
the remainder.
Kinaiulers dread the results that
may follow tne withdrawal of J.iII.ihhi.-
0(10 to pay for (he Panama deal. This
natura'ly leads to the inquiry: Is our
financial system as stable 83 some
financiers would have lis believe If the
withdrawal of $."i(i,(iimi(I,(ii) is calculated
to cause a money stringency?
The tin plate i rust, has all the pro
tection it asked for, but Ihe tin plate
trust's eniplrtyes have been compelled
lo accept a nil pi r cent reduction in
wages. "Protection to American work
Ingmen" Is a great g. o. p. cry, but
the trusts thnt furnish the campaign
funds get all the wool.
The administration declares that if
there Is war with Colombia it will be
because Colombia strikes the fiisl blow.
By nagging airl insult, by cunteinpts
and Intrigue, the administration hopes
to goad Colombia into striking tho
blow.
The exploiter
wunt it distinctly un
e "May put" policy ap
e flag when connected
for spoils, and not to
serve the right to haul
whenever they see fit.
derstood that tl,
piles only to t
with a chance
wages They l
down the wage
The special Panama message would
seem lo Indicate that the presidents
hlef reliance In proving his case Is to
have a vast preponderance of testi
mony without much regard to the kind
of testimony III may be.
J. Plerpont tdoigan Is
reported to
the original
"Paradise
the manu
have offered $ir,l).(i(i) for
manuscript ofj Milton's
Lopt."
Money
may buy
script.
The rumor I!
al the Boers may make
may be an Indication
another effort
thai the Boers
have discovered an op-
pnrtitnity to sill
a canal to v..;.
Editor Char'JB Emory Smith is kept
quite bushy tllise days explaining the
ollbial record of ex-Postmaster den-
era I Charles Emory Smith
Emperor William's voice mav be
weak, but his whispered remarks about
Waterloo seem to have echoed through
(rial Britain.
i ran see no reason why I should
rr.,ign." says Perry llealh. Have Mr
itoospven s ( nances, men, grown to
small?
Port must or deneral Payne's laughter
just now has that hollow and Insin
cere sor' of sound.
The wrong is not so much towards
Ylombia, us It Is towards our national
tradition and our national honor, This
Is tne Important fact to remember.
Mr. McKjnley may have said that he
hoped to h.1
succeed (1 by Mark Hanna
but there
a very general suspicion
'hat he did
not make Perry Heath his
confident.
Abdul H,
Vriiiod hlni
years more
Mint urns to
no time.
mill's physicians have In
that he can live only three
and those who have ultl
(brow at him should losn
It Is quii
a common tiling lor nn
'let Used pe
on to demand a court o
nquiry
nl't
r nil efforts to get free
htoiigh I'otibal pull have failed.
Ten year
ago iipniiiimn papers
were "going democrat h"
.lid wages
rd ilu y
iy-0 now goi
going liaiiiinprith ?
ine v (u ra ii - i it hi a pan e report reeiua
Convad-HonapBrte
to hive unity irieiiuaiy tooled Pnst-
'iiusttr dem tal Payne's "hot air" blast
me j;;iiim was inn BtlllllFKIon nt A
Wblilta chukrh mm lal and tnanv of the
giie.ds coin;iJl allied ot being ihcatoa.
EWORLD
REVOLVES
SAINT JOAN.
of Orlram" Awarded Beatiti
tion by the Church.
Afttr nearly five centuries of
i presentation and of calumny,
Congregation of Rites of tho Roi
Catholic church has taken the 1
sKps toward the canonization of J
ot Arc. After having nuffered in
lifetime from the greed of her
countrymen, represuuiod by her alf to
Ihe English by the Duko of Burgundy
by royal ingratitude represented by
the Indifference to her fate of the
worthless Charles VII., for whom she
saved his throne, by the church Itself
us represented by Cr.uehon, the bishop
of lionen, who, after declaring her
guilty upon unproved charges of
In rosy, witchcraft, ami comuuiiiica
tion with evil spirits, turned her ovel
to the secular authorities for burning
at the stake, which neither tho French
cor the English prevented, she Is nowl
declared lit for beatification.
It is probable that from tho his
toriral point of view the real story oi
the peasant girl Domremy, who lef
her father's frhocp at the command o
"the voices" nnd obeyed the instruc
lions of Saints Catherine and Mai
garet by revealing her missies to th
worthless dauphin, by ralslug the sleg.
of Orleans, driving Uie English froi
most of their French possessions, an
flnally by conducting tho dauphin
ins coronation at. Kuetms, may uovi
lie told In alt its details. Kveu co
temporary historians differed aceoi
lug to the extent of their ludlvldu
beliefs in supernatnrallsm. Those wli
were guiny oi ner uotrayai and su
render Invented all sorts of charges t.
excuse their action, and later hlsb
bins, unable lo uccount in a materii
way for her marvelous career, foud
themselves either forced to eonce
that that career was full of mtrac'
or to doubt her very existence
some have done even In the I
hard fuels.
From the,' rwMi yclut. o.t
it Is eUar thai great Injustice ha.--
neon done lo nor ami to her memory.
There never was a more devoted ad
herent of the church, perhaps never a
more deeply religious visionary than
loan of Are. No one can doubt she
believed she saw the figures of her two
ivoiite saints lu tho riouts, heard
their voices and their answers to her
when she sjMike to them. There was
no point In her career when she did
1
4i3-
ire Coil
OF i7imcnt
JOHN
nm R.
not seek
k spiritual gui'.lui.KiiTr'VO
!( was under the protect v Who
saints, until after securing tht corona
tion of the (Inuphln, which eifided her
mission, she remained In tint field at
his order and herself acknowledged
that her saints had forsaken ,er. She
was sold for gold by a grccidy duke.
no of her own. countrymen, iili alliance
with tho English. She was llellvered
by her purchasers to a linaltclouA
bishop, one of her own coujiitrymen.
who. when ho failed to con v bet her of
heresy, condemned her upojfi charges
of Intercourse with evil spirilla, and de
livered her to the civil authorities of
Rouen, who soon regretted theMr action
and eventually erected monucjnts to
her memory.
The archbishop of Orleans arrepta
the beatification as an honor to
France. It may be ho. In any jevent.
It is an honor to the church, tholigh It
has been a long time coming, that it
will add to its list of saints a peasant
girl who followed the commands of
the voices and liberated France! from
English rule, and for that service died
the denth of a martyr. !
Disdained Ail Titles.
Herbert Spencer, In dlsdaf.iTlV
nil
titles, happened to follow a dd
set
for him by others of his name.' diaries
Spencer, second Ixml SunjkHand.
would not,' when ho sat In palTment
for Tiverton, ullow himself I I be
called my lord and expressed M hoi"
that he would live to see the day when
not' a poor would be left In England.
Another and a later Spencer. Cioorge
Spencer, t;0 years ngo astonished his
father, the Earl Spencer of tho day,
by dropping his title and even his
name when ho became a Roman Catho
lic nnd entered the Passlonlst order
as "Father Ignatius."
Woman Tax Collector.
Mrs. Mary Conway has boon ap
pointed tax collector of Cordon, I'a.
She is a widow nnd a school teacher,
and sho Is the first woman ever ap
pointed to a position of tbrs kind lu
that section. Collection of taxes In
Ciordon Is very difficult uml carries
little emolument, nnd no man resident
could be found to undertake tho work.
New Fog Flghtinq Device.
Sir Oliver I .od g i! Is a man talked
alxitit. In Iondon. He has conceived a
device for flghtins fog by electricity.
The current Is to bo idiot from tall
masts. Electric light poles will do.
Sir Oliver bellcven his invention will
be of gro;jt utility pending London's
acquirement of the ability to comuuvo
Its own fog iiiakli'.g smoke.
TragccW ci a Waat'd l!ife.
If 1 coiili get the car of every
young man iVt for orif" word, It would
ho this: M I e the ii)ost nn 1 host of
yourself. T re Is no tragedy like n
wasted lifo-V life falling of Its true
end, nnd tuiJc'd to a .false end. T. T.
Munger. '
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