SLAVERY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
By FRANK C.
Etevao, Island of Mindanao, April 26.
I was offered four slaves here today
for fifty gold dollars. They were own
ed by a woman who claim she Is a
Chrimian, and not by one of the Mo
hammedan Mortis. I went Into the
woman' house and chatted with her
for time about the human flesh on Bale,
and later on pemuaded her to bring the
slaves out In the yard that I might
make a photograph of them. Three of
them were boys, ranging in age from
18 to 6. The other wag a girl of 12,
the age at which girls are sometimes
marriwl down here on the edge of the
equator. The smallest boy had noth
ing on but a shirt, which barely reach
ed to his waist, and the other two
wore only coarse pantaloons extending
from the waist to the knees. The girl
was half naked, her only garment be
ing a wide strip o fdlrty cotton wrap
ped about her walBt and fastened In a
knot I had a photograph made with
myself standing beside her, and she
reached Just to my shoulder. As I
stood thus the slave owner thought I
wanted the girl and said "mucho bu
eno," or very good, and told me that If
I Knight only her she would have to
charge me more In proportion than she
asked for the Job lot. She said the lit
tle girl should be worth at least $15,
and seemed surprised when I did not
jump at the bargain.
I asked her where the slaves came
from. She replied that they had been
brought In from the mountains, hav
ing been captured by one of the savage
tribes In a recent war with Us neigh
bors. She said they were Aetas, or
Mindanao Negritoes, and as I looked
at their black skins, thick noses and
sensuous eyes I could see traces of
African blood. I talked with the slaves
through an interpreter, but could not
get any evidence of their being 111
used. They seemed indifferent as to
whether they were to be sold or not,
and evidently had no Idea that they
could possibly object. Had I bought
them I am told I would have had, ac
cording to the custom which prevails
In the country about here, power of
life and death over them, and that 1
uould have killed them without risk of
n criminal investigation.
SUAVEItY IN MINDANAO AND Sl'Ll."
.Slavery Is common among the people
of Mindanao and the .Sulu archipelago,
and I am led to believe that there Is
a form of debt slavery in some of the
islands farther north. Here In Min
danao there are not only debt slaves,
but slaves by birth and by conquest. I
have been told at every place I have
sUipped that slavery is common, and
that women especially are bought and
sold. All of the Moro diittoes have nu
merous gloves, and the richer of their
subjects have as many as they can
support.
The Visayans of this Island, at least,
have slaves, although It Is nominally
against the Spanish law. Still human
beings are being bought and sold, and
( ven the officials have been accustomed
to own them. 1 met this afternoon the
ex-presidente of the town of Davao. He
Ik a rich Vlsayan, who has a large
farm not far from here. He owns a
number of slaves and keeps several in
his family as servants. I have been
told that the Christians seldom sell
slaves, although they buy them, and
that It Is common for a man to pur
chase, children to bring them up to
work about the house.
Nearly all of the savages, of whom!
there arc many, have their slaves cap
tured In war. It Is not an uncommon
thing to kill the men captives and to
CROWN JEWELS OF EUROPE.
The Imperial family of Russia pos
sesses the most valuable collection of
precious stones of any reigning house
In the world. The treasure houses of
Asia have given the choicest gems to
this collection. The value of them Is
inestimable.
T Wnest diamond In the world, the
Orloff, in owned by the czar. It was
bought for Catherine II by Prince OrloIT
In 1778 at Amsterdam, and now adorns
the scepter of the czar. It cost the em
press an annuity of 4,000 roubles. In
ready money 450,000 roubles and a pat
ent of nobility. The empress of Itussia
wears the next largest diamond In the
world, and also owns the finest emer
alds. The Jewel in the possession of the
Oreck church are worth more than the
collections of all the crowned heads of
Korope. The church has been accu
mulating these treasures for many
years. The figures and pictures as well
as the holy books In the Oreek churches
are studded with gems of Immense
value, and the church plate Is ao costly
that it Is Impossible to estimate Its
value.
The finest pearl necklace In the world
Is owned by the Countess Henckel, and,
consists of three famous necklaces com
bined. It Is valued at half a million
dollars. One of the necklacea formerly
belonged to the ex-Queen of Naples, an
other adorned the Virgin of Atakha,
Another beautiful pearl necklace Is
owned by the Duchess of Cumberland,
It formerly belonged to th crown Jew
els of Hanover. It Is a string of pearls
six feet In length, all exactly matched
In shape, size and color.
One of the finest collections of pearl"
known la that of the Queen of Italy. It
Is so large that she cannot wear all of
the rows she owns, and as they lose
their color If not always In the Hunt
him of them adorn her ladles In wait
CARPENTER.
makes slaves of the women and chil
dren. In four tribes which Inhabit the
mountains near here slaves are said to
be used for human sacrifices. These
tribes are the liagobas, Aelas, Guian
gas and Tagacolas, who live on or near
the slopes of Mount Apo. I have seen
much of the Bagouas and the Oulan
gas In Davao and will describe them
more fully hereafter.
The Chinese merchant who do most
of the business In the smaller towns of
the Philippines usually own one or more
orrTerTwhom they have bought. They
do not marry them, but treat them well
as wives, taking good care of their
children.
The chief slave owners, however, are
the moros. They have the right to
slaves by their religion and have held
them for centuries. In the past they
have carried on agreat business In
kidnaping men, women and children
and taking them to Borneo and else
where for sale. There are white men
still living who have been Moro slaves,
having been raptured by the Moros In
their wars with the Spaniards. Accord
ing to the Moro laws the father has
the right to sell his children. He can
sell his wife, and If he gets Into debt
he can sell himself to pay It. The debts
of fathers entail the slavery of the
children, who agree to work for their
creditors until the debt is paid.
Dean Worcester, one of the commis
sioners sent by the president to ex
amine into the Itiillppincs. quotes the
prices of Moro slaves In the Island of
Tawl Tawl at fifteen bushels of rice,
and states that he was offered a girl
of 15 for $3. My investigations are
that these prices are too low. Some
of the slaves I have seen here are es
timated as high as JO In gold, and $10
is thought to be very' Utile for a grown
up woman.
Captain Hagadurn told me that he
bought a slave girl for twenty Mex
ican dollars and gave her her freedom.
It was a case of senliment on the part
of the captain. It Is said that "all the
world loves a lover," and this Is especi
ally so when the lover Is of the femin
ine gender. This slave girl was in love
with a young man of the village, but
the man was poor, and as her muster
was needing money, he was about to
sell the girl to a hated rival, an old
Moro. The girl said she would rather
die than serve him. Captain Haga
dorn's heart was touched. He bought
her and made her free, and she has
since married the lover of her choice.
The idea that love does not exist
among the slaves of the Moros Is a
mistake. Cupid does not restrict his
darts to any race, color or condition of
servitude, and even the sultan of Sulu
Is powerless to restrain him. The sul
tan has, you know, the right of life
and death over all his subjects. They
are really his slaves. He commands
them and they obey. He has the right
lo seize any of the women, and he has
a goodly number of slave gliis In his
harem. Not long ago a female slave
connected with his household fell In
love with one of his warriors. She was
neither wife nor concubine, hut merely
a servant of the harem, and the war
rior asked his majesty that she be
given him as a wife. The sultan refus
ed, and the two ran away and got mar
ried. They were captured and brought
back, and the sultan then said that the
man must die. The girl thereupon
threw herself at the feet of the sultan
and begged that she be allowed to die
with her lover. The sultan consented
and the same campllan sliced off the
two heads.
ing. The King of Italy gave his wife
a row of these pearls on the birth of
their son, and every year since has add
ed a fresh row, as the crown prince Is
now 30 years old, the value of this col
lection can be readily Imagined.
Many of the precious stones now own
ed by Queen Victoria formerly belonged
to Indian princes. The famous Kohl
noor came Into her possession on the
annexation of the Punjunb In 18t9. This
stone can be traced with accuracy to
the year 1304, when It was acquired by
the Sultan Aladdin from the Hajah
Malwa. In whose family It had been
for many generations. In 1526 It passed
by conquest to Humaimu, the son of
the Sultan Babu, and later was used as
the eye of a peacock In the marvelous
peacock throne of Aurungebe.
One of the rarest gems In Queen Vic
toria's collection la a green diamond of
marvelous beauty. It has never been
set. She owns three crowns. The
most artistic one, which was made over,
forty years ago, Is of gold, literally cov
ered with diamonds. It Is composed of
2,763 white diamonds and 529 rubles, be.
sides many smaller stones. Before this
crown was made the queen wore a gold
band studded with precious stones.
THH ROUND AND THE HQUA'HR.
The large, Imposing woman found
her husband In the last saloon but one.
"Well, I've rounded you up at last!"
she hissed.
"Oh, I can square myself all right!"
exclaimed the msn, with a thin affec
tation of nonchalance.
He even affected to laugh, which ren
dered him a more pitiful spectacle than
ever. Detroit Journal.
Rev. Charles M, Sheldon of Topeka,
who la now In Oreat Britain, Is In great
demand there aa a preacher and
speaker.
THE BOXER TROUBLE IN CHINA.
BY A CHRISTIANIZED CHINAMAN.
Ann Arbor, Mich. (Special.) A Chi
nese student at the University of Mich
igan, S. C. Yin, has written, from the
native standpoint, bis view of the pres
ent crisis in China. Yin is a bright,
intelligent Chinese and Is manifestly
familiar with the hstory and condtions
In his far-away country. He says:
There seems to be no doubt that the
present trouble in China in connection
with the Boxer movement occupies
more of the world's attention than even
the South African war. The trouble in
PMn, hn.ti.-iir, l not a surprising one.
for the Intelligent Chinese themselves
have fully expected such an outbreak
after the unfortunate coup d'etat in
which the young emperor was dethron
ed and the dowager empress regained
power.
The landing of German troops at
Shang-tung and the occupation of
Kleu-Chow bay by the Germans ac
counts for the first existence of the
present Boxers society. It must be ad
mitted that the Chinese are remarkable
for organizing secret societies, but It
Is equally true that secret societies in
China do not live long, and they are
formed simply on the demand of the
people for self-defense or mutual bene
fit. Being human beings, the Chinese
cannot tolerate gross Injustice or injury
to their person and property, and it was
from the Injury of these poor people
of Rhangtung and its neighborhood suf
fered at the hands of the new Invaders
that a new society was formed with
the avowed object of revenge.
Without regarding the right or inter
est of the eople in the vicinity of Klau
Chow by, our new Teutonic invaders
determined to have everything accord
ing to their own way. Troops were to
be stationed; the soldiers were to have
drinks from the breweries of Bremen;
they were to have a good time at least
once a week to wipe off that gloomy
spirit of being so far away from home.
Railroads had to be built, but no money
or compensation of whatever descrip
tion was to be given to the titled own
ers of the land through which rail
way tracks passed.
Slhangtung is rich in mineral re
sources, but poor In agriculture. Every
Inch of ground is cultivated. The sur
face of the soil having been used for
cultivation from time immemorial, the
poor farmer has to try his best to get
manure fur his farms in order that he
and his dear ones at home may have a
morsel to save them from starvation.
Kvery foot of ground counts; the loss
of an Inch of land available for rais
ing crops means the loss of a handful of
rice that can serve for one meal to that
farmer's little boy. These railroad
tracks, the sign of Christian clvilia
tion, devastated hundreds and hun
dreds of acres of land without giving
the sufferers the slightest consideration.
Sunday comes. The soldiers are enti
tled lo have a time. They must not be
deprived of having "happy good Jully"
with the fair sex as they used to have
at home. The native women may not
exactly suit their fancy, but still they
are better than none. Drunkenness,
debauchery, wholesale oppression brings
the. people to their sense that if they
are sons of man they have to stand up
for dtfense. Complaints are now laii
before the German authorities and find
their way to the pigeon holes. One or
two cases might be called up, but of
what avail? It Is a case between the
conqueror and the conquered.
The Chinese regard all those who do
not wear queues the same as they do
foreigners. To them there is just one
class of foreigners, namely, those who
do not wear long huir. Germans. Eng
lish. Americans and all are ciaiftid
under this head.
It Is hardly necessary to mention
that the common people of China arc
not able to distinguish an American
Of all the maladies which beset the
modern soldier, typhoid fever Is the
wnmi The duty of seeking how best to
exclude from ramixt this dreaded visitor
has long been recognized by the med
ical students of military establish
ment. Two Kngllsh surgeons, Prof.
A. B. Wright and Major Irishman of
the Army Medical School at Netlcy,
ii.,- believe that they have found the
means for waging a more successful
fight r.galnst it than was ever before
possible.
These surgeons are hopeful that vac
cination, an Innovation In treating ty
phoid, may be used advantageously
against It. In support of this theory
they report a series of experiments
made with British soldiers In India.
There were selected for Inoculation
2.836 men, of whom 27 were afterward
attacked by the fever. The percentage
of cases was less than 1 per cent of
the number vaccinated. Among 6.610
unvacclnated troops that were under
observation 213 caws occurred, or fully
2V4 per cent.
These figures are not conclusive. A
still larger number of Inoculations
.might show different results. At best
the statistics Indicate not that absolute
Immunity can be secured, but that
vaccination In the manner prescribed
may lessen the chances of an attack.
But, while It would be premature lo
assume that a complete demonstration
has been afforded of the efficacy of the
treatment In question, some of the med
ical Journals point out several dlsad
vantagea under which the experiments
were conducted such as the difficulty
of obtaining a supply of vaccine and of
preserving It thus suggesting the pos
P TYPHOID AND THE SOLDIERS, i
rrom a German or a German from a
Russian. The only thing they know is
that they have suffered wrongs at the
hands of the foreigners and these
wrongs have to be redressed. The so
ciety of Boxers or rather its predeces
sor was organized under the name of
"lo-Ho-Chun," meaning Bociety of
righteousness and harmony. The word
chun literally means "fist," but here It
is used in a differense sense, and a too
dogmatic translation would render the
word meaningless. The society Is also
known as "The Tal-Tau-Hae" the Big
Sword society. This name Is unaouDt
edly given to It by the outsiders and
not by the society Itself. Such a name
is 'Big Sword' is of common occurrence
among the different organlatlons whose
end has to be accomplished by force
More than thirty years ago there was
quite a disturbance In Southern China,
caused by a secret society known as
the Small Sword society. A name as
such is certainly vulgar and must be
regarded as having no particular mean.
lng attached to It indicating the aims
of the society.
From the neighborhood of Shangtung
this hostile spirit against the foreigners
spread north and west till it reached
the present seats of trouble. One fact
Is worth remembering, and that is the
hostile spirit was primarily against the
Germans only, but the people being ig
norant of the particular nationality to
which a certain foreigner belongs, hos
tile acts were done to the British as
well as to any other nationality.
There is another Important factor
which has added to the cause of the
present trouble. It Is too sad for us
to mention, but it is too grave for us
to omit. I mean the indiscreet acts of
some of the missionaries. The Chinese
government, like all other governments,
hates to see people of other nations dic
tating to her what action she can or
cannot take In dealing with her own
people, although the latter may have
accepted the Christian faith. Through
a careless Investigation before admit
ting a man to the church, a man of
notorious character, and to the persist
ent objection of allowing him to be
handed over to the native authorities
to be dealt with as is deserved, the hat
red of many Chinese communities
against the missionary body Is greatly
intensified. We do not propose to ques
Hon the. right of the missionaries In
protecting their converts, but we do
doubt ihe wisdom of the apostles to
act in such a way as to incur unnec
essary enmity of the natives for the
mere sake of defending men who are
deserving of punishment in any com-.
munity. under whatever government.
Another cause of the trouble arises
from a misunderstanding of the good
will of the medical missionaries. In
deed, a European doctor commands tha
profoundest respect such as no other
missionaries can expect to have from
the Chinese people, rich and poor alike
And yet there has been a constant un
kind feeling towards a medical man in
the fact that numerous ridiculous re
ports have been spread among the peo
ple bringing forth to show them that
these mcdicaj missionaries are changed
with offensive missions, such as gath
ering the hearts of human beings to be
sent home to the scientific institutions
for research work. The Chinese being
superstitious to the extreme, and being
strongly prejudiced against the mutila
tion of the dead body, easily submit
themselves as victims of such absurd
reports.
Ills-hop Potter, in a speech at some
commencement exercises in New York,
told his audience that during the first
two years of his ministry he kept a
saddle horse on a salary of $WM) a year
by doing the grooming himself.
sibility that under other conditions the
I uhnn-trKr mtohf Ya rnnrn fn vr.ru fr.la
The vaccine matter used In the anti
typhoid experiments was prepared in
accordance with the second of Haff
klne's methods. Cultures of the microbe
were made, with the object of taming
them gradually, and then they were
killed by raising the fluid In which they
were contained to a temperature of 60
centigrade, or 140 Fahrenheit. One per
cent of lysol was added to assist In
preserving the fluid. The amount used
for Inoculation was from .5 to .75 cubic
centimeter. A slight disturbance of the
system followed this treatment, but not
enough to amount to real sickness.
Further evidence that some effect had
been produced was found upon exam
ination of the blood. In what Is known
to the profession as "Wldal's test" the
admixture of a drop of the patient's
blood with a drop of fluid containing
typhoid germs the same result would
be attained, the paralysis and clotting
of the germs.
The president has pardoned a man
serving a five-year sentence In the
Georgia penitentiary for sending ob
scene lettrs through the malls. He wati
convicted on the evidence of handwrit
ing experts, Now another man has
been found guilty by the same experts
with the aid of other evidence to hnve
been the guilty one.
Pittsburg Chronicle; "No, Mr. Home
wood," said Miss Beachwood, firmly
but kindly, "I cannot be your wife, but
I will be a sister to you." "Very well,"
said tne young man, resignedly, "will
you assume my name or shall I take
youra."
NOT SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Kama Formerly Applied lo (iia Hawallaa
Uioup Now seldom Lard,
The preamble to a resolution adopted
by the chamber of commerce the other
day advocated the establishment of
"Cable Communications between the
United States and the Philippines oy
way of the Sandwich Islands." Thh
designation of the Hawaiian Islands
was probably mere force of old ha bit or
a 'slip of the pen." The nam? Sand
wich Islands Is not properly applied to
day to our territory of Hawaii. Geo
graphers and mapmakers all over the
world have discontinued the use of the
former name.
The Hawaiian Islands were called the
jjandwlch Islands hv the famous Capt
Cook, when he discovered them, in
honor of a British nobleman who was
one of the most conspicuous promoters
of geographical discovery in his day.
At the time the islands were named in
his honor Lord Sandwich was lord of
the admiralty. It was under his admin
istration that Capt Cook enricaed geo
graphy with so many splendid and im
portant discoveries. The Naming of the
islands for Lord Sandwich was relerred
to at the time as "a tribute Justly due
to that noble person for the liberal sup
port these voyagers have derived from
his power."
For many years the Islands wert
known as the Sandwich Islands. When,
however, the natives became somewhat
advanced In civilization they began to
protest against the abolition of the nam j
which they and their fathers hal known
for many generations. They never used
the uame which Capt. Cook gav; them.
They called their country the Kingdom
of Hawaii. In all their relations with
other countries, In all their official ro
pers, the name Sandwich never appear
ed. When King Kalakaua visit?! uis
country he was occasionally spoken of
as "The King of the Sandwich Islands."
He never failed to correct, most politely
the person who named him in th's man
ner. The only reference to his i.ttle
kingdom that ever seemed to distress
him was when it was called the Sand
wich Islands. Many missionaries and
merchants sympathized with the desire
of the natives to preserve their ancient
name.
For years past It has been regarded
as Improper fer an explorer to attacn a
new name to any geographical object
having a distinct name. The British
themselves have been great sticklers for
the retention of native names except
when some most conspicuous object was
named after members of the.r royal
family. Hut the fact that the rate tion
of native name3 is generally advocated
helped to bring about the disu5e .if the
name that Capt. Cook gave to the Ha
waiian group.
All the best atlases now give th na
tive name to the group. "The n-.rna-tional
Geography," the latest important
geography published in Great Britain
speaks of the Hawaiian Islands "orm
erly known as the Sandwich Islands."
Of course the islands can never b?
called the Sandwich Island3 ir. our
country, for this would be contray to
the present usage in all lands ?nd to
our own official designation of the new
"Territory of Hawaii." New York Sun
THE TA11ANTII.AK
A great many people who have read
all sorts of harowing tales about the
poisonous bite of the tarantula, who
have been treated with detailed accounts
of how the insect would spring forty
feet on his unsuspecting victim, would
be surprised to find that as many tran
tuas come to New Orleans as to any
other places on the map.
With every shipload of bananas there
are tarantulas. They nestle down around
the stalk and they make the trip from
South and Central America in peace and
comfort Yet among the hundreds of
men who are employed in discharging
the cargoes of these steamers there has
not been a single instance of one having
been bitten by a tarantula- The truth
of the matter Is, according to those woo
assert they have some knowledge of
bugology, the tarartuia la a very much
abused insect. He will bite when he
thinks his life !a In danger, Just aa any
animal.
But this talk about his springing pro
pensities Is all rubbish, If those experts
are to be believed. Nor is the bite of the
Insect so terribly fatal He will bite, and
the bite will cause a swelling of the par
ticular spot of the body affected, and
may cause nausea, but very seldom has
dt ath been known to result from one of
the bites.
In fact, the tarantula, by the South
and Central Americans, Is not consider
ed nearly so dangerous as the centipede.
The centipede Is mucb?smaller, and will
crawl upon the victim In sleep and bit-;.
The bite Is very poisonous, and unea
promptly attended to, either death or
lasting Injury Is likely to result. If th"
people who live In countries where these
Insects thrive are to be given credence.
most of the stories printed about their
destroying powers are purely imagln-
Slr Hiram Maxim, the Invent .i of the
Maxim gun, states that he made small
cannon even as a boy. While firing a
musket during the American civil war
he was knocked down by the recoil, and
this give him Indirectly the I J. a for
the famous Maxim gun.
I STORIES OF KINO EDWARD.
Tuaatrlral Eipericuc ttefora Ha AsceaaV
ad Ilia Throua. -
Mrs. John Wood, a favorite a.iresa ia
both America and England retired, but
not forgotten was playing the heroin
in John Brougham's burlesque, "Pocha
hontas," recbrlstened "La Belle saauv
age," and the prince sent for her to re
ceive his congratulations after ine per
formance. Brilliantly beautiful in the rich cos
tume of the Indian princess, attended uy
the chief braves of her court, an 1 guard
ed by an escort of picked savages, Mrs.
Wood entered the reception room witU
an air of royalty paying a visit to royal
ty. The prince kissed her hand fra
ternally. and, taking his cue at once.
presented her to his suite as "He.- itoyal
Highness the Princess Pocahontas of
Virginia."
Old playgoers may rememDe.- that
"The Little Wee Dog" song was one of
the hits in "La Belle Sauvage." The
Czarowitz (now the czar) was ihe gues'.
of the prince at the St, James, a.id was
asked whether he had ever vi3ited that
theater before.
"Oh, yes," replied the Czarowitz, and
humped his shoulders and swa,yed back
and forth, and hummed "The Littlo
Wee Dog" tune. In this attitude he
seemed so comically ursine that the
prince pointed to his reflection in a mir
ror and said:
"You look like a bear!"
"Certainly a Russian bear!" lJughed
the Czarowitz.
The Princess of Wales, now Queen
Alexandra, was so fond of the trench
play "Fernande" that she went six
times to see it, and at last persuaded
the prince to accompany her. Thj open
ing scene must have appeared dull .
him, for he lingered long in th reception
room, smoking his after-dinner cigar.
As what was called "the great scene" In
the third act, between Mrs. Herman
Vezin and Mrs. John Wood, wan about
to begin, the princess sent for me and
said:
'"Please to ask his royal night ess t
come to the box at once. Say I wis
him to see the end of this act"
At the door of the reception room I
knocked discreetly, and then pushed
aside the portiere. The prince was
describing to his suite how he had kill
ed a stag in Scotland. It was an extra
ordinarily large and wild stag, snd hal
to be hunted long and wearily. But at
last it was brought to bay and t od lika
a bronze figure against the brown
moors. The prince, still cautious, stlil
anxious to make certain of his first shot,
crept slowly toward it. Up went the
stag's proud head, and simultaneously
the prince raised his gun, took steady
aim and saw me standing In tao door
way. In reply to his mute inquiry I repeat
ed the message of the princess.
I will come with you," said the
prince, throwing away his cigar, taking
up his hat, and leading the way to th
royal box, leaving his story unSnished,
the stag unhurt, and the suite to follow
a3 best they pleased.
Any one who has tried to f joot a
stag or tell a story knows what superb
self-abnegation was shown 'iz. this
prompt compliance with the rsqnest of
the princess. -Stephen Fiske, in Smart
Set
It Opened Her Eyes.
One day a woman knocked al the
door of a young matron in a South Side
hotel and asked her to change a $10
note so the caller could pay a laundry
bill. The young matron could
not change the bill, but she
loaned the sixty cents needed. That
night her husband told her Uat
he would soon go bankrupt if she Insist
ed on paying laundry bills for every one
In the hotel. The next morning, how
ever, the plainly dressed woman brought
back the 60 cents and with it a bouquet
of. hothouse flowers. It was in January
and the young matron felt sure the
flowers were worth $25, so she said: "I
should be glad to pick out a few roars
and keep then?, but i could not think of
accepting such a valuable present" "Oh,
you need not worry about that," said the
plainly dressed woman. "The flowen
did not cost me anything. There ia a
young florist down here who occupies
one nf my buildings, and he thinks he
will get on the right side of me by fre
quently sending me flowers. But lie
will get left, for I am going to raise his
;ont next month." With that the wo
man walked out, leaving the Sowers on
the table. The young matron conld sot
understand the situation, but whin she
found that the plainly dressed woman
was Mrs. Hetty Green, she began worry
ing about the young florist whose rent
was soon to be raised. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The old court house In Wllllsnsfburg.
Va., where Patrick Henry made bit
famous speech on the stamp act Is still
in existence. It Is used for Judicial pur
poses, and every Saturday morning pet
ty offenders are tried there.
By the com and of the Shah tha Per
sian government has arranged to aead
150 young Persians, the sons of well
born personages, to Europe-, at the ex
pense of the stat", for educational pur
poses. The towns selected for their ta
jnurn are London, Moscow, St Petar
hurg, Berlin, and Vienna,
