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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1897)
StS3KuMtt8NBsaB wyiv T"1" vT? -i,Jaa IT THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, KEUKUAKY 121807. y i- k OLD WOMAN HERMIT. LED A SOLITARY EXISTENCE ON A LONELY ISLAND. fturtlrett t'Ultlriitlnu Two Month Ilur Irr of Skin Won Sent to tlio l'opc t Homo Could Not Hpenk Any I.nii C'ihrc. URING the past summer the writer made the attempt to land on tho Island of San Nico las, an almost bar ren mass of sand lying sixty miles oft the coast of southern Califor nia, tho extreme outlying point of the coast, says n correspondent of tho Pittsburg Leader. We passed tho lit tle Island of Santa Barbara late In tho afternoon and at 7 o'clock wero Ave miles from the outer Island. This was about seven miles long, and In portion S00 feet high. Around tho summit of Its low hills a bank of cloud had gathered and piece by piece was being torn away by a gale that had gathered so rapidly that, after ly ing to for five hours In an attempt to weather It out, wo were forced to bear away and run before It under a close reofed foresail for a Ice of sixty miles away. Tho Island lies In an area of con stant gales and Is almost unapproach able, except during the calm periods of tho winter, nnd, even then, owing to tho storms that suddenly rise, It Is a dangerous place for yachts. Notwith standing this, San Nicolas has -had wltbjn two centuries a vigorous na tlvo population, nnd with Its barren shores is associated a truo story thnt bears all tho essentials of a romance of the Cmsoc order. Within tho pres ent century tho last of the natives were taken ashoro by order of tho priests at tho Santa Barbara mission, under instructions from tho Mexican government. The Indians had been living there from time immemorial, subsisting on fish (and shellfish), with which tho waters abound. A vessel was sent to tho island, nnd all the Indians were taken aboard with the exception of one woman, whose child or children had been forgotten. It Is believed thnt a gale was coming up, and that the skipper found hlJ lit tle craft in danger, and so put off. Oth ers say that the woman was purposely deserted. In any event, the boat sailed away, leaving her standing alone on the beach, and, being "only nn Indian woman," It probably mattered little to tho other hunters, who were glad to get away from the rough coast. When the Indinns were landed at Santa Bar bara it was said to bo the intention of tho captain to return and rescue tho woman. But not long after tho sloop was wrecked and the story of the lost wom an became almost a legend, her nppear anco often being pictured by the story tellers of the dny, nnd her one quaint cry of "Manouauna" being repeated to credulous llstenora. Seventeen years went by and the womnn was nlmost forgotten, until finally Padre Gonzales, excited by curiosity to learn her fate, hired a resident of Santa Barbara to make a careful search for her, and as a result three unsuccessful trips were mado to tho Island. On the last Capt. Nlderer took several Indians, and after futile attempts succeeded In landing. They soon found cvldenco that some one had lived on the Island, discover ing a basket containing feathers. This they disturbed, and on visiting It the following day found tho feathers re placed. It was evident that tho woman was Avoiding thorn, so they formed n line as well as they could across tho Island and marched In regular order 200 yards apart. Even then they could not find her and Jt was only when they had nearly given up tho hunt that ono of tho party finally stumbled upon three huts and the woman, who was sitting on the ground, with a wild dog beside her, which growled, fiercely at the strang ers. Tho men signaled to tho others and tho entire party was soon gather ed about the woman, who had lived u life as remarkable as that of Crusoe. Sbo could not understand a word that was said. The Indians of the party, thinking that she was a sacred person fell on their knees before her. She was a comely woman, 50 years of age. dressed In the skins of seablrds or Ehags which were fastened to sealskin About her were boskets cleverly mado and, to tho windward of her hut, which was mado of the ribs of a whale, she had built a wind break of brush and grass. She had dishes of stone in which sho ground roots of various kinds and her clothes wero sewed with thread mado from sealskin and with noedlcs from tho bonos of birds. Sho consent ed to go aboard the vessel and was carried to Santa Barbara with all hor belongings, which wero considered great curlsltles, her dress of skins be ing sent to Romi to the pope. At Santa Barbara she lived in tho family of ono of her rescuers, and though Indians from all over the state visited her, no one could be found who could understand her. She was a per fect child, playing for hours at a tlmo, nnd making signs which could not bo Interpreted. Sho was baptised and given a Spanish name and at her death was burled at tho old mission graveyard, having survived tho change from savngo to civilized llfo len3 than two months. Anplrlw; HumorUt. Puttertum That Alabama legisla tor who la Introducing a law stripping women of those becoming shirt waists js a humorist. Buntorseat Think so? Puttertum Yes j ho wants to get off n good thing. Buffalo Times. ANOTHER DOSTON TEA PARTY Tho "llitirhiinte" May tin Dumped Into tin' lliirtior. It would appear that thero would bo no great reason for surprise If we should read any morning In the news papers that a 'silent nnd determined crowd of spcctrnl figures disguised as Indians had broken overnight Into tho Boston public library under cover of electric light, dragged the Macmon nlcs "Bncchnnte" from Its refuge, car ried It In procession to tho end of India wharf and Intrusted It to tho seclusion of tho harbor, says Harper's Weekly. It begins to bo fairly ques tionable whether anything since tho stnmp act has been offered to Boston which so many of her citizens dun't wnnt as the "Bacchante." Tho oppo sition does not seem to abate. Tho Image's nnme has been cut down to two syllables for convenience of dis cussion nnd by thnt and other titles Mr. McKlm's gift Is denounced and be ratcd In sundry of tho public prints. Tho opposition Includes nil sorts of elements from President Kllot nnd Prof. Norton to the "friends of tem perance" and tho amalgamated metho dlst clergy. Dr. William Everett de clares that the statue Is pretty and thnt the expression Is "wholly vulgar." He Is solicitous, too, for the safety of tho baby. Artists who wrlto to papers say tho lmngo Is much too small for tho place and deride It on general grounds. School teacherB nnd parents say It Is naked nnd (insulted to the contemplation of children, and foes of rum say that It strikes tho temperance ngltatlon fairly between tho eyes. Not the Heine fountain Itself was more thoroughly looked In tho mouth than this Joyous "Bacchante." A "HORSE" ON THE MAYOR. Mount Vernon l'rm-tlcal Joke Thnt el n Dim; rum nml Foot-Note. From the New York World: Tho fun niest people on this mundane sphere live In Mount Vernon, and Mayor FlBko Is ono of the funniest of the lot. Ho never has dared to bo quite so funny as he could, but ho has tnxed tho lives and waistcoats of his fellow-cltlzenB by coming pretty close to tho limit of fnco tlousneBB. When tho mayor tried to open his front door yesterday ho found some heavy object fastened to tho out side knob. H pulled nnd grunted. At Inst he managed to get the door open ed enough to enable him to stick his head In. A lnrgo wooden hobby horse was fastened to the door knob. On Its side wns Inscribed tho words, "Merry Christmas." "Ha-hn-ha. Hc-hc-hc. Ho-ho-liobo," roared tho Jolly mayor, most doubled up with Inughtcr. "Well, that'B n good one. That's a horse on mo, surely. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I shall surely die of laughter." Some of Mount Vernon's citizens who lack the mayor's keen perception of humor arc going to nsk ono of tho local papers to explain the Joko with proper dia grams and foot-notes. Deeply Interested. Jinks I would have been run over on Broadway to-day If it had not been for Winks, who was with me. He sprang forward and showered blows on the horses' heads with nn umbrella. Just as the umbrella broko tho team stopped and I was pulled out from be neath tho wheels. BlInkB Did the um brella have a silver handle like a shep herd's crook? "I did not notlco par ticularly and, besides, ho broko It all to pieces stopping tho team. Why?" "Ho borrowed mine yesterday." New York Weekly. .JuinpltiC ut Conrliulona. The Minister Brother Brown, I un derstand that you attended tho Adelphl theater this week. I cannot tell you how deeply pained I am to hear this. Brother Brown But I thought you didn't object to tho theater on principle that you merely condemned tho ob jectionable shows. Tho Minister That, alas, is just it! This must have been a particularly dlsroputabzlo per formance. Why, I am told that they had tho "Standing Room Only" sign out every night! Cleveland Leader. SOME ORE AT MEN. Tho most famous of ancient sculptors was Phidias. His , work ln4 the Parthe non rMialns the admiration ot artist and sectors to the1 present day. Montesquieu may be termed "The Father of PhllosophlcaliHlstory," being among tho first to search In the doing; of men for tho causes of their action. Titian was the greatest Venetian painter. Tho chief of a long line of imitators, art critics rank him with Raphael and Corrcgglo, a prince of the art The most talented sopranos were Mnra, Catallnl, Jenny Lind, Qabrielll and Pattl. Each was distinguished by extraordinary compass and purity of tone. Tho greatest theologian was St. Au gustine, whoso body of theology at present constitutes tho major part of tho doctrine ot tho Roman Catholic church. The leading experimental philoso pher .was Bacon, who deemed that the substance ot all philosophy lay In test ing the accuracy of tho knowledge al ready gained. Virgil was tho greatest pastoral pool who over lived. Standing noxt to Ho mer as a writer of epics, ho neverthe less, In some passages, excelled his fa mous master. Tho most learned philosophical his torian was Buckle. It Is estimated that a single foot-note In hln "History ot Civilization" must have cost five yenrs' research. The first and, In most respects, the grentest of all tragic poets was Aes chylus. Ills delineation of the tragic elements of human conduct has never been surpassed. ON A J lT DEAN PLAIN. TENTING NEAR THE ANCIENT TOWN OF JERICHO. Or. Urn-row Write of .leriuntein, II I'lltli nnil Misery, of HI Journey to the Viitley of the .lonlun mill III t'lUiip In the Wllilernr. (Pnllstlno Letter.) E have gone flown from Jerusalem to Jericho and have not fallen among thieves. Wo ore now living In tent stnndlng in a garden full of bnn anas.ncaclns, pome granates nnd China trees, with ono fine : STtPHtN GAIL. UtRUMUN cypress, nnd with roses, oleanders and jasmine blossom ing nround us. About forty of the par ty have come down with us to tho jTordun valley. Some of us arc living In tents, while others nrc necommodnt rd Inside tho Hotel Bellovuo, which Is the property of the patriarch of Jeru salem. Not far from us Is the mod ern Bedouin village of Jericho. Tho evening lights nnd shadows, vlslblo from this deep vnlo, have a strange, bewitching beauty. 1 have como to feel the loveliness of tho desert. The great bare wnll of tho mountains of Monh, beyond the Jordnn and the Dead son, Is touched with golden light. To the west of us wo behold the moun tainous wilderness of Judea, more des ert still. In tho evening Bhadows It Is not unlovely. Greek monks have a convent on tho THE HOLY side of Mount Qunrantnnia, easily vis ible from our camp. This mountain is the traditional placo of tho tempta tion of Jesus. We aro 1,200 feet below tho surface of the sea, and our jour ney here has been marked by heat and dust. But the plain of Jerle'co, though no longer covered with palms, is dotted with many trees, chiefly thorn trees, nnd seen from a little height It looks more verdant than It really Is. Hero we are to encamp for two nights before returning to Jerusalem. In this letter I mean to give a some what detailed account of what we havo thus far done in tho holy land. Wo make our headquarters at Howard's ho tel, a Utile distance outside tho Jaffa gate. This building, Uko the hotel at Jaffa, wo found finely decorated with VIA DOLOROSA, JERUSALEM, flags In honor of Chovallor Howard's recent marriage to an English lady who camo with us on the Midnight Sun. It has boon our fortune to see a good ninny decorations -In our recent Jour noylngs. Paris was still gay on ac count of the czar's visit, Rome was brilliant with the marriage of the prlnco of Naples, at Constantinople our ship was dressed with bunting for tho wedding, Nov. 2, of Mr. Porrowne, Bon of tho bishop of Worcester, who Is n business partner of Dr. Lunn, and on arriving at Jnffa wo were taken to Howard's hotel, bright with tho flags of all nations. But nothing can make a Christian's visit to the holy city an experience of unmixed Joy. Sacred nnd tragic memories are numerous and oppressive. Ho sees too much gutter- m ISM SKL ' " 'r. ISJmii'umrtiiwu'HHiiimiiiMMw '"I"" I i - irvsil lU'irA - '-'- - ) sfe' I . ;? mr rrld"l"-1-lT UT. ii" sror r a?"-.- ! ss? i? (I i. ir i iwi - 8fei ' i -' tr -$ 2sl ji .Ar . - JtiUil , ,, iB I ISo'-ir I jmMwiuiiiMiitMi'uuvn'", '-- TXiir5) " if I, H JS fi tS5-rg.H - - kCI1 ' Sr v mr j II VI U H IIM tfr 111 il R "- .' O y'! .srS 1 3ffi m 111 B"55 - nJhjF 5 " i i 41 , til -H lug, too much degrading poverty nnd too many evidences that the earthly Jerusalem In about as far from tho heavenly as Is any city on tho planet. On looking from my window yester morning I began to appreciate some of the changes which the city has undergone since I saw It In tho spring of 1S74. Further examination made tho changes seem almost n trans formation. Within tho walls the streets are Just as nnrrow, dirty nnd noisy as ever, and more crowded. Tho population has doubled, nnd tho Jew ish population more than doubled. Of tho C0.000 persons who now dwell In tho city -10,000 arc supposed to bo Is raelites, and they own three-fourths of Jerusalem. They have even tnken pos session ot n large part of Christian street. Outside tho city, near tho Jaf fa road, are the line buildings which Sir Moses Montcfloro erected for tho Jews. But these are only n small part of the ninny Important structures which now cover the whole western nnd northern environs of tho city. Tho Russians and French have built very extensively, nnd their hospices for tho accommodation of pilgrims arc Hanked by churches, hospitals, schools and pri vate residences, in the region where tho various consulates arc found one seems to bo In a modern city. Not far from the Damascus (oad are the house ot the English bishop and tho new English church. Near the garden ot Gothsemane, on tho enst side of the city, rises the green-domed Russian church, and the summit of tho Mount of Olives Is now defaced, as many think, by a lofty Russian bell tower, which Is plainly visible here In tho Jordan valley. To the right of us Is tho massive tow er of IIIpplcus, often called David's tower which Is really one of the strong ji' "t . SEPULCHER. forts belonging to tho old Jewish wnll, which wns spared by Titus In tho de struction of tho city, with tho proud purpose to how nfter generations whnt mighty fortifications tho Romans could storm. I nm glad that Jerusalem Is still entirely surrounded by a wnll. Al though this was created by tho Turks as lato as tho first part of tho sixteenth century, nnd does not enclose tho whole of tho ancient city, It helps to glvo Jcriisnlom nn antique and rather Im portant nppearunco. We nro on our wny to tho Church of tho Holy Sepulcher. Tho streets are full of donkeys, somo of them white, nnd many of them carrying great loads of grain, fruit, wood and straw. Many an ugly and stately camel, sometimes so burdened as to fill up tho street, lumbers by. A few weeks ago he may have left tho gates of flowery Damas cus; a few weoks hence ho may be en tering tho streets of Cairo the Magnifi cent. The camel is tho symbol of tho orient, as Is tho locomotive of the Oc cident. In these Jerusalem streets the water-carriers, bearing on their shoul ders great hairy watcr-sklns, aro fre quent. These skins are not leather bags, but the undressed hides of ani mals, retaining tho shapo of the live goat or pig, and are most disgusting looking receptacles. No words can de scribe tho squalor and general rcpul slvencss of much of tho llfo thnt here thrusts Itself before our eyes. There are moments when one feels that the humanity about him, ragged and un washed, barefooted, blind, lame, must bo moro abject than anything which met the eyes of Jesus. In this ho le probably mistaken. But peoplo get sc near to each other In Jerusalem! The meat-shop pushes Its fly-covered ware almost Into your face. Tho moslcm market does not fasclnnto tho American buyer. In Christian street things are better and ono must not think that all of Jerusalem Is disgusting, though nearly all inside the walls Is loath somely picturesque. I am afraid thai I cannot mnko my readers feel how un like anything with which they nro fa mallar nil this life really Is, with met and animals crowding agnlnst ench oth er, with merchants squatting In theli tiny shops and buyers chaffering ovei their purchase!, while a stream o' donkeys, some of them bestridden bj blacked-lcgged and red-slipped Bed ouins from Jericho, winds its wnj through the midst of nil this dirt am bu nlness. J. II BARROWS, APOWKR1NOLI) SOUTH PLANTATION OVERSEER AND PLACE HE OCCUPIED. 1 1 In Authority nlu m Opportunity Altlioujjh Not IteeoKnIreil Hoeliilly He Wn mi Important I'lictor In I'otl tlri. N Institution fa miliar to the south cmcr of tho nnte helium period that h it s disappeared -VS &Jf III nnd almost been T2$?4jj). forgotten was the KrTTkWWLK. uln Mint Inn nvnmntr. On every planta tion In the BOtith whore there wore as ninny as twenty- (l,vc grown slaves thoro was nn overseer, and on tho great plantations whuro there wero hundreds and hundreds of Elaves there was a head overseer, with a force of assistants with slave fore men under them, all of whom camo be tween the slave nnd the master, Just as captains nnd colonols come between Iho prlvato soldier and the gonoral-ln-thlef; for evej-y plnntntlon wns sup posed to be worked by a force organ ized ns nn army Is organized, with dc talls for this and details for that, and at the head of all this organization there wns an overseer, tho second Ir. commnnd, who was answerable alono to tho planter. Shrewd fellows were these overseers ns a chiBS nnd men proud of their calling. The product of necessity, when tho rich Blnve-owners Knthered together more human cattle thnn they could herd themselves, they formed n distinct and separate class, the sons of overseers being overseers tor generations and seeking the daugh ters of overseers for wives. The position of nn overseer on n rich plantation was not only n responsible one, but ono of Influence In the com munity. Wealthy planters spent much of their time nwny from their planta tions nnd upon the overseers, ns their representatives, devolved not only tho duties but the Influence common to tho head of a great business. Though rnrely ever explicitly au thorized to net Independently, they gen crnlly attended, not only to tho pur chasing of supplies, equipments, etc., out nt the end of tho season shipped the yenr's crop to tho agent nt Charles ton, Mobile or Now Orlenns nnd saw that tho planter received his proper re turns; bo that, so far as 'being a mere slave driver, ns he has been generally presented, tho overseer wns, In mnny Instances, n capable man of affairs, fill ing practically tho placo ot an English itewnrd and relieving his self-indulgent employer of practically nil tho duties of hln position except the ngreeable ono of posing ns n grand seignior off the proceeds of his slaves' labor. Then, of course, thero wns the over seer of tho little planter who ran ten or a dozen plows thnt he could well havo attended to hlmsolf. This man wns, as n rule, a hack a moro toady ing tnskmns'ftr, cringing to his em ployer nnd bullying tho negroes under him; staying In no placo for more thnn a yenr at a time nnd demoralizing every plnntntlon that he undertook to run. To this class Is duo tho odium thnt at tho north attaches to the name. But I will not deal with then. They aro not nn entertaining study. The position of n head overseer on a rich plantation wns, as I have Intimat ed, ono of grent responsibility. There were many plantations In the south thnt embraced 10,000, 10,000. 20,000 acres of land, upon which there were employed from 200 to 1,000 slaves. Thero were n great many planters who owned Bovernl plnntntlons lying fnr apart, with an overscor upon each. This planting wns n big business. First thero wns tho question of filling sev eral Mindred' hungry mouths and cov ering several hundred bodies -imn proper clothing, to bo solved; houses had to bo kept In repair, knitters, weavers, millers, carpenters, smiths, shoemakers, all had to bo kept em ployed to the best advantage to supply the needs of tho plantation. Great strings of fence, miles nnd miles long, had to bo kept up; and after this a profit had to be shown to the planter or thero wns a vacancy for a new over seer. Then thero was tho responsibility for a great body of valuable slaves. There were masters who did not pro fess to know their slaves on sight. These slaves wero worth much money, nnd should they run away or die they were a loss that a master, however Indolent and self-indulgent, would not bo patient with. Not even tho ambi tion to excel ns a farmer must be al lowed to blind tho overseer to the wel fare of his charges. It a Blave died from overwork, tho case was Investi gated and a change made In tho man agement another year. But that the overseer dealt with all tho questions that presented themselves with pass able success is evidenced by the fact that ho not only held Ills ground, but gained ground from year to year, until, nt the breaking out of the war, tho great cotton crop of the south woa practically tho product of his energy nnd generalship in directing the efforts of tho Ignorant slaves In his charge But the overseer can bo viewed from another point thnn that ot tho busi ness man of the south. He was a po litical power. His employer's policy was generally his, and in many in stances his policy became his em ployer's; but no mattor who hapod the policy, It was tho overseer who saw that tho election wont right. The plant er who backed u friend for Congress, Governor or Legislature 'placed tho management o! his campaign practi cally In the hands of tho overseer, who was In tou:h with tho voters and knew JiiBt where and how to make every vote 1 &P2lM Hti-U'XW' j2P V""""" INDULGENCE DEMANDED. I'hlloaiipher Could Nut Help Tuttlnc no Stylo After III (Ireut I'ent, The elderly Washington gentleman whose years do not lessen a gcnlnl Interest In the affairs ot llfo had nn unfninlllnr swngRer in his gait as ho came Into tho house, says tho Washing ton Htnr. His wife observed It Imme diately. There was something in his manner when he merely served tho but ter nt dinner which suggested tho pompoun. "Richard," his wlfo said, "I hopo you havo not forgotten thnt pride goeth before a fall." "My dear," wns tho reply, "I nm perfectly familiar with that admonition And I havo rea son to fenr that In my case It applies In a literal ns well as In a figurative sense. But I can't help It." "You nro not UBtinlly this wny." "I know It. When I wns graduated at tho head of my class In college I was ns meek nnd modest ns tho Inst man on tho list. When 1 wns elected to office and ran nwny ahead of my ticket, I could hnvo defied anybody to accuse me of show ing the least elation. When I won my first big lawsuit I endeavored to bear success with tho sumo philosophy which I should havo felt was proper In defeat. When I got my plcturo In tho paper ns n leading citizen of tho com munity I could hnvo defied nny of my old-tlmo friends to detect the slightest dlfferenco In my bchnvlor. But this ease Is different. I hope you'll bear with me, hut I've Just ridden my blcyclo threo times nround tho block without falling off nnd I Just enn't help putting on airs." A THREE-DAYS DANCE. I.oiiRet Mull on Itrronl, Willi C'oiiUnt ICrlny of Mualrlitn. What promises to bo the longest ball on record will soon bo held nt Bright on, Euglnnd, In tho cause of charity, snys the Now York Journal. It Is said It will last, continuously, for threo days nnd threo nights. Just how this will bo managed has not .yet been learned. It Is possible, however, that It enn be kept going by n careful ar rangement of relays of musicians and dancers who will reel off the waltzes, mnzurkns nnd schottlBches ono aftor tho other. Probably a Bhort Intorval will be allowed In tho day tlmo for rost, nnd then tho programme resumed with Increased ardor. Tho entertainment Is to bo given In tho town hall, and tho Institution to be benefited by It is a dispensary for tho relief of tho sick poor. Thero Is a long list ot titled peoplo among tho patronesses, nnd It Is presumed that mnny members ot tho nobility named will grace tho oc cnslon by their presence. Tho Duch ess of Tcck Is tho grentest "altcsso" on tho list, which also Includes the Count ess of Minister, Baroness do Worm4 Lndy Ellis, Lady Pocock, and several scoro of tho untitled gentry of the place. Tho lord lieutenant of tho coun ty, tho Marquis of Abergavenny, Is th nominal haul of tho affair, but wheth er the authorship of tho Idea Is his 1 not stated. ' ' Nerrrt Noclrtlr In China. Throughout tho long course of Chi nese history tho existence of these "Hul," or secrot associations has been recognized nnd recorded. At various times thoy havo adopted different ti tles. Wo rend of tho "White Lily" sect, tho "Yellow Caps," "The Society ot Heaven, Earth nnd Man," the "Triad Society," tho "Hung League," nnd tho "Kolao Hul," and countless other as sociations. Moro often thnn not those bodies havo been started as benevolent societies, but almost Invariably, cer tainly In tho cases of Hiobo wo have named, tho philanthropic zeal of the founders bus degenernted Into politi cal fanaticism. Somo of tho greatest political changes in tho empire have been due to their action.. Tho Mongol dynasty, established by Jcnghlz Khan nnd his followers, mainly owed Its downfnll to tho energetic action of the Hung League; and It Is beyond ques tion thnt had It not been for tbt sup port wo gave to the government ot China In Its struggle with tho T'at Pings, who trace their origin to the same secret society, tho present Man chu dynasty would havo shared the fate of the Mongol emperors. Black wood's Magazine. Hho Showed Ilia How. Even those who believe that polite ness should be taught politely may be allowed to smile at a good lesson some what rudely administered a lessoa like the following, reported by the Min neapolis Journal: Out In the midway district there ! u tall Swedish washerwoman who ha a keen sense of Justice, and who put her IdeaB Into practlco the other day In a decidedly posltlvo manner. While walking on University avenue she was overtaken by a blcyclo rider who had moro speed than conrtesy. In place ot turning out ho rodo up to her and pushed his wheel along until it struck her, but did not throw htm off. "I tnnk I show you how to get oft a wheel," sho said, with fire In her voices "yes, I tank I vlll," and as sho spoke she projected one of her feet and kicked the wheel from under tho rider. Ho fell Into the dirt at 'tho edge ot tho sidewalk, as she walked on, apd the wheel located Itself on his stomach. And all he could hear as he picked himself up and caressed his bruises was a voice coming to him from a tall, swift-striding Swede: "Ya, yn, I tank I show blm; I tank so." A Financier. Tho sultan took more than two years to pay for a load ot lumber he ordered from a firm In the United States. What Christian Napoleon of finance could-do better than that, short of not paying at all? St. Louis Dispatch. ... I 41 41 3P ..' ,vl ,fK t ( ' J 3 MWMmh.M-.nn. , '' '- -W