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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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. ...
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