THE PALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 3 , 1905. II
MANY ENGLISH IN MEXICO.
Increasing Use of Language In South-1
ern Republic Makes Conver
sation Casier.
The increasing use niul knowl
edge of the1 English language in
Mexico must not lie considered by
foreigners wlio propose to do busi
ness in Mexico us relieving them
from a necessity of knowing Span
teli. For those who come in direct
contact with the masses in any
way the native language is still
very essential , and will always be.
The amount of English that can
IK ; ( heard by the visitor in the
main street of this capital city is
apt to be misleading. It is no !
necessary to journey to the inte
vior of the country to reach a sec
tion where English is neither
heard nor understood. By walk
ing a few squares either to the
right or left , away from the beat
en track of the tourist and the
fo'reigner , one readily encounters
the Mexico that must be spoken
to in Spanish. As has been
Raid many times , it is more
important that the man who
comes fo .Mexico should know
thoroughly his own business
than that he should have a ilucnt
knowledge of Spanish. Ignorance
of his business is quickly detected
Iy ; t hose with whom he has t o deal ,
and at once discredits him. yet he
may employ the services of an in
terpreter without offense.
Many people who are not inti
mately acquainted with condi
tions in fhe Spanish islands thai
have recently come under the con
trol of the United States imag
ine that they Will be readily
Americanized. They do not know
what a long process is required
to change the language and.the
customs of a race. It will not be
clone in a generation , nor in many
of them. Children born of Ameri
can parents in Mexico invariably
learn to speak Spanish before they
do English , and it must naturally
folow that local customs arc to
them more familiar than those of
\ their parents. The new dependen
cies , and the constantly growing
trade relation between the United
Slates and Spanish-speaking
countries , make it most desirable
tha't the education of the young
men of the United Stales should
include a thorough course in Span
ish. Many young men in coming
years will find a knowledge of
Spanish a valuable asset of I heir
stock in trade.
HIS SOLDIERS MUST SING.
Edict from Kaiser Commands That
Defender Must Lift Up Voice
In Tuneful Notes.
It is now commanded by Em
peror William II. that the
German soldier , in addition to his
many other duties , shall , while
marching , lift up his voice and
sing. With surprise and sorrow
his majesty has found in going
over the old time-honored marches
that these had , for the most part ,
"not suitable texts , " and in ho1
haste iwo poets of Berlin and Mu
nich respectively have put their
heads together and produced a lit
tle ' 'hand-book of easily rcmem
bercd marching songs , ' ' with the
caroling of which Hans , Hermann
and Frit-/ will in the future be
guile their steady tramp , tramp ,
tramp.
By the way , has not the foreign
er sometimes been pu//Jed as to
why a German marchingregiment
will on occasion suddenly and with
one accord star ! stamping ? The
"stamp" of all the rank and lilr
follows on a sharply given order
to "salute" some passing olllcer ,
and the "salute" when on tin
inarch is given with the feet !
Controlling the Elements.
According to the I'ukingChina. (
Times , the viceroy of Kwangtuiif.
province "has taken in hand < h (
control of the elements. . " Then
having been a.long spell of cloud\
weather , the viceroy started in tr
set the matter right. "For sev
era I days by his order the variom
forts have been firing salutes ii
order to break up the darkness o :
the heavens and cause the sun t <
Bhine. Day and night there has
been a long cannonading. Thii
morning ( March 25) ) when tin
clouds grew thin and the sui
almost shone the Chinese bcgai
to say that the viceroy's attempt !
were accomplishing something. "
Time to Speak Up.
When a girl tells a young mai
Ihnt the best is none too good fo
her it in up to him to offer Lin
elf. Chicago Sun.
BLOCKING OF PORT ARTHUR
Writer in Vigorous Description Tolls
of Perils of Japanese Bef01 e |
Doomed City. I
This vigorous description is
from "The Yellow War. " by " 0. "
The scene is the blocking of Tort
Arthur harbor b.the . Japanese
vessels. "The olllcer in com
iniiiHl of the doomed ship stood in
.front of the wheel with his cyei *
glued upon the deepening base of i
the black darkness in front of him. '
The increasing shadow betokened j
the land he was trying to make.
The only light was tin1 binnacle.
The slow grind of the half speed
engines and the swirl of tlie di *
placed water was in itself sound
enough to render almost mil eat
able the overpowering fee..IPS 01
silence. Suddenly a g eat l.'ood
of light cleft the darkness ahead.
It was so white and clear that the
faces of the three men on tin1
! n hlge looked pale and dcalh'ikc.
The man at t lieu heel v , ince l with
the stroke it . . > liteial ! ) .1
< troke of light- but the o'.i -r
onl.x moved hi * hand. T ! e t v emy
had defeated t heir own cinN ; they
had shown him the passha'f : '
a point to starhoiird and t. : point
was true.
"All ws : dark and dreadful
again , but onl\ for a second. A
' ( ing uietcorlike rocket shot up
from the center of the ovcrpow t
ing mass ahead. Its vinueu-1 '
ourse closed in a mass of spat Iv1-
The great beam of the ( ioldcn ' *
searchlight leaped into life. . Bu
there wore other lights P .it
ning Hashes from the'breast of
the mountain. Mashes whic'
seared tin * gloom and vanished.
The forts of I'ort Arthur were
firing the guns which at uig'.it ate
always trained upon the harhoi
approaches. The tumult was
deafening. The great bare Hank : *
of the mountains behind caught
up the deadly roll of discharging
quick firers and ( lung the sound
back in mocking reverberation.
But that was not the worst sound.
The hissing rush of projectiles ,
the ear-splitting swish as they
struck the water and exploded , or
shrieked in ricochet overhead
the tension bred of apprehensive
darkness had changed to an in
ferno of modern war.
"At last the -Japanese officer
gave evidence of sensibility to the
hades which surrounded him. lie
had brought his ship far enough
into the passage. He blew the
whistle , which his teeth had bit
ten almost flat : "Port , had a
port ! ' As her head came round a
heavy shell hit her forward. Then
another shock. It was as if an
earthquake had struck her.
Instantaneously the eiigiues
stopped. They were twisted out
of all semblance to symmetry.
A torpedo had struck her amid
ships. Again the whistle sound
ed. It was the order to take to the
boat. . . . The ship was listing
heavily. The officer shouted to hi *
men in the boat. His foot was on
the rail when the destroyer opened
with its quick firer. A shell took
him in the neck and shoulder and
bursting on impact carried the
i brave man's head and brain away
with it. His mutilated trunk fell
forward among his anxious men.
"He was aboard. They pushed
oil1 and as they handled the oars
they gave a cheer. Then they dis
covered that it was the warm ,
thick lifeblood of their chief and
not the spume of the sea which
had made them wet in the dark-
Poor Johnnie.
Mose Chigley , a friend of the
Sentinel living in Davis , and cer
tainly a representative Indian of
his tribe , a man always ready to
appreciate the situation , was
blessed a few months since with
a male heir. The little fellow ,
however , did not arrive in time to
get on the approved government
rolls. This grieved the fond fa
ther not a little ; in fact , he took
it so to heart that he was deter
mined in some way to commem
orate lastingly the matter. II >
accordingly christened the per
tionless heir Johnnie No Land
Chigley. " Paul's Valley ( O. T. )
Sentinel.
Smallest Installation.
.What is said to be the smallest
electric light installation iu I lit
world is to he found iu the village
of Bremen , near Dormbach , Thur
ingia. It comprises a single art
lamp installed in a church , the
lamp being operated by a small
dynamo driven by the wheels ol
the village mill.
POLLY PORTER'S MEMORY.
A. Parrot Who Nevei Forgot What
He Once Had Learned
or Heard.
Perhaps all parrots have equal
ly remarkable memories , but LT
years' acquaintance with "Polly
Porter" enables me to say that he
never forgets what he lias once
It arned , asserts Mary Hice Miller ,
in St. Nicholas. Like oilier par
rots , when he is alone he exercises
his memory as 'if amusing himself.
Then it is that Polly Porter chat
ters in senfences ; laughs aloud
hysterically ; calls , in various
tones , comnmiidingly or beseech
ingly ; calls the names of servants
who , but for Polly , would have
been forgotten ; calls the cat ;
whistles for dogs who were about
him years ago.
Polly's cage is in a bow window
of the dining-room a'good place
for keeping an eye on the family.
When the father rises from the
breakfast table Polly advises :
"Hurry ! Hurry up ! Hurry ! "
Later , with the first movement
preparatory to Ihechildrcn'sstart
for school , he repeats sharply :
"Hurry up ! Hurry up ! Hurry ! "
When a guest comes in he says ,
briskly : "Why , howd'yedo1
When he calls " ( lood-by" toper-
sons passing on the street it seems
almost certain that he reasons
about the coming and departing
'guest. He quickly notices little
children ; coming ( o one part icular
coi'ner ' of the bottom of his cage ,
he flutters before a liltle one , at
tempting baby talk , which is very
funny , , ending with "Beautiful
liild ! Beautiful child ! " and a
loud laugh.
When the house is quiet and his
mistress has a visitor in the par
lor Polly craves attention.
HercX'atsthechildren's | names ,
almost as if he were calling the
roll in sweet , low tones. Then he
says : "Mamma ! " over and over ,
in a child's voice , till it is common
for a visitor to say : "Do answer
that child , " or "Some one is calling
you. " He comes very near to tell-
fng tales , saying : "Ah. ah !
naughty boy ! " with great se
verity.
Polly is most impatient at
breakfast time , when he shrieks
till he receives attention : "Polly
wants coffee ! Polly wants break
fast ! "
He takes a piece of bread cau
tiously ; examines it ; if it is not
well buttered he throws it down ,
lie enjoys a bunch of grapes , hold
ing it down with one claw while
with the other and his beak he
opens grape after grape , eats the
seed and casts the pulp away. lie
easily crushes a pear or an apple
to get at the seeds.
Last Christmas Polly was sent
by his owner , a NeAV York boy , to
friends as a present. They were
told of his liveliness and aston
ishing powers of speech.
For some months Polly moped
and said nothirig , but at last be
gan calling members of the family
by name. If let out of his cage he
fought the pug and whipped the
jcat ; when shut up in his cage for
punishment he would persistently
work at the wires till he would
force them apart and walk out de
fiantly. Recently he began upon
his old lessons , and now repeats
the cries of the newsboys in the
streets : "Extrah ! Extrali ! Jour
nal Sun Herald ! " And he
sings quite well "Yankee Doodle , "
which was taught him last sum
mer.
Good-by , Polly !
Rich Man of Greenland.
Mr. Kor-Ko-Ya , a Greenlander ,
who has monopolized the com
merce of East Baffinland , is a min
iature Pierpont Morgan. He has
a fleet of 14 vessels and is worth
§ 12,600 , which is equal to a million
iu a less simple community. He
lives in a wooden hut and pos
sesses the luxuries of a table and
a pa ratlin lamp. He recently cel
ebrated the fortieth anniversary
of the foundation of his business
his employes drinking his health
in cod liver oil.
Bee That Works at Night.
A bee that works only at n it'll t
IK found in the jungles of India.
It is an unusually large insect , the
combs being often six feet long ,
four feet wide and from four
inches to six inches thick.
Absolutely Necessary.
Nan I don't see why Miss Mug-
loyshouldwant to marry him. with
all her money.
Dick-- ii'-ss she I" . I
don't beli" e he'd have , ei' lie1
without it. Philadelphia Prcm ,
BISON FIERCEST OF CATTLE
All of a Hunter's Skill and Nerve 1
Needed When Tackling Such
Dig Gumc.
Called bison ( incorrectly ) in In
dia , seladang iu Malaya , slang in
Burma , and guudang in Shim , tin
gaur ( Bos gaums ) is the largest
and fiercest of all wild cat tie. with
hoofs small in proportion to its
heighf. and of deerllke , rather
than oxlike , charaolcr , says Out
ing. Us sense of smell is as acute
as that of the elephant and its
vision much keener. When you
seek one of these cattle you need (
nil your hunter's skill and your )
nerve , for. next to the elephant
. ml brack"ed ) with the Capehuf !
, ito ! of A fi iea. I believe its natural !
.I'liipcnuu-lit and the characterof
the countriu which it is found I
make the schilling iu ( he Mala ; ,
peniiisuhi the most formidable
u-ir y on cart1. ! In India , where' '
i e ranee o < the gaur is the hilly , |
. ouiicd districts , they are more !
> pt to he found in herds of SOUK
sixe. and. because of the more dim
dom sec , ; ! ! , Irss difficult of up '
proac1. ! and , i MS dangerous fo the1
ui'ler tliiii iu thi > Malay penin i
i..i. when1 the jungle is the
( "iisest that grows , and almost ,
' .in iri 'bly the quarry has the man.
i a (1 ( sad vantage. In Malay it is
(
iiiip si o > l ill" , where I he game , on
"innoui.tied , turns hunterand. '
niiccii e.l. aw.its the sportsmanI
.ID in IM approach with infinite
nition. v , ' . Ii s- uses always alert
i.'l lutn.l "ver ; e.Mly if he would
top or tin u iisitle I lie vicious
. . ; : . You uuiy never in this
iungle sMivethe % field of opera
lions from some vantage point :
'onI in lln > close growing angle of
vines. Mini canes , and thorn bush
' s. and heavy coarse weed of
'irass-like mass through which
you can never get even dim sight
.or over 20 yards and most , of ( he
time can scarcely see that maii.v
feel ahead yon must follow the
tracks of the seladang you have
wounded , never knowing at what
instant ( lie maddened beast inii.v
burst from the jungle practically
right on top of you. One seladang
I was fortunate enough to tinalh
get was only just at the other side
of a bamboo clump when he start
ed his charge full a ( me. This is
the dangerous and ( he umivoid
able feature of hunting the lieasi
in Malay. Luckily for the hunter ,
the seladaiig , if unsuccessful in its
charge , passes on ( o await him at
anof her point. Never have I heard
of one turning instantly to a second
end charge after missing th-1
hunter on ( he first rush. But , on
( he other hand , if the seladang
charges home it remains fo gorge
its victim.
POTALA : A SACRED PALACE
Edifice of High Priest Photographed
for the First Time Re
cently.
Potala , or the sacred place of
the dalai lama , the high priest of
the Thibetans , was photographed
for the first time when flic mem
bers of the British Thibetan expe
dition leached Lhasa , ( he sacred
forbidden city in the center of
Thibet , says the Metropolitan
Magazine. Col. Younghtishand ,
who was iu charge of the expedi
tion , would ] K rmit no attempt by
the correspondents to violate th'1
sanctity of the various sacred
buildings , but splendid views of
the exterior were obtained , ami
the world is richer by authentic
descriptions of this wonderful pal
ace , which is described in the dis
patch of the London Times corre
spondent. Over a city set as u
jewel , amid green gardens ,
through which crystal streams
flowed , towered the giant Potala ,
rising almost from the ground in
gigantic stretches of white ma
sonry , pierced with inlermingable
rows of windows , and scaled by
gieaf , red-edged , zig-zag stair
ways , 20 feet wide. Above these
a white mass ascended at either
end in the shape of a heavily tcr
raced palace , inclosing a maroon
mass , the main building. Above
( his again were golden roofs of a
Chinese pattern , the whole struc
ture , -KK ) feet high and between
800 and ! ) UI ) feet long , completely
dominating the city of Lhasa ,
which was separated from Ihn
palace by wide stretches of turl
and a beautiful plantation full ol
forest trees.
If You Don't Dig.
No one knows what a day will
bring forth , but it is generally a
pretty safe guess that it will bt1
nothing. Puck.
LESS EARLY-TO-RISE TALK.
Coming Generations May Escape
Thrall of Old Adage as It IB
Lrss Observed.
The tantalising old jingle about
early rising making a man healthy ,
wealthy and wise is responsible
for more misery in the world than
all fhe other good-behavior max
ims and rules for success put to
gether , and it is gratifying to ob
serve that the present generation
is not so complaisant iu obeying
I he rule a.s the good but misguided
men and women of yesterday ,
says the Rochester Post-Express.
The early-rising fad is not much
in vogue now in fhe cities , and if
will not be many years before
the beneficent reform will lake
root'in ( he country.
The cause of this change , of
; ourse , is the change from early to
late hours in thickly sell led In
ua lilies.
'Plie urban population occupies
its evenings in pleasurable pur
suits and ret ires at an hour that is
not in harmony with ( he advice
that was inculcated daily in Hi"
minds of our grandmothers and
grandfathers.
Another great change is the in
crease of occupations that require
night work , for in every large city
there are thousands of men and
women who work a < night ami
sleep during the day.
The theater is also an impor
tant factor in keeping people
awake until midnight. In olden
limes ( here were not so many
amusements and distractions in
daily life , and after our grand
parents finished their day's work-
there was nothing better to do
than to go to bed.
In these days of rushing busi
ness and varied pleasures , how
ever , humanityjustbegins to enjoy
itself when 'darkness falls from
the wing of nigh ! , " when the pale
blue rays of the electrics drill
holes in ( he ebon atmosphere , and
( he noises of ( he downtown Ihor
oughfares fall on ( he ear.
LAYMAN'S TALK NEEDED.
Bishop Asked Him Why Ho Didn't
Say Something When the- Bottle
tle Went Antray.
The late bishop of Connecticut ,
Rl. Rev. John Williams , was an
ardent fisherman , relates the. Uos-
ton Herald. On one occasion
"Lord John , " as he was affection
ately called by his brethren of the
house of bishops , accompanied by
one of his priests , now the bishop
of California- : ! young deacon , and
one of the .leading members of the
Connecticut bar , Jeff the bishop's
house en route for a certain island
in Long Island sound , where they
hoped to enjoy their outing. An
old lady had sent the bishop a
bottle of rare claret to be par
taken of by the party at luncheon.
On their arrival at their des
tination the claret was carefully
placed in a cool place and the
party dispersed , not to meet again
until noon. Promptly at that hour
they reassembled , and the bishop
tenderly look the bottle from its
resting place , and , declining all of
fers of assistance , inserted a
corkscrew into the neck of the hot
tie , while the other members oi
the party , cups in hand , thirstily
watched the procedure.
The cork proving refractory
"Lord John" placed the bottle be
tween his knees and madeanothci
effort ( o dislodge the cork. Si
great was his effort that when th.
cork did yield the bottle flew bad
and struck the trunk of a tree im
mediately behind where he wa (
standing.
Consternation was depicted 01
every countenance , and a solenu
silence ensued , which was finall ;
broken by the bishop , who , hold
ing the corkscrew in one hand am
the neck of the bottle in the other
turned to the lawyer , exclaiming ii
most emphatic tones : "You're i
layman , sir ; why don't you sa ;
something ? "
Record Sunday School Work.
Warwick claims to possess ii
Miss Owen the oldest Sunda ;
school teacher in the Unifei
Kingdom. She has taught in loca
Sunday schools for 82 years , and
although she is now in her ninety
fourth year , she still takes a clna
every Sunday.
In English Courts.
Even in court it is considered'i
mistake for an English judge t <
express a disagreement with th
jury , and it would be felt to be in
excusable if he carried the coi :
tioversy outside.
GREAT IN BOYHOOD ALSO.
A Mirthful View of n Dlatingutfluod
Statesman's Youth Ohauncoy
Dcpow , lllti Name.
One fine day in the summer of
18'U Iwo Icu-yc.U'-old boys who
had been fishing iu a stream near
a little town in southern New
York became hungry nd went tea
a farmer's house to got something
to eat , nayn the Chicago Tribune
The farmer's wife gave them a
bountiful supply of bread ami
milk , and refused lo accept any
pay for H.
One of the boyn merely said : '
"Thank you , ma'am. "
Bnl the other wiped his mouth
on his coahsloevo , bowed and ex
pressed his gratitude at greater
length.
"To say that.YOU have conferred
a great favor upon us , madam , "
he said , "and tlmt we are corre
spondingly grateful , convoys the
idea feebly. Here we are , milen
from home , and sulTering from
hunger , having caught nothing in
the lit tie 1 ream in'whicli we were
fishing. You have supplied our
wants most generously. Out of
the abundance of your larder
you have ministered to the wants
of two hungry strangers , and with
a hospitality rare indeed iu these
days of sordid greed you have i'J.
fused lo accept nny .remuneration
or the same. It is scarcely nee-
'ssary ' to assure you , madam , thai
ve shall always hold you in grate-
'ul remembrance and should ir
ver be in our power to requite the
I'avor you may depend upon our
doing so witli the liveliest sutin
action. Madam' , we thank you. "
' 'Good land little ! "
, boy ex-
' ( aimed the farmer's wife , "what
done for you wasn't worth alj .
hat , but I like fo hear you .talk , , .
You'll be a big man. some dnjv" , ,
Her foresight , was.unerring. . , <
The boy grew up fo be phanncc.V )
Mitchell Depew , the greatest ) . ) )
lifter-dinner oral or of his day. fiil.
LINCOLN SECURED PARDON1
uTad , " Bon of the Illustrious , Bringu
About Desired Results for a
Poor Woman. "
A poor woman came to tin-
white house one. day to see Pretii-1'
lent Lincoln about her husband ,
who was in trouble , , says rtuceesrt' . '
Die president was absent , but
Tad" was at home. The woman
jailed the boy lo her and said *
'My husband is in prison. We
have boys and girls at home who
ire cold and hungry- Your papa
can unlock the door of the prison
ind let our children's papa conn-
home and care for us. Won't you
i k your father to let him COIIK
home ? "
"Tad"1 could not talk or think
of anything else but that poor ,
distressedfimiilynndof his pledge
to try and bring relief. When ( lie
president returned "Tad" was at
him at once aboui the case of dis
tress. Mr. Lincoln had other
things on his mind , and did not. pay
much attention to the child till
he clung fo his father's legs and
begged of him to sit down and let
him tell the sad story. The father
( old him that ( he woman would
be back the next day , and he would
then know whaf he would do.
That did not satisfy his son , who
climbed on his father's lap , threw
his arms aboui his neck and said :
"Papa-day ( meaning 'papa , dear , )
won't you promise me now fo let
the man out ? " It was too much
for the great man , who said :
"Taddie , my pet , 1 will let him out
because you ask me to. "
Strange Animal Rediscovered.
In 187. { a great ral-llko rodent ,
named Dinomys , was discovered
in the Peruvian Andes. But a
single specimen was found , and
this is now preserved in the Berlin
'museum. ' Last spring Dr. Goeldi ,
of Para , rediscovered the Dine
mys in the lowlands of Bru'/.il. Its
natural habitat is now supposed
jto be the almost unexplored re-
I gions lying among the foothills of
I the Andes , between Brazil , Bo
livia and Peru. The animal is de
scribed as reminding one of an im
mense rat , well advanced in devel
opment toward a bear. It is about
two feet long , with a bushy tail
nine jnchcs long , thickset and hat ;
; i waddling guir. Its character is
"a combination of leisurely move-
incuts and supreiiie good nature. "
'i ' "emswell provided for digging ,
i "knows absolutely nothing
haste. " Dr. < ! oeldi keeps , i
in thi'i and fier voting one in .1
age. Youth's Companion.