TJTE NORFOLK NEWS ; FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 22,1901
Kansas Hhould tnlco Dr. MOII'H ollvur
fur these sinking spoils.
Kvou Mr. Uryun IH not now claiming
Unit free silver is a paramount IHHUO.
Thanksgiving IH " week from Tlnirf-
day nml the "original subscriber" him
not yet brought in n turkey.
The Fremont Trilnuio HiiggOHtH that
Senator Haitna introduce a bill to stop
nafo blowing iu Ohio , when
'moots.
, The AtohinBOii Olobo Buys : "It's
cany to quit a hublt you never learned. "
That is nlBO why it in HO easy for BOMIO
people to prcnch reform.
Perhaps the fuHlonlbts should bo par
milled to figure out how it happened to
fluit themselves. It IH Bcnnt consolation
and the republicans have enough to be
thankful for.
A Oouuoll Bluffs man has taken anew
inothod of curing hiniHolf of the liquor
liabit. llo has notified all saloon kooporB
of that city not to Koll him liquor uu-
dor pain of being proHocuted to the full
extent of the law and ho will certainly
lind it out if they do.
The ordinary mortal hat ) another
ronBou for thankflgiving the Joffurlo8 >
lluhlin light waH a bitter disappoint-
xnont to nioii who had traveled hundreds
of miloB to BOO it. A few moro mioh din-
appointments and the brutality of a
pri/.o fight would no longer attract the
crowds.
A society of Chicago woihon will provide -
vide a shelter for stray cats this winter
at an oxpouso of several thousand dol-
Inra. When the felines become warmed ,
led , and Btrongthonod they will prob
ably proceed to tear tlio liver out 'of '
each other and would undoubtedly pay
their benefactors with scratches if they
had the opportunity.
In Polk county the fiiBlou state ticket
this fall received n majority of 1110.
Last year the majority was more than
400 , while two years ago it waa 050. IB
it any wonder that some people believe
that the fnhion schema is on the de
cline and republicanism is in the as-
rondonoy. It would Beoni that only on
approved brand of calamity can change
tilings.
Europeans express surprise that Amer
icans make Biioh good diplomats who
have received no training for such
duties. Europeans have yet to learn
that Americans nro quick to grasp
L n point when it is presented. A
life time of training would not make
a diplomat of BOUIO people , while a few
hours' experience would cause others to
excel. The latter class predominates in
the United States.
J. Sterling Morton , always enthusi
astic for tree planting , is just now urg
ing that the custom bo established
throughout the country of planting a
tree on the birth of every child. It is a
very beautiful and appropriate idea and
should be adopted. It is said that it in
* -\t one of the excellent customs of Switzer
3 r land and certainly this country is in
need of all the sentiment that will pro
mote tree nlimtiuir.
The fusiouists nro still trying to figure
oat where and why they were hit. The
World-Herald suggests that if all three
of tbo state nominees had been popu
lists it would have boon different. It
probably would. Thou it would have
boon the democrats instead of the popu
lists to bolt the ticket and the result
would have boon the same. A few moro
results like this fall and the fnsiouistB
will find that what the voters demand
is party and principles and not the
spoils of oillco.
In view of the fact that rural mail
routes are soon to bo established in this
vicinity it might bo just as well before
hand to inform those who may bo in
clined to have "fun" with the boxes that
they are under Uncle Sam's protection
und any damage to or tampering with
the boxes is likely to result in trouble
to the responsible person. Three young
men who live near Miiiden are iu the
toils for shooting holes through several
euch boxes and they nro liable to some
severe punishment. The boys found
no gamp and decided they had to shoot
something BO they shot , but have about
decided that their guns had a terrible
Jcick.
George D. Folliner , commissioner of
-public lands and buildings , has adver
tised for bids , for the reconstruction of
the west wing of the Norfolk hospital
tor the insane bids to be filed on or before -
fore noon of the 127th day of this month.
Norfolk people should endeavor to see
that the board has every opportunity to
award the contract. The people here
who are most concerned in this matter
and if they do not make a move
they can hardly expect others to move
for them. The time for opening the
bids is but a week distant and no
time should be lost iu having bids pre
sented to the board that will give them
no excnse for again passing the matter
up.
The fusioulsta have It all figured out
that every republican voted at the last
, flection and that , all the stay-at-homes
were funionistH. They arn alwayn
good at figures hut poor on realiza
tion. It is curtain that many repub
lican ! * Ktayod at homo and if every voter
had turned out the rotwlt would have
been the Bantu. The republican pitrty
of Nebraska had been growing stronger
in Hplto of the oxplanatioiiHof fiiHlonlHtH ,
and will continue to grow in Btrongthan
long as It gives good government.
The fimlonihtH may never discover that
tholr combination in in thu minority
but the republican ! * will continue to
win.
It IH BurpriHiiig that a number of re
publican journals Jiavo fallen into the
trap of the Btigar trust and arc advocat
ing the ndiniBtioii of forofgu Bughr
fruo for the benefit of the trust refineries.
They probably realize little of the effect
such a policy would have an an important
and growing American industry. Anyone
ono having n slight acquaintance with
the hoot Bngar industry Hhonld not do-
Biro itH undoing. The time IH coming
when it will pay moro for labor and
moro for itH raw material than
any single manufacturing' industry
in the country. It would now bo tin
uHtonishlng exhibit to ninny to know
jiiHt what American laborers and
producers profited from the beet sugar
industry.
The Fremont Tribune lias figured
from the returns of the late election
that the Third congressional district has
n republican.majority of at least 13,000
votOB and considers that the prospect
for electing a republican congressman
next yoar'ia ' excellent. While Mr. Sedg-
wick's majority in the district is 021 it
must bo considered that'Mr. IlOllonbook ,
iu Dodge county and his jadldial dis
trict especially , ran way ahead of his
ticket. The returns on regoutB , which
nro not yet complete , will afford a moro
accurate basis lor reckoning. ' Certainly
there 'havo ' boon many changes in the
Third district and with a strong candi
date and a full party vote there in no
question but that a republican will bo
elected next fall.
"An ordinance to prohibit the barkIng -
Ing of dogs in the city of Omaha to the
annoyance of citizens and residents , and
providing penalties for the violation
thereof" is the title of'a ' new law pre
sented to the Omaha city council by the
city attorney. The ordinance is not as
peculiar as its title might indicate and
there are people in other towns than
Omaha who would not bo adverse to
having a similar ono adopted and en
forced. People who insist that a bark
ing dog is preferable to a neighbor's
night rest should bo required to knop
the animal in a sound-proof vault. Ex
plaining thcrordiimnco its author said :
"It provides that dogs shall not here
after bo allowed to occupy front scats on
the asphalt , brick , stone or other pave
ments during the entire night especi
ally moonlight nights but that anyone
owing or harboring a dog having Buoh
bad IwbitH shall proceed to reform it.
And on being notified by n neighbor
the owner shall proceed in m diately to
kill , shut up or otherwise dispose of the
dog. In this connection barking dogs
are declared nuisances , and a flue of $20
is provided for those maintaining them. "
The following recent statistics con
cerning Madison county nro taken from
the statistical exhibit recently compiled
by C. E. Watson , state deputy com-
mlBBioner of labor : -Number of school
houses 80 ; number of teachers , male 24 ,
female 118 ; number of pupils , male 8-
152 , female 3,173. The county's best
tillable land is worth from $30 to $50 an
acre , fair tillable land $25 to sfJJO an acre ,
hay land $30 , pasture $20 ; the average
for male help on the farms is $22 per
month and scarce , average for female
help $3.60 per week and scarce. The
population of the county Is 10,070 , area
670 Bqunro miles ; It was organized In
1808 , has 58 40 miles of railway and T > 0.9 '
miles' of telegraph. In 1000 there were
137 marriages and 17 divorces , C gmutod
to the husband and 13 to the wife. The
total area of land surface of the county
is 860,000 acres , 'all of which is appro
priated and reserved , there being no va
cant land. In 11KX ) the county marketed
881,889 bushels of wheat , 1,393,807
bushels of corn , 010,037 bushels of oats ,
2,500 bushels of barley , 10,830 bushels of
rye , 16,075 head of cattle , 07,550 head of
hogs , 33,030 head of sheep and 300 horses
and mules. Tiio showing for the
county ia excellent and In comparison
with other counties of the state with
like area it is at or near the top in al
that Is commendable.
The statement in favor concentration
of institutions as quoted yesterday from
the State Journal isoloverly put.but far
from logical. It is commendable in Dr.
Greene that au Increased number of
Inmates has not'rosultod In an increased
pro rat a consumption of coffee at the
Lincoln hospital , but it is an evidence
of economy that could bo shown at any
time or under any condition with proper
management. The statement made was
that "with 800 Inmates , fourteen pounds
of coffee were used daily , but now with
517 patients , eighteen pounds supply nil
wants. " Otherwise it is shown that
800 patients consumed fouiteon pounds
of coffee , while the increase , or 217 in
mates , requires but four pounds. Any
cook knows that just so much coffee is
required for a cup of coffee and just
double the amount is required for two
caps. The ouly conclusion to be reached
in this connection in that either there
WUH a noudloAH wnsto of coffuo when
thiun wtifti ! UX ) patk'titH in the Lincoln
hospital or with 517 pulii'iitH good cell no
IH nut lining Hcrvwl. The pertinent
point to ( lit ) whole argument is that tlio
idea of concentration us nppliud to thu
Norfolk hospital in still an active ule
mont and Norfolk people who wish to
retain the Institution UK formerly con
stituted will do well to be awake and
active.
In discussing the reciprocity conven
tion which met in Wellington yester
day W. A. llavcmeyer , Chicago rep
resentative of the American Sngtir He-
fining company , on Mohday mild that
congress will remove the duty 011 raw
sugar within a year and the refined pro-
duet will Hell at throe contH n pound. "
Ho may know what congress will do
and what sugar will Hell for , hut there
are many friondH of Amoricaii producers
who hope and believe that ho doesn't.
If congress ia to roihbvo tlio duty on raw
sugar to muk6 the price cheap the people
will insist that tlio duty be also removed
front the refined article and make it
cheaper. If cheap sugar , cheap labor ,
cheap products and oheap everything is
what congress thinks tlio people deslro
tlio gates should bo taken down entirely
and allow everybody to benefit or Buf
fer. The experience with cheap sugar
and generally cheap prices under Olove
land was quite Huillciont , however , to
answer an ordinary person with ordin
ary Bonso a life time. There are few
puople complaining about present condi
tions. There is plenty of work at good
wages , farmers are selling their pro
ducts at handsome profits and altogether
things are about as the people would
have them although they arc1 * compelled
to'pay more for many nece ltles riud
luxuries. It IB to bo hoped that congress
will not find it necessary to nionkoy
with the tariff regarding siigdr , 'or anything -
thing olso. Lot well enough alone.
The Omaha Bee of Saturday 'ma'do
some startling disclosures regarding the
nmiincrnmniif. of khn sKKtn trnnmirnr'H of-
flee byjTreasnror Stnof er , the disclosures
indicating that n peculiar transaction
had taken place in the'purchase of'a
refunding bond issue from Burt1 county.
It is claimed that Treasurer Stuofcr
was notified of tlio issue , but instead of
putting in n bid on behalf of the state
school fund , the issue was purchased by
W. T. S Neligh of West Point , a close
business associate of Treasurer Stnofor ,
and by him sold to the state at a profit
off'5,200. It is assorted that the first
payments for the issue were made out. of
the school fund by authority of Treas
urer Stuofor so that while the deal was
conducted by Mr. Neligh the state pur
chased the bonds each time and he prof
ited by $3,200 which should have gone
into the state school fund if the ( leal
had been made direct between the state
treasurer and the officials of Burt county.
Mr. Stuofor's only excuse for the trans
action is that ho know nothing of the
bond issue until informed ot the fact by
Mr. Noligh. Several of Burt county's
prominent people assertv that ho had
been notified both In person and by let
ter of the impending issue and the cir
cumstances of the trans iction appear to
indicate that ho was fully informed and
many people who have read the disclos
ure feel that no explanation is possible
nml t.hfitATr Rfiinfnr wliiln nnrlmna lint
liable to the state is at least not n proper
guardian of the school funds and there
are many who will second The Bee's de
mand that ho resign his position. It is
regretted by all that occasion for such a
disclosure should be made but inasmuch
as there was a shady deal republican ?
are pleased to know that it should bo exr
posed virtually by the republican party
whose demands , made in Btato conven
tion , Mr. Stuofer has persistently refused
fused to comply with. The treasurer
by ignoring or but partially complying
with the demand of the state convention
has practically read himself out of hope
for further honors at the hands of the
party and this disclosure is strong argtr
meut for his immediate resignation.
I
State Treasurer Wm. Stuofer has
denied in tote the charges made against
him by The Boo in the Burt county
bond deal , In which it was claimed that
ho had so manipulated the state fnud $
that Mr. Neligh , if not the treasurer
himself , had made a handsome profit * .
The treasurer states that he has not
realized a cent from that or any other
transaction except his regular constitu
tional salary. He claims to have
offered to purchase the bonds at 3j per
cent interest but they were subsequently
issued bearing 3 % per cent and wore
offered 'to the highest bidder. He
states that he did not , bid on the
issue because he could not , under the
law , offer a premium payable In cash
out of the permauent'fnnds. ' Mr. Stuo
fer denies any knowledge of Mr. Nelijgh
having the bonds until they wore of
fered to him. In winding up his denial
Mr. Stnefer Bays : "Tho whole charge
is unjust , malicious , and withont found
ation in fact. I have handled public
funds to the best of my ability and
judgment. I think my record will com
pare favorably with that of any of my
predecessors. I have turned Into the
state every dollar of interest that hog
accrued on state funds , " The Bee pub
lishes Mr. Stuofer's denial and also pub
lishes the facts in another slmiliar trans
act ion'from the treasurer's own county ,
Onmiug.
Nebraska' ) ) surplus products hi 1000
antquntcd to $22r)555IX ( ) 80 a very
nice little mini of money , certainly.
Thoru is soon to bu a now issue in Ne
braska politics. Thu woman Mitl'nigists
have deuidud to establish hcadquattora
in Omaha and enter upon u campaign
of rudoomiiig the state from the men
folks.
Tlio fnslonihts are beginning to worry
over what is to bo the outcome of their
persistency iu , conglomerating parties
and principles. What republicans have
predicted is happening and the combin
ation will bo easier to defeat at each re-
ouriiug election. If they must fuse let
them. Things are coining the republi
can way.
The working girla of Trenton , New
Jersey , have organized and propose to
marry . -no man who drinks. That is
one of tlio strongest temperance argu
ments that could bo advanced to tlie
young men , many of whom appear to
think that a girl rather admires a young
man who is Inclined to bo tough.
The Now York Press wants the gov
ernment to restore the Pine 'Tree shil
ling Of our daddi6s. When certain
articled are two for a quarter , 15" cents is
generally charged for a single one. The
shilling would save the common people
two and one-half cents very frequently
if they had one iu tholr pockotbook.
Nebraska's largest source of revenue
for her farmers is hogs. In 1000 there
were marketed 2,788,524 head of a value
of $8745,070 ( ! , and packing house prod
ucts'to thn value of $07,215,038 50 were
marketed. Cattle are a close second to
hogs , 897,052 head having been mar
keted In 1900 , the value being $84,218-
800.40.
The Anti-Cigarette league has pre
pared pledges which it hopes topreseut
to the scholars of every- Sunday school
Iir the country , binding the signer to
abstain from the use of cigarettes or
'tobacco ' iu any form until ho Is 21 years
nf nrtn Tfc ia n varv nrVmllnnf nlprlbfV ntirl
the boys who sign and keep itwill give
evidence a great deal of common sense.
It wonld seem that if Iowa wants the
bank robbers of that state captured they
would do well to turn the matter over
to the farmers. A trio who bad re
lieved the Greenville bank of $2,000
found easy sailing toward escape until
they took a farmer's team. Then the
farmer notified his friends and neigh
bors and started in pursuit , which re
sulted iu the capture of the .thieves.
Douiocrats are experiencing some sat
isfaction iu hoping that the coming ses
sion of congress will result in a split up
.of the republicans on important ques
tions that will bo presented. They
should enjoy the hope while they can.as
it is very likely to bo short lived. The
republicans may experience differences
but they have a way of reaching agree
ments and uniting their forces that
is disconcerting to the enemy when they
imagine that a desired realization is at
hand.
The irrigatiouists will undoubtedly
have an Inning at this session ref con
gress , every indication being that there
will be new and strong support given
such a measure and President Roosevelt
will favor a plan to reclaim the arid
lands of Utah , Idaho , Wyoming , Ne
braska , and other western states on
broad gauge , rational lines. Such n bill
will mean much toward the develop ,
tnent of the west and all western people
will gladly do what they can to ad
vance the measure.
A Nebraska man thinks ho has discov
ered the reason for the sinking spells ex
perienced by Kansas alfalfa fields , hav
ing noticed the same vagary in bis fields
He believes meadow moles are respon
sible and thinks that they subsist on'the
roots of the grass which run down to a
considerable depth. He claims' ' that in
their search'for food they make holes
big enough to engulf a cow. It would
seem that the meadow mole is a small
animal to create so much disturbance
but little things are frequently respon
sible for big results.
The British , or some of them , dent
like the new canal treaty that Secre
tary Hay's diplomacy was Instrumental
in forming with considerable favor to
the United States. They should not
have great objections. The canal is in
this country's near vicinity and will bo
used more by her people than those of
any other natlon.theroforo If any country
Is favored it should bo this and inas
much'as ' It Is to be constructed by and
under the control of the government or
Its citizens , they'should certainly have
the right to largely dictate the policy
that will control.
The Columbus Telegram , democratic ,
takes a right sensible stand for good
politics when it says In speaking of the
circular Issued by the state liquor
dealers association , "If the democratic
Btato committee was behind the issuance
of that liquor dealers' circular in favor
of Judge Hollenbeck , then indeed the
committee was In very poor business.
A.groat majority of the -voters of Ne
braska are opposed to prohibition , but in
the strength of their manhood they ob
ject to appearing in the role of second
fiddlers to this Omab.a association which
baa heretofore been supposed to hold
within the hollow of its hands the des
tiny of all candidates for oillco iu Ne
braska. Wo do not believe that Judge
Ilollonbcck could have beun elected un
der any circuniHtancoH , but wo do believe
liovo that circular cost him many votes.
Tito Gorman voters of Nebraska are not
such fools ns they are pictured by the
whiskey association. They cannot bo
driven like cattle. When any man in
Nebraska claims to carry the 'Dutch'
vote of this Btato in his vest pocket , that
man is botlt n falsifier and a fool. "
The sugar trust has ngjun advanced
the price of sugar40 cents per hundred
and dealers are at a loss to account for
its sudden retiring from the scheme to
do\Vn the boot Bugar interests. Natu
rally the beet sugar producers feel that
it Is a victory for the industry and that
the trust has discovered the futility of
fighting n growing and popular source
of sugar supply. Whatever may bo the
cause of the advance , it is apparent that
the trust has it in Its power to raise or
lower the price of sugar at will and the
people will bo Interested in raising up
competition that will tend to overcome
this condition.
President Roosevelt is reversing the
rules of diplomacy usually observed in
the case of 'office-seekers. Frequently
it has been the custom of men having
appointments to give of making all ap
plicants feel good by at least recogniz
ing the claims of each and leaving them
in doubt as to who the appointee will be
until the appointment is made. Re
cently Mr. Roosevelt was approached by
a politician who was urging the appoint
ment of a friend to n certain position.
Another politician was in the room who
also had n candidate to present. In
stead of pouring soft words into the ear
of one and then doing the same thing
by the other and keeping both in .ignor
ance , ttie president Bald to the first man
who approached him , In a voice loud
chough to'bo Aboard throughout the
room : You wish'mo to appoint Mr. X
and my friend over hero wishes me 'to
appoint Mr. Z , now I think I shall ap
point'Mr. Y to the position and If either
of you have reasons to present why he
should not be appointed I will be glad
to hear them. No reasons being ad
vanced he shook each of the men by the
hand , wished them to call again and
bade them good day. It is ohnracteris-
io of Mr. Roosevelt. He has nothing
deceitful or evasive in his nature.
Some may not admire him for it , but
the great mass of his countrymen cor
dially respect him for his frankness.
The SlKii I'"tiller * .
The question has been nskud of sign
painters hundreds of times , "Which
letter of the alphabet do you consider '
the hardest or most difficult to make ? "
It Is but natural to make the in
quiry , for to the novice some particu
lar letters are more perplexing than
others. It Is most generally conceded
by some experts that the Roman capi
tal letter "R" Is the most difficult.
Others will say that an "S" Is very
hard to make , and many strongly con
tend that the character " & " Is the
hardest and most difficult of any In
the entire alphabet. Practically speak
ing , all of these letters are somewhat
difficult , and to the young beginner
they arc not easily mastered.
It has frequently been supposed that
an artist of ability on account of his
great talent In drawing would of
course naturally make n good sign
painter , but the experiment has been
tried and given up with unsatisfactory
results.
An artist may draw and paint n
most beautiful picture , but when It
comes to forming a perfect letter he Is
entirely out of the race. About 47
years ago there were five well known
artists of this city who were also ex
perts at lettering , they having learned
and worked at this branch previously.
New York Times.
Venice Without Water.
Venice without water would hardly
be Venice at all , but we are assured
there Is a possibility that the plctutt
esquo Venice of today may become a
city of the past , and eventually Venice
may bo waterless.
According to Professor Marlnelll , the
regular Increase in the delta of the
river Po Is such that In process of
time the northern Adriatic will be dry ,
and Venice will no more be upon thp
sea. The annual surveys show that
the mean annual Increase of the delta
during 70 years has been three-tenths
of a square mile.
An encroachment upon the sea of
three-tenths of a mile In a year means
n large Increase In n century. It ap
pears that the total Increase | n six
centuries has been about IDS square
miles. The Increase Is continuing , and
the gulf of Venice Is doomed to dis
appear.
No Immediate alarm need be felt , and
It will not be necessary to hurry oft
to Venice to take a farewell look at
the city In Its present plcturesqueness.
Professor Marlnelll calculates tliat be
tween 100 and 120 centuries will elapse
before the entire northern Adriatic will
have become dry land. Youth's Com
panion.
TOBlt.
Brown was Tory much In loye with
pretty Miss Slmpsop and had told her
go repeatedly , but in vain. She did
not reciprocate. Brown's friends knew
of the affair , and whenever Brown
gave a toast Miss Simpson was made
the subject of It. One night , when
Drown and his companions were en
joying a little supper among them
selves , one of the men said :
"Come , Brown , your usual toast. "
"No , " came the reply. ' 'Since I can't
make her Brown I'll toast her no lon
ger. " London Answers.
Jeffries is E.asy Victor Over the
the "Akron Giant. "
STOMACH DLOW RESPONSIBLE.
Vanquished Pugilist Complains That
Jeffries Struck .Low Huge Crowd
Shows Its Disappointment Cham
pion Expresses Surprise at Result.
San Francisco , Nov. 1C. In ono of
the most unsatisfactory prize fighta
over witnessed In this country James
Jeffries prbved the victor last night
over Gus Ruhlln. In the fifth round
of what 'was to have been a 20-round.
struggle Ruhlln wilted and then sur
rendered to his peer to the utter
amazement and disgust of the as
sembled thousands. No ono was more- '
surprised than Jeffries himself , who *
asserted that although ho had deliv-
crdd ono telling blow in the second
round , he did not expect to win the
victory so easily. Ruhlln's sole ex-
"tQri M
JAMES a. JKFFKIES.
planatlon of the outcome of the fight
Is that he received a chance blow
which utterly disabled him and that
Jeffries persisted In fighting him low.
While Ruhlln will make no absolute
charge of Jeffries having committed
a foul , he Intimates that he was un
fairly handled and injured as a result.
Ruhlln received the support of his seconds
ends in this stand , who say that his
was a hopeless case after the second
round.
In the last minute of the fifth round
Iluhlln attempted to block a left lead
for the head and he was forced back
and struck squarely'in the pit of the-
etomach. Jeffries was going at him
very fiercely and when the gong
struck Ruhlin was assisted to his cor
ner and gave every appearance of be
ing distressed. Ho said something to
Billy Madden 'and then "Denver" Ed
Martin walked to the center of the
ring and hailed Referee Corbett.
"We give up , " said Martin , and the
fight was over , the referee awarding
it to Jeffries.
The police tumbled into the ring-
and stopped two fights , In which Cor
bett , the referee , and officers of the
club were involved. The utmost ex
citement nrevnilecl. diirlnrr whlnh Tliili.
lln made his way out of the ring.
Ruhlin Seems Frightened.
Almost from the beginning of the"
fight Ruhlln appeared frightened. The
fight was practically finished in the
second round , when Jeffries landed a
left hook on the Jaw that took all the
fight out of Ruhlln. Ruhlin claimed
that a chance blow in the pit of the
etomach rendered him unfit for fight
ing. His seconds complained bitterly ,
but Ruhlln Insisted that he was the
victim of an accident. Jeffries walked
to Ruhlln's corner , asked what was
the matter , and then turned In disgust
and proceeded to his dressing room ,
while the spectators rose as one man.
and cheered the champion , while they
denounced Ruhlin as a quitter and
fakir.
CSnUot'n Father. <
Gulzot lived through the most event
ful periods of modern France. lie was
born Iu 1787 nmld the mutterlngs of the
revolution , '
Gulzot's parents were mar
ried by a proscribed Protestant pastor ,
and his birth was never legally regis
tered. His father , who was an advo
cate , used his talent for public speak
ing in the interests of the persecuted
Protestants and became u marked man.
After living for several weeks in dan
ger of his life he was at last arrested ,
unwillingly enough , by n gendarme who
knew and respected him.
"Shall I let you escape ? " said the
man.
"Are- you married ? " replied M. Gnl-
zot.
zot."Yes.
"Yes. I have two children. "
"And so have I "
, replied the prisoner ,
"
"but you would have to pay for mo.
Let us go on. "
They went on , and M. Gulzot died on
the scaffold a few days later. At this
time Francois , the future statesman ,
who was the elder of the two children ,
WUH six and a half years old and nl.
ways preserved the
recollection of goIng -
Ing to see his father In prison , or what
was euphemistically called the house of
Justice. Gentleman's Magazine.
Fishermen In Holland kill nil fish
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I-reneh
fishermen , on the
contrary , allow -
low them to die of asphyxiation.
There are no gutters In the street *
or Cairo. A heavy rain consequently
rives the city the aspect of Venice.