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TOE TEA TRADE OF ChINA
Prbablo Effect of the War Upon 1 Do-
clnlng Busines
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, HOW AND WHERE tiE TEA IS RAlt
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J'leke,1 " 1 Girl" Rld fonkCl with Jnmnn
Sweat-Costly "RrleUr Plt the
Adii1trnted-irowtIt uf tile
, : Opium 1vIi.
? : ( Copyrlsht ? , 18(5 , bT Frank O. Carpenter. )
wilt the war In China affect the tea trade 1 ,
f , This Is a mater which Is agitating the I
h merchants , and which will soon bo of Inter-
, Cst 10 tea drinkers all over the United Siaies.
' 'he tea bUls have alreally sprouted , and by
the first of May I the new crops will begin to
coma Into the markets. Fast steamers are
now on their way from Furopo I anti Iutsla
to China. They go by the Mediterranean anlI
. , Suez canal , anti they stop at Ceylon Rml
' ' % 3ingaporo. They go from hence to shanghai :
and lP the Yang-tse-Kang 700 mIles Into
k the interior of China. They stop at the city
t ) ( f Halkow , which Is thc greatest tea marl -
1et In the world. Here they toad as quickly
l ns tlosslble and steam back home as fast
4 os hey t can These tea ships run a race
every year , and the steamer which gets In
Ilrat receives the highest prce ' for Is tea
The first or the lea ! cop Is eonshlerd the
bet , an.l should the YanJtse rIver he closed
ly war tn May It , vI result In a great loss
. to the tea merchants. The Prices of Japanese
, , tea will certainly b Increased , mil Its
export wilt probably De greater than
ever. The Japanese tea Is uy no
means 50 goo o that of China. I Is
nerve-exciting. and If I stands It becomes
bitter. The majority of people of this
country do not know what good tea Is , They
r : Jke green tea , and they mix the green and
Mack together In a most barbarous way.
They thInk they are lylnl a hIgh price
when they give $ for a Iloumi of tea and
I will be surprising to many of them to
know that there Is tea In China whle' Is
, worth $2 ! a pound. and I have heard ot tea
: vhlrh rests bore than $100 a 101 mi.
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P'
pm SlgNT IIAUILISON'S $10 TEA.
Perhaps the most costly tea ever brought
, to this country was some IndIan ten which
. , was presentell to Benjamin Harrison whl !
) 1 he was president of the United States. I
1 _ came from n great tea company In Ceylon ,
nnll It was presented In a tea caddy mode
of an elephnnt's foot 'Ilch had been hol-
hewed out Into a beautiful box. This con-
, . tamed several pounds of tea of 1\ very choice
varIety , and In the center cr the bee there
was 1 little casket containIng a handful or
lte
so or tea which was worth $ ! O n pound , and
was perhaps the costliest tea In existence.
The tea outside ot this was delicious. but
drink for the gods. President -
the $150 ten was n
dent HarrIson showed the tea to his friends.
. : and now and then ' had a drawing made for
those who wcre closest to him
: ' One day a western senator. who knew o
' mitch about tea 3S a cow does abut chocolate -
, elate caramels spent an evening at the
. 'white house. During his stay President
, Iarlson Sl10ko or this wonderful tea and
said he would give him a bit of I. SUIPOS-
. : log , ot course. the man would understand
that ho would have a drawing made and they
: would sip I together. lie sent one ot the
servants for the precious casket of $150 tea
mid handed I over to the senator to examine.
ftho senator took It and lolel at It. and
thN said : "I am much oblIged . Indeed , Mr.
l'resident . and I wi take tt home to the
madam. " Il thereupon put the box In his
: cket. One of the president's official fam-
fly . who was Iresent at the tIme . told me or
"he Incident and I asked him as to what the
presIdent thld. I
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- "What could lie do ? " was the replY. "He
couldn't ask the man to glvo I back with-
out offending him and the result was that he
carrIed away the box , which was worth
snore than Its weIght In gold . and which I
vonttire , was no nero apprecIated by the
people who get It than the poorest ot the
. Japanese variety. "
- WHAT OOOD TEA IS
f ' The Chinese tea whIch we get for $1 a
pound brIngs about 25 cents a pound In
China , and what the Chinese call good tea
. Is worth -at least $1 a pound wholesale In
' ' . China , and I would bring In the United
States $2 a pound. Tea whIch , costs $0 a
' round Is by no means uncommon among
rich ChInamen and there are some Chinese
nabobs who serve up $ O tea to their guests.
The man who know nothing or tea , but
thinks he Imows a good deal , wants the
liquor to be dark colored and considers this
. n sign of strength. The best Chinese tea Is
often al clear as crystal and the color of
good tea should bo a very light yellow , hardly
os dark as light amber. The nrst leaves of
the tea plant are the tenderest and the fr.t
Vlcltng , of course , brIngs the most money.
- 'We use every year about $11,000,000 worth
of Chinese tea , and we are fast becoming
big consumers of Ceylon and Indian tea. I
have traveled through the tea district of the
1lmalaya mountains , and have tasted the
tea whIch grows on the border or Thibet
a. ' This ts said to be the natural home of the
tea vlant and tt ts claimed that the tea was
taken from here to China and there grown.
The EnglIsh now have vast tea plantations
In India all these are Increasing every year.
The ChInese do not think that milk or sugar
Ibould b used with tea. Boiling water
Ihould be poured over tea , but the tea
should by no means be boiled. I was treated
to a cup of tea during n visit I made to
Iow Qua the famous millionaIre of Canton.
hls man Is salt to be worth $50,000.000. and
the tea which the servants brought In was
about tIm color or Oeorgla pine.
. ChINESE TEA DSTRCTS.
p , The Yangtse-lCIang Is the river which runs
right throur\- the center of the Chinese em-
mire. cutting the country almost tn half. I
was told that the best las were raised south
or this river , and that no good tea could be
crown above It. Tim great central tea
market I. as I have said , at Ilankow Here
. . e1 there are vast tea factories and tea ware-
1' ? uses , and the very air Is filled with tea . I
1' , ' led many of the factories during my ,
ri ' , .I , and the methods ot preparing the tea i
' for market are by 10 meauD or an appetizing
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t Ilature. Just outside one or the largest es-
tahlshments I saw a hatt-naked coolie who
Jtad 11uled off his gown and was pIcking out
qr the scams certain unmentonable animals ,
hich ho cracked uetwel\ his fingers and
ltO. A moment later I saw that same coolie
'ih his pantaloons paled up to his lees ,
' .tondlnl In a bo ] of tea which was abut tu
be shipped to England , and treading the
leaves wlhtn It In order to pack them ctosol
Ito ship them A dozen other coolos , also
1' their bare feet , were engaged tn the same
, , ork. The \\'eatl r was warm and the per-
' Jlrton was rolling down their yellow skins " ,
and vas . I judge , really abwrbed uy the
tea In time boxes . In another part of the es.
tblshment I , saw a lot of Chinese girls , who
' I i Imad feet no bigger than your lists ,
pickIng over tea. Their feet t ,
hich were bandaged , were hal-covered
'ih the leaves of time second-grade tea ,
which they halt thrown down Into the baskets
below them , as they were rallhly handling
the leaves , sorting over CactI and every one
or the thousands ot tiny bits of green before
them. At Amoy I was told that a vast
unount ot tea was spoiled about a year or so
ago. I was tO ruined uy dampness or fome-
tiling that the Chinese would not use I. The
: actor then Illreoll I out on the dirty
'harves , where I was mixed with all kinds
of Qui stuff . and dried for shipment to America - i
lea and Fimgiammd. I have heard It state that
the tea grounds or some Chinese restaurants
are , alen out end rellrted ailt In some comes
Ihl'led to America. I doubt this very much ,
but It Is true that the Chinese use their tea
around over amid over again , selling them to
the Iloorer classes. The PreParation or the
tel for time market la almost alogether by
hand. The tea districts are generally Illy
and they are laid out In beautiful terraces ,
Abut l oochOv there are 40,000 men and
'omen who do nothing but act as pack ani-
Ilall for the carrying or tea. They have I
packed In bukets. which they carryon poles
acres their shoulder up and down the mountain -
lain pases. They get abut 25 cents a day ,
1 costa abut 2 cents a Pound to 1)lck the
tea and there are a number or local taxes.
which wIll now Probably b greatly increased
01 account of the war.
now mUCK TEA IS MADE.
Oreat quantities of tea are exported to
Russia and Mongla every year In Ihap or
bricks Theo are made or the lower grades
or tea and of tea dUlt. The leaves Are gruund
up And steamed and cooke until they are
IOU and mushy. They are then put Into
r .
molds abut the size of an ordinary brick
and are pressed Into shape , so that they b
come l hard A chocolate ckea. The nner
varieties are n,01e Into small cakes , In fact
or Just about the size or the small cakes ot
sweet chocolatE 'vhleb you buy In the candy
stores. I vl . lc several of the factories In
lanko\ which make this kind or tea , and
the process was even less appetizing than that
which I described as to ( ItO ordinary tea The
factories , In the first place , are very warm
The steaming tea Is handled by dIrty co
lies , and It Is sweetened by perspIration.
After the bricks are finished they are car-
ned by boats up the rivers and canals to
Tlenhln , and from thence go on camels Into
Mongolia and on to HUla. There are about
sixty bricks In one package , And they are so
arranFel that they can be carried on camels.
Ths ! brick tea takes the place or money In
many parts or AsIa , and In Mongolia I
. each brick being worth
posses lS currency ,
from 15 to 20 cents Thc Mongols ( Ivldt a
brick Into thirty eQual pnrts. They boil It
with milk , butter , sheep fat and salt , using
camel dung for fuel I visited one of the
largest of the brick tea factories In Hankol" ,
and I met Russians there who were making
fortunes out or shipping brick ten 10 foists .
SOle ot the factories employ moore than a
thousand hands , and the btminess Is almost as
great as that or shipping tea to I urope.
mCI.INE : OP TilE TEA THAm
The Chinese ten trade has beemi declining
for years , and this war will be n terrible
blow to It India Is fast pushing Its way
Into the tea markets of the world , and you
find gooll ( Indian tel now sold all over the
United States , The trade has practically
grown UI within the past twenty.flvo
) .eas , and since 1870 the Chinese markets
have : been steadily declinIng. In 1870 l nR'
land Imported ten millIon pounds of tea
from Assam. Ten years later It was taking
more than sixty million pounds and there
are now more than I lunrter of a million
acres of tea plantations In India The Chlneee
have been adulterating their tea , and they
have been steadily losing ground , while the
Japanese and the Indian merchants have
been gaining. The Indian tea now brings 1
higher price In the English markets than the I
Chinese tea and not hnlf as much of the
Chlloe tea Is used as was twenty-nve years
ago I hnd a chance to see something ot the
tea plantations -f India during a jourey
whIch I made six yors ago to IarJlng , In
the Ilmalaya imiountains ThIs city Is more
than a mie above the Boa . and you ride
for a bug distance through the well-kept tea
gardens . the bushes of which are very
much like those of our currantR. These I
gardens tlr out 10re than three hundred
pounds ot tea Per acre , and there are five
pickIngs beginning In March and ending In
November. The most or the tea 111ants arc
raIsed from the seed. The tea seeds are of
about the size or a hazel mmut They arc sown
In nurseries In Uecemuer and January , and
hy April the sprouts are ready to be trns-
planted The best sol Is virgin forest land ,
and the richer the better. The plants begin
to hear In their third year , and they reach
their best yield tn their ninth year , aCer
which the bush begins to decline. Time In-
11an tea Is gencraly grown In large planta-
ttons. The Chinese te' comes from little
patches scattered over the country nnll the
holdings are generally small . In ChIna the
tea plant Is In full leaf during the later part
of May , at whlch time Is the second pIcking.
A goo tea tree will yield from ten to twenty
ounces of leaf amid the best pickers average
about fifteen pounds a da ) . . The wages for
such persons Is from 0 to 8 cents Iler day ,
and women and chIldren do the work. The
most of the Japanese tea Is how fred In cop-
per or Iron pans which are set Into bake
ovens and kept hot by fires under tlmemn A
great deal of the Chinese tea Is drlell over
charcoal tn a selve being rubbed with the
hand until the contehl are perfectly dry and
the leaves become dark.
GREEN TEA AND BLACK TEA
I Is supposed by many In this country that
green tea Is caused by the copper basins In
whlO the tea Is fired . This Is so to a certain
extent , but there Is a naturl green tea , that
Is . n green tea produced without the use of
colorIng matter. Any Itnl _ or tea , may , be ,
made green or black . accorlng to tl0 length ,
or tm ! of firing. I the tea Is pIcked when i
not yet ripe amid fred quickly I will have '
a green color. This green imowever Is often
produced uy putng IndIgo and soapstone Into
the drying pans , and I met a tea merchant
In Japan who told me that most of the green
tea was colored In this way , and not wlh
copperas. The natural color of the tea leaf
Is green and the purest or tea. which Is
Imown as thE sun-dried tea , Is of a green
color.
color.Wo \o are now using n 'great deal or the
Formosa tea , which ranks as one of the best
teas or the world. Sonfe varietIes or this
tea cost $2 ! and upward a pound , and quite
a lot ot Indian and Japan tea has been put
Ull01 the market as Formosa tea. I wIll
surprise many people to knew what on Im-
mense number or tea drinkers there are tn
the world. Great BrItain Is said to drink
100,000.000 cups 'f tea per day and' every
man. womal and chid In Great Britain con-
sumpes five pounds of tea every year. The
Australians are the greatest tea drInker In
the world and they average over seven
pounds pcr ) . They take a great deal ot
Chinese anti Indian teas. The greatest con-
sumer or the Japanese teas are the UnIted
States and Canada , and wo take the bulk of
the Japanese teas. Tea drinking ts tncreas-
Ing In Anmerica and the English drink mor
tea and lees coffee every year The Japanese
and Chinese are drinking tea all the tIme ,
and a visItor Is served with a cup whenever
he calls. I Is estimated that there are
500,000,000 tea drinkers In China and Indta.
TIE CHINESE . AND OPIUM.
I nm told that time falling off of the tea
crop of China Is more than made up by the
Increase In the opium product. Opium Is
grown now all over China , and there arc
plantations of I In the north beyond the
Chinese wnl. I was greeted with the sIck-
enlnl smell of opium wherever I went and
In the city or I"oochow , which ts about as
big as St. Luis , ther are 1,000 regIstered
opium dens Shanghai Is fled with opium
joInts , and the biggest opium den In the
world Is to be fomu there. I Is an Immense -
mense three-story buIldIng , covering what
would be about one. hal or an American city
block , and It Is furnished as gorgeous as
were the caves of Monte CrIsto. The
cushIons ot the beds are of the finest velvet ,
anti the frames of the couches are Inlaid with
mother-of-pearl. There are hundreds of
rooms , and when I visIted this den the air
was blue with opium smoke . Upon sOle of
the beds men all women laId together and
smoked side by side. There were
haggard ell men and fresh young
boys smoking togetimer and there
wOre mondnrlns In silks and coolies In rags
In the dIfferent rooms The entrance was
IghteJ with the electric lght , and time whole
or the Interior was made up or tile finest
carvings of costly teak wood Time dIfferent
rooms were graded , and you could get a
smoke here for a few cents , or pay nearly
as high as $ for some of the imipea and time
most gorgeously fitted-tip roonms A great
deal of the sloklng Is done In the private
houses , and It Is as common In China for
your host to offer you a 111pe or opium as I
ts In Amlrlca to be offered 1 CUll of tea or a
gloss of wimme There la considerable dlscns-
slon among the foreIgners of China as , to time
effect of ollul upon those who use I.
I Is clalled by man ? that the habit Is
mme worse than that ef drinking. and 0 re-
port from the hospital In Canton shows that
the moderate opium sloker gains ntsh rather
than loses I. The effect of smoking ollul
Is sold to b less I Injurious than that of eat-
log It. and the Chinese Ube the drug dlrCr-
enty from us. We take I to make us sleep
The Chinaman uses It as we do wIne to
stimulate conversaton , and two Chi
ness gentemen wIll lie and sloke
for hours whie they chatter to one
anotller The haul Is very costly , and the
Ioortst of the ChInese canlot afford to I10ke
n great deal. There are thousands of 10der-
ate allium smokers In China
, just as there
are thousands of moderate drlnkel In the
UIId States , soil the numuer of smokers Is
said to ue Increasing . At the present ( hue I
was told that about one-tenth or the Ieopte
smoke OplUI , and I heard many Instances of
men having ruined themselves by the habit.
Al of the hospitals whIch are kept up by the
misionaries ha\'e many patents who wish
to be cured ot opium smoltng , all some of
the wealthy Chinamen buy certain kinds ot
food wIth a hope of strengthening themselvea
against It. I law a number of opium sots In
China They are called uy tile people opIum
devIls , and not a few of them smoke them-
selves into tlelr graves. Now amid then one
of the mandarIns will try to stop the tralc
In his district and the taxes on opium are always -
ways high. The great Chang Chi Tummg the
viceroy or hlangkow. made such an attempt
during my stay In China , but It was A tall.
al-
ure and the opium saloons are a open as
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SCIURZ'S ! ' RESCUE OF IUNRLE
Takes a Folow Revolutionist Out of Prison
Before the Eyes of the Guards.
PRUSSIA PUT A PRICE ON IllS IIEAD /
"Edmanrl lUrk , " Recites the Thrilling
Story of Carl Schiurz's Ibid , \ t-"n
ncicicnt or the UlrmRn 11010- I
lotion or 1848.
The United States has receh'e many val
liable cItizens from Germany , but few have
come here from that country In recent years
who have brought with them on already
acquire European . reputation. Franz Sigel ,
who landed In New York In May , 1852 , was
known throughoul Europe In consequence of
his distinguIshed services In tIme German revolutionary -
olutonary war In 1848 and 1849 , and Carl
Schurz , who come here In 1812 , bad won a
"lle ( celebrity uy his rescue of Ootreld
Ilnkel from a Irusslan dungeon. But aide
from these two I can at the moment cal
to mlli no others who han' , since 1S50 , come
to this country heralded by an European
fanie The single act by whIch Carl Schurz
became celebrated throughout Europe I not
much known , and I I were , I was of so
heroic a charactcr that I would be worthy
ot repetitIon for the uenent ot the genera-
ton that has been born since I made Carl
Schurz famous.
KINKEI4 AND TIE GERMAN REVOLT
OoUfrlel ( Kinkel was an Illustrious poet ,
phiosopher mind patriot , who occupied high
rank In the literature of Germany , and held
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CARL SCIIURZ.
the position oC professor ot rhetoric In the
ramous UniversIty or Bonn , In Hhlnlsh Irls- '
sla. When the revolution or 1818 broke out
his strong democratic sympathies led him to
talc an active part In the strugsle agalust
despotIsm. lie set on foot n lIberal news-
paper , and In the spring of 181 headed an
Insurrection or the students at Bonn whleh
falling . he led to the Pahatinate . where he
entered the revolutionary arm ) ' . and took
part In the defense of Hastadt , a strong
town and fortress In Daden. At the fall
ot that fortress he was among the prisoners ,
and , being speedily trIed for high treason , he
was condemned to a long ImprIsonment at
hard labor.
In 18tO Carl Schurz , at , the age ot 17 ,
entered the University of Bonn and came
at enc under the influence of the renowned
'professor. A close and affectIonate intImacy
sprang up between them , and when Kinkel
established his liberal newspaper Schurz bC-
come , at the age of H ) , his principal assIstant -
ant , and soon ror a tme , the sole con
ductor ot the journal. lie was Involved -
volved with Klnket In the Insurrec-
ton of the students , and fleeing with
him to Hostodt , was captured aLl ' the surrender -
der or the fortress. He , too , was tried by
court martIal , and-then only recently past
his twentieth birthday-was sentenced tl ue
sbot however before the few days aloted
to him 'I live had expired , he managl to
escape from his jailers . anti to get safely
across the frommtler into Switzerland.
fronter
KINKEL. SENT TO PRISON.
The IllustrIous Ktnkel was arrayed In con-
vict garb , Immured In a common prison amid
was set at work In company wIth the lowest
criminals In the manufacture of shoes. All
Germany , stIll tremblng wih the recent
revolutionary upheaval , heard wIth Indigna-
tlon of tbe outrages inflicted upon the eminent -
nent man , and numerous petitIons were forwarded -
warded to the Prussian government praying
for the ameloraton of his condition ; but the
authorIties turned a deaf ear to all such
solicItatIons , and I was not long before the
petitIons ceased , and Klnleel seemed to have
entered upon a living death , forgotten alIke
by his frIends and by the German world
which had so recently delighted to do him
hone I was as I our own I.ongfelow. In
the zenith or his [ are , had ben sUddenly
clapped Into prison , and so ereetlaly hldlt1
away from the sight of men that the very
mmmemory name of . hIm had been erase rom the public
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RETURNS TO PRUSSIA AS AN OHGAN-
GRINDER.
But KInkel was not altogether forgotten .
Dy Carl Schurz , now just enterIng upon
his 21st year he was stIll afectonately
remembered lIe was Ignorant of Kinkel's
conditkimm , and even of his place or confinement -
mont but he determIne to lerl , and , I
l/sslMe to concert some plan for his lbera-
tion. In the face or Instant dcath , In case
or detection , he entered Prussia , clad In rags
and carryIng a heavy organ upon his should-
ers. Dy days ho gathered a few coppers
In playing his organ from the passers by
on the highway ; at night he laid his organ
aside , and sought out the frIends ot German
lIberty to ascertain the fate ot Kinkel , and
reawaken an Interest In the Imprisoned
patriot . In this way ho journeyed on foot
more than 300 leagues , and through numerous -
elms towns and vIllages , sleeping at night
In bars or ul\ler wayside hedges. Ito had
several narow escapes , and I Is a marvel
that he was not discovered , for he was then ,
as he Is now , 0 man of strIking personal
appearance.
THE ORGAN-GItINDEI1'S DANOEHOUS
COMMISSIN ,
On one occasion , as he was trudgIng along
the high road , he was accosted by several
Prusslan soldiers , who Inquired where he was ,
goIng. ,
"To the ntxt town , " was his answer . I
"Would you like to ear a handful or !
prentl Igs ? " I
"or cOlrso I should , " replied Schurz wIth
decide prommmptmmesa
"Then come with us t ( our barracks : 'Ve
ere to have a dance there this evening , anti
your organ will suit us exactly. "
I was going direty Into the lion's den :
but Schurz couhl not have declIned wihout
excitIng suspicIon , so , with profuse eXIros.
slons of gratitude he went along With the
soldiers . and during the entIre nIght ground
out waltzes and quadries to the great de
light of a battalion of polIce , just the men
whose business It was to arrest and lead him
out to executIon . lie left this dangerous
society early on the followIng morning , limit
not until he had discovered that Ktnkel was
confnt- In the fortress of Spandau , one of
the strongest In Prussia , only eight miles
from Berlin , and the key to the defenses of
the capItol. It was manned by nearly 4,000
mnen . and Kinkel was In the personal custody
of tle governor or the fortress .
SCIIJRZ'S PLAN FOR KINImL'S RESCUE .
Then Schurz went out of the hand organ
bustness , and let about concoctng a plan
for the lIberation or hIs Illustrious compa-
triot In all the history of recent events
I know of nothing so bol(1 ( In conception ,
BO daring In executon , as the plan of this
young man to release a closely guarded
prisoner from the custody ot nearly 4,000
jailers , statoned almost within hearing of
tie central authorIty of Prussia.
Spandau In 1850 contained , aside from Its
garrison a population of about 20,000 , accul-
tamed , like mOlt Oermans , to retiring to
theIr beds before midnight. Into this Quiet
place there drove era night , not long after
Carl Shlrz had played at organ grinding
for the party of soldiers , A pat chaise , escorted -
corted by a guard of four dragoons. I rumbled -
bled through the deserted streets and halted
before the prison , when an officer In the
unIform or colonel or the royal guard alglted
from the vehicie . lie was soon closet wlh
the commandant of the prison , to whom ho
gave 1 letter bearing bomclal seal ot the
minister of the Interlo ! 61 ( Berlin . The commandant -
mandant received th ' It/ter wih all due
respect and ( read from itmas follows :
"A deep-laid plo fS , blen organized at
Berln , the object of whIch Is to effect the
forcible release of thYtnvIct mnkle from
the hands or the amltiltrelties . We arc now
watchIng the movem tt ! of the conspirators
and are preparing to If st them. In order ,
however , to prevent fttof ' possIbIlity of I
surprise. the bearer I eli the prcent letter ,
Colonel - , Is commnand to take charge or
your prisoner , whom ' he wIll immediately
conduct to the cItadel . Maglleburg , anti
there place him In the' hands of the governor
s\'ernor
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JNKLE REI"EARED . XD { A 10"D RIDE.
The commandant "tall the unfortunate
Kinkle aroused hcnvlyltroncd , , and place
In the post-chaho , , whlph set oft at once
at a rapid Ilaco guarde ! by the colonel anti
the four dragoons , with rwn sabers , on the
rod to Magllebourg. They redo all night nt
high speed , taking relays of horses , the uniform -
form of time colonel anti the magical words
"on the klng's sen'lce. " being sufcient to
secure the highest eXI'edlton.
They rode all night , but the morning conic
at last-a gray winter's mormilng-nnti the-
stopped , and the colonel himsel opened the
carriage door anti bade the prisoner alight
as the jourle ) ' was , ended ICInkle obeyed ,
and found himself not nt Madgebourg but 01
the Ma shore , a boat drawl up a few feet
from where he stood atI , In the oiling , a
shill with time BrItish hag nylng. "Don't you
know me , my dear master ? " cried ( the counterfeit -
terfeit colonel , tcarlng ( off his raise mis-
tachio "I 1 am Carl Schurz. Come , let us
embrace once on German sol , amid then away
for En lnnd. "
Klmiklo l couM not spcnk. Ito could only
burst Into tears. In n few moments they
were In the boat atl rowing toward the ship
In the ofllng As thascendel the , 'essel's
side , Klnlleut his arm about Schurz , say-
Ing : " : Iy wife , my chldrcn , where are
t lucy 7"
lie saId no more. for In anether moment
Madam llkle was Imi his arms , amid his - clmil- ! ;
ten were clnglug to his l\ces.
Time reward which Carl Schurz received for
this heroic deed was the cnthuslaste all-
pInusI or all Ilmirope .
The subsequent life ot Inlce or more than
thirty rears was a peaceful one. lIe landed
at Edinburgh , whcre he was most cordially
receIved by the cultIvated , socIety at that
capital. lie coon afterward went to Lomidomi
supportIng hhuscl uy a series oC lectures on
German literature. In 1852 he came to this
country with Carl Schmmmrz but after awhie
he returned to I ngI3rll. where he was appointed -
pointed professor oC German lerature amid
lecturer emi the flue arts In the University of
I.ondon. He hehl his Jl081ton until hIs
death on November 13. 1882. lecturing occa-
sionaly In Paris on ChrIstan art : but he
ne'er again set foot In his beloved rather.
land
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More than sixty years ago two boys be.
came frIends under very pecular circumstances -
stances , and the frIendship lasted 1 a ilfetimne.
Thomas Ladd , then auout 16. and oC nn od-
venturesmo and fearless disposition , was
crossing , or attempted to cross , an overflow
channel caused br the MississIppi breaking
over its bonks In n tl IFJ or high water. He
was In a pirogtme . or dtl-qtmt canoe , and when
he had come to about thdway ot the current
which was turbulent 'dt f03tng log struck
the lIttle craft and capslt It.
Under ordinary cirdumittetanccs this would
have been a misimapi oft ight Importance to
a boy or Thomas I"aad's disposltlomi. He was
an expert swlmmtr and quite use to the ex-
egencles of river lIce : " , but unfortunately
when the moment ot colsion wIth the drlr-
log came , he was st&mullng upright In the
pirogue , trying to puSh , nnotber threatening
, obstacle out or his'aY. . ' The sudden lurch
flung him headlong , and " his right arm was
broken by falling across" the log and with
but one arm to swimnUkyitim , he came near
drowning fortimwlth. , fVlt4 _
rorthwlh. lM muddy waves were
rolling high. which nade,1It very difficult . at
mde)1
best . to keep from traqghIng . and the noat-
log logs and rragmeih or bougbs added
greatly to the mnomommt'a trouule.
Pluck never fails to show Itself . however ,
and the boy was plucky to a fauit. After
the first shock of surprIse and pain , Thomas
got his head above water and finding that
he could not trust to hIs one aria In swimming -
ming amid such hindrances , laId hold of the
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first floatIng thing that came near him This
proved to ue a 111ece of sawn timber , a beam
from some building IIestroyed by time raging
stream , and or sulclent size to bear up his
weIght . What olarmml him most after his
first thrIll was over , anti he was ButclenUy
at himself to consider the whole bearing or
his misfortune , was the fact that night
moontess and cloudy , already uegan to cast
a gloom over the expanse of water between
the funereal wails of forp3t on chimer RwamllY
bank. lie Rhoutell for help without the
least expectaton of being ilearel lila father's
plantation house was two mies away , all
beshl's no voice could ue heard very far
above the tumnl or the waves and the roar
or a strong wind In th\ woods.
Those were days when there was danger erne
no light sort In going alone and unarmed ,
In the wild forest lIen If Thomas I"add ;
succeeded In raaehlng the shore , I wolf , n
bear or a panther nlht meet him there.
lie had dried fat' blow the plantaton
landing . and his trusty gun hlil gone down
when his canoe turledJRver. Still he clung
to the beam , and now A0u again yelled right
lustily for help , al1ll\t'went up unit down
with the rapid roll ottl\ waves Ind plunged
on anti on along thQ trent's central hue .
NIght fell with a fine foJ.iIke rain that added (
to the darkness , and tilt' uoy's voice 'becml
hoarse : his hurt ann jthrohued J and shot
paIns Into his shoulder and neck : meantme
he lost all reckonlmmg'bf distance or direc-
tion . I ii
Clinging to the pleceJLtlmber was 10 easy
task , for I rocked anti tumbled and jumped ,
being lifted amid let falV.by the Irregular acton -
ton of tbt waves } Jj ; . . uninjured arm ue-
came numb and his hotly In the water was
chilled . Every moment\Eemed ' the last ; he
was Iii I despaIr , hut I native strain of com-
batveness Bustalned him and kePt him cling-
log desperately and callIng us loudly as his
tIred throat would let him , whIle at Irregular
Intervals , and always unexpected , his hea.1
went under water and he had to hold his
breath to keep from strangling .
I was pitch 'lark : drift-wood beat against
him , and 10metmes almost crushed 1111mm . lIe
was ueglnnlng to weaken In
spirIt , as lie had
long done In hotly , when he heard a voice
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near hll , a imegro'ts voice , strang and not un-
kIndly.
"Who dat dar "
Strange to say tills sudden revelatIon of
time possIbIlIty of succor unnener the Iloor
lad , and , wih a cry baU joy , hal despair ,
he lost his hold on the beamim
Even then , however , his pluck would not
wholly desert him Desperately he struggled ,
turning on one side and owlmmlnc whim his
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THIRD WE March Sale1 THIRD WERIC
This week wi be a memomble one with us in our Furniture Department , Spccfi I
bargains and low prices-uilheard of by Omaha buers--A sold carload of Rockers-A sold
carload of Sidebonrds--A sold car load of Baby Carriagcs-A sold carload of Mattings- .
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white and gold frame-sale price
$1.00 ; worth anywhere 200.
These are art pictures.
almost paralyzed arm. At the same time a
vague form like that or a large monkey I
astride of a nootng log , was bobbing up and
down near him.
"Who dat dare ? " I repeated. I
"Help moe . 0 quIck ! help me ! " crIed the
boy.
boy."Don'
"Don' know 'bout dat " was the , cool reply ,
"wh'o Is yo' , aimiyhow ? "
"I'm Tom iLadd. My arm's broleen. I
can't swim any longer. I shah drown. "
The water strangled him whie he tried to
speak , and his voice was strangely harsh
"Is yo' Colonel Ladd's little boy ? "
"Yes. Quick belp. "
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Thomas 'Ladd had reached the farthest
limit of hIs strength and dogged courage.
He was actually sinking when a hand ot
Iron gripped hIs shoulder , and then he lost
consciousmiess or rather he sanle away Into
a sort or dream , front wh'ch ho did Oct emerg
log until morning. after daylight had come on the follow-
10 was lying on a tussock at the root era
a huge cypress tree. Under him was a wet ,
but ser b or leaves and swamp grass ever
which was spread an old anti tattered coat
Beside him sat a short , heavy negro about
20 years or age whose countCnance was any-
thIng but attractive . Bare headed woolly .
not-nosed , thtck lipped , with eyes deep set
and restless , like those at a wild animal , he
was chewIng tobacco whIle he hugged his
knotty knes and seemed to be umearkenlng .
In tact , far away In thl distance there was
something well worth listening to , the 11e-
cular baying or two or three bloodhounds.
Thomas Ladd heard and recognize those
crtes. Moreover , he Instantly knew what It
all meant : for he had many a tmo seen run-
away slaves trackEd down with wel-trained
dogs Although confused In mind on first
epenlng his eyes , the whole situaton quickly
revealed itself to 11mm The bloodhounds were
at fault up the river where time negro had
taken to time water , and they were hunting
up and down tile channel's bank for the ( lost
trail. or course , they would Irobauly Boon
find I ; for although the boy did not - know
It , the negro had heen compeled to- land on
the same side of the water from which he had
entered I.
"Aro you a runaway ? " Thomas feebly demanded -
manded , as soon as he could sllesle.
"Ya-as , " drawled the negro.
"Whom do you belong t01"
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"What did you run oft for ? "
I' 'Cause , " said the black gloommiily .
The boy was too feeble to press his Inquiries -
quiries further : his arm ached atrociously .
and Il wait chied and sore to the center at
every bone In his framne
Now , It turned out that the uloodhounds
did not fnd the track again that day , which
was the fault of General Hay bur's overseer ,
who , cOlcludlng that eter , that was the
negro's name , hall crossed the overflow
stream , took the dogs over to the other side ,
where a long and vaIn search UII timid down
was made until darlmess forced them to qutt
Meontmo Colon 1 Ladd and his large force
, of slaves were bcourlng the country In every
dircton In an almost hopeless Bearch for
Thol11S , and so I came to pass that Hay-
uurn's overser and his hloolhoullls were at
length joined by the colonel just before they
came ulon poor Peter , still faithfully watchIng -
lug beside thl suffering boy.
This was about 10 of the clock In the
morning of the second day Time sky hn(1
cleared : the sun shone : warm amid sweet
breathed the southen all through moss-hung
cypress wood , and to add a spring tle
touch . a mocldnt bird song Its trst March
song In the thicket on a bIt of iluumimock
Colonel I.adll clasped his lon's cramped anll
shivering form 10 ills breast . The overseer
rudely collared Peter .
" 1y clear boy , " allost sobbed ( the father.
"You thieving black scall ! " growled time
overseer you for , this " I'l ! whale every Inch of skin off
"I uther , " weakly Ileadel 'I'lconmas , "you
musn't let him whip time negro , he saved I )
life. "
Already Peter was ted to a tree , anti the
lash was hungry for Ils back , when Colonel
Iadd iimterefered Thomas had wih dUn-
cUly told hIs story
The end or I all was that Colonel Ialld
bought eter , paying $ ,150 In cash to Oen-
erol Iayuurn for him. which was 30 per cent
more than his market value In Nel Orleans
lt the time .
And Peter was given as a Ilrlhllo ) present
to Thomas. So began the Intimate com-
pamiionsimip of the two. When the war came
and went , leaving all of the negroes free ,
Peter refused to have his liberty. Thomas
I"sdd died In 1892 ; but Peter la still alIve .
amid from hIs lips I had this true story.
"Yah salt , boss " he said ( to me In con.
elusion , "Mars Thoma was nlus mIghty
good t dl3 ioo' ole nlggah , nn' w'eu 'e died
be gi'imme dls yer plantaton an' five mules.
W'at I tub him do ! oa' ( orV' ) ' cause he
keep dat fernal ole oue1eer [ rol whlrpn me ,
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Polished oak Sideboard ; worth any-
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Yeterday wo of red in our Carpet
solesrooms 2.000 yards best makes
pure all-wool extra superfno ingrain
carpeting nt 46e per yard. Those
are not all sold.
Tomorrow Morning \O shnl
place on our floors our entlo line of
best quality Body Brussels Carpets
I at 8ge 1)01 yard with border.
This price for this week only
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llyd i long. , . . . . . . . . Each , 8ge I .
Carpet Sweepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50 '
Carpet Hassocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25c
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IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND.
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The most ieautifui icirtic ever shown . , wlrmntNI singers lt special RaiD Mlrch 21.318t only ,
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( 'an , Import..l OellU . Clnll' ) i4eel lOc . per . ) uI11 I.ox. . Ir''lr'l Jishtord , tO per box , 3
Ioxel tar 230 110811'1\1. ' ( ermln Ccmnnrii'm . 0011 1'.lsh. . Cages . elc.
GEISLEn'S BIRD STORE , .101 N. 16th St. , Oiiialia.
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Wo cure Cntnrrh , all diseases of the
Nest , Throat , Chest , Stomach , Liver
Blood Skin and Kidney Diseases . Female -
male Weaknesses , Lost iIitnbood and
ALL PRIVATE DISEASES OF MEN.
WIMK i.ti : : ' . ' Ant VICTIMS TO NBI\OUR
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leiiihity or lxhau8Uon. : \ \ 'etsting II'
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and Ill lo Ilel : hues or vIto . vigor and weul-
en.1 prcmatlrdy In IJJrolchlng till , ego All
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yield readily our new llenl
\lal Iower Cal or atic1rca with .IBll for
circimlarl' , tree book and r"cell\s. \
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BREAKFAST - SUPPER.
EPPS'S
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COCOA
BOILING WATER OR MILK .
PE I "Ry ' . English 1roup'cts
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Polished oak , thinly upltolatorod , ulik
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The ideal mind 1'itmmioems , the t'ciris itammge .
Iloal In\l 1"ll0US Ilrl.an
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l'tti' c'lkln 11,1 , I"\1 \ II111" . oan IL cxc'I-
The ieli. tvnmem-ttummt 10111. elmat miting . the butler as
Tii 101. I heIUI ) . In flmmihi In " n1 i Uct ion a genm
' 'l'ls I dclhhl to the uotiieml . It plros Iho mint
:0 Inh" ever itmatie hat' Sl' milan ) ' K"l polnl8.
i"n'mn tied wclhl of Its w"ln10 lcrfectIomt ot
jolmmtt' .
11 { , \iill \ : nr mimigems , itt housewife RO 1f'lna.
To , lush m lie 1",11"8 while h'ct.I"lk , Is rrln !
Your fool 011'n8 I" oven , 11 bmtaktng ! or iacic l .
'hUe the conlen are CIHI ) brought out on ho
nick.
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I little FUPPOSCl when I ordered this rno
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rfnd Is i ' 11rlaIRI'I. .
1'01 hone mcli thInKs . Ive mumchmccsed. trom cord wood tl
I ne\'e before . sol so rueh tn' I ) ' mane ) ' .
L' \ Ihl. I only to 11,1. ' tis beautiful nice .
A big timing for time 10ne ) ' . too much for the
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FoulitainSyringe
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KUHN & CO. , Iouglaa amid 1th ft. .
ALOE & lmflNItOLD CO. , 1408 Fmmrnam St.
J , A. FULLER & CO. , 1402 Iouglas St.
iEW FACES Aiis ieimIuresanci AliOU1'CIiANOlU lteumov !
llti flioml.hesin 1k ) p. book fur a statop
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