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THE OMAHA DAILY UET3 : SATURDAY , OCTOUEll H , 1890.
ODD BETS ON THE ELECTION
Political Bias Prompts Many Aumning
.Campaign Wagers ,
EXILE THE PENALTY OF DEFEAT
l.nxcri II I nil TliMinelx i-i to l.'tiilortnUe
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rnl I'tirllniiiii.
The era of the election hot lias dawned
arid wild and woolly enthusiasts of both par
ties are binding themselves to do or not to
do the abnormal , the prcpostoiouR and iio- ;
tesque. The gentleman who agrccn not to
fihavc his whiskers or warh his face until
Ills party candidate Is elected has fallen Into
the sere and ytllow xo far us novelty la con
cerned. The whrelbanow Idiot who trundles
the winner of on election bet four or five
miles to the accompaniment of bands , fish
liorns and Hying banners has folded his tent
like n clmis man and silently "anuck" away.
The American people , athlrst for the now ,
even In their variety of women , have de
manded that no stain and unprofitable last
year's election bets bo made on the Imperil
ing struggle. The seriousness of the coming
election , the vital Interest taken In Its out
come , warrant the laying of the most ridicu
lous wagers possible , says the Chicago
Chronlr-li. . Kvcn the ladles have cnughl the
prevailing fever and have scornfully thrown
nsldo nil thoughts of gloves or candy , and
nro nou SLttlng themselves the task of evolv
ing something odd , blzaric , unique , to use as
the basin of an elcr.lton bet.
"If Mi-Klnley Is elected president of the
Tnllcd States I am going to get out of the
country , never to return. "
"Oh ! pshaw ! I don't believe you're game
enough to do anything of the kind ; you're
Just talking through your hat. I'll Just bet
that you won't do anything of the sort. "
"What will you bet ? I'll go you for any
thing I hayi ) . ' '
"Well , to test your nerve , I will make an
agreement that If Hryan Is elected I'll leave
the country , and If McKlnlcy Is elected you
must clear out and never show your face In
the United States again. "
"I'll go you In a minute. Charley , you
draw up the agreement. I'm not a bluffer ,
and I do not allow any one to bluff me. "
And that Is how two Mllwaukceans came
to mnko the prize wager of the campaign , a
1 > et that has attracted attention all over the
country. During every presidential cam
paign many odd wagers nro made. The
wheelbarrow ilcnds usually predominate.
Then there are the fellows who vow they
will never get their whiskers cut If their fa-
vorlto IK defeated , but Milwaukee has set anew
now pace ; It has evolved the exile wager.
And the contracting parties are terribly In
earnest. It Is no Joke with them , no matter
In what light It may bo viewed by the thou
sands of pcoplo who have read of their odd
wager.
WHO TUB nKTTttHS AUK.
The men who made the wager are Freder
ick W. Ilurke and A. N. Donaldson. If Mc-
Klnley Is elected Hurko Is the man who
must leave the United States , while It Ilryan
Is elected Donaldson will be the exile. They
nro old-time friends , but differ In politics.
liurko Is an ardent silver man , while Don
aldson plni his faith on gold anil McKlnlcy.
'Ilurke ' Is city editor ot the Itecord , a free
silver dally that was established upon the
flouth siilo about a year ago. Donaldson Is
a railroad man. Doth formerly lived In La
Crosse and are bosom friends of Major I ) .
1'rank Powell , hotter known as "White
Heaver , " a title conferred upon him by the
Indiana , by , whom ho la greatly admired.
When In La. Crosse Donaldson was "White
Heaver's" private secretary , while Durke
was engaged In newspaper work.
Charles J. Alden Is a pension agent , with
an otllco at 21S Grand avenue. Like Burke
anil Donaldson , ho formerly lived at La
Crosse , and the three are fast friends. Ilurke
and Donaldson have been in the liublt or
upending their evenings in Alden's olllco.
Kver since the opening of the campaign
Ilurko ami Donaldson have been having some
liot arguments over the money question.
The climax was reached on the evening of
September 7 , when Ilurke boldly declared
that he would quit the country In the event
of McKlnley's election.
Here Is the prize wager In Its entirety :
"MILWAUKUi : , WIs. , Sept. 7 , 1S9C , . It la
hereby agreed between Albert N. Donald
son and Krcd W. Ilurke that If W. J. Hryan
is elected president of the United States
Albert N. Donaldson will leave the United
States on or before the 1st day of January ,
1807. but If William McKlnley Is elected
president of the United States Trod W.
Ilurko agrees to depart from the United
States , never to return.
"KHED W. IlUItKK.
"A. N. DONALDSON.
"Witnesses :
"CHAKLKS J. ALDRN.
"II. JANSSKN.
"Tho above Is a true copy.
"CHAHLI03 .1. ALDKN , Notary Public. "
A WOMAN'S HKUOIC HBT.
Mrs. McArthur of the north side has
agreed as follows If McKlnley is elected :
That she will chop all the kindling , make
the llrcs and bring In nil the coal and take
out and sift tlie afhes for ono year after
the date of the election of the major. Anyone -
ono who has split tough-grained pine kind
ling for two or three months with a dull
hatclict ( McArthur never sharpens that
hatchet ) knows what a tough , backbreaking
ing Job it Is. Hut sifting ashes Is the mean
est work In ( he whole schedule of housii
keeping. To stand out In the alley and
shako the "popper" so that all the line ashes
will sift out Is not such a wearying task ,
but the wind Is always behind a barrel waitIng -
Ing for jou. It' blows the nsncs In your
eyes , and when you open your mouth to
swear It blows the ashes Into ynur mouth
and fills the crevices between your teeth
with ashes. And when you get through and
go In the house to tackle a plato of pan
rakes every cake disappears ballasted with
grit and line cinders. That Is what Mrs.
McArthur has laid herself liable to.
McArlhur. who thinks he has a "cinch , "
has agreed to do all the rough washing and
Ironing for a year If Hryan Is elected. Mac
doebii't think he stands a ghost of n. show
of having to do the rub-a-dub-dub act , but
Mrs. McArthur Just dreams right along of
seeing him bending over at his work , a
bar of yi-llcw oap on the wabhboard , his
hands crumpled up llko a plecu of old parch
ment and the nuds piling up In the lull. She
thinks If HIO could Just see Mac scrubbing
away for dear Hie , getting the spots out of
a sok , or plowing around In an atmosphere
ot hot steam , that she would bo haipy.
A be 11,1 , tin ? Ironing she has vUUns of a smell
of burned clothing , but ehc Is Euro ho will
burn 'his flngera with the Mat irons ,
A ilrr.i of gtoera on tlio west side have
entered Into a written wager , signed , sealed
and witnessed , the terms of which are in
tended to bear hard on their respective lean
ings as to creature comforts , Wilson lovra
n good rljyar and never spends less than 10
cent * apiece for his weeds , wholesale. Kd-
wards doesn't smoke , but ho likes occasion
ally a nip of whisky , a glass of wine or B
"snlt" or n "stein" of foamy brer. If therr
la one thing ho halts It Is ginger ale. Says
lie would just as I let drink the stuff the }
pack telegraph batteries In. Wilson's chief
detestation is a 5-cent ciga ; . He thinks a
drug-store 6-cent cigar Is actually pcluon-
oua. When Wilson gets homo at night lit
goes to the library after dinner and fetches
up before a cozy little grate with a table at
Ms right hand loaded ilth ; books and peri
odicals and lighted by a student's lamp.
Then Oracle conies In and lights papa'a cigar
bud | upa Bits u'ld reads and smokes for i
couple of hours. Oracle Is Wilson's oldest
Klrl anil the very apple of his eye Some
times she will seat herself at tin- piano and
pluy a dreamy nocturne \ > ; .lle papa leans
back and watches curling smoke wreaths
of his line cigar float celllngward.
Tbo Wilsons do not object to papa's smok
ing. They rather llko It. It has u very
soothing effect on his temper. Hut now Wil
son shudders to think of the possibilities of
having to smoke "Iron" cigars , Connecticut
filler Klor de Stenchloso ropes. However , he
oonsoliH himself by saying "McKlnlcy can't
JP O , " and nt present all's quiet In the Wll-
nail household.
Hdwards Is something of a connoisseur as
to wines and liquors. He will talk Impres
sively abuut "boquet , " "bcdy , " dry wines
and old. whUkU'4 and has a habit of holdlnc
u gUt * up critically and scanning Its con
tents with half-closed eye In a way that
Jvould deceive the most lutelllKcnt. The pos-
ilblllty or ilrlnklnK Ringer ale for 365 d jr
Almost turns III * Imlr gray , but Iio Is cnUiu-
siattlcally t-eruln that hH man wilt win.
rorfiNs AND IIBM-OWS HUT.
An undprtflkpr n < 1 a retired blue'inlth ' ,
who both liclonR to trio Whist cluK liave
rrmdo n let wlilrh provides for a certain
amount of KOOI ] , hard work to be done by
the loxlng party. flip blacksmith. An welt
an Ills friend , prldrx hlmxdf on his familiarIty -
Ity with thp pruptlr-al detail of his business
aii'l ' has always contended that he could
shoo n horse as we'll UK any workman he ever
hired. Ho has agreed that If McKlnlcy Is
tlfcteil he will shoe twenty-five horses as
fast as one mnn tan do the work , and the
undertaker ha made arrangements to take
hti meals at n boarding house near the
shop , so that ho ran cheer his friend on In
his arduous labor. All this Is to be unless
Urvan cues In.
The undertaker , on the other hand , has
aKnxil to dl ; twenty-flvo graves It he loses
his bet. He says that ho c.tn do the work aa
well as anyone , and that If tlryan Is elected
he will dlj ? twenty-five Braves for customers
and onn for himself.
SPOHTSMKN HAVE A STAKB.
Two friends and nelfihbors of KiiRlewood ,
one an enthusiastic hunter , the other an
equally ardent flHhertnan. have inado a bet
which they are now both resrettlnK. One
of them , the hunter , has asreed to use noth
ing but blank cartrldKes In all hU duck ana
snipe shooting next aprlng , If he loses , ami
the fisherman has agreed If his man Is de
feated to use n horseshoe nail for a hook
durlni ; the sprliiR KIMSOII for bass , plekorc *
and wall-eyed pike. The hunter Is ruefully
thinking how It will bo when he Is In the
field next sprint ; , supposlns a hunter who
li a stranger to him Is walking near him.
sees him shoot twice at a Jacksnlpe , which
jump.1) up In easy raiiRc. How the other
1mtiler3 will guy him. He has agreed to go
bun ting at least ten times , and to go through
the motions as carefully as If every shell
was hand-loaded. Hut his fisherman friend
Is not EO disconsolate. Ho , at least , can take
refuge In the baltjug's fiery contents and
drown his sorrow there. Yet each Is so In-
tcnso In the pursuit of his favorite sport that
both In their hearts execrate the foolishness
that prompted any such wnger. Their
friends , who know of It , help the thing
nloni ? by trying to plan hunting nud fishing
trips with thorn for next spring. The way
they rise suddenly from their chairs and
dash nut Is llko a new colt kicking at the
dashboard.
MANY ABSURD PROPOSITIONS.
The man who will rig himself out with all
the paraphcrnnlla of an Italian hand organ
man and go from street to street soliciting
pennies , hot or cold , has already made his
dates , and Is anxiously nwaltlng the out
come. If he loses he will don his stovepipe
hat , nssutnc the- hand organ and ho ami the
other monkey will go the rounds nmld the
plaudits of an admiring concourse of shoutIng -
Ing follower ! ! .
Tlio gentleman who has agreed to push the
twins around In .1 perambulator If his neigh
bor wins the bet Is also "on deck , " and In
addition to the Ignominy of being a bachelor
he Is to have n huge placard placed on his
back , the Inscription whereof runneth as
follows :
* *
IT'S A GOOD THING.
The rest naturally follows as ho propels
the baby carriage over the crossings and
along the sunny cement walks adjacent to
his domicile. Ills neighbor Is anticipating
great sport with him. It our crank wins ,
however , he will smoke a good , free quality
of tobacco all winter at his neighbor's ex
pense.
If you hear a tin horn hand playing after
the November verdict and see a man carry
ing a greased pig In his arms and singing
" ( Jrover , Grover , It's all over , " or wheeling
a man In a wheelbarrow , or rolling a beer
keg thirty miles In thirty hours , you will
know that the election better has gotten In
his deadly work.
The ladles , especially the strong-minded
new ladles , have bet sets of John Stuart
Mill's works , Spencer , Darwin , Tyndall , Carlyle -
lyle , Haeckol and other writers' works on
the result of the election , and great will be
the rush to the book stores when the result
Is announced.
Of course , the old reliable "put-up-or-shut-
up" bet retains Its popularity. This Is sim
ply the time-honored bet of all , the crystal
lization of the expression "money talks"
and thousands and hundreds of thousands
of dollars change hands at every national
election.
CHIMI.VX TOKlllST CM'IIH.
Tlicy Art' Carefully OriiiniI-/ mill
Ilnvf n ( iiioil Time.
When the average British tourist Is ar
ranging his plans for a continental holi
day , says the London Telegraph , he Is apt
to leave out of the reckoning most of those
centers In Germany which lie oft the beaten
track of Knnllsh travel , hla Impression being
that , however great their charm , it would
bo dllllcult for him , with his more or less
Inadequate command of the language , to
find bis way about In them. The possibility
of his getting lost In what he regards as the
trackless expanse of a German forest deters
him from fresh enterprises , and ho Invari
ably keeps to the recognized routes. In
which alone he thinks there Is safety for
him. Hut , however reasonable his fear may
have been years ago , the fact should be
recognized that there now exists throughout
practically the whole of the Innumerable
forest districts and "play grounds" of Ger
many an almost perfect network of organi
zations employed In facilitating the move
ments and Increasing the comforts of tour
ists In every possible way. carrying on , in
fact , a work the like of which Is unknown
among ourselves , but ono that , for Its cease
less activity , Its thorough-going and most
practical plan of operations and Its ex
tremely beneficial results deserves the most
cordial recognition. It Is found to be of no
use to rely on local or other authorities for
the real opening up of the district. The au
thorities will keep main roads In repair ami
put up sign posts thereon ; but the route of
the tourist In search of the picturesque lies
as often as not. In Germany , away from the
main reads , through moro or leas dense for
ests , along unfrequented valleys , or over
mintpin tops ; and if these bypaths arc to
bo Indicated and kept In order It must be
done by private agency. This Is where the
vorl < of the Tourist Vereln mainly comes
In , unit so well , Indeed , Is the work il no
that there Is today hardly a forest or moun
tain region In Germany where u tourist can
not find his way about or reach a given
point with an ease entirely lacking In the
case of n stranger who gets Into the Inner
recesses of Kpplng forest , of Wales , of the
Now forest , or of almost any other of our
own holiday resorts.
Kadi vureln , or club , Is formed by somn
hundreds , or , It may be , some thousands
of residents In a particular district , the
funds being provided by moans of small
subscriptions ranging from 2 shillings to
5 shillings a yeur. The organization con
sists , ns a rule , of a central body and a
sufficient number of sections to cover the
whole of the district , each section taking
charge of Its own locality. The practice
vc.rli's bomtwhat , but a favorite- method Is
for the members to Join a section and pay
their subscription to that section , part of
the money bt-lng retained for local purposes ,
whllo the remainder goes to the central
body to form a fund for the payment of
general uxpuisea or for the making of
special grants. Kach ucctinn has Ita Inde
pendent uiKP.nlzatlon for local purposes , but
sends repii-iintatlvet ) to the general as
sembly of the club. A. largo iiumbci' of the
clubs liavo also joined themselves Into a
federation , which incuts year by year In
different parts of Germany.
The objects aimed at are , generally speak
ing , the Indication of routes according to a
uniform system ; the construction of foot
path ) and the keeping In order of paths al
ready made : the opening out of good points
of view , or the facilitating of accceas to
them : the ptovlslon of seats , shelters , and
also of prospect towers In the case , say. of
mountain tops where an elevation above the
height of the trees would give a greatly ex
tended view ; the publication of guide books
and maps , and so on. The advantage of
each club being split up Into sections Is that
the members In a particular locality are
naturally hotter acquainted with It than
those living elsewhere would bo. and take
a more direct personal Interest In carrying
out the desired arrangements therein ai >
thoroughly as they ran. Not only this , but
each particular section within the district
becomes , practically , a separate club ,
wlileli , befcldca the actual work done , has
excursions In the summer and periodical
gathering * In the winter for the purposes
either of social enjoyment or of hearing
lectures on travels , scientific subjects , 01-
qUesttons of the day. In a large * number of
Instances the branch club forms In Its
particular Stadtcben , or In Us group of
villages , a center of social and Intellectual
activity wL'lch tends largely to promote the
well being of the community ,
CHINA'S ' COSTLY EXPERIMENT
Bryan's Populistio Dreams Wore Tried
Several Centuries Ago.
PATERNALISM ON A LAt.GE SCALE
Urcitt Time * fur OlllrrlioldiT , Spec-
tilntorx nml HxlortloiMTi Their
Suli < < i-itionl | I'nil mill
lliiiiNliiiiriit.
Populism , though a term so new as to
be unknown to all our dictionaries , except
the latest one. Is not unfamiliar elsewhere.
It Is a general theory ot government wlilcn
has been tried and condemned centuries
ago In the freest country In Asia. Though
Imperfectly Informed Americans may sneer
at China and all things Chinese , the fan
remains , writes Dr. William Elliot Grlffls In
the Independent , th l In the Chinese empire
Is the greatest amount of local and general
freedom , equaled In but very few countries
of the world. Furthermore , the protection
of life and property Is noteworthy. Without
any permanent aristocracy , except that or
Intellect created by civil service examina
tions open to all. the laborer receives his
hire , the merchant wins his gain , and all
have a right to spend their money as they
please. The descendants of Confucius are
nobles , but without olllcc or emolument.
In the Imperial Clan , or family , every gen
eration sees Its rank reduced by one step ,
until those who were once In the nobility
by ancestral rights Join the common people.
Populism In China has been given a fair
trial. For thirteen years It was the national
proRpdure. Then the Chinese condemned
It and abandoned It forever. This was over
eight centuries ago ; since that time their
story has been one of marvelous develop
ment , amazing Increase of population and
general comfort. Let us turn the pages of
their history.
INCI2PTION OK POPULISM.
After the long and brilliant Tang dynasty ,
which lasted for three centuries { A. D.
018-905) ) Its model of civilization being that
which Korea and Japan followed for cen
turies luxury and moral weakness brought
on civil wars and rival dynasties which
lasted from 807 to 90 ( ! A. D. Then the Sung
dynasty gave peace and unity to all the
Chinas. After 100 years of general pros
perity there began , In the eleventh century ,
a movement which , In Its literary and spec
ulative origins , bears a wonderful resem
blance to tl'ls American age which has seen
the publication and wide reading ot "Look-
Ing Backward. " and "Coin's Financial
School. " One of the most brilliant poli
ticians In Chinese history , a dreamer , a
poet , a rhetorician , was especially active In
propagating his theories of government. His
Idea wn.s that the duties of public admin
istration could be vastly expanded. lie
claimed that the emperor ( or what amounts
to the .sn me thing , the government ) Is
literally father of the people. If the people
are children they should have all their
wants attended to.
This brilliant politician , best known
among his many names and titles as N. S.
Wung , dreamed out a Utopia and believed he
could actualize his dream. Of course he
made the pretext of "following the fathers"
( of the distant Chow dynasty ) . In the first
place ho would have the whole population
enrolled for military service , so that In
stead of a regular army there should be
only a large number of trained olllccrs ,
leaders and cominlssarlea , who In tlmo of
war should assemble the people who should
be called out from their Hillings In num
bers according to the population. All public
works and enterprises were to bo under
government appointment , regulation and
execution. All cultivators ot land were to
receive loans at a very low rate of Interest
from the government treasury , which waste
to be especially liberal toward farmers.
Instead ot the old editions of the
classics and the ordinary channels of
publication ot general literature , the
government was to turn publisher
organize a department to publish and cir
culate now editions ot the classical texts ,
with notes , commentaries and explanations
setting forth the views of government and
morals propounded by N. S. Wang. In a
word , Confucius , Mencius and the sages
wore to be entirely reconstructed In text ,
theory and commentary , and the people were
to be taught by the government In the polit
ical , ethical and financial orthodoxy de
signed by N. S. Wang. Still further , new
departments of the government were to be
established to carry out these regulations
which wore to completely re-creato admin
istrative methods.
HEGENBRATING TUB COUXTHY.
Ostensibly the whole scheme was In the
Interest of the masses , of the people as
aeAlnst corporations , monopolies , the priv
ileged , the titled and the learned classes.
In a word , the existing order of society
was to be overturned. Things were to be
made to stand on their heads , so that It
could be seen how they looked. Already ,
by the circulation ot his writings and
through other causes , though the tlmo was
not one of want or real distress , there were
not wanting enough to form a party that
wanted to try experiments even at the risk
of ruin. Notwithstanding that many level
headed men saw through the nebular
schemes of N. S. Wang , even as ono can
sco the stars through a comet's tall , and
protested vigorously , yet N. S. Wang pro
ceeded. Politicians who hoped to profit
by the overturn of things sang his praises
as the heaven-sent regenerator of society ,
and the true friend of the farmer and the
worktngman. The emperor was gained over
to the schemes by being flattered skillfully
by N , S. Wang , who compared his Imperial
master to the wise rulers of antiquity.
So , in spite of all opposition , N. S. Wang
and hla associates piocceded to regenerate
China. Like weeds after a rain , new gov
ernment departments , each of them with
hosts of well salaried olllcers , sprang up.
Ono of these departments was for the mak
ing and issuing of cheap editions of the
ancient classics properly tinkered and medi
cated by N. S. Wang. Another department
was created which lent the national money
to the cultivators of the soil and to all those
engaged in schemes of reclaiming marsh
and wild land. For the making of the
whole people Into n national constabulary , a
fresh department with many subdivisions
was organised , with a legion of salaried
central , provincial and local oClcers.
OFF WITH A BOOM.
"Tho leformo" started off with a splash.
As when the river waters rlso after a. win-
tor's chopping and thousands of logs roll
and float to the boom , so the newly created
olllcers hied to their stations. All China
was speedily filled with fuss and talk , and
the surface activity of men paid from the
public crib. Hrllllunt were tnclr uniforms
and fat were their salaries. At first the
farmer sang with Joy as ho received the
government loans. Enthusiastic In praise
of the new system were the speculators , who
thankfully received the public cash for tlio
duly avowed purpose , properly declared in
af.davlta , of draining the swamps , diking
the rivers , clearing the forests , and making
the golden age como again.
For two or three years everything wont
on swimmingly. 4n the fourth or fifth year
there was shaking of heads with many com
plaints and groanlngs. About the seventh or
eighth year there was a howl of vengeance.
Hy the tenth year things had become des
perate. A vast party of opposition was
organized against the schemes of N. S.
\Vang. Two great political parties now
formed. Ono was of decided opposition to
populism , declaring for the old order of
things. Still by reason of the vast govern
ment patronage exercise and his awn un
questionable abilities , N. S. Wang was able
to hold himself and his party In power. Ho
had thu emperor on his side , and was able
to make out his opponents not only enemies
but even as tainted with treason. Neverthe
less , the believers in common sense , who held
to the lessons taught by ages of experi
ence , kept up their opposition and agitation.
They pointed to the results of populism or
ton application of the theories of N. S.
Wang.
HEAPING THE WHIKLWIND.
In the first place , the system ot govern
ment loans at low Interest to cultivators
and clalmers of the soil did at first benefit
the agricultural classes , yet the advantage
was very quickly neutralized through the
dishonesty of the olllcelioMcrs who had
uliurgo of the disbursements. Thu system
developed now broods ot extortioners. The
government got Illtlo or no Interest upon
Ita loam. V st sums were sunk In wild
. . so that while the popullstlc d- [
ministration was stenlily In pu nthe
benefit * hoped for by' ' thb farmer * did not .
ftccrui * . The name vlolrfilj plrlt penetrated
the military system. The enrollment proved
not only a burden but a curse to the male .
Inhabitants. berAiisc th employes of the
War department used the new system as a
corer for new exaction * , ' In a word. In n
llmo of profound peacp a'rfd nt least average
comfort , the populist. ) > rogram was tried
under government auspices for thirteen
yeirs , after having been proposed nml ills-
ssmlnated through llforarr channels for as
many rears before. ' ,
In 10S5 A. D. . the conservatives , led by the
brilliant statesmen , K. Site-ma , tonk ad
vantage of their opportunity. At the death
of the sovereign , and when the new cm-
ppror the seventh of ( Tie line came to
lower , N. S. Wang was superseded. Within
i few weeks the whole popullstle svitem
was repraled. The damage done was Irrep
arable , the millions of money already lost
could not be regained , but by depleting , al
most to decimation , the horde of offlcchold-
ers and returning to solid common sense
principles , the country entered upon a
: arpf > r of progress whleh lasted through
the long and brilliant reign of the Stings and
until thr > Invasion of the Tartars under
Genghl * Kl.an.
A CHARACTER IN H1STOUY.
The brilliant and able leader of the party
that put an end to populism was none other
than he who , when a tiny , t-prformcd that
act which Is pictured In Chinese art and
familiar even In our own homes where
Chinese keramlcs are appreciated. In tils
boyhood one of his playfellows , leaning over
the rim of a largo vase containing goldfish ,
fell into the water. The child In danger of
drowning was deserted by the other boys ,
who ran screaming awnv , while 1C. Szc-ma ,
taking up n big stone , dashed the vase to
pieces , thup saving the boy's life. In like
manner In mature > life ho saved Chinese so
cial order when Its very existence was In
langer from those who had lost their bal
ance.
The scholar does not need to bo Informed
that out of this bitter contest rose an Intel
lectual landmark In the history of China.
Thcro was no blood shed , no civil war ; hut ,
when the voice of the nation had raised the
conservatives to power , the radical populist
leaders were banished beyond the frontier.
Then began n course of deep Inquiry Into
the nature and use of money , of land , of
property of all sorts , and the reciprocal
duties of men to men as Individuals and as
organized Into social' and governmental
forms. This thinking resulted In n litera
ture which has been for centuries the basis
of opinions ot educated men in China , Korea
and Japan.
A young country like the United States
ot America may well take a lesson from
the experience ot the freest people In Asia.
Nor will sneers at the "heathen" or "moon-
eyed lepers" avail to erase the sure teach
ings ot history. Out of this great debate
of 1S9C may we have an intellectual and
ethical revival that shall bea shining land
mark through the centuries.
OKLAHOMA IHXXHII.
Pie mill Odicr ClroiiiiistiiniM-s ( lull
Miul < > On * Men I M < > mornlilr.
"Tho best dinner I over had , " said a Now
York club man to a New York Sun reporter ,
"was in Oklahoma , and It cost mo about $ S.
The dinner Itself cost mo but $2 , but I pr.ld
$5 to get to It , and the tips cost me $1 , as I
remember.
"I was In the town1 of El Hcno on the eve
of the second opening ot the Indian lands In
that section. The town , was full of campers
and speculators. The-fow people In the place
who had got their consent to have homes
there felt under no obligations to entertain
strangers , and the landlord of the hotel was
the most Indifferent--and i unaccommodating
wretch I ever i.aw. I lost my grip the first
day I was in his house and when I made
the sort of complaint that a man would nrt-
urally make under the circumstances , he
reckoned I would bonl > lrMo make n better
run without It. I told -hlra I was not there
for that purpose. Ho'repltod ' that-lie did not
know why a man Irt that country wanted
any baggage. And tjils struck me as being
so nearly correct that I never alluded to the
subject again. In order that I may further
Impress you wtth Oio/meannessS of the man 1
will say that on onooicaslon ! I went to the
wash room of the hous'p for the purpose of
Indulging In a little exercise which Is In
obodlence to a testament command ,
and found the tank empty. There
waj no porter and no bellboy. I
waited on the clerk , who was engaged
with H half-breed in a game ot cards. In
reply to my request for water he referred
me to the landlord , who was sitting In his
shirt sleeves on the porch , as they call It
down there. I made known to him my
wants , and ho told mo there was a barrel
ot water In the cellar , and that I could
take the bucket and help my.-jelf. Ho added
that I must use the water sparingly , as he
said that no bathing was allowed , and that
had to pay for It , and that It came from a
spring about ten miles away. He further
only one course ot water was permitted. I
asked him If I might have a little extra to
ute In connection with my tooth I'rush. TIili
request brought down upon me all of his
contempt , and I waived that.
"I have been on the plains where there
was not a house between sunrise and sunset ,
and not a feather In sight. Hut hunger In
atiL-li a case can be philosophized with. To
suffer hunger , however. In a town ot your
own country , and among your own people ,
is one of the pangs I never want to feel
again. I had suffered this sortof feeling
tor four days. There was no fruit In the
town. The canned goods of the cheapest
make were being sold nt fabulous prices to
Indians , who regarded them as luxuries.
Besides , I already felt the symptoms cf a
sickening dyspepsia anil did not care to In
crease them.
"In my hungered condition I met an officer
ot the regular army from the command at
Fort Hcno , six miles distant , and , knowing
that the average army officer Is a gentleman ,
I introduced myself and begged him to direct
mo to some place where I cculd reduce my
famishing condition. He Invited mo to the
fort to mess with him. but I told him I
coul.l not accept , although I was distressed
to decline.
"Ho tialil If I Insisted on spending my
money ho would tell me where I could get
a fairly good meal , but It was nine miles
away. The qualification ho put forth on-
llterated distance. I asked him to bo brief.
I was directed to the Indian agency , and
learned the name of a man there who
served a fairly good meal to the officer In
charge of the agency and to the Indian
storekeepers. I lost no tlmo in applying
for livery there was such a thing ns ll\-
ery In the benighted town. It was a be
nighted town then ; I do not know what It
Is now. The liveryman said ho had but
ono rle , anil that the team was pretty well
tired out ; and besides ho would not let It
go for ono passenger. I asked him Imu
many the rig would accommodate. Hu said
that on a pinch It would hold four and Uic
driver , If there was no big man In the
party ; and ho would1 send'us over to the
agency for $20. I told him to hold the rig
subject to my order , i\nd returned to town ,
where I found two commercial drummers and
one newspaper correspondent. I held out
to my famishing acquaintances the alluring
prospect of a fair meal , and to my dultglu
they fell In with the planto capture It.
"Tho driver was a cheerful sort or o
chap , who told us ot a stream that we musr
cross which had a quicksand bottom , and
unless a man knowed where he was drivln *
the whole team was lUiblo to sink In the
sands and disappear forovur. Ho related a
number of cases of that kind In corrubo-
ratlon of bis statement. Hut we urged him
on , and entertained him with old stories
and some very bad ulnglng. I had reserved
my worst story until we reached the banks
of the uncertain stream , mid ho was so
deeply Interested In my. yarn that ho forded
the creek before ho was aware of It.
"He drove us to the little cotte-ge where
lived the man who put out fairly good
meals. It was Sunday. Several highly
painted bucks lounged about the gtocp. One.
I was told afterward , \vas a graduate of a
Pennsylvania Indian school am ) had been
Edit back among bis people to bring them up
to a higher civilization. Ho was very drunk
the day I saw him , and his wardrobe con
sisted of a blanket and a nether garment
worn by Indians.
"The landlord came out and said It was
late for dinner. Ills wife was the cook ,
and , as It was Sunday , she did not like to
do any extra work , especially as she was
wanting to go to ? ghcst dance that evening
and It was to take place at some distance
AH I was the hungriest man In the crowd ,
I was selected as spokesman , and I was
worked up to the pitch of eloquence. His
wlfo came out , and I appealed to her. She
conseutc-J when I told her that the monetary
consideration was a small part of thu situ
ation , We were Invlui In , and tbo man
and hi * wife absented themselves to prep/ire /
the fairly good meal. In an hour wo worn
Invited to the t/ilik The llntn wan Im-
ntauilatr We had coup , two course * r > f meat
vegetable * , hot bread , delicious coffee , atul
pie1 Home-inide pie ! 1 dcn't know what
kind of pie It was. 1 never did know And
I never asked. Hut pie In Oklahoma was to
us as I Imagine the heavenly mnnon waste
to the hunsry children of Israel whtn they
were on n forced march. The newspaper
correspondent took morn than his sharp
and as we remonstrated the landlord s.n.l
they had another me. It his wife tud said
that t should have embraced her. What i
feast that was ! I have attended a great
many banquets In New York , hut I never
enjoyed one as I did that dinner.
"When It was finished we took the land
lord out and asked him to name his prlue
He returned and consulted with his wife
When he appeared to us again he said In
an apologetic manner that ns It was Sun
lay. and as Mary had lost her chanm of
so.Mng th" ghost dance to accommodate tu.
IP would * . to charge us about J2 a heatl
tie might as well have had $5.
" 1 said the dinner cost me $ S. It cost nn
more In the long run. When I returned to
civilization I sent Mary a drrs.i pattern and
i fashion book , for I Imagined she woiibt
like to know the latest style. I shan't tell
you what ( hi * dress pattern cost. That K
between my wlfo and me. Hut 1 will bet It
was the llncst dress that was ever seen In
Oklahoma. And there Is the best room in
my hoiifo on Klfth avenue for Mary ami
bcr husband If they ever come to New York ,
and a box at the theater every night , and
a sail on my yacht. I wish 1 hail Mary'n
chanrea of getting to heaven. Talk about
say , what was It llyron wrote ?
"In the desert n fountain Is springing.
In the wild waste there still Is a tree ,
And a'bird In the solitude singing
"I forget the other line. Hut that's Mary
of the Indian agency In Oklahoma. "
A .VVVV TO IIII'ltOU ) OK.
l'\-l'rr- < l < lrli ( llnrrlKiiii Sn > n " \ \ < - Do
> < > ! Intend to Ami III l.i'in < Ilio Sen. "
Kx-l'rcsldi-nt Harrison In writing of "This
Country of Ours" In October Ladles' Home
louinal reviews our Navy department , ami
tells of the reconstruction of our new navy.
"We had no ( treat shlpyaids mid no ship
builders with the capital , the skilled labor
and the experience to lit them to enter this
new Ik-Id , " ho writes. "John Roach , how
ever , had the courage to believe that ho
could create n competent shop and build
the new vessels. He put everything at risk
and should have had better treatment from
the government than he received. He was
fairly entitled to some of the prollts that
have since accrued to those who have
walked In the path ho blazed. We have
now , both on the Atlantic and IMuttlc , ship
yards and builders capable of constructing
any ship and of putting Into her any ma
chinery of the first efficiency. We have also
great steel plants , costing millions of inone >
and capable of making armor plates of the
highest resisting power , and steel gun forgIngs -
Ings of the llucst quality. These great ship
yards and steel plants are convincing proofs
that the supremacy we once had In wooden
shipbuilding may be attained If It has not
already been attained In steel ships. * 5
Practically all of this work has been ilom
within ten years , and the secretaries of the
navy who have presided over anil directed
It ; the constructors and ordnance olllccrs of
the navy who havi > furnished the plans and
designs , and the steelmakers and shipbuild
ers who have executed these plans , are cn-
iltled to the highest praise. We have al
ways had a navy personnel to bo proud ot
not a finished navy , but one on the way.
A now battleship is a new argument for in
ternational arbitration for you must havt
noticed that peremptory demands for a fixed
amount of damages are usually made upon
nations that have no battleships nor torpedo
boats. It Is not our plan , 1 am sure , to
match the great navies of Kurope. We may
safely keep our register of vessels well
within tl.elrs : but wo do not Intend again
to leave the sea. "
For Infants and Children.
Ho fie-
cinilj > s cs
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