TROUSERS PEDDLED ON
that It crossed the opening of the dour.
He Joined the ends of the string with wax
and stamped this with his private seal,
eo that it was Impossible to open the lock
without cutting the string or breaking the
seal. Then there was another taking off
of hats on all sides, all crossed themselves
again and muttered prayers, and all shook
hands and went away to their homes.
This ceremony was observed before al
most all the stores of this vast bazaar.
Not a clerk left before the shutters were
up and employers and clerks departed to
gether. Indeed, I saw but one man who
did not seal his store with wax. He was
a pious-looking fellow and apparently con
tented himself with saying an extra prayer
over the fastenings. As I watched him I
Bald to my son Jack, who was with me:
"There, my boy, is a man whom you would
do well to imitate. He believes In prayer
and he trusts the Lord to take care of his
goods."
"Yes," said Jack, "I see he does, but I
also notice that he is mighty careful to
lock his store with three separate keys
before he gives the Lord a chance."
Great Statemaii's Life
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once about times being hard in my busi
ness. He laughed in his cheery way and
said:
" 'Hard times don"t matter much, John
Bon, when a- man has a good wife like
yours and mine. You may hardly credit it,
but I was hard up myself when 1 was a
young man, Just after my marriage. 1
only had a small allowance as a younger
eon, and had to eke it out by writing
articles for the newspapers and reviews.
But we were never worried by our short
ness of money. It depends on a man's wife
whether poverty la irksome or not.'
"I remember once," the old villager went
on, "a young girl here was Jilted by her
lover after they had gone together fur
years. Lady Salisbury, who liked the girl,
was much upset, and tola her husband
about it. His lordship went straight to the
youna man and told him he had done
wrong and ought to marry the girl. The
young fellow Bald he'd like to, but he was
only earning 12 shillings a week and
couldn't support a family. His lordship got
him a tfood Job that very day, and they
were murried before the wtK wt:s out.
They aie as happy now as any husband ani
wife could be, and you may be sure that
woman doesn't forget. Lord Salisbur when
6 ho says her prayers.
"That's only an example, sir, of what his
lordship has done for the people here
abouts. If a girl geU married she is al
ways sure of a wedding present from his
lordship; and the old people know that he
won't let them end their days in the work
house if he can help it. He's a ilili nvin,
but the amount of money he glvts away in
charity here must make a b:g hole even in
an Income like his.
"But that's not the only way he helps
the people. If he sees a man doing a Job
clumsily he will stop and show him how to
do It proper. He's a rare handy man with
tools. I've eeen him patch up a fence as
well as I could do It myself, and I'm a car
penter by trade."
This character given to Ixrd Salisbury as
a "handy man" was corroborated by a visit
to Hatfield House. Every room In the man
sion bears evidence to the old nobleman's
fondness for pottering about with tools anl
kls remarkable Ingenuity in using them.
,?atfleld House differs wtaety from the
average Enerllnh country seat In being as
well equipped with modern conveniences as
a good American hotel.
Lord Salisbury Is a conservative In poll
tics, and still more conservative In social
matters, but he is thoroughly progressiva
and up-to-date in his private life. He has
designed and fitted up several "dumb wait
ers" and electrical conveniences to lessen
the work of his servants.
ITe was the first nobleman In England to
)e electric lights at his country house.
THE STREETS.
Indeed, Jack Is surprised at the pray
ing. He says it keep the Russians busy
crossing themselves before all the shrines
and churches. They do this us they go along
the Btreets, no matter what their class or
condition. The military olllcer and the no
ble, the peasant and the droschky driver
never passes a church without lifting his
hat and saying a prayer. Wo see men
kneeling on the steps before the closed
doors of the churches, and within them
they may bo always found bowing their
heads to the stone floors in their devotions.
Any one who Imagines the Greek church
is dead should come to Russia. These
people are not ashamed of their religion,
and they practice it more openly than we
do ours.
I am surprised at the backward methods
of Russian business. Our American in
vaders should come here and study the
situation. They will find many things the
samo as In the middle ages. There are
open-air markets, where all sorts of things
are sold, and peddlers go through the
Btreets with every kind of ware, even the
caps, trousers and boots. A man will have
He Installed the plant himself, taking ad
vantage of a stream that runs through his
park to get water power. The best elec
trical engineer In England could not have
done the work better than this aged states
man, who stands in the front rank of scien
tists In the domain of experimental physics.
Lord Salisbury has never recovered from
the loss he sulTered in 1SS9 by the death
of his wife.
Like most Englishmen, he is reticent
about the feelings of his heart. He mak-Ji
no parade of emotion. But once, at a
church meeting at Hatfield held to pay
honor to a local philanthropist who had
died, he spoke of the Borrow which had
come Into his own life.
A plccsvire the
whole summer long
It goes without saying that a runabout, surrey or buggy
is built right to start with. We could not afford to let it
leave our shop if we did not know it to be built right in
every detail. This picture, however, will give you only a
slight idea of the variety we carry. But to appreciate the
style, the grace and beauty of a Drummond vehicle you
must see it. To know the pleasure and comfort you must
ride in one of these; more, too, Drummond gives you the
full measure of value
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half a dozen pairs cf pants on his back,
and sell them as he goes. Of course there
Is no trying on. The police would not per
mit that, but as nine-tenths of the Rus
sians wear their trousers In their boots, the
fit is more a waist measure than anything
else. The shoo peddler carries his wares
from house to house, and the itinerant
shoemaker may be found In every other
Street halfsollng boots while the customers
wait.
At present most American goods pay an
extra duty because the United States dis
criminates against Russian sugar. The dis
crimination camo from the intluence of our
sugar trust; but it would have paid us bet
ter to tiave admitted Russian sugar free
than to have our trade hampered by the
present restrictions. All customs matters
here are In the hands of the finance min
ister, and when we put our duty on sugar
ho at once puts duties on almost all Ameri
can imports. We still sell plenty of ma
chinery, because the American machinery
Is better than any other, but many of our
goods are kept out.
"When a man has done his work, and
those whom he loves pass one by ono be
hind the veil," said the aged staesman,
"there is nothing better for him than to
die as our friend has died, full of years
and leaving behind him a memory fragrant
with good deeds. Ho should be able to say
In the words of an obscure but beautiful
modern poet:
" "When my last hour grows dark for me,
I shall not fear
Death's dreaded face to see,
Death's voice to hear.
" 'I shall not fear the night
When day is done;
My life was loyal to the light,
And served the sun.' "
The peoplo of Hatfield say that It was
a beautiful sight to see Lord and Lady
in his price.
Driving Club Turn
BE OUR CTSTOMER.
I chatted with Mr. Hernando De Sots,
our vice consul general here, as to this
tariff. During the talk ho told me how ha
had been forced to pay I17.W for bringing
an old American bicycle Into Russia. '
"I was," said he, "connected with the
consulate at Dresden, and was ordered to
St. Petersburg. I had a letter from tha
Russian ambassador at Berlin asking the
frontier customs olllccrs to treat me le
niently, and also papers showing that I
was connected with the United States gov
ernment. Nevertheless, when the customs
officers saw my bicycle they said It waa
classed as machinery and that I must pay
a duty of eighteen roubles, or $9. 'But,'
said I, 'this Is my personal property. You
can see that it is an old machine, for I
have ridden it 4,000 miles. I bought It in
America some years ago.'
" 'Ah,' was the reply, 'American, la ItT
Wo have a new rule as to American ma
chinery, and will have to charge you al
most double tho duty. According to that
the tariff Is thirty-five roubles.' This
amounted to tl7.W), and that amount I
paid." FRANK O. CARPENTER.
Salisbury together, the wife so proud of
her distinguished husband, the husband so
tender and courteous to bis still beautiful
wife. They were lovers to the end.
It was Lady Salisbury who taught her
husband to take an Interest in the people
of the village and help them in all their
small affairs. After her death, he ceased
for a time to do this. He gave money as
before, but he was not to h seen In the
village talking with the old people and
patting the children on the head. Such
time as he could spare from the ufTiIrs of
state was ppent In his laboratory, Btudylng
experimental physics. But sinco his re
tirement from politics, he has returned t
all his old philanthropic work.
Drummond
Carriage
Company,
18th and
Harney
Streets
Outs Come From.
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