WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE FOR ME?
She was ready to leep aa she lay on my
arm.
In her little frilled cnp so fine.
With her gulden hair falling out at the
edge.
Like a circle of noon sunshine.
And I bummed the old tune of "Banbury
Cross,"
And "Three Men Who Put Out to
Sea."
When she sleepily said, as she closed her
blue eyes:
"Papa, what would you tnke for me?"
And I answered, "A dollar, dear little
heart,"
And she slept, baby weary with play,
But I held her warm in my lore-strong
arms.
And I rocked her and rocked away,
h, the dollar meant all the world to me,
The land and the sea and the sky.
The lowest depths of the lowest place,
The highest of all that's high.
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f
All the cities, with streets and palaces,
With their people and stores of art,
I would not take for one low soft .hrob
Of my little, one's loving heart:
Nor of all the gold that wa,s ever found,
in the busy wealth finding past.
"Would stake for one smile of my darling's
face.
Did I know it must be the last.
So I rocked my baby and rocked away,
And I felt such a sweet content,
For the words of the song expressed more
-.to me,
Than they ever before had meant.
And the night crept on, and I slept and
dreamed
Of things far too gladsome to be.
And I waken'd with lips saying close in
my ear.
"Papa, what would you take for me?"
Eugene Field.
SOLUTION OF THE LAND QUESTION OK IK ELAND.
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jcA ERTAINLY, Jonas must have a
U birthday present! Now the ques-
tlon Is, what shall It be?" said
black-eyed May Gardner in a deter
mined manner. "Just think! He'll be
-35 years old, and has never had one,
except when he was a little boy, almost
too young to remember!" she added,
.sympathetically.
"Did he say that?" asked Jennie
Deerlng, with a curious blush.
"Yes, he told Uncle John so," said
May quickly, "and when uncle repeated
it to me I Just decided that he should
have a present this year, sure."
"Let's send him something that la
useful! An old bachelor needs so many
things that he would never think of
'buying himself. We could send him a
w
MAP OF IRELAND, SHOWING THE CONGESTED DISTRICTS.
' ALTER WELLMAN, of the Chicago Record-Herald, Is assured by
Sir Anthony. MacDonnell, the new Under Secretary for Ireland,
that the whole land question will be settled soon, on terms not
only satisfactory to the Irish people and to the landlords, but In
a manner which will greatly strengthen the British empire, la
brief, the plan is the wholesale turning over of the soil of Ireland to the
people of Ireland. Twenty-five years ago a seiciement mignt posaiDiy nave
been made on the lines followed In India, where the land rents were fixed
upon the basis of the price of produce m the actual market. This plan has
QUEEN BECOMES DOCTOR.
Consort of King of Portugal Attends
oor a f hysiclan.
Queen Amelle of Portugal has taken
her degree of M. 1). and is now the
chief physician of her husband. King
Carlos, and of her children. The
queeu's great hobby Is medicine, but
he has written and published treatises
on a variety of scientific subjects, as
well as a volume of poems.
Like her mother, the accomplished
countess of Paris, the young queen Is
passionately fond of horses and dogs
and tins written a very entertaining
volume of "Anlmnl Anecdotes," being
true stories of her own pets. The
queen devotes most of ber time she
can spare from the Imperative duties
of her position to scientific and liter
ary pursuits; she also has the entire
supervision of her two sons' education.
It has often been said of the queen
that she Is the most energetic woman
in the kingdom; she rises punctually at
8 an early hour for the "dolce far
nlente" Portuguese. After breakfast.
which the queen takes alone with the
king, she retires to her study and pro
ceeds to read the principal French,
English. German, Portuguese and
Spanish newspapers of the day. Queen
Ainelte is a great linguist and speaks
these five language with equal fluen
cy, rue work or reading tne aany pa
pers being accomplished, the queen
takes a short walk or drive with the
king, returning to the palace at 11; Bhe
then resumes her work In her private
study until 1 o'clock.
It Is during these two hours that
Queen Amelle accomplishes her prln
clpal literary labors of the day. The
king and queen lunch at 1, after which
they take a drive, during which Queen
Amelle makes a point of visiting one
of the Lisbon- city hospitals. King
Carlos' . charming consort Is well
known to the Invalids of the hospitals,
who look forward to her visits as the
principal event of the day.
The queen always has a word of
kinfiness and encouragement for the
patients, In whom she takes a genuine
personal Interest. She often bandages
the wounds of poor patients herself
and this work she performs as well as
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES.
HE Manufacturers' Record has gathered together some figures thai
briefly tell the aniarluj story of America's Industrial growth In the
last twenty-two years. In 1880 the total capital invested in manu
factures was $2,700,000,000. and the value of the output was o..h..-
000.000. Now the cauital invested in manufactures Is over $10,000,000.-
000, and the value of the output over $15,000,000,000. Then we mined 42,030.000
tons of bituminous coal and made 3,000,000 tons of pig iron; now we mine
250.000.000 tons of bituminous coal and make 17,500.000 tons of pig Iron.
Then we had 87,800 miles of railway, now we have more than 200.000. Then
we had 50,000,000 Inhabitants; now we have nearly 80.000,0000 people
and are increasing at the rate of between 18,000,000 and 20.000,000 the decade.
"The momentum of development Is such as the world never saw. The
next ten years must easily show a greater growth than the last twenty, for
we now have at home 30,000,000 more people to work and consume than we
had in 1SS0, and by 1912 we will have nearly 50,000,000 more almost the
same as our total population in 1880, and then our manufacturers had but a
limited foreign market; now we are pushing out for the world's trade and
shall capture it Just as rapidly as we can push our production beyond our
consumptive requirements."
The total freight tons carried one mile by the railways in 1895 was 85.
000,000; in 1901 It was 147.000,000, and for 1902 about ICO.000,000.
Hitherto industrial development has been chiefly in the North and West.
"The immense natural resources of the South await the energy and enter
prise of the future. The star of Industrial empire now takes Its way south
ward. West Virginia and Southwest Virginia are the centers of the greatest
coal activity in America, yet West Virginia has only scratched a few hill
sides of Its coal deposits. Great Britain has only 8,000 square miles of coal
area, but mines nearly 300,000,000 tons a year. West Virginia has 16,000
square miles and only mines 25,000,000 tons.
"The time will come," says the Manufacturers' Record, "when West Vir
ginia will mine as much as Great Britain. Then comes North Carolina, a
State larger than Pennsylvania, probably all around the most wonderfully
endowed State in the Union a State whose mineral and Industrial poten
tialities are simply without limit And then South Carolina, next to Massa
chusetts the leading cotton manufacturing State of the Union, and Georgia,
the Empire State, and Alabama, as to the basis steel center of the world.
Like West Virginia, it has scarcely scratched the ground. It has Just started
Its real business career. And then Tennessee and Mississippi."
The fuel oil of Beaumont, the Isthmian canal, the completion of the
occupation of the West, will undoubtedly send South during the coming
years a great stream of population and money to take advantages of the
immense idle resources of that part of the Union. The industrial era is Just
dawning in the South. If trade relatlns with Canada are not Improved the
bulk of the surplus capital and population ,of the North will go south to the
Southern States, and beyond them to the whole South American continent.
Mexico and Central America.
GOOD LUCK.
It Has Always Strangely Followen Po
session of a Four-Leaf Clover.
Some people look all their lives for
a four-leaved clover, quatre foil, with
out success, while others think noth
ing of nicking them up. Same with
worked well in India, but it is too late to adopt that method In Ireland. It and uua wor sue perrorms as wen as ,ng Qf plck,ng tnem up Same wltn
will not satisfy the aspirations of the people for actual ownership of the soil. professional. In the opinion of the eye w e,8e flot8am and jet8ttm.
I " I." "ti. a, . -MM. inw,iv th .ntnai removal hospital doctors. Indeed, It Is stated, TWb wnB nnta toT hIa iuck or skiu
of landlordism. There will be no confiscation of property, no compulsory a correspondent of the New York ,n flndlng reUcg of tne aDorlgines. He
sale exceot under conditions which may make It necessary for the good of the Times, that but few trained nurses are could plck up an anw head at almost
state.
The vital nolnt of course, is the price. Naturally the landlords desire to
secure as high prices as they can, while the tenants are equally anxious to
hnv aa cheanlv as nossible. Between these two stands the Government,
as competent In hospital duty as Queen
Amelle, who seems to be a natural
born physltlan.
I ... . ...... nn It
which is deeply concerned In devising a practical plan and one which will n miNAI nrrlCIMC
Involve as little cost as possible to the imperial treasury. Probably a new JUUIOIAL. UC-OIOUHNO
valuation of the land will be made.
It is estimated that this project will tost the Imperial government at the
outset 150,000,000 sterling; this is $750,000,000-a large sum of money, but
not too much to buy peace and order and prosperity in Ireland.
In many Instances the price will probably equal the rent covering a
period of fifteen to twenty or twenty-five years. Where the purchaser and
the landlord cannot agree the government must aid In reaching a settle
ment It may buy out entire estates and then sell back to the landlord his
homesteads and castles, preserving much of the outlying land for the people.
The scheme contemplates the thinning out of congested districts where
families are crowded together on small tracts of land incapable of giving
decent support to the number of people dwelling thereon. Ihe sale of the
estates will bring into use large areas, now given up to parks and hunting
preserves, and In many Instances wide stretches of pasture land, which have
been too sparsely stocked with cattle, will be turned Into productive farms
and homes for the people.
The landlords, it appears, in most Instances, are ready to submit to this
scheme. Under existing land laws, where rents may now be determined in
the courts, the exorbitant rents heretofore exacted cannot always be secured
and land holding is losing its attractions.
It is less fascinating, also, for another reason. In 1896 parliament gave
the people of Ireland the right to elect their own county councils. Hereto
fore the landlords held the local offices without dispute, but under the act
any time. He must have had an eye or
a chicken. It Is said that walking with
Emerson one day, the subject came up
and the latter philosopher lamented his
Inability to find one of these relics of
the stone age. Yet he had looked for
them often where they were known to
abound. Thoreau replied that it was
easy enough, and picked one up at
their very feet. Four-leaved clovers
are rare to most mortals. Those of the
five-leaved variety are not often dls
covered. Back In '86 a Jockey on one
of the local running tracks, Abner
Camp, who had been put on the ground
for a week for disobedience at the post,
went botanizing through the Infield,
looking for a quatre foil. He found
a perfect qulnte feullle, a five-leaved
clover. This was mounted and given
to Jockey James McLaughlin, to be
worn by him while riding Miss Wood-
A stntnte imnosimr a nena tv on "ra in uie uik muiiy Dm.:o
agents transacting business within Louis,, for which this great mare was
the State for foreign partnerships sturung ana in wuieu u a0
which have not compiled with condl- ed to meet her old enemy and conquer-
tlons not required of local partner- or, Freeland. Of course that gave her
ships Is held, in State vs. Cadlgan CK. aouo,y BO- luI BU" ",l
n? S7 t. b a itn ha vi,i having to measure strlOes with Mr.
. . , . i ti m '. .. .1.. j, ' 1,.'.',..JL ,. i Corrlirnn's racing machine. A few
OI UO me Honors pustseu iu uiuuy vuaca iiuuj mv iuiu, ujr iub puunigv ?l iiie i uisdiiuiuiiuug uguumt Bum ngcum 111 i D -
people, to the former tenant Ousted from local places of dignity and honor, favor of those of local firms.
I WART YOU, OB KOBODT
-clock," said Jennie, but again May
.-frowned upon the suggestion. -
"No, Indeed! That won't do. Jonas
has no end of clocks and needs no more.
Xet's give him something that he would
never dream of getting for himself."
"Oh, girls r broke In Sallle Green,
-with a ringing laugh. "I've thought of
the very thing! Let's give Jonas a wife
for his birthday present! He has ev
erything else that he needs, and you
know he is altogether too timid to even
.secure a wife without some assist
ance!' "Won't be resent It?" asked the girls,
timidly, but May checked them im
periously. "Certainly not, If she Is the right one.
What man would? The only thing Is
to see that she Is In every way worthy
of him, for Jonas Is really a splendid
fellow, even If he is bashful. Jonas
-shall have a wife for his birthday, that
much Is settled! Now, who shall she
'be, and how will we present her?"
The three girls sat for a moment In
.-silence; then suddenly May was struck
with a bright idea. The other girls
stared at her In breathless amazement
when she told them what It was.
"Why, May Gardner, you must be
-crazy!" they cried simultaneously.
"Not a bit of It!" said May, stoutly.
"Now, see here, girls, be sensible. Here
we are, getting older and older every
day, and not a man in the village that
Is marriageable except Jonas. Now,
we all like him, you know we do; but
If we wait for him to propose we'll-all
-die old maids, and that would be
awful. All Jonas needs Is a little en
'couragement, andv no one will ever
know that we used our influence for
-each other!"
And, finally, her reasoning prevailed
possibly by the aid of a tender senti
ment existing toward Jonas In the
hearts of both the blushing maidens.
"I say, Jonas, you'd oughter be think-
in' of marryin'," said Uncle John Gard
ner shortly after the Important agree
ment between the three young ladies.
"I s'pose so," said Jonas absently,
with a little blush.
" 'Pears to me you'd better be lookln'
around," continued the old farmer, as
indifferently as possible. "Your thirty
fifth birthday Is comln' and you've
he'a half Toor life without a wife.
and subjected to the official Jurisdiction of his social Inferiors, the landlord
finds residence and land holding In Ireland less attractive than heretofore.
Where the unwillingness of the landlord to sell his lands to the people
creates a condition unfavorable to public order and the general welfare it is
proposed that the state exercise its right of eminent domain, fix a price upon
Merely exempting a witness In a
criminal case from liability to have
days since an Italian was arrested
while in the act of pawning a Jeweled
four-leaved clover of large value.
He claimed to have found it, and
his testimony used against him In .. ,1)lv. heen trylnB t0 dl8.
case he Is subsequently prosecuted ler tne owner. When Gen, Hancock
fiv an nffonso in xvhoh tt rplntpa la I ... i. - ,t....
his property, buy it from him and ,ell it again to purchaser, from among held ln lu re Carter (Mo.,, 57 L. u. A.1Palt T lZ
the people. (154. not to 1 sufficient to Drevent. his LL . . . mit nf nti
- line luruiauuu ui v u... ... . .j - -
claiming the protection of a constltu- IT , eenerals and the organization
Must be sort o desolate fer ye, I'm
thinkln'."
That's so," said Jonas, a little
mournfully. "There ain't so much fun
a-settln' alone o' evenln's, but I'm used
to It," he added, despondently.
"Pshaw! There ain t no seen thing
as gittln' used tew It! It ain't nat'ral!"
said Uncle John, stoutly.
"What'll I do?" asked Jonas, sheep
ishly.
"Ask one of these pretty gins arouna
here to marry you sort of a birthday
present to yourself, don't you know."
The old man chuckled as lie giancea
slyly at Jonas.
'They wouldn't have me," said
Jonas, with a decided shake of his
bead.
'There's three of them that would,"
began the old farmer, but be checked
himself abruptly. He had come very
near betraying his pretty niece's se
cret "Just you ask 'em," he finished
abruptly, but with an encouraging
smile.
"Which one'll I ask?" queried Jonas.
"Ask 'em all," said the old farmer,
with a roar of laughter. He had evi
dently thought of something that was
exceedingly funny.
"John Gardner, be you out of your
head?" said Jonas, half angrily.
But the farmer's words burned In bis
brain long after he bad parted with his.
friend and neighbor.
And that evening he put on bis best
suit and went over to call on Jennie
Deerlng.
An hour before midnight they were
sitting alone ln the kitchen, for the old
folks had gone to bed In a most accom
modating manner.
"Did you know my birthday was
next week, Jennie?" said Jonas, sud
denly. He was sitting as near her as
he dared when he acked the question.
Suddenly, Jennie giggled in a most
unaccountable way.
"Do you want a birthday present,
Jonas?" she asked, with a fit of laugh
ter that bordered on hysterics.
Jonas looked at her with some sur
prise, but when be answered her he tloual provision that no person shall I. tQe veteran Democratic ex-volun-was
ln desperate earnest. le compelled to testify against hlra- teerg throughout the North. This was
"I want a wife!" he said boldly, and self ln any criminal case. effected. It was thought best to have
then blushed as red as. a poppy. The vendor's interest In a partially I a soldiers' campaign badge. Gen.
That s what I mean," said Jennie, performed contract to purchase land James McQuade, of the committee, sug-
stlll hovering on hysterics. "Do you of which the vendee has been put In gested the trefolium, the military in
want a wife for a birthday present?" possession Is held, ln Bowen vs. Lan- Ulgnla of Hancock's old army corps.
Jonas caught bis breath and looked slue (Mich.). 67 L. It. A. 043. to pass This was vetoed by Gen. Hancock as
at her sharply. Had she turned mind to his personal representative on his seemingly Invidious. He suggested as
reader, or was it simply a chance ques- death, and not to bo subject to execu-la substitute a four-leaved clover.
tlon? tlnn tnr the hta nf hla hplr. Th nn- "There's luck in that, you know." said
But Jennie was desperately ln ear- ture 0f tne interest of vendor or ven- he. The Idea was adopted, and vast
nest, as well as Jonas. She had to ful- dee i a land contract, as real or numbers of them were made. The de
fill her part toward securing the com- per80nal property, Is considered in a nlgn was drawn by the daughter or a
blnatlon wife and present note to this case Catholic bookseller ln Barclay street,
"May Gardner or Sallle Green would . . . . . hlo this gentleman belonging to the com
marry you, I am sure. They are both x ... .... . j . mlttee and being a veteran of Han-
ln Chinatown, and in many bric-a-brac -stores
scattered throughout the city.
A careful study of the weapons
shows that most of them are naught
but industrial appliances suddenly em
ployed for purposes of offense. One
spear Is a pitchfork and another a
trident similar to the eel spear employ
ed by our fishermen. Another ghastly
weapon when examined carefully
proves to be a scythe blade fastened
to the end of a strong pole. The hal
berds, or hatchets, ax heads, adzes and
cleavers wired or tied with thongs to
stout staves. Even the spears and
lances show an agricultural or domes
tic rather than a military origin.
These weapons may be viewed as
historical souvenirs which are preserv
ed as testimonials of the bravery of
the Manchu conquerors. The Tartars
take great pride in their conquest of
the middle kingdom. Before they came
from the north they were savages la
comparison with the civilized Chinese.
They preserve this fact in their lawn
and customs. The cuff of every offi
cial's coat Is made ln the form of a
horse's hoof, to indicate that the Man
churian armies were cavalry, not In
fantry. The official footwear is a cav
alry boot, which, though made of sat
lu with kid-covered soles, Is ln cut and
general appearance the same as the
heavy leather articles worn by tbelr
ancestral troopers 300 years ago. When
they conquered China they experienced
the strongest resistance from the farm
ers and fishermen, who armed them
selves with whatever came to hand
and attacked the Invaders with flercut.
Intrepidity.
In honor of these victories they re
tained the primitive, weapons of their
captives and used them as trophies of
their battles. Each Manchu officer em
ployed a lot of Chinese captives and
armed them with their own spears, tri
dents and axes at the case might be.
The practice has been kept up ever
since. When a mandarin goes calling
he has one or more guards in his ret
inue who are armed with these simple
contrivances. So far has the idea been
pushed that In nearly all the templea
there are weapons which belong to the
god of the temple, and these are usu
ally of the same agricultural character
as those employed by the guards of
civil and military officials.
nice girls, and you're bound to like
them." She blurted out the words in
the most astonishing way, and then
finished by bursting into a fit of crying,
"But 1 don't want satire Green or
May Gardner! I want you, or nobody,
for my wife," Jonas said bravely.
The sight of ber tears had made
him bold, and he was holding ber hands
now in the tenderest fashion.
And before 12 o'clock she was bis
promised wife, and when he left ber
there was only one cloud upon ber hap
piness. "The girls will be awfully
mad," she said over and over, "but,
anyhow, I have kept my promise I am
going to give Jonas a wife for his birth
day." New York Dally News.
deputy, providing that the deputy as
. .1. 1! nl Un v rrl an1
BUvu duuii uuitcc ail iiiu lu.vi.a nuu I , , .
do all the work of the sheriff's office tlie young womau
ln one district, and that he shall have
rock's old command. For her services
the young woman
with a badge made expressly for her,
,. T , '"' "u , , ,. I and of considerable value, though not
all the fees and commissions allowed nu "8" , f .', . " i
by law upon the work done by him,
and In consideration thereof shall pay
the sheriff $100 a year, Is held, in
White vs. Cook (W. Va.), 57 L. R. A.
have been found by the Italian. But
there were many veteran followers of
Hancock in the field and ln the political
. .. I whs, Vi n ( nnnatruntpfl thplr
. . . . i rnuiimiK" "uu "
ill, TO db in v.omtion oi iue mate Ipweled mmtre foils of
statutes prohibiting the sale or farm-l , . . ... nno , t. hnndg ... the
Ing of any office under the laws of
the State.
The contract of - a married woman
as surety on a note Is held, ln Union
National Bank vs. Chapman (N. Y.),
police may possibly be one of them.
Brooklyn Eagle.
WEAPONS USED BY CHINESE.
57 L. R. A. 513. to be governed by the I-dtrl.I . Con.tltnt.
The prominent part played by China
I In the world's affairs during the past
law of the place where her signature
Is affixed and the instrument dellv
His Conglomeratlpredlcament. er'ed to the payee, although the note ho. nrnn.ed t), InteieHt
"Well, zlsh." said Mr. Ryefuddle. )g payable in another State, and, ask, ,lo,.tn,.a whn have hrouirht to this
partially steadying himself by clawing atralnst the makers, has no valid In- mnnv .nwimpn- of wares and
on to the door-frame and gazing at the ception until Its negotiations In the oodg peculiar to that part of the far
wue oi ins iwmu irnu uniij iuu iu- nater state ji tne surety uas no Knowi-1 eag
cusless eyes, is tne tqicj urst rime l edge that It Is to be negotiated there, None among these are of greater bls-
ever saw a iivnicjing puzzie-piciure. 0r Intention that ber contract shall torlcal value than the weapons which
Now, which of the two Is (hie) which be governed by the laws of that State. ara in n.o in. nil nrovlnees of the em-
and which Is not (nlc) which? In osher The subject of conflict of laws as to plr6f writes a contributor to the New
words, which of 'em Is (hie) and which capacity of a married woman to con- v0rk Post, even in the districts where
S Uh ain't nna rf ihlni Jam 7 fin hn I , s I a. iLi. I ... . . . n.
tract is uiBcusseu m a uoie 10 iuis imperial armies are equipped wiui au
ra Be. I roDean firearms. One of the best col
lections was shown in this city not
Continuous Performance.
"Gracious, look at the speed of that
automobile ambulance. I should think.
It would be dangerous."
"It Is rather. You see, the'y are
hurrying to arrive and pick up the vic
tims run down by another automobile
ambulance that passed along here a
few minutes ago."
"See, they've run down several peo
ple on their own book, but they don't
stop."
"No; another auto ambulance will
be along soon to care for them, and
after It's all over an ordinary horse
vehicle will have to come trotting
along and take care of all the victims
of the three ambulances." Baltimore
Herald.
Testimonial Writers.
"Do you subscribe to the theory that ,
people's characters are made by what
they eat?"
"No," answered the scientist; "but
Judging from the advertisements I
should say that ln many cases their
reptuatlons are made by the medicines
they take." Washington Star.
American and English Dlddera.
When the harbor authorities of Cal
cutta advertised for bids on locomo
tives the lowest English bid was S7
349, with delivery In nine months. Th
lowest American bid was $5,908, deliv
ered iu sU months.
of her ain't one of (hie) 'em? On the
ozher hand, which one of the two zbat
I see Is the (hie) one I don't see, and
which Is the (blc) one I see but don't
think I do? I pause for a (blc) re
ply." N. B. He got It Judge.
Our heart goes out to those women ,ong og0i and Ig now ln tne possession
who work so bard in keeping house by
cutting bakers' bread and opening can
ned goods.
of the commercial museum at Phlla
delphla. Single specimens of value nre
to be found in the Chinese club room
He "Irew" Well.
"now does your son draw In his po
litical campaign?" asked the stranger.
"Putty heavy," replied the old man.
"He drawed on me yesterday for $100,
and I'm expecting another draw by
next mail!" Atlanta Constitution.