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OFFICE 304 MORRISON STUKKT.
Oregon Trlrilnlm Onk 501.
Entered at the I'ostortlce at Portland, Oregon,
cond cla matter.
HUII8Cllll'TION.
Oa Taar, Fnyiihlfi In Ail Time
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MILITARY STRENGTH.
A coiniiiunlcatlon recently trans
mitted Ity Secretary Hoot to congress
niTonls im opportunity for making
comparisons ot llio rolntlvo military
strength of tlio nations in ciifo of ne
cessity. 'In tlio incut of war requiring
not only tlio uto of regular ariiilus and
rcrcrvo forces, but Hit) ontiro avallablo
Mrcngth in ablo bodied men, tlio Unit
id Stilton according to Mr. Hoot, could
put into tlio Hold 10,l!Ji.',0i:i men, with
u forco of nbout 110,000 organized mil
itia and toniow hat mom than 100,000
regular troops. Tlio military estab
lishment of any out) of tlio great Euro
pean powers is, of course, much larger
than that of the United States, ity
culling upon its roeorves Germany
could muster au army of about 5,800.
000 on n war footing; Franco would
Imvo about C.000,000, and KuhcIii
about 15.200,000. Should a war nriee
calling for tho employment or all pos
sible rcKiurcos, including thoso mon
who would bo called upon only as a
last retort, llushin would overshadow
all other powers nnormounly, Kuropean
KiiNKia ulono fiiriilcliiiiK 22,000,000
men, to nay nothing of tho hordes of
T'artary and central AhIii which would
bo behind this forco. All tho other
powers woulti bo very nearly on a
piano of I'liuulliy. Germany mustering
12,000,000, Great llritain, oxalimlvu of
India, about tho samo number, and
Franco, U,fifi0,000. ' '
A 11KM A It K Alibi OONTK8T.
In tho abseuco of tic II nl to tottlomout
of tho coiintrirlul contest nt Snloin, one
of tho moat reiuarkablo features of tho
fight is tho faot that ovory iiinii who
llrst voted for Corliott continuos noad
fastly to supiMirt him without n inur
miir or a FiigutHtltjU of dosiio to
chaiiKO. That, cannot bu said of nuy
-other t'lindidnto for.jj; j)in ft ballot his
bfH':i cst.
Tho uaJy cIiiiuko it nccomloii to tho
Corhett forces, mi far as determined
otTort is being made, except in tho Her
mann vote; but It Is generally conced
ed that ho is an imposMbllltv.
Tho anti'Uorlott 'notion cannot
uiilto on anybody. They aro tiot con
Hlsttint oven In their oppotltion to tlio
regular ltiipubliean organization.
Tho hituation looks ery much liko a
deadlock, howevor, for which tho Mo-
Urlde-lleriuaiin faction of tho party
will bo held roHHinslblo. This would
i.ot bo mi if Mr. rorbolt Had not a ma
jority of tlio ltepublicaii votes, but it is
hi because ho has,
Tho man who hays ho htolo that ho
might bo rent to tho penitentiary and
thoro learn a trade might Imvo been
defeated in his object for hu hail grave
leahons to fear that tho policu would
not catch lilui.
Hopkins may bo tho head of Donioc-
raoy in tho statu, but "Hobby" llurko
has llxod It to that John P. will bo
' only n high private in Chloago, aud
not f o very high nt that.
Horoaftor when llttlo children run
away fiom homo to boconto hemes
thoir parents will nut kiunv whether
tliey Imvo been reading yellow novels
or Mrs. Nation's pioolaniation.
Goiuoi may havo to hunt up some
other country to bo the father of. Cu
ba does not moiii to need him any
more, but posbibly tho Transvaaljcould
utllUo 800 or 1100 years of his life.
It is a mistake to nuppoiu that peo
ple question the motive of certain
members of the legislature. As 11 mat
ter of fact there is no question about it.
it's a einch,
lleware of imitations of the Kansas
saloon wrecker, i'at Crowe may come
in doxen lots, but there is only one
Carrie Nation.
Tho ship subsidy bill is getting Into
position wlioro it looks as il Mark
HnuiiA. would havo to resort to courto
work to get It through.
Next to the diary wo keep vu,regrut
the oiiea wo didn't keep.
Even If lio lias had Jloss praotlccf
Governor Yntcs can mako inoro colo
nies in a glou lunyth of tlmo tliati thu
knhorcau. .
Tlio average bucholor's tasto lti pict
ures for Ills "dou" ox presses itcolf in
sovou BKirt dancers, ohaporoned by two
standard Madonnas.
The only man entitled to tako off
his hat to liiniRolfnPtho man who
would novor think of doing such a
thing.
This was tlio timo that Htuvo Ilrodio
did not tako tho loap for advertising
purposes.
Did Dowio's bauk toller, by tho way,
eo anything of i'at Crowo rthilo ho
was gone?
Obligation is a myth; tho pleasuro a
mini gots from conferring a favor ought
to cancel it.
Kor assossing purposes Croker is
worth much more money in Kuglaud
than in Now York.
St, Louis will show tho world what
a great fair really looks liko if others
will pay tho hills.
What a variety of leglslaturos J.
l'iorpotit Morgan will have to do busi
hobs with I
What would you do if you woro
Carnegie aud had all that money hand
ed to you in a lump?
It looks as if Dr. Koderinuiiil would
got out of it at least board, advertising
and possibly tho smallpox.
Society is liko any other entertain
nient; tho peopln who gut in first fuel
untitled to tho bust places.
Trio ordinary puroon in J. I'lurpont
Morgan's place would bo out of small
uliango fur a day or two now.
What 11 surprising variuty of weather
wo would imvo if nil tho dreams of thu
weather man came truol
Tho allies havo duuldod nut to kill
l'rlnco Tu a 11, purhaps doubling that hu
had buuu killed enough already.
A gossip duos two roproltotislblo
things: sho tolls trivial talus liursolf
and tempts other puoplo to toll them.
People who say nothing eau offend
as deeply as puoplo who say too much.
PKT1TION Toil LlQUOIt LIUKNSK.
To tlio Honorable County Court of
thu statu ol Oregon for .Multnomah
county.
Wo, tho undorsiiMied legal votois
within precinct No. 07, M lltiiomah
county Oregon, hereby petition nnd
pray that Kotd Metzger bo allowed a
license to sol! spirituous, vinous and
malt liquuia in Grcsham within said
prouinut No. 07. in said couuiy and
state, in loi-H quantities than one gal
lon, for tho teini of one yenr.
In accordance with tlio abovo peti
tion, l will, on March 18, 1001, apply
to nald county court for license. Date
of llrst publication, February 10, 1001.
SlGNATUUKii J. D. Kegner, J. 11.
Metvgor, It. W. Glbbs, 1 O. Mark
wardt, Albert Cluvolaud, it. D. Mason,
It. L. Winters, K. O. I.indsoyc L. 0.
Metzger, D. W. Metzger, II. K. Pres
ton. II. W. Preston, D. Honing, lria
hdwards, David Mnuie, .1. H. Lijiseii, d,UHi n plcturo ))f n knuck.kumi, whop
II. M. Hiinoy, . A. Herring, h. I . l)er.jWed pirate who Is surmounted with
.Smith, G. 11. Sunday, J. G. Chlado, J a tHl.j croWn and whoso nose Is painted
P. J. llonoui, A. .1. Miller, O. Hey- wth tho tints of conflagration, while be-
nolils, P. K. GlbbB, .John Stobnll, It
L. Mayhew, W. .1. Wirtz, Kuss Hein
oy, G. W. Halo, Joseph It. I'reston,
Frank lleiuey, Cash McCarthy, John
Antonio, G. Crouclier, C'lias. Lesllo, K.
Chilcote, A. Poler, It. Wright, A. V.
Johiihou, 1). Weaver, W. It. Slinms. J.
S. DoualiUon, K. K. Giese, A. L. Msy
bee, K. K. Storet, P. Collins, Alphon
so Pierce, A Wobbols, Shattuo llros.,
K. L. Palmquist, John Winters, W.
L, Gordon, K. L. Thorpe, A. It. Gibln,
dims. Itobtnson, Chas. Sleherg, II. W.
Diekson, Win. Peers, .las. Collins,
Chas. Ulevelaud, John Flynn, O. Wy-
ekolt. W. J. Powell. K. L. Stoltz, F.
Stetson, D. Miller, It. Forbes, II.
Water, Pat McGurrln, C. J. Hums,
W, 11. Milhallin. K. Heers, A. Ilevle.
J. O. Metzger, 'A. Grant. M. Mull,
Forsyth. It. Korslake, Then. Audeison, Is just ns muen ciuuieu 10 n icswt.ii u
15 v 'ihniiiiiM Fred Uxlev Fred hibor. To the latter we have given a
!. A !llll,,r,. ' rm,' 'old St. Valentine will find himself roc
I loo. 1 01 brook, h. hi 10 imiii, !. Geo, , n mmn nui(U, (UU, ,,,,,.
11. ItobertH. O. . Hilluary, ,1. il. I S ...Ml .,- l.r...l. l... ,.lr.nrl,ll rnuli
John Grant, W. II. Diokson, II. O. . S(Htig Court ,n sprinm.ia nBust a clti
Coiinoll, Fred 'uhl, Pete Knoiieiiberv, u, for un infringement of a patent right.
P. I. IUis, W'li. liootli, T. Owens,
David linker, Clus. linker, Henry
ThonipMHi, Fred Crouclier, F. II. lta
uo.v, it. F. JoliUkou, Jus. Kolley, Noah
Kentoraon, F. Fox, H. V, ltolllns, .las.
Haines, Frlta Spot, A. Spritiger, A.
Feldler, K. K. Goodinuu, A. J. Miller,
Alex. Thomp'.on, V, Posboe, 11. II.
llalley, M. I HI leu ry, John Lynch, II.
M. MoNoblo, P. Lynch, M. Kronen
lierg, A. Kuniuell, Joo Kroueiibem,
Albert Copas, D. C. Hoss, Frauk
Mari'i.
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CltOlCK WINKS, 1.1QUOUS AND Ill.Vl!S
No. 61 S. w. Cor. IU iut I'luo St.
ST. VALENTINE'S WISDOM.
Cupid sat nenr to St. Vnlentlnc,
lie wnH HonliiK out tilt tlurlK,
Repalrliu; Ills liuw auil big (julvf r,
Aud toying with broken Ucarti.
Bald he to the unlnt, with wpnrjr sigh, '
"I'm tired of thlx frnltlvafl hunt,
From sonllil, leathery heart to-day
My arrows rail dull aud blunt.
"Time wan when a dart of elder pith
Would pierce to the very core .
A common heart, and the toucher onct
It would make exceeding sure.
"Now naught hut an arrow tipped with gold
Will reach to a vital part, . -
And no such thing can he found to-day
As a Darning, burning heart." h
Said the aged saint, "you quite exprcsa
The thing that I meant to say,
And we've got to use modern methods,
If we'd make the business pay.
"The turtle dove It has quite gone by.
And welded heartB nre passe, .
But any battered old coronet
Has a cinch to win the day. '
"And the very swellest new design
For stcallug lovers' letters,
You would hardly gucsst 'Tts thl
the dollar
sign
And a pa'r of golden fetters.
.1
"Then take advice, If the game you'd bag,
Use only a golden dart,
And draw a head on the scheming head
Don't aim ut the shrunken heart."
Augustus f, Hnncbctt, In Frank Leslie's
l'opulnt Monthly.
ABOUT ST. VALENTINE.
St. Viileiitlniis, whose head was rolled
Into n basket one bright morning In the
year of our Lord, 1270, lent his nnme to
the dny which Is now consecrated lo
youth nnd love, but It Is pretty generally
conceded by wise men that It Is an nnn
chronlsm to connect him with tlio origin
of tlio festival. Indeed traces of the
celebration havo been found among tho
traditions which como down, from tho
pagans of ancient Europe, and In several
directions may bo detected evidences that
It was not a custom founded In Home,
but rather Inherited there.
In the long ago, there was n custom
among the youth In Uomc to draw from
o golden box a slip of paper on which
was written the namo of a girl. Tills
was douo In tho name 'of Pun and Juno,
and was called tho Ltipcrcalla. Later the
prlestR substituted the names of saints
for those of young women, and tho 14th
of February was flxed upon for tho feast
of Lupercalia. Out of this grew tho cus-
ABRAHAM LINCOuN AMD SCENE3 OP HIS EARLY LIFE.-
,V 1 1 . 3V rr-fco. .. r" i 1 . w '. '
toms which aro now observed on St. Vul
cutiuc'H day.
There Is 0110 thing these wlso books do
Hot tell us, however, and that Is where
nnd when the comic valentine originated.
If you will take from Its shelf uiiy one
of the standard works of this description
you will also discover that It maintains
a discreet, yet slgnltlcant, silence upon
the causes which -led up to tho decapita
tion of old St. Valeiitlnus tlmt, smiling
morning In the long ago. It simply tells
you that ho was executed In the midst of
tho Chuidlan persecutions, but never for
a moment should It bo forgotten that
even perhecutors must have p Cause.
There has long been 11 private suspicion
that old St. Valeiitlnus was himself tho
originator of the comic valentine, nud
that hu expiated his crime In about
the proper manner. It does not require
nny undue stress upon the Imagination to
see him forwarding to the IJinperor emu
nenth It all stood a bit of verso which
more than Intimated tutu uiauuy, oiu uy,
didn't know enough about the emperor
business to hurt. And what would bo
more uutnral than for Cloudy to call for
his warders, ho! and cut off Mr. Vnleu
tine's head?
The writers tell us that tho romantic
features of St. Valentine's day ore being
revived, particularly In England. We are
glad of this, because wo have always felt
that 0110 dnv nt least should be set apart
lu honor of that slnglu pussjon which
dwells with man and beast alike. Love
..,...,. ,.roax.H outfoon humanity ouce la
ever- y,.rtri
' LINCOLN AS A LAWYER.
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tlio Iniuiortitl "Abe" Won Ilia
Kurly Biiicer ut the l'ur.
suit was brought lu tho United
ylr ,ttwtt W1.MI t0 the most bVUUm! ar-
ihltect In the city, liuiulrvl how he spent
his winter eveulngs, and recelreu the re
ply: "If times ure brisk I sometimes
work; otherwise I have no special busi
ness." Mr. Lincoln said: "I havo a pat
ent right case in court: I want you as a
partner, nnd will divide fees. 1 know
nothing nbout mechanics never made it
it a study. I waut you to make a' list of
the best works on mechanism, as I don't
suppose they can be purchased hero. I
will furnish the money, nnd you cau send
to Chicago or New York for them. I
want you to come to my house one night
each week nnd give me Instructions." lu
a short time he had witnesses to meet
lilni, nnd they were thoroughly drilled.
When the trial commenced, Mr. Llucoln
put hi questions at the cross-exauilua-
tlon so scientifically that many witnesses
wcro bothered to reply.' When his wit-1
Messes were put on the stand, so skillful
were his questions tlmt the court, tho
jury nnd tho bur wondered how "Abo"
Lincoln knew so much about mechanism.
Ills witnesses could reply promptly. lie
gained the suit and a reputation such
that Mr. Lincoln was sustained hi every
pntcnt light case brought Into that court.
up to tho time he went to Washington.
lie went to Chicago. St. Louis, Iowa,
Ohio, Kentucky anil Michigan to try pnt-
eat right enses, nnd the hist yenr of his
practice did little else. Thomas , Lewis'
"Recollections of Lincoln," In Leslie's
Weekly.
A CLEVER LINCOLN STORV.
Truvels All tho Way from Iterlln for
Thin Yenr'n Celebration.
JJero Is a new Lincoln story that has
never been published. It was told to n
Chicago man a few weeks ago by a gen
tleman living In Itcrliu, Germany:
Two hero worshipers had long desired
to meet Abraham Lincoln, but when the
coveted privilege' wns llnnlly granted they
were unspeakably disappointed In tlio
personality of the mil-splitting President.
They gazed nt him In silence and then 0110
of them exclaimed hi a dissatisfied volcu:
"Why, Lincoln Is Just n common look
ing mini like us!"
The great emancipator turned to tho
speaker and said genially:
"Yes, my friend, but I linvo the conso
lation of knowing that God loves com
mon looking men I"
"How do you make that out?" queried
the other Interestedly.
"Oh, because hu mndo so many of
themi"
HOW LINCOLN WON HIS WIFE.
Fhe Married Him liecaime He Warn the
Uslievt Man She I ver Saw.
Mr. Lincoln used to tnko great delight
in telling how he gnlned n knlfo by his
ugly looks. That stury has been pub
lished, but I havo not seen nnothcr In
print, telling how he gained his wife,
says a well-known writer. Mrs. Lincoln
was n beautiful lady, attractive, sharp,
witty nnd relished n joko even at her own
expense. Shu was staying with her sis
ter, Mrs. Edwards. She hnd not been
there long before everybody knew Miss
Mary Todd. She often paid: "When a
girl I thought I would not mnrry until I
could get one of thu handsomest men In
the country, but since I became n woman
I learned I can't get such men, which has1,.,,.,, inienliones In every set of niiitrt-
caused mo to change my mind. L imvo
concluded to
mnrry the ugliest-looking
Later on Lincoln came to town. Sho lu(,r H0W '-'' lu"'"'
had never seen him before sho met him, apartment for each tloor, where the
on the street. Shu was told who ho was tenants mny leave their furs aud win
ami went home nud told her sister alio ' ter clotlilug during the summer months
hnd seeu her muii, "the ugliest ninn I ' without danger from moths. Call uox
ever saw Abraham Lincoln and I am cs for messeugers, physlclnns, police,
going to set my cap for him." That ho automobiles, private livery bervlce nud
came n common saying In street gossip. , , ,,, .
When they were married, Instead of tnk- ' ,,..?.- .i. .i- nt ,i.
big a bridal trip, they went to a hotel , -0"! e " ldoor of, nU
nnd took board at $4 a week. , HIto. and nearly nil 'the houses have
When ho got ablo ho bought a lot for, both laundries nud cafes, llialted strict
$200, and built a four-roomed hniiso ly to occupants of the building,
costing less than $1,000. When ho ro-l still another innovation Is a recep
eel veil ?5,000 from his great rullrond caso t0I, iat m wuich a trained atteudiuit
he spent $1,800 of it in putting a second ,g kept on duty dny nnd ulgilt t0 recejvo
story on his house, nnd there ho lived un- A T , ,8 de8,gncd t0 l)rotect
til he went to Washington. twiamg from canvassor8i crnnk8 nnd
For n Vulentlno l'arty. . bores of various sorts. Sitch things as
A "Valentine cake" may be Introduced mall chutes, Ico water, private Turkish
with good effect nt a Valentino party, baths, electric fans nnd synchronized
This can be gotten up In two ways; tha unlI c-ock8 aro now regarded ns qulto
first, a nicely Iced cake, decorated with rotUer 0f curse
r:;rrLe!USe,arettr.dr!nto' "0"e very swe.i place I visited hai,
the requisite number of slices. In tha an electric heating oqulpment for
slices tho young girls draw or make a chafing dishes In the pantry nud elec
small slit with tho sharp blade of a knife, ' trie curling Irons In tho bedrooms. It
nnd Insert into the opening a slip of card- Is bard to Ininglno what could possibly
board on which Is written the name of be ajjed. but I dare say tho advauco
some young man who Is present. First durU(. tnc coming year will bo ns great
limn 1 vim nun.
n young inuy ciiuiku'h u mien ui m, un-u
the irentlemnn selects one. In those slices
tho hitter draw nre such small articles as
denote the sort of wife Fate has chosen
to bo ench young mau' partner for life.
Thus, a sliver coin signifies wealth, a
scrap of silk a fashionable wife, a penny
novertv. a tluy spoon a goou nouseKcep
er, a pen a literary woman, a small sliver Chlua a publisher wrote to him nskiug
henrt a marriage for love, n small brush Ului to procure a photograph of the Em
an artUtle wife, a tiny mirror n vnln peror of Chlua. Ills reply, printed In
woman, a piece of crupo a widow, etc. a jew york exchauge, shows that tho
Womau'a Home Companion.
A Valrntlue.
The uortb wind Is a-cold,
Sobtilui belilud tbe bill;
The world teems wulte and old.
For Hie wluter bath Its will:
And tnere It uo tbrutb Id tbe btiel bruin
To Uute wltb a silvery trill.
Tbe pale dawm come and so.
Aud tbe chill auroras flare;
While tbe spirit of the snow
Moves wrultblUe through the air.
Aud we know tbst death of the Icy breath
U about us everywhere.
And yet. anJ yet. and yet,
Why nboula e grlexe or pluet
Or house clootn-eyed Itesret,
Your hand dear beart.ln mlnei
We'Te all the vernal mirth of tbe earth
With Ijoxr for Valentine!
-Clinton ScolUrd. In Collier's W eekly.
Aa Odd as Woiiiim,
One of the oddest bequests on record
Is that of the late George Hiissell, the
well-known sculptor, of Aberdeen. II
left fTS.OOO for the beueut of scaven
ger aud policemen.
SENT WOLF PELT TO ROOSEVELT
Ranch Q'cen I'renmtM Vice President
with Capture I T optiy.
Gov. Itooscvelt tins In tho gunroom of
his Oyster liny residence the hund-
jomely mounted jielt of a. gray wolf,
wben Col. Itoosevelt wns In Oklahoma
to t fn bcfore tla elci:ton8( ue wag
,. . . . . .,..,..-11 nn
,thc g,uos' tf C4o1' n ,f" lml1, On0
morning Miss Agues Mulhall, nccotupa-
acd by her younger sister. Miss Lu-
cllle, started out for n rule. ueu
about seven miles from the house their
horses started up a. brueo of wolves.
The equestrians being between tho
four-footed cnttle thieves nnd their den,
the wolves took to tho opeu, nud the
hunt wns 011.
Tho fleet-footed cow ponies gradually
gnlned on the quarry, and Miss Agnes
made her lariat ready for the throw.
JIIsS AONEB MUr.HAT.T..
While riding ut full speed she threw tho
ropo and caught the larger wolf, fast
by the neck. Turning her horse, home
ward she sped, dragging her captive.
For llvo miles or more tho wolf wns
hauled townrd the ranch house, when
he suddenly succeeded In freeing him
self by gnawing the rope lu two. But
ho wns not to escape. Plying the
"quirt," the girls wcro nt his IiccIh.
Soon King Lupus was again captured.
This time It was Miss Lucille who suc
ceeded lu roping him.
Fearing that tlio wolf might again
escape, they headed their horses for n
tree. Around tlio trunk of this the
horso was circled, slowly but surely
dragging the cnptlvc closer nnd closer
to the tree, until llnnlly he hnd but n
yard or so of leowny. Suddenly Miss
Agnes bent over In her saddle, un
buckled u stirrup strap, nnd with the
wenpon thus provided, beat the wolf to
death, Btlll seated In tho saddle.
LUXURYOF APARTMENT HOUSES
Wonderful Modern Convenience with
Which '1 hey Are Klltc.l.
"Tho hlgh-grado apnrtmeut houses of
Now York form a distinct school of
architecture," writes u New Orleans
architect, "and' tho study of luxury nud
absolute convenience has been reduced
to an oxnet science. Tho newest and
Uuest structures have features un
dreamed of a fow years ngo. To begin
with, tho decorations are never tindeV
taken now until after tho suites aro
leased. Then designs nre submitted to
the tenants and the work ls done in
conformity with their Individual taste.
"All tho best bouses contnln long-uis-
..- ,0..,,tlier with heavy burglar-
nrnnf -,fl ,mlt ., .,. ,,. An.
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ns during tho twelve-month past. In
cidentally, It costs a small fortune to
llvo at such places." New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Kinporor's Portrait.
When Charles Denby was minister to
nlfi,n.ia nnlilloH.ul no H1..twiuc4a tt tlii
k,.uror nnnnnt lu, lrnsti.,1 Mr' Hon. '
i.r wrt as follows: t
"It would afford me great pleasure to
send you a photograph of the Emperor
If ouo could be procured. Afte,r mak
lug Inquiries I tind that bis photograph,
or portrait of any klud, has never been
taken.
"The Son of Ileaven Is not vlslblo te
any foreign eye except when foreign
ministers are received In audience. On
such occasions all cameras or sketch
books are absolutely forbidden.
"When the Emperor goes out In his
sedan-chair all the" cross streets are
barricaded with mats, and every door
and window by which he passes is
closed. Should any ono bo caught spy
ing, death follows immediately,"
The electricians promise as many
wonderful things as the politicians.
ffipfflJllMl v &k yPry
QOOD AND BAD OF RICHES.
Among Anglo-Saxons Wealth Accumu
lates, but Men lo Not Decay.
Whllo the vnst accumulation of rich
es In these days Is regarded with alarm
by philosophers aud statesmen who
think they see lu It slgus of the Inevita
ble degeneracy of the race, It Is Inter
esting to note on the other hnud how
the growth of prosperity is hailed lu
Cuba by Civil Governor Jose Miguel
Gomez, of Puerto Principe. Ue has
olllciaily reported that prosperity is re
turning to the Islnnd and that the heavy,
cane crop and high wages are making
the Cubans so sntlsllcd that they desire
nothing radical. At the snme time hero
lu the United States, Hooker Washing
ton, n practical liegro philanthropist, lu
urging the people of his race that the
accumulation of property will uplift
them from the slough of Jgnornn.cc nud
vice lino which so large a proportion
are plunged. If they will cense their
efforts to obtain social and political rec
ognition nud turn their energies to
Plunking money, he promised thnt they
will grow In grace and In tho good
opinion of all their countrymen.
Without a doubt both Senor Gomez
and Hooker Washington are right, for
while there are great perils' In plutocra
cy tho moderate accumulation of riches
Is always desirable. No uatlon that is
sunk In poverty, be Its people ever so
gifted and virtuous, can amount to any
thing In tlio world. A people of thrift
not only enjoy the comforts of life, but
establish enlightened nud progressive
governments, ctiltlvnto the arts and
sciences, nnd lead in tho observance
of religion. The man who acquires
property lins given a bond to respect his
neighbor's rights. It Is the great com
tuorclnl nations that nre foremost In nil
tho work of civilization. There must
bo accumulated wealth before art ami
science can bo encouraged, for without
wealth thcro can lie no leisure sultublo
to the encouragement of Intellectual or
artistic pursuits. At the same tlmo
riches cau lie abused and In tho pur
suit and In the u&e of them the worst
passions of the henrt nre displayed. .
"Ill fares tho lnnd to hastening Ills a.
prey.
Where wealth nccumulates ami men
decay. "
Only when men decny. however. Tho
Anglo-Saxon race Is the leader In com
merce nnd Industry nnd gnlnful pur
stlltH. yet neither here nor In England
Is tho mental or the Intellectunl vigor
of the people Impaired. The race for
wealth is n mnd ouo with them, but
their devotion to liberty Is so great nrid
their senso of right so strong thnt plu
tocracy bus nn unequal struggle. Tho
love of money Is great among them, but
ns yet It Is fnr from' being dominant.
Loulsvlllo Courler-Journnj.
PUZZLE CAUSED DEATH.
Inrentor of tho Kgvptl in Maae Could
Not Holve Llfe'a I'ur.zlc.
II. A. Mnliood, of Philadelphia, tho
Inventor of many puzzles, killed him
seelf one-weck nf ter-bo had.workcd two
solutions to tho 'Egyptlnn mnze,",
which experts declnred waaiot- capa
ble of being worked out.
XOYPTIAN MAZB PUZZI.K.
Tho physicians who held an nutopsy
on the body say tho man had tho "puz
zle brain." Ills brain was found o bo
unlike that of other men. It wns twist
ed into more mazes than tbe Gordlan
knot, ns If from puzzling over tho
weird windings of the Egyptlnn mnze,
tho folds of tho brain itself had twisted
nnd beut In nnd but nf ter the fashion
of the puzzlo blocks.
Golden CarpotH nt Auction.
According to a Llsbou correspondent
two iiingnltlccut carpets, presented by
tho Infanta Donna Sancho to tho royal
convent of St. Antonio In 1500. havo
Just been sold by auction nt the munici
pal chamber to pay for repairs at tho
convent and church. Tho sale of tho
enrpets, which were Perslau, nbout
eighteen feet squnre, embroidered with
real gold, caused much excitement. Tho
most eager bidders were two groups,
French nud German. Bidding began
nt 14,4-10, ana the Frenchmen secured
tbe prize for $S,540, which Is regarded
as uenrly ?5,000 below tho real value.
Two other equully splendid enrpets
from the Estrella convent were also an
nounced for wle, but public feeling
bOS UCCOmO So'stTOUg that the Salo hag
been countermanded,
A Grave in tho South.
In the end of a deep railroad cut in
Georgia, uear the town of Altoona, on
the line of Sherman's march to the sea,
Is a soldier's grave. Tho slmplo head
stone bears this Inscription: "Ue died
for the cause be thought was best."
For more than thlrky-ilre years tho
Western and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany, leaslug the "state road" from
Ueorg'a, has kept this nameless grave
In repair. No ono knows whether tin
soldier belonged to the Union or tho
lost cause.
The secret terror of every woman's
life Is that on her wedding day tho r
groom will fall to appear. Nothing
could happen that would humiliate a
woBAn more. ,
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