The Oregon daily journal., November 08, 1908, Page 31, Image 31

THE, OREQON SUNDAY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, , SUNDAY? MORNING,. NOVEMBER" S, 1908.
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WHAT UNITED STATES HAS DONE FOR PHILIPPINES
Mak ing Citizens of Savages Condition of Affairs at Close of Spanisk Rule-Work of Commissions Sent Out . to" Study Hatnts ,of Natives Stories df Adventures in Tropical Jungles
from ambush at the soldiers and ulti- been the friends of their people, and 'contribute to this end by cutting down being roughly handled when ha knows: to bring thern to the capital or even is thus given every encouragement to
mutely succeeded In Inflicting some diputes which in former years would the Immense bamboo grass through he has done wrong, and is quite willing to the Christian coast towns. Now they make some complaint should elmsv be
By Pean C. Worcester.
N order properly to appreciate what
small losses on them. The soldiers re- have led to bloodshed have been freely which the trails often run and by plant- to come In and make friends with the thread the jungles and plod over the hot perpetrated or should govt-rnmtmt ot-
.... . - email lubsva uil xiaw wiuivil r w- navi tit hlnnslahan' hav. riA.n ire
it . - .7 Zl.,! talh-ted, punished tnem severely, and brought to them for final settlement,, lng camotes" in the clearings thus made men who whip him In a fair flght. plains for scores of miles in order to floials misuse their authority.
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non-Chrlstlan tribes , Of ths Philip, thus won tneir respect Being good One of their greatest difficulties has j to prevent danger of ambush. , lay their grievances before their Jriend, In summarising , what has W no'
jl pines soma law oi u condition u iiwwwir u m mmn rrom ms lnaccessiDi.iuy, 01 m ' icirpu ana ieiepuuu iue. . are - jjanjrerOUS lerntOry.- me governor, ana mey, in common witn rompnsnea uaaer American ruin iop
which nrevalled during the inw stood tip -to them better than those who territory which they ha v, governed, rapidly following trails, and so the in- f other tribes, are slowly learning that the non-Christian Inhabitants of the.
: wuien prv.ueu uuiiug ins. closing ran ftWay. and the lack of adequate lines of com- tolerable loneliness of the more remote Not only was the whole territory of they have rights which must be re- Philippines, It may be sai.l that, while
years of, Spanish rule and the early . munlcation through It. Ths highlands hill stations i Is overcome and the com-, the head hunters dangerous a few spected. the obstacles presented by tui nature
uays, ox me American occupation mull vYGTa 01 OCCCnu wumuiiBSWii.
w JiTmi . 5 conquest Df pnlllppins - commission arrived at Ma. ble to become dangerous or entirely lm- Work Among the Igorots.
lata
of northern Luson are rugged "beyond paratlve safety of those who occupy h t tb mui. Dortiona of In many Instances the non-Christian of ths country to be operated In ami
description, Snd are traversed fey fre- Ihess outposts ot clvlllsaUon b assured. f"ar" M. nut taey roaae Pr"n8 or people have shown themselves highly ths character of some of the people t
quent mountain streams which rejla . ths eountry inhabited by Christians appreciative of the protection thus af- be dealt with have been great, and.
suffer severely as well. For Instance, forded them and have been quick to while ths work has been carried on In
tuiiwu-u cyiuiiarus nuvwwi nna n Juns 3. 1900. This commission C"- ,r""Ju "i.v5 ,,, - ... in Spanish times it was necessary to " "iV"V"-"s". " - mictoi more or h ofwrmiin uji
crreat tact In SubdUinr wild trihoa ahi! i. i - , . : yur. i lew irim wmcn eiovc . tmrntwr uj. iuui m ura u- ., u fv, . e meir inaDUity xo overcome tne position by fnat portion oi tn civi UZi'x
brinain them undeJ thl tafln.sr " tnorled to ,d,etnnlne at what at the Outset were at best barely passa-m tribes Of northern Luaon was at ef fourr) "'sona oh the main trail timidity resulting from melon ill -cr rat- population whlcli ha heretofore llvecl
, ?. V,,m,w"e'.Il Influences of time civil government should b estab ble for horses, and at the worst wars th outaet 4n 0btaele to nrocreas but between Bagabag, Nueva Viacaya, and ment has causecT them to refuse to tes- In whols or In part off the wild tnun.
civlllzaUon and Chrlstanlty. But this llEbtd In any given regloB, and to es- danger"" ven for foot passengers. ... i... . Cordon. Isabela, and no one was al- tlfy against those who have wronged and of that oCher portion which is
conquest, which was at the outset com- I C,, L. " r F 1B1 B U w The first step toward! securing better has proved a far less formidable ons lowed io go over It without escort. To- them, but sufficient success has al- ashamed of its origin from a stock:
paratlvely peaoeful except in ths Mors taoiisn it. . ,i transportation facilities . was to clear than was anticipated. Ths fact was day there is not even a small post any- ready been obtained to Justify the state- physically far better and mentRlly oulta
country, was never pusnea to comple- ; xn July commissioner wrient, arter- wiaw i sia irijg ia oraw soon crasped that the Inborn hostility where on it, and women travel over mem mat ins suppression or Slavery equal to that of the civilised Christiana
t-on, and for many years before tla "w.M toi-- nr-renaraL ami mvself were mak them safe, to cut down the worst iT-i.!... .Z J! It alone In perfect fcafety. An Ameri- nd peonage is one of the greatest bene- of today, and which wOuld, if possible,
fall of Spanish sovereignty no substan- . . . . , i7 7 !! grades In order to make them passabls between Christians and non-Chrlstlans can may go uiiarmeU anywhere in fits conferred upon the non-Chrlsttans conceal from the world the flct that
tial oroaress seems to hav luwn morto sent to investigate tns Climate OI Ben- on horseback, and to brlrtrti or to pro rendered it inadvlHahla to brlno- lh oon- Vi.. .ni iintu with tlia of the Phlllnnlnes bv the TTnlted States. n...in..i ...i.hti. i.L,k,
There Di'evailed -durlnar this ncrlnd n auet. of which T had heard much when vide trolley ferries for the more dan- .i ik. .rtain that h. t,-tn rf,tu nnlv thn Forced labor, which was the rule with itt,(. r.r Tt,m-,.-
exaggerated Idea of the prowess of th in the Phillnninea during tha flnantah frous streams. Then Cams ths . . - kindest treatment. these people in the old days, has not tlans. vet rood lines of communication
0warllk0 trIb? "f Mo- fmeSf TouSd thS&ljfi. cllmitTleft kl, ,ta "'O"" . 'K-JSTHf'LV f!5!fi.?,?!r "51 The Bontoc Igorots and the Ifugaos only been made unlawful but has been hav9'b2en oned.
rpa, accompanied by indifference as to little to b desired but" that ; ths ton. lV?lr ouuaing, ana the apanaonment oi igorots, isonioc ugorots, ana iiugaos are skilled agriculturists, and their pretty errectiveiy abolished nnd pro-
ine progress or th less, warllka nOn- ditions Drovalltne aVmona-the aenUa and ola ,ana, unssusiaeiorjr; lines ot com' were insreiors smistea as oonstaouiary wonderful Irrigated terraces extending vmciai governments nave set tle exam
Christians. Seace-lovina Eenmet irarot und mil- munloat,on- - ' i soldiers to a considerable extent and thousands of feet up the mountain pie by paying a fair wage for work per-
The trails through the mountains of I tary rule we re such that it was desir- u Whlls ths CarlStlsn provinces havs with vsry saUsiactory results. These sijes are coming to be regarded as the formed.
Nprthern Luaon were few and exces- able) to obangi them m ioob a" SomI ?en ot building good roads, men iM. physleally verj-.superior to the Kreat wonder of the Philippines. The
slvely bad. in the wild man's country ue With -the assUtence of Mr Ott'i H1 special government provinces have lowlandera. Thev speak the local dla- abolition of head hunters frees the Fighting the Headhunted.
in f-aiawan, aiinaoro, ana Mindanao tcheerer m German citizen whn had uuuunia num. -ana in u uumn ioui., uo mo uai uu.iuiiid, i i- men rrom tne necessity or Deing con-
there were none, while the few which lived for vaars at Baeruio I drew uil have not on'v tscilftated business and miliar with every bypath In the country stantly under arms, and makes It 'pos- Many of the settlements of Benguet-
Wild Men as Policemen.
Tlead-huntlng, murder, robbery, peon
age. slavery and the purchasing or .
kidnaping of young children and of
girls has been checked or abolished; thei
Sttilirattt Wottt. ment ot 'a PD?ovinc7af wvernmeSt in livln' hlVi VreatlV aided 'in ths fVom abuses, irs loyal and brave, and, Cultivating th T soil. As a result.' in setl WW "l?n ha, been "! uccessfulty
slightest effort was made to control 5ne Tand of ' Small autSorn town" "tabllshment of a sadsfactory stets . contrary to xpectation, haye never tlements where a few years ago rice organized as townships, have made grat- as police officers and constabulary
the Christian natives in their dealings iniDgoe PubI1 oraer throughout an Immense flinched when ordered to Are on their was a rich man's food, there Is now Ifyln progress in self-government. The soldiers for the maintenance of order
with wild beople, and abuses were frV JneW ' ' ' own psMOts... 4W t . , m enough stored in granaries to last the greatest obstacle encountered at the out- ln t,lei' n territory; forced labor, ha
quent and flagrant, , , . rfAVe d these Tacts wShout austanthVl In Lepsnto-Bontoe alon there JUTO Fortunately there has been little of entirl population for from four to six . I th nut. , ZlTf ben ftne away with, and a fair wa
B ' ' SRfnVL nrt thn. it Sit .hi today more than 400 miles of the best this to do, but if was decided at the years. set was th complete illiteracy of the ay8(em has been established; govern-
Trnr In th M. r,,t Sr,t?Sn Jr.iiii Jif fil' th.a mountain horse trail to bs found any- outset that head hunting, with its, at- The Negritos, who use bows and pol- eoPl- It was the custom to Spanish mmt ealtA depots have been opened for
Truce in the Mpro Country. Omenta wSild unff ImlC whe" ln 9 world, and each year sees tendant horrors and ltsjaleful Indirect Bonid arrows" ae falfly well ableP to "S?."",!. supplytnytha needs of the wild men at
In the Moro country, even when there ?U1 were f o the benefit of" a non" ? t0 100 m,le" ew trail completed results, must cease. The polloy pur- take care of themselves, but have suf- who ocllrt to ccPt Christian reasonabTe cost; the production of agrU
was nn pMv. XhtfnJ thr. T lt.fl Christian trlba ? W 01 non n thift, province. The flat has gons sued In stopping it has been at once fered the loss of not a few children ba"m,( hA ,,Ma cultural products for sale has been,
was no active fighting, there existed, v""""?? i"Dr . ' . . . forth th? n tr mtmt h. built on a humane anrf extraordinarily success- Hn hv hn -fcidm.nned nd hrouaht ...Now it would be Impossible to find in .timiiitBf
at the best, an armed truoe.
was tolerated among ths Moros,
active slave hunting had hot been eh
tlrely
been
Slavery the special provincial government act fraie ' Perfcent, or Jess. eperienoe ful. Those In authority
os. and ill Drovinciar rttteMd ?2 ZZtoA i"ln proved that the Increased orlg- sought, and have usually
au provincial ornciais are appointed. .J1n-i Mmiminn nt trail nn a renneet ami srood will I
Th vnvarnnr. nt th. nnol. r ... coat OI COnstrUCUOn OI irau w rl"t .
- -" ns . ,,ola tnnr. Htm ' MmMKHUlI Iffloni tna
f 1 1 , 1 1 d. lliriHIJIli'll H.ritl . -i . "
have first it, .(.to r .rvlKid hr f!Hrlatfan rnilippines a Chrlatmn municipality
secured, the natives. When eases of kidnapping are "l01" olf,aniyv Fnoro orderly, more pros-
suppressed. The Spaniard, had fe?tedTae ISL' ShV
unable effectively to occupy the especially fitting1 him successfully to
I good . will of the chiefs discovered due punishment is Inflloted. Prous or better .governed than is the
people with whom they had and they are now growing rare. Igorot settlement of Kahayan, in Ben-
L have endeavored, with sur- the other tribes have until recently In fact, I have repeatedly heard
A svBtem has been established for Tiro-
tectlng non-Christians from oppresloa
at the hands of their civilized Christian
nfi-hWa' flvrv effort has been mad '
decreased cost ot rrtainten- to deal,, and have endeavored, with sur- fne other tribes have until recently Za" nave repeatedly heard to ,,ncuraKe the non-Christians to man-
i a trail can be converted. Prising success, to arbitrate quarrels suffered wrones unspeakable. A large .Uovernor-Oeneral Bmlth suggest to. de- .h, nWrl ,orlli attain and to aid
- - a, , l . i. .. . j 1 , . i ... .. Vniv.l. . ... . . . - v. . .f .. i a .. v. t.i . . llnmlpnr mtinip nfll nfflmnlo In tha Inw- . ' . ... .
Lake Lanao region U, Mindanao, where dekl with the people whom-he gbverns, w",, ",V surfaeir ' ""T h tVn Sfindora lived off " the poor Man- lands the T advisability of Vnki hrmor0ScivXfd t?lbe haXg as
the Moros continued to defy them, . for it Is anopen secret thajt success Ih wT,nJWBi?,?S "tt,l M?,fW. . Vta' ! ' nlss with whlch man? oi the settle- .Ln." whnm" th kent in aP state of Into the mountains and learning from Vll.?0,?!1! IAWTi" 5?i5.
J ... . - . , - - , V. ."J , , . T . . I . . 1 I O.l I L IliaUa W WOfcO.., fc.C . ' '"1 " - .
fc.ua. Q l. V BW,Wh0 ..UT, .U fJU ... . U
ivD..ui, ui kuuauui. riiiuiuui nun- 4ma -.t1 nrv-h.a . monta h.v lvpn nn an HhPBHtrftl nun.. n unnrnsrhlnr Hvcrv m oenxuex ixorois now to Kovern a ; " r t . v.-
was established at Cotabato. Mindanao. Christian Inhabitants Is far less a mat- C' '"1'""'" ,',""f,",'.t" L" " ".C: . "KT.i rr : i,y r"VhV. .nt f-v,.'5, rr"v'Vwi.'r;..ir.i; town. - iasi, oy doiihh icani, in.
decaXtadr?haofi-i In ordeX w n"t orultt nTato lines of communlTatron 'aTeao;. Wition.-their marriage cus and even to the mors- Ignorant Christian Her?tofore an excuse has been f0Und been prac lcall nded
??f.ap.lte?.Ane,omelal .nd, took ?F?XL -.J!,1?."-J .Y?r."?.r.?n.ust. b? tlcalfv comnleted. whils substantial their views as to personal valor. natives. for fallnrs to prosecute educational work nJ -hih hn
iv wiuuu.iu,, iiuiuo.- J""' nrniroM hn hoan mad nn aldellneS VV
, -v:-:;- ttk lu . v....- l ""-..i.-." - t ll.l litnmi lh niuiMnHon. In th. .11..! e pouuy wiuuil utts uiuunui. ""
rl "n-lhese oual.tie. are u' allv ' fSS JSSaS " .raa;pulV E
rh0r?SS the Plae t0 "tr,p ftna fUe pMt ?r?e-arrv9 Vethf0Un'? U;e", Trails as CIviliKrs it hasBM for the benefit "of ChrUtian natives fj"
their leader. lr the regular army in the volunteer I rails as umuzers. Transgressing rancerlas have been bus must terminate as speedily as ptaetleally all of
Soon after American occupation mil- army." the constabulary, and In pri- Tn oivimtn lnflu,nCa of this trail luly warned of the punishment that Sosslble. He has also been infofmed available for educational purposes. Now, lnJ"l iJ1" ,h" rthi
ltary rule waa extended to the more ao- vate life, and when, found have laid lno ,cvl"Slna ln" " " " lav In store for them If they did not tha? hi. Ufa mlirht be threatened or even however, a spec al fund has been set regions of Panay, Negros and north-
cesslble parts of the wild mans coun- violent hands on them and have placed construction can hardly be overestl. n lBi participants in ittemnted n, is result T othe machlna- lde. for educational work among the eastern Luaon, where governmental au-
try.. Two expeditions In pursuit of them where they must meet most diffi- mated Again and again we have -bseauent hwihuntlng raids Phave to thorlty has not yet been esUbllshed,
"f1"1. ,a"w"! slon It was nis duty to ena. ana mat x ,"'"'ri."'?.T""n'nrnt. ;a7X,, 7 7Vi fhT r,.t.r atHtt.d nt.
is worn,
on may
ability to
lsiannsi
Aguinaldo passed through iUepanto, cult conditions. Pack in lienguet. Off- nn tmii tn anm ria-htlnr t- some Instances been sho
Bontoc. and western Nueva Viacaya. ley In Mindoro. Miller in Palawan, and fBne1 uf a l t0 some fighting set- J"8," iy have been
'liiey found the Lepantd Igorots eentie Johnson In Agusan have had consplpu- tlement In order to make possible the jn tne civtl c0urt8l anj
and Inoffensive, as they have always ous success ln dealing with the non- establishment of a constabulary post for their crimes.
X5-.J? "l? luu 8" V '".""u. vV,."rfa."ri,"',! "avB there, onlv to find that the DeODle ot instance,, 0r
ine ssiiueri ggj qu wen, Jtney cornmit- ieuienanv vjvi uvi juaio, icuman, -. . - , - jnost unknown
capiursu. irieu h. wnnld nrnhahlv he aamined or everv- nnnttu jur iidim unsiians i nava mils
dniw nunlahad inn,.nt. far omitted-mention nt -t-arn warv imimn. the Christian natives toward xrus
. . i . . . . i . i i i . .. w jt i .n, mnrtAra in aw nr thn .mAn.Ha Mini iiicir Kuweoa lit vaiijiuH
.... . llunier. mil mm. nn iuiib no uiu - . . . ""' ; . . ih.i.
neaa-iaaina are now ai- v,i. ,.t fasrinxiv nnd wroii ha riaii aronrary cowers vested in provincial "a ui v tuo...
In Bontoo, and are quits nothing but possible personal violence governors and provincial boards, It was establish and maintain in these
tjpon
for years. All In all, the progress made has teievet.ft ln Suicide
in. i . r q r nann.niiTTirvn' Tnn.. nnav n aatAn aninai i n a nA.i nnniap ii, - - -
less fortunate. These people had never
ceased to fieht the Snanlards. had been The true stories . of the adventures
roughly handled by the Insurgents, and failures an5 . aurrfiNKfla ff rhiA n aiireClate the dt'strablllty of these main northern " Luzon la by no means the
looKea upon the arrival or Americans as . . , tn . ,.,,.. . lines of communication and want to brute he has been pictured to be. As , ... , jnffleers when he desires to visit Manila, auguration of a policy which, If pa-
an4addltlonal source of trouble. ouht one day to be written by one navJ therfi made safe, Thev have r.ad- a rule he is a bravt, honest and loyal for th Mangyans of Mindoro to eorn- 8n(, h, t bft proceefled a " "Ji tlently persisted In, will ultimately lead
r row uiu iu nine iney mrew spears wno can uo uiera jusnce. iney nave ny acceded to tne sugaestion mat tney man wno aoes not especially oojeci vo imv buiciuh wnen bucihuh wcro mauo ror Btstesments wnich he mv make He to tne goal or weir amoitions
occupy
hand
o
enrntnrv nt tha Inforlnr Th mm..- tha lowland nlalns and to the Wild man
mna nt tha nnmilai. ni.n.u.i.11.,. Af tha hllla an well. than, and not Until
A few years since It was not unusual mut be facllltafed by all government ihen, maj" we look to them for the In-
PEGGY AND THE BURGLAR
"0
"Forgive me," he said.
"You are a wretch," she replied.
"How dared yout . Why did you say you
were a burgiarr'
lid!
Trn i ! in an u w nrnrna aiapa anrira v nnn.
But, you see. we look at life throuch "Thought you were in bed. Pgy." h Lmmitt.i ..,5 ,.,.!
ill be our own ferlssses. When a man has no said; "I got back a little early, you see." "But you spoke of stealing silver?'
DISGRACE IS FOR HIM WHO ACCEPTS IT
felt.
newspapers or hearing some foolish gos- out,ft helping hand or speak a word of
sip. There aro hundreds of bigger -That's It, Miss," said the man eager
houses than this around here, and bur- ly; "you've put ths whole thing in a
glars don't break into places so near nu'?hellv'.' , , ... ,
the main road." Oh, lm so Borry for you! I'd do
aeciarea .reggy. a
"Only a what?"
"A burglar, father."
"A burglar! What? That man?'
"l es.
T
By John A. JaynS.
HIS
d
key that was rapidly becoming second a time when a man of absolute roli-
S Is the story of a man who nature. At 85 he woke up. He real- ability was needed to fill a most respon-
nnt ,V. in pittshnrtr nHith- Ke(I ,,t"t.Jle, was making a failure of Bible position. Unanimously he was it he
oes not live in rtttsDurg, neun- hls j... ,f i-j,ki hnrt .i..,,. nn. .L..n tn h, r.uo. wQ hi
er In Wilklnsburg, not yet New done so. He honestly tried to reform, quered his past, his present, he had
Castle. Juidt where he does live Jut baii reputation he had achieved achieved a future for himself. Today
nothinn- tn fin with the story for ,h,n1"e" worked against him, for he Is loved, honored and respected by
nas noining 'O ao un ine Hiury nunnlt nM h.t vlA . k- n .h t,nA v.i t . v.i . , "
. . t , , . . : i 1 V , m . uau UBiita, r. . i v. niiuw tiiiii. it ilia l ' . i i. in ic-
that lo to be told. Neither does the that his reformation was hot genuine, ferred to. It Is enlv-'as an UltMtratlon-
"But I didn't." said Collier: '"that was
vftiiv idAB uw wni. an t i rn i v nnn
r.. tl.l T 1 TJ... ll. . ll tu . ..n.-i !. - . T. . Ml '""i " "
T-t ITtca TJ.fr.l' no .hall .
...a, avin, " " t,.lan,t. r. hn,a. nr.. I la.ai
klllAd (n nnr heda'" .., -..v. . "u " " ", ,vtv" Uil tne contrary,.! saia i naa niraun.
aiuea in our oeas. ona tenderness, it mbitters him." el d from her to the visitor behind her. maa up my mind not to do soat all
JSNonsense, Parker!" said "Foot fellow!" she said, speaking It was a moment for action. She (poke events not to take the elated goods."
Miss Peggy Maple, speaking slowly. "J am sd sorfy far you! It Is up quickly. " "YetV you sre a wretahl"
a mtia more boldly than sue ,tana Il0w of course, once started on bura ar But he's i ouite good now. and Tou sse that DlDe-case revolver gave me story, which Is a true one, require that that he was disgraced for life. His of the truth that ''disgrace is for him,
rouve ben reading those silly a downward path, with no One to put lve promised that he should go'' the Idea. I saw you wanted a little ro- his name be given. It is a Story that .;"" i" VlTfi ,,yr.?.rJilr! onfA.Z. A. 5L,.iV,-.
'Bui vdU mad.6 oJ" 7 may be matched p0B8lbly many tlmes' "Pwafd d 'downward fails" At sT h. this cltY "today who have "realized ia
"Sutte riant? I tnada nut that I had but it is to be doubted If you will ever came to th conclusion that he was their own life many of the bitter ex-
nev?r been lnflueiTcSd 1 Er "od by a run across its parallel. SotfiSa wi.r noih'inndal fiTinML1".61 m.Z
-ii it h.fnra Tloi'i tru I n.. . . ... ... notning, was nothing, and was about have been thinking. Thev know what
2Tdrn,wii w.ldeher different" IfThad . hls young man came Into Uf. w t h rmd to end it all. saying.. -'Here goes.lt is to front the worldTwith a tarnished
pBv finaifV tr.,lrd th tn .n anything to help you," declared Peggy, an Idea! 'that's Collier Frank 'Collier: imn-ZSo it would And when you acted ia ..2U; "S kiH 3.n,r '.ulJ?.'"' " X!? i"8' . tms, juncture name, w tn a Diet on their character
otf to bed and' then Peggy lowered the "Would you. Miss V" my new pfi tner! Ho came down with the sister to me, and--'' " .tioned relative to his f for each of th"S "aTw U hi
lights and went to her own room. It There was a catch in her voice as she me to spend the night. We caught the i on. stop!" she sried, her oheeks4hing but tt boyjBh kind of a way; then the caption of this fm e sermo? in message? Vlsgrace Is lor him whS
was 10 o'clock and her father would answered him 12:18 Instead of the 12:02." flaming, "you are a brute!" And sho ft. learned thaf from his father he had everyday life 'TJlsgrace Is fo? Him sfcceot it " He who honestW and
jiot be home till nearly 1. She was would. Indeed. Do let me advise "Father quickly left the room. not received his name. When he was Who Accepts it ' courageously dares face conditions ai
inot inclined for sleep and she wanted counsel you. Let me be your -yes; that window was open and we Breakfast next day was a trying time, ig, his mother, who had been more or SoirVehew -and ln some wav that line thev are nether denvinsf nor nDologiz
to finish a rather fascinating book. friend." ,..,. earns In that way. I've been up sorting The little conversation there was was felJg of ft butterfly, scandalized the rSaj. f r 'ta hUoke ! nBrtheT workln t7ercom
Kleven o'clock struck. . gut it's too late now Miss," he out the vis tor's rood? for him. I did ll maintained by Mr. Maple and "the bur- whoie community by an escapade not 0ng dormant T manhood resident within them car if theV continue steadfaTt!
Then suddenly a sound smote her hroke out almost fiercely; "you can alone, thinking it better than rousing glar," and Peggy seemed relieved when permissible to mention liere. At the him He resolved that " right in the rise Tto nobler things i The world mat?
ears. Burely someone was down stairs. " but not the tree!'' the house fw did vou get th. Idea !h. two set eW .to the city , age of 20 he was discharged under community' wher.e was Test known turn cold and ouet shSulderid toTl
She crept to the stalrease. Sure lon t say that, she pleaded; 'Its that he was a burglar?" A fortnight later ha called suspicion of stealing by the business he would carve for himself a rhararter lonir time but for the man who con
enoush there was a light downstairs "ever too late What fascination can Perey looked from one to ths other. - "I want a little more influencing," he house with which he was employed wln W,0Ur fViXeK VnSme make f" Wmi Unfes honest, loyal and tor that
It was streaming Into the paasage there be in such a life? Her cheeks were crimson . sld. At 2 he had been arrested and had ,ef a career th4t Rhouid be worth man. sooner or later, will come th
from the dining-room Ha pointed to the sideboard. She "You soem to get on with burglars, Bhs tried to protest served a short sentence ln Jail. At 25 wnlle smile of the world and what is in
cautiously she made her way down felt a little thrill of alarm egaln Peffy." went on her father relentlessly. "Tou told me there was a Spark of pg0ne pointed at him as a warning to only those who have struggled finitely better, ths approval of his own
stairs. At the coatrack she paused; an "Wo.rd" are words." he said deliber- "A burglar! Ha, ha, hat" good in me somewhere. Don t you think their chl dren. At SO he had traveled a(rainst Inherited tendencies, unfavor- conscience, without which no man's
idea had struck her. She plunged her stely, "silver Is silver." And with a hearty roar of laughter- you could find It? ' around the worM as a marine In the abie environments and acquired hab- life , is a success,
hand into the pocket of her father's She went on, using pleading words he left the roorvagaln. "On the whole, she seemed to con- navy, and had brought back with him. lts can know or urMjerstand the dlffl-
tmefc winter coat, and brought out- '" t,,."u S'"Z .."."'T-mV.T. l""t''"' '..' n.n".-hT f .a" . rncuules -tnat were in nis way. in the rhn SaMdf.ce.
... . . .,v. c w-..B K..v... l-eyesr or tne people ne was disgraced. .
son-in-law. strange oaths and a fondness for whls- worse than that he had lnat hhi own From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
sair-respect.
what she had hoped to find a silver- ning on him. Already his head hung each
mounted pipe case. forward on his breast, and she could nant
Then she crept to the dining-room '"yi l""-J Bw "
nnd looked in. Horror! There was a ".fit?1 on. his eyelids
stranger there Ah, Miss, he said suddendly, ln a
Ha was a young man. she noticed, voice that came slow and seemed broken
and for a burglar quite respectable J,1! mtlon- "things would have been
looking " different with me lr there had been one
She entered the room. 1,ke vou to be a sort of a sister to
"Move a finger and I fire!" were her me:" ,, ,
words, as sho covered him' with the .,t,oor,feUow!,, . u . . .
pipe case 1 m really not a bad sort at
He Roenied tnken hv snrnrlse. and. an heart. But supposing I gave it up, what
inueht. cowered .henrA her wMivin. men r
When self-respect Is
TROUBLES OF A DUKE AND AN AMERICAN E:.flHiSui! ?'22&
yT l-"m x . jt 1 1 TT T t rni . ". r 1011 ln tie spirit or his motto, "UlsKraCe country.
GIRL Many Obstacles in the Way of Their Marriage a'Vft; h,sHhanadm,,nto0
, " flnalitv. As the davn tind swbv his hand Into he
she thought, cowered before her weapon.
She
"How did you get lnff she asked. He
pointed to the French window.
"Your conscience would reward you."
"I've had a conscience all mvMife. but
saw it was ajar. "You've forced It." i ve pniy naa you rive minutes, and see
"No." he said oRlmly, seeming to have Jjftat you've done. I feel wretched Miss.
made up his mind to make the best of !?y;.VlhLVe.naLnmp0i it
things "it waa nnan the sideboard doesn t seem what it
inings, ii was open. ... . T ni, -nH h nnt t.w.
it would serve you right." she said, 5"""-, 7." V. v...... "..ri-l. VT
with new-born boldness. "If I passed JS'Ji- i f "s e?M?,ln&J?,u,
von over tn tha nnllca" Plated good a, he added thoughtful
y"oh, don't do tlfat!" said the burglar. u.f t&I?J?,'h2'",li
"I say it would serve vou rieht." 'a.tlo". i1""....111' JlF-
k.. - . . .-. . .. ssHm ii in iih mM.K hit ri fzt (i w h v i nn
'? nan..,".? ml?," ""J?,1 nL"f "Ih"1": burglar sank into a chair and his head.
I2S?vI' in hi- -nrid -1 if. ..T '-iTh fell forward on the table, while she con
i air of sadrfesr tlnued t0 strenSthen argument with en-
os
deserve
an
"Poor man!" shs said slowly
h.n.7rm ,""M.Ki.Jl. i "P.0? f.eHow!" she wild, gently touc
TdT'JV60 dXV,n io thl Wrhasroi on;0ooTeny-to me
"Rn Jt '"innTai.-a.- u. h. llk tnls beforer' he cried in a voice
bursar ?ol&SW. MIM' beenoemdlnte ' "V
-ySS weVrs ask1ng.VeMls" "nrtlm 8ure you WOuld" ea,d
'.'If .y.ou ver tr,ed 10 earn an nonMt "But who cares about me?" His voice
41 vi UK
became almost fierce again. "What
Mntln .wajat.fai.d &irl uniiM ra ra . lm I
he rpated. f .m? Twentv-ele-ht vmr nld " ha
He laughed a little bitterly,
"An nonest iivina?" ne
,t tartea lire m a stock brokers said, h said It bitterly, "and I have
office. - never known the comnaaston of a lov-
"My father is a stock broker." said lng voice or been helped with a sisterly
Peggy, with dignity, offended at his kiss."
Implication, . What strange words. But they struck
"Ah, Is hat. Then I expect he rigut home to heart, and made her real-
wouldn't blame me If he wer here, lie his loneliness in the great world and
He'd understand. A fellow feeling Its terrible effects upon him. A bold
makes us" idea came to her.
"My father would have you sent to "You shall never say that again!" she
prison," Peggy declared angrily. 'There said. And, impelled by her lofty mo
may b dishonest men on the stock ex- tive, she., stooped and klsSed his fore
change, but I know my father isn't ne head.
of them; and If Jrou dars to say an- At this moment which ought to have
other word I'll " . been so solemn there was a terribla ln-
"Oh, I am sorry, Miss," the burglar's terruptlon. ,
voice showed his contrition. "I'm sure "Ahem!"
I meant no harm, and I wouldn't sav a Peggy turned. Her father was stand
word to hurt your feelings for worlds. lng in the doorWay.
Shall We Ever Know Our Real Selves
EATH is th fftild of our life, and aware of them. They eeemed to be at
d'.rr I0" FX -h "orher.TVre
death Is the mould -ntO which they seemed to be looking down uoon
our life flows It is death that us as from a lofy tower, and though
has formed our feature Of the wr th stronger we dared not
.... . im .. . m molest- them. For truly there Is noth-
death alone should portraits be painted in- that can ever be reailv hidden.
for they only af tfuly themselves and and whoever meets me knows all that th.,." Z Z .V 7l . 3L..Vmfn t2 t.l. L h hri
. ' , ... ... I have thnurht and ahaii thinir v.. thusisstic duke has stopped at nothing determined to take an American briae
who lor one moment stand rsvealed. as ,v, v4. " , w Into the royal Italian family.
h hjta nn- wav nf ti nv what h. i , aw.. 9M or. ADfUWi 18 POiea o
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v fe-, ii rV;.iiiittiiitiVi.':Mir-'r1--y'-iiii
Mists Elkins and Her
Nobleman Lover.
AR18, Nov. g. Miss Katherine
GUtlns asid her lover, tha Duke
of Abruzzl, have many obstacles
in the way of their international
marriage. The devoted and n- nitely off, since the duke of Abruzil Is
Wharilf. is there that doe. not" be knowS thSuahhe '.peikvlr Voft hM hndled 11 111 80 UplomatlcaJly that "America to "see MisKlkin,
What life is there thst doss not be- ;nijthous;li he speak everjiojioftly h. haii overcom8 many of the barriers la ths near future, but up to the.pres-
eome radiant when, ths purs, cold, slm- "w;"p.h if. ,J8 i. hi1 h,. .m. .ii between him and his American brlda ent tima he has not taken passage on
pie light fail- upon It st he -last thaou? iaWeS??.? VX" sth" SEreSShnuK ?af ll!!L0Wn-
P5uJf .! Pernaps we time Jiajqi. nap; ih a "now.eage would oe and Klnf, Victor Emmanuel had not London. Nov. 8 The London Dally ,um,,I.I; Ml,. Rlkins' conversatl
when thet .mll It u. and I h. silent to us revealed onlv grantea permission to the mar- Mall's Rbme correspondent telegraphs creates a pleasant Impression In Ital
that ateal. ..nnn u. than mhl.. Our real life la not th. Ufa Wa tlM' aisoagreeu id. ;' as iqiiowa: . ....' ... Where the reeling is most coraiai to
k. .S: aV-K..- .V... .V. m a Vi-i Vh.i .-V "nua pe receivea as 'royaj princess. -ins AU
bSPh: lXenrmn0nrSv whom ,h. ..m.' VS?.?".. .rn' rom fa'nd h.TOped in anoppdth;
.?.la,2-kn?wn,inlal,li w.tml.l .T?1 i?l?ff'.2rlftShZr ,lhZn "r. match on the ground that Miss Klklns
"The report that Cardinal Gibbo
He was a good little boy and very
tha
tha
toll ln the spirit of his motto, "IMsKrace country.
He came to his mother and slipped
finality. As the days passed away, nw. ".f .- .
through a combination of clrcum- . lu, .k. iit.u . i .i.V.
stances over which he had no control, eme places thelittle boys and Slrls
he was given on trial at the first an hft. "?a,ly SrfnJ& ZlZ.tam??ll1
opportunity of making good In a more T!)at 8 what th papers say, my
responsible position. He was told a'T; . . '
frankly, almost brutallv. by his em- . "Mamma," he presently said. Td Ilka
ployers. that he was Just a makeshift. " "e up BOmefhln for those poor llt-
Instead of continuing a makeshift, he tie boys and girls. .
rose to the" ranks of a make-good. At His mother gave him a fond look,
the end of three months he was given - Tes dear. And what would you lika
ft better position.- Increased responsi- to.f've upr .
blllttes meant increased opportunities. Mamma," he said in his earnest way.
Presently the tide of condemnation as long as the water is so very, verjf
turned, ami kind words were spoken, scarce I think I ought to give up beln
possibly grudgingly, relative to him. He washed!" i
had learned, however, to care neither ''
for caustic condemnations or the polite " Riant ttrmflru'frt rtt ITanaaa
phrasings of praise. He was living to, VMt BMIIOWera OX ASJlSag.
himself, his higher and better self. If .,from the Atchison Globe
he had the approval of that he was , Al Flss was out on the Central Branch,
satisfied. To the carping criticisms of last week and says he never saw such
captious critics he turned a deaf ear sunflowers. .
To sunny smiles speeding him success- When the wlad blows they lean
ward he was Indifferent. He knew that across the track. -Pushing them back is
to himself he must stand or fall. He what makes the trains lose so much
was like a mariner beating his way time. When the wind Is not blowing
against contrary winds to his desired they droop over the track on both sides,
haven. His wny was not a smooth one, and this also impedes the trains. In
neither tilensant. Whn one has once some plages it Is Just like going through, :
descended from manhood's high enstato a tunnel. I have been told that tna
of character, the climb upward is hard, engineer sometimes has to light tha
But he persevered, nnd at length sue- headlight on his engine to see his way,
cess crowned his efforts. There came through,"' said Mr. Flss.
LOVE OF MAN IS SELFISHNESS
By Max Nordau. oughly, when he has conquered soma
T MAY sound very shocking, yet I antagonist ln a free single oomoat, msn
. it -ttn i, nguiiiBi man, ne appreciates nia wwra tn
must say it-we can love several dividuallty most intensely and at tha
individuals at the same time with same time delightfully when ha knows)
almost equal tenderness, and we himself to be the complete possessor
need not lie when we assure each "'""ul""r uivh,u-
- , To exact loyalty is thus nothing els.
one of our passion. tnan the- w!e)jJ to extend the limits of
No matter how deeply we may be in one's own personality Into another and
lovo with a certain individual we to rejoice In their compass; Jealousy i
. . .... . u .,iki. the intensely painful recognition of the
do not cease to be susceptible to tho ilmUations to this extension. We can
Influence of the whoie sex. The most therefore be Jealous without being our
chaate and loving woman is still part selves In love, as we can wish trt sur
n tt,- a.,.i v. , . , pass a competitor in a race without
of tho general feminine half of human- hating him personally. In both casus
Ity, as the most honorable loving man the point is to become conscious ot our
Is still a part of the rnasouline half solves as superior Individuals, thus
he as well a, she experiences the grK' oV&lnih? o
mutual attraction of the opposite sex training, and thus we ex" fidelity
and under certain favorable conditions, without fellng ourselves laid undor
this attraction may become the starting ligHtlon ot reciprocity,
point of a new. sneelal attachment to 5 A man demands unconditional fidelity
certain individual, as first love is usual- from his wife, but does not concede
ly not
and trim
era! attraction of the other sex, to a committed l a deadly elttj,
porta In 1ni.om.tlnn nf It nlaa.ll,, Ih. St Density IS PUDIIO C
fn-.t aith a.,hnrn A,. when he does the same, he l as only
tunitr to become weU acquainted. By Jen trnUty o a rminf lltuelaps
mis i mean cnaste women and nonor- --t - n n
hlng more than ths collection pfr UL" w m. same or
sferrlna- of tha, nreelst Inn nn. mm. v nen sne rorgeis nerseir sti nai
whose- iight
tontemot. but
nS IS ahla men T an. nraf nfarrln. tn penalty, SC WnTCll SOvlety Smile. clU-
on (woman -hn h. . .n,in.w tn wanton, creetly and good natureuly. aad whl.-h
y. ness. nor to men born with a superfl- wife ft? V 'lT"m, ar!'1 f"
i Mat f.mn.v..nt nmh.i C t rsses if she took it sHou1t in ti
JIUia tiava
loralists like to admit.
IS.' "The Duchess d'Aotta. Stepmother of duka and his bride. It is also reported lararer than mora
oi tne auae or Abruisi, nas oriiciauy in- that several members or tne royal ram- Unconditional fldelltv la not an at- mala Js (he scene of th. ntm.. ...
lormea ine mayor oj Aosia. uvsi ine uy nave ordered wcoaing presents irom - tribute or human natura It la no tension or mis powor or the iU -i .
approaching marriage of the duke and a Turin, lewder. . phystodogloal companion of love. That husband. In that rnuntrr h ci.i,.' ,
when t think nf them I .e. trails of special mamenta. nerhabs bv th. m.rt.n;,!,"''-' r -VfilrJi. JZY'S .J",." ' i?,' "V' - Accorauig ",? '"'."; atman.it ia an ouicoroe jo- l r"" !" w"0
children." . vouth. and ma dens 'who accident that we know and llv. n,,r . Y'S.SS. ' W?.?'- .:nfau?. "v."- axor : rormat on, tne oil ciai aanouneemeni e . jisnB.eaa... xne( Jndlyimiai 4 wisoes w aa .carri.s Ms ea-.H..,
.. . - i T . . ' . , r ...... . . . ... . - - ajurn not nm
an seem -i to emerge irons ' tne same ewn me. win m aay ev
couse. wnen we snait oe wnai ws are;
i . - ".. : r, t-5-.-- . maicn on tne arouno
oeam was leading oy tne nanov anu inougnts ana i areams, wa.n ..is only at would become a. sister-in-law of King if fas KathSrlne Elklns will occur very
A strange brotherhood' already .unites
them. It may be that theya recognise
each other by birthmarks we cannot
-see, and that they secretly exchango
. . mysterloue sign of silence, i, . .
- They t are the eager children of pre,.
t consciences. At school ws were dUulg
vi. .-.1 does not appeal to the British monarch. America Jn the middle of November, the engagement will coma out through reign entirely slone in the heart of the fidelity to such a
'J' It seems that Queen Margherlta was, and a squadron of three battleships will a letter from King Victor Emmanuel beloved, to fill it completely, to sea only compel the . wldoi
s on her war to London to complete ar- sail at the same time. ' to the premier, Signor Olollttl, shortly his own reflection In its mirror, because, trothed. to take
horntil. eti.j.t
w, and evo . i
As tiro itwig'U Bent.
iiiiraiuvi ivi un luiiuuuiiiinui weuQuig .riMiigciiiciiia iiivi ueeu Biier ine auae arrives in lh umieti mis eirect upon anorner is aim nuiwui una nusoano nr nunc ui,ii
betrothal jw hen the new outbreak caused made In Italy, as the marriage will oc- States, which will be communicated to. sphere of activity, the most powerful . teerai pyrawhll tin hi, '
h - in. V. Inil.naO n Pari. Th. ..... ta 1 M..1aa I. at I i.n 1 m Tlal- . , 1. 1 I .. 1. .. an tt.lUn nan. a ' . , . . , . a. 1 ' t, ..n,i.M n . V. . ...... .... a .
.-' tttAlm. a W I a .aK n. ..-j .... ..w vai an Aa" V" uwi a, i , aa, a aa a ,.i alio y MU11V uy nn Lilian - n ca.oui J. vum pie 1 lull UL - Ills 111 aawi.i"iii vi ..i nv ilea j IJ V 11 I'l H ti i", I 1;
.-..v - mT.-v ? 0,nes Kegister. English court does not care to acquire the new princess will be officially pre- The premier also w'lll immediately in- vanity can conceive of no mora perfect hurt a hair of Ms i c , t, ,t ,
inn i Mtiiril h nil r nrn, tu K"'ln cmuu-o a .. iwuiiu bviiiou at .-yui t, ciiiu n. nival. v.-rit3a.iM,i.ivri loroi ine caoiiii iHiiiiBitr, . in- prtsai- graiixicauon, - - . . . iroia in. I uncri to e ' rt a
' - .. . i .nuvui way, llliu 11. 1. i m cu
Teacher Aerasa a knee ,
that the Xuria-Coonaught match la dtfl- Tuirin,
In Paris . will be held In her honor in Rome and dents of the senate and the chamber of As man feels himself a complete Irt. tlal c.Vmrr.T. tr h. t
deputies aud tha hlah officials of state." dividual most profoundly snd thor- - fending j, 1 01 rl-.-ty, -
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