THE HURRYING HOURS.
1 1 111 1 " a
How often the thought comes borne U
me,
As i the moments hurry nwny,
Of tho many thing I Intend to do
Somehow, some time, some day.
There nro promises that buvo not been
kept,
Though I niwnys rnennt to tic true,
Hut time in too Bhort for all the things
Thnt n body lutendH to do.
1 will answer n letter, or renil a book,
I will write n bit of rhyme;
I will do tbe thine thnt I ought to do 1
Some dny when I hnvo the time.
Bo I look beyond, ns 1 hope and plnn
days thnt are Just abend,
While the dny thnt Is hero goes Into tht
grave
VIth Its opportunities dend.
To-dny Is the only dny we hnre,
fOt to-morrow we enn't be sure;
J o seise the chance ns It comes along
la the wny to mnke It secure.
For every year Is n shorter yenr,
And this Is a truth sublime;
A moment misspent Is n jewel lost
From the trensury of time.
8
When Fortune Favors
me BRONze button
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THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA
Ml
with I0VaI brhASlw,
mrwM and
,wbrn in ixtyoc.
held lilm, so he stnyed nnd worked on
One of the baudsoinest farms In Scott
County luul stretched its green fields
about the old bouse twenty years ago,
but when Jtnlpli Mydnck's young wife
died and left her baby boy, the bus
bnnd, always reticent, bad grown posi
tively gloomy. His two sisters seldom
B wns a big. awkward fellow
working with some patient skill 1
' In an old-fiishloned saw-mill, nmi
living oil the far outskirts of a pretty
village.
Ills home was a gray old farmhouse,
where he dwelt with two maiden aunts,
one of whom was a weak, fragile lu
vnlld, (lulck-tempered and querulous;
the other was stout and strong In body,
but Idiotic and silent. Often bo was
tempted to go nwny to rush out Into
the world uud leave tbe old place to go' 1
10 tbe docs and tb nhl
workhouse, but a dogged sense of dutv "ol lcl "lm ,,e' t"le " e,,t everJ' aa anu
watchod, as by n resistless fascination,
that pitiless, great saw tearing Its slow
way through the logs making them use
ful while seeming only to destroy them.
He was 20 years old ut last and she
was 10.
She had been fussing about the old
bouse, making gruel for Aunt Iluldali,
henril him kml- .in- nn trying to coax n smile on Aunt
the little Italnh wn r. mK m i.i. Hannahs stolid face, but really only
moody father said, In a strange, stem j wn,tlnB for aIIb to return from the
way: nmj,-e.
"I'm going to sell the farm. Yon two 1 "0 came In soon, and seeing her
girls can live here In the old bouse, nuif standing aloue lu the clean, poorly fur-
1 will deposit enough In tho bank to uisiieu room be went straight to her,
keep yon and the boy until I can send
jou some more. I shall go to Australia." ,
Iluldali, the Invalid, cried out pile-j
ously, but her brother paid no heed;
nnd, taking both her hands lu his, he
said:
' "Now, Gertrude Miss Kendennls
you must not come here In this mnnuer.
. People are talking of It down In tbe
I village, nnd If your uncle should bear
of it be would send you to a nuunery
nnd kill me outright."
I "Ob, you do not want me here," she
said, trying to speak playfully, but
with a little moan In her voice.
"I do I do," he answered, putting his
arm about her, holding her close, uud
I touching her hair with u quick, caress
ing motion. "God knows it Is worse
than death to send you nwny, but, my
i darling, see the long, weary life
stretching before me. See the work to
I beilonebere and you hovering like some
: bright-bird Just out of reach. Could I
drag you down to share this poor old
nest? No, no. It would not be right. I
have served duty too long to dare de
sert her now."
"Butyouare so young," she murmur
ed, leaning her face on his shoulder;
he could feel her breath against bis
but Hannah, the Idiot, stared- stonily I cheek,
lisisL
loose bundle of rags, In which wns sly
ly hidden rolls of stroug parchment.
They opened them there In the
chnngcful light thnt tlltted through the
tlmc-stalned window.
There was $1,000 In gold-the price of
tbe farm lands. Not n great fortune.
It Is true, but a fabulous sum for the
joung people, who were married ere
long, to the great wonder of the village
folks. New York News.
'LAWS SAKbbt
XIIAT'S COUKTIN'
IT ?M
AIN'T ,
and spoke not.
That day the farm nnd the mill prlv-
His heart beat so fast he thought It
would strangle lilm, and thnt moment
ilege on the little river were sold to a "t rapture paid him for the suffering of
large corporation that had been trying ' years.
for some time to buy It, In order to "So young nnd so ambitious and
erect a cotton mill there. there Is the invention down at the mill
' Ilalpb Mydnek came home and pack- I am sure that Is going to work well."
d his trunk, but bis motions were uu-1 "Yes; but I have been to the village
nteady, his face pale, and before night to-day for the last time trying to raise
lie wns sick, very sick. even $50 to pay for the patent, and I
There wns little that two helpless lean not do It. Nobody has any faith In
women could do for hiin; tho farm
hands were dismissed, all but Jared,
who was to take care of the cow; so
they sent hlui off for the doctor, but
when he returned Ualph Mydack was
dead.
Ten bitter years dragged slowly by.
Tbe little money lu the bank was soon
exhausted, and partly on charity, part
ly by the few vegetables neighbors
helped them raise lu the garden patch,
the two old women and the awkward,
sullen boy lived on.
It wns well known thnt a large sum
of money had been paid to Mr. Mydack
for his farm, but the corporation had
failed immediately after, so nothing
;lt; they think It is a boy's scheme, and
I'm quite discouraged."
"Oh, If I only bad my money "
"Yes, but you have not, my darling;
nor would I touch one penny of It If
jyou had. No, you must go back to your
telatlves. I shall never marry, dear,
Jjut I shall cherish your memory as my
pne blessedest gift. Now, don't feel
Ladly-dou't."
They were both sobbing together by
this time; she put her arm up around
his neck, and their two tear-wet faces
nestled ngalnst each other like two
grieved children.
Aunt Hannah puj her white, flabby
face In at tbe door to say that dinner
wns done about the cotton mills, and I wa8 ready, an(( Beelng the young peo-
from the hour of payment, when the
legal papers were signed, nil trace of
the money disappeared as effectually
us though It had been dropped Into the
Ma of oblivion.
Lawyers searched tho old house,
looked over the few papers that Mr.
Mydack had evidently Intended to take
with him, searched his wearing apparel,
nnd gavo up lu despair.
Little Italph grew up a stout, healthy
lad, aud when he was 15 ho asked some
of the neighbors to help blm rig the old
naw-mlll anew, that bo might saw logs,
nnd thus eke out his scanty support.
Hverybody felt kindly toward him,
nnd sensou after season, when the wa
ter was high, ho would work night and
tiny among the fragrant pine and hem
lock logs, eurulug quite uu liidepem
once.
It was here that Gertrude ICcndennls
found him one dny early In June.
lie had seen her bright faco about
there the year bofore, but had" turned
nwny from her pleasant words with a
moodiness that was almost rudo. For
what had his weary, toilsome life to do
with beauty or kind words?
What, Indeed? And yet she would
pie standing together there, Bbe started
nervously and exclaimed:
"Laws sakest that's courtln' now,
nln't It?" And as they neither moved
nor spoke sbo went softly across tbe
floor and whispered: "Italphle, boy, are
you goln' to be married?"
"Yes, nuntle," nnswered Gertrude,
"nnd we want your blessing."
"But you want your money, too, don't
you'"
"Yes, certainly; tho mnrrlago por
tion," said Itnlph, bitterly, brushing tho
tears from his eyes and trying to face
his lonely life once more.
"Then come upstairs," sho laughed
out, in her queer, wild fashion.
"What does she menu?" asked Ger
trude, wouderingiy.
"I do uot know," Italph nnswered. "I
have not heard her speak so many
words at a time lu ten years."
Beckoning them to follow her, she
climbed the worn old stairs up to the
dusty garret, where broken chairs and
long-Idle spinning wheels made up the
furniture.
Down behind the big chimney crept
the daft woman and drew out a la rye.
A Cuban M Ikmnn.
"How many cows there are about
the streets!" somebody exclaims, nnd
then lie Is calmly Informed that the
morning's milk- Is simply being deliv
ered. A bunch of cattle nnd their
driver stop before a house, and the
portero comes out with a cup for the
morning's supply. It Is seen then that
the cows are being milked from door
to door by the dairymen, for this Is the
wny the acute Cuban housewives have
taken to assure for their tables a lac
teal supply which Is eutlrely fresh and
absolutely pure. Otherwise the guile
loving vender might dilute the milk
before delivering It to his customers,
nnd craftily stir Into the watery tluid
the Juice of the sweet potnto to color
It up to a duly rich nnd creamy cast.
Even with the cows milked before the
door one must continue to watch tho
milkman, ror I have even heard of
their having a rubber bag of water con
cealed under their loose frocks and
connected with a rubber tube running
down the Inside of the sleeve. Its Hp
being concealed In the hollow of the
milking hand. Only a gentle pressure
upon the bag of wnter within is needed
to thus cause both milk and water to
flow into the cup at the same time.
The milk venders of Italy and India
have also learned their trade to perfec
tion, for they practice this identical
trick. Woman's Home Companion.
Gold-Uoatln.
Gold.benters, by hammering, can re
duce gold leaves so thin that 282,000
must be laid upon each other to pro
duce the thickness of un Inch, yet each
leaf Is so perfect and free from holes
that one of them laid upon any surface,
as In gliding, gives the nppearnnce of
solid gold. They are so tiiln thnt if
formed luto a book 1,500 would only
occupy the space of n single leaf of
common paper; and nn octnno volume
of an Inch thick would have as many
pages as the books of a well-stocked
library of 1,500 volumes, with 400 pages
In each.
. ii i in i i ' .i ii ii nil
I 1 "iaV r iJWl HI I
Aau navy had Its llrst light with I , 'i VYyM, EhTV X V L
' I Ullll
Opposed to Wnlklnir.
Most Chinese mandarins pass the
whole of their lives without taking a
single yard of exercise. Tho late Nan
king Viceroy (father of tho Marquis
Tseng) was considered a remarkable
character because he always wulked
1,000 steps a day In his private garden.
Under no circumstances whatever Is n
mandarin ever seen on foot In his own
Jurisdiction.
Eyes or tho House. I' ly.
The common housefly Is said to be
provided with 10,000 eyes; that Is to
say, bis two compound eyes have each
8,000 facets. By this singular arrange
ment he Is enabled to see In every dl
rcctlon, aud to elude with great skill
and success the ninny dangers that
threaten his dally exercise.
Famines or Mod- rn Times.
Tho worst famines of modern times
were tho famluo In Ireland In 1840-47,
In which 1,000,000 people perished; tho
Indian famine of 1800, 'which claimed
1,450,000 victims; the Indian famluo of
1877, Jn which 500,000 people perished;
and tho great famine In China In 1878
lu which 0,500,000 died.
The Czar's Kstnten.
The Czar has one estate, which cov
ers over 100,000,000 acres, moro than
three times as largo as England; nnd
ho has another estate which Is moro
than twice the size of Scotland.
Wlso Is the man who acts as If he ex
pected to llvo a hundred yeurs, but Is
prepared to shuttle off to-morrow.
s LONG ntto n.i the Amerl
.an navy had Its llrst light with
the Chinese: nnd In Japan '1'
i'iimmi tln Hulled States has alxo Iiuhh'
parties to demand Mitlbfiictlou for In
lnrh.s to American citizens. I he chie
role of the L'nlted States lu Asln has
i.,.M in tin. Kiiniisor for China. Jiipa
tuitions. The United
States was tho Hist tuition to make
treaty with China by which that couu
try recognized the principles of Interim
tlonal law. ami It was followed prompi
Iv by other nations. An American nav
at ollleer secured the llrst. commercln
treaty with Jiip.m. forced the Shoguu to
ndnilt foreigners to trade, and ineiueiti
nllv brought about the overthrow of
usurper and the establishment of- the
present liberal government In control
Corea's llrst treaty was with tne uniie
States, ns wns that of the king of the
I.oo Choo Isles. The United Slates 1
18U4 made the llrst treaty with Japan
that treated the Mikado's empire ns n
civilized nation. Within the hist yea
this country secured the adoption of nn
agreement for the open door lu China
by the powers. Some of the most in
tlueiitlal generals, admirals and dlplo
mats In the service of the Asiatic pow
ers have been Americans, it Is on nc
count of these facts that when the pre
eut trouble arose the suggestion wns
made In many foreign countries thnt
the United Suites should settle the crl
sis In China nnd nlso because of the
knowu disinterestedness of the L'nlted
States, which has allowed other powers
to reap the territorial advantages that
have followed Its action. So. too. tbe
Chinese minister wns not without rea
son for his suggestion thnt the Monroe
doctrine be applied to Chlnn.
Flmt I.cinon.
Tho flrst experience of tho Chinese
with Americans grew out of a some
what similar state of affairs to thnt
In tho Mediterranean, where the United
States suppressed the Barbnry pirates
who had been levying trlbuto on the
ships of the great nations without hin
drance. Chinese waters were also In
fested with pirates, against whom the
Europeans had made no determined re
sistance. The United States ship Athu
alpn, under the command of Cupt. Ba
con, happened along lu 1800. Tlie ship
entered the river nt Macao and sent a
boat crew In command of the chief of
ficer ashore to get n pilot. Tho pirate
Junks stole quietly up nnd suddculy
rounded the bont, Intending to leap
on board and kill the crew. When the
Americans realized what had happened
they turned their loaded cannon on the
Chinese and fought off tbe boarders
with their Brown Bess muskets aud
boarding pikes. The Chinese gave hard
battle, throwing hand grenades on
board. The pirates wero beaten off,
and the defeat of the leader was such a
blow to his prestige that ho was ufter-
wards betrayed by some of his men.
Tbe mandarins put him to death by
tbe means known ns the "thousand
cuts," a slow nnd prolonged process of
backing luto little bits. Capt. Bacon's
lesson, however, taught the Chinese pi
rates to respect tho American flag, and
American trade grew and prospered
I ho opium war, which was declared
against China by Great Britain In 1840,
was responsible for tho opening of that
nation to the world's commerce by
means of the treaty ports which were
afterwards established. That war grew
out of the attempt of China to suppress
me smuggling of opium carried on by
tho British to tho depletion of tho im
perial revenues. To suppress the trado
the Chinese had recourse to force.
But after the short, sharp struggle In
1857, which resulted the canturo of
Canton by tho allied British ami
''reach, tho United States was one of
the powers that Joined with England,
ranee nuu uussia in securing treaties
for freedom of trade.
The flrst foreigner employed br tho
Chiiiese for tho reorganization of their
rmy wns un American. Frederick
Towusend Wurd, a soldier of fortune,
born lu Massachusetts. He ndopted tho
uninese nationality under tho namo of
iwa, married tho duughter of u
wealthy mandarin, nnd was made a
mandarin of tho highest grudo und Ad
miral General lu the service of the Em
peror. Gen. Ward turned his uttentlon
o tho reorganization of the empire's
rmy, uui rounu it a dlillcult tusk. Hu
died as tho result of a wound received
in directing un assault on Tsekle. Tho
Chinese paid him the highest possible
uonors aner jus death by burylmr him
In the Confucian cemetery nt Nlneno
,,u,u ouvtroauf m command 01 the
Chinese forces was Maior Charles n.
Gordon "Chinese" Gordon who
brought to n high degree of discipline
and elllelency the army whose founda
Mont had heeu laid by Ward.
The treaty madu In 18M provided for
the application of the rules of Interim
tlonal law to the conduct of war be
tween the nations, gave China the right
to appoint consuls to the United State,
provided for the recognition of free
dom of religion In China, uud permitted
Chinese to embrace Christianity, per
milled the Chinese to intend schools
In America nnd to have free right of
travel here, mill for nil the mutual priv
ileges which are allowed to tbe most
favored tuition. The Chinese exclusion
act later excluded I lie Chinese, anil lu
this again the United Slates was llrst
nnd was followed by Australia, the
only other nation where the coolie com
petition wns felt.
When the war with .Inpnii ended (lit-
nstrously for China LI Hung Chung
turned Immediately to Amcrlcn to se-
euro a disinterested nttvUer to aid lu
he peace negotiations nnd watch the
nterests of tho Imperial government.
The mnn upou whom hi choice fell
wns John W. Foster, who hml succeed
ed Jnmes G. Blaine ns Secretary of
State. Mr. Foster went to Shimon,
oskl nnd conducted his negotiations to
tho satisfaction of the Chinese govern
ment. In tho case of Jnpati the United
States was actually the godfather of
the uew nation. '
Japan hud been a closed nation from
1038, when the Portuguese had been
expelled, uutll 1854, wbeu Commodore
C. Perry, n brother of the victor on
Ijiko Erie, opened tho country to for
eign trade. The Japanese government
did not permit any foreign vessel to
touch ut n Japanese (tort under any pre
tense. In 18-10 the United States had
Its flrst trouble with the Japanese gov
ernment. Commodore Glsluger, learn
ing that some American sailors wore
Imprisoned ut Nagasaki, sent Commo
dore Glynn to demand their liberation.
He succeeded lu doing so, and the re
port he then made of the resources of
the Island was pnrtly responsible for
tho determination of Daniel Webster,
then Secretary of Stnte, to open tho
Islands to American trade.
Tho acquisition of a Pacific const lino
the United States suggested to
points, it wns Htimimtcit n,...
ei-M from Culiforinii t r,illn ,i,.uT
that
iiirniKiifti wnii him, mi, .t
by
Millard Fillmore and Daniel Webster
that the United States should be the
chief trading power In the East, and
that the commerce of Japan would be
profitable. Commodoro Perry wns,
therefore, given a letter to the Mikado,
signed by the President aud written by
Daniel Webster, soliciting a trcuty of
friendship and commerce between the
two nations by which tho Mikado's
ports should bo thrown open to Amerl
can vessels for purpose of trnle.
Commodoro Perry sailed lu Novem
ber, 1852, with a fleet, und ho carried
with lilm many useful Implements nnd
Inventions us presents to the Japanese
government, Including a small railway
nnd equipments, nnd a telegraph line-
things which were unknown to the Jap
anese. Commodore Perry's Instructions,
which ho received from Webster before
the Secretary's death, were to approach
the Emperor of Japan In the most
friendly manner, and to use no violence
unless nttacked, but If attacked to let
the Japanese feel the full weight of his
power.
1'erry'n niplnmncy.
rerry curried out his Instructions by
sailing to lcddo and delivering his let
tcr to tho authorities with the request
thnt It bo presented to tho Emperor.
Tho Japanese, lu accordance with their
custom, refused to permit him to land,
und Perry waited for his answer for
several months, during which hu sur
veyed the Loo Choo Islands. Whllo
in these Islands he made tho flrst treaty
negotiated by them with a Caucasian
power. After waiting several months
Commodoro Perry relumed to tho Buy
of Yeddo, uud ilnnlly by a triumph of
dlplomncy, aided by tho sight of his
soven ships, effected a landing nnd ob
talned a treaty permitting tho Ameri
cans to trade. This treaty permitted
citizens of tho United States to trado
with Japan through tho ports of Slmo
da and Ilakodado and tho United
States was authorized to appoint Con.
suls to represent Its Interest at thoso
"i" Jiiiiui.e .-nil HI (on4 j
imui-u iiuiiniiiciy ,i,i not kllK-dorit
prUoned, ns luul i ,, n,(, Jamim.
I I. .. 1 "'
...... ... I,,,, iihi-iii., to M'ctire liobf4
"ii ani'ini. iiin-r .'Mi venrii f,f
slon, eulered Into ti rtimily 0f ugsj
The other power. . ,.. ..m, j,
i no i iiiteti Mitii-H' .siininlt' laj ,
i-uri'ii Hiiniirir iri-iit i.y mill ii...-.
. ..... .
ports were soon n,I,l.-, iu whlcb
em people might trmli-
. ...j ...... un 'in rniwifh
overthrow or tin. ,iini, n,..n
iu .inpan. From tin- twelfth meq
tin ntitliiirlf v .if tt... fiL..ii.-
.... i .in ...
11, lllllllll. 1 lllV llllll IMMI rnlMiM
mixing the gods iiikI iitclr nowc-r u
exercised through n KimRua, who ii
Hut -,. .. I ......l . . . ...
..I, .i.t... ... it
I in i it'll ill i ii ii - i nur inn iinmiMi i
created a profound m'tmntlou laJijc
i no nobles were Indlgnnnt t tki
itiiriiiri. rrnin , iinn.i mij
.,.., l , III iiuiiai 1VIKI I
uiu cum. re. i ney gnineti tbe m
iintid, mid iu ikivi ordered the Sim:
to nnrognto treaties of commerce. 1
I (1 f I L M lift t.,.1, ....... 1 1 . ... J .i
XOriMlffl VltMMitl riMiiitititlnrr tn tti$
treaty port were llml uttoa. Oat
thi'He veuAclii U71H the Pcinlrokft i
MIMflll AhuiP .inn ut,i..M....
mercluiudlse.
Jim l.enrn u lotion.
'l lii insult tviiM r..iinrti.il In t'iimrea
er MncDougnl, who was with the T;
ouilug at Shanghai. The Wfomlijt
Hem. Mt.nnni'Hi imiii.il nirflt us
u vim nil. tciti.tii t.iiu iiii iu,.nifiM
Mvo of li s men were killed tod c
wounded. Tint A mi-rlrnn nlllC
tnn.l.i n ,.li.l. .if ClflfUlO flip til UUI I
ii,,,.. .,,. f.i..i. i., .,. 1 1, turn
..aiiv , tiiiim niiniii iiili, v) iw..-
broke, which wns paid promptl.
Perry opened Japan to trade.
uniiL-ii mines in iota aim iibiu'"
led the way for the nilmltUnct
Japan luto full fellowship with IH
tlnnu titift tn itni-iiill tmilr. nf A
cans In every part of the empire.
After 18(18. when tho Shojun
nun ucguu 10 ruiu iiiniit
ed constant progress In peart.
becninit restlvit nf helm: tre.llcJu
lmrlntiH nnd wished the removal0'
Hiiiriim. i nit iirHi L'liui I ,m
in I,. r.....M i... iitii, ml Kinipi. ,
iiivui iu uiu i. ii,i., W.-.--T
. . I . ... m a Hit ..l...l I.nltD
Krnneo. or niiv other country w
inni ii ik nnnun hp efiiiriM nnv
in .,1 Tin, r,.nv nt 1KD4 WallM
to give Japan standing nwv ---Until
then tho empire wai c!os
foreign residence and travel.
Cnro I wiih Hut Inst of tllO KUW
a . rnf
nl e countries to ho onencu "
"Tlio Hermit Kingdom," u
.,ii,..i i. n f7irr!irnerl
llllll-U, t'AVIUIIL'U U ---.. ,
1HM' wlw.n nnmnlilllnro SUUfW"51
T1..I1...1 a .... minnpil IE VI
tno same meinous ui' - .
ulnveil hv Commodoro VW1
" " v "
caso of Japan. .
M'lin flaf nntiimiinlention iu "
States und Corea had was one
l.i .....illli n nvneil IIUU V"
I.MI..I fri, a nrneajw" '
. . n. ntmen "
sent uecnusu oi inu -
V.V.I .... -- ....,
General Sherman, which tia"""
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lUIUIl llj it l,,..U.
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1 1IIT11 III.IITUL I M . .
...i. -i ... ronnect I"
wu.v,.a ....In!
.nn. 1I11ID0 C'v-
that tlmo forward, xuo u-
was determined, hob. "...
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ILIIUC nun ., if
... .11 nfirinui
lliuiuuu ..wwv- .Atll
,.. i T....n, tub n"-
wero nut Hi cimn," . ...r
- ,i in hub -
Shufoldt. Who had serve"
, , hraii1"",.
mnttnr was accouii'"MV-. ' . ,t
,i,n niiina lificnmo Jealous
w" ... " - f the M"-'
Krurviuts ii-iv -tho
kingdom.