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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1905)
ij Tbe Specif CHATTER XIV. Conttnusl As soon its tlio train pulls up, ft dozen travelers, of whom I am one, get out on to the track. By the light of the Inn torn It Is easy to nee that the break a ice Is not due to malevolence. Hut it i none the less true that the two Inst vans, the mortuary van and the rear van occupied by the goods guard, are missing, How fur are they? Nobody knows. You should have heard the shouts of the 1 'era hi n guards engaged lu escorting the remains of Yen Iou, for which they were responsible! The travelers in their ran, like themselves, had not noticed when the coupling broke. It might be an hour, two hours, since the accident. What ought to be done was clear enough. The train must be run back ward and pick up the lost vans. Nothing could be more simple. Hut and this surprised me the behavior of my lord Faruskiar seemed very strange. He insisted in the most pressing manner that not a moment should be lost, lie poke to Popof, to the driver, to the stoker, and for the first time I discov ered that he spoke Russian remarkably well. The train began to run back as soon as we had taken our places. The Gor man baron attempted to complain, but l"aruskiar gave him such n look that lie diil not care to get another, and stow ed himself away in the corner. Dawn appeared in the east when the two wagons were found a kilometer off, and the train gently slowed up to them after an hour's run. Faruskiar and Ghangir went to help in coupling on the vans, which was done as firmly as possible. Major NoK.tz and I noticed that they exchanged a few words with the other Mongols. After all, there was nothing astonishing in that, for they were countrymen of theirs. We resume our seats iu the train, and the engineer tries to make up for lost time. Nevertheless, the trftln does not arrive at Kachgar without a loug delay, and it Is half past four in the morning when we enter the capital of Chinese Turkes tan. CI1APTER XV. What was not done at the frontier has to be done at Kachgar. Russians and Chinese are one as bad as the other when there are vexing formalities, papers to Terify, passports to sign, etc. It is the same sort of meddling, minute and overfastidious, and we must put up with it We must not forget the terrible threat of the formula the functionary of the Celestial Empire affixes to his acts "Tremble and obey!" I am disposed to obey, and I am prepared to appear before the authorities of the frontier. I remember the fears of Kinko, and it is with regard to him that the trembling is to be done, if the examination of the travelers extends to their packages and luggage. It is 10 o'clock when a stroke of the gong announces that the police formali ties are about to begin. We leave the table and a few minutes afterward are in the waiting room. A'l my numbers are present, with the exception, of course, of Kinko, who would have done honor to our breakfast if it had been possible for him to take part in it. There was Doctor Tio-King, his "Cornaro" under his arm: Fulk F,ph rinell and Miss Horotia Bluett, mingling their teeah and hair, figuratively, be it understood: Sir Francis Trevellyan, mo tionless and silent, intractable and stiff, smoking his cigar on the threshold; Faru skair, accompanied by Ghangir; Russian, Turkoman, Chinese travelers in all from sixty to eighty persons. Every one had in his turn to present himself at the table, which was occupied by two Celes tials in uniform, a functionary speaking Russian fluently, an interpreter for Ger man, French and English. The Chinese was a man about 50, with a bald head, a thick mustache, a long pigtail, and spectacles on his nose. Wrap ped in a flowery robe, fat as if he be longed to the most distinguished people in the country, he had not a prepossess ing face. After all. it was only a verifi cation of our papers, and as ours were in order, it did not much matter how re pulsive he looked. "What an air he has," murmured Madame Caterna. "The air of a Chinaman," said her husband, "and, frankly, I do not like it." I am one of the first to present my passport, which bears the vlsaa of the consul at Tiflis and the Russian authori ties at Urun Ada. The functionary looks at it attentively. When you are dealing with a mandarin, you should always be on the lookout. Nevertheless, the exam ination raises no ditllculty, and the seal of the green dragon declares nie all iu order. The same result with regard to the actor ami actress. Nevertheless, It wus worth while looking at Caterna while his papers were being examined. lie assumed the attitude of a criminal en deavoring to mollify a magistrate, he mude the shuepiost of eyes, and smiles absolutely the most deprecating smiles, and seemed to implore a grace or rather a favor, and yet the most obdurate of the Chinamen had not a word to say to him. "Correct," said the Interpreter. "Thank you, my prince," replied Ca terna, with the accent of a Paris street boy. A to Ephrinell and Miss Bluett, they went through like a posted letter. If an American commercial and an English ditto were not in order, who would be? Uncle Ham and John Bull are oue as far as that goes. The other travelers, Russian and Tur koman, underwent examination without1 any difficulty arising. Whether they were first class or second class, they had ful filled the conditions required by the Chi nese administration, which levies a rather heavy fee for each visa, payable in rou bles, tuels or sapeks. CHAPTER XVI. Among the travelers I noticed an American clergyman bound to Pekin. This was the Rev. Nathauiel Morse of Boston, one of those honest Bible dis tributors, a Yankee missionary, in the gutt of a merchant, and very keen in Correspondent i! business matters. At a venture I make him No. 13 in my note book. The verification of the papers of young Pun Chao and Dr. Tio-King gave rise to no difficulty, nnd on leaving they ex changed "tin thousand good-mornings' with the more amiable, of the Chinese representatives. When it came to the turn of Major Noltiti a slight Incident occurred. Sir Francis Trevellyan, who came to the table at the same moment, did not seem inclined to give way. However, nothing resulted but haughty and provoking looks. The gentleman did not even take the trouble to open his mouth. The Rus sian and the Englishman each received the regulation visa, and the affair went no further. My lord Faruskiar, followed by Ghan gir. then arrived before the man in spec tacles, who looked at him with a certain amount of atteutiou. Major Noltitz anil I watched him. How would he submit to this examination? Perhaps we were to be undeceived regarding him. Hut what was our surprise, and even our stupefaction, at the dramatic out burst which at once took place. After throwing a glance at the papers present ed to him by Ghangir the Chinese func tionary rose and bowed respectfully to Faruskiar. saying: "May the general manager of the Grand Transasiatic deign to receive my ten thousand respects!" General manager, that is what he is. this lord Faruskiar. All is explained. During our crossing of Russian Turkes tan he hail maintained his incognito like a great personage in a foreign country: but now on the Chinese railways he re sumed the rank which belonged to him. And I had permitted myself to iden tify him with the pirate Ki-Tsang. And Major Noltitz. who had spent his time suspecting him! At last I have some one of note in our train I have him. this somebody; I will make his acquaintance. I will cultivate it like a rare plant, and if he will ouly speak Russian I will in terview him down to his boots. I am completely upset, and I could not help shrugging my shoulders, when the major whispers to me: "Perhaps one of the bandit chiefs with whom the Grand Transasiatic had to make terms." "Come, major, be serious." The visit was nearing its end when Baron Weissschnitierdorfer appeared. He is preoccupied, he is in trouble, he is anxious, he is confused, he is fidgety. Why is he shaking, and bending, and diving into his pockets like a man who has lost something valuable? "Your papers," demands the Interpret er in German. "My papers," replies the baron; "I am looking for them; they were In my. letter case." And he dived again into his trousers coat pockets, his great-coat pockets there were twenty of tjiem, at least anil he found nothing. "Be quick be quick!" said the inter preter. "The train cannot wait!" "I object to its going without me!" exclaimed the baron. "These papers how have they gone astray? I must have let them drop out of my case. They should have given them back to me " At this moment the gong awoke the echoes of the interior of the railway sta tion. "Wait! wait! Donner vetter! Can't jou wait a few moments for a man who is going round the world in thirty-nine days?" "The Grand Transasiatic does not wait." says the interpreter. Without waiting for any more. Major Noltitz and I reach the platform, while the baron continues to struggle in the presence of the impassable Chinese func tionaries. I My first oare is to look into the front van. The custom house officers are about to visit it, and I tremble for poor Kinko. It is evident that the fraud has not been discovered yet, for there would have been a great stir at the news. Suppose the case is passed? Will Its position be shifted? Will it be put hind side before or upside down? Kinko will not then be able to get out, and that would be a complication. The Chinese officers have eome out of the van and shut the door, so that I cannot give a glance Into it. The essen tial point Is that Kinko has not been caught in the act. As soon as possible I will enter the van, and, as bankers say, "verify the state of our safe." Before getting Into our car, Major Nol titz as''.s me to follow him to the reur of the train. The scene we witness is not devoid of, interest; it is the giving over of the corpse of the mandarin Yen Lou by the Persian guards to a detachment of sol diers of the Green Standard who form the Chinese gendarmerie. The defunct pusses iuto the core of twenty Celestials, who are to occupy the second-class car iu front of the mortuary van. They are armed with guns and revolvers, and commanded by an officer. "Weil," said I to the major, "this mandarin must be some very exalted personage If tfce Son of Heaven sends him a guard of honor " . "Or of defense," replies the major. Faruskiar and Ghangir assist at these proceedings, in which there is nothing surprising. Surely the general manager of the line ought to keep an eye on the Illustrious defunct Intrusted to the care of the Grand Transasiatic. The gong was struck for the last time, we hasten Into our cars. And the baron, what has become of him? Here he comes out on to the platform like a whirlwind. He has found bis papers at the bottom of his nineteenth pocket. He has ob tained the necessary vlst and it .was time. "Passengers for Tekin take your seats!" shouts Popof, in a sonorous voice. The train trembles, it starts, it has gone. CHAYTER XVII. We are off on a Chinese railway, sin gle line, the train drawn by a Chinese engine, driven by a Chinese driver. Let us hope we shall not be telescoped on the roud, for among the passengers Is one of the chief functionaries of the com pany, lu the person of Faruskiar. I Our train runs at only moderate speed ' since we left Kachgsr. On the opposite horison we can see the high lauds of the Pamir; to the southwest rises the Holor, I the Knchgarlsn belt from which towers the summit of Taglmrma, lost among the clouds. I I do not know how to spend my time. Major Noltiti has never visited the ter ritories crossed by the Grand irnnsasi- ii tie. Hlid I am deprived of tne pleasure of taking notes from his dictation. Dr. Tio-King does not lift his nose from his "Cornaro," and Pan Chao reminds me more of Paris and France than of Pekin and China; besides, when lie came to Europe he came by Sued, and he knows no more of Oriental Turkestan than he does of Kamtschntka. All the same, we talk. He Is a pleasant companion, but a little less amiability and a little more originality would suit me better. I am reduced to strolling from oue car to another, lounging on the plat forms, in terrogating the horizon, which obstinate ly ret uses to reply, listening on all sides. Halloo! there are the actor and his wife apparently In animated conversa tion. I approach. They sing in an un dertone. Ephrinell and Miss Bluett are talking away with unusual animation, and I catch the end of the dialogue. "1 am afraid." said she, "that hair w ill be rising in Pekin." "And 1." said he, "that teeth will be down. Ah! If a good war would only break out. iu which the Russians would give the Chinaman a smack on the jaw." There now! Smack them on the jaw iu order that Strong, Hulbul & Co., of New York, might -have a chance of do ing a trade! Really. 1 do not know what to do, and we have a week's journey before us. To Jericho with the Grand Transasiatic and its monotonous security! The Great Trunk from New York to San Francisco has more life in it. At least, the redskin do sometimes attack the trains, and the chance of a scalping on the road can but add to the charm of the voyage. Hut what is that I hear being recited, or rather Intoned, at the end of our compartment ? " 'There is no man. whoever he may he, who cannot prevent himself from eating too much and avoid the evils due to repletion. On those who are intrusted with the direction of public affairs this is more Incumbent than on others " It Is Doctor Tio-King reading "Cor naro" aloud, in order that he may re member his principles better. Eh! after all, this principle is not to be despised. Shall I send it by telegram to our cabi net ministers? They might, perhaps. dine with more discretion after it. During this afternoon, I find by the guidebook that we shall cross the Ya- manyar over a wooden bridge. This stream descends from the mountains to the west, which are at least twenty-five thousand feet high, and its rapidity is increased with the melting of the snows. Sometimes the train runs through thick jungles, amid which Popof assures me tigers are numerous. Numerous they may be. but I have not seen one. And yet, iu default of redskins, we might get some excitement out of tiger skins. What a heading for a newspaper, ami what a stroke of luck for a journalist! "Terri ble Catastiophe! A Grand Transasiatic Express Attacked by Tigers! Fifty Victims! An Infant Devoured Before Its Mother's Eyes!" the whole thickly lead ed ami appropriately displayed. The two principal stations have been Yanghi-Hissar, where the train stops ten minutes, and Kizil, where it stops a quarter of an hour. Several blast fur naces are at work here, the soil being ferruginous, as shown by the Word "Kizil," which means red. (To b continued. In a Fishing VMIajr". It would be dilhVult to find through out England a finer liking and health ier set of women than those In a York shire fishing vlll.ige, clear-skinned and bright-eyed, with slender, upright flg-un-s, and usually with three or four splendid sturdy children clinging round their skirts. They lire living proofs that work, nml extremely hard work, does not affect tho health. Every evening at sunset during the summer the tlshlng boats p out, and the wo men come down mid help launch the lo:its. No easy task this; It Is very picturesque, but to do It every muscle must l? strained ami every sense be nlert, and when some forty boat hnvo to be helped out every night' it means a considerable addition to the day's work, which Includes besides the or dinary household tasks bringing up the nets, spreading them out to dry every day, and boiling them In a solu tion of tar every week or ho in order to preserve them. Then, as the days shorten, the fish ing times change, and during the cold est part of the year every wife conies out with a lighted kin tern between two and three in the morning to speed her lord on his way, (or, should the tide be low, to dig for bait. A hard life, one would say, and yet these wo men are happy and contented, living only for husband and children. Another Pocket Device. A typewriter for the pocket Is one of the latest bits of American Ingenuity, specially designed to meet the require ments of journalists and authors who need to take notes under conditions where a pencil and paper would not be convenient. It may be worked without removing the hands from the pocket. It Is four Inches long by three Inches wide. Where the Pain Came In. "'Painless dentistry!'" snorted old Hunks, who had Just bad a tooth ex tracted and was opening his pocket book with extreme reluctance. " 'Pain less!' H'mph! You don't seem to think it hurts to have to pay 'i for two minutes' work!" Chicago Tribune. Magio in Art. There Is a magic In the word that makes men, even when they are so cross and Ignorant that they don't know the meaning of It, profess a love for art. Chicago Record-Herald. Clay modeling In schools la con demned by doctors as being worse than slates for transmitting Infectious disease, . The Y'.ua-t.iiv Inn lien. Since poultrynien have begun to fttm at n high standard In egg production ami to strive for' the two hundred egg hen (the type not the Individual), much advance has been made, ul though the White Leghorn still heads the list. Of course, there are lion and hens even of this egg laying breed, ami some of them fall far be low the standard. It Is Interesting to note the formation of the rent egg pro ducer, and the Illustration, which has been drawn from n photograph of n prize egg producer, will show this for mation very clearly, as compared with the n vertigo hen of this or any other breed. The egg producer has n long back, which Is easily noted w hen she is seen V ,.r! I U. ' v'iii) " - .-w.l Of. , TTI'K or HKHT I.AYKR. with ordinary fowls. The breast Is also low, and there Is a heaviness of the body behind. In one word, tho carcass may be called plump. I no comb and wattles are fiery red, the eyes bright, and the bird has an alert ness which does not seetn to bo promi nent In other Individuals not so good layers. It pays to look over the birds very carefully, and If one has a stand ard to go by It will be seen that nine cases out of ten the bird which looks like a layer of few eggs will be found to be so. Indianapolis News. Simple Garden Marker. A marker Is oue of the handy tools of the farm, and Is readily made by taking a strip of Inch material of the desired length, and, at the proper dis tance from the ends, making holes In which to Insert poles to form a shaft to which a horse may be fastened. At Intervals on this strip make holes so that the teeth may be moved as de sired. These teeth may be made of wood and of varying thicknesses and lengths to suit the various seeds. A few bolts will do the fastening per fectly. For general use the necessary num ber of teeth may bo made triangular In shape, the upper end containing two bolt boles, so as to lengthen If desired. (See Fig. 1.) A neat adjustment of a tooth Is shown at Fig. 2. Heavy board teeth may bo used whero coarse seed la to be used If one desires, the 'teeth being attached to tho bar In the samo manner as the others. Figs. 3 and 4 show such a tooth and its attachment to the bar. Exchange. Get Acqualntod With Your Cows. That is tho advice of Wallace's Fanner to those of Its readers who take milk to creameries. Then the Farmer explains what It means by the phrase, "getting acquainted with your cows." It Is a curious fact, but one that Is as true as the multiplication table, that there are thousands upon thousands of farmers who really know less about their cows than any other animal on the farm. They never know bow much milk they give or how much butter or cheese they make or how many la the herd are paying for their board. Calves Ha Led Without Milk. A a substitute for skim milk la rais ing calves, cocoa nut shell tea appears to have some merits. At the Ontario Experiment Station calves were fed in addition to what corn and green feel they wanted tlx to eight quarts MAHKICn FOII THE OAUDKN. of lea made by boiling one fourth pound of cocoa shells In two gallons of unto!'. They gained l.'lo pounds In eight weeks, while two other calves foil on two gallons of sUlui milk per il.iy In addition lo the other feeds gained lis pounds In the same pe riod. The conclusion was that shells made as good a substitute for skim milk as could be had, bill that noth ing could entirely take tho place of milk for young stock. Kftl Cure for l.niiirnru. A roomy yard or large box stall Is a bettor place for a horse requiring rest on account of lameness than u gru Held. Very often the rest lipiy be ren dered more complete by Judicious sur gical shoeing, which throws the part actually Involved Into a state of rest. Many make the mistake of turning horses out dining the day and bring ing them In at night. Generally speak ing, the it li I inn I would be better off out at night than during tin day, the ex ception being when there Is a great variation between the day and night temperature. The horse Is nocturnal In his habits; he can gra.o and get about comfortably In a low- nuslluni of light. If he cannot actual)' "see lu the dark," as he Is popularly sup posed to bo able to do, and he ran get food, moderate exercise and the bene ficial cflTeet of night dews and damp grass to his feet, and Is subject to no disturbance. American Cultivator. Hklm Milk for lig. On any farm whero jigs are raised and skim milk Is available, It may be fed with profit lu connection with grains of various kinds. To use tho skim milk without the grain Is not getting tho best out of It. Tho usual plan of feeding skim milk to pigs from two to -three mouths old Is to make a mixture of middlings or ground corn with five times tho ijuantlty of skim milk. This ration furnishes about tho same nutriment that does the milk of tho sow. and tho pigs will thrive on It. Some pig raisers try n ration consist ing of one part of mlddlfngs, one part of oil meal and four parts of ground corn mixed with water lu lieu of skim milk, and find It fairly satisfactory.' ( otislderablo care must bo used In the feeding of young pigs, and It pays to try and arrange a ration which will keep them growing as sturdily as ios slble. Manuel Wnrzrla na Htork Ket-d. David Initio, lu an address before a Wisconsin institute, gave excellent advice from a long experience In swine I hrctsilng, making a few good points. ' Ho said: "1 am satisfied we must raise inure mangels for our swine. : They are peculiarly adapted for fur-. nlshlng cheap nutrition, easily digest ed and health giving. I am sure we' must look more carefully to this iies tlon of dry matter In roots. We have certainly overlooked the value of food nutrients lu this form, not only for feeding pigs, but all kinds of live stock. In my Judgment no other root growth will take their place. Potatoes surely will not. I hope fanners will earnest ly take hold of this question and raise, so far as their farm arrangements may permit, mangel wur.els." National Stockman. To Itatleve ilciivra. Wet all food. Feed green grass lu preference to hay. Do not work soon after a meal. Give half ounce Fow ler's solution of arsenic twice dally. Breeders' Gazette says the disease Is Incurable, but may be relieved by this treatment. Poultry PUklnga. There is less profH In half starved hens than In those too fat. The crocodile, the chicken and the ostrich take pebbles with their food to aid In grinding It The qualifications for a successful poultryman are patience, perseverance, pluck, enterprise and capital. If you do not lovo your poultry well enough to give them the proper care, you had better go out of business. If there is any tendency to looseness of the bowels among the poultry, give them coal ashes to pick over. This will correct it. Milk may soil the old hen's feath ers, but thero Is nothing better for her In tho way of food and drink. A good way to dean ducks, after picking Is to rub them well with a cloth that has been dampened atid dipped In corn jneal. To save the annoyance of foul-smell-Ing chicken boxes In which you have live poultry, slip two or threo sheets of thick paper In tho bottom; when empty throw theso away. Garden Hints. The California poppy Is the most brilliant red annual. Do not trans plant. Earl plants of marigold flower In pots before replautlng, and never stop until frost. Zinnia is gorgeous and always in flower. It Is well to get selected strains for pure colors. Bow sweet peas early and cut the flowers promptly If you want flowers through the whole season. Sweet William, the "cluster-flowered pink," la very fragrant Remember, it likes moist rich soil. Morning glory is the best vine for the' trellis. Soak the seed in warm wa ter before planting. It self-sows. Tha first frost kills It W ' - "Lawsou's associates will not talk," says a Boston dispatch. Law son's as sociates probably do not gel a chance. Washington Post. Admiral Beresford wants tho United Slates ami Great Britain to hit vn ono Hag. Judgment will bo suspended un til tho Admiral specifies the Hag. Mil waukee Sentinel, Young Rockefeller does not deem II necessary to defend his father. Il Is light. Tho old gentleman Is able to lelalu good lawyers for that purpoti. Pittsburg tia.elto. Russia protests that Japan proposes to kidnap tho Emperor of Korea. Whr didn't KuivpatMu slay and see that the outrage w is not perpetrated? New York Evening Sun. Mr. Carnegie has presented King Edward with u dlplodocus. lie neg lected tho usual provision that ths King should supply a dlplodocus of equal value. Washington Post, Tho I'nlverslty of Chicago bus "cut out" tho lamp of learning heretofore appearing on Its seal. This would si I to bo a direct slap at tho Standard Oil Company. Topeka Herald. Talking about frenzied llnance- how Is It that New York legislators, with $l,riiM per annum, Increase their bank accounts to $JYin In a single ses sion? Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, What boots the Czar's rescript. r movliig tho more vexatious disabili ties from the Poles and Lithuanians, when ho Is Ilkciy to recall It as soon as Iho wind changes? Boston Transcript. Tho Duke of Manchester condemns tho American scramble for the al mighty dollar, but sees nothing to -'ensure In the British scramble for rli American heiresses. Ixuilsvillo Her ald. While so much Is printed In' tho newspapers about Mr. Tuft, tho aver age citizen will feel like wondering what has become of tho Vice-President. No notice of his death has been published. Birmingham News. Henry Clews gives a list of 12 men whoso fortunes range from $ 1. , m. (mh to f ." s i,i m a i, n s . but It Is dollars to doughnuts that ho did not base his es timates on any Information gained at tho assessor's offices. Spokane Spoke, man Review. Ambassador Choato Is still being as sured by our klu across the water that ho Is a Jolly good fellow. Mr. Choato Is expected to bring home one of tli. most gigantic cases of dyspepsia that has ever been Imported. Chicago Rec ord Herald. If Secretary Tuft should ever hopo for a new and an original coat of arms! hr might have a lid rampant, a Pros blent expectant and a Bowcn nnl LhiiiiIs squabble cone! ant as part of the arrangement, with a pretty kettlo as a crest. Cincinnati Couimerclil Tribune. Outside of Chicago tho country U weary of the strike and would gladly seo It ended, though not directly con forms!. In tho matter of the publlj peace the whole country Is concerned, and desires to see It m.iliifalncil, whether tho strike continues or not. Pittsburg Gazette. "The professors, the teachers In col leges and universities, these are thn true aristocracy, these are the hap piest men," says Andrew Carnegie. Beginning of their three months' vacation season convince two week men that they are so lu fact. New York Evening World. Lumber Is ordered up the ladder another round or two by tho Christian gentlemen forming the combine to whom, to quote Bncr, the Almighty, lu Ills Infinite wisdom, has commit ted the lumber property of this nil I Ion that they may care for tho comfort of His people. St. Paul Dispatch, Secretary Morton Is reported to have said that the complaints about the railroads overcharging shippers are mostly unfounded. It Is also reported that Mr. Morton Is to retire from tho Cabinet to re-enter the railroad busi ness. Is there any connection between tho two reports? Oakland Tribune. A Cleveland genius has Invented a contrivance to prevent women from stepping olt backward when they leave street cars. This Is u good work. Wo hope tho Inventor will now turn hlsj attention to the business of Inventing some kind of a device that will keep fi.ols from rocking boats. Chicago Record-Herald. , President Roosevelt Is peculiarly fortunate In having his Americanism on straight at all times. In tho posses sion of that uncommon commodity known as common sense he Is almost the richest man In public life In this country. And ho long as he Is able, by some odd process of Intuition, to go as straight to the mark as he did In his Chicago speeches, ho will command tho respect of his countrymen and win new evidences of approval. De troit Fieo Press. One Inkstand at $r()0 Is of Itself a thing hardly worth talking about. But as an evidence of that vulgar osten tation In tho details of government against which the founders of the re public act their face, It speaks vol. umes. Boston Post. Now that there Is a discussion of safer means for tHo transportation of high explosives, Interest centers lu tho method that will bo employed in con veying Thomas W. Lawson from Bos ton to Ottawa, Kan., for his Fourth of July speech. Indianapolis Star.