, WEEKLY OREGON ST ATESIAN,j TUESDA
Sons of tlis Cnrel
Mrt GEOROE HKA.TOJT.
Colombia Citr. Ttut
Cmrtd of aciatie RhcumatUm.
CHARM'S KORRIS,
i I . Mt. Sterling, m.
fred of Lumbago.
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JOHN HEWITT. 1
1 Topeka, Kuiml
CVred o Cftrenfe Jchtumatttm.
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Hrm. BARAH LAjrTZ,-
: I Vernon, Ind.
' ; Cured o
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A. B. SHOEMAKER,
I Ashley, Ohio.
C-rod Chronie Hheumatum.
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I tnnon, Mieb.
Ctermf ofHuoeular RhtMmatiim.
DAM BATLV, !
Vernon Centre, N. Y.
CWred o CTkrent Rheumatism.
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GILBEBX UPDEGRAFF, :
I . ; Goshen. InA.
Cured of Jfuoevlar Jiheumatim.
' .- I I) ; -Mrk,
J. B. JBWETT,
I Metuchen, N. J.
CttrH of Chronic KhevmatUm.
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Mis.M.E.FOX, !
'f Rochester, N. Y.
Cured of Chronic Sheumatism.
The ebore ere a. few caw from
bandied cored by Dr. WtUiama'
Pink P1U, Jf you are troubled with
rtmim.tfrm. write em, .advice wOl
oaetrea BotbiDs. - :
THE PINAL SESSION
COCJfTY COURT ADJOURNS FOR TME
1 APRIL TERM
After TamlnK I'pon Naaibr of Matters
Pertaining to the Establish
' men t of Road. "
(From Daily. .April 7th..)
The Marion county jcommisiioncri
court held its filial session for the April
term of the county I court, yesterday,
when a considerable amount of business
was disposed of, the ' major portion f
the matters coming -up-relating to road
-work, Tlic court passed upon a num
Wr of cost Hills hi criminal cases, from
the, justice courts, allowing the same.
After concluding the business on '.he
docket, an adjournment: was had at "3
p. m.. the commissioners leaving for
their homes by the afternoon train.
The following amounts were allowed on
the commissioners account:
, I Cml, Allwd.
J. N. Davis. .. ..j. .. .$13 $ri $13 90
VV'm. Miley 12 50 12 50
The oetition j of George and! .Su.-an
Jones for a license to maintain a ferry
across the Willamette river near Inde
'pciufence, was ibontinued.i
The petition w O'Neil Bros. & Calla
han, and others, for , the : establishment
i a county road near Detroit, was dis
mied. : . j. ; . . .
T4k court brdercdj thatr'the -salary of
the courtrouse janitor. W. J. Moore,
le iucreased ta: 50 per month, bgin
mng with April it.
The court orderetl that ljid be adver
tised for, for a bridge at 'St. Paul. 320
feet long, including a 34-ioot span; bids
to :be opened at the second term of the
court at the May term.
TJie petitron tof Tho,. r. Totier and
ot'hers. for a bridge across an arm ot
Lake La1ish at Chtmawa. was read. I
and the court i ordered that the clerk
draw a warrant for $ijo, to be delivered
to J. H'-McCoj- as per contract, to be
delivered w'heujfhe-county Judge has in
!pee1ed and apprved s-aid work.
The petit itm of G. E. Allen, II. J.
Workman and other, tor aid in im
proving a county road between t'ie Cur
tis and -Fennig hlils. was heard and
the court ordered that- a warant le
drawn for $100 in order to assist in said
work, in accordance :with plat and plans
drawn by the county surveyor.
The net h km of 'A 'M . La Fo! let t a nd
other, for rbe location of a county;
road in Missichi IWittont. came up on
the viewers report, and the same was
approved, and; the road ordered estab
lished. ! ' '
The viewers" retort, on the rad pe
titioned for 9y; H. G. Cudd and othe-s.
at Morningside, was rea l and approved,
and the road ordered established.
In the matter of grading and gravel--ling
a iMrtioit of the Wheatland and
1'arkersville road." it was ordered that
the clerk drawl a warrant for; $100. pay
able to Joint Johns when tiie work has
bect completed, j
The clerk w;is ordered to draw a war
rant for $6 ins favor of .Moses Hurd. a
connty chargf I and that his : allowance
Ju4i4tereaftcr iisror.tinued. v
The re;gnaoit of J- M- Eskcw. as
jnsniee of thelpeatre- Kr Mtliama dis
trict to acciptH- 1 1 , -, .
"The reports of the county clerk, for
the warrants drrwtti oiv the msanc ac
count and the j salary; account were ap
proved.: - i .
. FEATHER FARMS.
Ostrich Cnhiation ATlt Is Carried
Off in South Africa.
The ostrich r is one of the treasures
South Africa j possesses. But ! perhaps
lie is at his best in the north of the
"Dark Corrtineflt; for a Barbao b rd n
an editkm tie 4uxe conared with the
'Cape variety. jJAlso ieii less aluabe
than once he LSfas, when the :ticnbator
was an unknown fcsourcc and hatch
ing put chickf. a -more hazardous tin
dcrtaking thafl it Is now. Taough in
-the oki days 500 pound passed hands
often ior a - first-rate ipair of .; birds,
whkh now 15 pounds will purchase,
and a "plucking" will go for I pound
10 shillings that in palmy times woa'd
Jiave fetched 2$ pounds, ostrich farm
inj is not a played out profession. No
1 iiiii 111111 1 11 1 111 mi 1 ;
tlHMIIHIIHHIIiWW
DnVilliams
Pink Pills
For Pale People
Cure
Rheumatism
They have effected cures -where
eminent physicians failed and have
iven health and happiness to hun
dreds of tortured victims. Chronic
cases yield to this remedy as if to
magic and the trouble never re
turns. No sufferer from any form
of Rheumatism can afford to neg
lect this specific. "
Absolute proof that Dr. Wil
liams; Tink Pills will cure Rheu
matism in all its forms will be fur
nished upon request.
old tithe doien orhnadred. eirt alar in pack.
K S""- J" ". "nMw. er eirect treai the Dr. WH
lUan. Madjctoe omeaaT. Schenectady. M. V., bO
I eeata aar box. a baza c?.HO '
stock farm can be a greater disappoint
ment and anxiety to ils oyner than otit
devoted to ostriches the most extra
ordinarily "pernickety" birds imagina
ble, the most willful and the most ob
stinate Any one who fancies that be
cause the creatures! can digest such
things as gimlets) soap and old gloves,
and in consequence argues- that they
are the hardy brutes they may appear
to Im is very wrong, indeed. The birds
suffer from mysterious ills in extreme
childhood that carry them off by rlocks.
and in adult age are so quarrelsome of
temper and brittle of leg $hat the amal
gamation is all too frequently the cause
of an untimely end.
Little Hottentots are employed to
herd the chicks and feed them when
fhey are ready to go out of doors, and
these cu.-rtodians being of the same lazy
nature as their elders, arc a drca'dful
trouble to the farmers. One of their
vagaries is to neglect Lthcir charges, an
other to kjll them because they arc
troublesome.
When the chicks grow up. as they
speedily do. they take their revenge up
on their whilom guardian. They steal
their food, they scare them, and would
maim artd kill them if the children did
not carefully keep out of their way and
wield the "tackey" when they encount2
er the irate birds. Ims is a weapon
without which the most valiant man is
as a,babe before an ostrich that is "qiiei"
in other words, vicious. It is sim
ply a branch of the mimosa, with the
prickles left on the "head of it. Wh;n the
ostrich runs amok the "tackey" is
brandished in his face; he shuts his
eyes instinctively to avoid the long
prickles, and the attacked victim
promptly .dodges him as. he proceeds
on hi,s headlong and infuriated rush.
Tender-hearted women who are try
ing to stamp out the destruction of rare
and beautiful birds, because of the sac
rifice of their lives for the sake of their
fcatlrers, do not object to ostrich
plumes, because the life of the bird is
not forfeited; neither, j they are per
suaded, is the process I' of plucking a
severely painful one. They afe tight.
Though the birds when they are aris
en into the 1mx that cabins them while
they are deprived of their fca'hers ex
hibit intense and foolish alarm, and
would wreak no end of vengeance on
one another and the "hands" engaged
in plucking them if they; had the. oppor
tunity, no sooner are they out r f the
box than, they dance totf, apparently
much more frightened than hurt. They
behave, indeed, precisely like sheep
brought to the shearing shed. Like
sheep, too, they are branded,
' After the plucking the feathers' have
all to be sorted anl tied up. a piece o.
work ordinarily performed by proi :s
sional sorters. Again the . servw;s i
the farmer's wife. Who plays cn i,ctive
part in an ostrich farm, may e called
into requisition to wash the plumes
that are badly soiled. In each wing
there are a couple ot dozen long .vhtre.
andsome leather.
The ostrich is on such a big s.-a.e e.i
round that he is a most formvd ible
creature todta! with in peace or "q ie:.
Twenty-four hens eggs go to the c nc
that incloses him as a chidk. - mat dc
fore he is hatched he is a! haif liul. His
height is htigc; with his two toed feet
he can stamp and kick with tremen
dous force; e runs as swiftly a a horse,
ad his stupidity is colossaliThe Lon
don Mail.
TYPICAL CRIMINALS.
t , K-.. -inrt 1i Italian school
ay that tliey have discovered- a type
of man who is oorn cnnniui.
may be recognized by a Mongoian tace,
abnormal features, ill-shaped cars. : n
symmetrical skull and various psychical
peculiarities which are the result of bad
organization. This doctrine 1$ dlustr.rt-
have the abnormalttes. and in the han-ls
of skillful writers the case is made very
!?usible. The rireory is m harmony
Wiih 0 mucn popiuar iiwut"'
wlich loosely interprets the doctrine
of evolution by a crass materialism,
.1 imt-.-tf A American . orison
literature, while it has never misled
those men to wlioht practical experience
has given the most right fb have an
r ,t,- .nhirrt. ; Tbr jtnse of
pinion .' -,1 1 -
ncr-onal resptnsibdtty is still he ioun-
dation 01 siciii iiw;,- "r
there i no stich thing, the .world is
awake at last from its dreanvof nroral-
. . :u....noi i resolved into ne-
redrty. structure and habrt; living is a
meTc pnpptft show.; and - the wreck ot
thmes impends. If Lonmroso 1 right.
mod'ern scientmc
prove him so, and we s1ll have
, .1. Mit vi shall nave
last 50111x1 vircuiaj,
.1 : thw ran tte used.
for the dissolution predicted by Herbert
WILL ANT TEEES
KEXT fBIOJlT WILL BE AJtBOJf DAT
IX 8CHOUU.
Law Irrrlda for Sal table Cereoattee and
; ExercUee to Be Held ta the Dif
ferent Districts.
(From Daily, April Jtb.) ;
Next Friday, being the second. Fri
day in April; is designated by Lrw as
Arbor Day, and throtigho'ut the length
and breadth of the state erf Oregon the
public schools -will observe the day by
having suitable exercises, to be foHomv-v
ed oy me planting ot tress and othelr-
-wise beairtifyirrg the school grounds
In the past it has been customary
for the state and county superintend
ents to issue proclamations to the
scnoots, urging a proper observance
of he day, and suggesting a suitable
prograan ot exercises. 1 nr.s w as not
done this year, by the state superinten
dent lor two reasons: frt rst. because
the appropriation for prirtting,.in his
department, is nearly exhau'sted. and
will be entirely absorbed long before
the Tegislatire will provide more funds.
and, second, because, under the new
sohoo! law. the district! officers and
teachers, throughout the state, are re
quired to be thorouchbr familiar with
the school laws, and to be in posses -
. r .t j a
mu 01 copies 01 mem, ani inus oemg
supposed to know the provisions cf
rite law on the subject. - Following are
die provision's of the Jaw :
Sec. 62. The second Friday m the
afternoon in -April of each year ' hail
hereafter be known throughout this
state as Arbor Day.
"Sec. 63. In order that the, children
in. our public schools shall assist i the
work of adorning the school i grounds
with trees, and to stimulate the minds
of children towards the benefits of the
preservation and perpetuation' of our
forests and the growing of timljer. it
shall be the duty of the authorities in
every public school district in this state
to assemble the pupils in their charge
on the above day in the school building
or elsewhere, as they may deem proper.
and to provide for and conduct, under
the general supervision of city super
intendents, county , superintendents.
teachers an'd directors, or other school ,
authorities having the general charge
and oversight of the public schools rn
each city or district, to have and hold
such exercises as shall tend to encour-J
age rne piaming. protection ami pre
servation of trees and shrpbS. and an
acquaintance with the best methods to
be adopted to accompli sh -such results. jj
"Sec. 64. I he superintendent CX pub
lic instruction shall from vear to year.
under and by direction of -the state:
heard of education, have power toi
prescribe from time to time a counsel
of exercises and instructions irt the sub
jects hereinleroTe mentioried. w-lnch
snail le adoptetf and observoK by tlic
said pubTic scliool authorities on ArlOT
Day." - . ! . . ..;.!
THREE KEW COMPAMES.
Organized Yesterday to Begin Oper
ations in Oregon.. ;
(From Daily, April 7h.)
In the office of the secretary of state;
yesterday, three new corporations fikdj
articles as follows: ''
The War Eatrle Gold Mining Con-!
pany "will engage in oporatin-g minesi
and do a general de-e!opment business.;
Sumpter is- the principal place of busi
ness. The campany has a capital stocki
ot $100,000. div.ided into share valued!
at 10 cents each. John L. Abrams. J.i
J. Hennessey and S. K. Stmt arc thej
incorporators. . &A
Tlie Waltervvlie Building Company!
will erect a public hall at W aUeTviiU-M
Lane county. The corporation has' ai
capital of $750 divided into shared
valued at $5 each. L L. rlegel. S.
Dotson and E. M. 'Bowcrnran are thej
ircorpoTators of record-
Tlie Great Western Yeast Company
will manufacture yeast and estabHsih
factories and salesrooms. The cm4
p;mj( has a capital of $10,000. divide!
into shares valued at $20 each. Port-)
lami is tlx? principal place of businessj
I). KeVHher ami J. M. Rice are the of-j
ficers signing the new articles.
IN OLD POLK. Tlx: Republicans
of Polk county held their , primaries
yesterday, to elect delegates to the
county convention, which meets s ink
Dallas. In Eola precinct the following
were chose'n. all of them being favorf
able to Oand Gatch. of Salem, for cnf
f ress: J. d). Allen. John Morris. R. Ej,
'earce, Georgq Chapman. Dug!a
Gibson. A. R. Smtthwick, A. Vcrclcrj.
Thotnas Warm.. ami F. E. Starbuck. !
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Fine printing. Statesman JobOmcd.
We are often governed by the people
not only weaker than ourselves. Int
even by those whom- we ' think
Lord Grcvilie. ! '
Women as Well as JVIeri
a
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, Ttgor
ana cneenuincss soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of 'order
or diseased. )
KldneyVtrouble has
become so prevalent
that it Is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin
ates tea often, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose. s . j
Women as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder: trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect oi
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sow
by druggiats. in fifry
cent and one. dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
trM THfflnhM tell-
lw, all aknut it Irw-hlHilH fttUlT of th
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N.jY.. be sure anc
mention this caper. - ,
FORCED TO BESIGN
, Olf ACCOC3TT
Or ILL-HEALTH FROf.
C T. BATH LEATES.
Wa Teacher aad Saperrtaatr at the School
far Dfar-Hitet-Doard' Accept
Hie Kesicaatloau
(From Daily '.pril 8th)..
The .State Board pi Educatron has
accepted Eie resignation. of Trof. Geo.
Y. BathVone of the teachers, and tlic
sispervispr, of the school for the deaf-
mutes, to fake effect , a once. "Prof.
Baoii was compelled to tender his re
signation, by reason- of his Mne9S,s his
pifysician having advised on immediate
change ot cUmate, for the reason that
a disease ot the lungs, from which he
was sufferingt required the change..
Prof. J. HJ (Ackerman, secretary of the
board, iri the letter accepting he res
ignation, said: i .
"Your resignation as x teacher
and supervisor at the Oregon
school for . the deaf-mutes, on
account of il!-heal;h. was duty re
ceived! antf the same has been accepted
by the board. I am instructed by the
board to say to you, ' that it deeply re
grets your ! inability to continue your
work in the institution, as said work
has oeen very satisfactory to us. iWe
trust that your health may be speedily
lmprsvea.
Prof. Bath came to Salem last fall.
from the East, to accept the position
of teacher at the deaf-mute school, and
since that time lias, shown exceptional
ability' in the .work. die expects to
leave forCalifornia in a few days, where
he has a sister, and, where he expects!
to recover ius 'health.
A CM EX I CAN MUMMY.
In the first chapel near the left en-
trarice of Guadalajara cathedral a slab
discloses the resting place of the
mummy Don Juan Santiago Carrabito.
born at Pafm-a. Andalusia. Srain Tulv
9, 1604. a carton of the church of Beda
joz, and the first bishop, of ' Puerto
Kicoi 'Barring the loss of two front
teeth, the mummy is well preserved,
very brown and very wrinkled, and
clad in his? red bishop's robe with a
cross about the neck. Upon the head
. I !.- tea a
rs 1 ix oisix-p s carp, its goia uana rest
ing loosojy under the shriveled chin.
Vamtas vanitatuni! Three hundred
years ago this1 .withered substance
fliought and spoke, and hoped- and
feared ami reasoned, fikeihe crowds
who now cross the sexton's palm with
silver for the privilege of garing upon
the withered remains!. Self-Culture
Magazine.
PRUNE PUFFS.
Put one pound o'f prunes, in cold wat
er,, and boil gently until tender, then
stone and rub through a sieve; add one
cupful of sugar and the well-beaten
whites rtf three eggst bake fifteen min
utes, and v$erve with "whipped cream.
It crcarncannot be obtained, a good
substitute is tire foil owing: Beat tlie
white of one egg to a stiff frofli, add
one cupful of milk (a spoonful at a
time), sweeten to taste and! flavor with
vaniHa. . .
NOTGUliLTY M 1:30 p. m... yes
tenray. e case of the. state of Oregon,
vs. Samuel Ramp, on a charge of driv
ing on a Hcycle path, went to trial in
Justice of tlxr Peace II., A. Johnson's
court, before tjje '-fo'lKiwing jurors:
Waiter Ander.sim. Cli-arles Calvert. Geo.
I'o 4. 11 er. Albert Disque, Herman Barr
and A. T. Momtt, The testimony Sn
troduccd was the snie as, that adduced
at the former trial, and at 5. V- t"-- the
case was submi'ttcl 'o the jury. That
body ret'arcd for deliberation., and in
30 minutes -"returned into' ev.nirt wiuh a
verdict of '"not guilty." ThSs dispcises
of the case, ami a'so of a-11 efforts to
jwotect bwtyclc paths in iMarion comi
ty, apparently. -1
DOUBTFUL TERMS. ,
Niece: "Yes. EdJie was lightly
woumled-in the first fight: We have a
letter from tlie army surgeon."
Aunt: ""Where was he woundediV'
Niece: "We are not tjuste sure. The
surgeon mentioned : the place, but we
don't kilSow whether it is an anatomical
phrase or a Transvaal town."
Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism.
Kerma, Jatfkson Co.. W. Va. About
three sears ago my wife had an attack
of rheumatism Tvhich confincl 1ver to
her bed for over a month and rendered
her tiriwMe to w'aik a step Withmit as
sistance. 1er limftj beinig swollen to
doiiljle their -normal- size. Mr. S. Mad
dox irssisted on jhy usJhk Oiambcr
'ain's Pain Balm. 1 purchased a fifty
rent botile and used rt according to the
directions and five next mormng i.!ie
walked to breakfast without assistance
in any manner, and she has- not had a
similar attack since. -A. B. Parsons.
For aaljl by F. G.r Haas, druggist, Sa-
Cusoms Collector Jackson., of San
Francisco, acting under instructions of
the secretary of the treasury; will no
longer allow horses. miMes or jackasses
from foreign- ports to be entered at
that port. All such animals imported
into the United States by -way of the
Pacific coast can gain admission only
through the port of San Diego and
port To-wnsend. at which places vet
erinary truaTantine officials have been
stationed.; , '
! Ijet but the public miiid once become
thoroughly corrupt, and all attempts to
secure property. IHicrty or, life, by merr
force of laws written -on parchment will
be as vain as to put up print ed noticei
iaan orchard to keep off canker-worms.
Horace. -"; i'' ' . '. -!"
What can be more honorable rhin to
have courage enough toexecnte the
commands of" r'eawn and conscience
to' miintain the dignity of onr nature,
arwl the station assigned us? -Jcirmy
Coilier. ji ' -"' ' '
. ' . At Bed Time
I take a pleasant herb drtnk. the next
morning i fetl bright and my com-
plexion is. better. Mydoctor; says
it act gently on the stomach, liver
and kidneys, and is a' pleasant laxa
tive. It is made form herb and
J 4 'prepared as -easily as tea. It is
called I-ane's Medicine. All drug
gists sell it at 25c. and 50c. luine's
' Faniilj (Medicines moves the bowels
each day. Jf you cannot get it. siend
for' a free sample." Address. Orator
F. Woodward, Le Roy, N. Y. 5-
Imparts that peculiar lightness, sweetness,
arid flavor noticed in the finest cake short
cake, biscuit, rolls, crusts, etc., which 'ex
pert pastry cooks declare is unobtainable
by the use of any other leavening agent.
Made from pure, graje cream of tartar
ROYAL BAKING
COUNT TOLSTOI 'BELIEVES IN
CHRIST'S WORDS iAS HE
FEELS THEM TO BE
TRUE, i
The study into which I was ushered
was bare of carpet. It was not a large
room ami was smaller bv being divided
into two parts, an unpainted wooden
partition running about hah -way 'to the
ceiling. On this partition were, hunir
a couple of wooden', rakes, and a spade
stcoa m the corner -where soiiie pecs
In-ld a great coat evidently used bv
the master in his work around the fields.
Opposite the partition stood an old. but
easy, lounge, and in front of it was a
work table carelessly covered with
books and paper. Various small pho
tographs were on the wall, among thm
being one of Charles Dickens. Peer
ing into a book case which stood by the
oen door in the halt 1 saw among
French. Russian and English books
two by American authors Whitticr's
Poems and "The Literary Remains of
Henry James."
A young girl, about 17 years of age.
came into the room to -welcome me.Jshc
spoke excellent English, as '.did also
another of Tolstoi's children, who. was
under the charge of a German tutor.
I-ater on when iwas upstairs in the
dining room drinking tea Hvith the;
count two older daughters and a son
well along in years appeared and the
first thiirg they did alter entering thej
room was to go straight to their fa
'.'vcr and kiss '-him. then afterward po
litely bow to me and wish me good
morning. 1
Very kindly and with a gentle, pleas-;
irig voice did Tolstoi welcome me. - I)
told him of the interest his books have
created in America and of my own le-
sire to see him. 'He seemed pleased
with this frank statement and at once
operred the conversation alout Amer
ica. I was -surprised at his comprehen
sive knowledge of our -oumry. its writ
ers, thinners and its rvngious sects. He
'i.sad read certain , recent articles about
him-self in American niazazir-es. wh se
gcieral tone stirp:s d him. -"I ain niis
rr '-rsto-.?!." he said.
"Prifljablv." i re' jr.-i.- l; "these u tit
ers do not' t-kc - the' vi-jr is of Jesus as
t!i pivotal tr'Siina!. '
" "Ah," he said, "you niisiuvdcrstand.
I take the words of Christ because 1
feel them to le true, not simply because
they -were uttered by Christ."
.This naturally lef to a conversation
about his present theological views-, in
the course of whiefb-he gave me his AvU
nnioiT of a Christian. "Ami one can
not be such a Christian." he sard, "ut
Tesi he is willing to live in the sim
plictrt of ways. I am not a Chris-tian
if I compel others fo k work which
briiigs them in contact with deK'jdir.
things arr.-1thus helps to degrade their
minds. I ai pot a Christian -if I vc.ir
shirts of a White ami starched kind
that others must labor oyer and sweat
over and -worry a1out in order to get
clean- am? properly ironed; I am no: a
Christian, for in so doing , I am ce
gradm thenr. worrying them, making,
them sjcnd their lives in fruitless r.tid
unhelpful pursuits simply for my own
vanity."
These remarks naturally drew my -.it-ten
t ion to the count's drevs. I noticed
rhat be wore a coarse dark overshirt
blouse. Imttonefl up the flreast anl fas
tened round the waist -with a leather
stn p. dark ironscr-s of orditniry woolens,
and ?airf. heavy lKts. He had given
ttp collars, neckties and cuTf.-.. with
vest and roat. His dress wa7-.as sim
ple as it could well be made, and imth
ingalxMit it lent charm to "the large.
animatel figure encased within: aid
yet there was a charm there, a magnet
ic, drawing influences' not dependent n
clothes.
"America," said Tolstoi, "is produc
ing strong and fresh thinkers. Emerr
son. T,horeau. the elder James. I bke
the literary style of Herrry Oeorge. I
make a distinction 1ctween English
and American scientific school. Mat
thew Arnotd. however, is a pleasant ami
thoughtful writer. '
About 10 o'clock tea was announced.
We made our way upstairs to the large,
conrmrnr dining room. It,' too, like
every other part of the house. wai se
verely plain. One of the older daugh
ter presided at the samovar, and the
coum himself took tea. Although meat
i served at dinner and supper, Tolstoi
necr cats it. He contents himself
with vegetables, bread and tea, not
even indulging hi desires 150 far as to
take a cigar or a glass of wine. He
asked me what I thought of the tem
perance question, and rWhetlier -1 be
lieved in prohibition. ' I told him that
'orcing pep!e to do right through
laws harrlly seemed the wisest way to
roe. but that I was heartily in favor of
any measures which would lead to a
restriction of the drinking "hafiit, and
help pn the cau of tempwancc.
"I agree with you." he said. "I do
not believe m prohifiition, bht I do not
drink any myself. I am. as you say a
tt-etotaler.' It help to give me inflo
ence w,kh my -mujicks when" I try to
get them to give up bodka drinking."
Theit he totd rrie oi a case in point;
h w one of his men. a fine young fel
!wv. had pleJget himself never again
. drink, and what a temptation it was
to do so on zhc day hen hi ciiild was
clirisiened. "Brt now is wur time, in
a moment of temptation," aid Tolstoi
to him. 'to prove beyond' doubt yonr
own strength, to show to yourself and
to me that you can resist.
He asked me Whether I thought the
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Americans would care for his books ii
rcierenec "What Is Art?" and the
moral life "Resurrection." I told him
we tliougbt them verj' radical. "Condi
lions." he said, "conditions- in Russia
are so ditTcrcnt." i
Our conversation Jiere passed to the
general' condition of (Russian agricult
ure and 'the chances, which the mujicks
row have o beconving sober, intelli
gent ami self-respecting huuwn beings.
He walked over to a side table while
talking and picked up a number of
tracts; short stories, illustrating s.o'iic
scriural truth. Three or four of th?se
have lx-en translated into;English. such
as the "Two Pilgrims" and ; "Where
Live Is There Vlso Is Cod." "Ry
means of these tracts," he said, "I heme
to give our mujicks a higher, mjire
spiritual conceinion of the religion of
Jesus." Rcvr Mr. Van isless.
A PET OSTRICH.
llrkish 'ScntriesMake Friends with a
Native of the VcMt.
The war in Soirth Africa is product
ive of the greatest curiosities that have
ever come under. the notice of British
soldiers. i
One of the latest report! from--, the
scene slates that the isiiiplc-miudcd
British soldiers have hiHgjfcrrr lrcops
of ostriches for bands ofllocrs, and
bands of Boers for troopsof ostriches.
In some cases the ostriches have
made friends with the- soldiers. One of
the best-known correspondents at the
front, who was with General Metluieu
at the" Modder river, reports this rc
unrka'Stc incident:
"While I ranged the valley or plain
with my glasses something-slipped awd
tumbled heavily over the lo.se stones
behind me. I turned, thinking to dodge
or help a stumbling mam -and found
myself staring into the Kreat brown
eyes of an ostrich six feet tall and
with legs almost as thick as and longer
than my own. '!.'
" 'He came up here, some .cays ago.'
said a soldier, 'and he always stays here
now. We feed him and fotd with liim,
and he seems, very happy.'
"The o'st rich stalked past me and
took a .position lu-twccn the najor and
the captain, where, after appearing to
observe that they were very lrisy scati'
ning the landscape, he,' too, stare4 at
the plain and n-mainel erect and watch
ful, the highest type of a senlry in ap-,
pearance. He marred' this fine effort
for just a moment, by seizing ai d swal
lowing a b'Vx c-tSafety matches. After
that he continue! his sentry duty with
satisfaction in lyi! eyes."
The ostrich is a great figure in public
life . in South Afjrica. lie is .-"a -'source,
of wealth, ami offtcn a friend and c-'-ni-panron.
lie is a .."'valuable substitute
ior a watchdog. Philadelphia Times.
THE NEW GEOLOGY.
Heretofore the: geological history of
'the. earth has .l-en studied only in the
record of stratified' rocks and their
contained fossils.! lint in . every place
there have been land-periods in which,
of course, crosiotr Kiok the" place of
sedimentation. Thi.s kind of rcc:rd ;:,
very imperfect, I because there arc t;o
iossils. Until recently iio account was
taken of these icrosion. periods except
as breaks f indtfrtwte length in the rec
ord as lost intervals.; I.ut now, ;,ml
mainly through the wirk of - Atrrcrivatt
geologists, interpretation of thjsc cro-sijn-ijeri-'ds
lias fairly otrnmrnccd. and
s fm;ortant ha thisv -new iepartnrc m
the , stwly of , ge1ogy ' seemed to some
that it has been hailed as a new era in
geology, connecting it more closely
with geography. Heretofore fornwr
Janl periods were recognized ly im
Confornvities and the amount of time,
by the degree of change inhe fossds.
but now the amount-of time is esli
niaied" in existing laml surf.-es by top
ographic forms ; alone. This idea way,
introduced into geology by Major J.
W. Powell, and ha been applied wiih
success bby William MorfT Davis,- W.
J, McGte and others, j
Pasinff if VclIowsrone Park.
It is stated upon good autlwrity that
the ffeyserit which have "made Yellow
stone 'Park famous are . gralially de
clining. Spot once the scenic of ex
traordinary phenomena arc if cov
ered by bundirrgs, sluowing that Na
ture work has become exhausted.
Tourists -who have tieyer visited the
park' are advrsrd r do. so .soon." before
they fave passeL frrever. This infor
matioi brings ft mind, rather fxnint
edJy. the fact t-bwt decline is tle law
of the world, fjoth geographical ami
physical. Health is thf mot precious
possession in the work! and too great
care cannot be. given to it. In the
spring you should renew your Atren-gth
and revitalize your blood and neves
with '.he lest of all medicines Hostet
ter's Stomach Bitters. ft also cures
stomach disorder. Try it.
HANGED FOR MURDER.
- Baxley. Ga.. 'April fx Xing and Loni
Gossey, colored. wJo killed Daniel
Mima, a farmer, and his young child
near here M-arcJr stAi last, -were exe
cuted here- today. f
, But, chiMrcnv you -sfojuld never kt
- Such nngry passions rise;
Your little band -were never made
To fear each oiher'sr eye.
Isaac Watt Divine Songs,
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