NASSAU   COUNTY   REVIEW
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A    FAMILY   MBWSPAPKB    OF   LOCAL   ANO   QXNXRAlI   INTJ^LLIOBUCK
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VOL.   X.
FREEPORT,   N.   Y.,   FRIDAY,   SEPTE-MBER   1,   1905.
NO. 4:».
fmport BanK
BANK OF
C«*H«I $30,0««
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yaan j. HATIDaU.. President
P.WKSLf.Y nSK, Vice-rf««ident
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Oeorse tv. BaTisoa Tbmnas G. Koigtit
J.4in Vincent Hiram H. Hmith
Olaotworth D. rnmhes Wesley B. Smith
Charlea W. Hares Clurl.* V. Wsllac*
AmndarHaiMi AostM Coniwell
JatiB W. DeMutt   ,1 Jala T. OaTiwa
ward T. Thurston Unmilton W. Pursall
Wedna rniersl HaakiucHniiiMsaut Depaait and acouDt. InbTTft iwid uu Special DeposiU. Drafla {...-..lad o* Baciand aod the Conliaent. Yoar Pstrooaae Solicited. Ilsiikina Houra: » A. a. l.i .1 T. a.; Salurday,
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OF FRBBPORT. N. Y. Ca|tilal«U,M«
ROBWBU. Davis, Presjdeut
JoHR K. EuiaiDciK. Vioe-Pres.
0 S. C. MlL-rOK FuRBMSK, Cashier
Otractor*
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Wa do a general bankiiiii business of t and aoconnt.
Baaklng Hours: '.• A. M. lo H P. M. Sataidajs, li A. M. to IK M.
Pettit Bros.
iDdertikm and Embilmen
t     Reriew Bailding, Main Bttooi PRKPORT. N, Y.
OrailnnUM of Iba Dallad 8ut« CoUaas al Bmbalmlns. ^^
Calla alhioded to dar or Dlfhl.
Ptmerali dinctad In tha baal sad lalaat bsb- Oar witll evory facilitr to plaaM.
Alio ladji attendant. ¦uuUi Bli.ire Telepiiooaa,   tl Bempalasd
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DRDERTAIERS   IID   EIBILIERS
SEAFORD   L. I.
Cslit promptlir slteadad   dsj   or   alsbt. Uuk Dlat. Tal. M rraaport.
I Dr. C. C. RAITH
DBSISTTIST
Office hoare, 9 a.oi. to .^ p. in.
Ijj^rial Kosagcmetlta cad be niailu evenlnsa (rom 6 p.m. la * p.m.
I CLINTON M. FLINT
COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
rREEPORT, N.V.
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I MMT I. HUXtM WUni I. JIMIt
MAXSON A JONES COUNSELORS AT LAW
Uii Itroa.lway New Vork Cit»
Erenlnieat IliMainBt. . ..^..,,, Uempsiead, N. Y.
i      J. SEYMOUR SNEDEKER COUNSELLOR-AT LAW Hampalaari
Na«» Yark
(Miss IB Hsmpstrad Bank Baiidlns Oomar Mala and ruiton StreeU
SIDNEY H. SWEZEY
COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
MMif ts UM as ¦•sl M< Mirtins
n Broadwar. Kew Tork Bsridaoee. Mala 8t..nortb ot l..LB.R.,Freapoit
A Funny Little "Fiddler." Om; of the most lnt€ri'.»tlnB mpiii- bers of the crab family is the queer an.l grotesque "flcliller" which lives In burrows in the hanks of creeks and estuaries hack of the beach. Into these burrowf, the crab retires In autumn and composes Itself for a lonK winter sleep. The eye-slalks are then folded down Into sockets beneath Iho shell, anil the large claw rests closed and inert asalnst the body, while the leg? are folded up until the entire animal Is snugly closed upon Itself, and It re¬ mains In this dormant eondlllon until the spring Karly In April the fiddlers awaken snd immediately attend to cleanly out their burroWs. The large claw is useless for eating, only the small one being available for ihls pur- IKJse. it Is amusing to see the di-licacy wllh which this Utile claw feels about and picks up Ihc particles of veg^ table matter snd plarea them In the mouth, while the eyes are all the time raised aloft on their stalks and appar¬ ently liKiklng off Into the distance. The female crabs have both claws small and of equal size, so they are both used In feeding, and she can sat¬ isfy her hunger Just twic as easily and quickly as the mab'. These fiddler crabs also gather food and .'^fore il In their burrows for fulure use.—St. NU-hoIaa.
Reat  Came  to   Him.
"Wl II. i.ri- y.u going away this i mof. old man?" asked Kline.
"Sa," said Klatte. 'l shall stay i in dear old Hfirleni."
"But you said you needed rest quiet? "
•Well. I'm getting them. The children dowastalrs went away, singing girl aoross Ihe hall has slliils, tbe piano fiend bus broken arm, somebody's stole the parrot, my wife has i;one to the countr; .N.w-  York   Press.
i BALLAD   OF   THE   SEEKERS.
'   We would be free from city wara,
[      Krom itrain, Irom tumult, and from test:
i   Krom aeaa of iarei. aunleaa days,
Krom all that wakes the great unn- Then with a newly wakened rett We'd aeek by forfU, hill and vale, With one deeire in our breaat— .•^how us the yet untrod'len trail!
When. a» a hard, one iondly pr.iy» K,ir A new theme, he trembles leat i  New rhymea, new rhythms, and new lays i      U* yet old highwaya at their beat. i      Yon lurking flower, that first neat, I The npring Hush on Ihe cheek ibrown pa.le, !      .\re but old aturiee. oft eipregwd— ; Show us the vet untrodden trail!
the
y lo win new- bays. i      With clean, trenh laurels make u> blest— I  Won. not by dint of Iwld diaplays '      Or the w.irld'a lancy keenly guessed;
Hut.   when   Ihe   voung   night   dims   the W.'St ' And prim liespau- waita >.n the tale,
Then,   when  ..ur  hearts  grow  sore de- preased. I bhow us Ihe yet untrodden trail!
1 I'rino.'. though it be a ceaseless .|uesl, '     Though at the enii we neeili. muKt fail, I  Yet shall we seek and ileem it rest-
hbow us the yet untrodden trail! I ^James Dvvcii   Trvon, m  the New  Vork I Tmu-s.
i-!;.spe.l   1.; I.lkf    thi' Wh'i ni.in'
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PHSl hiah .nnil,I ll,,- llu- Bi.lden llclit .,f »,'-th,'nrt of III. n 1   plowing  klvs   had
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rlpen'd-^surh   i.  Mush
     midst   of   brown   was
l.ik.'  red  poppl.'s grown  with
And  her  liat with  shady brim. Made her tressy  fi.r.heail dim Thus   she  s't.iod iimnng th.'  Kli.i.U^ Praising  Ood  with  sweet, st  looks
Sure L KhI.I. Heaven did nni mean. Wher* I ri'ap. Ihou shnuld-.'.t hut Lay  Jlhy   sheaf   udown   and   I'omc,
They   Knew  the   Answer.
"You nev^r can lell how children are golnjfW apply things. " said a pub¬ lic sch<>61 teacher.
-Tho other nay i atked the clast what a fort was. One boy answered, A place to pul men lu.'
¦-•Then what's a fortress?' said /.
'•'A place to put women in!' <x. elslmeil the cinss In unlaon."	
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Punoant lo an onler of Hos. Kdoas Jaca. aoM, Hurruaala ol the Couiilr ol Naaaau, nmiea ia hardbr sireu tu all iMmona baring eiaiqia scalsat
MTII4RIN( GR4SS. Ista ol Uia Town of Heni[..i«..l, i>i l.l,^ said Coaatji, dseeoa A. t* sresini ilr< sama with Hi* voaaheM UuiHat^to iiMMiiha-riliar*. tliu losot iIm Laat Will and 'r.a:nin..ut »r i
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Vanaaat lo an order of Hon. KiMas Jaca- oaifcWmsi**! th. Cowtr ol NBsa*a,noUs* Iiambii fina to all penoos barina alaim* I
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- - PRAIRIE FIRE
-^^ ^   -   - - 1 y Ernest McGaffey.'
©HE KTiiss liiul gruss-ii li^ the TarkUi Ixiltoiii until It renclicil Jolin'8 ssalst ns lie riHli" Ihrougli It on tlie liucliskin iwD.v. On Hit' slopes it ssas Ililck aud lall, and in ILe liollows bctssei'ii tbe liills it svas crisp nn.I liisli .\s far »6 Ihe eye could rpii.h from the hoiuc farm It stretched assay, a bross-u tea, nud over it the broad svinaed hasvks circled.
I'ncle Tom looked nt it apprehcu sively.
"We'd better run a fess- furroivs round the fences to-uiorrow." he said. "l''nct, 1 ought 10 has'e It done before."
The feii.'es were Arc ones, without barbs, nnd stretched on a line of posts set tlrmly In the soil. Tbe near¬ est farm was Hnrdasvay's, nnd the road ill front of tbe farm, together with n field where "Wes" Hardaway had put ill a crop ot "sod-corn," or corn put In on the first "breaking" of the prairie. clTectimlly protected eserylhing to tlie east. To the south Ih.' grass wns high, but the only thin,; a fir.' could .Io lu thnt directl.iii would  be  to  burti  the   feme-posts.
To Ihe svest and north the Tarkio bottnius lay, and from the north, pnr- ticulsrly, there svas tbe greatest dan¬ ger. For there Ibe farm niachliieiy had been placed under n straw slied nenr the north fence, made of the straw from Uf} .\ugust threshing. rlle<l np and over a rude scaffolding of nnbarke<l logs.
.\ llllle iviiy from the stiawslied was 111.' stable. 11 hoine-iiiaiie struc¬ ture tlinlcliiHl svllb a lieavy coat of "slue grass." nml sviili iv number 'if poles l^liig .111 tbe grass tn kerii tbe roof from blowing nsvny. In the stnble were tlie mules anil llie ponies, and next to the stable svas a large corn- crib nnd a modest 11.tie granary, svliere the nats, wheat iiikI farm tools svere kept.
If the slrasv-sliwi lauglit lire, with a north niinl blosving. there wns dan¬ ger that I'verylliiiig .xcept the house svould g.i This being several hun¬ dred yards to th.' soiilli, anil prote<te<l by a thick grove of young svniniit- trees, was coinparutlvely safe. Hut Uncle Tom had a pri'moiillloii.
"Helieve I'll Just get some furrosvs along the iiorib fence, any wn."." lie snid. To think svitli hlm svas to act. He and John got the teams hlldied nnd the plows out of tbe slran-sbeil, nnd together they sailed forth to Ihe prairie. Tliey cut along tbe edge of the fence throsving the furrow out to Ihe north, and then lifted the plosv a foot or so and gaslied another groove along lie.vnnil the Hrst. and then an¬ other, ni d before long tbey bnd ijillle 11 swnth (if freshliiriied I'lirtb between the strn'.v shed and the mil grnss to the north. Then lii.li' Tom lirted the plosv from ils furrosv and let the tram lake It sliding s-ldewis., l.a.-k lo tb.' sbetl.
The iviu.l. whi.li -ii day bad lieiii blowing stea.lily. sliifU'.l in ,111 hour to tbe n.irlh. and afler siippei ,li>hn. svli.i had svanili-ri'd il.,«ii in Hi.' stable, snw. Il.l.king lnnar.i tlie iiv.'r. a r.d spliili'li hanging Inw mi ili.' linrif.011 HiMlliI nnt pause an iiisiaiil. Imt nicc.l tn th,' liniise. ami llirnwing tli.' il.mr npcii i|iii,-kly. sli,>ul,',l 1,1 Ins unci.'. •¦I'riari.''" .ilir.'. rmi.' T !"
Ilis nil'I,'. 'I.'isbiiig .Inssii II, muy
l'a(..r rnil.nvci him sivlfily msvnr.l iln' siabl.': lli.l Ih.' tirst thing lliey .li<l was t.i get tile stn.'k out and run 11 In Ul.' Slllltll siilc of the svaliiiit ginv.'
Tli.'y ii.'Xt gnt out all 1I1.' liglit.'r pU'.es .'f ill.' farm niaehijiery and put them In an opiii spa.e round the piiiii|. at lae hog pou. The fire at Ibis tini,' svas appnr.'iill.s '"iniiig leisurely alniig. bnl 111' I,' r,..li klii'sv sv.'ll cliollgli tbnt llnr i> iinililnu .if Ibe laggard aUiiit a pv.inic fir ¦ 11.' silently .ungr.itii- lal.'i! Ilimself mi having jiut tlii' liir- i.in ' .loisii wli.'i.' llie ilaiig.'r svas ln,l^t iiiiiii'ii. III. 1,111 In.iki'ii anxi,iiis:y  t,. the
ivfsf.   Hlier.'   Ih.r.'   was    an     n\ ing
Ihroyjli n Illlll ili.- liam.'s might coiiie peril'usly n.'ai- ili.' strasv sli.-il. Ue wooijereil 1,. Iiiiii-ilf 111 linvnij; ov.r- l<H.k..«l that i-oni.i
New til.' iviiid .viK fresli.-nliig In n gale, and th,' fir.'. « iili a iiilglity roar. svan cuniiiig "ith li>.ips and boiiiuK It i\'JS a Svoiiderfnl siglii .\h.ail ..f it I.l,' whil.' li'iI ashes wore |iroJect- .Hi III sheel.- *<ift gray wialiha Ihat fell on the dry gr.iss ns the agile flaiue sprang over, .aught up the dea.l stalks in a wild ii|>llflliig of s.arlet. and then iMUiidetl on agnin, whirling lip the blaiing grass in its Higlit
When Ihe gla»« svas l.lgli..»l uud 'hik.'M tli.'i.' well' l..,:i..ss rep'.ris. .1* ¦! multlcl artill.'rs_ and in front a • i.a.ls .Tiid swifi a.lv.i'nfp of gleaming :ind faiilastic fir.' furi'-*
It fssiiiiat.'.l .I..I111 as be w:itoho.I It   , 111, >   Tnui   had   fniigl.t   iiiai y   a   Hr.'   j .111.1 Will, .1 brniiil paiidle ill I,is haii,ls. h.'   ws.i.'.l   uiiiil   111.'  .'ohorta of  Hnme | bail  fe.i.'lie.| til.' .dge nf  th.' farm ni llie west bef.ire be ile.Kle<l .nl action
•SViud »   seering  away  lo  the  west.
Jnbi.-' I ri.d     'Th* Hreil .-ome up
«•..»•  •¦: ibrr furrr.irj in Iront or tb. j slM"!.    We., g.i! "iir rtshl at  'his liiti. .oriier I'. Ib.' Wftl li.'re '     Tb^-r.- s«a» some ;ra»s u'loiig ihe f.ii.e. and if Hi.- j fir.    .ame  nji   ".tli   s   ru»h   .il..iig   the •trip |OliiI.'.l ,,111 l.y  rn,le Toiu. therv «as   lisn^i    'hat   .1   'cingiie   nt   lis me iLight lick ill f.r .•nongli i<, .aiTy flre to Il.e strnn      .111.   tl,..! .••ugUt. "lier. was  11,. i'op.'  tor   lie   ma.h^m'ry    ai,.l prclssbly   no: .• for the stiiMt   and  tbe , list of the outli'iiMmss. ,'   !
T'^gelhrr ij«'- man .tml iM.y r.iii ..iouB tjc fri.c.". loieiidiis lo aioet thv bl'jx.i..
as It .ame up from the west snd beat it down as much as possible, so that the advance of tbe flre toward the fen(\> lino and the connecting line of grass toward Ihe straw-shed would be broken.
"Were going to get siiigod a little. son." said his uncle, grimly.
John said. ".VII right, Vncle Tom," but he shlvereti a trifle as I > saw the hungry flre come roaring down the slope. The furrows stretched out far enough to tbe ss-est so thnt the flght svas in a space hardly fifteen feet wide.
It seemiHl as if .he fury of the Arc had weal;, nod for lack nf material as it swept up this lane, nnd John, with bis niouili shut, as his uncle had cnu- tlonc<I. found that fighting a priarle fire was not sn terrible n thing, after all. At least it seemetl so at tho flrst few strokes of the paddle. But tho sparks flowe.l ahead ef him and left hlm wilb scorched boots, while the flame crept up the line of fence like a live Hilng. .md the two sprang after it nnd beat it dosvn as you would a crawling serpent.
It was all over in flfteen or twenty minutes. The flre to tbe north, un¬ aided by Ihe svin.l. had ruu to the fur¬ rows, had mumbled and ..niawed at t^ grass covered liy Ihe dirt of the fur¬ rosvs, lighted a candle of some tall bind.'. IIickere.1. an.l then gone out. The spnrks from the svest glcnmed menacingly bore and ther.', and great care was neeiled to watch the atrasv- slied. but the real peril svas past.
"You did svell, John," was bis uncle's comment, and the boy felt a glow of pride at the praise. Together they watched the steady roll and sweep of the fire as it galloped In from the Tar¬ kio bottom.
"West fences nil gone." said Uncle Tom. ".My fault, tbough. I ought to have plowed In there a week ago. May¬ be fhe furrows svouldii't have kept her back, though," be added, "and I wsa afraid to set 11 going myself."
Tosvnrd Ibe Tarkio the skies svere crimson. From the svest. charging up tbe slopes against the line of wire fences, were siieets of flre that flung before tbem white ashen banners and lonrcd their defiance as they came.
Together they waited until the last vestige of danger sras gone. Then tbey sveiit slosvly back to the house.
.\8 John look off his boots the soles fell on the Hoor. He felt a sudden sting.
"(iee. Uncle Tom." he said, "my feet are blistered!"—Youth's ("'omiianlOB.
WILL THE PANAMA CANAL EVER PAY?
An Interssting Comparison oi tne Suss Intsroceanic Wstsrwsy With ts Projected Counterpart.
ENVOYS AGBEE UPON PEACE
thi: isThknvous  kis.'.
The boy sat on the moonlit deck,
Ills hcnd iras 111 .1 whirl: His eyea and ninuth ivrre lull of hair,
.¦\nd Ins i.rms were lull of girl. I'mciniiali (."oninicrcinl'Tribune.
Japanese and Rossian Pleoi-
poteotiaries Gome to Terms
at Portsmontli. N, H.
sion.
yanl 10 ailcinl the afl.rnoon sc
I INK   OI-   THE   F..\RM.\RKS "Those people wbn iuovihI  into  Ihe
idjoiiiing Iiouse yc-erday must be nsv.
fully ri, b." said Mrs. r'rbaii.
•Why  do you  think  so.   my   dear?"
jueried her husband. "Because," she replied, "tbey own n
awn mower."—Detroit Tribune
TfiiyMPH fflR ROOSEVELT
A   flOOl)   KXCtSK.
HmTouglis-"S!iy, lend me aiiollier lollar. <iiiick!"
I.ender.^-"\Vll.,¦, I just loaned'you >ne n inlnule ago'
llnrroughs "Ves. bnt that made thir¬ teen 1 osve you, and you know bow iiu- .ilcky that is."-rhlladelpbla Ledger.
TUK   SPOILED   CHILD.
"No." svailed Tommy, "I don't svaut that big pink necktie on."
"it doesn't matter what you w.int," re|illed his mother. "You must bas-e It on."
"Well, if you put it on me I'll cry all over it an' that'll spoil it."-rhliadel- (ihia I'ress.
COSTLY  CORIIKSPONDENCB.
"I s.e that a lelter supposed to have iicrn ssritli'u by Henry VIII. has Just
lirnil;;llt   $:;tKHI."
¦riiat's nolbliig. A letter of mine lust bronght JUMHKi."
"Indeed ¦/"
"i'es; to a gill svho sued ine for brea.li of promise."
T.\KE.\   KROM   RE.\L   LIFE.
"Younsrlelio'v." said the ixissenger nbo bad been talking to tbcmotorman, •yon se.'ui to be Intelligent and well infoniieil. Ynu ought to study aud try lo fi: yourself for college."
".Mu.b obllg.d for Ihe advice," was Ibe .lii'erfiil ri'ply, "but the fact Is I ,'rii.lu.ili'd at  Yale last spring."
ll.WK TO ..ICIv IllM  I-'IRST.
.Mr. KreUeric C. renflelil. svho fn'r some four years was diplomatic agent and consul general of the United Slates in Egypt, and tbere became thoroughly conversant svlih the com¬ mercial history of the Suez Canal, contributes to the Xorth Anierlcaii He- view an Inteiesting comparison of that inleroceiiii svalersvay sviili Its proje.ied lounterpart at ranamn.
Till' present toll In tlie Sii.'Z. Ciiniil Is J1.70 p.'r ton on vessel tonnage, and $2 for every pnssenger, a ship's crew not being counte.i. It frequently costs n liner of the renlnsubi and Oriental I'ompaiiy. or a troop ship filled with soldiers, JiO.niK) to traverse the canal. The gross revenue of the Suez svaler¬ svay is iiosv. It seems, more than twenty per cent, on the cnpltalizalion, and the net earnings are about eleven ; per cent.
To  the  iiucstlon  svhelher  European shipowners svlll use the rniinmn Canal, I Mr    I'enfield  replies  that tbelr action ] will  bn governed exclusively  by  self- I Interest, .'omputiHl from the vlesvpoint i of  pecuniary   economy.     Th.' opinion Is  expres.sed  thot  wiiere  the cost 01 traos|iortlng  cargoes  svould  be  prac lically the same, whichever of the tsvj ! canal   routes  miglit   be chosen.   Euro- 1 pean   shipmasters   will   nlsvays   favoi the   Suez   svatirway.     A   consldeabi fraction   of   the   ocean-carrying   trail contr.illcil by  British  bottoms Is nosv. and   always   will   be.   geograpblcally inil.'peiiili'iil    nf    iiitcniceaiilc    canals. Kven as r.'gards our own Atlantic and liiilf purls, rnrgiies Intciidi'd for iilaces sM'si nf lb.' lii.Mli il.'gri'c nf .'list longl- lu.l.'   isvliiili   runs   llirnii('li   SingniKirei wnuld   liiglcally   coiillnu.'   tn   I..'   sent through   till'   Meillterranean   and   tbe Su.z I'aiial.    The fa,t is rei-nlliil. hnw- I'vir.  Ili.it the ar.'a I'ast ..f Ihe Hliii;a- I'.ir.'   il.';ire.'   nf   longitiule   is   tci'iujiig iviili   .ipiioriiiniii.'s   fill    rannuin   .ar- gni- I
.Mr rinlii'lil is ,',,iiviii,'.'d that tnr many scars in come lb,' ranania Canal 'Illlll,,I I,,' mad.' tn pay illri'iUy 11.' I'lll,iilaii's Illlll till' nilnimuni annual I'l.st of uiiiiniaiiiing lUid n|..'ratliig 111" ss.it.'rniiy wi,l b.' iClll.iNsi.isai. whil.' If the Sllllil' lulls ar.' .Iiaig.'.l .is at Suez, a I'lisiiii'ss II.' ?..'.01)1.011 Inns will lint vi.'lil iiinr,' llian JIli.Tjti.iHiP -llarrera W,','Uly
WISh    IWOROS.
Suiulaysili...,l Tcaclier-"Ciiirt you bring a litlie bny lo Sunday school next .Sabbalb?'
Jiinuiy- ¦ Nniii. .\ll de lioya up my way is liiggi'i' lllilll me."—Nesv York i'r.'Ss.
I'OMI'I.IMENTAKY.
"Vou a.'ird like a fool In night." said the mnnager of the bariislorniliig !•«;- gregatimi.  angrily.
"I'm glud to li.ar sou sny so," re¬ plied the alleged Irageiliaii. tartly. •Tlinfs th.' first time you have ever cniiileFc.'iiil.sl to admit my ability ns an adni"   I'oliiinliiis Dispatch.
HIS MISTAKE.
'What laiid.il yoll hen ¦.'" ask.d the prison risltnr.
"Ills is a las.' n' iiiisiak.'ii idenliry," rcpllisl 111.' <oini,'i "Ymi   mean   s nii  are   fiils.ly   Imprls
Oll.'ll "
"T iiicnii ill' tiller I took fur me |ial
was a tIs  ,',.|. ¦    I'liil.'iili'Iplila Leilgnr.
No In.lemi.llr lo Ile r.UI br Ihe Ciar- Kaeh Sl.le In Pajr Ihe Olhrr ror the Aetnal Kapenaea of Keepln* the Prla- onera of War of the Olher Nation— Knihiialaa.iilnl'orlamonlli 1'nbannde.l —Churrh Bella Kin* moA Fae.orr ni.Ullea niow For Honra - llnaalan Kn«oTa Wildly rheere.I—I>eaerlptlan ot Ihe Kr.Dirul Meeelnc Thai Ueelde-I Ihe Uaealloo.
rorlsni.iulh. N. 11. llie svar bi'tsveiu Russia and Japan Is over. The peace envoys r.'a.be.l 1111 agreement at the morning session and shortly after iuhui gave out the follosving offlclal bulletin:
"Thi' .oiifeivnce arrived at complete ai'cord on all tbe i|uestinns. and It lias bi'i'ii ib'i'liled to pror.'cd to til.' elnborn- tlon of a treaty."
The issuaiiie of this bulletin svas fol- losved by the a.l.|oiiriinii'nl of the iim- fiTi'ii.e   niiiil   ,'1   n','l,.,'k   111   th,'   after-
Al the hcginiiing of Ibe niornlng's confeieii,',' the millnnk for p.'a.'c wns n.it very briglil. Tlicr.' svas n well .b'fined iiu.b'rstandiiig that tb.' Jnp- aii.'se envoys. .oiivIiicmI that Wilte svas Immovable in bis determination to refuse to agree to paying indemnity upon Japaii.se t.'rins. had been autlior- izi'd lo svaive the Indemnity feature and proiMisi' Hint Hiissia buy back the norllii'rn half of Sakhallen at a price lo be agr.'.'d ii|iiiii by arbitration.
Those 111 till' .onfidcuce of the Rus¬ sian envoys said that this proposition svould not 111' agr.'cnbli', but apparently It svas put ill such a svay as to break down tli.'ir opposition. Of course, the exait terms upon svlil.b peace has 111.'II ri'ailii'.l .'aiiiiiit b ¦ asi'ertaliii'd un¬ til the ciivnys ,'niisent to make tliein pnbli.', bill 11 Is ,llllle safe to say that Russia bas won on the Indeiiinlty .pies- linn.
'I'll,' siiii'issful ternilnatloii of the ronferi iici' Is lu tbe nature of a per¬ sonal triumph for I'resident Roosevelt To Illlll Is given the cr«>dlt for working out I'oncessloiis on both sides. Un iliiiibte.lly be' svlll be .'onsiilted In the nnmiiig of Ihe arbltrallon commission to fix a pri,',' for Sakballeii.
A s.'eiii' of grint I'xcitenieiil follosved llie rec.'ipl of the news In the lobby of till' llnlel Wi'iilsvorlh. The offlclal bul- Icliii was i.'li'pbone.i from the confer- eii.e rnniii at the navy yard by Mr. Sato au.l Ilk.' an el.'ctrlc thrill flooded Ihrougli the room. Ther.' svere screams of  jny.     Men   tlir.w   their   hats   aloft.
w >n ailiially svept.   Then there wa»
a rush fnr Ihe telegraph offlces, and In an iiislani Ihe nesvs svas speeding to Ihe iciiintest .'iiruers of the earth.
I'nr lb ¦ sake of peace, the Japanese, with a magnaiiluilty worthy of their lieroii iii'liiev. nieiils In the svar, met 111.' nlliiiiiilium of Ihe I'/.iir anil abiiii dolled  Ihi'ir di'niands.  noi  nnly  for re
Iniliiirs.'i I   fnr Ih.' .'ost  of the war.
but fnr 111!' rcpur.hnse of tbi' northern hnir of llu' Island of Sakhallen. Russia al the saiii'' liiiii' iigr.'i'lng In division of 111.' isliiuil.
Th.'Japaiiisi' ilso svilhilresv Aril, les III and 11 nf the pence conditions orlg
liially   prnp 1.   lb"   deniaml   for   the
surrender of the inl.'rn.'d warsblpi and llmilatlnn of ihi' Hussian naval posvir ill III.' I'ar East.
niiiscl,' .if ilielr faces    Th.-r.' ling  In   ^llow   tlia»M-liey Iliad
¦III
.\    l.ll'E   J(JU.
I svaiii 1.1 pill an 'sd.' in your pa- p.'r " sai.l Ull- w.'iiry looking man. ".Mak.' il: 'W.-lnlcl, 11 siliialimi; any nld Ji.l. ' "
•Shall I .say ¦niniiey nn ol.Jeci?"' siiggi'-t.sl the cl.'rk.
".Nn. mike il iiliji'i'l. matrimony.' If I .iiiiiil tel Miipialiitc'l svlth a decent |ol. id 1,.' willing to marry It f'.r life." -riiilinli'liiliin I'r.'ss.
Cueoja.
Mr Will.', a.'i.mipiini.'.l by Baron de Rnsi'ii. laiii.' lo 111,' hotel for liinciieon. Tiler.' wa> 11 sv.iiiderfnl di'iiionstrntlon iipnii tli.ir arrival .\ grent crowd bad colli'il.il under the i«irte coilier*' of tbe annex svlier.' Ilic Itiisslaiis are .piar- terc.l. ami wli.'ii ilieir automobile ilrew up, the all svas l.irn svas rrnntin .'biers. Hals wer.' tlimwii nlnft Mr. Wille ns he slepp.'il nut nf tile motor car sienii'd i|iiilc nvi'ii-nnii'. lie i.iiild only grasp and shake th.' linn.ls that w.re ex ti'iiil.'d tn bim lliirnii Unsi'ii also was gr.'iitly iiins'd. and reieived the .on gralulal'i.iis nf ibc iiosv.l in Klieiiee. Kor iibniit live minul.'s tbe Iwo plenl- liotentlarles sv.re k.'i.t iiiMiii tlie porch lisli'iiiiig In th" inrnlicr.'iit giralses ..f the hot, I gu.'sts.
"Dn y,iu pay iii.l.'iiiiiiiy 7" was Ibe general int.'rrng iiimi
Ills re.
Ill iill.'iiisv tli.'i.' 1.. p.'rp.'liial o.'spalr.
Carlyl..
Hcivar.' ,,f ill,' fury ,if Hi,' i.ationt nisn. -Dry.len.
A gi«.,i man ilnns g.-iil iiuti ly by living. -Bulsver.
r.i.lry .oiiies ncar.'r tn viinl truth than history     I'lntn.
If I , iiinot su, 1 In doing nnythliiR i
myself. 1  sv.ll Uot grudge iinother th.' lining .if snnii'Ili.iig i:"lil.'.-Epi.-tetus      j
D" not cMiLM't your friend In do ns you lln .'lllil Ihiuk as y.m tliink. Tiiif iliv.'rsily ,.r th'iiigbt ami ai'limi aids Ihe griiwUi nf I..,Ill »,,iilx iLiirgc D. Tripp. I
Miserabli-   tlioti   art.   w hnsi'ver   tliou 1 art nr svliiilier>'>,'s, r lh,iii tunics:, un less ili'.n   turn   iliss.lf  |,,  i;,,,!      Kiep 1 iliy ii.art frf.' an.l iiftcl up tn llim- I Tlinnias a  Kempis. '
Wlii'iics,.i y,.ii s'licak. svatih ynur self. r,'peiitaii.e f,,ll,,svs ev'iy ssoril whi.li glad,lens ii,> lo'arl 1.. t .-very ihorii whi, b pe<ipU' .-osv in thy rond blomii In 111.' Insir. nf Ihy siii.i.'s I'er sini,.
i;,«l i. ,.11 Il.l si,!,- H" make, llim J self resp<,nsil'le f,.r ms U-Ing If l] svlll ..Ills irui.1 my .elf in Him ivith the , ,,>r.llal i.'iiirii ..f inistful Live, then I all ilial He has ev.^- breathed into inj.' heart "1 liiniian po»s biiiiy He wil 1 rr»:v/..' .111.1 l.vii.g I" i,erf"-tini,.~ j rh.iii.- tinr. I
HInsuUr I • .  ll of ft .kallor. ,
Jnill,    I.u.lV    .1    saiinr   .111    I.     H      111    '
lingliasr. st.'.iiii. sa.bi Ai.Iu ssl.i.h ial lying olt 111.' Rli'Ml.' Islaii.l Ya, b: Cl'.il,' l.oiis.' Ill I'lisviu.kei pi. k.-l np :i .mall ' \intn. .'aiin "-I t'>-<l«> i,n.l 'i4rri(d ii ( iiloiJU 111. .1.- k Tlir Isnr.ir.l .augbl' ..n Ml.' "iikii g lb- • aiin'iii went oil aiHl Ln.".- s-.:.» ahnr .iverUini.l .\ ¦ iioal ssas Inssered and be w.-is jiickeil ' up. biM It was foubil il.at Ibe chnrg. : !Vi/i Ihr ,nn".in .1.1 I ton. 1 ?i(,; lul M« right 4i.l. 'In- iTaddlr.'.' p •; fnii.t- , i«g r ¦ lit- 11 l.ved iii.y a feH uiiHJit» - I'l'.' .llvi...   fvi.^i.'U,. '
VEIIV    PLEASANT
¦ What ,11,1 tlnu gi'iilhiiian mean ssb.'ii ll.' askisl ynu If your envlrou- nieiit was pleasant';" askeil the young¬ er sisi.r.
"Oh. ll" meant the things whicii were arniiiid 111.' svhile I was in tbe coun- Iry.'• r.'plied the elder one.
"AV.'II. Julia. I never Iieard men's srn^ ealle.i by that iiauie befor.'l"— Cbb^ago J.iiirnal.
Knniiig   his   svay   Io   lb.    ibsir.   Mr.
Wilt.' iii.'.iunteri'.l tl nibirs of the
Russian mission, ss In, luslied forwnr.i to shake his hand ItmHy in Russian h.' gav.' lli.'iii lb" Joyful ti.lings. Then as he started up the stairs tb.' news paper corr.'siMiiidents rlamor.'.l fm- in formatlnii
'I'll.' Japi s..  .'Uvoys  did   ii.it   .-ome
back to Ih" hotel during 1 ess     Tbey
reinain.'d for liiii.be.in at Ibe navy yard.
Mr Witte and Baron d, Rns.'ii left the liolel 111 •2.'.ln on a motor car for the
The peace sonf.'ren.v was ieMinie.1 nt .'i o,'lo,k. and It was then agre.^.l t.i leave the drafllng of th,- treaty to M. de .Martens and .Mr. Dennlsoii'and to adjourn bUbJ.'Ct to .all. Several iin- IKsrtsnt matters sver.' brought up -for discussion Slid ngrivd ui»ii lu priiicl pIv. They In.liided arrangi'ineiits for through traffl,' over the railwav lines In the p..ss,-.sslon of Russia an.l Japan, taking Ksvuiig .beiig Ts.' as Ihe Join¬ ing IioUit. It svas agrwd ihat each iwwer should grant to the oth.'r th.' mostfavoi-ed nil lion tr.'atnieni until a nesv iMsmini'r.lal tr.'iily .¦niil.l 1,,. slgn.sl. In the meansvhllc r,>rt«m,>iilli sva» celebratliic tin- restorati.in ,.f p.'ace by ringing nil the bells an.l blowing all the whistles. Ibis was by order of the Mayor, an.l began at 11 .•111 ..¦, In.^k. last ing till .Mill. Tbe Paul Ileveiv bell In th.' Old vorth ('liur.li. a bell cast by ibe famous R.'volutlonary h.'ro. ssas rung .'onilnuously .luring that time.
At ,-..,tii „•. l.M'k the JapancM' relurn.'.l to the botel. an.l ss eiv r.Hi'ive.l l.y a I'lwrlng ci-ow.1. I'lie .'iilhnsiasni svas not inn.'h less than that "bown svlieii Ihe Russians arriv.Ml. I.ut Rarnn Kn iiiura and Minist.r Takahira inarched Ihrougli tb" ,r,.w.l witliout looking to the right or t.. the left niid without moving a 11111 was notlil heard .1 sound
Kive minutes Ijii.'i .Mr Sam. who bad been wltb theni. cniiic .Inw 11 stairs svlth the statement of the iifteriinnirs \iro .eedlngs. Siirround.'d by Ihe .•orre- spondeuts and th.' usual crosvd of ,'ii rioslty seekers, be sveiil out on tin' rear veranda and rea.l It as f.illnws:
"The iiuestloii of tb.' final dlai.osl- tlon of the island of Sakhallen and the reimbursement to Japan for ber svar ei|>i'nsi'« bave from tb.- first been Is¬ sues uiKin svbl.'h an absolute diverg¬ ence of views exIstiHl. The dilTerence of opinion uiion theae poluts-not one. but botb-bas fr<H|ueutly tlireatene.l the existence of the conference. But His .Majesty tbe Emperor of Japan, re¬ sponding to the dictates of huiunnlly aud civliisntlon. bas. iu a spirit of per¬ fect eonclllatioii and lu the interests of lieace, autiiorlied his iilenipolenllarles lo svaive the iiucstlon of leiinburse ment of war expeiii.cs nml has consent¬ ed lo a division of Sakhallen ii|siii terms which are niiilually a.'.epliible, thus making It possible to bring the Impor¬ lant work of III.' .•onfcrcni^.' to a sue- ivasful Issue'
Mr. Sato was ask.'.l: "How is Sakhn¬ lien lo be dlvbhtrr"
"The northern part goes to Russia nn.I the southern pnrt to Jaiiaii. The boundary is to b.' the fiflielli ib'gr.'c; that has lieen Hgrec.l upon and svlll be plai'.'d In the treaty."
"Will anything be submillcil lo arbi¬ tration or to the decision of a mlxiil commission''"
"No." said .Mr. .Sato, "liiissia and Japan svlllsettle ll belsvi-en tliemselves. .Vo outsld.'rs whatever will bave iiny- thlng to do with It.^
•Hosv aliout lb.' paym.'iil of money for the care of prisoners•;"
•W.' will pay Russia Ihe actual cost of the ke.'p of the prisoners she hns taken, and she svlll pay us tbe actual cost of hers. No innxlinuiii or mini¬ mum svas flxetl. It Is simply a matter of iHSokkeeping. Tbe hills svlll he sent in nnd a iialance svlll be siru.'k."
The question wbetlier it waa to be peace or svar was decided at a private meeting of the envoys in tlie morning after the secretaries had svltbdrasvn from the conference room. It is un¬ derstood thnt Baron Komura mad.' more than one proposal to M. Wltte concerning the money paymi nt lo be made by Russia. The Russian envoy r.'jected th.'iii all. and then banded lo Baron Kninuia a svrllli'ii reply, lu svbl.'h be slated thai Russia had gone ns far as she Intended to go. M. Wlllo offen'd to I'cde tbe Koiitln'rn end of Sak- hallfii. svhich Japan held prior to 1S7.\ but absolutely lefus.sl to make nny money pnymeiil.
It wns on n'ading this not.' Ihat Ha rmi Komura said: "We a.cept yonr con¬ ditions.' Tlie s.eiie t.M.k place In lb.' presenie of the envoys alone, lb.' M'lre larles being ex.lud.'.i Irmii llle room. No rei'ord of II remains.
The se.'relarles svere then 1 ailed In anil the formal pmcii'dlngs nf Ibc coii- f.'n'ii.'.' w.'re begun. .'Xii.lly as if no agr.'.'iiicnl had Is'i'ii prlvalilv ri'acli.'d
I'.'lw.'.'ii tl iivnys.    I'IrsI thepinl.Mol
of   Ibe    last     ni.'eiing   svas  read   and signed, Ihen th.' i|Ucstloii of Sakhallen
 I a  money  piiyinenl   svas taken up
and .ilscussisl fully, and Baron Komura sai.l:
"We have  niadi' you ses-eral offers. What la your ve|ily'?" M. Wltte anssv.'n'd: "I regret very iiiucl llovernmeiil   caniiol
AMnrm^FMeMOM
^mfi
TUE    SUNDAY   SClooC
•UTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR   SEPTEMBER   3.
Sul^eei rhron.
The
('¦pIlTltv    or   Jndah.    II. xxvl..    Il-SI — Ooldes   Test, Nam. axxlt., '.i!l-ltlrinorT Venea. It-P —Coiuinenlsr], on Ihe Mur'a Lmcob.
I. Zi'deklalis iharacter and folly (va. ll-lHi. 11. "Zwleklah." lie waa one of the younger sons of the good Jo- slab and uncle of Jehnlachln. He was a weak king, svlth no strength of char¬ acter to do svhat he knesv to Iw riglit. .\uxlous to follosv Ihe counsels of Jere¬ miah, but svitlioiit courage to do so. be became tho mere sport of factions, nnd nt last svas brought Into ruinous oou- fllct svlth Babylon ngalust his own bet¬ ter Judgment. 12. ••Hunihle<l not blm- seir." .Mtliough Jeremiah repeatedly entr.'ateil Zeileklah to oliey the word of Ibe liOiHl, yet Ike king through th* pride of Ills lienri and for fear of of- rendlng his princes would not listen lo tlie prophet's advice.
I.'I. "Rebell.'d." el.'. This was th« height of folly. Had lie possessed wis¬ dom and courage enough lo olM'y the svords of Jeremiah nnd remain true lo his allegiance to Babylon, Jerusalem might not have b.vii .Icslroyed. ".Made hiw ssvear." .Nebuchadnezzar had bound Zedeklnh by n most solemn ootb lo keep the pence by fidelity to ths ('on.|iiers>r svlui Imd set him on the Ibroiie 111 Jer. 27;;i sve And m.'sseii- gers from tbe kings of Edoiii. .Moab, .\innioii. Tyre and Zldou consulting witll Her.i'klali, perhaps concerting a plan lo throw off the Bniiylonlan yoke; nnd in Kzek. I~:l.'i, KiHleklah is repre¬ sented as tn^iidlng bis ainhnssadors Into Egypt that tbey nilglil give hlm horses nnd iiiii.li pi'ople. Thus h! seeuiH to bav.' ial.l liniad plans for bis rebellion, nnd In nil this be wns cui'ourngtHl hy the false |>r.iphets of his time iJer. '.M).
II. (iod's effort In save ills people (vs. H, I.M.
U. "Trangressisl v.'i-y much." Hers we see Ihe vile depths Into svhich Ju¬ dnh hnd fallen.    All classes were cOr-
I ruplnl. Restraint svas thrusvn off and the people openly liractleed all the heathen iibomliiallons, even polluting the bouse of the loinl.
1,-1. "The Lord- scut to tliem." Ood did evcrytlilng lie svlsely eould lo pre¬ vent His people from rushing dosvn tn their osvii deslructlou.    Hn Inid ii|ion
I Ihem severnl less.'r evils na warnings. These svere ilevaslallons of the country from svbl.'h a fesv yenrs svould siilllre lo re.over. Then Jerusnlein svns cap- lured nnd pnrt of lis trensiire removed, but Ibe clly svas not ili'stroyeil, and Ihe leiuplft Blood. Kings svere made cap- live as a svarnliig l.i .'oinliig kings. Propbi't" sv.'ll' s.'iit lo svaiii and en¬ treat.
III. Judah utterly r.j.'cls the liOrd (V. Itii.
111.    •'.Moi'ki'.l.'  If.    .ler lab   svns
Imiirls.in.'.l. beal.'ii and tlirenlenod svlth death: I'rijali was put lo denth (Jer. i;il::.'ll L'.'ii. "No reiii.'dy." The lin- tlmi   had  gone beyond all  liope.    The
bo.Iv
ipel.'
posslbli' t.i  sill   I.l
sly c.irrupt. It Is liHig. lo sin nsvay o  sinner,  nsvake.
but the ItiiKslnn I.cept  your pro-
"Tlien." said Baron Kniniira. .piletly an.l s.'ry serlou^ly. "sve make you an¬ other offer to ssalve the money pay¬ ment nnd glvi' yon half of Sakhallen."
"I  ept lb.' off.'r," said the Russian
ll was the Irony of fate thnt the svor.ls wltbiirnsvlng Japan's demands should lie spoken by s man bitterly op¬ posed to the surrender he was making, even as the mail wlio was pushing the Russian ultlinatuui to n glorious result was Ihe most prominent opiioneiit of the svar in Russia. It svas probably u a.eiie svlthout a parallel. Wilte, who bad Incurred little l.'ss than diagrnce by Ills opposliion to the wnr. had won the only victory gained by Ills nation, and Koiuurn, who liad oppose.l In the last the terms to svlili h tb.' .Mikado had .'onsented. was tin- man Ihrougli whose mouth the war bad elid.'d.
BERLIN     AD.MIRES
IbinkK   Japan   Has   Won
Russia  Diplomatic Victory. Berlin, Cermnny.    Ja|.an  has svnii  a great   moral   vl.tory.   Iliis^la   a   gresl diplomatic one.  ami   Pri'sldi'iit   Hiios.' has 111. nine the first figure in In- t'rnatlnnal    slat"smaiishl(i wbat Berlin thinks of the 1 T'ortsmouih conference.
I.l IKY   B.\BIES
Tb.' Bi.irk was .ibscrs .m1 t.i be eiitir ing III" sbnp nf 111,' silversmith.
"What on I'arlh are you doing In lli.'r.':'"  ask'.I  the Wis,- owl
¦Ttiiyiiig sp,K,i,s." ri'iilcl Uii- stork.
¦¦Sp,».lis':'-
'¦Ye>: ynii SI'.' there nre s., many babies hnrii svlih silver spo'ins in their iii'.iiilis ilM-s.' ilays I hav.' to keep a ;:..,, I si,Mk "il li:in'l"-i:.,iuii;biiB Dis- pii'li
Revision of Freight Rates.
The   Interstate   roiniiiirr.'   I'oniniii
slon ,inl.r.'.l a revisimi of fn'ight rat.
Ii.'tss 11   .M.nil,bis.   T'liii .   and   p"ln'
In Arkansas.
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1 a  pi
1 will
I'nr Miss |(,i
IS Doss ager
jinc  f..r   M
1.' b.r guesi
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in
I'VelT^
China hai
R.Kwevel
Pekin.
Cliina Buys Railroad.
It svas aiiii.iun.'.'d at Oyster Bay, N.
. Ibat China has decided lo caucel j Ihe rights of the Saiilon-Hniikosv Rail- j rond and pay the osvners >II..'.<IIMKI0.
I        Winter I'liresbiiig .Nearly Over. I     Winter   ssli.-st   threshing    ia   nearly ' I'omplete. ssitb yielils iH|iial to best ex
; iM'f'tailmis.
i the  dny  of  gnu
I ri'ii.'iit.
I     IV.    J.'rnsal.'in .bstniyed (vs. IT-'JI).
I 17. "Tber.'fore." B.-.-anse of tlieir gi'i'nl wickedness. "Hi' br.mghl-Iho Chnldeos." TIh' sb'ge Inslifl nbout ono yenr nnd six niontbs. The fnrllflen- tlons svere strong, nnd Ibe .lefeiise svns brave nnd skilful. Th.' tliiid of the Initterlng rams shook the walls day and night: ar.'bcrs mail.' the defense In¬ creasingly liar.l by iiinslaiil shosvei's of arrosvs frnm lb.' high svo.alen forts; catapaiills nf all sl/.es liiirleil stones into the town wllh a force as deadly as that .if iiiiiib'rn bullels, and darU llppe.l svllb fire kliKMeil llie roofs of llle hous. s; mines were dug under Ihe svalls. and iill.'inpls al escalade b) lad.lers svere reii.'sv.'il al every favor¬ able opportunlly. "Who slesv," etc. The sli.ge svns full of liorrors. /II1S dty svas risiii.i'il in Ilie last exireuilly,
I Fearful plctur. s an- presented by Jer¬ emiah ill Ills prophe.y and in llle Im- menlatlons. 'I'lie destru.tlve flre of Ihe besiegers svns aldwl by a severe famine iJer. .'<N:!ii. and all the terrible expedli'iits bii.l li.M'ii irl.'il to wlil.'h the wretche<i liihabltanls of a besieged losvii are forced to resnrt In such cases. .Motb.'rs bnil.'il and ate tbe fli'sh of Iheir own Inrniils il.aiii -1:10; Ksek. .t IIU: billies 111 iiiagnUli.'iit mbes wan- i.ri'd Hboiit s.'iin liliig the refuse heaps f.ir u luorsi'l of food iljini. '1:.V10(. ".No coinpnsslon." Ko bldiHius were the iriieltles |ira.'ll<'i'd by Oriental vie- tors U|Miii tbelr I'aptnrs Ihat, were It lint for Ihi' mnst i-nnvliii'lng evidence In snilptiir,' Illlll Inscrlplloii. sviiere the penielratms glory  In tbelr   deett's,   we
, should bar.lly believe it possible for that Is j me,, (., treat their fellow crenUire« It of the     n-iti, a,„,|, bHrbarlty.    When the iissall-
I snts were once   masters of Ihe place
j sn   indlscrinilnnl.'   slaughter   apiiesrs
ROOSEVELT.
I   nnd
tnliiition Begins Early.
llinn nf anliimn iiienhi'iidlfe
res- iinusunlly I'lirly tb^ayiar
Maa
• IU
.Ml" Elir.'.li.ili Ipji'lin. a pupil at 1 ll..' Sniiinier S. lio„l of Philaiitlir..ps, I gas.. III.. Ti.l|..w.iig llitif .'xp.'ri.'ii,i [ nf h.r nwi: at on.' of the s' «sini,B I
¦Mama."   sai.l   a   little   f.'ll..w   in   a ten.'iiient   bo:n,'  wbuh  sh.-   was visit¬ ing,   'what .Iocs the lady have a white I .-r".. "I. il, r sbes.- for':" I
•¦B"iaii»e    she's    a    tial'H'1    nurse. T.iiiiiii.s."   replied   his   mitliiT. j
i'onim.s was silent fm- j moment. I and llieii Imisuiii,.,! with curloatiy. ' ask.tl •»
"Maina ,1,.,'- .1 irnlmsl ijirs' .lo I Tri'ks^"-  N'w   Vmk   I'i.-s, 1
.Newsy lileauinss.
Tokio 1. ,1 . bare a four track ele. vatwl  ralir.iad.
New York ii.isv (s.Dsuines escb year T'..iiWi to luu.issi iionn.ls of bullfroga
Xew Vork soiiety women have be¬ gun a •¦rus.'..le t,. •reforni Coney Isl¬ and "
In tl," iipp.r |,arl .,' Kaltlrlniid In South Afriia a po.tnl »ervice ..f motor i-ycleslins l.e"ii estnl.li»he<l.
.K mouse nn tlin siace .,f a New V'jrk
theatre  »to|i(K'. aither night   Ih terrnr. It i<
ih<
'   performance   the iru- girla fleeing in
"Al." Adams   !|^itel AllKTt J   Adainssnil others sslll In,1,1 a lorty-slory Ik.icI in N.w Vork 1,1..
: Willi  111.'   Inilera.
Ill the riiile.1 States last year Ilicre were IWsi strikes
Itosioii. .Mass . Pliimliers' Inlon hna aicepl.-d tiie .'nniproiniae rale uf $4 a day
Detroll I.Mich I garbage ilrlyers have received an In.-r.'us" of fifty cents a week
Orgnnizeti lalmr a tarln last year psi.l fits $-,tr2.W.i
leiisua re|K>rt« say  there are In Ihe I ! rnll.'d  Stales  regularly   employed  L- '.Vl.lTH .'hlldren I
sso. inlions lu On- iiut In death bene
lo have su iied. nml the city  wa*
generally   glen   over   to   the   flames.
I The prisoners svere eltlier Impaled and
subjected lo liorrlble Inrinents nr ear-
rb-d nway ns slav.'S    "lie gave Ihem,"
etc.    (i<Ml peiinlit.'d the Chaldeans lo
thus   destroy    Jcrnsali'iii.     He   might
I have done to Nebiiebndnesi.iir's army
I what Ile dhl to Heiinacherlb's host.
'     »».    "Carried  he away."    When th*
I Chaldeans finally enn-ri'd Ibe city tlw
1 king and his 1 of wnr flinl, liut they
' were   pursuci   nnd   cnptiireil.     Zede-
, kinli's sons sviri' slain before bis eyes;
bis eyes ssere then put out ami he wns
rarrlHl to Babylon in .hajns.    He was
put In prison till the ibiy of hla ilealh
I IJer. .'¦-.';7 III.    "To liliii aial Ills xtlis."
There   were   three   kings   after   Nebu-
I ibsdnezzar   before   Cyrus   established
Persian rule:   KvllMemdacb i:! Kings
¦J.">:'J7i. .Nerlglis.ar and .NnlH.nldiis.
I     'JI.    'Fulfill the word  "    Kc Jer. 28:
! II, 1-': 'J!t III    "Enjrt>ed hi'r Habbnlhs."
I rtee I..S   ¦^t•,:¦.^^   ;r.. -1:1     i;<h1 hsd com.
manded   Ihem   to   let   their  laud  rest
every seventh >uai. aud becMUsii (hey
hsd violated Ihlsioainiand He now pro-
jH.s.'d  lo  give   Ihclr  liiinl  a   long  )):;l>-
iiuth, or re.l, fnr
my y.ara
1,»-
Maine'-  Hi:c*al  WIIIsw.
lb.' I'lg-'  -¦   ¦•  ^'W   .11 111.' State is at
Nurndg"W..L.     Ii    11   i.- »   tss.iii)
;hns fe.'t ill circaiufereme at ilic biiM ;iiid h.is 11 pi'iidemus ei.re.oliiig top Its largist di'iiieter i« a li'ile luori ,:iii. gb' I.t' The as ' nf the iree I. .,\„.i,t lia. ..T»r«. 'ihe tradition 1- thai .. man traiilii.g fnui N'ss ILiiupahiri m burst Imii k si.ipp.sl m give ilie bors. witer there an,^*lllek bi« ss Inp. w bicl was s kuial: wMlo<v twig, in ihr gruniMl aii'l foi got to take it - Usbgor .News.
.K  lyinib.n  la-wspsper the other daJ printeti   nur   De< li«T»fi'ii,  i.f   Indepen.l-
Tisht B<wt« Ceasa k.MS cf Vma.
Tight Ixiota resulted In the loss of Phllsdelpbis   leads  ibe world In  tbe    „„. r,^,„  ,,.^ ^f iUMU- Mcliulre. sgiid
iuanofa.-lorr of r-an"-!» f„nr,  of   «iim.'re.   IM.     The   Isd   wss
June leiK.rt of  Ihe   Britisli   Aii.ulga   ' |ireaente<|   wllh   a   pair  of   new   iMots
mated  Csrpenler'   ami   Joiners  shows j some  lime  ago.   but   thiy   lieesuie  Um
enie.
Per.ia    h.is sugar   uperi. loliry  ,if   III" in  Persia
IVminn.   1.   J ssbi.n Is
i,f 7<i.4.'i'
I s n.emberahlp ...k.'il    Russia    to   send \     |,i tbe past ten jears flo.iHHI.IiliH hsa In   "Xiimiue   the   (K.ssi-I peen    distributed     bj     l<«i    principal ll,   .'iliivaiioii   of   b"el   tool : Ira,les nrJon» In  England
i A new wag" acsle fur pile driving I. ,« -lateci. has a ,'jab lo ', eiigineera. at Bonon. Mass.. svill be baliH", nf the Hrst  families i presented lo Ihe euiiiloyera.
',.e.l   as   s<*n    a>    tbey I Lr.atene''
Iteenli.l a Ihird kUrvey uf Ibe hU tori, Mas,ii, efi.l lilson's lloe Itetween Peunsylvaiiis jai.d MirslamI bus been ,oiiip!"led
Serluua agrarmo disorders sre rt ported to bave o<-,'Urped uesr Zboriuka ill the goi eminent of Kleff.
.New Vork lal>or unions are trying lu es-vlvr a lu-beiiie by whlcb tbe iu wigratiou e li may lie solved.
light nnd be Ial.l tb.-iu away. Kecenlly he put Ihf ni on lo wear Ihem out: Ihey .iiafed his right bet'l sud blood polsoD- iug aet lu.
Trl*4 Por rargima Pletarse. A  gang  of   ten   lui n   were   tried !¦ Psria, Fran •.'. for forging plclUfM by fsoious srlists.
Il«r« KUcI Msyer.
The boyfof-n city playgiuun.l in New York, elici d NatUru faas us Msyor.