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TOPEKA STATE JOTJTSlSrAI, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31. 1000.
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RAILflOADNEWS.
Tiee President of Santa Fe
Talks of Nicaragua Canal.
Will Benefit People Living Alonj
the Coasts Principally.
FEARS LOCAL EFFECT.
Predicts Injury to Interests of
Interior Cities.
Railroads Will Suffer a Loss on
Overland Hauls.
Chicago, Dec. SI. Vice President Mor
ton of the Santa Fe railroad system be
lieves that the Nicaragua canal will
prove injurious to the mercantile and
manuufacttirir.g interests of the interior
uortion of the United States, even
though, it should greatly benefit the ex
treme eastern and western sections.
Discussing the subject today, he said
"The Nicaragua canal will undoubted
ly be built, and it will probably cost up
mar of f:tM.0M.W0. This will be S4 per
capita for every man;, woman and child
in the Fnited States. It will very likely
take ten vears to construct, and may in
time prove to be of great beneflt to the
people living- along- the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts. As surely as it heips the
cities alone- the sea coast, lust as surely
w ill it- damage cities in- the interior of
the country.
"A large share of "the business now
done by Chicago, St. Louis, and other
important inland cities with the Pacific
coast wiil be transferred to the mer
chants and manufacturers located on
the Atlantic; coast. They will secure
v, i-v low rates via the ail water route,
owing to the canal, which will be built
r-v raiina- the entire people of the coun
trv. All will oav the taxes, a few will
ret the benefits, and many jobbers and
n.-tnu.'.-u-tur-rs, and other citizens of the
interior wiil be damaged. There is no
doubt that New Orleans and other gulf
cities will grow on account of the canal.
but it will be at the expense or tnicago,
St. Louis, Kansas City, and other sim
ilar markets.
'If I was a member of congress from
the great manufacturing section of the
Mississippi valley I would study the
Question of supporting the canal bill
verv carefully before committing my-
if to the proposition. It is bound to
destroy the opportunity the middle west
now enlovs to compete witn tne indus
tries of the east for the Pacific coast
trade. Take away the distribution fa
cilities and you kill the production.
' I can readily understand why the Pa-c-iSe
coast wants the canal built, and it
is nerfeeUv plain why the Atlantic sea
board shipper wants it constructed, but
I submit that the middle and western
states will not profit thereby and that
In case the canal is to be put through
some way should be devised for exempt
ing from taxation on its account all
those who live between the Allegheny
and the Rocky mountains and north of
the Mason and Dixon line. It will be
punishment enough fcr. that portion of
the population f the United States to
be deprived of a trade advantage that
they now ?njuy on the Pacific coast
without paying a large part of what it
costs to take away the advantage.
-It is claimed that the construction of
the canal will help the Pacific coast a
great deal so much so that the trans
continental railroadsi will profit by the
growth of that section to such a large
extent that it will more than offset the
loss of haul overland. That section of
the country is now growing rapidly and,
regardless of the canal, will continue
to prosper.
"As I have said, the people of the Pa
cific coast think they are going to be
benefited by the construction of the
canal. There is little doubt about this,
although the merchants and manufac
turers at San Francisco and Puget
sound point3 must not forget that it will
Vie just as far from the Pacific coast to
Tokohama and Hong Kong after the
canal is finished as it is now and much
less distance from New Tork, and that
the moment the canal is open and ready
for business rates from the Atlantic sea
board to points in the Orient will be
greatly reduced and at times will be as
low from New York as they will be from
San Francisco.- This will prevent the
Pacific coast from doing the business in
the Orient that it aspires to do. The
Pacific coast will be, to a considerable
degree, in the same position relativeiy
to New York for Oriental trade that the
interior will be with New York for Pa-c-iiie
coast trade.
"'It seems to me that the Nicaragua
canal bill should be entitled: 'An act
to build up and foster the commerce of
the cities along the Atlantic sea coast
and the Gulf of Mexico,' These places
are certainly going to be the chief ben-f-ticiaries,
although foreign shipowners
over 75 per cent of all the business that
will pass through the canal estimated
as being in foreign bottoms will come
in for a very large benefit from the
construction of the canal by American
capital."
SCAIPESS TEMPT EDITOES.
The Great 2Ioral and Religious Week
ly Falls Down.
"w e can always tell when business is
flail with the scalpers in the way of se
curing supplies ot tickets, said a local
passenger official, today. "When his
stock ir, trade- gets low in a dull season
the ticket scalper has to hustle to re
plenish it. We soon know when he be
gins to tempt the country editor, which is
..r.e of his favorite reports.
"'.- en if no non-corruptible editor sends
lis in a. copy of the circular letter which
is sent out. and gives us friendly infor
mation that th movement is on. there
re other unmistakable signs and indica
tions. We know it welt enough when
these fellows way out in the woods and
fastnesses of the mountains begin to want
to do something for our road. They are
miles and miles away from the railroad,
but thev say they can do us a world of
xooa with their areat moral and relisious
weeKiy- The proprietor of the said g. m.
end r. weekly wants to take a long jour
ney or wanes a miieaee book, -and he
wants it bad. He ts allowed to want all
lie wants to with a great moral and re
ligious lur.rmg.
"There are very few editors who will
nr,,t;;!s- but nce In awhile the scalper
wul nr,.i a man who is willing to violate
his contract with the railroad company
ana seii tne tra importation issued to h'rn.
in exchange for advertising. For the
most part we are on to a!l those fellows
before tney succeed in getting it in the
first piace and we lose the valuable in
fluence of tr.eir great moral and religious
weeklies. ' - &
BROEEES SHOW GOOD FAITH.
Reward For Conviction of Any Asso
ciation Member Manipulating.
Since several ticket forgers have been
convicted and sentenced, the American
Ticket Brokers' association is out with a
notice tha.t that organization does not
cn.y not countenance manipulations ot
transportation, but is willing to assist in
the arrest and conviction of any person
or persons who are gnntv of it
In this connection the association has
sent out the following notice
- "For the arrest and conviction in a
eowt of, competent jurisdiction of any
member of the American Ticket Brokers'
association who is guilty of the crime of
lorging a railway ticKet witn intent to fie.
fraud we wiu pay the sura of $500. For
the arrest and conviction of any ticket
DroKer who is not a member or the Amer
ican Ticket Brokers association who Is
guilty of forging railway tickets or
changing- the destination . of a railway
ucittfi witn imeni to ueira.ua we wm pay
the sum of $2."
Members o the organization "say thev
are in earnest in this matter and as much
opposed to toe manipulation o transpor
tation as are officers of railroads.
TIDE MAY TT7EN.
iiailroad . Earnings Cannot
Keep Increasing.
Always
t he statements of ' earnmes. exnensea.
etc., for November issued bv the Burling
ton. Panhandle. Northern Pacific and Big
Four railways do not bear out the claims
lately made by western railroad officials
that business would continue as heavy
during the new year as it has been in the
past. Jr.ach road reports a decrease in net
earnings, as compared with November,
1 '- In view of the fact that expenses
were curtailed and every effort made to
close the year with as good a showing as
possible, the decrease is taken as an indi
cation that there will be a general de
crease in railroad earnings after January
1. This does not signify, however, that
railroad business will be light. The busi
ness has become so great during the last
iwo eara mat ir nas become almost im
possible to Keep up tne volume. Earnings
cannot keep on increasing always, and it
may be that the turning point has been
a cciuueu.
ROCK ISLAND 2TOTES.
The Colorado Springs & Cripple
v reeK district railway is negotiating
witn tne kock island to break m new
engines) for them, and they will be set
up and broke in at the Roswell yards.
A force of men are building a new
depot at Enterprise in place of the one
that was destroyed by fire last month.
u he new depot will be a frame structure,
larger and better finished than the old
one.
The Rock Island has just completed
an addition to its Herington see house,
doubling its capacity from 1,000 to 2,000
tons, it s a ca.se of wait now for water
to congeal to fill it.
OVER 8000 MILES 03? TRACK.
Santa Fe Increased System's Mileage
by .Purchasing Pecos Valley.
Some misapprehension arose last week
over the ownership of the Pecos valley
and Northeastern railroad, running
from Pecos to Amarillo, Tex.
The Santa Ke company has practically
owned the Pecos valley and Northeast
ern railroad since it was sold under the
foreclosure on April 19. 1SS8. The pur
chase tias just been formally made,
however.
This increases the mileage of the sys
tem by 369 miles and makes its total
length over 8,200 miles.
EXAMINED PROPOSED CUT OFF.
Union Pacific Officials Spend a Day in
Lincoln County.
Lincoln City, Dec. 31. President Burt
and a party of 30 officials of the Union
Pacific railroad made an inspection tour
of the Lincoln-Oakley branch Saturday.
The cutoff from Bunker Hill to Oakley,
by way of Sylvan Grove, which has been
proposed, was thoroughly investigated.
The party devoted the greater part of
the day on the road between Sylvan
Grove and Luray ,a distance of IS miles.
AT DODGE CITS'.
Sullivan is lasting off for New Year's.
Crawford in his place, and Green in
Crawford's place braking.
Charley Park has been called to Penn
sylvania owing to sickness.
Wm. Wolf is laying off sick.
George Conrad went to Kansas City
Saturday, where he will take a run on
3 and 4 to La Junta. Will Maddox also
goes as brakeman for Conrad.
No. 3 Saturday came in several hour3
late, consequently toad a double header
out.
No. 31 was about five hours late Sat
urday and had a double header to help
them make up some time.
Henry Heustis has returned frorn
Denver.
Walter Bragg has been transferred to
Colorado Springs.
The B. of R. T. dance December 21.
promises to be a big affair.
Andy Ueer went out on No. 1. owine
to the sickness of a porter.
Diilard, Earns and S. Williams, who
are on west end local, came in Sunday
on 34 to spend the day, returning on No.
5 the same evening.
Hendeeson Baird, of Pueblo, is In the
city a few days.
W. M. Parson, laying off with a. sore
throat, will report in a few days.
Wiil Gardner has reported for work,
after being off a month.
Waiter Murry is cailinsr days.
have changed off with him for the night
trick, in order to transact some business.
FROM LAS VEGAS.
Engineer Dennison and Fireman TThrisr
have been assigned to the ice run.
Louie .Bishop, formerly of this city, is
now in the employ of the Burlinrton
company at Leavenworth, Kas.
engineer Jid Iveen, who has been flrei
builder here for some time, has been
transferred to the Santa Fe-Facific.
Harvey Shull. lormerly chief clerk to
the master mechanic at La Junta, Colo.,
is now located at Stockton. Cal.. he
having shifted to that city from Bakers-
field.
The tie-preserving- works having
closed down for" the present, John Nel
son now finds employment with Bene
dict's force of carpenters and Litre
Hooker is now night' watchman at the
"pickler."
Fireman C. H. Ross was married a
few evenings since to Miss Retta Addi
son, daughter of the foreman of the car
repairing force in this city. The mar
riage was solemnized at the residence of
the bride's parents.
A. B. Sanford, day cashier at the
Harvey house in Albuquerque, has been
promoted to be manager of the dining
room on the Santa Fe boat which "runs
between Point Richmond and San Fran
cisco. J. E. Gilkenson, of Topeka, suc
ceeds him there. i
GOODLAJfD NOTES
Conductor Ed Denney is on passenger
for two weeks in Conductor Gunn's
place.
Conductor Randall has moved his
family from Roswell to Goodland.
Supt. F. C. Smith, of Colorado Springs,
was here the other day on an inspection
visit.
Fireman Charley. Sherman will take
an engine on the Limon-Denver run
about January L He will make Denver
his home. i
The last work train was pulled off
Wednesday, and this change will put
Conductor Goode and crew on freight
out of Goodland.
Brakeman Charley Striker has gone
to Decatur. 111., where he will remain
until his hand permits him to return
to work.
Conductor Charles Gunn, of the Colo
rado flyer, is on leave of absence at
Pueblo, where he resides, on account of
his youngest son being very low with
smallpox.
HOLIDAY RATES
Via "Sock Island Route."
One fare for the round trip to points
within 200 miles, west of Missouri river.
Tickets sold Dec. 22, 23, 4. 25, and 31,
1900. and Jan. 1, 190L Return limit, Jan.
2, 1901.
BOO HUNTED FOR BRICKS.
From the New York Times.!
"Pete," otherwise know as the "brick
dog," is dead. He was owned by Henry
G. Hermann, of 60 Greenville avenue,
Jersey City. ' Pete was as familiar a
figure throughout the Greenville dis
trict as was his master. He was a little
dog, and his pedigree was hazy, but he
was a great favorite, especially with
children, who were content to take
"Pete" as they found him, without re
gard to his ancestry. They generally
found him affable and glad to wag his
tail m response to the boyish greetings
tnat met him at every turn.
"Pete" got his second title, the "brick
dog," from his fondness for bricks.
What the attraction about baked clay
may be no one could tell, but whenever
"Pete" found a brick anywhere he
picked it up and carried it home, care
fully depositing it In the yard at the
rear of the house. The distance at
which the brick was found made no dif
ference to "Pete." A city block or
mile was all one to him. It was only
when the boys tried to take a brick from
Pete that toe ever showed his teeth.
When he first tried to carry a brick it
was hard work, but in course of time his
mouth developed to suit the circum
stances, and of late years it is said that
"Pete" could have swallowed a. brick
had he been so disposed.
Mr. Hermann first discovered "Pete's"
love for bricks about ten years ago. He
found several bricks in the yacd and
threw them into a vacant lot adjoining.
The next morning they were back in
the yard again. He threw them out
again and then watched until he saw
"Pete" lug one of the bricks into the
yard. He hunted for bricks as other
dogs might for game, and on one occa
sion he is said to have carried, a brick
from Bayonne to his home, a distance
of three miles. When the bricks be
came sufficiently numerous Mr. Hermann
utilized them in constructing a brick
walk through his yard. He also sup
plied bricks to his neighbors for the
same purpose.
"Pete's" queer taste had nothing to do
with his demise. He died from general
debility, incident to old age, having
rounded out his twentieth year, which,
experts of Greenville say, is about five
years beyond a dog's allotted age. Mr.
Hermann ga-e "Pete" what one of his
boy neighbors called a Christian burial,
at the rear of his home, and "Pete's"
grave is marked by a. mound of bricks
that he had carried to the house.
HOT FOR FILIPINOS.
Capture of Many Natives Repor
ted y Officers in Luzon.
Manila, Dec. 31. Today brought many
reports of captures of insurgents as the
result of scouting throughout Luzon.
The Americans in this work sustained
no casualties. A detachment of the
Fourth regiment captured sixty in the
province of Cavite.
General Wbeaton reports having cap
tured and burned Gremorio's camp in
the peninsula, near San Antonio.
General Funston reports that five in
surgents were killed and several cap
tured near Gaysan.
General Smith wires that the procla
mation of the governor general has had
good results in his district.
Near Moriones yesterday a . dozen In
surgents were killed and eight wounded.
General Grant telegraphs that Jje has
detachments covering the lower portions
of Mount Arayat, in the hope of cateh-
ing Alejandrino. He says that last Fri-
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far.try raided the camp of the insurgent
leaders and secured some of his papers.
Near Aliaja today Captain Mendoza
with thirty men of Sandico's command
surrendered.
Detachments of the Eleventh and
Ninth cavalry killed twelve insiargents
and destroyed several camps in the
Camarines district.
The Philippine commission has added
to the pending school bill a provision
for the employment of 600 American
teachers at salaries ranging from J7 to
$100, per month.
A SOUR STOMACH
Is Often the Real Cause
of a Sour
Temper.
That the condition of the digestive or
gans has a marked effect upon the char
acter or disposition is a truism as old as
the hills. Old Ben Johnson wisely said
"the pleasure of living depends upon the
liver" and it is a fact which none may
dispute that a sunny disposition more
often results from a healthy digestion
than from any other cause.
Acid dyspepsia, commonly called sour
stomach or heartburn, is caused by slow
digestion of food; instead of being
promptly digested and converted into
blood, bone and muscle, it lies in the
stomach for hours, fermenting and de
caying, creating gases which cause pres
sure on the lungs and heart, short
breath and general discomfort and irri
tation. Such half digested food is indeed poor
nourishment for the body, brain and
nerves and the result is shown in irrita
ble tempers, unaccountable headaches
and that depressing condition usually
called the "blues" but how quickly all
these disappear when appetite and di
gestion are restored.
Laxative medicines only irritate the
already irritated stomach and bowels
and have no effect upon actual digestion
of food.
The sensible course to follow is to
make use of simple natural digestive
like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after
meals until the stomach has a chance to
recuperate.
The natural digestives which every
healthy stomach contains are peptones,
dastaste and Hydrochloric and lactic ac
ids and when any of them are lackirg
tee trouble begins; the reason Stuart's
ftyspepsia Tablets ar.e so valuable and
successful in curing stomach troubles is
becausa they contain, in a pleasant co.'.
contrated tablet form all these absolute
ly necessary essentials for perfect diges
tion and assimilation of food.
Henry Kirkpatrick of Lawrence, Mass.
says: "Men and w"omen whose occupa
tion precludes an active out door life
should make it a daily practice to use
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals,
I have done so myself and I know posi
tively that I owe my present health and
vigor to their daily use.
"From the time I was 22 when I
graduated from school with broken
health from overwork until I wis 34, I
scarcely knew what it was to be free
frorn stomach weakness, I had no appe
tite whatever for breakfast and very
little for any other meal.
"I had acidity and heartburn nearly
every day and sometimes was alarmed
by irregularity and palpitation of the
heart, but all this gradually disappeared
after I bej-an using Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets and I can eat my meals with
relish and satisfaction which I had not
known since I was a growing boy."
The success and popularity of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets is enormous, but it ii
deserved, and every druggist in the Uni
ted States, Canada and Great Britain
has a good word for this meritorous preparation.
OTNIIIGLETTER
Addressed to Cudany by Kidnap
era of His Child.
Threaten to Take Another Un
less Reward Is Withdrawn.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec 31. E. A. Cudahy,
tne millionaire packer, has received a
second communication from the men
who kidnaped his son. This time, as
formerly, the letter contains a threat,
and says in substance that unless he
withdraws his offer of $25,000 for the
arrest and conviction of eachi of the
three bandits, they will kidnap another
of his children.
The letter refers to the failure of the
police to get anything like a, tangible
clue as to the identity of the kidnapers,
scoffs at the idea of Pat Crowe's being
one of them, mentions the ease with
which the "first job was pulled off," and
concludes by saying that if Mr. Cudahy
is as wise as he showed himself in the
first instance he will comply with the
request and withdraw the rewards at
once.
This letter is written in pen and ink
on the same kind of yellow paper as
the first, and evidently by the same per
son. It was found by a. servant of the
Cudahy household early on the morning
of Thursday, December 27. Some one
called up the house by telephone, and
asked if Mr. Cudahy was in. The serv
ant answered that he was not.
"Well," came the voice over the
'phone, "you can go out in the front
yard and you'll find a letter there near
the gate. It's addressed to Mr. Cudahy.
See that it's delivered to him personally
and to no one else."
The servant went out at once and
found a letter. It was in a plain white
envelope and was addressed: "Mr. E. A.
Cudahy, sr. Personal and private."
Mr. Cudahy, who was then at his
packing house in South Omaha, was
summoned home at once. No one was
permitted to see the letter at first ex
cept Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy. Mr. Cud
ahy's intention at the time was to keep
its contents to himself, as the bandits
had requested, but later he thought
better of it. as he believed tlfat, in the
hands of the police, it would prove a
valuable clue, so he took Chief Donahue
into his confidence.
They held a consultation at the chief's
office which lasted nearly three hours.
The chief was seen afterward, but re
fused to disclose the nature of the sub
ject discussed. Mr. Cudahy says he has
not withdrawn the reward, nor will he
do so. The reward offered stands as
orieinally announced.
"There can be no doubt," said Chief
Donahue, "that there was a woman in
the Cudahy case, and I have reason to
believe that that woman Is still in
Douglas county. I don't care to say
just why I think so. But I have no faith
in this sweetheart business. Crowe was
not a woman's man. So far as my
knowledge of him goes he was never
known to De mixed up -witn a woman in
a love affair, and if he took one into his
confidence in this ease it was for busi
ness reasons purely. And it is not diffi
cult to "understand wTiy a woman was
nmoseil into service in this matter. A
woman could pick up a little girl on the
street and carry her away easily, where
if a. man would attempt it tne cruia
would scream and be frightened into
hysterics. So I think this accounts tor
the- h r.ncinmce of the woman in the
c se.
"T ran sav. however, tnat tne ponce
are looking for no particular woman at
this time." J
THE FEATHER FASHION.
From the Humane Review.!
Here is a passage from a pamphlet re
printed a couple of years ago from the
Times:
"One of the commonest as well as the
saddest sight3 in London is the elderiy
lady taking her airing in a carriage or
bath chair in Hyde Park or some other
public place; in appearance so bent and
discolored and wasted .with age and
many infirmities as to remind the spec
tator of a corpse, her bowed head
crowned with white egrets' feathers torn
from birds that were slaughtered when
feeding their young! To a man who haa
any love of nature, and of nature's most
beautiful children, such a spectacle is
ghastly and repulsive in the extreme: he
remembers that he once had a mother,
and is glad to think that she passed
away a long time ago; since if she had
lived down to within recent years she
might not have escaped the contagion
of this hateful fashion among women."
This is a sample of the severe things
that have been said by me and by scores
of writers in England and America; and
these things -have been printed and re
printed in journals and as leaflets and
pamphlets, and have been blown like
thistledown all over the kingdom and
over the English-speaking world.so that
no woman is ignorant of what has been
said: and it has produced no effect. That
is to say no appreciable effect; the few
women here and there who refuse to
wear feathers, even when assured by the
smug liars of the millinery establish
ments that they are artificial and not
birds' feathers at all ,are probably re
garded as eccentrics by their sisters.
Feathers still decorate and degrade the
majority of women of all ages, and of
all social grades, from the poorest dwel
lers in the slums to the duchess and
the daughter of a hundred earls, and the
one wife of the saintly and eloquent ec
clesiastic who is a great church digni
tary and a lord. Unhappily, he does
not make use of his eloquence, and hign
position to put an end to the acted blas
phemy witnessed each week in evety
thurch in his diocese, when the fair
worst ippers, adorned with spoils torn
from the slain children of the air. and
each one bowing her head to flutter
those feathers not her own, accompanies
her own pastor with a pure heart and
humble voice unto the throne of heaven
ly grace, saying after him. week by
week, year ty year, au ner lire long, so
many sacred beautiful words, words,
winds.
IF T0C WOULD BE POPULAR
From the Philadelphia Times.
Contribute of your best to the pleasure
of others. Study the character of each
and sympathize with all in troubles or
in joys, however small, says Woman's
Life.
Be gentle in speech. Never retort with
an angry word, remembering that the
second word makes the quarrel .
Govern yourself, guard your temper,
avoids moods and pets and sulkiness.
Be unselfish, deny yourself and prefer
others; readily pardon any seeming lack
of attention.
Beware of the scandal monger ,and
shut your ears to what ought not to be
repeated.
Cultivate cheerfulness and amiability.
A smiling face chases away gloom. Say
pleasant and kindly things when you
have the opportunity.
Be not intolerant, agree to differ in
opinion, and refuse to turn loud in dis
cussion. Remember- that your best friend is
your mother, and have nothing to do
with those who think otherwise.
Do not expect too much, but far Lear
MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
FROM KANSAS CITS".
No. 2 leaving Kansas City 9:50 a. m. is solid vostibuled train to St. Louia,
consisting; of Smoking car, Day ooachaa, Reclining Chair car ( Seats Free)
and Pullman Parlor car.
Connections at St, Louis union depos -sith eastern lines for New York
and Atlantic coast points.
Lv. Kansas City.. 9:50 am
" " 9:15 pm
- l:iOpm
" . 10:45 pm
" a 6:55 am
" 9:55 pm
" " 10:50 am
10:50 am
" " 9:55 pm
2:25 cm
" " 9:55 am
a a 7;00 pm
Ar. St Louis ...... 6:05 pm
" " 7:10 am
u " 10:05 pm
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and forgive. Do not charge a bad mo
tive when a good one is conceivable.
Do not monopolize conversation or at
tention, and do not talk too much of
your own affairs. There is a limit to
people's interest in your concerns.
HOW SHE GOT A PENSION'.
From Washington Evening Star.
A pension has been allowed recently
to the widow of a soldier of the Sixth
United States cavalry for whose death
the beneficiary was responsible. Wnile
this startling fact would seem to debar
the widow, the peculiar and interesting
circumstances of the soldier's demise
rendered it proper for the pension offi
cials to pass favorably upon her appli
cation. It appears that the soldier, according
to the coroner's verdict, came to his
death May 7, 18SS, through choking with
a leather watch chain in the hands of
his wife while she was protecting her
life. The widow's statement before the
jury disclosed a remarkable series of in
cidents, and was corroborated in all es
sential respects by other witnesses. She
testified that her husband had been
drinking heavily for a week. She had
gone to him at 12 o'clock and told him
that dinner was ready. He made no re-
ponse, and after the meal was finished
and the diners had gone, he came and
told her to prepare dinner at once. She
at first remonstrated, but observing a
strange look upon his face, became
frightened, and began to do as com
manded.
The husband then said with an oath
that he was going to kill her, and
struck her, knocking her against the
table. The wife then fled from the hous;
thinking to find some of the men about
the place who would quiet or restrain
her husband. She ran to a field where
men were plowingand besought their
interference or protection. They refused.
saying they could do nothing with the
man. Meantime he had gathered up the
baby, mounted a horse and followed in
pursuit of her. The husband rode to
his wife, who begged him not to hurt
her. He replied with an oath that he
would break her bones, and would kill
her that she must die. He then threw
the baby to the ground, pulled his six
shooter from his belt, tried to make his
horse run over her, and reaching out
trying to strike her with his revolver.
As he leaned over he fell from his horsa
to the ground on his side and back. In
falling he fell against his wife, knocking
her down. She jumped up, threw her
self upon her husband, intending to get
his revolver away from him. She laid
hold of bis leather watch chain, which
he wore around his neck. This leather
guard fastened with a. slip-knot. The
wife clutched the chain with one hand
and with the other held one of her hus
band's hands. She was exhausted, and
lay in that condition for four or five
minutes. He did not struggle, but made
a queer noise in his throat
When the woman recovered she arose,
hid the revolver, and ran to the house.
When the men went to where her hus
band lay they found him dead. The wife
had unintentionally strangled her hus
band. Her pension has been granted,
and today she is drawing $8 a month.
THE PORTER'S MISTAKE.
From the Chicago Daily News.
As the porter passed through the car
she called him aside. There was a whis
per and a gleam of silver.
"Now, remember, they axe in the yel
low satchel."
"Cyan't miss dem, ma'am."
"You won't let any one see you?"
"No, ma'am."
"The major is sitting in that car.
"He won't see me, ma'am." .
"Well, here is the key."
The porter took the key and passed
through to the next car.
. "Guess dig am it," he said, slipping the
thin key in the iock of a yellow satchel.
He put his hand in the satchel and
pulled out a bunch of hair. Then he re
locked the satchel.
"Heah's yo' frizzes, ma'am.
"Don't speak so loud."
"Anything else, ma'am?"
"That's all, I believe. I Just have a
minute to put these on before dinner."
The porter reached the platform in
time to meet an irate tragedian.
"Not a step!" he thundered in tones
that almost lifted the porter's cap.
"What have you done with my whiskers,
boy?"
"Your whiskers, sah?"
"Yes, my false beard. The passengers
say you opened my satchel with a skele
ton key. Where are those whiskers?
"Laws! muttered the porter. "An
went in the wrong satchel."
Just then a lady passed toward the
dining car.
"Dah's yo whiskers, sah!" grinned the
porter, "on top of dat lady's head."
Fura Are Fine This Year.
From the New York Times.
"It is truly an ill wind that blows
good to no one," remarked a skin buyer
for one of the big fur houses of the
city, says a writer. "Take last summer's
drought as an instance. It resulted bad
ly to the crops of farmers up in New
England, where I have been scouring
the country for a couple of weeks past.
Men who have a liking for fly fishing
bewailed the lack of rain, for the
streams ran dry and trout perished by
hundreds in some of the mountain
streams. On the other han-1 the drought
was a good thing fcr the hunters and
trappers that I have to deal with. They
have found that the few mink they
have caught this year have an-unusually
rotund appearance. They are as fat
as butter and the fur is better than it
has been for years. Country weather
prophets will tell ycfu that this is be
cause we are going to have a winter of
unusual severity. There may be some
thing in that; I won't deny it.
"But when it comes down to hard
facts the reason for the better fur of the
mink is due to the fact that the ani
mals have had better feeding than they
have had for years past. They are great
fish eaters. With the trout streams re
duced to mere ribbons cf water. the big
trout all went to the deep pools and be
came prisoners there. With plenty of
water to move about in a trout is abun
dantly able to take care of itself against ,
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the mink. But, imprisoned in the pools,
the mink had the trout at his mercy,
and the mink that has not had e.11 the
trout he wanted this summer has been
a lazy beast. They have been able to
simply gorga themselves, and that is
why the mink are so fat and sleek this
fall. I think the catch of mink skins
this winter, when the season is really
on, will be the finest we have had in a
long time. So you see the drought work
ed well for my business, even though it
was a little hard on the farmer and the
fisherman."
PROFITS FROM THE CONGO.
Brussels Cor. London Express.
It is erroneously believed in many quar
ters that King Leopold of Belgium, a 3
Sovereign of the Congo Free State, owns
it. or at least part of it. This 13 not a
true statement of affairs nt all, as the
government of the Free ,tnte is based
on much broader and more liberal lines.
First. It must be remembered that ever
since King Leopold was chosen as ruler
of the Free State, in Mav. ls,5. he has
contributed annually 4. !.. toward its
support out of his personal fortune.
He has thus paid 6 ).') pounds un
this year, and his contribution of
pounds still figures in the budget ot 1!"0
toward the defraying of the state ex
penditure. In return for this risk for In the be
ginning it looked to all as a. verv hoie
less risk there can be no doubt that hi
made stipulations for certain concessions,
for he has the reputation of being one of
the shrewdest and most farseeing men of
the day.
That the Congo has turned out to be" a
gold mine to those Belgian merchants
and bankers who were hardy enousrh to
risk the first venture has proved fortun
ate for the king, who, as a private Indi
vidual, has naturally and justly taken
advantage of the Congo market in order
to reimburse himself, if possiie. for the
tremendous outlay he has guaranteed to
the state for the last fifteen years.
Recently it has been stated that no
Congo enterprises have paid, that money
is invested in the Congo only to be lost,
and so on.
This is entirely inaccurate, for no enter
prises of the present day are paving bet
ter than the companies in the Congo Free
State.
This must be said in Justice to King
Leopold, its founder, for. with the id-a
that the Congo is a total failure, the be
lief that King Leopold makes millions out
of it cannot fail to place the sovereign in
a very false light. A few figures only
are necessary to dispel this false lighu
First, there is the raiiwav. op. re. in
1S38. This company issued shares at 2-.
ana tnelr present actual value on th
market is considerably over 4:4. The
Anglo-Belgium India Rubber company, a
short time ago. paid a dividend of luu'per
cent. Dividends in the various other com
panies vary all the way from 33 1-3 to 50
and 75 per cent.
The Belgians are a thrifty and practical
people, and their commerce and industry
unanimously uphold the Congo, not from
sentiment or patriotism, but for the verv
logical reason that to them the Congo is
a financial success. Those who ho'd the
4 per cent bonds obtain more for their
money than holders of Belgian state or
city bonds.
In lssss the exports of the Congo Free
State amounted to somethlne over 65.000
in 16. ten years after, to 4W.0"0, and in
1!99 to 1.625.000, bei - 5J0,0o0 in excess
of the Imports.
There is a belief prevailing that the
Congo Free State is in some way or other
a dependency of Belgium.
This is not so: it is an absolutely Inde
pendent state, and nothing need prevent
-I? ,LePoll from abdicating the throne
of Belgium and retaining the sovereignty
of the Free State la the event of Beiidum
refusing to annex the state, a matter
which will come up before parliament this
i"e?r STyvi,rtue of a treaty dated
July 1, Ix),the Belgian government agreed
to loan the sum of l.bOt).0U0 to the Congo
-?u ?tate' no.000 to be paid down and
"'". per annum for ten vears.
Six months after the last payment that
fs this year the Belgian government re
served the right to annex the entire state.
Hunting Birds With a Camera.
Frorn the World's Work.
Only at first did the owners of the
warblers' nest object to my intruding,
and by various methods did thev trv
to coax me away from their home. First
one and then the other would feign
broken wings, and, haif rolling, half
scrambling, they would make their way
down the steep hillside, in the hope of
luring me away. Then, finding that I
was not to be taken in even by such an
artful devise, they endeavored to ac
complish their object by scolding at me.
in less tnan two nours they quieted
down and simply looked on in silence.
The next time I visited the nest they
made no objection, and I imagined they
recognized me, and realized that I
meant no harm, either to themselves or
to their young, for these had hatched
since my last visit. Day by day I came
to watch the little fellows, and thev
grew rapidly, as all" young bird3 do.
Finally they were ready to make their
first venture into the great world that,
should no accident befall them, was to
be their feeding ground for many years
to come.
As I looked into the nest the family
of fledgelings scrambled out, as though
they had been scattered by some in
visible hand, so nearly simultaneous
was their action, and In less time than
it takes to tell it each little mite of down
and rust-colored feathers was hidden
among the dead, crpckling leaves with
which the ground was strewn. Though
I had tried my best to watch where each
bird had concealed itself, it was some
time before I collected them all. pre
paratory to photographing them. Of
course the parents were greatly excited
birds always are when their young
first leave the nest and when they saw
the entire brood captured by one whom
thev had considered a friend they
seemed to regret having placed so much
confidence in me. But only for a very
short time did their doubts continue.
As soon as I placed the youngsters on
a suitable perch they both ceased to
utter that lisping note of anxious pro
testation, and, to show that they no
longer feared me, they hopped about on
the camera while I was arranging it.
Neli "How do you know he would
make a good husband?" Belle "I gave
him a sample to match for me, and he
did it perfectly."
Uncle Henry "What did you do with
the nickel I gave you yesterday?" Lit
tle Willie "I bought a whistle." LTncle
Henry "Blowing yourself, eh?"
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