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Copyright, 1901, by Charles B. Ether
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Synopsis.?Prince Neslerov wants t?
marry Frances Gordon, the charminj
daughter of an American who is build
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ing tne xranssiDerian ranruuu. nau?
is interested in the fortunes of Vladi
mir Paulpoff, a stalwart Russian black
smith. She asks'Neslerov to use his in
tluence for Vladimir. Neslerov goes t<
Vladimir's hut. The blacksmith ha
talent and shows Neslerov a picture hi
has painted. It is the portrait of a wo
man of rank copied from a miniature
The prince is excited and asks for th<
original. Vladimir's father says it ha
ben lost. To Vladimer old Paulpof
confesses that he lied to Neslerov an<
still has the miniature.
chapter iii.
VLADIMIR SENT TO SIBERIA.
Attached to the police of th<
government of Perm was ar
inspector named Ignatz Jan
sky. He was ambitious to rise
and was of that mental and physlca
caliber that makes a man successfu
when he bends all his energies, regard
less of all scruples, to the attainmeni
of his goal.
Inspector Jansky, having received s
message from Prince Neslerov, hasten
ed to obey, for he knew the power ol
Neslerov. and If there should chance tc
be promotion in his path at any timf
Neslerov. as a wealthy noble of Gras
lov, could further his possibilities.
Inspector Jansky entered the palace
of the prince with a humility thai
would have charmed the poor devils
whom his eagerness had sent to SIbe
rla. 4
"Sit down," said the prince, and the
Inspector sat down with a suddenness
that proved his desire to please his
sponsor. "I sent for you."
"You did, your excellency. I received
your message and made all haste tc
obey."
"I trust It did not Inconvenience you
to a great extent," said the prince, who
was quite familiar with the peculiarities
of the Inspector's nature.
"Not at all, your excellency?that Is,
not so much but what It gave me pleasure
to obey. I am always busy, as you
know."
"Yes, you are assiduous. Well, I have
news for you. But first I should be
pleased to receive from you an answer
to a question. What do you wish for
the most?"
Jansky hesitated. His servile mind
saw far Into the future, as a rule, but
It could not fathom the meaning ol
this strange question. What did It
matter tn fhp nrlnee what he wanted
most unless the prince was disposed tc
grant It?
"1 should like promotion, your excellency.
Of course, I make no claim.
You have befriended me. You have
made me what I am. I have In my
humbje way endeavored to so acquit
myself that you would not be displeased.
I would not ask you for more.
But, since you ask my dearest wish. It
is promotion."
"It Is a possibility," the prince replied.
Having said this, he deliberately
lighted a cigar, leaving the Inspector
on nettles, wondering if the possibility
were to materialize into a fact.
"As I said before, It is a possibility,"
said Neslerov and relapsed into silence,
"I suppose It is always a possibility
to one so powerful as your excellency,"
said Jansky, who had a fine talent for
flattery.
"At this particular moment It is more
easily accomplished than at any other
time."
"If your excellency will explain?II
anything Is expected of tiie, I would"?
"Duty, only duty," broke In the prince.
"But I will explain. You are already
aware that when you were made Inspector
of police In Perm the field ol
police activity extended but little far
ther east. The Cossack guards and the
Tartar cavalry composed the police
over the border. But this new railway
Is revolutionizing all that. In eacl
government through which this line o
travel passes or is to pass a depart
ment of police Is to be established
There will be new cities develop. Ther
will be railway stations. The popula
tion of Siberia will increase and, thougl
complex enough at all times, will nov
present a far greater variety than eve
before. The entrance of foreigners, o
conspirators, will have to be made les
difficult. The escape of a convict wil
now be almost a mere act of steppinj
upon a train and saying farewell to hi:
guards.
"It will be, therefore, quite necessar:
to establish a system of police wltl
officers of more ability and shrewdnesi
than the Cossacks who now commam
the rude guards who stand sentinel:
over the czar's great dominion In Asia
"Such a department or ponce nas at
ready been established in Tobolsk
through which the railway is now com
pleted. It is time now for us to thlnl
of such a department in Tomsk."
As the prince and governor pauset
the inspector's breath came short ant
fast.
"And, your excellency, In the good
ness of your heart you have though
of me?"
"I have been thinking?of several. ]
have befriended you. I desire to do s<
again. Hut there are difficulties whlcl
we must consider. Your present posi
tion, while not a low one, still is s<
low that the leap from it to the posi
tion of superintendent of police of tin
government of Tomsk would excite tin
imaginations of certain people at St
Petersburg."
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J "Superintendent of police of Tomsk!"
I Jansky cried.
"Certainly. That Is the position for
? which I Intend you. I have watched
. your career. You are eager, ambitious
- and resourceful. What better man
0 could 1 have in such a position? It Is
? upon you whom I must rely to prevent
e - . - ? 1 u
. tue encroachments or our eueiuies. u
t. will be the superintendent of my police
e who will be my closest confidant. Who
^ could be more acceptable to me thaD
j you?"
"I thank you, your excellency. 1
thank"?
"Wait Thank me with deeds when
we succeed. As I said before, there are
difficulties. One cannot leap too great
* a distance at once without a cause. We
i must find a cawse."
- . "A cause, your excellency?"
s "What I mean Is some potent reason
I for this great promotion. The chief of
I the Tomsk police will have a palace, a
large income and will be second only
t to myself in power. To obtain that
one must do something worthy."
i "Oh. If I could but win that distlnc
tion!"
f "I think it even now within your
) power."
i "You have discovered something?"
"Yes?a very nesting place for nihilists."
! "Good! Give me an idea where this
t place is, your excellency. There will
i be no more nesting."
"Do you know a forge on the forest
road leading out of Perm to the south?"
i "A forge? A horseshoeing place?"
i "Well, that and all ironworking. It
i is kept by a man named Pnulpoff."
tho irinnt who hronks horse
I shoes with his thumbs and forefingers?
The simple minded son of old Michael?
What has he to do with nihilists?"
i "He is their leader." Neslerov said
t quietly.
Jansky turned white, whether from
surprise or horror at the devilish plot
, he scented we do not know. But he
sat there waiting. The police of Tomsk
i needed a chief. The chief would have
a palace and a large salary,
s "Yis." continued Neslerov, "this Paul1
poCf. as I accidentally discovered, is the
leader of a baud of nihilists who meet
1 there in the shops. I chanced to pass
there yesterday and overheard a bit of
I conversation between the son and the
: old man. It seems there is to be a
' meeting in a few nights."
: "A meeting of nihilists in the shops
1 of Paulpoff?"
i "Yes. Now, it has long been suspected
that there were many nihilists at
Perm, but the police have not been able
to uncover them. Let me advise you.
i Keep this to yourself?a secret between
' you and me. We will go to the forge
: and arrest these Paulpoffs. If we find
proof that they are nihilists, they will
. go across the border and you will be
; mentioned for promotion. Then the
nnnnrtunitv will come to me to speak
to the minister of justice for you, and
undoubtedly you will be given to me as
' the chief of the Tomsk police."
.lansky nodded. It was not for him
' to ask questions now.
"1 am ready," he said.
' "Then tomorrow. I will make still
. further Investigations In my own way,
' and we shall be ready to act. We must
' both go to Perm from here."
Jausky, not being asked to remain
longer, took his departure. And then
? suddenly from his repose the prince be'
came a man of quick action. He called
from his estate four men In whom he
! knew he could place the most implicit
confidence. He spent some time at his
desk writing. To each of the four he
" gave a letter, unsealed, unstamped, but
addressed to each and apparently bav'
lug been delivered by the hand of a prl
vate messenger.
' "(Jo with me. do what I bid you, and
> you will have gold rubles for a year's
p pleasure." he said.
H Inspector Jansky, happy and yet agiI
fated at the result of the conference
with the prince, sat in his office in
L Perm on the foliowiug afternoon. It
e was growing late, and he had looked
hours for Prince Neslerov.
a "He was mistaken or he has failed,"
9 he said. "He would have come if there
t was a possibility of success."
1 As he spoke the prince's horse gals
loped to the door.
I "Good! Then success Is possible!"
? said Jansky. grasping the hand of his
9 noble benefactor.
"Possible! It Is certain. Come with
j me."
j Jansky's horse was soon by the side
3 of the steed ridden by the prince.
1 "I made It my business to ride past
3 the shops of raulpoff," suid the prince.
i met hilts, jusi leuvmg, u uiuu wuu
- was, to say the leust, discreditable In
, appearance. I spoke to him, and he
- was frightened. I saw him crumple a
c paper In his hand. I snatched It from
him. It was a message addressed to
1 'Number Five' of some mysterious cir*
1 cle, calling upon the person bearing
that name to come to the shops at a
certain hour tonight. We shall be In
t time. Let us ride."
It had so chanced that a number of
I accidents to liorses had taken place
) that day on the forest road. When
i the Inspector of police and Neslerov ar
rived, four men were within the shop,
) their horses standing outside, and all
- were apparently In the greatest eager*
? ness to have their horses shod. Papa
j I'aulpofT was visibly disturbed by this
. sudden intiux of the horseshoeing business,
but the giant Vladimir, who nev
er refused a request If he could help a
human being, was beginning to make
the shoes. The men did not apparently
know one another, and each growled
contlnuully at the others for being
there.
Neslerov, upon arriving at the shop,
whispered to the Inspector, and both
leaped from their horses.
"Seize the old man and the son!" said
Neslerov. "I will search these fellows."
Poor old Papa Paulpoff turned white
and sank In horror to the ground, buspectlng
what was coming, but Vladimir,
In whose innoceut mind there was
no suspicion, stood gaping at the newcomers.
"It Is the prince!" he exclaimed. ,
"What have these poor men done, your
excellency?"
Neslerov did not answer him. He i
turned to the nearest of the four, wrestled
with him a short time, while the
others showed evidences of terror, and
then pulled from his pocket a letter. ,
"See!" he cried, waving It In the air
nnd thpn shnwine it to the InsDector. I
"It Is a message to 'Number Three!'
We have here the five constituting the
circle." ,
"Let me read," said the Inspector,
while Vladimir still looked on unconscious
of the tragedy that was being
played with himself as Its center.
The letter simply commanded "Number
Three" to attend a meeting of the
circle at the shops at that hour. i
The name of Vladimir Paulpoff was
signed. <
"It is enough!" cried Jansky. Paulpoff,
I make you my prisoner In the
namo of the czar!"
The young ironworker could, had he
exerted his strength, have thrust the (
entire shameless crew from the place
and crashed their skulls together. But
even now he did not realize the enor- (
mity of the thing with which he was
charged.
"Attend, Paulpoffs!" commanded Jan- ,
sky, while the prince went through the
pockets of the other three of the circle.
"Oh, have mercy!" cried Papa Paulpoff,
falling upon his knees and clasping
the legs of the prince. "We are innocent,
I swear it! Some enemy has
done this thing! The name is not in .
the writing of ray son, I am certain!
Oh, let me see the letters!"
Neslerov made a movement as If to
hand the letters to the old man when
"Seel" he cried. "It is a message to {
*Number ThreeI'"
one of the wretches who had brought '
theua there sprang forward, seized <
them and rushed unhindered from the '
place. 1
"The letters! The proof Is gone!" J
howled jansay.
"We have seen them. It la enough,"
said Neslerov calmly.
At tills point Mamma Paulpoff came
in. In consternation and helpless horror
she 8aw her husband In the grasp
of an inspector of police.
"What is this?" she cried.
"It is nothing, mother." said Vladimir.
"These men have found some letters.
but I did not write them. Have
peace. We shall soon set ourselves
free."
The three Paulpoffs were thrust Into
a dungeon. The prince and the inspector
told their stories?clear, lucid, convincing?to
the governor of Perm. The
word of a prince and governor and of
an inspector of police was not to be
doubted. There was no trial, no hearing?nothing
but a report to the minister
of lustice at St. Petersburg.
In three days the Faulpoffs?old man,
old woman and the unresisting giantwere
on the way to Siberia on the railway
which Gordon had helped to build.
to be continued. i
A Gluttonous Boy.?A merchant
died at Ispahan in the earlier part of
last century who had for many years ]
denied himself and his son every sup- <
port except a crust of coarse bread. On ]
a certain occasion he was overtempted '
to buy a piece of cheese; but, reproach- ]
ins himself with extravagance, he put <
the cheese into a bottle and contented (
himself and obliged the boy to do the ]
same, with rubbing the crust against ]
the bottle, enjoying the cheese in imag- i
ination. One day, returning home later ,
than usual, the merchant found his son 1
eating his crust, which he constantly
rubbed against the door. ,
"What are you about, you fool?" was (
his exclamation. "It is dinner time, (
father. You have the key; so, as I ]
could not open the door, I was rub- ,
bing my bread against it, as I could j
not get to the bottle." "Cannot you go ,
without cheese one day, you luxurious (
little rascal? You'll never be rich." ,
And the angry miser kicked the poor
boy for not having been able to deny (
himself the ideal gratification.
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Xv' As a modeler of children's portrait i
statuettes, Mrs. Sarah Greene Wright i
has earned an enviable reputation.
Mrs. Wright received her first inspira- 1
tion while watching some children who 1
were playing in the Luxembourg gar- ,
dens. She has a studio in New York
city and has the distinction of being
the only woman who makes children's I
portrait statuettes from life.
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FRIENDS OF THE FARMER. I
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The DlrdM of the Field* and Air ]
Should be Protected. t
Written for the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
The agricultural Interests of this sec- z
tion, for the season now closing, make 1:
rather a gloomy showing. It was con- t
sldered at the beginning of It that fall r
crops were Imperatively demanded by t
the needs of the people. Instead of "N
heavy crops there has been compara- t
tlve failure, resulting In disappoint- \
ment and embarrassment. r
The failure of crops from drought Is n
only a temporary evil. The rule is that ii
good crops follow. Continued dry I
weather puts the soil in gooc| condition. (]
T"Vi??? ?> to hnnrpvor nn pvII In ronnec- V
tion with the season which is not tern- d
porary. The complaint has been gene- I
ral that unusual damage was being "
done to the growing corn, especially
from a little boring worm, which \
caused the stalk to lose color or fall t
down before the wind. Moreover, the j
chinch bug has made it appearance in a
some localities for the first time. j,
One of the great evils which man has g
to contend against in making a living j
is the insect. (This term includes bugs s
and worms). Almost every plant has a
some insect which feeds upon and de- v
3troys it. Ravages of insect pests be- g
come greater year by year. There is j,
an increasing demand for insectides. r
These have to be regularly included in v
the expenses of certain lines of farm- j,
ing. No crop need be expected without r
application of insect poison. b
There is no insect pest more to be j,
dreaded in this section than the chinch ^
bug. The readers of The Enquirer in t
3ome sections of the county, know this t
only too well by sad experience. a
The natural enemy of the insect is j,
the bird. Numerous species of birds ^
have been provided to fill an important
place in the economy of nature. One
of their duties is to keep the insect
Cawia cmonlaa nf hlrds
vvoriu in uiicuiv. oujuc oia^vich v& ^
feed upon insects which creep along the
ground. Some catch those which fly in
the air. Others search for those which
bore into the bark of trees. Others feed t
upon those which are found upon leaves
and stems. Nature has provided some c
bird which lives upon each kind of in- ^
sect. They are so constituted that they ^
require an enormous number of insects
for their support. Naturalists say that c
some of the smaller birds consume sev- ^
eral times their own weight of insects j
each day. The quantity consumed by ^
a nest of voracious young birds is al- .
most Incredible.
It is stated on good authority that
the stomachs of four little chickadees .
were found to contain 1,028 eggs of the 0
eanker worm; the stomach of one par- j
tridge contained 101 potato beetles; the g
3tomach of another partridge contained
500 chinch bugs. The bird is the nat- t
ural and only sufficient protector of nature
against the ravages of the insect. h
All the insectides that can be com- t
pounded cannot take its place. e
The inference from all this needs e
scarcely to be stated. Protect and cher- ]]
ish the birds. Every person with Just n
.-onceptions of public welfare and of n
the right and proper should stand as a u
rriend to the birds. All owners of lands ^
3hould rigorously prohibit the killing ^
if amr lHnrt nf hlrrls unon them.
....
Think of 500 chinch bug's in the t
stomach of one little partridge. Where j,
?an be found a more useful thing? Yet, e
men will go with dogs and guns,
through fields, infested by this bug, e
snd shoot down every partridge that r
:an be found at its work of devouring ti
them! But it is said, "the boys must r
have sport." This is true: but the sport b
ierived from killing birds is a snort a
that costs the country too dearly. It is g
probably not saying too much to assert
that every bird is worth more than its e
weight in gold. 0
Children should be taught to love
ind cherish the birds?to look at them
from other standpoints than as fur- ^
riishing a mark for the murderous shot p
?un. a
Does it not seem that a people who.
for sport, kill the birds deserve to have
the country desolated by the pests c
which the birds were designed to keep ^
in check? Is not the blood of the ruthiessly
slaughtered birds beginning to Q
?ry for vengeance upon the inhabi- .
tants of the land, cry through resistless
tiords of insects, bugs and worms?
Nature. .
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THE FinST ENGLISH COLONY. n
fi
ft Wna In \ortli Carolinn, and t
SlinkeNponro Had Money In the s
Ventnre.
General interest is manifested in o
North Carolina over the approacning n
. elebration of the settlement of Rianoke b
Tslancl by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584. \
The celebration committee in whose n
hands the work of preparing for the j,
?vent has bev.-n placed by the governor a
if the state, met on Thursday, July 24, Q
1902, at Manteo, N. C., where they arranged
a number of the preliminary de- s
tails for the event, among other things L
leciding on the summer of 1905 as the
time for holding the celebration.
All that remains of the colony plant- A
?d by Raleigh on Roanoke Island are '
the traces of the old fort built by the j,
colonists and now owned by one of the g
North Carolina historical societies, c
kvhose members have erected four granite
posts at the different angles, so that z
visitors may discern its outlines in the s
thick grass and live oak timber. It
was on this little island that the first ?
English colonists set foot, before the d
discovery of Australia, and at a time a
when Canada and South Africa were "
known only on the statements of cer- n
tian daring mariners. Here it was that v
the first English colonists inaugurated s'
the era of Anglo-Saxon colonization; ?
here where they built their dwellings, z
sowed their crops, and performed their c
religious devotions; in short, the open- c
Ing act and first scene of the drama of n
Anglo-British and American aggran- n
uzemeru. upon me sun ul nuanuRe
anded the first English women who
rossed the ocean to find homes in the
lewly discovered world beyond the seas
.nd here also was born the first EngIsh
child who saw the light of day in
he New World.
Yet this attempt at English coloniation
was not a success. At the meetng
of the celebration committee one of
he speakers produced a curious memoial
of this failure. Rambling recently
hrough the extensive library of Capt.
Vllliam Day, of Raleigh, N. C., his atention
was attracted by the title of a
ery old book, entitled, "The Insomila
of Shakespeare and the Cause
""hereof," in which he found the followng
letter from the favorite of Queen
Elizabeth to William Shakespeare,
lated at "The Mermaid," the memoraile
tavern where the literati of Lonlon
met in the halycon days of English
iterature, March 20, 1609:
To William Shakespeare:
"Full well do I know, my dearest
Vill, that often thou hast wondered at
he fate of thy ?50 which, with a hun
(red times as much of mine own, was
dventured to found an empire in Amerca.
Great were our hopes, both of
;lory and of gold, in the kindness of
?owhatan. But it grieves me much to
ay that all hath resulted in infelicity
.nd an unhappy end. Our ships were
irecked or captured by the knavish
ipaniards. Our brave sailors all per3hed.
As I was blameworthy for thy
isk I send by the messenger your ?50,
vhich you shall not lose by my overlopeful
vision. I send a package of a
lew herb from the Chesapeake; called
iy the natives tobacco. Make it not '
nto tea, as did one of my kinsmen, but
:indle and smoke it in the little tube
he messenger will bestow. Be not deerred
if thy gorge at first arises
gainst it, for when thou are wonted it
3 a balm for all sorrows and beam of
'aradise.*'?Washington Post.
THE GREAT AERIAL CONTESTS.
'linnee* For Kite Flyer*, and BnllooniNtN
Too, to Win Fame at St.
Lou la.
Among the aerial events booked for 1
he St. Louis exposition is a great kite
ompetition. It is to be a free-for-all
ontest, with no limit to the size of the
;ites or to the number put in by any
^dividual contestant.
There are to be two classes in the
ompetition, one for an altitude of 500
eet to be reached with a line 800 feet
a length, and one for the greatest
leight, but not less than one mile, atained
by a single kite, with any length 1
f line. In this last competition there
nust be at least two contestants. All
he kites are to be sent up simultaneufily
in each contest, the operators be
tig so situated as not to interfere with
ach other.
For the 800-foot line contest there are
hree prizes of $500, $300 and $200, repectively.
Each contest is to be two
ours in duration, and all the kites are
o be maintained in the air during the
ntlre period. For the 800-foot contest 1
ach competitor may furnish his own
Ine, but there are no conditions as to
naterial, size or weight of line. In
naking the awards, the jury will meas- ]
ire the angle made with the horizontal
y the line of sight from the end of
he kite line to its point of attachment
o the kite, and will also Judge and esimate
the stability of the kite. Equal '
mportance will be given to the greatst
angle attained and to stability. 1
In the contest for the greatest height '
ach competitor has to furnish his own
eel and lines, and the jury is to de- 1
ermine the heights attained by the 1
ules of trigonometry. No kite is ellglle
for the first prize which does not 1
ttain a height of one mile at an anle
of at least 45 degrees. No entrance
ee is required for the kite contest, but
ach competitor must take care of his i
wn apparatus.
In addition to the kite contest and
he great airship contest in which lasi f.
Santos-Dumont is expected to take
art, there are to be four contests for
11 sorts of contrivances for aerial navration.
i
For the winner of each of these four 1
ompetitions there is offered a prize of '
5,000. The baloon, or whatever the 1
ir vehicle may be, must carry at least '
ne person, and the prize will be, first, <
5,000 for the greatest altitude attain- i
d, starting from the exposition <
rounds; second, $5,000 for the longest <
ime in the air, third, $5,000 for land- I
ig nearest to the Washington Monulent
in the City of Washington, and <
ourth, $5,000 for the longest distance 1
raveled in one flight in any direction, <
tarting from the exposition grounds. |
These four contests will take place '
n four different dates, to be an- <
ounced by the jury at least six days I
efore hant\. In the race to the city of <
Vashington, D. C., each contestant !
lay make as many subsequent trials |
s he chooses prior to November 1,
904, at which time the prizes will be J
warded. An entry fee of $250 is re- '
uired from each of the contestants, ]
ut the money will be refunded after ,
he contestant takes possession of his
pace and is ready for the contest.? 1
Exchange. -1
Fooling the British.?A South '
Lfrican correspondent tells how clever- ,
/ the Boer commandant, Kritzinger, ,
lade use of his knowledge of English
i the recent war. On one occasion he '
alloped up to a blockhouse and delared
that he was in command of a .
ouple of squadrons of Marshall's Horse ,
nd was being hotly pursued by Kritinger
himself. So well did he tell his 1
tory that the blockhouses actually i
eld up the advance of the pursuing ]
olumn of English with a heavy fire,
tiding up one evening to a blockhouse,
ressed in an English captain's costume '
nd attended by two orderlies, he an- <
ounced that the column to which he ,
,-as attached would pass through at
rm a nfedit march, and they 1
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;ere on no account to fire on it. He i
elected the spot at which he would |
ross, and insisted on absolute silence
eing observed. "I think we have Krit- 1
inger cornered now," he remarked
heerfully. "And so 'elp me," said the <
restfallen non-commissioned officer j
ext morning when he found out his
llstake, "if I didn't salute 'em, and the 1
len give in a cheer as 'e rode off." j
Became They Can Lire Without It,
People Will Not Work.
"It will take Americans sometime to
understand their Insular possessions,
and to learn how to govern the people,"
said an Englishman who for many
years lived in Jamaica and traveled for
an English firm through the West Indies.
"There is no such thing as a
strenuous life, and It is difficult to control
people by their wants or desires
when they do not want much. The
luxury of taxation and the expense of
government they do not care for, and
they would much prefer to be left to
their resources. This is a natural result
of the climate and the possibility
of cheap living In It, and this must be
taken into consideration in creatine a
system of government for them.
"Take the matter of a home, for Instance;
that means in many cases no
outlay of cash whatever. The homeseeker
picks out a bit of ground containing
four or five acres. This is
called a canucho. The ownership is
immaterial where much of the land is
unclaimed. He selects a high and fertile
wooded spot, perhaps in the center
of a forest, and above high water mark.
He Invites his friends to the clearing,
and there is rum, which he has made
from the refuse of the sugar cane, an
abundance of fruit gathered wild, and
dancing. Between the times the clearing
and fencing is. going on with the
aid of his guests. When the canucho
is cleared and fenced by the logs and
vines taken from the clearing, it is
planted, and that ends the dancing labor
as far as the crop is concerned.
Several varieties of products are put
out and it becomes a race between the
crop, the weeds and the trees. It is all
matured in four months or less, and
strange to say, furnishes food for the
owner almost from the start and leaves
him enough to sell to finish out the
year. If the owner is extravagant and
his food supply does not last the year
he tears down the fence and makes
charcoal of the posts and rails. The
young trees come up quickly, so that at
the end of the year he is ready to give
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at once in market. It takes about three
days to get it ready and market it, so
that is the main standby when a little
cash is needed. This and the fodder,
which is half grown cornstalks, are
the main dependencies. The fodder is
given no attention and is gathered
when it is less than a month old.
"The matter of clothing does not give
much more concern. A single garment
oft suffices for the women, and the men
in the country seldom wear anything
but a pair of overalls. The material in
both instances is the same?cheap Jeans
?and they are worn for two or three
years until they fall to pieces. The women
gather their skirts around their
hips when walking, that the edges may
not be frayed by the brush and cactus
plants which abound everywhere, and
there is no puddle too deep for them to
wade with dry skirts. They thus preserve
them for a long time.
"You see how easy it is for them to
live without money and without labor.
That will always be the difficult proposition
for the United States to fully appreciate.
It will take years of education
to effect a change. And, in fact,
the years of education in the past have
been just the reverse in many of the
countries.
"In former days the man who accumulated
anything was quickly robbed by
officers in authority. The owner of a
few cattle was drafted by some high
official in the province where he lived,
and when he returned after a year or
two of service in the army he found his
cattle gone and no one willing to give
him any clue. He might be told that
his property had been confiscated by
the srovernment for some alleged of
fense, but no redress was ever possible,
and the custom 'of officially robbing:
a man became so common that it
accasioned no comment.
"I recall a case where a man and
woman living in their usual marriageby-agreement
style quarreled and
agreed to separate. They were unable
to divide the cattle satisfactorily, as
each had brought some to the common
borne. The matter was referred to one
[>f these high officials, who divided the
cattle into three equal herds, giving the
man and women one each and keeping
sne for his services as referee. Strange
to say all parties were pleased with
this decision.
"In the matter of natural foods retiring
no planting and no cultivation
these islands are rich, and that is anather
cause of the Indifference of the
people to accumulations of wealth.
There is no danger of starvation, work
3r not work, and most of the inhabitants
are of the not-work kind. I recall
an Englishman, a planter, who
3ought in vain for labor to inclose a
tract of land he had himself cleared.
He got some promises, but, as usual, In
such cases, the people failed to come.
Finally he found a man who said he
wanted to buy a revolver and that he
would work until he got money enough.
He did just what he agreed to do.
Nothing could induce him to continue
work after the revolver was earned,
and the field had to be abandoned for
that season, as the Englishman had not
the time to do the work himself. A
French lady wanted a field grubbed
and had had the same trouble. She
waited for many who promised to come
and finally succeeded in getting three
men to start at the work. In half an
bour they asked for some food, and after
that was eaten asked permission to
sleep under the back porch until the
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more work and slept there off and on
for three days until they were driven
iway. It was Impossible to clear up
the field and the cultivation of it was
ilso abandoned.
"The plough is unknown, the machete
jf warfare is the only farm tool, and
by its use the native lives. It is his
plough, his spade and his hoe, his pick
?nd his axe, his cleaver and his sword.
and his food, cuts trees for his charcoal
and digs roots for his bread.
"Bananas, oranges, cocoanuts and
other tropical fruits well known in the
states grow with practically no attention,
and furnish food, but there are a
score or more of edible fruits whose
tendency to decay quickly prevents export
and causes them to be unknown
in the states. The mango is exported
to some extent. It was the only food
of the reconcentratos In Cuba for a long
time, after the cats had all been eaten,
and while as a sole article of food it
does not promote health, many lived
on it for months. There are several
species, all delicious, but not very
nourishing. The lechosa is another fruit
quite popular. It grows wild on a tree,
sometimes over twenty feet in height.
In appearance and size It is very much
like the muskmelon of the north. The
fruit is supposed to posses great medicinal
virtues, and, in fact, every kind of
fruit is a panacea, according to the beliefs
of the people. The cauille finds
many uses in the domestic economy of
the natives. One of the many dulces
or sweet the tropics are famous for is
made from it, and the wine pressed
from it, resembling claret in taste and
color, has a sale in Europe. The tree
resembles the apple tree. A peculiarity
of the fruit is that the seed is on the
outside, at one end. The Juice makes a
deep stain, hard to remove. The natives
say it will not go away until the
leaves fall from the trees. The mamon
is one of the most delicious of fruits.
It is pear-shaped of the size of the
largest apple. When ripe it decays
quickly, and it will not ripen if tricked
green. For that reason it would not
stand shipment. It is called by the
English cream fruit, and it has the confllfllAn/iff
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cream. When thoroughly cooled It is
quite refreshing. The guanabana resembles
the mamon, but is larger and
has a prickly exterior. It is generally
made Into an 'en salado ' with sugar
and rum.
"The nispero is palatable. The sapotie
is of the same family, but larger.
The seed is larger and very rich in vegetable
oil, which is extracted for domestic
use. Many of these fruits mature
in February or March, but nature
is so kind there that every month has
its ripe edible fruits. The jagua resembles
the sapotie and may be nutritious,
but as it is almost tasteless it
is seldom eaten. The caimita resembles
the orange in shape, though it
does not lose its green exterior when
ripe. The tree is one of luxuriant foliage,
dense and wide-spreading. The
leaf is small and peculiar, in that the
top Is a bright green, while the lower
side is a dark-brown.
"The guayava is the tropical fruit
famous for the dulces and jellies of
that name. The fruit is sometimes
eaten raw, but it has more seeds to the
square inch than a dried blackberry,
and for that reason is not popular in
that shape. The dulces are found on
every table with the cheese and coffee,
and every street corner has Its vender
of guayava dulces. The tamarlndo is
the tamarind of American commerce.
It can hardly be called a food, yet it is
much used in a pulpy drink. They
have one fruit called the hobo, the
name rather suggestive, that is much
eaten raw, but never cooked. The plantain,
a species of banana, or rather the
reverse is true, is an important article
of food. It contains much more nutriment
than flour and is ahead of the potato
in this respect. It Is very delicious
fried, and baked dry it is the bread of
the Interior. It is remarkable how
quickly a European will come to prefer
it to good bread with his coffee. No
butter is used with it, and, in fact, very
little is used at any time.
"There are dozens of these comparatively
unknown fruits. Besides, the
earth yields up her wealth of roots.
The best friend of the native is the
palm, whose firm, white pith has the
taste and apearance of cabbage. It is
called palm cabbage. The bark fur
nishes the walls of the houses and the
leaves the roofs, the hats and some of
the garments. The cassava bread
comes from a root rich in starch, and
the round large cakes, about the size
of a barrel top, are found in every
home. The cavassa flour is poisonous
as a dough, as it contains much hydrocyanic
acid. This is very volatile and
the heat of baking expels it.
"It is not surprising that foreigners
fall into a life of idle luxury in a few
years when compelled to live in the
tropics, and there to break away from
the enervating temptations, who would
not give up the dreamy, careless life if
they could. Consider the efTect of 400
or more years of heredity on people
who themselves belong 10 a uupicm
race In great part and you will conclude
that you have a distinct and new
set of questions to meet in your tropical
possessions."?Washington Post.
Tar and Feathers the Seed of the
Chl'kch.?"I hear that Mormon missionaries
are canvassing on Capitol +
Iiill," said E. S. Hurt, of Salt Lake
City. "Denver people need not expect
to discourage these workers by shutting
the doors in their faces, as they only
work harder when they are snubbed.
"Apropos oi insults to Mormon missionaries.
I was somewhat startled to
read in the Deseret News, the Mormon
daily newspaper, an obituary which
dwelt elaborately upon the fact that the
respected deceased had been tarred
and feathered. The departed person
had many fine points, but none of them
were to be compared with the honor of
having been tarred and feathered in
Kentucky because of his assiduity in
obtaining converts for the Mormon
cause.
"According to my notions of obituaries,
such things as that really ought
to be omitted, but this particular case .
was set out in great detail and was
cited as a reason why all the faithful
should indulge in elaborate mourning.
That experience in Kentucky, while
doubtless unpleasant at the time, was
in reality one of the best things that
could have happened to the missionary,
as he was a young man then and was
immediately promoted to the council of
seventy. Church honors were showered
upon him and he was a bigger man
than he ever would have been otherwise."?Denver
Post.