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FORT MILL TIMES.
VOL. XI. FORT MILL, S. C., WEDNESDAY, -TUNE 4.1902. XO. ?.
"Amy BRINGS FlittDOl
President Roosevelt Defends Our Men
in the Philippines.
THE CRUELTIES EXAGGERATED
Say* the Utility Will Hp IMtnliihecl? Peace
ami Freedom the Object For Wltleh
"iir Soldiers Are Fighting?Tlielr Victories
the Rrall.v Effective Meunt of
I'littliiE a Stop to Cruelty.
Washington. I). C.?Justice for our
living soldiers was President Roosevelt's
theme In his Memorial Day address
in Arlington Cemetery. The
President referred to the men now
fighting the country's battles in the
Philippines as the worthy sons and
younger brothers of the Civil War veterans
who crowded to hear him speak,
lie said that under the stress of "terrible
provocation from a very cruel and
very treacherous enemy" some had "so
far forgotten themselves as to counsel
and commit in retaliation acts of cruelty."
These would be punished, but
the President in terms of withering
scorn denounced the men who. because
of the acts of a few black sheep, would
blneken the fame of the entire army. |
Decoration Day was observed here i
perhaps more generally than ever be- |
fore. At Arlington, where the prlnci- i
pal exercises were held, a national sa- |
lute was tired at 12 o'clock by United
States field artillery. Music was given ;
by the Marine Band and by the Memorial
Choir*
The amphitheatre where the scrv- j
ices were conducted was crowded to
its utmost capacity. President Roosevelt's
arrival was the signal for an outburst
of applause, which continued for
some "time after he had taken his scat |
on the platform. After the Invocation
aud music F. 11. Hay read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. President Roosevelt
followed. His remarks received
the closest attention and he was frcrmentlv
InterrnntnU liv Uni-ofo ,,f on.
? ... W. |
pin use.
Mr. Roosevelt began by saying it was
"a good custom to bavo certain* solemn
holidays in commemoration of our
gi 'atost men and of the greatest crises
in our history." referred at length to
tin- splendid services of the men who
saved the Union, and continued:
'Must at tlds moment the army of
tin- United States, led by men who
served among you in the great war. is ,
carrying to completion a small l>ut peculiarly
trying and ditlicult war in i
which is involved not only the honor of '
tlie tiag. but tlie triumph of civilization ;
over forces which stand for the black |
chaos of savagery and barbarism. The
task lias not been as difiieult or as important
as yours; out, oh. my comrades.
the men in the uniform of the
United States who have for the last
three years patiently and uncomplainingly
championed the American cause
itj the Philippine Islands arc your
younger brothers, your sons. They
have shown themselves not unworthy
of you. and they are entitled to the
support of all men who are proud of
what you did.
"These younger comrades of yours
have fought under terrible dltlicultlcs,
and have received terrible provocation
from a very cruel and eery treacherous
enemy. Under the strain of these provocations
I deeply deplore to say that
some among thi?m have so far forgot
ten themselves Ms to counsel ami commit
in retaliation acts of cruelty. The
fact that for every guilty act committed
by one of our troops a hundred
acts of far grenlter atrocity have been
committed by the hostile natives upon
our troops or upon the peaceable and
law-abiding natives who are friendly
to us. cannot lie held to excuse any
wrongdoer on bur side. Determined
and unswerving effort must be made
and is being made to find out every instance
of barbarity on the part of our
troops to punisli those gail y of it. and
to take, if possible, ev 11 stronger
measures than have already been taken
to minimize or irevent the occurrence
of n'l such Instances in the future.
"From time r.o time there oeeur in
our country, to; the deep and lasting
shame of our people, lynehings tarried
on under circumstances of inhuman
cruelty and barbarity?a cruelty
Infinitely worse than any that lias ever
been committed by out troops in the
Philippines; worse to the victims, and
far more brutallizlng to those guilty of
it. The men who fail to condemn tin s
lynehings and yet clamor about what
lias been done in the Philippines are
indeed guilty of neglecting the beam in
their own eye while taunting their
brother about the mote in his. These
lytickings afford us no excuse for fail
uro i" stop cruelty in the Philippines.
Every effort is being-made. ntnl will he
made. to minimize the cham-is of cmolty
occurring.
"lint keep in mind that these cruelties
in tile Philippines have heen
wholly exceptional. and have he, i
slian* l 'ssly e.\ ig;r. rated. We deei.'y
and hitterly reuivi .inv stteli c-uelties
should hare i men committed, no
matter how rely, no matter under
what provoeoti ut. by American troops.
But they affoi\l far less jtistilie.ition
for .a general condemnation of our
army than thes,? lynehiiurs afford for
the eoudomnntion of the communities
in whieli they have taken plaee. In
each ease it is well to condemn the
deal, and it Is well also to refrain from
including both guilty and innocent in
the same sweeping condemnation."
After telling of the freedom lite
American arms are carrying to the
Filipinos, tnd saying they must learn
to govern themselves before we can
give them independence, he closed with
a prediction of the coming greatness of
our destiny in the immemorial East.
OHIO STATE CONVENTION
Republican Gathering- Closed "With
Demonstration in Hanna's Favor
The Ticket Nomlnitteil?The Platform In(lorui
ltooaevelt?'The Nation'* Cuban
Policy?Labor and Capital.
Cleveland, Ohio.?The Republican
State convention has named the following
ticket: Secretary of State, Lewis
C. Laylln, of Norwulk; Judge of Supreme
Court, Willlnin B. Crew, of MeConucllsvllle;
Food aud Dairy Commissioner,
Horace Ankeney, of Xeula;
Memlvr of the Board of Public Works,
William Kirtley, Jr., of Detlauce.
The convention closed with u great
demonstration iu IIanna's honor, to
which he responded in a characteristic
speech. The Senator at former State
conventions has sounded keynotes that
were taken up by the Republican glee
clubs, lie told them this time to sing.
"Keep On Letting Well Enough Alone"
in the campaign rallies this year.
The platform pays tribute to the late
President MeKluley, speaking of him
as the "chief architect of our later
Industrial growth, and the pathfinder
of ouj opening career of commercial
expansion." Then it pledges the party
to sustain I*rosldent Roosevelt in his
pledge to "carry forward the great
work which came to him as a sacred
legacy." It recalls the rei>eul of the
Wur Revenue act, "reducing taxation
to a peace basis, while the Army Is st ill
on a war footing." and then goes on
to declare that "Democratic success
would-threaten the destruction of the
protective system, under which our
splemlhl prosperity has come."
Of labor and capital the platform
says:
"To secure for labor the consideration
it deserves; to uphold the dignity
of toil; to create a healthy public opinion
on the subject of labor aud tit*1 j
Justice of Its receiving a full share of
the value it creates; to bring capital j
aud labor together on eommou ground {
iu the adjustment of such questions
as may concern these two great factors
iu production it is necessary that j
labor should be intelligently organized. !
We believe in fewer hours and larger
rewards for labor, and favor such
laws as will harmonize the interests |
of labor and capltul and tend to lighten
tue tntrden of toll."
The pint form recommends the re-en- ;
nctmcnt of the Chinese exclusion law,
recognizes the need of Trusts except
those that stitle competition, control
prices, limit production or unduly increase
prolita or values. It declares that
the Republican party Is the only one
that lias dealt courageously with the
Trust question.
Cuba Is congratulated, advocates reciprocity
with the island and upholds the
annexation of such insular possessions
as arc npw held.
Kiiiihuh Kp|tut>llriin Convention.
.Wichita, Kan.?The Republican State
! Convention has nominated a State tickj
et headed by W. J. Bailey, of Baileyvllje,
for Governor. The feature of
I the convention was the strong Roosevelt
sentiment? The platform warmly
I Indorses the National Administration.
HONORS TO LORD PAUNCEFOTE.
Itpmuiiii of Dead Diplomat Laid Avruj
With Military l'omp.
Washington. It. C.?Lord Pnuneefote,
of Preston, was honored liy a military
1 funeral. Sixteen hundred soldiers of
| the United States escorted the bier to
the church, and a squadron of cavalry,
j headed by the mounted hand of the
| Second Cavalry, preceded it to the ceini
etery of Rock Creek, where the body
will remain temporarily. The bodyi
bearers were enlisted United States
i marines and soldiers. The ushers in
church were a detail of American ottij
cers. and the military idea was fultilU d
by tlie sounding of taps as tin- presid|
Ing Bishop pronounced the last benediction.
President Roosevelt and the Cabinet
attended the church services. The diplomatic
body, of which for so many
i years Lord Pnuneefote was dean, was
present in the persons of Ambassadors,
Ministers and (.barges. In addition to
these tlie resident society of the capital
was fully represented.
The Coadjutor Bishop of Philadelphia,
the Rev. Mackay-Smith. former
pastor of St. John's, conducted the services,
with Bishop Satterlce.
SUPPLIES NOW SUFFICIENT.
Consul Ayme CuhlrH Tlnil Nothing Further
ia Needed In Martinique.
Washington, ! >. C. ? United States
Consul Ayme, now at Port de France,
lots cabled the State Department that]
be visited Admiral Scrvim ??n th<> I
i ship Tngo. Tlio Admiral requested him
to otHoiaily inform tlio (Sovorninont of
tin- I'id tod Statos that tlioro were now
sullieiciit supplios in tlio colony to food
ovory ono needing iiolp for fmtr
months, and therefore suggestod nolle
lug further need 1??.? sold. This suam
lion was accompanied by ox pros .
of thanks.
CHILE NO LONGER A REFUGE.
, Tlic New Extradition Treaty Has Heconio
Operative.
Washington, l>. Sec-rotary Ilay,
for the United States, and Walker
Martinez, the Chilean Minister, for liis
Government, have exchanged ratilieatlons
of the Ghllenn Extradition
Treaty. This act makes the treaty
operative.
The United States never lias had
such a treaty with Chile, and heretofore
defaulters and embezzlers from
the United States have fouud safety
In that country.
Pftin FIRST MESSAGE
He Expresses Cuba's Gratitude to the
United States.
ISLAND'S ECONOMIC SITUATION
Pre*ldent Palrna Says Cordial Kelatlona
Should Alwnjrn KxUt lletwi-?D the Two
Nation*?>IIo A*kn For IHvtno Aid la
Katabllahlng a Stable Government?
Tile Sugar Uur.tlon?11 in Suggestion*.
Havana, Cuba.?President Paltna's
message has been delivered to tbeCuban
Senate. The message opens by giving I
thanks to the Almighty for His assist- I
ance in carrying out the work of obtaining
Cuban independence, and asks
Divine aid in the establishment of a
firm and stable Government. "Never
did a people fight with more perseverance,"
says President Pa Una in the
message, "and sacrifice more for liberty
than have the Cubans. No people,
therefore, are more entitled to see
their Just efforts crowned with success.
"Together with our own heroism is the
attitude of the great people who were
impelled by their own love of liberty
to put themselves on our side in our
teuucious fight for the independence
of the country. Their motive was one
of generous sentiment, pure and disinterested
in origin. Impelled by this
sentiment, the powerful Republic of
the North recognizes, through its illustrious
President, the Republic of
v. una.
"The promise formally made has
been carried out. In this moment,
when we feel our right fts an independent
nation, it is impossible to suppress
our gratitude to the United
fctates. To recognize this debt of gratitude
to the great Nation Is an act
which exalts us and which makes us
worthy of the consideration anu respect
of the other nations of tlac world.
"It is necessary now to dictate all
the laws laid down in the Constitution.
We are capable of fullilliug all the obligations
aud promises which have been
contracted, and we should prepure the
budget with the greatest care."
Continuing, President Palma recommends
tlje encouragement of the agricultural
industries of the island, the
raising of cattle, the establishment of
agricultural stations to improve the
culture of sugar cane and tobacco,
and the Introduction of varied agricultural
industries.
"While tlie question of reciprocity is
(ttill pending," lie goes on, "it is Impossible
to state now what measures
fthould lie adopted to meet the pending
crisis. This crisis is due to the ruinous
price of sugar caused by excess production
of beet sugar in Europe. An Immediate
remedy would he the reduction
of tlie American tariff on sugar, to obtain
which the Executive will at cube
devote ids efforts and will negotiate u
treaty in order to obtain benefits for
the Cuban sugar producers."
President i'alma declares it is tin
[nirpose of the Government to devote
ts attention to educutlou, and especially
to primary schools. He says tlie
Government of intervention deserves !
great credit for the educational system
It established, but that there is a need
for still more schools, as the future
of the Hepuhllh depends upon education.
It will be the duty of the <!overnment
to encourage the construction
of railroads In the Island, uml to protect
the capital already invested in
railroad enterprises.
Discussing the bad economic situation
of the country. President Pnlma
ays he docs not yet know how the orillnary
expenses of administration are
to be met.
Touching foreign relations, he says; I
"We must cultivate cordial relations
with all milieus, and make treaties of
ftinity and commerce favorable to
Cuba. We must also take especial
care that the relations between Cuba
ttnl the I*nited States be most friendly,
In order that there lie no dltliculty in
arranging the political and commercial
Questions which affect both countries.
It is also of extreme importance that
".here should exist uninterrupted concord ;
between all the people of Culm, and (
that they should resolve to preserve
tin* Cuban nationality."
REFORMING TOWN BY FINES.
ludtf)' Heavily A**e**c* Gambler*, Men
Wlio i ur*e and Wlio Carry Weapon*.
I.exington, <In.?Couuty Judge Bui- I
lock has assessed lines aggregating \
?KM-O against "blind tiger" operators,
users of profane language and carriers
of concealed weapons in the little town
of Athens. One offender was lined
m ?.
A mass meeting of citizens has been
called to take steps to reform tile town, j
The Judge suspended sentences to give
the men who were lined ail opportunity
to take part in (lie meeting to show
their dt sire to help reform the towr
YOUTH ESCAPES CARHOTiNC.
Four CoinpiinioiiH in Crltne, However,Will
l!i< Klllcil TIiiim in I'uncfl.
San Juan, l'orto ltico.?(Jovernor
Hunt lias commuted to 1 iIf Imprisonment
the sentence of death Imposed
on Kanioii Troche, ivlio, with four
companions, was sentenced to he garvoteil
for crimes committed in ISPS
Tliis commutation was granted on account
of the youth of Troche, who was
only nineteen years old when the
crimes were committed. The other
four men will lie garioted in l'ouce in
about forty days' time. The executions
will not be public.
THE DROUTH IN AUSTRALIA
Sheep Dying by the Million, and
States Aid Unemployed Men.
Block I.omk Since 1899 Ainonnt to S75,OOO.OOO?Men
Found 1)p?iI by tbe
IVajitil^Trrrlbln SutTerlnc.
London.?Prom Sydney, N. S. W.t
the correspondent there of the Daily
man gives an account or tne terrible
drouth from which, as the climax to
seven dry years, Australia Is now suffering.
He says the losses In stock
since 1S99 amount to $75,000,000. Uneuinloycd
men ore drifting into the
cities by the thousands, and there th?
State Governments are providing them
With relief. The only districts that
have escaped the drouth nre the
Northern Ulvcrs district of New South
Wales and parts of the ltiverlna district.
Communication In the interior has
been paralyzed, as the waterways are
uunavigable. Owing to the expense of
fodder, on which duty must be paid,
the tirin which had the contract has
abandoned the hauling of the mail in
Queensland, the cost of this transportation
having risen from $50,000 to
{1150.000 annually.
The sheep are dying by the million,
an 1 even rabbits arc? starving. Animals
have stripped the bark l'rotn the trees
for foad. Numbers of "sundowners"
cul "cwngmen" Lave been fouud dead
by the waycldes.
EN3RM3US FARM VALUE 3.
r linpurlionH retnctn fount leu unci In- |
illnn Xutloim in United Stntew.
V'aslilngton, D. C.?The Census Huron
u has Issued n report comprising
Igricultural statistics of the counties
lml Indian nations in the United
ftatcs. It s'iows that the Chickasaw
nation. Indian Territory, leads iu the
r uuiber of farms, having 10,374. The
'allowing rank nest: Cherokee nation,
njlun Territory. 13,537; Choctaw nu'jon,
Indian Territory, ; Lancaster
Lounty, I'a., 0437; Orangeburg County,
8408, and 8t. Lawrence County,
X. Y.. 81153.
Crow Indian reservation, Montana,
'ends in farm area, with 8,500,000
acres. Cherokee nation. Indian Territory,
leads in improved farm area, bav- i
ing 1,105,001 acres. Cook County, 111.,
leads in the value of land and buildings.
with $77,105,220. Lam-aster
County leads In the value of buildings,
with S28.117.820. Chickasaw nation.
Indian Territory, leads in the value of
live stock on farms, with $17,054,830.
r.*i nnnotoi* 1 1-. i- >- ?
I Brother of tlu' j\>ung 111:1:1 Ik- Lad murdered.
Wit hemp made a statement in which
In- admitted having killed young dmw
lis the result of a quarrel, and then
thrown the hody into the creek weight- 1
cd with rocks.
The moli overpowered the Sheriff and
his deputies and fluttered in the jail
doors with sledge ha miners.
Shot Sircellirnrti Iter Mother unit Self.
Alfred Petty, living near Areola, Mo.,
shot Mrs. Friend and her daughter and
and then himself. Both women were
shot twice. Mrs. Friend had objected
to Pettv's attention to her daughter. ,
MRS. ARP'S BIRTHDAY
Bill's Wife Has Reached Three Score
Years and Ten.
AND SHE IS STILL VERY ACTIVE.
Arp's Birthday Comes in Two WeeJca t
From Now, and He Thinks He Will
Uet a Nice Present.
Birthdays are very common things in
this sublunary world. There are sixty
millions of them every year anil that
means about one hundred anil fifty
thousand every lay or six thousand
every hour. Just think of it?every
minute one hundred mortal souls come
into this world?to live and die. for
good or for evil?for happiness or mis- j
cry. As far buck as we have any his- '
tory, sacred or profane, kings and
princes have celebrated their birthdaja
with feasts and wine and song and
even the humble and the poor take
note of their annual return. Pharaoh
celebrated his in Joseph's day and .t
was on Herod's birthday that the
daughter of Herodlas danced before
him and asked him for the head of
John the Baptist.
1 was ruminating about this because i
today is a notable birthday in my Jam- j
ily. The mateniil ancestor has at last j
reached her three-3core years and ten !
?the alloted age of mau and woman i
kind, and from now on every day she !
lives will he one of grace. David says
mat ine aays or our year* are three
score years and ten. but If by reason
of strength they be four score years yet
is their strength labor and sorrow.
Poor old man, be did have a troubled
life. IJe sinned and he repented in
great anguish, as he exclaimed. "My
sin is ever before mo." Solomon salth.
"The day of one's death is better than
the day of his birth." And Job said.
"Cursed is the night when I was born."
Jeremiah's life was one of lamentation.
The maxims and precepts of these old
prophets and preacher* are wonderfully
beautiful and have never been equalled.
but great men ire not always wise,
and even Solomon fell from grace and j
died accursed. The man who said, "Re- j
joice in the wife of thy youth and be
thou always ravished with her love,"
forsook his own and consorted with a
thousand others of all nations, creeds j
and colors, lie reigned eighty years !
and died a disappointed, dishonored,
degraded and miserable old man. Hut
old age is not neceessarily unhappy.
The poet speaks of
"An old age serene and bright.
As lovely as a I upland night,"
and another poet says: "The world is
very lovely. Oh. my God. 1 thank Thee
that I live." Our old age is very much
what we choose to make it. It is a sa.l
thing to be weary and tired with the
weight of years. It is pitiful to look J
upon an old man who never smiles, ]
wh/i has outlived all social pleasures
and whose company is neither sought i
nor desired. For the sake of cur neiglw
bors and friends it is our duty to be
cheerful in their company. We should
sometimes smile even if we have to
force it. Let ns grow old gracefully. I
have now In mind just sucn an one?
a hale, healthy old time gentleman of
four score years, whose presence is always
welcome and whose children, j
grandchildren and neighbors and j
friends give him glad greeting when he l
comes. He will be missed when he |
dies, for the w#rld is better that he
lives in it. His Christian faith, bis
moral conduct, his good example and
his cheerful disposition are a benediction
to the community.
I tut I was thinking about my wife s
birthday. There are thirty-seven birthdays
in our family, and sh. knows
them all and never forgets them.
They average about three a month, hut
this one of hers is <1 very no,able one,
for she is the materrnal tncestor, and
this day fulfills her years and crosses
the line. Seventy years ago she is
born, and not. long .fter that the st.ais
fell. Of course they did. Seventy is a 1
numeral 01 saereu signiucuiue. i nere
were seventy elders of Israel and sevuiil.v
wise iucu couudlod the Old Testament.
The Jews were kept in captivity
seventy years. Tho Lord sent
out seventy of his disciples
to preach and teach the people.
and seventy years is the allotted
ace of mankind, lint my wife is not old.
Time has not written no wroikles on
her brow nor furrows on her cheek nor
silvered her raven hair. If the lone war
had not intervened he would not. look
more than r?0 years now. Hut the wear
and tear of the war and anxiety whiio
fleeing from the foul invader, with s!.\
little hungry ehildren tagging aTt<v
her, made y< ars of months and weeks
of days. Hut women, especially mothers.
can endure ir.or ? li.-tn<. and suffering
than men. The mat< rnal instin. t
ki ps tin Til i'p- They in suffer an I bo
strong, li looks like the motherhood of
ten children would wear a woman out,
but they seem to thrive on it. and late
in life they take on flesh and round up
all the corners. Hut they never step
work. My wife lias made over five
thousand little garments and is stiil
making them, for he little grandehil
j for nice needlework and making butI
tonholes has been Ions established, an I
she Is proud of it. She never stops sowing
until she loses her spectacles, and
then sho borrows mine. No. she is not
old. Jaiues Russell Lowell said of Jull i
. vywuuo ill I III* VilltlC Jt
farm products, with SlL\r.i:?,nr>; Chiekasaw
nation. Indian Territory, with
fld.770.000; Mo-Lane County, Hi.. $10,5S0.O45;
St. Lawrorieo County, N. V.,
fd.S'JO.OOt*. Lancaster County leads i.i
Cite amount of gross income, with 50.210,815.
BRIBERY IN TOLEDO, OHIC.
run Mm Ilollcteit?(irnml Jury Suy? It
Kxprrta to Get Mnro Sroundrnli.
Toledo. Ohio.?After having been in
K'sslou several weeks investigating tnu- |
nicipnl scandals, the CJrand Jury- has ;
made n partial report, lu all lifteon
indictments are returned against ten
men charged with bribery for munie!- |
pal deals.
Heading the list is the name of Moses
It. Brniley, City Attorney, who is indicted
on four counts. E. I). Eckert,
claim agent for the Traction Company,
who has charge of franchises and other
legislation, is indicted on three counts.
Two counts arc returned against Tor
Purtel of the Board of Equalization,
and one count against T. S. Dawsou,
Ueorge Stepor, Fred J. Young and Mike
Howard. lie CJrand Jury report onus:
"We yet have hones of rniinilitu' n ?
mother hunch of scoundrels before we
adjourn."
OUTBREAK IN A WORKHOUSE.
Man Sliot Dc.nl, .1 (iuuril I'a tally anil
I* ri so net* Dangerously Wounded.
Cnntcn, Ohio.?Ceorge Jueoh was
shot dead; (?uard Homer Stone was
fatally wounded, and Charles Clgantl
was dangerously wounded at the Stark
County Workhouse its the result of
Ciganti's attempt to escape.
Ciganti snatched a revolver from the
guard and began shooting. The lirst
iiiiiii to fall was (leorge .Jacob, an exguard
at the workhouse. Cuard 'lone r
Stone promptly came to the rescue and
shots were exchanged between him and '
Cigantl.
In the midst of the shooting an attempt
was made by the other prisoners
to escape, but the guards managed to
j hold them until the Canton polic oflicers
arrived.
MISSOURI MURDERER LYNCHED.
l!u I utlirr unit mother of lie Victim
l.einlorH of tlie Moli,
Paris, Mo. Abe With rup. tin* mur- i
?1 rer < f Williitni Crow, was lynched
here. lie was hanged from the railing
of :i bridge, 'riii1 victim was shoved
! over 1o Lis death by the father ami
Ward Howe on her seventieth birthdav
that It was better to be 70 years young
tha,n 40 years old. It is this endurance,
this cheerfulness in adversity that
makes the woman outlive the men.
There are three times as many widows
in this community as widowers. There
are seventeen in our little Presbyterian
church and only four widowers, and
the war was not the cause of it. Maternal
love is a preservative of health.
It is a tonic, a promoter of digestion, a
Ilftnflpon U'hfieonO ? " ? Ml
t ... v a in it 11 win pursue
money until he loses his digestion. St.
Paul said that "The love of money is
the root of all evil. ' hut he had no
thought of applying it to women, for
she has no love for money. If she gets
any she is not happy until she spends
-t. The girls said their mother wanted
a new bonnet so they bought one for
her birthday, and ill I had to do was
to pay for It. She always lets me do
that. She is a tree trader and will keep
nu? In decent clothes whether 1 want
them or not. She always was a free
trader. 1 was a merchant before we
were married and she was my best customer.
She never isked the price of
anything, but just bought 4wbat she
wanted and trusted me to totfe fair and
deal justly.
Good gracious! What a long time ago
thnt wr>? nti.l Iwiiv IfJro ?'?? ? 1 <*"'
...mi t.w ?? .in aim in au? uu?
she was to mo. Sho wore No. 2 shoos
ami stepped liko a fawn and flashed
hor Pocahontas eyes bewitchingly
when sho said goodby. Sho can Hash
them yet. Seventy years old and swine
on 71?trying to catch up. Maybe she
will when I am dead, but not till then.
I remember when I was twice as old
as sho was. for 1 was 12 and she was
*>, but she keeps gaining on me. I yev
member when sho was in hor early
teents and wore short dresses and pantalets
and rode a past pacing horse
while her long black Indian hair hung
in tresses down her back. She was a
daisy then and she Is a daisy yet sometimes.
Hut she can't climb 'sitnmon
trees any more. She is 70?the mother
of ten children and twenty grandchildren.
and they are .scattered from Nov/
York to the halls of the Montezumas.
She is troubled now nhmit h.?r h?ii?
boy, who lives under the dark shadows
of Popocatepetl, in Mexico, which
means the smoking mountain and is
smoking now and naybo will hurst
forth in these volcanic limes and destory
the people as at Martinique. Two
weeks from today will he my birthday
and she will give me something, i
know?not a bonnet, but perhaps a
summer hat from Porto Itico. \ bird
in the air whispered that to me.? liill
Arp in Atlanta Constitution.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
A ngut visible thirty miles will be
put on the dreaded Ilatteras shoals.
An automobile stage line will shortly
begin operations lx'tween Ueilkey and
Dunkirk. 1ml.
Two hundred furniture manufacturers
have formed a pool at Chicago
to regulate prices.
Cambridgeshire (England) fruit growers
are paying children a halfpenny
for every wasp they capture.
Argentina lint* ordered two ironclads
superior in strength to those recently
oruoreu ny Olille from Hugland.
An otticial report Rives tin; estimated
additional cost necessary to complete
Siberian rail roads as $.'16,050,000.
The Supreme Court trf South Dakota
has been culled upon to decide a case
growing. out o? the ownership of a
cat.
Watch dogs are to ho purchased and
trained to accompany the police on
their nightly rounds at Sehaerbeek,
near Brussels.
Kingston-on-t he-Tlmmes. Kngland,
lnis just celebrated the millennial of
the coronation of King Kdwanl the
Klder, son and successor of Alfred the
Croat.
on the summit of Mount Lofty, near
Adelaide,. South Australia, a wiiite
monolith has been erected and named
"flinders Column." in honor of the intrepid
uavigator who uamcd the peak
a century ago.
The I'nited States Cloverninent Is
planning to secure the ground ami
tomb of William Henry Harrison, at
North Item!, Ohio, overlooking the Ohio
Uivcr. and transform '' into a burial
place. bclit l ing that of an ex-l'rcsideut
uJ' this country.
irwtiiut' .M'wninn, or .\(>w Orleans.
T.a.. lias just coutrilmti'd h bit; sum of
money for the erection of n training
school for the boys ami girls of that
city. Mr. .\ewman will also give an
ample sum for the equipment and permanent
endowment of the institution.
A V. SI. A. Siignciitlon.
Voting men living in I-ondon on
small means- and they are almost
numberless are likely to hear guo*l
news before long. The scheme for
providing a central residential club,
which has been under the considera'
tion of a special committee of the
; Young Men's Christian Association at
Kxeter hall for some time, is now
j practically Fettled. It Is proposed to
provide a superior kind of Itowton
| Mouse, with about 400 separate bedi
rooms and let them at the modest rate
of 1'. shillings :i work This will givo
1) resident the free run of tin* insti*
, tutien, including library, recreation
room, baths and gymnasium, together
with the use of storage accommodations
for bicycles. Meals will be supplied
in a comfortable and commodious
dining room at a mere fraction
above, cost price, and even the laundry
will be economically run. It Is likely
that this hotel for studious youth may
cost Ju'JG.000 and will soon pay for itself.