Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 17, Petersburg, Pike County, 1 September 1899 — Page 2

1 UBORI AH 1H Dreyfus' Leading Counsel Warmly Welcomed Back to His Post SHMIIZED THE DOMIUT DEFENSE. Ittea* Advocate Inject* Some Gin* la to the Proceeding! and Prom* to Make Thing* Interesting for te of the Witnesses Who Hare Ally Testified.

Rennes, Aug. 23.—Yesterday was Raitre Labori’s day at the Lycee, where Capt. Dreyfus is standing trial charge of treason. Labori wa% the central figure of the scene. As the Dteyfus drama unroiled before a crowded court yesterday foreifoon, his "taii, viking-like form draped in a long, Mack gown, bordered with ermine, sitting in front of the footlights was the angnet which, from the moment the cmtaiii was run up until it fell at •bod, drew all eyes, not merely .ghn«s of curiosity, but the steady • gaaoe of admiration. His mere presence ■nought brightness into the court ■nnin and fresh light into the proceedArirval of Labori. The arrival of Labori at the Lycee ~wau the signal for scenes of extraordi- . any enthusiasm. As M. Labori, acompanied by Mme. labori and a physician, entered the -esurt-room the audience greeted him try standing up, and there was a general roar of applause,accompanied by the -dapping of hands, which was distinct- • ’if heard in the streets. Tears sprang to the eyes of the wounded man, who was •widentty deeply affected by the warm welcome accorded him. Among those who greeted M. Labori were Generals Billot and Mercier, who courteously Inquired as to his condition. The Audience Applauded.* At first the audience seemed to be apprehensive that Col. Jouaust, president of the court, might treat the applause of M. Labori as a demonstration which would warrant him in clearing the court. It began, therefore, , with a few timid claps of the hands, hart; was soon followed by general applause upon the part of the whole audience with the exception bf a few ■funding at the back of the courtWelcomed by Dreyfus. Dreyfus entered the room soon af'derward, and having saluted the Judges, turned to M. Labori with out- • wtaetched hands, a smile of keen pjeasare lighting up his pale and usually Impassive features. The lawyer took fihe prisoner's hand and shook it warmly, whereupon Dreyfus gave him another look of gratitude and took his aaat in front of counsel’s table with Ms back toward them. • Address by Col. Jouaust. Col. Jouaust next read from a paper an address to M. Labori, the tone of -fihe president-being quite sympathetic. 'The lawyer made an impassioned reply. He was deeply affected and bis woiee was clear, though not so strong -as before he was shot. He was very mervous and excited and swayed to and fiko as he delivered his reply. His hear-■-wrs were profoundly impressed. Mme. Rejane, the celebrated actress, was among those present in court. She made the trip to Rennes especially to • nee the trial, and the return of M. Lahori into the case.

Calraniicd the Dormant Defense. Labori did what the people expect•ed. He galvanized the dormant defense into an active, living thing. M. Demange is conciliatory. He has always seemed to fear to tread on the ■Military corn. Labori is a gladiator - and always speaks to touch his foe to the quick. Let there be the slightest - naming in his opponent’s defense and ' thrusts home. Ytfeterday, when M. Demange found wothing to ask a witness, M. Labori’s «gaick eye had discovered weak spots -and he came forward with searching! - questions. He opened with an eloquent speech ~mnd the audience could have listened flu an hour to his rich, melodious vofce, modulated tones, and then impassioned outbrusts, accompanied by -energetic and speaking gestures, •few Oae Another Anxious Glances. Generals Roget, Billot, Mercier and Doiadeffre, with the other military witnesses, gave one another anxious glances, and put their heads together fla exchange obviously disagreeable Impressions as Labori plied the smaller ■Military fry, who occupied the witness -aftaad successfully with disconcerting - qpiections. frcd on the Schneider Letter. Labori cornered Mercier on the - Sdbnetder letter, which the latter had ■aid in evidence and which Col. Schnei4er had repudiated as a forgery. The general was surprised whan labori suddenly demanded that Mm» be recalled. Evidently he hoped tribunal would support him in reto explain how he got a copy letter which was of later date his incumbency at the ministry ur. But Labori was not to be deHe insisted that Mercier should some explanation. Then, after iting, Mercier declared that he assume all the responsibility atto his possession of the docuThis, as Labori intended It be, was a demonstration of - communication by the general staff of part at least of the secret dossier to « ordinary soldier, such as Mercier * became immediately on leaving the of war. When Labori athis object and forced a confesllSissitJ •

sion of grave violation of law on tha part of Gen. Mercier, he gave a wwilt of grim satisfaction and then added, significantly: “1 shall have other quta*. tions to put to Gen. Mercier.” Made a Profound Inymalra. The scene was highly dramatic and made a profound impression on all the spectators. ; Gen. Mercier must now be spending a very miserable evening, for as the result of this admission, and with additional charge of communicating secret documents tp the court-martial of 1894, he is liable to arrest at any moment. Indeed, some people think it not impossible that he will be lying in the military prison adjoining the cell of Capt. Dreyfus before the week is over. Were Competely Taken Aback. Another series of questions put by M. Labori concerned La Joux, a spy, formerly in the service of the French war office, but packed off to South America, according to various military witnesses, because he proved a swin

dler. Labori asked how it was, if that were so, that La Joux was still receiving monthly payments. Commandant Rollin, completely taken aback, replied that a cessation of payments was under consideration. The impression conveyed by Labori’a questions, and the replies given, was that La Joux was being paid by the ' 'war office to keep out of the way, in : the interests of Esterhazy, whom La ; Joux, in a letter read in court, offering revelations in the Dreyfus affairs, in- ! dicated as the real traitor. M. Labori’s cross-examination in this matter, ’ therefore, was a distinct advantage to the accused. I Will Recall Several Wltnesaes. j M. Labori announced that he intended to recall several witnesses who had made depositions during his absence. This means that Mercier, Rcget and others will be put to the test of • severe cross-examination. , To his friends, M. Labori has expressed himself confident oU>eing able to tear to pieces the evidence these generals have given so confidently before a sympathetic tribunal. ('apt. Dreyluii’ New Attitude. Capt. Dreyfus yesterday pursued the attitude tie took up Monday, and replied to the statements of hostile witnesses with arguments and the pre- j sentation of counter facts, only once giving way to his feelings and offering a cry of protest. This was at the conclusion of Col. Bertin’s deposition, | when, with broken voice, the accused | declared his love of France and the army. ■ ■ „ * \ “Yes,” he cried, “I love France, and I love my country, but it is with sentiments different from those animating them who come here to-day to testify I against me.” Better for His Kxertions. M. Labori, if anything, was better j after his exertions than before them, j The excitement under which he labored seemed to act as a stimulant, ! although many friends noticing his ’ flushed face, feared there might be a j relapse. So far from this being the ' case, however, he was aMe to go for a drive with his ^vife, in an autocar yesterday afternoon and, on his return, he held quite a reception, afterward spending the time until dinner in going over the day’s evidence and preparing for to-day. A Scurrillous Insinuation. The scurrillous tactics of the anttDreyfusard newspapers may be illustrated by a paragraph appearing in their organ here last evening, declaring that the attack on labori, which, it insinuates, did very little harm, was made solely to arouse the pity of the people of Rennes for the lamenta

ble lot of an escaped convict from Devil’s island. Lieut.-Col. Bertin’s testimony was concluded with a passage at arms between him and M. Labori. The latter declared that Bertin himself, by remarks which he had made upon a certain occasion, convinced the lawyer of the innocence of Dreyfus. Counsel then recalled other words used by Bertin to the effect that M. Demange was counsel for the German embassy because he had defended ♦there accused of espionage. The witness admitted the correctness of M. Labori’s question, whereupon M. Demange jumped up and pretested against Lieut.-Col. Bertin's statement. Sharp words were exchanged until Col. Jouaust intervened and refused to allow any further dis-> •scussion of matter outside the case. Several minor witnesses followed. Lieut.-Col. Jeannel repeated evidence which he had given before the court of cassation. He was very hard on Drejfus, but while testifying he scarcely once looked the prisoner in the face. LATE NEWS FROM HAW AD. Arrival of the Doric at Saa Francisco from Hons Korns. Via Honolulu. San Francisco, Aug. 23.—The steamer Doric arrived from Hong Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu, yesterday. Among her passengers was Gen Irving Hale, U. S. A., and Mrs. Hale. Prince Kawananaka, of Japan, was also numbered among the Doric’s passengers. The Doric brings the following news from Honolulu, under date of August 15: The transport Indiana arrived from San Francisco August 10, and sailed for Manila, August 11. Soldiers were allowed to land and they came in conflict with the Honolulu police. A drunken soldier was arrested by the police and other soldiers tried to rescue him. There was a lively fight in which some heads were broken, but the man was finally landed iq, jail. He was given to his commanding officer on condition that he be taken from the streets. The government has given consent to the importation of nearly 10,000 laborers from Japan during the next quarter, r

TREACHERY OF THE FILIPINOS. ■ -- The Poller of Conciliation White Carry!iik oa War Poui to h« a Failure. Manila, Aug. 22, via Hong Kong, Aug. 28.—Recent events have proved somewhat discouraging to officials who are trying to aceoinpany the war with a policy of conciliation. Two new municipal governments have collapsed through the treachery of the mayors. Kaigei la Jail. To-day the mayor of San Pedro M*eati, who was elected by the people under the direction of Prof. Dean Worcester. of the United States advisory commission for the Philippines, waij brought to Manila and lodged in jail. The United Statesofficers at San Pedro Macati found that he was using his office as a recruiting station for the Philippine army. Four disguised insurgent officers were helping him. Anothed Mayor Arrested.

The major of Baliuag was also ar rested and confined in the same prison. The Americans caught him passing between the lines of the two armies with incriminating documents which the authorities secured. Another prominent native mayor is under surveillance. “Give la Barabbaa!" When the result of the election at Imus, which Gen. Lawton and Prof. Worcester engineered, was announced, the Americans inquired as to the whereabouts of the people's choice and were informed that he was in prison at Bilibid, where the authorities had placed him on suspicion of being a revolutionist. He was released and installed as mayor. Such events and conditions tend tc give color to the assertions of foreign xesHJents acquainted vYith the native character, who insist that a great majority of the natives sympathize with the insurgents and elect officials whom they know to be revolutionists. The Policy of leniency Unpopular. For two weeks Manila has been policed at night with unusual vigilance. Apparently the authorities are expecting trouble. The trend of affairs tends to make the policy of leniency unpopular among the Americans. When they abandoned Morong they burned the whole, town. - . Col. Smith of the Twelfth infantry, who is in command at Angeles, is skeptical regarding Filipino friendliness. Instead of allowing the natives to return to the town as heretofore, he has ordered his troops ta shoot all men trying to pass the lines and to turn back the women and chil

dren. Refused to Prove Their Loyalty. He recently gave the Amigos in tht town an opportunity to prove their professed friendship, putting them to work at digging trenches and cleaning streets, but this only displeased them, j The foremost citizen of Angeles, a, lawyer who had welcomed the Ameri- ; cans with great cordiality, was fount! j communicating with the insurgents. ! The Americans promptly marched him otf to San Femandino to stand trial, TWO LETTER^ FROM DEWEY. Expressed Gratification with the Arrangements Made for His Pnhlic Reception. New York, Aug. 28.—The executive j committee of the Dewey reception committee has received two letters from Ajdmiral Dewey. In the first, 1 dated Leghorn. August 16. he says: j 'T shall, without fall, reach the lower bay on Friday,September 29, andshall j anchor there for the night to be ready , for the official arrival and naval pa- ; rade on the following morning, Sat- r urday, the 30th. While I should be i gratified to meet any of my friends in ! the navy, and especially the command- , ing officers of the ships engaged at I Manila. May 1, 1898, 1 feel that this j matter of invitation should be left entirely with the committee. 1 would suggest that at the end of the display j of fireworks otf the battery, the Olym- \ pia should return to North river and j anchor otf Twenty-sixth street. While ! your letter seems to indicate that the battalion of the Olympia would lead in the land parade, still I am in doubt. It would be a gratification to me and i the officers ami men of the Olympia j should the Olympia's battalion of about 250 men be placed at the head of the column. In reference to the smoker it is proposed to give for the men, that is a matter that comes within the province of the captain of the : ship, but 1 have little doubt that he j would be pleased to accept for them. I I fim much pleased for various reasons j that you have eliminated a dinner from the programme, and thank yourself and the committee for the careful arrangements made to spare me any unnecessary fatigue.'*; In the second letter, written . .~om Naples, August 17. the admiral asks that a “good, large military band*’ be detailed to lead the Olympia battalion at the head of the land parade, the Olympia’ small band being hardly equal to the occasion. Admiral Dewey has been notified that all his requests will be carried out. . FOUR SOLDIERS AMBUSHED. Four Moo of the Twenty-Third Am* boshed to the Hills at CebuThree Killed. Manila, Aug. 26, 5:40 p. m.—Fouif men of the Twenty-third regiment, stationed at Cebu, were ambushed by natives in the hills and three of them killer.. The Battleship Krarsacgce. Newport News, Va., Aug. 26.—Tha trial trip of the battles?.ip Keursargo will take place between September i find 15.

STICK TO BRYAN. Nebraska Democrats Stand by tbs Silver Leader. Demoe ratio S«te|Mg0t» Ctterea Temporary Chairman W. H. Tvmp MS Before the State Convent* ( tlon at Ornate.

In his speech before the democrat state convention at Omaha on Tuesdaj August 22, Temporary Chairman W. j Tompson said: “In the coming battte of 1100 we will affirm the platform of 1896 and renominate the same leader of democracy. We will! be true to the pledge of our fathers. We wjlll, as loyal sons reared to reverence teachings, swear anew eternal allegiance and fidelity to the Declaration of Indei ence, worship its every line and maist Its every precept, sacred as the memo; of our heroes dead and loyal as the pa living. To tear therefrom one of Us sa< principles is to invite the beginning entf&ss ruin and decay. "Party, party, what sins have been mitted for tbe perpetuity thereof in years gone by. but it whs left to the n teenth century republican to annoui from the rostrum and through the that this nation has outgrown the pi ciples enunciated in this sacred dec tion. Yet the distance is only from a artyred Lincoln to the wobbling policy of) the present administration. ‘Who wUl down the flag?' No man or nation. every patriot, every believer in the Declaring tion of Independence should join in lift it up igfo the sunlight of Us own beauty, and lev every star and every stripe glister with truth resplendent. Peace upon eq and good will unto men. If to be a : America is to be nmoler than to have a son, of Rome, then America’s sons mt kept out of the Roman business. If by i and conquest Rome fell, then we should heed that lesson. “We should treat the Filipino with] the frankness that becometh a great nation, and with the charity Inspired by a torious army, as if sitting in the president’s mansion, and not as a member of a boar trade. DO you say I am wrong? Ther tbe returning heroes answer. I appeal to the lips of the living and the writings or the dead, who knew and know. If *no man is good enough to govern another without his consent,’ by and with what authority ih our president acting? If the reason for not announcing & policy is because congress is not in session, why does not the president make more calls for congress, as provided In the constitution, and less calls for arms and soldiers, not strictly in accordance with the constitution? Are we to decry a Russian czar and welcome an American usurper? Or is he too afraid of ’having a congress on his hands,’ and thereby to ignore the constitution and to deprive the people (through their agents, the members of congress), of a right to order what shall and what shall not be done? Does the president fear what all know—that imperialism and each militarism are Siamese twins and that < is, and must be, a stranger to a republican form of government? “However much we may feel for thg oppressed elsewhere, we to-day plead for our own institutions, for the home and the fireside. Tsar down the flag? No, but let Jt not be the emblem of oppression. • “What Cleveland tried to do by way of running, or rather ruining, the finance of the country McKinley is trying by way of war and colonization to ruin and undermine the established policy of our government; each attempted not to advise; congress, but to run congress, or arbitrarily do without it. The one caused the wr^ck of the democratic party, the other is causing, and will cause, the wreck and ruin <j>f the republican party. Each has polluted our politics with officials and appointees.! “The commission of one wrong, liie the obtaining of one luxury, demands another. Once imperialism is adopted, this demands and must have as its support militairism: and those once obtained must have confederates, and In order to have them wei must haye an alliance with some other njation, and our most natural alliance is with England. So here we have the annual American alliance. And again we turn away from the teachings of all our history from Washington to McKinley. Democracy, evelr true to the teachings of its founders; an

swers no “The trust _ _ under McKinley hasi outstripped all rivals and to-day .stands with grunin hand, the dram major of his prosperity. The gun is to ward off the laborer seeking the employment he lostijy the absorpment of the establishment of his employer, and to amuse the traveling man while he reads his ‘no longer wanted.’ “We hear the question asked as tq what you are going to do about trusts, I would remove from them; first the fosterinjg care of the government. They are, to al great extent, in this country at least, the]direct offspring of a protective tariff and the gold standard. The protective tariff makes the way easy and the gold standard makes it. In numerous cases, a business necessity. I would first remove the protection orf every article, and when a trust without cojmpetition was formed on any article of necessity I would make such organization a crime, with imprisonment, and not a smalli crime, as the punishment,, and provide for the government taking charge of the eargo and winding up its affairs. With plenty of money in the hands of the people new enterprises will spring up instantly and business will move as it should move, j “If the interstate commerce commission cannot regulate transportation, I would assist them by providing for the extension of the drainage canal to the Mississippi; by canal shorten the trip through fhe lakes, and assume absolute control of aijid construct a ship canal across .the Isthmus of Panama, and then throw open the!watercarrying trade to all and any who wish to engage therein. “Instead of fooling away our money in the far-off Philippines, if it is land vfe want I would spend the millions in constructing reservoirs in the western states. “With the S20,(KO,000 spent in that investment for an ‘option on a war* these western plains and valleys would wave with their golden harvest an fields never wayed before. j "A law should he enacted providing for a board of arbitration between capital and labor that would and could arbitrate, and thus stop the destruction of property, loss of lives, stagnation of business, and. worse than all, loss of respect for our laws and institutions. Compel an equitable adjustment of differences. “Tow ask what, the leading issue of 190b will be. My answer is, good, old-fashioned democracy all along the line, and our new Andrew Jackson leading the fight into every state in the union. Let every soldier enlisted in our new cause select su_h guns from the many as may be best adapted to its use; then aim at the enemy and not at our own people. The war is mot ended: it has just begun.*’ Baron Iwnsaki, in Tokio, is the owner of the principal engineering and shipbuilding works in Japan, which are situated at Nagasaki. The, two dry docks are cut out of soft rock, and in addition there is a large shipbuilding } ard alongside. Last year this concern turned out several large ships, one being a 6,000ton twin screvr steamer. The engines and boilers were built at the] works, where they have all the best I modem machinery and powerful cram Do not put rubbish with your ashes. Two persons die every

THE SAME PLaTFO *1L 8m. Cato Sells’ flaws os ths Oialsg Presides*I ill y Csmpalsn. . Bon. Cato Brils, temporary chairman of the state democratic con ention at Dea Moines, among other things said: [ “Just what the democratic n& ional plat* ’ form of ISM will contain X do no know, but I firmly believe that It will be along the lines of the last platform, with mch an indictment of the McKinley regime for its maladministration, class preferment and unconstitutional conduct as to insure the support of every citizen who hat been, is, or wants to be a Jefferson democrat. And I sincerely hope that no demoera lie convention will subject itself to the ’I^t and Robin' j charge of censorship, but that all will bo . respected in the expression of, und conten- \ tion for, an honest conviction, and that ! when the national c invention has again { spoken the will of th> majority will be acquiesced in by a reunited and irresistible j democratic party, and thus make certain the supremacy and consequent prosperity of the liberty loving, law abiding home building and Industrious masses over the now favored classes, who, for selfish purposes, advocate or tolerate the irostltutloa ; of the executive, legislative powers of the j government, the federal constitution, Monroe doctrine and Declaration of Independence. “Bimetallism is as much a fundamental principle of democracy as ’quality of rights, and this convention would betray the party shtfhld it fail to declar e for the re- j instatement of silver to its legitmate place in the nation’s monetary system. But the McKinley administration bar. developed conditions which, were they to become 1 operative, would forever overthrow all democratic principles and mate it of but \ little importance what kind ol monetary system prevails in the country. The very fact that the republicans are d« termined, if possible, to smother the question of protection, trusts. Imperial colonization, mill- j tarism, foreign alliance and kindred issues, is a sufficient reason why the democracy ' should not permit them to hide these burning questions. Our republican friends will have ample opportunity, with the cry of ‘cheap money,’ ’debauched currency,’ to attempt to make silver a ‘bOf,y man,’ but they will never be able to again, deceive the people as they did in 1896. Thty are ’up to* , other issues as well as the money question, and will have to meet and answer them on every stump in Iowa, and the more they

try to avoid, dodge or duck Lae more aggressively will democracy drive such issues home and push them to the front. They have made the now issues, are responsible for them, and must meet them squarely or desert the field and take the consequences. “We have reached a crisis fa our national life. The Declaration of I ndependence, federal constitution and Monroe doctrine are being devoured by avari :ious cannibals. The money trust, industrial trust and patriotic trust have mask* d in the false garb ‘destiny* for a desperate attack. * “The state and national campaigns upon which we are about to enter will be the turning point for the republic and its people. The armies are forming in battle array. The call for enlistment has been made. It is not what you h ive been, but what you are now that puts your name on the muster roll. Loyalty to the camp for which we fight is the only requirement. “Our commander is democracy’s greatest leader—the able, fearless and incorruptible champion of equal rights and human liberty—the modern Thomas Jefferson**—William Jennings Bryan. CONCERNING PLATFORMS. Political issues Which Will Be ! W eighed la the Nut Presidential Campaign. There is a great deal of c iscussion going on just now about tha political issues whieh will be paramount -in the campaign of 1900. It is early to discuss such questions j and the entire politicals ituation may j change with the next ten months. However, there is no hirm in taking j a look ahead, and there are certain things which may be considered foregone conclusions. In discussing this matter, W. J. Bryan recently said: . "To my mind, no greater question ever confronted any people in the world than the question which now confronts us. For 100 years this nation has stood almost ailone among the nations of the eirth as the advocate of those principles written In the declaration of independence, that *a government derives its power from the consent of the governed.’ “This is the greatest t uth that has ever lived in this republic, and we have announced for more than a century to ail the nations of the earth thatt the people themselves are the source :>f power. This is democratic, and, my tr ends, I would rather see the democratic aarty go down, never to be heard of again, than to have it Indorse the doctrine that force is the only controlling power. , “I believe that the doctr: ne of imperial • ism strikes at the very foundation of out

institutions. i would natu Deen giaa to have had the chance of cailfeg the democratic party together and se ::uring from the democrats of the nation a declaration of policy, but it has heretofoi o been impossible, and, therefore, democrats have had to take their position in accordance with their ideas on this question. “The republican party ir the next campaign will be held responsible for every drop of blood that has been shed in the Philippines. have put a price upon human blood and upon th i hardships and privations of our soldiers. They have announced to the country that they adopted a policy of imperialism, but they say that the trade we are going to secure will pay us for the soldiers and the treasure we have lost iin securing it. , . ! “I do not believe the people of this country will indorse such a policy, and do not believe people anywhere wlao love freedom and liberty wtll indorse it." There can be no doubt that this will be considered sound democratic doctrine by the members the party of the people and, indeed, i t may be truthfully said that there ar: many influen tial republican leaders t the go as far in denouncing imperialism as does William J. Bryan himself.— Chicago Democrat. ——“Millions for the national defense, not a man or a do ilar to push the schemes of money-gx Jibbing syndicates.” This will be t.' lie reply of our people to the solicitations of the ^AngloAmerican alliance for “opening the doors" of China with bribery and hey ousts.—N. Y. World. * HEALTH HINTS. Do not throw paper, < irculars or fruit skins on the street. Do not put garbage in unsightly vessels. Do not put, ashes ir. anything but sound barrels or cans. Do not fill them higher than four inches below the top. Do not expose waste longer than necessary., . Do sot place garbage, ashes or any kind of refuse on the sidewalk; keep it within your fence line until called for. *

"Yoa Never Miss the Water \ TUI the Well Runs Dry.” ■ We never realise the value pf health antu it is gene. Whenp'd time strength and vigor are *wanting, purify the Mood ; by taking Hood's SarsapariSxt soon re-1, stored appetite, perfect digestion, steady nerves and even temper vrill prove it ts bringing bach the glovj of perfect health. “Yes, sir ” exclaimed the mail with ft linen duster and a high crowned straw hat, “I m going to do it.” “What are you going to dor' asked the policeman to whom the stranger had addressed himself. > . '^Soffit : “You know,” he went on, without heeding the question, “that the summer months are invariably marked by increased outbreaks of all kinds. Men s angry passions seem to rise with the thermometer.’' What were you threatening just now!” asked the policeman, sternljtp§|r' ‘‘Threatening?”' “Yes. Ycjt ^aid you were; going to do something. What are you going to do?” “I’m going to get rich, Pint going to get some steady employment and save up my money and invest it judiciously and get rich. There’s no end of $||d you can do with riches. Rich men are doing a great deal of good now. They,establish schools and colleges and libraries and let the people get acquainted with the soothing thought* of philosophy and the sublimities of science. But in the months of July and August you, as a practical criminologist^ nave doubtless observed philosophy and science don’t work. By the time I nave got rich there will be all the colleges and libraries that there will be need of, and I will cap the summit of our civilization with a bequest for a mammoth marble refrigerator tn each town, so that when anybody feels his indignation rising he can go there and wander up and down the stately corridors and cool off.”— Washington Star. njggggjg

’ton shirking! e in the moran the nose!” got well.—Tit* Whippleton Warn Getting Too Attentive to Business to. Please the Boa^M;. f I wish,’ said the senior partner to tha manager of the executive department, “that you would discharge Whippleton, that new man we put on a couple of months ago.” The manager was surprised. He showed it in his countenance. He was about to say something, when the head of the firm went on: ’’ • -- “I have made it a rule, as you have doubt* less noticed, never to permit any of the men who work in this establishment to beat me here in the morning. For 3D vears X have sat here at my desk, and watched the ema tradition around the piam^ that you are a.ways the first one here in the morning and the last one to leave at R|ght.” “Exactly. That's why i yrant you to dia* charge hippleton.” ||§||p ' The manager was about tb carry out his order, but turned after or three steps and asked: “Have you caught W'hij Does he get down to work ings?” v “No,” the old man res mg me get up before &» beep on beating him here. —Chicago Times-Heraid. taken two "he’s mak* at in order to s’t have it.” HE SOON LaniHog with the Leader’s Nose Had Betas! on the It was a sad scene, his bed, and bv him sal holding his worn hand back the tears to greet with a smile. She s and of hope. But I falling on him, and by eyes up to her pale, wan i “Jennie, dear wife, I “Oh, no, John—not y. “Yes, dear wife,” and ‘‘the end is near. The about me. There is. a n ering thicker and thid through a cloud, I hear —sweet and sad.” “No, no, John, dear? that’s the brass band a? “What!” said the t those scoundrels dared they know I’m dying? jack. I’ll let ’em see.” And in a towering r" jumped from his bed, could think he had o shied the bootjack at “I’ve hit that.fat And he went back to Bit8' •'old man lay on faithful wife, and forcing lering look of comfort he cold hand his weary isn’t angels? er.” ? man. “Have here when me my boothe old man 'ore his wife window and

'■ Modern A general who was conducting a war in a distant island wrote to the agricultural department of his government to ship him a ton of acorns. When ashed what he intended to do with theta s£replied“There is no shade in oar trenches, and the troops suffer from heat. A growth of large oats will add much to the comfort of the men in the firing itae.” He would have said more, but his attention was arrested by a'horse of song from a neighboring jungle. . “Ah,” he sighed, “that hj a round robin!" And he walked sadly away.—San Francisco Examiner. liSW

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