HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1898-11-17, Page 3K
VN �ES�ENfS.
By W. L. LLDE3.
(copyright. lot, by the Author.)
ell was along book in the year 1861,
is the iWSTidhn ambassador, "that 1
e a appointed American minister to
misuser, which. as you probably
lee, was at that time an independent
Iptril Awericau republic, though eiucn
tp It bis beeu annexed by one of its
ttgbbora. Tbun was ouly one town iu
trrisoDia of any eine, and that waa the
vial and principal seaport The gov-
sglluut sent me out In a frigate, and
kali we arrived at Porto Nuevo and I
al on the point of going ashore the
iptatn, wbu was a particularly good
Aow, said he'd 11e at anobor for • few
ifs, 5o as to be ready in case I should
led any protection. You see, there was
Mt generally a rembitis a in progress
i Torrlso°ia, and the captain, being a
p•ghtful man, calculated that 1n case
should be accidentally shot be could
=bard the town and make a big rep
tattoo at home for energy and patriot
"▪ 1 WAS put ashore in one of the frig
e's boats. and atter I had oouvinced
Indian custom house officer who
•dn't wear shoes and who couldn't read
7 passport that I wasn't dangerous 1
the my trunks to • couple of porters
td walked up to tbe hotel. There was
ill one hotel in the place, and that
as kept by a man who had been a
atter at a San Francisco hotel and
oke English pretty uear as well as 1
you. It was a mall betel, and I had
all to myself except for the barroom,
bere part of i.eATorri1o0iss army was
(ways drinking ltaelf crazy. I bad a
driab sort of dinner, and after 1 bad
acted in to smoke the landlord clone
I and talked with me in a soolable sort
r way, though be was very careful not
sit down in the presence of a great
sae like myeett.
"1 told him 1 was the new American
sinister, sad I asked bim if the preai-
ent was to town. tor 1 wanted to pre -
e at myself to the president as moon as
possible so as to get to work, providing
bedte -dosed be es" •wean¢ dens ®Winter
odo.
President Almonte 1. here,' said
be landlord, 'but the other presidento
ire in different parts of the country.'
" 'How many presidents docs thfi
mid L 'The United
ash geed terms with the doctor, so that
be won't try any carving experiments
aft them.
"'Phis particular doctor was the moat
level headed Luau In Torrizonia, end
when be stud I bad talked things over
ams agreed that the best thing to do
would be for me to arrange au interview
with the four preettfeuts and induce
them to compromise their differences
The doctor said that they would agree
0 anything, provided the oouaideratiou
was large enough, acrd ho thought that
if the fear preefdents were to form u
syndicate and govern the country iu
partnerehip it would he a satisfactory
arrangement all round.
"I went back to the hotel and wrote
an invitation to each of the presidents to m
dine with e on the next day but one,
under"Nateraily 1 dropped under the table."
promising to send w escort of United
Staten marines to hrlug each president to
the betel and to see him safe tack to his
Damp. Then 1 went aboard the frigate
and arranged with tbe captain for the
SIBS of tour detachments of marines,
conaistiug of four men each. 'I got the
rrorreoudh_I of the fuer yfesitieuts
and started eacb detachment las time to
reach its particular guest and to bring
him to the hotel at 8 o'clock sharp. 1
ordered the best dinner that the laud -
lord could get °p, and 1 borrowed •
dozen of champagne from the captain of
the frigate, having sampled it on my
way from tbe .United States and knew
ung that it was first class in every re-
spook.�-
"Of coarse 1 wasn't so foolish as toue
let cpresident know that I bad invit-
ed any of his rival& Each man sup-
posed
up
peed tbat be was :be only greet and
naturally carie to the conclusion that 1
"1 eat at the eud of the table smoking
• cigar and retying thatw!t
1 was
ying to wy
a born diplomat and had made a epleu-
did begiuuiugas minister toTorrnn,uta
Bay wbat you will of the preeidouta,
they were gentlemen so for u their
=linens weut, and nobody could have
been more polite than they were to one
another. By aud sty old Almonte smiled
sweetly to Garcia and remarked that
inasmuch as (iaroie had revoked or dune
something equivalent to revoking, he
was beaten aud must oon.ider himself
out of the game.
"I never in all my life saw a mat.
pull his gun quicker than Garcia pulled
his. but. quick as he waa, he had got iu ton
oily one abut when all the other e
presidents were on their feet and blaz-
ing away prowiecuonaly at one another.
Naturally I dropped under the table, tor
it would have been contrary to diplo-
matic etiquette for m0 to take a baud
In the .booting. All the same I bated
to be 001 of it, for it was one of tbe
liveliest difficulties I ever struck. 1t
didn't last over four or five minutes,
and by the end of that tlme •11 tions of
the six shooters were empty, and' all
four presidents were lying on the floor.
Then 1 got up and called the landlord,
and after we bad found that nobody was
killed -though every man had from two
to five Maims in him -1 called up the
marines, and they carried the president.
to the hospital in a sort of procession.
"My little plan for settling the presi-
dential dispute hadn't panned out quite
11 I expected, but it wasn't my fault 1
tow Dr. Moreno after be had examined
the wounded men, and he told me that
they would all recover, though they
would probably have to remain in the
hospital for several weeks He mid that
the government woei.d be tarried on in
the mimeo! President Alm . ont the chap
who had occupied the presideutial man-
sion, until such time es all the four
claimants were discharged from the
boapital.
•I .ball take the best of care of
them and maintain a strict neutrality,
mid the doctor, 'and 1 shall recommend
you to do the same hereafter. You've
tried to arrnuge things without blood-
shed. and you've failed, and now your
beat plan is to let those four, fellows
dgbt their quarrel out according to the
laws and c°atoms of Torrizooia.'
"The four presidents lay in the hos-
pital eta j'dx weew n. Noof thtm
was severely sevely wounded, and they might
all have been discharged atter ten days
or a fortuigbt, but the doctor mid that
DOC • man should stir until his wound
inanity require?' meant to recognize him" the only law had entirely healed I went to see the
Bates
• oouis a trive sodfiog alongig with country,
t y tenni !rel quite
president This made it reasonably L`rfendle, with the whole gang oenta every day and got to f them
get p certain that every one of the four would
kat at a time.'emme to d1Ulner, and 1 mlcnlatrd when I toned out by their ciao coufesetuu•
" 'Then, are four of tbem just now, that each man was betting the doctor
dr,' replied the landlord, 'bat of coarse I had got them comfortably full of the to keep the others in the hospital. Von
they'll be thinfred out considerably •pram t sten nrl:•rgne they would be
thsee that if one of the presidents could
ready to liteO u. reason. bay° got oat of the boopital a day or
when they get to fighting. There's ..For the first time in the history d
President Almoete, whose term expired central America toy invited guests ar. two in advance of the othere,be would
de mouths ago, but who is bolding on rived promptly at the hoar apecifled. ♦have had a free field and could have
b office till be can collect some snore Tbis wasn't theft fault for if they seined the presidency without any op -
texts He's gut 500 men and all the oon1d haus had their way obey would pos'Uo°'
artillery in the groondaot the prteiden• have straggled in at all boon from 6 "Acoordi0q to their a000uat those
dal manakin, and he'll make a good fightto 10. But the midshipmen that were four men meat have paid the doctor an
for it before be's turned out. command of the different escorts average of $1'000 each in bribee, and
" Then thsse's General Garcia, who te knew their business and, being orderer
is one thought that was getting
was elected president at the last else- to deliver the presidents to me it 10 hie money's worth and stealing
march
a arch
tion, but has weer been able to get in-minntrs before 6, bad Item on hand at on his rivals. Tbe doctor, being a pr•c-
to the preaideotial mansion. He's gotthe precise moment. How they did this Most man, took all the money that was
about 1,600 mon with him. and be's in I never tngaleed. Oise off the presidents bim and earned it honestly by
saw about five miles from bete:. -I think 1t was Garcia -complained
ever one the men in the hospital. When
c+Je�r, .'fy� J(yt .r+„t($4a Aivaeea ever one of the preept its oumplafued
who was vice preddmt ander Almonte that it was contrary to the law of na- that be was being kept in longer than
sod considers that be ought to have tions for AmoricAu marines to prod was neoe.sate, the doctor would tell
tem elected in place of Garda. He is Oentral Americsu president. in the bim that there were Derain °emplic.-
moruing and c,,ugratulated him. Ile
waa far and away the cleverest wau 1
ever met et Ueutral America, eud be
held on to his °Moe for nearly eight
yeah before be was assassinated by the
geueral ►A chief of the army 1 was
sorry wbeb he was killed, for 1 like a
man who uudersteuds prsutioal polttios
and, wbile 1 don't deny that he muss
have disappointed the four presidewt•
considerably. he did what was the ouly
thing for a prauttcal polittwau to du. "
THE LXD.
Desel.g awe emoklng la Bare.}
In ono village where we staid the
chief wan •rrauged a dance iu our Mo-
or. Neitber be nor we danced. That
would have robbed us and bins of dig-
nity. He paid somebody elite to dance
instead A troop of village girls, with
flowers stock in their newly greased
hair and wearing their prettiest pieties
of silk that serve aa trocke, threw tbein-
e:ayes into all kinds of graceful and
other postures What little ekiri there
was was tight fitting and hampering m
m{nainwl Yee. the girls had • freer
swing of the body than nantch girls.
and ell the while they were twietiug
themselves into fantastic attitudes they
were workiug their elbows and hands
and fingers twttebingly The must
skillful deeper was the (ctrl who could
stand atatuelike, with tree aumoved
while her boeom rose and fell fa pant-
ing excitement
Then sumo of the youths danced
First of all they were seated, and after
loweriug their heads as obeieanoe to nm
they commenced a song. Suddenly jump-
ing to their feet and drawing bandker-
ohiefs from. their waists, they begat].
pirouetting in the most demented faab-
ion. While the women wore stately in
their gyrations, moviug languidly. the
men thought the chief merit was to
work theineetves to a pitch of frenzy by
throwing their lege about iiia reckless
manner. During the dancing everybody
Was smoking, men, wouteu and chil-
dren. There were little roseate who bad
to hold on with both hands while they
socked ata cheroot • foot lung. -Travel
1,000 iron 1n
his heck with bayODOta, but 1 didn't take tithe in his cats that made it'ificeesary
supposed to
amp which havefa, say. ten miles north of any notice of what be said, knowing •� him to remain in bed a abort time
that it would be impossible to oonviuee lager, but at the same time he prone
here
a Central American of the value of
" 'President Del Valle has about the hsd that under 0o circumstances would
same 'number of men with him, and
he's somewbere to the south of ua
though I can't sal precisely where. He
was the senior otBoer of Um army, and
be get up as president because be said
that neitber of the three other mete
dents was justified in starting revolu-
tions and that it was his duty se a pa-
triot to punish them. Mod people here
think that old Almonte, having all the
artillery with him, has the teed right
to the presidency, but nobody knows
how the thing will end when moa the
lgbting gets fairly etarted.'
"Now, this news didn't suit meat
all. You see, 1 had to present my credeu-
eals to the president of Torriro0ia be-
fore I 000ld act as minister and earn m7
Wary. But boor was I to know which
of the four resale was the genuine and
only president? Moreover, it was a tic-
klish business for me to select a president
and stick to bim. By so dotug I emote
sized his government and became, so to
speak, responsible for hint.
"At first 1 Was inclined to reoogntae
Almeote, who wee within handy reach,
and who bad certainly been president
op to the time of the lad election, what-
ever migbt be the legality of his pres-
ent position. But, then, in case I called
en Almonte and presented m7 papers 1
ebould be treating the chop who had
been elected president with groes injus-
Moe. There would have been no nes in
writing to Washington for instructions',
far the mail for the United State. lett
Tonizonla only once in two month&
and it had lett the day before i arrived.
i ow I abonid have to act on m7 own
responsibility, and 1 didn't like 1t at
a11.
"Yon see {tat I couldn't afford to
spend three or four months waiting for
the presidents to thin one another out,
for m7 salary didn't become dne trete
1 had been regularly received by the
belie president. Of oouree, being a
practical man, I knew that any one of
the preatdenta would be mighty glad to their h
le recognised by me and that 11 I train for the next year or two, and the
1 on
-- thneld est them cement. *pew ems men who 101e Wil. .e z late
another and agree to reoognize the high- pectations of being' preaideue fiist�*A
Ma bidder I ooeld make a handsome of losing both their e.xpect•tion■ and
�ay their Yves. Now, gentlemen, here are
e Ye��at Of it. But that wouldn't peva :he mn'd& Will you take my advies and
tattle your diffeyt rtes tttte E)tertetfeee er
will you fight like barbarians?'
"The prTwldents I letened to my sprach
lo a hay respectful way, and when it
wee eodef old Atwell*, who, a. I after.
ward learned, was the biggest card
sharp in Tnrris:into, said that be cor-
dially agreed with all hi■ excellency
the United States minister had said
pod that he was quite ready to play
he
ether three gentlemen for the pread-
desc7. The other three didn't seem very
auzloue to play, but flee cam d them
sod then another said that while be had
whet oanMenoe In the jnatice of his
dello be would adopt My proposal.
bellies mortals that the Blamed Virgin
Weald see him through all Tighe down Ths
spelt** wee that they all sat
•11111• imeart►ly Sptt ileh-Amoriaas out
fism It d` prelwely gMllaw ,,pretested to .
11 se Aide to *OW AM his
It 'rebid • t�
With terttleleti Webs, awl a .leelibt
Owe bens&
punctuality. Mallow any one of bis rival to leave
" W ben the four presidents met, they
were considerably surprised, and there hospital in advance ot
hi"
world very likely have been • difficulty 'Being Spam merioan, with •
then and there if 1 hadn't made them • Oaths talent for 1 !n bed, and fuel
little speech and begged them to ob ba ane that the doctor would keep his
sena the laws of hospitality and to ab-
menword about not letting any of the other
stain tum shooting on the premises. ons of hospital too early, each
They sew the force of what I amid and president was middling w°]1 51tiafled
wild the way things shaped themael veu
mocluded to keep the peon. Each man They were all mo sure of the presidency
gave
pve the other a dignified salute, but that they oonatantly bothered me to
dot •word would one of them speak to recognize them then and there, but 1
another until dinner was about halt •Iwaya put them off b7 saying that 1
over. They then gradually began to ask had written home for instructions and
one another wpasspthe salt .hr to circa I lblt sure that my government would
late the bottle and to a little while direct me to recognize the best man.
they were all talking together as fast as Every one of the tour told me confident -
me many monkey& iy that he was to be diecharged three-
" W ben the coffee was brought 1n and
we were all as sociable es If 0008 of ns lays before any of the others and that
d be expected to seine the presidency and
ever ea
eat of the baepital.
b iand to settle Toni
whicb president my government Dight the mound of rifle,. I beard what mem
to recognize you can't help seeiobng olearl a tulle bi:d somewhere near
that the, country is too mall to tarnish I y 7
• decent living for four president& 'the hotel, followed by three or four
You'll bave to goon fighting till there's single .bot& Theo I heard the noise cf
only one of yon left and it's a men •heavy wooden ahottera being clrawed in
II a burry. and 1 knew that a revolution
THE NEW CRUSOE.
WS* alotto. e5 Adveatere Ars 1poael.
eating elm Eagllaa remit.
Louis de Roue:m mt, "the mit **bin
MO Cruses," whore stories of
read ytw in the aoutb erre Inc
read by Englishmen with cut
and fascination, is an undent Mariann
oboly eyed, illiterate French-SW*1 Who
has eitber had • wonderful utile of eel
e01ures or has • most marvelous imegina
Mon.
No traveler'e tales have excited so much
attention fur many years as have those of
De Roug.niout. Aoourding to hie story,
he has been absent from civilization for
U year. Be tali: Wplp and � learn
bunting crew tale vessel
A Family Greatly Illewed.
Many years ago, when oneness of in
wrest characterized the relations be
tween employers and house servant.
the 000k at the Virginia home of the
jlaiario ,tL'rekenma was ..a negro named
George. Master of his craft, George
was stately and even pompons in man
ner and speech, and an incident which
illustrates the mingled dignity and con
obit of bill character has • plaoe in the
family records. A family festival 1m
honor of au anniversary had filled the
Harrison boapo with gueeta for several
days and tested the abundant larder to
what seemed to be its atmoit poesibili
ties On the very day that tow the de-
parture of the oompany a communica-
tion was received by Mrs. Harrison. in
forming her tbat the protdeutial party
might be expected on the morrow. She
summoned George and imparted the
startling news. He met it like an ebony
Gibraltar. "Very well, madam, your
orders shall be obeyed. "
"But, George, can we be ready tot
them? There will be about 80 persons.
including the president of the Waited
States and his cabinet "
Gibraltar relaxed measurably The
lady's apprehensions appealed to his
chivt(lric heart It was bis duty to allay
them.
"Very true, madam. But we must
bear in mind that we are greatly blessed
In our cook."
It is u°neoeeenry to add that George
nobly sustained the sublime vaunt -
Marion Harland in "Some Colonial
tiomesteada '
bad beard of politica, I got up an Wm* his rivnle the moment they (Arne
said 'Gentlemen,1 bate asked 7011 to
meet toget er o ceder "About six weeks after my dinner
differences and enable me to tend out I I was waked up one morning by
matter of chants which one that w1 ' riot had broken out. 1 got rep and
be. You are playing a gams in which - oor • en dressed $ aud wag going0 out to see what
you stake your lives againet the ereel-
deocy, and, though I can't say what i was to be seen, but 1 ienrol the t -r.::;
you valve your lives at, it's my opinion 1 door locked and barred and was obliged
that the Bakes are far too high. Ito hunt (p the landlord and ask ben
"'Now. I propose that you settle this , for information. IIe hadn't mach to teli
badness try a friendly game of mrd& 1 ' me, el epi that then had been 'a retro -
don't know your Spanish game*, but i lotion and that Dr. Moreno had installed
you can easily choose some game in himself in the presidential mansion and
which each man that is beaten goes out haleplaearded the town with proclame
and leaves the other to play. The man time saying that he had resolved to pnt
who finally wins is to take the press- an end to the era of revelations in Tor
desoy, and the others are to agree to rizonia and to give the people peace aim
•rapport bim tor, sal, two yearn, at the aeourity. •
end of which they shall be at liberty to "Tbe landlord said that the revoln
man a revolution if they teal so die- lien bad opened at pretttsely 11, o'clock
pored. You will arrive at the same Port In the evening a04 that there had been
of result by playing a game of card. no resistance to Moreno, who had al
tat you will by fighting and relatng ready rer•.'ived the submiaeion of all the
troopa beinnitiug to the icer presidents
I wag a little astonished to bear the
gear, fee r!htt'rttotivi *1 foto •Ilsst'1twee
to'Nl*rrimnia whom 1 world have sus-
pected of taking part in politics. How•
ever, he was a very popular man, ind )
wn5.-AM the whole. g1aiL fir altelgstber
that he had all his rivals tote in the'
hospital and multi threaten them with
amputation ref the legs it they didn't
submit to him and withdraw their
oldms to the presidency
" 'Have you hosed,' said I b the
landlord, 'whether the new president
has made any amusements with the
pseddente in the heapial?'
'Oerainly he bat,' .aid the land
lord. 'Didn't you bear the rifle shots a
little while agar
Of worm 1 did,' 5114 I, 'bet what
bad that to do with the four prealdentst'
" 'Only this,' replied the landlord
'President Morton disobarged them
tops the hospital at 7 o'clock this
sorting, stood them up ageism the
trait well std had Ness shot Om min-
utia atter tbtly were dlssharged. Toe
eau Ouse the said tt•stor to malls a
dens job .1 .eythtag be usdertakee
!ti lea great lee* awl be w111 stake
1M hest prwrd•wt we have ever bet '
"I Balled as Freehling Memo that
dertng thee i waa
h Me diplomatic' service.
"I'd always been an active politi
elan, and 1 had always held that a pol•
Ionian 1a worthy d big hire, as the
paalmiet Saye, but a diplomatic' coiner
b different He b bound to obey the
regulation& and 1 enlaldered thea, ea 1
de bow, that a diplomatic officer who
should go in far making mane world
sot be aiming in • way worthy of his
hlfth Mita
I thought over the situation that
sight, and when morning came I called
ea the d&Otr who was at chi head of
s b gts.1404 WWI hits that I w.nted
te ire the dilleela e- between the roar
Cit utelte ty tip s)M. In a place
ity'lo NUM pip heed el tote beta
Vital 1s always the ti Metlls/gl d$l man
` town, wtlb the asep*ee et 1113. pro'
11111it anti tate &let of plait Yo• pup
ISM whenever • ,wvolutIplg breaks oat
UM the parties to it belie $a shoot the
ire�bl.1 fills up pretty 111418d17, Iced the
weaseled ,fir( ere aebeW D.Elm ie to be
...ill DE ROmeZMOIT.
- Mk an Immense fortune fn black pearls
!tad been secured. De Rougemont alone
survived and reached a sand spit, where be
lived for a long time. At last he was
joined by four natives, who were blown
ashore on • raft With their help the cart -
away built a boat, and the five sailed
sway to Australia, where for 88 'years be
lived among the aborigines and had most
surprising adventures.
Working his passage from New Zealand
se a dockhand on a cargo steamer, he
earns to London • few months ago, poor
and friendlier and with only an Imperfect
knowledge of English. If be had had •
faint Ides of the value of the astonishing
story which he could relate, he would
probably have been glad to eve an outline
of to Awe M.aote3I site na•rest nawsDa:.
per office. Aa 1t was, he called et the
Carlton club upon Mr. Henniker Heston,
M l' , whoes wife had been born to New
South Wales, and atter he had narrated
2011 la of his experiences received an intro-
duction to Mr. W. G. Fitzgerald, editor of
The Wide World Magazine. From that
moment h1e fortune waa made
Tea Camel.
Before starting on a journey across
the desert the Egyptians take oare that
the humps of their camels are 1n good
000dition. Tbie is the camel's reserve
supply of fat, which helps to sustain fire
animal if in case of emergency it is
temporarily debarred from food The
camel cau stow about 1 y4 gallons of
water in rte capacious Sternlieb, and it
1' satisfied if it can replenish this amey
third day Between these interval• k1
will carry a load of about 400 poundal
distance of 80 or 90 mile ,
WHITE CROSS FOUNDER.
good -by to New York in the early 'n• e ,
and went to Englund to lire e" 1.00 110%.
said he to a friend who met film one def
I
1n that city, "b •town
u1 old rein
D A
gray -beaded mau 1. Neto York In an ow
fogy. In London If a man puts himself
forward beton be 1s at least Ifo Le !e
called an upstate That's the kited of a
lawn that suite ms"
No men In his day was better kruwe
or better Ilked or better holed than war
Oakey Hale He was a mental ch..tneleun.
He tried everything and delighted in
siturtton& 1n a word 1e was dramdite.
But In the fmbecIllty of much that I e
amid and did then wine many gloom' of
though,. One may gather someebing et
bis eIeracter from the statement .*het he
became a• know-nothing, and baring
dropped that wont to the very ezrnu_e
oppcelte of the dientetar and became a
Romeo Catholic. But is was not wok
Min a read of going to .m ff and remain -
,ug to pray. He never hated Catholite
nevi hated anybody. and was newer •
. now -nothing at heart, even if In hit
neater days be kousetly oelhered in the
creed of Home
iia was • writer, a lawyer, • politician.
,:o actor, a playwright and a nem Per
haps if be had had hie chnl0e he would
aatrst-ecniple l IIIa'teeli!•.aa hit perntaoen*
profession, bus his antes wee ea had
OM his best frtenes wined no* -*Merle'
it. Bre more of that heu.,fter, The gra,.
•ffafr of Halla life was hit trial after
the Tweed ring fell about het 10 rules
•red he was left to face the music. Fiery
lawyer o' note fo New York proffer l t:s
services to the defines. Th..oe who were
rsdected wen Vanderpool, Stoughton.
Burrill, shales, Freedmen, Fullcrttm
avid Brown. revery day dusts; the reoeee
of the court the oouowl met In a private
room •1 1Hlmonlco's and banqueted, die
oereing the trial in general conversation
N hen the verdict' of not guilty wet
brought In the Jurors•11 shoot bands
with Mr. Hall and were proud to do It
in the paneling of a jury Hall challergid
only hoe man, and bim on the ground
that 1e was a friend and might Le pre
Judloed in the cage.
As • politician and an at tor Hall was
• fellers. As journalist and lawyer he
sea• a brilliant euc:ees. Eepw.lit ly was
chi■ true of his law wort. He was the
Let district attorney N, -w York ever had
Tae President avid Orgaalaer of a
Fast Grewlag Leagues.
The White Cross league, which has e
large and growing mewberehip, owes its
origin 10 Mr. Jane Creighton of Portland,
Or. The association was originally in -
lauded to extend aid to the Cubans In
tlMlrflght for independence by taking cars
of their wounded aoldten and .upplylug
nurses and field hospitals in the camps of
their wandering armies. The Spanfeb-
American war resulted in the enlargement
of the first plans and caused it to become
national in •cope.
Mrs. Creighton conceived the organise -
Mon of the White Cross league daring •
Tae Clleaate of Manila.
Manila is the male, place where relic
hie
and while no ale plate can be been
ak opt,
perat gscord
en as
representative of the whole archipelagc
the results obtained at the capital are
not without interest. The average tem-
perature for Jannary is 77 degrees, for
February 78 degrees, for March 81 de
trees, for April 89 degrees, for May 84
degrees, for June 82 degrees, for July
81 degrees, for August 81 degrees, for
September 81 degrees, for October 80
degrees, for November 79 degrees and
tog December 77 degrees.
The average daily temperature for
Ike year at Manila is 80 degrees. It
will be noted that the lowest average
temperature occurs to December and
January, and is 77 degrees. The "de-
lightful mason in the autumn, when
the atmosphere is clear and dry and the
temperature ranges from about 67 de -
gone to 75 degrees F.," baa not as yet
been discovered by the soientiste at the
Jesuit observatory.
The lowest temperature during the
year is 60 degrees, and the highest 100
degrees. There is no month in which
the *thermometer does not rise as birth
as 91 degrees. When it is remembered
that the air is charged with moisture
much of the time, it will be remnant
that the climate of Matrtfa leaves ammo
Wogs to be deeiree.-t'rofemor Dean
0. Worcester in Century
.rvwt rt - . ter M,.
The Monarob of the Forest
is the Emblem
..o. ret...
Monarob of Canadian F'ratornal
ifuaranoo and a.n.flf Societies.
..CANADIAN..
Order of foresters,
Organize! end Inrorpnrated
Head Office, - BRANTFORD. Oi.T.
1e.arno rr DOMINION 0,in Ce NMCNT
$100.000.00.
St•artaa FUND APRIL ,st. .ars,
5618.368.71.
larsetdu Ile beet m..netary In.titutioaa 1. the
Dominios. or Canada.
N.e.saSNIP ocsa 38.000.
A Purely Canadian Institution Mtin` nu wea4rn.
leg alliances ,v branches ie [..reign ..,1 kr hee'tey
e•untr,e.. I'ua informat.on. rates. etc., sent ail
e tum to R. ELuurm. 11.C.R..inge. oll,ttnt.:
Tata. Werra, 11 S.. Brants �antford. Ant.
OraTveo. Supt..1 Orgaais•
_HINTS RRESPON n `"
fbe •ebettftte ■liter Otte la •ease
Frier Wert.
11 IF 1.011 0AIEY HAI 1..
- that 10, It a good dtetrlet attorney be
One ;hat Zees ail in Ints power toots that
Justice Is on: In the ten years he
parted es prosecutor he was constantly
dismissing men against whom the eel
dance was Incomplete. He never permit
sad the oon.ictlon of anyone against
whom the evidence was out ab.olub. He
ones said: "1 hold different ideas .boat
the duties of • district attorney from
n.oet people. As l undersand It, I awn
piano.. here to are the Do bile. to par lob
50111, to protect the whole community
Now, these prh.oner• ere as much tee
public, as the jury are And 11 1 cannot
nod them guilty In my own mind by
trip through the Wed Indies taken several what right do 1 tate their freedom from
menthe ago. The glittering southern crow them! f am nere to protect all cltls ns
shining in the deep blue of the tropical If these men are guilty I must eonrint
midnight heaven suggested the emblem,
afterward deafened to represent the crone
bandages of white upon the blood red field
of war. encircled by the blue of the frma-
mint
Inspired by love of humanity, Mr.
Creighton returned to her home In Port-
land determined to sacrifice all 10 the ao-
eornplfsbment of her self imposed mission.
She r000eeded beyond her ardent expects -
Mons in arousing • responsive throb
Among the most actively interested were
the state officials, led by Attorney General
Idleman, who enthuslatioally undertook le
draw up a charter.
In her effort• to establish the league on
a national beets Mrs. Creighton was only
partly successful. She secured the indorw
ment of President McKinley, but not the
emotion of the war department. How-
ever, a gsl.51atie campaign has been
g delle wore view of estabilehing •uxil-
un-
ttsA�menIu
of state regenhout the t and
web edaMam the work demands, the e -
A snag or no.
G$. sing of the close where (he pia plant
grows
in luzurlance wild and free.
And pumpkin pies of monoroua else
Hang ripe on the pumpkin tree,
Where the "lemon cream" like a fresh
baked dream
Olowa whit. In the noonday glans
Aid the "custard:' cold, with their
hearts of gold,
Mod fragrance on the alrl
O%, sing of the land when oke mantes
trees stand
With their branches spreading wide
And laden low with nun of dough
Anil "'rend/atilt things ins.de-
Rlch remnsnts of the foods ere love
When In their proper sphere;
Reafst.aks and stew and things ora
knew
L Born beef bath Wt yearl
Ob. Sing of the (len* In • happy coma
When the pie tree's fruit shall fall
with Baas and green In the open fees
At an aspwwee at sill
A1. thus Indeed will the heartless greed
Of the lunchroom keeper tail,
Awe truer tongues will spurn tabes pose
that kers
Ass ere115t that fie- Choose 1onsegagegwete
It they are innce,nt the Metric* attorney
should be the first to say so Rod so do
all Ibat he can to show 1t Facet, not
oonvlcllone, are what I am •tier."
As an actor Hall was as poor es he
was capable as district attorney. Hs
neve did much In an amateur way, Let
wig always talking about play acting. lo
1075 he startled New York by hiring the
Park 'Theatre and coming out 1n a play
of his own, entitled "The Crucible." He
took the part of the beth and played
noon the stogy the lesonr be had drawn
from hte own life A clerk Is suspected
of nesting, but is really innocent. He Ie
trued and oonvbcted mid sent to Sine
Sing. When hall appeared with tb.
sunned 010113.1 and thecroppe•'. btir many
of the andlence wept '11.0 theater was
pecked with editors. lawyrn and poi to
mets. For a few night, the play drew
well, and gave out, end Hill 1 at a fee
thousand d,•Lart, but bad the satiate, Lien
Of thus "vindicating" almealf on the
store
hill was very ft ail of seems and
actresses, and ;sed many of them in
his oapacity as Attorney. He represented
Sir. 1)11y to a copyright snit. He was -the
COMA l Of the Manegert' Aswoiatlon He
was the 1074,1 advfoer of n ohne k. Mee.
l'o.a.er, Bou:t.-ainit. Jarrett !It F•lu,er
Sit Doff, the opera man, ,and others. 11.
wee soared for hate Claxton In bet
Monte snit, but thee wag a hoe of prao
the for which he cared nothltg. He con
i•e .d balminess for Foss Eytinge. *01.
rebel, Mies Ada CIM', Partrey Nltilstae,y
ils•reupori, W. .1 Flnrceoo. and mvlyt
es. He was • friend as wan am onuneel.
If a client wet. nen his tela were
marmona, if Dear. 1,04 nine.
After going to London, Mr. Hall look
an of the New Y. rk Herald's cora.
modems bureau, and night hem held
the plate 1•d•finitely had he not fallen
out with Mr. Bennett. Lae* fall Mr. Hall
and hie wife were received luto the
Renin Cethnito enuotiunion 1a the
Cherub of the Rollin Fathers.
The "Household Hints, Cookery and
facial Beautifier" editor le away on vets
Mon end for the next three droll e'1 wow
Mous sent her will be answered to this eo1
amu. I1 a letter reply is deebrrd, send twc
stamps, one for the envelope contatntne
the reply, the other for our bathroom, as
we are deoorsting a bathroom with nn
used eterups and need all we can get.
liargarrt F. -A greats spot may Ise >•
moved tram the front breadth of a velvet
skirt as follows: After spreading the gar
melt out on your lap grasp a pair of -share
pointed scissors or shears firmly In the rlghl
band. Jab one of the points in the velset
-at the outll,a rtt .t afinoLand nut mound
This done, poke with your finger the sollcd
portion out of the aperture thus formed
and darn over the hole.
Q. le I) -No, Quay, • plebiscite is not
a Dew forme of blare mange. It U not
mien with • spoon. Your informant was
incorrect.
Phyllis K. -No, charlotte gnats 15 DOI
pronounced Charley Rets. When your
friend did this the other night at dinner.
be was either le *facetious mood or didn't
know any better. We would sagged a
aloe little moroeoo English -French die
Munary as a pleasant and ■ppropriate
birthday gift for him -that Is, astuming
he can read. It not, get an illustrate!
on..
Stn•k
. Soem.-Yes, slam eyes se
Mtn their old time popularity in the west
ern suttee, where • a person can never tell
bow long he is going to have both eyes.
reel. Owing to the war, however, glass
e yes are now well up in price. Therefore
we would suggred that for your own saki
Ht might be better for you to oontlnne
wearing the patch until the peace commie
e on hem finished Its work and gone home.
psrticuferly to view of the fact that your
man," as you say, Isn't working.
Annie Evans. -No, we have neva ad
vocsted the use of towels es tidies. Whoa.
thusused, they lend a sort of barber idiot
or parlor ear washroom air to a drawing
room. no matter how well otherwise It
may he appointed.
Florone E. -Moles on the chin or obeek
may he removd'wlth a cold chisel or a
eorkecrsw. A douche of nitric acid bas
also been known to obliterate them es
well as the other features. But to judge
from the photograph which a000mpanlea
your letter, which you say L of yourself,
we would suggest that as • relief -to yuan
friends -It would be best for you to a18x
• piece of court plaster to the front of ynci
head of sufficient else to °over your loathe
face. -Detroit Free Press.
MR& JAMr cartoRTOR.
by planing the society open a firm butt
for the carrying out of the proposed work.
Mrs. Creighton's heart's desire Is to oh -
Meade the presidency as anon ea the society
shall be organized upon a national basis
footing and to (tet down to work in the
field as a private to the ranks, Mange Ila
Ing the ground of operations.
Pommeled of rare magnetic power,
soapied with marked executive ability,
Yes Clot hton is easnnttntl7 fitted for the
-tamfortieth*. MLntt.•-
ef la•esola, She'denghter of wealthy set-
tlers, little .inns tionld early evinced that
love of humanity that has placed ha upon
bee pnwnt pedestal 1n the eyes of the
world, and when the Gould family laser
removed to Portland. Or., she wee wed-
ded as 16 •ed became the nether el ea
sly daughter, rwnently maenad is •
wealthy n, ter ad the stela
TNS LATE A. OAKEY HALL
gateau ...,... of New Tech Was a Was
.f le..y M.eil.-•le Career et
Halmos letterset.
New that be 1s deed. Oaks, Ball,
Mayer of New Tock daring she MIN
Tweed rebid, will soon Its a tuent r7.
The yoamger generation omelet op keel"
Mss tet. !s twenty eve years 11s saw*
will neva b. mentioned. Indeed, be was
kfown lam week eel, is them wits
mate ge bark h. years es Me Hass whoa
be was somebody. kir. Hall knew and
iodised all *Mk awl It was 5115 twirl
edge that pessmed bin ea Isve Now
Tack aid ge M Undo". eta Mall 1.y
01lernb"* Mho.. Bleb .•Illtnd.a,
A aelene's holing for microbes says
chore ale absolute!• none. on the Swiss
mouaeslsl 11 an . Itttude of 11,000 test
A H ,..ly CI,otk.
An Ohio man ha* invented a cloak
with at;•r bmente for awakening a sleep
Pr striking • light or kindling • Ora.
At Mem,.
Childhood was ran pent.
"Whys" 1t asked insistently at °flee M
It perceived anything.
Ati for Fatherhood, tt heard and beat its
Armed, answering not.
Rut Motherhood wen Balm in the con -
Ace see ..e•,.._
- IJ a an ed Motherhood. and
Childhood was content.
This fable teaches that woman rises su-
perior to man in the face of tbe great.A
ttlate-Detroit Jourwile
O*reaamatantlal Beldame,:
Tale el Sorrow.
While sanding .t . street crowing wait -
tag for. cable car to pan young Hnntln•
son Mu • urn no the ground. Young
Hankinson had read of persona who had
laid the foundations of a successful career
by picking up a pin.
He stooped impulsively to pick op that
pin.
There was an ominous sonnet
And with a look of agony on his face
young Hankln.on hurried Into • tailor
ah.p.
He had split and ruined• pair of tight
rauaer&-Chicago Tribune.
Old Joys. -
Life today, with ri1 1t. glory,
1111. Its dote lecke to guy mind,
_ --Tor rho old time hrokght u• glt9esree
Children now don't teem to God.
Ale my boy's a charming pester%
' Alwa;s In • tidy salt?
Bat h. never Henke the kettle
Wises bis mother puts ue fruit.
-elhlesge Ileeord.
Mwehanl--T111sy .! t1� >�-. S1.
Ms morning,
W1M's the erwble,1.131
newts -!!a reds ttmai elle WI lbw
sheaf., haws lass ewaleirceaa
tlbttala aid thole he wen
Tbe Ce..l Clean ewoet
who 1s the hosts"
"Ret•ired commodore"
"And hieliefe?"
"Dkagh(Weeof an admiral."
"And all 'those yonng fellows?"
"Navel lteutenants."
"And the pretty girl?"
"Christened the Meet bct'lcehlp."
"Great Neptune! Lint pot must make
an exception. '1 hat shrieking pn,feswlonal
tenor" -
"Is on the high era." -Cleveland Plain
Ds•1ar.
DISAPPEARED!
Kidney Pains All *fee.
What Did It?
lion's Kidney Pills.
Now Do You Know?
A Kingston Man Says So.
Mr. W. J. Papua, t i 1 Barrie St.lKing-
ton, Ont., writes as follows : " Having
been troubled with kidney disease for
years, and not having received any per.
maraent relief until 1 used Dos.'. Kidney
Pill*, 1 take great pleasure in letting
other% similarly afflicted know at the
wonderful mottles properties poseemed
by Doan'. Pi11.. Before taking them 1
WW1 troubled atby having t0 rise,
but can now sletpl, 4. not keel weary
o
In the mrntatg. 1 that this may
induce other sufReers free Easel or
urinary troubles to give Do5113 )(idaey
Pills • faithful trial, for i hover that iso
mbar remedy
could have acted so war
, Y db
thug MCI czar."
PI11e are the oily
height's Dieeeses
Al
aids
1. Asu