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NOTES AND. COMMINT
vo"fc.VA for then'
riteleed tee the deetes tif the Vieth:At pate
Lenient, fcV.7 azo and! wao
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ti CTINt,21,CS .(4 r.1)1L'OMOn may well 91' is 07.T.Or.l'einCt'B as • COntrastca
Val:Meg' ot then' mow. dipte-
cadre end Mel'e !4?filerlat. sistcrs- WP,0111
CP VaLc.,iat Reitien cs Dr. Mnguiro i3o°,
e:*:4•,•,%11y. thettEriglend is a "Eaten-.
eeet ridden country" he eeitientlY his
not ite mind the women who. ere sestirerd
E ed rtglit of ituffeage, but the mere fev-
ered eif their see, who pull me etetJrgs.
that contel the goveroment,
Much lios been ;said at one time
briOthlr in reference to the hand that
rocas the cradle, and in all civilized
Tt4tiOnS,,. thO inflUt,-11Ca _,:wman ha
beeji properly recognized ley orators
and poets, But it might be protested
Ly the • Englislawtanan of this deeade
that while the England of Edward VII.
15 as much controlled by women as the
England of. Charles IL or the France
td Louis ‘XV. there is still lacking that
peculiarly agreeable distribution of te-
eninine influence essential to the wel-
fare of the nation. The form of petti-
coat government that is confined to an
ofigerchy or oneeor two pampered fav-
orites does not reprceent the feminine
atil6 of woman's sphere of usefulness,
and, while the discomfited suffragists of
England map learn soniething from the
ardeoth- -ways and methods of successful
petticoat rule, they are not prepared to
admit that this manner of running a
government adds to the joy end ad-
vancement of womanhood in geheral.
A more creditable hxpositiqn of the
power of woman's influence ibas been
made reeently in a Pennsylvania town
where a certani politician eet (natio nil-
tnin ilie-postmaetership. So objection-
able was he to .the lecal feminine thought,
that the evonientaeserted their domestid
authority and compelled their hesbands
ond sons to sign the petition of the
;man. of 'Their choice, whereupon the ,clis-,
"comfited pealitician retired from the,
race. In this instance th& union of wo-
tr.en easily" and effeatively accomplish-
ed the object in vfew, though it is not
• to asserted with confidence that in
e every case the victory would be attained
so easily. •
•••••••••••••••••
So it would seem that women can
.•draw both from England and Pennsyl-
vania much, solace for their wounded
pride, and,,may content •themselves for
the moment with the reflection !het wo-
/Tian gpverns whether directly or In-
directly. Eventually evorriert may ac-
quire that 'larger liberty in all parts pi
Europe and America that will assure
to them general responeible 'participa-
tion in the !Weirs of state, but their pre-
senti
conditiort s not so hopeless or
helpless as to bring forth groans of de-
spair.
The weather -man has a Weenier plant.
Prof. Josef Nowack, Austeian scieritist,
has taken to. Englaed twenty-six cases
of St plait uthith is said to have extra-
ordinary Properties in the prediCtion of
atroosplecric and kelereic disturbances.
The total number of epecimens which
the professor has calleeled i� Mexico
' and Cuba 'is 1,400. Hetintends totestab-
lisheari instittle in England for the pre-
diction of wetIllier conditions and the
foreeesting of sfdrrns, earthquakes, vol-
canic eruptions, etc., arid accumulations
of fire damp in mines. He says his sys-
tem is based .on the discovery of the
weather plant, with -has been found
peculiarly sensitive to, magnetic Indite
ences. Wheri changes*bceur in the elec-
tric and magnet'', ferces of the atmos-
phere its twig's and leaves perform pe -
abnormal movements, each
moverneht having a definite significance.
iLS aid earthquakes and other influ-
ences can be predicted twenty-six days
in advance. One thousand of the
Wants have been placed in the botanical
gerdens of Nev York. There are to he
bureaus in San 'Francisco, Bombay, and
Tokio, and one aiready. exists- In Vienna.
Noweek 'ti'ays that he can .iesue
tinily forecasts, showing from two to
„seven 'days in advafice the lisle of, rainy,
fuggy, and fine weather. One station,
he says, will suffice for an area of
030 equare miles, covering the whole of
Iterope, North America, and ,the north
Atlantic ocean.
, BIBLE MEASUREMENTS.
teen etentioned Siteiglate and. Distances
in Modern Figures.
A ditty's journey wets about twenty-
three and one-ilith miles. ,
-46 ITA Sabbath day's journey was about
"LatEnnlieli mile.
I A °Oita war; nearly levenlyttwo
A liatid'a lireadth is equal to 3%
,
.eadlialgertt breadth Le egnel to one
Inch.
A ehekel of Silver Wafl aletut 50 cents.
A ritekel Of gold was feg.
A laleet of SilvOr W,19 13528.30.
A, farthing .wal 3 eente.
A mite was leet; thee a quarter ofa.
ten%
A'nerelt wee a eent.
An eta!) oe Lath contains eteven eat-
lene erel film pirate
A len wae one potion end two pinte.
A ti kin tette f,PCril piffle.
Au oaice wae Lee tints.
FAST AND LO
R- -
Dalliance With Sin Imperils the Whole
Future Life
Itehotel, thou art made whole; tenni
more, test a WOZO thing. befall thee." ---
John v.,
Wickedness neve heels itseif, but
goes on: from nad to werse---"till the
last' state is wenn than the ilea."
None of us intends to go on continu-
ally in his beeettirag ,sin, nor to indulge
In ;taco to the bitter end. Blindnese: and
weakness say usually, "Ouce, more, hist'
this once more," or "For the last time—
the last time."
Captain A., remerked, when -told thrtel
an ofd friend of Wheill he had inquired
was still drinking heavily, "Ah, never to
quit, never la quit," and spoke wisely;
but, no doubt, if his old friend had over-
heard it he would have disputed the sad
comment stoutly.
Mo4 of us wonld be shocked if told
,eve would never quit Our evil course. If
one should Say to us to -day, 'Twenty -
live years' from now you will be doing
the sante' thing or worse," or "You'll
end a drug slave in the asylum," Ar
"You1t die drunk,' .or "You'll continue
a libertine and be 'devoured by loath-.
sonic disease," or "You're going right on
ein this crookedness till you end in crinie,
exposure and the river," we would be
shocked and refuse to believe it.
• SIN GATHERS COMPANY,
yet„ it is true that there is always
deadly danger of nermanent 'entangle-
ment in sin after it is .begun. 'As the
taste which brought, on dyspepsia con-
tinues to cry for moresauces and
sweets, so the passions .and loves that.
led to the first deadly sin cease not, to
urge its repetition. Not only So, but,
evil . being gregarious, a sin e Soon
gathers .a. company "more evil than
itself, and they enter in and dwell
there." Escape from this state is not, in
the -pools and potions of the world, bin,
itt the healing of the Great Physician,
whose restoration enables us to assert
and Ilene ourselves, and whose safe-
eoard for the future is "sin no more."
Grave mistakes deliberately _repeated
ere ineecueable. "The first time 1eves
When in by that fellow it was has fault,
lout if be Steeds inc aeain it will be my
fault." So we might say of the devil
after he has tripped us once, and es "a
burned child dreads the tired' every soul
that has once "escaped the clutch. of 'sin
should wisely dread and eleun it.
A •governmerat inspector told me that
tie ouce thrust his revolver itt tlie face
of a manewho had grossly insulted him.
Realizing how near Ite had come to
killing his fellow nean, he put hie pistol
away and determitird never' to carry it
again. Should a man, do less with a
dangerous associate or habit when he
realizes what it may lead him to do?
I know a young man who would never
return„to the race track after attending
once with his father te see their own
horses run because the wild excitement
tie felt that day warned him that he
could not afford to take the risk of be -
coining
A. RACE GAMBLER FOR LIFE.
Such men are helPing themselves, and
evil, flees from them. Playipg fast and
loose with, the better way spells failure
for many who start in it whose plans
were noble and whose hopes were high.
The dead inventor's loft full of half-
ftniehed models Old the pitiful story of
his inefficiency and explained hie,failure.
"Go thy way, from henceforth sin no
more, lest a worse thing befall thee."
This is :wisdom from on high..
Let us strive sincerely with,. Him fer
the beet things. die helps vs tit our feet
anil calls, us to toke up our burden of
responsibility and, carry it through the
world. Serving mankind and telloWing
witb. Him who "heals and champions it,
let us go bravely on our way with high
hearts arida steadfast fruStit so living out
the rugged hours thatd at evening melt
heed day will stand its a ,smiling pro-
phecy of the ultimate triumph we shall
achieve at the end of the life intrusted
to us.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
DEC. 2.
•
Lesson IX. Jesus Before Pilate. Golden
Text: Luke 23. 4.
THE LESSON WOAD STUDIES.
Note.—The text of the Revised Version
is used as a basis for these Word
.Studies.
Pilate's Title and Office.—The fact that
Our gosparnarratives- uniformly Sneak
of PontiusdPilate aes governor Makes it
proper for Os to inquire what was the.
real position which he occupied under'
the Roman government, and what his
power and authority. In' the times of
the Roman Republic the highest two
magistrates of the capital cityitself were
called consuls. These consuls were
elected for orre year only, but while it
office they exercised a power and. an
authority almost, eequal to that .9f the
kings whom they had supplanted.
Under* the later empire, however, the
office of consul, while still maixitained,
became of much less importance, deviled -
ling to the mere presidency ' of the.
senate, of public garrieseetc. At the time
of Christ the latger provinceeeeetif the
Roman Empire were governed by offi-
cers called pro'consuls, ' who exercised
the authority of consuls io their respec-
tive previnces. They were also called
proprietors; or ogoi/ernors, Subordinate
to these proceinsula, pi .provencial
governorsnagaine were the'proeurators,
who lead charge -of theimperial revenue,
and, administered justice in cases .relat-
ing thereto. let the •smaller. provinces,
which were,, so to speak. appendages of
the greater' proconsular provinces,the
proeurators also sometimes dischnrged,
the functions of the governor or the pro-
consul of the province. Judea vas orie
of the enlace proyinces whieh together
constituted 'the preconsular province of
Syria. Pontius Pilate held the Position
of procurator' of Judea, and was eubject
to the goveenpreor proconsul of the
larger provinee of Syria. Perhape the
reason for the fact that he is, uniformly
called governor in our English Bible, is
that the Greek eivord so translated, like
We. Engliele equivalent, Is used in
broader sense, to designate any person
having executive authority in a state or
province. The Jesvish historian, Jose-
phies, however, is careful to speak of
Pilate only by his proper title, procura-
tor, and in the German and °thee trans-
lations of the Bible tlie title applied to
Pilate also ia one which more carefully
distinguishee his office from that of his
superior, tlx governor of Syria. two
tither Roman procurators spoken of In
the New Testament, under the titleeof
governor are Felix (Acts '23. 24) and Fe-
tus (Acts 24. 27). Judean procurators as
a Triattert of fact exercised atinuch Welter
authority than (Meet's of the sante rank
in other Roman provinces; in indicted
matters their word was supreme, except
in , cases involyingt ipersons whet were
Roman citike whereteppeal was wee
Piele't(! te9 ttfrPrr 1,1,01ce the
remark ggrippa toe Feettri emitter/I-
nlet Paul, "This titan 'might have been
set dt libertyif be had not appealed
mato Ctesar'' (Acts 20. 32). Subordinate
to .the Boman preecurator Pilate, the
Sanhedrin was permitted to exerciee the
funetione of sup.refue court of lite nee
tion, especially in all civil and religious
affaire, In criminal cases, howeveri
fewer prerogatives were allowed in the
Stinhettrin, and the right to pass tho
sputence of death' or to execute the same
'was absolutely forbidden it. This feet
made it tieceteaty for dlie Stave to bring
teette formai charge agairrit Jesus before
the Ionian procurator in order to obtain
imuniorunamomml...suirimor
from him the sentence of death which
they desired.
Verse 13. Pilate .called together the
chief priests and the rulers and the
people -- Pilate's Official residence was
the palace of Herod at Clesarea and only
at the time of the greet Jewish feasts
does he seem to have resided th Jerusa-
lem, occupying during his stay in each
case apartments in the palace of Herod
in, that city. . .
14. And said unto them—His address
to the people and the members of the.
Sanhedrin was a formal one delivered
from his customary setae of judgment.
The public examination of the prisoner
which Pilate had jviet held bacleconetinced
the procurator of the innocetitce of •hire
whom- the Jews had so *vehemently ac -
bused. This fact he does not hesitate to
state as he faces the convexly of Jeeus's
accusers 'with the words, "Behold .1,
having examtned him before you, found.
no fault in this man touching the things
whereof ye accuse Mn?'
15. Nor yet Herod—Herod Antipas,
called in the New TeStatnent also Herod
the tetrarch, the same vvho had put
John the Baptist to death. He was the
son cif Herod the Great. •• The examina-
tion of Jeeus by Herod refereed to int
this verse woe presumably only an in-
formal one and one whieli constituted
no _part of the regular trialt It is re-
ferred to again in Acts 4. 27. A careful
reading of Luke's- entire gospel indicates
that he apparently possessed special in-
formation concerning the dynasty of
Herod, and the facts which he records
concerning that dynasty are apparently
most accurate. ,
ete.6. I will therefore chtistise Itini—A
most cruel and gratuitous punishment
'
which he• proposes to ,infltet, by. way Of
eenoiliating the •men who were accusing
.the prisoner. This offer of Pilate throws
much light ppon the disgraceful illegal-
ity and horrible brutality which Ilainari
officers were Often guitty of,
We note that the American :Sthntard
Version of the Bible Molts verse, 17 of
this chapter. The foot that. It is printed
in .parentheses in the, Authotized or
iIng James Version indicates that it is
clause.thrown in by' way of expltina-
tion. The sartie explanatory fact which
is stated in this 'verse is found, how-
ever, in two Other passages: "New at
that feast the governor was wont to re-
lease unto the -mulditude one prisooer,
whom they would" (Matt. 27, 15). COM*
are also Mark 15. 6), t * •
18. Barabbas—All that we knew con-
cerning this ,fellow.prisoner of .1eSilS ia
fold itt the next, verse, from which it Is
plain that he was a political agitator,
and one actually guilty of the crime
charged unjustly against Jesus.
20. I)esiring to release Jesus The
Manifesthypocrisy and vindictiveness
or the Seevs ,strengthened Pilettete con-
viction of the.prisoner's innocence.
21. Crucify., crucify him—Crucifixion
was the customary iloneatteinethod of
punishment inflicted on persobe of de-
pendent nations not possessing Roman,
citizenship. t
22. Why, what eull hath this man
done—The judge eottdeecende tot argue
the case with the plaintiff, a grave re-
flection' on the nianlines,s and indepen-
dence_ of the former. One tiling to be
noted'itt thia connection, however, is
the fact "theft te did actually ial�
successive steps which Tie toped evelild
Secure the coment of „the jews to the
prisoner's acquittal: (1) Ile publicly de -
dared his innocence. (2) He supple-
mental his own verdict by the public
announcement of that of Herod which
coincided with his own. (3) He sought to
release Jesus in compliance with an es-
tablished tustorn. (4) Ile proposed to tlie
Jews to make seourging a. subetitute for
the extreme peatilly of death, (5) As a
last resort he appealed to the compasais*
of the accusers.
23. Mit they were urgent with loud
wanes,: risking that he might beneruelfied
.It ia at thiS point in the nerrative that
C10:0, wPraS, "F'a tThen
Lee eetv thet hOpeel-eat:3 nettente. het
etdeee -:4 u lsi w03 eeeeine., tenit
telitee„ etif teestiede his hanis neeere tlie
!atetratele, Geeing,1 QM iCujtof the
ititeetie tine eighteozie malt; Lie°
, it, Ad all the peopie unswered emee
IIie ieioed be on us, and on our
t!ill1L'‘.Iit' (Matte 27. 24, 24.
0;avio sentence that what they
aeleid
1erf...",-311101 R}O is clearly
evident teem the ,eatiee rraUve that
Pilate is &Me/tined not to saeriNCO the.
favor of the people merely for the cane
of rescuing from their hands a pereon in
whom he laid no epeeial interest.
.25; But Jesus he delivered, up to their
will --Matthew records the fact that the
scourging whieh Pilate had at first sug-
gested as a eubstitute for the death -pen-
alty was inflicted before ;Jesus wes de-
livered to. the Jews to be .crucified. •
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Fashion. -1
„
+ Hints.
tli*eierdtetteirinietrigHeirlekelieinkikkie
FILMY LACES,
Verily, this is a lace season! „
YOU may combine three or four differ.
ent kinds upon the same gown, and
rest content, foreyou are in the fashion,
if you possess a bit of Chantilly or
Spanish lace, whieb has been stored
away for generations, get it Out arid re-
joice, stor now is the time to wear et.
If you leave no euch heirlooms, the
modern maker can. supply the want, for
never in the bistory of lace/nuking have
Mere beautiful "antigete patterns!' been
put on the market.
Black is extremely popular, and one
of the absolutely new offerings of the
season, is a black Irish crochet lace.
A blouse made of black lace "alloirer"
and linettnevith chiffon is particularly
charming when this filet effect is pre-
senS,
Panel effects are worn more and
more. A weinknown pactrees appeared,
not Jong, sincein a very striking white
gown, and froin the shoulders was su-
spended, stole -fashion, ,panele of black
lace. The innovation rnet with, the ap-
proval of the feminine half of the au-
dience, at any rate. .
Black over white is a French tench
that is teking on this 8ide of the water.
A handsome black gown trimmed with
black lace, which has the black cut
away from under its most striking pat-
terns, •letting a white lining show
through, gives something the appearance
of medallions soon, but ie mueb. newer.
What is known, as the filet or square
effect is distinctly an item of this year's
mode. It /nay be introduced into pan-
els, galloons, medallions, ornaments,
even-- into blouse patterns and robes,
and is° always pretty.
The lace allover, bythe way, grow
more and more poptilar. They come ite
black, white., cream and ecru, and in
the most exquisite designs. The hand-
somest are really embroidery upon a net
foundation, and this' combination of ern-
broidery upon lace is one of the fea-
tures of the 1906 season. •
Real laces,' always dear to the fem-
inine heart, are 'shown in the greatest
profusion this season,
FANCY SILKS.
Messaline is a great favorite, parti-
culdrly for weddings. For the beide
there is 'the duchess ,Messaline (softer
than the duchess satin), in ivory white
and eream. For the bridesmaids'satin
Me..isaline, in all the delicate shades,
though pale blue and pink are used more
than' the other tints.
Crepe de eliin.e is alSo making great
headway. It is graceful, becoming and
durable, all noteworthy advantages.
Pompadour erepe de chines are.exqui-
site. They are used for- waists and
gowns, but more especially for that po-
pular evening surds, which are becom-
ing more and more a necessity in every
WevInamaripla‘rd
aVuarariOub,
silks,
aswas p• roptiiesied
early 'in the fall, are heing used fts lin-
Inge. e They make charming slips for
gowns of .chiffon or mousseline, in plain
.e°1Irgs.glaring plaids continue e
Do be wen:).
&spite all forebodings, and a glimpse
of plaid is apparent in most costumes.
Stip, ,it can hardty be expected that a
fashion eo conspicuous, will,last for long,
Hovvever, you may have a petticoat of
tho most marvelous plaid„ or the most
startling stripe, and feelthat you are
distinctly "in it." .
This suggestion of a„ figured stripe tat
plaid, in slips or petticoats is one very
neticeable feature in the outfit of the
uP*IeTd:tforett-m
tebriede.
Vve-nots in delicate tints
and wavedstile ribbon foliage form a
lovely decoration on a narrow white
silk braid, with a wavy 'edge.
Erequisite appliques in white net have
two-4ized scallops embeoldered in floral
designs in natural, ti olors, combined
with heavily padded gold dashes. .
Less gaudy white net -shaped trim
mings have white embroidered °flowers
\VItb occasional gold and Silver bugles,
pailiettes, or white ,flowers outlined' in
black and grey silk with silver bugle
cenAtruegniq
ue buckle, suitable for a dressy
afternoon gown, was a large oval of
graceful gold filigree border surround.
Ing and half concealing an Oh/at steno
like a huge opal.
Dublin's Main drainage richerne, which
cost M0,000, was opened on 'the 2411u
The detailed annual report of the
Registrar -General for Ireland ehows that,
during the year 105 the Marriages reg,
istered numbered 23,078, the births 102
elee2, and -the deaths 15,074. It tippet)
from that the natural inorease of pop
lation, or excess of births over death
was 27,701. Tho loss by ernigratio
amounted to 30,676. A decrease! Of 2,-
fil0 in the population would tints appear
lir 101'4 taken place during the yea', but
against this decrease There is a tet off
irt immigration, of 1,vhieli no official re,
cord has been obtained. The (throttled
eeptiletion in the leithile et thee year
eseue 4,301,h65.
BATTLE WM A BRIGAND INDIANS ARE INCREASING
VIGUT IN LONU,LY IWT ON SUMMIT
OF 310,NT .ZEDA.
Notorious Origami After a Reign of
Terror Falls Into Rands
of Law. -
The notorious brigand, GleisePPo
Crealin, who ha's long been ille.terror
of' the valley between the Lepontine
Alps and Lake afeggliere, Switzerland,
has been captured In his hut in the
meow on the summit of Mont Zeda, after
aollonogidirs.
and desperate fight with a party
A year ago Crealin‘ built a hut on
Mont Zecla, 6,620 feet high. He plunt
dered and terrorized the valley, and then
retreated through the forests and snowy
heights en his Mountain- fastness, The
local authorities made many attempts
to catch him, but the elusive Crealin
only laughed at theme and when they
thought they were close on his tracks
in the woods, he was makingelove to a
farmeee daughter, while he catefully
nbooltdedgtohoeds,position of her father's house -
TWELVE TO ONE.
At last the local police appealed to
the Italian authorities, and a dozen
epecial men wette sent to capture Crea-
te% They were dressed AS guides, hitt
eaelnman carried a rifle and a revolver.
They divided up Into pairs and pro-
ceeded Cautiously through the forest.
There they caught sight of the nimble
Crealin, but lie wasloo quick for them
and effectively stopped them by setting
fire to the belt of dry wood that barred
their progress for some time, . while it
gave Writ an opportunity to disappear
.in the smoke.
A large tract of the forest was burn.
ed, but the soldiers continued the aseent
by different routes to the summit. Six
hundred yards from the top Crealin
challenged them by firing a shot over
their heads.
Ile had loopholed his hut and was
evidently prepared "fo withstand (1, siege.
The soldiers took cover and opened fire.
on the hut. ,Crealin replied with great
spirit and the soldiers closed in round
him very cautiously, for he was sending
shots in all directions.:
AT LAST. •
The attack began in the late afternoon.,
and at sunset the reports of the shots
were still echoing along the mountain..
The attacking party was thinking of mak-
Mg a retreat for they recognized that
if tbey could nothcapture the hut they
would have to spend the night on the
meuntain lop, and _probably be frozen
Ic death. Their hands, too, were almost
numb, and their .firing was erratic.
-After Crealin, had poured out a very
briskefusilade the firing .etopped. The
soldiers suspected a ruse and waited.
Then they, nuide a, rush for the door
and battered it in, to find Crealin un-
conscious on the floor...
A bullet had struek himabove the
temple and knocked him out, Nvithout
injuring him seriously. A large sum
et money and jewelleryand, a, great
stock of provielons were found on the
premise's, as Well as a number of love
letters from his various sweethearts in
th‘enh
evhalley.
Ve. recovered consciousness
Crealin 'said, "Well, Messieurte I think
I have given you a good lond chase all
these months, and a stiff fight at the
enCcireoafi,Ve't;ho is a lat
linh:handsome-man
'about forty, will- probably be taken to
Milan for trial.
At a sging of the 'Royal Cpmmission
on Congestion in Ireland it vas stated
that continual emigration was leading to,
the detereoration of the Irish race in
many distriets.
The following doubtful eompliment is
a fragment- from a love -letter: "HeVir I
Wish,'my darling Adelaide, myge-
• . ,
Merits would permit me to leave town
and emete end see yeti' It wotild be
like visiting eome old ruin, hallowed by
inn° axed fraught With a thousand recol-
lections." °
Constable John Finley, who for -the
past fifteen years, has been the consta-
bulary °frigid on duty at theefroittnof
the Belfast, terminus oft the Belfast 'and
County Down Railway, is hebout to re-
tire from the ieivice on pension, after
over 25 years' creditable connection
with the fierce.
•
A shocking accident, which terminated
fatally, occureed at Cureagh, near Col.
erainen the victim being Miss McKee,
aged about 40 years. It appears the de-
ccaaed was assisting a servant Men ;n
ineyeking a mare, and the animal, push
Ing against the shafts of the carteerushe
ed the deceased against the' wall, break-
ing • five of her ribsoend injuring the
heart. • .
AMORDI 6 TO STATISTICS OF THU'
INITED STATIN'S.
Finures Show Race is Not Vanisliinu-
Inerease of 14t000 ittlt-izt
Decade.
11 scems that after all the tiniieet,
States line neithere pillaged nor destroy-.
el it noble race of men. The Peting
Indian Commissioner has published lige
tires which ellow that there are MOM
Indians in the United states to -day then
there were when Columbus landed, says
the Louisville Courier -journal.
That the redrnen who have survived,'
as the loaves ttnd fishes survived,
three or four centuries of war with it
eivilized race are better off in this
worliM goods-. than wore theft,' ances-
tors goes without saying. The Indians,'
as numerous as they are, own ample,
real estate to provide for their needs. ,•
The Osages are the richest nation f,
the earth, and the Klowas; Comanches(
Sioux and the hundrea other tribes en
and off reservatiors in the west are
well provided for and manage to get
along without work, while their con-
querors have to get up with the chick.
ens and hustlefor a living in the land
they have wrenched from the reelmen.
.VIGOROUS nAa.
Sentimentalists always picture the
Indians as it vanishing race. But cold
statistics show e that there are 284,000,
Indians row living, and that there has
been an increase of 14.000 in' the last
decade. It is estimated,that there 'were
but 30,000 in .what is now the Untied
States wherethis country was discovered.
Indlens whose forefathers, albeit theth
enjoyed larger game preserves slept
tip -
on the ground, and often went hungry,
are now living in god . houses, riding
in automobiles, buying pianos, sewing
ruechines and phonographs and sending -
their sons and daughters to college.
DON'T WORRY.
Ali of this prospeeity they enjoy witb-
ouhtoil and without worry.
Ailhough the. white man has appro.
pri ted nearly the entire continent, and
although' he has plugged, away at the
Indian with every weapenthat has
been' in popular use from tlie time f
th& blunderbuss to laud of the Mauser
rifle and the rapid-fire gun, the Indian
has worried along without suffering - a
decrease in his numerical strength to
find himself a Itiodlorel and a capital -
let after a commercial rate has striven
for .several eenturies to get the best of .
„heir]. •
The statistics compel admiration for
the Indian as a. fighting man if ,not as
a financier, and if•he' still cherishes the
lercily contempt for the paleface , the
results, of the 1 longest wan. el -history
seem to warrant it. It, is consoling,
hetvever, to know that the white man
has converted a wilderness into the
greatest countrY of. the world \Anion'
robbing or destroying the original AEA.
ant.
FIGHTING THE IIEHER0$.
German Officers in Africa Picked Oft by
the Native Marksmen.
Some oddities ef eampaigning against"
the Hereros in German Southwest Africa
aye detailed by Col. Bayer of the generel
staff 'in some sketches which he bas
been publishing from his personal ex-
periences in the field/ One point ehet
particularly impressed him was the
readiness With which the liereros„ and
Hottentots singled mit the officer.s. at
long range. .
-wouldn't have been strange," said
be, "if we had worn, brilliant uniform,
sashes or other insiinnitt Of rank. But
we didn't. In the presence of the enernyi
wo used exactly the Sante &diorite and
equipment as our troops—suits of khaki
and eork helmets, with blue border. Wo'
carried no swords:
"Every officer carried. 4 edge and a
cartridge •belt with 120 'fouttels of -am-
munition in it, '''exactly like the. men.
Many elite, wore bayenets,Hands,
faces, hair, urifforrns, vt4aponse, every-
thing came to be of the earne earthly
celor. We ofteneeouldn't rechgnizi-onei
another and all sort S of. funnyblunt,
ders took place. •
"In spite of this outward similarity
the natives seemed never at loss to pick
out the officers, Their extraordinary
power -of *vision enabled them to detect
the slightest sign—a gesture of the hand
to control the advence e of the firing
line, the usp of a field glass, the re-
ception of a report was enough to indi-
cete rank. '
"In one ',case I remember, an officer
fiddressed by his superior turned to him
and instinctively raised hid hand to his
helmet in salute. Ineteintiy the fire ef
the natives was concentrated on them
and the superior -was killed."
DIDN'T HEILI EVE IN SIGNt3..
"now many times have I told you, Lena, that, you should ahvro stand=
nt tbP! left, of your guest in serving?"
'roe MUM. l'in not ao ouperstiti mar
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