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Show .r' V. t rv thb Military INEWTOBKEEROIKE A tm EIGHTEEN YEAR t)L GIRL TLES WITH FLAMES. Um ; UmU Mum Bh TM hM SwartKaWy T nma OmwlM ClMHUi, i j oa i U y (New York Letter.) Mlaa Minnie Swarts, is who Uvea with Hi paretts year at 641 i. wk la kiM wan Jn time of warfare spies art. of foeree. plentiful. The main part of his business is, under a personal dis- BAT- HawW by la m Fir An g ran m il . .. - ' SENATOR bpy, old, Eut Ninth street,'! the htrolne of New York flremek .At a recent fire at 308 land 316 West Fifty-nint- h street she avedtwo Bremen tram flipping Into a ' cellar where they might lavs lost their litres, and she rerived a number who Vers overcome with smoke, with hot c mJlk which she secured from a nearby , drug store. She went Into the burning building and helped the firemen In very way that she could. She placed a handkerchief over the mouth of one of the firemen who was being overcome with amoke and helped him from the building. She continued to help those who were overcome with moke until she, too, was overcome and had to be led away Since then , Fire Chief Croker and all of his men 'have been praising her noble work. Fire Commissioner Scannell heard the praises of the firemen and sent for the young lady. When she reached the commissioners office Fire Chief Croker happened to be present He Immediately recognized her and holding out his bands said, "Why, here Is our heroine! We are glad to see you." Commissioner Scannell then said to her: "It Is very unusual tor us to send for anyone to thank them tor a public service. We are deeply sensible of the disinterested work you did at the fire. Every man In the department Is praising your heroic conduct. We all feel that we are deeply Indebted to you for your kindness and sacrifice. As for the men you assisted and whose lives you were Instrumental in saving, nothing we can say or do can rasrard you for what you have done for them. Commissioner Scannell then opened a drawer in his desk and took out a purse that appeared to le stuffed with bank notes. He handed it to Mias Swarts, saying: "Me hope you will accept this small token of our regard, and we wish that !l a good deal larger." Tears ram to the eyes of Miss Swarts, Several times she tried to apeak, but failed. 8H placed her handkerchief to her eyes. and then aid, with considerable emotion: No, no; I cannot take the money, 1 simply did what 4 thought was ay duty to da I want clerical work, but 1 cannot take money for that Miss Swarts, noticing a look of dis- -- n overseer of Harvard, 1 president ed its alumni, president of several an- 0. If. HOAR. tiquarian, historical and geographical societies, and academies, William IS and Mary, Amherst, Yale and Harvard 11 conferred degrees upon him. he is a much talked of man JUST NOW. guise, which disguises could often put those of 4he smartest detectives quite In the shade, to extract lnformatioa from unsuspecting scouts and outposts. Some outposts have been known go accept bribes, money or presents, from military spies without knowing who the latter really were. In which case they were not greatly to blame, although their doing so, whether Innocently or otherwise, put them on the footing of traitors, and consequently merited a traitors death. The old Prussian monarchy once ran the risk of being crushed like an eggshell but for the spy Mentael, whose daring deed not only saved Prussia, but also the life of the king. Austria and 8axony, with three other countries, planned to overthrow Prussia. Their combined forces could easily have numbered 1,000,000, to about 300,000 of the Prussian kings. But a friendly spy warned the king, who Immediately set about preparing for the advance of the powerful foe. He sent emissaries into every large city in Europe, particularly the capitals of France, Austria and Russia. Mentael, than whom no greater spy lived, went te the foreign office of the latter powers, and actually succeeded in bribing the respective official at each who had charge of the papers In connection with the proposed project to raid Prussia, and copied the whole plan of campaign. Mentsela mission being discovered, the officials fled for tbeir lives; on was caught and shot Mentael escaped death, but being caught by one of the powers, be was thrown Into a dungeon, where ha lingered for twenty-fiv- e years. During all that time the Prussian monarch took no steps to try to liberate tbe man, although Mentael undoubtedly saved his majesty and his country from total annihilation. owe Thirty Tam la Carpal sai Is Mato For HI Ability. OutlMM 111 Wit Cnw at VFsoblaf Has JOHN No name is mors frequently seen t the newspapers these days than that of Senator George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts. He has for years been 6 leader of the Republican party, and though a man of fearless expression, has generally been in accord with hS party, but from the beginning he hs opposed tbe Philippine policy, on th ground that it la unjust and contrary to the principles of the American con . stitutlon as he interprets It Senator Hoar ia on of the oldest members of the senate. He has spent tha last 30 years of hls Ilfs In congress and has always exerted a commanding Influence. He la regarded aa the able lawyer and the most profound scholar In the upper house. Senator Hoar 1 ?3 years-o- f age. He waa born at historic Concord, Mass., and graduated from Harvard College at the age of 20. After being admitted to tbe bar be be gan the practice of law at Worcester, and soon ranked as a leader la hls profession, Naturally he took an Interest In politics and the Republicans mad him city solicitor. Next they sent him to ths legislature. In 1868 he elected, to congress and served four terms, during which he made a reputawhich gave him tion for statesmans! a place on the Hayes electoral commission, In 1877 he succeeded George 8. Boutwell In tbe senate, and haa sine been a fixture there. Hs Is chalrmas of the judiciary committee. Senator Hoar's personality is Interesting. He Is one of the most kind and generous of men. Hia lack of familiarity with even old acquaintances, often attributed to coldness and austerity, Js owing to a natural shyness which has clung to him through Ufa The extent of hia willingness to AMID BONES OP CAPUCHINS. oblige friends is unlimited. He has abOae of the Caaraal llrklt ( tbs City solutely no reserve due to pride, vanity or even aristocracy of family. He BUls XnUIiz oa would talk ton street laborer in over- Tbs labors'"!)! the Capuchin monks In tbs Catholic church are well known. Tbe order was one of the strongest of the auxiliary branches of the church, though Its field lay In a different direction from that of the Jesuits. ThS latter were the aggressive arm In battling the world; the former- - was given to the quiet of monastic life far from the turmoil of men,. Tbs Capuchins were very largely recruited from the families of ths rich and and found In retirement the opportunity they craved for, giving themselves entirely over to saving their souls. The Capuchin church In Rome has been served by this order for centuries. In Its chambers are tbe bones of 6,000 monks fastened to ths walls and celling to make effective and striking groups of death. Skulls are employed in tbe chamber almost entirely, while the cross-bonand other imperishable parts of the anatomy make up tbe receiving rooms given over to this extraordinary Collection. Tbe entrance to this basement Is on a level with ths ground and at.no place . are ths chambers .more than two feet below tbs surface of the earth. Ths spectacle of skulls by tha thousands suddenly confronting tbe visiter does not produce that gruesome feeling that one would Imagine, and no one shortens an Inspection of the anatomical array because ht Is la The a consecrated charnel house. surroundings of this old church and re-- , posltory for tbe bones of Its goodly friars are squalid and unattractive. Tbs entrance to ths chamber of ths dead is through the yard of a livery stable, dirty to the last degree, but that does not deter visitors from witnessing this unique collection. BARRETT- - John Hprrett, former United States minister to Slam, who charges Senator Hoar with being responsible for the 1 iliplno rebellion, is a young man with remarkable qualities. He la a native of Grafton, Vt, and a graduate of Dartmouth College, where he was distinguished ss a young man for hit essays on politics and economic. He traveled extensively through Europe and Asia and lu 1894 waa appointed minister to Slam. He waa then only 27 years old, but hls wisdom was more than hia years He studied the subject of American trade with the Orient and found JOHN BARRETT. it full of vast possiblitles. He haa written many articles on this matter hia return in 1898 has been an enthusiastic advocate of expansion. At a meeting in Chicago recently, Mr, Barrett said that an speech made lari winter by Senator Hoar was cabled to Hong Kong, whence copies of It were sent to ths Filipinos and the insurrection was ths 'and since in. well-to-d- JUSTICE FOR RED MAN result CHfLDREN WHO WORK. er 1 -- MR. BepreseaM the Delaware Trik ByaSlastas aa Carparattoae Waal Dapriva laSlaas at Stamaa That They Aia EaUUa To. Wke BarUeae wage-earner- "'ented , Photography la the Trorle. "In photographing natives, write an Englishman who has had much ex perience with, the camera In India, "It must be remembered that a dark face requires a longer exposure than a white one; but beware of exhibiting a portrait of himself to a nitre. He will seldom criticise the likeness or artistic merit of the picture. Nine times out of ten he will remark, But sir, the face Is verjr black. To bring out the features distinctly proper ex and treatment must be given. ' poaure The dampness existing In moef Ooplcal countries Is the chief enemy of the photographer. Whole batches of plates will go, and nothing can saw them. The only insurance against this trou ble Is to have ones plates sealed in alr-tlg-ht tin boxes, not to be opened until the plates are desired for use." ng was-carrie- Wkm Bwkli UuimS Iitlbk The book which begot Riglish pros still remains Its supreme type. The English Bible is the true school of English literature! It possesses every quality of our language in Its supreme form except for scientific precision, practical affairs and philosophic analysis. If you care to know the best that our literature can give in simple, noble prose, mark, learn and inwardly digest tbs Holy 8crtpture In the Eng-Hatongue. Ruikln as a precocious hoy of fire began reading with his Pl.yt.f Motbar. Little Johnnie Mamma, lets play 1 mother the Bible through from begin"am your mother and you are my little ning to end and over and over again, boy. Mamma Very well, dear, bow and got from It his marvelous iaetiaet shall ws play ltf Little iohnnislll and faculty for noble, vital, always tell you; you start to do something fascinating expression. From Frederic Harrison's "Literary Estimates." Ml Ill tel you not to. 1 s; wage-earner- (Washington Letter.) Richard C. Adams, a Delaware Indian, who represents hls nation at Washington, ts a lawyer of superior Intellect and acquirements. He la devoting not only his life, hut hls fortune also, to tbe work of having justice done to the red man. He has written some good poetry and haa also compiled a little history of the Delaware tribe, which he has ou his tongues end. Tbe Delaware Indians were once one of the most powerful tribes on the North American continent. When first met by tbe white man they claimed and controlled all of the territory between the Hudson river and the Potomac. Under tbe spreading elm tree at Sbackamaxon. 217 years ago, they sold to the founder of tbs tats of Pennsylvania, William Penn, the vast area within Its borders for a nominal sum, and largely aa an act of friendship and brotherly love which they entertained for the whit people at that time and have ever alnca But the Delawares have been forced much against their will and thefr Interest to cross the continent, unwilling but always yielding graciously, baring utmost confidence in tbe promises that "this move will be the list, until now but a handful of them are lert, .where they have purchased homes In ths Cherokee nation, Indian Territory, And here, where they were assured by both the Cberokeea and the United States government that their right and Interests would be protected, they find that their very homes are now being covered with applications tor mineral leases by both Cherokee clttxena and citizens of the United Statea wealthy corporations who claim the protection of the United States government and deny the rights of the "Delaware Indiana They have no money left in the band of the government! and, If deprived of their rights in the Cherokee nation, they are paupers. It they-wi- n In their contention, they are rich. Tbe Cherokees are rich; they have a large fund In the hands' of the government The Delawares, Mr. Adams claims, have an Interest In this fund, but have no meens of obtaining any jwriiotf oOt td tfefentjttne&L firm Through the efforts of Mr, .Adams and full-blood- la Ufe, VERSATILE DELCASSE. o, Speak las tor History, Generations of schoolboys learn the dramatic speeches ascribed to famous commanders just before famous battles, but unfortunately many of these fine,, , addreBg were never heard of till after the event. We read, tor Instance, In ancient history ' of generals addressing whole armies, when a few companies of soldiers at most could have heard them.' To ehow the difference between genuine speeches and manufactured ones, a contemporary reports an authentic address of the captain of a British ship ss the fleet was approaching the enemy, He wished to encourage his gallant tars, and hoped perhaps that a few heroic words might forever be associated with his memofy. "Send all hands aft! be cried, and when ths out he aald: "My order lads, theres the - enemy; no,, doubt about It. And now, my lads. If you dont take the enemy, my lads, why then, my lads, the enemy will take After you. Pipe down, 'boatswain. all, the speech was to the point, and the men cheered It to the echo. high-soundi- la lkrkBii la This Coaatry. Between 1870 and lS-- 0 the amount Of child labor In this country deemediy Increased. In 1870, out of 8,604,00 children between 10 and IS years old; 739.000 were In 1880, out of 6,649,000 children of these ages, L s. 118.000 were The last census changed the classification of children, so that exact comparisons are Impossible. It reported that of 7,033,1 000 children between 10 and 14 year Old but 603,000 were at work, and on tbe basis of this report Commission Wright claims that a great gain has been made, says the Chantauquanq This, however, la doubtful, aa 14 Is prs cisely the age at which children are most likely to leave the grammas schools and go to work. The employ meat of over 600,000 children under 14( in factories, shops and mines demands serious national attention. In the min ing regions of Pennsylvania boys of 13 are taken out of school and put to work for ten hours a day at the breakq era, picking slats from coal; and In the south boys end girls are taken from school before they are 10 and se( . to work for twelve hour a day In tbe cotton mills that are being scattered over th The - argu -country, meat -- often made that child labor deprives parents of employment Is not usually a valid one. It la truq towns hardly that In cotton-factor- y any man over 40 Is at work, and hls little chidren are In factories while he totes the meals. But this is largely due to tbe fact that the finger of the father are no longer nimble and that there is rarely much employment In the neighborhood of a cotton factory, to which he can turn hls band. While Industry is diversified, the labor of A factory worker's children no more -keeps him from working than the la- hor of children on the farm keeps th fanners from working. Wages the children earn cannot be spent without paying tor the labor of some on else. This labor, therefore, is not the ems barraasment to the employment of par ents It is often asserted to be. At A rule. Us worst effect upon the labor of adults Is by increasing ths number of those seeking jobs, without Increasing ths number of those giving them, and thus slightly reducing ths level of These material conditions,1 wagea -however, are of minor importance. The Is td ground upon which child labor be prohibited la not tbe right of adult to be protected against competition hut the right of the child to be fitted for competition whleh he must mee bwM MISSION OP RICHARD C. ADAMS. THE Tbe h SENATOR With Faeamatls Sol, but aa Italian inventor, Signor Pablo, who has designed an Ingenious sols for men's shoes, on the pneumatic principla Under the bail of the foot and attached to the sole Is placed a tube of India rubber, somewhat stiff. In horse-sho- e shape, with three openings, one at each end and one in the middle. - These openings connect with tbe outside aiiTby means Of a channel leading from the horseshoe tub to the heeL When the foot Is lifted, ss In marching, ths tube fills with air and when it is placed on ths ground It rests on a species of air cushion. This furnishes a diminution of ehock and thus a perceptible relief from the fatigue of a long march. In England they have for some time made pneumatic boots for runners on a race track. At the tip of the boot is the air chamber, and tbe foot rests on a sack abova OImms -- country"! '&orr extensTveTr'W locurately Informed on the political history of ths country. He can give HOAR. It is not a Yankee " thanka If Senator Hoar had a magnetic and graceful presence and the oicc of a Webster, be would be with at rival Dry. He can recall Cicero from memory by the paga- - lie Is extremely fond of history, and hardly a man l the won-ierf- l RICHARD C. ADAMS. section John Bullette the Twenty-fift- h of the Curtis hill became a law. It provides that before any allotment ball be made of lands in tbs Cherokes nation, there shall be segregated therefrom, by tbe commission heretofore mentioned. In separate allotments or otherwise, the 167,600 acres of land purchased by the Delaware tribe of Indiana from the Cherokee nation, under agreement of April 8, 1867. This, Mr. Adams claims, has not been done, although It has been demanded. Ths question as p th rights of the Delawares are now in tbe Court of Claims. If their contention Is sustained, that the lands which the varluus mineral syndicates desire to secure possession of are Delaware lands, the Cherokee cannot make the leases. But the Delawares fear that these leases may he executed by th secretary of th interior without awaiting the decision of th court "We are now trying to secure our last llttl3bome In the Indian Terri- tory and protect them from ths iraep- lng greed of heartless syndicates and . corporations, says Mr, Adar-anppllr I PhUIppUiM. Handling rapidly large q 'is n tills cf supplies la, therefore, a very imporiert part of military dutlea A steady procession of government transports hurry across the Pacific loaded with netes-aitlfor the troops. When tbs supplies reach Manila, they must be hurried over the Island cf Ltiroo. Many men are required for this work, hut men cannot be spared from tbs firing lines or garrison duty, ..Resides, the handling of supplies is not very dignified or pleasant work for. the American soldier. Tbs Chinese coolies have therefore been employed for this Isuor, and very hard working and useful little fellows they are, too. Stripped to the scantiest attire possible, they put their shoulders to heavy bundles and, busy as ants, make up In number! what they lack in size. es ' VuM, Chaar From th Charley Reynolds, one of the Kansas boys, relates tbe following instance of good Kansas nerve: The firing pin in my rifle broke and I started to the rear to get another gun. About fiftyfoet behind our line I came across one of Company Fs men lying oa the edge of the road, shot through the shoulder. i &&'!? cheering. That appeared nervy to m lying In the road helpless, giving hit rifle to a conredsr and then yelling t the boy to go ahead." Jfov Tanalag Trot- flames and dates and quotations from ul bean discovered that the bark with has It authors rjmdard facility. Senator Hoar hasmany of the acacia tree, which wilt grow la tknes been honored by universities and Almost any soil. Is an excellent tanus eolation of scholars. Hs has bten ning material. off-ha- nd foreign affairs In France, ought td ha vs been a native of the United States say the Philadelphia Fost He Is nof yet SO, but has already attained disot tinction la uoaiij effort Ilia first venture w- -a In Jo ,ri nallsm and literature, where he mad hi mark. From the press he went Into politics, and was elected a deputy la 18S9. Here he jtiade hls lnfiuenif a felt that he became for tbe colonies in 1893, colonial minister in 1894 and minister of foreign affairs in 1898. While In the position he settled the Fashoda affaif with Great Britain. Last year he wt( special commissioner, or envoy, to St representing French InPetersburg, vestors who desired to utilize tbe finan4 dal opportunity presented by ths Hl berlan and other Asiatic railways Tq M. Delcasse the bourse ascribes tb credit of having perceived the financial, as welt as the political and strategical, value of these projected roads. Elthei ot channels diplomatic through through a careful study of the RuBslaq fiscal aystem, he realized that though Russia might start these roads, its treasury was too weak to finish thern ry last-nam- alia as respectfully as to the president of the United Bute. Hls charities are unostentatious Indeed, his paying for the education'' of two young colored men, as a recent Instance, was known hot even to all his relatives Ha is not rich, Hls scrupulous regard for honorable dealings in bl public office la widely known. A few years ago, In a railroad trip from New York to Washington, he occupied a seat w,t.h ns of the great railroad managers. When the conductor came along Senator Hoar presented the regulation ticket to be punched, to the surprise of hls som panion, who promised to tend him a pass at onca The pass was sent, but returned to the giver wflth a note of Sra.tor Ho., tq 1 under-secreta- 0. F. in congress. Neither hia voice nor hls manner of delivery is Impressive. Ths wit of the man Is deep and searching If one were to specify tbat quality of the senior senator which e&dear him to the old members of "his party and compels the admiration afid deep sympathy of the young men, h vould name hls humor. His wit Is sever boisterous nor comic- - nor tbaif-A buffoon, but delicate and clean, founded on standard comparisons and lasting beyond tbe fleeting moment Affairs of Fanil Fraae. Es-Ula- ltf If versatility be an American Iralf c( Theophlle Delcasse, the es MISS MINNIE SWARTS. Appointment on the faces of Commie-.slonScannell and Chief Croker, aald: I beg of you, do not be offended. 1 ido not mean to be rude in refusing lyour kindness, but really I eannot take money for that Miss Swarts was asked if she would accept an engrossed resolution ol thanks, and she signified her willingness. A handsome affair will be pre- tolier.Mlti R wart was offered a cab to take her home, butsh refused this and went away In a street car. The men gave her a cheer as ah left the building. Miss Swart la a brunette and ener getio In her manner. On the morning of the fire ahe was on her way to an ever an advertisement relative to eler- -' leal work. She Is very modest and declined to aay anything about herself, farther than that she needed work and desired a clerical position If she could get one. , A SapantlUoa. . "Ilenslow is one of the strangest mixtures of superstitions and practical common sense that I ever saw. Yes, at.s-4!Pv a aotleed that . U. party that he gave not long ago, and Just before we sat down oa of th guests, a phyalclan.wai called iWaf Off aa urgent case, thus leaving only 13 ol woke the baby and u.. So Henslow put It beside him in its high chair, td avert disaster. The child knocked over a bowl of gravy, which ruined his full-dretrousers,- - but he consoled him self by believing that something worse would have happened If w had g(m9 ahead with thirteen at the table. m. ss Coring Crime In Dawoa City. western paper Bays that the people of Dawson City Lave adopted novel and efEtive cure for crime. II is a monster woodpile, of a size to aw mogt hardened offehder. A man convicted ot any offense Is compelled to saw wood. Hs saws 10 hours a day stpadlly, day after day. until his sentence expires. He must saw regard! es of the weather. In the most intense cold, the hardest rain, the fiercest snowstorm, he is compelled to continue sawing; and if the day has not 10 hours of light, Janterna ore provided tq day. enable him to put in A. Frla far CMezb . i As n offset to the reverse sustained by Gen. Redvers Buller in South Attica, he has taken the first prize ae 0 grower of cabbages in the country agricultural shot at Exeter. This must be regarded as a happy augury and J an indication that he will retrieve hi defeat In short order. For It, was on A Sara Slga, from the bucolic pastime ol emerging ot to Jenks That baby your ought he a good tennis player later on. Jones cabbage growing that Clncinnatue saved Rome and Achilles conquered What makes you think aof Jenks " Troy- Dh, the way he keepe up hls racket . - |