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Show STRANGER FROM THE SOUTH. teExplore the ' Wpndere BreidwayinJ Get liT Trouble. Start u - jammed Ms left shoulder Into a Wall street banker. Both grunted. As be turned to apologize to the banker a Mow lu bis xltie whirled him around, bringing him race to fact with a ybuiig woman who seemed In a dreadful hurry. He spraig lightly aside to let ber pawn am: i amo down on the toe .f a porly Vaiy street me.rchaut, who scowled vlc;i.,erly, paid no atlo; td bis 1 beg 3 in. all ji,ii,Fi;;, sir," hastened on. A long b. am o:. head of an Italian swung run:. I. teg the ranger a auk hut quick wliii,i iu re. rue ii. m: 1, checked the I aiud juogichc cd a her of congress, who a were The Impact sell Sir liitgley toward, tjig. jiavernert mt last thai-- b put one hand through the crown f U hat. Gatherirg In t ie wreck n- Mailed to straighten up. when t..e Imc k of j'ia head caught the chin of the gutter mau of the Iark bank, putting that Worthy' Jaw out of business. A took podeeman Charge of the oil gertleinan and gave him some useful advice, whirl he thus - jotted down in his memorandum book "To see Broadway. Tush right along aa If you. are tryli g to catch a tram. neither to thu right nor left. Don't see an body. Dou't try to get out of anybody' way. Never atop to apologize even though you knock a man Id the gutter. VVafk straight ahead and he will think it was bis ow n fault. Don't lose your temper." New York Press. -t rots. J ! j and that it is not likely that any other power will raise an objection to summary action on the part of the United States in connection with the attempted assassination of Vice Consul Magelssen, no matter what procedure the state department at Washington may consider most advisable. It is pointed out that the United States is independent of European agreements respecting Turkey, and that no matter what policy she may adopt it will not be intervention in the international affairs of Turkey. It la officially plated that the dispatch of tha American squadron to Beirut will not be regarded' by France or tbe other European powers as having any political significance in connection with the near eastern situation. It is pointed out that the United Statei has always refrained from taking part in the near eastern complications, the European powers assuming the burden of that question. A leading French official likened the presence cif an American squadron In Turkish waters to the demonstration made by the British and German warships in Venezuelan waters. t l A statement, published at Berlin concerning the attack on the United States vice consul at Bel-tu- t, c kind-hearte- The, Soapbox Garden. There ara gardens filled with flowers that ara worth their weight, in gold, Ther ara garden where the dainty bloxeome bend, and aod, and Wow la such gtorioua profusion that you never need be told i That a good aland fortun has been pent upon each brilliant row. Tet l knew a little garden that la better ' than them all ! HMdaa In tha city, wbert Ufa's eroaa has not a crown And tha Joy it brtnga Its owner la a thin that' good to tee: v Tha liuia soapboa garden her In town) - tin an unpretentloua courtyard It la grow Ing day by day A row of boars. Ailed with earth, and placed against tha wall Aad the whit cord that lead up from them seem cheerily to aay j j To the struggling Cowers. "W are here climb up, you ran not tall!" Thera's a whit faced llltl cripple who watch o'er the plant, And waters them, and allure to them. and pats the soft earth down, Whtl hi eye glow with delight when each new leaf shows itself , la his Uttl soapboa garden her In ! ... town. sr i , semi-officia- says: " or payment of penalty in. At.t!Aan.'! case t And Vice-Cons- - British fttatcamen Rawarded by Thalr . Constituencies. la former times members of tho British parliament, who serve now entirely without pay, were rewarded for their erv ice by the constituencies which they represented, However, the member took , hi reward more often la good than In specie, a not surprising matter, seeing that money was not the common possession of those from whom he levied tribute. The last payment freely made of which there la record was that which Andrew Marvell received. It waa a barrel or herrings. In 1677 parliament fofmally discontinued payment of Itself, but the practlcebad been gradually lapsing for some time, for tea years earlier Samuel Pepys bad lamented the disappearance of the paid member, "so the parliament la beoome a company of men unable to girt account for the Interest of the plac they aerve for. The old paid 'member waa very much the servant of the house. Ifo dared be absent only jby permission of the speaker, on penalty of a fine equal to about 2&0(, in addition to the stoppage of his wage;, while Imprisonment waa at time aub-. vbo .er the appeared at the house later than I (B)., and so missed prayer, were penalised.' not even the speaker being e t he? both loved tbe amorous West Wind. Just why, Im sure nobody knows. And the Wind was in love with the lUf That grew by the homely white rose. la the night came the amorous West Wind, Confused by the dark, I auppoae; And tbe kts that was meant for tbe Illy Waa pressed oa the Ups of the roea. ul Warships Are on Their Way to Turkish Waters Magelssen Not Assassinated. Though the Attempt tyas Made. AlTICriC&n 11 PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES. The report that William C. Magda-sen- . United States vice consul at Beirut, Syria, waa killed, happily prove to hare been an error. An attempt to assassinate him was made, but the bullet fired by bis unknown assailant did not touch him. The fact that assassination waa attempted, howerer. and that - Arnert-can- a In other parts of the sultan's domain are reported to be In peril owing to another outbreak of fan&tlo-5- s m, is held by the cabinet at Wash-Ingtcf- c to Justify the President in' his determination to permit the small European .squadron to Continue on Its way to Turkish waters. The presence cf these warships close to the scene of Turkish outbreaks will not b a raen-nc- e necessarily and may serve to expedite the motions of th Turkish government, which is usually dilatory In granting any demands that are not backed up by a show of force. The gravity of the situation in the Balkan. It la thought, will render ull ,h particularly anxious to pla- cate and pacify the United States. There 1 no doubt that at bouom (he Syrian assassination and the Macedonian trouble are - traceable to the same cause. Unfortunately the solution of the Balkan problem would not remove the constant danger to which foreign missionaries and residents are exposed In Asiatic Turkey. Mr. Gladstone passionately advocated the expulsion of the Turk from Europe, bag and baggage, and sooner or later, all statesmen agree, that remedy will 1 ave to be applied by the selfish and badly divided "concert." But we cannot hope for the complete destruction i f the Turkish empire. The question cf missionary activity In Turkey is as serious as that of the Chinese s. Meantime pur right to amends and reparation, the state uepartmeut realizes, must be enforced with the mis-mIob- utmost resolution compatible with sens and , t An urgent appeal haa- - reached tht state department from the American board of missions at Boston that immediate step be taken tor the protection of the American cltlzena at Han The board's dispatches from pooh of certain persons, who hired the man to shoot him. ever since then, eo they tell me. . It Is notorious in Beirut that no And Wherever a sweet grows. Moslem can be punished for killing There'll a palef.esa ofgarden erief n er the Illy, And a bliuh on the fftce of the roae. a Christian. I do not apprehend any Sin Francisco BulleUa. uprising in Syria on account of the Mohammedan insurrection. The visit State or Omo, Citt or Toleix, ( t Lucas cou nty. of the American fleet will have a Fbaki J. i mur make csth that be k of K. J. Cuknky A Co.. 4ta most wholesome effect, and it would rrtocf ofio tfcrm t m City of Toledo, luttnty oa fttaii bjulne be well if an American ship could be and that aU1 firm will pujr the eoui of Ob I o ixii.LAud tor e U aud every permanently stationed on the Syrian C atarkh tht.cnDot be cured by me ue uf Haul's CcV. atam coast. FRANK J- CTTETET Swo-- o to before m e&4 ubriteU io tuy pfeeeeuai The American missloflarles and i iii 6 a (Uy of beceiuoer, A. i. professors of the Protestant college A. tV. ULLASON, in Beirut have always taughrthe peof Aotarp pebHe, H4lT.CtErb Cure taken lntem!!r. aad act ple,. loyalty to their sovereign and b ood and tmtoou di on t:urlue Of Iht obedience to the laws, and the Ameri- EyBtain. bend tor Tree. F. J. ( ilL.NtV a CO., Toie4e, k cans residing In Turkey have, almost FoMbyall Droari a.7.vs. Ush'E family iui are tbe beat. without exception, been regarded by thergpvernment and people as pursuCaptain Hemphill's Great Race. ing legitimate, peaceful avocations The naval captain of whom the and desiring only the good of the kaiser said "He knows his business" ' people." has ' Just proved bis fitness for the compliment by sailing the battleship Had Flags Changed. Upton It was notice that shortly after Kearsarge across the ocean at a lr Thomas arrived at the Oriental of speed credible to an ocean liner. e was a feat surpassing all Hotel, Manhattan beach, the other It of records Including warships. evening, an Irish flag which adorned the main entrance to the diningroom the Oregons famous fast run arouad was removed. In the party which ac- Cape Horn. Capt. Hemphill modestly passes on the praise to the men becompanied Sir Thomas were the earl hind the shovels In the fireroom, the and countess of Shaftesbury. The and grimy stokers. It Is the sweaty yachtsman on entering held a few commander who moments conversation with a waiter gallant tribute of a on duty continuously for remained and a little later the Irish flag was forty-eight hours rather than delegate replaced by the British union jack. of the grave resposibility to a subSir Thomas, it is understood, would any ordinate. New York Evening World. have had no objection to tbe green banner if it had borne a crown In Ask Your Dealer for Allen Foot-Easaddition to tbe harp, but as the hotel A powder to shake into your shoes. It rest was without any piece of bunting with the feet. CuresSwoilen, Sore, Hot, Callous, the double decoration the change was Aching, Sweating leet aad Ingrowing Naila. Allens Foot-Eas- e make, new or tight made. - 1 . rat' long-distanc- "Should Turkey ask the advice of the Imperial government in this matter the imperial government would not fall to Impress on the former the necessity for giving the American government the fullest satisfaction. The action of the Washington government is considered to be entirely correct and according to the traditions ot the American ' republic. International complications in consequence if the American demonstration are Fall in Alpine Crevasse. sot expected, for neither France tor Herbert K. Malnzer, an experienced Russia, which haa always considered young American Alpinist, and bis Asia Minor to be under the Special guide have had a remarkable escape self-respe- UNITED 8TATES MIN I8TER iremely grave. There are at the Euphrates at Harpoot fourteen American college teach- ers, besides women and children sad property to the value of 1100,000. There is aa American college at Beirut, in which are a number of AmerI ican teachers. The expressions of Turkish regret at the attempted assassination of the American vice consul, whiejj .have been ample, and doubtless eiacerti! ire not scftlsfactory to the United States. While this country is not likely to demand an indemnity. It will demand full protection for all its official, and Turkey may be called, upon to salute the flag. Acting Secretary of State : Loom! said: "The European squadron win proceed to Beirut, not primarily for the purpose of demanding aa apology or satisfaction for the attempt on the life of one of its officials, but for the purpose of protecting the lives of American citizens In Turkish territory. Life and property are in grave danger. All foreign ministerial Constantinople have notified their governments of the critical situation, and pome have requested the presence of warships for the purpose of affording ample protection to all foreigners In Turkey. According to diplomatic representatives the situation is extremely grave and all foreigners are In danger of oelng murdered by infuriated and fanatical Turks." The British foreign office states that Great Britain certainly will not MAP OF THE DISTURBED TERRITORY. n. Something Saved, Anyway. Senator Honry Hettfeld of Idaho telle many a good story of the day when ho rra plain of Kansas. One day he met a woman, who. In summing up her misfortune, said; Yea, Mr. Heltfeld, it has been a black year, with us.- - First, wa loet our baby, and then Martha died on us; then tbe old man biuaelf died, and then the cow died, too, poor butty! But her hide brought me 16. Washington Times. Marie Corelli' Nickname, At a meeting of a society of women writers In London Mrs. Kate Douglas of the number of children In various kindergarten establishments that had been named after her. That nothing." said an Englishwoman. "My friend Marie had a race horse named after her, and the Jockey persisted In calling K the Merry Gorilla, so she ha to suffer that nickname from the knowing." New Yor.k Time. 7 Wlggto-Riggir-tol- d Co-f4- U ':7 V JSS 2 ( 7 j J'f FC ,A STEEL use tha best bl If you meet ranee made In the world, and are wljin to hav It placed loyourowa home on three months' (res trial, just cut this not out and wnj to Sea as, Roebuck a Co.. Chicago, and jou will receive tree by return mail a big picture ot the aieei ranee and many other cook ins and heating tiov s, you wlU also receive tbe moat wonderful ti 00 ste I range o(!er, en oiler that plncwi the best eteei range or he ting atove in the home of any family, edch an oSer that nn family In the land, no matter what their etrcumstancee may be, or how small their income, need he without the beat cooking or heating stove mm. J Cause of Alt the Trouble. A California professor whose 1 John O. A. Lelshman, United States minister to Turkey, whose duty It will be to press the claims of the United States, and to demand immediate reparation for the attempted assassination of Vice Consul Magelssen, has had a short, but active, diplomatic career. In 1897 he was made minister to Switzerland, and two years ago was transferred to Turkey. The kidnaping, of Miss Ellen Stone, and pressing financial claims of this country against Abdul Hamid, as well as the gen- eral turmoil in Turkey, has given him a very busy two years. Minister LeHhman is oae of the many Carnegie mlllionarles, was president of the Carnegie company from 1894 to 1896, and is the confidential friend and protege of Andrew Carnegie, His home Is Pittsburg. takes near St. Moritz. On the Morteratsch, Inter- twenty minutes below the summit, fere." while ascending the steepest ice slope the center suddenly caved in, formNo Popular Uprising Feared. ing a crevasse more than 150 feet in Dr. H. H. Jessup, who recently re- depth. Both were dashed to the botturned to his home of Montrose, Pa tom, with masses of ice towering from Beirut Turkey, lu speaking ot above them. Both guide and tourist the attempted assassination of Vice lost consciousness. They were missed Consul Magelssen, said there is no by a party ahead, who lowered themevidence of any popular uprising in selves Into the cavern and found the Beirut against either Christian fop American uninjured. The guide was signers or Americans. There is no somewhat hurt by the Ice blocks. In special hostility to Americans Mohammeeven not among Schley Made Himself Popular. Syria, Admiral Schley attended the yacht dans, the leading Mohammedans of Beirut being among our best friends. races as guest of the New York "I have received," he said, "a letter JicACfJSBKlinLinAOAged-tu-. in the background in from a prominent Mohammedan in spite of efme to lionize him. While on boara on forts fact the Beirut, congratulating that my son Is going to preach the the club steamer Monmouth he care-- ' gospel In Persia, though he say a he fully avoided sailor talk, and made would have preferred that he came landlubbers happy by saying Lets go to Syria. The murderous attack on, downstairs instead of Lets go beHe even wore a derby hat inMr- - Magelssen was, so far as I can low. Judge, not from any popular uprising, stead. of the yachting cap affected by but the work of some individual, act- most of the other men on board. ing either through personal revenge Suit Interests Lawyers. or hired to do the deed by some unof France, which kee-klm-se- . -- known- persons.- - "Our consuls are Instructed t6 protect American citizens. Consul Ravn-d- al Vice Conand hla brother-in-law- . sul Magelssen, were most acUve in securing the right of every Syrian who brought proofs of he American There were frequent cltlxenshlp. cases ot defending Syrian America in almost ell of which Mr. Magelssen had been prominent, and this may hare awaksned the personal hostility Dr. Weissberger,: , stujy water has within a few days added to marine biology several new forms among the protozoa and coelentera one, the "perldlnlnm" of the animalcules, which is said to give the characteristic hue to the Red Sea, and the other the "sapnylna," whose Iridescence vies with the plumage of the peacock. Life is full of contradictions. It Is In all probability trying to avoid these monsters that causes the feud In Kentucky and the vendetta here. New York Telegram. jemr galeishtzzw protection if A . oOO-POU- RANGE OFFER, can similar cognizance of Syria, will v Life's Little Duties. It may be doubted if it Is within the power of any one man, however-gr- eat $1.00 BIG , II Shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and ,hoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Alien S. O litis led. I.e Roy. N. Y. and powerful and gifted, Ao chango the current of the worlds affairs, but there is scarcely anyone who will contend that civilization would not advance, the world become better, and life for all grow more beautiful, if each citizen would peri form the simple and apparent duty which he can easily do. There is os sure way of reforming the world, and that is for each person to contribute his mite. Kansas City World. LEISHMAN. there represent the situation as tv I boast no priceless blossoms, such as those we often see Wsolsyed In rich surroundings, lit tha florisrs window gay; .But those straggly little flowers ara aa dear aa they can be T on who lives bis life apart and plays with them all day. And though tha bads he (albert may be email and overtrall, Eaoti on. I'm sure, will straighten out " the deepest kind of frown. For tha little cripple proudly picks and gives his flowers sway From his bra soapbox tarden here In town I Cincinnati Commerctal-Tribu- Ion,-Jon- m ji It evident that a oigctfied stranger from the South bed come to town for the first time and was explortcg Broadway. lie stole a glance at the Cower girt on the corner and Tha Rosa and the Lily. o they tell fcan la hila Illy Thera nrdgn weet, nuniest, grew And a homely, bld'l&hlon;4 whits In th Piso't Cure cannot bo too highly gpokea of aa a cough cur. J. W. CTB aias, ra Third Ay., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. (, 1900. Advertises for Immigrants. During the fiscal year 1892 the government spent nearly $500w-00- 0 in the United States In advertising its lands and promoting emigration from thl country, and, by its own figures, each homesteader cost it nearly $10. This does not Include the enormous sum spent by the railway companies for the sar.:e purpose. n Mm. Winslow's Hnothlng syrnp. For children softens uiogums, reoiieas fm flamifisi.lon.aiisyspsia.cures wind colic, tjlcsiwtu , Peanut Trust at Work. Four students of Norwich university, three of whom ere working their way through college, during the last three months of the college year saved an even 30 each by deserting the fraterand living on peanity 'hashhonse nuts, Every one of the quartet is In better health than when he started in on the strange diet PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color Silk, Wool aud Cotton at one boiling. She Had the Floor. gentiema s is h clng sued for divorce on the ground that he never speaks to his wife. There is on record somewhere the reply of another gentleman In a similar case. He admitted that he had v0t spoken to hla wife since their mairiage, but offered an excuse: I didnt like to interrupt .. A, ,Ch o her." To Cure a Crt Id in One day, Taka Laxative Brouio Quinine Tabieta. Afl irnggistsraf and money if it fails to core. 26a, a prominent sur-Fo- o Ne Energy Then. of Frankfort,: Germany, was so "ToucfiThg experiment on ... radium, severely Injured in a railroad accident the learned professor had remarked come time ago that he had to cease . 'that they abundantly proved that practicing hla profession. HI claim I in nature every material ' for damage waa submitted to a court everything was simply and solely some manifesot law, which has decreed that th v tation of energy. she Professor, doctor shall receive annually from the said, with an air of finality, "it la evicompany 17.000 mark (abcut 4,000). dent that you never saw my husband The character, ot the award rather in tha easy-chal- r on a Sunday afterv thaa the amount haa attracted ' noon. Uoa among lawyers generally. |