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DEATH ' OF: SECRETARY HAY
Sudden Summons Came
and Famous
DEATH WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED
The Secretary of State Had Passed
the Most Comfortable Day of His
Week's Illness and Slumbered Quiet
ly Up to Midnight, When His Fee
ble Summons Brought Nurse and
. Doctor.
Newbury, N. H., Special. Secretary
.of State John Hay died at 12.25 Sat
urday morning. The signs immediate
ly preceeding his death were those of
pulmonary embolism. Mr. Hay's
condition during all of Friday had
been entirely satisfactory.
The bulletin of Secretary ' Hay's
death was signed by Charles L.Scud
ier, M. D., and Fred T. Murphy, M. D.
Newbury, N. H., Special. 'The body
of Secretary of State, John Hay, whose
unexpected death early Saturday has
caused sorrow throughout the land
and evoked " expression of sympathy
and regret the world over, lies in a
room of "The Fells," the quaint gam-brel-roofed
mansion which for 14
years had been the summer home of
the Hay family.
. Just one week ago the Secretary ar-
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rived at this village from Washington
wearied with the cares of state and
anticipating a "long summer's rest."
The same launch in which Mr. Hay
made the short trip from Newberry
to the landing at "The Fells" convey
ed relatives of , Mrs. Hay to the cot
tage, where they brought sympathy
and help to the stricken woman and
her only son.
The only members of the Secretary's
family at "The Fells" when the end
came: were Mrs. Hay and Clarence
Hay. Mrs. James A. Wadsworth, of
Geneseo, N. Y., a daughter, has been
ill recently and had not been at Lake
, True Bill in Murder Case.
Tampa Fhi., " Special. The grand
limv Gunlair mnrnln cr ' hrnilfirTlt. ill ill-
dictments charging Irving. Hopkins
Wilder as principal, and Samuel H.
Wilder as accessory to the murder of
Oscar Brannon. After receiving the triie
bills; Judge Wall discharged the jurors
and ordered the court to take a recess
until next Wednesday morning.
Wilders are out on bail.
The
King Edward Sends Message.
Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. The first
cablegram received by the President
from a foreign ruler . regarding Mr.
Hay's death came from King Edward,
as follows:
"London, July 1. -
' To the President:
"I beg to offer the expressions of my
deepest sympathy on the occasion of
the death of your distinguished Secre
tary of State, Mr. Hay, whom I had
the pleasure of seeing very recently.
His loss to the great country over
which you preside will be a national
one. - EDWARD R,"
Off For the Funeral.
. Newbury, N, H., Special. A special
train bearing the body of Secretary of
State John Hay left Newbury Sunday
for Cleveland, O., where the interment
will take place. ?
The funeral party consisted of Mrs.
Hay, the widow; Clarence- Hay; Dr.
Charles L. Scudder, of Boston, who at
tended Secretary Hay during his last
illness; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mather,
of Cleveland, the latter a sister of Mrs.
Hay, and S. A. Raymond, also a rela
tive of Mrs. Hay.
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to Renowned Diplomat
Statesman
Sunapee this season. Mrs. Payne
Whitney, another daughter," is on her
way ,to Europe. . .'
Mr. Hay died at 12.25 o'clock morn
ing. The last moments of the states
man were peaceable and the end
came almost without a struggle.
The suddenness of it all was stag
gering. The Secretary Friday had
passed the most comfortable day since
his illness , began, . a week ago. He
was to sit up Friday. The patient
had bidden his wife and physicians
good-night at 10 o'clock. An hour lat
er he was sleeping quietly. ' Almost,
at the stroke of 12, the Secretary was
seized with a turn. He called feebly
and a nurse responded. The sick man
was breathing with great difficulty.
Dr. Scudder was speedily summoned
and it required but, a glance for him
to determine that the end was but
minutes away. The household was
aroused The wife reached her hus
band as he was breathing his last.
The son, Clarence Hay, hurried Into
the sick room, but was too late.
PULMONARY EMBOLISM.
Death was caused by plumonary em
bolism; according to Dr. Scudder. The
patient did not suffer greatly . in his
last moments. Aside from great diffi
culty in breathing, there was no strug
gle. Stimulants were ineffective. The
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HAY.
Secretary lapsed into unconsci
ousness and seemed to fall asleep at
last.
The consternation of the household
was complete, and it remained for Dr.
Scudder to assume charge of affairs.
After two hours the .s physician was
driven to the village, where half a
dozen telegrams were dispatched. The
first went to President Roosevelt, at
Oyster Bay. The second was address
ed to the State Department at Wash
ington. The others were sent to
friends of the family. Dr. Scudder re
turned to "The Fells."
; 100 Escape.
Libau, By Cable. A hundred mu
tineers who refused to surrender with
their comrades escaped to the forests
where they are still at large. The party
attacked and robbed an old man in the
suburbs. During the mutiny three men
were killed and six were wounded. AU
is quiet at the commercial port, which
is situated a short distance from the
war spot. The reports that navigation
is interrupted here are untrue.
No Effort to Capture Insurgents.
St Petersburg, By Cable. The un
precedented spectacle of a powerful
modern battleship cruising around in
the Black Sea in the hands of a crew
who, under the rules of international
law, cannot be regarded as other than
pirates, and of the admiral in com
mand of the rest of the Euxine fleet
frankly confessing his Inability to cope
with the situation, and ordering the
fire of his warships to be drawn, has
stupefied the Russian Admiralty.
The whereabouts of the errant bat
tleship Kniaz Potemklne Is unknown
here; no plans for capturing her have
been made, and the policy of non-interference
seems to. be at present in
vogue.
Conductor Killed In Freight Wreck at
Franklinton.
Raleigh, Special. In a head-on collis
ion of two freight trains at Frank
linton, on the Seaboard Air Line, Fri
day night, Conductor Hudson, of Wel
don, was killed. He was in. the cab of
the south-bound, the latter having fail
ed to take the siding. , The engineer
and fireman jumped, but Hudson re
mained on the cab. Bath trains were
badly wrecked. .
THE POLK COUNTY MEWS. COLUMBUS! N. C.
LAST SAD RITES OVER
Simple But . Impressive Ceremony
Marked the Burial of ''the Dead
Statesman. . ,
Cleveland, Ohio, Special. The fun
eral of Secretary Hay took place here
on Wednesday. The body of . the dead
statesman did not lie in state, owing
to the express wish of Mrs. Hay and
the family. The ceremonies were im
pressive, but simple. The President
and party were in attendance, as also
a large outpouring of citizens. " ;,
A Proclamation by the President.
Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. President
Roosevelt has prepared the formal
proclamation announcing the death of
John Hay, Secretary of State, as fol
lows:'' . A -.
"A proclamation by the President of
the United States: h :
"John Hay, Secretary of State of the
United States, died July 1. His death,
a crushing sorrow to his friends, is tq
the President of this country a 'nat-'
ional bereavement, and in addition it
is a serious loss to mankind, for to
him it was given to stand as a leader
in the effort to better world conditions,
by striving to advance the" cause of
International peace and justice. ,
"He entered the public service' as
the trusted and intimate companion
of Abraham Lincoln, and for well
night forty years he served his country
with loyal devotion and high ability
in many positions of honor and trust;
and finally he crowned his life work
by serving as Secretary of State with
such farsightedness of the future and.
such loyalty to lofty ideas, as tov coni
fer lasting benefits not only upon our
own country, but upon all the nations
of the earth. As a suitable expression
of national mourning, I direct that the
diplomatic representatives r of ; the
United States in all foreign countries
display . the flags over their embas
sies and legations at half-mast for ten
days; that for a like period tho flag
of the United States be displayed at
half-mast at all forts and military
posts and at all naval stations and
on all vessels of the United States. rJ7
"I further order that on the day -of
the funeral, the Executive Department
in city of Washington be closed, and
that on all the public buildings
throughout the United States the nat
ional .flag be displayed at'Talf-mast.";!t
"Done at the city of Washington,
this third day of July, A. D., 1905, and
of the independence of the United:
States, the one hundred and twenpj
ninth. '
"THEODROE ROOSEVELT." I
"By the President: Herbt D. Price,
Acting Secretary of State."
President Announces Peace Commis
sioners. ,
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Special. Official
announcement was made by President
Roosevelt of the names of the Russian
and Japanese envoys to the Washing
ton peace conference. The character and
ability of the men selected by both'bei-"
'Hgerents is an earnest of the desifeojfc
their respective government to I con
clude, if possible, the tragedy enacted
in the far East. The plenipotentiaries
are: .
Russian, Ambassador Muravicff, for
merly Minister of Justice and now am
bassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen,
recently appointed as ambassador to
the United States to succeed Count
Cassini.
Japanese. Baron Komura, Minister
Foreign Affairs, and Kogoro Takahira,
minister to the United States.
By direction cf the President, Sec
retary Loeb made the formal an
nouncement in the following state-:
ment: .
PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
"The .President announces that the
Russian and Japanese governments
have notified him that they ' have ap
pointed the plenipotentiaries to meet
here (Washington) as- soon after the
first of August as possible.' The two
Russian plenipotentiaries are Aabas
sadcr Muravieff, formerly Minister of
Justice' and now ambassador at Rome,
and Ambassador Rosen. The Japanese
plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura,
now Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Minister Takahira..
"It is possible that each , side ;may
send one or more additional represent
tatives. The plenipotentiaries of both
Russia and Japan will be entrusted
with full power to negotiate and con
clude a treaty of peace, subject, of
course, to ratification by their respect
ive home governments." r , " ,
Stories Exagerated. . 4
Nagales, Ariz., Special. The stories
sent out from this place" regarding
the attack by Yaqui Indians upon, the
Buenos Ayres ranch in Sonora last1
Sunday In which over twenty Yaqnis
arid eeveral settlers and their. families
were said' to have been slain are. the
grossest exaggerations. ; The ( only
foundation fo.- the reports was a fight,
occurring at the ranch in which twef
Indians were kil'ed and Luis Caraaza
was worndod. There was no attempt A
at a mfissitre, no troops were sent
0":t is reportod. . j
. Completing Assessments.
The State Board of Assessors.' other
wise the Corporation : Commission,; has
almost completed its assessments of
common carriers. Monday it heard ar
gument cn exceptions to it3 assess
ments, Howard Foushee appearing In
regard to the Durham Street Railway;
James H. Pou as to the Atlantic Coast
Line, and John D. Shaw 'and Mr. Stan-,
ley. of the Seaboard Air Line, regard
ing the assessment of property in what
Ig known as no-fence territory. Under
the new law railways running through
such territory are required to pay their
share of the taxe for keeping up fences
around stock-law districts.
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Where Money j Is Useless.
On Ascension island, In the Atlantic,
money is quite useless. The island is :
the property of, the British Admiralty,
and is governed by a captain. There
is no private property in land,' so
there are no rents, rates, or taxes.
The flocks andyherds are public prop
erty, and the meat is issued in ra
tions. So are the vegetables grown
on the farms. . i K
Ill BLOI'I DP U IP
Latest More With Reference to the
Russian Insurgents
DESTROYER'S "PERILOUS ERRAND
Desperate Expedient is Seized Upon
by the Russian Authorities to Clear
. the Stack Sea of Mutineers and
Prevent International '-Complications
St. Petersburg, By Cable A dispatch
from Odessas etatea' that th,c deotroycr
Smetilvy has left that port.with the in
tention of seeking out and sinking the
Kniaz Poicmkice.
With .Ivnstenji and other unprotect
ed port3 of Roumania, Bulgaria and
Turkey are at the mercy of the battle
ship's guns and with the inability of
Vive Admiral Kruger's squadron to .
interfere with her career tacitly ad
mitted by retiring them from com
mission, this -desperate expedient was
seized upon, to prevent .international
complications and to rid the Black Sea
of mutineers.
Thia problem for a single destroyer,
which is difficult and dangerous enough
at best, as she will have to encounter
both the Kniaz Potemkin and her
attendant torpedo boat, is now com
plicated by the departure of the battle
ship, from Kusteni and ignorance as
to where she will "next turn up; but
the- dispatch' from Kustenji throws a
beam of hope on the dark situation by
intimating that a considerable number
of her crew are anxious, to desert their
leaders and to escape. the consequences
of their mutinous actions.
The Admiralty, however, it should be
stated, 'does not admit that the Smetil
vy has gone on such an errand, though
the officials say frankly that the Kniaz
Potemklne must in law be regarded as
a pirate. -, ...... t ,
Bucharest Roumania, By Cable. The
Russian tropedo boat No. 267, accom
panied the crew of the Kniaz Potem
klne to enter the port of Kustenji. The
Roumania cruiser Elisabetha fired on
the torpedo boat, but failed to hit her.
The torpedo boat then retired.
The incident followed the refusal of
the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine to
accept-the government's offer, made
through the captain of the port, who
positively announced that the muti
neers would not be allowed to receive
provisions unless they came ashore un
armed and delivered up the battleship
and torpedo boat to the captain of the
port. If these conditions were fulfilled,
the mutineers would be given liberty to
go where they pleased. The rebellious
sailors conferred together, then refused
the government's demands and renew
ed their demand for provisions. This
was again positively denied by the cap
tain of the port, whereupon the Russian
torpedo boat .attempted,. to enter the
port, but on being fired upon by. the
Elisabetha and evidently, awed by the
firm stand taken by the authorities, she I
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aecmea to retire. r
V Cotton Crop Letter.
Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & Co. issue
the following cotton crop letter:
Since our crop letter of the 1st
ulto., the conditions have improved
materially, and farmers have had
good weather to cultivate the crops,
which were very backward in a great
many sections.
In Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas
and the Territories, the plant with the
exception of being late, is healthy
and making rapid growth, but there
are still complaints from Louisana
and Arkansas, of some fields being
grassy, in' Georgia. Alabama, and the
Carolinas ' the crop is well cultivated
and making. good progress.
The crop over the entire belt, is
now making good progress, and we
believe the Government Bureau Re
port to be issued on the 3rd inst will
show an average coudtion of about 82,
against 88 last year, and 77.1, in 1903,
however, it is too early to form an
opinion as to what the final outcome
will be as the crop has to pass
tnrough. the most trying period during
late July ;and August, and much also
depends upon the weather conditions
during the picking season. "'
The undertone in cotton shows less
strength, and with good weather condi
tions, prices are likely to seek a low
er' level In the near future.
Long Voyage in Row Boat.
" Petersburg, Special. S. C. Hurt, W.
H. Hunt and T. H. Doss, of Lynchburg,
have arrived here, after a long voyage
in an open rowboat. They went down
the James to Norfolk, where they
camped for, seyeral .days, then . went
thrpugh the Dismal ' Swamp canal to
Elizabeth City, N. C.,up Albemarle
sound and the river to Windsor, N. C,
the boat being shipped from that point.
V Condition of Cotton 77.
Washington, Special. The monthly
report of the chief- of the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Agri
culture - will show the average condi
tion of cotton on June to have been
77 per cent. as compared with 77.2
on May 25r 1905;. 88 on June 25, 1904,
77.1 at. the corresponding date In 1903,
and a ten-year average of 84.6. Fol
lowing is the condition by States:
Texas 72. Georgia 82, Alabama J 83,
Mississippi 72, Georgia 82, Alabama
83, Mississippi 72, South Carolina 78,
Arkansas 75. Louisiana 73, North Car-(
olina 82 Indian Territory 79, Tennes
see 88, Oklahoma 83, Florida 87, Mis
souri 86, Virjinia 88.
Hart Knocks Out Root.
Reno, Nev., Special. Marviur'Hait, of
Louisville, knocked but ''Jack" Root, 6f
Chicago, in the twelfth round of a'fight
for the heavy-weight championship.
The-betting odds weie 3 to i in favor
,of Root. The punch which encompassed
the downfall of the Chicagozn was a
short powerful fiolt of the Tight arm
to the body.5 The blow " was delivered
with terrific force and It cav.ght Root
while he was coming up. Roi t reelod,
tcttercd ad fell in a heap.
TAR HEEL CROP CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions Given Out by the
Department Observer,
The North Carolina sections of the
Department of Agriculture issues
the following bulletin: i . ; ,
Drought begins to prevails now at an
increasing number of places in North
Carolina, being quite severe in more
than a dozen " central countries, as
well as in several along the coast.
Except the deficiency in rainfall, the
weather during the week ending Mon
day, July 3d, was favorable, especi
ally for farm work. The injurious ef
fect of the drought was 'to a large ex
tent mitigated by : the moderate tem
peratures and cloudy Weather that
prevailed, which prevented the scald
ing of the crops and at the same
time made the week favorable for farm
work. The mean temperature for the
State at large averaged about 76 de
grees or normal, but this was 4 fle
grees lower than the mean for the
preceeding week; maximum tempera
tures much above 90 degrees did not
occur, and the nights were rather
cool, but hardly sufficiently so to
check the growth of crops, even cot
ton materially. While the weather
has been very dry, some light show
ers; temporarily refreshing crops oc
curred, chiefly on June JOth and July
1st, but the actual amount of precip
itation received wa hardly suflacient
in most places to wet the soil. West
of the Blue Ridge (Swain, Madison,
Buncombe) many counties received
copious rains, others east of the
mountains none whatever. Crops fare
now all clean, and..- well cultivated,
and farm work is fully up to date, but
rain is much needed over the larger
portion of the State to invigorate
crops as well as to soften the soil,
which has become hard and dry, inter
fering with cultivation, and with the
planting of field peas.. : ' '
Although the nights were some
what cool, cotton has continued to im
prove, and may be said to be almost
in condition, though plants are still
small and late in . some sections;
blooms appeared during the latter part
of June in a large number of counties:
and for the season are already ; very
numerous.: Lice continue to be report
ed in many counties. 1 Rain would .be
very beneficial to cotton as well as
most other crops. Corn is doing only
fairly well, and is very irregular in
growth; old corn is suffering from
drought which is causing firing and
twisting on uplands; young corn in
lowlands is doing well; much corn has
tasseled rather low ; ; laying by is
nearing completion, except young
crops. Tobacco is suffering a little
from lack of sufficient moisture which
is causing it to button out; topping
is under way,. in the central west por-.
tion; cutting has begun in the east
and south, and in a small wajf curing
has commenced. Threshing wheat and
oats continues with rather poor ' re
sults as regards both yields and quali
ty of the grain.: Spring oats and rye
are being cut, and are better. 1 Stub
ble lands are being planted with field
peas, -I to a larger--extent than -usual;'
peas already planted, need rain, and
in many counties the ground is too
dry to permit further sowing at pres
ent Peanuts are doing fairly; well,"
and are blooming, but the stands are
not perfect. Gardens are suffering
from drought nearly r. everywhere.
Sweet potatoes look well. Fruit is
fairly abundant.
Rains reported Godsboro, 0.04;
Lumberton 0.54; Hatteras 0.40; Wil
mington 0.02; Pomona 0.50; Moncure
0.03; Greensboro 0.58; Newbern 0.02;
Weldon 0.50; Raieigh 0.14; Davidson
0.38; Hendersonville 1.85; Charlotte
0.20; Asheville 2.40.
Kinston Lady Shot.
Kinston, Special. A serious, if not
fatal, shooting occurred at Kelly's Mill,
three miles from Kinston, Saturday
night. Mr. George Norris, who was
out in his yard; called to a servant
woman to bring his gun that he might
shoot an owl. The .woman in turning
the corner of the house, struck the
hammer of the gun against the house
and discharged the gun, the entire load
of shot, cut lead and slugs taking ef
fect in Mrs. Norris' side. Mrs. Nor
ris held an 8-months-old infant In. her
arms, which was uninjured, though
two fingers of the hand that held the
child were cut off by the shot. i The
unfortunate woman's hip joint is. shat
tered and she Is frightfully wounded,
though the physicians say she may
possibly recover.
Mutiny on. Cruiser.
Cronstadt, "By Cable. The crew of
Russian cruiser Minine refrted to put
to sea today with the other vessels of
the active squadron, alleging that the,
age and bad condition of the Minine
prevented her from participating; . in;
gun practive and maneuvering. . The
ringleaders of the mutiny were arrest
ed and the Minine was towed close to
a fort..where she Is now anchored.
May Get Motor Car Factory.
Greensboro, Special. Greensboro'
stands a good chance of landing an
other enterprise, which will mean much
for, the city in a: manufacturing way.
Mr. H. Carter, purchasing agent for the
American Manufacturing Company, of
Washington, who has; been visiting a
number of Southern cities in search of
a favorable location for a new auto
mobile factory for the production of the
the Carter Motor Car, is here, as the
gue3t of Mr. George F. Newman, secre
tary of the chamber of cemmercej and
will confer with this body relative to
establishing the enterprise.
" Four Killed by Explosion.
Danville, Va. Special. Four : men
were killed outright and seven othors
were so seriously injured that at least
a portion of them will die, by the ex
plosion of a threshing machine en
gine on. the plantation of Rush Eane3
near Axton. Kenry couniy. The dead
are C. L. Bullinztcn. Walter Mar
tin, Luther Hiler, John Stoke3. , The
names cf the injured.cannot be ascer
tained. The acident occurred far in
the country, away from telegraphic
and telephonic communication.
July 6,1905.
3 pEARLE OF.THOUGHTV "
It Is easy for the iamb to forglvcthcl
lion. .
Self-cahonization" caixnot make.thcr1
aint ', ' i
There are no disciples; without di
cipline. - . - . ;" -
Misfortune is hardest, the - manti
who sets his heart on fqrtune. -; ,
Too many think that the church id
only a. nickel-in-the-slot elevator."
There is little to choose between ant
irreligious pig and. -a religious; pig-n
Yon cannot protect your ownr libertjjf
unless you respect that of others. j
They only are . satisfied with' thisl
world who are insensible to any oth-f
er. . - : .
It would be better to suffer - fore vet!
than never to know hcw to suffer- at
all. , ;-r i : .
It is better to fail ?t being :ah oafe
than to be satisfied with being , a.
squasfev ::' - '
4 It is better to learn how to . accept
loss than how to make great gains
selfishly.' rr '
To be silent, to strffer, to pray when
we cannot, .act, . is acceptable : to God.
A disappointment, a. contradiction, su
harsh word received and endured .. as
in His presence, is worth more than a
long prayer.- Fenelon. ; . :
.. If. I do what I may in earnest4, It
need not mourn if I work no' great
work on the earth. To help the growth,
of a thought that struggles toward the
light; to brush with " gentle hand th:
earth stain from the white of one
snowdrop :sneh be- vmy - ambition!
George MacDonald. ,. '
It is a strango ifact that the humart
mind has always held to the immortal
ity, of the owl, and yet has always
doubted it. . . . Werethe belief
hot true, the doubt' would , long since
have vanquished it, for nothing but
truth can endure . ' constant question
ing. Theodore T. Munger. -
MAKING RACE MORE BEAUTIFUL.
Weaithy Russian Is Inducing Hard
Some Men and Pretty Women to
Marryl -
A. Ogerodnikoff, a wealthy Russian,
dealer in furs, . who has stores in
Vladivostock and Moscow, arrived here
recently on a visit. ' He tells an inter
esting stpryf of experiments rnade by
his cousin. Rachatnikoff. a rich, land
owner near Moscow,, who has been de-,
voting himself for years, to the -propagation
of a beautiful race of people..
, "Years, ago' ;he said, 'Rachatnikoff
attracted to his estate especially hand
some men and girls of mote than usual
beauty by offering free land to 40 or
50 men, carefully picked : from among?
a large number of applicants and
selecting for them as wives fine look
ing young women from different parts
of Russia. This selected, cblony has
flourished beyond all expectation and
over a hundred children have beea
raised from these unions. t
"These children are so pretty as to
make the Rachatnikoff -estate famous.
It was the marriage of two of these
children that I attended about a year
and a half ago. The bride ws 18, and
remarkable for her beauty, while the
bridegroom was about 24 and was a fit
mate for the village queen. -At the
conclusion of the ceremony the. happy
couple was conducted by M. Rachatni
koff to a pretty little cottage, sur
rounded by a small, well stocked farm,
which ' was his wedding present to
them. Similar wedding presents will
be given to others of these children
when they get married. San J Fran
cisco Correspondent of the New Ycrk
Sun. -'
Judging by Appearance. !
"I should think you might have toM
just py looking at him, that he intend
ed to beat his board bill," said the
manager of the hotel to the cashier.
"He seemed all right to me," protest
ed the cashier. "He was very affable
and courteous." ' '
"Too affable and courteous,", replied
the manager. "You want to look out
for these fellows who are too friendly.
When I was a boy I lived on a ranch.
It was a great place for dogs. Every
(fellow had a dog which "he thought
was just a little better than any oth
er deg in the county; So they used
to try them out now and then. Wei V
there was a fellow from Tennessee
who was working a piece of ground
on shares, and he knew, where he could
get a dog that would eat up every dog
in the state. He sent all the way to
Tennessee for the animal. The dog
finally arrived one Sunday. I saw the
owner the next day. v v . ''
"How about that bulldog? I asked
him. ' -.- ''
"Nd good; absolutelyijie good,' he
"said. 'He's made friends with every
body in the house already.! . , v
- "It just goes to show. :you."-:-Saa
Francisco Chronicle. ' V
How Gibraltar, Was Won...
Two hundred rears have, elapsed!
since the capture of the. Rock of Gi
braltar by the British. ' A writer in
The Nineteenth Century and .After
says that the capture of this fortress
was an accident, and that it became a
British possession in the firstjnstance
because at a time when we happened
to be at war1 with one of, the rival
claimants to the Spanish, throne; our.
admiral in the Mediterranean hap
pened to have no. oarticular objective
in view, and,' having' failed la his only
enterprise of that year, was 'unwilling
to return tome with . a fice.fleet that
had done nothing for the honor of the
flag. So he thought he might as well
make an attack on Gibraltar as do. any
thing ehe. Nevertheless, his action
has to be reckoned among the notable
"deeds that won. the empire," and one
that on its ti-centenarj ; decerns to
be had In rezicialjrance.