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W M HKHBEUT,
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Theeo'tditioa exit-ting la tha coal mines
of Pennsylvania as brought oat In the
teetiuiouy before the "oiumlsei'a We
suoh mm to opn the eye of the public to
the worse than slavery that exist there.
The mora that the ootnoileeion probes
loto the matter the inore the public le
convinced of the juetneee of the miners'
elatms. '. The U. F. Baer contingent of
"dilM trustees" have proven derelict In
discharging their duties aasuch. :
- The recommendation for a child labor
law, Incorporated luto the report of Com
tnleeloner Varner to Governor Aycock fa
along the right track and .will no doubt
go a long wax toward alleviating the
. deplorable conditions existing In tba fac
tory districts a regards the working of
email children la the factories, but It
seems to tie that the minimum age
ahould-ba twelve yean anyhow.
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New Y&rns
From
Washington
(Special Correitpoiidonce.
1 Washington, Owv ii. With congree
fn teuton Washington U berxelf sgun
It i pletteitnt to eo tin' Bu.oiK, ilmny
of whose face are funWIiar tbrosh
long public service, lu;re In their place
aud to, meet tbetu again, In tlw coiri
dora und cloakroom and listen to
thefr atorlre and experiences," though
aome of these wo have heard over and
over for the past decade. However.
this Is to be expected, but tiieco.i
gresiilonal humorists and story ttllr
have enough new material on tup to
relieve the stress and train of Jeghvla
tlve activity. The everyday cxprrl
ences In the national capital wben cou
gross I in seaslon furnlnh many pkae
Inn Incidents, wh eh when recountd in'
the capital cloakrooms and hotel 'corrl
dora with proper euibclllshimnt give
zest and piquancy to Washington I. re.
The other day the venerable and d!g
ulfled aenior senator from Mussavhu
setts while showing aoine Bay State
Th? fcj
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The couaoitdation of the great tobacco
couipaaltM bar bad the anticipated re
aulta on the price of the golden product
and great lrepldtiou la felt among to'
tobaisco people la ail branche that the
woret hae not come yet. Some atepa ar
to be takeo by the grower and Indepen
dent battdlere of t baccoto protect them-
elvoa agalbst a farther, decline la the
price of the raw material. A meeting U
called by CaA, Joan 8. Cunnlnghan, preel
dent of the N rih Carolina Tobaoco
OroWero Aouiafiioo, to. take , place at
Rocky Mount next Friday, the 19th of
DeceiaW to dieuu plane for their pro
tectiwu and all thoee intereated ehoold
attend it Hkey cau, as aome good may
come of it. -
Republican polith laue-tn aud out of the
State hare used the elguatarea of certain
pr.futlnetttcitl(ne Of Wtleju, teattfying
to Yck' good char ac ter, a political cap
tal, cltflmtngthat It wa a petition for'
: Vick.'e re-(ppoiiitmnt o ver a whlt4 man,
; and tula fact hae aroueed these leading
Democrat of Wiiaon, who disclaim any
auch Intention, bat that they were mere
- ly test'fylng as to Vlck'a good character
as a cltisea only, which a Southern white
man la always willing to do when they
are Justified by the ctrcunietances. The
1 white men of the South are ever willing
to prove their friendship for the worthy
negro, and this Instance la merely one
more evidence tbat the Southern white
man In the negro's beet frit-nd and carries
no political elgnifkianea at all,
' P1NFEATHEHS.
Feeding oata to hens will aid to build
up the muscular systems and strength
en the power of reproduction.
The clKiard of the fowl uiastlcatee
the food, but thla can only be done
with the aid of sharp, gritty material
' Ground oyster shells or ground bone
with tueatacraps. chopped fine, placed
within eaay reach of the chlckeua la a
good feed,
. When selecting wale birds, with
view to propagating dealt and prolific
lavlnc. they abould b- moderately
abort legged, unleaa tbe lien are very
low la stature.
Bvea wtten ta be hatcbrd.ln an luoy
bator ens abould not ! ver tw
weeka old. Chick! he t died from oi'i
aggs are not so vigorous as iimm frou
POWDER AND BALL.
Soldiers thrice fouud guilty of drunk
ennem In one year will be summarily
discharged from the British army un
der the new rulea to be promulgated
ahortly. . 'V::K"': "
Every private soldier In the British
army la henceforth to be provided with
a hairbrush. It la not many months
since an official edict proclaimed that
toothbrushes were to be supplied.
Engineers and artificers - for the
French navy are to be trained on
board so old transport which has been
turned into a naval sehoolshlp at Bor
deaux, fttie will ac-foniiuodate 4U0 re
liefs, who will go through a four years'
couree. . ..
BK WAS SBOWIMO TI8ITOB8 ABOUT TOWN.
visitors about town' pointed out a tting-
nincent oiu resilience built years ago
by a famous aud rather shady lawyer
of his time.
"Why," asked one of the pnrty, "wan
be able to build a house like tbat by bis
practice r'
"yes." gravely replied Senator Hour.
"by his practice and his practices."
ADVERTISING.
"Everything comes to him who ad
vertlws" in the way the old adage
reads now. Newspaperdom.
You will Ond tbat the storekeeper
who is always complaining tbat busl
c is not wfctt it u.-J to be ta the
o?sa who (5 K-sn't t- "eve in advertising.
l.t i doi erl 3 - it know It Ad-
How .
"Private"
John
Aflen
Escaped
"Private" John Allen, former repre
sentative from MlHsisHippl and the rec
oguised wit of several
concretises, chanced to
be in Washington while
President Roosevelt (
on his recent bear bunt
In the ennebrakes of the
former's state. "Pri
vate" ; Allen, who ac
quired; that houorable
tltle by reason of his
frequent declaration that he was proud
to have been the only private in either
army, was met by a friend ou Pennsji
vanla avenue while here.
. "Hello, Private," said the friend. Joe
ularly, "bow does It happen that when
President Roosevelt Is shooting bears
down In your state you are keeping o
far away?" t'f Vr- '': '- ':..
"Sh-b-b!" said Allen mysteriously,
and taking his Interrogator by the lapel
of the coat he led him Into a doorway
"Keep It quiet" he whispered darkly
"but the reason Is I'm a bear."
' In view of the fact that the president
bagged no big game on bis late hunting
expedition. It la Inferred that most of
the . other Mississippi bears exercised
the same sagacity as "Private" Alien
and got out of the state.
' Few government reports issued this
fall hare attracted so much attention
aa that given to the re
port and recommend-
tlona of the adjutant
general of the army.
General Corbln discuss
ed the canteen briefly,
but pointedly, comment
ed adversely npon the
tendency of young offl
cere to get married when
waa scarcely sufficient fur
recommended the lnstruc-
A
Wine.
Woman.
Soaj
Report
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their .pay
one, I and
tkm of soldiers In vocal music and the
encouragement of regimental airs aud
ditties. Every one In Washington has
been talking about tbat report
It Isn't every day," said an officer in
speaking of it, "that you can get a
'wine, women and song' report like
.bat." ; . :.
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Among the recent interesting and In
terested visitors at the national capital
iwere two euiull boys
from East Orange. N. J.
Their excursion was
wholly without the
knowledge of their fond
parents, and consequent
ly a couple of District
policemen were waiting
at the railroad sUt'oa
to put them. As the
t Ktlves marchej t' e .leys cT the
i'-n ts.l orr X) t s stloa bou-e
They
Saw
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tea .
father arrived on the next traio tha
local Hawkshaws Interceded for the
young Jersey Ites. Paternal wrath melt-
ad Into paternal pride, and with the
detectives as guides the enteiprls tig
youtn spent a never to be forgotten
duy explorih the glories of fir. i-lty.
H hen the rusunrays, left ' Wjwhlngton
for- their how, -two more coot ntcd
aud self estlill 'J ;.ou'ngHters ?nt. d not
be fouud aiiyM b.H ti d even tli. urst
whlle anry f ti'r etainl tit, knit
thoroughly uJeU tjt-Mp. ; T w.
There it i'Ii-'hijI? fo.fv: I,U
arroog re.j t iii who wri oUii.
muu t tti. i xi ,- n
i-m ,1'ri ."l!ie roper
U" iu, f ' v,i j.-u t nd
"1; t j.-; i..- t:i i!i Kb
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11. WHO
wi.i 1 , a.jti il' at Mu
oii. iilnir of fhe- I'lft v-nev-
" , ' ath..fo:gr-w.-- Now. as
everybody kiiovvk. h. is u -priuc. of
the blooJ," ila . aluu I lood. but royal
blood. Just Uif m.mc, wnch ns It If, und
Is really the ttrst k-Ien of royalty to
break iu;o the Aiuerk-un eoOKreMi.
Very I.kely nioct oi his collengues
will fail Into the habit of calling him
Juat as he Is called at home, "Prince
Cupfd.". .
Those who want to avo'd s:icli fa
mlliarity may designute hiui as Prince
Kunio. which Iscorritt, thouth'as the
title of tlie repreneiitutive of free iind
independent people It nounds some w hut
lucongruoiis. . . .'
Tome may insist on Mr. Knlnutuuole,
bnt the name la so long and so Intri
cate in voavls that few who are not
acquainted vivh the Kanuka laugoage
would care to try It..
The prince is a good fellow and has
some Wen about republican institu
tions, which cannot be said of all the
prominent Ha wa I Inns. Me Is hand
some, but dark skinned, with very
black balr and mustache.
- Speaking' of the president and his
nuniing experiences, la-re (s a now
story about his receut
turkey bunt on the Bull
Run battleground.
The' president left the
turkey blind and started
through a great stretch
of woodland. He ' was
guided ; by one of the
mighty hunters of the
region and was accom
panied by William Uayden, whose
plantation adjoins that of Represcuta
tlve Rickey, on which the president
bad been hunting. ' '
The party walked several miles when
Mr. Hayden, looking quizzically at thf
gnlde, said. "Mr. , you are, lost."
"Not a bit of it" replied the guide
"nat makes you think we are
lost?" asked the president.
Well," replied Mr. Hayden, "there
la the sun to the south. We all kno-w
that the sun Is In that part of tfh?
heavens. To reach our destination w
should be going due west. ' We nre go
ing due east." , ,
"That is enough for me," cried the
president. "I always follow - a man
who steers in the woods by the sun or
the stars."
Mr. Hayden took the president home
In a bee line.
Among the wealth of Incidents and
anecdotes regarding Wu Ting Fang, i
the former Chinese minister, now re
called by reason of his recent departure
from, Washington, la one told of a visit
made by him to a famous and exclu
sive girls' college, where the daughter
of a well known Washington general
was a student Mr.; Wu has always
been Interested in the scholastic attain
ments of his young friend. The preai
Saved From Death .
In a Cattle Stampede
Few young women's lives have re
corded more widely 'differing experi
ences the a ' Betty IJcter'a.j although
hardly twenty years have ehipsed from
tha day she first looked upon the world
out of a aatin lined crib In a Imuritjus
borne In Brooklyn until ohe day last '
month when aba waa saved front bor-n
rlble death, i,-,, K:'-:
Mlsa Lleter oecaaieVa Viiuoiteache
In Wyoming when ber; father toouiut'i I
bis home in Sheridan, although, much
against hey parents", wlt: j Uer home
was three mllea from the .school on the
prairie. . -.;
One afternoon o October, she ,re
malned later thau usual at the school
bouse; theu on ber way home stopper)
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Cloudburst In a
Canyon Forces
Hunter arid Bear
To Climb the
S Atae Tree
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Guided
By
Sun and
Stars -
HILE sirtlrj; around a camp-
Iflra In the foothilla'of the
Colorado RocUiea a , short
- vatime ago old Mill mills, i:.e
famous Cocky mountain guide, relat- d
a rather amusing experience he once
bad with a N;i grizzly to a party of tour
lets who were out after big game and
health under his tutelage. The Incident
he reluteil took place in an Arizona
canyon, ana jjih aiuu t, think it very
funny at tun time. ; ; ' ,r
"I was out lookln' after stock." said
Mr. Ellis, "and had loft, my horse is
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: THS CATTLE CAMS THUNDERING. ,
by a pile of huge bowlders to examine
some curious Inscriptions cut into the
surface.
; A low. rumbling sound startled her.
She-sprang to her feet. A large herd
of cattle was coming toward her, their
noses to the ground, their horns clank
Rig together and enveloped In a cloud
of dusti At the same moment her pony
became frightened, tossed his bead In
the air and dashed away across the
plains, i
She tittered a scream and sank down.
Tells arose from the cowboys. They
rode madly' into the nerd,' trying to
check the onward rush of the leaders
by firing revolvers In their faces. : Bet
ty crouched for a momeut on the rock
pile directly fn the path of the stam
pede; then, impelled tn make an effort
to save herself, she rose, and darted off
across the country ahead of the herd.
The cattle .came thundering after
her.; Faster, faster, she sped, her bright
skirts Dying back in the wind. Louder,
nearer, came the frightened herd. The
earth vibrated beneath her. . She beard
the angry roarings, almost felt their
hot breath, and, weak from exhaustion
blinded by the dust, she felL ' ? ft ;
- At that moment from out the clouds
of . dust ; dashed a snorting broncho,
maddened by the gashing spurs of hi
rider. A few leaps, and b bad reached
the prostrate form. and. bending down
from bis saddle, bis strong arm lifted
ber from the ground, hardly checklnir
bis speed, and the sturdy pony swung
forward under the double weight She
was saved! '
rtsiD a bit,- and If ft rosa Jun a I ttlo
more we would both have to'sliift up
higher on that tree. , How tiv.fii uear-
er that would bring tba beat- wasn't a
matter -of guesswork, but of too plain
a ceitulnty. , -,
"Fliinlly. I made another attempt to
stick him in the nose. I bad to be
veryi careful, for he " was watchln'
every move. By careful flgvjrin' I got
a fine thrust In one of the red nostrils
of hl black muzzle. The bear roared
In nnycr aud struck at me with one of
his huge claws, but' the branches pre
vented him from reachln. me. , '
"Again Jabbed,; and then be went
wild. . With a roar that drowned the
noise of the ragin waters he raised
both puwe to come at me. but his rage'
had caused him to forget the swiftly
flowin 'current and the, Instant - he
released his hold of., the tree he was
torn away, and the last I saw of hlra
he was disappear In' around the bend,
buffeted by ' the furious waves and
pounded against rocks, while be was
belnVturned end ovtfr end among the
trees and stumps that, had been caught
up by the sudden freshet. Whether
he survived or not. I never .found out
but it Is extremely doubtful..
"The water from the, cloudburst sub
sided almost as rapidly as it came, and
In about; an hour I was able to de
scend and seek my horse, which I
fouud quietly ' grszinV on the plateau
above the canyon."
Trainer Attacked '
By Eight Polar Bears
S.TH BKAB SNARI.n BAYAOKLT.
"THAT STBUCTUKB COST $1,000,000."
dent of the college, duly Impressed with
the Importance of a visit by the Chi
nese minister, at once took the distin
guished visitor In band and prcceeded
to march him round the college grounds.
telling him the history and purpose of
each building and incidentally expand
ing on the glory of the Institution. For
an hour Mr. Wu listened. At last they
reached the finest of the college build
ings. Here the president paused and
said Impressively:
"This structure cost f 1.000 .000 and Is
the finest building of Its kind In the
world."
"Ah," really r sr.!l L'r. Wu r''.'y.
And could you t U l e Lw i.;. j
Wrecked Sailors
Live Like Vampires
The survivors of a ship wrecked In
the Indian ocean ar likely to suffer
for their bloodsucking propensities.
Advices from Wellington, New Zea-
land. Indicate
that eight sail
ors, survivors of
the wrecked
steamship Elin
g a m 1 1 e, who
wert rescued
from a raft by
the' British aur
veyateataer Penguin, .'may
b punished" for
their; canoibal
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They admit
that while craz
ed with thirst
and their minds
unhinged by
tbelr ' dreadful
situation aome
of them pro
longed life by
drinking each
other's blood.
Tula waa
done, they say.
by mutual con
sent By groups
of two they
made Incisions
In the skin and
each
Those
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I other's
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refusing
while o
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blood
to
sucSed
slmiiltaneou.sly.
short distance away, with all my shoot
in Irons onr the saddle; when I saw a
grizzly comin' in my direction, I at
once started for a tree, Jhst as I start
ed to climb that tree there -was a roar
from behind. I glanced around Just In
-time to see-a big wall of wafer come
foamin down the canyon, with- sticks
and brash a-dancln' on the. white top
of it Just like on a big wave at sea. '
. rxhen M realized that the bear was
seeklu safety from a cloudburst, and
was payiu' little attention to me. We
both star rod to shin up together, the
bear on the lower side, facin' the ad-
vancln' wall of water. : ?
tAfter ascctidln' a few feet the grlz-
riy In reachln' for a fresh hitch plant
ed one of his claws on the 'leg of my
trousers, thus plnnln' Ine to the tree.
He seemed in iio hurry 'to move on.
waltin' patiently for the water to n-
slst him ou.hls upward course.' The
old sinner had doubtless been In -cloud
bursts before aud knew also that he
could not climb a tree without assist
ance.
"But suppose he wouldn't climb fast
enough when the watr came? He
could stick his nose a yard higher than
I could and last longer on a single
breath too. Just above us was a fork
In the tree, and I hoped to reach tbat
In another moment the water came
a-roarin' on us and pasted me so fast
to the tree that I couldn't climb if I
wanted to. At the same time it pulled
the bear, away on' the other side so
hard that be stuck. bis claws deeper lit
tha bark to get a firmer hold.
"And then the water began to rise.
and tha bear began to feel Ilka ellmbin'
higher, as I did, and took his foot louse
Just In time to let me get my nose out
of water. 1 got my . leg out of the
way before he could snag It again, and
by pushln' back I msnnawl to get
away from the . tree far enongb to
above op a bit With a desperate ef
fort I made it and -then the water
pasted me fast against tbe tree again,
and I found my nose a-pokln' In One
aide of that crotch, while the black
snoot of tbe bear was a-pokln' in the
other way. And the worst of It wan
there was uo use in tryin to go any
higher, for the crotch widened out."
while tbe forks were so much thinner
that If the bear kep' on ellmbin' the
other side he'd have his claws pretty
near the middle of my back. '
"All this time driftwood of one kind
and another was pilin' op my back
and-buildln a necklace around my
throat and once in awbile an extra big
piece would come dancin' against my
back and shove nie forward so ttiat-f
almost touched noses with the bear.
Then be would growl and show his
teeth. - .
"Just then I barrens! to think of
my knife. My tn'i were free, for
Professor John Pudak. the famous
animal trainer, said recently in an in
terview that his most perilous fight .
with wild beasts took place lna cage
of polar bears. Here Is Professor Du
dak's story of the encounter:
"I have been with Hagenbeck for
many years and have been more or less
associated with wild beasts all my life.
I like tbe profession of animal trainer
very much. I handle seven polar bears
each evening, and I roust say that they
are the hardest animals to train of any
that I have ever attempted to subdue.
"I am scratched and clawed all over,
but I bear no animosity to my pets, be
cause I know It Is their-natnre to bo
wild. . . , - .
"I receive a scratch or two every
night from Muffle, my wrestling bear.
This same' bear almost killed my as
aistant William Carroll, In' Indianapo
lis. "Polar bears are very stupid, and
what : little I have taught them baa
taken six years of patient work.
"Originally I had sixteen bears, but
even of them died, and I had to kill '
two to save my own life.
."Two years ago during a rehearsal In
New Orleans the bear made a com- s
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me from all quarters and got me in a
corner, where I had to fight for my life.
I grabbed a short pitchfork and be
gan to stab them with it as hard as I
eould. They kept up tbe fight aud one
of them ripped my shirt and trousers
open as though they bad been cut with
knife. -
"The next Instant he would lave had
me down, but I drew my revolver and
Shot LIaj .dad. TLpt cy assistants '
tame runsin; cp ee l drove te tesrs
tack with re ;!'; : t iror."
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