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WAYS OP TWO PATBEIS.
Man·? I· ■ Oood Tkitt Bit
tb· Bey WW lub to Nathtag
Blghar Will Nad Lite · Bw
rlMe and Bum HMik*.
LwUca KoulMiitl.
Fifty years ago on the une
day a boy-child was bora in ad
joining bouse*. The father· of
these boys were bard-worlribg
intelligent mechanics—η e η
whose ambitions were larve and
incomes small. Bach of these
men was boneat and industrious,
each looked upon his first child
as the mat event of his life,
and each hoped to make of his
son a useful. God-fearing man °
But they chose very different
ways to do it.
I.
The hardest triala of one of
the men (Pratt) had come from
the lack of money. "I'll train
Jim to earn it." he said. "All
good things in life can be
Bought.
He kept his word. Jim was
sent to school just long enough
to fit him for a commercial col
lege. There he was prepared
for mercantile work ; he entered
a great business bouse and has
worked his way up, becoming
more expert each year in accum
ulating money. He has
amassed uow _a huge fortune
and livea in lnxnry. His wife
is a leader of fashion, bis boy
bas bis automobile. The father
takes uo interest iu anything out
aide of his business. He reads
nothing bat the newspapers.
Science and art are to bin
names. When he jrai foarteea
music bad a curions power over
him and he wasted to study it. I
Bnt hia father said why waste
your time with that sort of
things? Will it ever bring you
in a single penny?"
So narrrow now are his sym- !
pathies and knowledge that
even his wife and bof never
try to make a companion of.
him. And not long ago, is
spite of the solid millions which
he has rained, be waa heard to
say thatlife was so meaningless
that he could see nothing!·It.
II.
Hunt, the father of the other
boy, waa different from Pratt.
When he first looked at the
child lying in klscaadle be said:
"God sent that boy to us. God
is bis father. We never must
let the boy forget that."
So as years passed be tried to
make Dob trothfal and kind
and m«rrv. Why should he lie
or quarrel with his brother or
be miserable? Waa he not one
of God's family, loving and be
loved? Hunt would say to thf
boys "This world Is yotir home
wbich God made for you to Hy*
in. You ought to know some·
thing about it. Don't take the
thing* in it for granted, as the
bra te* do."
Then be taught him about the
awful vender of the stars, «ad
the rock· with their writ un
histories of ««tes. and the
secret· of plants tad shells, and
birds mod animal·—"all your
dumb kinsfolk," he would sa/.
Aa years passed be took care
that Bob Mould ban somr in·
sight into art and music ai.d the
world of hooka. "WouUh yon
lira la tbla wonderful dwelling
like a blind idiot?" be would
say. While tbe boy waa yet a
child be was tauvbt that God
meant bim to ear· money to
pay bis own way in tbe world,
and to Wlp his brother. "You
meat And tbe work for which
VZSHjSÊA*·' "·
It proved Ao be a very simple,
bomalv work, but Bob put bis
•treaftb into h. H« baa paid
bit own wav, has helped many
of bia brethren with bis wefts,
and be, too, U rieb. Bnl oow,
as an eld aa·, ha rirea little
thought to these wages. The
woocers of the earth—the home
is which he hu lived so lose,
the needs of his brothers who
crowd it, the thought of the
Eternal Father to whost be
draws nearer every hour—these
fill his son! end make it ready
for ita pasaing.
III.
To which of these new-comers
into Hie was given the true edu
cation would you aav?
GABB Or AMEIVTIHA COVBOY. |
Waars BUlisi Trsosara m
■scsrd—Us Saddle ami VU».
« — A ·—
Our friend the1 gaucho U as
much in evidence along the Hoc
to the west as to the south in
Argentina. He sticks to the in
evitable poncho, but be has dis-1
carded the cbinps, s blanket-1
like garment that the southern
gaucho wears around his legs or I
bombacbos, which is the name
lor absolutely the tongeat trousers |
on record.
The bombacbos in the first
place were, I believe brought to
Argentina by tbe Basque·. The
things went straight to the
heart ol the gsncho and he
adopted them at once. Only he
baa steadily insisted on amplify
ing them, ustil to-day one leg of
a pair of bombacbos will bouse
a small family. There is no
point of utility to be urged for
these wind-bags, but they serve
to make the wearer a con
spicuous figure when be rides
into town, which is reason
enough for the gancho.
The MOlIn nr mmAAt~ «-—1 !
the weit is much the same as in
the sonth. Ik consists of a
co a pie of smooth pieces of vood
to be laid oo the blaoket behind
the horses's wither*. Over these
several pieces of ieeet or soft
blankets are strapped a pair of
stirraps thrown over the whole
end the recado is ready for a se,
This sounds like a crade ar
rangement, and s«ch it often is;
nevertheless, I have heard a
number of Englishmen who
have used it claim that the
recado gives a knee-grip in the
soft blankets that insares a seat
more sore than that possible in
any saddle of hard leather.
The most inseparable com
Γ lion of the gancbo of the west
bis dibeaka, or whip. This
has a heavily loaded handle
abomt a foot aad a half long,
which terminates in a thick
■ingle or doabfe thoog of raw·
biae of the same' length as the
handle. The handle U some
times covered with hide, or,
agaja heavily inlaid with silver.
A blow from the handle of a
ribenlca will fella horse aad a
cat from its lash will tear open
a gash in the flank of a toagh·
skinned aMlc.
The gaucho of the south
fights with hie knife ia oaa
hand and bis folded poncho in
the other aa a shield. The west
ern gaacho substitutes the ribea·
ka for the poncho, and most
make a far - mora formidable
opponent. HI· great façon, or
Vmfe, repoeea moat of the time
in his belt; hla ribenka never
leaves hi· hand during the day
and at night.ba sleep· with the
lu··! VI U movt BUI RlM<
BittH'ilMKntk VmUnn,
Tb* KiyabNcav of OuIm
conntf bar· nomiaated a tan
coanty ticket with tbe exceptioa
of Stwlor aad they km made
no miaiBillou for this oflo·.
What'· tha matter wttk the Gaa
to· radical*? An tbay afraid ta
tackfe Hon. O. P. Maaoa, the
Democratic war bone of Qaatoa?
Tli* Jlapobttcaa aoariaeea for
Um Home ara Maaart. C. D.
Hoilaad aad Joha J Qeorye.
Sobaariba lor tka 0*mn.
GUAM AND ITS FEOHJS.
Observations ol Fitnr Nicklo·
kerf Mu—Six Yeara fa Little
MaaC.
CWrfattt Cbmiek.
Agana, Iilaod of Guam, Aug.
28.—Not long ago I received a
copy of The Charlotte Evening
Chronicle, dated July 7. 1906,
which contained an article by
Mr. C. H. Forbes-Lindsay, about
the Ialand of Guam. Tbi·
article waa of special interest to
me as 1 am at present a resi
dent of Guam ana as my wife ia
a daughter of this island; and,
farther, beet use it shows that
the people of the United Statea
have not entirely forgotten
abont their far-away island pos
I have spent nearly six years on
Gnam, and have been intimate
ly associated with Its people and
conversant with its languages
and customs for mora than four
year a. I came to Guam abont
two months after the terrible
typhoon that ravaged this island
on the 19th of November, 1900.
After this tremendous disaster
that almost entirely destroyed;
the hpnses, crops and cocoauut
trees of the entire ialand, the
people were in great want and
were reduced to the poiut of
starvation: but cootrary to the
general belief, the United States
government came at once to the
relief of the starving people,
supplying them with biscuit,
floor, rice, salt beef and salt
pork. At that time I*was a
corporal in the United States
Marine Corps and waa detailed
to serve out ration* from gov
ernment stores to the starving
people three timea a week. A
captain and a sergeant were
detailed to canveaa the different
parta of the island and to isaue
ration checka to the needy, who
In tnrn presented them and re
ceived a générons supplv of
provisions just enumerated.
This issue of free rations con
tinued until the month of May,
1901.
The peonle troirkl* «n··*
from their deplorable condition,
and within a few months bad
crop· of com. potatoes, pump
kin·, melon· and ptber vege
tables under cultivation. Tbis
is the only disaster that the peo
ple really bave felt since that
time. The earthquake of 1902
damaged nothing except the
stone booses, and as these are
owned by tbe better and richer
class of people, no resl suffering
resulted from it. The typhoon
and tidal wave of Nov. 1905, did
even less damage than tbe
earthquake ol 1902. The only
losses worth mentioning were to
government property, caused by
storerooms being flooded during
tbe enormous rainfall that ac
companied the typhoon. To
•bow bow ligbt tbe damage waa:
not even a thatched roof was
blown from the native hut·.
Tbe tidai wave wbicb was not
more tban three or fouT feet
high and which reached only a
few yard·.from the beach, in
jured practically nothing except
some government stores of
lumber, etc., and about 200
yards ot government bnilt road
which run along the beach.
It is true there is not any mar
ket in Ο nam for sarplus pro
duce, for tbe simple reason that
there is not any sarplus pro·
ducts. The teasoa for this lack
o! production is aa plain and
simple aa can be: Tbe people
do not work. Wben I speak of
tbe "people" I mean, ol course,
tbe mass, tbe majority, and not
tboee who really labor for their
bresri. The land of Qaam is
sufficiently productive to supply
all tbe people with sncb products
As rice, coos, cocoa, coffee, po
tatoes, beans and peas. Other
vegetables, neb as watermelons,
muskmelons, pumpkins, toma
toes, etc., can be raised in large
quantities aad with very little
work. Besides these products
tbey have natural foods and
frpffs. eoch as bread fruit, the
eye as ant. called fad au
which a kind of coarse
made; cocoannts, bananas.
g. froml
flour id
οπσβη, paw-pawa, Ilk· t^OM
of Florida, piaeapple·, ηιτιι,
the moat dellciou· vf fruit·, tke
maafo, «ad other· peculiar to
this Wood. Not lose ago, on ·
trip to the northern pot of Um
ialaod. I hv a rny lnxuriaat
crop· viae, covered with bloa
aoau and trivial «vary protniac
of loacioea fraTt. I· 'my own
beck yard 1 have If trees that
bear twice a year. .
Now · word about th« natta·
ode of ' Africeltvr· employed
km ud It will b· apparent why
tha people of Goaa ara ao poor
aod ao oft·· at tb· door of itarV
atloo. Practically all tb· (abab*
Itanta live la ▼illajrea, while t beir
raochoa, or (are·, ara acattcred
all over the ialaod, aom· o! then
at a diataoc· of IS mile· from
th· omiMl villat·. At «boat 7
o'clock (α the tuorniog they
start iron the village in bull
carts, or on cow-back, to ipcod
from one to three boara ou the
bad roada before arriving at tba
sccne of the day's work. Hav
ing come to the raccb. the labor·
er pu ta bla cow, bull or carabou
in a place where it can craze for
the day; then be proceeds to
collcct and drink η few bamboo·
of tuba, a drink made by Cather
ine the sap of the cocoiuiut tree,
and after looking np his chick
ens and pica—if he is indnatrions
enonch to own any—and takipc
a few tnrns aronnd hi» place tt
ia time for him to take his mid
day nap. When be awakes in
the afternoon and clean· a few
square yards of Round where
fats corn is planted, it is time for
bim to cet his beast and start
back to the village to apend the
nicht. They ara exceedingly"
lazy, ignorant and supentitous,
being actually afraid to spend
the niebt on their ranches, a
few miles from the village. What
would onr farmers of North Car
olina come to If they followed
this method of work? The only
implement used in farming is a
kind of hoc or spade, called fus
ino (pronounced fusioyo), which
is s flat L shaped piece of iron
about fonr inchea wide fastened
with m shank to a wooden handle
about 12 feet lone- Thev slide
this unwieldly implement flat
wise alone the ground and cnt
the weeds and craas off about a
half inch under the cround.
This is absolutely the only form
of cultivation in practice. Such
a thine aa a plow for penctratinc
the soil is entirely unknown. Is
it anv «MfiW**· ifcaf ··
surplus product where rue h
method· as this are followed?
In the «hallow water· along
the beaches it ia an easy matter
to catch excellent fish, lobster·,
crabs, and a kindof clam. Ev
ery one likes these and wishes
to buy them, bnt no one cares to
pot himself to the ejteruoa of
catching them. Is^ue fresh
wster streams oleoty of shrimp
are easily caught in bamboo
trsps, baited with cocoanut
meat, but the people are too lazy
to bait the traps and set them.
They have no ambitioo to ini·
prove their condition iu any
way. They are fatalists in thé
true sense of the word and calm·
ly look starvation in the face
when there is plenty all around
them if they would only get
down to real, sensible, honest,
hard work. They seem to think
that the world owes them a liv
ing and they strive to get that
with η little exertion as pos
sible.
If the people of the United
States wish to help their fellow
countrymen of Gusm they can
do it qnickly and efficiently by
teaching them the valne of agrf·
cultural oroductions, and bow
to produce them. If the agri
cultural possibilities of Guam
wêre developed, the people
would not feel the weight of the
taxée they would have to pey,
they would not have to depend
on Japanese traders for their
sustenance, they would be more
independent, happy and con
tented, and their children would
grow up to be of some value to
their con α try.
You bave my permission to
publish this letter il you so de
sire: and if you think that they
would interest your readers, I
should be glad to send you other
letters about Guam when I bavf
more time to devote to that sub
Yours very respectfully.
Jambs H. Umduwood,
Of Hopewell, N. C.
■«ΤΑΜ THE STOtrmue.
NtvTKkta*.
William Jennings Brym U ·
good «tory tetter. Beside*
punctusting hi* speeches with
homely anecdotes he enMvwns
hia conversation by recounting
•tories possessed of the merit of
bavins « good point.
Mr. Bryan's stories fall lato
two claaaee: Those he baa
gained at home «ad reeeat ac
quisitions from foreign source·
which bo carsfally stored away
I for intota reference during his
I trip around the |iott. Tim
anecdotes that smock of the
red soil of Nebraska m the
best for political speeches. The
tales that come to hia ia Japan.
India Turkey he reserves forth*
private cars of bis frieada.
In his speech at Mew Haves
and again ia Newark, Mr.
Bryan en toccdoU lo
illustrate what Ml. Bnraa says
the Repabiican pasty baa bona
doing to excuse its failure to
curb the trusts. Wbea be
launches this yarn be palla
down tbe corners of bis mnuth
in a quizzical manner, efiacts a
drawl and slowly moves hia
bead from aide to aide as if it
waa tbe task to récita tbe obit
nary ovér the body of oae late
ly departed.
"Tfecrt «u ooce a a «a," coca
Mr. Bryan's story. "who was
•Bed in court for ntonisf with
a crack tcmi the bottom of h
a kettle he had boriowd <ηα
a neighbor. The neighbor waa
▼err angry.
"The man who waa seed pot
up three defence·. First he
•aid be hadn't borrowed the
kettle. Then whan that failed,
be Mid that the kettle waa
cracked when he borrowed it.
And finally when hi· eecond
argument was disapproved ha
«aid that he bad mended the
crack before he retained the
kettle.
"And that" conclude· Mr.
Bryan, "is the way the Repub
lican party defend· itaelf
against the charge of not keep·
ing its promise· on the subject
of trust regulation."
The Nebfatkan'» argument
tbat the Republican· draw eta·
pa if η food· oet the pocket· ο(
the men who find the kirb
tariff to their advantage be find»
well iUoitriUd by a «tory which
is not altogether sew. After
explaining hi· belief tbat no Re
publican dare to touch tbe
present tarif for fear of oflend
Ing those who, he alleges, coo
tribote tbe money for tbe cam
paign work, Mr. Bryan telle the
following:
"There waa once a mat who
west into a clothing; (tore. He
stole a coat and started to m
down tbe street. Tbe clothing
dealer harried oat into tbe street
and sbonted 'stop thief!' bat
tbe thief would not stop.
"Then tbe dealer appealed to
a policeman and tbe policeman
sbonted 'Stop thief J' but the
thief wonld not stop. Then
tbe policeauD drew bis re
volver and sbonted to tbe flee
ing thief, 'Stop, or IV fire!"
Then tbe excited clothier «fed
ont to tbe policemen:
"Shoot mm in tbe pente; tbe
coat belonesto me!"
"So there yon ere," concludes
Mr. Bryan after reciting bis
eneedote. "The Republican
party don't dare to sboot (be
thieving trust· la tbe coat, be
■ *·«· ·« %
-i ··*.·» Λ v-*V v t· ··'
1* 4 «J. . ' ' ' · * j" k
JAMES F. YEAGER
caase the coat belongs to
They don't dare to ahoot
trnatain the]
pent· belong to
dont dare to
for leer of bitting
thit belongs to '
ι upon ι
While
be
being takenjover to Newark on I
tbe third dey of hi· stay in Mew
York he told the
men thU tnle:
"My former caaapalgua end
the resalts that catno of
remind me of e nun «bo
ont to Nebrakn to take up a]
farm," add ha. "TMs ■
waa a greenhorn and be did ι
know much abont tbe cyloaea
that aometimea viait
prairies. Bat he had ι
of wisdom
"Ha pot a ,
wooden feooe abont Ma place
that looked like a chlekea coop.
It waa bnilt in η triangular »h*pe.
A farmer drone by when tola
greenhorn «u putting np hi»
fence aad com wealed upon its
"'^Why, tbe lik good wind!
"'Oh. «11 right,' said the
greenhorn, «bo wm (In «α
optimist. 'My fence is ftve feet
broad at the bottom and lour
feet high. If it Wow· orer it
will he a foot higher than it is
"That's what I hop· my
political fenee is Hke,· nid Mr. f
Bryan, with a laugh.
Another Bryan story
lilted bodily by Congres
Leata in his apeeeh at New
Haves oo Auront 31. Mr. Usta j
was hway holding the
until Mr. Bryan should
for the meeting οI th<
Bagland Democrats in the
Tontine hotel, across the street,
so the née of the Bcyah thunder
TkSSw?*OM»· fenernl oat
in Nebraska—» so rana this
Κ—and the preacher who hod
naked to deltas* the evlogy
was a stranger la flown and did
not know the éeptrtcd sitter
eery well. So after he bad aatt
all that be ceeld he anegeate»
that if anybody else conld aay a
few words ahoot the pear dead
lister it wonld he e good thing
tosay thfcm.
Three or four of those who I
bad kaowa the tetntl in bar
lifetlaM atdi ipmKht· re
— Then there vu » pana*.
omoH brother rowiad
Mr. Brya· nteti lato te ûrif
lt of hi» ttorkt with treat rajto.
IMtkmlttlaf with hi· banda aad
modnUtlnwMe vole· bMUM
period·. Hi· tjrM aie UPW»
that the* Η|Μ ap before the
point el the «tory U reached «nd
hU play actor'· wootb tremble·
tote a aMMb .i
mi*, the paiat el the atorf
coaea nek word la eaaaciatod
•lowly and dittiactly with a Hn
*eriaf emphaii· on each Mil
the narrator VM loath to (MM
to aooa to the end of hla til·.
A A. Va Lai *- - ·-» * ■
λ iter mm awn uccn laicrvivwvQ
fortha ket tirae by the nevtp·
per aea who bad follow
•boat m Ma Joaraeya
New York Mf. Bryta,
oat oil
I
Mked**^ PteUeel?' fc·?^
Λ· 'Well,· nid ι, Μα view of
4· iâct tut Ζ have been defeat
ed with!» two weeks It woiUdW
hud to aaiwar that question.'
•"AU right, **2λ Ik at.
Now, Mr. Bryan, what will be
the pert pistions of tbe Demo,
crstic psrty?'
" I c ertal α I y la not ia a po
sitioo to tell.' — · po*
Us
*?Now, Mr. Bryan, wh.t per
son do yoa tbink will beawila.il
« *&in I csnnot answer that
I replied with «am.
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