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The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
AN. OLD BELL.
How 1t Was Rung In the Cause of
Justice I'm Italy Many
ycGSs. Ago.

There is an old bell in a corner of
tho Glen island museum of natural his
tory that attracts unusual attention on
account Of the story connected with it.
The bell itself is not much to look at.
says the New York Mail and Express,
but its story appeals to the better
side of human nature.
1t is to the effect that in. one of the
old cities of Italy, many centuries ago,
the King caused the bell to be hung in
the tower in one Of the public squares,
and called it "the bell of justice" He
commanded that anyone who had been
wronged should go and ring the bell,
and SO call the magistrate and ask for
ana receive justice. In the course of
time the lower end of the bell rope
rotted away and a wild vine was tied
to it to lengthen it. One stormy night
the inhabitants were awakened by the
loud changing Of the bell. An old and
starving horse that had been aban-
doncd by its owner and turned out to
die. wandered into the tower, and in
trying to eat the vine, rang the bell.
The magistrate of the city, coming
to see who demanded justice, found the
old starving horse, and he caused the
owner of the animal, in whose service
he had toiled and been worn out, to
be summoned before him, and decreed
that as the horse had rung the beIl CT
justice he should have justice, and
that during the horses life its owner
should provide for him. proper food and
drink and stable.
Hon. JOHN II. Starin, while travelling
in Italy, saw the bell, and, hearing its
history, determined to bring it to this
country The people, however, were
10th to part with it. ~.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
WAR HELPED WOMEN.
Loss Of "A Million Men in the CIVIL
Conflict Opened the Way for
Women in Business.

One Of the most interesting as well,
asimportant factors in the labor prob
lem. to-day is the employment of woIn--
once reserved for men and the eoInpe-
tition of women with men in the strug-
gle for life.
There were some %, 100000 persons Of
! both sexesscng in gailful pursuits
+, cf all sorts in 1890. Of these about
| 100000 were females and $4,000, ,000J
males. There were, according to the
same census, about 100000 families
III the United States. In 1860 there
were about 10,O0O,0o0 workers of both
sexes, and of these one-twentieth, or
! 100000, were females. These were en-
gagged chiefly in clothing factories.
/ cotton mills and in shoe binding, and
| they were found almost wholly in New
England. states, whose men had gone
away to.sea or to the new lands Of the
west and left their women depend
ent. In the west and in the south o.
woman seldom went away from home
to work, or, if SO, they were occupied
! with household duties in families. Aft
er the civil war the situation wasvast--
! ly changed. A million men lost their
lives or were so disabled as to be in
capacitated to suEEGrt themselves.
The south suffered more than any 9th
er section, and many women were left
self-dependent. 1t was new thing to
see white women in the southern states,
start ont to. seek work in avenues that
had been previously closed to women.
/ They could not take domestic service,
because such places were monopolized
by the negroes who had been brought,
up to that sort of work. The posts of
teaching the young did not afford
| places foE-all who were forced to work.
and thus the white women of the
south emulated their sisters of the
! north and west in, seeking the means
OF earning a livelihood. in every hon.
cradle work within. thair capacity.
and, however much the necessity of
such a state of things is regretted, it
must be recognized all the same.
1t Is not only unmanly, but it is out.
rageonsly unjust for men to complain
that women are throwing them out. of
employment. There are $4,000, 900.
heads of families in the United States.
Some of these are widows, but the.
greatest number are men. There are.
men enough in the country to support
all the women if they would. The fact
is that they do not. 1t is their own
fault. IT every man who pretendss to,
be O. man were supporting a. woman.
as he should, there would be prob
ably 100000 places in Offices, stores,
shops and factories that are now occu-
pie. by woman workers left free to-
men,. and the women would be at
home:
s The worst feature in the entire sit
uation is. that the women are Fut off.
with about oneeEalf the wages given
to men for the same service. This is
an outrage in many cases. When the
women acquire the power in business
which. they have always been able, TO,
WELD in love they will correct the evil
Cf lower wages, too.-N. 0. Picayune.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
as THE WINDS BLOW.
sweet. Iemorics OF q Once Happy
Time Awakened by Bundle
of Cid Letters.

See, madame, 'tis a bundle of letters
l found them few evenings age
while rummaging through pile of for
gotten manuscripts. They were tied
with lavender ribbon and still retained
the Cdor of the violets she used to
love.
As my eyes rested on the dingy and
brown envelopes and the faded knot of
! ribbon. thousand memories cf the
old days surged through my mind
the old days when she and l would wan
der along the banks Of the river in the
glad sunshine telling each other the
story Of hearts that is told so often
yet never grows DID,.
You know the tale, madame. Yes,
you have heard it, and with burning
cheeks and throbbing heart you lis
tened to it, just as others had before
you, and as others will after you! and
1 are gone
1t is a sweet, old tale, madame, is it
not? L thought so when | heard it
from her lips,. for she was the first to
tell it tome.
All, that dear May day by the river,
the flowers all about US, the birds sing
ing their songs of life and of love!
She plucled daisy and tore away
the petals, repeating, as each fell to
the ground, 'fIe loves me, he loves me
not, lie loves me
That was the last, madame.
1t was then that told her the story
1 told her how my love had lived and
burned urspoken for so long, so long.
How I had loved her ever since the day
our eyes first met across the path. She
listened, and when 1 had finished the
look she gave me told the secret Of her
heart.
All, madame, the joy of that moment.
She placed her soft arms around my
neck and whispered: ST love you"
1 was young then, and Of the world,
with all its whims and vagaries, knew
but little.
Then by and by went away.
You know, madame, how sometimes
faces are forgotten, how easy it is for
US to cease thinking of those who are
away. 1t must have. been like that
with her.
This bundle, tied with the lavender
ribbon and still exhaling the sweet
ness of the violets, contains the letters
she wrote me. They were warm with
her love at first. She thought ard
dreamed of me alone. l was happy for
awhile.
Then came the last.
1t told me she and 1 must part, that
we were unsuihed, that hercefCrth
our paths must lie in opposite direc-
tions.
Icrushed the cruel paperin my hands
and returned it to her, but it was too
late. She had married and seemed
happy.
See, here are the letters, madame. Do
you not smell the violets? A last tie,
you say? True, but would destroy even
that.
There, they are among the Goals. See
how the flames twine about them and
lick the knot of ribbon. Is it not beau
tiful?
There is one that burns slowly. See,
light my cigarette in its blaze. There,
tits gone.
Nothing but ashes.
1 have no memories now, madame.
The last has left my mind, my heart,
as that puff of smoke left my lips.
What? Ishake? Ispill the absinthe?
Pardon, madame, you mistake; see, how
firm is my hand!-Detroit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
A QUEER HABIT
u IL Contracted by a Cleveland Man
While Trying to Learn.
the Tynawzifen..

A Cleyeland man has set about learn
ing the use Of the typewriter, reports
the Plain Dealer. Up to the present
time be has had somebody to do his
typewHitihg for him.. but now he wants
10 know how to run, ii all by himself.
He admits that he isn't an apt scholar.
II comes slowly. The letters are hard
TO find, and the spacing is SO easily
forgotten. But there is one thing that
amuses lin. He is learning TO spell,
and les1aine in the same way he did
when 81 tow-Aeaded boy in the early
COS. OF course be could spell when he
tackled the typewriter, but not in the
same way. Now he distinctly emu
merates each letter, and does it, too,
with the greatest care. It is a funny
thing, but he finds himself spelling
out the words in the newspaper, and
his wife says he spells them in his
sleep.
The other day the minister met him
fnd asked him how he was.
VERY WE'LL" he gravely spelled
gut, and when the pastor looked
amazed he realized what he had. done
and hastily explained the cause of the
popularity. And the minister pro-
ftssed to be greatly interested and
wanted tc know all about it, and the
speller is now greatly worried for fear
the parson will write special paper
On it for some magazine.
When the minister finally left him
he shook hands and said: "Good-by."
"G-o-o-d," began the speller, and
then pecolleoted. himself and hastily
added Shy"
He hopes in time to wear out this
pee1}i2rity, and when he increases his
speed on the typewriter he no doubt
will.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
The E6aiser's Brother.

Prince Henry of Prussia is in every
way the exact opposite Of his brother,
the kaiser. A quiet, modest, unassum-
ing young man, he makes friends every
where he. goes. He is idolized by his
brother officers in the navy, and by the
men also, who do not forget that on two
occasions he diyed from the quarter
deck to rescue drowning sailors. His
devotion to his mother in 1889 was
most marked, and in embracing and
blessing his sailor son on the occasion
Of his marriage with Irene of Hesse,
Frederick the Noble pressed into his
hand slip of paper for he could not
speak,, on which was written: you
at least have never given me a moments
sorrow, and viii certainly make as true
husband as you have been a loving
SON st. Louis GlobeDemocrat.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
A Puerto Rico Custom.

William, E, Curtis. who has been a
good de2l of a globe trotter, writes
from Washington to the Chicago Rec
ord: 81 observed phenomena at San
Juan. and the same at Ponce de Leon,
for which have never been able to OBJ
tain a satisfactory explanation. The
old negresses who sit around the mar
ket place and the shady street corners
selling dulces from large baskets are
habituaUy smoking long black cigars,
ard they put the lighted ends in their
mouths. Why they do so and: how they
can endure it are mysteries that could
not be solved, but it is nevertheless a
fact and custom that is unique in
Puerto Rico"
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
RENT FLOWERS FOR HOUSES.
HothOuse Proprictors Suffer Loss I'm
| Business Through tho Advent
| Of Summer Months,

This is the season of the year when
keepers of hothouse flowers, who
thrive in winter, are practically with
out employment. There are more
than 20 concerns in Chicago that make
a business of renting pottcd plants,
palms and other interior decorations
to restaurants, cafes, saloons, and to
families. These plants are changed
as often as wanted. One day there
may be one of the waving pampas
plumes, and in the same place the day
following may appear blooming ger
anium. The uninitiated would imag-
inc that the owner CT the room was
also proprietor ef dollhouse, when he
isn't anything OF the sort. These
plants may be rented for one dollar
per month apiece, says the Chicago
Times-Herald.
In summer they are taken out and
fresh flowers, born Of rain and sun
shine, placed in their stead Chica-
gonas do not like the looks of hothouse
flowers when the weather is warm and
natural blossoms are cheap. Bushes
of fresh honeysucklcs. grown wild in
the mountains of Kentucky and Ten
nessee may now be seen in many
places. Violets are coming in in abun-
dance. There may occasionally be
found magnolia blossoms, for they are
plentiful on the bayous of the south
this season. Then there are the native
roses and daffodils and dandclons that
give fragrance and take the room of
the potted plants, which do very well
IN winter, but look out of place when
the air is soft and balmy and the trees
are clothed in green.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Renting Clocks.

Among the many things rentednow-
adays are clocks, WHICH are hired for
use in private houses, Offices, factories
and various places of business. The
clocks thus rented are made to keep
accurate time. They are rented, the
hirer to care for them, or they are
cared for by the owner, the care in
GLIDING winding as well as regulating.
setting and cleaning, the hirer having
nothing to do about the clock but to
nav the annual rent. There are many
clocks thus rented.-N. Y. Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Ikecp Tab on the Ministers.

Every time Russian minister leaves
town his colleagues are notified of the
journey, besides the council of the en-
pire, the. cabinet of the emperor, the
empires comptroller and secretary,
the. sacred synod, the emperon's mill
tary secretary, the empress, the gov
ernors of Moscow, Varsovie, Kieff, ETC.,
ad infnitum to all appearance. When
he returns the same minute notifica-
ton performance is gone through.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
II Dewey Story.

Admiral Dewey was always a strict
disciplinarian, and occasionally in
fiicts punishment in curious ways.
Once while in foreign port he sudden
ly ordered the heaviest tackle to be
gotten out of the hold without delay.
After two hours work his order was
carried out, and he then directed that
a large chew of tobacco which had been
thrown under one of the guns be
hoisted overheard. Never again on
that cruise was such an objectionable
offense committed.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Cnndiad Pnnenrn.

Put into an iron kettle one table
spoonful of butter, three tablespoon
fuls of water, one teacupful of.pulver-
lied sugar. Boil until ready to candy;
then throw in three quarts of nicely
popped corn. Stir briskly until candy
is evenly distributed over corn. Take
kettle from fire, stir until it is cooled
a little, and you have each grain sep.
arate and crystal1ized with sugar,
taking care that corn does not burn.,-7.
n. T.. Ledger.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
A Speaking Likeness.

"Amie, DEAR" said her dulcet-toned
rival, "these latest photographs of
yours make me think of Tom. They're,
just like him."
why. you old darling! Where's the
resemblance ?''
"They hatter you So" = Chicago,
Evening News.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Strcet Cnr Ere.

A new affection of the eyes. caused
it is said, by the prevailing method of
seating passengers in street cars and
81" cars, has been discovered. The
effort to fix the gaze upon passing OBJ
iects results in strain and twitch-
ing in the external muscles Of the
globes which is quite annoying.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
FAIR PLAY III. TIE TEEATER.
EEo7Y n Little Woman SiIenced a Vol
ub1e NaighboT Who Tried to
Annoy Her.

It was only a hy-play at the theater
the other evening. but it was enter
tanning to limited portion of the au-
dience, says the Detroit Free Press.
Behind the little lady with a dimin-
utive hat that had it's chief beauty in
it's daintainess, sat a member of the
sex with Amazonian proportions and
voluble tongue. In brief internis-
sion Of ehattering to those about her
she happened to look down and espy
the pretty headgear which was clear
foot below her range of vision with
the stage. But it was tempting op-
portunity.
viii you kindly remove your hat?''
asked the one in the rear, as she
leaned forward and spoke in a noisy
whisper.
"Certainly," answered the one in
front, as che made rather a vicious
plunge for the anchoring pin. 81 will
kindly take off my hat. Will you
kindly stop your talking and permit
US to hear this play?"
For full five minutes there was un-
broken silence. But it was a greater
self-restraint than the large woman
could endure and her annoying wills
perings againibegan. Suddenly the one
i'll front stuck the little hat upon the
very summit of her head and pinned
II there. I seemed to have grown
taller and of greater circumference
and looked just like a defiant chal-
lenge worked into artistic millinery.
talk and thare was suppressed litter
ing while those around beamed on the
little woman and we're sore tempted
to give her hand by way of applause.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
War Tax I'm spain.

Spain is so much in need OF funds
that any person entering her limits
wearing gloves or boots nearly new
must pay tax on them. This rule also
applies TO q hat or necktie which
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
The Eoresfa of Cnhn.

The forests of Cuba cover about 49,
O00,OO0 acres, SO forest preservation
win probably not be the first problem
the new government vii take up
pcetCa Trc~-cr:nt
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Britnin's Foreign Sailors.

Among the foreign sailors in the
British merchant marine 0,0G0 are
Scandinavians, 5000 Germans and 1000
Russians.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-27
Wasn't In 1t.

/ Mamma-First you said you were in
q fight, and now you say you weren t..
Willie-Dat's right; you see wuz,
icked!-Up to Date.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-09
he Took the HInt.

A young man OF Valley Falls called
upon a young lady the other evening
and after talking few moments asked
her to play a tune on the piano. The
lady, after giving the stool several
turns, sat down and began to play that
old familiar church song: "Why do
you linger, we have no resting place, p
ETC. At this the young man took Of
Tense and soon took his departure. He
related this adventure to several young
men who assured him that no Offense
was intended by the young lady. So
he made up his mind to call again,
which be did one Sunday afternoon.
He again asked the lady to sing
and play, when she Immediately
began 70 sing and play that old Sun
day school song: Have you spent a
pleasant day, come again" etc. This
was too much for the young man, and
quickly reaching for his hat he made
for the door and assuring the young
lady that he had spent a pleasant day
politely informed her that he could
take hint as well as any Of them
Valley Falls New Era.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-09

J. G. Albright, a Kansas volunteer
from Smith county, writes to his home
paper from Honolulu:
There Is only one objection that I
have to this place aud that is there are
so very very may mosquitoes along
the coast where til, "a are trees. They
are horrible and get to be as big as
blackbirds, some Of them, and some OF
them are 50 ferOciOUs that they would
drag the blankets of one in order to
get at him. Out in the open where the
breeze has a fair chance, it Keeps the
mosquitoes away pretty well, and in
camp they do not bother US so very bad
for We are camPed out in the open
right In the center of a mile race track"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-09

Nearly a killing in st. Francis Hotel.
The dining room at the Eagle hotel
was the scene Of a rather exciting oe-
easion on Saturday evening. Mr.. Fox
and Mr. VOgel, both from Colorado.
were eating supper, and rumor saws
that bad blood has existed between
them for years past on account Of some
differences regarding cattle. Fox. so
the story goes, pulled out a revolver
and shot at VOgeI, the ball going wide
OF the mark, grazing the ear Of I'M
Egan, bystander, and finally lodging
IN the wall, tearing a huge hole in the
Plastering- There were about a dozen
IN the room eating supper at the time.
and 1t may well be supposed that nan
demOnium reigned there for a brief
period, but the revolver was soon taken
from Mr. Fox by the people in the
room, and the affair gradually subsidized
but the end may not be yet.-St Fran
els Rustler.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-09
rnRA,s INV TARIT-

The new Cuban tariff has been care
fully prepared. 1t vas intended to go
into effect at Santiago, ManzanilO,
Nuevitas and Mariana on December 1,
and at other Cuban ports as rapidly
as they come into the possession Of the
United States authorities.
The president and all his advisers
believe that in the present commercial
and financial condition of Cuba it is
advisable TO make the custom duties
as low as is consistent with the revenue
requirements of the government, and
they will average . per cent upon
what may be termed the necessaries of
life. Luxuries viii carry a higher rate
In making up the schedule, Assistant
Secretary Howell, of the treasury
department, who has charge Of such
matters, has taken the third, or lowest
column of the Spanish tariff as his
guide. In some cases duties have been
advanced, in others they have been
reduced, but the aggregate receipts
will be about one-third Of the amount
of revenue reported by the Spanish
officials. It is estimated that at least
so per cent Of the collections have been
stolen by the custom house officials
under Spanish jurisdiction, and there
fore the people of Cuba will have to
pay about one-ffth as much as they
have been in the habit OF paying in
this form OF taxation under the new
government.
The new tariff schedules have been
based upon a necessary revenue of
100000 a year. Cuba needs every
thing in the way of public improve
ment. The policy Of Spain has pro
hibited the expenditure Of a dollar for
the benefit of the people. Clean cities,
roads and school houses are Leeeded
more than anything else. The build
ings occupied by the government are
200 or 800 years old, but answer the
purpose very well, and need not be
renewed. The nominal revenues have
been about 100000, but every dollar
that has been turned into the treasury
has been required to pay the interest
on the Cuban debt, while the internal
taxes have bsen absorbed in the pay
ment Of large salaries to an army of
officials sent over from Spain. The
new government viii have no debt and
no interest charges, and will therefore
be able to devote its entire revenues
60 the betterment Of the material con
ditiOns Of the island. The first thing
to be done viii be to clean the
cities and introduce modern sanitary
methods. simultaneously with this a
free public school system viii be
introduced for the first time in Cuba,
and q system OF highways will be con
structsd to replace the horrible roads
snd trails which are useless half Of the
year snd always impossible when it
rains
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-09

wHES REGIMENT THE CAVE BACK.
81 tl,a uniforms we're blue, al the swords and
riass new,
When the regiment went marching down the
street
All the men we're hale and strong as they
proudly moved along
Through the cheers that drowned the music Of
their feet.
o the music OF their feet keeping time TO drums
that beat.
o. the glitter and the splendOr OF the sight
As with swords and rites new. and IN uniforms
Of blue,
The regiment went marehidg 10 the fight.
When the regiment came back al the guns and
swords were black,
And the uniforms had faded into gray
AID the faces Of the men who marched through
that street again
Seemed ike faces of the dead who lose their
way.
For the dead who lose their way cannot look
more gaunt or gray
o, the sorrow and the anguish OF the sight;
o. the weary tagging feet, out Of step with
drums that beat,
When the regiment came marching from the
fight.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox IN Harper's Weekly.