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The reward Of Yalor.

Perhaps the most dramatic reward
Lord Charles Beresford ever got for val
or was few years ago. One bitter
cold night, when his ship was off the
Falkland islands, there was cry Of
sman overheard" The sentry had dis
appeared beneath the floating ice.
Though clad in heavy garments. Lord
Charles instantly seized coil of rope
and sleaped into The sea. II went down
and down. said Lord Charles, when re-
lating the incident, until I began to
think that the other end Of the rope
was not fastened to anything. At
length grasped my man. the rope be-
came taut, and I began to ascend. The
ships corporal helped us both out"
Fifteen years afterwards Lord Charles
was speaking at a political meeting in
support of Lord Folkestone's candida
ture.a The hall was packed, and sudden
~ there was a scuffis at the back.
.tChucll him out! cried some one; but
Lord Charles invited the man to come
up 10 the platform, and they would lis
ten to what he had to say. The man
struggled forward in great excitement.
He only wanted to shake haa7s with his
rescuer. He was the sailor no had
been saved by Lord Charles from the
ley sea off the Falkland islands.st.
James Gazette.
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BIMETALLIsM PROSPERITY.
Poverty and Discontent Have Fol.
lowed I'm the Wake of Gold
MononaentalIism.

fa When this nation enjoyed the bene.
fits of bimetallism prosperity was gem
eral. The farmer and the wage-earn-
/ er, the merchant and the mechanic
were contented and happy.
Since gold monometailism has prac-
tically held sway the condition of the
masses has gradually grown more un-
endurable. Poverty has increased and
discomfort has grown to be almost uni
versal.
To be sure, the money lenders have
waxed. fat. Wall street has boomed,
trusts have fiourished and the classes
have grown more powerful, to the in
jury and impoyerishment of the
masses.
It is easy to account for this condi-
ton of affairs. When the silver was de-
nonetized values in real estate and the
prices of products fell and hare con-
tinued to fall because gold increased
III purchasing power.
Every obligation of long standing is
now twice or three times as hard to
pay, and the dealers and holders of
gold get the benefit, while the owners
Of property are made to suffer.
There will be no relief from this con-
dition of affairs so long as the gold
monopoly continues to be maintained,
and the gold monopoly will not endso
long as the republican party is in
power.
That there should be alleged demo
Gratis who advocate thesrobb bberysof the
people by the gold conspirators - q
matter of sincere regret toaH men who
love the people. They who work to re-
tain the presentsopp ppressivea condition
sof none etary affairs are mot friendsaof
the masses, but are OF and for the
classes. sssa
Over G. 500, 600 voters cast their bal
lots for bimetallism in 1896, No presi-
dental candidate appealed more earn
estly to the hearts of the masses than
did William J. Bryan. This great adj
vocate of bimetallisn is still dear,to
the masses and in 1000 the battle for
popular rights will be resumed and
fought to successful fnish.-Illinois
State Register.
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only the life of a. 1scabS or a. spy, =
Faith colored hotly sat the word aYe
Ineed not fear me, Miss Bingham. I've
had a9taste of their lang guageg my yself.
I'm .thraitor, a .wage-slave.' I'm
bought an sold for the bread that
goes into me children's mouths. I'm
an exereshence on healthy laborin'
community, to be sloughed off like the
foulness Af disease I'm as fond Of the
Miners 1fsion that's bossin' this conn
try as Mike McGowan is, and they'll
make as much out of me, just, if they
comesaslsin' me questions. Now We
leave me to watch out for the boys,
and I'll tell them anything at all we
want"
Thank you, Mr.. Casson; g trust You
perfectly, but ! cannot let you do it.
They stood by me. and / viii stay by
them. 1t may be the one thing / am
here to do; and you have your wife
and children. Z
They're not meddlin' with women
and children. Ye had better leave the
men to me-
II couldn't, Mr.. Casson,' said the
girl, with sad persistence. She was
distressed by his questioning regard,
and blushed for her own disingenuous-
ness. 1--WE have had fearful time at
the mine" she went on, leading him
away from the tenderer subject. "Did
you hear about our poor Chinaman?'
Il did, miss: and a wonder they left
the lifeAin him so long. Sole an lone
he was, the only Chinyman in the Cor
de Lane, SO I hear; and only for Abby
Steers not wantin' to do her own work
he'd have been fired, they say, the same
as all the rest, before he'd barely set
foot in it; for what that woman says
isalaws with the union boys
fro BE CONTINUED
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-03-25

The Hawaiian islands exported last
year to the United States about S15,-
COG, 900 worth of sugar, and received in
return about 81, ooo, 900 of our goods.
California has about so per cent. of the
Hawaiian trade. The question with
California since the annexation is, can
she hold the bulk of that trade and its
natural increase? The increased pro-
duction Of sugar Is rapidly oyershado dow-
ing every other industry on the islands
the sugar kings, with their concentric
rings, have monopoly of the sugar
production. Another set of kings have
recently appeared on the island and
have increased the coffee production.
The Hawaiians, or rather California
capitalists, have been buying most of
their building material and machinery
for their sugar mills from Germany
and England. As rice, bananas and
rineapples are produced in Hawaii it
win be seen that here is also compe-
tition notably with Louisiana and
South Carolina
California expects. however, to fill up
TO supply them with wheat, -four and
manufactured goods. During the last
few months there has been liberal
shipment of California wines to Manila,
with the view of educating the taste Of
the native to our standard, and thus
make of him consumer. He may not,
however, consume much of our other
products. raw or otherwise.
Since the acquisition Of Hawaii, with
the duty off, the shipments Of Califor-
MIA wines TO that country are the
largest in the history of the state.
Japan has nearly doubled her orders for
wine during the past year, and China
has shown an increased taste for it.
Arrangements are being made to un.
load cargoes of it in Porto Rico and
Cuba. The wine crop Of California last
year was about 7,ooo, 900 of gallons, Il
falling off Of about 40 per cent. from
the year previous. These open doors
and the decreased production have
caused a slight rise in prices The
wine industry will now receive d fresh
impetus ii California, and in order to
cultivate the great vineyards cheap la
bor must be had. TAis will also open
the door for more Chinese and Japan
ese. They are more expert and work
much cheaper than the Caucasian, and
this competition viii shut the door for
him. There is nothing to prevent the
Hawaiianss our newly acquired broth
ers, from entering the California labor
field; and we may soon have. shout
5000, 900 Filipinos to recognize as broth
ers. Y
a new field and a new problem pre-
sents ifself, and California mag be the
first called upon to solve 1t. The dis
eovery Of a new world opened other
lines of trade and changed commercial
cenfers. Our recent acquisitions, with
the open doors. may revolutionize the.
commerce of the world, and perhaps
build upon the Pacific one of the great
est cities ID the United States.
4. n ECA1yLANLa s
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/ WEALTH sACCUMULATTNG.
The Rich Growing Richer and the
Poor Growing Poorer Under
IA q Gold standard.

The trusts, combines, department.
stores and other aggregations of capi-
tai which control trade are largely the
products of falling and low prices The
disaster and ruin which the contrac-
ton of money to gold basis has
brought upon the country has made
these aggregations of wealth possible.
AS an example: William e. Curtis, the.
well-known correspondent Of the Chi
cago Record, in a letter in the issue OF
August 2, 1898, after enumerating the
assessed valuation OF the property of
20 New York nillionaires, said:
These 20 people own nearly IS per cent.
of the real property within the limits of
Greater New York, and pay taxes upon
nearly $410s s100, 900 worth OF land. The tax
assessor tells me that 100 people whose
names might be taken from the books own
so per cent. of all the real estate in Greater
New York, and the tendency is 10 increase
instead Of diminish these enormous hold
ings. Sinee8th panic OF 1888 the large es-
tates have been augmented by the pnr-
chase Of valuable properties which have
been forced upon the market by the need
CT their owners for money to carry on IN
dustrial and mercantile enterprises. The
Astors and other rich men were thus en-
sabied To obtain gilt-edged corners in Broad
way and Fifth ayenue5and yaluabIe tracts
in the business districts downtown, upon
which they are now erecting fine modern
skyscrapers. Their enormous incomes en-
abled them to rescue real estate at panic
prices which less fortunate owners were
compelled to sacrifice In order to keep their
heads above water"
This is only q sample Of what is go
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1899-03-25

& a japanese company has just CONS
#pleted three magnificent steamers
(built in England, by the. way). and a
line will soon De established from Hong
Kong to San Fra ncisco. a steamer 1eay-
ing each port every eight days Ger
many is also building line of four
steamers for the oriental and Californis
trade. I.
81 The Japanese demand for honr has
increased about 20 per cent. during the
past year, and the United States is the
largest importer from Japan, the prin-
cipa1 articles being silks and teas. This
growing trade demands new trans
portation lines, and herein San Fran,
cisco expects to profit, though through
no special effort of her own. Japan im-a
ports largely Of our cotton which
comes from the southern states; and
machinery, nearly all of which comes
from the eastern states. The Japanese
are not so prejudiced against Amer
leans and American goods as are the.
Chinese, and are eager for mutual trade
and foreign capital. The Japanese
board of trade recently removed the
restrictions against foreigners holding
lands and investing in ether enterprises.
While Japan is becoming modernized,
China is disintegrating and the United
States may soon have two more OPEN.
doors. Al little more enterprise on the
part of California business men will
divert much of this trade from the Ger
mans and British who stand ahead OF
America in the order named. The OPP
portunity Of becoming one of the great
est cities of the world is now offered to
San Francisco. She proposes to reach
for it, but her short-sightedness for the
past quarter Of a century casts q doubt
upon her attaining the prize which is
ripe and within easy reach.
With the Atlantic states seeking to
build up a trade in the orient, Calls
fornia is likely to be oFershad adowed. not
withstandfng her superior adyaI+
tageous geographical condition as a
midway. station. - #
The commerce of the United States
with China has almost doubled ID value
during the past six months, and with:
the gradual opening of that country
trade will increase in q greater proper.
tion.
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THE PA U FIC COAST.
Its People Awakening to Changed
9 sis Commercial Conditions.
SAN F,rancisco Making Efforts to See
cure Control OF the Hawaiian,
Philippine and other Orb
ental Trade.
Especial san Francisco Letter.l

California is awakening to the new
condition of things, and will no longer
rely upon her climate scenery, eastern
capital and the tourist crop. She will
enter the sopen door" seeking the
commerce of the orient, and thus hopes
to build up great commercial metrop-
oils in this empire of the west" Cali
fornia has long stood in her own light
by waiting for eastern capital to build
her factories and develop her natural
resources. Her merchants never
reached out for the trade of the orient,
seeming to think that their field was
limited. Her policy has not been one
OF expansion, except in the matter of
booming real estate and mining stocks.
But with the Expansion of American
territory in the Pacific ocean great
commercial advantages will naturally
flow to California. Heretofore her
ocean trade has been practically neg
Iected, although, by reason Of her geo.
graphical position, San Franciscois the
most desirable port of export for the
Hawaiian islands, the Philippines,
Hong Kong and the Asiatic ports. San
Francisco is a midway station to the
orient, and should naturally be in
touch with the incoming and outgoing
commerce of those countries, whose
demands for American goods are enor-
mously increasing About $500, ,o0o, 900
worth of American goods are yearly
sent to. the Philippines and contiguous
countries Yet the total exports last
year from San Francisco BY sea were
only $40 900, 900 and the imports $780,
seoo,00o. 1T is to get more of this trade
that has caused San Francisco to
awaken. The annexation Of the Ha-
waiian islands and the occupatio Of
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ton with tht

ehig cheap labor will not be supplanted
D white 1aborers who may emigrate to
the island, because the white man can-
not work for such small wages and live.
OF course these additional Plantations
increases the demand for more rnachin-
cry and certain classes OF goods which
California may or may not supply.
Heretofore she has neglected the Aus
tralian trade, and left it to 90 further To
New York. The changed conditions
will noadoubtopen new avenuesof bust
ness and attract emigration to these
islands, and San Francisco, by her geo
graphical position, claims the greater
part Of The Philippine trade At least,
that's what she proposes to reach after.
She has slept over what might have:
been hers and now awakens to the fact
that nothing viii come 10 the city that
waits New lines of transportation to-
the islands win give an impetus to ship
building on the coast The business
with these countries has increased to-
such an extent that the vessels n0sv
employed cannot do the business.
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DREAMs-Tt4AT's ALL.
] "A daY-snrine dream.

"A uay-sprtng dream, IL
"A wall on The wind. a baby's call,
"A bundle Of lifein a wondrous shawl,
*ghnubby and red and tiimpled and small
"A petite king, @ 8$%s#3
Y This tiny thing, @ SR ~ 9
For his tiny kingdom to INSTALL
A drealn-that's all.
A morning dream,
Of roseate, rayislling hope and light,
And biioyant life and promise bright, I \
OF yoathful joy and keen delight,
OF ardent love,
And smiles above,
And heartfor Cpuid to cnthrall-
"A dreana--that's ali. slsa zaa
A midday dream, ss.sxez
Ambitions blazing, zenith sun,
Lanrels and palms and .honors won, ,a.a...s
And the read TO riches well begun,
A noble name,
"A f1tfuI Fame s4ss5g e
And fortune, slaves at beck and cali
A dream--that's all. @E5
AtwilIght dream,
Shadows and silence and fading light,
And dying day and falling night,
A hush and an ending, and failing sight,
A creeping chill,
Then all is still,
And the dark comes down like a solemn
pail
A dream-that's s ALL
A midnight dream,
Dust and ashes, a shattered vase,
A crumbling flower, a pale, sad face,
A wild. weird silence Ger the place, )
A stiffed breath
Then darkness, death,
And long. black wait for the judgment
cali ~ sexs sas
A dream-that,s 9 ALL. 1.#,
p @. Bickers, in Atlanta Constitution.
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the Philippines opens up new era to
the United States and TO the Pacific
coast, and especially to San francisco
---the Golden Gate city.
i Are her merchants able to grasp'the
almost countless wealth that must
flow through these open doors into the
Golden Gate? Trade with these coun-
tries will naturally increase under
American jurisdiction, and no doubt
the islanders can consume every thing
that California produces. Consequent
~ California will hereafter look to the
orient for market instead of to the
eastern states. The Hawaiian trade is
already controlled by Galifernians, but
it will be largely increased. Since the
occupation more sugar plantations
have been estab ablished, for the American
laws are not SO exacting. and also, are
more easily evaded in the matter of
taxes. The coffee industry is also being
extended. But, and there is always a
but, this calls for more Asiafic labor
erA, who would come in direct competi-
ton with the Pacific coast laborers.
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could they help it, even if they threw
their lives awayt They must not be
seen, and they must not see. But they
must know all that there is to tell. ]
must tell them.n
t1That's right. said Casson, gravely;
shut there's others. ca n tell them. What
might be their business in the Cor de
Lane?,
Mining, That is, one is a miner.
The other. is a sort of miner - an
amateurna q
81 wouldn't advise any man to be
minin' IN the Cor. de Lane this year,
unless minin' is his business; there's
neither love nor money in 1t fer fancy
miners, and it's not healthy for them
that's surel said Mr.. Casson.
Yes Faith assented. He fell un-
der suspicion of the union from the
first. and they warned him TO leave,
but. he would not go. And then they
took means TO get rid Of him quietly,
but they did not succeed. the. first time.
Do they ever give. such d thing up?
is-4s :. ssI'would be safer for them to finish
lHc .IOD. Sdld 1dSSOn.
what should You advise them, Mr..
Casson, supp posing aIiyth hing even
that this story cannot be strue2 What
should you say they bad better do?''
seseI would advise them to stay with
their beat, and not set foot on shore
till the steamers at the landin'. =
"Mr. Casson?" Faith implored, study
ing his face. He was as inscfutable as
if he were talking TO a child. Still, she
was sure that she could trust him IS
rs Ye need not be questionin me, miss.
4 know he men, he answered to her
look But its just as well not to be
naanil names. The very leaves of the
trees will tsvhisper itssss 4 =
sT call them my friends Faith need
lessly explained, because they were
very good to me onceI would do any
thing IN tile world 4, Y
Surely W. would, Z NH. t'asson infer
rupfca easily; and If they were not
your friends. a life is life, though it's
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4 4 e +
seen, flat Sanyf lli 1lgs is possible Mr..
Casson began, guardedly. .sIhere's bad
. men everywhere, andsin a time like this
/ they naturally get bold, like thieves at
a fire; but sit'sea thing the union lead
/ ers would try. to prevent, I'm sure, if
they got wind Of it tEhey have the
whole thing in their hands now, and
| whatever happens, the blame of it lays
at. their door. They have done the
preachin' and they'll get the credit
for whatever sort of practice it'll lead
/ to-. They can't afford toilet such a thing
happen. No, miss; it's more likely
some mean talk. the child has heard,
and is giyin' it away for earnest; else
| he was Just tryin it on for fun, tosee
| If he could frighten YOU
"Oh, no; he didn't think would be
frightened. said Faith. HE thought
! would be pleased. That was the
dreadful part Of It. It was 4 that
frightened him. / couldn't make him
say it over again after he'd seen how
I took it. IL suppose he thought that
no one belonging to the Big Horn could
have a spark Of sympathy for a non
| union man."
Call them 'scabs.' miss; don't spare
the word on my account. It's name
/ bear in honest company. If any Of
them dynamite diyils should fall upon
us to-night-and we without a weapon
on us, leavin' the country peaceable
under promise of our safety-why it
makes no matter to me what name
they choose to kill me by. The law
has a name for them that's as old as
the commandments; and maybe the
law will be heard from again some day
in the Cor de, Lane"
"Then you will not make light Of il,
Mr.. Casson. even if you can't believe
sit ??'' ??'''sssss $3.50 4zs 8sfsEs
B ~ will not make light of it, miss;
neither will spread 1t, to make a panic.
And I'll ask you, if yousplease, mot to
breathe a word of it to Mrs. Casson;
she's easy excited, and no wond derafteT
what she's been through. I wolildn't
mention it to anyone, for fear it would
get about ea
81 shall see. no one to repeat it to- :"
said Faith. II shall stay here until the
boat gets in.'' 5
They were walking under the trees
that interspersed the wild, park-like
common, between Mission station and
the landing, where the river makes a
sharp bend ToTthe right between the
railroad track and the dark blue shad-
ews of Fourth of July canyon, stretch
the beautiful Mission meadoWs. bathed
in sunlight, where the deep summer
grass, ripe for mowing G, vas lazily roll
ing In the breeze.
And@what would you be stayin' here
for, miss, If I might make SO bold ?''
Casson inquired.
.sI am looking down for two friends
of mine who are coming down the river,
hoping to get herein time forthe boat. =
said Faith. Il can see them from here
as soon as they pass the bend
sand wouldn't they be stopping
above bythe station?"
No., . said Faith; Athey must not be
seen / must tell this to them, Mr.. Cas-
son. for they are hunted men; they
have not even the safeguard of dis
armed prisoners
do ye mean that they are fixed to
fight?''
II do: and they would fight if they
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ssxers rest Of FaIsh.

First Theosophist This settles it; j
resign from the society.
q Second Theosoph What's the mat
ter?
First Theosophist Why. one Of ms
tenants has gone of without paying his
rent. and left 4 note ayfng he wonIii
try % square up with me IN some future
exlhtenee. Puck.
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rhe as., altered It.

In the gardens Of Unknown noble
mans country seat in the south of Ire
land, one of. the show placesof the4coun-
try, painted boards were set up in diff
ferent parts of the pleasure grounds.
with this request:
"Pleas do not pulIs any flowers without
leave" skzs
Recently the district practical Joker
passed by that way and, observing the
notices, procured d paint brush, and un-
observed, at daybreak, added an Is. to
the last word on all the painted boards,
which had the effect Of making things
pleasant until the cause was discovered
for tourists and strange visitors VINO
cherished a latent pass 5or for floral
gems. Golden Days. Y rs.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-01-26
A YANKEE.
Various Views In Various Places es
to What He Is.

II was greatly amused, " said a New
Orleans citizen who has lately made a
visit abroad, "to notice bow the term
Yankee widens in application as one
gets farther and farther away from the
habitat Of the real thing.
"In Kew York Yankee is common
IL sur PcseG TO be a native Of CoDnecti-
Sut, Vermont or Massachusetts, aud l
awe noticed that the name is applied
% mean skinfints rather than to the
people in general. In st. Louis a Yankee
is understood loosely to be any one from
the extreme northeast. Here i'll New
Orleans the term includes pretty nearly
everybody above Mason and Dixon's
line-in short, 'nortberner' and Yam
kee' are mere or less synonymous.
"Now comes the really absurd part
of it, although quite in line with what
have just remarked. While l was in
London | found myself continually re-
ferred to as Yankee by natives who
had learned | was from New Orleans.
i think you Yankees are very charm
ing people, said big wholesaler who
wanted to be extra pleasant. Il know
several from your state tried to ex-
plain at first, but l soon got tired of |
hat. l was sure to be greeted by stare
If amazement. But | thought all
Americans were Yankees, doncher-
know, would be the usual protest.
Later on l met a very intelligent
lotel keeper at Bern, in Switzerland,
md in the course of conversation he ro-
marked that he had an extremely agree
BILE countryman Of mine staying at his
ouse the previous season. AS you are
10Th Yankees, he said, you may by
hance know him. Where does be
IVe: l asked. In Buenos Ayres, re-
lied the hotel keeper. New Orleans
imes-Democrat.