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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Salisbury government has now lasted q
little over four years, having come into
power in June 1895. It has already out
lived the average period of British ministries
of the past thirty years. In their regular
alterations of conservatism and liberalism,
under Disraeh and Salisbury on the one
side and Gladstone and Rosebery on the
other the ministries have ranged in life
from six months. that of Gladstone in 1885.
to six years and two months, that of Sails
bury, Immediately following, the average
being three years and five months. This
ministry has been unusually favored by
circumstances. 1t has faced a disorganiZed,
practically leaderless opposition without
an issue, and has contrived to hold its large
majority well together. despite the per-
plexities of the foreign relations and the
recent danger of the development of fac
tional feeling over the church ritual ques-
ton. If now it's alleged weakness in for
eign policies is affecting the allegiance of
the voters as might perhaps be suggested
by the bye-elections just held. 1t is in order
to look for revival of hope and activity
among the liberals. Lord Rosebery has of
late been playing a crafty game. keeping
on both sides of the ritual issue and hold
ing himself well in check on the broader
questions OF the udy. II remains HOW 10 De
seen whether he will be able to re-estab-
lish himself in favor as the leader against
the claims of Sir William Vernon Har-
court who has lost much Of his prestige
because of his virulence in the ritual con-
troversy, and Mr.. Campbell
who is now the nominal leader Of the lib
erals. Unless the party can muster the
force to create a rallying campaign cry of
aggressiveness in foreign policies, while the
government continues inert 1t would seem
to have little hope of taking advantage i'm
mediately of the steady weakening of the
government forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
The Man on Horseback,

From the New York Tribune
The long looked for MAN on Horseback
seems to have arrived in France but he is
the champion, not the foe, of the republic.
Gen. Gallifet has been on horseback lit
orally, before. He was the leader of that
cavalry charge at Sedan. splendid as 1t was
futile, which extorted from the old King of
Prussia the admiring exclamation, "Ah
what gallant feilowS: He is ready to
serve the French republic now as he was
to serve the dying French empire then
and he is doing it to far better purpose
His charge against the Saxces and Eur
lindens of the French army is more ef-
fective than that against the German
army, and gives promise of incomparably
greater benefit and honor to France. 1t is
to be hoped he will stay in the saddle long
enough to finish this campaign. Then he
may retire with as proud laurels as any
Frenchman of his generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

From the indianapolis Sentinel.

totHtIfeI.
America is the leader of nations when it
comes to advocating arbitration, but all the
same we book with gratitude that order of
the Russian car for 100000 worth of
guns, and If he is short on ammunition
warships or torpedoes we shall be very hap
Ply to supply him. Keep the peace If you
can brethren, but if you must fight, re-
member we are still doing business in war
material at the old stand, and if you don't
see what you want ask for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
Jnfy Intcrest.

Back from far Alaska,
Where the icebergs shine.
Mighty glad to see you,
Good old friend of mine!
Goes without the saying,
You have wealth untold.
Talk about the weather,
Never mind the gold.
Tell US of the snowdrifts;
Bring us fans for two.)
Tell us of the mercury;
COS nothing new.)
Draw an arctic picture;
Emphasize the cold.
Talk about the weather.
Never mind the gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
We Are Governing coIonIc. Now.
From the Pittsburg Times.

The magazines are teeming with discus
stems of the question as to whether we have
the right. under the Constitution, to goy-
ern colonies. and as to whether admitting
the right. We have the ability or genius to
do SO. Wherever We have the opportunity
the answer is being given in the affirmative
10 the question. Can We govern colonies %
for we are actually doing it with signal
success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Captain Landon of the Seventh Regiment
of New York has been giving London some
very able oratory, including the assurance
that wherever and whenever England
needed Americas sons the latter would
stand side by side with Britons and march
shoulder to shoulder. From which 1t may
be inferred that the Seventh has turned
over q new leaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
Easy.

There 10 no denying that the Philippine
climate has its advantages" remarked the
attache of the weather bureau.
Would you like to be stationed there?'
We'll, I'm not naturally indolent. But
just at this time Of year there's some
thing fascinating in the idea of merely hav-
ing to predict rain tomorrow and then
taking day off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

California offers $4,000 for the Jeffries-
Sharkey fight. Having enjoyed all the
glory that can come from the biggest pear
on the fruit stand, the Pacific slope pro-
ceeds to set the pace as a purse-raising
locality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

DO you know of a doctor who has lived
In kentucky?' asked Col. Stilwef
Why, haven't you seen a physician yet?
You were i'll yesterday
Yes, 1 have seen a physician. But he
shattered my faith and I'm going to get
somebody who has chance of understand
ing the case The first thing this young
man did was to warn me not to drink
much ice water this warm weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
Quite True.


frOm tDe bOStuH JUurndi
nondescript gathering calling itself the
national social and political conference re-
fuseo to applaud Admiral Dewey's name in
Buffalo the other day and jeered at the
name of President Mckinley This Is all
the country at large cares to hear or know
about the national social and political con-
ference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
The Plant of the Pile Driver.


I'm going to ask a favor of YOU" she
said to the visitor from the far west. Il
want you to pose for me when my teacher
gives me my next lesson in drawing"
Certainly, miss" answered Bronco Bob
Might 1 make bold to ask If it's to be
pictures, poker or firearms?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
An Age of Experts.
From the Richmond Times.

This is peculiarly an age of experts. 1t is
peculiarly an age when the man who ex-
poets to succeed must very early choose his
calling, must choose it with reference to
his taste and his abilities, must in early life
give himself the benefit Of special training
in the direction indicated, must concentrate
his whole mind, heart and strength upon
the subject which he is pursuing and must
not turn aside to the right hand or to the
loft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Gen. Joe Wheeler has expressed great
satisfaction over the prospect of going to
the Philippines. The islands are full of fever
germs. but the matrimonial rumor is COM
paratively unknown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

great deal Of gold is coming from the
kiondike, but the American temperament
demands novelty. For all practical pur-
poses the stampede is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Gen. Weyler doubtless ground his teeth
in savage glee when he read of the terrible
havoc wrought in this country by the
Fourth of July cannon cracker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Europe's peculiar idea of American nsti-
tutioni is shown by the fact that over there
Mark Twain attracts more attention than
Mark Hanna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

II is hoped that the Alaskan boundary
question will enable the United States and
Great Britain 10 convince Germany that a
friendly discussion is all that is needed to
settle international points of difference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
Should DisOwn Him at Once.
From the Kansas City Journal.

If Mr. Bryan was distrustful Of Mr. Have
meyers motives in bringing the tariff to
the front what should he think of ex-Goy-
ernor Stones insistence that there must be
no anti-expansion plank in next years
democratic platform?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Admiral Dewey evidently sees no reason
why, after having had his own way at
Manila, he should bear Admiral Won Die
derichs any personal grudge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Gov. Pingree now and then displays a
trace of the irritabiity which is liable to
develop in a man who permits himself to
get too busy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10

Dom Paul enjoys the advantages attach
ing to diplomat who has trained himself
to talk very little and write few letters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
Getting "A "Line" on the Yachts.

1t will be a long time before the entire
crop of Dreyfus scandals is harvested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
The Special Sale of
WOnnem's Cambria
Umderg garments

Continued tomorrow and Wednes-
day. They are strictly high-class
goods, cut in the latest and most
popular styles and more or less elab-
orately trimmed with fine embroid-
cries, Point de Paris, Valenciennes,
Medici and Torchon Laces, and gar
nished with dainty baby ribbons.
Every garment is generously proper
toned and made and finished equal
to home work. We are selling them
at what they cost us under ordinary
circumstances.
csc. a Garment.
rlost of them worth Sl.SO.
Second floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
SHOOTING STARS.
Her Georraphic Idea.

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. To
inns, II wish they'd have something mol
n the papers about the Boring sea-"
Il don't quite perceive why"
1T would go so nicely with all thes
outh Africa head lines. Just think of tt
ombination; seaiskins and diamonds
The Plant Of the Pile Driver.
They weave no wreath of laurel
To crown my lofty brow;
The world stops not to listen
When I would raise row.
They offer me no purses,
And fame my name has missed.
Yet I can hit much harder
Than any pugilist.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05

orally in a rather dilanidated condition,
those that are occupied by the foreign
residents are substantially built of red
! wood and are almost invariably embow-
cred in blooming vines and tropical
plants. Like Hawaii, Samoa is a land Of
flowers and music. Fine dress is a pas
sion with both men and women, and in
the absence of ribbons and other FEM
mime tinery of civilized countries, the
natives drape themselves tastefully with
green leaves and vines.
From the earliest days Of the stories of
South Sea life every tale that has come
out of this enchanted country has lin
! gered fondly upon the physical perfec-
ton of the men and the grace and beauty
of the maidens of these islands. this
is not due to the imagination OF the sail
folk and the writer's Of romances will
be admitted by everyone who has met
the native Samoan in his own land, for
there is no question that men here attain
the finest proportions while the women
are endowed with a remarkable degree
of beauty. Here the men are tall, so tall
that they may be regarded as almost the
tallest race of mankind. The women, on
the other hand, rarely exceed what is re-
garded as middle height, but the beauty
of the regular features, their mobile and
expressive cOuntenances and their
graceful forms must be seen to be fully
appreciated. There is no more beautiful
sight than a company of these maidens
in native costume, hower-bedecked, and
happy in a freedom that none Of their
/ Caucasian sisters can ever know.
To the stranger who meets a Samoan
Made for the first time her features
and complexion are a revelation. This
complexion, while always brown, varies
from the lightest, which is about the hue
of the Spanish-American, to the darkest
which marks those of the lowest birth,
Even in the darkest depths, however,
there is no trace of the characteristics of
the African, the skin being of a warm
brown hue which seems to accentuate
the regular features.
Nature has indeed been kind to Samoa
and as the traveller sails ava from the
, island, on which the white moon Is shin
ing down peacefully, a feeling akln to
h~omesickness seiZes upon him as If he
! could not bear to go ava from this
, fairyland of nature, back to the hurry
and noise and hustle of civilized lands.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05

wished her every happiness in a pa
thetic manner which, while unintentional
in him, disclosed something to the young
lady which found an echo within her W
heart. Calling her friend aside, she told
her frankly that if Ben should come for
her at any time before she was married
he would not come in vain.
In territory weddings, which occur at
places remote from railroads.. bishops,
cut flowers and large concourse Of friends
and relatives, the preparations are ex-
tremely simple. There is nothing to be
done save the making or receiving of a
dress already to put together. A minis
ter, justice or other official is secured, the
bridegroom comes, and after a supper or
! before it, takes his bride to her new home
in his buggy, if he has one, or wagon, If
any distance is to be traversed.
Without delay Miss Nettie sent word
to her brother of Mollie's remark. 1t was
| late the night before the wedding was to
occur that the message reached Ben. He
was fifty miles from the FAINT ranch,
but concluded that he could reach it in
time. He could have gone around as far
as Anadarko by the railroad, but was
unwilling to wait. Heavy rams had put
the trails in bad condition and filled the
gullies with water, but by midnight he
had started. and by the middle of the af-
ternoon had come in sight of the house
known as the Half Moon headquar-
ters. His horse was almost worn out,
having been compelled to double about
in getting across flooded guilies, making
the real distance Travelled much further.
Ben managed to see Miss MOllie with
out his presence being known by n
one else, save, perhaps, his sister. The
young woman saddled her own horse
while the one Ben had ridden was turned
loose, and he took possession of another
he found tied near the house. The two
started for the nearest town where there
was a minister.
After they had gone some distance from
the ranch they discovered that they were
pursued. They rode into the timber, and
while the young woman went on. Ben
stopped. The pursuers opened fire upon
Ben, who returned it, killing one horse
and inflicting a bad wound upon one of
the men. Then he spurred his horse,
overlook his sweetheart, and, altering
their course, reached the Rock Island
road before morning, and entering one OF
the small towns were safely married.
1t now appears that the pursuit was
not for the purpose of recovering the
stolen bride. The owner of the horse
which Ben had taken had instituted a
search, and the result was that the ran
chers thought they had a not trail of a
horse thief. Three or four men from the
ranch MOUNTED their horses and went in
pursuit. TIL unwritten law of the ter
ritory is to shoot a horse or cattle thief
on sight. But when Ben had wounded
one of their number and fearing an am
buscade by dangerous border characters.
after the man was shot. further pursuit
was abandoned. The rounded man is re-
ported steadily improving.
The newly married couple have not re-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05
D VIEW OF OF THE PRINCIPAL HARBoR OF SAMOA

immortality among them, and polygamy is
absolutely unknown. 1t is true that their
conception of the s~acredness of the mar
rage tie is practically of a negative char
acter, but intidelity is almost unknown
as long as the man and woman live to-
gether. When they have mutually agreed
to separate they simply part and assume
marriage relations with others. TO per-
suade them that this is a breach of the
moral law is d task that the missionaries
have long since undertaken, but with lit
tie success. This method of procedure
was approved by their fathers, and so
they will live so long as a Samoan is a
Samoan.
Of the 10 islands hi constitute the Sa-
| moan group three only are large enough
to be considered as of much Importance.
Sawaii, which contains about 100 square
miles, is occupied almost entirely by high,
barren mountains, but Upolu, which is
also mountainous, is extremely fertile.
Apia is it's chief town. The third island.
Tutuila, is chiefly noted for Page, the
| harbor of which is probably the best in
the South Pacific ocean. On all islands,
however, cotton, c%ocoanuts and bread
fruit are cultivated for export, and corn,
| coffee and sugar are raised for home con-
| sumption.
While the trouble that has existed in
the islands this year has interfered
greatly will the agricultural industry in
1898 the value of the exports exceeded
81, 900, 900, as against s676, 900. which, in
round numbers, represents the value of
the imports during that period. With all
this the Samoan islands have not begun
to be cultivated. The bulk of the aSlfcul-
tural work is done on the plantations OF
the German company hat has so many
valuable concessions here and which has
been particularly active in causing trou-
BILE during the past few years. In fact
the entire Samoan question may be re-
garded as the result of this company's
effort to gain control of this group Of ISL
ands. Left to itself the country would be
a prosperous and peaceful one, for the
} native of Samoa scarcely knows the
meaning of the word intrigue" and tc
fight requires altogether too much exer-
ton.
The commercial jealousies that have
arisen, however, have led to efforts on the
part of petty officials to usurp a land thai
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05

thing to which they have always been
strangers. Nature provides their food and
nature furnishes such clothing as they
require. except in the case of those who
desire to attain a higher state of civiliza-
ton has carried them as far as a suit Of
light material cut a la pajama. and even
these are not difficult to obtain.
In such a land poverty is naturally un-
known, but to this attractive cline no
man should come unless he is prepared to
forsWear all labor, either mental or ply
steal, and to allow himself to relapse into
that condition of mind that is exempt
fed in the old philosophy of epicurian-
ISM. A man who has no thought except
such as are embraced in the maxim to
eat, drink and be merry would be at home
in Samoa. Here he would have food in
plenty, beautiful women to wait attend
ance upon his wants, and, as soon as he
became accustomed to the taste of native
beverages, all the drink that he could
demand.
When one remembers thai it is under
these conditions that the Samoans have
lived for several generations, it does not
seem strange that to the superficial OBJ
server they should appear a race of vag-
abonds. When one comes to know them,
however, they become a people more low
able than otherwise, and their peculiar
train of thought that often suggests men,
dacity as we'll as their habit Of forever
borrowing without the idea of repayins
are accepted as traits of character ma
tural to the race.
To say that the SamOans are naturally
a lovable people is readily attested by al
| who nave come to know them Intimately
There is scarcely a Samoan who canno'
read and write. and among the hiShel
! class natives there are many whose edu
cation would put to shalme that of many
apparently we'll educated Europeans. In
fact they have taken the greatest posi-
BILE advantage of all the opportunities
that have been offered them, and it is
certain that their shortcomings are MOI
due to any lack of intelligence. In addi-
ton to all this they are a moral people
in spite of all that has been said to thf
contrary.
While their standard of morality, like
their form of Christianity, is not that OF
highly civilized America and Europe
there is comparatively little out and GU
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05
ODD PLANTS.

Some 25 years ago., when the scoriae Cor
slag) produced by the ancient Greeks in
working the silver mines of Lawimur,
neal Athens, was removed. in order to be
rc-worked by more efficient modern APP
planes, the seeds of a kind Of poppy Of
the genus Glancinon, which had lain un-
derneath the Stag in a dormant condition
for at least 1900 years, sprang up again
all over the uncovered ground. Unknown
in modern times, this plant was described
in the first century of our era by Dos
corides and Pliny, and had disappeared
from the face of the globe for Is or 20
centuries. The fact that these seeds
should have retained their vitality so
long seems very extraordinary, but there
are other instances quite as remarkable.
For instance, raspberry seeds found in
1885 in an ancient tumulus. in a coffin
buried 80 feet below the surface, and be-
lieved to have been there since the sec
ond century, were successfully planted.
And in another case seeds of the Poly
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ten as they paid court to the pretty girl.
Ben Ridgeland is a quiet young fellow,
and INDUCED in none of the efforts made
by the other men to attract the young
lady's attention. Occasionally Miss Mol
lie went riding with him for short dis
tances from her home. but when early
last fall he went ava on business he had
not told Miss Mollie of his secret love,
The young woman struck up an ac-
q~uaintanceship with Miss Nettie Ridge
land, a sister to Ben, and invited her to
visit the FAINT ranch. While there Ben's
sister learned that Miss Mollie had a
sweetheart in the person of Larry Wood,
a young rancher living forty or fifty
miles south. When she went home she
told her brother and he manfully tried to
forget the young oma
A short time ago Miss Nettie received
an invitation to again visit the FAINT
ranch to attend a wedding. When she
did she carried a tender little missive to
the prospective bride from Ben. who
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-05
A WESTERN

Ben Ridgeland is the hero, and Miss
Mollie FAINT, daughter of "Old Billy"
FAINT, is the heroine of a typical terri
tory romance.
The FAINT ranch is twelve miles south
west of Anadarko. Okla, and is known
as the Half Moon outfit. from the cat
tie brand. Ben Ridgeland last spring and
summer was an employee upon the Mule
Shoe ranch. a few miles from the FAINT
place.. The region is sparsely settled and
many things are allowed which in the
east would be frowned upon Cowboys
and Indians comprise the few inhabit-
ants, and a young lady, especially a pref
ty one, does not lack admirers.
Miss Mollie ruled a little world all her
own. Although her subjects were few,
they made up deficiency in attention.
Cowboys dropped in at the FAINT ranch
house upon one pretext Or another, and
stray cattle and lost horses were forgot