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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

class railway carriage, travelling from
London towards country station In
the midland counties. had at start
Ing withdrawn into the fartherest cor
ner Of the carriage and, being sleepy
from the previous nights burning OF
the midnight oil, had disposed myself
to utilize the enforced idleness OF the
journey In recouplng exhausted ma
ture believe that tho two ladies',
in the interest of their subject, had
quite forgotten that they were not
alone. With my newspaper spread ov-
or my face looked, as to all lntents
and purposes was, up to certain
point, a dummy. The soft murmur OF
the feminine voices had had at first a
soporinc effect; but the journey was
somewhat long, and, the demands OF
nature satisfied. awoke to hear the
fag-end Of conversation which,
strange to say, had particular inter-
est for me.
| was the junior partner lately ad-
mieted, Of firm of London solicitors.
One Of my seniors was on the Conti-
nent, tho other was laid up with one
Of the serious bouts OF bronchitis
which had been the primary cause OF
my initiation into the secrets of o
large and important clientele. An I'M
peratlve summons had come early thst
morning for our Mr.. Rowton to take
Instructions" for the will of country
client. Tho terms Of the telegram nd
mitted Of no delay, and within an
hour OF its receipt was on my way
to Euston Station, whence | wired to
Colonel Branscombe, Forest Lea,
Midshlre," that Sidney Fort, Of
Messrs. Rawton 6 Fort" had left by
the 11:45 train" and would "be with
HIM not later than G D. M"
In the absence Of my principal and
the pressure at starting. had no fur
Their knowledge Of my client than tho
few data furnished by the head clerk
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at the oiilce-"old family; estate
worth fifteen thousand year; busl-
ness In the hands OF the firm since
1926, Mr.. Rowton thought a great
deal OF the Colonel; rather eccentric
and arbitrary, but a gentleman down
to the ground quite OF the old schools
never married; had nephews and
niecesi" he-Fisher--had seen a
young gentleman at the Office, q neph-
ew Of the Colonels
The additional information conveyed
by my fellow-passengerB impaired to
my expedition the interest II had hlth-
erto lacked, was no doubt about to
save Forest Lea from the hands OF the
spendhrift Charlie, and possibly TO en-
dow n young and lovely girl with the
fortune no had forfeited. The matter
was lifted all Mt once from dry de-
tall OF business into chapter of re-
nance. am, Notwithstanding my
profession, somewhat imaginative
and by the time the train stopped at
Westford, the station for which was
bound, | had drawn a sufficiently fan
cllful sketch Of the position.
Little however, did guess how the
events and experiences OF the ensuing
week were TO color and influence my
own future life,
My travelling companions also
alighted at Westford. l saw them, at
tended by maid and a footman, and
obsequlously escorted by the station
master and porters, drive OFF In a
wagonette with a pair OF well-groomed
roans, and then was accosted by an
elderly groom with cocltade In his
hat.
"Mr, Fort, for Colonel Branscombes,
Forest Lea. sir2"
"Yes," l replied, "IIow Is the Col
onel7"
Very bad, SIR" answered the man,
shaking his head, and with the man
ner OF a good servant who feels tho
loss of o good master.
My luggage, which consisted OF a
small portmanteau and black bag,
was put into the dog-cart In waiting
and in few minutes / was being drly-
en- at an exhllarating pace through
something like six miles Of country
which, in It's summer beauty OF rich
foliage and delicious green pasture was
"A good master served by faithful
servants" l soliloquized, "They are
dreading the change which spendthrlft
Charles reign will bring. 1t remains
to be seen whether that reign is to be,
or whether fair young chatelalne is
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Ito be continued.)
MARRIED TO ORDER.

How Alexander tho GrcRt Celebrated
His Victory Over Darius.
The newspaper reporters Of the Tina
OF Alexander the Great, had there been
any, would have had the heaviest
days work OF thir lives In covering
the interesting events that marked the
day Alexander was married, On that
day, Gays the New York Journal, au-
thenticated accounts tell us, no less
than 20,203 men and women were made
husbands and wives. Alexander had
conquered Darius OF Persia, and felt
that this great achievement was i'm
portant enough to be signallzed in a
conspicuous manner. Imagine the
pride OF conqueror who decides that
It can be measured properly only by
wholesale giving and taking in mar
riage the like Of wA.ch the world has
never seen. Alexander himself mar
ried Statlra, the daughter OF the con-
quered king, and decresd that one
hundred Of his chief officers should be
united to one hundred ladies from the
noblest Persian and Medean families.
In addition TO this, he stipulated that
10000 Of his Greek solulers should
marry 10000 Aslatlc women. When
everything was settled a vast pavilion
was erected, the pillars Of which were
six feet high. One hundred gorgeous
chambers adjoined this for the hun
bred noble bridegrooms, while for the
10, 900 an outer court was inclosed out
side OF which tables were spread for
the multitude. Each pair had seats
and ranged themselves In semi-circles
around the royal throne. OF coursa
the priests could not marry this vast
number of couples In the ordinary
way, so Alexander the Great devised q
very simple ceremony. He gave his
hand to Statlra and kissed her-an OK
ample that all the hridegrooms fol-
lowed. This ended the ceremony.
Then followed the festival, which last
ed Eve days, the grandeur Of whiGb
has never been equahed aimee.
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First, there Is little black shell
In which hole is punched, and II Il
put on string, Ten inches Is wortl
fonr pence. This is known as pele OF
fele money. Then there is another
shell, q ten-inch string Of which Ii
worth from eight to ten shillings.
There Ia pigs tail on the end Of the
string, and this addst to the value, as .
man will soon find II he has o string
Of 1t and happens to lose the pigs tail
The pig is highly honored animal In
these islands That Is why his toll
beautifully colored, adds value to such
coin current in the realm.
But the people OF the Bismarck Is
lands are not the only ones who dis
pense with gold and silver coinage. In
the Malay Peninsula, for instances
coins resembling small waters are
made from the resinous juice Of tree.
They are probably of smaller value
than any other coin OF the world, one
thousand of them being estimated to
be worth only penny.
The islanders OF Santa Barbara still
use shells, and good horse may still
be bought for a string Of them. Among
the aborigines Of California species
of abalone shell was 30 highly estima'
ted that q horse could be had for O
single specimen
Among other peculiar forms Of cur
rency used elsewhere may be mention.
ed red feathers in certain other islands
of the Pacific Ocean, cubes OF tea In
Tartary, and iron ohovels or hoes
among the Malagasy. Corn has been
the medium Of exchange In the remote
parts Of Europe from the time Of the
ancient Greeks to the present day.
In Norway corn is even deposited In
banks and lent and borrowed
Eggs are said to have circulated In
the Alpine valleys Of Switzerland and
dried cod in the colony Of Newfound-
land.
Salt has been circulated not only IN
Abyssiuia, but in Sumatra, Mexico,
and elsewhere, Copper bars or skcwers
were used In Greece In Tibet and
some parts Of China little blocks OF
compressed tea are used us money.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22
CHAPTER II.

The great oak doors opened noise
lessly as | mounted the wide shallow
steps. Evidently some one was ON the
watch to save the clangor Of the loud
bell through the silent sick-house. I
stepped from the portico into a large
wide hall hung with antlered heads
and other trophies, telling OF the Colo
nel's love for sport, and carpeted with
tiger and other skins spread ON the
polished oak floor. 1t was altogether
an imposing and appropriate entrance
to the fine old mansion
Here, amongst the distinctly mascu-
line elements, ] was not long in de-
tecting the subtle signs OF the pres
ence which had just pervaded my
waking dreams Of Forest Lea. Set on
the ample old-fashloned window-ledge
were old china bowls heaped with rich
crimson and golden roses, and tho
wide fireplace was filled with grace
fully grouped ferns. A shady hat
wreathed with green leaves lay on a
little spiral-legged table, close to q
large old-fashioned screen Which shut
off tho staircase; and near the hat had
been thrown pair of tiny gauntlet
gloves, which could never have fitted
poor Colonel's hands. A little black
and tan terrier. nestled In one of the
fur rugs, reused itself and came up to
me, nesting It's cod nose In my Of
fered palm, and looking up into my
face with the wistful appeal of its So
ciabie nature, Evidently it was e
lady's pot, neglected or forgotten in
the presence Of sad and overwhelming
car0S,
A grave middle-aged man.servant
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

"You must change your churches un'
I'll they teach the religion Of Christ,
exclaimed the Rev. j. Stitt Wilson In
addressing an open air religious meet
Ing at Evanston. II was home
thrust The churches teach metaphy-
steal doctrine enough, and sentimental
charity enough; but OF that love which
Christ taught, the love that means JUS
tice, the teachings In most churches
are us empty as were those OF tho
synagogues OF Chrlsts day. Many Of
our churches are little better than
spiritual PinlSertons, guarding the loot
Of the unrighteous rich, They sleep
while the rights Of man are assailed;
but they can be stirred to their depths
by any questioning Of the rights Of
the rights of property in special priv
ilege,-The Public, Chicago,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22
CHATTER I.

CHAPTER I.
Handsome? Yes, He has the most
innocent blue eyes in the world, and
the smile OF an angel; but no broke
his mothers heart, spent her fortune
and his own, and committed every
wlckedness under the sun before he
was one-and-twenty. Yes, It Is very
sad-voryl And now poor old Col
onel Branscomb is dylng-the &C.
counts this morning were quite hope
less-and Charlie Ia his next heir. An
other fortune for him to squander, al
he has already squandered everything
he could lay his hands on"
But thought the estate was not
entailed," remarked the lady to whom
the foregoing was addressed.
mo, II Is not entalled but the Col
onel has very strong ideas on the
subject OF hereditary right. He new
or would make a viii; he has always
believed that Charlie ultimately
would pull himself together-poor old
man; he must die In that belief. Char
lie VIII mako ducks and brakes of
beautiful Forest Lea in no time, Oh,
It 10 a sorrowful pityl"
The speaker, a handsome we'll pre-
served woman Of fifty or thereabouts,
with the exclusive stamp OF the
county" about her, sighed profound
ly as she concluded.
But there is the nlece-the Colonel
was devoted to her, understood" re-
marked tho second voice.
Yes, absolutely devoted. Poor dear
child-she will miss him terribly in
every wayl believe the Colonel
pleased himself at one time with the
idea OF a marriage between Mona and
Charlie, and threw them very much
together-too much, when you consid-
or what fascinating scapegrace he is.
She Ia n very sweet girl"
II Hope her uncle has provided for
her She was quite dependent on
him, was she not?"
Yes. II is impossible to say what
he has done-something, | hope. But
without n will-which he certainly
has not made-I should be afraid"
Here |, Sidney Fort, the involuntary
listener to a conversation which, con-
Sidering the place and circumstances,
was certainly indiscreet, stirred,
coughed, and otherwise made the fact
OF my waking presence known. The
voices, which had been somewhat
raised, dropped at once to a lower
tone,
| was the third passenger in first
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

Necessity knows no law except thai
Of self-preservation. You cannot re-.
form a man by sending him to jail for
stealing something to sustain life. He
has committed no crime against hu-
mainly II is true that society as now
constituted, brands him as Il criminal
and attempts to reform him but II is
society itself and not the man that
needs reforming. Make II possible for
man to earn his bread and he viii
not steal it Living lssues
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

What l propose is the simple yer
sovereign remedy. which will raise
wages, increase the earnings OF capi-
tai, extirpato pauperism, abolish pow
crty, give remuncrativc employment
to whoever wishes II, afford free scope
to human powers, lessen crime, elo-
vate morals and taste and intellig ence,
purify government and carry civiliza"
tion to yet nobler heights, is-to ap-
propriate rent by taxation. Henry
George.
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HAVE NO USE FOR GOLD.
COUNTRY WHERE THE YELLOW
METAL IS WORTHLESS.
Only Shell Money il Good In tho Land of
To-Kinkin--Plgs' Tails, red Feathers,
Dried Cod and Other Thlngs Have
Durrency Value.

People in civilized countries lay
much stress on the value Of silver and
gold, says a writer in Pearson's Week
iy, but there is an island chieftain out
In the Pacific who will have neither,
nor will any of the 100000 people
over whom he holds sway. This chief
Is To-Kinlin, the ruler of the Bismarck
Islands.
In the land of To-Kinbin nothing is
good but shell money, and this chief
has been so thrifty in times past that
he has accumulated $4,000 worth Of
shells and has them all garnered in a
strong house of his own building
against rainy day.
You can visit the island possessions
of this barbaric king and scatter your
gold about at WILL but you cnnnot
allure the natives with it, They will
not have It, II man were starving
there and a meal depended on
the purchasing of it with the yellow
metal, or with white either, he might
btarve for all the use his gold and sill
yer would be.
The money is made from cowrie
shells, and the native word for 1t is
''dwarra," 1t Is II little ivorylike look
ing shell, and is found 900 miles from
thc Bismarck group, on the shores Of
the Vilaumer Islands. II is just scarce
enough and pretty enough to make 1t
valuable as medium OF exchange
Through each little shells the natives
bore a small hole, and then string it
on pieces of rattan, the rattan being
about the diameter of a stout Irvine
string.
Six feet OF this money is worth about
four shillings, and when the possessor
waits q penny's worth of anything
he chops OF section with his knife
and hand it over.
Usually the money is worn in coil
about the natives neck or oyer his arm
when he goes shopping. Small pieces,
which correspond to the farthings, he
carries in his hand or in his hair, for
the natives are not very well supplied
with pockets.
To-Kinliin, who may be called the
Rothschild of the bismarck Island be-
cause Of his relatively enormous
wealth has 50, 200 fathoms Of this mon
ey; the fathom is the unit OF value
there, and values are rcckoned up or
down from 1t.
Nobody las ever robbed Chief To-
KinlSin, and he has grown more pros
porous rs the years rolled on. He got
the foundation Of his fortune by SELL
ing islands to traders and missionaries
some years ago and taking Snider
rifles in exchange These guns he sold
by retail to his subjects Rifles were
great rarity there and possessed an
enormous value.
The result was that the chief had
the natives coming far and near to
him and bringing their shell money,
which they had eXerted themselves in
an extra hazardous way to obtain. 1t
should be mentioned that there are
some other kiods Of shell money in
use there, but the circulation islimit-
ed. and they are not like the dwarra,
the money OF the people.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

land is not and cannot be property
In the sense that movable things arc
property, Every human being born in
this planet must live upon the land, II
he lives at all The land OF any
country ia really the property Of the
nation which occupies it-J, A.
Eroude.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

When tho "sacredness Of property
is talked Of, 1t should DO remeln bered
that any such sncredncss does not bo-
long in the same degree to landed
property. No man made the land. II
Is the original inheritance of the whole
species. John Stuart Mill.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

To allow set Of oilers to control the
earth is criminal, and If continued
must result in terrible revolution. II
is an injustice that must cease. In
dustrial Freedom.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

The workman works with his arm OF
Drawn, the capitalist with his braip.
The landlord does not work at all, but
he gets there Just the same. Tx.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

No man is really free who is depend
emit upon another for permission to
earn living.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

Poverty is caused by injustice. Moths
ing but justice can ever be remedy
for injustice
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

Here is a bit OF chilly news that had
better be spread in cold type for 1t in
dicates which way tue wind is stead
lily blowing. An acquaintance told the
writer the other day of friend of his
who had faithfully served one house
us travelling salesman for fifteen
years at SO, 900 per year and expenses.
He recently received notice that the
firm had gone into the trust and II he
yet wanted to continue in their service
he could do SO at $75 per month and
they pay his expenses, or 800 and he
pay his own expenses This news
caused him to realize where we were
going, and with letter in his clench-
ed fist he exclaimed: "Thero are
twelve thousand Of us and this will
make anarchists of the whole"
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An Insult to His Lordshlp.

Gentlemen, this is an insult / will
discharge every one of you on the
spot" This, says the Labor Journal,
of Buffalo, New York, was the reply
uperntendent Beclman OF Ellicott
square made to delegation of elcva-
tor men and engineers when they went
before him TO protest against working
from IL to 10 hours per day, including
Sunday, without extra pay.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

like the good 81. Elizabeth of gra-
cious memory-to dispense her smiles
and her charities in the place of the
beloved Colonel.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

General Alger-War is u great un.
dertalsing.
General Miles-And you are great
undertaken. San Francisco Star.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

Cramps are but the trailings from
the mills in which we make milliou'
aires"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

Nine-tenths Of the born leaders OF
men are women.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22

Tho pessimist seems to be afflicted
with an ingrowing Grudgc.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-29
\. H. Grimke, former Consul to Santo Domingo,

A. H. Grimke, a former Consul to Santo Domingo,
said
From my observation know that the expan-
sion policy of the administration is very unpopular
with the negro The absolute supineness OF the Ch1ef
Executive the subject OF negro lynchings makes
them shudder for other peoples who may come under
the yoke
The imperalists have frequently met the public OBJ
ections to sending our brave boys to the tropical
climate OF the Philippines to carry on war against
guerrlas in pestilentia junges, by asserting that
negro troops could be relied upon to do the hghting
and make the conquest for Speaking OF the senti
ments of the negroes of the capital on that subject
Mr.. Grimke says:
They feel no enthusiasm whatever for the succs S
of the American arms in the Philippines. Moreover
they would vigorously oppose any attempt to send
colored troops to aid in carrying the war against
the forces of Aguinaldo The character OF inferior
is something with which Americans have little
patience, and it is impossible for them to be fair
toward them. We have racial problems enough at
home without undertaking to add to them.
Thus collapses another of the pet projects OF the
mperialists. The white volunteers prefer to
home rather than to re-enst for imperial service in
the Philippines, and the negroes who relied
upon to undertake the conquest refuse to volunteer
They have ardor in war waged for imperial pur
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-29
NEGRO SENTIMENT ON IMPERIALISM.

~ REPORT sent out short time ago to the
\ effect that movement had been started in
Boston to organize the coored men of the
country against Imperialism has naturally been the
subject Of much more consideration in the East than
on this coast but it is nevertheless which merits
attention throughout the country.
The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger has furnished to that paper the views
OF number of leading colored at the national
capital on the subject. The statements show that
while there are some objections to any attempt to
organize the negroes on that issue there is very
decided feeling among the eminent coored men OF
the capital against imposing Government upon the
Fiipinos without their consent.
Professor Kelley Miller OF Howard University is
quoted as saying:
while l do not think the movement to organize
the coored people into aggressive opposition to the
political policies of the administration will
very much, [ doubt whether there is single inte-
gent Afro American in the country who has the heart
to condemn Aguinaldo and the cause he represents
We hear much nowadays about the capacity of the
backward peoples for self-government The truth is
any people can govern themselves better than any
alien do it for them, matter how enlightened
the superior race may be-
DR. c. B. Purvis described as leader of thought
and action among the coored people of the city"
said Il am not in favor of expansion and know
very few OF people who The truth of the
matter is, would dislike to such mistaken
policy put into practice half-cvized has
been saddled upon the negro in this country"