Arizona republican., 1900-10-12

maton Chess Player. Upon platform, | cross-legged, in true Turkish fashion, with turbaned head, spangled jacket and flowing sleeves, sat mute. wax l faced Oriental He was certainly q mysterious looking object as he sat there gazing on the chess board before ! him. He was so skillfully gotten up and looked so much like a human being that when he moved his hand to make his play, or nodded his head in digni- fled and grim satisfaction after check mating any one, that it was hard to believe he was not human. He sat on a platform so low that there did not seem to be room for man to sit or stand inside him-and, besides. the machinery in his back was plainly seen and was wound up regularly after | every game.
 Two German lads stood patiently watching him one day for long time. The next day they came in again. I'll pet tame dollar I can peat him, . said one, loud enough for the snowman to hear him.
 "Oaf you can't your het's mate of veX.' replied the other.
 He yerks him mis a shtring hid somewhere" said the first speaker.
 'Kvite like he goes init electrical business in his shtomack," remarked the other.
 The manager cid not seem to like this kind of banter so he gruffly said:
 If you've got any money to bet, put t up or shut up.'
 Hey? Vat you say? I say l pet tane dollar I peat him if he move kvick as do. How much you pet?" answer cd the undaunted Deutcher.
 One of the by-standers agreed to hold the money. the youngster who made the bet saying over and over: Mind, I pet l peat him oaf he move so kvick as aifry half minute. Oaf he don't, den win my pet
 All right" said the snowman. Make your monkey business good and get out"
 ''I go tell your farter. Yacob, you pet money nit desc sharper said his cOm- panion, as he ran out, seeming very much afraid Jacob was going to lose. 70
 After three or four plays the automa- ton ceased to operate. He was wound up again but sat gazing on the board without moving, and the by-standers insisted on the money being given to Jacob, and he quickly vanished with a broad grin of triumph all over his face. The secret came out later. Jacobs companion had got a key to the room right underneath from some of the janitOrs of the building. h. stead of going to see Jacobs father. he went down into the room below, jerked out the step-ladder under the automl- ton which supported the man inside of the machine, and ran out with it. lock ing the door after himself
 1 need not explain to you. Jonathan, what there is in the paramount issue of imperialism This little story tells it all to you. When you go to the county fair and drop a nickel in the slot to hear MT Bryan's great speech on that interesting subject. don't forget that there is only this difference be- tween the talking machine and the chess machine; one never talks, but does it's fake with wax hands, and the other with a WaXen mouth. Please re- member also that the real thing to be feared, if that great speech alarm you for the future welfare of your country, is the man behind the machine mouth and not the man behind the machine or ''gatling-gun attachment" mention ed in that celebrated Reclamation.
 VIM. E. ANDERSON.
 LINCOLN TO SCHURZ.-While the Longs and NaIandighams were shout ing imperialism and militarism at Lin coin during the war, Carl Schurz was not far behind in backbiting criticism. He was cock-sure Lincoln was wrong. and the Schurz way the cnly right one. lntolerant himself he could ill appre- ciate the motives of the tolerant Lin coln. but he was never more neatly boxed up than whsn, a1 ler complain ing tC Lincoln of the appointment of democrats to important pos,s in the army, he received from him the fol- lowing reply:
 November 24 1862 General Carl Schurz:
 My Dear Sir:-I have just received and read your letter of the 20th. The purport of it is that we lost the late elections and that the administratiO ton is failing because the war is unsuc- cessful, and that I must not flatter myself that I am not justly to blame for it. I certainly know that If the war fails. the administration fails. ana | deserve it or not. And I ought to be blamed if I could do better. You think I could do better; therefore you blame me already. l think I could not do better: therefore I blame you for blaming me. I understand you now to be willing to accept lthe help of men who are not republicans. provided they have heart in it." Agreed. I want no others. But who is to be the judge of hearts. or of heart in it?" If [ must discard my own judgment and take yours. I must also take that of others; and by the time I should re- ject all l should be advised to reject ] should have none left, republicans oI. others-not even yourself. For be as sured. my dear sir there are men who have 'heart in it. that think you are performing your part poorly as you think l am performing mine. I cer- tainly have been dissatisfied with the slOwness of Buell. and McClellan; but before I relieved them I had great fears I SbOu16 mi find thar,