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took place. probably because they found
out beforehand that there was nothing TO
sell
II figured up my assets one day and
made then s25.s7. counting pair OF old
trousers and a four-bladed pocketknfe
with one blade broken. which valued at
10 cents Then / added up my liabilities,
and they amounted to q. SCI oes.ss Even II
the trousers had been new and the point
hadn't been broken of the knife could
not have begun to satisfy such a thirsty
lot of creditors as these.
Il was afraid to buy a suit of clothes.
because / didn't know what minute II
would be attached. 1 was so nervous that
my fears were magniied beyond reason.
I imagined that II / were to walk down
town dressed in fine clothes I would be set
upon Immediately by creditors and sent
back home in garb that would make
Adam blush.
You know. it's fearful responsibility
to owe s., 100000 1t isn't every man who
can owe so much. Things got worse and
worse and was I'm a state bordering on
nervous prostration. Finally / couldn't
stand it any longer and consulted a lawyer
who lived across the street from me- He
asked II I knew who my creditors were.
and / said he must think was a human
directory, for owed thousand or two TO
pretty nearly every man in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Culbert SAID that, under the cfrcum-
stances, II was no use trying to get releases
from all OF them. He suggested the bank
ruptcy proceedings, and now. thank
heaven, I'm free man once more. have
this little store and can wear a silk hat
and a frock coat II want to- oh. l tell
you. it's bully thing to be bankrupt"
The door opened and a bevy OF pretty
girls walked in. The man who had owed
5000 900 was all business at once As the
reporter came away he heard Housekeeper
say:
vanilla. chocolate. lemon, orange. peach
and raspberry" -Philadelphia Times.
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~--rr-ssasasaiss-14s4
BENJAMIN NoRTHRuP DEAD.
Well Known Eastern Newspaper
Man Passes Away.

NEW YORK. April 2sRenjamin
Narthrup, a we'll known newspaper man.
Died Saturday night Of meningitis. after
an Illness OF few weeks. Mr. North
Fsr was born IN Cleveland. o.. ia lSSs He
received his education al Wisconsin col
isxe and In Germany and France He
was At various times connected with the
indianapolis News ana other Western
papers He came 10 New York IN iSss,
70 take an editorial position ON the
~aphic and he afterwards became a
1ar writer on the New York Timcs and
special writer on the Herald.
10 isss he went Oh the Mail and FIX.
press, becoming its managing editor, q
Position he held for several years In
W hn became editor IN chief Of the
hAitimare Herald. but rcslgend on ae-
eeaRt Of III health
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y fe.10 o'clock this morning the third
;s.pk to hold up the Ballard street car
& Surs last winter was frustrated by
~ ~uhh thoughtfulness and bravery OF
- sotUman and conductor In charge of
~ -
- Is. IS, in charge Of Conductor Rich
- ,. Byam and Motorman II. II. James.
~ ~ 70 leave Ballard at 11:S0. II was
! 80 lsAs in starting. There were half
go passengers aboard. Conductor
rrn. when tho car reached Fourth av-
ns reg<h, near the foot Of Queen Anne
- 800 forward and was talking with
1usosnan James. when. by the rays of
go hes0iSht. just a few feet ahead, the
- usn simultaneously Noticed q dark
- hing a<ross tho track. II took but
/ - frrtaaA Tor both 10 suspect something
= Usuas. Byam sprang back to the In
Iv1es d tho car. and, grasping a lever,
- on the electric current which his-
enhos light. James applied his brakes,
~ = soon as the car came to a stand
= rsvsnssd the motor ana ran the car
- several yards. when II was again
nough2 to a standstill.
IN men then jumped from tho car and
- Sosward toward the obstruction. As
- appseached two meA were &een to
/ - nway tnto the brush. The obstruction
~ feund 70 be a large log. securely fas-
- to the rails. and 30 adjusted that
"a the car crashed into 1t at the speed II
- travelling q bad wreck would surely
~ followed The log was removed and
~ or continued its journey down town.
h1hsr than wendsStng why the lights had
- OF none Of the passengers knew that
uvshing MS wrong until after II was all
NJ.
~ scene Of the attempted crime Is not
uess than 100 yards from the spot where
" winter the Ballard car was held up
"a the passengers relieved Of goodly
emouAt Of jewelry and cash.
~ Dyam and James are positive that
Nc men ran away AZ they went forward
II mako an examination. and no other
thsofy can BE- given by the passengers,
no saw the log after it had been taken
ksm the track. than that It was the inten-
~ q the two men who fed to wreck the
nr ana then hold up tho passengers.
uhsshsr dead. wounded or uninjured
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err papers OF the Bourbons. an account of
GOO francs paid monthly 10 the editors OF
the Times besides taking a hundred nuns
hers monthly and / had an offer from
them 90 write for me for payment.
had offers from the editors ~ several
English newspapers To write for me. even
during the time u the war. previous to
my going 20 t.iba. and 10 insert naw~ and
everything else | wished, and that money
would be taken to send them 40 Francs.
! did not do II. | was wrong. however.
| ought 90 have accepted their offers. ana
then my name would not have txsn neld
I'm such odium In England MS II was. This
they said themselves 10 me. For In ths
end. these newspapers formed tho public
opinion. and always will Do was very
wrong. see 1t now."--April Century.
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Sanc1a. In which they got about 1000
norins. and seriously woundsd the proprf-
etor. Two Of the men have been arrested
on the other side. The special beard OF
INQUIRY investigated the matter and up
cided to deport them
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rel,.h nnrs,mr. penersed.

NEW fpitk, April = ~~Aaeleert Wet
,sh hogdam0wsklt and Anton Rody, alias
Nn'on Koschlnuwski, who arrived IN this
Port on Saturday on the steamship paia-
- Will be sNpt hack to their native cNun-
Wy The mea admit they were implicated
" The barglary Of a store in l,smberg.
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pean,ien 60 Hospital.

NEW ORLEANS. Aprii - Mount Sinai
acsntAl today formally accepted dena-
uan o. seoo.eao 20 be used In the erection
Y hospital building the SIT ~ Never
oaxEenhelm ard his seyen sons, who de-
sf~ TO establish perpetual memorial 20
fAfnsFa Gasgenheim. the late wife and
ne,hee Of the donors
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Ixhteen cases A~aIn.t u,u.

CHICAGO, April a-The police gay they
nave eighteen cases against c. O. Charles
Ton, under arrest on the charge Of get
ing money from various persons on
worthless checks. He Is said to be for
mer member Of the Nebraska legislature
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Creton landing striE. ox.-

choToN LANDING. N Y, April r.
This was an exceedingly quiet day Men,
pers OF the firm of Coleman, Broughard a
coleman we're here today looking over the
ground. They said they considered the
strike at an end ghey anticipate no fur
Their trouble
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Identiaed :. Murc....

BUTTE, Mont. April 22.-Chief of Police
Lavei arrived tonight from Salt Lake
with Ed Allison, charged with the murder
OF Louise creech. Joe Creech, the wo-
mans husband. positively identified AL
nson as the womans murderer.
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WARRINGTON. April 22-The total re-
ceipts OF the Cuban treasury for the
montn OF March, 1900. were si.s7s. sss The
receipts for the corresponding month ~
1889 amounted to Ss63 ,os3
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try for wheat to be made into -four fci
that nights distrtbution.

try Tor wheat 10 De uhuo ihso houf TIT
that nights distribution.
The worry OF such a position can scarce
ly be imagined, for even after a snpply
OF wheat was found, II had to be trans
ported to MILL ground and carried 10 a
convenient place for distribution among
the parts of the army. which operations
required the services OF many men and
teams.
There Is considerable red tape required
TO get provisions. no less than seventy
five different kinds OF blanks being sup
piled TO he used as requisitiona Detroit
Free Press.
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NEW ORLEANS. April ga murder
Gus plot has been discovered for the ex-
termination OF the whfscs in Allentown.
La Thus far one murder. one suicide
ana double lynching have resulted.
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Minister Presents Credentials.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE. via Galveston.
Tex, April I-Senor Chacaitana. the
new minister from Peru. presented his
credentials to the Chilean government to-
day.
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when I returned from E2ba.r Napoleon
10 quoted e. saying, y foulds among 9th
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|IG ACROSS THE TRACK
,wsymen Again Attempt to
Hold Up Ballard Gar.
y FRUSTRATED BY CAR MEN.

..6.eter Byam and Motorman
xunes notice the Obstruction
Ian Close ON TO It-Lights Turn
= out ana Car backed Several
xwAs-Robbers Flee when the
I'VE Employees Remove the Log.
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AN AFRICAN FERRIS WHEEL

When civilization first penetrates into
a savage country it has many funny
aspects Not long ago an explorer IN
south Africa visited valley where 1t
is thought no white man ever had been
before, and found the natives playing
croQuet. One of the savages had WIS.,
tied a settlement on the coast and be-
ing struck with the game, had brought
a croquet set back with him.
The opening of the Uganda railway
running up from Mombasa on the
east coast of Africa into the interior
has suddenly brought the arts ana
amusements of civilization into re-
gion hitherto little visited by White
men. At recent native religious mol
May at Mombasa the natives, VINO
probably had seen pictures Of the FER
rta wheel in the illustrated papers sent
to the railroad men. resolved to Iiake
a wheel for themselves of the same
pattern. How they succeeded in shown
In the picture. The wheel, whatever
lts defects may appear to be from an
American or European viewpoint, was
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tion of the eyes of the hawk, eagle.
fox, weasel and owl, but find no ma
terial difference in the lens and re-
tina; the ciliary muscles and the iris
are exactly the same; yet none OF
these keen-visioned creatures can COM
pare with the turkey in point of see
ing l remember the acuteness OF
sight displayed by an old gobbler in
the spring of 1892. l had carefully
concealed myself, and no part of my
body was visible but the upper por-
ton Of my head. A puff of wind
slightly disturbed the brim of my hat;
he saw it and Immediately took to
fight. On another occasion l was
hunting in the mountains in Georgia.
l was lying behind log and was
carefully hidden, all but the upper
part of my face. A turkey was slowly
coming in response to my call, and
was carefully noticing for signs of
danger A mosquito was singing me
fearfully on the forehead; raised my
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WALKS TO DEATH.
One of the Keene.t Bird. Is Often De

One of the Keenest Birds Is Often De
ceived by His Visual OrRans.
After trudging all day long the top
Of the mountain with no success at all,
inasmuch as / had shot several times,
but failed to bring down my game,
ran across an old hunter, J. w. Hyde.
After the usual greeting we seated
ourselves on an old log to exchange
notes. l put the question: why are
the turkeys always on the run when
| see them?" The old man spit
through his teeth, laid his long, muz-
zle-loading rifle on the ground, put the
fourth portion of plug of tobacco
in his mouth, and proceeded to tell me
why the turkeys were always on the
run when l saw them. "Of all the
game have ever hunted, turkeys dis
play the most wonderful power OF Wis
lon. cannot tell just why this Is.
have made a microscopical examina-
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finger slowly to crush it, and as soon
as the finger came within the range
Of vision, cluck went the turkey and
he was gone. Now, the most inexplio-
able thing in regard to hunting tur-
keys is that, with all his acuteness OF
sight. the surest way to get shot 10
to sit down in an open place with your
back against tree, in full view, and
strange to say. he will walk up within
ten steps without seeing you Just
then we noticed that the sun was
down: the old hunter invited me to
spend the night at his camp, which !
did, and had a most pleasant time
From Forest and Stream.
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THE ARMORED BICYCLE in WAR

stands with the sweet oldtime village
of Patcham nesting in its shadow.
with sides of quite remarkable pre-
cipitancy, yet the volunteers got the
guns to the summit, where they were
effectively placed, as second position
when that on Piecombe street had
been evacuated. The Colt gun In
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guard. The armored bicycle weighs
less than fifty pounds, and is by no
means unsightly. 1t is the invention
of Wyley Lord, of Walmer.
One of the most interesting features
of the fight on Bank Holiday was the
working of brace of machine guns
mounted on cycle carriages by the
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Hurricanes Pass That Way,

Galveston is in the track of a GER
tain abnormal. but not infrequent,
West Indian hurricane, which falls to
be detected from the Georgia and
Florida coasts. 1t keeps to its north
ward course and strikes the louisiana
Texas or Mexican coae+c c"o--,;---.'
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At the recent military manoeuvers
st Brighton, England, several novelties
in warfare were introduced, probably
Ehe most curious of which was an ar
mored bicycle for infantry.
1t is a solid-tired machine, into the
front wheel of which, within the
spokes, Harveyized steel plate. which
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knowledge Through Suffering.

knowledge Ihrough SuHerihs'
To love all mankind from the great
est to the lowest Tor meanest, cheer
full state of being is required; but in
order to see into mankind, into life,
and still more into ourselves, suffer-
ing is equisite-Richter.
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LONGEST LIVED RACE
INDIANS PUT IN MORE YRAR9
THAN OTHER PEOPLk
AaAy Indians Attain the AHs OF 196
Xear, While Centenarians 49, Qusts
CoAnon-Msntion of Some A1sA sAA
TAnous Tribe LeadeFs.

The government census takers, WhC
have Just completed the census Of the
Indian tribes of the Indian Territory.
report a number OF longlived people
who reside in that section o. the coun-
try, says the Wichita (Kan.) CORE
.spondent of the St. Louis Republic.
They say that the Indian lives to an
older age than any other class Of poo
pie on earth. Many of them attain the
age of 1875 years, while l00-year-old
Indian is nothing out of the ordinary.
Here are few of them and some facts
about their lives:
White Horse, a medicine chief Of the
Otoes. is now 101 years old, and says
that he feels as young is when he
chased cowboys and soldiers under Ge-
ronimo fifty years ago. TO prove his
assertions he is now planning 900
mile trip across he country to visit
soma of his warrior friends. He is a
great medicine man among tre Otoes,
and is their ambassador % the Great
Spirit, where he makes frequent trips,
according to himself. He also lads in
the violent medicine dances and makes
medicine the same as he d'd when
young chief.
Another aged Indian is Looking
Glass, Cheyenne warrior. He is los
years old. and will soon be 1O5. He
was with Sitting Bull, the great Sioux
warrior, in most of his raids, and he
has passed through seven Indian wars
He says that he does not remember
Just how many white persons he has
killed. but that it must be over 100.
His eyesight is keen and his hearing is
| excellent. He does not speak the
English language
Nancy Jacobs is a Choctaw woman
| 100 years Of age, who lives alone in the
woods near Antlers. She was cook
for the white soldiers during the civil
war, and remembers all of the big gen.
erals and commanders of the southern
forces. She has a married daughter
65 years of age, who lives near by. The
old woman has outlived three hus-
bands and still does her own cooking
and housekeeping.
William Vann is Cherokee freed
man living near Catoost. who has
reached the ripe old age OF 104. He
was once a slave. but when the slaves
were set free he was owned by rich
Cherokee Indian named Rogers, who
gave him his freedom and also a right
to share in the lands and funds of the
Cherokee tribe. Van possesses
unique piece of paper 1t is bill OF
sale Of himself. 1t was given by his
owner in West Virginia when Vann
was young man, and the considera-
ton was $1,000 Vann is wealthy
man, and the family is quite an inf1u-
| ential one in Cherokee politics. He is
| agile for his age and does not expect
| to die for great many years to-
| come
Among the Apaches there are ten or
| twelve old women who have passed
the 100 year period One of the cruel
features of the Apache home life is
that when a woman has passed her
period of usefulness about the house
she is taken into the country and lett
alone by the roadside to die The white
people have talked the Apaches nearly
out Of this cruel way of treating the
old, but in some families they vet be-
lieve that it is the right way to treat
the infrm.
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mounted on cycle
wheels. and, when
not in action. is
propelled wherever
cyclists can go
and it seems very
much as If they
could go anywhere
by a team Of cy-
clists whose ma
chimes are connect
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Twenty-sixth Middlesex. " r. c. They
were first placed on Piecombe street.
a shelf which abuts from the south
ern face of Wolstenbury Hill. TIL.
latter rises from the valley in which it
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forms perfect screen for the rifle
men, as shown IN the accompanying
which is held in position with
thumbscrew, forms rear-wheel mud
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IL proof against
rife fire with serv-
ice am mum t ! o n
from 800 to $50
yards, is inserted.
When laid down
and wi t h t h e
handle bars resting
on the ground, it
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Something is rotten in the state q
Denmark.-Hamlet.
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ed, standard to headpices, with light
bamboo traces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-27
URGED TOATTEND PRIMARIES
DIR. D. R. BABBITT SAID THAT WAS ONE
OF THE MOST CHRISTIAN ACTS.

What is one Of the most Christian acts you men
do?" asked the Rev. DR.. Dean Richmond Bah
bitt in his sermon last night Social Christian
ity' in the Church OF the Epiphany McDonough-
st. ana Tompkins-ave. Need ask that question:
he continued, 1T is to attend the primaries on
Tuesday carrying Christian conscience with you
that Will make clean the stream Of politics at its
source. Have you not Christianity for that7 II
not, you ought to get down your knees and pray
for of the spirit Of Christian righteousness
and for enough OF the Christian ethical impulse TO
mako your Christianity a working hypothesis.
When will that Christianity covers all life
and that 1t Is intensely practical full OF divine
daring and ever concerned about the great social
and political brotherhood OF mani
Christianity is intensely social To drive 1t away
from any sphere OF social influence is to deprive
It OF it's rightful realms AS nvertebrate and ideal
istic Christianity limited woman only to climb
ing the cloistral stairs toward heaven and isolated
saints tooforsst caves to handle skulls and think
DEATH so "a certain type of dainty gospel dilet-
for fear of soiing the faith. All such men with
delicate nicely to shun the effort OF graduating
political corruption for fear OF soling themselves
have a mere pseudo gospel, wanting in the fine
Yirile courage OF the Christian. We need Chris
tanity OF such pfth and point that will right polt
ical and social wrongs, rebuke cowardly, bullying
policemen when they Cypress the poor blacks; that
will make the teeth Of political tricksters chatter
with fear In its presence; that will pursue bribers
and political thieves to their shameless lairs: that
will cry the sword of the Lord and Gideon, and not
only cry 1t, but rush the enemy"
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DBMAND "DIRECT PRIMARIES"
THIS Is AN ISSUE IN THE XTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT TOMORROW.

Among the various primary contests to be waseo
tomorrow is one, not for leadership. nor Tor the
honor of representing the district at particu-
lar convention but for the purpose OF winning q
moral victory looking TO the introduction OF the
direct vote system at primaries This contest Is
70 take place at the primaries in the Xth Assembly
District which includes the Twentieth Ward and
Election Districts No TO 13 of the Eleventh Ward
A circular describing the advantages Of the direct
vote system has been sent 10 the three thousand
enrolled Republicans in the district 1t is proposed
TO abolish conventions and have party voters choose
candidates directly at the primary election The
Primary law permits the adoption OF the system
which has been tried in Boston. Louisville. KY
ana Cleveland.
The circular is signed By the following: John H
vIsscher. No 427 Clermont-aye; W. NJ. Bassett,
No. sos Vanderbilt-ave.; Frederick P Forman, No
2sS Cumberland-st. E. Reynolds, No 129 Lafayette
ave; "A. c. Howe. No. BOZ Cumberland-st.: William
A. Slocum. No. 40 Vanderbilt-ave.; George W.
Oakley, No. s15 Carlton-ave-; J. H. Dahn. No. IA
Lafayette-aye. and c. L. Johnson. No. 4s7 Van
derbilt-eye.
One OF those who are working for the reform said
yesterday:
This is IN o sense a fcctionaI movement. The
men whose names will appear the ballot as
active part in politics. They represent the direct
vote primary system and that alone II is be-
llsved that II q certain proportion Of the Repub-
ncan voters In the district will attend the pri-
Insries and indorse the system it viii become an
issue throughout the borough, and the party lead
ers VIII be forced TO adopt it. The plan proposed
can be met by the results of actual experience in
various parts Of the country.