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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

Cuban junta The story that I am now
going to tell was that related to me by
Funston himself during the ten days that
was his guest at San Fernando, imme-
diately after he had received the single
star that RAISED him from a coIonelcy to
brigadiership in the volunteers. AS he
told the story on himself and at It IL
Illustrates the extremely quiet audacity OF
the bantam" general from Kansas, there
can be no harm in retelling the narrative
today.
I'VE don't need recruits" said the head
of the New York junta land we can't
| avail ourselves of your services, but we
are looking for a competent-a highly
competent-artillery officer. If you know
of such man we shall feel deeply CRATE
full if you will send him to u.s."
Funstons eyes became alight as If by
magic.
can artillery officer?" he repeated.
Then I think, gentlemen, that perhaps
I may suit you
DO you know anything about the man
agement of cannon" questioned the head
of the junta.
In twinkling Funston had his watch
in hand.
Gentlemen" he answered, regretfully.
II have an appointment that demands the
rest of today and much of tomorrow.
May ask another meeting with you for
the day after tomorrow? If this suits
your convenience, I shall then be glad to
prove my qualifications as an artillery
officer
Receiving the assent of the Cuban
junta, Funston withdrew. On the follow
ing morning he visited Fort Hamilton, 1
believe it was, where he made the casual
acquaintance of some Of the artillery Of
ficers there stationed With the skill OF
one somewhat accustomed to Journalistic
interviewing be succeeded In gaining
| from the officers some vague ideas of the
theory of ballissks OF each item of IN
formation he made mental note At the
same time he secured list of the best
works on the subject of artillery manfp-
ulatfon.
Thus scantf1y equipped, yet with all the
assurance Of the man who knows his OPP
portunity, and who knows he can seize
it, Funston presented himself before the
| junta at the appointed hour. He came In
with the GREATNESS air of one fresh from
a previous and almost conflicting appoint
| ment. Obeying the request OF the junta
to explain what he know about artillery
practice, the young Kansan ratified or
all the prattle about big guns that he
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
DOES NOT DIsAPP0INT.
The New Discovery for Catarrh
Seems to Possess Remarkable
Merit

new catarrh cure has recently ap-
peared which so far as tested has been
remarkably successful in curing an
forms of catarrh whether in the head
throat, bronchial tubes, OR in stomach
and liver. -
The remedy is in tablet form, pleasant
and convenient to take and nc specioI
secrecy is maintained as to what it con.
tains, the tablet being a scientific COM
Olnat1on OF Guaiacol, Eucalyptol San
guinaria, Hydrastin and similar valu-
able and harmless antiseptics.
The safe and effective catarrh cure
may be found at any drug store under
name Of Stuart's Gatarrh Tablets
Whether the catarrh is located In The
nose, throat, bronchial tubes or stomach
the tablets seem to act with equal sue
cess, removing the stuffy feeling In hea,9
and nose, clearing the mucous MEM
brane of throat and trachea from ca
tarrhal secretions, which cause the tick
ing, coughing, hawking and gagging so
annoying to every catarrh sufferer.
Nasal catarrh generally leads to ulcer.
allon IN some cases to such an extent
as to destroy the nose entirely ard in
many old cases Of catarrh the homes IF.
the head become diseased. Nasal ca
tarrh gradually extends to the throat
ana bronchial tubes and very often to,
the stomach, causing that very obstinate
trouble, catarrh of the stomach.
Catarrh is a systemic poison inherent
IN the blood, and local washes, douches,
saves, inhalers and sprays can have no
effect on the real cause of the disease.
An internal remedy which acts upon the
blood Is the only rational treatment and
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets is the safest OF
all internal remedies, as we'll as the
most convenient and satisfa Glory from q
medical standpoint
DR.. Eaton recently stated that he had
successfully used Stuart's Catarrh Tab
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liberation had extended so far as to
destroy the. septUm of the nose He
says, Il am pleasantly surprised almost
every day by the excellent results from
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets It is remark
able how effectually they remove the
excessive secretion and bring about a
healthy condition of the mucous mem
branes Of the nose throat and stomach.
All druggists sell complete treatment
of the tablets ait so cents and a little
book giving the symptoms and
causes of the various forms of catarrh
will be mailed free by addressing +. A.
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
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Oriental cunning and diplomacy. Fan bo-
comes a trif1e more generous and his of
fer at length reaches the sublime height
Of 100 taels. Bing is still gentle, defer
enttally, shy about giving his consent
Fan finally, in pretended wrath, threat
ems to do business with another substf-
tute. Bing,s claim thereupon drops to
500 taels Fan hears commotion In the
neighborhood and his face assumes a
lemon-green hue which is the Chinese
equivalent for pallor. What If the for
efgn soldiers are already on their way
to his house to arrest him? It Is SO
evident that time cannot be lost that Fan
hurriedly concludes the bargain by max
ing a take-or-leave price Of 300 taels This
is equal to about 5000 in American money,
and in China represents enough to keep
Bing's soon-to-b bereaved relatives in
comfort for a long time
AS soon as the arrangement is made
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a soft pat there. She was very proud of
him, was Sister Potter, for twice they
had put the little screen around his bed,
behind which men are expected to die
more privately, as it were, and make
their exit as gracefully as they can
alone and uninterrupted.
Rut Sister Potter had determined to
pull him through, if possible. Not that
she was not determined to pull every
one through who came into her hands.
but this man especially, for the orderlies
said that the end cot would soon be
vacant. And there were plenty enough
waiting out in the tents of No. field
hospital to fill it a score of times.
The volunteer surgeon who had charge
of the ward declared that Sister Potter
had saved Private Miller by sheer force
of will. Every one knew she had a will
of her own, and her word was law. But.
whatever it was, the screen had been
withdrawn and the cloud of death had
passed by the end cot to settle sud-
denly and unexpectedly on light case
near the doorway
The sister had not said anything to her
Tatient as she arranged his p How. She
had simply smiled at him, more W tn her
eyes than her lips, which were open con-
tinually. She felt his brow with her long
cold fingers.
No. 3,2O3 looked up at her He did no.
smile in return, but started to say some
thing, and after one or two efforts came
out with it weakly.
rs ia little mon comm in see me?" I
asked
WANTED THE LITTLE MAN.
The nurse did not reply at first It wa:
the same thing he had said over ani
ever again in his delirium When wa!
the little man coming; why wouldn't the!
let him in? He was just outside there
asking for Private Miller. Over and owe
again, in all sorts of way, it had been re
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Bing's father is sent for in haste. Then
Bing, who Is henceforth to impersonate
Fan, Is quickly arrayed In some OF the
latter's finest garments. B1ng s rather
arrives, and naturally does not at first
know his transformed son. But the old
man is quickly made aware Of the agree
ment and the money is paid over to him.
1o Fan and his family Disgusting them
selves in the poor garments of the peo-
pie, hastily leave the house and the city.
Left in possession of the house, Bing
makes the most of his temporary grand
eur by promtly ordering the best meal
that the establishment can afford. Bing
and his father break a fast that has last
ed for days, and it is very likely that
while this rare feast is still in progress,
Russian, German or French soldiers ar
rive and demand to see the master of tho
| domicile. Eing receives them with all
| urbanity, and is promptly marched off
During the day Bing's relatives, clad
in clothing secured for the occasion frefn
the servants at Lo Fans house, visit the
prisoner In the morning Bing is tried
Generally he hasn't the faintest idea
what the trial is about, and he doesn't
care. If he has the good fortune to be
acquitted the $50 taels have been easily
earned. It is much more likely that he
will be convicted in his role of Lo Fan.
In the latter case he is taken out and
made to kneel With mighty little hesi-
sword aloft; it comes down. and Bings
head rolls in the dirt. 1t is then gravely
announced that another chapter in the
international drama has been closed, and
that the notorious 10 Fan has paid the
penalty of his infamous crimes with his
life. In the meantime the real Lo Fan
has got away safely to some more con-
genial part of the empire. He is enjoy
ing his money with his family and hum
ming the Chinese equivalent OF Wait
Till the Clouds Roll BY"
There you are! At least nine-tenths Of
these executions of Chinese Indicators
are purely and simply farcica1. Substi-
tutes like Bing can be had as long as the
game Of the powers is kept up. Bing
and his kind don't object to dying. Lo
Fan and his kind don't object to paying
literally. With the executions that are
taking place almost daily here and at
Tien Tsin, hardly any of the condemned
ones have been the real yna1efactors. All
Cinnamon look alike to the white bar
barian, and the Chinese themselves won't
expose these swindlers on Justice It
would be spelling too good a jokel OF
course the repeated success of these
swindles tends to give the Chinaman aa
even greater contempt than he had for
the foreigner.
The execution of a lot of Chinese no.
bles and generals has been demanded,
and my information Is that these de-
mands will be insisted upon and carried
out within the next few weeks. 1t will
be the story Of Bins and Lo Fan all over
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inent in the Boxer troubles are doing any
dark and buying substitutes.
It is in connection with these substI-
tntes that the laughing matter comes in
There is nothing humorous, of course
about being killed, but 1t is the substi-
tutes who are to give up their lives, and
they are quite willing-nay, most of
them are anxious-to be substitutes, and
so there is little occasion to be anxious
about them.
In China the struggle for an existence
is terrifcally hard one. Every year
people die of starvation. 1t IS certainly
pleasanter to die by the sword, es5,:-<s l.
ly when ones relatives may be benefited
by the death. Incredible as it NAV seem
to you of America, substitutes Ray be
found literally in droves
Suppose the officers of one of the pow
ers here obtained information that a
certain Chinaman named Lo Fan took
a particularly atrocious part in some
Boxer outrage, probably on date prior
to that of the fall of Pekin. It matters
not particularly how the officers find this
out, but they do. 1t is promptly decided
to arrest and try 10 Fan
Now, 10 Fan hears of this intention.
There are Chinese who can find out any
thing that is going on in Pekin Such a
Chinaman hurries to Lo Fan with the
dire news.
"If that is in the wind" replies Lo
Fan, passing a coin or two to his in
formant, 81 must take prompt meas
ures.''
So he sends a retainer out to find Bing.
Now, BinS is a poor ne er-do-well, who
nevertheless has the impudence to have
family. Bing is brought into the pres
ence of Lo Fan, and throws himself on
his face.
Rise to your knees, Bing," requests
Lo Fan, condescendingly.
81 am here by your commands, most
august neighbour, says Bing. And then
he waits. for he does not yet know VIVA
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
IN EXECUTION BY PROXY
REAL NIALEFACTORs IN CHINA
EASILY FIND SUBSTITUTES 1T
THEY HAVE THE PRICE
HOW THE DEAL IS TRANSACTED
Rich Lo Fan Purchases the Head of
Poor Bing-AII Cinnamon
Look Alike to the
Whites.

1t Is to laugh! don't know just how
this sentence would be phrased IN Chi
nese, but II conveys a good impression
of the eXac: state of the case as far as
the granting Of the demands of the pow
ers upon China are concerned, writes the
Pekin correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat
Nothing can be funnier than the no.
ton that the Chinese are going to be
obliging enough to kill lot or their
prominent people to please us barbar-
ians. They will agree to do it, to be
sure, and some people will be killed. but
not the people nominated in the bonds.
Very few of the Chinese who were prom>
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This is not strictly true, but Bing is
working for an object.
your people are all poor They too
are often hungry, and very hungry. Now,
if YOU were to do me this little service Of
dying in my place, and your relatives
were to receive 50 taels-
TOO CHEAP.
Fifty taels,'' echoes Bing, Indignantly
He rises to his feet as If about to cast all
ceremony to the Winds but once he finds
himself standing all his sense of defer
entail respect returns, and he bows his
head low, with a sweeping gesture as he
murmurs,
Fifty taels is so little money"
But you have q father and mother
They are often hungry"
Bing looks uneasy. The meanest China
man is impressionable where the comfort
and happiness of his parents are concern
ed 1t is part of his religion
''You have a. wife, adds Fan. Some
portion of that fifty taels would buy her
much rice"
At this Bing looks stolid once more. His
wife is not a personSof so much impor-
a shrew, and it is equally possible that
whenever he has earned little money
she has squandered a good part Of it for
opium.
ter. "If he does not die of hunger he may
grow up TO be a rich and powerful man
He may even become Mandarin
Bing groans. The son is the apple OF
Chinamans eye: Poverty does not kill
a yellow fathers love for his son.
"Are you going to let him die of hun
gcr?'' insists Fan blandly.
FIFTY taels are not many argues the
hungry man. TT would help my parents
and my son but little while. You, my
august nelghbor, are a wealthy man. 1t
will do no harm to part with Loco taels to
save your life
"a thousand taels9'' repeats Lo Fan in
credulously. "No. mol shall pay no such
price as that when there are in Pekin
thousands of hungry men who would
be glad to take up my offer"
Then ensues a vast amount of argu-
ment, conducted with all the skill of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21
kindly Ways OF 'p)BS"
HOW LORD ROBERTS VISITED THE
COT OF PRIVATE
MILLER
MADE THE SOLDIERS HAPPY
Episode in the BOer War That
Showed How the Field Mar
shall Remembered Loyal
Service.

Private Miller No. S.20S, lay in the
end cot The big schoolroom had been
turned into a hospital, and the black
boards stretched around the walls like a
band OF premature mourning.
Once he had been a very big man, but
now his hairy arms, that lay hstlessly
outside the cover were almost the same
size from wrist to shoulder, and every
bone is his skull showed plainly through
the skin. His hair had been clipped, and
so had his beard, but a thick Stubble hid
his big. gaunt jaws.
Tie doctor said that he was probably
going to recover, but he did not look it.
Enteric fever had made such a wreck of
him that death seemed to be written in
his deep-sunken eyee end sound in the
weak, hollow tones 81 his voice. He
was used to hospital SIC, having been
down to Wynberg twice in the first six
months Of the war, with Mauser holes in
him. Then he got the fever at Natal
SprUit. and this was all that was left to
look at-the mere framework of the
strongest man in the regiment!
It was very quiet in the bare little
room. Occasionally a man muttered, but
as a rule they all lay there with their
eyelids closed. or else looking blandIy up
at the ceiling in a sIow-breathing, half
waking sleep.
An army nursing sister came into the
Eoom quietly. Some of the men followed
ser with their eyes. She went to the Ii tie
sable near the window and put a little
bunch of flowers in a glass.
NURSE NOT A BEAUTY.
She Wasn't very pretty; she was tall
and angular, and had prominent front
teeth that were continually Sowing. but
her very presence seemed to brighten the
room. The little cap, with its long, white
streamers, appeared to soften the strong
" marked face.
After she had arranged the flowers she
turned to the end cot and Strengthened
the pillow with a knowing pull here and
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again. In one or two cases, perhaps, the
real yellow culprits Of high rank will be
caught and punished 1t will be because
these one or two offenders in high places
are known to the white jewellers Of Pc
kin, and can be identified beyond the pos
sibility Of doubt. But the rest Of the
Chinese 'nobles'' and generals" whose
faces are not SO well known In Pekin
will make vicarious atonement through
a plentiful supply Of Bings.
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REV. FATHER CHAGNON'S PUBLIC letter,
Gan and Do Publicly Recommend Dr. Geenes Nenua Has Ben
Gifted Me in Nervous Dyspepsia and Insomnia You Have Permission
to Publish This Letter for Others Good"

Father Chagnon's influence in his parish is
second to none. He is hard worker among his
people They depend on him in every trial, and
get his counsel for every perplexity of their
lives. The good he is doing is far reaching. 1t
goes way beyond his immediate church. Eyerv-
body loves and respects and relies upon Father
Chagnon.
What wonderfully helpful life such men
lead, reVered and looked up to by all who know
them They carry the individual woes of their
people on their own shoulders and their lives
are devoted to others good. Give heed to the
Reverend Fathers words, if you suffer with
nervousness, weakness, debility, sleepless nights
or dyspepsia. Follow his advice given here pub
icly " for others good" Here is Father Chag-
mons letter:
81 have used DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy and can saw that
1T gave me entire satisfaction. have
known others of my acquaintance who
have used it, and they were quite salts
fled with the results. am free to saw
that think it is good remedy and can
and do recommend it to others publicly.
1t has benefited me in nervous dyspepsia
and insomnia. You have permission to
publish THIS letter Tor others good"
F. x. CHAGNON,
Pastor of St. Mary's Church, Cfamplain, NY.
A disturbed nervous system makes constant
war on the health of men and women II keeps
us from getting the benefit of our food, which is
the source of all strength. It pulls down our
energy and impoverishes our blood
The greatest known help for a lowered tone
of health is DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy which builds up body and brain in
perfect accord with Natures plans. All chronic
troubles yield to this great medicine because
perfect nerve action and well nourished blood
result from its use. It is the true help for you.
Father Chagnon's public commentator is the
sincere and earnest expression of his wish to
help all who are in poor health. In the midst
of perplexity his words remove doubt. DR..
most unbelievable thi0ps are
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-21

Chicago Charles Brandes, alleged to be
the fugitive manager of the Waidron
lMlchgan) bank, was taken back to that
county jail both Brandes and his wife
the latter having been admitted to talk
10 her husband attacked Sheriff Chest
local deputy. Brandes was oyerpoVyereI
and put in irons. -
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were all conyalescents, rose to a sitting
posture.
a sweeping, kindly recognition. and
walked to the end of the cot quickly He
sat down on the edge, and took the big,
red hairy paw in his.
We'll Miller he said, 1--WE come to
see you. They tell me you're doing
famously, and soon will be out there sit
ting in the SUM-
The man could not reply. Ills eyes
shifted from the field marshaPs face to
the hand that was holding his own. Two
or three times MS lips moved, but he
could not speak But the little man wars
talking again.
And now I'm going to tell you what
we're going to do with you he went on.
LAS soon as you're strong enough we're
going to send you to England, to home,
and then when you come back you're go
ing to get your stripes, for your captain
wounded at Belmont, I understand, and
at Koodesberg, weren't your
HANDSHAKE AND A PROMISE.
But Private 1908 could not even move
his head in reply. He just looked and
locked; so the field marshal gave him a
slight farewell hand grasp, then friend
ly nod, and with a word that included all
| the others, and an answer to their
salute, he took his staff and his presence
| from the room.
| AS for Private Miller, he looked up at
! the sister, smiled a wan smile, and faint
] ed dead away. But when he came to
| himself the first words he said were
| these:
Dye ken the little mon; he took my
/ hand. A'am to get well soon! He took
! ma hand"
And with that he lay there looking at
! the almost useless member, as if it were
| valuable curiosity
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FUNsToN's WORK IN CUBA.

Incident Showing HIS Ability to
Grasp an Opportunity.
H. Irving Hancock In Leslie's Weekly.
In spite of all his pleas, Funston was
all but frozen from the presence OF the
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the business IS on which he has been
summoned.
Have you been hungry lately, BingY'
inquiries Fan, quietly,
Often, and very hungry
There can be very little pleasure in
living when one Is often hungry
Bing agrees that this is SO.
A LEADING QUESTION.
How would you like to die by the
sword?'' inquiries Fan, suddenly, as If
struck by new thought.
Bing raises his eyes at this and tries
to scent what is in the Wind.
you do not answer me- comes from
Fan after while.
THAT is because 1 do not know what
to say stammers the wretch.
But you do not enjoy living"
THAT is true
'"Then why should YOU care to liver"
Bing studies the floor and at length In
quires:
'Why do. you want me to die by the
sword? What difference can 1t make TO
your"
II am warned that some of the foreign
officers have decided that / must die by
the sword"
Bling begins to see the light now.
"And as am never hungry, pursues
Fan, ST can see no reason why I should
want to die. With you it is different You
have no reason to wish to five. what 90
you say then? Will you die in my placer
ST do not know" replies Bing. I do
not care to die, either. It is not pleasant
to feel the sword on ones neck. think
1 prefer to live"
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BOB's UNEXPECTED VISIT.

In reply the nurse gave little sooth-
ing caress to his wasted, bony hand.
Down the corridor came four or five
Ehalli-clad figures. At the head walked
the volunteer surgeon, and beside him.
with a strong, quick step, walked short,
well-l1nit figure, clad in an immediately
neat uniform, held in by a broad belt
and cross straps. Above it rose a kind
ly, strong face, with a gentle,- almost
merry, expression in the eyes. A firm
mouth with strong downward lines, yet
sympathetic as a woman's, a brow fur
rowed by care and work, and voice
that, like the nurses, made ones heart
warm to him, completed the man.
1t was the little mcn," 'Bobs, the be-
loved.
The occupant of the end cot caught
sight Of him just as re entered. He strug-
gled to rise. but Sister Pottar's hand re-
strained him. He saluted none the less.
with a swift movement at first, and then
a drop to the Counterpart, as if the eff
fort had been too much for MIN. His
face flushed and his breath heaVed. For
all instant the sister looked at him nerv-
ously. The otner men in the room. who