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winner at faro he would divide his pile with
any friend. but he would let the same friend
starve before he would help him until ne
had shaken the bank as he put It when
he won. His unfortunate friend told him he
was going to jump into the river that night
unless he got some help. the faro bank
was on the upper floor OF a building that
stood facing the river. Bersram said to the
rundown man:
You go down on the levee and walk up
and down until I give you a signal that l
have made a winning. II I shake the bank.
you'll get some of the dust. II you don't
see me signal jump into the river. You are
10 good without money, anyway
at was a bargain and they separated, the
Judge to win or lose, his friend to win or
die. All night the Judge won and lost al
ternately. Sometimes he had stacks OF reds
and blues so high that they cast a shadow
on the dealers box; sometimes he had n few
measley whites on a card which looked like
a poor relation.
Meanwhile the man on the river front
was walking. looking at the dark flow OF
the water like the poor unfortunate In
Hoods Bridge of Sighs;' anon glanclns up
at the windows in the gambling-room. A
terrific thunder shower broke over the town
and still the man walked along the river
front until he was drenched to the marrow
in his shivering bones.
In the EEdH OIL lIc IiOII lilS Will SircClS
of rain still falling upon the scene. Judge
Bertram left the game. a $4,000 winner,
and walked down to the river front where
his impecunious friend was shivering.
81 expected to find you In the river
said the Judge. I didn't signal. because 1
made it all in a heap
IF it hadn't been for the rain said his
friend. I might have jumped, but I said 10
myself. What's the use? You are already
wet through and If the rain keeps u you'll
drown on land
THE Judge called a hack and the two
drove to the best hotel in town and had
breakfast. They left town together. A
year later they owned one OF the biggest
cattle ranches IN Colorado.
ut was the Judges last game: and IL
was the last time his friend ever did any
walking. Bertram is dead, but his part
ner has interests stretching across the con-
tinent. in Hawaii and Japan."-New York
Sun.
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FARMER AND HIS MORTGAGE.

WRITTEN FOR THE sUNDAY REPUBLIC
Persons in other walks OF life are pat
ting the farmer on the back because the
Census Bureau has Just reported the num-
Der of farms in the United States on June
/, 1900. as being 5,739, 657. with a total valua-
ton, including implements, machinery. and
live stock. OF $50. ga. Oo1, 6ss. 1t certainly
sounds well, as does the gross farm income
for 1899. computed at Sc, 764.1 III .7Cs.
But there are very many farmers who re-
cefve the congratulations OF city friends
with a sardonic smile. These are not only
the owners of the $500 farms. ranging in
size from one to one thousand acres. who
reported no income" from their crops
or annual products, but they are the hard
working "chastisers of the soil'' every
where, even fl those most important States
in the agriculture of the country, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri
An agent of a large Eastern mandatory
of thrashing machines, steam plows and
traction engines spoke of the matter 10 a
group of men at the Southern Hutel the
other evening.
MY business said he. rs sometimes a
rather painful one. It takes me among the
big and little farmers in the South. West
and Northwest. II some CT them are as
IA SAo as AZ ~~AA-N
I'll be hanged II they know it. ! happen TO
know they're not, and 1 know it even better
than a large number of them know it
themselves. Why doesn't the census give
the total amount of mortgages held against
the farms in the United States? Because it
can't.
81 don't mean the mortgages against the
land and tenenents only, though those fig
ures would crush you. Why, a few years
ago there were 5000. OF 600 against the
farms of Kansas alone. But there's some
thing besides. and that's where my bust
ness comes in. We're one OF a dozen big
concerns that sell traction engines. II
doesn't AXE much talk to induce a farmer
to buy a 5000 machine on easy terms
which will do the work of eight or ten men.
HI can hitch one of our multiple plows to
1t. do his own and the thrashing of his
~neighbors. run 1t into the woods and use it
as a saw mill.
It's a fire thing. and he raises some
money on notes, or pledges his crop and
gives US a chattel mortgage on the machine
for the balance.
.Of course. some Of them make the ma
chimes pay for themselves But many Of
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NATIVES WHO WORSHIPED SHARKS.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
IN the old idolatrous days the Hawaiians
had a legion Of gods. Some of them wer-
worsniped by the people of all the island
while others had as worshipers the inha
itants OF a single island. a district. a vi
lage, and in many instances a family, or g
single individual.
The lesser gods, those with whom the
common people came into the closest reIa-
ton, were of two classes, the unihIplli and
the numakua. The difference between the
two was that the unihlplili was created and
became the slave Of q single kahuna, or
B%orcerer, who had the entire responsibility
of fits care; while the numakua, on the con-
trary. was generally an ancestral god, and
had frequently a host of devotees.
I The battle Of Kunmoo, fought about De-
Sember 20, 1919. marked the end of heathen-
Sim as the religion OF the state. and after
a very short period Christianity became the
recognized religion. But while the public
worship of the old gods ceased, there were
many who still cherished them in secret and
presented their petitions as OF yore, and
nIE continues to the present day.
The fishermen have always formed almost
q distinct community, having their own gods
and peculiar beliefs, and they have chung to
these more persistently than any of tho
other craftsmen. In the olden times their
small hejaus. or temples, often called
kuulas, stood on almost every promontory,
while THY could not use a new net, fishing
roo, line or canoe without prayer and sac
rifce TO their patron god.
In addition. each fisherman had his fe-
ticbes. or gods, and these little images are
found from time to time in secret places,
where they were hidden away when idol
worship was abolished in 1919.
The chief god OF the fisherman was
Ruula- whose worship extended 10 all the
islands, and to whom they looked for
abundant supplies of fish and other products
of the sea.
! On Lanai two large stone images, per-
sonifying the deities supposed to preside
over the sea- were much honored by the
fishermen OF that island.
A large puhn, or eel. called koona, whose
home was said to be at Wailau on the
Koolau, was deiaed by the people OF that
place. This god achieved quite a reputae
ton by killing a large shark which at
tackled It.
Lonoakihi was the eel god OF all the IS
lands, while Hinehele and her daughter
were the goddesses OF the fishermen OF Ha-
wall.
The rod of the canoemakers was Mokualn,
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Retreat of the Glaciers.

The shrinking of the Swiss glaciers IN
noted on many pages of Baedeker. Some
notes in a Swiss contemporary show how
rapidly the diminution is proceeding. One
glacier in particular in the Arolla Valley In
declared to have lost more than 500 yards
in the last quarter of a century. NJ. An
zevin. indeed, the hotei-keeper,
who has spent every summer at Arolla sincs
1860. expresses the opinion that the famous
Col de Colon will presently cease to be q
glacier pass. Should that happen. 1t win
be an interesting reversion to an earlier
state of things. The old chronicles of Eyo-
lena record that in the Middle Ages the in
habitants OF the valley used habitualIy to
drive their cattle over the pass to take
them to market at observation-disclosures Ca
zette.
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FRIEND WAS TO COMMIT
SUICIDE IF JUDGE LOST.

"The other day when was In Philadel-
phia," said a New York man, "I was told
how one OF their m~illionaires, Peter A. E.
Widener, walked the streets of Philadel-
phia all night once with $4,000 In his
pocket, wondering how he was going to
invest 1t so as to double it Now, I'll tell
you e story Of another man who walked all
night
"a Judge OF a County Court In the upper
end OF my State came TO town to play faro.
His name was Bertr5m. He never played
cards at home. but he used to come to my
town and go up against ii for a week at a
stretch. He was usually a winner.
The night I have In mind Judge Bertram
met an old friend who had been running
down at the heel financially until he looked
like a cripple He frescoed his story up
pretty well 10 the Judge, who was a pc
culiar combii alton When Bertram was 9
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be gone, because my purpose Il to foTad
schools throughout the empire as soon as II
can be accomplished. / shall go as q mis-
sionary to the royal house-but as a mis-
sionary OF education 1 shall urge that other
scions of his Majesty be sent forth into the
world, that they may feel what I now
know that China's place in civilization can
only be realized through the higher devel-
opment of her women. Our wheels OF COM
merce have gone down with a bang. 1 am
amazed at what I have SEEN But wait!
You will hear from US in this century,
He Likes the American
Idea of Companionship.
But why does the American system Of
education appeal to you moro than the
European I asked
Because" replied the Prince. the Amer
lean children rave the advantage OF COM
partnership with their parents. They hear
discussions at the table on political. econom
ic and social subjects. and where will you
find an Intelligent American girl who can't
talk politics, art. religion? II she does not
air her views she has them, and that pos
session marks something in her favor.
And then she comprehends. and al are
grateful for comprehension.
When return to China I shall urge
other representatives of our house to visit
all countries, and their opinions will help
me convince our Government in China's
necessity. 1 am very anxious In this. for I
have been very much ashamed at our being
behind in the race OF progress, and 1 shall
use every effort to start schools at once.
o course, we shall need foreign teach
ers. We shall introduce the study Of Eng
lish. and as quickly as possible these es-
Establishments will be founded. We need no
costly houses or public buildings. What We
want Is imperative-and that is knowledge
II know 1t is a herculean task. greater
than an American can imagine, because you
know nothing of our superstitions. We
would not tolerate a religious influence nor
allow interference. What we a is the
freedom from bias, such as you enjoy right
here in the public schools. 1 shall try to
return to America bent upon this mission.
but 1 shall come incognito and make a
study Of your institutions OF learning.
1T will require courage and patience. but
tits always given to those who conscten-
tiously work for a cause. I shall have the
sympathy and help of the princes Of our
house, and the scions of China have the
power Of endurance"
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itself. the commissariat department was re-
quired to keep in store 10000 pounds OF
compressed vegetables and s0o, ZOO pounds OF
salt. As appropriate Accomplishments to the
beef and biscuit, coffee and tea to the ex-
tent Of 10000 pounds and 10000 pounds re-
spectively were also included in the reserve
supply.
In addition to such absolute necessities as
biscuit, beef and vegetables. the four
months food supply for the average army
corps in the field includes many items that
may almost be described as luxur1es. For
example, that for the British t-ccps in
South Africa contained 2,s0o,000 tins Of jam
leach holding one pound and 10000 tins CT
condensed milk. Jam, It Is worth notins.
was first introduced as an article of 6iet
for soldiers on active service during the
Egyptian campaign OF 1884. As 1t was found
to nave excellent results Chiefly on &C.
count of its anti-scorbutic properties) and
also to be extremely appreciated by the
men, It has remained a field ration ever
since. It is generally eaten with biscuit. as
bread is but rarely obtainable in the actual
theater Of war.
"Drinkables' occupy almost as large n
place as do "eatables'' in the service food
supply OF an army corps when on active
service. After the 10000 pounds OF coffee
and 10000 pounds of tea already referred
to, the principal totals maintained In South
Africa during the progress OF the recent
hostilities were 1900 gallons of rum, $1,000
bottles Of port and 24.OC0 bottles of whisky.
There was also a very large quantity Of
lime juice kept in reserve for the benefit of
the sick and wounded.
Among the miscellaneous stores" which
the commander of an army corps looks to
his commissariat department to furnish
when called upon are 100 tons OF alum (for
purifying doubtful water), 40 tons of chlor-
ide OF lime. 1900 pounds OF carbolic acid
powder, O,Oo0 gallons of izal and some 5000
pounds weight of candles. The food sup
ply for the horses and mules is also on a
generous scale, thousands OF tons of hay,
oats and bran being always kept at the
base in readiness for Instant dispatch to the
front.
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them let their implements stand out IN the
wet. and such delicate machinery as ours
must always be kept dry, we'll oiled and In
perfect repair.
Well, in a year or two the average ma
chine is Q sight. We are ready to take 1t
In hand. and 1 am there to dog the poor
farmer along and get our money out or
him. or the forced sale Of the mortgased
goods follows.
1T Is a sad BUSINESS sometimes. but a
profitable and extensive one. Our ware
houses are always full of new machines or
old ones undergoing repair"
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Ashes.

My tears have quenched the fame that
burned my soul,
The flame my heart first famed.
My life was given in striving for a goal
More infinitely planned.
And as 1 stir these ashes. cold and gray,
OF fires once burning red,
My loving touch rekindles them; I pray
For my dear worshiped dead
Pauline Won AroSd-
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Large Stone Fell From
Parthenon's Architrave.

The south front of the Parthenon, which
is the part Of the historic temple left most
unscathed by British despoiler and by the
great explosion OF gunpowder in the Greek
war OF independence. which wrecked most
of the buildings in Athens. has not been
as strong as 1t might be Of late years
Some time ago q large stone fell from the
architrave and was broken in pieces. With
considerable difficulty a new stone was
hoisted into the place Of the fallen one and
secured there. The ruins OF the Parthenon
have been overhauled generally, but It Is
by no means certain that decay. which
seems to have set in. has been permanent
ly arrested.
And New York f. not without her crumb-
bling monument of the past, for It is said
that Cleopatra's Needle. in Central Park.
weathers but lily the rigors Of the northern
climate. Strange would be its fate II this
transplanted relic OF the Nile upon whose
hieroglyphics fell the gaze OF Moses and
Aaron should bring its stole centuries to an
end upon the Hudson.
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ares VINO ore loved by our people are the
lady doctors and nurses. and they are doing
a wonderful amount of good among our
superstitious women. who, IN coh1ornlly
with old customs. refuse the Esrvices OF
male physicians.
women certainly have a decided fitness
for those professions. and there are count
less other vocatiocs which would give them
happiness and independence. Such a move
ment for our women would tend to purify
the home. There would be fewer marriages
and when they did occur there Wouio 10
a greater chance Of happiness
"Such a state OF affairs would surely
work a revolution among the matchmaker
of China, who are responsible for so many
unhappy unions. With this education our
women would learn TO read human nature,
and. though this knowledge of the world
means. after all. but a low acquaintance
with the mean things Of life. any condition
in this century is more pardonable than !s-
norance. To be able TO detect evil would
mean ability TO defend.
Little or Nc Sentiment
in Oriental Marriages.
When the matchmaker suggests marriage
our women obey; they have no other aim IN
life. In my country there is but little or
no sentiment 10 be found In marriage. IN
France there Is too much sentiment, out II
does not always stand for marriage chi
nese women who now marry for homes
with the highest knowledge and ability to
live independently would not be IN sucn
haste to wed. and, with a new reading OF
human nature would make better choices
or fewer mistakes.
But you women OF America COMBINE Sen
timent with reason.
II was much impressed with the cere-
monies OF the European courts; but while II
was imposing there was such a feeling or
GOODNESS there. There was no warmth of
democracy to draw you out Of your own
personality-you felt restricted by conven-
tionality.
II could but contrast It with my visit
to Oyster Bay, where I met your President
and the first lady of the land.
81 was at once put at my ease The
frankness OF Mr.. Roosevelt's greeting was
charming, and 1 was not made to feel as q
stranger at the gate, but was welcomed as
a member Of the family. It was more like
the reunion Of friends.
"I am unhappy that I must leave your
country so soon, and yet I am anxious to
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Carpet Trusts Rival.

"see where they've formed q Broomstick
Trust"
What forT"
T beat the Carpet Trust."-Detroit
Free PresA
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Yong Kai Kah, who was an attention, rose
o his feet and said simply, His Hlghness
prince Tsai Chen Of China"
One has need of Chinese court manners 70
go calling on Prince Chen
He received me with a quaint courtesy
gave me a quiet hand. and said easily:
IT very much regret my inability to speak
your language; indeed, never have I felt the
Importance of It so much as now. l want
nv people to know how to speak It and to
learn the broader civilization We have lived
too much in the traditional atmosphere
What we need now Is the reality OF NE
life In It's first broad principles, and not
legendary lore.
AYE, that is II, We have lived on dreams
and philosophers. We think and think and
don't act, while here you act and don't
waste time In thinking about 1t. You have
taken the practical and better part. We,
like the poet, have fixed our eyes SO intent
upon the stars that we have tumoied upon
the earth"
The Prince began with O slow earnestnessr
but ended abruptly.
The Prince is twenty-seven years Of age.
He is angular, spare and pale, and pro-
fcundly serious. His eyes are bright, alert,
bIackly incrutable, and he measures, pos
sibly, 5 feet 6, or 1 am no judge o.
inches. His lips are full and grave, his nose
not bad in profile. and his face expresses
Intellectual and spiritual dignity. His hands
are we'll shaped and his nails manicured
a la Celestial. -
He wore a magnificent blue silk blouse.
richly embroidered in silk thread of the
same color; blue satin trousers and blue
satin boots. Growing his smooth, high
brow was the official cap of royalty. which
is called mon hwa." This headgear nts
closely and Is OF q magenta shade. bordered
with a dark satin rim, in front Of which an
ornament Of gold is suspended, and this is
set with precious gems
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My heart turns to my land and my peo-
pie. and 1 am Inundated to admit the back
ward condition OF my country.
This / only learned by comparison WIN
foreign Powers. and / was astonished by
their superiority in all things that speak Tor
advancement
"Of course, this saddens me. I had been
told of your wonderful buildings and IN
ventions; but seeing IS believing.
T natural dignity and reserve OF tne
Chinese race cause my countrymen to re-
main at home, where they are conservative
beyond the belief of your people. who could
not understand how tradition rules our &C
ton.
while you have been making wonderful
strides IN science and invention. wireless
telegraphy, methods of locomotion by cleo
tricity, heating and lighting, We have been
standing still.
Our people have been fixed IN their re-
ligious tenets a thousand thousand genera
tons, and flial piety is one Of the cardinal
principles taught by our form OF ritual. So.
you see how you have outstripped Us IN
everything for improvement
But no matter how difficult the task
prejudice must give way to progress II
is necessary to root out inherited ideas
that keep us back. The mothers of our
race ought to be physically and mentally
the companions of our men; then We can
hope for the highest and best in civiliza-
tIou
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Likes the Simplicity and
Gnnialify of American Wnml

"Do you not fear that education will rob
your women of femininity?" I asked.
No.; on the contrary. L have found the
most feminine women right here. where
the greatest license fol educational freedom
exists. Simplicity and geniality are the
most striking characteristics of the Amer
lean woman, and where will you find a
greater latitude for freedom than in the
United States2
Her second and most manifest charac-
teristic is the charm of amiabiIity. The
American woman at once puts you at your
ease. She is intuitiYe, and is able to think
the boldest thoughts. but she says them In
q feminine way, and that Is why she Is o
companionable. In China the only mission
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Will Awake His Nation

Will Awake His Nation
From It's Lethargy.
The Prince rose. thought earnestly. and
after some moments of silence. which 1 did
not think of breaking. he said in a changed
voice:
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I'LL.

Governor Yates left Springfield Monday night
on his summer vacation. From Springfield he
went to Chicago. and on Wednesday he attended
the wedding OF Miss Anrabel Dixon of Chicago
to Mr.. Woodward Of Boston. at the summer home
OF the brides parents. at Oconomowoc. Wis.
Thursday the Governor spent at Camp Logan
rife range, where a portion Of the State militia
is in camp. On Friday he proceeded to Harbor
Point. Mich. where he Will spend three or four
weeks at the summer home OF Mrs. Yates's IA
Their. Colonel A. C. Wadsworth. Mrs. Yates and
daughters. Catherine and Dornthv. left SPRING.
field Thursday night to Join the Governor.
Miss Jeannette Mcclure Of this city, who is
studying voice culture in Europe. will sail from
upon her arrival in New York City by her mar.
ents. Judge and Mrs r. L. Mcclure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hungerford have arrived
home from Montreal. Canada. where thew spent
panied them. Mrs. Hazlitt of Bloomington. who
was at the Hunserford home with Miss Letitia
Reeves during the family's absence, has returned
home.
this week from Lake Miltona. where he and
Mrs. Rose had been the guests of Colonel and
Mrs. James R. 2. Van Cieave of this city. at
their summer home. Ms. Rose stopped at Della
van Lake. Wis. to visit her daughters. who are
spending the summer there. Mrs. Rose will re-
main at Delavan Lake until fall.
Mr.. and Mrs J. McCan Davis left Tuesday for
Yellowstone Park. to spend a few weeks II Is
probable that they will continue the trip 70
Oregon. returning by way of Salt Lake City.
Mrs. f. 4. sniveiy and sister. Miss Agnes Du.
bois. have returned from Chicago. accompanied
by Miss Lucy Dubois. who is a teacher in the
Brookinzs State Normal School of South Dakota
Miss Kate Reeves has returned from a trip &c
sent from the City seven weeks-
William Greene De Roeset. son Of the Reverend
Frederick A. De Rosset. rector OF ST. Paul's Pro
Cathedral. left this week for suwause. Tenn. &c