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The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20
Tnn JouRNEY To DEslnn
" mns. ". WvssrtI.

They were bound fot the hill top
called Dcsife-a woman and a man,
They had been told that Il Was
good to be there. They believed
that II must be. They believed Il
because they had seen 50 many go-
ing thither with faces rapture filed.
Down in the Valley where they
hailed from. the Valley Of Placid
Content, they had often gazcd up
longinglY al Desire--but not until
now hsd they dared to see It tor
themselves-lhe woman and the
man. So il was that the man lett
his work and the woman hers aud
set out forthwith together.
"Whal a steep hill, when one
once begins to climb said the
man, who was already regreuing
his choiee, but was afraid TO re-
treat.
ayes, very steep and rocky, but
worth all the trouble when we get
there replied his companion,
brightly.
'.And you think il must be as
pictured" continued the man, con-
templatively, as a sudden wave of
regret swept ever him. "You
think it will pay US for all we are
leayingl"
"Surely, surely" the woman re
piled, as she Eve-like nestled closer
to him-tempting him on. 81, too,
have left much in the Valley Of
Placid Content. There's home and
husband and children-good name.
have given up more than have
you, for / can never retu to these
things-whereas you.
True, true" replied the man,
softly, "and yet you do not regret"
And so, by degrees, the climb
was made and the hill top. Desire,
met their view.
Weary, worn with the ascent,
which at no time had been smooth,
they sank upon tie yielding grass,
the woman and the man. They
gazed, too, down upon the Valley
they had left, the Valley of Placid
Content. bot they could not see it
clearly through the mist of Error
that everywhere surrounded them.
The woman was the first to speak.
She did not speak, however. just at
first, She cried softly, sadly-as
only a woman can cry.
IL am sorry" she said, $50 sor-
ry. Desire is not what 1 dreamed
it was. II is cruel to be so deceive
ed 1t is heart rending, 1t is death !"
But the man did not hear her
plaintiff means, for he had left the
woman. retraced his steps and was
making great Roadway toward the
Valley he had left-the Valley of
Pl tcid Content-The Mirror.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Of So per ton, our make had In
creased from ssI,766 tens IN 1865
to t,7It.aS7 tons m 1860. But the
reduction Of the duty 10 81 per ton
destroyed or impaired commercial
confidence to such an extent that
new furnaces were not bnIlt, nor
! old ones repaired. Instead OF IN.
ereasing Our production Il fell off
by over q, 1000 tons for 1870 and in
1871 we made only I,7o6,7o5 tons
Ia the mean time the British iron
masters, who had engineered the
reduction IN duty, increased their
make for he two years under con.
sideration from s,4s5,7s7 tons to
6,6s7,r77; so that while we we're
contributing % s per cent. to the
Joint make OF the two countries in
1869 we contributed only io4 per
cent, in 1874.
Our dear old Mother caught us
short Of IRON, as she meant to, and
din not do a thing to us. For the
three years ending with June, 1870,
our purchases of iron and steel,
mostly from her, were valued at
Sos, S34,I67. and for the three
years Guiding with June go, 1873,
our purchases amounted to $aIo,-
6os,4s4. No one can tell, even
approximately. how much they
paid their newspapers, attorneys
and other advocates to secure the
reduction in duty that crippled our
iron production, but from the per-
sisteney of such efforts there must
have been a large margin Of profit.
Our prices did not exactly follow
the programme laid down by our
best economic thought. The aver
age price for No. I anthracite pig
iron in 1860 was $1,000; $4s in
January and $50. 50 IN December.
For 1874 the average price was
$685. $37 in January and $53.Ss
in September. These high prices
restored confidence so that in 1873
we were making a,SoI,stS tons,
and the average price for the yeaI
fell to $r7.6z, without checking
productions in fact that increased
till 1883. when though the price
averaged $za.37 the general reduc-
ton of the tariff prevented any in-
crease of production till 1886, as
the Wilson tariff made our produe-
ton of 9.I57,ooo tons in 1899 look
like 6,657,3SS tons 10 1898. This
was better than Choking like 10
cents" but il was a pretty poor
look, either compared with what
bad Immediately proceeded 1t OF
what we are now doing.
Economist.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20
NATURE CORN AND "soET
CORN"

The comparative value OF mature
and soft corn" Is presented in a
timely bulletin Of the Iowa Agricul-
tural Experiment Station as follows;
"The chemical analysis shows
that the soft corn contains about
the same amount Of protein and fat
as mature corn. The only perceps-
ible difference Is that it contains
abou. twenty per cent more water,
and in some instances a triHe higher
percentages Of protein. On a water
dry basis the results are approx
mately the same. This would m
dictate that when corn is husked out
and dried that, pound for pound, It
will contain as much nourishment
as fully matured corn.
The ehaiy appearance of the
corn is unmistakable evidence that
the yield an acre rs very much less
than it would have been had the
corn fully matuied. Another point
to be considered is that there will
be a much larger percentage Of cob
in comparison to the amount Of corn
than in former years. Thus corn
and cob meal will not be as yalua
bic as when fully matured corn has
been ground. Our analysis differs
from that reported by Professor
Snyder, of the Minnesota station
who stated that the cob contained
much Of the nourishment which
was not to be found in the corn
itself. We were unable to find any
observation-disclosures in the chemical
composition of the cob Of the soft
corn and that of the cob Of mature
corn. From the chemical analysis
made here we would be inclined to
regard one hundred aud twenty
bushels of the soft corn in its pres
ent state to be equal in feeding
value to one hundred bushels Of ma.
tured eorp."--Farm and Preside.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Even though the Legislature is
heavily Democratic, Stone IS uneasy
about his senatorial chances, a fact
betrayed in a recent interview in the
St. LOUIS Republic. He knows he
ought to be defeated for senator and
that makes his head rest uneasy, es-
pecially as he would not look well
in the role OF crying traitor at any
body after what he did TO Bland al
the Chicago convention. OF all
possible choices Stone is the worst
that could be made for senator and
the Republicans in the Legislature
ought to bend every effort to beat
him, even at the expense of voting
for some other Demoerat-Francis
Wallace or even Dockery would be
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Capt. H. H. Marmaduke, form
erly Of Missouri, now in the naval
service of the Columbian govern.
ment Of South America, won a de.
cisive victory over the rebel navy
Of that country. his battle shiF
engaged two Of the rebel vessels
sunk n and captured the other.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

COS, aooi farmers and planters,
3o7,7ooi dressmakcrs, 3i4.7o4i
laundresses, 33s, ASA trades, 3t7,-
.6t4i textile workers, a77,07s.
There are 1878 women olergymeni
ro4I architects $50 &c lists
aI9s Journalists 1910 lawyers
1857 rhysioians, ard "a women
veterinary surgeons.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

The decision OF Hou. w. w.
Graves, Judge of the Bates county
circuit court, in the case Of State
Of Missouri against Paul Bengsch,a
saloon keeper at Butler, and known
as the whiskey TAX case, has been
affirmed by the State Supreme
Court and the whiskey tax law held
10 be unconstitutional.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

/ have houses for sale for from
$3.50 up to $1,000, on easy pay
menis and long time. Come and
see me. GEO. p. HUcKRBY.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20
what They Are Doing.

Grover Cleveland says the Dem
ocratic opportunity has arrived.
A majority Of the Democrats,
however, are around the corner
sighting among themselves .-Lhi
eago Record Herald.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Congressman J. w. Babeock de-
ellnes 70 be q candidate for speaker
OF the house Of Representatives
ngain,, Joe Cannon Of Illinois.
Possibly BY The time the ~sIee,lon
takes place a year from now
unless eongress shall be called
IN extra session right after March
-ihsre win be no opposition and
canoon will be elected BY the unan.
nlous Republican v0ss Of The house.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Indiana's corn crop this year is
estimated a, over rs 1000, 900 BUSH
els, which is greater by over SS,-
100000 bushels Than the crop Of
last year, and is over $4,000 900
bushels than the greatest crop even
before produced in the state. The
state also produced this year the
largest majority Of Republican votes
ever before produced in the state.
This has been a big year for Indiana
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

1t is hoped that President Loubet
Of France, can be induced TO visit
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
in 1904. Invitations to this effect
will be issued.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

The Pertle Springs summer re-
sort near Warensburg. has been
sold TO a Scotch lord and will be
put IN good shape and much money
expended in beautifying the prem
ises.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

1t is said that "cities are scabs on
the body polite" If this be so the
Democracy Of Missouri got three OF
the biggest in the state. They will
be very sick before they get over it.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Hon. Jos. 6. Cannon of Illinois,
win make a splendid Speaker OF
the House. He ought to have been
elected when Henderson was.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

The cranberry crop OF 1904 is re-
ported to be 100000 bushels less
than thatof 1901. The turkey crop
is also reported short. But there
are other things we can De thankful
for, though these would help along
wonderfully.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

Gerone RubinO. an anarchist, at
tempted to shoot King Leopold Of
Belgium, last Saturday, but failed.
The King was not hurt.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

The Missouri Republican Editor
ial ASSOCIATION meeting is already
being arranged for at St. Joseph,
December and 6.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20
THAT's 10.

There's a brand OF Democracy
which is water proof.-Bales Co,
Democrat,
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The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20

DR.. Rodrigues Alyes was inaugu.
rated president Of Brazil las, Sa,ur-
day, Nov. 18th.
The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-11-20
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
The Gentlemanly Dog.

When l approached the painted
house. On my way homeward. the fat
old collie comes running oat again.
barking. says Bradford ro.rey in the
Atlantic. This time, however. he
takes but one snifY. He has made 4
mistake. and realizes 1t ut once. ''Oh.
excuse me-" he says quite plainly. Il
didn't recognize you. You're the same
old codger. ought to have known
you" And he is SO confused aud
ashamed that he runs away without
waiting to make up.
II Is j great modification to 4 gen.
tlcmanly dog TO find himself ut :ault
In this way. remember another col
lie, much younger than this one. with
whom l Ouce had q minute or two Of
friendly intercourse. Then. nOuths
aftcrward. l went again by the house
where he lived. and he came dasninS
out with all fierceness, rs II he wCul,!
rend me in pieces. let him come
there was nothing else e. do. Or moth.
iug else worth do;ns). but the instau;
his nose struck ME be saw his error.
Then. in 4 fash. he dropped nat on ,!'e
ground and literally licked my shoes.
There w:s 10 attitude abjec; enough
TO express the depth OF Lis hun.'l!a-
tiCn. and then. like the dog Of This
morning. lie jumped up and rau with
all speed back TO his doorstep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05

For six cents one can buy bottle OF
native wine. and half OF that will settle
the strongest man. The people are hos
pitable to n fault, and strangers are al
ways made welcome. People in this
part OF the world are surprised to hear
this. but IL Is just as true rs that the
hurricane stories from st. Thomas and
st. Croix are nearly all eSaggerations.
for there are no more hurricanes there
than there are in the Southern States
OF this country"
There are thirty-twc sugar estates
on the Island of st. Croix. the product
Of which goes to one concern In New
York. But in order to protect growers
who are not In this combination the
Danish Government has established
sugar stations where growers bring
their cane for sale. 1t Is ground In
mills belonging to the Government.
and the producer receives pay based
on the New York prices.
The water about these islands Is so
clear that the bottom may be seen at
any point. and 1t abounds In fish. Very
little fishing is done. but many people
predict that 1t will not be long after
the United States has the islands be-
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CHAPTER ".
THROUGH BREAKERS.

To let him die! This man, who OF
all those against him on the MORO"
would be the hardest! He need not
push him under. move his hands 10
harm him. and-what could save MN
for his undo!ng. He would not be his
murderer. Men could not look upon
him and whisper that his hands were
stained with blood. They would have
sufficiently hard words against hlin'
truly, but this they would not Know.
The breakers had washed him BACK,
senseless, from his reach: he strugs'e.
how he had strusgled!-and yet he
only saved him-dead! They would
still call him hero; still cry OF his
bravery! No man would know-not
one!
One instant out of time! One second
ont of millions of seconds! The space
Of q hair on illimitable space! But SO
grind the mills OF the gods. very fine.
proving the chatf from the grain.
One instant. The men huddled upon
the beach. waiting for the rescue.
watching by the light Of their lanterns
and the lightning flare. called him q
hero, battling there to have the last
man from the wreck. The yacht was
gone out Of sight and the unconscious
man In the black water had let 50 the
lifeline, though the life-preserver still
buoyed him up. with his pallid face
lifting and falling in the shouting
waves and seething foam. They held
their lanterns aloft and shouted. and
watched with the red lightning anu
the flashing OF the lighthouse lamp In
its revolutions. They could see the
men ut intervals. never for longer than
a swift glance. but the man riskins h:S
life for the other was bravely fighting
to save him. They could see that.
A half dozen men dashed In the water
to drag the two in rs a huge break
er lifted them high to fing them to
the beach; for q blow. such as that.
would possibly mean death to both.
and this man was proved too heroic
to be dashed to death unaided. For
the angel had conquered the demon In
Harold Graham's soul, and the one
instant of struggle had intensified and
ennobled him.
AS they dragged the two on the
higher beach. cut Of reach Of the
breakers. the rescuer was scarcely
more conscious than the rescued. 1t
had been a terrible battle. He was
drenched through and through, and
his pallid face. with the black hair
clinging to II. looked haggard under
the shifting lights.
Lets take 'em to one Of the cot
ta:es here" suggested one of the men.
"iill the storm is over. It'll never do
to try to get 'em TO the hotel as they
arc!"
CTo be continuedl
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10 perform. hu! those who have trades
may work at them when they are not
on duty. and when their term OF Office
Is over they receive free transporta-
ton home. or. II they desire TO remain.
receive positions on the police force.
The clcarncss Of the air at ST.
Thomas" said former resident OF the
place. &" may he judged by my expo
ricnce. ] lived on the highest Of the
three hills on which the city is built.
and from my house could see Porto
Rico fifty miles TO the west. and with
the naked eye could see the palms OF
st. Croix. forty miles south. The ther.
mometer registers between ninety and
nirety-fvc degrees in the shade nine
months in the year. but one feels COM
Portable. and some Of my friends who
were IN New York during the hot sea-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05

It has cost Denmark much money in
excess Of the revenue to maintain
them. A former resident Of Charlotte
Amalie. the largest place on the island
Of st. Thomas. in speaking Of the SEN
timent Of the people as to annexation.
said:
The white population and nearly MI
sugar producers are in favor OF annex
ution. but the blacks are opposed TO
the scheme. There are comparatively
few whites on the islands, not more
than fifteen per cent. Of the population.
The blacks are Of superior class. and.
having the same rights and privileges
as the whites. they naturally fear that
their condition would suffer II they be.
came American citizens. There Is no
such thing as 4 color line there. Edu-
cation Is compulsory. and all the chill
drcn. white and black. so to school be-
tween the ages Of seven and thirteen.
In the churches there Is also an :h-
sence of all distinction rs TO color. ~
there is certainly no line drawn
business. The Dane recognizes III.
for his worth. and never THINKS OF cx.
Guiding his neighbor from social. busi.
ness or religious functions because OF
his color n the Colonial Council at
St. Croi. :. re are two black men. and
they I'LL the places with credit to them.
selves and 20 the satisfaction Of their
associates. latermarriage between na.
tives and whites Is nothing unusual.
and ciergymen OF the various denomiI-
ations never refuse to perform the mar
riage ceremony between white and
black men and women.
There seems TO he 4 misunderstood.
Ing in the United States as to the Ian
qua &c used by the people in the Dan
ish Wes, Indies. The fact is that
everybody speaks English. and. al-
though the official language is Danish.
English Is used in the schools as We'll
rs In the court CT justice.
ST. Thomas has no agricultural i'm
portancc. 4 few onions and other veg
etahies are raised there. hut not
enough TO supply the 10000 inhabit.
ants. and yearly everything that II
used 1T the table is sent from the Uni
ted States. The place has a fine har-
Dor. large coal wharvrs and n drydock.
and among the larger buildings are The
Government house ami hotel. The
stores and shops as wei! as the houses
of the Inhabitants are nearly all one
story buildings. The old structures
are huilt of stcnc Eu, the modern
houses are OF wood. and all are OF The
old Spanish style. The roofs are tiled
and Hat and so arranged that they shed
the rain into cisterns. where II :s kept
for drinking purposes. there being no
other water available.
On the Island Of st. Croix Frederick
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cui,dipr m Railroad In Cuba.

A new railroad under construction in
Cuba by American ard Canadian cap
italists has been graded for seventy
four miles out Of Santiago and The
track is laid for thirty-tivc miles. TIL"
right OF way has to bc purchased. as
no concessions can bc obtained by cor
rora;iuns in Cuba at present. Five
thousand men are engaged on The
work. Trarklayers receive Si.O 4
day and graders 81. American money.
Thus far the road has penetrated 4
sugar.raising country. with rich. black
"g,nnl,o' soil. Ties are obtained in
the United States and shipped by the
way OF New Orleans and Mobile
Indianapolis News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
Mrs. Martin,s Opportunity.

Mr.. Martin was talking at the dinner.
talle, in his usual clever manner, about
the inconsistency of women.
These young ladies who protest that
they are never going to marry" be
broke out. Everybody knows they
will belle their own words at the very
first opportunity"
He paused and evidently hoped that
Mrs. Martin would come to the rescue
of her sex: but that discreet woman
held her tongue.
why. Mary" he continued, you
remember how It was with yourself.
I have heard you say more than once
that you wouldn't marry the best
man alive"
We'll. l didn't" said Mrs. Martin.
-Tit-Bits.
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places or chimneys. The stores. II they

places or chimneys. The stores. II they
stand directly on n street. have doors
front and back. and those that stand
away from the regular thorouShfare
have openings on all four sides. In or
der to protect the merchandise from
the sand many glass cases are used.
st. Thomas has 4 cab system which
is usually surprise 10 the visitor. The
horses and cabs are not Of the snowy
kind. bu; the price Is in keeping with
the outfit. ten cents mile being the
regular rate. People who travel IN
the country ride on little ponies. which
are safe Of foot and scamper over the
mountains like goats.
Denmark maintains an army on the
islands of about $50 men. These are
volunteers recruited from the veteran
corps in the home country and sent to
the islands for a term OF six years.
They have guard and barracks duties
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a time Il was difficult to determine
whether life or death would conquer
In the struggle. But them men on the
beach worked like madmen to save the
men mad with fear in the midst OF that
boiling water. And then. the last man
was fighting his way. buoyed up by his
llfe-preserver. grasping the lifeline rs
he rose and sank and rose again In the
heart Of the water.
Hcrold Graham among the men on
the beach was like giant In his ef-
forts to render assistance. He dashed.
unmindful Of himself into the boiling
breakers to drag the men to land rs
they struggled In. His companions
scarcely recognized him. for the lover
Of luxury. the pet Of fortune ana So
cIety had never before been tried.
That his own life might pay for his
reckless bravery he never thought. He
had no fear. He lacked the knowledge
of the beach which the coast-guard
possessed, but he was equal with them
In courage ac1 bravery.
The last man was fighting his way
to life through that sea Of death. He
was evidently greatly exhausted. Tor
his efforts were feeble as he drew
nearer into the light Of sae lanterns
and the almost constant glare OF the
lightning. They shouted to cheer him.
and were on the alert at the rope.
But IS he came in almost to the beach
the receding breakers beat him back.
And then It was that the mills OF the
gods ground very slowly and exceed
insly fine. casting into the balance the
good or Ill Of Harold Graham's life.
For with his reckless disregard OF sell.
pushing aside OBTAINING hands ere any
other could pass him. he dashed into
the water and let the breakers lit ana
bear him out toward the man beyond
and struggled to grasp him tnat ne
might guide him to shore. And tneh'
with an exclamation Of horror. he let
him 70, drifting past him and farther
out upon the black night Of waters.
For in the glare Of lightning. Wild
earth and heaven rent by thunder. ana
death beating about him. Graham rec
ognized his heaviest creditor.