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make you my sole he.ress, for an
childless."
"Come in," said Mra. Seeley. in
trembling voice. "Fosgive NE that !
did not know you, Uncle Ruperto-I
mean Michael; but, as you say, Ineyer
saw you befOre--and. indeed, never
heard of you. But there, there-dOnt
look so distressed, uncle, dear. SityOu
down and I viii do ray best to make
your declining days peaceful and
happy"
The old man took the prOtTered chair
and sighed deeply.
81 am very weary" he said. "Ihave
come a long, long WY 10 find you.
Brew me a cup Of tea, Bessie, for It
will strengthen your old uncle"
There was no tea IL the house, but
Mrs. Seeley, all a-futter with excite
ment, united her apron, put on her hat
and said that she would run down 10
the corner grocery and get some tea
and a pound Of tripe. She would not
be gone five minutes. She went, ana
on her way into the house met her new
ly-found uncle in the hallway.
"Run up and brew the tea for me-
Bessie" he said. "I viii be back IN
minute. have forgotten something
a little surprise for you, Bessie; Jusi
a little surprise your old uncle has lOi
you"
'Bless his dear old heart!" mnr-
INJURED Mrs. Seeley to herself as she
ran up the stairs. "He is so thouslV
full. And to think that it is Just lih'
the story was reading. Oh, wonder
if I shall have e2O,OOO,OO0 a year NE
Lady Gwendolyn. 1t is a great deal o.
money"
And then she brewed the tea for hei
rich old Uncle Michael and waited ioi
his return. That was on July is, as mas
been Stated. She waited all the aiter-
noon. Then she grew a tTIte sus,
picious. She discovered that her nus,
bands alleged gold watch, an he"
loom. was missing. II has been Mss
ing ever since.
But the other day Mrs. Seeley fouI- .
her Uncle Michael again. She sa" nm
on Eighth avenue and called the ai'5A,
tion of a policeman to him. lie wa .
arrested, and at the station-house sal,
he was Michael Egan, 5s years o-a' u u
One hundred and Seventy-Io.l-Ii. y
street and Jerome avenue. He sara DC
had never seen Mrs. Seeiey DeloTs az
denied emphatically that he was -. -.
uncle. But Magistrate Zeller haa u. -
doubts and so held Uncle Mcha5- =
81 900 bail in the Harlem police co--
l for trial.
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perience here-many of them old
Soldiers-and l made up my mind
that if anyone was made an 81 500
clerk 1t should be the man who had
proved his ability and his steadiness
right here under fire, so to speak
I'll appoint outsiders as places for
them may be created, but they will
have to go in at the bottom of the
ladder.
That was my first principle that
no outsider should be jumped over
the heads of efficient clerks already
in the Office. My second principle
was this: That men in the Office
should be promoted, not jumped half
a dozen grades at once. and should
be promoted entirely on merit. Those
two 'dictums,' 50 10 speak, are the
basis of tins new system of promo
tiOns. .a--
II meet my chiefs of divisions, as
sistant chiefs, chief clerk and depu-
ty commissioners every week. We
have a little congress here with
about 40 members. This system was
evolved little by little by that con-
gress. / explained my purpose as to
promotions. / told them all that
merit, tried and proved, was to be
The only consideration. Then, when
the first vacancy arose, | appointed
a special committee OF three chiefs
of division to serve as a select com
mittee on promotions in that one in
| stance.
Those gentlemen acted exactly ac-
cOrding to my instructions. They
! sent me a list of men from whom /
/ could choose. Every man on that
list was of the highest possible grade
A good many were democrats. The
democrats feel that when head-Iop-
ping is to be done his head will be
the first TO go. So he has two incen.
/ tiyes to become one of the best
clerks in the office.
Il made the promotions with this
help from the selection committee OF
division chiefs. Then when | gave
each man his commission l gave him
a letter along this line:
80 This is TO say that you do not
owe your promotion to political In
fuenee or to the commissioner or tC
your friends. You were promoted
solely on account of merit, and
hope that while you remain in thu
bureau you will continue the cours,
which gave you this promotion
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GOOD WORK COUNTS.
New System of Promotions for the
Pension Bureau.
ESmmIssIOner Ware Announces That
Merit Alone Is to Be Considered
In the Selection OF Men
for Positions.

Pension Commissioner Eugene f.
Ware has adopted a system of pro
motions for his bureau which he in
tends to make a permanent feature.
The system is explained in the fol-
lowing letter of instructions to a spe-
cial committee on promotions:
Il want you to pick out the best
men you can find in the bureau for
each place, three from which L can
select. l want to promote for merit.
want to establish an incentive.
Therefore you will not overlook the
quiet man who attends TO his duty.
Do not forget the man who has no
statesman interceding for him. Re-
member the old soldier and prefer
him when his merits and capability
are equal. Give no precedence to po-
Htical pull, and do not let religion
or nativity cut any figure. When
merits are equal, and only when
equal, take a republican instead of a
democrat"
In explaining his system, Mr.. Ware
oeAlNA W Il 4NCh 1 VI II AhANS NO4
spOndent:
My first lesson on assuming this
Office was that the most remarkable
pressure was brought TO bear on the
commissioner of pensions TO appoint
men To positions in the bureau who
had had no experience in the Office.
I had two $1,SOO positions to ill, and
/ hoped to postpone the selection of
men for those places until L had
fully familiarized myself with the of
fee conditions. But l found | had to
make those appointments and make
them soon. l think there were over
400 men presented to me with the
strongest Endorsements for those two
jobs.
We'll, nearly all of the applicants
were well fitted for the work, but as
l looked about the office 1 saw a good
many other meO who had worked
here for years, who had developed
the most valuable knowledge and ex-
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UNITED STATES WINS.
Damage for Illegal Seizure
of Sealing ships.

Prof. Asser, the Dutch jurist, who
has been arbitrating the claims Of
American sealerS for the seizure of
their vessels by the Russian govern
mentabOut ten years ago, has delivered
his award in favor of the United States.
He appraises the damages in the case
of the American schooner c. ID. White
at $50, ,444, in the case of the James
Hamilton Lewis at $2S,586, the Kate
and Anna at 81 ,4sS, and the Cape Horn
Pigeon at $38.75O.
In giving his reasons for the award
Prof. Asser held that the schooner
c. II. White was seized outside Russian
territorial waters, and that the Rus
sian contention that a warship of one
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DID NOT COME BACK
Uncle Michael Fooled His Long-Los,
Little Niece.
He Was Received Cordially and ~.
Was BFewed Cor Him, Bpfu.~
eaPed Before Giving UpA.r
Of His Riches.

And now Lady Gwendolyn y-o-rs
be in position 10 IhWarr fE g III
MachiaYellian schemes OIL Sir u4l
MontmOrencl de Guelph. she -q.-r5 a'' 1lu
~ believe her eyes Is she hasf-.r- ~ ''''' o.
the letter once mOrv that told F---iiol
uncle, Baron RUpertO. had -ef.
her on his deaJhbed ana NJ s'f en-:
he1ress to his vast domains and F-~ Aef:
roll OF &ZJ,0U1,OJ d year Whg- It- '1It-
she do with this money! The ,s>-'--a -'-la
which from her earliest years hsd- -,'''l''y
AT this point in the exciting st,---
says the New York World. Mrs ps1-'i'
Seeley laid aside her paper-covs.-t
novel and FASTENED 10 the do5rofI.-
room on the third floor of 3og West a..
Hundred and Forty-Eighth street g.
some one had knocked.
1t was on the afternoon CT Julv,s
last. Remember the date.
She opened wide the door and i
stranger, an old. old man, stepDed owl
the threshold. His clothes were trav
el-stained and his face weather-beo,a,
and lined with wrinkles, but there IVA
a merry twinkle in his blue ewes AZ h.
said:
Bessie, have found you at last"
''Sir!" said Mrs. Seeley, drawiDgber
self up with dignity.
"You-you do not know mes
faltered the old man. 81 can hardly
blame you. child, for you have never
seen me before. But Iwould Enowyop
from your likeness TO your mother.
She was my sister Bessie, and am
your old Uncle Michael have coma
all the way from England to find YOU
and TO place yen IT, a position such as
you should occupy I'm the world. lam
very wealthy. little girl, and I shan
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Political Folly.

Just why Pre,ideDt Roosevelt
should hesitate to ro ppoint 2 ri.
master Wick at Wilson, N. O., il
something the country cannot un-
derstand. Mr.. RoOseVelJIs reported
to have said, that if he found al
Mr.. Wick did not support the party
organization, he would not appoint
him. The BEE would like to mo "
what he msans by parry Organizt-
ton If he msans that he did no
support the organization represent
ed by Senator Pr tChard otherwise
called the lily whites then MIR Viek
was right and the country will sus-
tain him.
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ship is composed of bank presidents
and managers and the heads of great
financial institutions of New York.
Boston, Chicago, and other large cit
les, together with the most prominent
officials of the United States treas
ury department.
The association held its annual
meeting for 1902 at New Orleans. a
short time ago, and elected Mr.. Cald-
well Hardy its president for the en-
suing year Mr.. Hardy is one of the
leading tinanciers of Norfolk, Va.
where he is president of the NorfoIl,
national bank. He is a native OF
North Carolina, former resident of
Brooklyn, and a graduate in the sci-
ence of banking from the institutions
of Wall street. Mr.. Hardy has been
connected with the Norfolk national
bank since 1885, when, upon its Or
ganization, he was installed as its
cashier.
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including senators who were cleo
ted by fraud and hold their seats
by virtue of these fraudulent elec
ton methods adopted to disIran
chise negro republicans. Is Congress
AFRAID 10 strike at the democrats
ia the SOuth2 Has Senator Quay
come to the conclusion that IT is
best to cut down representation IN
the South? Well, jus' attempt it and
you will soon find out that the ne
groes throughout this country will
teach the lie publican patty a lesson.
If the republican party can be lead
by the nose by the enemiss of the
DegrO- that patty must suffer the
consequences. Southern repuOi
caLs arc not to blame for the pres
Unt condition Of affairs in the south.
A republican Congress Is to blame
for the conditions in the south, but
it Is too cOwaIdly to strike the
low where it should be struck.
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The Evening Star

The BEE cOngratulates its neigh
Dor, the EVening Star. which ended
its 50th ann Versary on last Tues
day, December 9th. Some thir Y
fveyears ago the editor of The BEE
was then a newsboy and took great
delight in selling The Star which is
to-day a beuefactor in this coun-
try and champion of human rights
irrespective of color or religious
creed. The editor of this paper was
among the first colOIed boys at that
The Washington bee., 1902-12-20
LrCIrs F. c. GARYIN

1855. 1s9O-91. DR.. Garvin's plurality is
greater than the majorities received
by all the other democratic governors
while candidates for their ak terms.
s'Honest John" w. Davis, of Pawtucket,
however. had majority of one branch
of the general assembly with him (the
house). while DR.. Garvin will have only
a very strong working force, as the
legislature is republican by % on joint
ballot and the house is republican by
four votes.
DR.. Garvin is Vermonter by parent
age. reared in Tennessee and North
Carolina. where his father, an Amherst
graduate, taught in two colleges.
Young Lucius was graduated from Am
herst in 1862 and Immediately enlisted
in company E, Fifty-frst Massachu-
setts. remaining until his company
was mustered out. He then entered
the Harvard medical school, from
which he was graduated in 1867. At
first a republican, he supported Tilden
in 1876 and has fought under the DEM
ocratic banner ever since.
He entered Rhode Island politics in
1888. when he was elected to the gen.
eral assembly and, with the exception
of two years, has served continuously
in one branch or the other of that
body.
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FOURTH OF HIS KIND.
GOv.-Elect Garvin, of Rhode Island.
Has Had But Three Demo-
cratic Predecessors.

Lucius f. c. Garyin, goyernor-elect,
will be the fourth democrat to occupy
the chief executive office in Rhode
Island since 1797. Three other demo-
cratic governors have served terms as
follows: Gov. Allen. 1s5O-51-52-53;
William Sprague (dem-conseryative), ,
1s6O-61; ''Honest John W. Davis, 1887
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How He Might BE Iaentta.d

An amusing story is being told in
Paris OF an Auvergnat coal merchant
Of that city, who was found intox-
icated in the streets. Asked who he
was, he said he didn't know, "but 90
and ask the coal merchant in the Rae
des Ecoles. If he is at home, 1 don't
know who am, if he's out. it's men
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Family of HeavxweiEht.-

Three remarkable children are pos
sessed by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Egert
Of Newark, n. ]. Harry, aged four
and one-half years, weighs 1ss
pounds; Esther, aged two and a hall
years, tips the scale at 12O pounds
md Minnie, a baby of ten months
weighs IS pounds.
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The democratic party will not
make any more mistakes stated n
prominent member of that party
few days ago.
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The next NOV; that Mr.. Pritch
srd makes will be to elect lily
white delegates to the nsxt na
tIonal republican convention,
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Cbtnas. Are Fond Of Ducks.

Ducks are the most numerous Io"-I W.
in China. and form the ch.ri 4-.-,'-. .
food of the Mongo,iau- hey ~ ~
kept on every farm. and "n q" -.
lakes and smaller streams. lasl5
many boats in some of which 81 -''---
as 1000 are kept.
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The people # th- Di .ict of
Columbia are a set OF W,rts.
They allow thr m elvs TO be taxed,
without a protest.
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HIGH HONOR FOR HARDY.
ident of American Bankers As
sOciati0n for 1903.

The American Bankers association
is without doubt one of the most
influential social and business organ
izations of the world. It's member
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pnns Mnae ID rar,boo.

Bamboo pens have been nsea lL de
dia for over 100 years. They ~ lev
like the ordinary pen. an' '''. -srv-
hours writing are SAID 20 ne very
ieeable.
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Every old crook who wanted 10
cheat his creditors, pretended
tnat he lost money in the Capital
savings bank.
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If the solOred people are SO much
interested in the Capital savings
bank they should offer assistance.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-20

These people who want Christ
mas goods should patronize those
who advei tise in THE Bee.
The Washington bee., 1902-12-20

Dr.. R-S burn de>erv. edit for
the tight be- is maaing for suffrage,
The Washington bee., 1902-12-20

The lily white temovement in the
sOHth will not die go long as it is
encouraged,
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some kind of s fl age in the DIS
l. 1T Of Calumbia.
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There is every reason to believe
that the neut Congress will give as
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Entered at the Post at Washington, d
C., as second-class mail matter.
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FRe Bee.
PUBLISHED AT

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w. CALVIN CHASE, EDI OR.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
POULTRY POINTERS.

A safe rule in feeding is to give
enough to satisfy and no more.
Droppings should not be allowed to
accumulate in the poultry house longer
than a week.
Bone dust supplies an abundance OF
honemaking material and counteracts
any tendency to diarrhea.
When possible. give the poultry house
a southern exposure and furnish that
side With an abundance of light.
While wheat is one of the best grains
to feed to fowls it should not be fed to
excess or ii may cause diairhea. Feed
it with other grains.
Loss of feathers is generally caused
by want of green food or want of
dust bath. Supply both, and, as local
application. use mercurial ointment.
Breed the best flesh formers for mar
kct: then feed them up to as great a
weight as possible. Well fattencd. we'll
dressed poultry bring the best prices.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
A STORY OF TWO FLAGS.
How a Mans Life Was Saved at the
Very Last Moment.

SehS i'aNa
The following stirring incident Of the
two flags happened at Valparaiso,
Chile. and was related at Montreal in
1SSl by the Rev. Or. J. o. Peck. Dr
Peck said:
'The man who gave me the facts
am about to relate was Mr. Haskins.
an American sailor who had sailed to
port in Chile. On going ashore, he
said to enjoy his day of liberty he
drank Il little and became hilarious
One of the police officers. instead of
warming him not to make noise in
the street, drew his sword and, strk-
ing him Il blow. knocked him down.
On that the American sailor got up
and knocked the policeman down in
return. lie was OH that arrested and
tried and condemned to be shot in the
morning Of the following day.
"Mr. Loring. the American consul. eX-
poStulated with the authorities that it
would he mOnstrouS to shoot the man
for such an offense, but they paid no
attention to him. SO he thercupon made
a formal protest in the name of the
United States government against the
barbarous act. Nh Haskins. the sail
or. was in the morning brought out
pinoncd to be shot.
AS the English consul WAS prepar-
Ing to hoist the union jack he saw the
crowd in the field opposite. where the
execution of the American sailor, of
which he had heard. was to take place.
Rushing over the American consul, he
said. 'Loring. you're not going to let
them shoot that manv
"'What can do?' he said. 4 have
protested against it. | can do no more
"Quck as thought the English con-
sui shouted. Give me your flag" And
in Il trice the stars and stripes We're
handed to the English representative.
At once. taking his own union jack in
his hand, he FASTENED across the field.
elbOwed his way through the crowd
and soldiery. and. running up to the
doomed man. he folded the American
flag around him and then laid the I'M
ion jack over it. Standing a few PAGES
back. he faced the officers and soldiers
and shouted defiantly. Now. shoot, if
you dare. through the heart of Eng
land and American
"And they dared not do it, for they
feared the consequences. so the mar
was at once released. In telling me-
said DR. Peck, "Mr. HaSkns said to
me, with tears streaming down his
checks even Thea. They loosed me
then, and, oh. how | longed to embrace
those two fiagsv" anglo Americana.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
A pOint=Of Order,

One Of the conspicuous features in
the decorations of certain official
building is a full length portrait of
George Washington. Being just be-
hind the speakers chair. it is in full
sight of everybody who rises to speak.
During Il heated discussion. which i'll
volved the honor Of the state and ma
ton. a member rose and pointing to
the portrait. began in oratorical style.
'Ry those eyes that never quailed be-
fore an enemy. by that nose
Then he was interrupted by men,
Der in the rear. who rose to a point
Of order
MIR. Chairman" said the objector,
II claim it is out of order under par
liamentary rules to call the ayes and
noes in committee of the whole."-
New York TIMES.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
Snyinxs About Breadcru,mb bs.

In the days when the bread loaf''
.was dear careful mothers had set CT
thrift sayings which age seldom heard
in this time of the big cheap loaf
Crumbs were regularly swept up and
kept for some useful purpose II a
child threw crumbs in the fire. the old
fashioned mother lifted Il warning fin.
ger and said. If you throw crumbs il,
the fire. YOU are feeding the devil
Children were told that the better part
OF loaf was the crust. and when a
child WAS sent to the shop for bread
the order was to ask for "a cruSty
loaf. If Il child left it's crust. came the
warming: "les. my lady tor my Iad),
you'll want for a loaf some day You'll
find hunger's sharp thorn. Notes
and Queries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
NEWFOUNDLAND TRAGEDY,
Fishermnn's Wild Sail to Procure
Medical Aid.

'1'he lack of physicians is one of the
horrors Of the isolation in which the
NcWfoundlandcrs Of this coast live"
says Norman Duncan in AnSlee's.
There is none within fifty miles Of
most harbors; none within reaching
distance of many. 1t is related of Il
we'll 70 do fisherman who was some
thing Of merchant that his wife,
for many days while an autumn gale
ragged. No man in the harbor would
put off in skif to fetch the nearest
physician. who lived fifteen miles down
the coast, for there was no possibility
that he who vcntured could survive.
On the fourth day the wind moderated.
Two men volunteered to accompany
Allcrton. They set sail in the first
hours of a snowstorm. which abated.
however. before they reached their des-
tination. Fighting doggedly, they took
the boat safely in. after indescribable
hardship and through ever present dan
ger. The gale had gone down when
tlNS hHpCk't tu tlic PLY SlGliI = uOoI-
heavy sea was running, but the dan
ger of wreck on the return voyage was
quickly passing.
=" w hats the matter with the wom-
anY the physician asked
Gle WAS Informed.
'The husband minutely described his
wfe's agony. Then he offered what
amounted almost TO half his fortune as
Il fee.
"I'll take that said the doctor. If
you fetch her here. Go back and get
her, and III attend to the case
In an open boat" the husband ex
claimed. He pointed out that his wife's
condition put such an arrangement be-
yond the bounds Of reason.
well. | can't DO anytiiing said the
physician. If you bring her over, III
attend to her
when the husband got back to his
home. the child had been born, but the
woman died the next day"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
PARRY A COMPLIMENT.
Accept One Always. but Never Take
1t Seriously.

Accept One Always. but Never Take
1t Seriously.
The famous Nine Rccamier said that
she always found two words sutficed
to make her guests seem welcome. Up
on their arrival she exclaimed. ".At
last!' and when they took their leave
she said "Already" If taken literally
we should deprecate the tiattery. Flat
terry is inSincere praise and wrongs
him that gives and him that takes
1t is sometimes kinder to accept a com
pliment than to parry it.
One may say THANK you. it is pleas.
ant to be seen through such kind Tor
partiaD eyes" or perhaps. ut is a COM
fort to know that friendship is partly
blind as we'll rs the NEUROLOGICAL boy
or any nonsense that serves to show
that one appreciates the spirit that
prompted the kind EXPRESSION. howev.
err wide the truth.
The frequent repetition of the name
Of the person addressed holds subtle
compliment. implying more complete
concentration of the speakers thought
upon his or her personality.
De Quincy says: More is done for
the benefit Of conversation by the sim
pie magic of good manners than by all
varieties Of intellectual power"
1t is the sympathetic and responsive
listeners that call forth the best efforts
of a talker. For such are reserved his
choicest stories. his finest thoughts.
4 ready smile acts as Inspiration.
and interest shown in the converse ton
of others stimulates and WHITES their
thoughts.
TO good listener the difiidcnt will
say what they think. and the verbose
will think what they say
There is nothing more trying than to
find that ones conversation is receiy
ing bit a divided attention and moth
ing more rude than for a person to
pick up a hook or paper and look over
it while pretending to listen to what
one is saying York Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-06
Where Smoking Is a Crime.

There is one country in the world
where it is considered crime to
smoke. Abyssinia is tn" r. Gion, and
the law forbidding tobacco dates from
the year 1642. 1t was at first merely
intended to prevent priests from smok-
ing in the churches. but it was taken
too literally. and nowadays even for
eigners have to be careful not to be
seen smoking.