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Women Take Place OF Horses.

Incredible as it may seem, there are
some places in Europe where women reg
ularly pillow instead Of horses. That
women were never intended for work of
this kind has long been admitted in all
civilized countries, but simply because
a woman is seen drawing plow it would
be rash to infer that she is necessarily
working very hard. The pillow is not cut.
ting a deep furrow, but is merely scratch
ing the ground, so to speak, and as it is
very light the woman draws it after her
with ease There are certain wild dis
tricts where the work is much harder.
but even there the women do it patiently
and never utter a word Of complaint.
The reason why women take the place
of horses is not because the men are cal
lous or lazy, but because horses az
priced very highly and their owners asv-
er dream of working them for more than
q few hours each day. If deep burrows
have to be cut through a field the horse
does it, but lighter tasks he disdains. and
the woman takes his place as . matter
Of course.
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LAND OF SURPRISES.
CHICAGO PASTORS IMPRESSIONS
OF THE MIKADo'S REALM. =
Western Civilization, Says Father
Kelly, Has Not Taken a Very
Deep Hold on the People
Home Life in Japan.
Chicago Special,

NASaSo 0PCSAol
Japan is called the Sunrise Land
it should be called the Surprise Land"
A little country, Of little people with
little ideas and little aims-as far as
their home life is concerned.
The newness and surprise of every
thing, from people to flora and insects,
startles the westerner at every step.
All things in Japan are cute, rather
than beautiful, and one tires of it all
very soon.
According to Rev. E. A. Kelly, of Chi
cago, the only grand thing in Japan is
Fujiyama-or Full, as it is called. 1t
is perfect in form, of all the noun
tains in the world, and, seen from the
sea, with its snow-capped peak far above
the clouds, is truly majestic.
By force of circumstances rather than
by inclination the Japanese are indus
trious and frugal. Smaller in area than
California, and scarcely one-fifth of 1t
arabic land, it's 100000 of people find
the struggle of life hard one.
1t has no great mineral or forestry
wealth, and it lacks in every sense nat
ural resources that 60 to make great
nation.
While traveller is apt to suppose that
western civilization has taken deep
hold on the nation, those who live there
for any considerable length Of time at
firm that it is only thin crust. Those
who know Japan we'll say that truth
and morality are not characteristic vir-
tues of it's people, and commercial hon
esty is away below par.
European merchants, and American.
too, l have heard, will tell you that all
goods sold to Japanese must be paid for
before they are shipped, whilst Chinese
merchants can get any amount of goods
on their word.
Queer Things About JAPAN" as
published in the Chicago Journal, gives
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CARNATIONS Of actual participation or
even of melting the many acts of lawless-
ness or violence which have recently &C.
Cured in various parts of the country,
and which seem to be increasing In fire.
quency and malignancy. In fact every
thing indicates that it is rather the work
of those who sympathize with the men
who are engaged in the struggle, and to
this extent at least it may be said to Gre
ate prejudice against labor organiza-
tons not justified by the facts.
TT may also be said that the course
Of the leaders of the unions in denying
to non-union workmen the right to seek
and obtain employment whenever and
wherever the nonunionists see fit, is to
no little extent responsible for the many
acts of lawlessness which are committed
by outsiders, who are but carrying to its
logical conclusion the indefensible posi-
ton of the organization and labor lead
ers in that respect.
ITO demand the dismissal of non
union men for no other reason than that
they are nonunionists is, in my opinion,
but modified form Of coercion, which
naturally begets actual violence in the
struggle that frequently follows the re-
fusal upon the part of employers to CON-
ply with such demands.
GAS an earnest friend Of the laboring
man can but wish that he and his lead
ers shall adopt less coercive measures.
Let them gain their ends by peaceable
rather than by forcible means, by per-
suasion rather than threats, by arbitra-
ton rather than by strikes and lock-outs.
Labor is strong enough to be just, and
unless am much mistaken union work
ingmen will ultimately find it to their
advantage to increase the 'membership
in their organizations by voluntary en-
listments brought about by the educa-
ton of their fellow-laborers to an appre-
citation of the manifold advantages re-
sulting from union of interests nationally
and lawfully applied
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LABOR AND CAPITAL.
THEY SHOULD GO HANDINH HAND
IN SWEET HARMONY.
Cardinal Gibbons, Primate of Catholic
Church in America, Gives Coun-
sci Of Peace to Workmen
and Employers.
New York Special.

New York Special.
. The New York World has obtained an
article from Cardinal Gibbons, of Bal
timore, on the relations of labor and cap
ital, from which we extract the following
paragraphs:
Il deeply deplore the present attitude
of labor and capital. l have never ques-
toned the right of workingmen to or
ganize. Indeed, l am firm believer in
the efficacy of organization, especially
when it is applied to working men and
women. 1t is the one method by means
of which wage-earners may better their
condition and enforce their rights.
But such organization should be
brought about and maintained by peace
able methods and without force to indi-
viduals. To attempt to coerce men and
women to join the unions by declaring
that those who do not join them shall
not be employed in the same work with
those who do belong is to take step
which. in my opinion, will ultimately re-
suit in disaster to the unions, especially
when accompanied by physical force, as
is too often the case in recent labor dis
turbances.
"These acts of violence, whether COM
mitted by members Of the unions or those
who sympathize with them, can have
but one effect-the alienation Of many
who are now consistent friends Of the
workingmen and believers in their right
to organize for their own protection.
"My attitude in this respect has al
ways been clearly defined. believe not
only in the right of workingmen to Or
ganize, but believe it to be their duty
10 do so. Membership in such organiza-
tons should, however be purely volun-
tary. Anything resembling coercion in
that connection should not for moment
be tolerated, whether that coercion be
moral or physical.
Il do not wish to be understood as &C
cusing leaders or members of labor or
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POPULAR WITH FARMERS.
Prof. W. n. Hays, Of Minnesota Uni
versity, Who May Be Made MIR.
Wilson's Assistant.
Washingeon 3D. CO. Special.

Washington Cd. CO. Special.
Prof. w. NJ Hays, who has been mem
toned for the post of assistant secre-
tary of agriculture to succeed Col. J.
H. Brigham, is said to be the personal
choice of Secretary James Wilson. For
many years he was associated with Mr.
Wilson at Ames agricultural college, of
which institution Prof. Hays is grad
uate. He is at present the professor Of
agriculture in the University of Min
nesota, and is the secretary of the Amer
lean Breeders association. The work
that he has done is the best recommended
ton that could be given him. One vari-
ETY. of wheat that he has originated is
now being grown over an area of some
$4,000 acres, and will increase the yield,
over that obtained from other varieties
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the scene of a constant round OF bril-
liant entertainments.
Mrs. Elkins has other handsome resi-
dences, dividing the year among them.
and not finding them a care. Her IA
Their always had several establishments.
She has been accustomed to the life
from childhood, and laughingly de-
clares herself Qike the woman who
daily lifted the calf over the fence, coz
tinuing the performance after it had be-
come a cow to have developed strength
with the demand for it.
In appearance Mrs. Elkins is thought
to be strikingly like Mrs. Cleveland.
She is tall, with beautiful figure and
distinguished carriage and bearing. A
smooth, ivory-white complexion is an
other attraction, as are beautiful set
of teeth and a pair OF. bewitching dim
pies, which herald the approach Of
every smile.
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being the determined opposition OF the
railway managers. At the third conven-
ton in St. Louis the flremen decided
that they needed a medium through
which to advertise their organization.
and it was decided to issue monthly
journal, which has come to be regarded
as one of the best labor magazines In the
country.
At the fourth convention, held in In
dianapolis, the ACCESSIBILITY OF becoming
AFFILIATED with the locomotive engineers
was considered, but the movement got
no further than sending delegates to the
engineers convention, and extending
fraternal greetings. The firenlen pre-
ferred to have An organization OF their
own. After the publication Of the mag
azine began the organization grew rap
idly.
The great strike on the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad gave the fire.,
men a temporary setback, and cost the
organization 100000, but the loss was
more than offset later through increased
wages and the payment for overtime.
The Pullman strike again hit the fire
men hard, although they were not d.
rectly interested in the issue. 1tcost the
organization loss Of 5000 members.
who were drawn alphabetically into
the fight, and found themselves black
listed after it was over. 5
AT the present time the firemen have
agreements with practically all the rail-
roads in the country, and are working
tremendously with their employers.
The headquarters of the organization arc
in Peoria, ILL.,, the Official journal being
published in indianapolis. John J. Han
nahan is grand master of the organiza-
ton, having succeeded Frank P. Sar-
gent two years ago. when the latter re-
signed to become inspector general Of
immigration. w. S. Carter is secretary
treasurer, having taken that position
lately when F. w. Arnold resigned. Car
ter was formerly editor Of the official
journal, and is credited with having
made it what 1t is in the labor world.
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MUSEUM In A CHURCH
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS PRE-
: SERVED FOR USE OF PUBLIC.
Collection in Holyrood Church, New
York, illustrates Actual Scenes
49, of Stirring Events in strug-
gle for Freedom.
New York Special

Eolyrood Protestant Episcopal
church, Of which Rev. F. Greaves is
rector, enjoys the double distinction of
standing on ground made almost sa-
cred by the blood of revolutionary he
roes and Of having a choice collection
of revolutionary relics. In fact, to
step inside the parish house of Holy
rood church is to experience the SEN
sation that after all, those days when
America was struggling for her liberty
are not so far off as the historians and
novelists have pictured them. At one
side Of the main room is a large case
filled with relics of the revolution, while
on the opposite side of the room, ris-
ing from floor to roof, is an old-fash-
Toned fireplace built of material, every
bit Of which is more or less intimately
associated with the early days of this
city and country.
Hclyrood church stands at One Hun
dred and Eghty-frst street and Broad
way, only a short distance from the site
of Fort Washington and the other forti-
fications at the northern end of Man
haitian island around which the Amer
lean and British troops fought desper-
ately in 1776.
The existence of the interesting COL
lection Of relics to be found in the parish
house is principally due to the efforts of
Reginald Pelham Bolton, who has per-
sonally and in company with others
searched closely much of the territory
in the vicinity Of Fort Washington.
The collection is the result of seven
years Of such research and includes two
classes of objects, such as were in use
in the fighting preceding the storming
Of Fort Washington and such as were
left by the British, Hessian and tory
garrison which occupied the upper end
of Manhattan Island from 1777 to 1888.
In ths<frst class are missiles of all sizes
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countries in the SOUTH" she said. "They
are cotton planters. The real cotton
planter knows to the quarter of bale
how much he is going to raise on an acre.
1t is to his interest to know it, and let
me know what he knows.
This knowledge is sent to me by
means of postal card system. Each OF
my correspondents sends me report
twice month. send out two reports
month during the summer and fall; dur
ing the spring months and late winter
only one.
my first announcement this season
sent the market down more than so
points, because predicted a good year.
1t is said that it meant difference Of
millions of dollars.
"The first l knew the telephone was
hot with messages all the time, the Of
flee filled with people, and the news.
papers came out with the statement
that my report had made the difference.
''The first time that my report ever in
fuenced the market was about two or
three years ago."
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grown in those localities, two and
one-half bushels per acre, or give a
total increase of 1877, 500 bushels for the
present year.
Another of his varieties that has been
before the public little longer, and
that gives an increase over common
varieties Of one and a half bushels, is
being grown this year to the extent Of
100000 and 100000 acres, and will in
crease the wheat crop in Minnesota
about half a million bushels over what
it would otherwise have been. When
the millions of acres of Minnesota land,
devoted to wheat growing, are all seed
ed to these improved varieties the ag-
gregate benefit to the farmers of the
state will be enormous. Not only is
Prof. Hays one Of the leading plant
breeders Of the country, but he is a
prominent leader in general agricultural
work and agricultural education.
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this accurate account of its home life:
"The Japanese have no bread, no beds,
no fires, no boots and shoes, no trousers
for the men, no petticoats for the wOm-
en-, both sexes wearing instead several
dressing gowns, one over the other. In
their houses they have no windows, no
doors, no walls, no ceilings, no chests Of
drawers. not even washing-stand, and
the wardrobe is only lot of boxes piled
one on top of another. In the kitchen
they have no range, no pots, no pans, no
four-bins, no kitchen tables.
But then, they. have no tables or
chairs in the drawing-room, and in the
real native house the drawing-room It.
self is only a lot of bedrooms with
their walls taken down. There is no
reason why you should find anything
in Japanese house except mats and
charcoal brazier, for warming your
fingers and the teapot, and committing
suicide. These and a cushion or two. and
a quilt to sleep on. with an elaborate
conventional politeness, constitute the
furniture of Japanese house, except
the guest chamber The articles in
the guest chamber consist of a screen, a
kakemOne, and flower vase.
"The Japanese haveno forks, no spoons,
no tablecloths; they have no sheets, no
wineglasses no tumblers. Japanese
young lady carries in her sleeve a
pocket handkerchief, which is generally
made Of paper, a gaudy silk case con-
tanning chop-sticks-you take your feed
ing tools with you to Japanese meal,
instead of finding them on the table
and another gaudy silk case containing a
looking glass, which is not made of glass
at all, but of silvered bronze, her pocket
comb which is of no use, but a piece
of foreign swagger, and her pot of lip
salve, which is not intended to soften
the lips, since kissing is not JAP
anese custom, but to color them to i'm
probable crimson.
'She may keep her fan and her smok-
ing materials in her sleeve, but she more
often has them suspended from but
tons. The japanese do not use but
tons for buttoning; they stick them
1lTOuRn LlclT SdSucS duO ICL lucu1 uduS
down by silver chains or silken cords,
to the other end of which they attach
their fans. their smoking outfit, their
medicine chests, and their pen and ink.
'They carry their tobacco in a.purse,
and smoke in little brass pipe hardly
big enough to hold cigarette"
The Japs do not compare favorably
with the Chinese in physique, mentality,
commercial ability, honesty or morality.
It is strange, but a fact. Wherever you
20 in all Japan, the person who hands
YOU out the money in the banks is Mr..
Chinaman.
China is beginning to wake up, and
when it has thoroughly awakened Eu-
rope may we'll take heed of Napoleon's
warning from his prison home at st.
Helena: when China is moved it will
change the face Of the globe" !
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BROTHERHOOD OF ElREMEst
The Second Strongest Organization
Among the Many Associations
Of Railroad Workers.
Peoria fIll.l Special

Peoria t1ll.) Special
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, the second strongest organization
numerically among railroad brother
hoods, was organized in Port JeryiS.
N. Y, in December, 1873. twas launched
by its founder, Joshua Leach, with but
IL members. At the present time it has
CSC local unions affiliated, with menu
bership of s., GOO in round numbers. Like
all the railroad brotherhoods, the fire.
mems organization has beneficial fea-
lures which strongly commend it to the
members, but from a trade union point
of view it has done much to improve the
condition of the locomotive firemen Of
the country. y. y es@&@ t,f.f,t
In it's early stages the organization
met with many obstacles, tle chief one
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POPULAR SOCIAL LEADER.
hrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Candidate
Davis Daughter, Stands at
Head of Swell Set.
Washington ID. c. Special.

Washington 3D. c. Special.
Should the democrats be successful
in the coming election, the presidential
contingent will have no brighter social
ornament than Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins,
formerly Miss Halle Davis. AS the
daughter of Senator Davis, and after
ward the wife of a cabinet officer, Mrs.
Elkins is a postgraduate in official eti-
quette, and her elegant home on K street,
in Washington, which she occupies
every winter during the gay season, is
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A. WOMAN COTTON EXPERT
Miss Katherine Giles, New York
Girl, Occupies Unique Position
in Business World.
New York Special.

New York Special
Mrs. Katherine Giles occupies unique
place in the business world. Aloft in her
quiet Office in New York skyscraper,
watching the movements in the market.
is the only woman cotton statistician in
America, and the only cotton statistician
who works independently of the brok-
erage business, concentrating her
thoughts on the single line of the cotton
output. Recently her reports influenced
the market to the extent of 60 points,
making difference of thousands of dol
lars to investors.
In reply to the query of an interviewer,
Mrs. Giles told the story of her rare sue
cess.
II have more than a thousand CORE
spondents situated all over the cotton
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-10-06
Cent Per Month for Rent.

Anthony Suda, OF st. Louis, Mo-, lives
In a house for which he pays rental
of ono cent q month. This rental is
charged by his employers, and Suda's
task is that of acting as Waterman at
the factory, almost adjoining his home.
His employers state that they charge
Suda one cent a month rent for the
house, in order that he would be en-
titled to 30 days notice before evic-
ton in the event of the property pass
ing into other hands.
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and sorts, from the small lead bullet to
= the 50-pound shell of the British frigates
engaged in an almost continuous artil-
lery fight with Fort Washington in Au-
gust, October and November, 1875
There are also specimens of the destruc-
tive bar-shot used by the British war
/ vessels, one Of especial interest having
been found with some of the nails and
spikes with which it was filled from
head to head still rusted in place. Ex-
ploded shells, bent spikes, broken bayo-
nets and swords, bent lance head and
other weapons, in one case with the
bones of the dead attached, bear testi-
mony to the severity of the fighting in
the vicinity.
The second division of the collection
is devoted to evidences of the camp life
in the vicinity, and comprises buttons
of practically every British regiment
known to have been engaged in the rev.
olution, The collection includes but
tons of the Sixteenth Foot, the regiment
taken by Mad" Anthony Wayne at
Stony Point in 1873, the Twenty-Third
Welsh fusileers, which fought in every
engagement of the war; the Tenth regi
nent, which took part in the attack on
Fort Washington, and the Forty
Fourth which was engaged in building
the earthworks still bearing the names
of King George and Gov. William
Tryon. Interesting bone buttons used
by the American soldiers and partly
sawed bones from which they we're cut
are also in the collection, as are pot
hooks. barrel hoops, old-fashioned rum
bottles, knives, razors, scabbards, pixies,
accoutrements, knee breeches buckles,
shoe buckles, belt buckles and other
personal objects.
! New objects of interest are being con-
tinually unearthed by Mr.. Bolton and
his friends, and many are brought to
light in the course of the Improvements
now rapidly extending on washington
Heights.
I The collection is opened free of charge
to the inspection Of the public on Sat-
urday and Sunday afternoons.
Mr.. Bolton says the object Of the COL
lection is to increase public interest in
the preservation of such historical relics
and to retain the objects themselves on
the actual scene of some of the most
stirring events in American history.
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tiers. Grand Duchess Xenia and Grand
Duchess Olga, and, until the birth OF
the czarevitch a few weeks ago, was the
heir presumptive to the Russian throne.
Grand Duke Michael. however, has been
distinctively honored by his imperial
brother, the car, who in fixing the order
of succession, has decreed that in case
he (the czar) should die before Care
witch Alexis should become of age, MI
chael should become the regent Of
the empire. 1t is said OF Michael
that he is one Of the most picturesque
men in Russia. He Is Of melancholy
disposition, but intensely patriotic, and
consumed with dreams of the future
greatness of his country.
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Robt ers Cut Off Woman's Arm.

A Burmese woman was reclining in a
third-class compartment of train near
Sitkwin, with one arm hanging out Of
the window, says the Indian News, when
some one passing along the footboard
cut the limb clean of, apparently
with a sharp sword. The lost hand
was covered with rings AID bangles,
30 that robbery was evidently the mo-
tive of the outrage
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Salute Long Drawn Out.

A British warship steamed majes-
tically up to Puerto Arenitas, and sa-
luted the flag of Costa Rica with Fl
guns. It took the gurners of Costa RIGA
two hours to. answer the salute. They
only had one old muzzle-loader, which
had to be allowed to cool after each
round. But the salute was finished in
the course of the day.