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The National tribune., 1906-07-12
THE ENcLPssi LANGUAGE EN- THE

One of the surprising revelations of
the day is the progress that the English
language isimaking in the Oldest and
most conservative countries in the
world. ChinS and Japan. Its spread in
China Is greatly favored by the crude
and semi -harbarous condition of the
language and writing there. In spite of
our belief that the Chinese are highly
civilized. hishlyfeducated people. they
are really in a stage that resembles
more nearly that of Egypt and Babylon
thousands of years ago; that is. there
is small teducated class which can
read their hfgh1y-complex and artificial
system of writing. while the great mass
of the people speak confusing mix
ture of tongues. and are only educated
in being able to read certain arbitrary
signs which represent to them ideas;
that is. their so-called alphabet is not
an alphabet at ALL but merely signs
taken to. represent things, acts and
ideas. When, therefore, a man "reads"
this he gives the names of those objects
in his own peculiar local dialect. What
he says may not be Ineligible to an
other Chinaman living only 10 miles
away. Every little village in China has
it's own local dialect, and the people a
few score miles apart speak tongues
more different from one another than
the languages of Europe. The foreign
ers say that two Cinnamon must first
indicate by signs or gestures what they
propose to talk about before they can
begin to understand what they are say
ing to each other. Even the Mandarin
language, which is that of the educated
classes, is so inexact and vague that an
| official dispatch or private communi-
cation may mean something differen,
to the man who receives it than to the
one who sent it. In no place in China
does the same language prevail for more
than 25 miles. Every Chinese Governor
| or other official must have with him
| local interpreters for every little group
of people with whom he deals. Conse-
quent1y no foreigner ever masters Chi
nese. and but few ever master any one
| i'm portant dialect China cannot ad-
vance in civilization or develop any
great trade without having some COM
mon language, and since it seems hope
less to have such a thing of Chinese
origin the next best thing to do is to
learn English. and this the young Chi
nese are doing. All classes are finding
1t to their advantage to master Eng
! fish, and the same is true in Japan.
house boy who understands English
will get sI4 Mexican or Sc gold pei
! month, while one who cannot speaB
English gets only So Mexican or $3.50
gold This9 difference extends to al
manner OBJ employment. A Chinese
clerk can be, hired for SIS gold pei
month, wheneasbo one who can write and
speak Englisi, fwiIl get s75. Therefore
everywhere. even the porters, coolies
and jinrikisshay men are found eagerly
studying English primers.
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Adams. of wisconsin, Dead.

Representative H C. Adams, of Wis
consin, died Monday in the Auditorium
Hotel. Chicago He had been i'll for sever
al weeks, and for a week had been con-
fined to his room in the hotel. The
home of Mr. Adams was at Madison,
and he was a member of the 5Sth Con-
gress and was reelected a member of
the 5sth. He was for two terms mem
Der of the Wisconsin Legislature, State
Superintendent of Public Property from
1884 to 1890 and Dairy and Food Com
missioner of Wisconsin from 1894 to
1902.
Representative Adams came into con-
siderable prominence at the close OF the
Congressional session just ended as one
of the principal negotiators between the
President and the House Agricultural
Committee, whose work finally resulted
in an agreement on the meat inspection
amendment to the Agricultural appro.
priation bill
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
The Pre.Ident.. Candidacy.

The President has again as effect
uaily as he could removed himself from
all thoughts of making another race for
the Presidency. Mr.. w. A. Conant,
Colorado Springs, Colo. who was a
delegate from New York to the first
Republican Convention more than so
years ago. wrote to the President desir-
ing him to be a candidate for re-elee-
ton and received the following decisive
reply from the Presidents Secretary:
white House, June 81
My Dear Mr.. Conant: The Presi-
dent thanks you for your letter of the
nth instant and cordially appreciates
your kind expressions concerning him.
self. He says. however, that you viii
have to vote for some other Republican
next time. Conveying to you the Presi-
dents best wishes, I am, sincerely
yours,
''Wm. Loeb, .Jr.,
Secretary to the President"
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i. cHaIhMAN ANDREWS.

Certain pennsylvania newspapers that
have been distinguished in the past for
attacks upon the regular Republican or
ganiZation, 1t. appears, have turned the
batteries on that old soldier. veteran
who is now serving his second term as
Chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee. 1t appears that the crime of
Col. Andrews is his regularity, as no
charge of inefficiency nor any other al
legation appears to have been made
ans of 1866 have particular interest
in this matter, for the reason that one
of their number is subject to these at
tacks, apparently unjustifiable end with
out any other motive than that could
be classed as political trick. To those
ters in Pennsylvania it Is known that
Col Andrews had been the mS:, f.enind
the gun at the Republican headqNirtcrs
for the past IL years, and to him more
than any other man belongs the credit
of the great Republican majoritfes that
hoNO PiaSSt6 A1pfsiioy wanna a. tiic hcdu
of the Republican column in the Union.
Col. Andrs@s began his political SER
vices in 1856 yRsupport of John C. Fre-
mont, the firHtRepublican candidate for
the Presidency, and has been on the
firing line In every campaign from that
day to this. n He was appointed secre-
tary of the sRev abfcan State Committee
by Senator 9Qaay in 1895, and served
continuously1pnthat capacity until the
Convention Of lso5. when the rules were
suspended 'andai he was unanimously
elected as Chairman of the State Com
mittee. At Republican State Con-
vention of this fYear he was unanimous
ly elected in the same manner.
Should Col Andrews be forced to re-
tire, it would be a severe loss to the
Republican Party of Pennsylvania, ow-
ing to his wide acquaintance and init
mate association with the veterans OF
the State.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The two people most in the public
eye of Paris just at present are Mr..
Rockefeller. the richest man in the
world. and the King of Cambodia and
his 100 dancing girls. OF the two the
King has made the greatest sensation,
the French press expressing pity ror
rather than envy of Mr.. Rockefeller On
account of his Indifference to the pleas
ures of the gay city and his poor diges-
ton. They recognize him as great
world power. Of course, and have all
due respect for him as such. but he is a
type of man beyond their ken. and as
far removed from their sympathy. They
are sorry that he will not leave a few
of his many millions with them. and
regret that he has no taste for such fan
tastic whims as tipping a cabman with
a thousand francs.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Things seem to be righting them
selves in Denver. The citizens formed
an Honest Elections League to get rid
of the intolerable conditions and have
collected stIch evidence that a Special
Grand Jury is to be impaneled to in
the County is quaking in his shoes. The
Judge, knowing that the Sheriff and
Coroner were deeply involved. took the
unusual step of appointing Elisers to
draw the Grand Jury. There is a rem
edy under our system of Government
for every evil, If peop.e will only go
abe ut 1t the right way.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The wholly surprising advance IN the
price Of silver is due largely to the in
creased demand for it in India and the
Orient generally. in the last three
years the price of silver has gone up 20
cents an ounce, and in May it sold for
6S.5 cents an ounce in London. This
advance is expected to continue. In the
first four months of this year Great
Britain sent to India $50. 900. 900 worth
idly extending in the arts and it is esti-
mated that more than $4,000, 900 ounces
are annually used in this way The
United States and Mexico supply 80 per
cent of the silver OF the world, and, of
course, they are greatly benefited by
this.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
Automobile Contest,

Gilbert F. Colby. Past Commander
of L. d. Cove Post. Hanover, N H.
has entered the Boston Globe Contest
for an automobile. and claims to have
been one of the youngest old veterans
of the war. He enlisted when only 14h
years old and served to the close of the
war. He thinks that the comrades
might help him by sending their Globe
votes to him, and if he succeeds he will
win an automobile and s25 In gold.
Comrade Colby runs a bookbindery at
Hanover
The National tribune., 1906-07-12
MtscOnsIn for Bryan.

The Wisconsin Democratic State
Convention strongly indorsed w. J..
Bryan for nominee in 1908, and the
reading of the resolution caused a tu-
mutt of applause which lasted about
three minutes. The platform also de-
clared for independence for the Fill
pinos; for an income tax; the election
of Senators by direct vote and Govern
ment control and regulation OF all pub
lie service corporations
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The areful analysis of DIR. Frank A.
McGuir,, Tombs physician and expert
alierist, of Harry Thaw is very instruc-
tive. He .inds that Thaw is absolutely
sane. but weakling. He is so consti
tuted that small matters excite him
greatly and throw him off his balance.
Consequently he Is unable to take the
natural view that common-sense people
do of the usual events of life. He is at
heart coward. but gets SO excited that
he does rash things.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

After giving the President an exhi.
bition of its feelings by striking out
the appropriation to pay his travelling
expenses. Congress has done the decent
thing by adopting q bill allowing him
$4,000. In the Cebate in both Houses
there were abundant opportunities for
members, of both parties to free their
for some time, aud most of them did
not hesitate 10 take advantage OF the
chance.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Representative William R. Hearst an
nounced from San Francisco very posi-
lively that he was not a candidate for
the nomination in 1908. He wanted the
list Of possibilities to read. Bryan, Folk
and Bailey. but would rather substitute
AdIai Stevenson for Senator Bailey.
Stevenson. who was Vice President un-
der Cleveland in the latter's second
term. would make an exceptionally good
candidate.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The newest slang comes from the
race track, and makes the dollar an
"inch," $40 foot" 800 yard" and
900 a 'mile." 1t does not seem to
fill any Iong-felt want in our speech,
nor to be particularly bright. but all
the same it will be excessively popular
doubtless with the numerous but cheap
crowd of young men and women who
yearn to be thought Sporty
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The celebration Of Memorial Day at
DyersvilIe, Iowa, was very pathetic,
there being but one lone member, Com
rade Daniel Staliard. of the G. A. II.
Post at that place. With a number of
his young friends he enlisted Al years
ago from Dyersville in Co. E. 21st Iowa,
and he is to-day the sole survivor of
the number. Those who were not killed
or died during the war are now Sleep
ing in the cemetery near the town, and
every year Comrade Stallard makes up
wreaths. crosses and bouquets to lay
upon the graves of those with whom he
formerly marched and fought
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THE SAN FANC1sCo SUFFERERS.

The sorrowful statement was made
by the San Francisco Relief Committee
July that it had expended during the
month $4,000 in administrative work
and that approximately $4,000 men.
women and children are now drawing
from the relief fund This statement
should be taken to heart by every vet
eran, widow of a veteran and son of
veteran in the country. The first flush
of relief-giving has passed away. but
the needs of the people remain. and
particularly those of our comrades and
their families. They must be suffering
far worse than any other class of citi-
zens, owing to their advanced age, and
It is a fraternal duty upon every COM
rade and his family to give something
to the relief of those of his kind in the
stricken city.
The following are the receipts by
The National Tribune up to date:
Acknowledged up to date 49,. s222-40
William F. Elliott. DeKalb H.. 100
c. Teal, Linville, N. C......... loo
4 s--.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Comrade r. B. Brown, Past Depart
ment Commander of Ohio, G. A. r.,
says with reference to the new Cover
nor of his State:
Gov Harris is practical Grand
Army man, and he will make great
record as the Chief Magistrate Of this
Commonwealth. Mark the prediction.
Harris is all man and pure gold"
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The Car is now guarded entirely by
men who cannot speak word of Rus
sian. Russian certainly looks bad
enough in print. but it is something of
a surprise that a speaking knowledge
of it would incline a man to throw
honrbS
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

It cost the United States 100000 to
extradite Green and Gaynor and bring
them to this country for trial Justice
seems to come high even to such a
wholesale dealer in 1t as the United
States, but the money was well ex-
pended in bringing such heavy offend
ers to the bar II would have been a
severe reproach 10 US Il their money
had enabled them to defeat the laws.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The cashier of the Washington Post
Office confessed to a $4,000 theft, of
which he had not been suspected. 1t
is SO many of these unsuspected things
occurring that gives vim to the muck
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

When John Sharp Williams returned
to his home in the YaZoo bottoms, he
gave the Mississippians quite pleasant
hand-out in sanguine predictions IS to
the certainty of Democratic triumph in
1908, when they would have front seats
at the pie counter.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Eenry Watterson says positively that
William Jennings Bryan will be the
next Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent and that President Roosevelt is
playing his cards so that the Republic
can Party will be compelled to renomi-
nate him. The fight will be between
Roosevelt and Bryan, with the latter
certain TO win.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The Minneapolis Journal has begun
its spelling reform by dropping the un-
necessary letters in Through" and
though" good example. which
should be geaeraiiy followed.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Garret A. Hobart, son of the late
Vice President. has been very i'll of the
measles, at the Thousand Islands. where
he has been spending his honeymoon.
1t was one of the worst cases in the at
tending physicians experience, but tho
patient is now considered out. of danger
Gov. Folk, of Missouri. has come out
for Bryan.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

1t is gratifying to learn that South
Carolina has thought better of it, and
there will be no opposition to Senator
Tillman's reelection.
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Eehees Of the Press.

Governor JEFF Davis, of Arkansas, Il
viii be observed. has graciousIy re-
trained thus far. from seconding the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan.-Philadeiphi
Press (Rep).
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Winston Churchill, the novelist. has
come out for Governor of New Hamp-
shire. and proposes to make whirt-
wind campaign on the issue OF wrestling
the State from the control of the Bess
ton & Maine Railroad.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

The latest report shows Elijah III.
S431,2S7 ahead of his bank account in
Zion. Yet it is claimed that Dowie's
mind Is wreck, What of the minds
Of those from whom he got the money?
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

In spite of all reports, the corkscrew
still beats the can-opener as health
wrecker, and the beer-faucet distances
them all.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Think of the strict old Scotch-lrish
Presbyterian community OF fittspurs
producing Harry Thaw.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

Harry Thaw's life is a horrible ex-
ample of trying to support pie Oh
dollars upon a pin-point of brains.
The National tribune., 1906-07-12

once: $50 rennsylvanla Avenue N. W.
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Total ...................s224.4t 4t
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. JULY IL, 1906.
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CHAPTER XXI.
THE ROSE.

On Wednesday morning, clear and
cold; not cloud floated across the
Sky, nor did there rise above the hori-
ION one of those clouds (portentious
forerunners of evilD to which novel
lists refer as being mo larger than a
mans hand" Heaven knew right well
that the blight of evil was approach
ing fast enough, but there was no visi-
BILE indication on her face that glorious
November morning. Doubtless you
are familiar with history and have
read all about what great personages
did just before calamity swooped down
on them. The Trojans laughed at the
wooden horse; | don't know how many
Roman banqueters never reached the
desert because the enemy had not paid
any singular regard to courtesies in
making the attack: men and women
danced on the eve of Waterloo-"On
with the dance. let joy be unconfined;"
my heroine simply went shopping. -
doesn't sound at all romantic; ver$
prosaic, in fact.
She declared her intention of making
a tour of the shops and of dropping
into Mrs. ChadHick's on the way home
She ordered James to bring around tie
pair and coupe. James was an exam
pie of docile obedience. AS she came
down the steps, she was a thing OF
beauty and joy for ever. She wore
Qne of those jackets to which several
gray-squirrel families had contributed
their hides, hat whose existence was
due to the negligence of a certain rare
bird, and many silk-worms had spun
the fabric of her gown Had any one
called her attention to all this, there
isn't any doubt that she would have
been shocked Only here and there are
women who see what a true Moloch
fashion is; this tender-souled girl saw
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FREE DELIVERY.
Headquarters Will be Moved From
Nashville to Chattanooga.

1t is practically certain that the
headquarters Of. this 'rural free deliv.
cry division, which includes Tennes-
see and a number of other Southern
States, will be removed to Chatta-
nooga about July l. Orders have been
received by Superintendent Conger at
Nashville to ship the Office equipment
before the last of the month, the most
of which will go to Chattanooga, and
small part being directed to New Or
leans. 1t is understood that the free
delivery division will probably be mer-
ged with the inspection division which
has headquarters at Chattanooga. Eff
forts have been made to retain the
headquarters in Nashville, but appar-
entity without avail and official orders
for the transfer are expected in
short time.
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TAKEN TO COURT
CORSICANA, TEX, CHURCH MEM
BEERS IN DISPUTE
Over the Question of the Union of the
c. P. and Northern Presbyterian
Bodies.

CORSIANA, Texas, June 24.-The
union and non-union members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church have
taken their differences to the courts
The legislative body voted to join the
Northern Presbyterians and an agree
ment was reached by the split congre-
cation to use the church jointly at diff
ferent times and with different pas
tors.
A conflict came Saturday and the
unionists went before District Judge
Cobb that night and sued out a writ
of injunction restraining the opposi-
ton from using the church until the
courts can decide the ownership of the
property.
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only a handsome habit which pleased
the eve. Health 0loomed in her cheeks,
health shone from her eyes, her step
had all the elasticity of youth.
GOOD morning, James, she said
/ pleasantly.
James touched his hat What was
it, he wondered Somehow her eyes
4 looked unfamiliar to him. Had I been
/ there could have read the secret cas-
4 lily enough. Sometimes the pure pools
Of the forests are stirred and become
impeneuabie; but by and by the COM
motion subsidies, and the water clears.
So it is With the human soul There
mad been doubt hitherto in this girls
eyes; row, the doubt was gone.
To him. soberly watchful, her smile
meant much; it was the patent of her
innocence Ct any wrong thought All
night he had tossed on his cot, think
ing, thinking! What should he do?
Whatever should he do? That some
wrong was on the way he hadn't the
least doubt. Should he confront the
colonel and demand an explanation, a
demand he knew he had a perfect
right to make? If this should be evil,
and the shame of it fall on this lovely
being? No no. He must
stand aside, he must turn deaf ear
to duty, the voice of love spoke too
loud. His own assurance of her inno-
cence made him desire to fall at her
feet and worship. After all, it was
none of his affair Had he not played
at this comedy this thing would have
gone on and he would have been in ig-
norance of its very existence So, why
should he NEEDLE? Yet that monot-
onous query kept beating on his brain:
What was this thing?
He saw that he must wait. Yester-
day he had feared nothing save his
own exposure Comedy had frolicked
in her grinning mask. And here was
Tragedy stalking in upon the scene.
The girl named a dozen shops which |
she desired to honor with her custom |
and presence, and stepped into the |
coupe. William closed the door, and |
James touched up the pair and drove
off toward the city. He was perfectly |
Indifferent to any possible exposure. In
truth, he forgot everything, absolutely
and positively everything, but the girl
and the fortifcation plans she had
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MOSES OF TODAY.
Child Found in Drift of Weeds in the
Mississippi River.

HICKMAN, KY, June 25-The baby
| that was found in the drift of high
weeds in the Mississippi River a few
miles above here near Columbus, KY
has not identified yet. Judge Evans
and his assistants found it while max
ing their haul from their fishing out
fit in the river. The little fellow
apparently less than six months old,
was crying loudly when found. He
was securely fastened in the bottom
of skiff on a luxurious rug of Orien-
tai design. On a piece of stationery,
indicating that the paper was origi-
nally purchased from a Cairo, ILL.,,
firm, were these words: He is an
other Moses. Please be kind to him."
This is a clew that may lead to his
identity. The words were written in
feminine hand. A nursing bottle
had evidently been placed in the
child's mouth, for the half exhausted
contents were silent evidence of the
last motherly act of the one who sent
the modern Moses on his perilous trip
down the Father of Waters. The fish
ermen disrobed the child of it's cost
ly clothes and substituted palmer gar
ments. A gold safety pin and an I'M
der garment with trace of a mono
gram embroidered which could be
taken for IN. S. W." or wv. S. M"
the local authorities believe may lead
to the discovery of the person who de-
serted the child.