New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Paris harbors at present within her walls
arch who started his career as a telegraph opera
tor This is His Majesty King Mademba Of Sou
soudlng a small kingdom the shores Of the
Niger Mademba Is the son Of a village chief of
Arabian descent. His intelligence, manifested in
early youth, attracted the attention of French
officer, who took him with him to st. Louis. the
capital of the French colony OF Senegal. Mademba
attended school, and at the age OF eighteen entered
the service Of the French colonial administration
in the capacity of a telegraph operator. He took
part in the establishment Of many telegraph lines
in the territory and had often occasion to make
of his gun. He proved so brave that IN 1881
he was, the first native of Soudan- decorated
with the cross of the Legion Of Honor. Six years
later he made the acquaintance of General CALI
eni then Governor General OF the Soudan, who
appointed him diplomatic agent Madernba showed
much tact and skill and knew how to exercise his
authority the most savage native tribes
When. with a handful of natives, he had sup
pressed dangerous revolution, General Archinard
gave him a tract Of land and five hundred prisoners
of war, and invested him, in the Of the
French Republic. with the title of king. In few
years Mademba succeeded in changing his subjects
into settled farmers. Mademba now rules over
eighteen hundred families and his kingdom Is
considered the model state in the whole French
Soudan.
Young Captain sealby OF the White Star liner
Of ships "In the past" he said. "all lights were
Wha the S gR fFsg wsEs sSsR n5n9%R r
he stood at the wheel one night big steamer hove
IL 5g for the the s 6oy me f He re oWs ee
helm witm a loud yen. 'Presarve usl he shouted
PEBBLES "@Christian Register. O''
Here are two essays on the Huguenots by Chi
Cago public school pupils:
The Hugonots people in France that are
followers of Victor Hugo. Their leader is a man
named Jean Vatican that was thief but got con-
verted and turned out we'll The Hugonots are very
good people. A lady named Evangeline wrote a
long poem about them, but It don't rhyme"
THE Huguenots is the name OF big thing like
a steam roller that the mogul used in India to run
people. 1t sQuoshed them to death, and was
very terrible. 1t had eyes painted on 1t like a
dragon and snorted steam when It was running
They are no huguenots emmy more"
The oyster season must be very short In Bos-
why should it be any shorter there than else
You see the BOstonians have no r. in septem
Record Herald.
Pat Grove, kidnapper of the son of Edward Cud-
ahy In Omaha, several years ago. has become a
reformer and proposes to labor amcng the younger
generation He is in Chicago seeking support fer
his scheme
The law he says, 'and the government nav
little attention to the boy the girl until that boy
or girl breaks the law 1t does seem to exist to
prevent crime or to keep people from becoming
criminals but exists merely to put them out OF the
way after they become criminals
Grove wants to start rescue missions for bows all
over the country.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
And now, at last. the tumult stopsi
The heeers and the thugs depart
The candidate his forehead mops
And calns his palpitating heart
He is elected his the fight;
The opposition has been flayed.
But what of wrongs that would
What of the promises he's made?
My worthy friends keep at him yet
Lest he forget lest he forget.
The two and two that once made four
With his assistance will make eight
Hell do away with sails of yore
And by the ship ST
AT least, he promised that he would
And unto you | appeal
To strictly that makes good
Ana holds his nose against the wheel
Wen have to watch him we'll you her
Lest he forget, lest he forget!
Louisville Courier Journal
A strange kind OF theft Is reported from Par, A
lawyer dined in a restaurant I'm the Place RIancbe
When he offered payment with a 20-frano niece n
young woman at the adjoining table said TO him;
Please allow take the gold piecs: Il will
bring good luck" The woman bit the louis and AT
once exclaimed; mon Dieu! 1 have swallowed itl,
But the lawyer who knew the trick had her ar
rested. and at the police station an emetic brought
Up three gold pieces.
daIe? '' !" Sither cahuI-
Hon the contrary. I have confidence in both
: pelleVe all the bad things they say about each
trina a IN rf-