Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1894, Page 15

POLITIC, Character of the Relations Between Presidents and Vice Presidents. AS A RULE THEY AGREE 70 DISAGREE Rarely Have They Lived Together in Entire Amity. —o———_— WASHINGTON ae FROM DOWN Writtes Exetusively for The Evening Star, Ick PR are longer con- sidered in the light of political heirs ap- parent, and it ts hard to Hee why any jeal- ousy should exist be- tween a President and the second officer of the country, yet such has been the case practically since the organization of the government. In the earlier days of the republic the vice presidency was re- garde! as a stepping stone to the higher office, but since the day when Thomas Jef- ferson took the place of the eider Adams, Vice Presidents have not been in the order of successton, and but once-has chis rule been broken, and that was when Andrew Jackson forced Van Buren on his party. Washington and Adams got along peace- ably enough together. That is, there was no open outbreak between the two, yet Adams ‘Was not @ frequent visitor to the presiden- tial mansion. He had been the steadfast friend of Washington during the whole of the revolutionary struggle, when attempts were so often made to discredit the strug- gling commander-ti-chtef, but great as Washington was, he could not wholly break away from the southern distrust of New Englanders, which was very pronounced even then. Washington also conceived the idea that Adams as Vice President did not support bis administration as loyally as he might have done, and the first President several times found that he had an unruly Congress on nis hands. Adams was stiff- Reckel ant had any ut a placatory Nature, so the two did not pull very well together in harness, but each had a strong esteem for the other, and fuil faith in each other's patriotism, and so kept from open hostiiities. The enmity between Adams and Jeffer- son was not in apy way disguised. They had been friends in the Continental Con- gress, had served on the committee for framing the Declaration of Independence, had disagreed in France, but had made up their differences, and were friendly enough during Washington's administration, but as soon as they became yoked as Pre: and Vice President an outbreak fol! Adams conceived the Idea that Jefferson was caballing against him, and endeay to make his administration a failure. Jef- ferson was a conspirator by nature. His quarrels with Washington are notorious, and no President has ever been assailed with more bitterness than Washington by Jefferson and his friends, even while Jefferson was a member of the cabinet. A Bitter Feeling Existed. Adams had no sooner entered upon his office than he found trouble with Congress, and he blamed it all upon the scheming of the Vice President. Jefferson had been an open candidate for the first place, and did aot accept the second in any harmonious spirit. The papers of those days did not chronicle all the doings of high officials as di they done so, the people Ml be amused at reading the accounts Adams and Jefferson. Adams and Jefferson discle the feeling existing between them. So bit- ter did they become against each other that of » how bitter was Adams would not attend the {nauguratton of Jefferson, and they remained enemies for years. It was not until a short time before ir death that they became reconciled, and en it was through the intervention of Mrs. ‘Adams, who, on the death of a daughter of Mr. Jefferson, wrote him a sympathetic, womanly note. Jefferson served two terms, and had two Vice Presidents, but he was no more happy with them thaf he had been with his chief. He and Burr had been avowed enemies even — the great struggle occurred between m fer the presidency, and that struggle Rot smooth matters. Jefferson openly charged that Burr attempted to buy the esidency, and left no occasion unused to umiliate or thwart him. The Vice Presi- Geo was equally implacable, and his tongue like a blistering tron to the Virginian, 80, when Jefferson had the opportunity to complete the overthrow of his enemy, he eaxerly seized it, and by proclamation de- ¢lared Burr a traitor and ordered his arrest. The Exsy Natured Monroe. George Cllitoa took Burr’s place, but Lever obtained the confidence of Jefferson. There was continual antagonism between the two. Clinton’s letters to his New York friends were often bitter against the Presi- dent, while Jefferson frequently sneered at the pretensions of Clinton. Clinton also served a term as Vice President under Madison. The two got along together better than Clinton and Jefferson did, but there Were some outbreaks on the part of the Vice President. His successor was Elbridge Gerry. He was the only Vice President who received more electoral votes than the Pres- ident, except John C. Calhoun, who received the electoral votes cast both for Jackson and John Quincy Adams. It had not been an unusual thing for the presidential candidate to receive more electoral votes than his as- sociate, but Gerry reversed the rule. He died before serving out half his term, and thereby saved himself, no doubt, from the fate of quarreling with hts chief. jonroe, the easy-natured and good-tem- pered, got along amicably with b roan ciate, and they served together for eight years, but the peace of those years was atoned for during the next eight, four of which John C. Calhoun served with John Quincy Adams and four with Old Hickory. Adams and Calhoun were antagonistic by mature, education and sentiment. There ‘Was an inherent difference in their manner of looking at all questions of public icy. Adams was the last remnant of the old federal party, while Calhoun was the yehe- ment champion then of the doctrine of state's rights. The war between Jackson and great South Carolinian Is a part of the history of the country. Jackson had no faith in Calhoun and regarded him as a very dangerous man. In return, Cal- boun hated J. son with a hatred that was actually venomous. He antagonized him at The war between the two was relentless. With his second Vice ident Jackson got along more amicably, he had virtually made him politically, and Van Buren was only wi! Jackson wanted him to be. In return for his com- cy Jackson forced the party to take Van Buren for his successor. Van Buren. The electoral college had led to choose a Vice President and the Senate elected Johnston. Van Buren was a smooth and wily politician, but Johnston fell under his ban, and before the term ‘was half out they were at swords’ points. ‘an Buren undertook to defeat Johnston's and succeeded, notwithstand- ing the brilliant defense of the Vice Presi- it made Ly Joseph Holt, the late judge vocate general of the army. It was that ‘ort that gave Holt a national reputa- He was then a young man, of the Kentucky delegation to the demo- tie national convention at Baltimore. ittleton W. Tazewell got the nomination, defeated with Van Buren and dropped of party. Polk did but wholly | “Lape "ra sanding” Rae aa i TICAL MATES| bickerings between | ‘The letters of both | named for the vice presidency, end his | faction thought it was the end of Buchanan, | but they did not know the olf man. once schemed to be Secretary of Si : | influence with Polk forced the ostracism of | Dallas. So completely was he ignor-d by the President that he soon lost all influence ven with the scnate, over which he pre- Jed, and became a soured and disappointed n. For the one year they served together ‘Taylor and Fillmore got along very well. | King did not live to assume ihe duties of | his office under Pierce. Breckinridge and Buchanan lived a sort of cat and dog life. Ruchanan ignored the Vice President as Polk, at his instigation, had ignored Dallas. From some cause Breckinridge fell under the suspicion of Buchanan shortly after thelr nominath The brilliant Breckin- ridge did not a to suffer ‘rom the treat- mt he received at the hends of the Pres- von established urt of his own that rivaled that of his chief im _in- fluerce, notwithstanding it had no patron- age to back It. The south rallied around Breckinricge, and the influence that went out from ircle dominated even the President and forced him to yielu .o demands the south. Membei of Bu- chanan's own cabinet continually consulted with Breckinridge. Lincota ¢ Hamlin, Lincoln and Hamlin got along well to- gether. In fact, the kind-hearted Lincoin could not be jealous of or quarrel with any ove. He had his mind and his hands too | full to give time for any such occupation. | He had reliance on the patriotism and in- mprehension of his Vice Presi- and, while Mr. Hemlin was not so often called in consultation as were some of the other leaders, still he was frequently at the White House. In fact, Mr. Lincoin ‘as the only one of all the Presidents who msuited with the Vice President. “The yeaker of the House, when he is of the same party faith as the President, is con- sulted almost daily, but the President of the Senate never. Grant had no quarrels with either of his Vice Presidents, and lived on excellent terms with them, while Hayes ignored Wheeler. There can be no doubt that had Garfield lived he and Arthur would have been undisguised enemies. Garfield was a man of impulres and easily swayed. He disliked Conkling and was distrustful of Arthur. In his short career as President he took up arms against the “machine” of New York. He was led to believe that Arthur and Conkling were bent upon mak- ing his administration a fatlure, and that for his own politieal future he must down the machine. What would have been the ait had he lived is now only conjectural. veland and Hendricks fell out before had fairly got well launched on the coiapaign. Mr. Hendricks felt sore that he vd been asked to play second to one he ed upon as almost an unknown man. ad been a leader of his party long be- Mr. Cleveland had entered upon pub- Ue life. In 1868 he had come very near be- ing the nominee for the first place, and only failed of capturing the prize by the blunder of his friends. In 1876 he had re- luctantly consented to take second piace on the ticket with one of his party’s greatest leaders, and to be again set aside, and that for an unknown man, angered him deeply. His first inclination was to indignantly re- fuse to accept, but finally he was induced to make the race. His feelings on the sub- | ject were well known Mr. Cleveland. He canvassed his own e, but in none of his speeches did he ever refer to Mr. Cleve- land. The Two Last Administrations. Harrison and Morton got along well enough until after the Minneapelis conven- tion, when Mr. Merton conceived that Har- rison was the real cause of his being set ide for Whitelaw Reid. Never, it is sald, t dient, Fe: Was a greater mistake made, Mr. Reid's nomination, it was stated, surprised the President as much as it did the people of the rse. How that nomina- tion about nas never b facts are the opp liv that h at when it b Mr. Har- id be nom- . the leaders of the N ork delega- Uon went to the friends Mr. Harrisou and asked who the President desired for a running mute. They were informed that | the President had not considered the mat- | ter, and would think it unbecoming In him | to make any suggestions in relation to it, but wouid be satisiied with any one the c | vention would select. They were then ed if Morton would sult the President were informed that nothing would please him better. The New Yorkers then gave [notice that Morton was tne Pthe friends of Harrison agr him unaaimously. ‘That was! the unde standing until the convention feassemble: | when, to the utter amazement df the Harri- son men, New York, on being called for rominations, offered ‘the name of Reid in place of that of Morton. The Harrison lead- ers rushed to the New York deiegation and inquired what it meant, when they were told that the delegation had held a caucus after coming into the hall and decided to present Reid. Why that change was made can only be conjectured. Mr. Cleveland gets along, it is said, no better with Mr. Stevenson than he did with SURFEIT CURB. THE A Father's Experi Remedy tor t From the New York Sun. “When I was a youngster,” sald Mr. Bozzle, “I used to wonder how the con- fectioners could make any money, It al- ways seemed to me that the clerks would eat so much candy that they would eat up all the profits. I remember reading cr nearing later that this way not so; that when a new clerk came into the store the proprietor would say: “Now, I hope you will eat all the candy you want; don’t hesitate to help yourself at any time,’ and that the result of this was that at the end of a week she was so sick and tired of candy that she hated the sight of it, and didn’t want any more for a year. This, I suppose, amight be called the surfeit cure. “After I had grown up and came to have a family I remember] this and thought I might turn the idea to advantage. 1 had four children, and the amount of money they spent for ice cream and candy and soda water was som2thing awful. I thought that by spending in « lump enovgh money to make them dred of those things I might in the long run make a considerable saving. So I set aside $1,000 for that pur- pose, and one day I said to my oldest child: Iee Cream Habit. ““Tiille, I don’t think you and the chil- dren are’ beginning to have the ice cream and candy that you ought to have. I am afraid you think that because papa isn’t very rich you must skimp yourselves about those ‘things, but you needn't; you can have all the money you want for them. Here's $0. Now I wish you would take the children out and get some ice cream and candy, and wheaever that money is gone just let me know, and I'll give you more.’ “Well, they used up that $1,0v0 in about ten weeks, and at the end of that time they were as hungry for ice cream and eandy as ever. I kept up the supply of money. I was like the gambler who keeps invested, when perhaps the expenditure of a few dollars more would accomplish the desired result; so I have kept on. But the children’s appetite for ice cream and candy seems actually to increase. They tell me I am 40 good; and. that surfeit cure 1: Some Curious Signs. From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. An inscription on a sign board in Lan- cashire ennounces the following miscel- laneous articles for sale: “Bibles, black- balls and butter, Testaments, tar and tre- acle, Godly books and gimlets sold here.” A shop sign in London reads: “Plots for novels or short stories. Prices reasonabie.” occupant of the shop is said a rare talent for devising plots, but no powers of narration, so is supposed ‘o make his living by selling skeleton plots for stories in cheap papers. “Teeth pulled while you wait,” is a singular said to have been set up by a dentist in Fleetwood. This curious of orthography was displayed in a in a street In Marley- bone: “The a Traid removed hear hapense a Duazen. N. B.—New Milk and ee Sould here. Warrantidd. Fresh and not Stale.” SEALE BS THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1894—EIGHTEEN PAGE MEXICAN PEASANTS Women Who Do Not Blush and Marry Into Slavery. THE BOYS ENJOY MORE INDEPENDENCE The Varied Midi ae Labor of an Immense Farm. peas SCALE OF ——— THE WAGES Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HERMOSILLO, State of Sonora, Mex HE y of the state of So- nora, Mexico,have no knowledge of their origin. They call themselves Mexi- cans, They are about sdven-elghths Mexi- can-indian and one- eighth Spanish. The males show the In- dian blood more than the femaies. Owing to their exposure to the sun there are iances where they are almost as dark as the negro. The men, as a rule, are of average height, well proportioned and. capa- ble of doing a good day’s work. The women are smaller than an average Americaa wo m, and are usually very pretiy. Their eyes are their distingutshing feature. They are extremely expressive. it is understood here that they can taik with them. By an almost imperceptible altera- tion of the muscles above and below their orbs of vision the expression of their faces undergoes a complete change. Their features are smali and regular, their skin opaque, so that a tush of blood to the face noes not change the complexion—that {s to say, they do not blush—but whether or not this peculiarity may be attributed to quali- lies in the cuticle or to lack of artificial means adapted to cleanliness is debatable. Their teeth, as a rule, are almost perfect. Nature has added grace to symmetry, but Umited her perfections in this regard to but a few years. A woman matures at the age of thirteen or fourteen; is secn at her best at from sixteen to seventeen; at twenty she begins to fade and at_twenty- three or twenty-four she is old. The word old means much io her. Asa chill she runs wild with the animals, is rarely sent to school, although they have schools ¢ chool laws in Mexico; then she is given share of work to perform, in the house and in the fields, grinding wheat, gathering ard carrying wood and water, and as she becomes larger and stronger burdens are added; she cooks and governs, or tries to govern, the children, and occu- ples her spare time in flirting. Marringe is Sinve It is not unusual for these children at fourteen or fifteen to become mothers, and some four or five years later, when :mar- rlage is contemplated, they have but little to say In this regard, the parents neg tating the transaction, and if there is suifi clent property involved to make it worth while the priest 1s called In and the mar- riage ceremony performed; otherwise a ver- bal contract is sufficient, and the girl 1s mode mistress of a house, usually a shanty, | wita hides hung up for walls. As the workd _ for a time y are happy, the hus- twice the age of the wife; she true to | him, he ise to her; time telis the rest; he a# free lal she a slay. The boy's life is brighter. He is much older then his sister before it 1s suggested that there is anything on earth that’s use- ful for him to do. At length he naturalty® drifts to the sui Indians, his ambition being to own a house and become a cattle herder. This achievement once accom- pilshed, he remains a cattle herder until old age or accident disqualifies him. Few horsemen in the world are equal to the Mexican. The aim of his life is to obtain horse superior to any owned by his com- panions and to excel in horsemanship. His income for his services are about $12.0 United States money per month, which {s promptly spent for “mescal,” a native whisky. On certain days that be- long to the saints he mounts his horse and calls for the girl he loves, who mounts be- hind, and they preceed to town to partict- pate in the sports, such as racing, short dashes and quick stops; to dash at full speed, picking up a handkerchief from the ground, and to triumphantly flourish it overhead, whilst the horse leaps high and kicks as he runs, to show that he is in it, too. Cruel Amusements, The societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals are not In It. A rooster 1s buried in the ground, excepting that its head is suffered to remain above the surface, and it is well greased. The horsemen are formed in line tn the distance, position de- pending upon lot; then, one after another, they come by at full speed to ascertain who has the trick to do It—to pull the rooster from the ground, renaining mounted; for the one who succeeds in this ts privileged to ride In pursuit of all contestants, and larrup them over the head with the strug- giing rooster until the time is up for an- other act. We all have our amusements, The rest of the day is spent in telling stories, swearing, drinking, gambling, fight- ing and other acts that have no relish of salvation In them, and as the boys grow older the scars upon their faces multiply; the more and deeper the scars, more envi- able the record. Their only weapon is the knife. In a few instances, however, the young men prefer farming to cattle herding, obtain a small parcel of land from some large ranch owner and farm on the halves. Such are the best citizens in Mexico, bring- ing up their families under such influences as tend to inculcate the doctrine of justice to others and mercy for the afflicted, but the relation of man and wife with them, as with the more reckless class, seems to be settled In the popular estimation as bind- ing only on the part of the wife. He Regained His Bride. This is not saying that there are not thousands of instances where the Mexican remains firmly bound by the marriage vow, and in instances where love is brought to the test they are to be depended upon. A pretty girl of sixteen, named Alcaria, re- siding with her father on a small farm west of Sonora, was promised tn marriage to a young man named Alexandro, a prosperous young ranchman. He had a foster brother, an Indian, who also loved Alcaria. On the day fixed for the wedding the Indian stole Alearia and carried her off to the moun- tains. When Alexandro arrived and learn- ed that his love was gone, and that his brother had stolen her, he mounted his horse and started for the mountains, never to return without her. A year later he found her, yet a prisoner, killed the Indian, and returned home with her, agriv! ten days after we arrived. The date the marriage is and we expect to be pres- ent at the w redding. ‘While tn this section of the “Labor,” near the settlement of “Hacienda,” the inhabitants of which de- ipport upon em- in use as pasture. The entire farm is subject to irrigation, the water conveyed in a big ditch a distance of miles, one portion of it consisting of an aqueduct con- Structed at a cost of $20,000. “Labor” was quadrangle, with a large “patu” Inside. A former owner built apel near by, which ma h services are held. exists, and tn It_boasts of five belli Just to the ecst are the “I.abor moun- tains,” thickly covered with timber, which extends to the farm, and is used in making Wagons, what we call “iron wood" bein, chiefly utilized. We/al#s have a flour mil on this faria of ours (its. ours while we re- matin), not to speak of dur orchard, where, were you to visit us, you'd find oranges, lemons, limes, pomegranates, peaches, | plums, apricots-more than you and ali your telations may erer hope to eat, even though your home Shot be in a rural! vil- Jage. Our laborers on our farm number 100. ‘They are chiefly Zoqui Indians. We pay these men $4 8 frag og ny standard measure. We have sofked this farm for seventy years, and never fertilized. ing 150 pounds of !whaat, we reap pounds of whert. After holding an sessing this farm for two long di Utle lapsed, and it became our voluntary act and deed to wring the hand of the sumptuous king of “Labor” and to pu BE. J. JOHN: to Hermosiilo, 2 se as INCOMES Some Questions In Regard to it ‘That Are Diifcatt to Answer. Let them who think they know what in- come Is attempt to answer the following questions, which we quote from a short ar- ticle, “The Phantom Quality in Incomes,” by George Genton, in his Soeial Economist: What is Income? If Lieut. Peary, by expending $40,000 in fitting out an arctic expedition which consumes. three years, makes himself suiliciently in demand as a lecturer so that he can obtain $40,000 by lecturing six months, what fs his income for the purposes of a tax on incomes? Would not any tax laid on his income be simply a deduction from the fund available for his next arctic expedition? Should the tn- come tax rest on $40,000, on $80,090, or on nething? A cotton factory, newspaper, or steel rail mill devotes ten years to butld- ing up a trade, absorbing all the capital it can draw in and pay interest upon, from whatever sou uncertain all the time whether it is advancing to a fortune or to ruin; reinvests in plant and extension ail it can spare from salaries and wages; 1s burned out several times and depends upon fasurance for escape fvom bankruptey, and Mnally by a lucky turn in the market takes @ prolit tarough an unexpected rise in its stock of goods cn hand or on its real es- te—is this luchy profit an income? If so, what Is it if, before the tax: has been paid, it is swept away by an unfortunate specu- lation in stocts? “Is money which comes t> one by inher- Itance income? Is real property which de scends to one income? “Are vil profits in- come, or only the annual excess of profits over losses and e: 3. Is a happy spec- ulation in wh come? Is a lucky bet at the races, or a fortunate drawing in a lottery income? Is the portion of a mer- chant’s sales which he invests in more gooca, larger buildings or an expensive home in. come? Can the losses of previous years be balanced against the profits of this year in arrivirg at income? If a man marries a rich wife, is the fortune that comes to him, through her, income Semething That Ne One Can Find vw “These are a few of the questions which may aid us in understanding why the pres- ence of an income tax is so frequently spoken of as fruitful of prevarication, eva- sion and perjury. The subject of income 13 an elusive and evasive one to reduce to aay definite figures, unless ‘one has but one means of income and--that a fixed salary. he money which atanman expends in sup- port cf his family f¥s& truly one of the | conditions on ean transact bus WE ness as the money ays for the rent s taNes themselves. But-if’ ahich a man does ted, then not » but salaries commissions an 2St first come out, be- is redchel, And If rent and shoull first ccme out, then to stop paymg tent, buys a. reai- and pays the whof price, such price capitalizition of his rent, Mr. Gunton desards' that it is impossible to draw hard and fast line which should distinguish gross ineome!from net i recoupment on previgus 408303 from 1 income, beneficial accidents from inc casual ‘profits of Speculation from incom conditioning expe: s from income and illusory erd ultimately Profitiess invest- ments from income. In short, says’ Mr. Gunton, Income is largely an inteilectual conception rather than a physical fact, and an effort to tax it upon any principle or quality of justice becomes illusory. If no man can satisfy his own mind as to what income is, It must always be difficult to satisfy that of a public officer, there- e Mr. Gunton is opposed to the income tax clause of the tariff law. —— 00 —— EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND WIND. The Mental Faculties Regulated to Some Extent by Atmospheric Changes A writer in the American Journal of Psychology for this year discusses the sub- Ject from the view of common experience and presents some facts that are interest- ing as well leading in their directness. He says: “The head of a factory employ- ing three thousand workmen said: ‘We reckon that @ disagreeable day yields about 10 per cent less work than a de- lightful day, and we have thus to count this as @ factor in our profit and loss ac- count.’ Accidents are more numerous in factories on bad days. A railroad man never proposes changes to his superior if the weather is not propitious. Fair days make men accessible and generous, and open to consider new problems favorably. Some say tkat opinions reached in best Weather states are safest to invest on.” Other facts are mentionef in the psychi- cal and physiological relation, as Veather eften affects logic, and many men’s most syllogysUc conclusions are varied by heat and cold. * * * The knee jerk se2ms proved to have another factor. It is not strange if the eye, e. g., which wants the normal stimulus in long, dark weatber, causes other changes.” ‘Temperament is a fundamental factor in Sensitiveness to atmospheric changes, that type of it called the mental being the more intensely affected, while the bilious type may exhibit by comparison the more ca- pricious or morbid ‘mpressions, says the Phrenological Journal. The mental mant- festations, as a rule, however, depend upon the organism primarily. If the culture is good, 1, e., the faculties have been trained to co-ordinate, harmonious action, and the elements that contribute to serenity and self-control have been well developed, weather conditions will but operate like other parts of the environment, and self- training will show adaptation and selt-re- pression. The “nervous,” excitable, trascible person 1s he who has not learned to control feeling and expression, and it is he who finds fault with his surroundings and im- putes uncanny condyct,to them. That there are functionaj. sfates of the body that predispose one, {omental depression or exhilaration we to admit. A torpid liver, a chronig catarrh, a rheumatic joint andreven an old,carn may render one Susceptible to weather es, the physi- cal ailment producing a nerve reaction that is keenly felt at I centei may test the spiri 0 Sn ho a Something to’ De Vor Her. From the Detroit Free Press. Although poor, he loved the girl with trop- {eal warmth and oriental splendor. “Darling,” he whispered to her in the fervor of his soul, “there is nothing you could ask of me thet I would not willingly WINNING HIS STAR OR THE ADVENTURES OF PAUL TRAVERS. pepe WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY SAM T. CLOVER. Pe ey (Copyright, 184.) CHAPTER XIX. Paul presented anything but an attract- | ive appearance, Blood was streamtag from | the gash on his cheek, his lips were puffed | out to two or three times their normal size, | his left eye was partially closed, and a number of black and blue spots on his body were In painful evidence. The poor tad Staggered back as the chief steward con- fronted him, and would have fallen but for Scully's assistance. “What infernal nonsense have you been up to, Yank?" demanded his superior. “*Tain't his fault, Mr. Masters,” inte posed Scully. “"K were driven to it, s me! There's the chap as is to blame for this ‘ere rumpus,” and he pointed toward Jonas’ pew. The steward strode over to the bunk in- dicated, and, reaching inside, grabbed the skulking occupant by an arm, “Come out o' that,” he shouted, “and show yourself; I'll teach you young savages to fight.” Groaning and mumbling, Jonas dragged his hatf-naked body to the center of the room, He wasn’t a pretty sight, either. One eye was completely closed and the other was making sympathetic strides to- ward a like condition, His chest showed marks of severe punishment, and when he opened his lps to speak a yawning cavity denoted the absence of two front teeth, “Now, what have you two fellows to say for yourselves that I shouldn't report you to the captain?” exclaimed the steward, critically | surveying the — sorry-looking couple, and striving hard to control his fea- tures. “He ought to masthead you both for twenty-four hours and put you on hari- tack and water. Pretty looking objects you are, I must say. “*E called me a liar, then 'e ‘it me.” “He stole my bucket and brush, Mr. Masters,” declared Paul, “and besides he has been annoying and insulting me ever since I came abcard. I couldn't stand it any longer and just nad to fight him.” Perhaps the chief steward had some ink- ling of the true situation, or it may be con- sidered the boys had received punishment enough, for he was a wise man of much experience in handling youngsters, With- out revealing his thoughts, however, he sharply questioned Jonas. “Did you take Yank’s bucket? I want the truth, sir!” “Ye-es,"" came the unwilling and surly response. “Where ts It?” whined Joaas, “an’ The thoroughly whipped bully fumbled under his bunk and presently produced the missing articles, with tae initials “PR. T.” in in view, as Paul quietly pointed out to the chief. iow, then, Jonas,” demanded the stew- “what were you doing with Yank’s | ‘Nothink, upon: me sivvey, sir; I took em just to make ‘im wild, and was goin’ to put ‘em back harfter a bit.” The chief eyed him sharply, and although he may have thought the feliow was lying, he hadn't the heart to punish him further, Jonas pre a most pitiable ex: lor. But discipline must be maintained, @ his volce assumed its severest expres: | fon as he continued: “Very weil, sir, I'll | take your word for it, but mark me, ‘boy, if I hear of any further trouble I'l lock you up in the lazarette long enough to in- | duce a bitter repentance.” Then turning | to Paul he added: “I want no more fighting | aboard this ship; if you can't get along without that just report to me, and I'll find eut the reason why. Scully, I shall hold you responsible for the actions of Jonas | and Yank, and shall expect you to keep | order down here. Do you understand?” ‘Yes, sir.” “Ail right, then get to work lively. As for you, Jonas, don't show that face of yours in the saioon until those eyes look | half-way respectable. Yank, wash off that | blood and go to work and don’t let me catch you disabling any more of my help or it may go hard with you.” Then turn- ing hastily to conceal a smile the firm but | really good-hearted steward sought the deck above. And peace reigned again in the glory hole. Evidently Bricksey had no desire to run foul of the “American privateer,” battle, for he maintained a respectful dis. tance, and took good care to keep his mouth shut. As for Jonas, he was as mum as an oyster; no amount of chaffing could elicit the slightest response from his closed lips. He hi learned his lesson, and was disposed to profit by it, in all of which Paul secretly exulted, for he was naturally a peaceable Tad, and had no desire to get into further embroilments with his ship- mates. So a truce was declared and the wounds gradually closed, but the t fight was a fruitful topic of conversation in the glory hole for weeks after. To this day the old- timers tell the newly joined cockney of the pitched battle they once witnessed at 5 o'clock in th i named Jonas sentch ie they shrug their should which w ey shrug thei oulders “Well, Yank went to work that J didn’t show up on y' The 3d day of July was the third Sunday at sea, and as the Chimborazo drew nearer the line the sun beat down with intense fervor. But a good breeze blew which made living just endurable, and as the passengers stood bareheaded on the upper deck listen- ing to the service read by the captain Paul thought he had never seen a more’ attrac- tive picture, The ocean was like glass, the quarter deck as spotless as successive holy- sStonings could make it, and the sailors, their bright blue jerseys, grouped among the passengers, lent just the requisite amount of color to the scene. The canvas, flapping tazfly~overhead, Paul likened to white wings of peace outstretched above the Worshipers as if invoking a benediction. Fourth of July the Chimborazo crossed the equator. For days previous Paul had inwardly determined to celebrate, and al- though he was the only American on board, he felt that he must not let the day pass withcut some attempt at glorification. Ac- cordingly he. invested nearly all his tips in lenonade, mild bottled beer, tobacco “end cigars, ‘agreed le down ‘ Jot of good. to smuggle down a lot of - cupboard. There | aboard. From one station to another the ship was attended by brown-skinned young Arabs, who ran along the sandy snores of the canal begs! “backsheesh,” to obtain in the last throes of which the crator of the day jumped on the table and straddling a plate of beans waved a hand for attention. | “Fellow-messmates,” he began, “in country Fourth of July is a famous holid: everybody takes a day off then to hear | national bird scream and to see her spread | her tail feathers, The cagie, as some of you may know, fs our emblem of freedom and ig held in much the same regard as (he British Hon ts by all true Englishmen. This is the anniversary of the day when the American eagle twisted the British lion's tail until he roared with pain and let go bis grip of the American colonies forever. The eagle and the lion have been ever since, bar one or two litt have long been forgiven and real American is so closely glichmen that it wouldn't surprise me at all if | could trace relationship to half you lows in the glory hole. But life is sl and there are things more press! f us. As an American I am glad to w you ty this humble feast, and as « Slishmen I shall expect you to sw board. I will now propose the health American eagle—long may she scream. thank you, gentlemen, that was very b some.) And now, please, a bumper in honor | of the well-fed and eminently respectable British Hon—long may he roar.” The cheers were given with a will, and Paul leaped from his perch the lads gay three-times-three for thelr host, after which | . mild beer and | Then the long brought out and the until the smoke in the enough to cut with a» my knife. But the big ventilator running from | the deck above was brought into play, and when the fog lifted the boys called on Paul | for a song. “Come, Yank, pipe up,” they insisted. Yes, cut luose, old fellow; give us "Yankee Doodle. “No, no,” laughed Paul, “not that; I'll give you an air with which you are all fen iar, Your countrymen swear we stole {t from your ‘Ged Save the Queen,’ but my People declare you adopted it from an old Slav air, so I guess that evens it up.” Then, in a clear voice, Paul began: My country, ‘tis of thee, Sweet land of iberty. The boys listened intently to the end. An encore being demanded, with graceful tact he sturted “God Save ‘the Queen,” which brought all the loyal lads to their feet, and, Joining in with a will, they fatrly made the creak. Paul's Fourth of July cele- bration was voted a magnificent success. Cape Guardaful was sighted next day— the first laud raised in three weeks, after a run of nearly 6,00 miles. The coast line is very bold and rugged, and is so danger- ous that moriners give it a wide berth. In additicn, the natives are nuted for their treachery and inhospitality, few castaways ever escapiag from their clutches. Five days later the Chimborazo passed the port of Aden on the Arabian coast, the | coaling ‘station for the peninsular | and orient steamships, but as the orient liners coal at Port Said no stop was made. Next morning the big steamer entered the Ked sea through Bab-el-Mandeb, or “Gates of zzling” hot better describes the at- ‘ric condition on shipboard than any term, and if Paul had previous!) wondered at the signincance of the Aratuc for “hell gates” he no longer question] ics appropriateness. Several wrecks were sighted on the way to Suez, the deserted hutks standing high and dry on the sand close to the African snore. Naturally enough the lad was «ger to set a first glimpse of the famous Su canal, that marvelous triumph of © ing skill which so endeared the i ble De Lesseps to the French peo) confidence in him not even the Panama canal venture has enti waite stone government jcins the entrance to the gr closely that the architectural be seen from the deck of the Ch Vessels going through are restricted to a speed of five miles an hour, which makes a tedious passage, particularly as no travel | is permitted aiter dark, At the second station, where the Chim- borazo was held over night, Paul and Scully took a plunge overboard, swimming from the African to the Arabian si Buc the current was so strong that w they landed on the sandy beaca they found tney hu been carried iuliy three nundred yards beiow the vessel, In returning tney | Tan aloug shore until the boat lay a cor respon¢ distance down stream, whe they took to the water, and after an ens; swim brought up alongside and were haule which they plunged into the water when- ever the pennies were flung trom the quar- te? deck. Boys and girls, anywhere from ten to fourteen, followed the vessel on a dog trot for hours, nene of them wearing a scrap of clothing. Another feature that impressed Paul was the number of small Wooden crosses that lined the upper banks of the canal, marking the burial places of hundreds of laborers whose lives were for- felted during the process of construction. It is sald that the building of the Suez canal cost the lives of over five thousand human beings. A motley crowd of natives offering ali kinds of barter awaited the steamer at Port Said, which was reached early on a Sunday morning. Almost as svon as the Chimborazo dropped her anchor she was surrounded by a frantic lot of boatmen who yelled their wares in execrable glish, and sold alleged curios to the pa: sengars at ten times their actual value. Hig lighters loaded with coal soon appearea, and a gang of scantily dressed felleas, each provided with a “‘couffin,” or willow bas- ket, began trotting up the runway leading to the coal bunkers, into which the con- tents of thelr baskets were quickly dump- ed, the procession never stopping for three hours, when 560 tons had been deposited in the steamer’s hold by the indefatigable na- tives. Port Said and Singapore are consid- ered the two fastest coaling stations in the world. Leaving "emg Said in the afternoon, Paul soon had his first sight of the Mediterra- hean sea, through the blue waters of which the Chimborazo glided as if her nose al- feady scentea the white cliffs of England. The lights of Alexandria were discernible at dusk, but to the lad’s great regret no call was made at this most ancient of Med- iterranean ports. Past the Island of Crete, where Paul's sainted namesake is said to have been wrecked on his voyage to Rome, andon past the massive cone of Mt. Aetna, with its blue flames dancing upward, steamed the Chimborazo, until the Straits of Messina were entered, Stromboli left in oor rear and the bay of Naples reached at it. After a magnificent night spent in the beautiful bay, with a pyrotechnic display from Vesuvius, that Paul knew was made extra fine for his sole benefit, the big liner lifted her anchor and bore away for Ply- mouth, her next port of call. The rock of Gibraltar held more o/ interest for the oung traveler than any <ther spot in the fediterranean, and he g.adly arose an hour earlier than usual to gaze on this his- toric pile. A glass borrowed from the doc- night previous enabled him to take a good look at the famous stronghold, about which clings so many old world ro- mances. The signal station on the higher of the two peaks he could see quite plainly, and he fancied he caught a glimpse of a redcoat on sentry duty. Cape de St. Vin- cent was the next morning, and at inting to a } thing I had 15 A KENTUCKY MIRACLE, = Judge John M. Rice tells How he Was Cured of Rheumatism. Crtppled for Six Years With Sctarton tn Worst Form. Saved ina Marvelous M1 (From the Covingt ty Boat.) The Non. Jon M. Rice Isa, Lawrer County, Kentook 4 for the past two y retired from active Hfe as Crinines aay ce of t sixteenth Judit: al District Kentucky. He has for many years served hts n county and sti and at Washingt: was a noted fur at Prank nental fucwities were ta ongth, tarally «tron n a Kentucky Post r Kice, who tn the following 2 Words relate nses that led to late vei history of “Tt ta Jnst abe of rheumath: ing into first with we T bad an wut sin ually extending dc and to my feet. wo bed that t entas rofmy lee, a then the liver, kidneys and bi and in feet, my whole ays J tried the treatment of bat recetving no lasting | a wd Feconrse to pateTic remedion, trying kind afer another until I believe there were none I had not sam plod. “In 18h, attended by my son John, I went to Hot Springs, Ark. Iwas not much bonotited by some mon’ stay there when I returned home, My liver was dead, and a dull, persistent pain in pt me on the rack all the tine. an ISO 1 was re-appointed but it was toapossible for me to - In 18M, 1 wentto cxhaw, Wis. Istayed there some time, bat wit! gain I re'urned Bow no hopes of recovery. 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