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Map of Cuba, CUBAN WAI Tl'O YCAf.3 O' riGI ITING WITH LITTLE HSSULT.' IIinor7 of Ilia I'l-cr-'nt Uprlsi::-j f'lory of tlu I tonny li'miil .'rout lis l.'ircovt ry-'irp:::ixiliic.il Cliiaatic Condition. , A linri of r.: Initio", Kearny two years lave elapsed rlnee the Cutitius declared that tla'y winild 1,0 longer cii(i;:rc the yoke of S.oihi. Mil lions (if eTo! !;;!: have In en exploded dur ing 1'ial time, hath i:i tlx- i;i :-. i 1 1 : 1 1; :i 1 1 - of nrmiiH mid the 1I1 struelion nf (Ik- proper ty of (he people of I lio war-swept island. Vv. a-l. I.4-'!'"). Ii ll:(f I:iU- iiuni wliicli Iho iiiHiii'KcutH (Ici'liU'i (J Ihi-ir iii(!t'iinil irncp. mid lirloic I lie did of the month 'inn it in I l:iv I nil lici'ii iiroriiiimnl in ' iv.'inii, Ju8o Mnrti uii iliic( i lit 1 lie liiml ;of (lio irovii;!iii:'.l pvi'riii'.:ci!l, iimf (!ni. 'MiixiniD (Jimicx l:iul nrriviHl in Cnl:a to Ilit'Kiu riMicil::). 'i'l.'i' lii.'ilor.v of ll:i; Islnml rims rnincl i(lrn( Willi our own. mill in llii'irl'oi'i' IiiIit .rstiiiK. ('11I111 wan flisruviTi'il Iiy Clirislo licr C'oIiiiiitniM .'ct. "JM, i-l'.yj, HixiiM'ii !uy s nflcr In1 loiichcil r.t !i:n Salviidor, nml llilncli'i'ii yinrs l:i I ! Iiin mm, Dico, coimi ilxi'll till' IhIiiikI. l'dpc I.co X. riveting Its :(il'st callii'ilral. Vi'!:is(;m I'ollov.i (I with 'now ciniliiiKi ntii, :i lit in Kill) llu- l apitnl .vns localrd, r.l unci' assn'.nin:,' a iiusitlcm l)f iiililoiMancc in the eyes of t lie livo laiii'is of 1 hi (Kii'.n. In l.'iI'S a Ki-i ncli 'ml vent urci ni:cl;cil l!u linvn, which win Tolunlt whin I'lTilinand He Solo, ll:r linci)Vi'rii' of tin' Missi.ssiiil Uivrr. v.as jr.aili' (lovi'iaiir. Siai:i prized llnvana n s ;n Imsp of (iK'rat'n:is. '1 lierc ('ortcz coin ili'lcd Ilia i-i'i:ii'iil:onM I'm' tin coaqmst i;f Mexico, iinil llierc Ii;:;nT; re.'tul liis 'l ion licfori' i:'ii!'ei'(linu to Tera. llespiiv' 'tlu Btriui',' lo'.Mres'i ei'cclid. I lie Kivm h In in."il :i sain I'eiil roved t !i i- town, whin ;two (illicr I'd In Tern for tin' (lele.ise of Jlavana were li;ii',t, wliirh slill exist -ll e Hiiro nnd the I'nnta. lly l:i ID 1 1: i- r.doa i:'.ls wire rais'ii'i c.'.t'.e and iiii!y'n;:,' tlminli-S( rev. s and l lie loi'c-li to fie na ifivis In induce llieia to reveal 1'ie s;nts .wliere tliey foend cold and nilver mi; 1,'i ls. Then llay rtafted tlie lailtivaiiiin of toliaiTO nnd Hilfini", I'.nd the Woes of I lie natives licKim. I;nder a nystcia of rnu'lty nnd (iipresx'on the gentle alioriiias !i I'liniHlicil k.o rapidly that now slaves were introdiiecd, and that eventually led to the internecine, strife which tins made one of Hie fairest spots on earth the home of peslilinee and crime and savagery in warfare, the contoinp'nlicn of which biehens 11 chili?! il world. After Invasions by the French, Knglish r.ml Dutch, ami various claims a:i to the ownership of I Ih island, Cuba was re llorod lo Spanish rule in ITU'S. A new native population now spraiiK up, ami in 17110 Litu Casas, whose memory Is re vered by Cubans to this day, became captain Keucal of Ci.ba. Its ports were opened lo the world, and ci'eat public iin litoveineiits were effected. Pcspile the ilawniiiK of irusiei'ilj-, however, and the jioTiiEi: Axn r..r.T shot rcprcnentntion of the island in the Madrid I I'arliauicnt. several suceessive oulbnak-t Miwoivril ...illllin.i t ili Ill tlw. r.liti.itw ' Ubick Hagle" conspiracy of isil). t;,i. povernors were few, and from clas(iie down to Weyler, they were vested with ftbsolntP power. Inatirct'Utt were luiriied alive, intolcrnnee throve, nnd the inerel Icm denling of the denpots linnlly rITected an amalgamation of the white, red nnd Llark race. The insurrection referred to ii ' lV tJ OAT'.cia's i:o::t:n:i.i-: Tonn i:!--. Showing Disposition of Spanish and Unc:a CumOcco"::!-! - I'cu if Spam - f)lM'l WW was iptclb d. but others followi d. ,nd two j viot co!ii:iy-'nita-f:reil the blond if Ci"-Nw X L Hill I J Uj I ..,,.., .o 1'.,. r,..-.liv.. ,,r tl,,, ,., . -v t im!ivo IKIlrlltt ai'.cw. end O V' s- was iptclb d. but others fullmvi il. :'iiil two years sinci' l!:c riMlivc n;ilr!l i( (lie iki pli'. : i'i:i!ii' 1:11 iiujiif-t ynla'. v.:n iilillli il lij' "i'.i'l V.'iU'.H' !vir.lii::l mis ;.'il( ri.im III. Tile li" t HilVM" iruilllrli:ill if !cn!ii iiy r.;n!c ;-,i!in:i rultiiiv n n:i-J"- ;!m'.'i. Willi hard times cam:' discon tent. The sliriid .Madrid (ioverainenl c..n:in:;i d its i.p; ivive iaxat'i.n. inju.-.iice a ml iiciiotisni. mid oxilid l ati'iots miw tin ir oi;iorli;i.i:y lo y.u aiTairs a political cliariicti r. Money was ra!cd. arms ti:it:.uli't. ships el'artcred and ps'.'tics of pat i iita so.ne of llieiii vcti n ils of the war of 1 S'.iS-1 S wcre lata'cd i:i t!i:' iiisiiru provinces wl'cre white ami colon d wori:n.i a of the pliintatiomi and i :ia!l villi ;;cs were hi diiecd lo tal:e t p arms. '1 lie local ion of Cuba is rneli that in case of annexation to (lie Failed Slate or even the certainly of its independence, the coai.nercial benelita accniin:,' to litis co'.'iilry v.diild lie very irrcat and t.-istinir. It is only II.O :.ii!ca frnn Florida, ami al-I!-oi:k!i' eonia'niii;,' only -!:t..'!l'.) sipaii" miles, or a little more than half the area of the Utate of Kansas, every section Is :.fored' iit!i rich natural resources. Ii has valleys llr.t are susccj.tilile of rais ins Ife limst -railia of vegetable litxur iis, nod mountains fi.i;!!() fid hih. It ha.i lioD rivers, and its seasons are itui fori.iiy dividei! raia from May t.i Octo ber, i-.aimy from ."rovciiihcr lo April The population is liilly a(!u;uale to nil lo.ssibli-natioual ami commercial reiiuire inents. Five jears no it was annoinioei' at I.rl.C.S!, r. whom !)V7.'.)!.2 wen i'paui-h, l().t;::i f,.ret);n wliiti s. -IWI.'-'I' liiaehs. ami I'l.Sll Chimoe. Havana abac, is credited with n population of ,UIU',i;i eotils. Therein1 several short railways in the i!jt;;rrj;aie eovernr,' sonic ."(.IJ milis Cuba a';oum's in citrus fruits. Tin n are peerless orau:.;e. lemon and linn ::.'ovis; coeoaniits, cociainut oil, cocoa "coffee, India rubber, loliaccothese cuai modities form the base of Mipp!!e.-i easil. oliti'.ined, while 1'ie interior and hiiihll. sections boast iinnu use forists of ma l:o"any and ilye woiids. It is estimated that there are l.'!.)lH,(!m a.cres of unclear ed malai;;any forests alone. The wood is so common that olioppii!!.' b!oc!:s are mailc of it. ami wateriii trouj-'hs of red ceiiar. I.i'iin.ia vitae Cor liutes, laucewood lor carriage k!:iiI'I:i aiul sarveyin-r iastru- mi nts, ami oltu r line varietn s oi rare ami lirecious timber also exist in wild ti ml un limited vohn te. '1 bore is the richest hind of p'nzi'.i:; lor cattle. Forty-four limes more food can be sceurid Irian an acre of hamimis than from an acre of pota toes, and it is claimed that from that small area in Cuba li').IM" pounds of Hour can be obtained in a single year, and tile ram-h-uscd liauaaa wine in pro portion. 'iih all tl.ise manifold re l oiirecs, it is estimated that the island in normal limes would la':e .S'iOil.'.lllit.llDO worth el morohamibo annually from the I'nited Statis, lo which country it mnv i clls :!nt),li( li.l til) ei-si s every year. l'p to the present time, when Cuban i:i ilopt mil uce is slill l'overin;; in the bal ance, the liis'ury of li e last .ureal strui; ;rle I'nrluilipi lull lice ia Cuhji involves the same line of vietm-ic.; and reverses that c!'a:':'.i-!cri;;i d I lie strife of the 'ii"!s, only l! at ti e p. epic siefi mure detcrniined ai'd belli r or:.-ini:-.i i). '1 he death of Marti Ma 1!. INI", and that of Maco a few weeks since, wire revere blows for the iiisiinvelioiiista, for they iiloli::ed tlicse men. but intrepid leaders are not Iaol;ii:;r. Marti's nat political act was the siiuuminin.i; of the Septeniher conven tion, which declared a provisional coveru niont. He was shrewd, and persistent, ami in an incredibly brief space of lime bad vast (imiiitities of firearms imported from the I'nited States. ly I leccm'.icr, the Cuban forces were right in the center of the Spanish army. The latter were drivui back for seven consecutive days, and I'auipos. then in cuiamand. was forced lo chnn.ao bis strategic positions by Come., beiiiB overwhelmed at Calisco, Christmas eve, liomcz, us he had irmn ised, was within n few miles of Havana and Mntaiia.s, ami so certain of success siemcd lite efforts of the patriots, that (.en. Weyler was sent In subdue this conglonieralioti of negroes, bandits, nssns sins nnd lulvcn.uri rs." Then began the i;y tut: s?Ar.p.rs. policy of terror nnd bu'ehery ever ninee diligently pursiud. The tortures inllieted on prisoners, on mispectii.-oti liebilcss. in nocent womi'ii nml children, :iliu.t nut rival the Armenian cruelties; men iter;' lashed to death. kIowI.v :ai-rolisl, woinea ami childn-ii were cast into liuriiin; Innises. blistered with licbled niatclies. dls'iiembered. nnd those borrnrs, c.topled willi a memory of what patriot Cu- baus were uCcrins ia Spain' iet ruu- ... Rfc? ! u.'idc?. Cut:.;: U'.rj'j viet celimy Ci uta-fred the blood of eviry true native patriot n::i".v, and brought to tliei.l the yi:i!a'.t!i.v of nearly every nation o.i the iarili. 'il'e Cubans steoil linn, with nearly thrie-ioarJis of the iolaml ti mil r control, with their civ. I ;;oven::mnl fully i stablisl.'ed in Si'.ntiago, l'i-erto l'riueiae. ''aula Clara ami (sev eral miner provineis. It is a roiiuirhnblo fact that whea Cam pas, "the strong man of Spain." nrrivul in Cuba with Hli.OIHl loildiers "lo reeoi:ii:::e belligennt ritr'nts" iti lS'fli. oat of l-!5.0Ui soldieis previously seut. not croug.'i had retiirnid lo their native land lo consti tute a regiment. The ilenls following the oppression of Ihose years were heroic. Persecution made martyrs. In one in stance, a boy of l." was arrestul (or v ''' Tnitifitr.n villi itr.ArttTco .Tfitr. .eiiitiotta wrilit gs. He was loaded with liains, Itept al hard labor, nml dually cut to Spain. Here he became a brilliant oitrnalist. This boy was .lose Marti, tile rcat Cuban patriot, who by l'Jl bail armed patriot clubs every where, and who .as (he lirst to appear as a war leader when llie present revolt hroho out. The war in Cuba may be primitive In its general methods and barbarous in tlio matter of butchery, but it is certainly modern in the rapid development of dyna mite and other explosives as weapons of oTi use and defense. To the dynamite i7- gnu used by the Cubans ill Pinal' del liio more than to anything else may be attributed the noteworthy siiecesaes of Maeco against the Spanish troops. Invis ible bullets, though deadly in their ef fect, are comparai'iVe'.y easy to stand against. It requires superhuman nerve, however, lo face a healthy dynamite pro jectile, and it is no wonder that the Span ish troops have been invariably det'i;'tiil when called upon to make a stand against siieli weapons. Army oliiecrs are watch ing the war in Cuba with great interest, as the employment of dynamite by the Cubans has satisliul the military mind of the value of thia explosive for offensive purposi s. Pespite her financial embarrassment Spain has recently done relatively more than any I-airopiaii power, with the ex ception of Croat I'.ritain, to strengthen her navy. At present there are fear tor pi do-bent ib 'stroyi rs ia the hands nf builders. The lirst two bate recently coii'p'eled their ollicial trials, and these have been most successful jo nil respects. Hie dimensions of the vessils are ITJilx 'JO feet, and the enginis are triple expan sion, developing ci.P hi horse power. The engines at the trials, both in the measured mile and in (lie three hoars' continuous s, earning test, workul smoothly and with no heating. The internal appliances are of the most up-to-date character, special attention being pa d to w hat is the general defect ill all torpedo craft, namely, vi n- tilation. TI e encounters at Booas del Torn. Pal niarito, Pahiiiros. Cnnasi, Manut Mogate and Tauiusco were fast succeeding de velopments of the C'tihau campaign direct ly after the declaration of iiideis'inleatr. but these were mere skirmishes com pared to the events of the past year. The splendid niareti of Gomel oad Ma ceo mm. pw r 4yy-- ' i V'.i! x'--:i -'.'-'. .'."7..-? if:'(:'i, .' Wi'n-('''Va Cuban Troops, and All Important KEY TO MAP. Linos show route of matches of Oomcz and Mscir. i I 1 - firrerM Vnrl c, f'pnn'sli. naarCiiumJiiy, In riimrdo' I'l', nor Unburn lino, to In orrrpt sMriuUlihig InHiirg iit. 5-Inr,nr(rcnl rnt Iti I t rli'ii'iiu oi, dear )nl ny Kpaulsh mi I idlsck and vimulcl bu clu rail (111.T n. 1H, 10.7. 0-('oliii)' llirn inilcZ,H;ai l.li.toulli n' (liuieiihiicoa, In liiilian t '. :joiibiiuiliiri of (ici onil Kill. I.Ivor , miiTO'iior of Mikwi, 1 1 I liinr dol Itlo, vl.li f.00 i wcl'.-'r i fil mod wii ti ik f""" ti w M rr..ai (biuiii'. Iii'iinkun d ili t r mil- Ii Iin trudii on lliibina. 0-11 iii(iui't thI Mm H iinl.li nm lit Wcy'or'l t.'oiMnil A'li'nl ii. ( Mi.'clK rr'S. n iir.li,bnco, In Mil iiiiih 7-HpaiiMl lroon undor Co onnl Hiiui In ill lni o 'ti lit (lint, Civ llnl. I-. 1' tiro I by Co c. n.biiin.r' oil ho cl lij a khiiIi n o' l.O'O men. Haiitii Cliiin, t tionioz I nuine 1 1 bo i our Hun ViiL'iillo mi .ilv r.. v.' i!i JCOJUiiitu i.M.t.oi luraii oc o:tiuiity to p i Ii tf) ll.iMMiui. 101 no ir l.uuueis, ll.oK liiiiit'lt'xinri.Tlii'i'a'.niiikii f.iriycii.lU!iCllil.lt F li lttor.oi t o S.unll. 11 Hutu o; liebl U ( l lito (jarcla -0 0 ' .-.cross the island from Santiago lo I'inar del Uio. the licrei' li;;litn within camion shot of Havana, the couslant destruction of the lroi'l:a:i, were brilliant aehieve nunts tl.:.l terrified the ciieimipas.-cd Weyler. until they ' culminated in the death of Ma ceo, Willi I lie opening of the new year, however, the situation serins just as complex and undetermined as it was the day after I he two chieftains hoisted their I'ag in the eastern province, ami began the battle for frei di t.i. ' The end is apparently i:o nearer Ihan it was a mouth alter the lirst call la ar:::a. FCIUOMAL ENCCUNTEnS. Inicrcstir.-' Otitis About 1 no'o and 1-uct Ii ii . Even In Gci':;:r.i!;' the pcp-.lai'ity cf the ilia1! lo open to co:no doubt. Its ox IsHT.ce Is ilr.e i:i.t co inr.eli to a desire lor a coi:;lat r.3 of fear wliat paciilo wiil cay If thi'i'u is no li.'lit. There Lave Leeu uotctl ihtellsts who wore nl wayu ready fcr a fray. a::d when they e::tereil a iliawing-icom women quail ed nml hoped it wuv.iil t:ct lie their liua Ltiutb or lovers who wcukl be co un liifky as to e.'X'Uo the ire cf the men of LIooil. Dining ll:o cpcf.iialion of Pafia by the AlHis there were duels every day, the Frenchmen usually lielns the chal letiseis nml the vieloia, as tliey were very ckilll'ttl willi the pmall sword. HOW LONG MUST THIS Sometimes, however, they made a mis take, ns when they Jeered at an En glish otlicer over losing bis leg at Waterloo. The jeerer discovered that the loss of his leg did not Intorfeiv in the least with the Fnglislnnnifs aini. .There have been exceptions to tin Gis- fcs f-ii r.EXEf.M. jva r.t iz rirrr. v. mania for lighting at any price. An Ku glisb captain, ct-allcnged by a French man, bad the choice of weapons and chose pistols. The Frenchman ibn-la"-cd he would fight with nothing but the Mmk vPl yH '-v- J-.r:K:.'.l.J ,.-V--., ' .-r. ,' -'. . i l '. -' l:.l twVI LAST? I P P-'Vili ' v ' I Willis sword and Interested friends finally I a quart of the standard measur compromised ou lances, aborseua'-'t. pse in this country. v.ltli D.iiOO eon: ml 1c try leuliiia-tori or.tho I'roviii'oof Hanllio, la-lliua ul At Ciiii'iiitpo Islifo co. 1 1 I I nrdol 1,1 . l;i- (iiirial Mi I ii' Kpaul.li fnrcoi In l ln:ir del lo H .c.v I'l n I'l Pibi. In Ihoio tiieoutialuiri or Hintii H a. tiuio i l rrni.clu 'i,iiiol tap o oil 1 1 bo tt l li r.,"0'J ii en. ir.-'.iia .lo o M. Aiti lrro, Cub n, nu ir llnoi i , V ti. In oiititci'ii Mat nnB. iib .ii nil It'iry t itsm roar h'khIii; t?.n Hm Cuban t rsetiiil an l a b n of op r t out In Ki.ntiiig;). 17-.M lllsrv mlbv y pr Jested I y Cumpol i.-oi.i Ma.sjii'.llu tJ :-jmi.o, but tv k not Iin slio I Hi -Thirl ,r y foip. of tliut uliijil oaerull r la I'ltoit'i rill.i'l;i' Ululer tlorcr-l J I O SL . -. ti,V.l .VV1 " t) Tl:o cctnbat r.:,.tt:!'.iH.v a;t.acte:l r.n:c!i .".tteutlc;:. A great .crowd wUnesseil the ditL'l. Cite man received three tt;.vl.v iiroib but littr.iiy hilled 1:1a ant:i;:oni.;!. No ditiliEt could evar be i;:ade it) cinils ever t!:e !.mict:3 ftory of lite I-:n Kllshr.iau ami Frem-hiuan who were to ii.glit a duel in a pltcb-tlnrk roo:n. Not v,-bT:h:s O hia man, the Hnglish man iircd up t'.:t cbi;i!i:ey when ll::' j word wr.s givin, nml, to bin K'.!t';)!'h:i', i broujiht down U:e Fre'ieliuinn, who bad hidden there. When tlila stoty b told In France it Is always the H:: Siis lin::;u who b up the chiinney. Flflhtii:.? Filzgeir.ld waa i.niece;-sl'i.il in elghtet u duels bofcre it waa discov ered that be nlwayo wore ti cotit of n'fiil. Fcr years h!u ftuue in Koeliy.y bad ranted on his Invariable mieeci s as a duelist, r.ml thin discovery was Ids i: ml oil: . A lertain major in lisjlnii:;,' bim objected win u 1:1s sword snapped cu a hL'itrt-tbi't'ct ami deiur.uded an in voctisnticn. He was afterward hand ed in Ireland fcr uiurdaring a ueig;): bor. The tr.crt tragic duel In Knslaud waa bet warn l.otd Cyruu. srand-uuelp of the poet, ami a hlusn.an. It was fon.gbt In a tavern room by the light of one tallow camlle. Lord Eyrou waa tried fcr murder, but get off on manslaugh ter, from the pruallles of which he i: (aped because bo was a pear of the realm. This safeguard of peers was done away witli only during the pres ent rolsn. Chicago News. Cil-p unit New. A much cleaner lot of paper money Is lu circulation now than formerly, a li.iuls cashier states. The banks now send their soiled notes to the I'nited States Treasury lo be destroyed as coan as a sullieieiit quantity accumulates to justify it, and new notes are Is.viuvl In their placw This has be-ju rendered not only possible, bat advisable, owing to the increased facilities for printing banknote.;. One never sees n rolled bar.ki.ijte in Let dan. They are all crisp and white and new. simply because the Uar.k i.f Fnglaud never lets a Hole go out a second time. The avetage life of a Paid; of Fn-!ai:d note I.; .sjid to five days. A l.iv n Skeleton. Peurat. who was shown as skeleton l:i Fnglaud in 1SJ.", a living . was 27 V' iuehei vears old. lie was Ti feet high, and bis bones were merely cov ered with li s dry. parchment si n. T. e upper j lints of bis ar:::s wer.j four Inch es rsuinl. The d stance from the chest t.i the backbone was but three inches. The sliou'.diT Iliads' b.ims were scarcely an inch asunder. Ills appetite? was g, o I. The pulsation of the heart was risible to the eye. Mea-nrc tf the Centimeter. Ore thousand cubic- ceutime ers ivjui! Operations to Date.' 1 od'hn .. It -l'i I iyo, In e t rn ricrto rihicl , bj wli ill i. onto passed tint ne'iitn d ( liter id Sunt it'lanv C Thbil crtUnposlioeliiAtmi o iiryiiiiil'Uiliatci! fiuunrelio.'Co iuz. vl-raroi Ko i IT mid llu Fourth LLbaii Aunt Corpi lire In M (a iza-. S'.' ''u ) n iiiulol Citnr u In wn t r i Va aura., ni-nr Ifibini t,.I i o Si!:1 iiiilhi'! 1 1 icui uf fio Tliroi l-'ilcinU. 2 1 (Jimii.ii aeo i, tliu soo i-i nf r tent Spanish lii.lHi J. --'Uj tCJi.0 ol H.UU.o'i(llLli C-i. ..If ,i..-...'.-,.V ll I, I..' ., ,: III f Vi Caid Fieiliiy V.-.ue: "I am awfnliy glad to' sou it rah, For now, b'gosh, I can weaivny v-'J niaebintnah!" Chicago Tribune. "Do you thin:; l!:r.t n!I uiatehra it"3 uttide In henvtn?" "Vit:: e:;eapt tbosa imide tit the ct-nulicre." .Itttlss. "Aren't yen civittg your boy dtir.clns Iet t.cuK at a vuy young nge?" "Cut .-e Intend lilr.i fcr the tinny." Life. Pott!: The way of the tr.nir.grt'rscr Is bald. Ji aii-Trt c; lut Ibe'traiblo In, It's fotievaliy bard on nomebody else. Trulli. I''r!e::d Do yen rlwaya wait fcr la-:-;)!ii;t!i;n beftre you write u poem? Autt.cr No. I always uead ten dul IaiL lilomervilli' .louinr.l. "Is the fail the only thin;? that guides ti uhipV" nsrb'Jd the n'een passenger. "No," raid the mate. "There lira rud dri'c." lud'iii'.ai'olis Journal. "I ni:i hopeful I hat you will pay mo that ?1U before the end of the wee!:, Fiinlt l:oii." "Ti::tt's r:;:bt, old 111:1:1. Fe hopeiu!, Lut don't ba c:in:;i!!ue." Judge. "1 believe you t::cn tbhi'; raoro cf your wheels than yon do of ycur wivir." " iiy not? Wo can r;et un Improved mate every year." Chicago Iiecord. "I love to have yen come r,::d cm ii ter. nr. Vouipklr.::." - "Why, nicldcV" " 'Ctu re rho never lilies that candy you bring her, an' Give:-. It t.i mo." Chicago Frier.'!. Fi;:I:er Po yen believe In bsredity? J.'aur f'rio. iVr.ity a tiiue I have no ticed lhat v!:ei: a n::in waa rich lii3 rcn had l.'.:e- came trait. Olueinu.itl I m; rarer. MtM3 Watr.irh fia yon cr.nn from Ccr.trn, do you? Thai's where every body ia ra culnircd, Irn't it? Miaa Uea coi'.i.lreeta No; cu'livaied. Eomorvillj Jorrn:'.!. . P-iynldni: Tbt-.t fellow, Do Claatiuo, pays ni nie very dry thing!', doesn't bo? Wynkii::; Ycft, I've hirrd lilm say "Don't care if I da" ivpeatedly.-DalU-more Newa "If policf is our national game, then the American beauty rose ought to 1:3 the national dower." "Why?" "Uu cause it has such a royal Hush." CLI "cago Iiecord. M:nnie Coorge r.altl I ought to no cn the stage. He .said that he bad tio doubt I. would be a pencil. Mamie Are yon sure.be didn't say a Cherry? Indiau apoMs Journal. Tommy Paw, what lo n designing villain? Mr. Figg-Oh. the descrip tion would apply to one of these poster nrt'st3 about as well 113 nnythinj. Indianapolis Journal. lie Have yon heard my nor sonc;, "The Proposal?" Shc-N'o; what key U It In? He Be mine er. She I will. (And now you can transpose It to tba key of "A flat." Life. "Tain' alius der.i ez hab ds nics'," raid Fm-le Kben, "dat manages tor hoi' onto It do longio'. De cul'ud gmninan don' git bald nigh cz quid; ex de whito gom:i:an." Washington Star. P.eed All the original jokes wora written 2.1X0 years ago. Wright What nonsense! Pil leave it to you. now. Do I look as If I mild he more than 2,CU'J years old? Cincinnati Emiuirer. "You do not go out often to dinner, Mrs. Waddiugtou?" "No. I djii't lhir.lt the lest dinner on o.ir.li Is sulHeleat cou'pensalion for making one's self agreeable for three luuw at a strctcu." Cblcaja Heeord. . Ilugby Our landlady Is one of tiia most e::r:ert calculators in town. Wil klus Is she? Ku.iby Yep. We liaJ beans for dinner to-day. and she nakej me bow many l would have. Cleve land Plalu Dealer. Frofessor Say, Anna, couldn't ire Just as well postpone onr silver wed ding and celebrate it at the same tinia as the golden wed ling? I d in't like to lie Interrupted in my work sj often, ITiegende tlaettei. J