I
: QI FFPV MANIT A j Litt,e Improvement Sine
:3LCCri JYlAruLA s the Invasion by Amer-
ORE than four years have chips
agine, writes a correspondent,
huts, customs and hnhits of tlx
fey 1 ' 1 lrSS
mmiatlim''m!r'tz&x 1 .-S. 4a -
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American has infused no fresher blood into the ways of business lie tried it tor a while and then sat down under the
shade of a tree and rested just as the Filipino does.
It is true thut sanitary conditions have been improved somewhat; that mercantile establishments display their goods
more attractively than before; that American money is commoner than Spanish Coin: that some of t!: women who travel
the streets peddling fruits, tortillas and tamnles have been induced to wenr Kiioes; that Kentucky Vhiskies and spirits
nude i" cellars of Chicago nnd Denver saloons have, in a measure, substituted the' native drink, but otherwise Manila
it the same old sleepy, indolent, care-free town that it was ten years ago und will be twenty years hence.
l'erhaps when peace is permanently established with alj the islands Americans will be more conspicuous, bnt ns a
matter of fact little American capital is being invested. There have been prospectors and men with money to land here
l.iokins for places to put in some cash. But in nearly every instance they have returned home with all they had when they
left, except, of course, that which they spent for passage and food. The price of all , foodstuffs has risen correspondingly
with the repo-ted advances in America No one In ordinary circumstances can afford to patronize the better class of
restaurants, and as for beefsteak snch as one could get in the cheaper resta irants in Chicago they are not here at all.
Tork chops are almost unknown, stuff that ' called veal tastes like boiled shoestrings, and as for lamb and mutton the
meat smells like a dog pound and has a flavor that is a cross between dogwood blossoms and a bnnch of jimson weeds.
Here one engaged in business usually reaches his office about 8 o'clock; at noon he has lunch, after which be takei
a "nap." lasting for two or three hours.
All tramc is practically suspended btween 12 and 4 o'clock p. m. Later comes dinner parties, that Is among the
rich. The hour is 8 o'clock. Calls are f Idom if ever made except among the closest friends after that time, but are con
fined to the earlier hours of the evening, when chocolate is served by the lady of the house.
THE CONCEITED COINS.
"I'm just as good as silver!"
The Nickel proudly cried;
"The head of Madam Liberty
Isdamped upon my side,
film as white and shining
As any dime cun be
He needn't put ou any airs,
I'm twice as thick as he!"
"I'm every bit ns good a gold!"
The Penny blustered loud;
"That tiny, thin, gold dollar
lie needn't feel so proud.
For all his nirs and graces
I do not give a fig;
I'm burnished just as bright as he,
And hulf again as big!"
But when the Cent and Nickel
Went out upon their way,
Alas, the world still held tbem cheap,
Whatever they might say.
The Double Engle smiled. "You'll find,"
He said, "that par is par;
It doesn't matter how you boast,
But what you really are."
-The Uutlook.
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DEMON DANDY
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URING bis visit to the Hunting-
dons lie Und fallen hopelessly in
love with the beautiful aud im
perious sister of his host. It was the
nUjlit before the sale that the subject
of the Offingtou horse sale was
broached by Huntingdon.
"1 see they are going to put up that
hrmc Demon Duudy," he begun inno
cently. "Why brute?" queried Diana.
Ilellitlrs, for her benefit, recounted
the history of Demon Dundy's ex
ploits. When he had finished the harrowing
recital with a thrilling account of how
iJeninti had beseiged a stableman in
tiie lot't for a space of twelve hours,
ami how be had kicked two loose boxes
into matchwood In the same space ot
time. Diana Huntingdon lifted her glo
riuiis dark eyes to his.
"I think I should like to buy that
torse." she said.
"My dear Diana," expostulated her
brother.
"Don't think of It," said Mr. Bellairs.
I'laim had a will of her own. This
"light but ill-tlined opposition called it
Into life.
"I'm sure I should like to buy that
liorse," she reiterated, with a rising
color.
More opposition followed from the
men.
' Her brother grew angry the Idea,
hlle Kellalrs, who would bimselt
ooimt and ride anything between a
buck-jumper aud a zebra, grew alarm
1 and almost angry with her, .whom
he worshiped In private as jUriWt a
vinlty. '
"I am going to buy that horse," said
Dtann Huntingdon at last, with an an
Sfy flash In her eyes.
Then out of his love and fear for hei
"ellalrs forgot his manners, which, as
general rule, were perfect. Worse
,'tlll. lie also forgot diplomacy.
"I don't think you will succeed," be
aid. coolly.
Then a hot flush came up from his
"oots, till he blushed In agony to tut
"own of his head.
"Indeed?" replied the girl, with a
note of scornful. Interrogation in her
Voi! that caused his heart to sink
lthln hi-n.
"I n in thinking of buying lilm my
Id Bellairs, desperately.
.fl since the Invasion of the Philippine hy
taut in that tune the natives would -hav oirked
ir white-faced brethren from over the so .is.
"Indeed?" replied Diana, with an al
most Imperceptible lift of her eye
brows. "To shoot " exclaimed Bellairs.
An angry flush crept across her face
as she swept from the room, gazing
angrily before her.
"You're quite right. Jack," said
Huntingdon, sympathetically, as his
friend, returned disconsolately to the
table. "But I'm afraid you've upset
Dl; she's a bit short-tempered, you
know. Do you really mean to buy the
brute?"
"I do," replied Bellairs, "and to ride
him, too."
A nd he did.
Diana did not nppear at the sale the
next day, neither did she put in an ap
pearance at the dinner table. Where
fore, in the evening, Mr. Bellairs or
dered the dogcart, bade his friend
farewell, and returned to his home
with a sorrowful heart
A year elapsed and found him still
sorrowful.
AH his male friends declared him to
have become a mysogynlst, while all
his acquaintances of the softer sex,
who might have been his friends but
for this painful peculiarity, declared
that he was a heartless brute.
The peculiarity was made all the
more unbearable to the eligible dam
sels of Burghmiuster society by the
fact that Jack was considered a good
"catch."
I'H H I'l I'l
"I AM OOI.NO TO ilUV THAT HOUSE.
Burghminster mammas, with mar
riageable daughters, were of oplnlou
that a woman hater had absolutely no
right to own such a home as Bellairs
did. and that a heavy tax should be
Instituted to discourage such flagrant
examples of cast-Iron bachelorhood.
He was decoyed away Into discreet
woods, where dovelike eyes were
flushed upon Uim; where tiny well
gloved hands grasped his with tender
appeals for help at the slightest obsta
cle in the shape of a stile or gurgling
brook.
But all in vain. Only one person sat
on the stile, and tie brook gurgled on,
mocking the aspirations of matchmak
ing humanity. The dovelike eyes of
Burghminster beauty might have beeu
tUB idnfik ued optics of a borough ania-
nce?
by
ican Forces.
the Amoricnn forces. One would im
un and eliinu to mnnv of th man-
l.nf Rii(h ta not th cnsn The
zon, so small tbelr attractions to the
stony-henrted Bellairs.
He now took long objectless rides
alone on Demon Dandy, whose natural
depravity of character had almost dls-,
appeared under the Influence of a long
spell of bard work. Sometimes, In the
course of these rides, be would pass
Miss Huntingdon, who would greet
him with a cold and distant bow, and
-ho, when tie was safely out of sight,
would indulge In the femluiue luxury
of tears.
Bellairs, having no tears, would,
by touching Demon Dandy with the
spur, incite him to rebellion.
The fights that followed were of ben
efit both to man and horse.
Nevertheless, every time he met
Diana Huntingdon she could not help
noticing that he was growing thinner
and paler.
He, too, thought the same of her, till,
one one occasion, the thought proved
too much for him.
She had just disappeared round a
bend in the leafy luue, walking slowly
and with drooping bead.
Bellairs, overcome by bis feelings,
clapped both spurs Into Demon Dandy,
a direct challenge for an equine strug
gle of the most violent character.
Demon Dandy answered the chal
lenge by rearing wildly, then falling
backwards with a heavy 'crash on to
his master.
Bellairs was conscious of a glimpse
of Demon Dandy's nose against the
sky. Then a tlush passed before h!s
eyes and be knew no more.
When he came to himself he found
his lost divinity bending over him.
He had a vague idea that she was
calling him "Ja-jk" and her "boy."
A half -hour elapsed.
Bellairs said little. He Just lay there
happily, explaining matters and recov
ering his breath.
"It Is just as well that I did not let
you buy Demon Dandy," he said at
last.
"Just as well, dearest, since you are
not killed." snid Diana. "But you will
not ride liini again?"
"I won't," ejaculated Bellairs, fer
vently. Chicago Tribune.
It Did.
Lady Visitor (to little girl) What tie
came of that little kitten you had hera
once?
Little Girl Why. haven't you heard?
Lady Visitor No! Was It drowned?
Little Girl No!
Lady Visitor Lost?
Little Girl No!
Lady Visitor Poisoned?
Little Girl-No!
Lady Visitor Then whatever became
of it?
Little Girl It growed up Into a cat
Philadelphia Bulletin.
. An "Kssential Oil."
Ernest Iugersoll Is as quick at rep
artee as he is keen in bis observation of
nature. It happened some time ago
that his daughter asked him a question
concerning the difference between es
sential and fixed oils. He explained at
some length.
"Well," said she, "to which class does
skunk's oil belong?"
"To both," was the prompt rejoinder.
"It's essential to the skunk and fixed
on the man." New York Times.
Didn't Like tbe Substitute.
Mrs. Hoyle My husband la never
satisfied.
Mrs. Doyle Neither Is mine; he has
always kicked because he couldn't find
his collar button, and now, he has a
wart on the back of his neck, but he
isn't satisfied with that New York
Times.
LATE JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
Where a city contracts with a water
company to pay for water a sum equal
to all taxes levied on certain parts of
the company's plant, the ngreenien
Is not invalid as an exemption fro.n
taxation; the contract contemplating
the payment of taxes. 85 N. W. Hop.
(Yls.t 0S5. '
A contract for public supplies, let
upon a bid tendered pursuant to an
advertisement limiting the right to b.d
to persons employing, or who will In
the future employ, union labor only,
is held iu State ex rel. Robert Mitchell
Furniture Co. vs. Toole (Mont., 55 L.
R. A tU-D. to be Invalid.
Directors of an Insolvent corporation
are held. In American Exchange Na
tional Bank vs. Ward (C. C. A pp. Mb
C, 55 L. R. A. 3."ti), not to be pre
cluded from executing a chattel mort
gage upon the corporate, assets to se
cure their own Just demands). If they
act in absolute gwd faith.
A statute defining contempts, and
providing a punishment therefor, and
also providing that in all cases of In
direct contempt the party so charged
shall upon demand have a change of
Judge or venue nnd a Jury trial, is held,
in Smith vs. Speed tOkla.), 55 L. R. A.
402, to lie Invalid, as au interference
by the Legislature with the Inherent
rights of courts to punish for con
tempt. A statute ninUIng carriers liable for
Injuries to passengers except where
the Injury Is caused by the criminal
negligence of the person Injured, or by
the violation of au expressed rule ot
regulation of the company actually
brought to the notice of the Injured
passenger, is held, in Chicago, R. I. &
T. Co. vs. Zernecke (Neb.). 55 L. R. A.
010, to be within the police power of
the State.
When stock of a corporation Is trans
ferred to and deposited with its presi
dent, to be disposed of by him for the
prosecution of the Interest of the com
pany nnd raising necessary money to
carry ou its business, he has an abso
lute right to dispose of It at his discre
tion for the company's benefit, aud If
he applies it In good faith he dis
charges his duty to the depositors and
the corporation. 09 N. Y. Supp. 702.
Where a water company sued a city
for hydrant rentals, aud the city sel
up a counterclaim for Inadequate ser-
fire pressufe'at fires occurring more!
than six years prior to the present
ment of the claim to the city, and also
after the controversy lud got Into
court, could not be sustained, as show
ing a hublt, or custom, or course of
conduct: it appearing from the defend
ant's bill of particulars that during a
portion of the sis; years prior to the
filing of the claim the protection fur
nished by the water works was suttl
cleut. 80 N. W. Uep. (Wis.) OSJ.
The Ancient Fellows. '
O for the ancient boy who stood upon the
deck that day.
"While o'er him fust, through sail and 011 Jl,,y l- Tlie ,lew e(,llioe wlu ,,e of
shroud the wreathing fires mude , Gothic design, the material of Cleve
way!" land Lower Canon gray stone, aud the
I auditorium will have a seating cnpaclty
O for the ancient girl who graced the of about iKM). The newspapers always
stage before our sight ! refer to this little church as the Dutch
And told us well why Curfew should Reformed, but. according to the mis
uoi ue rung lout uigui;
O for the simple Marys sweet, who led,
so long ugo,
That immemorial Iamb to school, who
loved those Marys so!
But times have changed, old comrade!
The children of our tears
Have ceased to be the little girls and
boys of vanished years.
And Mary's little lamb nt school no gen
tle smiles can win
The teacher calls the watchman, and the
watchman runs him iu.
And the boy upon the burning deck Is
Hot s sight to charm;
He speaks in Greek, and gives no cause
to spring the tire alarm!
Atlanta Constitution.
Attentions of a Husband.
Humor does not abound in the vig
orous atmosphere of the Twopenny
Tube between 7 and 8 p. in. Therefore
the passengers jammed up near a fat
Irate woman one evening lust week,
greatly enjoyed the following: "Thom
as" this very loudly while Joggling a
mild little husband as they both sway -
ea, ciutciuug me leatner loops over
head "get a scut for me, I tell yer."
Conciliatory whispers came from the
mild man, who glanced timidly at the
passengers Lis wife was pushing
against. ' I
Then: "Nonsense; yer could find me
a seat easy enough if yer wanted to."
jiore uKumzeu w uisrs irora xaa for Bnother. as In weaving cloth,
husband and more loud demands from j Xhe Inventor does not intend to or
the wife. There was great local relief ganZe a company to make lace, snys
when an Irreproachably dressed young the ew York Tribune, or even the pro
man politely gave up his seat. As the t auction of more machines. He has al
woman dropped heavily Into it she ready put nearly 1100.000 Into his ex
beamed on him with. "Any one can see nerlments and is now looklmr for n
you're not my 'usband, sir.
-Miuiches-
tcr Guardian.
A Gentle Heminder.
It was 11:3a .
"Yes," she said, although the remark
seemed a little abrupt, "I always sleep
well." Then she paused and plaintive
ly added In a hopeless murmur, "when
I get a chance."
Whereupon the youtbf'who had been
overstaying himself, took his hat and
softly stole away. Cleveland Plain
Etealer.
, .
Madagacar'a Academy.
Madagascar Is believed to be civil-
lzed enough by the French to have an
Academy , of Letter? and Sciences of
its own.- It contains sixteen members
at present, thirteen Europeans and
three Hovas. '' '
A small bov's ideal hero is another
lother
who runs away from school.
! STARS OF OUR FLAG
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NEW ARRANGEMENT OF THE STARS OF THE AMERICAN FLAG.
'CT73HK l-k of symmetry and historical significance in the rraneinent of th
stars on the blue field of the American ting has for years beeu a subject of
comment among observing pntriot. Many mm have given much time to a
plau of placing the stars iu some design which would appeal to the people f th
country, but nil have failed in evolving anything satisfactory until the design
which J. R. Stahlnecker of Silverton, C,do has worked out was submitted to
Congress. Mr. Stnhlnecker's plan Is pictured above, lie worked on the Idea
fourteen years before he was satisfied with it. The work has required more
thought and study than would appear li'Vessary nt first to most people. Hut it
was no easy matter to take a given Mini her of stars and get out a design which
would commemorate the great events n the history of the country anj yet
attain an artistic and symmetrical effect.
in Mr. Stahlnecker's plan, the center group of thirteen stars represents the
thirteen original States nt the time of the adoption of the Constitution. Around
this group, in a circle, are twenty-three stars which represent the States which
were admitted between that time and the close of th. Civil War, the group of
thirteen nnd circle of twenty-three together representing the gnat senl of th
I'nited Stutes. These three great features are to lie unchanged by any follow
ing events. The first event brought the Hag into existence, the second made the
life of the nation more secure, and the great seal Is ludissolulily connected with
both.
The stars outside the circle of twenty-three represent the States which
were admitted between the close of the Civil War and the Spanish-American
war. This places two in each of the four corners and one midway ou each side,
the design as a whole representing the union of States as they are at the present
day. As New Mexico. Arixonn. Indian Territory and Oklahoma come in, their
stars may he placed in the extreme corners. Then. If Hawaii and Alsskn are in
time, also admitted, their stars may be placed midway on each side of the field,
making an outside ring which, with those recently admitted and with the four .
territories which nek admittance, will Inclose all the rest, makiug the whole de
sign beautiful, historical, symbolical and symmetrical.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S CHURCH
AND ITS PASTOR, REV. DR. SCHICK.
(TrnllE new Grace Reformed
II Church, now in process of con
,tructlon- wl" be an'l lwu
Dec, 1, Bl wnicn lime ll in rxiiccieu
that President
Roosevelt will
have returned to
Washington for the
resumption of bis
strenuous duties as
the head of the
American n a 1 1 on.
This Is the church
in which the Presi
dent worships, and
It was ho who laid
the comer stone of
the new building
SCHICK.
tor. Rev. John M. Schick, this title it
erroneous. He snys this his church Is
I properly described by the term "Grace
' Refouired," and that If It have any
, national origin at all It Is German rath
er than Dutch. It Is a differentiation
from the Lutheran churches In that
I Its underlying spirit is republicanism,
whereas thut of the Lutheran churches
1 1 monarchic. Dr. Schick Is a pleasant
MACHINE MADE TORCHON LACE.
Austrian Invention Imitate
Hand-
Made Product.
Some fair Imitations of hnnd innde
lace ore already manufactured by ma
chinery. A recent invention by an
Austrian named Matltsch renders it
possible to reproduce one more variety,
known us torchon lace. The real ar
ticle Is a moderately coarse but pretty
i lace and Is used on garments which It
Is desirable to put through a laundry.
Herr Mutltsch, after being associated
with the lace Industry in Vienna ami
Inventing a machine which did not give
satisfactory results, went to Nottlng-
I Pii.rtuml u-li.,c. Iw rkupfniliul lm
, , .
to make the Jacquards for each pattern
that It was desirable to produce. This
part of the work was performed upon
the inventor's return to Vleuuu, Hith
erto It has beeu necessary to have a
separate machine for eu'cb design.
With the Matltsch machine it Is only
uece88ary t0 substitute one Jacquard
company to buy his rights. The Not
tingham lace manufacturers profess
not to be disturbed by the prospect of
competition ami say that the Matltsch
machine will lujure French manufac
turers chiefly. In Vienna the papers
blnk that a new era In lace making Is
ahead.
Strategic Slang.
The enemies of slang aud we are all
lts enemies on occasion-will have to
confess that It sometimes has value, If
oniy to conceal tnoujgnt. Harper's
Weekly Is authority for a story In
which a single slung word was the
means of accomplishing Important re-
suits.
j When Lieutenant Gllmore's party
was captured and sent into northern
Luzon bv tbe Fllinlnos. Hia nriwimn
1 were all condemned to death. Some
were mulMed, and the rest of tbe
. part was abandoned In the Jungle, bfr
I) loniiii I'm
. BEV. J. II
The New Arrangement Is
Commemorative of Many
Great Historical Events...- t
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UUACK UKMOltlAL till Ki ll.
gentleman, rather under than over th
medium height, and possesses the se
renity which learning and experlenc
give to tin professional man. He la
now an Intimate of the Roosevelt fam
ily and Is often a guest at the Sunday
night suppers In the White House, to
which the President loves to Invite
those who ore especially congenial wills
him In their views of life und work.
lug. In the opinion of the Filipino lead
er, too far gone to lie worth killing.
They were eventually rescued; but
before they were finally rumlciniifU
their captors compelled them to sign a
document declaring that they were be
ing well treated, and bail no reason to
complain of their lot.
The men signed first, and then the
paper, written In Spanish, was taken
to Lieutenant Giliunre for his signa
ture. He read It, and understood Its
purport. Similar papers, signed by
American soldiers ami evidently foreeo
from ibem by the wily Filipinos, ,,i
been circulated before. Lieutenant
Gilmore took the document with the
remark that he would "O. K." the
men's signatures. Then he wrote the
word "nit" after each man's name.
The Filipinos thought this was the
American way of giving official appro
val, nnd were satisfied. When, a lont
time after the men were rescued. th
paper got back td elvlllzutluii and the
Filipinos tried to make an impression,
with it, they found thut something waa
wrong.
Honest Tenaut.
The futber of Earl Fltsswllllara, who
died recently, was an excellent land
lord. A London paper relates how
once a farmer went to him with the
complaint that the Furl's fox hunters,
hud ruined a field of corn, or. as we
should cull It, wheat.
Tbe Earl gave the man fifty pounds
In payment for damage. After harvest
time the fanner returned the money,
saying that the wheat hud turned out
well, after all.
Earl Fltzwllllam drew a check for
one hundred pounds and gave it to bis
tenant. "This Is as things, should be
between . man and man." said he.
"When your eldest son comes of age
give blm this, and tell him how audi
wfiy you got It."
He Served Two Masters. :
HusbaudT-liurruh! My employer tut
given me a week's vacation.
Wife How nice! Now you can take
down the stoves, clean out the cellar
and whitewash the kitchen. Chlcairo
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Most good doctors are homely.
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