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By Pmil l)c Uincv
COLUMBIA
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mid ulhrr I'mllli (iimsI Mixlrs
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i'lUucii ...lel i-y J
"...,., J.hi m a utility
..... Hh was town
,V,olucl.l iMlr was need
"..!... it . nt Hi" "I" '
rtiun.. carpenter. I""!"!"'--'.
U-rwu... i- nr.
. id been fane : ,
. -.i dy mid "''l
' 'n,,i.fm II" l''l
.. i the dinaeinrs mill own" in
limn wlm
mln
I'lullilllg
limn equal lo tint (earful I'liii'rg.'iii r.
Tim IiiniI wan binding nttnlglit lor
ttm Intuit ul lint riMii nl riM'ka, 'In tli
left of III" renter I tut Iwilldrm .IMiM
ntiliin nil feel nliovn Hi" water lino.
I-Mpliain Mtw tliln nt n glniirti and knrw
Unit II lui could reach till point U
H lllllll In! Mill' fur a tlinv.
liulrkur limn wwila tin hutted Ida
nnin forward with nil ol III" nticiiglh,
tin blocked llin way n( Ills rrnfl ti.
ai.tltl ll around llkn ii lop. Tlii'ii li
threw lii-i alilnwisu o llin ri'lioiiiiilliiK
wnl"m wlich llllil Inn almost In Hie
lop. lint llm heavy tiwleirurteul up
in which lin rinlii alriick llin forks drrp
down limnnl llin lint lit III" Imy ami
HHin up llkn n living tiling Iji1iiiiii
(iiilllil liltuaoll iiiiihihIIo llin rovuted op.
uulng In tin- rm'kn mnl leaped, tig
caught lilit fooling unit cinwlwl ton
plate ul triiiiuiinty nattily.
Ill boat Htm li t iliinn as rapidly nt
II ha, I In-i ll linlated up liy llin swell
mnl lin ww It mi mora, llin position
m micli tlmt lin niitlil nut urn vilul
mhii Kiiii mi nmuinl Ii I in. lilt vlnlnn
mily ciivmril it iiuiriiw linn of tlin
i r to Dm rant mnl int Imt aloiiK
IliU linn lm hum' iiiiIIiIiik 1ml wlittump
ami mirKUiK wnli in.
Tlii.iii(liiiiit ttm uVciiliiK tin Imil
cllmlwt Inch liy I licit ili llm tlii'k ililo
ol llin fliimilli Inmliliim, dllntllllg hrtn
mnl tlicti' lo liiunpn mill hIIkIiI projwl
Iiik lilln llkn n lliMfil, Hi Hie lliln
rum mnl ilrovn lilm lntote ll. Tim
liirin mKl IIiioiiljIiwiI the liny mil
.. , lire ..
W,,m nl tl.n m.H.1
I ..... Ir.i.IMillHl. COIll. I
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. . . . 11m taU M fY.
.Mil"!'"'- , . I,.,! .U. ,1,1, .,,,1 ,, I., ....I.
l. 9 lltliaHi Htti Mill rllitclnv tu llm ricka.
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I ..!.!. .. r.M la. N IIIA II II S If 10 w .mini n I.I " w
17 .I Jjo u.-Mcii tu tlrltik lo lionr. mil the wMT t
I.U .....W..I.I.. l.l 1 I.I. I-.
ll lllll'IIRIII lUllllllp lll (lW
L'l iIli'P I"" nmiin "I inn ""-" . .hi- wmnn
J r,i) IIifii cMIVf.IKtl.ill. I'1" '" ''' IWchwl IU lilifliMt
. 11 .....v nl iiiiim ifiMiil ltlut mnl tliroitiihoiil thn tniiiilnitel nl
Lilt I. 'y t..l tlwimnoltief W011U , ' '. leti WonlJ felurn to
I It li.lf.ifl V H.IT..,ftll n u.. .1 IIUli,
out, thrift iiiIkIiI lm IiOki for III ill yet.
Nitmli,!,,,,,! u, n , lll0 wm
11 Hut wnli 1, II,, i(,1(.lni.rwi ,inUl
tin. Chinook rack"
, ! ,ta''J In ol(1,y .
" ' T'ci in a mllu. Hut
xl'iriii i IiiiiikivI tl.ia .n.in.m
'"' mnl hi, ,.,,1,1,1 , mvm tin.
ni t Rlluntlnn ,,
ii" nii t ni livn t rpuinln n prla
""" r-rkt. iltirlMK tho i.,H,b
iitjlli HiiilyHhi. ,, ,lt (c.() W(,
"Hi. In nll..,,,,iK t ,.
" ipiiirirr hi n 11,11,1 In rnlm walnr
10 Itlak. Imt II... u,n. .,.1,. 1.1 1
I1.11l.ln1l of wMi Itiililml thla illManio
'"l,.,.i (,n r,H.kt nn(I ,10 MaluU
I I117 cut Id,. n,n, j R ,.Pr mmm
liovnl on mn l, on-ottloiiK, unit tlm iIIh.
Inntii una ii,,w u.nttur 0 in-uliiiioii.
Htlll llio rlmiiri-. untu H fvrnlilo lor
IHI-ln ami n intiirtlnii of tlinilmltiiire,
nnil th Imrily ,oriiinii wnit lii, mI
lo limkn tlm nttnniil.
Tlll'lll HIT.) IIHUiy L'tlllllCM In IiIn luvor
for ,wp .n ,. ,0M nn, 1,1,,,,
Nuiiinrmii fldlii-mifii lult tlia-ir li-mtn
tin-in thrmiKh thu illicit, nml uveii
thxtillh lluwt M,.r,t nuvpt nwny hy the
totiii thvtn h prol.iihlllty Hint oil,.
m liml Imlgcl upon thu licncli. Tlioic
ulunya wn-rknHo of nil imiln found
on Hiiinl lihinil nfti-r n ntorin, ml inn
liy Ihoiu were ninny i'.
Tlie miT una col.l, It nn Iruo,
lait Daii iilm rotil. Ill, Imil rn.
IiihIiiimI crtiiiipi.,1 upon llin roi ka until
ny klml ol b, Hon 1,11 lil Ihi n ifllcf to
Ofiu ihi iirruMoiiiiil lo ijxitcIcii. Mb ,lo
"rflliltil t tint Hllti-ia' flg,i mill pcrri'il
otit ove 1 lh atiilncit lownnl thu alri'tch
ot Mini. KiiliH-tlntt what tie thought
M thu rii-rit tiiilnt of thu inlatnl,
lie took n inouiitnln pisik far to the
KKHiif.m a h kuIiIu, mnl cnacil hlinaulf
Into llin Hatvr.
TIhtw In no ilanxi'i nlonu thla alioto
lo man In the water except the elo-
ttenla tliviiifelri-a. Thu mmi intinn
Htaik no uiurli K.ntcl in aoulhiirn wnl
eti never nmki-a hia nppintiiiico nt thla
poini. It la only tlieextreuiit low teui
pMaturo ol llin wHler Hint enilmiKera
llie linn of tlnm, who nro aulijeeUiil to
it and of tlii Han una not Ignorant.
He knew tlmt h, iimlil awlin mi llliltin-
lled ilialmice ahoulil the miter not
I mMmmMS
t
Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
x! Al, ol Hie inneriiieii ire
. . it,
Vti I ('1 it'""'
ju,an lio alniile lianueii
m. 1 tut ai.J liii'le.! imp for
IMtlrai
, oUl ever In-ell iiil D
lui l4n, ' Mi l 0I1I llaylelt.
I!"acu lila role mm raueii
L ikdI lo ililnk at lil ex-
line a lo iMu IJipl.alii a
lk-oiur"" Mill the rtxmn
(.4f U Ilia crowtl arone inl ilmuk
aJt.
.J llayiltii aa Hnntlni; hl
t Ut it Mcrllklnx It lo Ih"
fgdfil man aa rnnrernwl
liSibtnnrii, w, I. He trim Iiik K"'"-
Iwf lU niruiory ol one Ihey rim
4l,iere extollliiK lli vir-
lllbia who aa IIvIiik nt that
It btwever, a not al that
lar.mi ami lila (Hmillon waa mil
'. tut Dan Upliain atlllineil
1 1011 1 11 1! to live n Kieat ileol
ill it that hour cllnitliiK to tlm
iMltbttlrail line nl the lower
Uy Ilia lwnninWil f-t
Iittpw the illKht ahrlvliiK lliai
rtntjwt alnvo th woleia rl!n
HitTTnionitnt, while hia liiiKra
li rlincheil in crevnteea above.
ItMOilKtl to llin hiiilieat IHillit
lollairrarlieil. lull he nlao re-
Imt Hut llin title hml reached Ita
lUdfifKcil hluifelf nhiitil ot It
iUlf-iIiONi.ptl rerpeut thriumliiMit
lKoo ami he now welcoineil
wt it nm titno for tint witter
latxiMchiil hia tmntliat inoin
auxl that he hail mliaril Han
al Rlognotd on thu way. Ho
tlit tlio younit tflrl would be
i,tlnit the itronK iintleitow
I'M out to render audi nialat'
i'aliht lw within hia power,
tk toward the ahoro drotmine
1 64 loner Into the bay, for he
tilia rerwlinu watera would
Bn that wv.
rutUroly ihiwnetl when ho anw
I'M lila cotnpmilona belnK car
i'ua I'lKiiinolutiiieut rocka nl a
''acl iiih1. lie rut nciosi
polnt ot tllacovery with nil ol
It" 10 inttrcepl them. Hut
a itrotiK and vloroua yaunji
triumalwl lil klll. lin una
4tlieuniU.tow llku tliu nrlp of
;aiiu cnnled ns inervlluaaly
DrraVera na weru lila frlonda
I Mould havo readied.
I4 Wll not uvon irrantnd the
I'sepl (ollowirifc tho courao their
liucn. Ho had crowd the
nine ol 11, a ,.,.,il i,.,,i.,p,..
jkli boat waa dunned awny to-
rocal. Hit con 1 no
IllH tualhll llm Innvllnl.l..
'.wU Inlluencu tho boat to aouio
Iiotcoutio It took to mln.
"'locka wcro preferablo to tho
;PNlienkora mid tho ocean
C Vu.a 1,0 "eofcJ tho beat ho
ii inem.
IV on) clianco In n thotiHand ot
,iwth there, bv nll,ml,f tn
I lut would destroy lilin, but
"I IDfi lito.1...... ... 1,....
tH..i . "an never yci
17, victim i vb In all the
!,f. al l'" mouth of tl
li l..,ut 'o'tiino had favored
Jj.'"' me reader nlroady knovra
a e Bran a .
1 i. .. ' v "o aviu 0 itu iiieniiD
1 tun ooat ,Ra npproached
a. -imam watched ko n pan
l',;"f lean. Tho wlilto
-" UDon tli. .il. .,o.
i..?v mor eeotlioil nnu
"UUl , ,. ,, , ,,.
IWtln. ...1. r'O'l'ect wae
j.up
ont In
t'Mii 8 1110 preelnotaj of
t. 'd lilB mueolea etnndlng
ii ..... "-
mn:.x".lu?M.ola.eri
Hie rain Ik-hI dimu tiHin him in lor
rent, ilrenrliitiit l I tit to the akin.
The i,c Niavera hud wen him tlrike : rauw hia IIiiiIim to rimm
Hie rorka IhrotiKh the early ii.'.riiiiiit I llm the dlatanre wna inndo without
mlal and apmy mid had wii l.nu no Incident. Tho fhorra nl Hie laland had
i"""'- 1 110I Iwen tnnterially changed, mid when
llut at the himr when Joe Uoldeti ihr vnuna flaherman rnw, tin in tin,
hallow water at the approach of the
inland and wnded naliote, he felt that
lila trinihlea were ouiiing to ftn end.
Hut he wna deatineil to bo Mirptltted.
lin little eiirpected that waa to 1 10 on
cuunteieil farther up tho Itlmid.
11U flrel thoiiKlit waa to tlnd n ln.
He atarteil nloii the north nhore ot tho
Mini ipit looking cloaely for bonta,
rithei n the lieacli or on the Minda.
The itland waa a tntlo in leiiKth and
a quarter to a halt mile In width.
lie had reached the rant point of tho
Inland without aticcew and waa nl-out
to round the (mint for the ptirpnw of
examining the muitli thore. lint he
ailddctily tnpr,l ill aiitoiiiahtm'iil. Ho
H a aplaih in Hie water lot'.e totiHi 1
and thru he heard n niiniU'i ot iiiiiIIUhI
(Mita. ll waa now alter tiiidiiinht mid
he did not uiiiletatMnil auch n proceed-1
IliK In, 111 Hint quarter. I lie youne
llaheriiiaii iintnctliati'ly m-ielinl hltiifell
aiiiotiK the driftwood no aliundant on
thla I a I a ml mid awaited develnpiuenta.
It wna ton early (ot llihermen to begin
tn ntlr nnd the iHiata were not coming
from (he right direction anyway.
lie ditl not have long to wait. Dark
oh, -eta noon appealed moving cautious
ly on the water In erciy direction Irom
the aoilth. 8tuall lioatu In lily dotted
the river mid there waa a nilcnce In the
mtitlliiig ot the nam and the upright
llgtiice in the rralt that waa oiiilnoiia
l-.very boat eoiilalnetl lour or more
c rttnim mnl an they Iwiian to land on
the aouth fhmn of the laland Dan dia
covitiiI that the men weie armed.
The pioblem waa now simple to Dan
Ijipham. It waa tho advance guard of
the tHmlhuiile llaliermen. Therlaahwaa
now at hand. Thu war had long been
tin ealened between Hi" txmlhaido and
linrthalde lltheriueii and thenuutliBidcra
liml taken thu initiatory Mi'p.
Tl inn diew their lla upon the
Hind mid waited, iih it were, upon their
guna. Dan'e eytn and etna weie on'ii.
lie wna not long in learning tin ir locit
lloiif. They foniied 11 circle oWnrwl
from view by the diilt wood, n few
ynnla aouth of Dnn'a place of conciaU
mcnt.
Ho galhorod fiom their convcraation,
canled on In low but dlftinct tonca,
that the northaldera woultl mrive about
daylight, nnd that their purpoao waa to
capt'ire theli opHinenta, take them
back antl lantl ineni on men own
alioio; then liuiry their boata to pea,
acuttle them, deatroylnt! their trapa
luriiiK the day.
"We will Btop theao 111011 ftom do-
etioylug tho ealuion tun!" raid tho
leader emphatically, which reniimi'iii
waa quietly applauded by his followers.
Dun Uipliam nan 110 nine io loto.
While thu men were completing their
arimiKcmcts for tho early morning nt
tack,tho yotttiK nurthalder silently ntolo
Irom IiIh hlillnu place, iirow one 01 uieir
houta which hud been anchored nt tho
north point of the Island, out Into the
deep water, and rowed nwny 10 mo
1101 til without no nmcii na crcaiui); mu
iiolsu ot a ripple upon tho bay.
Ho took the light in HaiiKanvs cauin
lot a guide, antl lie found It a truu 0110.
AS
mm
COCOANUT CALLED A FIIUIT.
More 'IImmi (1,00(1,1100 Anllr lm
uorliil lt (lu u,llUll hl,llMf
The niootinl .jtiestloii whethur the
coconmit I olllclnlly regnrilid na u
"mil" or 11 "froli" )Uk been titled In
n report on coiuiinuta reeeniiy umdu
by tho fiepartincnt or AnnVulturo. Al
though known iih a nut. Hi,, depart
muiit cliuracterlzea It iih "n tropiuul
.!, , T,,n ivnn '" lnrt:
"With tho ex,i,.itri i,r r,.tv i,,,.
tMHlMU""r"' W"r"' Hrown '"'""""J' i'l
I lorlda no cocoa nut a nro produced In
contliiDiital United Htalea. A tno.lcnl
rrut, Krown ulmoat oxelualvely on Inl
and nnd In tropical eountrlea border
till; Upon llin bob, u1(,ro i tlltlo terri
tory In t,p ;Un Hliitoa proper ndnpt
ed to Its cultivation. Tho largo quantl
He of tucuanuta nnd Ihclr prodiieta
rnriauii.iM t,u t.UI,lry urv vwtle.
itlly all Itiipurted.
"With the ncqiilaltion of territory
nfler the cloaa of tho Kpiiiilnli-Amnrl-citn
war thore cniuo Into the pu.noHalon
of tho t'tiltwl Ktntea it uuinher of lal
anrta iijioii which coconmit production
la n ronalderahle economic factor. In
tho I'hlllppiii,., t ,1()t 0lly nayH nu
Important part In thi doimntlf itono
my of tlm popi,., ,t (P exportation
of copra (dried meat of tho coconmit)
conntltulea out of the largest Iteinn of
their eitiort trade, returning to tho
nrchlpalajco from J2,(HXMXtO to 1,000.-
a year. In the nmall lalimd of
Tutulln of Hit Knmoan group copra la
tin chief article of export, upward of
lot) tona belnr ililppeil out annually,
lu Porto Itlco Ilia area In cocoatiutfl
In 1WO, according to Hi connun, will
6,7 acrta. I'rom none of theao pot
aatiloni, however, rtoea Hie United
Hlnteii now obtain any Important part
of Iti heavy Import! of cocoanuts and
their products.
Thaw mita and llitlr products nro
Imported Into tin fnlted fctalea prin
cipally In Hire fornii, it cocoanuts In
the shell, at popra, broVrn malt, deale
rs t1 ami not daMcrnted, and na co
ccmtiut oil. Of tue liy fir the most
Important, aa nieaaiired liy value, ll
coeoanut oil, Hit dellverlta from cua
tnmliouiei nnd trarehouai-i for ,M,n
aiitnptlnn In the t'nlled Statea In tlm
flacnl year endrd June .10, 11103, liav
liiif been 40.oH.S00 pounds, valued at
J2MfH,4l2. These weru Hie heaviest
linporLs of coconmit oil ever ninile Into
the fnltoil Stntei, the previous high
record hating been In 1HM-1 .!!.. when
tho quantity delivered for consumption
amounted to M.722.011 pounds, val
ued at 11.310.303. The principal use?
to which thla oil la nut In the fuHcd
Htntu U In blondtng with other oils In short time must "lileod to death." It Is not very easy to
His manufactttr of soaD. In confec- trace the origin of this belief, unless It be tho habit of
uicuiliua, tirconrniiuns, lutnj
t oeU'wj for tnsy Job.
! ni'd colored man was recently ntrostcl In
Waahlngioii nml pronolinceil Insano after a
iiudlciil exiimliiallon. One of tho chief proofs
of his In-.uilij- was Ids stubborn Insistence that
Hie govei iiiuent owed him n living nnd that lie
was entltlul by right to n portion In one of
the l eileral Departineiits.
The occurrence furnishes n lit text for the pen of the
humorist. Yet ns a matter of fact la It not true that a
very large number of white men who arc young, vigorous
nnd presumably c.ip ilile of making n place for themselves
In tin? world nro likewise iHissosacd of this particular form
of lunacy? How many Senators and Congressmen, If they
should Kpenk out frankly, could furnish some Interesting
revelations retarding tho extent and persistency of Uie
Importunity to which they havo been subjected by people
who were convinced Hint they ought to havo n government
Job mid who frankly based their prfcrencc for this sort
of employment on their belief that It was about tno easiest
that could bo found anywhere?
There Is, of course, noUdng dishonorable In seeking n
sulKirdlnate Mjsltloti under the government In some
branches of the public service, owing to Uie gradual Intro
duction of the merit system, there Is more ehanco than
formerly for promotion based on fitness nnd capacity. llut
It Is undoubtedly true that the belief that work for the
government Is usually "an easy Job," Inspires the bulk of
the applicants who annoy members of both houses of Con
gress with their appeals. Yet Is this the way to win gen
uine success? In n task that Is "easy" the kind which the
average healthy young person should look for?
Men who have risen to eminence In trade, Industry and
professional life have not wasted their time In hunting
up places where they would have llttlo to do with com
Kiratlvly small prospect of advancement. They have reso
lutely looked for openings which wcro accompanied by
hard labor and plenty of It; and when they havo secured
such an opening they have usually proved that they had
the right stuff In them by buckling down with energy lo do
their best. rhlladelphla Iiulletln.
T
Why "Little" Jnpan?
IIi:iti; Is ono Illusion about Japan which seems
10 survive evldincc nnd to work most serious
polltlc.il mischief. The Continental rowers,
mil Itusila more especially, cannot get rid of
t lie In lief that the Island Kniplre, however
linive or astute or lucky Its children may be, Is,
after nil. but a "little" State, which In a very
('II AITKIt XII.
Dsn Ijipham Makit a Illerovrty.
The fU.rtn went out with the title.
The wind lulled with every receding
wove. I nib by inch Dan Ijtpliam do
trended the rirka. It would be a relict
limn mole to scrum gil fooling Kline
hn eiHild aland or alt with rate. 1 In
Imil clung lo the tide of the upright
Uritldera until hia lingers were worn to
the quick. Ilia lora ached under the
continual alraln ami the iHinea ot hia
ly tioinnl lorn (nun tlm llrsh au
oiig had ho been In contact with the
rocka.
When once the tide wan nut he loiind
iliniHiU ill von a latgu neat of rocka.
Thla ho knrw would be (he cast, for ho
waa acquainted with Hie bay and river
a one ia arqualnti-l Willi lila Inline ami
the landmarks about thu place.
At high tide Chinook risks were enh-
merged, nave that ono spur near the
enter of the group extend il above I tie
high water mark. Il waa lo thla that
tan had clung throughout llietliy.
Minting himself again able to walk
iluuil he IsMian In Ulan lm eei'ium. He
1 ml hoHHi that he mitilit bill si, me
arly morning llthetmaii by picking a
ontidctioua ptace on llm rocka from
which tMiliit lie could view the river
and lay. but he waa anxious lo leave
lis pi see ol imprisonment wilier II
piKtltllll
Hit iirrriH into tint wiuer in 11m iwi
ol the rocke and examined every nook
mnl corner, wllh thu hope that he
might 11 ml hii boat or some oilier crati
that might have drifted to tho place
and ltslgeil.
A tew lights In tno viuogo to un
north allowed that aomo of the Inhabl
tanta were yet awako. Ho noticed one
light with which he anil all 1110 usnrr
wen, familiar. It waa a light in
an Isolated cabin tar up the beach.
Thla light tonight wan a eourco 01
tnvalcrv to Dan. It ehono from the
cabin of lllngwold and Hankala. Ho
had seen tholu going 10 llieir noon,
that morning. Ho did not liolleve any
earthly power could eavo them. Hia
dual conclusion waa unit mui '
tho light burning In the early hour ol
morning when tliey went out Into the
storm or that theli bodice had Iwn re
covered by tho life savers and nelghboia
who wcro silling up wiin mo "cm"
1'nnr Bankttlal Wan l "own opt"
tho rocks and reflected. He thought ol
the liall girl whom ho had bo ottcn as
.1.1...1 1.. ii.liinir her not while her aged
. ant linlnleaa in tho boat.
Vui, ...... . - - , ... ,...,
Ha thought 01 now cnt-uum
one worked day alter day to sustain her
... !,.!.. Hi, t ioug III 01 mu
liuiv.iv.. - - ' ....
denial, of tho bravory and klini
i 11 1.1 ,,! (lien ha saw tho
..... ..ii.n., Mm, uvea ns they had so
IIMI liUlliniM'Fi - - - , I 1
often thanked lilm when ho renderid
Imr nsalalanro nt tlio trapa, aim "
tear stole Into tlio eyes 01 u.
nthleto. In tho very tlnrttnota nu
handsome. Ills black hair Imng abo
1. ...i i reeliil wavv curia.
broad shoulders wore erect , md l is nii
and neck oxl.ll.lted atrength .! .
ty. Ho had not a supeilor In I'l )8" ;
courage, Bolf control or popu......
"I
tlonery. medicinal preparations,
coropoundi, for the preparation of tex
Ulna and for other purposes.
"Next tn Importance to coeoanut oil
are Hi Iroporta of coroanuta In the
, ahell, of which the tltllverles for con
I sumption In the fiscal yenr HW.Mnoa
! amounteil In value to JOOS.'.I'C. As to
the quantltlra ef nuta In the shell Im
ported there Ii no orfleinl reconl. hut
a rottf h eitlmate bnsetl upon the total
value of the Importa and the average
price of cocoanuts annually Imported
Into the United States ranges from
10,000.000 te BO.OOO.OOO. As Is well
known, these nuta are consumetl In
Uie United Statea chiefly tn the rnw
atate and In the manufacture of con
fecUonery. prepared fooda, etc."
OUR RELIGIOUS BODIES.
noil-
heart
I lino-
t 1,1.
II, tl vilinKu. . . .....I
.... ti 1,. 1. in lm nui mm rou.
1 OUT Rnui - ,,
.t "i.t it. child. I never really
liolpedhcra.I.houhl. B.a
ui. .... rmil. I am strong
..v r.n . fk ot this in
I)UV Wll UU ivej -
He ca.t ono longing 1nco t tho
,.. 11 i,in nml then turneu to
BV.V' A ... " ln. of eecatio. The
,0 nuo" 1.1 Z T .ml black about
water now iuot . .
him. It was only off toward lie taj
that ho could hoar the roaring ot the
waves and soo an occasional wl lit can
leap up between him and the ho Iwn
beyond. Tho storm was gradi al W
skulking away toward tho center ot the
(To be continue)
Tho Itoynl Color.
Purnlo has always been considered
tho royal color. Tho lll-fiited Uliarlcs
t. was, however, nt his own itesire,
crowned lu a robe of white. Although
ho was seriously reminded that of tho
two exceptions to this rule, Ittchiml II
and Henry VI. who wore wlilto satin
rnticH at their coronations; both had
come to n violent end, ono nt route-
fract castle nnd ono In Hie lower,
Charles 1. was resolute lu his dnelilun,
and, when, twenty-three years after
ward, almost to n ility, his hotly was
conveyed to Its grovo through n heavy
snowstorm, tho superstitious could not
belli remarking tlmt tho third "whlto
king" had suffered u violent death.
Choice Selection.
"I learn that tho Van lluxtons nllow
their chickens to diet on their neigh
burs' Howcrs. Do thoy keep It bo
erct?"
"Well, I should think not If you
lino with them tho guavo Mr. Van
ltuxton will nak If you prefer vlolot
fed fowl or 'chicken do roses.' "
Trim frlemlsltlii la like Bound health,
the value ot It Is icldoni kuawu unUl It
b Joat. voiivu.
Onlr 50,000,000 Ar Members ol
Churches.
Dr. Walter Uldlaw. long a distin
guished authority upon church statis
tics, haa publlihed an elaborate esti
mate of Uie preaent atrrngth of rellg
leua bodliM In the Culled States, which
It IntereaUng because It brings down
nearly to date werk which the ccnsui
bureau attempted In a vague ami ten
tative way four years ajto.
In a rough dlvliloa of tne propio 01
the Unllftd Btatea arconllng to moil
religious viewa and eonncctlons, Dr.
I.andlaw classes about ao.ouo.wu om
of S3,000,0ii0 a church members, ui
these 30,Ol.iO,Ot)0 the Homan Catholics
inimlior more than one-third. It is
calculated that since 1SK) the Catholics
In the United States have Increnseu
about 00 per cent, or over 4,000,000.
Conalderable of thla Increnso was due
tn Hnmleratlon. In the same fourteen
years the growth of tho population
cannot have been more than no or, at
His most. 35 ner cent
Tl,. llnmsn Catholics consiuiue
about IB per cent of the entire popula-
Uon of the United Witfs. In some
great cities and Btnttl Ihey are far
stronger than that proportion would
indicate. Nearly or unite one-third of
the population of New iorg t-ny a
Catholics and the percentage Is almost
s. rreat In Cleveland. It must be still
higher In Ronton, whore the French
Canadian clement Is larjc and fast In
creasing. , ,
AeenMliiff to Dr. Laldlaw the Trot
estant Church members have Increased
f per cent since ISM. thus gaining at
i.t aa fsat aa the gross puiui,n.u
t 11.. United Btntea. Of tho larger
division, of the Protestants,
the Methodist churches, of all kinds,
are credited with nearly 8.20O.000 com
municants. The naptUtinumuer u.t-;
4,725,000 and the I.tituerans nuou
2,205.000. There are some 2,050,000
Presbyterians, including auiom,
tl,. Dutch Itcformct ami Ueformcd
.l.,,ne. beennso of their close slnil
1. .10 In nrtrnn iTotin,, and beliefs. Dr.
T.Mian- credits tho Protestant Kpls,
.1 niiitrct, with T82.543 members
ud tho Congregntlonallsti
,.lo,l nt (VS0.7OI.
The Jews aro estimated t more
than 1.200.000. New York City Is their
..Inatf aittVtniTlinllV Thf
o counted a. les. than 350.000 and
the Ohrlatian Hclentlits '" ,m,c"
...,..ttmt.i t iio.OOO. There are
,,ell,Trd to be 8.000 members f vart
nnimnni.i. .nci.tlfi. 1 ho Unita
rians and Unlversallsta are estimated
at about 120,000.
rt.pneniers
Carpenters at Havana, Cuba, and
vicinity receive 12.50 to t?3.N) a day.
They aro paid In Spanish go d nnd the
day's work coualtrta or ir
One get-up-snd-glt man 1. t(,,f.rn",.a"
. doxen of the.walt-for-'Oiuethlng-to-
tuni-uP brand.
expecting great size In all Asiatic Kmplrcs, or of comparing
the area of Japan with that of China, or of Itusila Itself.
So compared, Japan Is. of course, a little place, which looks
on the maps almost Inslgnlllcnnt. Compared, however. In
a more sensible way, with Uie other Island Empire which
has so long been one of tho Great Powers of Uie world,
Japan Is by no means small, lis total area, without count
ing Formosa, Is by twenty-seven thousand square miles
greater than that of the Ilrltlsh Isles, nnd as large a pro
portion of It Is fertile and thickly populated. That popula
tion, again, is forty-four millions, or three millions greater
than that of Hrltnln. six millions greater than that of
France, and nlmost equal to that of Austria-Hungary. If
the word "little," again, refers to strength for war. that
Btrength Is In many respects superior to our own. We
could probably destroy the Japanese fleet, but Uie Japanese
fleet has destroyed that of Russia, and could. If allowance
Is made for position, maintain a contest with tlmt of
France or Uermany which would not be absolutely hopeless.
As regards soldiers, Japan has a conscription, and the
conscription obviously works. Within the last six months
the country has sent out six armies, each nearly equal to
cither of the forces that contended nt Wntcrloo. We
Uiought we had done a great thing when we sent eighty
thousand men to India In 1857, and an extraordinary one
when we transported two hundred thousand men to South
Africa In 1000. llut Japan has transported more than four
hundred thousand men across tho sea, and defied the Itus-
nre estl-
wi ,,,, vnr wagon to
star look to the strength of your bar
uess.
slans nt Lin Yang and Port Arthur wlUi armies greater In
the aggregate than that which Napoleon III. mobilized for
tho Invasion of Oermany. Of the quality of those forces it
Is unnecessary to speak. Sailors and soldiers nllko are, In
discipline, In speed of marching, nnd in endurance ot
faUguc, the equals of any Uiat Kurope has produced; while
In their reckless contempt of death Uicy display a apeclal
quality which, as great Itussian ofllcers ndmlt, somcUmes
appals nnd demoralizes their own stubbornly brave men.
Where In nil this Is the evldenco of the "littleness' upon
which their press declares to bo a guarantee of their own
ultimate victory? London Spectator.
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SSI
Love and Work.
DDA.LI8M aa an Interpretation of life, a Tlslon
of ulUmate ends and conditions, has always)
won to Itself Uie ardent, Uie poeUc, and tho
high-minded the great company of scekera
after light and love In every generation, who
rtbel against the hardness and injustice of the
world, hate Its noise and brutality, Its nerco
compcUtlona and Its stolid Indifference to the defeated.
Even In the presenco of the great purpose which runs
through the visible order of things nnd the society In which
men have arranged themselves, and which has come to
light, ns one of tho most spiritual men ot the day lias said.
Just In timo to save some ot Uie best men and women from
despair. It Is hard for the senslUve and aspiring and tender
hearted to bear the sorrows of the world and to sit with a
cheerful spirit while so many losses ravage the homes that
are dear to them and despoil the best fortunes of men.
There are hosta of men and women who go through life
with a noble discontent In their hearts, a sense of loneli
ness and IsolaUon In their souls; they are homoslck for a
world In which men help Instead of smite, bind up Instead
of wound, arc quick to recognize the good lnsetad of eager
to find the evil, stand ready In all crises to rebuild Uie
fallen, ore patient of spirit with Uie weak, love the sinner
while they loathe the sin, are kindly In speech bocause kind'
ly In thought, are indifferent to external conditions because
conditions are Uie happenings of life while tho eoul la Its
great and enduring reality, nre bound together In a vast
conspiracy to cheer, to aid, to give heart and hope, to make
Uie highways of life bloom with spontaneous kindness, nnd
to make Uie lonely world a warm, hospitable, many-win-dowed
home for all who pass this way on Uie Journey of
life.
Men are made happy, not byithe things which surround
them nor by tho things which Uiey take to themselves,
but by Uie no-blo putting forth of the soul In love and work;
Uie two great activities which nre never divorced In the
harmonious and balanced life, the two languages In which
every true Idealist makes confession of his faith and gives
evidence of Its reality. For lore is the ultimate expression
of faith, and without works faith is a vain shadow. The
Outlook.
Criminal Frequency of Railroad Wrecks.
UE frequency nnd frightful fatality of railroad
accidents In this country must sooner or later
bring about determined governmental action
for the protection of Uie traveling public. There,
Is not another country In the world where aa
unnecessarily large a proportion of railroad pas
sengers lose llfo or limb.
The fact) that so many American railroads are composed
of but a single track Is a parUal explanation of this awful
slaughter, but It does not account for everything. In Eng
land, where accidents of- serious proportions are so com
paratively few, railroad precautions for the safety of the
public are prescribed, and supervised, by the Board ot
Trade, and the wholesomeness ot this regulation was rec
ognized by a bill which was Introduced In Congress last
winter, providing for a similar supervision of our roads by
the Interstate Commerce Commission1
The Interstate Commerce Commljjlon is already a use
ful body, but It would bo of larger fne If this new power
were given to It The railroad lnfldence blocked the bill
Just mentioned ot the last session, but this fact should not
deter the vigorous revival of Uie measure. Pittsburg Press.
MINING ARSENIC
A Virginia farmer, up among th-
foot-hills of the Iilue Itldge Moun
tains, cleared n new Held nnd pastur
ed Ids cows there, llefore long the ani
mals sickened and one died. Think
ing that perhaps the spring which
bubbled from the rocks In apparent
purity might be tho cause, the farmer
caused Its waters to be analyzed. It
was found that they contained arsenic
In such quantities as to render them
dangerous to man and beast This
discovery, says the Itoston Herald, led
to nn Industry, unique, not only In the
United States, but In the westeru
hemisphere; that is, the mining of ar
senic ores nnd the manufacture of
white arsenic, for tho supply of which
America has hitherto depended en
tirely upon foreign markets.
Arsenslc Is mined In Japan, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, Germany and Eng
land. Its uses aro many. As a poi
son It lias been known from very ear
Ij times. Tho peasant women of Aus
tria consume largo quanUtles of It,
having faith lu Its virtues ns a beau
tiller, and the men of the same region
are addicted to Its use tu the mistaken
belief Unit It Increases their bodily
strength ami endurance.
Arsenic Is a useful mineral. It Is
used in the manufacture ot glass,
white metal, Parts green nnd a great
variety of paints; in printing calico.
In making- toilet 0"P. cosmetics nnd
complexion powders; In tho manufac
ture of fireworks nnd as a constituent
of many alloys. For thew and simi
lar purposes between Uvo and six
thousand tons nro Imported Into the
United States every year. The aver
age value of whlto arsenic may be
placed nt about clghtyllvo dollars a
ton.
It was only about n year ago that
the arsenic ore was discovered In Vir
ginia; then the mountain lop round the
present mining town of llrlnton was
nn almost unbroken wilderness. The
story of Its transformation Into a busy
Industrial community Is n good Illus
tration of the pluck and lndomltablo
will to which America owes Its induv
trial supremacy. The mine Is located
at the summit of a mountain, three
thousand feet above the sea-level.
The physical difficulties that had to
lie overcome wero enormous.
The ore body averages twenty-five
to thirty per cent pure arsenic. It Is
found In flssuro veins, cropping out
at the surface and extending Into Uie
earth for an unknown 'dlstanco.
Twenty distinct veins have boen dls.
covered, outcropping for a distance ot
aeven miles, so that tie deposits are
extensive enough to supply the world's
demands for nn Indefinite period.
From Uie time when the ore enters
the crushers until the finished prod
uct reaches the casks It Is untouched
by human hands, It Is carried along
from point to point by automatic ar
rangements through each process of
manufacture. The Impalpable dust
nnd poisonous gases generated are so
dangerous that the atmosphere of the
plant has to be kept pure by artificial
means. As a further precaution tha
works are provided with hot and cold
baths, of which the men are required
to make use as soon as their dally task
Is completed.
At the present Hme the output ts
three tons of white arsenic a day.
When one stops to think of them,
these figures contain some startling
possibilities. The output for four days
would furnish a fatal doso for every
man, woman and child In the United
States. In a few weeks tho plant could
turn out enough arsenic to wipe out
the enUro population ot the globe.
RESEMBLANCES.
Cousin Who Warn Alwaya Dlacoverldir
Them Wiia Misunderstood.
The "new cousin," as little brother
called her because this was her first
visit to the Barclays, had not made
herself popular. One might have gath
ered the reason from Uie talk that
went on at tho tea table the evening
when Bhe, Lena Martin, was tempo
rnrlry the guest of other cousins in an
ndjolnlng town. Horace Barclay, the
young law student, began It.
"I'm wondering," he said, whimsi
cally, "whether Lena Is busy at this
.moment pointing out to Jim Barclay
how many little ways ho has that re
mind her of mo. She's told me n good
many times, you know, how much I
resemble Jim In nppearanco and char
acter, nnd since he looks like a convict
nnd hasn't nny character, I "
"It doesn't so mluch matter about
Jim and you, "Marian, his elder sister,
broke In, hot with her private griev
ance. "You'ro men, and nobody tjhlnks
nbout men's looks. But Lena keeps
telling me how like I am to that old
miniature of great-grandma and I've
.detested that picture ever since I can
Vemember. I don't think It's the least
like any of our family."
"Lena says I look like a little girl
she knew that died," the younger Bis
ter, nose, murmured, plaintively.
She told me that chicken-coop I
built was Just like one she saw In the
Trlbunel" growled Hoy. "That's
worsen anything she told you others,
cause I didn't copy that chlcken-copp,
I built It out of my own head."
"Can't tell her a story but lfs like
something she heard years ago!" Ma
rian sputtered again. "Can't play any
thing but It reminds here of a piece
her music teacher used to play. To
hear her talk, you'd think she'd read
or heard or seen everything In the
world, or something Just like It except
for tho name."
"Mamma," little brother Interjected.
In real alarm, "because she's our cous
in, do we have to be Just llko her?"
"No, dear," the mother answered,
gently. "But I want you all to realize
that Lena's fault originated lu pure
kindness ot heart
"She means well, but her habit ot
trying to trace resemblances la a dan
gerous one because we all cherish our
own Individuality. There are not many
persons we really wish to resemble, I
think, and when Lena flnde likenesses
offhand, of course she la liable to Iden
tify us with people we don't admire.
"I have never heard your cousin' say
anything that was not Intended to com.
pllment us or to show an Interest In
the t hint's that Interested us. Do Jus
tice to her good Intention. Don't 1ml.
tato her methods; do take pattern by
her generous motive." Youth's Com
panion. "Tho Thin Ited Iilne."
Somebody told Mr. Jcnks that red
flannel worn next to the skin would
cure the rheumatism from which he
suffered. So be purchased several acta
of red flannel undergarments. The
clerk assured him that the firm guar
anteed the goods In every particular.
About two weeks later, says the New
York Times, Mr. Jcnks revisited the
shop, sought out tho proprietor and
told his woful story.
"Tho goods are the best In the -house,"
declared the proprietor. "Of
course," ho said, In the reasonable tone
used on unreasonable persons, "ot
courso tho shirts may have shrunk or
faded a little "
"Shrunkl Faded!" bellowed Mr.
Jcnks. "What do you think my wife
said to me when I came down to break
fast yesterday with ono ot them on?"
The proprietor looked bored.
"Well, sir," said the aggrieved
Jenks, "she looked at mo a minute, and
then said, 'What la that little red line
round your neck, John? It Isn't the
baby's string of coral beads, ts It?' "
TJeelea Trouble.
She Do you suppose, Mr. Pickering,
that you could toacj me to swim?
He Certainly, But I'll have to put
my arms around you.
Bhe But what's the use of getting
all wet for that?
Most men are pretty deliberate,
when about their work, much as w
say about Americana being; overworked.
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m
In the fuco,
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