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Anguish Unspeakable

Is endured bv the vicims of inflammatory rheu-
matism, and any form of the disease may reach
that agonizing phase or attack the heart, and
cause death. Unhappily those who feel its pre-
liminary twinges seldom realize this, Like
other possibly dangerous maladies, rheuma-
tism is often disregarded at the outset. Well
vii! IL be for him ifthis brief notice shall serve
as warning of future peril or pain TO Il reader
troubled with incipient rheumatism. Tho
proper sequel will be an ins 'antanenous resort
10 the great preventive depurent, Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, whose breNet OF professional
drIned. There is no finer or more genial anti
dote to the virus of rheumatism In the system.
Botan ia It's origin, 10 II free from the obJlc-
tions attaching 10 depurent poisons liable to be
taken in more than the intnitesimal dose. The
Bitters conquers malaria, Indigestion, liver and
kidney troubles. nl7to2i
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THE AMERICAN NEGROES.
rusr Peculiar Capac,ry roI Mirth. MIerri-
ment ami Melody.
OLIVE HARPER.

fusir tfcuinf CaTtac'Iy roI Mirth. Merri-
ment and Melody.
Ispeciai Correspondence
NRw IoRK Nov, oi.-Those brought
intimately IN contact with the negro are
wont at times when care or concern
nears heavily on them, to envy him his
capacity for enjoyment With his life
cast in somh"f lines, the darhev is ever
predisp0scd to humor, vivacitv and
satisfaction with the decrees of fate.
The smile on his face and laugh on his
lips are strong bulwarks against the ills
that bleach the hair and dig burrows in
the brow To eat. drnk and be
merry, Is an ingraincd capacity of the
darkey, stronger at birth than a theory,
and an article OF faith through life,
though unwlttingiy lie is built that
way, and is never so happy as when in
any degree enabled to Illustrate tile in-
clination.
II swith the approach of the holidays,
when, having received his money for his
crops, and feeling that he can get I'D
vances from the store" during the
next summer, he is as improvident as
the fabled grasshopper, and lives like
lord, OF course, il must be understood
that the country dan key is referred to
here. His town brother lives q hand to
mouth existence, and rarely has enough
money at any one time to indulge his in
clinations, The lack of funds does not
detract from the disposition, but curtails
the scope of indulgence.
The nature Of the negro makes him a
charming factor in literature, when some
student of history awakens an echo Of
the past, or a delicately attuned romance
or lay treats tenderly of individual lives
Those of the north who know the darkey
only through Page, Edwards. johnson or
Cable have little opportunity of seeing in
life the characteristics depicted, unless
they leave the beasen route of southern
travel and stray off into the bypaths.
where the scenes are irreconcilable with
the days OF modern progress.
There, vending his way through cool
outrageous lanes, carpeted with nee
dies from the tall, souShing pines. or un-
der the somber cypress, the traveller may
meet a family Of darkies going calling
or to the village TO sell berries They
will pass down tire road in Indian file,
and, though the wayfarer be total
stranger, he will be the recipient of the
most courteous and cordial saiutation.
The mother viii beam on him from ~
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cies he would be on coming upon per-
sonal relic Of Adam or Moses. Yet here
j. little bolt Of rusty iron which held
the chain which bound Columbus pris-
oner in San Domingo. There Is some
) thing startling in the thought Of laying
hand upon physical object which has
felt the touch Of the flesh Of Columbus,
but there Is little cause to doubt the au-
thority OF the relic. The bolt was OBJ
tanned by Robert Moore, purser in the
navy in 1874, and he guaranteed its gen.
uineness. Corroborative evidence is
found in the little bottle lying close by.
1t contains small fragments Of wood, and
10 marked:
= "Wood from the mortised beam in the
wall OF the dungeon called the dungeon
OF the prophets, in the city Of San Do
mingo. To this beam was attached the
ring from which hung the chain that
held Admiral Christopher Columbus
during his imprisonment by order Of
Francisco de Bobadilla in 1900"
Not far away stands cross which ap-
peals strongly to the Imagination Of the
average American. IL IS simple piece
of wood which flashes history before
him like fash Of fire, which carries
the mind instantly back 70 tie most dra-
matte moment of the career OF conti-
nent. Think Of holding in ones hand
the staff which Columbus held, and
which aaunted the flag Of Spain when
the discoverer first planted his foot on
( western soil and took possession in the
1f Ear1sn,nI I'd L,
that is what this cross purports TO be
made Of. Unfortunately, there are some
doubts OF its genuineness, and the mu-
scum authorities not wishing to display
q parallel to the skin Of the serpent
which tempted Mother Eve. which may
be seen in q Chicago museum, nor to
the historic pair Of Shakespeare skulls
zone Of Shakespeare the boy, and the
other OF Shakespeare the man"-said to
be ON exhibition at Stratford on Avon,
have ordered the cross sent into retire
nent TIL further light may be had upon
it, pedigree.
Should the Columbus auadri-centennial
exposition be held in the capital CITY.
v;sitors will here find the career Of the
discoverer epitomized in most curious,
most admirable and moet enduring form.
1t II u bronze door-the great bronze
door which hangs at the eastern entrance
TO the rotunda-the door through which
. score Of presidents have passed on their
way to take the oath of Office. This door
y justly considered one of the attractions
Of the Capitol. Visitors long linger over
II, interested by the novel effect of the
pictures made Of lines raised from fiat
surface, pleased with the graphic por-
trayai of the life Of Columbus. TO be COM
prehended at glance, and sometimes o
little startled ON seeing mere child take
3 one OF the ponderous doors In each hand
and swing them TO and fro. The weight
~ the two doors is 10000 pounds. With
tkeir casing, also Of bronze. and superbly
carved. they measure nine feet by nine
teen. They were modelled in Rome, in
< 165S, by an American. Randolph Rogers,
( ond were cast in bronze at Munich in
5lA Ihe cost 70 tho government was
= ~ shIsh nast b nj
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boa, discoveroS OF the Pacific ocean;
Cortez, the conqueror Of Mexico; Pizar.
70, conqucror of Peru, and Amerigo
Vespucci, the voyager from whom our
continent derives its name.
Just outside tho bronze door, on tho
eastern portico Of the Capitol, is the only
statue of Columbus In the United States.
1t is semi-colossal group, representing
the discovery OF America. Columbus
holds aloft u small globe, Oh the top OF
which Is inscribed America. At his
side crouches an astonishcd and awe
stricken Indian maiden looking up into
the face Of the admiral. II is said the
armor which the figure Of Columbus
wears is true TO q rivet, having been
copied from suit In the palace Of the
discoverer's descendants at Genoa.
But these are by no means all the Co
lumbus memorials Of which the rotunda
boasts. Conspicuous among the eight
huge paintings adorning the walls is the
"Landing of Columbus at San Salvador"
Oct. 12, 1492. John Vanderlyn, Of New
York, was the artist, and the govern
ment paid him $40, 900 for his work. In
the foreground is Columbus, planting in
the sand tho royal standard, Of which
fragments are said to be in the National
Museum. Behind him are his officers,
the two Pinzons, Escobedo, the notary;
Sanchez, the government inspector; a
mutineer, now in suppliant attitude;
cabin boy kneeling, friar bearing
cruciilx, sailor kneeling in veneration
for the admiral, and on the shore
other sailors giving expression to their
Joy on reaching land, or contending for
glittering particles in the sand. From
behind trees and bushes the natives are
looking out with awe stricken faces.
The chains which bound Columbus,
the armor worn by him, the signatures
which no made, still exist. How un-
fortunate it is that no likeness OF his face
has survived may be judged by look at
these figures in bronze, plaster, marble
and canvas. Tho Columbus who lands
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represent taoieaux viVants as pictures
'hey require green gauze curtaiL
s,fe,cheu 'ghtiy ABOUT three ieet IRON
'ne epacHSrouho' which shouiu bc dark
ana frame should be simulated o'
painted canvas Inc iigurcs pose In he
tween gahZe anu background, with
direct hsht. lho erect and Illusion are
perfect. Coiors can bc used IN dtcss and
The characters require theatrical make
up
Aitcr Inc taoleaux there should be
snort 'hterm'ssion' and the frst number
on tue programme after 1t should be mu'
sicai. a quartet Is good, aud particu.
larry hhed when Singing ballads or old
songs. culture anu pretense are power.
iu', Dnt popular taste Is stronger still,
ana u one gets up an entertainment, II
Is 10 please those VINO go to 1t, and SO II
Us better 10 leave out classical music and
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OF Italy threw all the Bourbon rulers Of
that time out of employment.
Dom Pedro himself has a score of well.
to-do relatives, though the revolutions
OF this century are rapidly reducing
them to the ranks. When Bonaparte in
yaded Spain and Portugal, John VI, the
reigning Braganza of the latter, fed TO
Brazil; but the revolutionary movement
soon infected all Spanish America, and
one by one the provinces from Mexico
southwark were torn from their allegi-
ance. Yielding TO the inevitable, King
John avoided war by proclaiming
constitution, Feb. &c, 1921. He then re-
turned TO Portugal, leaving his son,
Prince Pedro. as regent. But the Bra
zilians wanted complete separation, and
Oct. y, 1922, the ampiis was pro-
claimesi Dec. ! Dom Pedro was crowned
emperor. Jie married the Aychduchess
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lying luHcCtiOnS
OF sex and intensity according to the
structure of Spanish and Portuguese) for
each, 30 as to greatly increase the num-
Der.
1t Is roughly estimated that 30 per
cent OF the total population is of freed
men-emancipated by slow processes for
many years or by the sweeping act Of
sudden manumission laet year. And
there is reason for suspecting that this
rapid emancipation without promise of
indemnity to the owners was the cause
of Dom Pedro's overthrow, and that this
new republic is really rcactionary
affair--a view greatly strengthened by
the fact that Of the 2,500,O00 or more
adult males in the country not more than
200 900 have SO far enjoyed the right Of
suffrage. Color is no bar, but there are
many other limitations And, finally, 81
per cent. of the adults are illiterate! To
sum it all up this new born republic has
perhaps l2,000,000 people, of whom but
third are white, nearly half colored,
one-tenth or SO degraded heathen, and
fvc-sixths unable to read. Americans
would not, in the present state of their
c"h Poit'cs, coiiSiuer 'iat very ProhliS-
ing iiateri'' ior repnohc'
The trade of Brazil is really quite i'm
portant for 80 limited population, and
this Is .he point Oh most enduring inter-
es. 10 americans for many years bra ora
III exports nave averaged Sioo,ooo'ooo,
occasloi'ai'y running nd IN inuch hisher' ana
her imports Sifo'ooo'ooo or more Like
most ne" anu poorcouh'r'eS' WIN ia'ish
abundance Oh raw materials her exports
are apparently much greater than hcr
imports 10 'he United states brazii
SENDS anAuaiiy aoout s'i'ooo'ooo worth
OF coilee, ?i-,oou'VVo OF fubpef, So,oOp,-
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BANISlIlNG A BRAGANZA.
BRAZIL SH' 'PS DOM PEDRO AND DE-
CLARES HERSELF A REPUBLIC.

Remarkable Erochs and Changes of For
tune-DouDtful Future of the Republic
Strange MeIangc OF Races-Iarge For
est Tracts Of Erazii.
The revolution, begun in 1875, is now
complete.
The American continent does not now
hold monarchy of any sort, from the
Aurora Borcalis of the north to the
frozen serpent Of the SOUTH" as Burke
said. Canada is nominal vice royalty,
1t is true, but practically rs much a re.
public as any country on the continent
Brazil but few days ago finished the
job; the emperor and family have gone
TO Portugal and a republic is proclaimed
and without the sacrifice of life.
Eighty-two years ago the royal family
of Portugal fled before Bonapurte to the
then Portuguese province of brazil, and
soon raised it to an Independent empire;
now the imperial family OF Brazil return
to their royal Portuguese cousins. 1t is
romance in history. Dom Pedro has q
private fortune of over $4,000, 600, and is
promised pension of Si5O,0O0 n year
from the Brazilian republic; so he will
not be burden to his relatives. 1t
would indeed he calamity if he had
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pniy seen uut s,uuieu W ue apprrcm,eu
There are nino panels, four In each leaf
Of the door and one In the transom, rep
resenting In alto relieve tho leading
events In the career Of Columbus. First,
the enthusiast IL examined before the
council Of Salamanca respecting his
theory of the globe, which Is rejected.
Next comes his departure for the Span
fish court from the convent near Palos,
and In succession his audience at the
throne of Ferdinand and Isabella, his
departure on his first voyage, landing on
the island OF San Salvador and taking
possession in the name OF his sovereign,
nm encounter with tho natives, trium-
phal entry into Barcelona on his return
to Spain, Columbus In chains, and final.
ly, Columbus ON his desthbed. Embcl-
fishing the borders are sixteen statuettes
Of patrons and contemporaries Of the
admiral. Among these are Pope Alex
ander vi, Ferdinand, Isabella, the arch
bishop Of Toledo, an early patron OF Co
lumbus; Charles VIII of France, friend
to all maritime enterprises; Lady Boba-
dilla, a friend Of the admiral's Qlkeness
of Mrs. Rogers, wife Of the sculptor);
Pinzon, commander Of the Pinta, second
vessel in the first fleet to cross the ocean;
Columbus brother. Bartholomew; Bal
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nedtn uef WtSus Oauuhila, WsssOu
matches, perhaps, vivid pink gown.
He will meet many other faces like hers
at the cabin doors. where the cultivated
taste for vichy, .seltxes, or. carionic will
inert with . pleasurable surprise when
quaiiing deep 'draughts Of spring water
from "sweet gourd" dipper Toappre-
ciate drink Of water. one should drink
4 from the gourd.
The singing and dancing Of the darky
on the plantation 10 in striking contrast
to that Of the drawing room performance
Of the white folks. have seen q group
sitting quietly, holding their hands, when
one Of the party would take up some
queer chant. the words Of which wsuld
be lost in persistent dwelling on the aspi.
rates. At first the measure would be slow
and halting, but, as others joined In and
took up the chorus. the rude melody of
the song would be rounded out and swell
with penetration carrying its burden
to others at work in tho fields, who would
take up the familiar air till the neighbor-
hood would pulsate In song
Some Of these songs are largely recita-
tive, with q weird. lonesome chorus;
others breathe dance steps so plainly
that only few bars are finished before
the singers are patting for some Of their
number, who are on the boards or sand
shufiling. 'cuttiny the pike, ""the pigeon
wing" and other popular steps.
The negro is a lover of melody, and Il
Is not an infrcquent thing to find them
grouped about the front piazzas when
there iS company AT tne oiB mouse
ana 'he piano Is giving 'oTth tavorts
Chopih, strauss OF HottschalK. Long
aiter the echoes OF the melody nave
uleu away ON the hiBht they VIII remain
spehoouna. Manuscr'P' music was
sore puzzle 10 our genera' utiity man.
VINO was sty'eu Sup'u' TOT the reasoh,
perhaps that ne was totally unlike tha'
misch'evous niue goa both N appear.
ahce and Prowess l peieVe couia
na'e conveyed W nun "hore clearly an
UNDERSTANDING OF tne coshosohy y!
ura''se '-os' ina" VI Tue 'ne'aou VI
"Iti"S 'husic
WIN theif naturally Joyous tehipera-
meht one hiieht oei'e'e that ai'egro
"ouiu DE theif 'a'orite 'husicai move
meht' Out pehseroso Is more frequently
'o'ceu III lheif enorls' "heti oy them.
serves saie from an auniehce' they y"eiu
10 the sp'rit OF song ana rathos oil
yearhihg' pleading ana protesting u
thrown INTO their homoiy lay, ana comes
10 tue nearer as the voice oi Ia soul In
travail WIN the ehu OF the song
merry laugh will dispel these vague fan
cies and deepen the perplexity of the
curious listener.
Beyinuinu with the ndvcpt Of the
rbr;s,,,. 6,l,d.,,s ,,,,.,, ,ha d.,Lr
',;,.,.i;.. ,.'.',.,;. -, ,,
s'sia'AaS s', o' ''.'eS,'it' w '''"''Hs anu
innulSihg ihs 'ohoneSs for swT'ineats'
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LcopoidIna OF Austria, anu tneir s,JrI, tne
present Dom Pedro, was born Dec. 2,
1925.
The next year King John Of Portugal
died, and the Brazilian ruler was called
on 10 choose between the two countries.
lie resigned the crown OF Portugal to his
infant daughter, Dona Maria da Gloria,
but only five years later he had 10 give
up the rule of Brazil also, as the people
demanded still more liberal govern.
ment. lie abdicatcd in favor Of his son,
Dom Pedro, but the country was gov
erned by regency till the latter reached
the age Of lG, when, In 1871, he was for
mally crowned, 10 serve as emperor forty
eight years. lie has had, on the whole,
n nsuccessful reign. His daughter Isabella,
crown princess, born in 1s48, was mar.
ried in 1864 to the Count D'Eu, or Prince
Louis Of Orleans, oldest son Of the Duke
OF Ncmours, and therefore in the line OF
Orleanist succession TO the French throne
If that amounts 10 nything nowadays.
Dom Pedro also has three sons. Ills sec.
ond daughter, Lcopoldina, married
Prince August Of Saxe-Coburg, and left
four sons.
The future of the republic Of Brazil is
somewhat cloudy. Its area is little
larger than that OF the United States,
exclusive Of Alaska. and next TO Russia
the largest continuous tract under one
government, covering at least 5000, 600
square milcs-from 0 degrees north to
80 south Of the equator. An enumera-
ton Of its products and resources is sim.
ply bcwidcring. 1t has, for one item,
million square miles Of virgin tropical
forest, in one small section Of which
Agassiz found 1T species Of valuable
woods and such vicious variety Of
snakes and insects that their botanical
names" alone would fill this column.
Yet in all the republic there are Ger.
tainly not more than 10000 900 people
(somc put IL as low as 8,000,O00), and
only one third OF them arc of the Aryan
(or Caucasian race. There were origi-
nally about 100 tribes of Indians, of
which ut least dozen remain.
One is surprised to learn, after all the
discussion about slavery and emancipa-
ton, that there is no complete census Of
the colorcd people; but the latest attain.
able puts the full blacks at "about 2,000,-
0OD' and the "inctis" at 3,s0l 1877. There
were at the same time GS72) 3,1S7, $50
whites and "about 800, ,OO0' Indians. It
is, therefore, important 10 discover what
"meii" is. AS the name indicates, he
Is a "mixcd." The largest class of the
''mixed' is thought to he tho "mame-
lucos' or "mcstizos" combining
Aryan and Indian blood. Next are the
mulnttocs of all shades, and lnsllY the
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On the bill boards Of the Theatre Dejazet,
Paris, the title of NJ. Gandillots successful
play is now printed in several languages
"Lcs Femmes Coilantes,n n"Clinging Women"
LAS Mugeres que Pegan." And the move
seems to DO good one, for the house is night
ly crowded with foreigners The manager
could go further: Why not have the play
translated, and compel his artists TO play it
Monday in French, Tuesday in English,
Wednesday in Spanish, Thursday in Italian,
Friday in Russian, and Saturday in German.
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TO "live on his
wife's folks" for
they were revolu-
tionizcd out Of
business IN any
years ago. The
father Of the en-
press, whom Dom
Pedro married in
lS43, was then
Francis ], king
Of the two Sicil-
les; but the gen
eral overturning
which made the
united kingdom
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snvvs ., su ,nas % neSessa'y svs s"e
mantle, and all that II needs Is 10 be
thrown over the left arm. Ono corner
Is tucked into the girdIc just left Of the
center Of the waist, and drawn loosely
under the right arm and across the back,
then forward over tho left arm and
shoulder, tllc rest falling n-Tatural
feltfs. The effect is perfect. and many
notifications can bc made, all graceful
and tlassic.
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She Knew Better.

NANNY" said little colored boy,
on his return from school one day, "did
yo' know dat dar's three times ez much
watah ez dar is lam in dis wuldg"
"W'at kin ob no count talk am dat:"
replied his mother sharply. don 20
know DAT il dat war SO we'd all been
drownded a million yeahs ago? III take
yo ont ob school if | heahs oh yo' rarn.
in any mo- such nonsense. youths
Companion.
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They Catch Right On.

II doesn't take an American long TO
catch on 10 any sort Of situation. A De-
troiter goes to Germany, remains two
weeks, and returns to report that there
wiz be no war in Europe for the next
five years. 1t would have taken any
other sort of man a month to make up
his mind on a matter like that.-Detroit
Free Press.
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an understanding OF what will please the
audience for whose amusement the en-
tertainment is designed.
In the first place, canvass for talent,
and see how much we could find. There
Is always n pianist, often good amateur
banjoist or violinist, aud generally scv.
eral persons who can sing fairly well.
Those who can play upon any instru-
ment should be secured first, and then n
quartet chosen, II possible. to make up
one, and these same singers can also be'
relied upon each for a solo. They are
useful as interludes between other things,
even If they do not sing very well, aud
II they sing beyond the average they are
doubly valuable.
In these days, and In mixed Assem-
blages, there is always some one whc
recites, and we have learned to listen TO
them with praiseworthy patience, and
SO one or two recitations may be given,
one tragic or dramatic; one or two others
should be humorous, il possible. People
who have precocious children arc apt to
put them forward on this part Of the
programme, and it requires great tact
and judgment on the part Of the mana
ger TO keep them from attempting some
piece that the most capable elocutionst
would scarcely dare to undertake. Who
has not heard some lisping child say all in
one breath, "Avaunt- gcl-of .dcath-oh-
god-o-god-you-shall-not-TAKE.my-c child"
and been consumed by desire to laugh
and break things both Mt once. II
child Is to recite, let it be some simple
thing, the simpler and queter the better,
something that will not be ruined and
made ridiculous by wrong emphasis OF
lack of emphasis.
Recitation and music being provided
for, there still remains hiatus to ill,
and this can be done with tibieaux, or q
bright little comedietta, in which the
best talent in that line must he secured.
A very taking programme might he
made upon the following plan, with some
slight alterations, and ia almost any
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Tom Fullback (of YalevardD =. BY
George Here's man in Dakota who,
when captured 10y posse the other day,
broke away from them and killed six,
besides breaking six arms, three legs, api
punching out six eyes among the lot!
Jack Rushlyne-GreptS Scott! You don't
mean it! Can't we ring him in as a
special law student? We're rather weak
ON the varsity rush line, you know
New York Sun.