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IA suoordlnates. I sometimes think. for
Instance, that couldn't get on without
my assistant secretary. Mr.. Adee. who il
IN that room there"-he pointed 10 a door
q. the western extremity OF the room.
ne IS q very able man." he added. with
emphasis. Our force here is somewhat
less than IN the other DEPARTMENTS. NE
nave only sixty-nine altogether. But thew
know what their duties are. and perforrn
them diligently and faithfully. at the be-
ginning OF our government the head of the
state department was called the 's<>retarv
OF foreign affairs but two wears after
wards the duties of the office were widened
ana IL was called the secretary of state
AT nrst the secretary had but a single as
slstant. Mr. Clay. when secretary OF 81 st4
under John Quincy Adams, had ut
twelve. Mr.. Webster, when secretary TN
aer GENERAL Harrison, had but thirty. The
business mas expanded enormously of late
years, principally owing to the invention
OF the telegraph. A great part OF our cor
dependence Is carried on by telegraph.
Ihe saving Of time IS of the greatest inn
portance. | often wonder how they ever
got on without the telegraph"
lhere are some parts of the correspond
ence and negotiations which you are OBJ
hged 10 perform entirely yourself"
Yes, ANYTHING of Importance or that
assumes the form of a diplomatic discus
sAoH, saAo AF. Dlalnts iaFIng MS nand on
MS desk. ANY critical matter; ANYTHING
involving special responsibility. The cor.
respondence with Italy respecting the New
Orleans matter. for instance, / wrote N.Y.
self"
Literally, yourself?"
Yes, actually, myself, with my own
hand. l wrote the papers at my home; I
didn't even have an amanuensis. And I
wrote in the same way the papers in the
Boring sea controversy. | do most of the
more important part of my work st home"
Here an attendant entered with a sheet
of paper, on which were half dozen lines
of writing. This man is in great dis
tress,n he SAID, putting the paper before
Mr.. Blaine. The latter glanced over it
and signed il. | said "Do you have much
OF that sort of detail work to dor"
Such things are coming in all the time;
but nevertheless" added the secretary,
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arrogance was unheard of. When the
council of old men was summoned he
went to the speak house, delivered his
mind, and left without waiting to be
answered. Wisdom had spoken; let others
opine according to their folly. He was
feared and hated, and this was his pleas
ure. He was no poet; he cared not for
arts or knowledge. my gran'paths one
thing savvy, savvy plight" observed the
king. In some lull of their own disputes
the old men of Apemama adventured on
the conquest of Apemama; and this I'M
licked Caius Marcus was elected general
OF the united troops. Success attended
him. the islands were reduced, and Ten
koruti returned TO his own government,
glorious and detested. He died about 1860,
in the 10Th year of his age and the full odor
of unpopularity. He was tall and lean,
says his grandson, looked extremely old,
and walked all the same young man."
The same observer gave me significant
detail The survivors of that rough epoch
were all defaced with spear marks; there
were none on the body of this skillful
fighter. II see old man, no got spear"
said the king.
Tenkoruti left two sons, Tembaitake and
father, was short, middling stout, a poet,
good genealogist, and something of
fighter; it seems he took himself seriously,
and was perhaps scarce conscious that he
was in all things the creature and nursing
OF his brother. There was no shadow of
dispute between the pair; the greater man
filed with alacrity and content the second
place; held the breach in war, and all the
portfolios in the time Of peace; and when
his brother rated him. listened in silence,
looking on the ground. Like Tenkoruti,
he was tall and lean. and a swift walker,
rare trait in the islands. He possessed
every accomplishment. He knew sorcery,
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with smile, "this Office is one in which
II is very easy TO dodge You can refer
matters to various subordinates.P But il
was evident that Mr. Blaine was not in the
habit OF lodging. He did all that came to
his hands TO do. and always knew Just
ing several large parchments. with orna-
mental lettering and writing. One or two
of them bore the signature of Benjamin
Harrison. Mr.. Blaine signed them in
small. neat. running hand, sianting up
wards. One was commission for sec
rotary of legation to the minister in Chile.
''0ur chief trouble in appointing these
secretaries TO foreign legations is 10 get
men who can speak the language re-
marked Mr.. Blaine. 1T seems 10 me that
We Americans don't pay much attention
10 the study OF foreign languages. Our
country is IS big, and all speaking one
language. il doesn't occur 10 US. In Eng
land, now, il is matter of course that
anyone connected with government or ar
least with the diplomatic department
should speak French at any rate. But the
other day We wanted secretary for the
legation at Japan, where French is the
diplomatic language. / think u was three
months that We we're hunting everywhere
for q man willing and able 10 take the pos
ition who could speak French. There
were graduates OF perhaps half dozen OF
our best colleges You would suppose
that anyone taking up diplomatic career
would make modern languages one OF his
first studies"
Are ali the negotiations Of this de-
partment reduced TO writingP" I asked.
"A great deal is done by personal inter
views with ministers, private talks, OF
which no formal record appears. Some
questions Of first rate Importance are
treated in this way when for any reason
il may be inexpedient 20 have the details
published"
During the Russo Turkish war" said,
Colonel Wellesley, OF the English army,
was the bearer OF a verbal dispatch from
Queen Victoria 10 the car, saying that IN
less the war was finished in one campaign
England would support the Turks. This
,.-ss.:o,. go ~ sacras thar I ord Derby
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y mo- king than my partha; I got power

Il mo- king than my partha; got power
he said, with formidable relish.
such Is the nephew's portrait. | can
set beside it yet another, from an able but
fancilul brush. Many another has often,
l may say always, delighted me with his
romantic taste in narrative. He has not
always, and | may say not often. per-
suaded me Of his exactitude. But | have
already denied myself the use of so much
excellent matter from the same source that
begin TO think il time to reward good
resolution; and his account of TeInbina-
take agrees so well with the kings that It
may very well be (what | hope il Isl the
record OF fact, and not (what suspecO
the pleasing exercise OF an Imagination
more than sailorly. 4 (for so l had bet
ter, perhaps, cali him1 was walking up the
island after dusk, when he came on
lighted village of some size. was directed
70 the chiefs house, and asked leave 20
rest and smoke pipe. You viii sit down
and smoke pipe, and wash, and eat, and
sleep" replied the chief land tomorrow
you will go again" Food was brought,
prayers We're held flor this was in the brief
day Of Christianity and the chief himself
prayed with eloquence and seeming sin
cerity. All the evening \ sat and ad-
mired the man by the freight. He was
six feet high, lean, with the appearance of
MANY years, and an extraordinary air of
SADIdAAsS sAEit tpAhAAetiGN. aAC AtNt~S+A AAHo
man who would kill you laughing" said
\, in singular echo of one of the kings
expressions. And again: Il had been
reading the musSeteer books, and he re-
minded me of Arams." Such is the por-
trait of Tembinatake drawn by an expert
romancer.
We had heard many tales Of INV
patha"; never a word OF my uncle till two
days before we left. As the time ap
preached for our departure Tembinok' be-
came greatly changed; softer, a more
melancholy, and IN particular more con-
fidential, man appeared in his stead. To
my wife ne continued laboriously 10 ex-
plain that, though he knew he must leave
his father in the course of nature, he had
not minded nor realized it till the mo-
ment came. and that now he was To lose
US, he repeated the experience. We showed
fireworks one evening on the terrace Ii
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was a heavy business; the sense OF sepa-
ration was in all our minds and the talk
languished. The king was specially az
fected. sat disconsolate on bis mat and
wives stepped forth from a cluster,
came and kissed him in silence
and silently went again. It was
Just such a caress as we might
give to a disconsolate child. and the king
received it with q child's simplicity. Pres
emily We said good night ard withdrew
but Tenbinok' detained Mr.. Strong. rat
ting the mat by his side and saying: "Sit
down, Stlong, | feel bad; 1 like talk"
Strong sat down by him. "You like some
beer, Stlong?" said he, and one of the
wives produced bottle. The king did not
partake, but sat signing and smoking
meerschaum pipe. II very sorry you GO"
he said at last. "Miss Stevens he good
man, woman he good man. boy he good
man; all good man. Woman he smart all
the same man. Ny woman" (glancing to-
ward his wives) she good woman, no very
smart. / think Miss Stevens he big cheip
all the same Cap'n man-otwa'. | think
Miss Stevens he rich man ali the same
me. All go schOona. very sorry my
paths he go, my uncle he go, my cutch-
cons he go, Miss Stevens be go; all 90.
Stlong. you no see king cry before. King
all the same man; feel bad, he cry. livery
sorry"
In the morning 10 was the common topic
in the village that the king had wept. To
me he said: Last night no can peak;
too much here, laying his hand upon his
bosom. Now you go away all the same
my PANTY. Ny brothers. my uncle 90
away. All the same" This was said with
detection almost passionate, and it was
the lirst time ! had heard him name his
uncle, or, indeed, employ the word. The
same day he sent me present Of two
c0rscIets made in the island fashion Of
plated hber, heavy and strong. One had
been worn by Tenkoruti, one by Tembai-
take; and the gift being gratefully re-
ceive1, he sent me. on the return Of his
messengers. 3 third. that Of Tembinatake.
Ny curiosity was aroused. | begged
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entrance and she space between the towers
Will be the means Of exhibiting the build
ing materials other than lumber. The
entrance VIII be of granite, with marble.
sandstone aud terra Gotta trimmings, the
columns o. each side OF the arch being Of
polished marble and granite. The main
fronts will De OF pressed hriek. with stone
and terra Gotta trimmings. and these, with
the towers. viii display stone with ail its
fnishes-Smooth rubbed, drove, bush
hammered and pitch-fSeed. Thus the
Washington quarrles viii show their pro
auctions 10 advantage n every form, and
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1872 square feet Of surface. This, with
the wall space, will give %. 92S square feet
of exhibit space, or more than the area Of
the building itself The roof will be sup
ported on trusses, so that there will be no
pillars or posts 10 mar the unity Of the in
interior or be in the way Of the spectator.
The wall will not be of any great height,
but the high pitch Of the roof will give the
building an appearance of holiness, while
every detail Of the construction will be
plainly discernibe with the naked eve.
There will be long line OF panels in round
topped archways along ail sides OF
the building, presenting the appearance
of highly finished doors Of all kinds of
wood. but closer inspection will reveal the
fact that they will not open. Yet the
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then secretary for war. was not aware 81
IL until months afterwards. Have such
things ever occurred under our govern
ment2"
"Such a thing might occur, answered
Mr.. Blaine.
lit IS a picturesque idea tha' Ats'oFy
NAV turn unon a spoken word. OF which
no record remains, " said /.
Yes II - often convenient 20 50 con-
duet affairs that no tangible evidence may
survive. dipjomatist Is often g.ad to lie
able 10 MAKE technical! denial Ihls Is a
very public age. but affairs Of state may
easily be obstructei or compromised by
ill-timed publicity"
Have you much correspondence WITH
the governors Of states IN this country
mo. not much very seldom occa-
sionaIly circumstances may happen TO
make IL necessary. At the time OF the
lynching OF those Italians, for instance, |
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he vas the best gene2logist Of his day, he
was q poet. he could dance and make
canoes and arnor; and the famous mast Of
Apemama. which ran one joint higher
than the mainmasf OF a fuli-rigged ship,
was OF his conception and design. But
these we're avocations and the mans trade
was war. When my uncle 60 make Wa.
he laugh. said Tembinok lie forbade
the use OF held forti6cations. that pro-
tractor Of native hostiiities; his men must
iight in the open and win or he beaten oct
of hand: his own activity inspired his fol-
lowers. and the sg'iftness Of bis blows beat
down, in one lifetime. the resistance Of
three islands. He made his brother SOW
ereign, he left his nephew absolute my
uncle make al smooth" said Ten binok'.
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general effect vii be the same as that of
8 two-story building. Above these panels
viii be 8 line Of windows, which will
throw bright light on the profusioa Of
wealth displayed within.
The mo main entrances viii be no lie
circular archwsys richly adorned with
granite and marble columns. the walls
above being Of pressed brick set oil with
the rich red Of terra Gotta ornaments.
The two end entrances Wall display the
many ways in which the lumber Of the
state can lie used 10 advantage in Carrying
out tasteful architectural designs, and on
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Grant, because ne saw in him the
soldier Although singularly ac-
complIshed man. and IN time OF
peace assured OF Advancement even in
China. where education means PROMOTE n,
be had risen by arms and believed IN arms.
Almost the first wish he ever express ed 20
ne vas that the American government
would allow him 10 send some Chinese
lads to Annapolis and West Point. and it
wss hard TO explain that the doors 10 hese
academies might be open 10 japanese and
young gentlemen FROM South America,
but not 10 Cinnamon
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some years confirmed with me an opinion
akin 10 this of General Grant. A strong,
positive, dominant nature, with a firm
viii. and irascible temper. he had seen
much of the foreigner, and-what the
earnest Chinaman never thinks OF doing
had adjusted the perspective, as it were.
between his own and foreign lands. He
had governing qualities. The soft, tran
gull nature, the morrow and ever the
morrow temperament which marks the
Oriental, was foreign TO him. Unlike any
other Chinese statesman whom / then
knew, he believed in war and in prepare
ton for war. The one question which
seemed 70 interest him was the military
possibilities Of the empire. The one ruler
who impressed his Imagination was
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be used for exhibits. On the outside,
below these windows, will be arch-topped
openings 5x10 feet IN dimensions. which
will be filed with panels in irni-
tation of doors, thus giving the build
ing the appearance of being two stories
high. and at the same time afford
ing place for the exhibition of the states
finishing woods. These panels will each
be Of a different variety of Washington
wood, brought 10 the highest natural
hard-oil finish, and thus what would
otherwise have been . dreary stretch of
blank wall is converted into a striking
feature OF beauty In addition TO the
windows. skylights will aid in giving
light TO the main hall.
The octagonai corner towers, the main
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for information IS 20 the three wear
ers. and the king entered with gusto
into the details already given. Here IVES
a strange thing that be should have
talked 80 much OF his family. and not once
mentioned that relative Of whom he was
plainly the most progd- Nay. more; he
had hitherto boosted Of his father; now hs
had little % say Of him and tie qualities
for which he had praised hiIa II the past
were now attributed where they were due,
to the uncle.
The king took us on hoard his.own gig,
dressed for the occasion IN the naval uni
form. He had little 10 say, he refused r.
freshrnents. shook Us briefly by the hand,
and went ashore again. Thag night tins
palm tops Of Apemama had dipped behind
the sea, and the schooner sailed solitary
under the stars.
RoBEKT LOUIS STEVENSON
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the building will include every material
which has gone into the upbuilding of the
cities of the state.
As one approaches the building from
distance the first feature which viii strike
the eye will be the American flag floating
from staff ct the peak of the center tower
175 TO 30 feet above the ground. This
flagstaff viii be q perfect specimen of
Washington FIR, its base, four or 1--WE feet
in diameter, set in the ground, and its top
rising far above the highest point of the
roof. The visitors will be able to climb it
by two spiral stair cases of wood, with
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iron ratings. built around and framed into
the tree, until by ninety steps he will have
assembled 521z feet to an observation gall
lery in the main tower. from which he can
gaze clear over the wings upon the sur
rounding buildings. These stairs viii be
of ornamental design. and form an attrac-
tive feature of the structure.
One great advantage of this design is the
great amount of floor and wall space it
affords in proportion to the size of the
building, and its great exterior surface
affords plenty of light. 1t has SIC lineal
feet of wall space sixteen feet high for in
terror exhibit, or total of 1905 square
feet. There will also be twelve doubie-face
shelves with total length of 656 feet,
which, if only twelve feet high, will give
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THE STATE BUILDING.
How Washington Will Be
Represented at the Fair.
ONLY NATIVE MATERIAL USED.
description and Cuts of Architec ct
hifcnie's Designs-All the States
Resources shown.

1he accompanying cuts win give some
ldea OF the appearance of the Washington
building as il viii be erected at the Worlds
lar at Chicago by the state commission
rom designs prepared by w. A Richie,
OF this city. The building is to be con-
Nrac1ed entirely of materials produced in
this state, and will thus be in itself an ex-
hibit OF the states resources.
The building Is TO be in the shape of
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Wuchang, or elsewhere. To
pass from Hankow to Tientsin
was like coming from China
of the middle ages to what
one might call the China
of the nineteenth century.
The personal qualities of the
viceroy had much to do with
it. II have seen, said General
Grant TO me on one occasion,
-four great men in my jour
ney - Bismark, Beaconsheld.
Gambetta and Ii Hung Chang.
i am not sure that Ii is not
the greatest of the four" 4
friendship-I might say an in
~ NTH 4ha rtaa-1r g.
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Tho New Movement In China.

The beginning of the new movement in
China, the awakening of the new life
which, to my mind, underlies so many of
the sporadic conditions of present unrest
in the empire, may be attributed to the in
fiuence and personal character of Ii
Hung Chang, the viceroy of the northern
provinces, and virtual prime minister.
From his Yamen come the ideas which
slowly permeate the empire. When | was
familiar with China. Tientsin, the home
of the viceroy, was ever the centre of
unique and progressive authority The
atmosphere of the viceroy's Yamen was
different from that of Canton, Foo Chow,
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to be frame,

heavy timbers being used and
finished inside and out, but
ali the various kinds Of
building material produced in
the state will be used in con-
struction. in such a way as
to display them 10 the best adj
vantage, while the roof will
be so high pitched as to create
the impression of greater ele-
walton than there is in reality.
A row of windows 5xl0 feet
will extend entirely around
the building. giving abundance
of light, and viii be placed
Is feet above the floor, in
order that the space below may
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modified Maltese cross, q design which has
the advantage OF giving the largest exterior
surface, more light and more wall space
than any other design. The main en-
frances viii be at the front and rear of the
central wings of the building, that on the
north facing the avenue between the art
annex of the main exposition building
and the grounds allotted 10 the state of
Ohio, and that on the south being directly
in front of the rustic foot bridg crossing
the small lake which viii extend across
the entire south boundaries of the
Washington, Oregon. Nebraska, North
and South Dakota grounds. At the east
end viii be an entrance facing the Oregon
state ground and az the west end another
facing the ground allotted to South
Dakota.
The extreme dimensions of this build
ing will be l6ix2O2 feet, covering an area
of 20, 12o square feet. 1t will be only 30
feet high from floor TO cornice line, with
the exception of portion of the front
and rear of the central wings, which will
be % feet from floor TO ceiling These
wings will have q second story. which will
be occupied as waiting rooms, toilet rooms,
janitors' room and Offices tor the man.
ager and the press. AT each corner of
the central wings will be an octagonal
tower, in which stairs lead to the second
story.
The principal material is to be frame,