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able to civilization. These, who mum.
Der less than 10000, are called ne.
gritoes, or little negroes.
But the other 100000 natives who
furnished the pirate captains with
their crews were the most powerful
sayages in the world. They are phys
ically brave and fear no consequences,
when in battle fighting like the all
conquering Arabs who fought unde-
the standard of Mahonet. They need
only good officers, in the opinion of
military experts, to make them excel
lent troops. Their proves was proved
in the Tonquin war, when contingent
of Philippine troops rendered valuable
service to the French. The necessary
officers will be supplied by the Cau-
casians, who live in Manila: These
are OF Spanish; German and Mexican
descent, with asprinkling of English
and Spaniards.
Manila has 100000 population. of
which one.third are Europeans. Very
few OF these ara Spaniards OF bound
by any tie to the mother country.
That they are ready to lead the ma
tives has been sho wn by the fact that
one of the first town to rebel was Ma
nilla. This city is @ strongly fortified
town on the Island of Luzon, inclosed
by line OF ramparts. and because OF
its strategetical Importance was for
merly regarded as the bulwark OF
Spanish power in the Eastern seas:
The Governor General. who is the
ruler of the island, lives there, and
receives reports from the forty-three
governors and alcaldes who rule the
other provinces. The town is divided
by river into two parts, on one side
of which live the officials and on the
other the merchants, between whom
there is little friendship.
Philippine merchants suffer many
hardships Mt the hands of their Span
ish rulers. and, like other colonists,
are overtaxed. Heavy import and ex:
port duties averaging 100 per cent. of
the cost are levied, and, in spite of
the complaints of the traders, no relief
has been granted. They believe that
if the Spanish restrictions on trade
were removed Manila would become
one of the greatest ports in the world.
As center of trade the city has
every natural advantage, including q
harbor large enough to accommodate
all the navies of tho world. The Philip
pines lie Of southeastern Asia, and to
its other advantages is added the fact
that Manila is in commanding posi-
tion on the main routes Of eastern navi-
cation. Travellers assert that the capi-
tai occupies the finest commercial posi-
tion of any city in the world, and un-
til 1911 it served as the chief inter-
mediate station for the trade between
Spain and her colonies. II is OF great
importance to Spain, which has held
it since 1921, when Magellan discov-
cred the islands. Only once, in l762,
did it pass out of her possession. Then
England held it, but surrendered it
shortly afterward.
Spain has often trembled lest she
might lose the Philippines. japan has
recently regarded them with covetous
eyes. The islands are at least as large
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centre back seam rendering the ad.
iustment smooth fitting across the
shoulders with the lower edge falling
in soft, graceful folds. Wide lapels
turn back from the frouts at the top,
and the closing is effected in double
breasted fashion with coat hooks and
eyes, handsome buttons supplying TUG
decoration. Tbe tteck is completed
with storm collar that may be rolled
back in coat style, and finished with
regular tailor stitching. The mode is
particularly adapted for general or
every day wear, the over-lappir g
front providing additional warmth.
When lined throughout or made in
the regulation heavy cloaking, the
cape may bo safely worn in midwinter.
The coat collar should have an inter
lining of light weight canvas in its
natural color, "tan," and the cape e'n
interlining of light weight crinoline
zhhan made IN the lighter cloths. 10
make this cape for d lady having Q
thirty-six inch bust measures One ard
one-q quarter yards of material fifty
four inches wide is required. New
York Modes.
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of SPANS remaining possessions.
Nearly three times as large as Cuba,
1000, 1000 of her 10000, 200 colonial
population live in the islands. The
first news of the outbreak came on
August 81, when conspiracy" to
obtain complete independence from
the Spanish crown was discovered.
The news was cabled to Spain that
1000 insurgents had already armed
themselves for the conflict. warship,
the Isla de Cuba, was ordered to the
Asiatic islands and 1000 troops were
detailed. This was followed week
later by On insurrection in Manila,
the chief city of the islands. A state
of siege was proclaimed and another
outbreak in >the fortified town Of
Cavita, in the Island of Luzon,
was averted. The insurgents, who
have constantly increased in numbers,
also besieged the garrison OF San Idro,
in the province of Nueva Euja, but
were driven back. Meanwhile the
colonists, under q General named Gan
tollano, have made other successful
sorties. Thousands OF natives are
4 focking to his standard, and signs of
insurrection are apparent in Bulacan,
Pampanga and Batangas. More troops
have been requested from Spain.
Twenty thousand have embarked and
others are to follow.
The conditions in that country are
even more favorable for guerrilla var.
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LADIES' WAIST OF GREEN BEREGE.

Foliage green berege sprinkled with
antumn.leaf-red velvet dots is the ma
terial illustrated in the handsome
waist which is made to match the
skirt; and ptettily decorated with barbs
of lace passementerie and edging to
match: The crush collar and belt witt
band and undertaking of FED velve:,
rosettes of net and foliage green, vel-
vet flowers. The full fronts and back
of waist are arranged over glove-ftted
Innings that close in centre-front, tie
full right front tapping over the clos
ing and being secured invisibly under
the lace passementeri6 OH the left li1i-
ing. The fashionable sleeves arc grace!
fully disposed over smooth fixed lin
inga, the full tops being shirred in
centre and caught mp with bnrbs of
passementerie from the shoulder. The
wrists are bell shape and faced inside
with leaf-red velvet, bows beng placed
lust above the flare. This is o stylish
model for separate waists OF silk or the
fine smooth wooden fabrics introduced
for autumn that bid fair to outshine
the silk waists of last season. Any pre-
ferred style of trimming can be used,
splendid garniture forming promi-
nent feature of the waists this season.
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TIE PASSING OF THE PIANO nAMr.

TIE PASSING OF TdE flANo dA"f'
Something to be cause for thank
fulness is the reaction from the piano
lamp craze. Those who encumbered
long barrow rooms with a lfull half
dozen Of these awkward furnishings-
and many were guilty-had something
to answer for in educing soto voce
profanity from much enduring men.
Not that the craze has subsided; it is
only lessened. One piano lamp is use
full; bus to multiply them and staud
them about as if they had walked out
to take their places in o waltz, or to
see how many intruders into holt
darkened room they could trip up in
day, is rather too much. Then, their
pagoda tops OF monstrous girth de-
luged the room with boistrous color
and put everything else ont OF coun'
tenarce. If anything, they are more
perverse and ungainly than the corner
easel. -
The banquet lamp modestly rears its
light at the right place upon table or
piano, and may be clothed in manner
at onl,e simple yet distingue. With o
standard of japanese bronze or terra
Gotta, and delicate shade. the ban
ques lamp is beautiful. But new hor-
ror threatens us-that is tall candle
stick, generally made of enameled
wood and profusely decorated in col
ors, often of the Dresden style. 1t is
made to stand either on the floor or
the table. Hester NJ. Poole, in House
hold News.
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It is circumstance worthy of more
than passing note, thinks the New
York Tribune, that at recent con.
vertion Of teachers and educators in
Buffalo an address on the subject OF
'Good Roads" was given by General
Roy Stone, head of the Government
department of road inquiry. General
Stone is q recognized authority on
this subject, and what he said was
practical and timely. On reading the,
announcement of such an address the,
7AzstsaRsssian- that viii arise in many,
minds is, "What have the public,
schools OF this country to do with good
ioads?" A little reelection will serve
to show that the answer to the ques.
ton should be, "A great DEAL" The
most important step to be taken in
tho attainment of good roads in this
country is the education Of the people
to their value and economic necessity,
and it is plain that in this matter much
can be done by those who have in
their charge the training Of the young.
General Stone called upon the educa.
tors OF the country to ''preach the
gospel of good roads," and further to
teach little roadbuilding in all the
schools. tis practical concern of
everyday life, as he we'll remarked,
and should interest parents as well as
children, women as we'll as men.
''You will need no textbooks" he said,
t'ior no high.class technical knowl.
edge is necessary to teach the rudi.
ments Of road construction and re-
pair" Another practical suggestion
was that the teachers could do much
notually to improve the roads of the
country. General Stones belief is
that the great need of our country
roads is daily care, for in the absence
of care every defect grows by geomet-
rical progression. His estimate is
that $40, 100000 is spent every year
on road repairs, and yet the roads are
made no better. So he recommends
that road leagues be organized among
the older schoolboys, that the few nec'
essary tools be supplied by the town.
ship authorities, and that the boys he
set at work as road repairers. The
educational effect of this policy would
undoubtedly be excellent; but the
Hrat thing to be done is to get good
roads to be kept in repair. Boys can.
not build roads that are smooth
and permanent, though in many
.egions it would be possible to train
them for the work proposed by Gen.
eral Stone.
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THE QUEER.LOOKING pANGoLtN,
Head Like Rat, Tall Like a Beat
and Claws Like o. Lopster.

Head Like Rat, Tall Like a Beat
land Claws Like LOBSTER.
Dame Nature hos devised many
Curious fotms Of mammalian life, but
she surpassed herself wheti she de-:
signed the strange creature which has
lately found homo in the London
Geological Gardens. 1t is unlike any
other animal to be found at the Zoo,
yet it has parts which remind one Of
several. Its general shape is that OF d
cross between an armadillo and q SER.
pent. 1t has head like rat, claws
like bear, tail not unlike that OF
lobstef and d general resemblance te
gigantic woodlouse;
The name Of this new arrival is the
pangolin; and it belongs to the family
Of .dasypodidae, which includes, also,
those other remarkable animals, the
htmadilld and the platypus: This is the
first specimen which has been brodght
To the Geological Gardens, and Its
treatm ent is therefore at present in the
experimental stage. 1t is covered..with
b6ny plates; each having keen edge;
and this coat of mail serves not only
for purposes OF defense; but fot Of;
Tense as well. For the animal, can
bring up it's tail with ferocious jerk;
and as this part Of It's anatomy is
studded, like the rest of its body, with
razor edged plates, it constitutes O
weapon by no means to be despised.
The pangolin's claws are large and
powerful, aud are designed to tear
dbwti the great nests 5f the tefmites,
or white ants; for let 1t be known that
the popular name Of this freak of ma;
ture is the Scaly Ant Eater: Sir. Em-
erson Tenant found the animal id
Ceylon, where it represents the only
example of edentates; or toothless
MAMMAL in the island: But il it lacks
teeth it has long. glutinous tongue;
with which it can slay its thousands:
The creature is seldom still, but occui
pies its time in moving forward and
backward-that is, literally tail fore,
most--and its scales are so horny that
they rustic and crackle against each
other with q noise that can be heard
many yards away from the cage.
Sir Emerson Tenant says that the
word pangolin is indicative of the
faculty which the creature has "for
rolling itself up into q compact ball,
by bending its head toward its stoni.
ach, arching its back into d circle, and
securing all by powerful hold of it's
mail covered tail. When at liberty
they burrow1n the dry ground to d
depth Of seven or eight feet, where
evsesile in pairs, and produce an.
nuafIy two or three young. "Of two
specimens which / kept alive at differ.
ent times" he continues, lone from
the vicinity OF Candy, about two feet
in length, was gentle and affectionate
creature, which, after wandering over
the house in search of ants, would at
tract attention to its wants by climb
ing Upon my knee and laying hold of
my leg by its prehensile tail. The
other, more than double that length;
vas caught in the jungle uear Chilaw,
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81
/ The value of the goods produced or
WORK done by convicts in the State
prisons Of the United States has fallen
OF more than s5,Oo0,O00 in the ten
years from 1885 to 1895. At the same
time the number of prisoners has in.
creasedirom 4l,s77 to 1924. Com,
Dining these figures it appears that
Che productive valuo of the prisoners
has fallen off almost forty per cent.
This enormous diminution is, almost
wholly due to the passage of laws re-
stricting convict labor or the sale OF
convict-nade goods. These facts ap-
pear in new bulletin OF the labor
bureau.
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forms yoke in the back and outlines
the shape of the figure in the front.
Revers of Persian lamb begin at the
bottom of the coat, very narrow, but
broading as they reach the shoulders.
There is o high Persian lamb collar
and deep, faring cuffs OF the fur,
which are cut in points AMI edged
with tie braid. Odd-looking ieweled
buttons are used as ornaments.
A fashionable little coat, much less
expensive than the one just mentioned,
is made of dark red melton cloth,
trimmed with black braid. The front
Of the coat forms box plait and the
back is tight fitting.
A box coat, severely plain with the
exception Of its rows of stitching, is
much in favor for ordinary wear.
But all the new coats are not loose
fitting. Many of them cling closely to
the figure. Some women will wear
nothing else. New York Journal.
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as Japan. and under her rule would be
as prosperous. They ere within con-
venient reach, and had not Russia
checked tie Mikado's progress as on
Asiatic power they might have fallen
into his hands.
Should the revolution in tho Philip
pines prove successful, similar at
tempts would be made in Spain's otEer
Asiatlc island possessions. Cubaa
agents are said to have persuaded tee
Philippines to revolt, and it is said
they are already at work in the Snlu
Islands, Palvas, the Caroliues and the
Marianne Islands. These are smaller
in extent, with nm aggregate of 1880
SO are miles and 1850 population.
BY themselves they arc poweress. but
they would Join the Philippine Repub-
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in position. The sleeves, OF moderate
fulness, are gathered top and bottom,
finishing at the wrists with narrow
bands of insertion edged with lac.
The handsome sailor collar falls deepy
in back and. front, harin2 little IL
the centre, and is trimmed with in
sertion aud laco edging. Charming
negliges c,u be fashioned after this
design in light tones of any pretty but
in less expensive haunellettes which
are used for more serviceable wear IN
deep red, pink or blue. 4 simple
finish may be given in feather stitch
ing. TO make this combing sacque
for miss fourteen years of age it will
require three yards OF forty-four inch
wide material.
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An,i-Pyrine as n Poison.

The British Medical Journal does
great service in calling attention to
the dangers which attend the admins
tration of anti-pyrine by amateurs.
1t describes case in which dose of
ten grains produced very alarming
effects. Anti-pyrine is undoubtedly a
dangerous drug, which has a very
severe effect upon the hearts action,
and the careless way in which the or
dinary amateur prescribes it for him
self and his friends without the slight
est compuuetions, is m ever increasing
source OF danger. Anti.pyrine should,
in the light OF recent discoveries, be
scheduled as poison, for to some
people it is nothing short OF poison,
and we are inclined to think with the
writer of the article in question that
it should only be dispensed after the
order of q duly qualified medical offi-
Ger has been obtained.
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Sultan's Sanity Questioned

A German newspaper boldly asserts
That the ruler of the Turkish Empire
is lunasic, and gives good and suf-
hcient reason for its belief. During
bis fits of insanity his predominating
passion is frenzied hatred against
The Armenians. So terrible have these
Cts become that the Sultan's attend.
ants often dare not enter his cabinet.
In feet, all their energies are required
to dodge their infuriated monarch,
who rushes from hall to hall talking to
himself. A short time ago, it is ad'
ded, the Sultan, in fit Of madness,
shot courtier who happened to make
motion with his arm and which the
sovereign chose to consider suspicious.
Sometimes, on the other hand, the
sultan has fts of uncomfortable mer-
riniens, particularly when he has rea-
son to believe that the Powers cannot
.gree on measures against him.
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panies her during her annual visits to
the Continent, is an elderly man OF
the name of Thomas Sands, and is
great favorite of Her Majesty, in
whose service he has been q long
while. The Queen is exceedingly kind
and considerate to him and greets him
always with friendly ''good day" :"
Frequently when the drives are long
the Queen causes the carriage to be
stopped and the tea equipage, which
she generally carries about with her,
to be extracted from the rumble. Tea
is thereupon brewed by means OF o
spirit lamp, and in partakinq OF this
gentle stimulant with her ladies in al
tendance, the Queen does net forget
her coachman, but invariably makes a
point of pouring out cup for him,
too. On one occasion, when her
daughter, the widowed Empress of
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! Speaking of Lii Hung Changes smok.
ing, DR.. Irwin, who has been his
physician for seventeen years, indig.
nantly repels the charge that Ii Hung
scented up the saloon of the steam.
ship st. Louis with the fumes of
opium. ''Li Hung Chang never
smoked opium in his life," said DR..
Irwin. "He is strongly opposed to
the practice, and will not permit those
about him to indulge in it. Not one
of his suite smokes opium. You may
put my name to that assertion. The
sarl is very fond Of his pipe or of a
cigarette, but he never smokes any
thing but tobacco, and neither does
my of his suite. Tho Chinese are a
nation OF tobacco smokers. Men,
women and children all smoke pipes
DE- cigarettes, and the earl does as his
people"
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THE PHILIPPINES,
REVOLUTION IN SPAlN'S MOST
IMPORTANT COLONY.
How the Spanish Possessions Have
Dwindled Away-The Bold and
Intrepid Malays-A Glance
at Manila.

~ rAIN, which, when the United
~ States were born, was mistress
y of the seas, owner of one-halt
the world, which poured gold
en- tribute in her lap, now lies hum
bled and decrepit, torn by internal dis
sensions and engaged in hopeless eff
fort to retain as her subjects the few
remaining colonies Of her once enor-
nous possessions.
Cuba has almost gained its inde-
pendence, there is IN outbreak in the
Philippines which threatens to be
equally as successful, and the smolder-
ing fires of patriotism in Puerto Rico
which have flashed up now and again
threaten to burn the ties that loosely
bind her to Spain.
One hundred years ago, says the
Chicago Times-Herald, ten million
square miles of American territory
yielded to Spain's dominion and toiled
and suffered that she might Bquander
wealth on wanton luxuries. Half of
North America, nearly all of South
America and the West Indies were q
part of the rich colonies which paid
tribute to Spain. To-day Cuba and
Puerto Rico alone remain, two small
islands with only As, ,205 square miles
of territory, and one of these islands
has nearly won its freedom, while in a
month or two Puerto Rico will attempt
to obtain the right OF self-government.
There were then also possessions in
Asia and Africa, with innumerable ISL
ands that in every sea acknowledged
allegiance to the Spanish throne. To-
gether the area of the Empire was II,
600, 900 square miles, twice as great a
territory as is ruled by the Czar of
Russia, and six times as great as Rome
ruled, while Great Britain's flag flies
to-day over less than two-thirds as
much ground.
From the magnificent Spanish EN-
pire of century ago more than one
hundred different 'commonwe ealths
have been carved. More are now be.
ing made.
Ths first of the colonies to emulate
Cuba's example is the Philippine Isl,
ands, the largest and most important
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Gathers OF tue neck dispose the full
ness at either side while the closing Is
in centre with buttons and button
holes. The seamless back. smooth fit
ting across the shoulders, has the full
ness drawn we'll to the centre at the
waist line by three rows of shirring.
Ribbon ties iasteued at either end are
carried forward to terminate in the
centre front by pretty bows and ends,
thus holding the fulness of the fronts
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fare than in Cuba, and the natives are
as brave and make excellent soldiers.
While in Cuba the Spaniards must ira
verse marshes, in the Philippines they
must traverse the sea. In the archl'
pelago there are 900 islands in chain
which stretches nearly 100 miles from
north to south, and ut the widest
point is almost roo miles in width.
The Spanish soldier must journey from
island to island and conquer each one
in turn, tedious undertaking, which
would cost Spain hundreds OF thou
sands OF soldiers, and the flower OF
her young manhood has already died
in Cuba. Each island is mountain
fortress, which can be easily held
against attack. There are few
plains which furnish open ground tor
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the employment of modern military
tactics.
The population consists chiefly OF
natives, mostly Malays, bold and inter-
PORT OF MANILA CHIEF CITY PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

pid, the race which supplied the buc!
cancer of old with the Malay sailors
and fighters who are familiar to oil
readers of fiction.
While retaining their fighting abili-
ties, these descendants of pirates are
the most civilized men in the extreme
east. They still, however, affect tie
savage Dress except in the most pop
ulous districts, little clothing being
worn beyond a loin cloth by the men
and short skirt by the women. They
live in huts of pine branches and till
the land. Very few of the ancient race
survive, and they alone are unamen.