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to the Nation under whose rule they
must meet the duties of citizenship.

to the Nation under whose rule they
must meet the duties of citizenship.
Love of country is the first lesson
of childhood 30 for as the making of
Nations goes, aud this certainly is a
we'll learned lesson with the youth of
C,be. When O flibustering boat
landed on the Cuban shore not long
ago with numbers of youthful in
surgents ebcard, though they had
lived several years in the States, they
hurried from the vessel and fell upon
the ground and kissed the very soil of
their native land.
The second lesson of citizenship in
childhood is loyalty to National Gov
ernment. This the children of Cuba
have never had, for they have nearly
all caught from infancy an inspiration
O; disobediencs to Spanish rule. This,
OF course, with reference to the native
Cubans as distinct from the Spanish
citizens who claim the island as their
adopted home, having moved there
from Spain.
With such environment it is easy to
see that the lives of the young people
cf Cuba of the present day have been
pitched in poor season. Nevertheless,
it must not be deducted from this that
the young folks are growing up in il
literacy to any extraordinary degree.
IN Cuba there is a system of public
schools supported by the Spanish Gov
ernment, and while it is not as COM
plete and thorough as it might be, Of
fers liberal advantages, particularly
to the children of the larger cities and
towns. Many of these schools are not
patronized very largely by the native
Cubans, because of the antagonism to
Spanish o8icialdom. Thus, it is often
the case that native Cuban families of
q neIghborhood will mutually hire a
private teacher for their children
rath r than send their boys and girls
to an institution established by the
Government. The Universitad at Ha.
vana is we'll patronized by the Cubans,
end this institution has given many
young man o good practical education
and skill for professional life. There
are in Havana several other institu-
tions for higher education and also
many schools and asylums established
by churches and benevolent institu-
tions. But, in times of feudal strife
and dissension, schools and colleges do
not-cannot prosper, nor can they be
expected to fulfil their desired scope
of usefulness and Jurisdiction. As a
consequence, among the wealthier
class of Cubans it is quite frequently
the case that they send their boys to
the States to be educated at the lead
ing universities and colleges of this
country.
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Precious Ballast.

Everyone has heard that the Mexi-
cans use railroad sleepers made OF
mahogany" said Arthur Dawson, an
English gentleman residing in the City
Of Mexico, while lat the Great North
ern, "but the Mexican railroad builder
goes even further in his luxurious
ideas. On one of the lines the ties
are of ebony, and low grade OF silver
ore is used for ballast. OF course the
explanation is that the ore did not
pay to work, but this does not remove
the impression OF lavish extravaganza
which this roadbed creates. IN some
of their bridge construction the Mexi-
cans use marble. Chicago Times
Herald.
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SWEET POTATOES,

In this 1 include, says J. NJ. Rice,
of OkIahoma, the sugary, juicy varie.
ties grown in the South, which are
perhaps more properly designated
yams. and I shall more especially refer
to the methods of raising in the drier
Southwest.
The people Of the North have an OBJ
lection, or, perhaps, as with myself,
it was only prejudice, against the
sugary, juicy varieties. For myself
and family, after becoming accustomed
to them, we very much prefer them,
but this is, of course. matter OF
taste, for both are good.
Our plan for a dry country is to
have the ground deeply plowed in the
winter, and then. after rain and be.
fore planting time, to throw four fur
rows together, but aiming to overturn
all the soil, so it is in width but three
furrovs of our fourteen or sixteen inch
plows. These are gone over with hoe
and rake, leveling the top little and
smoothing the sides. A light rain is
preferred planting time, but We do
not always wait for it. The roots of
the plants being we'll dampened, they
are firmly set in the firm, loose soil,
and little basin, holding half-pink
left around each plant. Water is
poured in, filling the basin, and when
soaked away dry soil is drawn around
the plants. A little surface hand cul-
tivation is given, then such cultiva-
tion with the horse cultivator between
the ridges as is needed, and plowlng
once with a stirring plow, throwing
the sides OF the ridges to the centre,
then back again. For part OF our
ground We thus last year filled the
trenches with damp, chafy straw,
tramping it IN we'll, and, while all
were good, those from the muIched
ground were little more even in size,
showing that the dry spells had not
affected the growth OF q part.
Plants with heavy foliage and large
roots do best in dry climate, so the
large sweet potatoes or yams succeed
best here.
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STYLES IN SLEEVES.

The styles for sleeves are legion,
writes May Manton. Two models are
here illustrated which are used extern
sively at present. No. l is represented
in rich peau-de-soie with ruffie OF
soft, creamy lace falling over the hand.
The mousquetaire effect is the result
of the material being disposed in
gathers extending from the wrist to
within q short distance of the shoulder
and arranged over fitted lining of coat
shape. The short puff is quite the
latest feature of the new sleeves and is
gathered at the upper and lower edges
With most of the fulness near the
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Three Pictures From One.

"A pictorial white elephant, says the
Boston Transcript, which had hung
fire for an unconscionable time in the
galleries OF Boston dealer, was un-
doubtedly too large to be hung in any
ordinary room. It was an Oriental
encampment scene, with Arabs, horses,
camels, tents, fires, etc., in The twi.
light, with a rosy afterglow warming
the western sky. There was enough
material in the composition for trio
of pictures, aud the shape, which was
uncommonly wide in relation to it's
height, facilitated the surgery which
was at last determined upon as des.
perate resort. The work was done
with skill. Elegant frames were built
for the three new pictures, and before
long three customers were made happy
at a comparative triAing expense.
Each of their works is by an eminent
French Orientalist. but whether his
name is signed to oil three or not we
cannot say.
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moderate fulness and are arranged
over fitted Innings that may be omitted
if not desired. A standing collar of
velvet completes the neck.
All serviceable materials may be
employed in making this dainty gown,
such as challis, delaine, cotton or wool
crepon, etc.. or the garment can be
made of washable fabrics and worn
with linen turnover collar and cuffs,
thus completing an ideal gown for the
practical housekeeper.
To make this gown in the medium
size requires FIVE yards OF forty four
inch wide material.
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CHILDREN AT HOME IN CUBA.

Young children are made to stay
pretty close athome on the island. 1t
is we'll known that in Cuba, as in most
of the Spanish.American countries,
girls and young women are never seen
on the streets unless they are under
strict chaperonage of their mothers,
or some friendly matron. This same
restriction is placed over the children
to greater or less extent, though of
course it is not 80 by any we'll under
stood decree or National custom, as in
the case of young women. The dwell
ings are for the most part low on the
ground and the spaciouis doorways as
rule have iron ratings or gates
Through these iron bars little chill.
dren are often seen peeping out at the
peddlers or other attractions in the
streets.
The religion of the island is Roman
Catholic and, of course, the young peo-
pie of Cuba are reared in the faith of
this church.
In the world of amusements, games
and out.of.door sports the children
find recreation in pretty much the
same way that they do in this coun-
try. They easily learn to fly kite
and spin tor, and baseball is favor
ite sport with them when they grow
larger. In such things as out.of-
door sports the Cubans follow the
Americans very closely. The boys play
marbles every where in Cuba and they
have q peculiar way Of shooting the
marbles from their hands. In Amer
lea boy will take the marble on his
foreinger as q rest and shoot it out
with his thumb. In Cuba he will take
it on the ball of his thumb and shoot
it out with the foreinger.
In gensral appearance the Cuban
lad is a frail, slender youth, and, as
we would say in America, quite small
for his age, but as rule they have very
bright faces, tinged with yellowish
brown comp!exions, and all of them
have very bright, piercing black eyes,
The girls, or senoritas, are all win.
some; some quite pretty and some
beautiful to marked degree. They
all have the tiniest and dantiest of
feet and hands and are as graceful as
veritatle fairies. The senoritas are
taught to dance when quite small and
the fancy dress balls of the children,
where hundreds Of boys and girls are
paraded in pretty dances, are geat So
cial events in Havana. The little girls
can do all the clever turns Of the Terp-
sichorean art. involving castanets and
tambourines, and mauy of them can
sing with marvellous sweetness of tone
and great skill. Cuban girls are very
fond of fine, soft laces and wear
dainty mantillas over their black
tresses at all times. They are t1ught
fancy embroidery work at the schools
just as American girls are taught les
sons in textbooks, and they become
skilled to degree of wondrous pro-
ficiency in very short time in max
ing delicate bits of lace with their
fingers and needles. 80
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Since the outbreak OF the insurgents
for freedom from Spanish rule began,
something more than year ago, Cuba
and the Cubans have filled with gilt.
tering display the columns of Ameri-
can newspapers, and as the opposing
armies proceed with the war, surmise
as to the future of the island becomes
a perple1ity. Whatever may be the
result of the insurrection, surely we
must look after all to the children of
Cuba for the best study Of her future,
just as We must look to the youth OF
any land to get the surest idea of its
possibilities and its destiny. Countries
are what men make them, and the
power and force of nationa!ities are
measured by the worth of the individ-
ual citizens. If Cuba should win her
freedom and hoist her lone star flag
into the constellation of National en-
signs, would it not rest with the rising
generations of the island whether that
flag should wave over land of peace,
contentment and prosperity, or
whether it should fall dropping from
hands too weak to uphold It? And if
the war should result in triumph
for Spain, would not the question of
Cuba's future still rest largely with
the youth of the land to be wrought
out for veal or for woe?
In such light there is world OF
interest in the study of the lives that
Cuban children lead-their simple
customs and faith; their habits, thei1
pursuits, the daily doings and
tendencies OF child life. 1t is but fair
in the outset to say that the young
people ont the island have had poor
chances and few opportunities, for the
boys and girls OF the island were born
and have lived thus far amid seasons
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FOR STORING FRUIT.

The apple harvest brings up the sub.
ject of the proper disposal of the fruit
when gathered from the trees. The
apple crop will be large in many Sec
tions of the country this year, and
prices will be likely to rule low-for
the first part OF the winter, at least.
Much fruit will undoubtedly be stored
in the hope of better price later on.
1t is important. therefore. to adopt
such plan OF storage as will keep the
apples sound and plump, and in pos
session of the best possible flavor. A
cellar just moist enough to keep the
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having been planted there but as just

having been planted there but as just
happening to come up by chance. OF
itwould be useless to plant crocul
in lawn that is cut very early with
lawn mower but farmers yards are
not generally kept in this way, ours
isn't, and it is a splendid place on the
south side of the house for these very
early and CHEEKY blossoms. The grass
being left undisturbed until the usual
time to make hay, the crocuses have
chance to grow their leaves and ripen
the bulbs, so they go on and do well
for many years.
These bulbs can be planted any time
in the fall before the ground is frozen
hard, but the earlier this work is done
the better, as then the bulbs have
chance to grow some roots before be-
ing frozen in for the winter. Putting
them direcrly under the sod, as is sf-
ten advised, have never found very
successful. prefer to cut small holes
into the turf with sharp trowel,
little larger than the crocus bulb and
about three inches deep, put in the
bulb and fill up the hole with some
good garden soil. Sometimes q big.
ger place is made and several bulbs set
out, leaving a little space between
each bulb, but the single planting ia
best usually. think. A well.grovn
bulb will have eight or ten blossoms
and make a fine bit of color in the
grass just beginning to grow green.
When the dead grass is very long - !
the spring, the crocuses will show t0S
better advantage, if much of the brown
grass is pulledsoff, taking pains not to
tread on the points OF the crocuses
coming up. The next spring after
planting, the little holes made in the
grass will show somewhat but very
soon fill up, they look bigger than
they are, in the winter. If the lawn
is kept nicely mown, crocuses set out
as described will bloom we'll the first
spring after planting, but very spar.
ingly after that. Cutting off the
green leaves Injuries them; they are,
however, we'll worth putting out each
year.-Americsn Agriculturist.
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disturbance. The old feud between

of disturbance. The old feud between
the native Cubans ard the Spanish has
never died since the war of 1868. 1t
NAV have been smothered like live
Goals beneath the ashbank, but there
has been a round of internal discord
all the while. So long as such state
of affairs is endured by the people of
any country, be it far more advanced
in every way than was Cuba, it Is diff
cult to give that care to the training
Of children they should have, and they
grow up with slim chance of being
we'll educated and with conflicting i'm.
pulses Of patriotism and disobedience
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"dark.eyed child Of the wess," and
claimed her as part of the household.
The island was taken by an English
feet under Lord Albemarle, in 1852,
but was restored to the Spaniards by
the terms of the treaty of Paris in
1853. Since the early days of the
present century Cuba h'' been under
the officialdom of captains general
appointed by Spain, but in more
recent years many troubles arose be-
tween the native Cubans and the
Spanish, and the island has become a
very unruly child, as the revolution
of 1868 and the rebellion now raging
on the unhappy land attest.
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First American Rector.

Services were held the other day in
Christ Episcopal Church. Stratford,
Conn, in commemoration of the
2OOth anniversary of the birth Of
DR.. Samuel johnson, the first rector
of the church, and the first American
to hold the position of rector of an
Episcopal Church in the country. DR..
} johnson was the first.instructor ap-
pointed to Yale after that institution
Lad been transferred to New Haven.
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Innings shaped with single darts, the
use of which lining is optional. The
closing is accomplished with buttons
and button holes. The seamless back
is gathered at the neck and waist line
by alternate rows of shirring drawn
we'll to the center back. Ribbon velvet
is neatly joined on each side of the
shirring, which serves to hold the full
ness gracefully to the figure, finishing
in the center front with stylish bows
and ends.
The one-seamed gigot sleeves are of
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Frightful Mortality in India.

Official returns from India for last
year show that 1898 persons lost their
lives through tigers, panthers, bears,
elephants and other wild beasts during
the year while 21, 538 died from snake
bites, three.fourths of which were
caused by cobras. About $4,000 do.
mestic animals were also killed by
wild animals during the same period.
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The war in Cuba has driven hun
dreds, if not thousands, of Children
from the island to this country. They
are to be seen at the arrival of every
ship clinging to their mothers, who
come with them, leaving their fathers,
who have joined the ranks to fight for
the freedom of the island, while the
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cousins call it, ''a ruck Sleeve" is de-
cidedly becoming and admirably
adapted to soft and pliable material.
No. 2 is of canvas cloth and is COM
fortably fitted to the arm from the
wrists to a goodly height above the
elbow, the same stylish pufs used in
No. completing the model. The
wrists may be plainly completed or
with lace as shown.
TO make these sleeves in the medium
size requires two and one-quarter
yards for No. 1 design and one and
three-quarter yards for No. 2 design
of forty.four. inch wide material.
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The heaviest car of wool ever
shipped out of Idaho was loaded at
Mountain Home the other day. It was
fifty foot car, containing 42, 474
pounds of wool. The freight charges
on the car to Boston, its destination.
were 1850. --
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sERv1cEABLE HOUSE GOWN.

Figured wool challis is chosen for
this neat and serviceable gown, so ad.
mirably adapted for home wear. Tie
standing collar and sleeve tabs are of
ruby velvet. outlined with narrow lace
edging, while the fanciful girdle of
ribbon velvet in the same warm tint
confines the fulness at the waist.
The pretty gown, gathered at the
neck, is mounted over fitted body
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family seeks refuge in the States.
When the war IS over the Cubans who
come as refugees will probably all
return to Cuba, for they are clan
n1sh people and love their island home
so we'll they will rarely ever get
weaned away from their native land
Atlanta Constitution.
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QUEER FISH WITH FOUR LEGS.
Commonly Called a"Water Dog" and
Found in Lake Michigan.

Now ard then, says the Chicago
Times. Herald, the newspapers tell
about some unlucky sportsman who
has captured "a fish with legs" It is
sometimes asserted that the biologists
have been consulted and have been
unable to identify the monster.
Such game as this is not at all un-
common in the region about Chicago.
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WINTER WEAR.
INNOVATIONS AND NOVELTIES IN
WOMEN'S GARMENTS.
A Fashionable Coat of Havana Brown
Melton, With Hat Of Golden
Brown Felt-The Latest
Styles In Sleeves.
DECIDEDLY swell coat is of
Havana brown Melton. dec
Grated with Persian lamb, in

stylish top garment, says May Man
ton, is of fashionable length, the lin.
ing of emerald green and blue change
able silk giving a ''chic" finish to the
inside. The imported walking hat OF
golden brown felt with black satin
band and paradise aigrette is pleas.
ing accompaniment to this very de.
sirable coat; the loose fitting fronts
lap widely, the right front extending
on the left in double breasted style
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CUBAN CHILDREN.
THE LIFE THEY LEAD ON THE
WAR-RENT ISLAND.
Love Of Country Instilled Into Them
Their School Education-Con-
fined Closely to Their Homes
Their Amusements.

TXT HEN Columbus first landed
W. in Cuban harbor Octo.
Y " Der 2S, 1892, he named
the island he had dis
covered Juana, in honor OF John, q
son of Ferdinand and Isabella. AS
years have rolled on years and CEN
turies have passed away it is interest
ing to observe that while Spain las
gradually lost her hold on the western
hemisphere, she has always kept sE
outstretched hand upon Cuba, her
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THE cRocUs As A LAWN FLOWER.
Pretty in any place, the crocus is
particularly attractive grown in the
lawn. when they do not appear rs
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shoulder, while the under portion, de.
void of fulness, has q droop differing
materially from the puff of last season.
This mousequetaire. or, as our English
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BROADWAY TABERNACLE AFFIIRS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING AND REPORTS ELECTION
OF OFFICERS.
The annual meeting of the Broadway Tabernacle
was held last night. Reports were presented from
all departments. representing a great amount of
work philanthropic and rellg Gus The sum Of
$4,000 has been given in benevoence which with
$4,000 additional raised for expenses makes
a total seldom exceeded by any church, even in
good times. The present membership Is s33 of which
20 added this year. The woincns society OF
the church raised $3.50 in money and expended IL
I'm various charitable directions
The Tabernacle has large mission organized a.
an Independent church. this being the Bethany
Congreg ga tonal Church. in Tenth-ave. This is con-
Quoted at an expense Of 5000. and employs a hrge
STAFF OF workers. 1t is very successful and is well
housed and organized The plant represents some
$60OnO
The following officers of the Broadway Tabernacl
were elected last night: w. l. Washburn. clerk
N G. Fisher. treasurer: H. @. Thomson and |. C.
Gaylord superintcndcn's of the morning and after
Sunday schools: Dr. C. f. Bruce. Or. W L.
Stowell and H. Hubbard. committee OF Chinese
Sunday school: y. X. Wey. C. w. Bowen. G. L.
Mead and George l.. Leonard. Church Committee,
s. II. Paine. G. l.. Mead, II. S. Gordon and r. F.
Browning, bethany hoard
Judged by the many reports. the large attendance
and the manifest interest in the meeting. the church
seems to be in very nourishng condition.