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WASHINGTON Aug. 2I.-The prospectus
of a new industry at Shanghai is made the
subject of a report to the State Department
by Consul-general Jeringan at that place.
1t is called the Shanghai Oil Mill Company,
which proposes to manufacture oil from
the logical result of the cotton mills at
Shanghai and the consequent stimulus
given to the cultivation of cotton in China.
Since 1890 there have been forty-five new
cotton manufacturing establishments
erected in Shanghai and these are now in
successful operation.
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strike of 1000 Miners.

COLUMBUS. o.. Aug. 21.-Twelve hum
dred miners have struck at Corning, Rend-
vile and Hemlock in consequence of reso-
lutions adopted by the miners conven-
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is HILL A POPOCRHT?
OoucIudcd from First Pm.

take charge of the government and run ii
themselves. Mr.. Bland will return to ST.
Louis tomorrow.
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Fridays Local observations.

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
Z a. m. 1892 80 60 S'east. Cloudy. 600
7 p. m. 29.S5 Y 81 S'east. Cloudy. COS
Maximum temperature. 30; minimum tenn
Derature. sc.
Following is a comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Aug. 81:
Temp. Pre-.
Normal ~ 0.10
Mean 30 O.05
Departure from normal .......... 2 OBS
Departure since Aug. .1........ ESQ 1921
Departure since Jan. 1.......... 1855 6.07
Plus c. +. R. WAPPENHANS.
Local Forecast Official.
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For silver is redeemaole in gold 'hy adj
ministrative policy A. l.. LAWSHE-
Converse. Ind. Aug. IT,
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Work of Cuban Insurgents.

HAVANA, Aug. 2l.-Reports from the
province of Pinar del Rio are to the effect
that the insurgents nave taken rails from
the railroad tracks for the purpose of
throwing up entertainments near Taco
Taco. 1t is estimated that at least two
kilometers of the track have been torn up.
For this reason passenger trains and two
freight trains have returned from Arte-
misa, and through traffic on the railroad
line is now interrupted.
Reinforcements OF the Spanish army are
expected here shortly. These reinforce
ments consist of 60 infantry officers and
34,S2S privates, four cavalry officers and
456 cavalrymen, "a artillery officers and 1.252
artillerymen. "a officers in charge of the
engineering corps and 1.547 men belonging
TO the engineering corps.
Colonel Segura and Colonel Hernandez
report an engagement with Bermudez,
insurgent leader. at Lomo del Zorro, PROV
ince. of Matanzas, Fifteen of the insur-
gents are reported to have been killed,
while twenty-five of the Spanish troops
were wounded
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Ye.terday,s Temperntures.

c. +. r. w~APPENHANS.
Local Forecast Official.
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was time when Levi Burr
was one OF the best-known men in
all California. But that was long,
II long ago. So long ago in fact that
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might spend the day and night with your
mother in Oakland, and she asked me to
hand you this money. Come, little man,
your mamma is waiting. Good-by, Mary"
Her manner was so breezy, confident
and sweeping that she carried the assault
without difficulty. Mary, gladdened with
the prospect of q long holiday and with
bright piece of silver in her hand, went
ioyously and unsuspectingly on her way,
while little Master John, likely delighted,
after the way of his sex, with a new sem
sation in the role of an exceptionally
pretty and dashing woman, permitted her
hand 10 seize his with rather a too severe
pressure and himself to be led away in
triumph.
Perhaps be was too youthful and mex
perienced to observe that her elegant
clothes were too pronouncedly fashion,
able, that the color of her lips and cheeks
was slightly too robust, and that in her face
and manner was a certain hardness quite
uncommon in the refined set to which he
was accustomed. Possibly had he noticed
these things they would have made the
woman all the more attractive in his eyes
Certainly her dash and swing were capti-
waiting, and the free grace of her move
ments and the handsome face and tall
distinguished figure might have made a
conquest of an older man than he. As
they moved rapidly along, hurrying to es-
capf into quiet street, Master John was
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room are the old chairs in which some of
the most famous men in the State have sat
and the old tables where Levi once served
his crab.
Levi was an admirer of pictures in his
day and the walls of his place are hung
with the productions of some of the first
artists to arrive IN the State. There is a
large one over the bar from the brush of
John Rogers. 1t represents the bay of
San Francisco as it appeared in 1850, and
is most likely the first picture ever
painted OF that body of water. There are
numerous works by c. a. Clifford. and any
number OF pictures that are unsigned.
All are hanging in the same places they
were first hung years and years ago. In
corner is copy of the Declaration of
Independence that Levi prizes very
highly. 1t is one of the first copies OF
that important document ever made,
it having been printed in 1918. On differ
ent parts of the wall are campaign por-
traits of the different candidates for the
Presidency. Every one of them has long
ago finished his term OF office in this
world.
Considering the fact that Levi Burr is
SO years old he is in a remarkable state of
health. He can walk about wherever he
pleases assisted only by stick. His men,
ory is very clear, and he loves to talk
about the old days.
lie spends all of his time in the room
where he used to serve crab, wandering
among his old belongings. He often sits
in chair for hours at time, gazing in
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all California. But that was long,
IL long ago. So long ago in fact that
at the present day very few peo-
pie even know of his existence. To those
who do remember him, though, the men,
ton of his name will be enough to conjure
up visions of steaming plates of the most
delicious crab that was ever cooked and
served in San Francisco, and through the
mists of years they will see the little two
storied building on North Beach where
crowds fiocked daily to do homage to the
Incompatible preparer of shellfish. Levi
is there yet, but the old crabman's place
is not what it used to be.
Levi Burr was q pioneer of 40. He
came from Connecticut, where he was
born in 1907, and as soon as he arrived
here saw that good food was scarce and
luxuries scarcer. He had learned to cook
crab as they do "down East" and his
Yankee instinct told him that he could
get as much gold out of the shellfsh as he
could out of the mountains.
1t did not take long to stake out claim
on North Beach and put up a tent. In
one end of this he had his kitchen and in
the other were tables for his customers,
where they could sit and enjoy the beauties
OF the bay over plate of crab and bottle
OF ale. Whoever tasted Lewis crab was
sure to want more. They also brought
their friends around and the fame of the
place spread like wildfire.
In less than year Levi Burr was known
| far and wide as 1.-The crabman," and his
business thrived so that he was able to
| put up two-story building, which at the
time was considered a palace. He also
provided amusements OF different kinds
and the bay shore for several hundred
nf nla
| sort OF Midway Plaisance. AS the
locality was improved it gradually became
the fashionable promenade OF San Fran
cisco, and the promenaders, whenever
they became tired or hungry, simply
dropped into the crabman's TO refresh
themselves. On Sundays the roadway in
| front OF the place was almost impossible
so dense was the crowd, and people often
waited Tor an hour to get seat at table.
In 1855 there was such demand for
Lewis crab that he was compelled to
double the size of his building. He
| cooked several hundreds of the shellfsh
every day. But how? All, that was
something that he would tell nobody 1t
was his secret and has remained his ever
since. Hundreds of epicures men who
had travelled all over the world, have
tasted Lewis crab and declared it the
finest they had ever eaten.
AS the years went by gold poured in on
Levi Burr, and he was soon a wealthy
man. He never owed anybody a dollar
and his business seemed to be constantly
on the increase in spite of the fact that
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MICE THAT LIKE MUSIC.
The Little Visitors of a Boy Up in Har-
lem Who Possesses a Music Box.

The Little Visitors of Boy Up in Har-
lem Who Possesses a Music Box.
A small boy up in Harlem has been
amusing himself good deal lately with
the mice which he finds about the cup-
boards in the kitchen. Last Christmas
Santa Claus brought him a little music
box, which played two or three tunes
when the crank was turned. The bow
played it night and day, and would have
taken it to school had his mother not for
hidden it. One evening just before bed
time, say AS O'Clock, he sat on the floor
cross-legged and turning the tuneful
crank All of sudden, his mother. who
was sitting by the table, leaped up on her
chair with scream.
1t is a curious fact that house mice de-
hight in music boxes and other musical
a hole and were running all about the boy
who had not noticed them, SO busy was he
playing the music box. The mice scurried
away at the shrek. The next night when
the boy played the mice soon came onto
the floor and raced back and forth. Now
the mice are very tame, and are fed occa-
sionally by the boy.
A Forest and Stream writer once put an
automatic music box out on the grass. and
spent many hours watching the robins
bluebirds and other birds gathering about
it. A looking-glass, put up where the
birds can see themselves in it, is also very
attractive, while q combination of a music
box and looking-gIass pleases the birds
more than anything else one could put
out for their amusement
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again took his pretty cheeks between her
hands and again each gaZed steadily into
the eyes of the other.
You have brown eyes, John" she said
very softly and gently and sadly, "and
your father has gray eyes, has he notP''
Yes"
"And your mother has blue eyes?''
eyes, fink So"
do you like my black eyes, John?''
Unfortunately, at that moment her
eyes, always brilliant and sparkling, held
a certain eager fire that filed the lad with
uneasinesS.
no" he answered; 81 like my muv-
ver's eyes"
But, john" she pleaded, clutching
him with unconscious force and devour-
ing his face with her Unsuitable eyes, you
could love me very much. couldn't you?
\ on do love me little now, John, dom t
your"
"Nor' he exclaimed, lmpatiently. 81
JUS love my muvver. Where Is she?
want her." With that he pushed her away
She flung herself upon the floor and
stood looking on In surprise and alarm,
his fine breeding giving him nevertheless
cool, Multiplying, half-scornful self-pos-
session.
Her agony was of short duration, and
she rose smiling and brilliant again. Her
tears and handkerchief had long ago left
her face white, even pallid; but now a
bright flush was rising ana it lent special
charm TO her bold, snowy beauty. She
hustled about, chatting, laughing, sing
lng--employing every artifice TO hold the
boy s attention and avoiding any mention
OF his mother.
Master John was too wise to fall under
these lures. He had become suspicious
and was now obdurate and ugly.
Arr,- l., i -
by the arms
bah! she cried, that is the damned
father in you, and you have that same cold
sneerng mouth of his that l hate worse
than hell!' and she flung the child from
her and stood glariLg at him, trem bling
and terrible.
But for moment only. She broke into
laughter that was half sobbing and
wholly hysterical, and before his trem bling
lips could open for sobs which he was trv.
ing so manfully TO suppress she was trans
formed into cyclone of jollity and diver
sioEs. He regarded her with painful
mixture OF wonder, fear and admiration as
she ratified off thrilling stories of giants
and fairies, and he relaxed when she
wheedled him to her side for the close in.
| spectlon of beautiful picture books, while
she petted and soothed him and stole al
arm around him and pressed him tenderly
! to her breast. And the kisses that fell sc
! gently on his hair and forehead and cheek
and the tender caresses of her hand as il
/ passed from his hair to his neck and to his
/ face and hands, and the overwhelming food
of affection that was poured out upon him
! from her eyes and voice and spirit, all led
/ him for a time away from the central
| thought that lay deep and strong within
| him.
/ Lacking in the finer skill of the art and
! being guided largely by an overmastering
affection that must develop what tact il
could and no design whatever, the
wretched woman carried her part too far.
/ Suddenly the former distrust and alarm
! returned to Master Johns face and he i'm
! periously demanded:
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tently about as if endeavoring to again
people it with the happy and contented
feasters of long, long ago.
HOMAGE TO BRAVERY.
Two Good Stories of the War Times o.
Generation Ago.

Two Good Stories of the War Times of
Generation Ago.
The Rev. Robert Wilson OF St. Luke's
Episcopal Church says:
''In 1888 l met in Richmond Colonel
Mccoy of Pennsylvania, who had been a
gallant wearer of the blue. We got quite
chummy over a mixed wood campfire,
and wishing to put him at his ease. 1 told
him the story of Kershaw's magnificent
reconnaissance at Fredericksburg, which
can never be too often repeated. An
orderly had arrived in hot haste
with a. command for General Ker-
shaw to have the enemy recon-
noitered at all hazards from knoll which
was swept by the fire of the sharpshooters
of both armies. Every bush and tree
had been cut away by storm of bullets,
and it looked like certain death to the
man who should attempt it. Calmly
singing his field glass, and turning over
his command to the next officer in rank.
Joseph B. Kershaw rode slowly up to the
deathtrap into which he would not send
any other man. The sight of his heroic
action as he sat amid the whistling
minies, sweeping the opposing ranks with
his glass, was too much for the chivalry
of the Yankee commander, and the order
went down the Federal line, Cease firing
on that officer The rifles became silent,
the reconnaissance was finished, and rails
ing his cap in Acknowledgements General
Kershaw quietly rode back at walk, un-
harmed"
at was splendid incident" remarked
Colonel Mccoy, but l can cap it with a
personal experience of the chivalrous dis
position of your men. I was on General
Meade's staff near Richmond, and one
morning, with the general at our head,
we rode down to take a look over the
river. AS we turned sharply out of
the bushes and came out on the
bank we found ourselves in point
blank range of a Confederate picket
drawn up on the other side. volley
would have emptIed every saddle, for we
were entirely at their mercy, but it would
have been murder, for they could not
cross and capture us. Recognizing Gem
eral Meade, the commander of The detach-
ment ordered his men into line, and they
presented arms. We raised our caps in
grateful acknowledgment, rode slowly
back into the bushes, and, as soon as We
were fairly out of sight, put spurs to our
horses and scudded back to the camp as if
the devil was after US. s.'-Charleston New.
and Courier.
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Considering its great age the old build
ing does not show much sign of decay, but
everything about the place has melan-
choly aspect. The paint has nearly all
disappeared from the outside of the build
ing, and it presents a most desolate ap-
pearance. Nobody ever steps briskIy
on the porch now and enters the hos
pitable doorway.
The door is locked. but old Levi is
always inside thinking OF bygone days.
He spends b is time in this room with all
of its memen tos of the past.
The windows have not been cleaned for
decade and the sunlight struggles
through the glass and falls feebly on the
old furnishings. The same old bar is there
that was put in nearly half a century ago,
and on the shelf behind it the same old
bottles, empty now, with the colored crys-
tai globes in the top. Scattered about the
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would have tainted had not a gentleman
who noted her distress reused her with a
proffer of assistance.
"Noi" she replied sharply and ungra-
ciously, her whole manner instantly
changing to defiance and self-control and
her brilliant black eyes flashing with i'm
patience and resentment. She strobe on,
turned to look at shop display in win
dow, cast furtive glance in the direction
which the boy and his nurse had taken,
and then, with a brave show OF indiffer-
ence, began to follow. 1t would have been
evident TO very close observer that she
was suffering. The drawn mouth corners,
the dilated nostrils, the quick breathing,
the eager, burning eyes and a certain ir-
regularity of step ali indicated distress.
"Why wait 2" was what she whispered
to herself. II know as much now as l
can learn tomorrow. The girl IS as
great a fool to-day as she will be next
week. Why not make the dash now? On,
how beautiful be is What strong little
legs! What a manly walk And his
wonderful brown eyes and golden-brown
curls-I can't wait another day. They
don't know I'm in town-or even alive. /
don't care; | don't care what comes of it
| must have him now-now, this minute!
o God, give me strength = my heart is
bursting!
With that she gathered herself up, and
with eyes of wonderful luster plunged
boldly into her task. She presently over
took the boy and his nurse, and with a
natural, easy and pleasant manner said to
the girl:
"Oh, beg pardoni You art Mary, l
believe-the Landors' nurse. Mrs. Lam
dor passed me moment ago looking for
You, and when / told her had seen you
down the street she asked me to fetch the
little boy to her. She is waiting back
there. You know she and / are old
friends, but l haven't seen her for a long
time. Oh, bv .ke way, she said you
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A warning to Tipp1ers.

Old Johnson was very much given to
'tippling," not wisely but too well, and
would spend all his spare time at his favor
ite pub.
His house was so situated that it was
necessary for him to go through the
churchyard to reach it. One night, being
bit fuller than usual, be managed to fall
into newly made grave. He fell without
hurting himself, and being tired went off
to sleep. When he awoke the next morn
ing he couldn't make out where he got to.
but after struggle managed to reach the
top of the grave and look around.
broad grin spread over his face as he
muttered to himself:
Dear, dear, it's resurrection day, and
I'm up first. Spare moments.
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dozens of men tried to cut into it. They
would start "crab places" within few
hundred feet of Lewis, but none of them
ever got much custom. For while people
would go into the places. but they soon
found that there was something lacking in
the plates of crab set before them, and
they went back TO the old reliable crab
mans
The first cut really made at Lewis busi-
ness was not by his neighbors, but by the
places got people out of the habit of going
to North Beach and a change began to
come over the locality. But it was such a
slow one that Levi could not see the real
extent of it. Factories began to come out
that way and the whole aspect of that sec
ton of town began to take on a CONNER
cial tone.
Had Levi Burr's foresight been as good
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But he still lives there, and except for the
accumulation of dust and natural decay
the place looks the same as 1t did
in the olden days. There have been
no changes made in the building since
1855, but nobody who had seen it
then would recognize it now because the
surroundings have changed so. When
Levi built the house the waters of the
bay were only few feet from his door.
Now they are several blocks off and so
concealed by buildings that they cannot
be seen. The place where the boatmen
for the Merchants Ship Exchanges used
to have their wharf and tie their boats is
now vacant lot, overgrown with weeds
and covered with coating of old tin cans
and rubbish. On all sides are factories,
grain warehouses and wharYes.
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Where is my muvver 2"

Clarisse sank back in her chair and
moaned helplessly.
You tol' me my muvver was comm, :"
said Master John imperiousIy.
Eyes, John, that is what she told me,
you know" she replied hurriedly. "Of
course she has been detained" The
woman turned white as she added in a
voice hardly above a whisper: 'If your
mother doesn't come in few minutes
your father will be here in an hour or two
| give you my word for that"
There must have been something in the
woman's manner that touched the child's
heart for pity came into his eyes and he
stepped close to her and for the first time
gave demonstration of interest and SYM
pathy. Her eyes glowed with ineffable
happiness as he laid his hand in hers and
said:
II didn't mean to hurt your feelin's.
You know, my muvver, she's awful care
full about me, an she tol' me never to let
any lady what l didn't know talk to me on
the street"
The look of Joy faded from the woman's
face, but ali the tenderness remained.
John" she asked, 'did she warn you
against any particular woman?"
81 fink" he answered, thoughtfullv.
"she said l mustn't speak 10 any lady
what was tall an booful an had bright
black eyes"
The boy was not looking into her face
just then, but was regarding her hand.
which he thoughtfully stroked while striy
ing to remember the warning he had re-
ceived. Perhaps it was to hide her face
that Clarisse buried 1t in the small shout
der of Master John and stiled her sobs
while her tears streamed down his velvet
jacket.
While he was in this quiet and thought
full mood something else came into his
mind.
''What Is YOU name2" he inquired. 81
never saw you at our house."
Thereupon he tried to dislodge her face
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rather proud TO see that the men whom
they met stared at his conductor as he had
never seen them stare at other women,
and he was pleased to note the complete
lndlnerence whlch his companion exhib-
lted for these blunt and forward attentions
After while she hurried up fight of
stairs and into handsomely appointed
rooms. She instantly locked the door
dashed off hei hat, tore her gloves to
shreds IN her haste to remove them, flung
herself on her knees at Master Johns feet
and clasped him to her bosom. She held
him thus tightly and IN silence until he
began to struggle for freedom, and then
followed remarkable scene
Nv here Is my muyver?' he dem anded.
y our mother, boy; your mother? Oh,
she'll be along pretty soonp'
The woman was now choking and Sob
blng, and, again drawing the boy to her
and Kissing him hungrily again and again
she orokenly said:
That is all right, my boy; you'll see
her very soon. Look at me- Look me
straight in the eyes like that"
She held his pretty rosy cheeks between
her hands and each gazed steadily into the
eyes OF the other, she through her tears
he wondering and admiring, but dis,
tressed.
"And your name is Johnny" she said.
growing calmer;. 'but am going to cali
you jack"
My name lsunt Johnny an it isunt
Jack" he replied with sturdy dignity and
visible offense. "It's John-John Edward
Landor.P
Her eyes twinkled and she laughed de-
lightedly. Then she caught him in her
arms again and kissed him and cried until
he Indignantly demanded to be freed.
Upon that she cajoled, petted and humored
him and ran and fetched some candy, and
with jests and laughter tempted him with
it, but he stoutIy said:
mo, tank you; l take candy from no.
body but JUS my mUvver."
She stopped as though he had struck
her. Then she again dropped to her knees,