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OFF FOR THE TRAIN.

class and, strange to say, are farther
advanced in education than those of the
lowlands and the towns. And their
plane of morality is distinctly higher.
Looking at the late annual report of
the education department (there are
ESQ schools in Jamaica under govern
lnent controD, one is struck with the
TACT that large percentage Of the first
class, schools outside of Kingston IRE in
these out-of-the-way and almost un-
known inland mountain regions. These
are the people that are the backbone Of
Jamaica; these the districts that supply
most of the home markets and which
rendered the great fruit tradea possi-
bility, supplying the produce dealers
with their staple exports. 1t naturally
follows that these are the districts that
contribute most to the inland revenue,
and these the people that redeem the
character of the population from the
too hasty charge that is made agains!
it of utter and hopeless Incidence, inn
morality in general and thievishness in
particular-based on the character OF
the lowlanders.
These mountaineers compare favor.
ably with the like classes in lands that
boast more centuries of freedom than
Jamaica can decades. And the secret
of it is that they are for the most part
freeholders. For this government has
learnt the lesson Of the growth Of the
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nPrefty Nearlv -

The dreadful uncertainties of agricul.
ture are graphically expressed in an in.
cident reported from Kansas City. A
somewhat ragged man, with an honest
face and calloused hands, was charged
in court with being a vagabond and
having no visible means of support.
The court questioned him closely.
"Where have you been recently ?" he
was asked.
"I've been out in central Nebraska for
- years." he answered.
"What have you been doing out
there?"
working for living.''
"No quibbling, sir! Tell us exactly
what you were doing in those 10 years.
swell. your honor, I was on a farm,
and I raised 10 crops-pretty nearly"
There was a world of pathos and ex-
perience in those last two words, and
the unfortunate man was DISCHARGED
Youths Companion.
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company was obliged:to try and control
the supply. To-day they have thou
sands on thousands of acres under culti-
walton. ...,
AS. already said, Port Antonio has
been concerted into fourishing city,
and two or three good American hotels
have been esta blished for the accommo-
dation of the numerous tourists that
the company's' steamers bring down
and all of whom are landed at that port,
whence the vessels proceedaalong.sth the
coast to take up their homeward~car-
goes.
From this description4ther reader may
fairly estimate the beneficial influence
that the company exercises on the"des-
TIMES ofnthe beautiful island that they
have made their own--or'that they are
in fair way to making their own. Like
leaven, this influence is spreading. slow
ly: perhaps, but surely, and Jamaica is
becoming thoroughly America nized.
In no small degree. is it ,duesto thissin-
fuence that the, trade between the
United States and jamaica has :. in
it has of late&years-as isaindica4ed in
Consul Eckford's~ reports to .thesstate
department., which refrain from quot
ing,as thereaders who may be'inte1ested
can readily procure the .reports~them-
selves.
The trade of Jamaica is of itself we'll
worth the having; but it is not 3alla This
III
lish colony, the smallersones are apt to
follow its lead. and the trade Of these
is also worth the seekingy Under these
circumstances: it would, prove some
thing of co.nmercials disaster if the
new tariff should disturb the trend of
the current. On the other hand, if
Jamaica is encouraged to do So, she may
turn almost the whole volune2o her
trade to American markets; that's, buy
the bulk of her goods there in return
for the purchase other own products.
T: P%PORTER.
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THE HOME COMING.

che days work done, my homeward way
Beneath the elm trees shade @9 -
wendell: near the gate my fay
Watched for me while he played.
oh, he was fair to see!
A winsome boy was he,
With eyes Of heavenly blue:
"A" soul no stain that knew.
And soon as he alown the street
Ny coming did espy, -.
Forthgwo,ild he speed on eager feet,
Bounding with joyous cry,
And tell what he had done
Or seen the while through that or this
His sportlve hours had run.
Oh, his was guileless art
The way from heart to heart!
Thoughtful amid his glee,
A loving child was he.
Now many year that fair young head
Has rested meath the sod,
And the homeward way still tread
To where he lives in God
An unknown way: but when near.
At last the shadowy gate,
Of-lacking welcome I've 'nosfear:
For me my child's await,
Mature in heavenly grace and lore.
To greet me az my guide,
And ope for me my mansions door,
And aye with me abide.
And 80, the while tear
Drops on the sod 80 dear,
Still home with cheer fare;
My child awaits me there.
Christian World.
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United States and given the peopls
every facility for acquiring lhomestead
But after all, only q beginning has been
made. and that in the remoter highland
regions. 1t now remains to be seen
whether this interesting class Of the
islands population will be spoilt or inn
proved by the opening up Of the country
which is going. on allaround them. ):
To return to the fruit trade. however,
which is probably lof more interest to
the average. American reader than the
future of the native population. To
Capt. L. D. Baker; of Boston, belongs
the credit of the discovery OF jamaica
as a source of fruit supply. he it was
who started thesexperiment of shipping
bananas, oranges and: other fruit to
America inS1snlall sailing vessels. Il
paid from the frst, but was not success:
full, owing totthe deterioration of the
fruit on lifelong voyagesto Boston and
New York. :So+he charteredla steamer.
That paid aswe1f, and succeeded better.
The business" grew then by leaps and
bounds, and in very short time the
Boston Fruit" company was hoated.
That was in 1888, the firm establishing
itself in and around Port Antonio. then
quite small and unimportant town.
Great has been: the difference
wrong hit in the succeeding nine years.
To-day Port Antonio is the second city
in Jamaica, and indeed promises to
rival Kingston in cpulence and COM
mercial importance And from that
center the company has,spreado over the
entire northeastern part Of the island,
'andSis slowly Acknowledgements to: the
south. Important branch ID .egtahhsh-
ments have been placed at 10 ports, in
GLIDING Kingston, at which fruit is COL
lected and shipped in steamers that sail
sometimes more than one a day In the
season, and scarcely ever less than two
or three a week at other times. These
supply the markets of the eastern
states, principally through New York,
Boston: and Philadelphia, and from
those centers the fruit is shipped by rail
to interior cities.
It requires fleet Of IA swift steam
ers to handle this enormous trade. and
even these can scarcely keep up with it.
There has been some local grumbling at
the company, on account of its: expan-
sion in the direction of cultivating it's
own fruit, for which it has acquired,
and is still acquiring, lands. But the fact
is that owing to the carelessness of the
natives in planting and preparing the
fruit, which discredited it in the Ameri-
can markets, the trade was seriously
threatened. and so in self defense the
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] a FAIRY TROPIC ISLE.
Jamaica, the Wonder l Garden Of
-. the West Indies.
1t Supplies Enormous Quantities Of
Bananas and Oranges for the
American Market Rare
Amerfcan SEnterprise. - ii:

"a Especial Kingston (Jamaioa) Letterl
The tropical banana and orange have;
made their way far west, and although
originally imported to supply the win
ter markets of the eastern states, there
ID now scarcely a city of any Importance
east Of the Mississippi in which these
luscious fruits are not known and OPP
preciated. And yet how few among the
thousands Of people who enjoy these;
fruits know anything of the lands
whence they come?
Cuba, Central America and Jamaica
are the principal sources whence the
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supplies are obtained. The rebellion in
Cuba has, however, devastated that
country. and owing to the distance of
the Central American coast the trade
with those ports has always been spas
modic and unsatisfactory. Consequent
]y Jamaica is to-day almost the only
place from which the supply of tropic-
nj fruit is drawn.
The island lies 80 miles to the south
of Cuba, which anyone glancing at a
map would think pretty far to fetch
such perishable goods as fruit. But
such one would be counting without
American enterprise and genius. ia
maicans did not know enough to send
their fruit to America, but once they
knew of it's existence and value Amer
leans soon enough discovered. how to get
il to their markets. The trade began
tentatively with couple of schooners
month; nowadays it is handled by
large fleet of steamers running some
times 12 or IA . week, which do the
passage in a trifle over four days. And
they are fitted with cold storage, which
is why the fruit reaches the markets in
the prime condition it does.
The story of the Jamaica fruit trade
is an interesting one. 1t is indeed a
vcritable romance of American enter
Prise. But before we tell the tale let
us take a passing glance at the lovely
island which has been the scene of SO
wonderful an enterprise. To it may
we'll be applied the words of Moore's
poem:
No, ne'er did the wave in its element steep
An island of lovelier charms; -.
It blooms in the giant embrace Of the deep
Like Hebe in Hercules arms.
Tropical scenery, in either hemi-
sphere, is noted for it's radiant beauty,
but perhaps it reaches it's fullest ex-
pl ession in this island of Jamaica. To
fittingly describe it even in outline
would take more than the limits of
one of these letters, however, so we
must content ourselves with saying
that it's physical aspect is that of a
tangled mass of mountain sleeps
precipices and towering peaks, diversi-
fed with wide upland savannahs, tor
rents and noble rivers. Amidst all this
wild grandeur are the works of man;
sugar estates, for the most part aban-
doned, coffee, tobacco, spice and fruit
cultivation, towns, villages and hamlets.
And now that American enterprise,
realizing the possibilities, has given the
island proper railroad communication.
Il may be assumed that brilliant fu-
ture lies before it.
The people in the lowlands and towns.
en- the whole, are backward ard rather
indolent set, but they are amenable to
teaching and quick at imbibing ideas.
The black peasantry, especially in the
upland districts, are quite superior
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.OldUSu&OUrXssfaa 111Ie EfA4JeC81U1BM0 6828:
the house was successiyeIy occupied ny
Henry Clay Martin Van Buren,; yice
president; Edward Liyingst Jack
sons secretary Of state; George
Dallas, vice president; Senator Judah;
p. benjamin, afterwards attorneygen-.
eral, secretary lot war, md secretarysof
state Of the con federacy and finally
Gen. Beale, whose guest Gem. Grant
has often been for weeks at; time
Van Bnrens;had windows cut in the
south wall Of this house,, insorde ritha
he mightssees the signals displayed
Jackson fromEthe twhitefhouse.
Almost allaof 1.-THE other111 houses! on
the west side or the parl-have beenoc-
cupied by distin gIishetl ofiicials;;s shav-
ing successfully shelteredithe families
Of Secretary Leviit Woodbury., Of Van
Buren's cabinet; Secretary John c..
Spencer, Of Tyler's cabinet; Gen.
Sickles. NJ. Co.: and Vice President Col.
fax.
Directly opposite, across: Vermont
avenue, is q small:two-story house, now
nest of business Offices, where TOT
many years lived7that fighting: officer,
Commodore$$M Morris, who commanded
the >Pensacolait before Z New Orleans,
showing the same energy that his
grandfather, Robert morris, showed,
when as Washington's' finance officer,
he MISREPRESENTATION; q snccess. L
In the house number 10 have dwe1t
several distinguish ed people. There
lived for years. Maj. Rathbone' and,his
wife. : whovsat tin the theaters box by
Abraham &Lincoln's side when He was
slain, and whpses subsequent life=is.too
sad>3to: .besrecalled. :
Diagonallysi Opposite the park is the
home of2thcs Cosmos cub,t il the .arreat
mastic building sserected So, by James
Madison. when, in 1901, he came to
Washington and served as Jefferson's
secretary of state till he was elected
president. Thither, 20 years later,
Dolly" Madison returned after her
husbands death, and there for Is years
she held court and dispensed, during
the remainder of sunny life, agra
cious hospitality. 1t afterwards became
the residence of Admiral Wilkes, when
Slidell, whom he ,was soon to take off
British ship on the high seas, lived
within stones throw.
In the next two houses have dwelt
Secretary Window, Senator Fenton
and Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll; and in the
next below, Admiral Paulding, son
of that obstinate soldier. John Pauld-
ing, who captured Maj. Andre. The
house was built by Ogle Taylor and is
now owned by ex-senator Don Cam
eron.
The most famous house on the square
has been removed to make room for an
opera house. 1t was originally the
elite boardinghouse of Washington,
and numbered among it's guests John
C. Calhoun, when he was Jackson'a
secretary of war and vice president, and
Henry Clay when he was Adams sec.
rotary of state; then it became the prop.
erty of the celebrated Washington club,
and the place where assembled the rich
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-21
LAFAYETTE SQUARE.
One Of the Most Interesting Local
tiles In Washington.
In Its Viclnity Most Of the Great Men
OF the Nation Have Had Their
- ~ Homes at On,, Time
%. & {. =
: ~ or AnOthGS. "--
Especial WASHINGTON Letter. !

Especial Washington letter.
Although the capital of this republic
IL not yet a century old, it is rapidly be-
cominga historic city, filled with his,
toric places, and one of the most famous
localities is and always will be Lafay-
cite park. --.
This large paralleIogram il directly
opposite the white house, on the north
side of Pennsylvania avenue, and is as
large us the white house grounds. ex-
cepting, of course. the vast acreage Of
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Domestic Discipline.

Excited Wife-Oh, professor, thecook
has fallen and broken her bone.
Professor Discharge her at once.
You told her what to expect if she broke
anything more.-T;t-Bits.
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Mailing Hin, Down.

Mr.. Beetleson-Would you like the
date put in our engagement ring, dear?
Miss Beryl-By all means; and then,
if there's any room, run in some little
motto like this: "Any port in Storm"
or "A bird in the hand" or something
pretty like that, you know.-Tit-Bits.
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Tnn Modest.

Minnick-That man at the other end
of the car says he's from Ohio. X
Sinnick-That, can't be. He is only
occupying. one seat. - Indianapolis
Journal.
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WHY He Ribbed Them

Interested Friend Ito boy who has
been interviewing an irate parent)-
Say! Did it hurt much?
NAV! It never hurt bit; only the
dust out of my pants has got into me
yes."-Harlem Life. ~ ~
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Wifely Devotion.

II have ting most implicit confidence
in my husband,' said Mrs. Henry Peck.
'He wouldn't dare 60 anywhere with
out taking me along."-Philadelphia
North American.
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AAAG S<AAN 0O1SCN-DGNkAA IN 11OC0Ess
and influential young men of the capi-
tai. Sickles and Key were both mem
bers, and the tragedy which associates
their names took place in front of its
door; later it became the residence of
Secretary Seward, and there the deadly
assault was made upon him by the as
sassin, Payne; lastly, it was the home of
James G. Blaine, the third secretary of
state who has dwelt within it's walls,
and the seventh who lived upon the
park.
This remarkable square might prop
erly be christened Cabinet park, for
around it have lived, at different times,
members of the official families of II
presidents. And, ever since the white
house was built, the presidents have
lived opposite, and have held their cabi-
net meetings there. 1t is probably the
only one of the many public reserva-
tons in Washington, of which it may
truthfully be said that every member
of the cabinet of every administration,
from the beginning of the present CEN
fury, has walked through it, and en-
joyed its beauty. SMITH D. FRY.
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A Double Responsibilit,

Elderly Lady-You and your brother
are twins, are you not?
Little Boy-Yes'm. It's hard luck to
be twins.
Elderly Lady-Hew is that?
Little Boy - When mamma don't
know which of us does thing she ticks
us both.--N. Y. Truth.
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An Appropriate De.irn.

Mrs. Tupenny-I wonder why the
figure of woman is stamped on all
gold and silver money?
Tupenny-Because money talks, I
suppose.-N. Y. Journal. ~"
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TriDpin3 the, Myriad Minded.

shakespeare made a mistake when
he said we rather bear those ills we
have than fly to others that we know
not Of"
Don't we?"
II should say not. Just look at the
divorced people who marry again.
Chicago Journal.
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At His Mercy.

Pease-I had an awful time at the
dentists.
Hubbard-Worse than you expected?
Pease-I should say so! He put some
of his COMPOUNDED instruments in my
mouth so that I couldn't talk back,
and then he told me his wheel was bet
ter than mine.-Puck.
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An Observing Young NJ,

III OUseFVIHS 1UUuS MND.
Tom-Do you know that weeds some
times bear lovely flowers? - !
Jack-Yes, I've noticed that widows
weeds often bear orange blossoms
Chicago News.
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to Ask.

Mrs. Won Blumer-I bought lot Of
things at the bargain counter yester-
day.
Mrs. Plankington-Did you get any
thing you wanted Puck.
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In Chicago,

II wish pair Of rubbers.''
What displacement. miss ?"-N. Z,
Truth.
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NowS IN Brief.

News In Bret
Frolingdorf, at st. Paul, sandbagged
the Waterman, blew open tho safe and
secured $3.50.
During the month of September
meats were condemned in Minneapolis
rs follows: Beef, $50 pounds; pork and
sausage, 75s pounds; fish, 263 pounds;
veal, 908 pounds; mutton and lamb.
107 pounds; inspections, $40.
Howard Stearns, a brakeman. lost q
hand and was almost entirely scalped
by falling under the wheels of Great
Northern train at Crookston.
A collision between two freight
trains near Dennison wrecked both en-
gines and dozen cars. Both crews
escaped injury.
The barn, granary and several hogs
and calves of William Mercer, of Rock
Elm, were burned by q fire set by
threshing outfit.
Thomas Shevlin, of the st. Hiaire
Lumber company, has agreed: to erect
saw mill at East Grand Forks if tho
necessary ground is given, which will
undoubtedly be done.
Several suspects have been placed
under arrest at Moorhead for the
Northern Pacific train robbery, but all
have been released.
Receipts and shipments of wheat at
Duluth the last week of September are
the largest ever known. The receipts
amounted to 3.497. 0ss bushels; ship
ments, 5000, 600; against receipts of
1861 and shipments of 2,307, 1913
bushels last year.
Gust Wentland, section foreman at
Eyota, was thrown in front of hand
car and killed.
Owe Weflen, living near Barrett, &C
cidentally killed himself while hunt
ing. - -sE- r~.
The heading factory operated at
Osakis by Mr.. Wells for four years, has
been sold to parties at Cumberland,
Wis, and is being moved to that place.
"A bank villa be opened at Nicollet
village, Nicollet county. Alb. Sven
son, a newly appointed minister to
Denmark, will be cashier, as we'll as.
principal stockholder.
James O'Hara, charged by the state
prison officials with breaking his pa.
role, was captured at Mankato by
Sheriff Bowen. O'Hara was sent up
from Moorhead for highway robbery.
Gold is reported to have been found
in the vicinity Of Mankato.
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Inspecting Dairy Herds.

Tho inspecting of dairy herds and
testing the milk as to butter fat and
general productiveness has been re-
sumed by the state dairy and food COM
mission. Inspectors will be sent out
to take charge of the herd for day,
to watch the milking, measure the
quantity and make fat tests.
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Diamonds Recent.

AAss~AAO11SA0
The woman who hesitates is won.
Man wants but little here below, and
keeps on wanting.
Fools make feasts for wise men to eat
and get the govt.
In the reproof of chance lies the true
proof of good buffer.
My party, may she always be right;
but, right or wrong, my party.
The evil men do lives after them; the
good is oft inferred in their wills.
Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness and some become al
dermen.
When poverty comes in at the door
love goes home to papa and brings hub
by with her.
Housekeeping youth hath ever home
ly wits-which may explain why Weary
Willies say so many witty things in
comic papers.-Edward Clayton Say
age, in Judge.
Lost His Name.
One may, it seems. lose ones wits
without altogether losing ones wit.
The late Henri Meilhac, a French
dramatic author, who always had some
clever thing to say, was troubled in
his last days by a sad loss of memory.
One day he exclaimed to friend who
called:
"Hurrah! I've got my name back!
You Know twas forgotten
why, nobody forgot your name
Yes. 1 did; and should say that
was quite enough!''
This was Meilhac's last joke. He died
within few days.-sYouth's Compan-
ion. b.