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Personal AND LITERARY.

Verdi will hereafter live in Milan,
where his wife and children are buried.
Arthur j. Balfour. first lord of the
British treasury and Lord Salisbury's
-ight-hand man, has a deep-rooted OBJ
lection to reading newspapers.
The Danish poet. Peter NaLsen, re-
lates in a recent article in German
magazine that Ibsen is becoming mucl.
more affable and communicative than
he used to be.
Lord Wolseley is a splendid artist.
He paints very we'll indeed. and makes
pen-and-ink or pencil sketches which
are described as being of very high
order of merit.
Two of the most famous living Scotch
men are cripples-Lord Kelvin. who is
the greatest living Scotch scientist, and
DIR. james Macgregor, of Edinburgh.
who is said to be the greatest living
Scottish preacher.
Mr.. AyIe, an American phi:atelist. is
said to have invested E 10000 in collect
ing stamps. His album is the most
splendid private one in the world. The
luke of York and the duke of Sax-Co-
ourg and Gotha are ardent collectors
too.
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, in
commemoration of the fiftieth ami
ver<ary of his accession to the throne.
will confer a medal on all the officers
and men who, during his reign, have
served in the Austro-Hungapian army
or navy.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is little
renowned for anything save his huge
collection of dressing gowns. He has
q perfect mania for this kind of gar
ment, and has paid as much as 100
guineas for an embroidered robe made
for him in Paris.
4 hitherto unknown portrai; of Kant.
the great German philosopher, has been
discovered. 1t was found in second
hand dealers shop. The picture has
been bought by the mayor of Koenigs-
berg. the city where Kant lived and
taught all his life, and where he wrote
his ''Critique of Pure Reason"
An old and faithful servant of the
dean and chapter of Wells, by name
Charles Caldwell, born April 9, 1898,
died on March Is, 1898. For
76 years he had daily rung the ca
thedral bell for mathis and evensong
and during this time he had toll-d the
parting knell of three English kings, OF
five bishOr,~ of the diocese and of six
deans of the cathedral church.
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MATANZAS.
Beauties Of the Second City In the
Island Of Cuha-An Eden
Like Spot.

Matanzas, although far smaller than
the capital. is decidedly better built
the streets being much more regular:
Santiago de Cuba, theSold capital. is
situated on one Of the most lovely bays
in the world. but it is nothing like as
cleir and prosperous looking as Ha.
vana. although it has much handsomeI
public gardens. Puerto Principe has
the advantage of charming natural
position. a. the head Of lovely bay, and
its Alameda. or public promenade. i.
marselously beautiful. with its stately
rows of peacock acscias, orange trees
and cocoa palms. Matanzas is, after
Havana, by far the most agreeable place
of residence in the island. and is situated
in a delightfully."- fertile district. 1nde-
pendent!y of its famous crystal caves
which are of great extent. and formed
of the purest and clearest of rock crys.
tai, Matanzas, close to the valley of the
Yumuri. las the good fortune 20 be the
mos; Eden-like spot in the West Indies
1t is impossible to describe the charm
of this Happy valley" SO rich in its
vegetation, and SO delightfully."- is il
watered by the rivers Yumuri and
tributary streams. so delicious, even on
the hottest summer days. is its a;mos
phegrtempered by the Atlantic breezes
IL the environs of Matanzas are at.
tractive, I cannot say much for those
of Havana itself. The two principal
suburban resorts. Marianao and Car
melo. are not particularly pretty. They
boast of a number of wooden restau.
rants, and public gardens blazing with
every sort of gorgeous creeper. the blue
convulvulus major ard the trumpet vine
being Se most prevalent. Here of q
Sunday afternoon the European clerks
the Germans and their belongings, espr.
ciaily. foregather to dine and sup
Hitherto no governor has had sufficient
enterprise to make a road by the sea
on either side of tine port. This nigh,
be easily done. and would be OF the
greatest advantage to the city.
If Havana were ever to fall into the
hands Of a more enterprising nation
than the Spanish il could be easily con
yerted into a firSf-clasx winter station
From November to tho beginning o,
Apri. the climate is most enjoyable, and
the city has many resources. such as q
magnificent opera house, the Tacon;
theaters.- clubs and several fairly good
libraries and scientific and literary in
stitutious.-Fortnigh Review.
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TOO MUCH FOR THE COLONEL
re GRsRoentsss Excooe -UGas OonsaA
cred SUFFICIENT UndeF the
Circumstances.

A corporal in one of the regiments
down at Chickamauga park had become
entaEgled with difficulty. and as re
suit Of it. added to an accumulation OF
similar such, ne was called TO appear
before the colonel of the regiment.
Corporal Jenkins" said that officer
severely, '.you are fine soldier and ;
sensible man, and yov ought to conduc
yourself differently
II was drunk. SIR" explained the cor
poral. very contritely.
''Tha. is no excuse. Don't you know
il is wrong 10 get drunk?"
"Yes. sir" admitted the corporal
without cavil.
Then why do you do it?"
Il can't help it, sir"
"Yon cannot excuse your fault tha
way, SIR" said the colonel. s;ernly. "Yor
know you can if you want to-"
But l can't, sir"
"Yes you can," insisted the colonel
"a man can help doing anything If HI
puts his mind TO it,"
The corporal stood up straight ant
salhted.
''I,eggin' your pardon. sir" he said
''bu. do you think when l heard tha
Uncle Sam had got into a scrap will
them dirty. cigaroot-smokin' Span
Yards and was askin' his boys to taxi
a hand with him 10 lick 'em eff the face
Of the earth that I could help dropping
everything right then and there ant
grabbin' up gun and takin' holt
with the old man and .he other boys
Say, colonel. 90 you think a man abou
my size could help doin' jus: what
done and bein' right here ready whe,
ne says the word?"
The colonel was s;nmped for an in
slant. Then he got up and took tn,
corporal's hand.
"Get out Of this" he said. hurriedly
"get out. and il you ever get drunk agai1
Ill have :ou put in the guardhc use an;
nailed up until the war is sover."-Wash
ington Star.
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HANGlN' ON.


I've been goin' tharNle's see:
Bout q year-or more-an' she
Pears to think q heap of me.
(Says so, when I'm goneD
But-Tl jest make free to say
Though my mind runs that away.
Jest won't name the weddin' day!
So, I'm hangin' on.
Talk Of this. an talk of that
Bout the ribbons on her hat:
I'm on good terms with the cat.
(Mews when / an goneD
But-I'M Jest make free to say
Though / strokes IL ever way.
Cat don't know the weddin' day!
So, I'm hangiE' on.
SomSlow, they amt any skies
Bright to me as them brown eyeA
Lookin' up as sweet an wise!
(Missl'em when they're gomez
An that little hand-as white
As snowflake In the night
Fits into my own jest right!
So, I'm hangin' on.
Dunno Jest how long twill be
Fore the red lips speak fer me
Jest the sweetest word could bel
Time'n soon be gone.
But, most any day. I'll state,
You kin hear me clink the gate:
Comes to "waitin'." l kin walt!
So. I'm hangin' on.
Fl d. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution
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ither side Of his water is plowed he

CItuCA SiuS Va AAA0 N0sSA a. RAO''S~
vanishcs.
In England salmon live and do we'll
in rivers that are obstructed by weirs
and tainted with the dyes and foul ex'
cretions of factories, but the ouilraniche
il born Of wild water. He braves tho
rapids, and lives q life of peril and
hardship: and civilization. SO infinitely
the inferior of savagery, commands
him to move on. Not for him arc
streams churned by steamers and made
foul by humanity. The dip Of the
Indian paddle and the smooth shoot
ing of the canoes dark shadows above
his lair are as near man as he cares to
come.
He is beautiful, a perfect salmon In
shape. He is deep black on his back.
His sides are BLUSH green, and silver
green al the medal line. The belly is sill.
yer white, and the gill covers are deep,
rich greenish bronze. The eyes are
remarkably large and brilliant, and
the adults all have black spots on the
body which are irregular and quad
rilaterals or double XX's. The formula
of his fighting ability gives him one
pound for every two of the sea-goina
salmon. A five-pound ouiananiche will
equal ten-pound salmon.
No man a stranger to the Canadian
waters Of the woods can understand the
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fearful weight ard strength Of theiI
currents. They plunge over rapids
and thunder through canyons, and leap
snd bound and roar and swirl and boil
ind bubble. spin mad!y Lound anil
round. dash in impotent rage against
rocks that have withstood their as-
saults for aeons. howl by the bases OF
rrecipices, and chant songs Of fear. The
ouinananiche is an athlete by nature
and continuous training. He has to be.
Anatomically he is not to be distin-
guishcd from the sea-going salmon.
Comparatively he is n dwarf, but at the
end OF 200 feet Of line he weighs thou
sand active. plunging, vicious pounds.
For to his credit be it said he is the
very gamest fish that cuts fresh wate-.
To seize his prey with magnificent
'1ush; n l0-hXM until the strong
heart hutters, and the eye ,tlims. and
the plant muscles can no longer obey,
is all of his philosophy and his life.
His heroism is his requiem.
The Potomac bass is like unto him.
The Canadian and the Yankee fish are
rivals in pluck and gameness. The lit
tie fellows who CLINT and simmer
through the waters of the Potomac are
also hardy athletes. They climb falls
shoot rapids, burrow and delve. dig and
fight for their livings; and they never
give up their lives without making man
feel that he has met foe strong enough
to give him struggle Of the most ex.
citing character.
Col. Dick Bright, for many years ser
geant-at-arms of the senate, gave SEN
ators many an hours pleasure, by lead.
ing them to the best fishing grounds.
He is . natural entertainer, and is fond
of sport himself. During his five
years in charge Of the senate, and OF
the comfort Of the senators. Col. Bright
escorted Senator Hawley, of Connecti-
cut; Senator Gear. of Iowa; Senator
Hill, of New York; Senator White, Of
California, and many others of like
standing, TO the best Potomac fishing
places; and they have been benefited
by their outings on every occasion.
The colonel was always careful to
have Appolinaris water in plenty. boxes
OF cigars of all brands, some pipes and
smoking tobacco, and good boatmeu.
He also took care to have plenty Of
bait. What more could a sporting fish
erman want?
Why the fish are alleged to bite bet
ter on Sunday than any other day is a
matter Of philosophy rather than OF
narration, and the reader must settle
that matter. one way or another, for
himself. One thing is certain. however.
at least in these parts, and that is that
there is great deal Of Sunday fishing
done by people in all the walks Of life.
II that be a sin. il is one for which
your correspondent will not be called
to account. SMITH d. FRY.
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WILLIE HAS TO WORK.
He VIII Not He Very Eager to Take
That Girl Oat ON = Tandem
Again.

Willie Evergreen had always fought
little shy Of physical labor-rather
passed it by on the other side Of the
street, as it were-so when the peopl.
on his boarding house porch saw him
pushing tandem up Woodward av-
enue the other evening they almost fell
over the railing in their amazement.
Who'd have believed it?" exclaimed
Evans. "Willie Evergreen running
tandem"
Nobody" all the others answered.
And until nine o'clock they marveled
upon Willie's changed proclivitfes in the
matter of work.
They were about to go into the houss,
when Willie drove up to the gate. He
wriggled the front wheel Of the tandem
few minutes trying to make a good
landing on the curb, then finally dis
mounted in the street.
For heavens sake, how did you
manage to get up the energy" asked
Evans as Willie came up the steps.
Willie sank into chair and mopped
his forehead. "I'Il never do it again,
you can bet on that" he said, putting.
"Why not?"
And then he told them.
Il got the machine 10 take young
woman ont riding" he said. ''She told
me about a week ago that she just loved
to spin along on tandem, and as I
wanted to do something to please her
I rented the machine-it weighs about
. ton-and pushed it up to her house
tonight. Well. she boarded ii and we
started. She suggested that We 90
round the boulevard. We did. 1;
seemed to me the thing was running
pretty hard, but l didn't say anything
BY and by my collar began to wilt. and
then felt little rivulets of perspiration
flowing down my spinal column. But
|. l set my teeth and said 10 myself thar
I'd 20 round that boulevard If il killet;
me. And I did. When we got back ia
her house I was nearly dead. I dis
mounted and held the wheel for her
TO get off. She said the ride had been
perfectly lovely. And then what do
you suppose she added. 1t was that
she had her feet on the rests all the
time. She didn't want to bother me to
fix the saddle and make il lower. She
said it was just the loveliest ride she
had ever had. What do you think OF
that? Say, you could have knocked me
down with feather. Talk about nerve
Why, that was the greatest that ever
grew. Again? You couldn't get me
on a tandem again with derrick
And Willie went TO his room, leaving
the machine standing against the house
all night.
The next morning the liverymau
charged him two dollars extra because
the saddle post had rusted.-Detroi!
Free Press.
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A LEAF FROM HISTORY.
Spain and Rejoice at Amer
lean Victories.

There was at least thrilling entertain
ment in hearing literary Detroiter
cauterizing the French because of their
profcssed inability 10 understand why
the English should be hostile to Spain.
Don't these Frenchmen. who boast
their intelligence and refinement. know
rennyson ne'Degan, i6digd:ntIy. F
they haven't read The Revenge from
his pen, let them do SO. 1t will throw an
immense illumination upon the situa-
tion. l suppose that they think. be-
cause England and Spain are both mon
arches. they should be allies through
sympathy. But they should have
gumption enough to know that Englan
is one kind of monarchy and Spain a
very different lind. the distinction be-
ing as marked as that between day and
night.
"You know tho story told in The Re-
venge.'
AT Flores in the Azores. Sir Richard
Grenville lay.
And q pinnace. like a huttered bird. came
flying from far away;
spanish ships Of war at sea. We have
sighted fifty-three.
1T was then that Lord Howard de-
clared it suicide for six ships of the line
to make stand against the whole Span
ish fleet, vowirg that fore God he was
no coward. but that he would not stay
to fight. But the lion-hearted Grenville
had 90 of his men sick on shore and
said:
"I should count myself the coward II
left them. my Lord Howard.
To these inquisi:ion dogs and the devildoms
Of SPAIN =
"British blood still hollis at the story
told after Lord Howard sailed away and
left the Revenge. The gallant old tar
brought his sick from shore and laid
them on the ballast down below. Then
for "a hours the Spanish feet hammered
away at the grizzled hero and his hand
full of men, and still the flag of England
was at the masthead. Wounded to
death, Sir Richard still staggered amid
his crew and urged the fight. At last
there was not a ray Of hope.
But Sir Richard cried In his English pride.
"M e have fought such fight fer day and
night
As may never be fought again.
We have won great glory. my men.
And a day less or more,
At sea or ashore.
We die-does 1t matter when?
Sink me the ship. Master Gunner-sink her.
| Split her in twain!
Ean into the hands Of God. not into the
hands Of Spain"
The literary man did not tell the en-
tire story of the Revenge, but he did find
in il moving cause for England's antip-
athy to Spain and for her rejoicing at
American triumphs on the sea.-Detroit
Free Press.
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The insect, we may depend upon it,
secs more than we do; blossom of the
blue-eyed grass placed under the mi
croscope reveals = fairy-like palace OF
the daintiest beauty. Indeed, almost
any flower tells the same story under
the powerful glass: it simply seems te
say: "You see, you hadn't an idea how
beautiful and wonderful ] an, other
wise you wouldn't make that startled
exclamation as you view me under the
glass;" What a sight the microscope
reveals--grottos Of FURNISHED gold, pill.
lars of spun glass, walls of lusirous
crystalline color, set with rubies, sap.
phires and pearls; pavements of am.
ethyst and alabaster, arches of emeralds
and shrines of diamonds! What won
der that hungry insects fiutter and buzz
in bewildernent at the threshold OF
such a palace of sweets!-F. schuyler
Mathews, in ChautauQuan.
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Cottaxe Chee.e nall.,

Press half a pint of cottage cheese
through a sieve; add half a teaspoonfu'
Of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful Of white
or a dash of red pepper. and drop ot
green coloring; add tablespoonful. Of
carefully-melted butter and mix thor
oughly. Form into balls about the size
Of English walnuts and stand away un-
til perfectly cool. This may be placed
in 4 lettuce and French dressing.-LA.
dies Home Journal.
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they said, and then the bass would
come back in good condition. Events
of the past two weeks have proved
that as far as the bass returning to
their usual haunts was concerned, the
old fishermen were right.
1t requires ar expert fisherman to fish
with live minnow in shadows; but for
the Nv fisherman, or one who uses Il
spoon. it is appetizing to find the bass
frequenting them. The Fourth OF July
found big crowds of anglers up th..
river. and again the record showed that
the water from Harper's Ferry down to
about Georgetown was the favored run
for bass in the Potomac.
Your correspondent fished at Harp
er's Ferry. and lad excellent luck. which
was followed by misfortune of the most
exasperating sort. He had enjoyed fine
sport, and in the water behind his boat
Us he was coming in trailed string Of
eight fine beauties. \ sharp rock
caught the slender string and cut it as
though with knife. And that was
the last of the bass.
In a preceding paragraph allusion.
were made to the ouiananiche, or wi
nanish. as the Indians call it. The mp
per Sauguenay. in the far Canadian
woods. il the home of this wonderful
fish. He is nd-locked salmon. In \
recent issue Of sporting paper an in
teresting description Of the ouinaniche
appeared. The fish, it was said. II OF
wide habitat, and variously named.
In Maine he is known a. the ''Schoodie
trout" In Nova Scotia he il calle,i
"grayling." In the land-lockcd lakes o.
Sweden he Is termed "silverlax."
lie is found in oil the waters
CT Quebec, and is particularly plen-
tiful in the streams OF the Lake s..
John system In weight he will run
from four to seven pound4. The ree-
ord ix l7H pounds. t.ken from very
deep water. with a joel Scott hy. He ID
. hatey Ut civilizatioa. When land o.
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x.~c- We.Ia ne Slissea.

Its all very well for you girls To say
that you can get along just as well
without us" eaid Archie, "but wha'
would you do il the Spanish should
capture this ports?
''We'd give dance" answered Maud
fiipps ntly. 'and for once in our lives We
would have enough partners to ge
round.r-Harper's Bazar.
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LancA Cake.

One-third of a cupful of butter. one
cupful Of sugar, whites Of three eggs
three-fourths Of = cupful of milk. two
cupfuls of oour, two teaspoonfuls ci
baking powder. Very pretty baked in
square pan and iced, with English wal
nut meats laid on top.-Good House
keeping.
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Theory IL All very wen.

Mrs. Mishaw-You praise yourself
too much, my dear. People would ap-
preciate you more, and would tell you
so, il you were to cultivate little mod
est reticence.
Mr.. Mishaw-There's where you are
out. l did that for years, and nobody
took any notice of me but you.-Brook-
Iyp Life.
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HAD seen IL.

Western Senator enthusiastically
The official report on the climate Of
our state is the biggest thing yet.
Glorious! 1t is proved by official rec
ords that we enjoy one of the finest and
most equable climates in the world. sir.
Bound to boom this section, sir; can't
help it. Have you seen the reports?
Western Coroner-Yes; found a
copy of it in the pockets of stranger
who froze to death last night.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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Laura do hope the government viii
hold on to the Philippines.
Fsances-Why? In what way are you
specially interested in the Philippines
George says that il they are still il
our possession next spring we'll &
there on our wedding trip.-Chieage
Evening News.
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Stranger Ito chance neighbor at res
taurant)-Can you speak many Ian
guages?
Chance Neighbor (shortlyl-No; but
l can hold my tongue in one.-Ally
Sloper.
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Drink In Nearalxfa,

Sufferers from neuralgia are warned
by medical writer no; to drink tea, tu.
to partake freely of coffee into which
the juice of lemon has been squesx,E.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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Mrs. Highiy-lias your husband gone
to the war:
Mrs. Strongminde-No, can't AFFORD
10 hire a nurse for the child-en.-Chf
csgo Evening News
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wSuIa A.y wifes

Judge Ito wife Of defendant)-So you
were present when your husband broke
into the girls high school?
"Of course was! Would your wife
allow you to break into girls high
school alone ?"-Fliegeude BlatteF.
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4 Preacher for the klonaike.

The congregation Of church al Han
ford, CAL, have agreed to equip their
pastor for trip to the klondiLe. The
understanding is. that il he r,akts u
ricn strike he is to pay c1 the church
debt.
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Miss Gimp, would you pray for me
while was engaged in dangerous M
6eEtaking?
"Yes, Mr.. JumbIes."
-weil. pray for me while propose
- you." Dstly News.
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Dye,r< ana CJeanI.E Feathers,

To dye feathers black first wash
them in pint Of boiling water in which
half teaspconful of soda has been dis
solved; 'hen rinse and put in the dis
solved dye as prepared for silk. holding
by the tips of the stems and moving in
the boiling water. Eirse in cold water.
dry between soft cloths and over stove
where they may be waved in the warm
air. Ii The feathers como on. too ligh.
black add more dye. Girl with the
back of knife drawn under two or
three fues o! feather at time after
heating the knife slightly over warm
iron, which makes il curl quicker.
While feathers may be gently soused n
warm scapsuds unit! clean. rirsed In
clean water, and cried and curled &C
ccrdingto the plan given for dyed
feathers. Black straw hats may be
given new lease of life by revarnish-
ing them. which really takes the plac.
Of dyeing. using some black sealing
wax pounded into small pieces. and over
which enough methylated spirit. to dis
solve II has been poured; then mix thor
oughly and apply with soft brush to
the hat. covering every crevice Of ID.
straw. Blue straw hats may be fresh.
ened in the same manner. using blue
sealing wax.-Ladies' Home journal.