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FonEIGN INTELLIGENCE.

On the north coast OF Wales the Brit
ish steamer Benbolm foundered in a
collision and ~ of her crew, including
the master. were drowned.
Orders were given TO Commodore
Watson, commanding the blockadius
squadron at Havana, to attack and de-
stroy the Spanish Notifications on the
Cuban coast, except at Havana, in or
der to clear the way for an army of in
vasion.
Advices from Hawaii say bill will he
passed authorizing occupation of the
Islands by the United States.
A great part of Bima, a seaport town
of the island of Sumbawa, Malay archi-
peIago was destroyed by cyclone and
thousands of persons were killed.
Advices from Hong Kong say that II
is absolutely necessary that more
American warships and a strong mill
tary force be sent to Admiral Dewey's
aid ut once.
Reports regarding the whereabouts
of the three fleets in the West Indies
are conflicting. and there is no official
information.
Spain's boy king celebrated his
twelfth birthday in Madrid
England's greatest statesman Of this
century. William Ewart Gladstone, died
a Hawarden castle al five o'clock on the
morning of the 10Th, aged 50 years.
With Sagastn as premier q new Span
| ish cabinet has been formed.
American warships bombarded the
MORO castle at Santiago dc Cuba. No
details of the engagement have been
given out.
1t is reported that Admiral Cervera's
squadron has reached Santiago de Cuba
and Admiral SIMPSONS squadron is be,
lieved TO be at or near the same port.
The town was bombarded by part OF
his feet before the arrival of the Span.
iards, the purpose being to destroy
cable communication with Madrid.
Over 300 Spaniards are said to have
been killed at the recent bombardment
Of Cienfuegos
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THE EAST.

Flames destroyed the business pc r.
ton of Attleboro, Mass, the loss being
nearly 100000.
At Worcester. Mass, ten Of the most
prominent envelope companies in the
country formed trust with a capital
of 100000.
In an elevator accident ut a new
building in Boston seven laborers were
killed and three others terribly injured.
From the Cramp company's yard -,
Philadelphia the new battleship Ala
bama was launched.
Near Springdale, Pa, six men were
drowned while crossing the Allegheny
river on raft.
The death of Alexander McGregor,
long the amateur champion QUOT play
er of the United States, occurred in New
York, aged 81 years.
Maria Louise Pool. well-known au-
thoress, died in Rockland, Mass.
Gen. Merritt relinquished command
of the department of the east and left
New York for Washington EN- route to
San Francisco to take command of
the army for the occupation of the
Philippines.
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AWAITS AMERICAN TROOPS.
Ho.tiIitics Ashore TO he
iii Their Arrivat-Rebeis Are
Useless Allies.

Hong-Kong. May is. - The steamer
Esmeralda, which has just arrived from
Manila with 400 refugees, chiefly
Chinese. reports that the United states
cruisers Concord and Boston are going
TO lloilo, where they expect prompt
capitulation and to recapture the Amer
lean ship Saranak, with cargo OF coal
The blockade of Manila is extremely
rigid and several foreign ships have
been refused admittance.
The rebels are useless as allies OF Ad.
miral Dewey. They are utterly dis
united, quite half of them being in
favor of Spain.
The Cavite arsenal was found empty.
Col. Giguel, of the artillery. committed
suicide because he discovered that the
ammunition was nopeXistent.
Capt. Gen. Augusti is trying to con-
ciliate the rebels and has authorized the
establishment of native councils.
Pending the arrival of troops from
the United States, the Americans defer
hostilities ashore.
London. May 1s. - The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Standard says:
1t is expected, owing to the strict block
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nerica's Greatest Medicine. All druggists.
CHEERING HIM.
But Were Not Completely
Carried Away.

He was unquestionably an orator. But
he was not content with that gift. He de.
sired to deliver speeches which would read
well in print. As result, his periods were
polished till they lost force. They would
have made more of an impression if he had
left few jagged edges on them. His speeches
we're as famed for their soporific qualities as
they were for their immaculate syntax, but
his wife was a confident admirer of his pow
ers as speaker. Without taking the
trouble to inform herself very thoroughly
on the topics he discussed, she accepted his
observations with implicit faith and un.
bounded applause. She had gone to hear
him address the legislature. After it was
over he remarked:
THAT speech wasn't the success we hoped
it would be-"
at was a very nice speech, indeed" she
answered, encouragingly. II enjoyed it
very much. have passed highly in
structive afternoon. And, besides, needed
rest.
There wasn't much enthusiasm"
81 was very enthusiastic
81 was referring to my fellow members"
"You couldn't tell whether they liked it
or not
"At all events, they were not carried off
their feet"
ooh, you mustn't be the least bit wor.
ried about that. They couldn't be- They
took special precautions. | noticed that
before YOU got half through nearly all of
them had their feet on their desks. Wash
inptoD Star
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NEST AND SOITH.

In Springfield, ILL.,, the peoples party
state convention resulted in split.
The middle of-the-roaR' men got con-
troll and nominated John w. Hess, OF
Milton, for state treasurer, and Charles
NJ. Haskins, Of Chicago, for school
superintendent.
In Ottawa, Kan, and vicinity hun
dreds of families have been made home
less by flood and great damage has
been done to farms and crops.
Fire destroyed 25 buildings at King
man. A. II.
Gov. Holcomb has given William Jen-
nings Bryan permission to organize q
regiment of troops in Nebraska, of
which he will be the colonel.
Lives were lost and vast amount OF
property destroyed by a cyclone that
swept through Cedar, Clinton and
Jackson counties in Iowa, and passed
over portions of Illinois and Wisconsin.
In Iowa the number of persons known
to have been killed is II, in Illinois 8
and in Wisconsin IA. Men and women
were injured and thousands of head of
horses and cattle destroyed on farms.
At the age of SIS years Michael j.
Setback, a member of the police force
for nearly 80 years, died in Chicago.
In south central Nebraska violent
tornadoes did much damage and in
jured number of persons.
A tornado destroyed Cunningham.
Kansas town of 400 inhabitants, and
three persons were killed.
The Ohio republicans will hold their
state convention in Columbus June 81.
In Frederick, Md, the remains of
Francis Scott Key. author of "The Star
Spangled Banner" and his wife, Mary
Taylor Key, were exhumed in Mount
Olivet cemetery and reinterred in
crypt in the foundation of the monu-
ment being erected to the poets mem
DRY.
With aid for Admiral Dewey the
cruiser Charleston sailed from San
Francisco for Manila.
Further news concerning the cyclones
which whirled over vast tracts of Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin says that 70 per-
sons were killed and ass injured. The
property loss is enormous.
In the Seventh Kansas district the
populists renominated Jerry Simpson
for congress.
At the age of SO years C. NJ. Roberts
died in Austin. Tex. He was governor
of the state from 1879 to 1852.
The general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church met at Winona Lake,
Ind.
On the valdes glacier in Alaska. Jo-
seph Turner. of Chicago: B. Antwerp.
of Minneapolis, and A. Johnston. of EE-
reka, CAL. were killed in snowslide.
The death of Jim" Baker. once fa-
mons scont and Indian figh Ter. occurred
near Rawiins. Wye, aged 30 years.
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THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from a mothers neglect "
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman stsuffer,
and young women are SO taught;
There is little truth and great deal
Of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she neeos
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate 10
write freely about her daughter OF
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address 10
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss MARIE
F. JOHNSON, Centrslia, Pa. shows wha'
neglect will do, and tells how ME-
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became so poor tnat :
had to leave school. / was tired all inc
time, and had dreadful pains In my
side and back. i was also troubled
with irregularity Of menses. l was
very weak, and lost so much flesh tha'
my friends became alarmed. my
mother, who Is firm believer In your
remedies from experience, thought per
haps they might benefit me. and wrote
you for advice. followed the adVioo
you gave, and used Lydia e. Pinknam
vcgeta BILE Compound and Liver riiis -
You directed, and am now as wen % .
ever was. have gained flesh ana nav s
. rood color. am completely cured %
irrsgularity."
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SOME NEW WAR TERMS.
John Talked Poker in His sleep
and Had to Make an Eek.
PLANTATION.

"John, what makes you stay downtown SO
ate nights!" inquired an angry wife of her
husband.
They're talkin' war downtown and urge
that l tell my experiences in the last war
as sort of pointers.
But in your sleep you say I'm in What
does that mean?'
"Why, you know, if they'd ask me if I'd
90 to war again of course Id say that,
wouldn't |, darling?'
YES, dear, and then sometimes you say:
It's up to you.
That's when I'm going down the line
asking questions OF my company"
But what. do you mean when you say:
It's open?"
"Do I say it loud?"
Eyes, little bit EXPLANATORY"
"Well, that's when the engagement opens
up"
'"And if YOU keep talking about the reds
aud whites what's that"
ooh, bless you, that's the colors of the
flag"
"Well, don't go to war, will you, John?"
UNLESS my country demands it, then,I"
The explanation appeared to be satisfac.
.oTy.-Denver Times.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE navy department is about to call
bile of floating a ship of $1,000 tons, to
cost $500, 900. and to be located at New
Orleans.
FAILURES the past week have been
ESQ in the United States, against 24S last
year, and 20 in Canada, against 81 last
year.
Up to the 10Th the estimates and ap-
preparations already made on account
of the war aggregate 1926, 210,Si0.
OFFICIALS at Washington dismiss as
pure invention the story, coming from
Montreal, that former Minister Polo
had succeeded in securing for Spain a
| coaling station on one of the French
| islands of st. Pierre and Moquelon, off
the New Foundland coast.
ADvICEs received by steamer tell of a
serions state of affairs in the Samoan
Islands. where another uprising is be-
lieved to be inevitable.
OVER forty cases of ammunition were
found on the Goth on the Spanish stea m
er Argonauta, captured during the first
five days of the war.
EX-Gov. o. NJ. ROBERTS died at Aus
tin, Tex. on the 10th. lie was governor
of Texas from 1879 to 1882, and was
chief justice of the State for number
Of years previous to that date. He was
n his SD year.
FoRTY-TWo persons are known to have
lost their lives, twenty-eight others are
| reported dead, as the result of the tor
nado which devastated portions of Iowa,
Western Illinois and Northern Wiscon-
sin on the 18th.
Ten men attempting to cross the
| Allegheny river on a raft, near Spring
| dale, Pa, on the 18th, and when in the
| center of the stream the raft was
swamped by the rough current and the
men were precipitated into the water.
-Four men succeeded in reaching the
shore, but the others were drowned.
REPORTS from the country around
| Dubuque, Ia, show that the heavy rains
of the 18th have done great damage.
The smaller bridges have been swept
away; in some places seeds have been
washed out of the ground.
THE annual returns of the foreign
trade of the empire of Japan, just re-
ceived by the bureau of statistics, show
that imports into Japan from the United
States increased from 16,373,4 9 yen i'll
1896 to 81, $50, 537 yen in 1897, while her
exports to the United States increased
from 51,532, 341 yen in 1896 to 50, 436, 404
| ven in 1897,
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The average man neyereats green corn
without looking like he wanted to put
his foot on it.
You can generally judge a girls
stockings by the number of holes in the
fingers of her gloves.
If women had whiskers there would
have to be policemen stationed in all
the barber shops every Saturday night.
Most men would rather be downtown
working than home listening to their
wives singing while they are doing up
the dishes.
A woman always pretends to smile
and be so interested when her husband
reads her where it says in the paper
that Turkish women aren't allowed to
talk above a whisper in the presence
of their husbands relatives.--N. Y.
Press.
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Lecture of q Novelist.

A well-known novelist delivered lecture
recently in which he read selections from
lis own works. His reputation and the So
;iety that engaged him brought together an
audience composed of the best people of the
leighborhood. After the lecture, when
people met, it was the proper thing for one
to ask the other:
"Were you at the lecturer" And the
answer in every case:
"Oh, yes, was there, but didn't hear
a word. Did you hear the lecture
"Well, no! was there, but l couldn't
hear, either"
A friend who met the novelist a few days
after his visit to the suburban town asked
him what kind of audience he had, and how
he liked the town.
cts fine place." was the reply, "and
had the most attentive audience that have
ever spoken to. No one made sound, and
did not have to raise my voice above
whisper. "-Philadelphia Press.
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She presents marked Emergencies of design
from the first three, the Oregon, Indiana
and Massachusetts. These differences in
volve both the arrangement of the battery
and the disposition of the armor as well as
a considerable increase in size and dis
placement. The general dimensions of the
Alabama class are as follows: Length over
all, 374 feet; breadth, II feet: freeboard for
ward. 20 feet; freeboard abaft the after tur-
ret, 10 feet inches; draught, 20 feet 6
inches; displacement. 11.52O tons. The
guaranteed speed Is to be l6 knots, and the
estimated horsepower, 10000. The main
battery OF the Alabama type consists of
four 13-inch guns In turrets and ID six-inch
rapid-iring guns. The secondary bat
terry consists Of II six-pounder rapid
firing guns. six one-pounder rapid
firing guns and four Gatlings. On the
whole the armament. armor and speed of
the Alabama with displacement of II 500
tons compares favorably with the latest
type of battleships abroad with displace-
ment of Is. 900 tons.
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sympathy from the Gar.

London, May 21.-Telegrams con-
tinue to arrive in great number at
Hawarden castle from all parts of the
world. Mrs. Gladstone is as well as can
be expected. The ear has telegraphed
to the widow in English, saying:
Il have just received the painful news OF
the decease. / consider 1t my duty to ex-
press my feelings Of sincere sympathy on
the occasion of the cruel and irreparable
bereavement which has befallen you, as
well as the deep regret which the sad event
has given me. The whole civilized world
will beweep the loss OF the great states
man whose political values were so widely
human and peaceful.
"(Signed) NICOLAS"
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The alarms of war are punctuated at
increasingly shorter intervals by the
sound of merry marriage bells. En-
gagements by the score are giving place
to nuptial ties and hurried ceremonies
are augmenting the number of pros
pective widows, whose patriotism and
Blessing to their departing husbands
will inspire to deeds of glory. This ro-
mantle tinge is inseparable from every
actual war, and it is tribute to the
patriotism of American wonanhood
that SO many brides are ready and eager
to share the vicissitudes and dangers of
an uncertain strife.
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Dispatches say tina, the insurgent dis
trict commanders in eastern Cuba are
moving nearer and nearer Santiago de
Cuba.
With her machinery disabled the
cruiser Charleston, that sailed from
Vallejo. Cal, for Manila with ammuni-
ton and supplies for Dewey, is back at
her berth at Mare Island navy yard.
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VAST sum for War PURPOSES,

Washington, May 81. - Secretary
Alger has sent to the secretary of the
treasury for transmission to congress
supplemental estimates of appropria-
tions, aggregating $ss 1898, $40, required
by the war department for the support
of the regular and volunteer armies of
the United States for the first six
months of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1899, in addition to the amounts APP
propriated in the acts of March IS and
May 4, 1898. Up to this time the esti-
mates and appropriations already made
on account of the war aggregate $685.
210,S40.
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toned in an improvised fortress on a
neck of land, and upon this the ships
concen trated their fire, and it was here
that the most terrible destruction was
wrought. During the heavy fire of
shells and just after the lighthouse was
blown up, five Spaniards who were run
ming together in an attempt to escape
were picked off by shell from the
Marblehead, the gunner being ordered
to fire upon them by Ensign Pratt.
They were torn to pieces.
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Men and women who had the good
fortune to be schoolmates of George
Dewey are making the fact known
wherever a newspaper sprinted in the
English language. That old Vermont
schoolhouse must have been an i'm
mense structure, or else young Dewey
spent the first 25 years of his life in &C
cumulating schoolmates.
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Boston. May 18.-Eight men in the
employ of the Columbian Fireproofing
company Tuesday fell a distance OF
more than 100 feet with an elevator in
the building now under construction
for Boston Wharf company on A street.
One man was instantly killed, five 9th
ers have since died of their injuries,
and there is very little hope for recov-
cry of the other two.
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Admiral Dewey entered the naval
academy at Annapolis in 1854. AS a
young ensign he was in the service OF
the United States during the civil war
and was part of the naval operations at
Mobile and New Orleans. But he had 10
wait Al years for the great opportunity
which came to him recently. He was at
the time of the battle a commodore, but
he was in fact an acting rear admiral.
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A woman in Paris has conferred a
boon on humanity in the discovery of a
new science called "Linguistologie."
This is nothing more than the delinea-
lion of character from the shape of the
tongue. A big tongue indicates frank
ness. a long tongue generous feelings, a
short one assimilation, "a narrow
tongue concentration Of ideas. Long
and broad tongues indicate fondness for
talk; short and broad ones. equal ca
pacity to talk. but not to speak the
truth. while those that arc short and
harrow show an unmistakable tendency
10 Machiayelian Icing.
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Before long we will be quite indie
pendent of foreign countries for those
fruits which we have been in the habit
of importing. Fig culture is pro-
nounced success in Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi and is also being carried on
in Texas, Alabama, Florida and Cali.
fornia. Our raisins and prunes now
surpass anything produced abroad.
Southwestern Texas in oranges, lines
and lemons has already eclipsed the
most successful efforts of West India
planters. The pineapple, alligator pear
and mango thrive in Florida, Texas and
around Los Angeles.
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Oregon Is Safe,

Washington, May 10. = Secretary
Long gave out the welcome information
Wednesday that the battleship Oregon,
the second largest craft in the Ameri-
can navy. had successfully completed
her long trip from San Francisco, max
ing the entire circuit of South America,
aud was now safe.
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A New York detective says there are
probably at least 900 men in that city
living under names assumed afte,
reaching the age of 81 years, many of
them respected and trusted citizens.
He adds: Men who have been I'M
fortunate in other cities, who have COM
mitted some petty crime, and want to
hide from the world, come here to begin
life anew, leaving their old names and
regulations behind"
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The antiquity Of civilization is being
pushed back every day. There was as
ionishment when it was shown that
Akadian civilization ran back 5000
years, and this was dwarfed when an
expedition 10 Mesopotamia found that
ihecivilizstiono Of Nippur went back 1000
years. Since then o French expedition
6nds evidences that civilization In the
valley OF the Euphmfes extends back
between 10000 and 1900 years. and an
exp'oring party uneartbed the tomb of
osiris - Abydos that indicates Egyp-
stzn eisilixztion At that pace began
e'poo years before the Christian era.
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Seattle, Wash, May 2o.-Passengers
of the steamer Morgan City, which ar
rived here from Copper River, Alaska,
report that two large snowslides &C.
CURED on the Valdes glacier, April 80
and May /. in which about 100 people
were caught. Only three persons
were killed. They were: Joseph Furn-
er. Chicago; B. Antwerp, Minneapolis;
A. Johnston, Eureka, Cal.
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The mayor of Fogia, Italy, recently
granted a public holiday to The villagers
Of the old town in honor of the baptism
of the chilren of a Signora Rosa Zurlo,
who has presented her husband with
four sons, all born on the same day,
and who are to be called Dante, Pet
rarch, Tasso and Ariosto, after the
four great Italian poets.
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Lincoln, Neb., May IS. - William j.
Bryan is to organize third regiment
of Nebraska volunteers and tender their
services to the president as soon as
mustered. Gov. Holcomb has issued
him a commission as colonel with au-
thority to proceed and Mr.. Bryan says
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New York, May 2O.-A dispatch to the
World from Paris says: Mr.. Cham
berlain's sensational speech is unde-
niably responsible for a decided feel
ing of nervousness here. The French
press begins to see it has adopted a
mistaken policy in declaring SO pro-
nouncedly for Spain as opposed to the
United States.
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A NEW BATTLESHIP.
Alabama Successfully Launched a,
PhiIadelphia-TheA Affair Was
Private.

Philadelphia, May 10. - The battle
ship Alabama was successfully
launched at Cramps ship yard at 1880
Wednesday.
The Alabama is the first to be launched
of the three new battleships of her type, the
other two being the Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Ambassador Hay Expresses Sorrow

The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at Hawarden from the United
States ambassador, Col. John Hay:
ITO Rt. Hon. Herbert Gladstone, Ha.
warden:
II beg to present to all your family
my heartfelt expression of sympathy al
your personal loss and at the same time "a
revereDtly congratulate you and the Eng.
fish race everywhere upon the glorious
completion of a life filled with splendid
achievements and consecrated TO the
noblest purposes.
"(Slgned) JOHN HAY"
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Ten Killed, Many Injured.

Carthagena, Spain, May 21.-An ex.
plosion occurred at the Chateau San
Julian. 1t is supposed to have taken
place in a projectile factory. 1t is
known that five soldiers and five work
men were killed outright and SO persons
severely injured, among them the gov.
ernor of the port. The explosion was
accidental.
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The term "infantry" solder origin
ated with the Spanish and was first
applied TO the military force employed
by an infante, or young prince of
Spain, to rescue his father from the
Moors.
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A correspondent having asked where
are all the girl violinists who started
out in the profession with such high
promises ten years ago, the Chatterer
of the Boston Herald replies We'll,
we don't know where all of them are,
but the best ones have married, and the
fiddle and bow are hung up until the
children are old enough to be taught to
play as we'll as their mammas once
did ~