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Tho o.ano and tho Sparrow.

Court Square has new denizen,
and now the peacocks and the squirrels
stop every now and then to look in
wonder at the spindle-legged crane
which stalks in solemn dignity to and
fro. This crane, however, is not at.
tracing merely tho attention of the
other dwellers of the park, for every
day or two large human audience
watches the performance. The crane
catches sparrows, and it is the efforts
he makes to swallow his prey which
cause spectators to gather by the score.
The crane stands quietly like a statue
and waits. The sparrows fly about
fearlessly, not even startled by the
strange bird. They have seen rags on
stick before and they are not afraid:
oh, no! Then one of the sparrows
lights very near the crane. The rag
becomes lively and his beak is shot
out with lightning quickness and the
sparrow caught right by the neck.
Then comes the fun. The sparrow
is little lsrge to swallow. The crane
kills him, thinking the small birds
lively capers mutt be the cause of the
difficulty. Death makes the task no
easier. The sparrow still chokes the
crane. The crane trys the sparrow
head on. The small bird wings stick
out and prevent the sparrow from
going down. The crane starts at the
feet; but the feathers on the prospec-
tive dinner are rufled the wrong way
and tho second attempt fails. An
idea strikes his craneshlp. he walks
to small tub Of water and soaks the
sparrow so that the feathers cling
closely. 1t is still an impossible task
to swallow the bird. The crane works
and works, and finally, by pounding
the sparrow almost to g pulp, at last
makes a meal. Then the audience
dispersos wondering at the cranes
marvellous digestion. = Memphis
Tenn Scimitar.
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A Dissertation of Madrid.

What james Russell Lowell thought
of Spain and the Spaniards when he
was Minister at Madrid (1S77 to 18S0
can be better understood by-his cor
respondence than by any of his set
speeches.
Here is description of Madrid
taken from one of his letters: -
"Madrid is the noisiest city I ever
dwelt In. The street cries are end
less and given with will, and with
such distortions of face as must be
seen to be believed. None are musi-
cal. One always stirs my fancy by
it's associations with Aladdin-the
lamparero. Shall try my luck? I
think not; for in his cry have the
material for rows Of palaces, whereas
if T bought lamp I might rub in
vain. Tho first sound in the morning
is the tinkle OF bells on the necks Of
the she-asses that come in to. be
MIXED at the customers door for
surety. T know not who the custom
ers are, but there must be many if
there be any truth in the vulgar be-
lief that children take after their
nurses. Then there is succession
If blind players on the guitar, on the
,;.- = ----~~ what 7 annnosa to
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An Odd Coincidence

In 1884, just after Commodore
Schley returned from rescuing the
survivors of the Greely Arctic expedi'
ton, the Massachusetts Humane So
ciety presented him with handsome
medal for his achievement, and Ben
jamin W. Crowninshield, one OF the
Bay States great orators, was sent to
Washington to mako the presentation
speech. On the way to the capital
Mr.. Crowninshield fell in with an old
and prominent resident of Boston, who
took the privilege os asking the orator
what his mission in Washington was.
In reply the old gentleman was shown
the medal and told what was to be
done with it. "Strange coincidence, +"
mused the venerable gentleman from
the Hub. "Forty-four years ago, in
1910, I rode over this same line and
met General Winfield Scott. ] was as
inquisitive then as now, and asked him
where he was going. he said that Q
son of his friend Mr.. Schley had been
named for him, and that he was going
to Maryland to see the baby.-De-
troit Free Press. -....------..-- TX
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Her Lover Understood.

A Lancashire lady has been relat-
ing o rather pretty story about o fac
tory girls way Of answering mar
riage proposal made to her.
s'The young woman could not write
or read writing, and one day she
brought letter to me to read for her.
II contained an offer Of marriage. (,
1T happened to know that the writer
was deserving young. artisan, SO I
said to her: Now, you must consider
this matter very seriously, and if you
like to come to me when you have
made up your mind I will write re-
ply for you.
ga day or two afterward I met the
girl again and asked her if she wanted
me to answer the letter for her. oh,
that is oil right, said she, looking re-
diant and pleased. I've settled it,
r Tanswered it myself
"rWhy, how did you DO lsY !
asked.
could make capital Il and that she
stuck on the paper piecesof wool af-
ter itfor 'wull'-'I Iwool. '"-Pearson's
Weekly, 4.---.--'-- ~
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when London Must Change.

The best statisticians estimate that
in the year 1941 London will contain
over II, 900, ,O0Oof inhabitants. People
soy, How appalling! To me the
prospect seems full Of hope. What an
agreeable life one might live in such
. city, il o fair proportion of its popula-
lion were even moderately civilized!
There would be public for every
kind OF art. Every sort of theatre
might flourish, every kind OF, concert
might be daily given. There would
be practically no limit to the variety
of opportunities that each individual
might enjoy in the midst of such q vast
assemblage. But it would take long
for them to settle down.
To begin with, London would have
to be rebuilt. Its streets are not wide
enough for the traffic of any such
multitude; they would have to be
widened. For every line of rails COM
ing into London there would have to
be three lines. The number of steam
ers coming to our ports would need
to be more than trebled. Practically
none Of our present arrangements
would suffice. Everything would
have to be organized afresh. I need
not enlarge upon such considerations;
they are obvious. Nineteenth Gen.
turY,
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Fish, as rule, increase in weight
aud length every year up to their
death.
From the scochineal insects are OBJ
tained the gorgeous carmines, the
crimson, scarlet and purple lakes.
In the great volcanic district OF Ice
land there is whole mountain COM
posed of eruptive clays and pure white
sulphur. A beautiful grotto pene.
trates the western slope to an unknown
depth.
Polar bears have been known to live
in captivity for o great number OF
years. Two are said to have been in
the Geological Gardens for twenty
thcce years aud thirty-four years, re-
spectively.
The normal pumping capacity of the
heart is seventy strokes o minute,
that is, 100, 800 strokes III twenty-four
hours, by which it sends about forty
thousand pounds of blood through the
lungs and body.
The sun has three motions-a rota.
tion about its axis; motion about the
centre of gravity of the whole solar
system, which point is always within
the suns volume; motion toward the
constellation Hercules.
Tho hieroglyphic writings from
which come persons suppose an al
phabet was derived were in use at
least three thousand years B. c., but
the recently discovered inscriptions at
the City Of Nipur, in Assyria, carry
back the origin of writing to o point
seven thousand years D. @.
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Far out in the Pacific, where the
map looks as if charge of bird shot
had peppered spot no larger than
your thumb, the American flag is
flying over the Ladrones. They are
but specks on the face of the deep.
Yet there is on empire OF island wealth
amid the rarest scenery in the world.
An earthly paradise it is called.
The capture Of the Ladrones by the
United States with seizure of the
Carolines just to the south of, the
group makes them of new interest to
Americans.
The Ladrones are O chain of vol
canic islands extending north and
south from latitude thirteen degrees
twelve minutes north to latitude
twenty degrees. thlrty-two minutes
south and in longitude about 146 east.
They were discovered by Magellan,
March 6, 1921, and named Ladrones
from the supposed stealing propensi-
ties of the natives, Later, in 1868, the
islands were named Mariana, In honor
of Maria Anne, of Austria, the widow
of Phillip ~, King of Spain. The
inhabited islands are Agr;san, Saipan,
Tinian, Rota and Guam. On the
other islands are volcanoes spouting
fire and steam. The mountains range
from 1000 to 5000 feet high, about
the altitude of the biggest Of the
Catskills.
The Spaniards have controlled the
islands without interference or seri-
Gus trouble from the natives. There
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Glad She Defrlendcd the Tramp.

Through simple act of charity the
other day Mrs. Frank Kennedy, Of
West Philadelphia, Penn, solved o
mystery of long standing.
Last August Mrs, Kennedy broke
gold locket which she priced highly,
L aant tniarAd zAiatrra,- and Leak of
hair Of her dead mother. She, OF
course, desired to have the repairs
made by first class .jeweler, so she
intrusted the locket to the care of he1
brother, who was acquainted in the
iewelry trade. The brother was about
20 go on o trip through New York
State, but he promised to leave the
locket with Philadelphia jeweler on
his way to the train and return there.
ceipt by mail. Two days later Mrs.
Kennedy received letter from hel
brother, who said he would bring tho
locket with him when he returned,
but did not mention where it was be-
ing repaired. Early in September
despatch came stating that the brother
had died suddenly in Utica and that
the body and effects would be sent on
at once. Some time later Mrs. Ken
nedy remembered her locket, but, al.
though she made thorough search OF
her brothers papers and clothes, she
could find no trace of it. Inquiries
wero made of all the large jewelers.,
und advertisements were inserted IN
the newspapers, but the locket WIS
never found.
Recently q forlorn tramp came to
the Kennedy residence and was given
something to eat. In return lie did
some work, and Mrs. Kennedy de.
cided to give him suit OF he1
brothers. clothes. which she had kept.
The "hobo" seemed very grateful, and
after donning the suit left. The day
after he returned and gave Mrs. Ken.
nedy piece of paper he had found in
the vest lining. It proved to be re.
ceipt for the long-lost locket, which
had been left with well-known firm
of New York jewelers.. TO avoid any
risk Mrs. Kennedy went to New York
in person and recovered her locket.-
PHILADELPHIA Record.
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trail. As for the condemned man,
though he might have played the part
of coward in the prison, there was
no sign of fear now. With quick, light
steps, almost out-distancing the regu-
lar pace of the others, he walked out
bravely, as though going to another
decoration instead of the death Of o
murderer, at the hands of tho very
men with whom he had fought at Ma.
tanzas, and Huelle, and other places,
arm to arm, back to back.
He was the spot. AId, with his
back to Aiusco, his feet sinking into
the damp ground, and the gray mir.
of the morning resting like paN
about him, the prisoner was allowed
to stand for moment, while the cap
tain made brief address, concluding
with the statement that only because
the prisoner was Q soldier the Claw Of
fire" would be put into effect; when
the word 'suno" was pronounced, he
was to run for his Lie. On the craggy
side of Ajusco, he might find shelter,
perhaps. "Uno-dos-tres" would
be counted; at ''tres," the squad
would fire. Therefore he would have
to hasten-othern.;Se, God have mercy
on his soul.
"Atention!" The soldiers stood on
guard.
"Uno!" was counted slowly. The
prisoner stood stock still, and the mau
nearest swore that there was smile
on his face. "Dos!"-Was he para
lyzed, that he could not run, even to
save his lifc?-and ct last, slowly,
sTres! FireI"
NIotionless, Mortified, the men had
watched. Still the prisoner stood
there, head up and shoulders back.
At the sound of the "tres," however,
muskets were lowered, and every
hammer pulled. Out thundered the
salute of bullets, q veritable hail of
them, and the solitary, pathetic figure
tottered, thon reeled over, face down
ward, in the damp grass. Dead, of
course-how could it be otherwise?
The captain should have looked to
make sure, but he wanted his break
fast; merely glancing casually at the
body, he gave the order to march, and
with the marcha once more ringing
out, the men tramped beck through
the light of the coming day to bar
racks and breakfast, leaving the dead
man alone on the plain.
The next day, Private Santiago Mo-
reno himself, whom we have seen shot
and left dead on the San Geronimo
plains, was there at sunset, pale,
crazed with grief, and holding in his
arms a dead body in the uniform Of q
soldier. but with the sweet, peaceful
face of woman who had offered up
her life for friend. When the sun
went down, his lifeless form remained,
still clasping-even in death-the
other body that had been thought his.
San Francisco Argonaut.
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Smith, "The Sweep"

Smith, gunner in the service OF
the East India Company, was known
as "the sweep a derisive name given
to mark some eccentricity, for tue man
was o character. He had charge of
the boats belonging to the military
station, and one day wrote the brigade
major, asking, tWhen shall I have the
bote ready?" The major replied,
"Have the boat ready at such an
hour"
When the major went down to the
river with party of ladies, he asked
Smith how he spelled ''boat. Un-
abashed by the presence Of ladies,
Smith, without symptom Of nervous
ness, answered tho officer, "Some
people spells it boat, but I spells it
b-o-t-a."
But Smith, Notwithstanding his
mocking nickname, was not man to
be laughed at. One day the roof of
the building which held the ammuni-
ton caught fire. There was panic;
even the best disciplined soldiers lost
their heads. But "the sweep"
mounted the roof, pulled off the
thatch, poured buckets of water over
the flames and saved the magazine.
It was as plucky thing as it was pos
sible for man to do; for there was
powder enough in the building to
wreck the station.-Youth's Compan'
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Yy iNk[lIIlIyzlllI|I|y|IIjII
A CAROLINE WARRIOR.
down rootlets to gather sustenance
md moisture from the soil.

down rootlets to gather sustenance
and moisture from the soil.
Another tree bears fruit so offen-
siye in odor that no man not in plac-
tice can endure it, but once in a
mouth the fruit tastes so deliciously
that he cannot stop eating until it is
devoured.
The women OF the Carolines are neat
and attractive ut home or among their
cocoanut trees. The men are indus
trious-everywhere displaying ingen-
uity and gentle thrift.
The Caroline Archipelago consists
of thirty-six minor groups, of which
the nine following ore the principal:
The Palaos or Pelews, Yap, Uluthi,
Uleai, Namonuito, Hogolen or Ruk,
the East and West Mortlocks, Bonabe
or Ponape, aud Kusaie, otherwise
called Ualau or Strong's Island.
The Pelew group contains some ZOO
islands and islets. The principal ISL
and is el-Thaob, which in area is
equal to all the restput together. The
most important of the others are Kor.
ror, Uruk, lapel, Malk, Peleleu and
Angaur. The population of the Pc
lews is estimated at some 5000, but is
probably much more. The language
is very peculiar and bizarre Malayan
dialect, somewhat akin to that of Sulu
Archipelago. The principal prodacss IS
are turtle shell, copra and beche de
mer (Holothurial, which in the Chin
ese markets brings as much as $500
gold per ton.
There is always civil war going on
in the group between the various
tribes, and firm hand is needed to
keep things in order there. Captain
Butran, of the Velasco (lately sunk at
Manila, who visited the group in 1885,
gives these natives good name. Cap.
tain O'Keefe, however, O wealthy
trader of Yap, gives them o doubtful
reputation, putting them down as Q
folk of piratical and turbulent charac-
ter.
Iue euOruOuS quai w "heoio3 oHo
famous and curious stone money OF
Yap in this group, were quarried in the
Island of Kokial. In olden time there
was great commercial activity here,
and the Yap and Pelew folks went on
extended voyages of trading and con-
quest. Bab-el-Thaob is rich in good
timber. Great quantities of yams,
bread-fruits and cocoanuts are grown.
Alligators are found in some of the
creeks, and o peculiar kind Of horned
frog, There are two kinds of snakes,
which the natives called Bersoiok and
Nguus, both somewhat yenomous.
There is abundance of good pasture
for horses and cattle. Goats are plen-
tiful, probably introduced by the early
Malayan settlers.
The Spanish have done next 20 moth.
ing to show their occupation, and
everything goes on much as before.
There is no Spanish garrison. The
country is well worth opening up to
honest and energetic trade.
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A LADRoNE BELLE.

is q small garrison at Agana, the cap
ital, where the Governor-General has
resided. Many natives of tho Caro-
line Islands have been imported into
the Ladr0nes and the races are inter-
estingly mixed. The blending of the
tall, copper. .colorcd, curly-haired,
long-bearded and mustached Carolin-
ians with the Philippian-looking La-
drones, with their dark Malay skin,
has given a new tint to large num-
Der of young men and women.
The chief products for sustaining
life are cocoanuts and bread fruit.
They grow spontaneously everywhere.
It is said that one cocoanut tree will
feed man. A grove of the fruit trees
to the islander is what herd OF cows
is to tho Pennsylvania farmer.
These, with the tons of fish in the
lagoons, which are natural fish ponds,
are responsible for tho profound in
dolence of the natives. They can
suppolt life without laboring. Some
of the bread fruit trees are ten or
twelve feet in diameter A single
tree is considered equal in life-sup-
porting capacity to two acres of
wheat. Then there are other pro-
aucts-guava, corn, ordinary wheat,
bananas, figs aud arrowroot.
The islands forming the Ladrones,
beginning at the northernmost, aro
Farallon de Paiaras, an active volcano
1000 feet in height; q group of three
rocky islets known as the Urracas;
Assumption, partially active vol
canic peak 2S4S feet in height; Agri-
gan, seven miles in length, mountain
Gus, and the northornmost Inhabited
island; Pagan, having three active
cones, and pcopled by few natives;
the uninhabited islands of Alamagan,
Guguan, Sariguau, Anataxan and
FaraIlon dc Medinilla; Saipan, fifteen
miles long, fertile, and having about
1000 inhabitants; Tinian, originally
possessing 10000 Inhabitants, and
now place of segregation for lepers,
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LAS
-t:The idea! Don't be ridiculous"
He-"Yes, know it sounds ridicu-
lous; but then you know I'm not SO
particular as some men are. Boston
Transcript.
Browne-"How surpris ed we would
be if we could see ourselves as others
see us!'' Towne-"Yes; but think
how surprised the others would be
if they could see as we see ourselves. "
Brooklyn Life.
ct don't believe that he was ever at
Klondike." "Why?' He told o
straight story" eyes. But he tried
to borrow dollar from me and did
not offer any mining stock as secur-
Town Topics.
Customer-"I want q watch That
will withstand the usage of q healthy
twelve-year-old boy" Jeweler-
"Sorry, but the armor mills are now
all busy with government contracts. "
jewelers. Weekly. t;s.s
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PITH AND POINT.

"Did his warm love melt her?"
mo. I think it was his cold cash. :"
Puck.
She-"When you married me you
said you were we'll Off" He-'I wes,
but I didn't know t."-Tit-Bits.
Spain discovered us" eyes, and
she made mistake In not keeping
posted about US after our discovery"
Chicago Record.
'Gobang says his boy has a mechan-
ical turn of mind" "That's natural.
Gobang has wheels in his head. -
San Francisco Examiner.
Beggar-"Kind gentleman, I beg
your pardon" Gentleman prompt
ly)-"Granted. I thought you were
begging for money. ."-Tit-Bits.
"Banks has four unmarried daugh-
ters." "WelI, It might be worse, you
know" sIt is worse. He has "a
fifth ofe married to count. Truth.
The Youthful One--"I wonder why
women so like to kiss baby?" The
Elderly because the baby
doesn't like t.''-Ind dianapolis jour.
hal.
sDobrey-"Time gets the best of.
every one, doesn't itP" Poplow-
"Every one except the orchestra con-
dactor; lie beats it."-Roxbury Ga
zette.
"What makes you think you
understand women so well2" He
GIVE been engaged to four different
girls, and never failed to get back the
ring. Life.
She-"You remind me of Iago, Mr..
Simmer. I prefer feshy men," He
You remind me of the cannibals.
They have the same preference."-
Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Joggins--"Willy, has your
mother been buying new rug?"
Willy-"Yes. You wouldn't know
thero was hole in the carpet now,
would ?"-Tit-BiLs.
- ri LI.o ,ub;lo uorpu;no,
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etudies the people on the spot, says of

studies the people on the spot, says OF
them:
'rThe natives are not so dark as
those of the Philippines, and are larger
Of body than the average European.
They lived on roots, fish and fruits,
and were extremely active and quick.
Many of them lived over 100 years. :"
Another French writer says that he
saw them dive and swim so we'll that
they caught fish in their hands under
water.
In character the Ladrones are gay
and amiable, loving pleasure, and
spending much of their time III OUT
door amusements.
The women are usually lighter in
color than the men, and many of them
are extremely beautiful, with lu1uriant
hair reaching almost to the ground.
The Carolines are like the Ladrones,
only more extensive in number and
area, and densely populated. The
islands are widely scattered into three
great groups, the eastern, western and
central. Spain originally claimed all
the groups, but Germany recently
took the Marshall Islands. The CEN
tral or main group, now belonging to
Spain, comprises forty-eight smaller
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wrong in saying a.lthe street cries are
harsh. There is 0 girl who passes
every day crying radishes who really
makes bit of melody with her era
banosl" 1t is seldom that one does
not hear, night or day, a drumming
or snatch of nasal song, and am
pretty we'll persuaded that it was the
Spanish dominion which planted the
seeds of the Neapolitan street music. F"
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and she islands are peopled chiefly by
Tagals and Bisayans from tho Philip
pines, mixed descendants of South
American Indians, colony Of Caro-
line Islanders who founded Garapan
in t6s;Island OF. Saipan, and numerous
Chanforro Spanish half-breeds. The
censds Of 1888 Srepor.s o population of
6476;in Agana, and total of 10, l72
in al the islands, 5034 being males
5138 females., There are eighteen
schools in the Island of Guam. Only
ten pgr cent. of the Ladrone Islanders
are unable to read and write. Spanish
is Che recognized language; but many
of the natives speak little English.
The climate is good and equable; sew
enty degrees to eighty degrees
Fahrsnhcit is the range of the ther-
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make wonderful speed, and that they
can lie closer to the wind than any
other sailing craft known.
Customs, superstitions, dress, re-
ligion, etc., prove that the people of
the Ladrones have n common origin
with the other races of Polynesia, but
they have lived so long by themselves
that they have 8 distinct language.
Some writer's have argued that the
race is of American origin, while
Others hold that they are an offshoot
of the Japanese.
Gobien, the French writer, who