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She ran off as fast as she could and came back with them in her hands There sat the Silver Prince, whist ling softly to himself a fairy tune and thinking. He thought so hard that Nellie had to speak three times before he noticed her.
 "Oh, yes,' he said, when he looked up. You put those flowers down here one at a time with your left hand, with your thumb pointed out don't open them until I count forty four Then you can look"
 Nellie shut her eyes after she had put down the flowers, but she did so want to peek through her fingers that she was glad when the Silver Prince said Now, look"
 span of field mice, in harness, Nellie saw, and they were drawing a load-something white and shiny
 Tt is my wand said the Silver Prince. When 1 say certain magic words it will not only turn some things to silver but do other great acts. See, now, what it will do. The Fairy King, who is fond of the flowers you brought, has sent to me in return for the flowers which l sent him by a fairy, my wand, which he had-and the whole did not take a minute. I will bid you good-by, and go to the Fairy King, but will bring you good news by and by"
 So saying, the Silver Prince touched the field mice with his wand. after some magic words, and the mice turned into lovely little ponies. Then the Prince, with his wand turned a gourd shell into a chariot. He was a pretty sight as he stepped into the chariot, his armor all shining and a brave little sword by his side. He gathered up the reins, made another low bow to Nel- lie, and in a minute was out of sight. wand and all.
 Then Nellie cried again and her tears splashed the lily, but she felt happier than she had before. The Silver Prince had gone without turning anything into silver, but she had his promise of good news soon.
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STORY OF
 KITTY KAT.

Little Norman's one great treasure is what he calls his kitten cat" She crawled under the back yard fence one day to get away from some boys who were throwing stones at her, and Nor mans mother let him adopt" her and keep her for his own, and since that time her life has been a happy one.
 Norman's mother has taught him to be kind to all dumb animals, so his kitty is never pulled around by the tail nor held up by her legs nor squeezed until she has only breath enough left to cry out with pain. Instead of this she is smoothed and patted and fed Fand given plenty of water as we'll as milk to drink. And when Norman wishes to play with her he has a cork with a feather stuck in it, which is tied on the end of piece of twine, and this he drags about and swings in the air. and the kitten runs after it and jumps up after it, and they both have fine times.
 Norman had had three birthdays. but when his fourth came he felt that his kitty kat ought to have one also.
 She ought to have a birthday the same as l." he said to his mamma the evening before the eventful day And his mamma promised that she should
 The next day when Norman got up he was given a whole lot of new things and plenty of goodies. And kitty kat was not forgotten. There was a nice new collar for her and the prettiest ribbon bow you ever saw.
 Of course kitty kat enjoyed these very much, but she would eat none of the goodies that Norman had received. This made him very sad So he went to the kitchen and told cook about it.
 I'll fix kitty kat all right" said the cook, and she cut off a nice slice of fresh steak that Norman took to his pet Kitty kat ate it, you may be sure. and then they both had a long romp together. Norman enjoyed it all and told his mamma that it was the incest birthday he ever had
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When would the news come?
 "In the morning." said the lark.

When would the news come?
 Tn the morning." said the lark.
 Morning" said the robin.
 Nellie slept very little that night. She was astir the next morning almost be- fore the robin in the fig tree. She went to where she had seen the Silver Prince. He did not come. She waited and waited-and then she thought that he might have forgotten her. She went to the house and sat in her mama's lap and cried. Then she went around the old farm to say "a truly good-by.'
 She fell asleep, being tired out, under the oak tree, her hand touching the white lily. It was noon when she awoke. The man who was to take her home away had come. Her father walked her to tell her that it was time that they should go.
 Let me carry my white lily coaxed Nellie; the man will not care for that"
 She picked the lily, but it was so heavy that the stalk broke in her hand. Then Nellie made a queer little noise and fell upon her hands and knees and began to pick up little balls of pure sil- yer.
 Silver" she exclaimed, joyfully, "sil- yer, my papa, dear. Seei It is running out of the lily more and more! And now we can pick it up and save the home,''
 Does any little child need to be told that the Silver Prince was there, al- though he could not be seen, and that just at the right moment, he had touch ed Nellie's tears with his wand and had turned them into silver?
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The California Sending Up Signal Rockets.

greatest of skull-hunters." He had al- ready 100 skulls of enemies killed in battle. He wanted to add Binnie's skull to the collection. Instantly great quarrel broke out between these chiefs, when Mah-Coh-G claimed Binnie.
 He shall be mine," Ghoor-Ghee-Tee said, smiting his breast with his clenched fist. "Who tries to take him from me will die by my ironwood war club tonight
 "Die!" laughed Nah -Coh-Gaa, The is mine, and swift as the war eagle from the storm cloud will fall my wrath on him who opposes me"
 The scene was a strange one. Close to the waters edge the fleet of burn ing canoes was sending up clouds of sparks and volumes of smoke, and about the ruins were hundreds of vail ing and angry warriors. The light brought into view the almost trackless forests; the ocean with it's white surf beating upon the coral reef; the broad lagoon upon which the searchlight of the California was playing.
 Let the boy decide" said a hideous old witch doctor, a bent and shriveled woman, ''who shall take his life"
 This decision, which all the savages approved by hoarse shouts, was made known to Binnie.
 Erect and proudly stood the boy and looked around fearlessly upon the mul- titude of warriors who were waiting anxiously for his death. He knew a few words of the savage dialect, which
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LITTLE NELLIE AND
 THE SILVER PRINCE

Little Nellie had heard that after noon that her papa had lost all his money and that the farm would be taken from him the next day. So Nellie went out to talk to the oak tree; her old friend, and tell all her troubles. She heard a voice say:
 'Cheer up, little girl.''
 So she looked around, but saw noth- ing except a big white lily that grew near the path. The lily was shaking. and no wonder for out of it climbed the queerest and prettiest little being that ever was.
 He was dressed all in silver cloth, but, on his silver helmet and silver coat of mail was a yellow stain which came from the pollen of the lily
 ''The Silver Prince at your service, g said this little one, with a low bow. taking off his hat to little Nellie, who looked puzzled and a little afraid.
 TT. don't understand" said little Nellie, who now seemed to be fully awake.
 Why" said the Silver Prince, who was really fairy, that's easy enough to understand. I'm the Silver Prince, and whatever I touch I can turn into silver
 I wish you could help me-" said lit tie Nellie
 ''Id very much like to help you, Nel- le." said the Silver Prince, but I've lost my wand, which I need to make things turn into silver, and will not be able to find it again until the. moon is full That will not be until to-mor- row night"
 That will be too late, then" an- swered Nellie. We must have the money at noon tomorrow or we must all go away from here. Papa has been sick and could not earn any money lately"
 The Silver Prince thought a little. ..'I:don't see what I can do,'' he said. But if I had a blue gentian and three .goldenrod flowers and a tiger lily, all picked in the meadows, by a very small girl perhaps I could do something. I could try.''
 :: Now. it happened that Nellie knew just where to go to find these flowers.
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WHAT SHE THOUGHT,

"Oh, mamma, I'm not a bit sleepy" Was what my little girl said When I told her it was almost time' For her to "go to bed" And mamma, just let me sit up A little while-please do, And tomorrow night I'll go to bed Just when you want me to" Ten minutes passed, and with a sign She closed her sleepy eyes, And soon was sailing on Slumber sea. Meath Dreamland's fairest skies. She said to me the next morning, So smiling, happy and bright, What a good time we had. dear
 mamma,
 Sitting up so late last night.
 ADDIE F. HARTLEY.
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WOULD DO WITHOUT THEIR BREAKFAST.

That the inherent and almost uni- versal love of liberty pervades all DOT tions of the Western hemisphere is il- frustrated by an incident which oc- cured in the city of Bogota, United States of Colombia. Like its sister States, Colombia has passed through the long and trying periods of Spanish oppression, of revolution and of final independence, so that even the children of Spanish-American countries know what the word liberty means.
 In the suburbs of the capital of Co., lombia, the city of Bogota, is located
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WOULD PICKLE HER MAMMA,

A Memphis young lady who recently studied in Germany tells a good story of young German lady who was studying English and who used to write letters in English to her parents. One day the German lady handed a letter to the Memphis lady, saying: Here is the letter which have writ ten to my mother. I want you to read it over and see if it is properly writ ten.''
 The letter was all right except the closing phrase, which was as follows: God pickle and keep you"
 An investigation proved that the young German woman in looking for a synonym for preserve" had come across pickle"
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had been taught to him by John La

had been taught to him by John La tour.
 'I will die" he said, "by the hands of him who is the greatest warrior" Be it so," said the witch doctor "the great chiefs shall battle to the death, if they will, for the prize-the white boy.''
 The two chiefs bowed approval They then were to duel, and at once, by the light of the fiiskering torches, at the scene of the burning war canoes and under the very guns of the California. The willy chiefs knew that the white men would not fire upon them while Binnie was alive among them and might be killed by flying bullets.
 ITO be Continued.l
 D. H. w.
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the Jesuit collegevof San Luis Gonzaga.i It, is devoted almost entirely to the edu- cation of young boys, and is under the direction of Senor Aurelia Martin Ca bTera.
 One morning in the early part of Sep tember last the class assembled before breakfast, and, addressing their in- structor, courteously offered to donate their morning rolls to the cause of lib- erty.
 We will go without them" said the spokesman, and let those poor fellows have something to eat''
 What poor fellows?" asked the in- structor.
 Why, the Cubans! the poor Cubans They are fighting for liberty and, it is said, they have no food-that they are starving to death. Please send them our rolls. We can get along very well without them"
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At a country fete a conjurer was per forming the old trick of producing eggs from a pocket handkerchief, when he remarked to a boy in front, T say, my boy, your mother can't get eggs with out hens, can she?''
 Of course she can," was the reply.
 Why, how's that?" asked the con- jurer.
 She keeps ducks" was the reply. amid roars of applause.
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CRUISE OF THE CALIFORNIA.

Synopsis of preceding chapters-The yacht california. having retreated before a horde of saVages, on shore and in canoes, in lagoon, on the coast of New Guinea, is driven back by night to the lagoon by typhoon. and Harry Ostend. seeing the sayages campfires final lesson
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The common water beetle. we are told by entomologists, has 10000 eyes. the dragon fly has 10000, and some in- sects have many more.
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS

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CONSEQUENCES OF
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
An English Member of Parliament
Thinks II VIII Mean n Change
In American Policy.

LONDON, oct. u.-Rght Hon. Leonard
Henry Courtenay. Cnionist member Of
parliament, speaking at Tdefcrd. Corn
wall. tins evening. said that one Of tho
consequences og the war with Spain upon
the American people had been to create a
spir!t which must In the near future lead
ID a great Transformation of American
character and policy.
Instead of being "A self-contained. indus
trious peaceful and non-aggressive peo-
Pile" said Mr. Courteuay. "fhe Americans,
II they take sovereignty In Cuba. will have
TO keep a large naval ard military force
in order 10 make the influence of the
United States felt. Although the Amer!-
can members OF the peace commission have
declared that the United States Do not want
Cu}a or the Philippines. the history OF our
country has shown tlIa@ when once there
was ar occupation. the intention TO leave
after disorder had been righted has sell
dom BEES put into operation
This var emphasizes the necessity ~
she peace proposals OF the ear. II there
mad been an organized tribunal to settle
international quarfCIs. the HispaEo-Ameri-
can conflict might have been averted. even
after passion had been aroused by the
Maine Disaster
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ATTITUDE OF FRANCE AND
ENGLAND IS AT DANGER POINT.


he stop
o
dthatthe oro
o Cai and to rn nParr,
ENGLISHMEN REALIZE THE IMMNENCE OF WAR
LONDON 2lThe
public both
o tthereisn
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LONDON. Oct. 2i.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times says:
/ mad a visit today CThursday> from
great Spanish parsonage who seems TO
have been commanded 10 ascertain the
trend Of public opinion on the negotiations
here. He appeared much depressed. Re
has found great and genuine sympathy
with Spain. but has been unable te dis
cover any possibility of obtaining moral
support aga.us; the American delegates.
who are infiexihle in their demands. and
with much po,iteness Of form have hither-
to categor!caily refused 10 make the slight
es; concessions on any Of the instructions
received by them. never having asked their
government for tho slightest notifications
The intended sitting yesterday could not
be held because the Span!ards. in view OF
the written replies made TO them. renounc-
ed their attempts n conversation. and
asked forty-eight hours grace to consult
their government and prepare written re-
tonaer.
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SUCCESSFUL PRELIMINARY run.

The torpedo boat lef, Portland Wednes-
day evening and dropped down TO Rainier
to spend the night. with forty-one men all
told aboard. WolT * wicker. members
Of the 1Tn ot builders. were aboard Win
I few friends. including one newspaper
man. who was the only ore injured eX
cept the men n the forward fire hold. ard
his injuries are but slight. 4: 10 O'Clock
tn!s morning they le:; Rainier. ard after
d circle around advanced 70 the starting
po!at at Mount Cc:lIn and crossed ii al
lo,13 The test was 70 maintain 40 revoIu-
lions for two hours. Last Sunday the tes:
Tad been made with q continuous minute
revolution %. 40. Tie boat worked Ike
watch q! tho frst nftecn minutes At e.,
ard ;h.a her speed was Increased 70 "a.
sn,i :Aen arilrS tha. all was o-kins Well
i VAS ran dowa 70 s.s and tae test was
RON st}sye1 : S..r~a<S
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LET THE FUSIONISTS ANSWER.

WI II would prevent the Peoples party
legislature from again making a pretense
OF leg.s.ating for the people. while II used
come forward and buy them off. under the
pain Of complete annih-!ation?
Has any one heard OF corrupt fus!onist
being denounced or read out Of the party,
or even beng deprived of a. voice in the
management Of ats party affairs? DID the
state convention Of Popul.sts say anything
about the unexamp!ed corruption OF It's
legislature?
Tae legislature failed 10 furnish adequate
railroad legislation. Did the Peoples party
condemn Il?
The legislature failed to pass an anti!
pass law. Did the Peoples party condemn
Il?
There was no relief from the overcharges
Of the Pullman Sleeping Car Company,
which Popuusts pretend 10 hate. Did the
fusion party condemn the legislature?
Several bills were introduced 10 protect
the railroad laborer, bat none was passed.
Did the fusion party condemn the leg.s-
iature?
What did the fusion organization care?
1t IS out for the offices-pelf above pr.n-
cipIe, office above honoy-so il just patted
said, You fellows made EN- shell out
literally" renomIna;ed many Of Their can
d.dates in the different counties. and set
them on: 10 again deceive the people and
rob whom they l.ght.
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READY TO BEG FOR MERCY.

What our delegates should say 20 them
II they persist. as II is to be feared they
Will. IS this:
I'VE are In your hands. You are the
victors. We for once committed the folly
OF going 10 war with you because you left
us no time to avoid IL. Hut viii not
commit the fresh folly of recommending
war In any form We are therefore at
your mercy. We shall submit To your
dictates, and shall leave the world TO Judge
o, those dictates; but no human force
VIII compel US to subscribe 10 them and
We shah not subscribe
This Is what our delegates ought 10
say on this Cuba question. As for the
ether points. they VIII wait to hear what
;hey are"
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer.
ASTORIA, Or. oct. 20,--Sevea men scald-
"a to death Is the outcome OF the trial
trip Of the torpedo boat Davis. on the &C.
lun3b!a. near Skamokawa, today. The dis
aster was caused by All explosion il the
boiler room, and the victims. all bui ore
Of whom were In the forward IRE hold.
were fatally injured before a4d could
reach them.
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spANIARDs LOSING HEART.

The friend who called told me he had
found his countrymcn much discouraged.
being convinced that the United States is
bent OH a rigorous exercise os the rights Of
the victor. My caller remarked:
The Americans are not adopting n wise
and humane view. They seem bent on
pushing the results of the war TO their
extreme consequences. They refuse TO
entertain any concession on the financial
question, and while declining 10 undertake
sovereignty in Cuba they maintain that
the Cuban debt is a Spanish debt. and
that Spain abused her sovereignty by sad
ding the island with the interest OF a debt
by which she alnnn urnfItNI.
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ALL CAUGHT IN A FIRE HOLD.
Steam Pipes Give Way With
Terrific Explosion.
MEN COULD NOT ESCAPE.
Hatch Is Blown Off, With Death
ly Rush of Fire and Smoke.

One Man Hurled Helpless Into the
Air and Falls on the Deck-rwo
Others Emerge With Flesh Drop
ping From Them-Aiex johnson
HercicaIIy Attempts Rescuc and
Loses His Own Life-Boiler Room
Filled With >caldinG Water-ttc-
Tins Expire Soon After Reaching
Astoria-The Vessel Not Injured.
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OFFICERS DECLINE TO TALK.

At the time OF the accident the boat was
in charge of the officers trial board. con-
sist.ng Of Lieut.. Commander Drake. Chier
Engineer ". S. Smith and Lieut. L. *.
Spear. assistant naval constructor The
officers decline 70 make any statement rs
% the cause OF the accident. TIE best
theory ohta.nable is that some of the
tubes IN the forward boiler exploded IN
consequence OF derangement Of ths auto
matte water gauge. which permitted the
water 70 get too low. Excepting for the
havoc naturally wrought in ;he fire room,
the boat IS unintured, the hull and en-
sines being 81 perfect condition.
The Davis leg, up the river tor the ship
yard tonight. in tow 0: the tug Harvest
Queen
Al the victims we're alive when Astoria
was reached. bat ONe.n. Lu.th!e anf
Harry Woods d!sd soon a.,sr reaching the
hospital The o.ae-s fingered for sew
e-ai h7urs
Wn.am Woods. superintendent - tn
boiler room, made :he boilers Of tse DAVIS
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naval OFFICERS
REPORT ON FIGHT.
Wainwright Board Tells of
the Big Battle.
POSITION OF THE SHIPS
Navigators of the War Vessels
Outline the Progress Of the
Engagement Before
Santiago.
POSITION OF THE SHIPS

WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-The report Of
the Wainwright beard convened for the
purpose of determining the positions and
courses of the ships engaged in the action
ar Santiago July WAS made public today.
The report Is as follows.
L. S. Flagship. First Rate, Navy Yard.
New York. Oct. s.
Sir: lin Obedience TO your order or Sep
te.n0er g 1926. appointing a board TO point
the positions of ships of Admiral Cerveras =
squadron and those OF the United States
tioe; In the battle OF July 3. 1898, of San
tago 8e Cuba, We have the honor 10 sub
III, the following report, accompanied by
a chart showing the positions Of the ships
at seven different times
9-These times. as taken by the United
States ships engaged. with The incidents
noted, are as follows.
OF the barber.
No. % % a. m: Pluton came ou..
No. 3-l0.l5 a. n: Maria Teresa turned
No. 4~lQ:U a. m: Oquendo turned to
run ashore,
No. $50 80 a m: Furor blew up. and
P1uton turned 10 run ashore.
No. 6-llco a. M: Niscaya turned 70 run
ashore.
No. Ills p. ID: Colon surrendered,
3-The chart selected by the board for
plotting is H. o. chart No sl6. 1sS5. West
Indies. Eastern chart OF Bahama islands.
with part of Cuba and north coast Of san
Domingo This selection was made after
careful comparison with all other charts
q. hand as. the positions o' the principal
headlands AMI inlets ana the distances be-
tween them on il agree more nearly with
the observation Of members II the board
than those given by any other
4-The positions - the Taited States
ships we're established ny known bearings
and distances from the MorTo at NO ].
With the exception OF the New York, whose
position Is plotted by the revolutions of her
engines during a run Of forty-fi"e minutes
east from her position southeast y south
OF the Moro. 6,e@ yards, Position a No.
2 is plotted by all ships according 20 tho
relative bearings from each other, the
operations of their engines from 9.S5 20
40 the evidence Of the officers on board
them ard The ranges used In firing al the
Sr.ntsh ships Position No is plotted
from observations Of the officers OF the
United states ships with regart to their
nearnrss 20 each other and relative bear
incs of themselves from the Teresa VIA
ranges In use AZ tho t:me Ihe performance
* the engines and general heading ~ fhe
snfD Position No. 1 same as No 9. sub
sfftutirg OqUendo for Teresa Positions
Nos r. s ani : are plotted on the same
gcn"ral plan
Before plotting ,hcsa positions Ias
beard took eacn separately ara discuss "a
he- data for me position under cons derl-
tIor he .ata e@irg from notes taken. IN
recurring 6.ftererce Ia regar1 - the lte-
ta1ees hearing ranges etc. fiH hret'Y
was given - ire rflOr; a. ire chip rrdc-
+ discussion 70 Brig gn anv arEfi:ut7> rr
data considered necessary. ar3 tse board
ssIt rrs.;s ta.e report d" "tfa . feeling 'Ea:. IN