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be kept in suspense like we are. All the news we get are the Reuter- telegrans, and they are very short. The Chinese papers don t pretend to write up any news ex- cept local brevities. We were ex- amined for the quarter and l was the top one.
 The Concord is alongside of us and I can see many people know. My inability to write a letter is plainly evident in this epistle- All we hear are rumors, and l don't like to write about them. as a sailors imagination is something wonderful. When the ships cook shines the coppers he is liable to find out wonderful things pertain ing to the topics of me day, or when the leadsman hauls up lead many a strange tale cllngS to the lead line, and when the heims- man turns the wheel the spokes are always sure to tell him what IS happening in other parts ot ar the club. Vessels sunk, nations at war, rulers killed. etc.-all come to these jolly boys as easy as falling or log.
 i hope this letter will find you in good health. Your loving son,
 HONGKONG, March 20, 1898.
 Dear Mother: At present things look as if some trouble was brew ing. We have been divided off for landing parties in case of bombard- ment. So many men to land ana so many to work the guns aboard the ship. are detailed to send and receive signals. Everything Is dull on board the ships, as lots of changes will be made when the Olympia and Boston go home, and many ot the men would like to go home in doubtedly leave when the war cloud blows over and the Boston about three months after Prince. Henry is receiving all land has gone into the drydock at Kowloon. just across from here. The Gaelic is expected in here Wednesday and we will read all about the Maine affair. When you write to Sally send her, my love; would like to be in the country for a change myself. These Chinese cities are dead, no life at all in them: I am trying to think ,r of Ed I think of him often and won der how he is getting along at school. l am getting an idea in my head that I should like to be Thespian, but have sense enough to know that all the acting I would ever be able to do would be to col lect tickets at the door.
 March 22 The Raleigh has just challenged the Olympia to cutter race There may be an international regatta soon. Mail closes tonight, so I will finish. Your loving son
 WEIRD.
 HONGKONG, April 3, 1898. Dear Ed: If the excitement in the United States is half as great as it is here I suppose all the boys are talking of fighting.
 It is not so much fun as one would think standing behind large gun when she is fred You think your head is flying off, and the concussion makes you dizzy until you get used to it. Just at present I don't know where our next destination will be, but I would like to go to Yokohama Your loving brother,
 VERD
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SPANISH CARTOONISTS
 Draw AMERICANS AS PIGS.

\ IL the cartoons here depicted are
 U from recent Spanish papers pub A lished either In Madrid or Barce- 4 1 lona The cartoonists of Spain
 always represent America as a hog.
 In one cartoon 1t will be seen, for in- stance, Uncle Sam Is represented threatening Spain by sending the ship Maine to Havana, whereupon Spain turns to take revenge and Uncle Sam runs away in the shape of hog. In another cartoon the American hog is impersonated by Minister Woodford. while the Spanish nation takes the form of a dove with the head of Senor Gullon, the Foreign Minister.
 In another cartoon President McKin- lev is represented as a hog dressed in the stars and stripes. attempting in 8 treacherous and cowardly manner to stab the Spanish lion through the bars of a cage.
 Another cartoon represents America in the form of a hog mingling in the gay throng and making advances to Spain, represented as 8 fair lady.
 The cartoons are a fair sample of the Spanish wit expended on the present relations betweeen the two countries.
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WANT TO FIGHT
 FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

ERE are two letters written b u two American lads who al ] wildly ambitious to be right 2 l 4 the front in the present war. Or
 of these boys is at the front an he other hopes to get there at an earl late if his father will only consent | lis enlistment.
 Here is his last letter to his father:
 Los Angeles, April p, 1898.
 Dear Father: l am writing to you about very serious matter. l suppose you have heard that Spain has declared war against the United States and that the United States cruiser Nashville has captured the Buena Ventura, loaded with lumber
 This State has offered regiment of cavalry volunteers to the United States Government. MT. H. J. To- herman, son of Major Toberman, ex-Mayor of this city, has organ ized or rather is organizing a troop of cavalry from the High School to go with this regiment. MT. To- herman has graduated from mili tary college and has served as cap tain in a company of cavalry for year and a half.
 The boys will serve for the war with Spain or for three years. They
 
 and have some other reliable men for officers. General Jones' an ex- Confederate officer, who has some thing to do with the regiment-I think he is raising it-left for Sac ramento yesterday to see Gov ernor Budd, who is special friend of his. politically and otherwise. He will give the regiment the first chance at the first call for yolun- teers.
 Tho howe, ;p tho ooro1apy Mfr To herman. has got up are all High School boys, and I know most of them; they are of good character. Claire Umsted, our neighbor on Hoover street, for one has joined. When the first call for volunteers comes the cavalry will go to Chick amauga and will there receive horses, uniforms, arms, drill. etc. They will most likely be along the Atlantic coast.
 THIS COMPANY OF, CAVALRY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL
 Father, am in earnest. I wish you were here and could see me. I and know what am talking about. The kind Lord has my life all mapped out, and I will have to die some place some time; only he knows where and when. If 1t is his will that I should die serving my country instead of at home with the family I am perfectly willing. It will be great disappointment to me if you do not give your con sent. If I get yours l am sure I can get mammals.
 I think that you would be will ing to sacrifice at least one out of eight for your country. I won't go expecting to be killed, but will make the best of things. l don't go ex- pecting to have picnic at the ex- pense of Uncle Sam, but will go
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N MONG the gallant gunners ot
 "A the Olympia, Dewey's flagship
 A before Manila, is Frank Lock
 \ ridge. Any act of bravery he
 may perform will merely live uI to the traditions of his family, as hi: father was an officer in the War of tht Rebellion. He distinguished himsel when the blockade was run at the siege of Vicksburg. At the same time three of his uncles were fighting in tht ranks for their country.
 Aside from this showing for the males of Lockridge's ancestry, the fe- male side has distinguished itself ir martial events. His aged grandmother a resident of this city, rendered valu- able service to the nation by bearing at the risk of her life, information to our Government during the entire pe- riod of the Civil War. She calmly re- lates such experiences as riding seven miles through the cold of a wintry night, upon a race horse never before ridden by a woman, to carry valuable news to the Governor of the State, by which a great calamity to the land was averted.
 
 upon Ohio River mail steamers and flag boats, when rifle balls from the shore Whistled uncomfortably close to those on b .rd; or the strife for su- premacy which war often breeds even among compatriots, made quarters in the cabin even unsafe for peaceful passengers.
 "I never carried papers," she said, when the risk of bearing information between the two armies was men toned.
 With a good memory one can carry dates. the names of places as we'll as plans in their head, and nobody is go- ing to swear to what you are thinking or just what you are going to tell"
 When asked what she thought of the present declaration of war, she replied:
 Ut was the only thing to be done, as told my family when we heard of the Maine outrage. They took 1t quietly and said they didn't think there would be war - that President Mckinley would never approve it.
 We don't care whether he does or not!' I said. We shan't ask President McKinley's permission for everything. Where will the United States be in the annals of history if she doesn't go to war after this insult? Benedict Ar holds shame will be nothing compared to that of our whole nation! Her dis grace will not be lived down in six gen. erations to come. But my country has lived up to my expectations of her; she has done the only thing possible under the circumstances.
 Admiral Dewey's victory Is the most glorious victory ever known. There is but one that will compare with it in my estimation-that of General Jack son at New Orleans over Sir Edward Packenham's British troops in 1915.
 T have always felt proud to think | that I once met and shook hands with that greet hero, General Jackson, though at the time I was very little girl and paid for the honor with a se- were whipping.
 When I heard that he would pass Steubenville, which was then my home, on his way up the Ohio River as he journeyed to Washington, I felt as much interest as any of the grown people. General Jackson found it necessary 1 to receive the admiring citizens of the | towns he passed, and understanding | that a reception would be given upon
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especially nice to him (which, guess, surprised him. for I never talked to him before), but he seemed especially pleased and waved his cap as he went by and shouted, Tell 'em good-by at the Summit"
 There's no use in trying to tell 1t all, for things Tapped over each other in happening and all came fast. Anyway, l expect this is all have stamps to carry, ard you're probably a wreck from trying to read it.
 Don't expect anything rational from me for some days.
 Love and love to my sister.
 VIOI, LIT
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HOW COMPH C
 OF THE SIXTH LEFT B HH E K 5 FIELD.

The following letter received by lady residing in this city from her sis ter residing in Bakersfield well illus trates the spirit actuating Americans, young and old alike. in the pending contest:
 SUNDAY, May 8, 1898. Dear Sister: Well, this is the day of days. Our boys have gone to the war.
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Up to March 2S, 456O Klondizo miners. licenses to prospectors (mostly from the United States) had been issued at the custom-house in Victoria, at S10 each. The cash receipts therefor were S45, 600. and the cost being less than per cent the remainder of this sum was turned over direct to the Dominion Government.
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In a cubic foot of phosphorescent sea creatures.
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MONG the gallant gunners of the Olympia, Dewey's flagship before Manila, is Frank Lock ridge. Any act of bravery he.
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AUGUST BIRTHDAY STONE
Formation and Mythological Origin
of the SardOnyx-The German
Emperor Greek Gem.

Wear a Sardonyx, or for thee
No conjugal felicity;
9 the August-born without this stones
Ills said. must live unloved and lone.
! By modern mineralogistso the term
onyx is restricted to an agate-like
substance formed of alternating
white aud brown or black layers of
chalcedony. Its composition is silica,
with traces of coloring matter; its
specific gravity, 1905 its degree OF
hardnessa7, and its form, amorphons.
When the white zone is so thin that
the deeper, dark-colored layer shines
through with aobluish tint the stone is
called little onyx, but if the strata be
alternately white and red or reddish
brown the resulting mixture is known
as sardonyx.
E 9Pliny ikens the onyx in color to the
human finger nail, and it is upon this
similarity that its Greek name onyx is
based. The Greeks attached the fol-
lowing neurological origin to, this
stone:
cupid, with the sharp point of bis
arrow cut the nails of the sleeping
Venus, which fell int o the Indus, but as
they. were of heavenly origin they
sank and became metamorph in o
onyx 90
O An antique osardonyxo cameo in the
chronological museum of Marquis
Dree, representing the bust of Faus-
tina, cut on a fye-colored basis, was
sold for 2s5 IS. I'D. Of the twelve
apostle stones" the sardonyx is the
fifth, and is spoken Of as the friendly
sardonyx of Peter.
The jewelers. and lapidaries distin-
guish the carnelan, where layers Of
the sard alternate with layers of
white, as sardonyx. One of the oldest
Greek gems known in the collection
of the emperor of Germany is an
Opaque sardonyx on which is engraved
draped figure of Venus. The more
layers an onyx or sardonyx has and
the more beautiful the colors the more
costly it is.-N.Y. Tribune.
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TO COOK MUTTON AND LAMB,
Follow These Directions and the
Very Best Results Will Be
Sure to Follow.

The flesh of mutton should be a
bright red color, the fat firm and
white. Select for boiling, a leg or
shoulder; for roasting or baking, a
loin or saddle; for broiling, the rack
cut into French chops; loin chops may
also be used; for stewing, the neck or
upper part of the rack, and for bro.h
or soup, the neck and feet, or head.
To boil leg of mutton, wipe it care,
fully with damp cloth. Dust a piece
of cheesecloth thickly with flour, roll
the leg in it, tie, place it in kettle
ct boiling water and boil rapidly for
FIVE minutes. Then push the kettle
On the back part of the stove, where
the water will be kept at tempera,
ture of 200 degrees Fahrenheit, cook.
ing 20 minutes to each pound. When
done remove the cloth, dish the NUT.
ton and serve with it caper sauce. Q
Lamb, like mutton, should be "a
bright red color, with white fat; it
is best when two months old. While
mutton is much better if hung, lamb
should be used within three DAYS after
killing. The better way of cooking is
to- roast or bake it, and the forequar.
ter lis the choice portion. Wipe it
with'a damp towel, place itin a baking.
pan dust it lightly with pepper. Put
a cupful of water, with teaspoonful
of salt dissolved, in the bottom of the
pan, dust it lightly with pepper. Put
quick oven. In a few moments the
water will have evaporated and the
bottom of the pan will be covered
with dripping. Basic with this every
ten minutes, baking Is minutes to each
pound, keeping the oven medium hot
from beginning to end. Serve with it
D,ince sauce.-Ladies' Home Journal
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Green Tomato Fritter..

Take one dozen good-sized green to-
matoes, chop up fine and cook briskly
till they are well done. When done
add piece of butter size of an egg
and salt and pepper to suit the taste.
While the tomatoes are cooking, break
up fine about teacupful of stale
bread, and when the tomatoes. are
done stir these crumbs in. Pour out
into crock or dish and add to it half
oas much sweet milk as the bulk of the
tomatoes, measuring in order to get
the correst quantity. Crush the whole
with the hands until it makes smooth
batter and drop in tablespocnfuls on
hot, CREASED griddles. Cook them
quickly, turning In order to have both
sides well Drowned, and serve hot with
butter, pepper and salt. Leaving out
the pepper, these are nice toeserve with
syrup eor sugar, as pancakes are used
Ladies'" World.
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q
that irish stew is wanted. And so
on through the whole bill of fare.
All animals seem to have, to a great
er or less extent a liking for music.
Squirrels especially are possessed of
fine musical ears: By observing the
lively little fellows in Lincoln park
one may note the perfect time that
they keep while kicking around the
wheels of their cages. They do not
appear to pay the least attention to
any music, vocal cor Instrumental,
which they hear; but they universally
odance to exact measure, striking with
thear feet irregular cadence. and never
changing their tune, without anoment
of Eest.o They have been known to
dance for fully ten minutes in allegro
time of eight quavers ina bar. thus:
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FASHIONS FOR BABY.
Daintine.s IL the Chief Feature to Bs
Considered I'm the Making Of
His Clothes.

Fashions in babies clothes seen
each new season ins the mannex and
details of the making. AS far as tia
outlay of money goes, there is hardly
limit to She amount it is possible to
spend, but daintiness is the chief fea.
ture to be consideration the par
ef,ts' circumstances and commen sense
should surely limit the expenditure.
From six to ten long dresses com
pose the usual outfit, some of them
simply made, some deliberately
trimmed. 1t is now the fashion to
change the little snes from long to
short clothes at as early an age as
four months. French nainsook is the
favorite material for the finer dresses,
Just now the Inevitable yoke in the
baby's gown is cut square, not quite
extending over to the arm size, and
edged with frill and beading. For
the filing inc of the yoke there are
two pretty ways, both equally popu'
lar. One is rows of hemstitched tucks.
running from the neck downward, the
other alternate rows of lace ana EN-.
broidery insertions, the embroideries
being often almost as fine and as trans
parent as the lace.
A pretty bib he's a scalloped upper
edge of shaped silk, trimmed on both
upper and Tower edges by full deer
ruffle of silk lace. The upper part is
hand embroidered, and between the
outer and inner bib is placed a tufted
silk heart-shaped pad of silk. Another
| 10 made from a fine linen hemstitched
handkerchief, folded diagonally-sthe
upper point is cut out v shape Gand
embro;dered-and both edges lace
trimmed
Night gowns are made f5om fine fan.
nel or outing and have q drawing
string around the neck. Pettieoats
ere of fine flannel and button on each
shoulder by two tiny buttons instead
of down the back.
Little caps of lawn show much shir
ring and cording, and some, especially
those of embroidered muslin. ohave a
lining of pale shade of thin sink.
The most fashionable thing in ba
bies' shoes and stockings, for wear
with the first short dresses, are gray
suede shoes and stockings matching
exactly in color.
Pretty coats of bedford cord have
deep circular ruffles trimmed with
guipure lace edging. In shorter coats
pretty model in pique has very deep
rounding collar trimmed entirely WITH
rows of Hamburg edging alternated
by rows of satin ribbon.
A design in a bedford cord short
coat has three deep circulars capes,
each one edged with guipure lace.
For the basket covering, sheer white
lawn oyer pink or blue is the latest,
the point d'esprit being also used. The
ruffle is trimmed with lace and rows
of babS ribben and the Jennings and
seams are finished by a narrow lace
beading through which is run ribbon
Boston Post.
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quite a CAPACITY for trade, is kept
busy during the rush hours of the
morning attending to his customers.
His stand occupiesSa position near the
entrance to the stairway leading to
the platform above, but in serving his
patrons with papers he has found it
convenient to place himself by the
door opening into the street. This
left the counter in the alcove unpro-
tected. He couldn't afford to hire an
other boy to help him, and he really
needed somebody to watch things
over by the stairway After consider
able thought he nit upon projectthat
seemed feasible. The first morning he
put it in effect one of his regular Gus
toners came up hurriedly. fumbling
for a Nickel and said:
"Gimme good five-cent s-e-g-a-r.".
He looked down at his paper that he
had Just purchased of the boy at the
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The next dietetic fad is going topb
banana hour. Manufacturers are ex-
perimenting in this direction, and
promise soon meal that will keep as
long as wheat flower and make much
moro nutritious bread. AS already
the craze for whole wheat -four is pass
sng. this new albumen will vndoubted-
ly meet a quick welcome when it
comes. The use of the banana has de-
seloped its great value as an article of
food. and tie grea, army of banana
consumers are prepared to accept
eaRerly its further development.
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SCIENCE OF THE TOILET.
How the Women Of To-day MonaRe
to Preserve Youthful Appear
90 ance for Decades.

The modern maiden has learned in
an exquisite way the science of the
care of her person.; she does not early
acquire wrinkles, neither does she lose
her hair, nor so early have to bear the
signs of advancing years by it's sturH-
ing gray. The secret, for such it is
of this preservation is one that ali
women should know; it surely is more
charming for the world to gaze uponfa
fresh youthful face than upon a shriv-
eled one, and upon an abundance Of
locks than upon too scanty growth
to even cover the head. Begin the day
with cold or tepid sponge bath, fol-
lowed by a vigorous rubbing with
rough towel. This starts the circula-
ton into almost a bound and does
much to preserve the plumpness of
face, neck and arms, beside rendering
colds almost impossible. An occasion
al hot bath with plenty of good soap.
followed by sponging in cold water,
is taken at night, bu. not more fire.
quentlys than twice a week, as hot
baths are enervating and encourage a
loose, fabby condition of the skin.
After the hot bath at night cold cream
or lanolin is rubbed vigorously into the
face or, if there are signs of yellow
spots, zinc oxide ointment is substi-
tuted. The face is washed each morn
ing with handfuls OF hot water, then
Immediately with cold water, thus
stirring the circulation and aiding in
keeping the muscles plump. The face
is then rubbed gently up and down and
across with both hands-a dry wash,
in fact-rubbing particularly any
wrinkling across the forehead. This
is the ironing-out of the face, prepare
tory to the appearance for the day.
Wrinkles develop by lack of supple
ness and plumpness of the skin, and
they may be kept at bay many years
by careful massage. The hair receives
especial attention on the part of the
assiduous maiden, and particular care
is paid to the roots, for one should
know. that if they are healthy the
growth will be satisfactory. And she
wears her hair much more loosely
than does her less diligent companion,
for she believes that The air greatly
preserves Its growth. Each day the
hair is separated at the roots and the
air allowed to freely circulate through
it. 1t is serious error to worship the
brush. and treat the scalp in such
way as to weaken and kill the roots.
For victims of the brush it is easy
to point to many men, who daily brush
and brush-the sitter the implement
the better. Badness is the certain
outcome. A fine-toothed comb is like
wise shunned as an enemy to the roots
of the. hair. In warm weather it is
prudent to . wash the hair with a
preparation containing alcohol. which
dries the scalp and renders perspipa-
ton less profuse, this unpleasant fea-
ture of the summer affecting the roots
of the hair most alarmingly. Very
oily hair is washed with a shampoo
containing sulphur, while a very dry
scalp is treated to light. applica ton
of cream or lacolin.-Edaa S. Wither-
spoon. insRutterick's Delineator.
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Annic Jelly.

knowledge of how tooprepare we'll
seasoned aspic jelly is most necessary.
The Jelly may be made of good con,
somme. properly cleared and stiffened
little with gelatine, and possibly this
is the easiest way to make it. Cooks
oftene prepare it directly from calves
feet. beef. or veal, making a large
quantity at time In cold weather.
This jelly should be firm, so that it can
be cut into layers and other forms
with sharp, thin-biaded knife.-N. Y.
Tribune.