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carded helmet and possibly cavalr!
sergeants belt. fastened about his
waist. The fireman labors at the fur.
mace with his black feet thrust into an
abandoned pair of riding boots, and,
perhaps. a khaki coat upon his persplr.
ing back. The rest Of the crew are
similarly clad Not long ago one Of the
importing houses In Santiago received
consignment OF Spanish railway caps
gorgeously decorated with gold lace.
Upon the front of each cap was worked
the title OF an official, such as "Jefc de
Estacion." or "Chief Of Station" These
were eagerly bought up by the men In
charge of the rural dcpots who com.
placently wear them. innocent OF the
fact that a costly and imposing piece Of
headgear does not look well with tat.
tered shirt. dirty trousers and crude
canvas sandals.
The rates charged in the passenger
and freight service OF the Santiago line
are probably not cxorbtant in Cuba.
but to an American they seem eXces.
sive. The passenger fare Is sever
cents 4 mile, with no discount for a
round trip ticket. The freight tariff Is
even greater. II costs more for instance.
to send 4 barrel OF beer from Santa
go 10 San Luis. 4 distance of twenty
miles. than II would to bring the saa's
barrel from Milwaukee to Santiago.
Even with such a high schedule 70.
because of it) 1t does not seem possibl.
Cor the railway, company TO keep IT.
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hans OF his own experience. thought
t,i!l6 provided for his relations when
they began TO marry into Henry
Walpole.s family. But at present the
king krew his own mind. and there Is
no doubt that, II Lady Sarah had known
hers, she might have nscended the
throne In lT6l as queen of Great Britain
and Ireland.
Shortly afterward Lady Sarah went
Into Sometsetshire, rode ont. fell with
her horse and fractured her leg. The
faithless Newbottle made some unteel-
Ing remark when told of the accident
The tlithful klrg was all sollctude for
the suffering young beauty. The young
Girl ~ last perhaps knew her mind, but
II vas too late. There was more
In the rumor ~ the princess from Neck
lenburG than Fox thought II was all
ove": there was no doubt about 1t at
all. The king summoned the council
tn announce the marriage. and Lord
Harcours, who went over for the prin-
cess. and the little sclf-rossessed lady
came across the channel to Harwich.
and was not seasick for abovs hall an
hour. but sang and played on the harp
sIcaord nearly all the way. Poo: Lady
Slrdh-und her troubles we're not yet
over, either. The king selected her as
one o. the bridesmaids. "all beautiful
figures" says Mr.. Walpolc. "but with
neither features nor air; Lady Sarah
was by far the chief angel" The mar
rage d;d rot take place TIL ten at
night. There We're TIE pretty brides
maids, villa Lnd@ Sarah at their head.
all in Il row: and the king had more
ewes for Lady Sarah than for his bride
ell through the ceremony. When 1t was
over up comes my Lord Westmoreiand
the old Jac0bite. who has hardly any
eyes at all, mistakes Lady Sarah for
tae queen, drops on one knee. aud takes
her hand TO kiss It: Lady Sarah has 20
d:aw back with blush and cry. II am
not the queen, sir" and George Selwyn
uttsrs the bitter Jest: You know, he
always loved p:etenders." Did ever
romance ead In such embarrassment
to,, poor young Girl OF sixteen?-C
hill Magazine
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sponsibility. How many men born
since 1870 know OF that extraordinary
address to the young soldiers at
Woolwlch which he called War;" How
many have read the Mystery OF Life
and Its Arts? a..
How many young women making
ready TO marry and rule their house
holds have learned from his that "a
woman's power Is for rule not for bat
tle'i-that her intellect Is for sweet
ordering. arrangement. and decision
that THE true nature OF home Is q
place OF peace"--that marriage. when
II Is marriage at all. Is only the seal
which marks the vowed transition OF
temporary into untlring service, and Of
iltful Into eternal love-? Pi,tf
What white lisht these suggeatiTe
thoughts throw before the entering
bride as she steps over the threshold OF
her new home to become the centre OF
Its order. the source Of Its good or evil
Influences. How small do the furnish
ings appear In here eyes. who lifts her
glance to the possible measure Of good
she may attain, and trenibfes lest She
falls short. With what pride does she
strengthen her faith In the boundless
possibilities of her endeavor: with what
humility does she feel the ease with
which she may fall?
As the old year lied. and In these first
days OF the new year. how merrily the
wedding bells have rung their chimes.
In what we call Society" 1t Is said
that 1898 was the year OF weddings
VIII any bride write over her door:
where n true wife COMES. there home
Is always around her? tl
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how a French woman could die IT need
be, and waited. watching my son.
"But he did not seem TO see me-. HI.
eyes were turned 10 his comrades They
seemed to be making signs 10 one am
| other.
s"Ready" the word of command
Numbered.
present and they obeyed. cover
Ing mo with their rides.
Fire.. They turned suddenly 10 the
right about. An explosion followed and
four Prusslans, the officer among the
, number. fell. And above the roar Of the
discharge heard my boys voice clear
~: %
"'Flre. Yes, but on you. you coward =
"a general volley on the part Of the
| Prusslans followed. and ] fell with .
bullet in my shoulder. Before | lost
consciousness, however, l saw that my
son was st!l unhurt.
II learned afterward that. just at this
moment, The canon OF the Fort de
Joux began to play. The commandment
had caught the reflection of the sun
light from the Prussisns' helmets. and
concludinG--none too soon--that some
thing untowaid was taking place. had
sent few shells into the crowd and
rapidly dispersed the enemy"
Nine. Jambe died few years after
the etcnts. which have related ls
nearly rs | can In her own words. took
place. Her story was recalled to my
mind the other day on learning that the
son OF this brave woman had just been
promoted TO the command OF his regi-
meNt :
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notice OF the child. often had her 10 visit
him ut the palace afterward, even
romped with her and put her in large
china Jar, where. instead OF showing
fright. she sang, "Malb:Ouck sen va
ten guerre," at him from under the
lid. The little LADY was Lady Sarah
Lennox; and as daughter OF the Duke
of Richmond. a great officer OF the
court, she and her sister had the priv
ilege OF being in the gardens to see the
royal promenade. II was the prettlest
entrance ina ginablA to the great world
where this young lady was destined Cor
q time 10 play great part. Then or a
dozen years later al fashionable London
was agog with excitement. wrote letters
reported every movement and every ru-
NOR OF Lady Sarah. FOR it was the qpeS-
ton OF lI6l whethe" she was or was not
10 become Queen OF England.
In l75S Lady Sarah entered London
! society and returned 10 the care OF
Harry Fox and his wife at Holland
House. a tall. beautiful. shy elrl of
fourteen. Two years later the town
was In rap:ures. In fact. and all the
young men were making Sleeps eyes at
the beauty OF aixteen There was nv
Lord Carlisle, my Lord Enrol, whom she
refused: my Lord Newbottle. with
whom she nirted desperately; Mr.. Thos
Bunbury. whom she afierward married
! and no doubt a score OF others whose
| names are not recorded. Last o, oil
there was the Primes Of Wales. now be-
come George the Third OF England. who
was willing victim. He saw Lady
| Sarah often. There was no IMITATION
here; the king vas In deadly earnest
There was no stupid royal-murr!age act
In force; this the king. in the light per-
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RAILROADING IN CUBA.

The Santiago dc Cuba "Ferrro.Car-
Power - Waiting for the Burros.
Spanish Maladminist rat lon-Train
and Their Crcws-..A Lost Branch.
/ Railway Difficulties In the Tropics.
New York Post: When the first loco
motive entered the town of San Luis,
the interior terminal OF the Santiago
de Cuba railway, several years ago.
there was great excitement on the part
OF the population. The natives crowded
about the temporary station and stood
watching with awe the mysterious iron
monster. which emitted smoke from its
rostrlls and blew 4 white vapor from
its mouth. Finally. after the American
crew had finished wipinS the engine one
OF the spectators approached and asked
timidly in Spanish:
Senior, pardon me. but when will they
come out?"
Come out? What do you mear?' re-
piled the man.
why. the bu:ros, senior"
"Burros?"
Yes. the hurrcs in the great iron box
The burros that make the wheels go
round"
A liUh; broke over the puzzled en-
gineer and he leaaci against the cylin-
der and roared with laughter. The
crowd or natives had been waiting FOR
the only motive power they knew-bur-
rSs-,o appear from the interior Of the
locomotive.
To this day in Porto Rico, when n ma
tive boards a passenger coach and the
door is closed ne invariably krocks po-
llteiy and waits until someone rises and
bids him enter Then he goes from scat
10 seat and solemnlS- shakes hands. He
also wishes his fellow travellers good
health and the protection ofEthe saints.
Under Spanish rule the railways in
Porto Rico and Cuba Ike everything
else, suffered from the biighting effects
OF official thi-VCGy and nalldm'nistra-
ton. and as consequence they axe. in
construction. management and capac-
ity. fully nifty gears behind the times
In Cuba. 30: instance. which Is equal in
area to the state Of Pennsylvania, there
are barely one thousand miles OF rail-
road. There are ten different companies
in control. which makes an average Of
out one hundred miles to each road
Each company bore uron its pay rolls
during the Spanish regime high sala.lei
officers. administrators. jercntes. etc.
who secured their positions through in
nueace at Havana or Madrid. These
officers. In addition ~ their stipulated
wages, robbed the railroads OF large
sums BIZ cannviac with contractors
ana even the subordinate officials. An
American superintendent who vert 10
work for ! company operating road
In the pror!ncc OF Ma;GnZas was told
It's. MS ~=IT~" --.7''i hn $500 ~ ~n'j n
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month. He was delighted uatil he
learned that SEQ OF Il must be returned
sub rosa TO the Spanish managers.
Near FL CriStJ, OF the Santiago de
Cuba Hrs, can lie seen the piers Of 4
large bridge which had been constructed
across a raviae. the end OF which was
not 200 yards to the light When an
American company sought the road the
bridge. which constantly required re-
pairs. was abandoned, and the rails laid
along the side OF the Hill which formed
The end of the ravlnc. The bridge had
been constructed simply as an excuse
for pcCulation. II was absolutely un-
necessary and wholly useless. Other
instances OF the corrupt state of affairs
existing on the railways of cuba and
Porto Rico could be cited. Official brib-
crf'. thfrvcry and fdt;tHess have served
10 retarl the growth OF the railway sys-
tens and incidentally 10 strike at the
very root OF the prosperity OF the
islands.
\ fair Idea OF actual railroading IN
the Islands can be obtained through a
description of the road mentioned above.
the "Fcr"o-Caril DE- Santiago de Cuba"
also known as tho "Ferr0-CaWll dc Sa-
banllla y Marato." This Santiago rail-
way Is one OF the oldest roads OIL the
island, having been built before our
civil war. II ran originally to the town
OF FL CriS,o, only ten miles from San
tiaGU, bu. nov Its lines extend to the
san Luis, IN the main road, and to
S0nGu, on the branch running from FL
CristO, thl"ty-hvc miles IN all. The cost
of construction was very heavy. owing
20 engineering difficulties encountered
In crossing the Sierra del Maestro noun
tains. From the time OF It's inception
until the present hour the road has not
paid one cent In dividends. Like those
of the other Cuban railways. It's stock
holders are living IN hope that the fu-
tUrr will bring some returns.
There are two trains daily each way.
OHc leaves Santiago at seven In the
morning and the other. which Is the
mast important. takes l,a departure at
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ADMIRAL DIEDER1CHS.

cnt which she had shown as a hlstrion.
Her marriage to Mr.. Could was one OF
the brilliant matrimonial events of the
year. and excited international COM
mcnt. There is not to-day fair mind
Ct, man or woman on either side of the
Atlantic who does not applaud with
sincerity. born of respect and admira
ton. this joining together OF beauty and
talent with wealth, manl!ncss ard go
cial distinction.
II was perfectly well understood by
the friends OF Miss Clemmons and Mr.
Gould that their attachment was so SIN
core and lasting that all family opposi-
ton, or comment OF world which at
times does not recognize youth and
beauty as the co-cquals OF tremendous
wealth ard position. mus; necessarily
end at the altar, and thai the maria &c
would finally meet with the approval of
family, friends and general public.
This public that delights In lovely
stage pictures discussed enthusiastic
ally seasons ago the beauty OF Miss
Clcmmon., and on her retirement from
the stage felt that here was talent which
IL directed In proper channels would
have made long and lasting impress
sion upon native dramatic art.
There Is. however. another side TO
Mrs. Gould-a side with which the pub
lie Is not so familiar. It Is the matron,
with oil the beauty, new responsibilities
and added dignity OF the young Amer
lean girl who now appeals to us. and
who. by the very nature OF her natural
gifts and an exercise OF TINT rare intel
ligence which Is as intultve as II is well
defined. must eventually place her in
the van OF acknowledged leaders In the
frat Circic Of sOclcty.
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four in the afternoon: and the hours
o. arrival In Santiago are SOS a. IN. and
SGT p. n. All trains are mixed, that Is,
they consist of all classes of cars, pas
senge". cattle. fiat and box. There Is
no system % arrangement, the passen-
ger coaches being sometimes placed
next to the engine. and more often in
the miGdIe, possible with several cars
loaded with il-smell!ng cattle, both in
front and behind
The Dassenger-coaches OF the Ferro-
Carril de Santiago are in very bad con-
dition. Thirty years ago they may
have been fairly good. but now, with
rusty springs, Hat wheels, implanted
sides. broken windows, creaky doors.
uncomfortable cane seats and because
Of generally unclcan condition. they
ARE little better than the cabooscs of an
Arkansas local freight. The average
miles an hour on the schedule. and pos
sibiy not over seven miles in reality.
Even at that pace the train sways and
creaks and rumbles over the miserable
road-bed in a remarkable and some
times alarming manner Going up the
steep grades the engine stops ut inter-
walls, as II thoroughly exhausted. and at
times It is necessary for the locomotive
to double on the incline near Ell Cristo.
that Is. 10 haul half the train into the
station. and then to return for the 9th
er part. II the coaches chance to be at
Tho end Of the train this nccessltateS
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| drcary walt OF an hour or more. The
! same work would not take an Amerl-
, can train-crcw Il half hour, but the Gu
ban guards" are slow-goinG and So
ciablC. After the triumphant bringing
or the first half OF the train into the
station 1t would never do to- return
without exchanging the news with their
good amigos" Juan and Pedro and
Manuel. Then Il little Rum Bacardr'
Is grateful on Il warm day, and per-
haps the engineer would like TO trade
his pet fighting cock for the game roos
ter OF the station-mastcr.
II is Ill the matter OF train crews that
Cuban railways are peculiar On the
Santiago de Cuba road there are bu;
three Americans. One Is the admins
traitor or manager. another Is the head
or the shops, and the third Is an cng!-
necr on one OF the locomotives. The
latter has lived so long In Cuba that he
is practically II native. The balance OF
lhe employees, train crews, workmen In
the shops. trackmen. section hands, la
Dorers. etc, are natives Of the country,
They work as well rs their nature per-
miiS, and, when properly driven. can
do half II days task In rorty-eight
hours. Each train carries one engineer
at W" u month. one fireman at So, ono
conductor ut $50. and about six brake
men at from seventy to ninety cents n
daf, The brakctrcn are paid accord
inE to the run and the number OF cars
III the train The whole crew Is con.
hcious OF itS Importance. and the in
diNidnal members swuEgcr more than
new policeman In Harlem. The COM
pany mas no regular System OF uni
Ia lao.
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road in good condition. The roadbcd IS
IN bad state. the ties are rotten, ana
| the rails almost invisible under \
| growth ot'troplc vegetation. Apropos OF
the latter, 4 very curious Incident oc.
Cured on the Santiago railway several
years ago. A deposit OF manganese ore
had been discovered five or six miles
from the line. and its value was such
that the company promptly construct,
cd branch to the site OF the proposed
mine. After Its completion. the MINING
was stopped for some reason. and Inc
branch road temporarily abandoned.
Several months later washout carried
away that part OF the line, contain'Ns
the junction OF the tracks. and Il was
repaired without restoring the switches:
In the course OF time. the question =
resuming the mining camp up. ana
was decided to open the mine AGAIN,
orders were given to restore the BRANCH
road. but when the superintendent SCI
out with his force OF laborcrs, To- Inc
road had disappeared. The exact spo,
formerly occupied by the switch hai
been forgotten. and It was not uhul
after several days OF close SEARCHING
that traces OF the lost road We're DIS
''NN''hs ~ lib'ltl. NuNtlhb
dense growth OF vegetation with hs
machcte, stumbled over somcih'Is
which proved 10 be n badly rusted rai'
The mystery stood revealed ~
branch had been simply buried b"nro'"
luNuriau; stretch OF tropical bushes
weeds. and even small trees.
To the practical American rai'roa.
man II may be Of interest 10 know 'hs.
rallroading in Cuba has these moro :"
less important drawbacks: Lndolent ~,
tive help; the imposSibility OF kecpl,s
the roadbcd In good condition, owinE
the vcgetn,ion: morning dew, "hTa
IN 80 heavy In Its fall and so soaNy y,
It's consistency. that driv!ng-whccls S,.r
even on level stretches cf track; u
necessity OF Importing coat Tor f"r,' :
nnd lastly, n rainy season which ksyh'
n large force OF men constantly rcpa"
inT breaks and wushouts and bridges
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II matters comparatively little
whether he thought Turner greater
thah his fellows. or set forth certain
rules or criticism, or even OF cndravor
Tor purhr ar, whcrcwIth to enrich the
world What he did beat wns to speak
10 the youth Of both sexes as never
other man Of his race and generation
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a ROYAL ROMANCE.
George the Third and Lady Sarah
Lennon

George the Third and Lady Sarah
Lennon.
As old King George the Second was
taking the air in Kenslag,on gardens
one fine summe: morning in the mid
die OF the last century little girl OF
some five years, who was walking with
away from the party, skipped up to the
king. dropped 4 courtesY and greeted
him with the remark. Comment vous
po:tez-vous. VI. lie ro!? Nous uvez lei
une grande ct belle maison. n'est-ce
pass" The old king. familiar and per-
haps bored with the pomp and etiquette
OF his usual relations with his subIects,
Has pleased beyond measure AZ the orig.
iIRlity OF this INTRODUCTION. He took
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BEAUTY AND WEALTH.
Mrs. Howard Gould is the Happy Pos.

Mrs. Howard Gould is the Happy Pos.
SCISSOR of Both.
Illustrated American: There Is. per-
haps. 10 woman OF prominence In New
fork's social circle to-day, whose per-
soaality Is more absorblnGly interesting
TO every one than that of Mrs. Howard
Gould.
Before her marriage with Mr.. Howard
Gould. the third son OF the late Jay
Gould. the reputation OF the then Miss
Katherine Ciemmons was based chiefly
Upon her beauty md the unlouhted tai
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Pfrnad 1ftdHint Co., Coinnq6us, o.
SlEs
its value in OF catarrh stomach trouble
causing much stomach trouble
- s's's '1: ~1s' 'IDF'S'Su' Very truly
J. L. HAMPTON Executive Clerk
Punu Dr. Hartman scientific prescription permanently Graduating
catarrh sold by all druggists For forty making
membranes and healthy people Mr. John Schmidt Carthage writes
DR.. s B. Hartman. Columbus, o.
SIR" Teuna has life paptaton the
heart and dyspepsia
Manan cured have pounds taking
The Medicine will application DR.
chronic person
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-05-18
FORREST.

A good story is being told on a GER
tain fair damsel OF this city. A few
days ago JUe Rogers, The R OK
Island operator, and Stanley Gelino,
his assistant, called up the girl refer
red to, by telephone and explained
that they were working upon ard had
about completed an invention for
taking pictures over the telephone.
They asked the privilege of testing
the invention by taking her picture.
she readily assented, and hastily
arranging her hair, she struck a pose
before the telephone transmitter and
told them she was ready for the
picture. "Are you squarely in front
OF the transmitter?" asked the opera.
tor. "Yes," replied the girl. "Now
get your face within an inch of the
iransmitter and remain perfectly
steady" Gall right" responded the
girl. Ready" said the operator.
Stanley GelinO snapped a couple of
knife blades before the telephone
transmitter at tine other end, and the
operator said, That's all, thank you:
we will take proof in the morning
and send it up to you" The girl
waited anxiOusly until the next
morning for the picture, when d
messenger came with a small roll of
paper containing the proof. To her
amazement the girl discovered that il
was not the picture Of a red headed
girl, but was a sell. She had been
duped. 1t makes her awfully mad for
anybody to tell her she ought to have
known better.
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Surprise on Miss Schaurer.

Jacob Engle's clerks planned and
successfully executed very pleasant
surprise on Miss Emma Schaurer. one
OF the clerks, last Thursday night, 10
honor OF her birthday. They met at
the store after supper and went to her
home 10 body, completely surprising
her. A most enjoyable evening was
spent with Miss Schaurer, who enter
tanned her unexpected, but welcome
guests in hOspitable manner.
Games, music, dancing, etc., was in
dulged in, and delightful refresh.
ments were served. Miss Schaurer
was the recipient Of a beautiful salad
dish and fork from her associate
clerks, and handsome sewing table
from her mother, as well as a number
OF other useful household articles.
There were present: Misses Rather.
inc Adams, Daisy Cummings, Aida
Kirk, Margaret Miller, Hannah An
derSon, Mabelle Woodcock; Mr.. aud
Mrs. Abs Martin; Al Cobean and
daughter, Miss Lena, and Fred
Never,