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Wonders of the Locomotive.

From Ainslle's Magazine.
The story Of the locomotive sounds simple
in the recital. The wonder Of the thing
comes into view only when one reflects on
the speed and nicely with which Humorous
parts made to do their work. The piston
and connecting bar of a modern locomo-
tive weigh some 600 pounds. When the
speed Is sixty miles an hour these parts
travel back and forth five times a second
Ten times a second, at the end of every
stroke the piston head is at rest. 1t must
pass from this condition to velocity of
/ 500 feet per minute In One-twentieth of
second. The drive wheels measure more
than rod at every revolution, but when
going sixty miles an hour they must turn
more than 800 times minute.
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THE NEW JAPAN
Is the Object or Interest, Especially
to All Ann ricans.
Oscar p Austin in the F,sum

Oscar L. ausiih III w roguIn-
The new Japan Is the5 object of special in
terest to all the werid. and especially to all
Americans-and With good reason. The
United States was, her godfather her tutor
her adviser. her neighbor; and, now that
she is essaylng to walk alone among mod
ern nations, it is,anot' surprising that we
should look with Interest, not to say So
licitude, upon her first steps 1t is less than
half century since our Commodore NJ. c.
Perry "persraded'' Japan to open her doors,
which had been closed to all the world since
long before our nation existed 1t was to
the United States that she first sent en-
voys. to make acquaintances and to OBJ
serve the ways of the modern commercial
and political world. To our schools and col
ieges she sent thousands of her best young
men, who have now returned and in turn
are instructing hundreds of thousands of
her people in the things which they learned
here.
Many American citizens have taken I'D
their abode in Japan teachers in the
schools and colleges and as instructors in
modern methods, me chaniCal, mercantile
financial and political. Numerous other
American citizens have visited Japan In the
interest of the Christian religion, and. min
Cling with the people. have carried the
light of modern methods with the light of
the Gospel Thousands of citizens of the
United States have been residents of Japan
during the years since the acquaintance of
the two nations began, and tens of thou
sands of Japanese citizens have in that
time lived under the stars and stripes.
The citizens of the United States residing
in Japan today number more than 1000,
and Of Japanese In the United States there
are over 1900, or more than in all Europe
and the English colonies, while in Hawaii
there are over 27.oO0 Japanese living under
the American flag and within American
jurisdiction. Finally. having been the god
father. instructor and adviser OF Japan for
many years, we have now become Ter near
est neighbor-in the Aleutian Islands al the
north and in the Philippines at the south;
and the Yankees of the orient and occident,
joining hands, control the line of strategic
territory which stretches along the entire
Pacific front of Asia.
Three important changes have been re-
Gently made in the political affairs Of
Japan: a The substitution of the gold
standard for that of silver; (2) the estab-
lishment of a new and mildly protective
tariff instead of one whose highest and
nearly uniform rate was per cent ad va
lorem and 60 the abolition of the extra
territorial system and the substitution Of
that by which foreign residents become
subject to her own laws and regulations.
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Who Died Without n Name.

Alonzo Ieora Rice in Boston Transcript
How brief the stay beautiful as fectin.
The time that baby came with us TO dwell.
Jcst long enough To give a happy greeting
Just long enough TO bid us all farewell
Death travels down the thckly settled highway
At shining marks they say he loves to aim;
How did he ind far down our lone byway
Our little girl who died without a name?
We do not Know the fond endearment spoken
To which she listened when she fCll ssleep
And so beside column that was broken.
We laid her to her slumbeF calm and deep;
We traced upon the stone with loving fingers
These simple words, affections tears to claim:
In dreams beyond all earthly fingers
Our little girl who died without a name
She sleeps serene where fragrant messy willows
In sweet and wordlcss tunes forever wave;
Where summer seas, in long and fadeless pillows
Break into bloom around her lonely grave
In memory's hall how mary heroes slumber!
We trace their deeds upon the scroll of famel
treasure far above the mighty number
Our little girl who died without name
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Expansion.

Written for The Evening Star
When Drwey's laundering guns had ceased,
And smoke clouds cleared away.
\ better day for all the east
Dawned in Manila bay.
And better DAYS for this our land,
New marts, and broader views;
The power and will TO lend a hand,
Though ignorance refuse.
The warning tribes shall hail the hour,
Their savage conflicts end
And rescued from Oppre-SiDn's power,
In peace and freedom blend.
The end Of war We trust. is near;
'TWcre cnlt,d long g "a
But tor misguided people here
Who back heir couniry's foe.
They brace the alnost conquered will,
lncite to hope AMI dare,
They nerve the arms. they MAIN and kill
Our brothers lighting there.
They forge and spread lie after lie
10 put our soldiers to disgrace,
And with each other daily vie
To prove them barbarUus and base.
y cruel. trea rherous. sordii chief
Whom all but one mad faction shun,
They give uBqUestioniRg belief,
And hail a second Washington.
Opinion always must he free.
Bg' t S%9d The eGpp g Is. ard ranks
To fight in AguinaldO's ranks
What yield thu snpIre We have won,
Turn rc'reaHt TO our trust,
Desert a duty Just begun,
And tran cur nag III dust;
Give M the helpless Philippines
To petty tyranis' rule.
To blody san Domingo scenes;
Bcc1mS desIots tool,
No not while wisdom guides the staeA
And honor still holds sway;
The bond that Dewey gave to fate
The couutry's going TO pay.
We differ In hundred WAYS
one thing Is certain. sink or swim
The old flag al Manila stays,
y beacon where the light Is dim.
What, greet man with such acclaim
Beyond a couquering kings,
Then tell him he was much to blame
And spurn the gift he brings
We're not foolish untaught;
Hark 10 the shouting crowd
You've done exactly you ought
And nude us glad and proud"
VETERAN
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From Answers.

Before they had arithmetic.
or telescopes, or chalk,
Or blackbcards maps and ropybooks-
When they could only talk;
Before Columbus came to show
The World geography.
What did they teach the little bows
Who Went to school like me?
There wasn't any grammar then,
They couldn't read or spell.
FOR bok. were not invented yet
L think twas just as well.
There wore not any rows Of dates.
Or laws, or wars. or kings,
Or generals. or victories
Or any of those things
There couldn't be much TO learn,
There wasn't much to know.
Twas ice to be boy
Ten thousand years ago.
For history had not begun.
HE world WAS very Rev,
Aud IN the schools ] don't sec what
The children had 10 do.
Now always there is more 10 learn
How history does grow,
And every day they tiud new things
They think we ought t. know.
And II it must 20 on like this.
m glad / live today.
For boys ten thousand years from now
VIII not have time 10 play
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A Way They Have.

from the Chicago Times Herald.
The sun was setting in the west,
Just at the close Of day
SO runs the song, no doubt it's true,
Because nobody ever knew
The orb TO let
Itself get set
IL any other way.
The stars were shining oTerhead
And night her sable wings had spread"
According TO the song.
Why should we doubt the singer sayf
For isn't that, in fact, the way
They DO it right along?
1.-The gentle breezes softly blew,
The autumn day was fair
All, well, indeed, the singer knew
For on nuch days what else is there
The gentle breeze can dof
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Dead Roses.

rheotiosla Pickering Garrison in the National Mag
azine.
The roses that he gave Babette,
One morning when the skies were blue,
We're fiecked with pink and set with dewI
hSweet heart" he said, do not forget;
Be these a sign 'twixt me and you"
Then laughed and spurred his horse anew
Though her little heart and true
They rested till the spring through
They died before the bad set
The roses that he gave Bsbette.
He fought and drank and loved and slew;
What matter II he cared or knew
That far away one laid at rest
With withered roses her breast
All, me! The dead hand holds them yet
The roses that he gave Babette
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Overlooked.
From the Chicago Evening Post.

rom the Chicago Evening Post
He wouldn't lonE well In novel
He wouldn't be praised in a play.
His homes neither palace nor hoyei-
He's only a man Of today
He cOuldn 10 much with a saher
Ii carnage and riot were rife;
He merely can suffer AMI labor
A hero of everyday life.
He isn't delightfully."- daring;
He Isn't naiden's IDEAL
His love aud devotion declaring
\ hero of ballads and steel
lie Ls merely q man who is fighting
The battle OF civilized times
A battle that's whitening biighting
JnSunS in the trcuhadours rhymes
He really but one Of the many.
Determined and patient and bold
Whose struggles as noble as any
ny poet or novelist told
And later when Time writes the story
Or those whove been valiant III strife
page Will be due TO the glory
Of heroes Of everyday life.
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The men Of the English navy are not by
represented to be by some writers; at least,
not all of them. There Is an Increasing
number who put by money in the naval
turn there is $i.s13 $50 standing to the
credit of bluejackets in ships books or at
the backwards: The number of deposttors
ts X3,oOO. 1t Will be seen that each man, on
the average, has over $50 to his credit
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Killed In Battle.

win L. Sabin in the Independent
And some are sleeping mid the cane.
And some beneath the palm,
Where tropic wind and tropic rain
Sing their eternal psalm.
But one tray hoy. I loved him so!
In vain the seas would part
Is with me wheresoe'er / go.
At rest within my heart.
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Not Unexpected.
From Life

From Life
o'Rafferty-"' Twas sad blow thot befeii
Cassidy Did We not hear?"
McGinniss-'Sorra tn word av ut
Sure. he's dead. SthTuck be hghtnin',
he was"
"Ohl my! Oh! MY But I'm not sur
prised. Faith. he had a sickly look ths
lasht tonne l seen him"
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Dubious Generosity,
From Life.

frOIn Lllt.
Mrs. Henpeck-'1t cost q great deal to
keep me in the country all summer"
Henpeck-"Yes, my dear, but Won know
I never begrudged the money!
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The Roman system in asia.

Tha Roman road system in Asia becarnf
useless for purposes Of trade. and was de-
graded first 10 neighborhood roads: and as
for ! go years the reads have continued m
lad IL CoDst1ntinople, the good old Roman
roads were finally abandoned lost and for
gotten Occasionally the Traveller can To-
'dt" a section of q Roman road though
tH"Ir c"ur-- must generally be argued from
tur mile stones. one such at kiakhta in
distant Epmmsgene, is now a silent but ell
'ftFeHt reminder IF ROme'S s0licitude for
rE'n hcr most distant provinces Every
The record-union., 1899-11-25

garding his general impressions, he
said he had had many discussions with
the Beers as to the rights of the war
and had been much impressed by the
number who could speak English. He
had found that most Of them regretted
the conflict, asserting that it had arisen
as the result of misrepresentation. So
far as he could learn. however. the
spirit of the Burghers in the field, des-
pite their privations, was most deter
mined, and there was no chance of an
early peace
Il fear" said Mr.. Churchill, that the
struggle will be bloody and protracted-' .
1t is believed that the Government
will soon gelease Winston Churchill as
non -combatant.
The prisoners from Mafeking and
Lobatsi are mostly railroad men. After
they had taken the oath not to fight
against the Transvaal, they were sent
to Delagoa Bay.
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LIKE POISON
Coffee Acts ON Some People


Being forced to give up coffee, did
it in half-hearted way, drinking cocoa
in the morning, but soon became tired
of that and longed for the real Java.
Finally / tried Postum Food Coffee.
and since that time have drank it to the
exclusion of every other beverage. Yon
can imagine like it.
Last summer / was in place where
nothing but Java coffee was served on
the breakfast table, and l recommenced
the use of it.
In two or three weeks I began to
suffer from dizziness and explosive
noises in my head.
''One evening after walking about half
a mile became dizzy and could hardly
get back home, where fell, exhausted.
on the bed 1 knew what the trouble
was and insisted upon having Postum
instead of the old-fashioned coffee, and
got we'll in short order
Il have always thought it worth
while to warn the cook, wherever L
happen to be. to make the Postum prop
erly; that is, by boiling it long enough
Please do not print my name''
This lady lives in Pasadena, Cal. and
the name win be given on application to
the Postum Co., at Battle Creek, Mich.
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BRAVE BILL" ANTHONY DEAD.
The Man Who Told Sigsbee of the
Maine Disaster Suicides

NEW YORK. Nov. ..t.--William An
thony, better known as Brave Biir
Anthony, died at the Presbyterian Hes
pital to-day. half an hour after he had
swallowed q quantity of cocaine at one
of the Central Terk entrances. He was
the man who, on February 10, 1898,
when the battleship Maine was blown
up in Havana harbor, reported
to Captain Sigsbee in the famous
words:
"Sir, I have the honor to report that
the ship is blown UP and is sinking
On his return to this country Anthony
was accorded receptions everywhere. He
received many invitations from cities
to be their guest. For months he trav-
eled over the country, being accorded
the 'honors of a hero. When his leave
of absence was ended Anthony was
promoted to Re Sergeant of Marines ond
was detailed at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard
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Do Wn Stairs-ln Toy Section.
Special Values
For TODAY.

DOLLS GO-CARTS, with 6x7-
inch seat, body of fancy scroll
work cane. mounted on steel
wheels, with handle like doll
cab. The 35c sort priced special
at 25c.
BROWNIE LADDERS, slant
ing upright, on solid base to
support it, fancy Autographed
with alphabet and to represent
ladder; a wooden Brownie is
placed between rows OF nails on
each side, and descends ladder in
comica1 manner. Priced special,
2Oc.
GAY GCBLINS-A game on up
right, supported ON base, with
four movable figures on ladder;
put marble on top, it falls from
one to the other, finally landing
midst ten pins ON base. Priced
special, 23c.
DOLLS TRUNKS, large sized,
paper covered and with tray.
Priced, 65c.
CHILD'S TABLES-These are
white ename1ed, hand painted,
decorated tables, size 6x12
inches, with reeded legs; very
strong. Priced, 6Oc.
BLACK DOGS, with long, soft
fur; they're mounted on wooden
base with four wheels. Priced
special, 15c.
SAW AND BUCK, painted red,
good large size, with good steel
blade to saw. Priced, 45c.
MAGIC LANTERNS-The regu-
lar $3.50 sort, complete with
slides and all appliances. Priced
special, 81.
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SIXTH INFANTRY.
Colonel johnson Announces His
Regimental Staff.

STOCKTON, Nov. 24.-Colonel john
son, Sixth Infantry Regiment, N. G. C.,
has appointed the following regimenta
staff The appointments are subject
to confirmation by the Governor, but as
to that there is no doubt f. w. Ward,
Captain and Adjutant, Visalia; w. G
Evans, Captain and Chaplain, Stockton;
w G. Dozier, Jr., First Lieutenant and
Quartermaster, Tulare; W. n. Harris,
First Lieutenant and Commissary,
Fresno; j. r. Graham, First LieLten-
ant and Inspector Rifle Practice, Mer-
ced; L. A. Eaton, First Lieutenant ard
Battalion Adjutant, Stockton; q. H.
Freitas, First Lieutenant and Battalion
Adjutant, Modesto.
commissioned: K. Kroeckel
Regimental Sergeant Major Stockton
r. w. Bonney,s Regimental Quarter
master Sergeant, Stockton; Preston
Morris, Regimental Commissary Ser
geant, Stockton; M. ]. Ahern, Principal
Musician, Stockton; H. A. Caldwell
Battalion Sergeant Major, Ripon; c. E..
Cronkhite, Battalion Sergeant Major,
Fresno; s. L. Blodgett, Color Sergeant,
Bakersfield; Julius Eichenberger, Color
Sergeant, Stockton.
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Decision in an Election Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 24.-After
the last general election S. 0. Cunning
secured a certificate of election as Aud
itor and Recorder of Yuba County. His
opponent, Fred H. Day, contested the
matter before the Superior Court. There
were thirteen ballots thrown out, be-
cause of the voter marking too many
names for certain office These votes
were all for Cunning, but the lower
court held that this manner of voting
was an Identification, and threw out
the entire ballot. The Supreme Court,
in reversing the judgment, holds that
this style of balloting is no more of an
Identification than it would be if a voter
refused to make the cross opposite
every name he was entitled to.
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
RESULTS OF RACES ON COAST
AND EASTERN TRACKS.
Not a Very Good Day for the Fa-
vorites at Oak1and-Winners
at Bennings.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-Weath-
er at Oakland fine, but track heavy
Results:
(Morgan), 5 to 2. won: The Oeeserina
(Songer), to l, second; Spry Lark
(Macklin), 20 to l, third Time-1:04
Somis. Al, F'uga, Stormy, Midia, Poor
lands, SOlano and Redwood also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Maud Ferguson
Ct. Burns), 5 to 1, won; Yaruba (H
Shields), to l. second: Espirando
Ranch), to 2, third. Time-1:1S To-
ribio, Ricardo, Pat Murphy, Wild Het,
Jael, Tom Calvert, Jim Brownell, Pur-
niah and San Augustine also ran.
Futurity course, Humidity (Thorpe)
even, won; Bogus Bill Ct. Walsh), 5 to
l, second: Daniel g. MARTINI, to /,
third. Time..1 :141la Colonel Root, Fiero
Fine Shot, Champion Rose, Bill Howard
and Alexander also ran.
Seven furlongs, selling, Whitcomb &c.
Jones), Z to 2, won; Sly CRanch). to
5, second; Dare II. Ct. Walsh), 8 to 1,
third Time-1 :321ll Ringmaster, Mag
nus, Stuttgart, P. A. Finnegan and
Tourist II. also ran.
Five furlongs, selling, Sallie Good
win (Songer), to /, won; Silver Maid
(Joe Weber), 30 to 1, second; Shellac Ct.
Burns), II to 1, third Time-1 04A
Flamaway, Mainstay. Santello, Munsey.
Florence Fink, Miss Dividend and Ann
Page also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Tiburon With
toe) 6 to /, won; Imperious &c. Jones),
8 to 5, second; Jerid Ct. Walsh), 8 to 1,
third. Time-1:17 Rio Chico, Mamie
G., Montanus, Lothian and Lodestar
also ran.
AT JENNINGS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-To-day
results at Bennings:
Six furlongs. selling, Lindular won,
Sparrow Wing second, Tinker third.
Time :1175.
Five furlongs, Bermuda won. vitura
second, Elsie Skip third. Time :0416.
Mile and a sixteenth, Althea won,
Strangest second, Plantain third. Time
Il :52As.
Six furlongs. Robert Metcalf won,
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Care Of Discharged Troops.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA me-
mortal to Congress is, now being pre-
pared by the Citizens Executive Com
mittee asking that San Francisco be
relieved of the care of regular troops
returning from the Philippines. Now
that the volunteers of the several States
have been received, cared for, assisted
in procuring employment and aided IN
departing, the work of the committee
is practically ended. The organization
will, however, be maintained until
every possible effort is made to induce
the Federal Government to provide for
the care and transportation of all reg
ular troops to the point of enlistment.
This may require an Act of Congress.
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Stanford Football Team.

STANFORD, Nov. 24.-There was
considerable excitement this morning
when the football eleven, previous to
their departure for Del Monte, drove
into the quad in four-in- hand. Stu
dents rushed from their class rooms,
and many of the Professors closed rec
itations and joined the throng. A par
ade was had around the quad and
the students accompanied the football
team to the depot The special car in
which the eleven rode was handsomely
decorated with cardinal bunting on the
outside. The interior was decorated
with smilax and carnations.
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mained down nine seconds, and ap-
peared groggy on regaining his feet he
made a game effort to rally, and swung
viciously for the head. Turner caun-
tered with a right on the head, once
more flooring the local man.
At this juncture the police interfered,
and Referee Jordan declared Turner
the victor Maxwell protested against
this action, but it was apparent that
he was too far gone to have withstood
another mixup with Turner
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HANDS OF THE
CENSOR AT WORK.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Commandant t.lbrecht and Lieusen-
ant Flo started with a command Oh ioi-
lowers to capture Buluwayo
REPORTS BROUGHT IN BY NA-
TIVE RUNNER.
MOOI RIVER (NataD, Nov. 24.-Ihe
Beers have only sent an occasional
shell into the British camp since tnls
this morning The range of the BRIT
ish gums is not sufficient for them TO De
effective.
An official native runner corropordtes
the report, but reports that heavy nr-
ing has occurred northward. The run
ner. who is from Estcourt, says ne
was captured by the Beers VINO hlest
the nights northward. He adds that
they searched him. but failed to dls-
cover the dispatches.
The Beers are in strong force under
the cover of a hill on which are two
guns When the British opened fire, the
runner escaped in the confusion
!, The same runner was at Ladysmlth
last week. He reiterates that heavy
fighting occurred there. The Boers, ne
claims, made several attempts TO cap
ture the British camp, but were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. The native
explained the failure of the assaults
by saying that every time the Beers
approached the British set the whole
country ablaze, killing everyone within
reach.
THE SITUATION AT MAFEKING.
MAGALPIE (Cape Colony), Sunday
Nov ia dispatch received here from
Mafeking dated Wednesday, November
18th, says:
"The garrison is cheerful but the po-
sition is daily growing more dangerous.
The Beers are drawing their trenches
closer, and are necessarily plying the
British with artillery and musketry fire.
The garrison is living almost entirely
in underground shelters. and the health
of the troops is suffering"
CHURCHILL WE'LL TREATED.
PRETORIA, Nov. 24.-Through the
courtesy of the Transvaal authorities
the correspondent of the Associated
Press here. in the company of P. G.
Robler, Under Secretary of Foreign At
fairs, and Mr.. De Souso, Secretary of
the War Department, was enabled to
visit Winston Churchill to-day at the
Model School, where he is confined with
the captured officers. Beyond slight
bullet wound in the right hand, he
seemed well and looked hearty, al
though naturally chatting under en-
forced idleness. In the course of the
interview Mr.. Churchill said:
sThe Beers have treated us with
much Kindness. This was the case
from the outset. They praised our de-
Tense of the armored train. and ex-
pressed surprise that the locomotive
was saved from becoming a hopeless
wreck. as they expected under their
artillery fire. We were then marched
through pouring rain to Colenso, pro-
ceeding the next morning to the Boer
camp near Ladysmith and them going
by rail- to Modderspruit, finally arriv-
ing here on November 18th. On the
journey great numbers of Burghers
crowded to see US, but there was only
one who made insulting remarks the
others courteously offering us cigarettes
or showing such marks. of attention.
Mr. Churchill said the confinement in
the Model School was clos. and severe,
but under all the conditions he had no
grounds to complain. When asked re-