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HAS LOST HIS PRESTIGE.
Aruinaldo's Army said No Longer ~
Look Upon Him as u Leader.


Look Upon Him rs Leader.
MANILA. May l9.-4:5o 7. m.-lwo
Spanish prisoners who have just arrived
here from Neuva Ecija say Aguinaldo
has lost prestige with the rebel army,
which is described as being completely
demoralized, short Of food. suffering
from disease and afraid of the Amer
leans and rapidly dissolving into bands
of pillagers. The prisoners aau 'ha'
Generals Pillar and Luna are the only
influential Filipinos who are continuing
resistance to the Americans.
Aguinaldo's personal retinue was re,
Gently relieved Of its baggage an"
money While on the way from san
Isidro to Cebatan by marauders.
The Chinese are being victimized oy
both rebels and looters.
Buencamino, a prominent Filipiho
loader (who was friendly to Spain ana
;oined. in the compromise agreement
whereby the Spaniards hoped TO concll.
;ate the rebel leaders without sacr,f1cine
too too much) is reported as saying Aguin.
sISo sits indoors crying. hlames h'msen
for the miserable condition OF the co"n
trv and is afraid to surrender.
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PREVENTABLR ILLNESS.


IT is amazing how much sickness ia
preventable. How much misery, dis
comfort and ill-health the housewife Is
often directly responsible for, and yet
how often she is entirely unconscious
of her responsibility and her failure.
Many a person who is called neat
housekeeper has no idea Of anything
beyond polishing "thc outside Of the
front door"
One mother whom know prides her.
self on having her rooms all in order
very early in the morning. She is too
intent upon this to air the children's
beds properly and makes them up while
they are still warm from the previous
night.
For economic reasons she does not
mir the rooms thoroughly in cold
weather, as it takes SO much more fire
10 heat them again. The consequence
IS her children are almost always all
ing.
She says Of them herself. "they get
everything that is going"
They are accustomed to inhale SO
much poison from the vitiated atmos-
phere of their own rooms that the least
chilling of their bodies or excess in
eating throws them in state of fever.
This mother is very religious wom-
an and prays every day for the health
and happiness of her offspring. and yet
they are never well. and SO of course
cannot be happy.
The lady of whom am writing keeps
cne servant, whom she leaves to her own
devices as long as things look neat. The
lady herself never descends below the
kitchen to see what is going on In the
cellar. About once or twice n year,
however, the neighbors are treated to
very suggestive sight. 1t is the an
nual or scmi-annual cleaning.
No housewife does her whole duty
who does not look into her own cellar
and insist upon its being thoroughly
cleaned at least once q week. Care
should also be taken to allow pure,
fresh mir to constantly enter the eel
lar. 1t Is the air from the cellar which
diffuses itself throughout the whole
house. How important, then. that the
cellar should be clean.
Some foolish people have prejudice
against opening their windows at night,
thinking that night air is bad for the
child. The night air is all we have TO
breathe at night, and the less stngnant
it is the better for all concerned.
A lady who boards and has time TO
look after her ncighbors little told me
that opposite her residence there were
only about half dozen Of the sleeping
rooms where the windows were ever
open at night during cold weather.
Everybody must know that smallpox,
measles and other eruptive diseases
spread more readily and universally in
winter than in summer. The reason Is
this: The poison is allowed to concen-
trate. 1t is comparatively undiluted
with the atmosphere.-N. Y. Ledger
Monthly.
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TIE ENGLISH PIPE.
q IL . Myth, Being British In Nanap,
But American In Manu-.
factuFe.

Bring me nice pipe from London. "
An American line steamer was NOV.
ing gracefully away from her berth
people on board, and Others on shore
were waving handkerchiefs and hats
''good-by" aud pleasant journey
were shouted all along the line, and
above the din cocld be heard the order,
half pleading, half Imperative: Don't
forget the pipe"
AS the crowd tuSned back man who
had witnessed the inspiring spectacle
and heard the order said: Isn't 1t
strange that real English pipe should
be one of the first things that man
thinks of bringing back to this country
from abroad. when in fact there Is no
such thing as an English pipe?"
1t is true that the pipe is more pop
ular in England than it is in this coun-
try, and that the shops keep large sup
plies and great assortment of the
goods, but neither the English people
nor their visitors from the United
:: GATES know that the pipes of the
purest English pattern are made in
France. The dealers in the United
States are better posted than the con-
sumers, and to them the term English
pipe has long been known to apply to
the French article, and of recent years
to the superior homemade pipe. An
English trade journal Of recent date
says: Another OF our industries is
practically threatened with extinction
on the other side Of the Atlantic. This
is the trade in brierwood pipes, which
used to be imported to very large ex-
tent into the United States, either from
England or France. Now, however, the
brierwood pipes used throughout the
states are almost entirely made there.
and that not only in the cheapest butin
the best qualities"
Before the large pipe manufacturing
concerns were established in this coun-
try Vienna was the market for meer-
schaum and Paris for brierwood goods.
The pipes were made in small shops and
in the homes of the pipemalsers, and de-
livered to central offices and ware
rooms, where they were assorted,
packed and shipped. This method is
still in vogue to great extent in Euro
pean manufacturing towns. Women
and children do the work, which is fin
ished later by skilled workmen and
mounted with tips, metal, etc.
The brier root which is used in the
manufacture of the goods comes from
France in crude blocks. These blocks
are cut in pipe-outline shapes, and are
made into plain and fancy goods. OF
these "pipe blanks" about $4,000 gross
are used in the United States every
year.
In scientific circles the material from
which the pipes are made IL known as
the root Of Erica arbores, or white
heath. This Is . shrub usually Of
stunted growth, but often growing to
a large size. II is found in the south Of
France and in Corsica. After the earth
has been removed from the roots and
they have been sawed into pipe blanks
they are placed in a vat and subjected
20 . gentle simmering for about ~
hours. This process makes the wood
perfectly clean, and also gives II the yel-
lowish brown hue which Is most desir-
able in good pipes.-N. Y. Tribune.
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seminaries for young ladies in Ohio,
and remained there until she was well
fitted for a teacher.
Her friends have been caresully
chosen and the most OF these have been
professionals. for she is very fond Of
artists and musical composers. Though
reports say to the contrary. Mrs. Nc
Kinley is distinctively q society woman.
and she goes out whenever her health
allows her and sometimes when II does
not. She is a clever conversatioaalis,
and is well known for her Iepartee
Mrs. Mckinley 10 one Of the most de-
lightful hostesses in Washington and
will entertain quite often during the
winter. With herself as first lady of
the white house, Mrs. Hay as the leader
Of the cabinet ladies. and Mrs. Hobart
as the representative Of society--a posi-
ton which always belongs to the wife
Of the vice Observation-Disclosures will
be largely entertained this winter by
homes Of wealth, and Of the three Mrs.
Mckinley will do her full share.
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HEIR TO ITALY'S THRONE.
The Newly-Dorn Son of the Duke Of
Aosta Is . Likely Successor
In the LiAe.

Another prince has just been added
to the already large male element in
the house OF Savoy, which for half cen
tury-4hst is to say, from the birth OF
Queen Margherita-has had no daugh-
tiers, with the exception Of tho child of
the duke Of Genoa, also called Mar
gherita, born in 1896. The prince Is an
important edition to the family a. he
will, II the present order Of things con-
tinue, one day sit on the throne Of
Italy. He IL the first child Of Prince
Emanuel, duke Of Aosta, who. three
years ago, married at Kingston Princess
Helene Of Orleans. As the duke and
duchess OF Aosta had been married a
relatively long time without children,
and as it IL asserted that tho crown
prince, married two years ago, may
never have issue, the enemies Of the
house of Savoy, especially the clericals,
had diligently spread the idea that the
want of direct heir after the prince Of
Naples was the curse of God for the
"usurpation" of the papal state.
1t is known that certain anxiety was
really felt in the royal family itself,
and his relatives were busy choosing n
wife for the count Of Turin, the next
brother to the duke of Aosta. The little
prince who has just entered this world,
has, however, put his rosy little foot
down on the prospects, which thus lose
their pressing Importance. Another
lease of bachelorhood, too, IL given to
the count of Turin, which he is popular
ly supposed to prize highly.
The duke of Aosta, to whose branch
of the family the Italian throne will
pass should the prince of Naples die
without an heir. is the son of Prince
Amadeo, that brother Of King Humbert
who died when only IS, and about whom
the king in the depth Of his grief ex-
claimed: II have lost my best friend!"
His mother was princess of the noble
! house Of Della Cisterna, and not, there
fore, Of royal birth, but such was her
cleverness and superiority that she took
her place with great dignity and grace
as daughter-in-law and sister-in-law of
kings, and rs queen herself when for
five years her husband sat on the
throne of Spain. In Madrid she con-
tracted the disease which killed her,
one year later, at the age Of 20. Eng
lIshmen will certainly not forget the
sensation caused by tho second mar
riage Of Prince Amadeo with his niece,
the beautiful Princess Letitia Bona
parte, daughter Of his sister Princess
Caltilde and the celebrated "Plon
Plon."-Pall Mall Gazette.
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HAYMAKING IN CHICAGO.
Good Crops Are Gathered In the PARKS
and Boulevards Of the Great
Metropolis.

Haymakng in Chicago's parks in
autumn recalls to many Il city man the
experiences Of his boyhood days. This
feature Of rural life still survives in
the three divisions Of the city A walk
along the boulevarls and in sequestered d
rocks of Washington and Lincoln parks
lately revealed a succession Of nicely
stacked haycocks, representing many
tons Of fine timothy hay. These small
stacks are being carted awny now to
the park barns, to furnish food for the
horses kept for service in the parks.
Seventy tons of fine timothy hay
have been harvested this season along
Western avenue and in Washington
park. BY allowing the grass to grow
long in some sections the rustic beauty
Of the pleasure ground has been en-
HANGED, and q considerable source of
revenue provided for park funds. In
all about 35 acres OF hay has been har-
vested this season, and the crop Is
worth in the rGs s..S=zaSoi Ct $500.
Hay enough - thus raised to furnish
fodder for the 40 park horses during
the winter. In former times, before the
big park meadow w1simproved for 9th
letic sports, the Warrington park farm
ers harvested dovAas the amount of
hay now gathered, and haymaking was
carried on with modern moving ma
chimes and presses. Now the grass is
cut with scythes, stacked in cocks five
feet high. and finally carried to the barn.
In Lincoln park there are stretches
here and there where the grass grows
long. and is harvested within few
blocks Of the handsome residences on
the Lake Shore drive.
IN the West side parks the grass is
mostly cut by lawn mowers. Scores
Of women and children follow the
workmen and carry away the grass as
II is cut to feed their cows or pigs or
chickens.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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TALK ABOUT LETTERS.
Never Communicate with Friends In
Writing when Depressed or
L0w-SpiFited.

To write q letter when one is suffer
ing from At OF the blues, from tempo
rary or chronic depression, thus send
ing forth ones nelsncho.y 10 become
the chilly wet b!AAhss which can
smother another's happiness. y sAsrt-
sighted. Out comes the bright sun
shine. and your clouds vanish; but your
darkly and wretchedly conceived letter
has gone beyond your reach, and you
cannot recall it, and it is busy about
its baneful errand when you are in
no frame Of mind to own that you sent
it out. Years afterward it may fall
into the hands OF your heirs. and may
lay at your door the charge Of ten
dency Of insanity. or be quoted in evil
dence OF your spiritual Of mental weak
ness and infelicity. Refrain from
writing letters when you are in low
mood.
Another point. and this has to do
with the letters of wellknown people.
What right has the public to the init
mate knowledge, the unveiling. the rev.
elation caused by the publication OF
letters when the helpless dead can lift
no hand for their own defense or pro-
lection. Much as we enjoy biography.
there often comes over US creepy feel
,ng sort Of shiver, ut the thought
hat those who wrote these private per-
sonal letters never intended them for
The perusal Of other eyes than those of
The one TO whom they were addressed
Famous men and women should take
precautions during their lifetime
against this invasion of their individ-
nal rights when they are no longer
here.
Letters are endowed with sort OF
rarthly Immortality. an indestruc'
,ibility which resists everything except
the fiames.-Harper's Bazaar.
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HUMOROUS.

Tho Old Friend-"I don* believe ~
realize the dignity Of your poddon!"
The New Millionaire-"Don't have to.
I've q butler hired for that."-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
"Chollie told me he was burning with
| patriotism. but, between you and me, !
think he is too green to burn" "Yes,
Chollie might appropriately be called
a fireproof flat."-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
No Romance About George.-'George
is SO methodical." l.""Yes?""YeS He pro.
posed to me by mail on ofiicepaper. and
| inclosed a self-addressed stamped en-
velope for reply."-Cleveland Plain
| Dealer.
The bugle's strains foated in through
the open window. THAT is taps Is it
not, Miss Marshal?" he asked Of the
generals fair daughter, "and signifies
lights out" YES" she answered.
wearily. "or light out" He lit. A..
W. Bulletin.
4 Chance to Make Money.-Mrs. Peck
-"Henry, I've been talking to you for
| 20 minutes, and III bet you don't know
! word I've said" Mr.. Peck-"Say, 60
and try to get somebody outside of the
family to take that bet. will your
Chicago Daily News.
Mrs. Orrisson-"You must not en-.
courage the attentions Of young Mr..
Rolingbroke any more, my dear. Your
father tells me he CANDLES" Clara
But, mamma, he has already won
enough from father for us to be mar
ried on."-Philadelphia North Ameri-
| can.
Mrs. Bowser-"Harriet, you have
been having company while was out"
Harriet-"Ies, mother; Carrie" Mrs.
Bowser-"There. Harriet. don't pre-
varicate! 1t was not woman; II was
man. Who ever knew q woman to
crease tidy like that?''-Boston Tran
script
der amt no justice in dis world. any
way" said httle Tommy Thompkins as
he came out of the house wiping his
eyes. whats the matter. Tommy"
inquired neighbor. "Why. pa went
an knocked nice vase often the stand
dis mornin' an sma ashed it all ter pieces.
and then fused at ma fer havin' II
settin' round in tn way" YES" "An'
then, cause I broke n durn little OIL
saucer at dinner he licked tn stuffin'
outen me fer bein' so careless."-Ohio
State journal.
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A Queer Point in Law.

All the Judges Of England. after con.
sidering the question for more than q
year, were unable to agree on a deflni
tion Of what a place" is, and now ths
London county council is obliged to ask
legal advice as to the meaning Of street
The council recently summoned mar
before a police magistrate for laying
out street on his property without
obtaining the councils permission
His defense was that il was not street
but a courtyard for the use Of hi;
tenants, and the magistrate said that he
could not decide the point til the coun
ellis lawyers obtained an accurate
definition of a street from superior
court.-Albany Argus.
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inches has two metalbottom bins one holding 50 lbs
pne large drawers one bread board which slides into
:ramc. Price, complete, only IS, on board cars In Chi
.ago with the cook book free. Pay In 80 days II you
kitchen furniture you not entirely pleased
return at our expense. No deposit no guaranty re-
Quired from any rcllAe person. In ordering be sure
say you're reader u this paperthis Is very import
ant-and that you accept our Kitchen Cabinet Oer No
g. Order to-day; send for illustrated circular No s.
QUAKER VALLEY kPG CO., 355 ". Harrison It,, Chicago
P.S.-Genulne Quaker Valley furniture Is never sold
Wholesale prices. Don't accepts worthless imitation
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Af..r the Grip=.What!

y III thought you had the best OF
the rip and you determined to wear
it Of; nnt somehow it does not wear
of ;,,you expected. You pass rest
les, ,leep,es+ nights and get up in
the .iorning feeling more exhausted
then when vou retired. Gon are
irriI ,b,e and ncrEru> aud have n"
app .te for your food. You goabout
i'm Il iist,c,S, hali'.wdrted sort Oi way,
and everything you undertake to do
see,!s to 80 wrong. Do you know
tina YOU are on the verge of nervous
pro ration? You nsed help; and
yo. need it more now than you did
wh , the grip was at its worst.
~. Miles Nervine is the best
me cine you can get to build up
vol >hlttered nerves and reSton
Won wasting strength. 1t invaria-
bly inusures Sound sleep and give
the ,verstrung neeves their naturL
res 1t makes the appetite keen,
iac itates the digestion, gives health
tul lritiLi,y to thcnerves and restore
hea th."
was nervous, restless, irritabl,
ant llto sethcr ont OF sorts. 1t was
imp 'Ss!ble to ret my natural slee,
anc | became So weak and exhau-,
tina / could not leave nv bed. !
nal | commenced taking DR.. Nil,
Ne" inc and | began to imYro
i'ro the first dose. Ina short iii
m leaIth was completely restore,
Mas. Dos llEAGLE,
Sing Sing, \. y.
trial plckaye OF DR.. Mile (
v" treatment tor the grip, CO
ii. - of DR.. Miles Ncrvinc, l.
NJ ; Nerve and Liver Pills, "
tie ut absolutely Sree to any per-
SCI .;ng name and address ON apos'
ca, requesting the samples Il
M oning the name OF this paper.
! lresS, DR.. Miles Me,iicaI 90.
Elkhart, Indiana
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Geographical Information.

"Well what is an island?" asked the
man, upon being informed that his son
had now taken up the study Of geog-
raphy at school.
"Land entirely surrounded by water"
replied the boy.
''rhat is not correct" said the man.
"An island is land surrounded by wa
ter on all sides except the upper side.
Land entirely surrounded by water is
suburban real estate. Detroit Jour-
nal.
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THE PRESIDENTS WIFE.
Share In Entertaining Sse+.
ETY. This Winter.

The latest picture Of Mrs. Mckinley
shows her looking remarkably well;
the picture is a very pretty one OF a
profile with the eyes looking serenely
ahead. That is one Of the charms Of
Mrs. McKinley's face - its perfec!
serenity-and a person sa,ang On thin
face can eas;;;y .--
dents home has been "haven Of
peace"
Mrs. McKinley's invalidism, which
her friends say is now much improved
got her in the habit OF wearing her hair
short; then she discovered that short
wavy hair was becoming to her Now
she wears it done in such . way that
one can scarcely tell whether II is long
or short.
Mrs. Mckinley is very tasteful wom-
an in dress. She wears soft effects
around her neck, and is said to be op.
posed TO the tnilor-made style Of dress
ing, as too severe and unfeminine.
Mrs. Mckinley 10 one Of the many
women now prominently before che
public as the wives Of statesmen Who
were not poor in their youth; she never
knew the struggles OF the washtub and
the frying pan. Her father was n bank
er and though this does not mean a
great deal in a small place, il meant
comfort for her. She entered mercan-
tile life as his assistant, and took a
great interest in the work. lot from
necessity, but from pleasure. She re-
ceived a fine education at one Of the
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Bacon or Ham Isrsrers.

This is an exceedingly ecoGomica,
but. nevertheless most aprstizing dish
Remnants of cold boiled potatoes cauli
lower and cabbar should Lo cut up to
rether. and fried brown in the fat ~,
which the bacon or ham Ia. bee
.ooked. Season the rljytUr- make d
aver of IL at the bottom OF warm disi
and arrange warn fried rashers Of
bacon upon II.
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A CopsolinE Thought.

Hewitt understand that you say !
look like monkey.
Jewett-Well, what do you caref
The monkey will nsver hear Of it--Ns
=. World.
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WANTED (!

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DAINTY MOUCHOIRS.
The Hand-EnbrOider Nnndkcr-
chief of Shecrcst Linen IL
the Fad of the Hour.

1t is now quite the fad to make ones
own handkerchiefs. The sheerest linen
is purchased for the mouchoir, and SO
carefully is the work done, that it re.
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quires weeks to complete single one,
especially If it be much trimmed.
For shopping and ordinary use the
handkerchief is usually quite plain. The
edges are turned over and hemstitched,
care being taken never to catch more
than five threads at draw. The hem
is then striped with colored linen or silk
thread. Sometimes il is worked with
the cross-stitch finished by q fancy
stitching in the square. and mono
gram.
Evening kerchiefs are hemmed and
edged with the rarest valenciennes and
point lace. II desired the initial is en-
broidered in the corner.
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