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eral hospital in that city, under Sur
geon Carr. She has never been Ill q
minute, has never been off duty a day
since she arrived there, and at one
time at Ell Ganey had 110 sick and
wounded soldiers under her charge.
Only one OF them died. All of her
superior officers and associates, as well
as her patients, speak in the highest
terms of her skill, her energy and de
votion.
Mrs. Ennis is colored woman, a
nativerof Santa Cruz, West Indies,
and is now twenty-nine years old. She
came to this country with her hus-
band, who was q steward on the i'll
fated steamship Elbe of the North
German Lloyd Company, which went
to wreck several years ago on the coast
of Ireland. After his death she en-
tered the school for trained nurses
connected with the Freedman's Hos
pital for colored people in Washington,
and graduated from that institution in
April, 1898. From that time until she
went to Santiago in July she was en-
ployed as nurse in some of the best
families of Washington.
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Y :. PHILIPS PROMOTION.
BY L. E. Chittenoen.


fashion, one can live. Wages, $50 a
month. Think you can stand it?"
The prospect was not alluring, but
Philip, had made up his mind to accept
whatever offered itself without demur;
so he said, eyes, thanks; I will take
it. 1 suppose there will be shooting
and fishing in plenty?.,',
eyes, plenty of that, fortunately.
BY the way,you will consider yourself
my guest for day or two if you would
like-your father is an old friend OF
mine"
"Thank you sir, said Philip, grave.
~, ''but 1 will go at once if you
please"
SO the superin tendeht, we'll pleased
with his new watchmah's pluck, fur
nished him with a list of directions;
supplies needed and passes. In the
few hours before his train left Philip
sold some jewelry and bought his sim
pie outfit.
Only one train day from either di
rection stopped at his station unless
tagged. He was dropped at his new
abode Just as night was closing in,
with supply boxes, gun, camera, va!ises
-he had left his trunk in Topeka. He
made many journeys up to where his
little shack, OF hut, literally hung on the
mountain side before his possessions
were landed on the floor of his one
room. It was cold, but the former
occupant had thoughtfully left box
filed with resinous pine knots, and
Philip soon had fire cracking de-
lightfully in the rusty stove and after
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STORY WITH A MORAL.
Clarence Won the Prize When He Stated
tho ANpticafion rf His.

Clarence Won the Prize When He Stated
the. Application of His.
"I want each one Of you little boys
to tell an original story next Sunday"
said. Miss Jones, the teacher of
juvenile class in a Kadunk Sunday
school. Now, how many will do
this? All who will, hold up hands" p"
Several pairs of dirty hands were
elevated. Next Sunday came and the
storytelling began. The fun started
from the head of the class, and moved
on in magnifcence down the line, un-
til Clarence Eugene Hobson was
reached. He.hung his head, evident
ly not sure whether his story was
proper and applicable to the time and
place or not.
1&.tNow for your story" said Miss
Jones, a sanity smile playing about
her mouth. ,g.
:tWell it's not much of q story"
said Clarence, difident!y. ~
$50 on, said Miss Jones.
"Well," said Clarence, zone day q
man was riding down dusty road on
a poor little old animal. He saw
crow on the fence. Then he saw the
remains of dead hog on the roadside
near. The crow few down and eat
greediIy for miuute or two then got
upon the fence again and tapping his
wings made fearful noise cawing. In
a minute great big hawk flew down,
grabbed Mr.. Grow and the feathers
few thick for a while. There was no
more tapping of wings and cawing."
Clarence stopped and looked un-
easily about.
"Well," said Miss Jones, in a
tenderly meant tone, ''the story is all
right, Clarence, but I fail to see the
moral. Where is your moral,
Clarence?"
''Moral! Can't you see the moral?
Why, it's as plain as the nose on your
face" said Clarence.
eve are from Missouri" said Miss
Jones, "and you will have to show
me-"
sThe moral" said Clarence, with
some enthusiasm, ''is this: Don't
crow and flap your wings so gay and
giddily when you are chock full OF
dead hog!" @.i
The m oral was seen, aud Miss Jones
said the story was prize-winner.
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IA perambulatinr Breakfast.

The peralnbulating breakfast vendor
is feature in Havana. Men are seen
about IL o'clock in the forenoon ira
versiug certain portions of Havana
with breakfast buckets made after the
fashion of the American laborer's
apartment bucket, in which are car.
ried to the door fish, one kind of meat,
potatoes, bread and butter, coffee and
perhaps eggs or some other addition
al article. By this practice many fam
lilies avoid the necessity of cooking
the midday meal. The breakfast
vendor is not always an inviting look
ing character, but this matters little
with these people if he sells a fairly
decent meal, and if they can avoid
having to cook for themselves. In
very hot weather the practice is said
to be much in vogue. Chicago Rec
ord lr.
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the notch. In the bottom of the other
cork force the eye end of the needle,
so that it is held firmly in place. Open
the two pocket knives and stick the
blades into the cork so that they bal.
ance each other. Then place the
point of the needle on the pir, and as
soon as it is we'll balanced breath OF
air on one OF the knives will make it
revolve. Continue blowing whenever
it goes too slowly. At first the needles
hard point will make slight impress
sion on the pin, gradually working it's
way through unit! clean hole Is
bored as perfectly us any lathe could
have done it. This interesting ex-
pertinent requires patience and care
ful handling, nothing more. When
You show the other boys the pin, bored
like a needle, they will wonder how
you managed to do it.-New York Sun.
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With the inception of colonial
policy by the United States the con on;
dition of our first foreign colony has
taken OH new interest: Fhe Republic
of Liberia was founded and governed
by the colonization societies, an az
rdngement which might have contiin!l.- !.
ned Indefinitely had not Great Britip
raised the question of sovereignty IN
connection with a dispute over bound,
aries. The Government of the. Unitedd
States having refused protection, Inc
Liberians were advised to declare
their independence, which they did
in 1S47. Liberia has thus completed
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farming. The capital is Monrovia, a
small settlement. All the farmers
own the land they cultivate, and
many have valuable estates.
The coffee plantations of the St.
Paul's River region of Liberia would,
indeed, be revelation to many. The
planters house is usually OF brick,
two stories high and with wide veran-
das, at least in front. Inside it is
comfortably and sometimes luxurious
ly furnished, and the owner prides
himself, perhaps, that he has achieved
in Africa property and social status
equal to that in America. There are
not, however, any really rich men in
Liberia. It is doubtful whether q
fortune of more than $40, ,000. has ever
been accumulated there. Each col
onist has had to begin with little or,
usually, with nothing, and his pres
ent prosperity is in. nearly every case
the result of his own industry: There
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railroad and steam railway. Severar
horse railroads followed, including
one between Boston and Providence.
Boston Herald.
MONEY MAKING ELEPHANTS.
There Are Three in London's Zoo Whicl
Earn $4,000 II Year

There Are Three in London's Zoo Which
Earn $4,000 Year.
Three elephants earn $40, 900 year.
This is $4,000 more than the salary OF
member of the Presidents Cabinet.
and $4,000 less than the income of an
Admiral in the navy. These elephants
are at the London Zoo, and they earn
theiy money by carrying on their
backs the patrons of the gardens.
Every AIRY takes his 'Arriet and hies
him to the Zoo on bank holidays, and
for five cents they can Jog about the
ring on the back of one OF the ele-
plants.
The elephants are stationed in diff
ferent parts of the Zoo and there
seems. to be a bit Of professional
jealousy between them. Apparently
they are on very good terms between
hours, but when business is brisk
and the largest one is coming money,
for he is the farorite, the other two
try to lash him with their trunks as
he passes.
The large elephant is q financial
record breaker. He is the senior
member so to spe TX. On one holiday
he carried 1000 persons.
There are camels which are sought
after by those who are left out in the
scramble for the elephants, but the
old patrons of the Zoo say the uneven
motion Of camel is only appreciated
by an old salt who is most at home on
al exceedingly choppy sea. The
camels are too cultivated a taste for
the ordinary mortal.
Three camels earn about Sl2OO q
year. but they cost less to keep than
their more successful brothers. The
elephants eat up most of their profits.
The greatest numbers of visitors to
the Zoo in one day was A, 900, and
an average of 500 rounds OF dainties
were fed to the brothers of the royal
executioner of India.
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wireless Telegraph Saved the Vessel.

Marconi's wireless telegrapby will
shortly be applied to all the lightships
around the British coast. Its value
was strikingly demonstrated i'll this
connection by the sailing ship Elbe,
which went ashore on Goodwin Sands
il fog. On the East Goodwin light
ship is a wireless telegraph. system.
The crew telegraphed to the South
Foreland lighthouse by this means,
and, as the lighthouse is in telegraphic
communication with coast towns, tugs
and iifeboats were 500 proceeding to
the ship S assistance. This is the first
occasion since the installation of the
system that its practical use has beeA
put to the test, and it proved highly
successful New York World.
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THE c4fHes or PORTO RICO.
Strange Tales Told Aboas q Curious Reli-
gIous Sect.


gIous Sect.
Strange tales of q curious religious
sect IN Puerto Rico are told, says q
Binghampten letter to the Baltimore
Herald, by Kev. William Mazfeld,
returned missionary. Tie sect, which
carefully excludes foreigners, Is
known as Chiros.. One OF its peculiar
ceremonies is that OF "aogging the
devil" 49,.
This rite is celebrated every Fridays
&t daybreak. In the seaport towns 'b
takes place ON board fishing smacks
or other craft owned by members OF
the sect, and often is attended by the
entire population Of the village.
The life-size figure OF. a man sup
posed to represent his satsnie majesty
is dragged on deck, and amid jeers
and curses, fastened to the yard-arm-
For some time the figure is allowed to
hang, then it is carried three tines
around the deck Of the craft, aud fin
ally fastened to the capstau or som.
convenient post where the crowd pro-
ceed to belabor it with clubs, shrek
ing that they have killed the devil.
/ When the clothes arg cut into
shreds and the figure entirely de-
nuded, exposing the block of wood.
that serves aS head, it is repeatedly
dipped overheard, and finally chopped
into splinters and burned 56
''It was in an inland town that |
first saw the ceremony, says HI.
Mazfeld. ."I was reused from my
sleep by She passing of bowling mob,
dragging the form of man, which
they occasionally jumped upon and
kicked. Ny first impression. was that
some unfortunate wretch had incurred
their wrath, and they were .wreaking
vengeance on him.
.Hurrying on my clothes l rushed
forth, hoping to save the body from
further mutilation at least. Follow
| ing the crowd to the public square /
saw them halt and haul the body on
| 20 the limb oil q tree. Then I saw
that the figure was stuffed with straw.
"Quickly the bundle OF rags was
fastened to the trunk, sticks were
piled around it. and soon the fire was
blazing merrily. Around this pyre
danced the disorderly crowd, until
suddenly there was an explosion,
and the figure WAS blown to pieces
A bag of gunpowder had been fast
ened around the neck. Then the fire
went down, and the hootiug crowd
dispersed.
Another ceremony of this strange
peopleis called Drowning the devil, !.
and this is sometimes accompanies
with serious consequences. The VIC
tim is a man or woman of incorrig1ble
temper, whom a neighbor has. charged
with having q "devil. !"
The conncil nf tha' "fhi"c""'" ca''77
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The Usefulness of hickory.

Hickory has its place in carriage
building that has never yet been dis
placed by any other wood or artificial
substitute. Forlight spokes it has no
equal. Ironwood and lancewood are
used in its place for heavy spokes,
where the weight is Of less Importance
than the strength and cost. But for
light buggies and carriages hickory
spokes mustbe used for years to como,
us it has been in the past. Forest ash
sometimes takes its place, but the re-
salt is never so satisfactory.
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[lIBERIAA, LIBERIA OUR OUR i FIR IE}8z ST COLONY.
ldis ip the African Republic Which Was Founded BY
AneTeaT aid Societies.
HARDsH1Ps. THATABEsET NEWCOMERS

He pays extortionate prices and is
perhaps completely feeced by those
who ore willing to stake the stranger
in:,'
= To send the colonist to Liberia is
inanifestly but tile first step in the
process of colonization. Those who
managed. the work in the earlier days
Understood this and ,acted, accord
ingly, but after an independent Gov
ernment had been set up and prosper
ity seemed assured. the careful man
agement so necessary to such an
enterprise was withdrawn. The
paradox has again come true, for
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THOs, J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR.

"There was nothing in the plan that
prevented me from coming to see you,
though" said the older man, smiling
up into his sons face. ''And [ really
think you have earned your promo.
ton, and / shall take you home as my
confidential clerk"
''There's bill for a broken tri-
cycle" began the western superin.-
tendent, dryly. "Not ello&ed,' - re-
piled his eastern friend promptly. cit
was broken in the compauy's service
Son, you are promoted. - Chicago
Record
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colonization was abandoned on
account of its success. Recent efforts
should be called emigration or de-
.portation merely, the essential idea
of colonization being absent: De-
.portation has failed. 1t is worse than
foolish to expect the inexperienced
smigrant to take up single-handed the
conquest of the tropical forest in the
face of the difficulties of pioneer life
in Africa. Unusual endurance OF
some exceptional fortune may bring
shim through, but the chances are
mostly against him. The battle with
., thn forest is too long.
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o half century of self-goYernment,i
and as the orderly course of events
has been broken by but g single brief
civic disturbance, the record in this
respect is admittedly good. It is not,
however, because of the efficiency of
the Government, but rather on account
of the peaceful and abiding ten
dencies of the citizens, that life and
property are Unexpectedly secure.
Liberia is m agricultural commun7
ity of about 10000 colonists from
America and descendants of such.
~. ..'.-----.----- .:~;lioAd nnnnlation is
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men foreesrSerasjctim into the water,
and though he srdgsa ,xio entity,
they hold him under until the devil
goes out"-that is until he becomes
quiet; and frequently when taken out
prompt remedies have to be resorted
to to prevent death from drowning.
In one OF two instances the victims
perished. After that the authorities
interfered, and ceremonies of this
kind are now rare and conducted much
more carefully.
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Tho Turkisl, Yasmak.

This is the yasmak worn by ladies
of the Turkish harem, veil designed
to hide all save the dangerous dark
eyes of Oriental women. European
influence has so worked upon the fem
'inine mind in the East that by slow de-
grees the yasmGk has grown more and
more gauzy as the years passed until
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An Experiment For the Boys.

You can bore hole through pin
without any lathe or other machine.
All YOU need is needle, two corks, a
bottle and two pocket knives. Fit one
of the corks firmly into the neck OF
the bottle and cut V-shaped notch
in the top. Stick a pin in the cork
near the top, so that it passes through
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to-day it is transparent enoughito re-
veal the smoothness of a woman's
brow, the red of her lips and the white
of her perfect teeth It san extreme
ly coquettish face covering en6{is said
to be in great favor among Constanti-,
NOBLE bellies. 80, - .. e-A
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THE AoRNlN o. THE YEAR.

men and the When the all dPpn an the
neghbos'
Anh the fences where An the Shingles that have loned go
that's BLOWN. the roads a-shaSn,
closely
LAYS here
thecow
ened-ike, woods
showers
An
ure on a
time
here,
crowdin
j. Youths Companion,
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Latest craze in London.

The monogram glove is the latest
craze in London and has just reached
America. 1t cannot be call led a nrettv
fashion l>'-t s..r- - -,
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A HEROINE OF SANTIAGO.
Sarah j. Ennis is Colored Trained Nurse
With a Fine Record.

Sarah j. Ennis Is one of the heroines
Of ths war: She Went 10 Santiago az
q contract nurse on the 10Th Of July,
1898, and is still employed III the gen:
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----,----y-.>-.~,' put ,1oi
=ene accident there would have been no
real harm in such a thing. -,.es k.... :
Except listening to Stecle's Ian
guage, father; it.was electrically blue,
he was so' upset in more ways than
one"
But went on his father, "is life
never going to mean anything but a
frolic and good time to you, Philip?
You. are through school, and it is cer-
sainly time for you to take more Sc
rious view of life. You have no idea
of what it means to earn your daily
bread.
:'Oh, but you do that for me far too
well, daddy" said Philip, laughing
Tn fact, you earn cake, too
eyes, that's the trouble, Phil, and
as long as you are here 1T will be
the same; AM afraid. My,boxj you.
must cut adrift and steer for yourself
awhile I think
! ..RhansrY said Philip, with startled
''Now," said his father, his voice
trembling "a little in spite of himself.
Glow much do you owe in town?"
ooh, two or three hundred I sup
pose said Philip, lis mind intent on
his, fathers, meaning. :''You don't
think.I haze done anything wrong or
disgraceful, do you, father?" and
Philips voice was very anxious.
"No, no, my boy" said his father,
promptly. "No, no, am not dis
pleased with you in any way, my son.
Heaven knows how Twill get on with
out youLbut welwon't talk about that
now You have passes on all the
roads. Here is a check for $500.
Now go out west ard begin at the
lower round of the ladder and climb
up. Here is letter to my friend, the
superintendent OF the Great Western
!. & Northern road: He will start you
at work Coed bye; don't come home
until you have earned your promotion.
It's all my fault, Philip; I haven't
brought You up just right, but since
your mothers death I haven't been
able to refuse you anything"
There was silence moment, then
Philip came to his fathers side.
B "You aren't angry with me then,
81 ather?" he said.
'rNo, no, Philip, no, no, only anxious
aat you may grow intoa manly man.
sfood-bye.
s,gs Philip put his boyish head down on
Lie backSof his fathers chair minute,
then went upstairs, rapidly changed
his clothes, packed his trunk and
valises, came down and caught the
midnight train for the. west. and it
wasn't until he reached Topeka that
he found he had left at home his check
for $500 and had only little silver and
his letter OF introduction to the super
intendeut of the great, road that
threaded the west like a huge artery.
He found the superintendent's Of
flee without difficulty and presented
him his fathers letter.
After the superintendent had read
the letter from his great eastern
friend he looked keenly at the some
what slender, but athletic figure before
him and smiled.
81 have an opening" " he said, .'but
it is by no means bed of roses %
'What is it?'' asked Philip.
'sNot especially hard work, but it is
lonely o. There lis q cut up. the
road abont $50 miles. It is in the
mountails IS, where washouts frequently
OCCUR Telegraph poles wash down,
wires are broken. etc. So it is 1feces-
sary to keep a watchman there contin-
ually. A railroad tricy Gle is fur
nished3also a shack where, after a
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- LEGISLATIVE = pOINGS. =

then moving that 1t be not adopted. He
was In doubt as to its Propriety.
Senator Knatvold retorted that his be-
ing chairman Of the finance committee
cut no figure whatever. He had the same
right as any other senator to make the
motion not to adopt report.
Senator Brewer (Rep.), Stearns, said
majority OF the committee had decided
that they did not want to make an ap-
preparation of SIC, 900 when they were I'M
certain as to what the receipts of the
office might be. 1t was better to let the
Whole senate pass upon the legality of
these fees and take the responsibility
The opinion Of several members of the
committee was that the Oil inspector
would be at the mercy Of the oil COM
panies should the bill become a law In
the shape drawn
Lieut.. Gov. Smith ruled that Senator
EVeretts amendment was not ir order
as 1t merely negatived the pending uues-
ton, but after some more talk granted
nearing to substitute Of similar i'm
pert, offered by Senator Schaller Oem. J..
Dakota. By this time every one in the
senate had been either bored or en-
prolled, and patience and tolerance were
virtues conspicuous by their absence, as
visible to the naked eye at least.
| Finally. little before noon. the senate
awoke to the fact that it had been max
Ing Of itself an aureole-hued STAGE set
ting for some very cheap horse play and
senator Knatvold abandoned his subter-
'fuee and came out in the open, moving
the adoption Of the amendment but ure-
ing the friends of the bill to vote against
the motion. The amendment then failed
OF adoption as follows: