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followed his first failure in-doing this were
not very encouraging to the man behind,
nor was the kick which he gave the door
after the second more successful attempt
calculated to act in a very reassurine way
upon any one whose future emolument for
a doubtful task rested upon this mans
good nature.
The darkness which met them both on
the threshold of this, now open room was
speedily relieved by burst of electric light
that flooded the whole apartment and
brought out the captains staggering form
and threatening features with startling dis
tinctness He had thrown off his hat and
was relieving himself of a cloak In a furi-
Gus way that caused Sweetweter to shrink
back and as the French say, efface himself
as much as possible behind q clothestree
standing near the door. That the captain
had entirely forgotten him was evident and
for the present moment that gentleman
was too angry to care or even notice If a
dozen men stood at the door. AS he was
talking all this time or rather Jerking out
rather sharp sentences. as men do when
In a towering rage. Sweetwater was rather
glad to be left unnoticed, for much can be
gathered from scattered sentences, especial
ly when a man is in too reckless frame
of mind to weigh them. He, therefore.
made but little movement and listened; and
these are some OF the CALCULATIONS and
scraps of talk he heard:
The old purse-proud fool! Honored by
my friendship, but not ready to accept me
as his daughters sutton! AS If I would
lounge away hours tnat mean doitarS to me
in his stiff old drawing room, just to hear
his everlasting drone about stocks UP and
stocks down, and politics gone all wrong
He has heard that I play cards, and
How pretty she looked! believe I half
like that girl, and when I think she has a
million in her own rght-D- it, If l can
not win her openly and with papa's con-
sent, 1 will carry her off with only her
own She's worth the effort, doubly worth
it. and when / have her and her money-eh!
Who are you?"
He had seen Sweetwater at last, which
was not strange seeing that he had turned
his way and was within two feet of him.
What are you doing here, and who let
you in? Get out, Or
"A message, Capt. Wattles! A message
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Philippine Music.
.ndiannpnlls Sentinel.

FROM tle litldilhiH us ScutlEcl
Philippine music is becoming popular,
Returning voyagers to the far distant
Islands have introduced It here. Likg thd
Hawaiian, it is distinctive, and character,
istic of the national life of the people,
though without doubt an adaptation Of iha
sweet and melancholy music of rhe Span.
iards. Flute. violin and harp are the ravor.
lite Instruments. IN the Italian. hut it ia
not like the animated music Of Italy. Tnt
liveiiast strains of the FiIpinos arr pa
thetic and melancholy In tone. SO. too. ard
the titles OF most of their musical compost,
tons, as. for instance, Los Das rltimaa
del Verano' C'The Last Days of summer,
THE Wall of a Lost Soul" The Approach
of Autumn
Thu harp twangs softly the Violin box il
gently drawn. while above all floats tia
wall of ilute, which rises and falls IN
melancholy cadeRCes. This music speaks
as eloquenty to tho foreigner as to the
native. Frhe Approach Of Autumn" is 50
paintiye and sad that you can almost hear
the rust.a Of the forest leaves. or the SIGH
ing OF autumn zcphyrs through the pine
trees.
Church music. too. is Of the same plain
tive character, all pitched in a mIaor key.
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prejudiced minds defied criticism. OF por-
t6rS and doorkeepers he was not afraid
and It was these he must first encounter.
AT the first club house he succeeded easily
enough in getting word with the man wait
ing in the large hail. and before many min
utes learned that the object of his search
was not to be found there that evening. He
also learned his name, which was great
step toward the success of his embassy 1t
was Wattles, Capt. Wattlas a marked
man. evidently, even in this exclusive and
aristocratic club.
Armed with this new knowledge, he made
his way to the second building of the kind
and boldly demanded speech with Capt
Wattles But Capt. Wattles had not yet
arrived, and he went out again, this time
to look him up at the restaurant
He was not there. As ne was going ont
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They All Said Grace.

From the San Francisco Argonaut
The elder Sothern once saw a notice in a
country inn that a convention of clergy
men was to meet there the next day Each
clergyman upon arrival received a note,
signed with the landlords name, requesting
him to say grace at dinner, the signal to
be bell rung in the office. Sothern had
noticed that the landlord sounded a bell
every day as the guests seated themselves
for dinner. Everything went off to Soth-
erns complete satisfaction.
The bell rang and up rose every clergy
man and began grace, then stopped, look
ing askance at the others. Some began
again, some sat down and got up again.
The scene for some minutes was one of
confused bobbing up and down, with NUT
terings. The landlord stared in astonish-
ment and Sothern put on a look of polite
anxiety and surprise. He left the inn that
day.
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walls capable of containing a corpse, were
assigned upon an annual rental fee. If the
rent was not paid within five days of the
expiration of any year the corpse was
dragge' out and the remains bones and
ashes, thrown upon the bone pile"
In the cemetery at Havana when the
Americans took possession OF the city the
dump pile contained literally millions of
bones, and thousands Of whitened skulls.
The American authorities have ordered
these horrible stacks of bones buried. and
this particular sight can no longer be
seen in the island Paupers have been
buried with the slightest of earth covering
Some of the cemeteries are distinguished
by beautiful tOmbs and pieces of memorial
statuary, imported from abroad and erected
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got that $40 was but little in advance Of
your expenses"
twenty-five if l find him and he is in
funds What if l dont?'
Nothing.
Nothing"
Except your ticket: that I'll give YOU
Sweetwater I'D not know what 10 say
Like the preceding job. it might be innocent
and it might not. And then he lid not like
going to Boston. where he was liable to
meet more than one who l.new him
There's no harm in the business said
the other carelessly. pushing I glass Of
whisky which had just been served him
toward Swectwater. Il wol!d even be will
ing 10 do it myself. if l could leave New
Bedford tonight: but | cant. Come. It's
as easy as cracking your elbow"
Just now you said it wasn't" grOwled
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CHAPTER NNNIII.


Wat are You trying I" Dc. why 90
Won T-'T over q man Ike hiatt Are you
f7~-r0y,"''
s. ,,..4s- 7-.r- himself IN made a
F--"p.sh how. and muttered pantingly;
'FEr-.~- ne sir. m in hurry m
r-..s=.-a,-r''
Tho r7ar who Was NOT I'm 2. hurry seemed
disposed IN keep MN Tor moment ne
H'3 '''--'., NI-'l 'i So N'-rI : ~
which We his one remarkable Tea tUTe. and
p. had also been impressed by that word
,-,s....-,., r- h. r-u.ar.I n with some
eilpaa~.S
a messenger eh2 Are You going on a
message ruw@''
s...r,..- ,,-9-. ,, d, ,,fl,.s. ., ,,l. ,,,.a ..
-, 800. --fr-r.-,- - NJ s-a,e snrn,,r,sd
rom --- 'i'-i.i'E az VA: stone SHrusseu
his shoulders in careless denial, and was
pushing on when The gentleman again de-
tanned him
va-r looks You are not a beauty but YOU
I..k like 81 fellow who. # he promised 70
O. thing would do it, and do il mighty
Wei 20.
Syy-.-x--a~ ccvy5 rot restrain a certain
movement oF pride III, was honest. and
f- knew If but she fact had not ALWAYS
been recognized as openly
q have inst earned s. f,v doing a com
mission for a man said he with a
~tr.-. forward hook Sec sir II was
honestly earned
~ a
rather G.Slfrc. hut fvscruraHIe rhysiogro-
my glanced at the coin Swe-twater showed
Ilu and BETRAYED 81 certain disappointment
50 yol r. flush said he Don't want
another jrb2''
"Oh. as 70 that said Swcetwater. cdging
SOW = down the street I'm always ready
frr business Five dollars won't last fnr
ever and. besides, I'm in need OF new
t.Es
''W-I. rather" rrtorted the other care
lsss'y following him DO YOU mind going
UP 20 EoStonH''
Boston Another jump toward home.
No said Sweetwater. hesitatIHg.y not
II It's made worth my while Do YOU want
your message delivered tOday?"
A. once That IS, this evening. It's a
task moving patience and more or less
shrewd Judgment Have you these quail
ties. my fTlend2 One would not judge ii
from your clothes"
don't know. sir. laughed Sweetwater.
Lie was growing very Interesting all at
once ! know il takes patience TO wear
thern, ana as ror Judgment didn't choose
them sir, they fell 10 me promiscuous ike
as "a sort OF legacy from friends YOull see
VIVA u q" IN that way II YOU give me the
chance 70 earn an extra ten
An It's $40 YOU want Well, come In
mere and nave drink and then Wen see"
thcy We're before saloon house of less
tEan humble preterSt"nS, and as he follow
81 ne young gentleman IN il struck him
that il was himself rather than his vaII.
dressed and airy companion who would b,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13
CEMETERIES IN CUBA.
There is Question as to Who Now
Controls Them.

In most of the cities and towns of Cuba
there is a contest pending over the control
of the cemeteries. During the Spanish
regime the burial places We're managed and
controlled by the authorities of the church.
The fees from these cemeteries formed a
considerable item in the revenues of each
parish church 1t cost all the way from 20
cents to $40 to secure funeral services and
burial in these consecrated grounds.
Plots Of ground were assigned to such
families as desired them on annual ground
rent terms or else ovens in the cemetery
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medical advice if needed. This medi-
cine is harmless in any condition of the
system and can be taken without the
slightest fearo bad consequences. 1t con-
talns no whisky or alcohol. There is not
an iota Of anything narcotic in it. The
relief it gives is permanent In this it
differs from many preparations which
give temporary relief only by deadening
the sense of feeling with narcotics, and
the dangerous stimuiants they contain
create an appetite for strong drink.
When dealer offers substitute for
Or. Plerce's Favorite Prescription, re-
member these facts.
When their diseases are deep-seated
and of long standing, women will find
1t to their interest to write to Dr. R. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N V, who has had won
dertul success in curing diseases of wonl-
en-. He ygf1eS ad0i6e free, and invites all
to write him. Prompt, careful and per-
sonal attention is paid to each letter, and
the fullest advice is always given.
After Eve months of great suffering write
this Tor the benefit of other sufferers from the
same athiction,' says Mrs. H A. Alsbrook, OF
Austin, Lonoke Co. Ark. II doctored with our
fanny physician without any good results, so
my husband urged to try DR.. Pierces medi-
cineS-which l did, with wonderful results. I
am completely cured, l took four bottles of
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. four of his
Gc'Gen Medical Discovery and two walls Of his
Pleasant Pellels.'"
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All Serene.

From the Philadelphia North American
Belle-"But dom you think she was a lit
tie indiscreet in allowing him to kiss her?'
Dolly-'Oh, no; she had looked up his
financial standing that afternoon"
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THE DOCTORS MISTAKE.

The doctor made mistake in the num-
Der and called at the wrong house. No
woman calls a doctor after She is once
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Lives Beyond His Means.

The thing began with his tailor. In the
last three years he has not paid for his uni
forms, because the tailor is perfectly will
ing to wait and charge up per cent a year
interest. Pocket money was supplied to
him, at first, by the same tailor. He has
since found it more agreeable to deal with
the money lenders who haunt the garrison
towns. When the young lieutenant marries
he will wipe the slate off and begin again.
Here are the daily wages of the French
army officers:
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MAKE A BARE LIVING
Officers in the French Army Get Very
Small Salaries.
A FREQUENT CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Compelled to Resort to Ali Sorts
of Economies.
RICH WIVES A NECESSITY

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS May , 1899.
Before the Dreyfus imbrogho is cleared
up the world will hear some painful and
sensational news based the under pay
ment of French army officers. The salaries
of the famous personages of this famous
scandal will be acknowledged to have been
altogether out of proportion to their high
positions. Colonel Henry-who lived his
pay-received $3.50 a day; the salary OF
Patty De Clam was SEQ a day; Dreyfus, as
captain, had S175 a day, and Esterhazy, as
ccmmandant, drew So a day, this at the
time when, his family having cut off his al
lowance, he is accused Of having lived
life of gayety and expense. Il am accused
of having given up 225 documents he says,
and having received 2S,Voo francs. 1t is
a great deal of money. Now, the truth is
that at that moment, in 1894, 1 occupied at
Rouen a modest apartment, at SIG month.
My sumptuous equipages were composed
of just one condemned mare bought from
the Urbaine Cab Company for $40. / had
mistress, l only knew Mile. Pays in
1895. And do they want to say that she
ruined me? The poor girl lived in an hum
BE apartment renting at SIG month, and
did without a servant to economic"
Are Usually Poor Men.
1t is a general Illusion even among
Frenchmeu that most French army officers
have private fortunes of their own and
that the salary represents their coffee and
cigars. The truth is, outside of the cav
airy, the mass of French officers are poor
The school of Saint Cyr has been for twenty
years the temptation of young men desir-
ing to rise socially; and the republic has
encouraged the democracy to yield to it
without providing means for the young
democrat, become aristocrat, TO live.
Sub-lieutenant-a fine fellow, handsome.
alert, well educated, and q general faVorite
because of his dispOsition-WhO aCknowl-
edges that he is seeking desperately rich
wife, has shown me what ought TO be the
monthly statement of his expenses:
Mess bill. wine and extras. 81
Rent and furniture. Observation-Disclosures.
Cafe and theater.. Observation-Disclosures. q
Monthly average for clothing. ............
Ordinance laundry. light and heat. 3
Small incidentals, garrison club dues
obligatory and library dues (oblga-
tory)..-.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Monthly total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
His expenses cannot be reduced below 81
a month; his pay is $500 month. In this
way there is a monthly deficit of s.. lD; and,
the deficit cannot be helped, he sees no
reason why it should not be raised to a
more respectable figure.
Lives Beyond His Means.
10 thing bacap with .o{lnr
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Monthly total

His expenses cannot be reduced below 81!
month; his pay is 5000 month. In this
way there is a monthly deficit of s.. 40; and,
as the deficit cannot be helped, he sees no
reason why it should not be raised to a
more reSnelta bic rsllre
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use of the
4" FayorIte
Prescup-
ton y sup
plenlent-
ed by free
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
THE WAY TO TRIM HATS.
Some bits of God Advice for the
Woman " hu is Her Own
Hi!!iner.


Inc great fau.f with most mli.lnerS
is Vhat 'hey We'Eh Gown ih'Ir creat onS
with superao''nua"' tr'ihh"Hs ana thuS
make Inc mai 'oF"taNN III appearance
as wei as IN tact rue nHi.,her ta.'
en- makes l'Selt manifest ~ 'he aunt!
70 a''o" aii 'Ie al'P'' ''e necessary lo'
the trimming ana "i me same Tune keep
III NINA a dls'.n'' iuea Oh proportion.
50 'hal 'he hnlSh'" 13t WA '"oh we
on 'he neud' we "o"." ADVISE our ftao
ers wren picking "u' a ""' =" tbo1s.
one whose cH"r'.lleF'st.c form Is WEI
MA heu' MS rue d '4tN ~ ''I : y Is
o. mats, 10 matter ioi NHH' PnfFoN'
"e7 Eu'". y Is = egg rue = s'ie r'''.
"nu mas oeen 'VS''l NY experience.
10 get Gear an" STRIKING oul.. ne Is
hof business o'l an arr. M'.iiners
OF reS 'aiehl' ""i.e ROWING 'h Il genera
way 10 me maha"Ies 81 "'hion' never
lorget maj hai Is m80e 70 be worn
ana 'hal Il II Is Eo' o,tGNIhE alio az
proPrla'e 10 the Nt"rer II n'Sht better
never nave nFeh maze al Az. ne arr
- .!''iiu .'hs "S'a "oes h1' cons = !'
'o".ihg ooNi 'he ht"o WIN Il hohct.
SCRIPT assortment 81 p'uh'S' towers
iac' ana rlooohS'
Let Us moi iofGel 10 mention . SO uh-
DER phe hea~1le q ha'e that sfna j.
squares OF trimming very IKE tiny
hahakeNh,eiS' Of Grape 'u'.e ana en-
oro'dered Ilnen' are the proper things
ms Sason. indeed The entire hat Is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
IN BEAUTY'S QUEST.

A good recipe to insure bodily per-
iectiop has been given by wellknown
writer: STUDY Greek models for the
head, English for the complexion, Irish
for the hands, American for the finger
nails, Hindoostan for the feet and Span
ish for the gait"
What you eat, when you eat and how
much you eat plays an important part
in the matter of complexion. Fruits,
especially those that are tart, graham
bread, greens, hroths and soups mot
greasy or highly seasoned), milk, acid
drinks and lean meats are recommend
ed as beneficial.
Different temperaments require diff
ferent treatment. A slender. bilious
brunette, whose blood is thin, may in
dulge in underdone beef, gravies and
plenty OF butter, while the blond, who
IS inclined to srrofula and a horid com
plexion, must restrict herself to eggs,
milk, bread, light broths and fruit.
A southern woman who was beauty
In her youth and at the age of 60 re-
tanned many of her charms, especially
her clear, fresh complexion, attributed
1t partially to the fact that she alb
stained from drinking tea and coffee,
drinking instead lemonade, acid drinks,
saline mineral waters and always a
glass of clear water before breakfast,
and eating plenty of chopped lean meat
without potato.
Too much stress cannot be placed on
the use of fruits as an aid to digestion
and an improver of the complexion.
Eat temperately, do not overload the
stomach. Eat and drink as you would
take medicine-to answer need. The
time is not far distant when we will no
more take food Unfortunately than
we now take poisonous drugs. Eat to
live, not live to eat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
EDUCATION OF SERVANTS.
Mistress with high ideas About
Culture Has Little Dis
appointment.

Il am trying TO educate my servants
up to a higher standard of culture and
appreciation" remarked a housekeeper
to a visiting friend.
81 wouldn't" was the reply of the
visitor, who had had experience of her
own in that line. I'D just make them
comfortable and give them good wages.
How are you succeeding so fare"
"Splendidly. You would be surprised
to know how really and truly refined
in their tastes are those girls who work
in kitchens. You have seen my second
girl, Ida, and know how pretty and gen.
tie she is. am persuading her to take
mandolin lessons and attend a class in
mental culture. Then my cook used to
be so slangy, but now she speaks the
purest English"
Aren't you afraid they will be look
ing fR a different occupation when
they are educated up to your stand
ard?' asked the friend
"Oh, no. have taught them to ele-
yate their work and make druggery
divine. I wish you could hear the i'm
provement in their conversation.
They"
She was interrupted by a yell from
the basement. It was the voice of the
cook"
Halo, you Ida! Hev you few the
coop?"
Nav SIGH good luck What's ailin'
yer?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
THE WORK-A-DAY WORLD.

There are 10000 camcls at work in
Australia.
A tannery to tan the hides of dogs
and wolves has been established in
Cheyenne county, Kan.
German cngine-drivers receive gold
medal and 6 100 for every ten years of
service without accident.
The manufacture of some Of the
finest French tapestry is SO slow that
an artist cannot produce more than
quarter of a square yard in a year
According to careful estimates,
three hours of close study wear the
body more than whole day of hard
physical exertion.
OF printing paper alone Japan i'm.
ported over 100000 pounds last year.
while OF other descriptions of paper
she imported to the value of 100000
yen, equal to 100000 in gold,
Neneercutting has reached such
perfection that single lephants tusk
90 inches long is now cut in London
into sheet of ivory $50 inches long
and 90 inches wide, and some sheets
Of rosewood and mahogany are only
about a tiftieth of an inch thick.
The expenditures of the railroads of
the United States are $4,000, 600,
against $1,5a5,0o0,000 for the entire
world. or $7Go,0O0,0O0 for the balance OF
tAeworld. Our expenses for transport
ing freight were more than those of the
rest Of the world
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
PRESERVING FLAVOR.
Some Points IL re Considered and
Precautions 60 lie Taken in the
Evaporation of Fruit.

In cooperating fruit TO develop fruit
sugar fruit cells must be kept whole
and for this purpose it is necessary
that the tempera lure should not be too
high at first, as excessive heat bursts
the cells, which prevents the proper
chemical change taking place, says the
Northwest Horticuiturist. If ciIcula-
ton is sufficient the heat should be
increased during the curing process.
This will develop fruit sugar while the
moisture is being carried off in the
best possible manner, and the fruit will
be sweeter, heavier and have its nat
ural flavor preserved better than if a
high heat is used al the beginning.
Fruit not properly ripened is iusinid
or tasteless. Tbs saccAarine farmeH;
that is necessary in all fruit to chang,
the different properties into fruit su-
gar has not taken place. Now if thi.
agent is allowed to continue certa.r
length of time ii Will carry out th,
natural law in ripeniug up the fruit.
The value of heat. ii properly applied.
Is to coaguIate albumen. drive out ex-
cess OF moisture. 10 prevent fermenta
ton. Fruit properly cured is sweet
heaVy, wholesome and will keen longer
than if cooked" by too high heat, es,
pecially at the beginning and by hay.
ing Insufficient circulation of air Ii
will also sell better and can be handled
at less expense than by the former i'm
proper method. The same principles
IN regard TO circulation of air and heat
also applies to vegetables.