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"Muchoo Wano safee."

William r. Walters, who is serving
in the Philippines. tells this story:
Some very amusing affairs take place
between our soldiers and the Chiness
merchants, owing to the inability of
the Americans to "sabee" the Orientars
language. During that part of the
fighting which is known in our ranks as
the loot of Tondo.' I saw q Corporal
of the Twenty-third Regulars rake a
small safe out of some ruins arter a
fire. Finding it to be empty, he start
ed away with it under his arm. Be
fore he had gone very far he met a
Chinese merchant to whom he under
took to sell the purloined safe
"Lookee here, John. how muchee you
give for safe? Belize niece. Mucho
wano safee?" says the Corporal, with
much gesticulation and contortion.
II really don't need SAFE quietly
replied the benighted Chinaman, "but
/ suppose you boys need some beer
money, SO what do you say to 81 for
t?''-Rochester Democrat.
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, afterward he fell in with Montalti and
shot him through the lungs. Carlo took
refuge in the maqui, about Mount Pad
70, and so lived securely for the next
ten years. Montalti, however, left be,
hind him a sister of his own age. and
a son, Angelo, who was fourteen years
old when his father died. Have you
not seen them, Father, walking together
by the sea, among the orange trees
+ among the olives, the sister always
talking, the boy listening? Angelo
learned but one lesson during these ten
years, while Carlo Giammarchi lay hid
on Mount Padre, and that lesson. that
he must avenge his father Not that
blame Montalti's sister, he added SIM
ply; "she only did her duty"
Joseph cried old Father Andrea,
lifting his hands in expostulation, do
you say that?"
! Serafino laughed.
Eyes, even I. Say that my blood
claims me in the end. I am no French
man. 1 hate them, like any other Cor
sican, for all my fine schooling at
Ajaccio. Look, Father, at the gem
darme there, lounging on the bench be-
fore the inn! I could dash my fists
in his face with the greatest goodwill.
Angelo turned gendarme. That's why
, he deserved dogs death, not because
he killed Carlo Besides, he was a
cur and Serafino told the rest of his
, story. The old priest listened with a
frowning face until Serafino stopped
And you have hidden this for ten
years?" he said severely.
II make it known now" said Serafino,
and at that the old mans severity soft
ened into sadness.
"True, my son." he said, "it must be
made known now" and, with a sigh, he
fetched sheet Of paper and his inkpot,
and set them before Serafino.
Write" he said.
Serafino took the pen and wrote, and
this is what he wrote
On the 18th day of March, ten years
ago, the night being wild and stormy
Carlo Giammarchi came down from
Mount Pedro to Isola Rosa and supped
with me, as he had often done before.
He left my house an hour before dawn
The next afternoon boy stopped me
at my door, asking whether I was Jo-
seph Serafino, thrust a letter into my
hand. and ran off The letter, written
by a friend of Giammarchi informed
me that Giammarchi had been shot at
daybreak, four miles from the town.
He now lay at Deaths door. and in sore
need of a priest. I was entreated,
therefore, to bring q priest with me and
come to n certain spot among the vine
yards after sundow.l. This / did, and
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, mile below I could see the shoulder
belts and rifles flashing among the juni-
pers like so many mirrors, and then I
heard a shout 1t seemed to come from
much nearer, from the very borders of
the village. 1 looked that way and saw
a gendarme standing in front of cot
tage. l remembered his shadow on the
white plaster of the wall. He held his
rifle to his cheek. and the next moment
saw the smoke and heard the singing
of a bullet yard above my head.
jumped off the Hillock and lifted Carlo
Half dragging, half-pushing him, l got
him up to narrow patch of albatro
which stretched across the slope. The
strip of shrubbery was dense, and leav-
ing Carlo on the edge of it, I pushed
inward to discover the safest hiding
place. But had not moved more than
ten PAGES before 1 heard a startled ex-
clamation behind me. 1 turned around.
Carlo was holding the twigs apart and
peering down the slope. All fatigue
had faded from his face; his very
beard seemed alert. 1 ran back and
looked over his shoulder One gen
darme was running UP the slope, his
body doubled forward. 1t was Angelo
Montalti.
He made a mark to tempt a. saint,
and my fingers itched for a shot at
him. Carlo loaded his rifle. Twice he
raised it to his shoulder, twice he low
cred it. Then he sprang through the
thicket and out upon the opposite side.
From the border of the shrubbery an
open incline rose to the great forest.
If Carlo could cross the open space
he would be safe. I advanced imme-
liately to Montalti.
"Where's Ganlnarchi?" he cried?
"Not here. 1t was me you shot at.
Angelo
Not here,'' said he, with sheer.
well, st. Mega is the saint for an adj
vocate to worship" and he ran past
me. / was just putting out my hand
to catch him when 1 noticed the tin
cartridge box which swung at his side
/ drew my hand back. Angelo pushed
through the thicket and l followed him.
Carlo was half way up the slope. but
he moved at a stumble, with one hand
to the wound in his chest.
mot here" Montalti flung the words
at me- Signor Advocate, you and I
will talk about that lie afterward.''
He had your life in his hands. and
he let you CO."
THE more fool he," said Montalti.
He tossed the cartridge he had fired
at me out of his rifle and felt for an
other. The lid of his cartridge box
was open. the box was empty.
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CARLOS OATH.

"a
The old priest of Isola Rosa, stand
ing at his door iIf the cool of tie even
ing, saw Joseph Serafino stamp furi-
ously across the square. He smiled.
and called over his shoulder to the
crone who waited on him to get out a
bottle of Cap Corse wine from the cup
board, for Joseph carried his gun slung
across his shoulders. AS Joseph drew
nearer, however, the priests smile
changed into a frown, and he ordered
the woman to go down into the cellar
and fetch up bottle of an older vim
tage for there were scratches upon
Joseph's face,
Serafino's wife was something of a
shrew, as the priest was we'll aware,
since at times her tongue wore out her
husbands patience, and he would sling
his gun across his shoulders, stuff his
pockets with cartridges and hurry to
Father Andrea'S house in the square,
vowing that he would put up with this
dogs life no more. The conversation
which followed was of so invariable a
kind, and ended in SO invariable a re-
| suit, that the priest could anticipate ii
with a smile. Serafino would call the
earth, the heaven above the earth and
the waters under the earth to witness
that he had done with houses and
streets and his fellowmen; that hence
forth he would live alone among the
chestnut forests of Mount Padre, where
no women's tongues clattered and all
the world was STILL When Serafino
was tired of talking, the priest would
persuade him to drink a last bottle OF
wine before he went. And, after the
bottle was finished the old man would
propose one last game of piquet, which
Joseph was allowed to win, and after
the game of piquet Joseph was led gen.
| tly home.
| Tonight, however, there were
Father Andrea ordered his best white
wine, which had lain twenty years in
bottle, and thanked the Pope he was
| himself a celibate. A scratched face
| was new thing even in Serafinos ex-
perience, and the priest wondered
whether the conversation tonight
might not have different end. His
| wonder was justified in the event.
Am I Mayor of Isola Rossa?" cried
Serafino. Were my grandfathers
Corporals in Corsica? Was 1 taught
at the College of Ajaccio? Did I prac-
tise as an advocate before I inherited
my lands? And shall I endure an
eternal click-clack of abuse and-look
father.-a woman's fingernails?"
Serafino walked about the room, tug
ging with both hands at his great
beard. Except for the remark about
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the fingernails, the harangue was ia
mliar enough, and the priest with a
soothing word or two uncorked his bot
tie of wine.
But Serafino waved his hand.
mo, father; will not stay tonight u
and he turned to the window and gazed
village, and above the olive slopes to
the thickets of -arbutus and myrtle on
the mountain sides.
"It has lain twenty years in the bot
tie, my son. 1t comes from Luri, said
the priest, as he poured out the wine,
holding the bottle high above the
glasses so that the splash might sink
into Serafino's soul. But again Sera-
fino waved the wine aside.
mo, father; I am going. Tonight
I sleep up there. 1 leave my lands to
my wife, but will see no more of her. y
This, too, was familiar to the priest
who replied:
but you swore an oath, my son, to
your wife, and will you break it for a
few cross words and slap of the
hand? No good comes of breaking
oaths" And, since Serafino remained
silent, he thought of an instance.
"Carlo Giammarchi broke his oath, y
he said, land see what came of 1T. He
persisted miserably ten years ago, and
to this day his memory lies under re-
proach."
Then Serafno swung round from tho
window.
"Giammarchi kept his OATH" he said
quietly.
MY son." the old man answered, in
an accent of reproach, you were with
me when he swore it. Have you for
gotten the little hut on Monte Cinerag-
gia, the man stretched on few
branches for bed. and the oath he
swore to me, that if he recovered he
would never again lift hand or weapon
against a fellow man."
81 have not forgotten, G;ammarchi
kept that OATH
The priest tapped gently with his
fingers on the table for a little. Then
as gently, he said:
''That is not right, my son. Carlo
Giammarchi was your friend. know
but it is not right on that account 10
deny the truth. Giamrnarchi shot An
gelo through the back
who shall prove that?" asked Sera-
fino bluntly.
The priest sat down in chair and
proceeded to argue with Serafino, in
soft, persistent voice. as though he
were talking to an obstinate child. He
was not altogether displeased at Sera
fino's stubbornness. since. in the argu-
ment, Serafino's wife seemed likely to
be forgotten.
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1.-THE two men were found dead upon
the hillside he said. Both were shot
in the back. Angelo was a gendarme,
and is excused by his duty. though
do not say he should not rather have
tried to capture Giammarchi. 1t wan
evident however. that Giammarchi was
escaping. A few yards would have
brought him into the safety of the
woods, and SO Angelo shot him.
Serafino nodded his head, agreeing so
far.
But Angelo was shot. too. He was
shot in the back. Therefore he was
turning away down the hillside to join
his fellows. Giammarchi can only nave
have been wounded. and shot angelo
before he died."
s'Who shall prove that?" again asked
Serafino.
There was no witness, it is true,'
said the priest. "but there needs none
for an exploded cartridge was in the
barrel of Giammarchi's rifle. 1t Is
proof enough"
= Serafino looked for long while at
the priest.
But what if there was witness?''
he said slowly. Then he turned again
to the window, and exclaimed abrupt
ly, angelo Montalti died dogs death.
as ne deserved, and Carlo Giammarchi
kept the oath he swore."
After he had spoken there was 81
lence. The old priests object had at
all events been secured. for both men
had clean forgotten Serafno's wife.
Joseph stared out of the window; the
priest stared at the wine in his glass.
At last the priest spoke tinlidly:~
81 do not understand. my son.
Serafno made no movement, but an
swered in a musing voice, as he looked
out up to the mountains, and the maqui
of trees and shrubs which clothed the
mountain TANKS.
why should I not tell you? For
ten years Giammarchi's memory has
lain under this reproach, and he was
my friend. AS for myself, I would
just as soon live among the hills"
He called the priest to his side, and
pointed across the square to the large
house at the corner.
There Carlo Giammarchi lived TWEEN
ty years ago Twenty years ago-it
was just such another summer even,
ing as this, Father was at supper
with Carlo in that house, when the
news was brought that old Montalti,
Angeles father; had stabbed Clam
marchi's son in a tavern at Calvi. Carlo
| leaned his head on his hands and said
not a single word. Carlo was fifty. l
only twenty five: so I kept silence, too
After while Carlo got up very softly
from his chair and took his rife; then
as softly he went out of the house and
took the road up past Belgodere to
the Col Colombano. where two daYa
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-13
The Weaver.

Beside the loom of life 1 stand
And watch the busy shuttle go;
The threads ] hold within my hand
Make up the filing, strand on strand,
They slip my fingers through, and so
This web of mine fills out apace,
While l stand ever in my place.
One time the wool is smooth and fine
And colored with sunny dye;
Again the threads so roughly Irvine
And weave SO darkly line on line
My heart misgives me. Then would
Fain lose this web--begin anew
But that, alas! 1 can not do.
Some day the web will all be done,
The shuttle quiet in its place.
From out my hold the threads. be run;
And friends at setting of the sun
Will come to look upon my face,
And say, Mistakes she made not few,
Yet wOve perchance as best she knew =
The Independent.
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Treating Custom in Hayti.

! Of course there is in Hayti a small
| circle of native born creoles, who are
naturally born ladies and gentlemen,
exquisite in their courtly manners, and
most desirable as friends. Then the
white men who are living there, as L
have already mentioned, are charac,
/ ters. If they take a liking to you, all
! they have or can capture is yours. The
following will illustrate this character.
| istic:
| Mine host and friend We're walking
through the leading thoroughfare of
one of the. towns. when the friend sud-
denly came to standstill and placing
his long nervous index finger on mins
hosts breast, remarked:
/ MY dear boy, in here they make tho
best cocktails in Hayti. have spent
three fortunes in assuring myself of the
truth of this Let's go in and try one.
: There was a prompt adjournment
from the path walk to the interior of
the building, a few minutes of delight
full expectant silence as the ingredients
were shaken together, a mutual bow
followed by disappearance of the
{ liquids.
| Friend-How do you like that?
| Mine Host-Delicious!
| Friend-Let us have another
Mine Host-Certainly, only this sec,
ond one is on me.
Friend-Make no mistake, my boy;
they are both on you. I've no money.
| 1t is the unexpected that happens
especially in Hayti the unknown
! Henry Sandman, in Harper's Magazine
Desiderium.
Hold, Time a little while thy glass;
And Youth fold up those peacock
wings!.
More rapture fills the years that pass
Than any hope the future brings;
Some for tomorrow rashly pray.
1, And some desire to hold to-day,
But l am sick for yesterday.
Since yesterday the hills were blue
That shall be gray forever more.
And the fair sunset was shot through
With color never seen before
Iyrannlc Love smiled yesterday,
And lost the terrors of his sway
But it is God again to-day
All, who will give us back the past?
All, woe. that youth should love to be
Like this swift Thames that speeds so
fast
And is so fain to find the sea-
That leaves this maze of shadow and
These creeks down which blown blossoms
creep,
For breakers of the homeless deep
Edmund Gossc.
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1t is safer to affront some people than
to oblige them; for the better man
deserves, the worse they will speak Of
him.-Senaca.
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A dainty little housekeeper, who de-
lights in the evolution of new and APP
petizing dishes for the delectation of
her family and friends, stands sponsor
for a delicate egg puff" which all who
have eaten approve. 1t may be made in
the chatting dish or baked in mold in
the oven; but in either case should be
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

the Atlantis Refining Company II is a true story.
boarding officers and all others having 20 do with
the vessel.
When the RayCnne came 10 Philadelphia about
seven weeks ago II had pet an ordinary black
and-w hitc ~ ssy whose birthplace was far be-
yond he Italian Alps The cat present 10
Captain Won Hugo and mad accompanied him ON
several VOYAGES. l. Is moreover. ordinary tabby,
as IL is the proud pOssessor or a pedigree ana ap.
peardnce equally remarkable. ltay l. not blessed
with many cats-.n fact they are Almost rarity.
Therefore 70 the great ca show held last year at
Florence there were crowds attracted. The
mascot OF the BHyonne present and Carried on
a big gold medal. which Captain Won Hugo per-
sonaily exhibits 10 vistOrs-a tribute 10 the finest
specimen OF feline arisi0cracy represented az the
exhibition.
While the big oil tanker was loading is cargo at
CONSERVATION cf the steward who charged
with is keeping. the animal disappeared the day
after presenting the ship four beautiful kittens
Well organized parties searched the tanker from
stem to stern. and thoroughly explored the streets
and wharvcs around the oil works. but all 10 no
avail Pussy was gone end with much regret Cap
tain Won Hugo was obliged 20 make sail without
his old companion.
Two days after the Bayonne left the prodlgal
returned Running down on tho wharf Il cast
anxious rlances at the big bark Sternbcck which
now occupied tho pier former held by TIE Bay
onne. Visiting In succession every ship in the
vicinity. the Instinct of the cat forbade u boarding
any OF ther and finally giving up I'm despair. Z
cast It's lot In the Matchbox OF Watchman Manly,
seemingly reconciled to the fact that IL must await
the appearance OF the absent oil ship. During the
SIX weeks in which the Bayorne on It's voy-
age TO Savcn!a. Italy, twenty other steamers cana
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
sly NEGROES LTNCHED.
TAKEN FROM JAIL At LEEsBURG. GA. BY
MOB

TAKEN FROM JAIL At LEEsBrRG GA. BY
MOB
Atlanta Ga Feb. 1t.-A telephone message
a. midnight from Leea5ure SAYS a mob took
six ne croes from the Jail there late 'o-niCht
and lynched them The Keys were delivered
after a short parle, with the Sheriff and the
mob entered the jail. After the negroes were
secured the mob started for the woods with
them.
Three Of the black men were concerned in
the death " a Mrs Marony. The wife Of
school teacher near LeesburR. Late in December
last his house was entered 10y cupid Redding
and two companions. The leader ordered Mrs.
Maronev 20 te her husbands hands behind his
lack. and then bourd him to a bed The ne
groos then rarsq -ked the house and. having
completed this part of their work. Redding
killed Mrs Marony In sight Of her helpless hus-
bnnd The negroes escaped. and although the
state offered n heavy reward. Redding was not
captured until this afternoon. His two accom-
plicos however. were arrested ten days ago.
VII, the othcr three negroes are is not known.
Acting upon advces received earlier In the
evening 10 the effect that lynch'ng was feared.
the Governor ordered company of militia from
Albany TO proceed 10 Leeshurg
Governor Gambler AT midnight said he feared
the militia had not arrived i'm time
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
HEALTH OF AMERICAS lk''iH'
REPORT FROM sURGEON-GENERAL sTEhN
BERG on CONDITIONS IN THE
PHILIPPINES


voebirp.on Fob lin response 70 resolution
- inouirv tho Secretary of War to-day sent 10 me
senate n statement from the Sureeon-''eneral III
reqard 10 tho health OF tho troops IN inc i"''p
mines He SAYS that the sickness IN S"in' ,'N'
rnenfs has been as high as Il per cent p"' u J..
bolevod that the average has seldom eN'e'u'" ="
ner cent He also says that climatic conditions u'
no, anpear so far 10 have been attended WIN un-
usual mortality Malarial diseases nave c"uS'" u"
deaths and the total death rate. as SHOWN ~ Wv
returns for July August. September ana o''on'' -
equal 10 es6 per thousand which Is only SnSn's
IN oxcess Of the rate In garrisons In the '"l'eN
States in time OF peace More than half the d'a'"S
were caused by typhoid. Remarkins upon thl7 l"''
the Surgeon-Concral SAYS:
II the deaths from this fever (Which Is not - ="
climatic disoase) be excluded from conSu' IL
no rnnaining mortality from all causes III IN, iIe
Phunpines would he less than the ori'9PO'''''a
mortality In the United states.
The Surgeon General submits a table making
cornarisons between the average conditions M gar
-isons in the United States and the troops in the
1,buinnines The table shows the admission rate
IN the Philippines to be comparatively large due
larrol, 70 nalarial and darrhpal diseases Inc
,olarial diseases exceeded In prevalence those IN
tho United States in the proportion OF 40 10 l' OF
abou, four TO ono in both cases. There Is Always
an exconional number OF cases OF venereal discusses
. oeruliar fact is noted follows:
injuries. Notwithstanding ~ cases OF wo"hds re-
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
.MARIWiNA|s

cevcd n; Cavite and Manila. give sma ller rate
~ admissions than f. ordinarily found among
1-ri,od statce troops I'm their home garrisons. ana
the death rate from accidents and Injuries Is less
fbep i'm fhceo Earrisons notwithstanding thf ia'hl
en6r ~ ci~ht OF the 70 cases OF battle casualties
II Is shown that diseases of the respiratory organs
arc less frequent than in tho United states. me
rooort ONLY covers the time w 10 tho enc of p'''
bo- but the surgeon-General says that smalPoA
has appeared since that time In some VI 'u' -
mcuts. and that the death r"'c mas pee" I'.'''
bibe, from this cause Referring 10 the prevalence
of this disease he says;
THO cl,-,atc IS not responsible for this outbreak
v.5ieh ough- speedily 10 be suppressed ny Nacrln@a @
ton ISOLATION. dsinfccton ana o'her S"'"'"''
measure.
Tho s.rgoon-Cioaeral says there Is no accurate
Information as 10 when the sckiy season usuai}
rc-ins iu the Philippines hut that me E'n,i3,,s risg
accepted Wow accredits more ieN''S l' '''' 't'''9
months than 20 other seasons.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

hy reason q its unsteadiness IN purpose anu
sal,,ro ,o ohev orders did nor meet with the ap-
nroval oc the President. the Department yer
not permitted 10 stand In the way OF ms
nomination for promotion 10 higher grace ior
the part ne took In that final triumph. IN 'Iiis
cnrnoctior n pertirent fact is the letter OF Ad-
miral Sampson in which. while not overlooking
Commodore Scheys reprchensihle conduct as
above referred 20. he asks that ample Justce De
done him FOR his part IN the acton oi Ju.s ..
- ie iuet to both these officers 10 say that each
of them was selected for his command IN the
var without solicitation or suggestion on the
part OF himself or anyone In his benau' me
head Of the Department uh1er the app,osIl p'.t, o'
,ho preeidert Is responsible for these selections
,vhich were made in the exigences OF the war
situation and in the exercise OF the Depart
ment's discretion In the assignment on O'.ioel',
nth 10 authorized by law This discretion was
evercised solely with view to the best interests
- ,be nublic service. whether wisely or not re-
sulfr show.