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that you'd make very fine soldier.
Why don't5ou enlist an go to the Phil
ippipes?" s#.
why don't l what? Me headin' for
the Philippines an givin' up three
squares day an a good place to sleep!
I guess not. l amt goin' as long as
can find any other fellow TO take my
place. I'm patriotic to beat the band,
but | amt stuck on goin' TO any coun-
try that's SO hot it melts the buttons
off o your cloze an SO wet that you have
to sleep in tree"
But you ought to do something for
your country" 4 said, trying to appear
serious.
Say, I'll stand lot of roastin' on
that score before get into blue suit
at I3 per an start for the other end
of the earth to mix it up with lot OF
mosquitoes and TomoIleys-Togolle
or whatever you call 'en. An | ainst
theonly one. There's many perlitician
that can boiler for the red, white an
blue till he's black in the face ihat'd
weaken like a cat if he had to tuck gun
under his arm an go over there TO let
a lot of them Molly Mogolleys shoot
at him. They say they're the worst
shots in the world. When one OF 'em
shoots nobody knows where he's goin
TO bit. so you ain t fe. no matter where
you happen to stand. suppose their
shootin' IS a good deal like a woman's
tbrowin. When woman starts to
throw somethins, the only safe place is
right in front or her,
JOHN HA,zEIDEN.
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she rested her head on his shoulder.

tsYes, let us die and go to Heaven to-
gether. There are no obdurate fathers
in that better land
Are you not afraid?' he asked as
he hugged her closer.
''Not when you are beside me. When
shall we die?s
Right away, guess. The sooner we
enter the gates of pearl the sooner we
shall leave these earthly troubles be-
hind. Did you bring any poison?''
NO. I forgot it,
",Tis WELL Let US fling ourselves
into the rushing waters
"And go with the rush." she added
as she rose to her feet. Reginald.
kiss me-
"A last earthly kiss, Arthersia. Let
us take our last glimpse of the world
which has been so unkind to us. Now
we are ready. Do not be surprised If
you find the water rather wet, and it
will take US at least three minutes to
drown in decent shape. Comet
. Father, you drove me to it," she
sobbed as she waved hs- hand towards
the eorn-field and then placed it on
the shoulder of her lover.
Next moment they were choking and
kicking and strangling and being
borne. away, and the saddest ckapte.,
of life had been closed. Their poo
bodies were found few days later
and buried in one grave, and as the
earth was filled in above them the
two fathers shook hands and let their.
tears mingle. But the mingling busi-
ness had come too late-too late.
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his right boot and held his foot up to
view.
Il suspected it.'' gasped the girl as
she started back. ''Jabez, no true gem
tleman has chilblains and wriggles
around in the presence of his beloved
There is the door!"
'sBut, Hilda, how could help it?"
ssThe door. sir-the door! Pass out
into the winters night and never let
me see your face again. I thought you
were a patrician. No patrician de-
scends to such plebeian ailment. Col"
Jabez Strong pulled on his boot and
arose. He looked a last farewell
around the room, and then, with tear
ful eyes and breaking heart, he bowed
his head to the stroke and passed out
into the night.
Where's Jabez?" asked the girls
father, as he entered the room few
minutes later.
Hes went" she replied in a quiet
voice, as she reached over for another
sock to darn.
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MEN AND METHODS THAT HAVE
CONQUERED VAST TERRITORY !.
In SOUTH AFRICA. 4

a price. They started on April Is, 1890.
1t was journey of 1,700 miles, more
than 1000 miles of which had to be.
| made on horseback and accompanied
by heayily-laden wagons with their OK
teams. Much of the way was q vast
wilderness, a land where roads were
| unknown, and where it was necessary
to manufacture them as they went
along. Heavy timber had to be cleared
away to allow for the passage of the
wagons, rivers had TO be bridged or.
forded, and through a large part of the
way was the ever present danger of an
attack by the savage natives. Lo BEN.
gula's warriors almost instantly over
stepped the bounds of the agreement
made with the white men from the
south. and were ready to fall upon the
little party at the first opportunity.
England, true to the policy that has
characterized her for many years, took
immediate steps to protect the pioneers,
and sent with them into the country
some 500 troops from the force of bor-.
der police. The pioneers themselves
were an armed force under military
discipline, each man having signed a
contract with the company to submit
to such discipline for the period of six
months. But once that force should
get into the promised land, it would
disband as body of soldiery to become
gold hunters and farmers and hunters,
and then the border police stood ready
to protect them in the rights which
Lo Bengula's agreement had given the
company and its agents.
In the wilderness through which the
party of pioneers and their escort
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asserted, and with some ground for be-
lief, that the vast riches that had
marked the ancient Asiatic courts had
come.
The English, the French, the Dutch
and the Portuguese, all more or less in
terested in the development. of Africa,
coveted this land of fabulous wealth
which none seemingly dared to enter
for fear of the terrible vengeance of the
native potentate, Lo Bengula-
It was Englishmen, the Engiishmen
of South Africa, that finally broke
through this barrier of fear and con-
quered the land, even though they did
not find the fabulous wealth of which
rumor had told them. In 1883 Cecil
Rhodes sent three commissioners to
visit Lo Bengula for the purpose of OBJ
taining from him, if possible by peace
full means, concession granting him
and his followers the right to mine the
land The visit of the commissioners
was successful one, and in exchange
for a pension of 6 100 per month. 1000
martini ni-henry rifles, 100000 rounds of
ammunition for the same and a steam
boat on the Zambesi river he granted
to them complete and exclusive charge
over all the minerals contained in his
land, with full power to do all things
which they deemed necessary to win
and procure the same.
1t was brood concession, and only
such one as an uneducated monarch
would have signed. That Lo Bengula
would repudiate the whole agreement
neither Mr.. Rhodes nor his followers
probably never doubted, but the exist
ence of it gave them the,rights they de-
sired, and England would see to it that
they were protected in the enforcement
of the agreement, just as she had as
sisted the East India companies that
eventually gaveto her her great eastern
empire
This concession was the basis upon
which the South Africa company was
formed. and to which royal charter
was granted. As soon as the formation
of the company was complete active
preparations was begun to invade The
promised land. At Cape Town corps
OF hardy pioneers was organized IN /
which was TO be found almost every ma
tionality on earth. Americans were not
lacking. and it IS to one of these, VIII
liam Harvey Brown, that the world is
indebted Tor an excellent book upon the
whole subject of the founding of Rho
desia and the trials undergone by the
sturdy men who carried practically the
first touch of civilization into the strong
holds of the savage monarch of Mata-
bele.1ad.
It is impossible in the short space of
q newspaper article to tell of the hard
ships endured by that band Of $50 pio-
neers whom the South Africa company
had engaged to lead The advance of |
civilization into2fhe land which they |
had practically purchased q. SO small |
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( BILLY DISCUSSES TIE
I PHILIPPINE SITUATION

4 huh2s An then have her say: Have
one with me?' wonder where them
girls carry their cigars? They don't
have any vest pockets. Well, can
stand for a good many things, but |
don't want to see any girl smokin' a
cigar. If ever married one of EN-, I'd
make her give all her cigars to me-
Il suppose you read about the treaty
with the sultan of Sulu?" I said.
(Which is he-the fellow with the
houseful of wives?"
"He has eight, believe"
"Wel1, that ought to be enough. He's
the fellow they squared by giyin' him
salary of $4,000 a year, amt he?"
That's the one?"
81 wish somebody'd come around an
square me. I'd do almost anything in
the world for five thouse year, except
marry eight wives. To hold down that.
job think my salary ought to be about
five million. I'm glad they give the,
suit his little five thousand, though.
He'll need it if he has TO keep, eight
of them in iewelry an winter cloaks and
big hats with feathers in 'em."
'"They don't have any winter down
there" I said. Its hot all the time
"Yes. with eight in one house, think
it ought TO be hot enough to suit any
one. There's many guy finds. it plenty
warm with only one on his hands,
THE sultan is quite young man,
too," I remarked.
well, thar accounts for 1t. He didn't
know any better. When he's little
older he'll take a tumble to himself"
We walked in silence for few min
utes, and then / said: BILLY. you're
a strong and hearty young fellow, fond
of excitement and full of patriotism.
1t seems to me-"
''Now you're starrin' in to swell me-,
amt you?" he demanded.
mo; | was merely going to suggest
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passed forts were erected and garri
soned, that the road back to civilization
might be kept open. The methods OF
a century ago were obsolete, and new
empire was to be builded in day al
most. To do this these forts were ne
cessity, and before the first move was
made the British South Africa COM
pany knew that they would be built.
It was September when the party of
fortune seekers, empire builders, and
their escorts reached the end of their
journey, at what is now the fourishing
town of Salisbury. and here the last
fort was built, and the little band of
pioneers disbanded.
Mr.. Brown, in his book, ION the
South African Frontier" says of the
end of that long and memorab BILE march:
.'0n September IL, 1890, we held a
grand parade, and. in the name of the
queen, formally took possession of ALI
the unpossessed land in South Central
Africa, and as much more as fror7 time
to time it should be desirable to add.
The British flag was hoisted by Lieut..
Biscoe, Canon BaIfour offered prayer,
three cheers were given for the queen.
a salute of p gnps was fred from the
seven-pounders, and another jewel was
added TO the British crown.''
The Rhodesfa of nine years ago was
great wilderness, peopled by one of
the most savage people of Africa, gov
erned by bloodthirsty monarch who
ruled by rod of iron. It's mineral re-
sources undeFeloped, its fertile acres
given over to savage race who knew
practically nothing of their cultivation.
How does the Rhodesia of to-day COM
pare with it?
The rough wagon road that was con-
structed by the pioneers nine years ago
has given way to steel rails and loco
motives; the native kralls have been
replaced by the comfortable homes of
prosperous people. Instead of the
savage crnelty of native potentate,
we find the Anglo-saxon with bis laws,
his language. his customs. his schools.
his churches. his libraries, his clubs. bis
newspapers, his courts of justice and.
in fact. all the component parts of a.
modern civilization. To-day one can
journey into Salisbury from the Cape of
Good Hope or from the shores of the
Indian ocean by railway, can go any
where within the vast territory on good
road wagons, and all of this is the prod
uet of Engiand's present-day method
of empire-building
DANIEL CLEyERToN.
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NJ QUAD'S FUN
sSsSeses COPYRIGHTED s=issssSs
The Double Grave.

The Double Grave.
What ails you?"
"Nuthin'"
',Then why do you wriggle around
so?''
81 don't wriggle."
You do"
'.Wall, is it agin the law to wriggle?
I never heard that folks couldn' t
wriggle if they wanted to-
'sJabez Strong!" said the girl in a
sheet-iron voice as she pointed finger
at him, there is something back of all
this! You are not wriggling around
because you love 10 wriggle. The in
stant you entered the house detect
ed a change in you. demand to know
what has happened
"N-nuthin' has happened" he
stammered, as he turned his face away.
'.Jabez, you are lying to me! Pull
off your boots!"
Il don't want to-
.But you must"
He hesitated for moment, and then
with a groan of despair he pulled of
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Rather Mixed ananaton. i.

Nellie" said a mother - her little
daughter. i wish you would run over
and see how old Mrs. Smith is. She has
been quite H.
la few minutes Nellie came running
back and reported: SHE said to tell
you il was none of your business"
Why, Nellie" said the. astonished
mother. what did you ask her?"
just what you told me to" replied
the little innocent. Il told her you
wanted 10 know how old she was."-
Baltimore Sun.
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4 A HHILE England builds empires
WV the remainder Of Europe looks
on with a Jealous admiration

" on with a jealous admiration.
One of the latest of England's efforts at
empire building is Rhodesia, South Af-
rica, an empire in itself of which any
monarch, or any people. might well be
proud. And yet Rhodesia is an empire
builded within lass than a decade of
time.
1t was on April Is, 1890, that virtually
the first step was taken in movement
which was to wrest this vast country
from the hand of the bloodthirsty and
crafty monarch who had ruled it for
years and add it as another jewel to the.
British crown. At that time the north
err boundaries of the Transyaal marked
the limits Of civilization in southern
Africa, and even there the widely scat
tered settlers were not free from moles-s
eation by the savage natives. To the
west of the Transvaal was another great
stretch of territory which the civilizing
hand had hardly touched. From Cape
Town north railroad extended as far
as Kimberly, distance of some 600
miles, while the new land to which
England aspired was a thousand miles
further to the north.
In 1S87-s8 there had come to the Brit
ish colonies of South Africa stories of
fabulous wealth in a land to the north
of the Transvaal. Exaggerated stories
Of gold and diamonds were circulated
freely. Explorers, hunters and .adven-
turers had traversed the land and found
therein evidences Of a past civilization
that was credited to@the times of the
queen of Sheba, and from here it was
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oily. The name of that island sounds
like one of these German yodles.''
There's no doubt. that he has sue
ceeded in keeping away from them up
to date / said. Come to lock back at
it, 1 do not believe that this was very
original observation.
II should say so. Hes made more
moves than checker player. They say
he has the government mounted on
wheels, and if the soldiers begin to get
too close to him, all he has TO do is to
hitch up an drive over to the next coun-
ty. / pose the oyernment looks some
thing like night lunch wagon. Old
Ag can set inside an work while the
horses are maxim time across the coun-
try. Cone to think of it, though, un-
derstand that even in that country they
usnually drive cows instead of horses.
Wouldn't that stop you? Think of
0rivin' up TO your girls house behind
nice spotted COW, Is'pose they have
speed COWS over there, too-pacin' an
trottin' COWS. There'd be one good
thing about driyip' cows. though. If
yau happened TO be good distance
from home along about meal time an
got hungry, you could pull up an milk
the team
''They drive the caribou or water buff
falo,'" said, wishing to display my
knowledge.
II saw pictures of 'em, an they
looked TO ne TO be cows with new kind
of horns. Anyway. wouldn't care to
drive them. And, say. | understand
that's the wettest country on earth.
When it rains over there gon don't
think it's rainin' at all. You think
somebody emptied water tank on you.
The ground gets covered with water.
an IT keeps gettin' deeper an deeper,
an then if you don't climb o fence
you're liable 10 get drowned. | under
stand that Gen. Otis figured that he
could win out by waifin' for this rainy
season. You see them Filipinos amt
ms tail as our boys. an he counted on
runnin' 'en into deep water an drown
in the whole bunch. The only trouble
wuz. he couldn't find 'em when the time
come.
Have yos seen them pictures of the
girls over tEsre saokin' cigars? Sure
thingt These little ones, too. just about
the size o. cash girl an everyone of
'em with 4 big. black perfecto In her
face. Whak'd people think in this coun-
try II man was to 90 around to see
his girl an find her smckins big cigar,
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The Downfail Of Jabez strong.

They had. been sitting by the turbid
water for long, long time, her hand in
his arm and their heads almost touch
ing, when Reginald said:
"Artherisia, has your father melted ?'
''Not a melt!" she sighed. ''How is
is it with yours?"
V ststill as stiff as 1amp-post. Be
caus our fathers quarreled about a
spotted hog so years ago our lives are
to be wrecked"
There was silence for five minutes,
during which the waters flowed on and
the trees behind them remained in
their places. Then the heart-broken
girl whispered:
Reginald, couldn't we go off to
Africa together on our bikes?"
'"Too far" he replied, with mourn
full shake of the head.
"But what shall we do?"
Let us die together!''
II like the idea," she murmured, as
she rested her head on his shoulder.
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ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
lAgllE2K RslILrzg
The Proper Reiofnaer.

Mr. DloWbuster is not a dab at
punctuation, and this is the way he
concluded letter to his friend Brown:
Il hope you can read this scrawl am
writing it as I travel from Washing
ton on my knee He couldn't under
stand why Brown, who is a thrifty man.
wrote back: You'll find it no economy
70 save car fare at the expense Of ruin
ing your trousers. Judge.
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Here In n TheorY.

She--Why is 1t, i wonder, that little
men SO often marry big women?
He-I don't know, unless it is thai
the little fellows are afraid to beck ous
of the engagements.-Tit- Bitr.
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a RemarIxahIe specimeu.

"What is there in that interview to
get so excited oyer?" asked the cold
blooded citizen.
"Why, don't you see, it's one of the
most remarkable productions of Its
kind seen in months. The man who
gave it out hasn't denied a word OF it.
Washington Star.
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An Ala for swimnners.

The speed of swimmers is increased
by new appliance hav1ng an ankle
plate strapped 10 the foot 10 carry
webbing stretched on ribs. which opens
and shuts alternately as the wearer's
feet are moved through The water, the
webbing increasing the resistance Of
the water.
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onIy a matter of ouantity,

81 have read somewhere" said the
man who had 1imped into the drug
store, that strychnine would relieve
one Of rheumatism. How about it ?''
'sIt win, beyond a doubt" responded
the druggist, If you take enough of it"
Chicago Tribune.
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What interests you SO deeply ?" she
asked.
Il am trying to make up my mind, !"
he answered. whether that thing on
the table is my new wastebasket mp
side down or your new hat right side
Chicago Post.
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sounds ais oyyn Prat.e.,

"Myl What trumpet tones that
singer has"
Yes, and he's quite conceited enough
to blow his own horn Philadelphia
Bulletin.
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The Mnrm Tnrna.

'.I've come to tell you, sir, that the
photographs you took of us the other
day are not at all satisfactory. Why,
my husband looks like an ape!"
swell, madam, you should have
thought of that before you had hin
taken. - Tit Bits.
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Frirhtsul oyersiaht.

''He proposed to you unexpectedly.
did hep"
Unexpectedly exclaimed the
sweet young thing. well, Ishoula say
so. 1t was SO unexpected that neglect
ed to say This is so sudden Chi
cago Post.
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Life.s Little AGNnfes.

.Marie, didn't you feel terribly when
your engagement was broken o.
"Yes; and I had another dreadful
blow the same day-m new frock came
home and didn't fit."-Chicago naily
Record.
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erEgogH9gsT IT scALD you the

way t5hl n G S j S
mixed up d 0 W n
there in the Phil
] p p i n e 81" re-
marked B i'll y,
whom | met Oh his
way to the drug
store. "I'ye been
readin' the papers
an tryin' to get
the thing straight
ened out in my nut,
and l can't tell you
this minute wheth-
er Wagglyaggly is
the canifal of Big
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Ward Heeler,s Standard,

s'You may laugh at the idea of an
honest voter, but there is such thing"
'sWell, what's your idea of one 7"
An honest voter is a man who wonH
sell out to the other fellows whes
you've bought him fairly. Chicag
Tribune.
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IndeIibIy Printed.

IT shall never forget that lady lee
turer; she made a profound impression
on me-
BY her intellect?''
..No; she wore a baby-blue sash
pinned crooked at the back. - Chicago
Daily News.
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All About n watch.

His Wife (gayiy1 So it's full jesseled;
now what's the difference batween ii
and one that isn't?
He (mournfully) s3o.-Jew-
elers' Weekly.
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SAD and sulphury.

OF all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are not t'It might have BEEN"
But the ones that rise to the lips of men
Who bet on sure things and fail to win.
Chicago Times Herald
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His Enninrnenf

$50 you want to write war news
said the enterprising exponent of emo
tional journalism.
"Yes," said the young man.
DO you feel that you are equipped
for that kind of employment
II do; I've got map and an imagine
ton. Washington Star
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A Wise Move.

Mrs. Smith--Wasn't it rather foolish
of Mrs. Jones to marry again and for
felt her pension?
Mrs. Brown-Not at all. The man she
married has a larger pension than the
late Mr.. Jones.-san Francisco Exam
liner,
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How He Got Thcre,

what brought you to this2'' asked
the jail visitor.
- police patrol wagon answered
the prisoner.Ch Chissgo Post.
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pnrtieuaar About Cigars,

Mrs. Church-Is your husband par
ticuiar about the brand Of cigars he
snokese
Mrs. Gotham Very; he always locks
them up.-Y Yonkers Statesman.
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A Practical Application.

] Father Remember that time Is
money.
son-T do. That's why pawned my
Hstch.-N. Y. Journal.
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It's true that Iearnin is prize.
But maybe it's understood
When people wise theologize
Instead o. studyin' to be. good.
Washington Star.
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Not a Eavorfte Breed.

The man. who rides chainless wheel
At an easy-going jog,
Enjoys his bike but he doesn't like
To meet VITA chainless dog.
-Elliott's Magazine.
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Wife-John. There's burglar IN the
house.
John That's all right. paid the ice
bill to-day.--N. Y Journal.
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Uncle Reub-Yes, I'll buy another
gold brick. | had lots of fun outer the
one you sold me last year for s25 be.
fore worked ii off on Deacon Skinner
for $5o.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib.
une,