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New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

homes and plantations have gone and we are PEN
niless, how can we progress? Your country is so
rich, so good and generous. you will help All,
grateful! Surely no people did
much for another. and when a nation we
shall never forget We have given homes, our
husbands. our brothers and sons. our money all for
freedom, and can we forget you who help 10 be
free and teach US how may best find the happi-
ness and prosperity that we have sought for years?
No are not ungra tefuL When Cuba Libre
is among the nations she will be proud 10 remem-
Der and TO love you for what you have done, was
one earnest little speech OF Dona Gonsalez.
She spoke with enthusiasm OF the freedom or
American girls and said that ever since the amer @
@ @ ~ tn ,' iosir in tTo,,nS and now II is no IN
common thing for Cuban girls TO go about the clles
alone. We saw that your American women ana
the Cubans who had lived in New-York who came
back after the did so with safety and that your
men aid not think Il strange so We 700 Yen IiIa IT,
We. too. will grow strong and independentii , IKE
Americans II USED 70 oe 50 & On o, nc Longer
the mantilla II reminds them OF spain; IheHE
al r. taoabars even inc 'photograph button
isbaved their badges aiso-the Cuban Teachers
with the Stars and Stripes and the Cuban hags
crossed ard the Harvard TiIl GIinison LlPpIn bi-
prettiness, ore Of the number wore a superb Delt
III viii not be soon that we have al American
customs because it is that We are bred not alke,
5Ia sDsnisb that may be translated follows:
'The American Eirl begins her independent career
her little friends with no nurse after baby h4od Is
0ve- visiting the other girls without restriction.
The mothers do not think II necessary 10 ~aIch
tbe little girls all the time and they make no
changes in their own pursuits In cuba II Is diI-
Serenf A Cuban mother deprives herself or every
form OF amusement ia order TO be win hTr cilIi ma
dren giving up even the dearly loved balls ana
Tbeatr Owing TO this constant care ana utVo-
ton the Cuban child learns 10 depend entre!y
mon lis mother. and in growing up continues 10
t5II her every thought and feeling. There Is no
i1dtvidnalltv possible The girls are what thelF
ro"tbers were Al least this Is what has been.
r. is changing now. and Cuban women Vii De as
eaTf Americans
5-o1ie,+ noverty TO all. and most OF the rlch
toa~,s moor as the poorest. that their dauEh-
,ers must work ! know many who were bellies IN
soriefv before the just over. but VINO now al Z
seeri1g positions teachers I'm the public scnools
o. iesTpinz in the United States 10 be typeWriters
- ehonvoulen Yet there was a time when they
rs at not allowed 10 move from the house without
the duenna.' =, -, -, s,,,.A5 ,,.,d
~ n noted for Dofa Gonsalez said distinctly ana
,,ranufvocallv that the most impressive bi.ltulng
mat she mad was the WASHINGTON FunnS FE
thrarvi she evidently admired Il almost as rnuch
-be admired the cadets at West Point. II Is
80 "a firm that the cadets will be the mosi
brilIant and lingering r. ~mory IN the minus u
most OF the Cuban ViSitt -
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
KNIGHTS OF TIE RoUNp TABLE

II he Humber Forest stood half ruined castle
where awelt young LeOfric, the Of Pelias. Pei
las the noble knight, was dead, his lady also ard
their sors and daughters, save only Leofric the
youngest born, who lonsed by vaIorous deeds OF
arms 70 reinstate the glory OF hts house D.,
though his heart noble and his desires
on achieving greatness, eft he sighed ut lis own
feebieness his want OF knowledge IN he Use ot
arms and Of fortitude that fears for rothlng
and often would he pray that God In Heaven would
brace his arm and fort.fy his spirit.
II CHANGED one evening that King Arthur rode
slowly through the forest. Right wsariy he rode
FOR since the dawn i've kings he had conquered IN
a battle fierce. And when he reached iitcie wood
lard shrine he paused awhile. and lying on the
grass re3osed himself And ne lay and pom
dered cane the sound Ct some praying az the
woodlasd shrine and he. trtently Nsteni,ls hearu
the words. ~Fain would prove gallant knight
and true and Eobis the least OF Ar'aar :
Enights. bat ncne viii give combat paSshs nS
they mock me for my simgleEess, ana cry Us
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
SOME WAYS OF THE WORLD
THE NESTIMABLE PLEASURE OF A
HOBBY WHEN ONE HAS REACHED
MIDDLE LIFE.

Although nothing IS more unintelligible TO the
average rerson than the intense pleasure in
veerate collector derives from his peculiar pursuit.
vet every one acknowledges that man or woman
who has q pet hobby is 70 be envied. woman
who 5az grove old far more gracefully than most
NJ. her conrera5oraries gives II her opinion that
,bs-e are Two things more than anything else.
that viii keep You in touch with the world and
render YOU persona grata IN the society you move
become 2 collector Of some specially
Not only" she says. do these quahncatons
give vou a certain indi stduaty and interest but
Thev -eIn 70 Ill satisfactorily the blank space left
~ The departed traits OF youth and animal spirits
TIE pleasures Of mature life may not be so ezcit-
ing h;-r they are calmer and more satisfying than
those q young people. who could not understand
~ delight that as q connCisseur. ! feel in pick
ing up q rare specimen. o. the genuine pleasure
take IN good rubber Of bridge With lace Ior
nv hobby and cards recreation, I am well salts
EsGa nd
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
BoBBYs "COTTON-TAIL."
Granville Osborne.

Names Bobby Wilkins 7 m agoin' on six years old;
Polly says at I'm a-gettn purity pert n bold;
She amt might use fer boys ats jest er-5out
If Tabby'n me hev eny fun her angry pashuns
When try ter make some sparks fly out Nv
Aunt Polly says. Bad boys like you are sometimes
But don't mind her not bit, an make Jest lots
An nen she looks so cross an sez Deliver me
frum boys
My Aunt Polly likes her cat er-nough sight bet
Keeps acoddlin' it 18th cream n sometimes catnip
Seen some tracks benin ther shed an nen I sez.
ri catch yer Mister Cotton-Tan. to make rabbit
So me n Tommy Baker found er empty cracker
Thought we'd hev it big er-nough fer fear he wuz
An nen We propped ther cover up n fixed it ith
AT Shut it suddin' 18th bang ez tight ez anything
III
We cut er fresh green carrot top n put It in fer
wuz both so sure we'd ketch him at we couldn't
Pounded in some stakes each side n made it
good n stout:
Tom stayed 18th me till mornin', an alnos fore
We run behn' ther shed n foun' our trap all shet
An N nen / shouted. Got him" n Tom threw up
Blame = that or rabbit wasn't ny Aunt Pouy's ca.,
Master Frederick Leycester BarweH IS Eng
ush lad OF FIVE years who bids fair 70 become
capital cross country" rider. He IS pictured here
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

sunrise not only 70 have front at the rising
of the sun, but also 10 take to the shore
for something special for breakfast and 70 whet a
sharp edge the appetite There is the anchor
10 weigh, there are the sails TO adjust proper
position. according to the winds and waves. There
are books 70 read and maps in the afternoon. and
dinner in the cabin which IS the cosest of places
Then there IS finally the casting Of the anchor
and getting ready for the night and later music
and games in the cabin. There IS the excitement
attendant the arrival and departure of guests,
and there always the charming marine views
all passing on kinetoscopic display against the
blue background of the sky.
The Yachting costumes of the girls consist OF
navy blue flannel suits, which made by the
sailors at the Boston Navy Yard. The blOuses
are laced up the front with cord and the sleeves
are also laced. A yachting cap and white canvas
shoes with rubber soes constitute the general
everyday attire. For festive occasions there are
white duck suits and white canvas hats
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

most determined animal and takes TO the water
like beaver.
The other day. when boat went out 10 meet
steamer, he swan out after IT. He got TO the
steamer. but when he found he could not get
aboard he turned his head about and swan for the
shore Nearly every morning he starts out after
one of the parties going 70 work, and swtrns be-
hind them for a considerable distance When he
back 10 camp.
One morning he started out after gunbOat, and
kept going for a long distance without turning
back The boat soon got away from him. and we
more OF piggie. He at least half
mile down stream. We gave him UP drowned.
devoured oy sharks aldgatOCs- We hunted
the banks. but piggie could we find, and so gave
him up for lost.
Two days later in the afternoon something came
swimming across the river. II was ptggte coming
home. and he was making a bee line for camp. He
climbed up the almost perpendicular bank Of the
stream, and AZ once started in hunt for some
thing eat and ne looked though he needed II
He never told where he had been, any OF
his adventures, but I wonder II he thought there
was no place Ike home 20
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
THE PLANT OF = BACHELOR.

Comfort Is not always 10 be found in palaces. by
anv manner Of means 90 remarked q man who visit
&c about great deal 1t Is odd how often in
smart houses The essentials OF wellbeing are neg
lected. Take ones bath. for instance. You are
often shown bathroom some distance from your
bedroom and told 10 make use OF il. This is GER
tasnly very uncomfortable, especially II you
n bachelor quarters. And even II the men not
al put together II portion OF the house (which
= by far the best wayJ the use Of one bath IS
generally given 10 several. which involves a wait
on somebody's part. Il every bedroom has not its
own bathroom connecting. a guest should certainly
good houses this used 70 be always the custom,
ard why IL has been discontinued / cannot under
stand. Certainly q bathroom at the end of some
corridor does not take its place There might be
more bathrooms IN house. but unless they
ere connected with the bedrooms they are not
comfortable 70
Another thing people VINO entertain should con-
si1er Is privacy. In some houses. a I have said,
there bachelor quarters. but generally you are
mixed Ep. without regard 10 sex. in a way that is
APT 70 be awkward Shoes are another point In
an5 The patent feathers and the caIfskns all treated
with just their right posh-while in another house
which may have twice the number Of servants your
shoes ara either neglected or half ruined by the
compounds snneGred upon them Details Ike these
I have mentioned tard could give good many
more may seem uDimPOTtant. but they really have
z great deal 10 do with ones comfort. and often
zee that ! would Ike 10 give my hostesses few
--eD[ly pointers in the way Of suggestions
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
49, a "a
lcHILDRENS CORNER.
.GrAw wAw1E~
a LITTLE WTLD PIG.

from my brother Testers letter. which he wrote
recently from Nicaragua. He IS with the 18th
man Canal Commission there. II is about Little
Wild Pig" and is true story. Yours truly.
WALTER BERNSTEIN
Philadelphia. Penn
Il sure you will be interested in the little
wild pig have in camp II belongs 10 Mr.
Miller who got him about four FIVE months ago.
when. he could not have been more than two o
three days old.
a pig, Ike other animals when they
born. has head much larger than the rest OF the
body So it was with this little pig; he seemed TO
be all head
wen when he first arrived here. he had the
slightest idea OF how to eat. We fed him by
dipping -ctton cloth IN some condensed milk and
letting him suck it dry. This operation was
peated until the little fellow had a meal then he
would be of TO some nook and sleep. Sometimes
he would squeak like a baby with the colo.
For a long time piggie did seem grow
much. but now he is getting along nicely. He Is
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
HoUsEBOAT WITH SAILS.
A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE on ONE IN THE
GREAT SOUTH BAY


GREAT SOUTH BAY.
II women cruise about the Great South Bay
all summer in fair weather and foul, in calms and
in storms that proverbiaIly follow, no should
doubt their ability navigators. Mrs. F. A. Ball
and her daughters, Of Paiuhe!d. y. j. have
been doing this thing all summer; more than
that. this is their third season OF life in house
boat
The houseboat is called by the simple and eu-
phonious name Of Sommerheim. II IS painted white
en- the outside and finished in hardwood within
Everything In the spacious cabin Is decorated with
Delft bIue-the uphosterings. drapeIies, dishes and
general ornamentatlon. The boat itself meas asures
seventy feet in length by thirty feet In width and
accommodates nine persons comfortably. The sails
are managed by clever device that reduces the
amount OF strength required TO adjust them and
with the assistance of cabin boy the gentle
shippers have trouble whatever.
Life hoard the Sommerhein is not at ali like
life in summer home on land. There is a vast
area about the abode with the advantage OF no
lawn 10 keep moved. There are also no neightors
70 tntrude. But life cannot become dull TO eager
skippers who may have the elements 10 combat at
any moment Then there is fishing There IS
always fishing There is the chance TO get up at
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

When II is cool add two quarts OF cream. Put IT
into the freezer and when It is partly frozen
in two cupfuls Of strong coffee and freeze thor
oughly Pack il II a cylindrical mould.
For the lemon ice mix together the juice Of six
lemons TWO cuDfuls OF sugar and three cupfuls
OF water. Strain and turn IL into the freezer When
the ice and salt packed add TO fl cupfuls
OF sweet milk and freeze al FIJI il into the
centre OF the coffee ice cream.
Maple mousse is easily and quickly made Put
one pint OF maple syrup into a saucepan with the
yolks Of eight eggs Stir the fire until the
syrup thckens then remove az once and stir until
il is cold. Fold into IL quart Of whipped cream
and pack ~ mould In ice and salt for five hours
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
SPEAK KINDLY CLUB.

The Speak Kindly Club is increasing its member
ship with encouraging rapidity. and number Of
chapters have already been formed From Kings
ton. y. Y. comes letter saying
Dear Children's Corner
IN the ChiIdren's Corner of The Tribune ! hs-4
would trv to form chapter here IN this historic
civ where I i've We caII IL the Kingston Speak
kindly club and most OF the little girls are nv
classmates in school an twelve years oiG- and
most OF the others are about the same age. I1sss
are the names. and We an wear ne hJtIe 's, o9e S
everybody. mean 10 send you some more names
Anita FreithaI. Grace Bush. Helen Burhsus.
Miriam Freithal Ethel Whitney Marie strseter,
LILY Wolven; Johnnie Wsoer. i katIe MeCuiioosn
4iFl Kingston. 4 Y. EDITH MAY ROGERS
Bessie De Beer. OF Johnztown. y. Z. and Mary
Woodbridge OF No LTSs Park-ave-. Baltimore Ma.
wish TO be enrolled as mem6er7 q ,se sgsss
that when she returns 20 the city she intends %
Gladys Van Devsnter sends this unetas-an 20
the. Chlldren.s- Corner:
Change my head and I am TO fall TO the bottom
Change my head again and I an = FUR giving
Change my head again and I am part Of chain
ENIGMA
am composed OF fifteen letters Ny s--s Is
Icud noise. Ny 12--1-s will hold large duan-
tty OF Iiqui1 Ny 2[+12-5 IS mischisvous Elf
Iiy u-3-1O-3 is - shout. Ny Z1+-I5lo-EI2 is
the world at large. My whole should have q good
irfuence on all readers Of the Children's Corner
QUOTATION PUZZLE
TIerfl 90 epe2 sha slot chr ephes.
Ma anct lett hrewe OF nf1d meth
e! ehtm oenla nda yeht'n raoec en1ho.
Dan inbrg ierht atisl hndeib eratn-
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES
Picture pu11is Lighthouse.
Egg
Teapot
Tie.
Ear.
Rose
Sun.
Gladys Van Dervente- sent the hrst correct soss-
/ tisn.
/ Hidden names of boys and girls
Win-f-fred-
{ Bert-ram-
/ Beatrice.
Stephen.
Z Olive
METAGRANL
/ Brown. crown, frovn. drown. srovn
/ This was correctly answered by Gladys Van DR.
/ venter and Bessie De Beer. eight years old
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
HEARTH &BOUDOIP,

pen pen'on st to dense old peer. But what viii hap
q your locomotive?" 1T win be bad for the COW
NY NY LARD answered the clever Scotchman. No
one one can stop progress. All can do is to adapt
oSSIseiVes 70 the new conditions II our horses are
al du ol the horseless carriage they be taught
80 eet used TO II. just as they have become In
70 steam cars, reaping machines bicycles
&c. IN the mean while the owners Of horses
oe patient and the drivers Of automobiles consider
ave. ! MS seems to be the Cnly solution the
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
HELPING THE MINISTER.
DUTIES OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO is
CLERGYMAN's SECRETARY

DUTIES OF YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS A
CLERGYAIAN's SECRETARY
The problem OF how 70 attend TO all the details
OF work incumbent upon pastor has long baffled
ministers OF large city churches It has been solved
however by the Rev Dr. D. D. McLaurin OF the
Woodward Avenue BAPTIST Church Of Detroit The
church has membership Of about twelve hundred
besides a large floating congregation and 10 help
him IN the work Dr. McLGurin has q woman
secretary In place of the usual assistant pastor
The latter. he declares. is al right in way, but
he has found that an assistant relieves pastor
OF little OF the pastoral work because when he IS
sent IN place % the pastor make a call the
people feel sighted. The principal work Of Dr.
McLaurIn's secretary Is to keep the list OF the
members and attendants of the church, and TO see
that such changes as are necessary are made from
time to time in names and addresses. DR. Nc
Laurin spends every afternoon from 10 o'clock
In calling upon the people OF his church and all
ARRANGEMENTS for these calls made by the
retary Every morning she takes the map OF the
CITY marks certain section and makes list
Of the church people live in that district She
noti6es these people that on a certain afternoon
DR. McIlau-in will call II they TO be
home they send word TO that effect 10 the secre-
+srv and she removes their names from the list
Resides arranging the list, the secretary accom-
NAMES II with carefully studied directions for get
tiny from place place IN the shortest time. The
seoretsrv also attends 10 all OF the minister's cor
rssnonsence This ne dictates TO a phonograph
Averv morning and she typewrtes from the
machine.
nr NcTaurtn says that for young woman TO
make an IDEAL pastors secretary she must be in
-erfect sympathy with the work o. the dennmlna-
On and the church with which she Is connected
and that sae must be 50 tacttul and capable that
she can be sent when occasion dena ndS. on decate
errauds Whscb = WCD.aIl can DO better tE2A maIl
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
NOT ~ rNaI1xED PLEASURE.


I. is by re means an unTnixed pleasure TO run an
automobile u q summer community, and many
poor owner who has expected to find his greatest
Ilsasure This season in ''bubbiing" through the
country. discovered he has raised hornets nest
E5out him and - regarded little less than Enur
derer by the fathers and mothers OF his acquaint-
snce VINO send ont their darIngs in fear and trep-
Cation every day with their ponies, cautoning them
a. 10 Jump OUT Immediately II they see the dread
H. thing approaching while they themselves take
tasir afternoon drives with sense Of impending
PERI that IS certainly not pleasant Those who
have become accustomed TO drive their horseless
carriage the neighborh0Od OF large cities or IN
lle more up-tO-cate summer communities nave no
icea Of the c0nmOti0n that they viii excite II they
20 into more primitive districts where the horses
nave rot become accustomed TO the mysterious
looking vehicle and become mad with terror al its
approach, of the anger they will excite among
ne pcpGace. who feel that the lives OF tnen Ianl-
Les being leopard zed terror that nies over
corner
We cannot consent te be butchered 10 make
Roman holiday" exclaimed one irate man whose
horses took fright the automobile we VINO
nave brought cur families 10 a quiet spot 10 ENJOY
rot be exposed 70 sucl dangers because fashlon-
4De people think they must have antomoDlirs
-1et them take them somewhere else. y they must
have them
This Is not sound doctrine. however. The automo-
Die has surely TO stay the locomotive o.
The bicycle We al remember the story m stephen
feH lie where ae was trying 70 explain his "a
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TooK HER TO BE A GovERNEss.

People are very apt 10 believe that fine feathers
make fine birds. and that II they see. men or
women surrounded by the external marks OF af-
fE@nce they have good social posit!on-a de-
clctou which il nine. cases out Of ten is a mis-
taken one TaIs Is especially the case the Con-
t7en- and Americans who lack worldly wisdom
are often taken in by SNOWY fellow travellers who
II The end prove anything but desirable ecquaint-
h1ces although they may succeed il paiins them
selves IF cur credUloGs coUntryV omen as per-
solages q rank ard position On the other hand,
shabby people often turn oct 10 be persons Of CON
sequence
Ny dear" said & kindly American matron 10
her daughter, noticing the wearir o. pl
looking little Cd lady travelling win = young
gir in The same compartment Is themselves.
and having the appearance OF governess,
ask hat lady il she will take this aic
W rest you she added pleasantly; The civil
:; H3s accepted and conversation toioWed
WA-c2 confirmed the American in her supPositon.
sroyr . - t..o,-. -ir.-,-as ft,
ne great artists On their arrival al Florence they
80 sIter"arq. IL the Ufiizi Galleries: MISS 5
exclaimed: Mamma. there Is your nice old gov
erness with her pupilt Suppose We 60 AID SPEAK
- L.sIA Inelr saluiation was returned gracious S
gand as the supposed goEsrnfss proved 10 DC
pictures In her company, and when they were
ABOUT . leave Mrs s.. sort OF recognition
pupil 10 luncheon II their hotel. an invitation
which was declined with thanks - ..
asps you VIII let Us JOIN yon aI a s5l
vantage n vs. :, her 5areI11sr to have such an
il-e-lgent woman 10 discourse on the te@hhlquS 0I
7 an scrrg'' answered the instruciress. IT.
ie stifrsy. but our plans are too Undecided f0u
s1e added civfllv = hope shall meet again
somewhere A. she neared the door Hveried
too'nlan VINO had been waiting with some traps
hssieaed 70 call carriage. and the yalet de pace
daughter. came I'D with air Of importance
.Zat Is English Duchess Of - ne an
A9-lcec. and ze young denolseIie Is ze l-auy 'iSi
Eeretla B. her graDC1augnieE-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
fGZAEH EH 20 g.
ROusebeLdd e. s7ss "a
FROZEN DESSERTS.

For hickory nut ice cream make a boiled custard
OF one pint OF milk one and three-quarter cupfuls
of sugar four eggs and one-third Of a teaspoonfuI
OF salt When II IS cold add one quart of cream
and cupfuIs of hickory nut meats that have
been powdered fine in mortar; then freeze.
Coffee ice cream frozen in a cylindrical mould
with the centre filed with lemon ice. is at
tractive and delicious dessert. For the ice cream
mix two -tables9oonfuls Of arrowroot with half
ci1pfuI of cold milk. Beat four eggs well and mix
with X. Then beat pint Of milk and pour over
the mixture and add four cupfuls OF white sugar
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
4 CHARTTY ErCHRE.

A progressive euchre party was given on Inurs-
aay evening az Churchill Han. Stamford. y. Y.
Under the direction OF Mrs Edwin Bailey Chiffon
aad Mrs Rufus King- The proceeds were for the
benefit OF two little orphan boys now being cared
FOR By the missionaries at Harpoot-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
HEALTHIER THAN THEIR GRANDPARENTS.

An optimistic English physician says that MOD
arp NO "a easier safer and smoother than life
hundred years ago; that young people are healthier
stronger and better grown than their great-srand-
PARENTS and that the complaints or increasing
neurotic tendencies arc wholly unfounced.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

sla hands high and Is three years old Master
Frederick IS dressed in complete hunting outfit
even 10 legsings and gloves.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
ENIGMA

am composed OF fifteen letters. Ny A-s Is
Icud noise Ny 1Z+-1-S will hold a large quan-
tfty OF liqui1 Nv 2-l412-5 IS q mischisvous eli
Nv II-3-1G-I3 is . shout My Z-l-lS-le-El2 =
the world large. My whole should have q good
irfuence on all readers OF the Children's Corner
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
METAGRANf.

Gladys Van Devsnter sends this unstasran 20
the Childrens- Corner:
I q color
Change my head and TO fall 70 che bottom
Change ny head again and an fur giving
animal