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The SO DAYS" Cure

Go- nen) leads all remedies in this city;
prompt and permanent or no charge. Con-
sultstiou free Dr. McKEEHAN SIG 18th St Ew-
Office hours, to Il a m. to p. m Sundays
2 to 4 p. m. se4-lmo
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plantation in q moist state and offer
it for sale at night, hoping thus to fool
the middle-man as to weight and quail.
ity, but as this part of the business Is
mostly in the hands of the Chinese,
there is little danger that they will
be deceived or cheated. The China
man is the sharDest bargain-driver in
the world, and whether it is hemp,
silk or old junk, he is fully capable
of looking after his interests. Fine
ness Of fibre, color, strength and
length determine the value and grade
of hemp. If it be carefully stripped
over q smooth knife, Immediately and
thoroughly dried, and of good length,
1t will bring the, highest price. If it
be carelessly stripped, juice being left
in the fibre, it loses its color and be-
comes coarse. It then Is considered
Of a second and third grade quality
and brings a smaller price. The ma
tive watches the market, and if he
hear tat the demand is heavy he
takes advantage Of the middle-man
and compels him to pay frst-grade
prices for secord and third grade pro-
ducts. Formerly hemp brought in Ma
Mia from $40 to $3.50 per ton, always
fuctuatin- according to the supply,
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that the animals become practically
useless. and must be abandoned, to
the enlargement of the life Of the
traveller who has put his trust in ca
nine motive power
AS a ,precaution against misfortune
of this kind it has been a common
thing to wrap the dogs feet in cloth,
a piece of leather or rubber. At best
all Of these, however, were crude and
poorly adapted to carry out TIE desired
object, They protected the dogs feet,
but at the same time interfered with
the free use of their legs. The devel'
opment of the Klondike has given spe-
c.al impetus to the demand for some
proper protection for dogs feet.
The uog's shoe, of which the accom-
panying photograph was sent from the
far Northwest 10 Shoe and Leather
Facts, is made of chrome tanned elk
leather, and the upper OF calf, making
a soft, pliable and yet comfortable
shoe. There is n tongue at the back,
and the lacings are at the back Of the
leg instead of on the front, because
dogs knee bends just opposite from a
mans.
The dogs, it is said, take very kindly
to these shoes. They become so ac-
customed to wearing them that they
don't Ne to 60 without them. with
the RESULT that on the trail they will
often comA up to the driver in the
morning and hold out their legs to
have their shoes put on. not unlike
children. If by chance the shoes
should be laced too tight, they will
whine and speedily make manifest
their discomfort, wagging their tails
with JOY when the shoes are laced to
their liking.
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CHAPTER XIV.

MR.. VERNON AND COLONEL LoRrNa.
1t is best for the reader to keep all
the time we'll in mind, as he follows
the thread of this story, the historical
peculiarities that blend with the ro-
nance affecting the lives of the peo-
pie in whom we are interested. The
growth of Louisiana from colony of
reckless military adventurers up to
the stature of great State has been
singular instance of evolution.
Iberville and Bienville planted the
seed of strange race on the gulf coast.
Crozat came with his contract to de-
moralize, and Law with his scheme to
ruin the colony. Gold. fever, the
fever of conquest, the thirst for dis
covery, the longing for lawless power
and romantic glory possessed the
grim, fearless, conscienceless adven-
turers. Now the French held the
government; now the Spaniards took
it; again the French; anon the Span
iards. But the French and the Span
iards were not alone. Anglo-Ameri.
cans came slipping into the colony,
and most of these were restless, reck-
less, hungry fellows on the lookout
for chance of fortune. Wilkinson
came and Burr came and Claiborne
and troop of their kind, all of them
burning for power and the glory there
of, money and the glitter of it.
Men who had been political schem.
ers, revolutionists, 4plotters of treas.
on, assassination, usurpation, were
self-e1iled to Louisiana, to escape the
rope, the Ak, the guillotine. Deposed
mobiles and princes came here, and, in
sheer desperation, took up the life of
the gambler, the smuggler or the
pirate. r... -./
But there was the other side of the
medal; for opposed to the dark and
turbulent majority stood the " saving
remnant" q strong minority of refined
people, whom the exigencies of life
had stranded on this sweet, slumber-
GUS, Howery shore, between the warm
gulf stream and the stately Mississip.
pi. Some of this remnant were peo.
pie who had fed from one or another
European country for what would
have been glorious patriotism if sue
cessful, although when colored with
failure it looked like hideous crime.
Wrecks Of true greatness lay stranded
along Royal Street and Bourbon and
Carondolette, side by side with vulgar
dotoor, opd ;otoono of tho ornot Goa of
Chance. True, it was often hard to
discern the rotten from the sound; for
the conscienceless, red-handed culprit
in exile, was inclined to draw about
him much the same cloak of reserve
and mysterious dignity worn BY the
expatriated prince ,or general whose
only offence Was sthe exalted love OF
country. ,..,.,s;,ssss S. ~ ~ u sf' y
i fTO BE CoNTrNUED.1
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when y commisstonu g SWste y < bought.
lTo BE co,tT1NgIED. y.

- O.. "n0u kOnA1nA1btOhb9 ~" 9hO.ASouRh~
The purchase Of commissions in the
British Army was abolished by royal
warrant ini1S71. By purchase" was
not meantthat anybody could buy any
commission he wanted, provided he
had the money; every commission had
q fixed regulation price, but person
had to enter at \the lowest grade.
Some commissions were given without
purchase, and when, 9 senior officer
died the promotion caused by his death
was not purchasable. There have al
ways been promotions from the ranks
in the British Army, though most Of
these were to riding-masterships and
quartermasterships.5 But between
1871 and 1895, 957 men were promot-
ed; of these, 622 were to the grades
named, and 335' to lieutenancies in the
line, foot-guards, artillery, engineers,
cavalry aud horse-guards. General
MacBean, holder of the Victoria
Cross, f6se from the ranks; and Gen
eral Hector Macdonald, Aide-de-C Camp
to the Queen, now commanding the
Highland Brigade in South Africa,
enlisted not quite twenty years ago as
q private. ...E.'
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A Lost Tribe.

A correspondent who signs himself
"Miles," writes the following letter
to the New York Sun: During the
Crimean War the British raiseda Ger
man legion. ssThey never got nearerthe
front than Malta, and when peace was
declared all who wished-a large ma
iority-were sent to the Cape of Good
Hope as a sort of Cossack colony on
the frontiers, getting instead of forty
acres and mute, all the land they
wanted and some stock and agricul-
tural implements to start with, on the
understanding that they were to stand
off Zulus or other Objectionable peo.
pie when required.
What has become of the descendants
of these men2 Have they become
Beers, or are they loyal Afrikanders?
In all this South African talk, I have
Mt seen a syllable about this tribe Of
the last of the Hessians. Is it lost
tribe2
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native. He twists it into sandals,
uses it for harnesses, and it answers
for binders in the building Of his nipa
hut. The utility Of hemp is well un-
derstood to the Filipino. The finer
quality is selected and reserved for
.weaving purposes, being made up into
really handsome cloth, while the or
dirary hemp Is universally used to
make coarse though durable mate
rial, worn generally by the natives,
who delight in gaudy colors and pic
turesque though scanty costumes.
There Is still another texture woven
from the selected strands Of outer
fibre, .intermixed with the fibre Of the
pine-leaf The cloth has the sefnhlance
Of unfinished silk, and is pretty and
durable, though not as beautiful or
dressy as the pure pine-leaf fibre silk
known. as pima cloth, the best woven
product of the islands. -. !
The entire hemp, industry Of the
Philippines is still worked by primi.
tive melnods and with simple contriv.
ances -he native, though unambi-
tious himself, is jealous of the China
man, and is averse to the Celestial get
ting control of the plantations or con-
tracts, while scorning up-to-date meth
DDS himself. The "Cheno" however,
has made ;nroads in this industry, as
we'll as in others in the Philippines.
Had he not, the. development would
not have been as rapid as 1t has. The
native is thoroughly capable, and un-
derstands the treatment Of the plant
and it's harvesting, and could he be
induced to work with regularity would
be as good laborer as the Gilman.
man, but the Celestial usually controls
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= HE prospector seeking for in
! vestment need not dig below
the surface in the Philippines

THE prospector seeking for in
vestment need not dig below
the surface in the Philippines.
The culture and harvesting
of hemp is the biggest gold mine he
will find. The islands seem to have
been especially made for the benefit OF
the abaca plant. The moist though
not swampy country to the south OF
Manila, the Camarircs, Samar, Leyte
and Cebu, would produce a solid over
growth of the abaca trees If left to
take its own course.
The tree itself resembles closely the
banana palm, but differs essentially
in the fineness Of its fibre and its bar
renness Of fruit. 49,.
The natives, too, seem to have been
especially provided for the hemp coun-
try. Tending to improvidence and In
dolency, the hemp industry furnishes
them employment whenever they run
short of rice and tobacco, for hemp
can be harvested almost at any time
except duiing the short rainy season.
Attempts have been made to trans
plant the hemp trees, taking them only
as far away as Borneo, but the musa
textiles refused to cohabitate with any
but Philippine soil. The Pacific slopes
of the volcanic regions Of the islands
produce the best plants. Although the
abaca tree coddles to thin soil. and
rather dry, quickly drained localities,
the trunk and leaves demand frequent
and abundant moisture. Given the
proper conditions, the vast plantations
will thrive like asparagus beds. Very
little cultivation is required; an occa-
sional wedding and q replanting at
the harvest time and nature does the
rest. The crop is not gathered rs If 1t
were q corn field, but the trees are
found in all stages Of growth, and the
native passes through regular routes.
slashing a plant here and there, his
practiced eye the sole judge Of its ma
turity. Three years is the proper age
for harvesting. The hemp-stripper
goes forth much as huntsman
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What Her Papa Sold.

The. Rev. Joseph Whyte, promi.
nent Methodist divine, now stationed
in Northern California, has an excep-
tionally bright little daughter. One
day himself and wife, with this little
lassie. aged four years, were riding in
the cars. Two little boys, the sons Of
commercial travellers, were talking to
the little girls about their respective
papas aud what they did. One little
lad said: "MY pups sells shoes, "and
the other said: Mine sells paper,
and," turning to the little girl, "what
does your papa sell?" For q moment
the child hesitated, but, not to be out
done by boys, she replied with the all
of duchess, "My papa sells talk
Los Angeles Times.
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would. With his bolo in belt and a
bamboo canteen full of rice slung over

would. With his bolo in belt and q
bamboo canteen full of rice slung over
his shoulder, he hies himself to the
uplands. After feeling the plants,
which at the age of three years are
about ten feet high, he proceeds to
clip off shoot and rep ant it. After
a number Of trees are cut the strip.
ping process begins. Ali the leaves
are torn off and the outer skin Of the
stalk is peeled off. Inside Of the trunk
is pithy SUBSTANCE, and around this
are layers Of fibre Embedded in soft
Juicy substance: The fibre must be
separated from the stalk at once lest
1T rot. Many Americans have cher
ished the idea Of exporting the trunk
intact, but the enterprise'is not feast
BILE because of the: perisnable nature Of
the pulpous segrement.
A bamboo-made. bench is impro-
vised, and at one end the stripper binds
his bolo; the handle attached to his
foot by another bamboo strip Across
the blade he draws the stalk until the
fibre is thoroughly separated without
injury, preserving it's length Of from
eight to ten feet, and leaving it fine
and beautiful that the tropical sun
may lick up the moisture still bleeding
from the operation. The work Of
stripping Is very tiresome and requires
the skill of trained hand.
The white man has often attempted
to improve upon the brown mans
method of stripping the hemp, but de-
spite large expenditures and ingenious
mechanical ;contrivances no machine
has been produced that takes the place
Of the native. Patents have been
taken out, and large sums Of money
spent upon experimental machines,
but the texture and peculiar nature Of
the abaca plant seem to require the
touch of human hands to separate its
parts. AS well try to produce a ma
chine to comb the snaris out of wom
ans hair as to make mechanical
hemp-stripper.
The native is paid for his work in
hemp. dividing the product equally
with the plantation owner. When he
cuts and strips all he can carry, he
twists up the fibre into great roll
and goes down to the plantation own
er's hous-, and there the. division is
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Wild Sheep Shooting.

The sheep began to move toward us.
1t had been a long climb to get be-
yond and above them, but now we
had our reward. On they came, only
two hundred yards away. could
see their white muzZleS,aS though they
had been sticking their noses into q
flour bag. Now / could see the wrin-
kles in the horns of the rams. The
hoofs of the advancing flock made 4
swishing. pattering sound. and they
were only fifty yards away. I took
the nearest ram, and he never drew
breath again. Johnnie's forry-fOur
barked spitefully. He made neat
hit on another ram, further away than
ny already dying victim. but failed
10 stop it, Those sheep did not sail
away like deer. touching here and
there high place. They fattened
themselves out, shot around a corner,
and were gone. Johnnie followed, and
was alone. In few seconds heard
Johnnie's gun feebly humping away.
There was no echoing roar, such as
you hear in the thick woods. l picked
my, way cautiously after Johnnie, and
when l saw the jumps he had made,
and the chances he had taken, l knew
there was much for me to learn about
hasty mountain travel. Johnnie shot
six times, and two hundred yards
ahead, on the crooked, rocky descent
the sheep had taken. l found him III
his knees by the big ram. Three bull
let's had struck.-Scribner's
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the baling and local marketing Of the

the baling and local marketing of the
hemp.
The presses al, the seaport towns are
crude affairs. After the fibre is classi-
ficd and separated into three piles or
classes, it is dumped in bulk into a
huge press and screw applied. AT.
ter this operation 1t Is taken out and
put into another press of more regular
design and Of more imposing charac-
ter The second press Is operated by
an eight-armed capstan on IN over
head platl orm, and score or more of
naked coolies. usually Chinese. push
it around. The sight IS most amusing.
With grunts, laughs and confused jar
gon and raillery they urge each other
on and manage to bring their strength
together at loudly accentuated periods.
\ good-sized press will turn out 300
to 400 bales q day, and in the course
of a year a million or more bales are
prepared Ior shipment. In Cebu large
quantities are handled principally the
products of Leyte and Samar. al
though in Manila the largest presses
are in operation.
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The Hemp Industry
Of the Philippines

and shipped usually to Manila, where
they are separated, rebaled and
shipped either to Hong Kong, where
there is an immense rope-walk, or to
New York, Boston or London. The
rope-walk at Hong Kong is one Of the
largest in the world. Its product prac-
tically supplies China, Japan and Aus
tralia. Very little:henp is made into
rope or twine in Manila. Although
crude roDe-walks exist IN different
parts of the island, their manufac-
tured article, although strong and
durable, would not compete in the for
eigh market. Hemp subseryes every
purpose that leather might with the
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the British army was entering the
city, told how terrible the announce.
ment was to him.
"Come," he said to Fairfax, I'VE
must get the ladies to a place Of
safety"
"Be calm, DEAR" he said, laying
hold on his wife's arm.
Pauline was already clinging tight
ly to him, but her thoughts were not
on the coming of the English soldiery.
Somehow she was impressed with the
feeling that Colonel Loring had, as if
by touch of magic, caused all this
excitement and tumult.
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OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR,
LAUcHTER.PRoVoKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

To Maidens-should BE Used to It-Had
Never Told Her-From Their Point Of
View-In the New Era-Barbarinns-
Definition, ktc., Etc.
But believe what you please -
When they swear they adore you,
Let them rest on their knees,
But believe what you please
Let themargue and tease
If the thing doesn't bore you,
But believe what you please IL:
When they swear they adore you: 4
.,.g Smart Set.
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Bad Place 10 Die In.

Osmond-"A1y wife has turned our
drawing room into den
Desmond-"Well, that's all right
isn't it," ~ Tf:5E7
Osmond-"I don't know; Il ! should
die I'd hate awfully to be laid ouf np45
der a red and yellow Jap umbrella
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Good Alarm Clock.
YOU on

Employer-"I congratulate you on
that new baby of yours, Higgins"
Higgins-"Thank you, sir" -
Employer-"And I have no doubt
that hereafter you will be walked Hpr
early enough mornings to get tosthe3
office every day on Understanding
Journal. .r.- ~ =, - II
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Too Much Naval Etiquette.

THE navy is out Of powder again.
Mr.. Secretary W
Impossible! What's become Of tho,
supply?" iE
1.-The warships used it up, sir, swap.
ping salutes for their commanders"
Cleveland Plain Dealer. ..s
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Counter Forces.

The Palmist-"This line in your
hand indicates that you have a yery:
brilliant future before you" !,
Simkins-"Is that SO"
The Palmist-"Yes, but this other
line indicates that you are too slow
ever to catch up with it." scsrasss
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Getting the Necessary Information.

Mrs. Harduppe-"The butcher lis
outside, and says he wont leave until
he knows the color of your money
Harduppe-"Oh, certainly. Tell him
I'm glad to accommodate him, and
that's it's an invisible green" ~
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Well Supplied.

"John," she said, Il must have a.
cyclopaedia." IA
"Thunderationw exclaimed Mr.. Par
venu. you've got a bicycle and az
motorcycle now. What do you want
of any more of those cycle things:"
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4 Good Scheme.

Tourist ,"Do those scarecrows save
your crops" sz
Farmer They work first rate. YOU
see, every tramp that comes along
crosses the fields to see if th' clothes
is wu'th stealin', w'ch they amt an
that scares tn crows away New
York Weekly. : 5
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at times going up to $500 per ton, but
at present the price is practically pro-
hibitire, 'and it looks as if it would
remain so for the next two years.-Ed-
win Wildman, in Harper's Weekly.
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The classification of Aemp requires
the skill OF an old hand. and the eXpe-
rienced eye OF a buyer who knows all
the tricks of the trade. The native
Will bring his hemp down from the,
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Oven Regulator.

In o new oven thermometer APPOINT.
er is connected to a shaft running
through the door, with al expansible
bar inside which moves the pointer as
the heat varies, damper being set in
the door to be opened when the heat
increases and lifts the pointer to 0
certain height.
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He Learned the Reason.

"Yes," mused the Hashfed Philoso-
pher. "a clock stocking is so called be-
cause" 5
The Pert Clerk bent eagerly for
ward. II
Because" went on the first speak
er. because it always strikes one"
Syracuse Herald. = ".
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Resembled Mother.

"Why is it you do not wear mus
tache, lieutenant? Your father. has
such heavy growth of beard" - 81. s!
Yes, my dear, but with respect to-
whiskers 1 am more like my mother
than my father" "-Sondags-Nisse. !;
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Optional.

How long can you stay under Wa
ter?' asked the curious person. !
Permanently. if l choose" replied I
the professional diver, who had an i
swered the question several hundred
times before. But l prefer to come
10 the surface every once in q whilo
to breath. h.''-Chicago Tribune.
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Tim Savage Bachelor.

"It is a woman's privilege 10 chcERd
her mind said the Sweet ,Yo@n1
Thing. I.
Prom what 1 know OF the critter y
is her duty said the Savage Bache+
Tor, and the glare he got from the
newly married boarders kept him IN
good humor all the rest of the day.
indianapolis Press. ..------ -----1
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The Only. Poss,biiity.

He-"Nothing could ever come be-
tween US, could it dear;"
She-I can't think Of a single
thing, unless should happen to bes,
come engaged to some other man.e-.
Harper's Bazaar. 1f (, -l,
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should d. g.ed to 1t.

Mamma1'.Bob obbie. it grieves me 50
to have you naughtyg'
Bobbie Qst1ssly 1ogtcaD-"But why
should it, mamma? ]. was always so."
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Airy.

"You know said Senator Sorghum,
reprovingly, Il told you that what I
wanted from you was q good breezy.
speech
Well" answered the professional
orator, Il thought that was what I
gave you. Nearly everybody who heard
it said my arguments were only
wind"
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DOCS co IN SHOE LEATHER.
Canine Footgear as Worn In the
Klondike.

One Of the greatest dangers con-
fronting travellers in parts Of the world
where dogs take the place of horses is
that the dogs which draw sleds OF
transport goods may freeze their feet
by contact with ice, and so injure then
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made. 1hey then hang up the rolls
until the middle-man or contractor
comes along and bargain is struck.
The bales are crudelY fastened to-
gether and carried to tie nearest port