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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

regularly and gradually came nearer At
first he thought it was the cry of some
bird or beast, but at last it became dis
tinct and unmistakable.
"Daddy! Daddy! And each time the
call was followed by Il pitiful wall.
TO hear a human voice in the midst
If this dcSolatiUn WAS surprising. but
that the voice should be that of Il child
was incredible. At last Il half clad little
girl ran out from among the bushes that
skirtcd the railway track and once more
cried piteouSly:
Daddy! Daddy"
1t was all right to hate all mankind,
but to hate little child was different
And he was so miserable that he could
not help feeling sympathy.
What is the natter" he asked, rising
to his feet. The little girl stopped cry
ing from sheer terror and backed away
toward the bushes.
"Wcll. what is the matter?" he asked
81 want my daddy" she whimpered
and started to cry again.
"WhCre is your daddy?" he asked in
the most coaXing voice he could assume
Hes loStcd. Elsie and | want him.
And we's afwaid of twamps."
Harry felt his face flaming with Il
DlUSn Ol SlluHt l. OF lHt UISt lllllt ne
realized how low he had sunk. He was
nothing more than a tramp. 1t was al
most Il minute before he could speak.
and when he did his voice broke with a
rob.
Cant help-help you to find your
iaddy?'
With the quick tuition of childhood the
little girl saw that she had nothing to
fear, and she came toward him.
Daddy has gone away, and Elsie and
| are hungry" she said.
"But where is your motherT'
'She's sleeping away over derc under
the big tree" and the little girl pointed
toward a scrub tree that looked big on a
landscape of bushes.
"Slecping?"
"YeS; and daddy says if we are good
Wen see her some day"
He understood instantly, and then he
asked;
but where is EIsie?"
''Shc is in the house. and she is crying
too"
"Will you take me to Elsie|
The little girl looked at him doubtful,
~; then she took the hand he stretched
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than two hours. All trains stop at the
crossing, and he did not notice until aft
er he had climbed aboard that the train
he had boarded was Il swift special, and
it did not stop until it reached Il station
80 miles away. They passed the train he
intended to take on his return at Il way
station, and as there was no train coming
that way before next morning he had
walked and run the whole 30 miles back
since morning. Ali the way he was tor
tured hy the thought that when his ha
bieS got lonely 'hry would wander ont to
hunt for him and get lost. And he thank
ed Harry again with Overlooking graft
tudc.
While the s;arycd man was eating
ner he explained how he had moved out
to that dcSOlatc place in the hope that a
tOWIsWould grow up around the crossing
and how his wife had died Finally the
two tired men went to bed. and for the
first time in his life Harry felt his heart
flied with a spirit of thankfulncss. al
though on that very morning he had felt
all the misery Of bitterness against tho
whole world. He had learned that ha1-
pincsS comes not from the kindness that
others do to us, but from the kindness
that we do to others. For the first time
in his life he realized that it is mory
blessed to give than to receive, and that
was the first Thanksgiving day that he
ever celebrated in the true spirit.
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use TO roam the country and brave the
guerrillas in search Of native birds to
grace the Thanksgiving board. Jake
knew better. He scented game nearer
home
One Of the characters at brigade head
quarters was an uucnliStcd attache who
in small way acted as purvcyOr for the
headquarters mess. The officers We're al
ways ready to pay handsomely for any
special dclicacy he could provide lie was
foreigner, more greedy than cute and
the occasion Of no little amusement for
the officers and men. On one of his trips
north iii the summer he brought back
three or four young turkeys to raise on
speculation. When the army Travelled,
the coop was strapped behind Il baggage
wagon or in 4 pinch on the back of
mule which the thrifty fellow had picked
up outside the lines.
Jake and the purycyor, whose sur
name, Small, was an exact definition Of
his stature and character, were croncs
for revenue only. Jake often gathered Il
surplus On his raids, and Small relieved
him Of it Mt Il mutual profit. by the
use of hattcry thclly laid on the bum
mer acquired a prospective interest in the
young turkeys. 1t was n great scheme,
he said, and he would help it out by
giving points on the care of the birds un-
til killing time With one Of the little
turks he struck up an acquaintance, and
il was soon known rs Jalle's pet. Every
attention Of the kind and every word Of
praise for his long hcadcdncss ticllled
Small whom the officers affected to toll
crate in camp.
November was upon us we'll into the
second week. Corn was plenty in our
camps at Falmouth, and the birds were
growing fat. Jake was on hand daily
to feed his pet from his own hand. Sun
day found him putting in his leisure Mt
Small'S quarters, where the turkeys were
under the eyes Of the stable guards. At
suudown, when giving his pet the even
ing feed, he said to SMALL
''IIcrc's bad sign Soc his staGgcr?"
"Why, he has done that before"
$50 much the worse. noticed it, but
didn't want to scare you. The bird has
the blind staEgcrs."
'ThatS horse disease"
"TurkcyS get it, too; them from Mary
land. where You got these"
"Do they die from it like horses" ask
cd Small in alarm.
"NcS, and what is more it is catching
with turkeys. You may lose the lot"
"Thcn Ia better kill this one and save
the rcSt."
"No, don't do that here. The scent OF
the blood win infect the others. When it
is dark, let me take him in a bag and tie
Il stone to it and sink him in the river.
Meanwhile you move the rest off this
ground to the other side Of the stables"
Jake took the pet To the river and tied
a stone to it, But the stone had long
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
ivice. Again and again he was
to grow ND with the country and

nW foolish it would be of him to
.urn > the overpopulatCd east. When
he has cad the last letter of the inter
cSting collection, he tore them into shreds
and lCft the office in Il fury. 70 see that
the people he passed on the street were
in holiday attire and to hear the ringing
of the church bells made him frantic He
was i'll the mood to curse every one he
met, but knew from experience that pro
miscuouS curSing west of til" Mississippi
is likely to cause trouble. So he con
fined himself to cursing nwardly all the
friends he had ever bad. And Whenever
he remembered that it was Thanksgiving
day he laughed wildly and then returned
to his curSin%.
Naturally he was not tit to associate
with any enc when in such n mood. and
he rushed ont of the little town as if it
were pcoplcd with demons instead of the
usual mixture OF good ard bad fellow
mortalS Tired and foOtSorC as he was.
he was so dashed by his anger that he
hurried away along the railway track as
if he had purpose in life instead of be-
ing utterly hopeless. lie had walked
miles and miles before he began to calm
down, and then he noticed that he was
passing through one Of those dcS0late
reaches where an arm of the great desert
stretches ont through the fertile plains
But the dcsolnte, barren landscape ac-
corded we'll with his state of mind. He
felt that he hated all mankind. ard this
inhosptahl" region seemed admirably
suited to Il msanthropc. But as the false
energy of his anger began to die down he
began to weakly pity himself and think
himself the most abused being in all the
wide world. The loneliness grew upon
him. and in his wrctchcdncSS the tears
came to his eyes. and he almost cried
aloud. for, after all. he was little more
than boy.
At last he felt so weak and tired that he
sat down on the side of the track and
wished that he might die ont in this dcS.
crt. Although he still had some Of the
food left that he had taken with him
from the ranch, he could not eat. While
he sat there brooding on his misery the
Thanksgiving day sun began to get low
in the west. But at last his bitter rcv-
erie was broken by Il sound that rccurred
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

I'm thankful | am not king
And forced to bear a nations worries,
Nor head of a commercial ring,
The victim OF financial dUrrps.
And am glad I'm not so poor
That must beg from door to door.
Pm thankful that | haven't got
To work too hard for daily bread
And thankful no one yet has sought
To change my hour OF leaving bed
BY giving me an eight hour day
Through which to toll to earn my pay.
I'm thankful escaped the craze
For nerves, appendicitis, golf;
While walking in uunotcd ways
Gave carpiug fools no cause to scoff,
And ! am likewise very glad
I've missed each literary fad.
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stance, canned corncd beef at the putrr-
nal board. Consequently it cannot be
denied that the turkey has rare mag
nctic influence that belongs To it ana
clings to it quite as tcnaciously as does
the onions ~szor backed scent to tne
onion eater who would east it rudciy c.f.
And it is this magnetic influence that.
say what y~- will. does a great deal to-
ward Turing "im back to the scenes of
his youth. ware he milked the knock
knccd AldcrD~Y to finish when the
east was cfrulgnat with the kiss of dawn
and the pancEGes glimmered like the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

Should let their light in public shine;
So humhiy | uncover mine.
think it very commonplace
To thank for blessings | have got
And feel it shows 4 better grace
TO thank for things that have not;
For | am happier, past a doubt,
Because OF what | do without.
When there's thing | cannot get,
I'm thankful that | cannot get it,
For when ones ways of life are set
Ncw things are likely to upset it;
And frugal fare and quiet ways
Most merit philOsOphic praise.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

I'm thankful that | have no land
% To nourish weeds and yearly taxes,
I'm thankful I've no stock on hand
That daily wancs and seldom wakes,
And, though I've but a slender purse,
An empty one would be still worse.
But think not like the Pharisoc
I'm thankful | am not like others;
The simple fact is | agree
With men | meet as with my brothers.
For this I'm thankful, hut | guess
| give most thanks for thankfuncss.
IL Al
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TURKEY AND PLUM PUDDING
A THANH ;ts;=:yi,G Layout With n Foot
bali Attachment.

HAT the man
who doesn't eat
I Il T. k e Y 0 II
Il h a II K giving
day does not cple-
bratc the day at
all is an argu-
ncnt t h It no
more needs clIb-
Grafton ;han II
p ir of white
c Il II V Il : shoes
need a patent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

was Thanksgiving day, and his first i'm
pulse was to feel thankful at the thought
that he was about to be cmancipated
from the drudgery and slavery or the
Ianch. Bat these thoughts were dissi-
Patcd rs soon as he got his mail. He got
half dozen letters, but there was not a
registered one i'll the bunch. But advice!
There were pages on pages of The very
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24

- Nos |. , I. ), aud 9-week days 10, II,
L., l3, Il and l5-Sundays only; and Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. ON theatre
nights, however, when admission tickets to
performance have been sold by agents, No.
will leave Cumberland at close of performance.
sS All trains stop at Hay street station,
Cumberland. l.. NJ HAMILTON.
March General Manager.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
Main Line.

Main Line.
EASTB0UND
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York Express
No. 4..arrives 2:30 IA m. leaves 2:3s a. M.
No. S..arrives 1877 a. M. leaves 7:55 a. III.
No. 2..arrives $40 a. M. leaves S:52 a. III.
No. II. arrives 10 20 p. m. leaves 1874 p. NJ.
No. Is. arrives 1927 p. III. leaves 12:47 p. M
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia
Express:
No. lO.......... ........... leaves 2:4S a. m.
Grafton and Way:
No. &. arrives l:59 Il. m.
Baltimore and Way;
No. IA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. leaves 3:l5 p. III.
Express:
No. 46. ........... ......... leaves 6:2S +. III.
*Grafton and Way:
No. -. arrives 40 p. m.
Terra Alta and Way:
No. a. arrives $50 p. m.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-11-24
W WESTBOUND.

wEsrBoUND.
Chicago Express
No. 7..arrives 1925 "A. m. leaves 12.35 "a III.
Plttsburg Express:
No. 8. 9..arrives 100 Il. III.
Pittsburg Limited
No. Ii. ..arrives 40 a. III.
Cincinnati and St. Louis Express:
No 3..arrives $50 a. m; leaves 5.37 H. III.
*Parkersburg, Wheeling and Way
No. .47................ leaves 9.O5 a. m.
TERRA Alta and Way:
No, 73............... ...... leaves 8 % IL. IN.
Express:
No. 55. arrives 2:30 p. m; leaves 3:02 p. III.
Grafton aud Way
No. 5............ ......... leaves 4.30 p. IN.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Limited Express
No. l..arrives S:Oi p. III leaves $40 p. III
PittSburg Division.
EASrBoUND.
No. 10. Express. arrives 2:3S Il IN.
No. rs. Express. arrives 6:lO p. III.
No. ~. Limited Express. arrives 1929 p. III.
No. IA. Mail arrives l2l7 p. IN.
No. 6. Limited Express. arrives 1927 p. M
No. o.. Express. ..... Leaves l:lO a. m.
No. II. .Plttshurg Llmited. leaves 1855 "a. m.
No. AZ Chicago Express. leaves 9:l5 d. M.
No. AZ. Mail l...............l leaves $40 p. III.
No. 5. Chicago Limited. leaves 300 p. M.
*Except Sunday. +Sunday only. No. 49is
IA local train from Cumberland to PittsbuIg,
and No. IA from Pittsburg to Cumberland.
No 5 and make stops each way between
Cumberland and Pittsburg Through tickets
east and west, for sale at Cumberland.
NJ. G. CLARKE,
f. ID. UNDERWOOD, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. ID. B. MAkTIN,
.Iunn = MANAGER PASSENGER Traffic.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06

The SenatObia Democrat says w.
have heard nf people praying Iol "". -
different things. but u Senat'o'' ''~
reached the climax this week oy p'" :
Inv that her little children n'lp"'.u'. .",.
to ducks 80 they would not oro"D -
ing the recent rains"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06
.J0hn Hill Rea! Estate Agent,
NOSS POINT. MISS.

"OCU OTNIs WIOC.
VIII sell real estate improved or unim.
proved. and attend tn all business pertaining
10 real estate matters. Rice lands that can
be irrigated, u specially. Persons having
lands for sale will do we'll IN list them with
me-. Correspondence solicited.
~ Once ~ RET tdence
August 20. 160D Sly
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06
GhsQsmorrat-S Star
SHOULD BE OPENED.
GrecnvIlIe Spirit.

Grecnvie Spirit
A common practice among students
or any other persons Obliged ia use
The rooms in which they sleep ms sit
ting rooms during the evening Is Ia
open the windows only when thu afe
ready to sleep. This iah mnst perni.
clous custom. A room Ehat has been
occupied by even one pSoson during
the evening is in no ctulditior, to sleep
until the air has been nm pletely
changed. No matter VIII Va tenn
perature may he outsideEtIc windows
should be thrown oben, the gas or
lamp put out, sshtpat it will not blow
OUT the door opened, and the room
lett for five or ten minutes. Often
cases OF prostration brought on by
over-study, may he traced in a large
part TO the unventilated rooms in
which their study is pursued. and in
which. afterward.h vain ATTEMPT to
get refreshing sleep is sought.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06
Ghsaemurrst-s,,,. s. !,

a GOOD PARROT syo.,
Ashlrnd Item - 'iORY.
our next door ne,v,.
correspondent, owns =, ""'r' write, !
70. which Is always g.,,i ;" amusing prl
o",e' en-, m,' "ut usually gets s''1s out s. Int"
she has done any,1,n. IL herself. wa,|
head !" - ons "s sSn hSu"'shed, We i.'es a"laa !,
i s,ss, : S,sS says ~ a sinrsonx s,s. as1 ~ ~
a"s ,'",s .s,a sm'lt; then she i.s ,s'1 h.. n'' nj
gIrl~ She "I'. has sIhnauurrraIh,'Rllys."r''.s| haur "''s|
!" h.,.s .ne xa''len' where she n'"s !" s"lls
,'ac.;. oaek ana i"rt'lon the waIIs p'%eAade
herself. and warning off I's,, io,,.,''.a sna"'A
o"e m'rning IA hen s,,.s "'''S
ios t"s o,,eke" yard and was quIe'', out =,
81 ,nH "p breakfast when ai'. 20" s,, p'ss
es Isr up .s.,, !" ''er. and called M. Isl "sh" aa.
.s .sea,ed s !" her own quarters, ,.s ,"sa, ''sa +
sv ~n' 'as. as she could, followed '"'n'a ~ n'',
VINO screamed "Siluor =, ., W ihIl|
a few days later, Pol rs,rsaas u.s .asp. ;.
morning walk into the chssa' u's''''ea Ae1
i'erc' with her usual cur,,,.,.'. ~" sa'd'
went peeri"s int" every CORNER ~, "a - !
came :" the old hrn on her nr,, '''.s's -
h. hea made a dive for pollsyeIlOx ,.s .as|
ont missed IL. Poll, tAIatinv v, a'' 1ead
.'"n the better part Of val.,' ,".. "'.s'e, l
!" run, the hen. with wins. "'aef'| ''s
spread, following close arte, ~ woe
As Sne ram Poll screamed /, !.
shrillest tones. 20 Lard. O Lu" ~ ''
q member Of the family, r%,..
witnessed the performance, ,hn,,,s ~%
Time To interfere in poIl. "A nh,'' :
''e angry ne" was vainipvon her. n.
ra" "''t' and stooping down held ~ N
MS hand. Poll lost nn,i,, IVY
my up =" his shoulder. Then. FIRM, lrn
her nigh vantape.vrnund, ,h. ,n,.'s ~"
ana. lacking down on her f,e, scream.
ed: Hello there. shoom ''''
The frightened hen returned ia ae,
nest rs rapidly as she had ,,,n.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06

ar. 81. raul.... ....... $40 -. m. 6.:.O D. IN.
Through trains Nos. and 3arrive at Mobile At
1880 Il. m. and $3.50 D. m ~
NOS sand : have entirely new equipment and
are vestbuled from end to end. r'''''' "'''
nos ana have vestibuled frst-class coaches
ana all Iour trains have vestbulcd sleeping cars.
For rates, time. tickets and further information
under Battle House. q W. KING '''
Passenger and Ticket Agent
JANUARY l-' i"~ 4S.tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06

A Mobile man adyertises iorse'e"''
five men-white and black-"s'v'
South Africa. He offers free t'a"'p" =.
uation and Sl5 a month to drive "u'',' =
with return transportation guara"'''"'
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06

II Ia said that the Chinese '"''
aM,ut pekin aggregates %o'OW m'"'
armed with 22O seyen.centinlete' Wv"
sot guns, IS Krupp guns and ioV "'A
i'm guns.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06
He Is NOT POPULAR

The nomination Of Mckinley BY ,,e
Philadelphia convention is M, >. = w.. ~s
expected it would he II We are tojud,e
by the following excerpt taken lrum
the Boston Herald, one Of the leaaiu,
and most influential papers in ,v
| East.
"One other thing this cnnypn,on
has made clear. the unsnbstaDt,alo,,al.
lty Ut the alleged popularity Of Vim.
Mckinley. All rhe fulsome euIopirs of
his wise, intelligent, highprincipIed
ana mastery craftsmanship did mt
avail 30 cover and concpal It's real in.
TRINITY. lnSlncerltv and dependence
IN ADLER minds and s,nuter wills than
his own. The extent Of dissatisfaction
and disrespcct prevailing anw,y the
Republicans and freely expressed when
they are nOt talking for publi.atiun ~
record was Il surprise H. the uni.
formed. Whether asSncia,lon
with R0OSeveIt will make the McKin.
ley ticket really stronger is a matter
nf grave doubt. II will please The
hurrah element Of the party. but that
element does not count for 50 mucI
since Blaine'S candidacy aS il did h.
fire. The p.uple who consider arr
preplnderating element: and Goyernor
RN'SevrlL is not especially strOns
with these"
The YazOp Sentinel is lamhastlngs y
white fellow named Rogers !or raf.
ticing social equality with the nesres
0f that community. lie Is tearhlwa \
negro school. Is pastor Of nesn'
church, and has adapted two nesm'
girls into his family. What Is Inc
matter with the old "Yaz0U Pan
Tho following birth notice Fecent'!
IN the columns of Kansas
paper: Born. To the wifeof Jim Jones'
a boy. The boy favors his old dad ~
ways. viz: lie Is bald, h'Sar@
nose. takes to a bottle like a hnm0le'Ne
to a lump Of sugar. and makes d l"' I"
noise about nothing. Selah.'
China will have 20 pay many lnf
lions for the bombardnent OF liza
Tsin, and the great powers w''ler
force their indemnity demands.
The Hattiebnrg Pr,gress says '"'
negro must be getting mighty y.
down t., be caught sh'nling craps WV"
whitemen, and the Progress Is f's''
It Ia said that the Chinese '"''
about Pekin aggregates S6o'VU ~r"'
armed with 22O scven.centinlete' Wv"
'ot guns, IS Krupp guns ana ioV "'A
I'M guns.
A Mobile man advertises Imse'e"''
I've n,en-white and black-"s0"
south Africa. He offers free trs"'p"
,ation and $l5 a month to drive "u'','
With return transportation sua'a"'e''
The Senat0hia Democrat says ~. y.
,ayc heard nf people praying 'o' %"l -,
liferent things. but u Senaloo's ''~ o
cached the climax this week " w.. :, :,
NJ that her little children n''p"'.a, ,,,.
o ducks 50 they would not drown ~
nv the recent rains"
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06

The Hattiebnrg Progress says '''
negro must be getting mlgnv y.
dawn Il, be caught sh'n,ing craps WV"
whitelnen, and the Progress Is f'e"'
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-07-06
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.

Forty acres " lani In jackson coun.
" we'll covered with hard wind. a..
press. oak. gum. holly, etc. IL N tile
St of lot OF Section 9. Township 5,
Range 6 West. A bargain viii l,e
given the purchaser " the land fOr
cash, Apply At DEMOCRAT. SrAR ~.
ficc, Scranton Miss. u 4
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-12
Will aid Portugal.

London, April 1.-THE British govern
ment, the Associated Press is officially
infromed, stands ready to take the part
of Portugal in case the Beers attempt re-
prisals, but so far Portugal has not APP
piled for British aid, nor has h replied
to the Boer notification. ,
With Great Britain at her back, it is
said she will not give in in the slightest
in maintaining that the transactions at
Beira are fully justified by the long
standing treaties between Great Britain
and Portugal. While the situation is ad-
mitted to be grave. the foreign Office is
not inclined to believe the Beers will take
aggressive action.
Thu c%oncensus of opinion is that should
the Beers attempt reprisals it would
react to the advantage of Great Britain,
enabling her to use Delagoa bay freely.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-12
Cape Border Safe.

London, April 1.-THE Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times, telegraph
ing Wednesday, says: "It is announced
in general orders that General Sir Her.
bert Shermside has been appointed to
command the Third division, vice Gem
eral Sir William Gatacre, ordered home
to England.
General Brabant's force is confident
of being able to hold out. The Beers.
after showing considerable dash, have
Wavered when it came to the final issue
and have struck at last the vital point,
where they are greatly handicapped by
their proximity to the Rasuto border.
lowing to the strategical concentra-
tions since the enemy's movements be-
came defined there need be little anxi-
ETY. as to the safety of the Cape border.
No organized invasion of Cape Colony is
now possible except under extreme risks.
which Commandment Olivier is not likely
to take. especially as his horses are re-
ported to be greatly exhausted"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-12
Manila Library.

New York, April 11.-The movement be-
gun by the wife of Chief Surgeon Green
leaf, U. S. N, of the department of the
Pacific, to establish a circulating library
in Manila for the benefit of the soldiers,
has been most successful. Major Strong,
who has co-operated in the movement,
says that the undertaking has been a re-
markable success and the American SOL
diers in the Philippines are receiving an
abundance of entertaining reading mat
ter. BY an arrangement with the inter-
national express company, each outgoing
ship agrees to carry free of charge, two
tons Of reading matter in the form Of
books. magazines and papers.