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innate business, are. constantly en-
gagged in ''side shows" When there
is anything con" anywhere within
reach, and they can get leave, they 90
straight to see the fun. The present
commander-in-c chief, when on the
staff in Canada, joined General Lee
and saw lot of work with the south
ern army. A year or two back one OF
our war correspondents came across o
youn gentleman of military aspect
riding q. ragged pony in the rear of
tho Turkish army. "Who are you?"
he asked. "So-and-so OF the -th,
from Malta. Got little leave and
came on here.
The spirit of adventure crops up in
Other ways. The military officer is
the most iudefatigable sportsman
alive. If he eau afford it he will or
ganize expeditions to wild lands after
big game; if not, he will shoot cats; if
lie cannot hunt the fox he will hunt
hares, and, at worst, pariah dogs. he
is indefatisable at games, and carries
them about with him wherever he
goes. When Russia. annexed Port
Arthur she fortified it; when we got
Wei-Hai-Wei we laid out cricket
pitch. There will be polo playing
at Ladysmith tomorrow or next day
if the Beers do not call another truce,
and if the polo ponies have not oil
been wantel for transport work.
Whatever there is to do, the British
officer will do it with the same cheory
energy, the same self-sacri6cing, un-
questioning heartiness all over the
world. To-Day.
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To Educate Yaqui Bows.

The Mexican gunboat Democrat has
arrived at Mazatlan from the mouth
of the Yaqui river, having on board q
detachment of government troops,
who have in charge about 200 Yaqui
Indian boys and number of braves.
These Yaquis were all taken prisoners
during the recent engagements be-
tween General Torres troops and the
indians in the Yaqui country. The
prisoners are being taken to the City
of Mexico.
The boys range in age from to 16
years aud are exceptionally bright
and cheerful youngsters. President
Diaz proposes to find good homes for
them among responsible Mexican
families in the City OF Mexico, where
they will be educated and trained to
become good and useful citizens. The
captive braves will be confined in
prison until the rebellion is ended.
Correspondence, Boston Herald.
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THs DEATH CUP.
The Yearly Victims of the Poisonoui
HTusI,room Arc MANY,

The Yearly Victims of the Poisonous
Mushroom Arc MANY.
It is probable that not many people
ever heard of phallin, not only ono of
tn. .,ost remarkable substances in the
world, but one OF the terrible pois-
ons. And it is so very common that
ii can be found in almost every field
and swamp in the country, for phal-
lin is the poisonous element in the
deadly mushroom, the "death cup"
as it has been most appropriately
called. Not only that when phallin
was first discovered it was found that
it was almost identical with tho poison
OF the rattlesnake, SO that death from
mushroom poisoning is very similarto
death from serpent bite. But still
more wonc rful. It is known that
various bacteria produce nearly the
same poison-the bacteria, ifcr IN
stance, Of diphtheria and typhoid
fever. Itseems odd enough that death
from the poisonous mushroom, from
rattlesnake bite and from diphtheria
should result from practically the
same cause. - ~; ;tfss 7t3
1t is said that twenty-five people are
killed every year inst the Unired Sfates
by eating the death cup, mistaking it
for the edible mushroom. Itrequires
only bit of the death cnpt to kill-a
piece the size of pea will do it. Oae
case is cited in which a boy ate only a
third of o small uncooked cup of the
deadly mushroom, but it was enough
to cause his death. Indeed SO bane-
full is the phallin poison that even the
handling of the death cup and the
breathing of the spores may produce
serious illness.
The "doath cup" is only one of q
number OF poisonous plants in America,
although there are not many in this
country or in Europe. The common
est of all is the fomiliar poison ivy of
our fields and roadsides. Contrary to
almost general belief, poison ivy is not
injurious unless actually touched. It's
irritating power is due to noD-vola-
tile oil contained in the leaves, the eff
fects of which, while distressing, are
not deadly. A very good representa-
tion of the poison ivy leaves and fruit
is shown in the picture. Once familiar
with it, one needs never mistake it for
anything else. Poison ivy is much
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trees grow to the dimensions Of forest
trees; there are nutmeg-trees in the
forest that clothes the slopes; and ar
rowroot. ginger and pineapples abound
everywhere. All these things go to
make Americas South Sea island q
delightful fairy spot, but they are, and
must always be, on too minute scale to
hold out any temptation to the planter
and the trader. Perhaps, for the sake
of the natives at least, it is well.
The Navy Department has decided
to assign Commander;B. F. Tilley, OF
the collier Abarenda, as the command
ant of the Pago-Pago coaling station,
which will place him in charge OF the
administrative affairs of the Samoan
territory of the United States. Com
mander Tilley is now at Pago-Pago.
The naval officers who have been on
the Island of Tutuila recently in con-,
nection with the work of building tue
wharf and establishing coaling sta
ton in the harbor of Pago- Pago state
that there are at present about 1900
people on the Island of Tutuila, ow-
ing allegiance to about three chiefs.
The principal chief is named Man
gum. The people are different from
the inhabitants of the other Samoan
Islands, being particularly peacefulin
disposition.
The population is unique in the fact
that every soul is repuaed to be a de-
vout Christian. They are so orthodox
that not one person could be induced
to come aboard one of the American
ships on Sunday, while all of them so
to church. This condition is ascrib.
able largely to the influence Of French
missionaries.
Nothing has been positively settled
as yet as to the government of the ISL
ands beyond the fact that the princi-
pal official will be naval officer. The
general purpose is to have him inter-
fere as little as possible with the ne-
tives SO long as they continue in their
present peaceful manner to. govern
themselves without friction.
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eoER Farm HOSPITALITY.
The Family, the Rouse and the Footl-
Some Queer Customs.


The average Boer farm is long,
low rooted cabin stuck in the middle
of the veldt. Here with tribe of chill
dren and Kaffir servants lives and dies
the Boer farmer. His herds and cat
tie are his. only care; his only litera-
ture the Bible; his only recreation
riding, smoking or niger driving, the
last being by far the faTorite Boer
spolt !.
A howling chorus from the gaunt
Kaf1ir dogs greets the visitor or be-
nighted traveller. Alone on the veldt
il sparsely populated country, the
Boer, is, of course, hospitable, US men
in such circumstances always are and
always hnve been.
The family troop out to see the
traveller. There is the stalwart,
weather beaten, rough father;h his pom
derous, corpulent wife, with bis dozen
or so children. With each the trav-
eler shakes hands, and he is then
usherel into the house.
A bowl of water is brought to the
guest. Being traveller he produces
his soap and washes. The father,
taking the bowl. throws n small guam
.tity OF water on his face, and wipes it
off with the towel In the same water
the whole family of twelveor fourtee
likewise wash themselves. They have
no soap, and the traveller ceases to
wonder at tue pronounced dirtiness OF
ai the Beers he has met.
For the evening meal the Goth is
laid on the table, and q sufliciency OF
bowls are set on plates. The mother
brings in big basin of milk and q
dish OF hard, crisp bread, OF "Boer
biscuit" as it is called. A long Dutch
grace is pronounced by the father.
Then by the light of single tallow
candle supper is eaten.
For the father and visitor there is a
small piece of boiled mutton. If the
hungry traveller consumes his small
ration of meat before his host has
finished his portion the Boer will
courteously oh,r what meat he has not
eaten! Let Tue DUCT ID " Me"phy
man, usually possessing hundreds OF
head of cattle His whole life is one
strange contrast of poverty and
plenty,
A long Grafton marks the conclu-
sion of the meal, and a move is'then
made for bed. The signal for retiring
is the bringing round OF bowl of
wafer for each person to wash his feet
in. Shoes are taken of, and father,
boys and girls, all nse the sane
water.
Then, after lie has kissed each OF
the family, the guest is shown to his
room. Nowadays many farm houses
boast bed rooms, with huge, high
wooden beds. But it was, and still
is, the custom at many farms for the
whole family 60 sleep on the floor OF
the living room.
C cat and sheep skins are laid on the
floor. Everybody sleeps in his or her
thin clothes, removing only the yelt-s
schoon. No Boer ever undresses.
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rhousands OF Doll.sralksrs.

Over in Germany there are 5000
children in one district alone who are
employed to dress dolls and help in
the manufacture of various kinds of
TOYS. Ali the children who do this
work are under twelve years of age.
They are taught the art Of dressing a
doll at the tender age OF four. At the
same time, according to the compul-
sorry education law, they are obliged to
go to kindergarten school for at least
one year, and that term is devoted to
such things as making dolls and dress
ing them, doing everything, in fact,
except molding the heads, which is
done by men expert at the business.
After that the German children
have three or four years of study,
when. they are allowed to go into the
doll or toy factories to add to the
daily income of the family to the ex-
tent of few cents day. The chill
dren who go to the kindergarten have
lots of fun making clothes for the
dollies, and 30 fond do they get Of the
little wa1en- faced creatures that they
are often sore at heart when the ma
tron comes around to collect them all
to be sent abroad.
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Broke Up n Crowd.

One of those crowds which gather
at the least provocation and blockade
the sidewalks aud streets was silently
and effectually rebuked On Devonshire
street. Somebody stopped aud began
to gaze at the top of the building on
the opposite side of the street; others
Joined the first, and still others, until
the sidewalk and street were filled for
a distance of 100 feet. Then some
wit in an Office of the building at
which 80 much curiosity was aimed
hung an old "rubber" shoe from the
window, and the wondering mass of
humanity, at first slowly, then more
quickly melted away.-Boston Tran
script.
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Mooselookmeguntic's Mysterious Salmon

Mooselookneguntic's Mysterious Salmon
The mystery of Mooselookmegun-
tics big salmon has at last been
solved. For several seasons now
anglers who have wet their lines in
Bugle Cove have come back to camp
with tackle decidedly out of kilter,
aud with blood stirring tales of the
monster salmon that ''rose" beneath
a certain overhanging tirch, and,
hooking on, gave them the battle of
their lives-always breaking loose ut
the finish, however, taking with him
everything not tied in the boat.
It was always the same birch where
the fish rose, and tie tactics he en-
ployed of sulking with a bulldog
tenacity, refusing to be drawn to the
surface, were always the same. The
fame of this remarkable fish spread
throughout fhe lake region, and
anglers from the other lakes came
down early and often to try their skill.
They never failed in locating the
salmon, but they never succeeded in
landing him. 1t was estimated that
$500 worth of tackle, time and bait
were wasted last summer in Bugle
Cove.
1t is low water now in Mooselook-
meguntic lake, and the water, though
low, is remarkably clear. The other
day Mrs. Ed Whorff and son. Carl of
the Mooselookmeguntic House ran
their boats onto IN unmarked stump
in Bugle Cove, right beneath an over
hanging birch. Aud from that birch
they plucked just thirty-seven spoon
hooks, spinners and artificial fies.-
Lewiston Me Evening Journal.
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only drawback was that il was almost:
wholly inaccessible on the laDdYard
side. Now and. then, but at long
intervals, an American man-of war.
has called at this harbor, but 1t may
be doubted whether any of the crews
ever attempted to climb the almost
precipitous hills that wall insSthe.
placid sheet of flandlocked water WHICH
the natives call Pago-Pago. Theisli
and of Tutuila is by far theleast known
of the three main islands tbas form
the group of Samoa. It lies about
thirty miles south of the othertWo, on,
which alone Europeans or Americans
have settled, either as planters or
traders, and excepting the harboE OF
Pago-Pago on the southeast, and q
small bay known as Leone, near the
northwest corner, it possesses no place
of anchorage or shelter even for the
smallest trading vessels.
The general appearance of Tgfaila,
like that of all the volcanic islands Of
<the South Pacific, is very beantifHl.
LAS we entered the passage, ftSn!
twenty TO thirty y-fYe miles broad be-
tween the islands, every eye sca,fsea
shures, nnd the Inn ession Eat
the schooner would be found lying at
some point un der the lee Of the land.
There was, however, no sign of a sail !.
On either sido the land rose high and
broken, clothed from shore to sum
NIT in the luxuriant vegetation of the
tropical islauds, and as we proceeded
at half-speed through the passage it
became more and more evident that
for some reason our tender had not
arrived. We had reached the eastern
end and cleared both islands before
any solution Of the difficulty presented
itself, but then very small cutter
was discovered lying close inshore, at
a point where native village could
be seen among the palm trees that
formed background to the silver
white coral beach.
The cutter turned out to be trader
engaged in collecting cargo of copra
(sun-dried cocoanut) to be taken to
Apia to the German company's stores.
We were told we could stay on board
il we liked, but the cutler must go ito
Leone Bay, at the western end of the
island. before 1t would return to .Apia.:
The prospect of staying on board was
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HUMOROUS.

Jones-I say, Miss Brown, how is
it that you are always out when Icalls
She-Oh. Just luck.
Little Miss Wayupp-Is your butler
English? Little Miss kighupp-
No, but his clothes is.
'sYour bookkeeper is subject to fits
of i'll humor, isn't he2" s'No; he has
widely isolated attacks of amiability.
tSir," began the book canyasser,
"I have o little work here
'Sorry," interrupted the busy man,
.but I have great deal of work here:
Good morning"
ST disown you" cried the angry
parent. II shall cut you off with .
dollar" eyes, SIR" replied the err
ing SOD, meekly; "and might | have
the dollar now"
Maxim-How did .Tweeter behave
under fire? Did he shrink? Gatllng
No, T don't know as he shrank; but
he evidently tried to make himself as
small as he could.
Dearest" she murmured, I'm SO
afraid you'll change" Darling" he
answered, you'll never find any
change about me-" Which was pain
fully true in double sense.
Lives Of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime;
But as days roll of behind US 4
We get lazier all the time.
s.No," said the conscientious candi-
date, ''Pd like very much to secure
the nomination. but I cannot tell o
lie." "Oh, that's oil right an an.
swered the old politician, {; here is PEN,
ink and paper-you can write it.
'.Don't you know she chirped
over her teacup, ''that you remind me.
of the bread mother used to make"
The old joke in such a new form stag
gered him. .nIn--in what; way?p he.
gasped. "Why, you: are SO erusty. a
Mack-Did yon, give him back his
ring when he broke the ngagementg
Ethel--Of course. But q queeked
him with the, next girl he gets en-
gagged to. e took the diamond ont
4and had paste I'M station bet "A It's It's
place.
Davy-Cousin Kit, what is a mi.
crobe? Cousin Kit (reading book
and not wanting to bo bothered)-Oh,
it's thing that gets into things.
Davy-Well, the Eaby's microbe,
for every timo go down stairs. she
gets into my things"
Early one morning little Helen be-
came restless and crawled out of her
tiny bed. ''What are you doing,
Helen?" called her mother. 81 is
lookin' for match" was the reply.
"what do you want with n match"
asked her mother. "Oh, Just, want
to light the gas 70 seeif it's daylight" "
answered Helen.
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THE coNTENTeo LIFE.

I wouldn't be an emp'ror after suppefa
cleared away;
Iwouldn't be king, sub, II | could,
So long Is I've got health and strength,
home where can stay,
And a woodshed full O. dry and lifted
wood,
For Jimmy brings the bootjack and mother
trims the light,
And pulls the roller curtains, shettin' ous
the stormy night,
And me and Jim and mother and the cat set
down
oh who in thunder'd banker for a CROWN
Who wants to spend their ev'nin's settin'
starched and prim and straight.
A-warmin' royal velvet on throne?
It's mighty tedious business settin' up SO
thund' rim late
With not minit's time 10 call ycur own
I'd rather take my comfort after workin
through the days
With my old blue wooden stockin's nigh the
fires social blaze
For me ana Jim and mother and the old
grny cot,
Come mighty near to KNOWN where we're
~ Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
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Under the new Samoan treaty the;
United States becomes the possessorS
of a,small island in the South Paoltic'
Ocean, situated about $50 miles nth.
of the equator. For some hfteen.
wears past we have;had q more or less
sentimental regard,for this island be-,
cause it was here that our Govern
ment had acquired from native chIef
a lease of part OF the shore ola bar bor OF
on which to establish a coaling stAtiou.
The harbor was the only one in the.
Samoan group in which vessels Scoula rIl.i
lie safely during hurricane, such as
occasionally visits the group, and its
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on The, floor of which we were accom-
smodated with mats of woven grass,
while two girls prepared bowl of
;kava juice for our special entertain
ment. Personally, Ihadheard enough
abont this famous liquor Of the islands
to sdecliae it, and though my COM
panions tasted it, they were wise
enough to leave it to our hosts to
paraLyze themselves with the strange
narcotic. In the meantime we had
contrived to make it understood that
we wanted guide to show us the
native path over the hills to Leone
Bay, where the missionary lived, and
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'I'm SO glad" he sobbed. 81
didn't know whether yon killed the
elephant or the elephant killed you,
aud ], was afraid uncle missed d
killed me, but I'm not killed, am ],
papa?"
a9sAll three grown-ups raised their
hands, and their faces were pictures
of bewilderment.
"How do you know aEout the ele-
phant2 Whore were you?" his father
gasped.
Didn't you see me?'' Freddie asked
reprpachfnllya IL vas1on the top of
|sthe elephant. where the mnhout-rides.
you know Tile old iuggler let me
climb the rope, and I went to tho
,dockSard, and goton the Ra 'ah's back,
/ and he went mad and ran away, and
T thought you were killel and
'.Freddie" cried his mother, "you
have got sunstroke. "
She picked the little boy up in her
arms and carried him into cool room,
where he was put to bed with ice on
his head, while the doctor was sent
for, in spite of his protests, but on the
iyeranda his father and uncle stared at
each other.
"Jugglers! Climbing up the rope?"
cried. his father. 1.-THE child mnst
have met troupe of these travelling
conjurors!'
';But-but,'' said Uscle Fred
feebly, y '.of. course all Anglo-Indians
know the strange tricks these fellows
can perform, which no man-no white
man, mt any rate :. has ever explained,
but-but-oh, bless my soul-there
was an elephant, and you did fall, and
there was no boy on the elephants
back, aud therefore Freddie couldn't
!. be, there, but-but-oh,, confound it
all, how did he know what happened;
before anybody but our two selves and
your wife knew any elephant had been
@shot'at all?"
Freddis's father jumped mp ansrily
in spite OF his sore arm. .
,.1'ye seen thatro trick done often
and the man climb binto The Clouds:
Everybody has seen it, and no one
ever explained it, .saye by hypnotism
of tie eutlience. That's it! but the
idea of, practising their arts upon a
little boy! It's too bal! Ill send
out, aud if they are caught, they will
have TO hypnotic themselves out OF
Jail"
"Of course,'' said the uncle, still
with weak bswilderment, "but-but-
was Freddie on the elephant or was
he not? Don't You know? Oh, bless
my soul?"'
So riders were sent out in all direc--
tions to catch the wonderful jugglers,
but it was no use-these had iuggled
themselves far away. But -Freddies
mother wasvery indignantat his father
and Uncle Fred for such suggestions
as hypnotism and jugglery.
. lyon two big sillies!" she said.
"The boy went to sleep in the sun and
dreamed, and the rest is aali coinci-,
'dence. SO, there!'
Still, however, men came from the
dockyard to trnce the dead elephant,
and they told of his escape Just as
Freddie did. So,E there!-Sun.
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Her Firat Impressions.

Mamma" said ten-year-old i'm
migrant boy in the detention pen of
the Barge office, "is this America?"
''It is, my son; but keep still; The
American gendarmes are angry" she
answered, pointing at the blue-coated
clerks running in and out of the pen.
The boy clrng to her skirts and
kept silent. After q little he said in
a whisper, Mamma, is it really
American
"Hush; it is. Hush"
eff it's America. why don't the
people walk upside down? Cousin
Dominica says his teacher says that
the Americans is under lis, and that
our feet and their feet arc on opposite
sides. Is it true, mamma?"
eff teacher says so, it must be
true; but hush, my child.
"If it's true, then they ought to
walk head downward, mamma"
Hush, my child; lush!" New
York Commercial Advertiser.
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Gnod Coftea in Boardorn.

The coffee is always good in the
Transvaal, but usually oyer-sweetened.
When any.guest is i'll Dutch house
wife's good books she shows her ap-
probation of him by loading his cup
of coffee with sugar, which he must
drink, unless he desires to upset her
easily.aroussd susoepsibilities.
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THE IsAa1o1N ISLANDS.

the offer of dollar readily secured a
guide, in the person of young man
of magnificent build and appearance.
p The bargain once made, we lost no
time in starting. Our guide, who was
dressed in full native costume, which
consisted of very large and finely
powdered head of hair, and very
small cincture OF some kind of native
cloth round his loins, led US along the
beach; for short distance, and. then
faced the hill which rose abrupt and
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within hundred yards of the village,
which now showed among the trees
like group Of ovsrgrown beshives fot
tho old atraw material and conisal'
shape, The nasiYes were most friendly,
ghay iayitsa ua into the largest hSs,
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primitive agriculture of the island
could hardly be much extended, as
there Ia scarcely an acre OF level land
to be found there. Co6oaputs, indeed,
grow along the sbore everywhere, and
ever to sous ostoat lnlandj orange.