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inquired. cts he quieting down to
robbed mans best philosophy"
"Poor little fellowl' Mr.. Vernon
answered. "He cries for his jewels
as mother cries for her lost children.
"What is he going to do?"
'sI don't know; no more does he;
but T should not like to be the man
that robbed him. He is little, but he
is as deadly as viper and as persist
ent as time itself.
Something in Mr.. Vernon's voice and
manner, as he said this, suggested to
Fairfax that there was meaning be-
tween the words; but the truth was
that Mr.. Vernon's thoughts were not
on Vasseur and his troubles. Upper
most in his mind was shadow of what
the war might bring to him and
his. Not that he had any cowardly
fears; but there had been matters con-
nected with his early career which
rendered the probabilities of his fall
ing into the hands of the English, a
thing not to be regarded without un-
speakable dread. He knew enough
about military science to be well
aware of the defenseless condition OF
New Orleans in the presence of such
fleet and such an army as the Brit
ish Government might be able to send
there. Now the news that came to him
from one in high connection with the
Government indicated that strong
fleet and an army overwhelming in
numbers would probably soon be in
front of New Orleans and under COM
mand of distinguished British officer.
What would he the result? 1t seemed
to him that there could be but one
answer: The city would fail, and the
whole gulf coast would be ravaged.
He excused himself presently, with
the plea that he had much to do in
preparing for the departure for New
Orleans, and went out.
Fairfax felt compelled, under the
circumstances, to accept the hospital
ity of the Vernons during the rest of
his stay, seeing that, since the burn
ing of Vasseur's place, there was no
other available alternative, and be-
sides he could not muster up the
slightest unwillingness in the matter.
He was glad, indeed, with a genuine
boyish gladness, and could not hide
the pleasure his situation gave him.
Fairfax was bold to make the most
of his surroundings; but Pauline when
she found herself for a moment alone
with him under the vines of the rude
veranda, suddenly felt an access of
shyness not in the least CHARACTERISTIC,
and shrank away from him, ir spirit
at least, taking refuge within that i'm
penetrable close which is walled by
the reserve of unaffected girlhood.
He, however, was too happy to desire
more than to be near her and see her,
to feel that he formed part of picture
with her, that they stood on the came
plane and were outlined against the
same romantic background; and to
dream that perhaps they might go,
side by side, through long and
happy future.
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This is perfectly intehisible to John
the name by which all foreign resi-.
dents call the servant.
The average Chinaman possesses q
remarkable memory. He will learn
to make himself understood in almost
any foreign language in less than half
the time it requires an intelligent
Englishman or American to make him
self understood in any one of the
many Chinese dialects. This disparity
has led to some curious anomalies in
the trade of the country. Thus at all
the open ports trade with foreigners
is carried on by means Of middlemen,
or agents, who are always natives.
They are called "compradores."
If foreign merchant wishes to buy
tea, silk, porcelain or other articles of
native product he must do so through
his "compradore." If he wishes to
sell any article of foreign product to
a native house he must again call In
the "compradore." The "compradore"
employs all the servants of the for
eigner's establishment, fixes their sal
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aries and is responsible for their hon
esty. eBHe keeps the foreign traders
bank account Strengthened out with
the native bankers and makes out
shipping lists and invoices. Practic-
ally, though nominally a mere upper
servant, he is the real head Of the
house, and his word is law. He is
usually a shrewd fellow, and watches
closely his employers interests, not
forgetting his own. He has certain
legitimate commissions, or "squeezes,"
rs they are called, on all Of his trans
actions. His income is considerable.
"A foreign merchant, having acquired
after a long residence sufficient
knowledge Of the language, decides
that his business is too much in the
hands of natives, and dismisses his
"eompradore." He goes in person to
some native "hong" and asks for sam
Piles and quotations. He is politely
shown through the establishment and
otherwise treated with consideration.
But when, with a view to buying, die
inquiries for prices he gets mo have
got" for answer. He goes to another
"hong" and another and another, but
always with the same result. No one
has anything to sell! All are behind
with their orders! Let the foreign
dealer return to his office and send his
"compradore" on the same errand,
and his, orders will be promptly
filled. This is so in every department
Of business where foreigners are con-
cerned. In MI Of the treaty ports the
financial affairs Of every foreign house
practically are in the hands Of the
natives. Foreign merchants cannot
hope to reach the market except
through q class of ;middlemen. This
is the irrevocable custom of the coun-
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try. Thus commerce has utterly
failed to break down the barriers be-
tween these strange people and the
outside world.
1T was at Chin-Kiang," writes the
American Consul in his notebook, that
the peculiar lantern custom Of the
Chinese was brought to my notice. l
was to be the guest Of tho American
Consul there, and had just landed
with him at the foreign merchants
wharf on the Yang-tse, some distance
from tic foreign settlement. 1t was
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South Dakota's Wind Cave.

: Few people realize that Wind Cave,
near Hot Springs, S. D., is the largest
and most beautiful cave in the United
States. No one knows how large it
really is. Over 100 miles of passages
and 1000 chambers have been explored.
And that is only the beginning. There
are fourteen different routes" only
three of which have been opened to
the public. They are known as the
Garden of Eden, Fair Grounds and
Pearly GateS.-Omaha Bee.
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IN MEMORY OF LIVINGSTONE.
Monument to Mark the Site Where the
Great Explorer Died.

Monument to Mark the Site Where the
Great Explorer Died. I!
Funds have been raised in England
to erect a memorial to DR.. Livingstone,
the intention being to mark the site
where the great explorer died with a
permanent monument, to take the place
of the famous tree beneath which his
heart was buried. 1t has been decided
that the memorial shall be an obelisk,
twenty feet high. surmonted by cross.
AS suitable stone Is not found in the
region the material chosen is the best
concrete, which will be taken to Africa
in 450 air-tight cylinders, each weigh
Ing fifty pounds. Moulds have been
prepared for the formation of the
blocks, of which 300 will be used.
Two tablets, placed on opposite sides
of the monument, will bear the follow
ing inscription: Erected by His Friends
to the Memory of DR.. David Living.
stone, Missionary and Explorer. He
Died Here May 4, 1878"
On the other faces of the obelisk two
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intention Of having one only, large
enough for practical purposes. q
"'In that case,' said my host, you
will be set down as a small and inssg-.
nifcant person, whose wishes may be
safely disregarded.'" ,sa.
The pictures which accompany the
article are reproduced from the CHI
cago Record. Chang;C ;Chih- -Tung ia
Governor of the PROVING Of Hupeh.
His costume is the type of that worn
by the mandarins.
The Temple Of Heaven ist the edi-
flee where the Chinese Dowager EN-
press worships her Josses and here
the young Emperor used to find q quiet;
retreat before his step-mother. .deposed
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him and began her intrigues with the
Boxers.
The most sacred spot in all China
is the plain near Pekin, where repose
the bones of the Ming Dynasty. 1t
has been proposed that their tombs be
destroyed by the Allies as the most
terrible blow that could be struck at
Chinese pride.-New York Tribune.
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In the big foreign hotels which
abound in all the treaty ports-Hong-
Kong, Shanghai, etc-as a waiter he is.
perfect He wears a loose white robe,
Immediately clean; milk white stock
ings, with black satin slippers; shiny
black pigtail divides his back from
neck to heels. he moves about as ST.
lently as a cat His duties once nav
ing been explained to him, he never
forgets. He Is reliable.
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A Dancer to Re EacaDcQ.

"The whole civilized world ought to
he interested in putting down this Chi
nese uprising"
Il should say so. Why. an historical
novel written in Chinese dialect would
be simply awrul."-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
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to his fancy for q cat and dog diet;
they are overcome by the odors which
emanate from his habitations. In
truth, the Chinese coolie is not Il
dainty creature; but he is q good serv-
ant; he is quick; he is honest; he is
faithful; he is as regular in the per-
formance of his duties as clockwork;
and he can be forced to some degree
of cleanliness.
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der that the one who uses it may not
disarrange his head-dress. The trough
is made to contain offerings to propit.
tiate evil spirits and protect the sleeper
from spells. =
The second illustration shows hook
used by the Fijian to hang his food out
of reach of the swarms Of ants that In
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more tablets will be placed, on which
the following will appear:
"This monument occupies the spot
where formerly stood the tree, at the
foot of which LivinGstonc's heart was
buried by his faithful native followers.
On the trunk was carved the following
inscription: David Livingstone. Died
May t. 1873. Chuma, Souza, Mnia-
sere, Uchopcre.
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A single journal in Paris causes the
destruction Of 10000 trees year as
material for paper.
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fest his dwelling. 1t is cut from q solid
block of wood. and is intended to be-
.suspended from the rafters. Both Of
these illustrations are reproduced from
Everybody's Magazine.
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CHAPTER v.
CONTINUED.


Fairfax could not have the heart to
simulate opposition to the natural
feeling of his hostess, especially since
he was hoping and wishing that the
departure of the VernoEs for New
Orleans would be hastened by every
possible good fortune. He was ready
to go with them at moments notice
himself.
"Your experience here will be pleas
ant to remember" he said, "and I
should think that such m outing
would add an express. charm to your
enjoyment of the city. I am sure that
even my unheroic adventures with the
masked raiders from the wilderness
will afford me most enjoyable recollec-
tions so soon rs I can get them In the
proper perspective. To be perfectly
frank, 1 am myself quite willing to re-
turn to New Orleans
"Father will be ready to go now,"
spoke up Pauline, for the first time;
''he will not wish to keep US here any
longer"
It was useless for Fairfax to try, he
could not lead the conversation away
from the robbers, and so they sat long
at the table discussing the subject
most unwelcome to him until Mr.. Yer
non returned just in time to take coffee
with them.
The incoming of the bluff and CHEEKY
host changed the atmosphere of the
room at once; Mrs. Vernon and Pauline
were smiling and comparatively at
case again.
ST have sent small boat with or
ders to my overseer at the Chande-
leurs to bring up another large
schooner; I'm going to take every
thing away from here" These were
Mr.. Vernon's first words. "My sloop
is just in from New Orleans" he ad-
ded, turning some papers in his hands.
''The war between England and the
United States is taking new turn it
seems, and this coast will not long be
safe. We will return to New Orleans
at once"
Mrs. Vernon and Pauline exchanged
glance OF delight; evidently just then
they were glad of anything, even war,
that would drive them away from their
wildwood home and back to the Sc
,urity and comfort of the city. They
forgot Pierre Rameau and his cavaliers,
they forgot Vasseur and his house in
ashes, as on the instant the vision of
The mansion on the narrow street in
New Orleans arose in their minds
with the murmur of mans activities
and the CLEAN of passing vehicles. In
Iced, the thought of war was vague,
remote, shrouded in the misty dis
;ance; even the United States seemed
20 them not the country in which they
lived, but rather some far-off land in
which they had but nominal inter-
est.
Fa;rfa had left New York just in
advance of the beginning Of war, and
perhaps no better impression can be
given of the wide, unconquered dis
;ances of our country before steam and
electricity had compressed them, than
\ 20 imagine that, although for some
ponths the fighting he'd been going
\athe news of it was just fairly reach
~ nook of the gulf coast where
himself SO deeply and sweet
that the thought of his
or his duty, as the son
ier, calling him to arms,
zen in his mind. He
3 mentioned in New
0ot impressed him
l. l..ooa1e
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ODDITIES FROM FLU.
Specimens OF Household Furniture From
the South Sea Islands.

How would you like to use this sort
Of a rest for your head while sleepingt
1t is the kind of pillow employed In
Fiji and is of this peculiar form in or
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In China, twelve miles from Lion
Chek. there is a mountain Of alum,
which yields 100 tons yearly.
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|Skstches Among
} the Ghinese.
8 From the Notebook of an Ameri.
z can Consul.
3ocoo1oo0ooooooo GCoocoocoe

GREAT deal has been writ
ten about the peculiarities Of
the Chinaman's character.
Fastidious foreigners object
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CHAPTER VI.
AN UNKNOWN SCHOONER.

With favorable wind and with the
temperature at the average degree for
springtime, the voyage from the bay
of Saint Louis to New Orleans, by
way of Lake Borgne, the Rigolets and
Lake Pontchartrain, is charming ex-
perience. Passing out of the bays
mouth in a southeasterly direction,
the course is over a shallow sound,
set with sand-bars and dotted with
low islands, some of them densely
wooded, others covered with rushes
and marshgrass. On the right for
miles shine the white bluffs of the
mainland, crowned at the time of our
story with groves of live-oaks and
magnolias, immense in size and bear
ing the unmistakable marks of great
age. It was these beautiful head
lands that cast their glamour over
Ne imagination of the old French ex-
NJ as he sailed by in 1899, on his
Pontchartrain and Maurepas.
till now, the fascination of
seen from the sea has
egthened, 30 that no per-
Rpy without dreaming
Snal, breezy, balmy
- Rky oaks spread
beir leaves and
per 80 vaguely,
shadows be-
sheen so
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Care of Costly China.

Washing the costly china which
wealthy>people use at grand dinners
is almost fine art. Such china is Of
ten hand-painted by celebrated ar.
lists, and a single piece not infre.
quently costs from $25 to slOo or
more.
The contents of the china closets of
some of our multi-millionaires are
worth a moderate fortune, and their
care is intrusted only to experts, who
charge high prices for their services.
kome CT the dishwashers employed by
hionable caterers receive salaries
Afar exceed those Of the average
er or clerk.
=. place, the pieces are
- touch each other, but
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-12
FORAKER'S VIEW.

Frank and Ringing Utteranoes From
ohi"'s Senior Senator.
Senator Forakers first political ad-
dress of the campaign was an off-hand
speech at Cincinnati to the Republi-
can club of Union veterans. He prais-
ed President McKinley's scorn of cow
ardly cries of Imperialism in his bold
defense of Americans in China,
promptly sending troops to protect the
persons and property of our people.
Lincoln and Grant were denounced as
tyrants, an. accused by the Democracy
of trying to establish an empire.
Those great presidents were attacked
because they did their duty, and Pres
ident McKi ley is doing his. and do
ing it so grandly and so inspiringly
that it is in that that the Democrats
find their greatest complaint.
In the Philippines the United States
could not treat with man with gun
in his hand, and who was perpetually
on the run. 1t was first necessary that
he should be caught and subdued
When this was done it would be
proper to turn attention to other mat
ters, but now the flag must be upheld
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LOGICAL CONCLUSION
From the Doctrine That "Tho Constitu-
tion Follows the Flag"


tion Follows the Flag"
II the constitution follows ths
flag, then Senator Cullom is correct
an his conclusion that a president
might extend the boundaries of a
country and add millions of new vot-
ers without the action of congress.
That would be Imperialism in truth.
But President Mckinley has always
been careful to keep the way open for
the earliest action by congress on the
eutire question, and if congress has
not acted as yet, the responsibility
therefor is with its members and no
one else.
Even congress, however, could do
little with the islands until peace and
order shall be restored, and the re-
sponsibility for that rests upon the
President, and he cannot escape from
it and he true to his oath of office.
With Bryan president today, he
would forswear himself should he fail
one iota in maintaining the full au-
thority of the United States in its
Philippine possessions.
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ARITHMETIC.
(Full solutions required.)
John A. Stone.

|. Name and define the elements
involved in percentage.
g How many parties to a trans
action in exchange? Name and define
these parties.
3. Sold a house for $500, losing 20
per cent. Sold another at % per cent.
gain, just balancing loss on first. Find
cost of each.
A, A park 10 rods square is sur
rounded by a walk 10 feet wide. Re-
quired the cost of the walk at 4Oc a
square yard.
5. A door four feet wide is open at
an angle of As degrees; through what
distance has the outer edge of the door
passed?
6. A pole 80 feet high stands perpen-
dieularly at one of the yertlces of an
equilateral triangle. A rope 80 feet
long just reaches from the top of the
pole to either of the other vertices
What is the area of the triangle?
T. Which is the better and how
much-to buy horse worth 1850 al
6 per cent discount for cash, or on s
months time without interest, money
being worth per cent?
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EX-SENATOR EDMUNDS
On the Ownership of the Philippines
by Uncle sam


No American statesman during his
long term in the United States senate
ranked higher as an authority on con-
stitutional law than George F. Ed
munds, of Vermont. His temperament
has inclined him to oppose expansion,
but his deliberate judgment found ex-
preston in a recent authorized inter-
view, in which he said:
THE Philippines belong to the
United States by all rules of interna-
tional law. They are ours. We
bought and paid for them, and the in
habitants of those islands are citizens
or subjects of the United States just
as surely as you and are"
1t is safe to say that the close COM
panion of Allen G. Thurman, the man
who declined Grants offer to make
him chief justice OF the United States
supreme court, is quite as good an
authority upon the legal phases of this
entire matter as Mr.. Bryan, the local
lawyer without recent practice except
in politics.
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transportation interects, large m
crease in the wages Of railway en-
ployes. of men employed in the coal
and iron mines and those engaged in
all other lines of manufacturing
One interesting fact is that the pur-
chasing power of wages has ranged
higher during President Mckinley s
administration than at any other time
in the history of the country. The
fact is clearly sustained by official fig
ures that the purchasing power of
wages was never so high as during
the years since the inauguration OF
President Mckinley
Let well enough alone" Vote for
Mckinley and the retention of the
governmental policies which have
brought prosperity!
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GREAT DISCOVER BY TESLA
Simple Method Which Prevents EIec-
trieity Escaping from
the wires.

A patent has been granted 10 Nikola
Tesla for an invention which, if his
claims are borne out, will prevent the
escape of electricity from wire.
Tesla's invention, it is claimed, solves
the insulation problem ma simple man
ner. He insulates the wire by passing
through it or near it, air kept at low
temperature, producing a coat of ice
on the wire, which, the inventor finds
by repeated and extensive experiments.
cannot be broken through by the
strongest currents and at the same
time gives an insulation that costs
practically nothing.
BY means of this latest discovery the
loss of electricity or electrical energy
in transmission, it is claimed, can be
rendered so small as to be insignificant,
and that power can be transmitted TO
great distances by means of under
ground wires.
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a Baltimore Leader of Glass Workers
Union States the Case Frankly and
Manfully-why Iudiana WIN GO Re-
publican This Year.
men in the Glass-workers' Union were
Democrats, but that no doubt goodly
share of them formerly affiliated with
that party in its better days, is the
quotation appropriate in this connec-
tion of the reasons why about all Of
them now are for Mckinley.
William Peck, of Baltimore, a lead
er in the Glass-workers' Union, says,
1.-THE question of party does not enter
into it; it is purely a matter of self
interest, all the Democrats and Re-
pu- cans of our Union are united in
this matter" Says he:
"Why are we for Mckinley? Be-
cause we are convinced that in this di-
rection lies our bread and butter. The
glass business is now in a most -four
ishing condition.
Ito put the matter in a nutshell,
under the Democratic administration
and the Wilson bill we were docked
Is per cent in our wages and had en-
ployment for only about three months
in the year. Under McKinleys ad-
ministration and the Dingley bill our
wages have been raised Is per cent
and we have employment ten months
in the year. That is the reason why
the glass men are going to vote for
Mckinley. This Is the state of affairs
in all branches Of the glass trade all
over the country The president of
our union, Dennis Hayes. was for
Bryan last election, but he will vote
for Mckinley this year.
There are sixty thousand persons
connected with the glass business in
Indiana alone, and their votes will
make that state go fer Mckinley. We
are only protecting our own inter
ests."