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art she inaugurated at the technical school that bears her name at San dringham.
 On not one instrument, but on many, Queen Alexandra, who is, as all the world knows, doctor of mu- sic of Dublin university, is charm ing and highly accomplished per former. She plays on uncommon in struments; such as the zither, dulci- mer and harp, and is a pianist of superb execution, who has deigned to play sometimes for sweet charity's sake. She took lessons from Sir Charles Halle, among other note- worthy instrumentalists, and at Marl- borough house has pianos in every en- ertaiming room. iI1 some esen a con- ple- Her water coIors are little gems of beauty and artistic feeling, and especially is she fond of perpetual ing the wet sunny sweeps of low lying coast, which possibly appeal to her regard as Danish princess, re- minding her of the picturesque scenes of her fathers kingdom.
 Like the king, Queen Alexandra is devotedly attached to dogs, and has taught her children to be fond of all animals and to keep numbers of pets. The year before last the princess of Wales, as she was then, was delight ed to receive as birthday present from her husband. portraits of her two pet spanie1s, Bi1lee and Punchie, funny little Chinese and Japanese dogs of delicate coloring and dainty physique.
 It is pathetically interesting to know that the late queen admired dog miniatures, and a month before she died her two favorite Pomeran- ians had been painted in one min iature. Turf and Marco made a very pretty group, Marco sitting up with staid and dignifed air, and Turf lying down with one paw daintily raised. It was Marco for which her majesty asked when she was lying i'll a few days before the end. The lit tie creature was lifted upon the bed and nestled up to his mistress for the last time
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reaches EngIand
City Eagle That Fishes.

A handsome bald eagle spends two or three hours every morning catch ing fish at a place within the city linn it's of Portland, Ore. in plain view of the passengers on trolley car line. He perches on an oak tree near the shore of a lake in which carp and cat
 fish are plentiful, When his eagle eye" espies a fish in the shallow water near the shore, down he swoops, and, seizing the fish in his talons, flies back to the tree, where he eats, and then watches for another victim. The bird of freedom has chosen the position well, as the tree is on the extreme end of long peninsula, which one can approach without being visible for half mile.
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Doctoring Plumage of Birds.

A French scientist, after numerous experiments, has succeeded in color ing the p1umage of bird.; by the ad- minist stration ot food mixed with ami line dyes. In this way he has, it is stated, produced red-and-blue pi- geons, and has imparted to canaries all the tints of the rainbow.
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iature. Turf and Marco made a very
Lfterature i'm Geor<fa

%AtteTaTuEG GeOrS1a.
 A Georgia paper has an account of "a hot literary dinner, after which there was wrestling match to de- eide who was the best literary man in town. Mart Tompkins throved Luke Landers five times, and was aft erward declared head writer and lit erarY president.''
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of the board of police and fire com sistant foreman. Subsequently he was captain of No. 6, which moved to pany was the first to begin fighting the great fire of 1871.
 R. A. Williams was then chief, John Schnur first, Lorenz Walters second, and Matt Benner third assistant marshal, and the city had but IF en- zines, three of which were out of service.
 March 1. 1872, Musham was made third assistant marshal for his brav- cry during the great fire. In 1879, when Swenie was made chief, he was appointed first assistant.
 Although the hero of countless close calls, Musham has never had a bone broken. From height of s4o feet he fought the fire in the Manu- factures building at the worlds fair, and in the basement of the Edelweiss cafe, where Big Tom," of. truck No. 6, was stripped naked by an explo- sion- Musham's most brilliant bit of fire fighting was at the Manufactures building at the worlds fair, and it was widely heralded at the time. But Musham generously gave the praise to Battalion Chief Kenyon, Capts- Foley, of No. 5; Lucy, of No 72; Crapo, of No. 45; McKiernan of No. 51, and Palmer, of truck No 20
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At 8 fire in 8 commission house on

South Water street in June. 1865, Musham stood between two firemen when they were killed instantly by falling debris. He was swept into the river by a strong wind at the S. K. Martin lumber yard fire in 1894, when Lieut.. McGinn, of the freboat. was blown on live coals and burned to death.
 August 5, 1897, he was severely in jured at the fire and explosion in the Northwestern elevator. Six were killed there-Tommy Monohan, Swe- nie's driver, Coogan, Schnur and Strumen, of No. 3, Conway, of No. 27, and Hanley, of No. 5. Fifty men were injured. Musham saved 30 lives by moving two fireboats in time to pre- vent them from being destroyed.
 John Champion, who will succeed
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KYLE SERIOUSLY ILL.
South Dakotn's Senior United States Senator Suffering from Severe
 Heart Trouble.

South Dakota, who is reported seri- ously i'll at Aberdeen in that state, is
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Earth Conquered the Sen.

Earfh COnQuered the sea.
 The deposits at the mouth of the Pc, in Italy, have caused the coast to gain upon the sea so rapidly that point which in the time of Augustus was a seaport town is IS miles from the Adriatic.
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JOHN G. wooLLEY.
Former Prohibition Candidate f0R President to Tour the World i'm
 Temnerance~ CnuRe.

John G. Woolley, of Chicago, pro> hibition candidate for president in 1900, has started on his trip around the world. He left Chicago June 16 fo1
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in Hull, and he served in various pull pits until in 1893 he was called to Bir- mingham to take charge of the West
 minister Congregational church in that city. Here he met Dwight l.. Moody, who induced him to pay a VlSlt to the Moody schools at Northfeld, Mass. pr. Morgan was deeply impre ssed at that time with the work being done by the famous American, and he never forgot the lesson he then learned. In 1896 he went to the New Court church in London, where he has been very suc- oessful as pastor. He is very con- servative in his views of the Bible, and is more orthodox than otherwise in his theology.
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4AOCau6Q aI the EkuLEdHCG LU luS 11e1kUuG 0&
 Manila-)
 hence. Corregidor, says the New York Herald, was Spanish explorer and was buried on the island, where a handsome tomb had been erected tQ his memory. .@.ss a ssss T sssl
 When the Spanish surrendered Corr regidor island to the Americans & company of soldiers and hospital men were sent there to establish hos- pital. While in Manila the soldiers had heard many stories afsthe Corregidor tomb One of the stoxfes given out was that a vast amount of iewelrD and money had been stored away in tatomb.
 As soon as ble American soldiers landed on the island they at c1ee torA their way into the moaumer8, 131h failed to find anything of value. A rust-eaten sword and a few trinkets were all that was found.
 The picture shows the hole that the American soldiers made in the tomb
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helium could be produced, this sub stance would not enable us to reach the zero of temperature.
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art she inaugurated at the technical school that bears her name at San drinpham.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26

ruin. 1t gave us something to talk
about and think of without brooding
over our troubles and hardships.
To become hopeless and discourag-
ed-to give up-meant almost GER
tain death, and no sadder or more
pathetic scene can be thought of
than the family and neighbors gath
cred around an open grave dug on
bleak prairie on cold winters
day to bury some loved one.
In these days of plenty-of rail-
roads, telegraphs and telephones; of
rural mail delivery, where the farm
er has his mail brought to his door;
of great cribs of corn; of mills ev-
erywhere; of great stores and stocks
of goods, any one of which would
fill a dozen such stores as were in
Fort Scott at that time-still with
all this plenty and many great COM
forts one can hear more grumbling
and complaints among the people
now in one week than he could have
heard in a whole year from these
poor settlers who were fighting al
most for their very lives.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26

the West. The mother cared for her
children and kept them together till
they reached maturity and started
out In life for themselves, never mar
rying again, but devoting her whole
life and strength to the welfare Of her
children. The father, as the years
rolled by, became lonely and again
married a young woman. Seven child
rem we're the result of this union and
our farmer friend soon found himself
engrossed In the care Of his fam
lily. All went we'll till in '94 the Sec
ond wife sickened and died, leaving
him in sole charge of family of
young children. Then, indeed, did
his trials begin. Doing the work in
the fields and the work IN the house,
with such help as his children could
give, he struggled on, living only for
family and home, determined to get
all out Of life that was possible. Two
years ago, luIed by the bright pictures
of sunny Southern Kansas, he came
to Neosho county and bought fine
we'll improved farm and moved his
family thereon. He worked away. in
doors and out, giving his children all
the advantages ne possibly could.
The first wife, who had remained in
and near the old home during all these
years, devoted her attention to her
growing family, and as they came to
maturity one by one, and left her, to
do for themselves, suddenly found
herself alone. Then 1T was that her
mind turned to the blissful young
days and rested on the one she had in
the first flush Of her young woman-
hood promised to love and cherish,
through prosperity a nd adversely.
She learned Of his location and his
condition and the needs of the little
motherless children. and her womanIy
heart was stirred till she saw her
duty, and hastened to do it. She at
UuCt SUdI UCu lOl UtlC hdhodo
home, and as the train sped along
over the prairies. all too slow for her,
her mind was bnsy with the old scenes
and visions of long ago, and she felt
an earnest desire to yet befriend the
one whose love she had discarded, and
do good to those he held most dear.
One bright morning last week, when
the peach and plum were wearing
their most gorgeous dress, and the
birds were singing their sweetest lays,
she walked into that farmhouse and
is now installed as the guardian and
assistant of the young children, so
much in need Of a mothers care.
And who can tell but that, as the
long shadows fall across the pathway
of these two people, so long estranged, {,
they may be frightened by the full
fruitlon of their youthful visions?
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GubernatOrial Timber.

And now Col. Metcalf is being
talked of as likely candidate for
Governor. He and Charley Scott
are both mentioned in the same
breath. 1t has been well under
stood for years that Scott's chief
ambition is to be Governor, some
time, of the great state of Kansas.
But since he has been elected to
Congress it is thought he may not
care to quit that place to even salts
fly his own ambition. 1t looks very
much like Mr.. Scott could succeed
Gov. Stanley with very little effort
did he choose to do so. Dame
Rumor now says that the Burtt n
men are grooming Col. Metcalf for
the place in case Scott prefers to
remain in Congress.
There is strong talk likewise that
Auditor Cole will shy into the ring.
Should he decide to come into the
game he will be a force to be reck-
oned with. Mr.. Cole is man of
iron will and rallies about him that
kind of men-men who will not be
turned down by a wink from the
boss.
Mort Albaugh seems to be left
out of consideration in all these
schemes. Mort may not be the
next Governor, and may not be a
candidate for the place, but when
the fxers ignore him in laying their
plans they may come up against a
cold deck before the game is played
out. Gov. Stanley seems to have
attached his Senatorial kite to AL
baugh's Governorship balloon with
the idea that they will sail in to-
gether. 1t now looks like adverse
currents have snarled the lines of
the unwieldy double craft, and it is
likely to drift to unexplored shores
unless the connecting ropes are
speedily severed.
Even the ultra Democratic press
of the south does not sustain the
action of the Texas legislature in de-
feating the resolution of praise for
General Funston.
Kkk
An old maid recently died in New
York and left, by will, ten thousand
dollars to her housekeeper for the
maintenance of her favoute dog.
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! STORIES Of % the SETTLERS
BY G. NJ. Dewey.

S,~-~~~~~~~>~~~ ~~~~~~~"-~>~S
BY G. NJ. Dewey.
Zone and all, hear our call
Echo through the land
Aid us with the willing heart
And the strong right hand.
Feed the spark the Pilgrims struck
On old Plymouth Rock;
To the watchfres Of the free
Millions glad shall flock!
Ho, brothers, come brothers,
Hasten all with me,
Well sing upon the Kansas plains
Song OF Liberty
Lucy Larcom's stirring i'm e S
aroused the whole North like the
thrilling notes of bugle, and soon
all eyes were centered upon Kansas.
The struggle between the forces
of law and order and freedom and
slavery had been going on from the
advent of the first settlers in the
territory, and when we consider this
long struggle and the character of
those early settlers, we cannot be
surprised that old John Brown, the
first public sacrifice on the altar of
Freedom, should spring from Kan
sas. Nor is it strange that this con-
secrated territory should send more
men, more volunteers, according to
her population, to battle for nation
al unity and freedom, than any 9th
er State; and to Kansas is allotted
the proud distinction of never re-
quiring draft to force her sons in
to the ranks when called upon f. r
troops by the government.
No better class of people ever set
tied any country than those who
came to make their homes in Kan
sas. The independent swing of the
true Kansan has induced some envi-
Gus citizens of other States to dub
him "cranky," but even they are
ready to admit that the 'crank"
makes things move and that Kan
san is at all times more ready and
willing to lead than to follow IN any
mans footsteps.
BY the spring of 10 the river
bottoms and valley land in Wilson
and Neosho counties were all pretty
we'll taken up, but the high pralries
were settled up at later date.
Among those who settled in Cedar
Valley at an early date, whose
names have not been mentioned, are
Wesley Averill, Cap. Averill, George
East, = Johnson generally known
as "Gold Dust"), Geo. Reed, Smith
Day, ]. Carver, the Carriers, T.
Glidden, ]. Bailey, Jim Anderson,
E. w. Smith, Abram Long, G. Gu
lick, Rev. Alexander, Berry 1nsley,
Geo. lnsley, John Ward, Sol and
Joe Wiltse, S. w. Sturdevant, G.
N. Virgins, ]. M. Luckey and many
others.
The winter Of '6o-'7o was severe
one on the poorly fixed settlers and
many suffered from the lack of
proper food and clothing and a hab-
itation that would shelter them from
the cold and storms of winter. Fuel,
too, was a scarce article, as one
would suppose from the fact that
the only fuel was wood and that
could be had nowhere but on the
river bottoms from ten to twenty
miles away; and besides, the own
ers of the timber land soon began to
think they had the country by the
heels, and charged little stiffer
price for their "down timber" every
day. The price paid, with the cut
ting and long distance to haul, made
it dear fuel. In going after wood
one had to start in the night and
was lucky if he got back before the
next midnight, and then he could
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26

An old maid recently died in New
York and left, by will, ten thousand
dollars to her housekeeper for the
maintenance of her favorIte dog.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-26

Even the ultra Democratic pres:
of the south does not sustain the
action of the Texas legislature in de-
feating the resolution of praise fol-
General Funston.
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k<4ve. been attached, upon these meal figures. The priest picks them up, places them in row on the figures and then the girls advance toward him. He ha1 .ds back to them the cobs they threw, and then the party advance little nearer to the dancers and go through the same performance again. This they do several times, while the dancers are busy singing and postur- ing as before described.
 As soon, however, as the "1akone manas" enter the circle there is mani fested 8 greatly added interest on the part of the spectators. The young men leave the housetops and get nearer to the dancers. There is an air of ex- pectancy, which is not at all lessened by feint made by one of the maids as if ,she@swould throw a basket to- the spectators. And now begins merry frolic, quietly conducted on the wom- en's part, but entered into with vo- ciferation and spirit on the outside. The maids pretend to throw to the right, then dodge over to the left, back and forth, while cries assail them.of: ''Here!" ITO mel" Throw this way!"
 
 a young man in a half pleading tone begs for the coveted basket, only to re- tire abashed at the jeers of his fellows when the maid refuses to throw at his request.
 But when the first basket is hurled into the air, what scene of confusion and scramble follows!
 The dancers, however, do not pay any attention to the struggles thatare going on. For, it must be noted, not one group alone, but sometimes as many as half a dozen or more groups are all striving to gain basket at one time. Now and again the "lakone mana" or gift maiden, will slyly or shyly hand out a basket or piece of pottery or some other gift to fa- vored person, and such special gifts do not seem to provoke envy in the breasts of others. That such special favor should be shown is accepted as a matter of course. The women dance their prescribed length of time and then withdraw, but the groups of struggling young men remain, and it is no unusual sight to see the lads drop down one by one from sheer exhaus- tion, and finally the victor remains alone, his clothing torn to shreds, his body shining surface of perspirat tion, his hair as tousled as a mop, and the coveted basket crumpled and mashed out of all shape and usefulness. But the smile of victory denotes that these things are as nothing compared with the joy of possession, of winning the prize For not only does the possessor of the basket gain the object itself, but he is supposed to be the recipient of all the blessings prayed for from Those Above by it's devout maker. G. WHARTON JAMES.
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en march in line from their sacred un- derground chamber. From their headdresses, or the manner of doing up their hair, one can see that there are married women, maidens and young girls. All alike are clothed in ceremonial blankets, much coveted by collectors, made of white cotton, with beautiful red borders. It is apparent that the dancers all feel they must make the best possible appearance on this occa sion, for they wear Il the ear rings of turquoise mosaic, bracelets and finger rings of silver, and necklaces of wampum, turquoise or silver they are the possessors of or can borrow from accommodating friends.
 As they approach the dancing place a circle is formed, and then very soft ly and sweetly peculiar song is sung sometimes so gently that the listen CT can scarcely hear it, and again swell ing out tinto5'a fair. volume. It should have been noted that as the women marched into the dance plaza each car ried a beautiful basket, large flat plaque made of willow, the skeins of which are brilliantly co1ored in many different hues and then woven into geome tric and symbolic designs that are both novel and striking.
 Now, as they begin to sing, they raise these baskets, rhythmically but not simultane ously, first to the left breast then to the other, then to the level of the hips, at the same time lowing easily and gracefully in time with the song. It is pretty sight; the beauti- full red bordered white blankets, the glistening of the silver ornaments, the brilliantly colored baskets, the rhyth- mic, stately movement, all combine to make a charming scene.
 While this is going on another scene is transpiring in another portion of the dance plaza. Four young maidens. who are to distribute certain presents at the close of the ceremony, are being prepared by the ''lakone taka," or priest, who is the only man allowed to take part in the Lalakonti. Followed by the ''lakone mana" or maids, the priest advances into the dance plaza. He wears bundle of feathers on his head, and carries basket of 'hodden- tin,'' or sacred meal, in his hands. Drawing certain figures on the ground with his meal, the maids line up at certain distance and throw corncobs, to which prayer feathers (''babos'')
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ing indulged in, until the kiva is full of smoke, and certain dramatic rep resentations occur which are supposed to be very eficacious in the produc- tionNof rain.s -.--.--..
 For nine days these ceremonies con- tinue, then everybody on the outside ss well as the participants on the in side begin to make preparations for the final outdoor ceremony.
 And there is no doubt about the ability of these Indian women to sue cessfully carry through any ceremony that they may undertake. q have been present at the New Years day annual function of the celebrated "Sorosis'' the mother of clubs-and while every movement of the distinguished ladies who conducted the ceremonies on that occasion (the only one in the year when men are admitted to the sacred precincts of Sorosis), they were not more decorous and dignifed than were the Hopi women in the whole of the proceedings I am about to describe. Led by the chief priestesses, the wom-
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HOPI BASKET DANCE
Begins with Devotions Around a
 Curious1y Wrought Altar.
Married Women, Maidens and Young Girls Take am Important Part in the Quaint Ceremonies
 of the La10EOntf.
Especial New Mexico Letter.
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When the is *FRsi'1y Fps1o Indians shs 'Df of
 the southwest indulge in their religious ceremonies. They are religious at all times of the year, but especially so in winter. The reason for this is not far to seek. In the spring and summer they are.kept busy digging their irrigating ditches, pre- pairing the ground and planting their corn fields, herding their horses, sheep and goats, repairing their houses and doing the thousand and one other things thatthe pleasant days call them to do.
 But in winter, when the cold winds from the north sweep over their eX- posed mesa heights, and, sometimes, the snow covers with it's white pail the surrounding country, when days are short and nights long, then is the time when the Hopi and other aborigi- nal people feel called upon to devote a great deal of their attention to the propitiationsoft the powers ofgood and evil. Every month sees it's special fes- tivals and attendant ceremonies. All of these have. their secret rites as we'll as their open air observances. There are societies for men and there are societies for women, and both have elaborate ceremonies in which the other sex has no share.
 One of the most elaborate and in- teresting ceremonials conducted by women is the Lalakonti. For want of better term, we call this dance, but in reality it is more series of posturings than a dance according to our acceptation of the term.
 It must here be remarked that the word dance conveys very different meaning to the mind of the Indian than it does to that of the white man. To us a dance means an occasion of