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cially in summer, look like little,
brown, animated statues with very
little effort at drapery. Among the
poorer Classes, in some sections, the
children up to ten years old play
around without clothing. After that
age, manila bag or garment rese,n-
bling pillow slip with holes for head
and arms furnishes all the covering
deemed necessary.
It is seldom that severely cold
weather is experienced in Mexico.
Some time since. however, in pass
ing through railroad town during
an unusually cold season, when icicies
hung from the water tanks, very
strange sight was presented to a
party of travellers. Vendors of fruit
still wore their broad. straw SOM
breros, but these were held down over
their ears by shawls. borrowed pre-
sumably from the lady members of
their families, and their otherwise
bare feet were wrapped imperfectly
in scraps of rags Of every color and
description. Other portions of the
body were very thinly covered. 1t is
a sight to behold a Mexican doing his
washing at some of the small towns
of six or seven houses on the arid
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-03
THE EGGSHELL YACHT.

hole into each end of it with sharp
blade of penknife, and then blow
out it's contents with your mouth. As
soon as emptied plug up both holes
with sealing wax. Unless otherwise
specified make all fastenings with
sealing wax.
Now whittle out two delicate sticks
for mast and topmast, one ten inches.
the other seven inches in length, and
join them together. White out an
other stick IL inches in length for
gaff, also bowsprit, which should
measure seven inches. Fasten these
in place as shown in illustration.
Cut out sails of tissue paper in shape
as shown in picture; attach mainsail
and topsail to spars and mast with
mucilage, fasten pieces of thread to
hold jibs in position (see picture). and
attach jibs to these with mucilage.
Finally, place the little wooden rud-
der in position, a tissue paper pennant
to tip of topmast and your yacht will
be completed.
This little boat sails perfectly, and,
let me add. that unless you are an ex-
pert boat builder you will find it diff
cult to make better one even with
the aid of other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Nugent, in n. Y. Herald
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oos. n. r. 6rinkerhoff,


PERIOD SEEMS FURTHER AWAY TO-DAY THAN EVER
the increase the numerical strength the main
tanned by the the reliable indication
Russia leads the list the worlds with peace
establishment that has the
portions OF than million Of having her rolls at the
present time 100000 soldiers of all Germany next
with oooooo France follows $4,000 Great Brit
am mas nearly the same number France not including her
troops strong Impoverished Italy and mpecunous
turkey each maintain standing force of and the Unit
ca States has her rolls to-day about with legal a
thority for IS 900 more IA
In addition force Great At war
vessels and immense host sailors and sail them France
mas M war vessels Russia Germany 2oI Italy and the
United States 135.
THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE GREAT ARMAMENTs|
BY THE LEADING NATIONS OF THE WORLD LEAVES LIT
TIE ROOM TO HOPE THAT THE PERIOD IS NEAR ATT
HAND WHEN THE SOLDIER WILL NO LONGER BE
NEEDED and moral and religious sentiment will sufficiently
strong to enable the peaceful settlement of disputes between
nations 1t evidently by think OIL
dsbandng armies and converting vessels merchantmen
great ornaments we are told are maintained
est OF condition readiness being regarded
pest possible security for the continuance OF friendly relations De-
the nations.
But this while generally accepted is rejected purely
hypothetical by respectable minority THE EXISTENCE OF
THESE VAST ARMAMENTs this minority AFFORDS
MEANS OF GRATIFYING HUMAN PASSIONS THAT NIGHT
BE APPRAISED BY PEACEFUL METHODS IF THE CoNDl-|
TONS OF READINESS FOR WAR DID NOT EXIST.
An advocate of the majority view while visiting in St Petersburg
long favored with place of honor the occasion
review by emperor of the imperial troops stationed in and
about the capital.
The reflections gentleman friend reveal al
of these great generally entertained
consumed the passing the royal pageant
guns moving before their sovereign with
precision the troops giving evidence by their soder
bearing the high which they had been subjected The
gentleman the and for time endeavored
to his face he gazed
the brilliant display. The visitors purpose however presently
lost he began consider the possible things
might be prompted do if he possessed the Of the GEAR
of all and held his bidding perfect and seemingly
inyncbe an that passing before him.
The ended finally and the gentleman retired to his
the
country the qualification Of his personal ambition by mill
tary conquest, in his keeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-03
LIFE IN OLD MEXICO.
Aztec Civilization Has Left It's I'M
press on the Country.
Why the Natives of Our Sister Repub-
lie should Be Studied at n Re-
spectful Distance by Fin
icaI Tourists.

Especial Ell Paso Tex) letter.
N1OW that the opening up Of rail-
~ roads in Mexico has become so
much a thing Of the past that
tourists have been enabled to write
SO Familiarity regarding the country,
the general reading public is very well
acquainted with the strange land and
it's customs. Yet no one who has
known Mexico only on paper is in any
way prepared for what awaits him on
his first arrival upon scenes where the
old Aztec civilization still fingers,
touching everything lightly with
dreamlike suggestions of a past OF
which little is really known beyond
what tradition teaches and where even
the deeds of the Spanish invaders are
enveloped in the mistiness of languid
southern fancy. Nowhere else has the
Spaniard SO strangely grated himself
on the ancient population, for on no
other portion of the globe have such
peculiar conditions been present. The
Mexican himself furnishes course OF
study not quickly mastered. His po-
likeness, which means nothing, his Sc
cretiveness amounting to almost the
stolidity of the Indian, his fire and
ardor in contrast with his languor and
his almost invariable rule of never
doing to-day wha' may be accom-
p1ished tomorrow, his picturesque APP
pearance, and, in the average citizen,
his diet and his peculiar odor lit is said
that even buzzard won't eat dead
Mexican), together with the way he
takes his religion, which is intense
enough but distinctively his own, con-
stitute queer bundle of contradic-
tons The women are just little
"more so'' than the men. especially as
to diet, languor and religion They
hardly present SO romantic an appear
ance, although the younger ones are
often very beautiful. The average
Mexican woman, over 80, is study in
ugliness. The young children, espe-
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STRUGGLE TO THE DEATH.
How Three Dogs Attacked, Tired Out
and Finally E.nGuished an En-
ragged Mountain Lion.

From St. Nicholas comes this ex-
citing description of fight against
an American panther:
Frank, accompanied by three great
hounds, did not hesitate to charge
this formidable and sudden enemy.
But the effect was not what he ex-
pected. Instead of bounding away,
the great cat, looming larger and
more terrible the nearer he ap-
preached, faced his foes fercely,
crouching above the slain sheep,
ready to spring, and yelling screams
of demoniac ferocity. The mustang
stopped and reared, then stood
snorting and trembling, and could
not be forced nearer. His great dogs
rushed on. And Frank sat in his sad
die and watched the fight, unable to
assist, too fascinated to fly.
Now he realized the imprudence OF
leaving his arms, and repented his
boyish folly in despising discipline
founded upon experience.
"Old Strategy" was the leader OF
the three great dogs. His wise
brain did the planning for all, and
never did soldiers obey chief with
more careful attention to signals of
command than the other two great
dogs gave to him. He was the fleet
est of the three. Reserve" who ran
in the rear, and always waited the
proper time to leap and seize, was
the most powerful. 'Skirmish,' the
lightesJ of the trio, made it his BUSH
ness to distract the quarry by fash
ing feigned and real attacks all over
him, here, there, and everywhere, to
provoke openings for the other two.
Just as the battle began, the clouds
opened wide, and the frightening
moon shed distant glimmer over
the scene through the mist that rose
from the wet grass, disclosing the
huge mountain lion standing over his
prey, with flattened ears, snarling
face, teeth cleaning, claws widely
spread, mad with hate, menacing the
dogs.
And now Old Strategy, warily OBJ
servant, crept, growing, directly in
front of the angry lion, tempting and
haunting him to spring. Nearer-a
little nearer yet. Several times the
lion seemed about to leap, judging by
the flashing tail and settling
launches; but skirmish distracted
him with a sudden feint, or Reserve
threatened his flank. When each dog
had good position, Old Strategy
provoked leap by sudden move
ment. The lion sprang, body, limbs
and claws spread to strike. But Old
Strategy wasn't there when he
aighted; and the lion did not alight
where he aimed; for the moment he
leaped Reserve and Skirmish dashed
in and caught him in the air.
Before the lion could retaliate, all
three dogs were once more out OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-03
LITTLE JACK HoRNER.
He Was n Monkey Who Lived on
Shipboard and Was the Fa-
vorite of the Sailors.

Men who spend much of their time
on the boats that steam across the
ocean usually have some pet animal
with which they amuse themselves in
leisure time. In the Home journal
there is a story of monkey, Jack
Horner by name, who lived on ship
board. He wore sailors jacket of
scarlet flannel and a cap to match
and was very proud of his costume.
He looked like a dwarf old man: for
he was brown and wrinkled, and his
black eyes peeped out beneath shay
gy eyebrows and crinkly gray hair.
Sometimes, when the cook was out
of sight, he would jump on the flour
barrel and powder his head like q
miller.
The cook scolded, and shook his
rolling-pin at him. But in twink
ling Jack was up the mast. There he
would sit in safety, grin and chatter
and shake his head and paws to
mimic poor old Cato, while the sail
ors roared.
Jack went where he pleased about
the ship, but his own corner was a
large dry goods box, turned on one
side and well supplied with clean
straw for his bed. This was left to
his own care, and Jack was tidy
little creature. He had watched the
steward about his work till he knew
Just what to do. Every morning he
shook up the straw with his tiny
forepaws and made his bed to suit
himself. He would stand off a little
way, and look at it, shake it again,
and pat it down. Then he would
run for the broom and sweep out his
cabin. He washed his face and hands
in a basin, as the sailors did, and
dried them on a towel.
Jack Horner was very fond of
smoked herring and hard-boiled eggs.
They were often given him for
breakfast. But he was not as hon
est as he was tidy, and would some
times snatch herring or an egg,
if no one was near, and run off to his
stateroom to eat it. One morning he
burned his fingers with an egg, and
for a long time afterward would not
take one, even when offered him.
Twice a week there was sogo pud-
ding with cinnamon on it for din
ner, and Jack was always on hand
| for his share He would take his
saucer in one paw, his spoon in the
| other, and eat as the sailors did.
Sometimes there were raisins in his
pudding. and then Jack was pleased.
He would pull one out with his fin
ger and thumb, hold it up, and chat
ter about it in great glee.
At Christmas the sailors filled a
stocking for him with nuts and Jumps
of sugar, and he had mince pie and
plum pudding.
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thrift and progress. Cuernavaca u

thrift and progress. Cuernavaca u
about half days charming ride from
the city of Mexico, through scenery
bounded by mountains and gemmeo
with lakes. The narrow streets OF Gu
ernavaca, steep and tortuous, are
paved with clear, white cobblestones
over which tropical torrents dash
when it rains.
The red, pink, yellow and blue adobe
houses, with red-tiled roofs projecting
in wide caves, are surrounded by riot
Gus vegetation. Honeysuckle, coffee,
mangos and poinsettias fill the squares
and alleys and hide the garden walls.
The mornings and afternoons are de-
lightful and the nights rather COOL
while the midday sun is hot as in most
parts of Mexico. Being favorite re-
sort of Americans. there are Amerl-
can boarding places and hotels, but II
one desire to see more of the true IN
wardness" of the country, he should
patronize Mexican hotel where large
cool bedrooms paved with bricks are
lighted at night with but one forlorn
little candle. Most of the Mexican
houses of any pretensions have COURT
yard or plazita in the center (the house
being built around it) and many OF
these are perfect wonderlands OF
beauty. Unless he can witness the real
home life of some good family, WIS.,
itor can never appreciate the true
beauty of Mexico. Cuernavaca, in fact
the whole valley, is portion OF an es'
tate bestowed by Emperor Charles v.
upon Cortez. The palace built by the
latter, $50 years or more ago. now
serves as state government building.
Through the grand vistas OF its arched
corridors, magnificent views may be
obtained. The sugar-cane culture was
first introduced into Mexico by Cortez.
The whole surrounding country seems
dotted with patient little burros plod-
ding around everywhere.
Leon is a manufacturing center. "A
large proportion of the 10000 or TO-
600 inhabitants are engaged in their
homes (not congregated in factories)
in constructing useful or ornamental
articles for which there is good de-
mand. Beautiful costumes, rich SOM
breros, saddles heavily embroidered in
gold. or in colored silks and large guam
titles of gold lace, are manufactured
here This is also the center of the
shoe trade. Hosiery and blankets are
also made, and rebosas and other gar
ments of wool, cotton or linen. The
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higher. class Mexican women wear I'M
ported clothing, principally from
Paris, but in the country districts all
cling more or less to the mantilla for
the head, which is worn with much
grace. Leon is 100 or more years be-
hind the times. The inhabitants de-
pend for their newspapers upon the
City of Mexico, "a hours distant. Only
small proportion of the population
can read, and, if they have sufficient
quantity of tortillas and frijoles to sat-
isfy hunger, and rags enough to cover
them, they seem content. A straw mat
or raw hide to sleep on are luxuries
among the poorer classes. 4
The old customs regarding courtship
still prevail largely throughout the
land The lady while conversing with
her fiance must be attended by numer-
Gus relatives or pass the time of their
interviews behind a grated window
while he stands, often on tiptoe, in the
street whispering his adora ton to her
who is to him so near and yet SO far.
Although Leon is the largest town in
the state Of Guanajuato, a city bear
ing the latter name is the capital and
much more interesting. 1t is difficult
of access. being remote from the usual
lines of travel, but the resident gov
ernor takes great pride in beautify-
ing his town. 1t contains very ele-
CANT theater, all the furnishings hav-
ing been imported from Paris, and it
has never been used because the inhab-
itants of Guanajuato are waiting for
President Diaz to come and open it.
Among the favorite drinks of the Mex
leans are aquadiente, poor sort Of
brandy, and pulque made from the cac-
tus plant; also wine, beer, tea, coffee,
chocolate and lemonade. The food
does not present as much variety as the
resources of the country would seem
to indicate. Meat of a poor quality is
used to excess, when the people are
rich enough to purchase it, at the ex-
pense of vegetables which could be
rendered much more appetizing. Eggs
or hucros form staple article of diet,
usually well seasoned with red pepper,
and chilli con hueros is only less popu-
lar than chilli con carne.
EDWARD JULIAN
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THE INDIANS BISHOP.
Truth, Justice and Good Nature WOE
for Bishop Whipple the Name
of ..Straight Tongue"

From an article in Century on Bish
op Whipple we take these paragraphs
concerning his answering faith in
the Indian:
His courage was preeminently
shown in his attitude toward the In.
dams. He was the Indians bishop
from the first. His dignity, his re,
serve, the humor lurking behind the
sober mien, his truthfulness and
stanch loyalty lovingly dubbed
him straight Tongue''-put him at
once in touch with the Indian nature
Add to this his sense of justice, a
dominant characteristic, and it was
natural that the Indian problem
should. be almost the first problem
faced on his coming to Minnesota as
it's bishop. Facing the problem, he
fearlessly faced the Indians enemies.
and their more discouraging luke.
warm friends. He had to convert both
the house of bishops and congress.
He lived to see his conception of what
the Indian was capable of in large
measure successful.
sHow we loved to hear him, in pub.
lie and private, talk of the Indian;
now a quaint story of Indian stolid.
ity, of unsupported humor; now 8
touching tale of personal loyalty ane
Christian faith; now striking rec
ord of how the Christian Indian An
drew Good Thunder (Wa-kin-yan-was.
te) saved the American settlements
at the time Of the Sioux -antbreak il
1862.
"Bishop Whipple believed in the In
dian: he believed all the good stories
he told of him, he compelled like
belief in his unwilling brother bish
ops, in the prejudiced, even hostile
clergy and laity and citizens Of Mia
nesota."
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AFamou. Pearl Island.

Penrhyn appeared one morning on
the northern horizon-a band of dim
shadow above the ocean. On these
narrow islands you see the dark line
of the palm tree fronds at distance,
but not on the stems, so that the land
seems to hang between sea and sky.
Penrhyn is one of those fascinating
atolls-the fairy rings Of the Pacific
that have been formed by the subsi-
dence of the land-while only the coral
reef that once encircled it remains,
and the great circular lagoon takes
the place of the island that was. The
islands are not more than ten feet
high, says Pearson's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-03
INJUSTICE OF ENGLISH LAW.
An Innocent Man Falsely convicted
Has No Recourse or Means
af Redeem.

AS in English law man is held to be
innocent until his guilt has been
proved, so, when once he has been con-
yicted on criminal charge, no means
exist of retrying his case. Fresh evil
dence may come to light, as it con-
stantly does, which proves his inno-
cence. but all that can then be done is
to appeal to the crown, and all that the
crown can do is to grant him tree
pardon" By this the conviction
against the innocent man is not wiped
out; his innocence is in no way, formal
w or officially, recorded. He becomes
simply pardoned criminal, states the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Injustice frequently entailed by
this state of affairs is lamentable. "A
case in point has just been settled IN
the court of appeals. In January, 1892
a London physician named Bynoe, was
charged with forgery. During the
course of the trial it became and was
held by the presiding judge to be mate
rial to the issue and of the utmost
necessity in determining the value OF
the alibi set up for Bynoe's defense,
that the prosecutor, the Bank OF Eng
land, should prove on what day and at
what time or times of such day certain
Rank of England notes OF the aggre-
gate value of G415 were returned TO
tho hank from circulation and by
whom. The bank. in pursuance OF Its
statutory duty, attended by its proper
officer, Mr.. Charles John Williams who
was the other defendant in this action,
at the court and by such officer in
formed the court, purporting to give
such information from the records OF
tho hank. that the notes were returned
- the bank from circulation at one
and the same time and by the same
narson "after lunch" on May 5. 1891.
That information was and had been ad-
mitted both by the bank and by MT.
Williams to have been erroneous and
o;ven from erroneous and negligently
nranared records and was given by the
defendant bank falsely and negligent
IL and in breach of its duty as afore-
said.
Rut at the time. of the trial the er-
roneous evidence of the bank upset
Rvnoe's alibi, and he was sentenced 10
nine years penal servitude. he has
now served his full sentence and finds
himself in the position of a convict
cd criminal, who has been struck on
.he rolls of his profession and thus
nreyented from practicing. At the
same time he has secured evidence
that conclusively proves that ne was
;nnocent of the crime for which ne
was sentenced.
Refused leave to appeal by judge
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to whom he applied in the regula:
way Gin chambers" Bynoe's only
course was to apply to the court OF
appeals for leave to bring an actor
against the Bank of England anc
Charles John Williams, based on the
fact that he was sentenced on false
evidence given by the defendants ano
that the bank had refused to correct
the evidence after it found out that
it was false.
The court refused him permission
to bring his action on the GROUND
that there was mo possible cause
for it. Deprived of legal verbiage the
courts decision simply amounted to
this-that having been found guilty
he was, therefore, actually guilty, an6
there was an end of it.
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reach, to repeat their provoking tao
tics.
For half an hour this furious bat
tie was continued. Leap, charge,
rush or strike as he would, the wor-
ried lion could not bring his treach-
erous assailants to close. But for
q few insignificant scratches, the
dogs were unhurt, but the lion
showed many marks of the conflict.
The dogs gave him no rest from their
incessant attacks. Occasionally one
of the dogs would lie down.. painting,
and rest himself, while the other two
kept the game going; but their ad-
versary was not permitted q mo-
ment's breathing time.
Gradually the tormented night
prowler grew weary and faint. His
own fury helped the dogs to exhaust
him; for each effort he made in
creased his rage, until he became a
veritable demon of frenzied hate,
and spent in useless screams the
breath that he needed in battle. As
his powers diminished those of the
dogs increased.
A little later brave Skirmish made
such prodigious feint in obedience
to some secret sign from Old STRAIT
egy, that the lion whirled to strike
him. This gave Old Strategy his
chance. He fastened the first grip
upon the throat of, the great cat,
keeping his own body behind and
partly under the head of his foe
while Skirmish dragged at a hind leg
and Reserve put all his weight and
force into grip over the loin,
stretching their enemy helpless for
a moment-but only for moment.
AS soon as the great cat could mus
ter his tired strength, he drew his
powerful body into q curve, and
thrust at Old Strategy with his lash
ing hind legs, compelling the dog to
let go. But the instant Old Strategy
was pushed off, the painful grip of
Reserve at his loins made the lion
curl down again, to strike with his
fore paws, when Old Strategy pinned
his throat once more from the other
side.
So in five minutes more the battle
was ended, and the three dogs had
again proved their right to the proud
distinction of being the only dogs
that could kill full-grown mountain
lion.