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sition Is thoroughly worked together
with a strong wooden or metal spoon
Of large size.
A clean white cloth Is spread on the
table. The hands being thoroughly
washed. a little butter-the unsaited
kind IL best-is spread upon the fin
gers. and the pieces OF candy are
worked into shape and placed In pan
on 4 piece OF oiled paper. The pan is
then put away until the candy hardens.
These candles may be colored brown
by mixing melted chocolate with the
candy when the eggs and flavor are
put in. The juice OF spinach will i'm
part green that Is a perfectly harm
less cOloring.
The kernels OF English walnuts
placed on the top Of the bits of candy.
half kernel to each piece. make deli!
cious confectionery.
A sort of nousat can be made by
sliclng shnlled English walnuts.
blanched almonds and clean white pea
nuts. The slices OF nuts should be
mixed with the sugar and eggs while
still quite liquid. care being taken not
10 break the nuts more than ncces-
sary. The substance Is then formed
into bars and set aside to dry ana
harden.
Chocolate creams may he made by
takin. the white sugar and whites OF
eggs and mo!d!ng the pieces Of candy
iI;1 little cones. These nre set aside
for several hours. or n day. to harden.
Some melted sweet chocolate Is pre-
pared in bowl and each OF the cones
Is taken up on The point of clean. new
hatpin which has been secured with
sand soap before using and one by one
they are dipped Into the chocolate TN
til they are thoroughly coated. They
are then ranged on sheets Of oiled
paper OH buttered pans and left to
harden.
CocOanut candies may be made bv
mixing shredded c0rOanut with IL.
sugar Us the candy Is being made.
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Drinking women.

Drinking in England is alarminsly on
the increase amoug women Of the wealthy
and leisure class" says Lady Henry SOM
erset in The Story Of Our Farm" IN the
North American Review. women in
apparently respectable positions are con.
tinually convicted OF drunkenness, until
Il may be truly said that scarcely fam
ily exists but has some record OF the hid
eous disease. / remember standing once
in front Of public house with an Ameri.
can who, when she saw respectfully clad
women entering il, asked, Are you going
to hold there crusade meeting? IL
seemed to her inconceivable that women
were going into the public house to drink,
but to us it has become commonplace.
Had The American kept her eyes open
abroad. Women in America do not FIRE.
auent public houses, that is, barrooms.
But to semi.public retreats our women
flock in alarming numbers. Hotel cafes,
90 called tea rooms dressmakers pariors
and beauty shops" are the resorts OF
large numbers Of American women who
drink at all times Of day or night all sorts
of intoxicants. Women of position, of re-
finement and Of home training may be
found to-day in popular resorts who hve
or ten years ago would have lost social
caste had they been seen drinking an in
toxicant in public place, especially when
unaecompanied by husband, father or
brother.
"I hold bridge whist responsible for
much of the drinking to-day among women
man. AL day they are shopping or doing
teas, receptions and calls. Most OF the
night, after heavy dinner, is spent at the
whist table. .Hagsard, worn out with the
excitement Of the game, with nerves upset
by losses, the women turn to highball or
cocktail. Finding momentary strength,
they grow to depend upon these artificial
means to pull them through New York
season. New York Press.
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MUCH POVERTY IN EUROPE
In the United Kingdom There Arc
5o0,oc0 Persons Unemployed.
Rusaisn Streets FILLED with Sick and
starvIns-Bitts Cold In Germany Adds
70 suKsrIns-swedish Crops Fail.

London.-It Is long since the London
theatres and restaurants have expe'
rienced as profitable season as the
present. The West End Is abiaze with
light nightly. all the amusement places
are crowded. and theatre supper par
ties keep the fashionable hotels aud
restaurants busy antil long after mid
night.
In the meantime. II Is estimated that
200. 900 persons are idle in the king
dom. and the Board Of Trade returns
show the largett percentage for ten
years past of un,killed persons out OF
work. while the proportion Of skilled
men without employment Is constantly
growing. The Woolwich Arsenal aii'
thorit!es have discharged 1000 mechan-
les since the winter set In. and are pre-.
pairing to let out 1000 more. To the
great number Of persons out Of work
must be added $4,000 members OF the
Army Reserve. who have been released
from service with the colors.
The worst distress. naturally. Is vis-
ible In the East End. Several Of the
newspapers have started subscriptions
and daily print narrowing stories Of
half-clad school children. many OF
whom are without any food, except
scanty luncheons furnished by SYM
pathetic teachers. Several of the Lon.
don Suburban Councils are starting
public works In order o employ a
small proportion Of the Idle persons.
The Canning Town suburb. where the
distress Is keenest. has appropriated
$4,000 for relief work.
st. Petersburg, Russia-Lack of EN-.
pioyment Is causing unprecedented
distress In the interior Of Russia. In
Saratof. as fair example OF the pre-.
yailing conditions. workmen eagerly
accept about seventeen cents day.
hosts of beggars literally invade the
shops and houses. and the streets are
illled with sick and starving people.
Similar pitiful details come from other
interior cities.
Berlin, Germany.-The bitterly cold
weather which prevails throughout
Germany has caused various munici.
palities to vote contributions in aid Of
the unemployed. Dresden has just
voted $4,000 for this purpose.
Stockholm, Sweden. The crops In
the northern district Of Sweden and In
n part of Delecarlla have failed en-
tirely owing to the cold. wet summer.
and collections are being made In all
cities and towns by banks. corpora.
tIons and, private individuals for the
relief Of the sufferers. From the
country. especially from Scania. large
quantities Of supplies are sent daily to
the distributing committees. The rail.
roads carry these supplies free Of
charge. The members Of the royal
family are deeply interested, and arc
lending their aid to the relief move.
ment.
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Federal Aid to Rosds.

The good roads movement that seems
to be going over the country Is one OF
the best signs Of the times. 1t Ia. per-
hans, q better evidence Of real progress
than industrial enterprise OF any other
character.
When a community once gets well
started In good road building 1t Is very
likely to keep 1t up. for every advance
on this line gives fresh object lesson
Of the practical value Of good roads
and the wastefulness Of bad ones.
For several years past q campaign OF
bopular education on this subject has
been carried on in every section Of the
country by individuals and organiza.
tions. by newspapers and magazines.
and to q very notable extent by the
Federal Government through its nd
mirably conducted Department OF
Agriculture. The railroads have also
given It very valuable aid. This work
has seemed in many localities to have
little effect. aud there mas been much
to discourage those who have devoted
themselves to It. But they have Kept
bravely on. and now or all sides the
fruits of their labors are beginning to
appear. 1t Is a safe prediction that
there will be more miles Of frst-class
roadway laid In the United States this
year than In any previous year Of our
history. 1t has become much easier
than 1t formerly was TO interest the
masses Of the people. the farmers. the
business men. men Of property and pro-
fessional men-the public generally-in
this subject. which concerns us all and
touches all our interests. Interest In
road improvement Is growing into en-.
thuslasm for It rs larger proportion
Of the people are coming to appreciate
its importance and profitableness.
We are at the beginning Of a great
era of road building in this country.
which is equivalent to saying that We
are making surer the way to the sub
stantial development and progress OF
the country.
Representative Beidler, Of Ohio. has
introduced In Congress q bill which
should receive the hearty support or
men of all political opinions.
It Is emphatically a measure for the
advancement Of the public welfare; 1t
Is hard to conceive one that would bet
ter deserve that title.
The BeIdler bill provides for the as
sembling Of a convention representing
the War Department. Postoffice De-
partment. Agricultural Department. In
terror Department of the Federal Gov
ernment, rs well as every State and
Territory in the Union.
Such n convention would be COM
posed largely of men who have made
special study Of the construction and
care OF roads. From 1t We might
therefore reasonably expect recon-
mendations that would he Of immense
value to Congress. the State Lesislat.
ures and county boards In their legisla.
tive and administrative provisions for
road wOri.
The convention might also lay the
basis OF n national good roads policy
that would benefit the country quite rs
much as the Governments labor and
expenditure for river and harbor i'm
prOvement.
The Beitller bill Is one Of the most
practical and promising measures that
has been proposed to Congress In a
long time.-Atlanta (Ga.) Journal.
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Labor World.
Yr,o and ctao; workers at Whining

Iron and steel workers at Whining
ton, Del. have organized a union.
Cleveland. England. miners have
been granted IN increase in wages or
three per cent.
The Russian Government has instl.
tutcd IN cighthour day in all the
State workshops.
Belgian miners have resolved to re-
commence IN agitation for an advance
Of fifteen per cent.
Engineers in South Africa average
les. Id. per day. and the hours Of labor
vary from forty-eight to 6fty.four Q
week.
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.. ing to this country, but now
that they have started they
are coming with O rush. One
of the latest States to adopt the money
system of working the roads IL Iowa.
In that State there Is to be no more
working out the tax by individual land
owners. Everything Is to be done by
the money system. New York Is fast
working that WY. Whole counties
are leaving the old way and adopting
the new.
This change comes hard in some To-
calitles. The old men have for 30
many years looked forward to the time
of working roads that they do not Ike
to have 1t done away with. 1t has
been looked upon as sort Of picnic, q
time when we can get together and
talk over all our own affairs and those
Of our neighb0rs. Everybody's bust.
ness Is raked fore and aft at these an
nual gatherings. A little mud or loose
earth is hauled into the road-usually
where It Is least needed-and the rest
Of the time Is spent sitting under some
tree or in the fence corner. True.
few districts have always done good,
faithfui work. All honor to those dis.
tricts. They shall have all the credit
due them. but We all know. and they
themselves know. that they are excep-
tions which prove the rule. Time and
money enough have been wasted by
men under the name Of working on
the road to put the highways Of the
State In flrst-class shape.
But what are we getting In return?
That Is what troubles some incredulous
souls. They are always suspicious OF
new things. They look on the new
everywhere with doubt. So In the mat
ter of the money system Of working
the highways these men profess to see
grave dangers. Some districts will be
neglected. The work will lead to
wholesale jobbery. The highways Will
be no better than they used to be. It
will cost more. and so on. ad infinitIri.
It must be seft largely to time to tell
rs what part Of all these gloomy fore
bodings are to become true. It seems
reasonable. however. to suppose that IL
we elect honest men for highway COM
missioners-and that we ought always
to do-the work will be done fairly
and In the most workmanlike manner
possible. It Is true that not all honest
men are competent to build roads. We
will doubtless soon see to It that there
are schools under the supervision or
the State In which practical roadmak-
ing shall be taght. We will also be
more inclined than in the past to keep
competent men In the Office of highway
commissioner when once we have
found them. The trend Is In the right.
direction. anyhow. Mistakes may be-
made. We will profit by them and,
gradually Will come perfect system
e. L. Vincent. In the New York TIL
bune.
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brought everybody back from fairy
land. 1t was Lily Langhorne. The
dolls, Oh. the dolls! where are the
dolls? Oh. OH! OH
Then every girl asked the same ques
ti0n. except Lizzie Ella. who shr!eked
"Who did It? who did it,"
And where were the dolls? There ir
the chair Of each one sat dirty raa
doll with n black face and woo!ly
head. wearing a red calico turban in
stead Of n wreath Of roses.
"It's Hal Stanley. hateful Hal Stan
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An old English recipe for plum pu,i-
din: Is rs follows: Mix together one
and onc.half cupfuls Of currants that
have been cleaned. washed and dried
one and onc-lalf cupfuls OF stoned
raisins. one pouni OF suct. chopped
fine: three-Quartcrs OF Il pound of stale
bread crumbs. One-quarter OF n pound
of brown sugar. one-Iunrter OF pound
of -four. the grated rind Of one lemon
and one half pound of minced candied
orange peel. Beat five eggs. not sep
arating the whites and yoiks, add one
cupful OF liquid to them and mix thor
oughly with the other ingredients.
Boil for six hours. When wanted for
Use boil six hours longer. When ready
TO serve, unmould. stick a sprlg OF
holly in the centre. and wreath with
hard sauce.
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march to the table where the fine for
eign ladies In national costumes await
ed them. The music on the piano
struck up and the girls started. On
they went. keeping step to the march
until they reached the table and each
girl stood In her place. Not n mistake
had been made; the girls WIRE radiant
with happiness. The signal was given
and suddenly the table was blaze OF
light. The pyramid Of snowy cakes
and the sparkling candies and brilliant
fruits and tiny bowers and wreaths
made a fairy scene. A burst Of ad-
miration went round the table. "Oh!
oh! oh! oh.' sounded from one to m
other. They were too delighted to
sneak, when suddenly scream
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Novel Wa, to Flight Rum.

A new and practical arrangement for
providing masons and other building labor.
ers, coachmen, errand boys, policemen
and others with cheap food and non.alco.
holic drinks has been called into being
by the Berlin section Of the German So.
ciety for Popular Hygiene. At stated
hours special carts pass through the streets
and dispense sandwiches, bread and but
ter, the sausages so dear to the German
palate, tea, cocoa, coffee and soup, all at
the lowest possible prices.
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Infantile Ded ucti0n.

II guess paw hasn't got so much
money this year. said little brother.
What makes you think sO:" asked
little sister.
"'Cause he was telling me that 1t
wasn't right to impose on Santa Claus
just because the old feller was good
natured." Journal.
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Not an Exhaustive Treatise.

"And now," said the literary man
who had earned 500 by a syndicate
article on What to Buy for Christmas
Presents" III l only knew what sort
Of Christmas gift to get for my wife
should be perfectly happy."-Chicago
Tribune.
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under 1t received kiss as n token that.
instead of hatred and jealousy. the
mis.letoe now stood for love and for
siveDess.
Their Christmas Gifts.

Il thought 1t better to get you some
thing useful" said Mr. Dossill to his
wife. 80 l have bought you Il couple
Of good brooms for your Christmas
present..
That was very thoughtful Of you.
my dear" replied Mrs. Dossill. Il
share your ideas. and have bought you
good strong coa!-scuttle for you to
carry up fuel from the cellar in"
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Jobn narret. srfpr,.er to Japap.

It was formally announced a: the
White House. ut Washington. that
John Barrett. Of Oregon, former Min
lister to Siam. and at present Worlds
Fair Commissioner to Asia and AUS
tralla. has been appointed Minister to
japan to succeed A. E. Buck. OF Geor'
Eia. deceased.
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4" No."

On the cornerstone of that fabric which
WE entitle manhood is engraved the mono
syllable "No." He who carly learns tho
use of that invaluable word has already
learned the way TO peace and comfort and
safety. An easy compliance illustrates
everything. Respect for others need not
degenerate into servtude, but respect for
oaeself-that is the very alpha and omega
of all inward command.
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KInr GoIn1 to Ireland.

The Lord Mayor Of Belfast has an
nounced that King Edward and Queen
Alexandra would visit Ireland In the
parly mart of 1903
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The 1Tost Ialuabl Statue,

The most valuable statue In ths
world Is that Of the god Diabu'su. IN
Yokohama. Japan. 1t Is 63 IL feet
high, weighs $50 tons and contains
6OO-pound weight Of pure gold
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In order that a rainbow may be pro-
duced. the sun must not he more than
forty-twO degrees above the horizon.
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DEATH OF THOMAS MAST.
The Consul General Mt Gusyaquil Victim
OF Yellow Fever.

Guayaquil. Ecuador.-Thomas Mast.
the Consul.G General of the United
States In this city. died from yellow
fever. after an illness Of three days.
Mr.. Nast's body was buried five
hours after his death. The funeral
was attended by the Governor. the
members of the Consular Corps and the
american Colony and by many friends.
The coffin was wrapped in the Stars
and Stripes. The British Consul re-
cited prayer at the cemetery.
The death Of Mr.. Mast Is deeply Ia
mentcd by the natives. who held him
In high esteem.
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Thomas Mast, artist and caricaturist.
was born on September q. 1910. at
Landau. Bavaria. He was educated
In the United States, where he also
studied art He soon acquired repu-
tatIon as n talented artist. but 1t was
rs q cartOonist that he was best
known. He was regarded as one Of
the most brilliant Of carlca!urists.
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GOOD Q
o ROAD S.
Changes ia Road Making.

~ HEY have been slow In COM
r ing to this country. but now
that they have started they
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-12-16
San JUAN
NOTAS POR OORREO

Dieismbra IS.
Esta nochs snabarsa para ID CnlsbFa an ell
vaDor sS1n JuAnp ell compansro de Joaquin
PuiAls Santana, como repEssantanse Gel Gb2Ls'
tfu MareAntil,S . para informarls sobrs las ma"
niobras nAvRlea que &lli &c estkn vsrineAndo'
Pasan de $50 los sxcurslonistas que han
salfdo en- aI GSan JuAnS ssta noehs para IL Gu
Zebra. TAmbien ID banda de l. poiiciA insular,
que ha aldo contratsda por 800 dollars.
Fsts buqus rsgras&F6 con los exeursionis'
tAs en- Ia madrHgada del mtereolss'
Manana 50 eneontraEA en- aguAs de Calsbra
los As huqusH que componsn l& sssuaore que
satk an manio6ras. Entire todA Ia dotacf6n de
estos buques Sc oaleulan mas de $4,000 nom
bras.
se IN paaado una circular D. sodOs los al
cRldss rspublieAnoI de lR isla, para que soii-
citsn del Gobsrnador no psrmitR que Mr.. Ts'
chtsr aa Aussnts del pals, siguisndo como 1efs
do lA policiA
TAmbien los policies de la isla reeogan FIR
mas, para pedir que Mr.. Tsehtsr contin6 as CO.
mo lsfe de poIicfa.
MaaAnA eomanxAHEn las misas de aguinal-
do en- Is iglssIA de San JsE6.
FL EsPIRITU DE DON JUAN TENo-
RIO.-Un& Vteia de ss&a que vuslan de noehsi
de- una . 9tFRs rsgionss, dics habsr conferan-
cfado con ell aBpfritu de don Juan Tanorios ,
que este sigua hActsndo de las suyas.
Deapues do contaEms-dics la vis1&-sui
nuevna conquiatas, me diio que hasta en- loH
grandea Paiaeios como en- las humildes cabs
TGs, en- todas encontr6 y saborso Ia exquisiss
eaxvexa GLa Union Pasrtorrique na> de ID que
son propistmrtos los seIores OAdiernos Lopsz
Ca da San Juan d Q Puerto Rico, ealls de Ts-
tn&n nhmero S6.
Hoy hR tanido lugkr en- 10 iglssiA de SAE
Jona, In r1iaR cue todos los afIos sa eelebrA 81
/ nufragfo de lna almAs do todas las Hitas de La
ria que hsn fRlIeeido durAnte e af1o. en- aakI
mfaa comu gAIon muehas hiias de ia oongrs
| gaei6n.
Esta noehe IN c&rro slSetRieo arFoll6 Q III
mughREho, frante al OolmAdo de Osreeedo
Dieho muchaeh0 as sgsrr6 fuertsmsnts 81 30
Aa.vRea del atrollsy,s salvAndoEe mtlAGEosa
manba. Es digna dc nsneinnARse l@ Sgtaiaas
1 cor aua ii MOTORISTS dstRvo 81 cAxro,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1902-12-16

ritos, son los grandes Interpreters del
rOmanticismo Goethe con sus lfede1rS ;
Schiller con sus dramas Heine con su
Is1teT'mezze Ulhand con sus baladas y
leyendAs, hasta ell mismO Korner, re-
medando en- sus cantos y en- 81 vida d
Tirteo, redejan en- sus Obras los senti-
mientos, los gustos y las ideas de ese
pueblo, grande por sus suenOs y fantas-
ticO por sus tradiciones. Hasta sus flo
sofOs y sus hOmbres de ciencia SO re-
si9nten de eSe sabor romanticO de los
hijOs de la SeIv0 taegTG. Los grandes
utOpistas de la filosofia mOderna, ShO-
penhauer, Krausse Karl Marx, Allan
Kardee, han surgido en- Alemania.
Y sinembargo, en- pol1tica, Alemania
6s una de las naciones mas practicas y
juiciOsas del mundo Y no decimos la
primePa, pOrque existe Inglaterra que
con su mercantilismo empequenece
las demas.
Cuando sl pueblo aleman SO entire
ga al arte, es Goethe y eS Schiller (;
cuandO pone en- practica su pOlftica, es
Bismarck es Molke Y en- ambOs
casos resulta grande Y poderoso va Sc
presente On el palenque de las ideas, va
invada al campo de la guerra.
DeSconfad de los pueblOs eminente-
mente PRACTICES B esencialmente soma
dOres; pOrque van, p0r ley fatal, caer
en- ell desequilibriO de las fuerzas o de
las ideas
Nuestra politica carece de consis-
tencia porque no es practica; porque
hemOs querido hacer de ella un sueno,
cuando no debe ser Otra cosa que una
adaptation la realidad.
AbandOnamOs ell caminO practice
que puede llevarnOs la sOluci0n de
nuestros problemas, para preocuparnos
de un suenO mas o menOs leJanO, de un
ideal mas menOs realiZable.
Rechazar las oportunidades que en-
pOlitica puedan presentarse, pOr estar
cOntemplando las estrellas que aparecen
en- lejano cielo, no es hacer politica, es
enjaezar ell corcel de la imagination, y
con una Ira 6pica la espalda, aban-
dOnar la terra para emprender un v1aJe
de trovadOr por los mundOs siderales.
Y mientras ell li7'tS111O sea la nota
predominante, habra en- nuestrO pals
esa indecision y ese cOnstante ir y venir
de la f6 la duda, del Optimismo al pc
simismO, del entusiasmo premature a Ia
deception injustifcada.
CantemOs nuestrOs suenOs, nueStrOs
ideales, nuestras esperanzas; perO no
olvidemos que somos suceptibles al calor
al friO; que sOmos Het71aG1atdGd; que
andamos pOr la terra y que el camlno
esta erizado de pedruscos guiJarros'
Mariana AbriI