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nUONG HING,
Z STRATEGIST
BY JOHN r. RATHOM
Copyright, 1901, bu j. r. RdthJn

! QuOng Hing, accountant in tea
store on South Clark street, waited at
the depot of the Santa Fe railroad with
| fear in his knees and anxiety sizzling
in the neighborhood of his carefully
creased and braided cue top. The
flower of his heart, little Nah 'Ng, was
coming along toward him in tourist
sleeper, and in ten minutes, If the
word of these red capped devils In
charge of the platforms was to be re-
lied OIL, she would be In his arms.
Chicago was long way from the
willow huts of Po lie Wah, on tribu-
tary of the Yangtse, and 'Ng's head
and 'Ng's little slanting eyes must have
been in continuous whirl from the
minute she had given her life into the
keeping of these white people who ran
the steamboats, and the trains and
hustled you from one to the other like
a package Of tea.
But telegram from good friends in
San Francisco had relieved him from
worry In this direction. Indeed, his
present condition OF mind was caused
more by her rapid approach than any
thing else, for Quong Hing had called
her to him by false pretenses, and now,
as the time for the meeting drew near,
he was afraid his secret might not
stay long in his own keeping. Well,
tomorrow they would be married, and
half Chinatown would be at the we'd
ding feast and rejoice. After that he
would have to take his chance.
The whole trouble had started from
silly old village crOne whose hus-
band had followed Chinese Gordon to
the walls Of Picking and whose gal
liant death in the face of the enemy
had been drooled out to all the young
maidens in the village through the
long years that came after.
MARRY a warrior, children, If you
would be proud Of your husband; a
man of blood, whose enemies quail be-
fore him. That is the kind to bring
joy to your hearts, my little ones"
At the flying of the new year kites.
even at the little baptismal lantern
feasts on the river and at the MORN
ing clothes washing OH the stones by
the muddy sedge-there was old Go
Len with her nodding head and her
sage advice. The girls listened re-
spectfully as they grew up to young
womanheod, and needed too. Thus 1t
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Owes His Life to a Neighbours
Kindness.

Mr.. ID. P. Daughtery, well known
throughout Mercer and Sumner counties,
W. Va, most likely owes his life to the
kindness of a neighbor. He was almost
hopelessly afflicted with diarrhoea; was
attended by two physicians who gave
him little, if any, relief, when neighbor
learning OF his serious condition, brought
him a bottle OF Chamberlain's Cole,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
cured him in less than twenty.four hours.
For Sale by Tibbetts & Co.
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came about that when Quong Hing,
who kept accounts for the maker of
candles and in the evening titled the
horseradish patch beyond the village,
sought out little Nah 'Ng for wife,
she fouted him and stubbornly vowed
she would marry none but brave SOL
dier.
II beg of you, my heart" he said,
'Iook about you; our land is not now
at war;"
Then she answered: go thou to q
foreign land and make war. You shall
be q warrior just the same"
Soon he got letter from his brother
in America, and in his despair he
made up his mind to 60. The night
before he went off in the sampan down
to Hankow on his way to Shanghai
he babe her goodby under the willow
by the we'll. .'Ng's mother was with
them, but she did not chide when they
embraced and cried over the parting.
Wonderful things happened in Amer
lea, and son-in-law with 5000 might
grow out Of this.
He pleaded earnestly with the little
girl. When he came home with for
tune would she marry him? But she
only blushed and looked on the ground.
mo, no; it is impossible. When you
are great soldier l will come to you,
even If it be million miles. But
want warrior like Go Lens man."
Quong Hing thought few things
about Go Len, but his thoughts are
totally unfit for publication. He sailed
down the river at daybreak, broken
hearted, caught the big steamer at
Woosung and left his native land be-
hind him.
Three years later the raw village lad
had become trim, intelligent member
Of his colony in Chicagos Chinatown.
Quick wit and an aptitude for figures
had given him his place in the big tea
store. He had snug sum in the bank
and little more invested in his broth
er's business. Moreover, he had Joined
the Clark street branch of the Saliva
ton Army.
The good people with the flaming
banners and the big drum were very
proud of their conquest. They liked to
march him out with them and have
him help them pray and sing In front
OF the big Joy Yet Lo restaurant, and
- = .->s..ss> s.onsA~ that iinad fhh afRnnf
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His Life Saved by ChamberIain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy
Remedy

"B. l.. Dyer, well known cooper of
this town. saws he believes Chamberlain s
collie, cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
saved his life last summer. He had been
sick for month with what the doctors
call bilious dysentery, ndcould get moth.
ing to do him any good until he tried
this remedy. 1t gave HIM immediate re-
lief" says b. 7. Little. merchant, Han
co.k, Md. For sale by Tibbets & CO.
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Notice of Appointments -Admin-
iStratOr,
ANDERSON CoUNTY.
THE STATE OF KANSAS,)

ANDERSON County.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Tomson Martin, late of Anderson coun
ty, Kansas.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS.
Notice is hereby given that. on the 9th
day of September, A. ID. 1902, the un-
dersigntd was. by the probaic'cou of
Anderson county, Kansas. dull Y appoint
ed and qualified as administrators OF the
estate Of Charles Tomson Martin, late
OF Anderson county. deceased All parties
interested in said estate will take notice,
and govern themselves accordingly
L RENZENBERGER,
s15t3 Administrator
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Obeyinr Orders.

Says the master Of the house to his
servant as he prepares to lock himself
in his study and work, II am not In
If any one calls, mind"
A quarter Of an hour later he rings
the bell. No answer. He rings 1t
again. Still no answer. He opens the
door furiously and cries to the servant
in the antechamber:
"Did you hear me ring"
Eyes, sir; but you told me you weren't
In, and | couldn't think of taking a
bells word before yours, sir"
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Queen Bess's Bin OF Fare.

Dinner was substantial affair in the
reign of the maiden queen, who was by
no means Indifferent TO the pleasures
of the table The first course on great
occasions would probably be wheaton
dummery, stewed broth, spinach broth.
Cruel or hotch-potch. The second con-
sisted of fish. among which we may
note lampreys. stocktish and sturgeon,
with side dishes of porpoise. The third
course comprised quaking puddings'
bag pudding, black puddings, white
puddlngs aud marrow puddings. Then
came veal, beef. capons, humble pie,
mutton, marrow pasties, Scotch col
lops, wild fowl and game. In the fifth
course all kinds of sweets, creams in
all their varieties. custards, cheese
cakes, tellies, warden pies, junkets
syllabubs. and so on. TO be followed
perhaps by white cheese and tansy
cake.-St. James's Gazette
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boo Of the country. Bamboo posts
are placed in the earth at intervals.
Then the necessary cross pieces Of the
same stock Of smaller diameter are
put through the uprights. and these
cross pieces are interviewer with the
divided or split bamboo Then another
partition Is put up about three feet
back and the space between packed
with earth, sod, brush etc, resulting in
a substantial barricade through which
shot, as "A rule, cannot pass.
All along the line Of march to the
lakes one would see a man, every now
and then, fall straight forward. full
length, throwing his rifle ahead of him.
An examination Of the path would
show the trap U, consisting of a single
piece Of thin bamboo, adjusted on little
pegs. and set Just high enough from
the surface TO trip anyone who was
passing.
| never was In country where the
enemy displayed so much ingenuity
in the setting of traps. l served as n
soldier in Cuba, and have been at IL
three or four years in these islands. but
not until | took the Moro trail to the
lakes with the American expedition
of April did | see arrows set to shoot
out across the path near one when he
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hundred bridges, the details or 81.
Marks exterior, all stood out with
peculiar distinctness beneath the spec
tator. To the east the open sea, with
the mainland and the Alps and the
mountains Of Vincenza on the horizon.
The campanile, a massive square
tower OF brick, rose 10 height or 80
feet. and was forty-two feet square.
II was founded about 800 10y DOge
Pietro Tribune, but not finished until
1I31. or soon after. The upper part
was an open lantern, with pyramldal
roof added in the sixteenth century
On the apex stood a fine colossal igure
of an angel formed Of plates of gilt
bronze on a wooden cone, this being
fifteenth century work. The tower
rested on a stone base. and was simply
decorated with slight pilasters.
The Bridge of Sighs and the Library
of st. Marks were said to be similarly
threatened with collapse.
Venice rests for the most part on
bed of clay. alternating with sand,
with depth of several hundred feet
The builders of the campanile dug
down some ten 70 sixteen feet 10 this
stiff clay. and over the whole area OF
the footings Of the tower drove in piles
of white poplar, from ten to eleven
inches in diameter, nearly touching
one another. On the top of these a
level platform was formed by the lay
ing crosswise of oak trees. each rough
ly squared. and on the wooden plat
form massive footings were laid. CON
sisting OF five courses of large blocks
of trachyte and other granite or por'
phyritic rocks from the Euganean hills.
Above these there are six courses OF
similar stone arranged in step-like eff
fects, forming the base or plinth OF
the brick superstructure. In 1855 these
foundations were roughly examined
and both the oak and poplar beams
which at the time when they were
laid were taken from the adjacent
! shores. where these trees still grow IL
abundance. were found to be perfectly
sound.
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trenches and barricades of the order of
those utilized by the cunning MOros.
The writer accompanied the first
large expedition against the Moros, In
April, and had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the entrenching customs Of the
Moro soldier There is on the Island
OF Mandanao what is known as he
lake tribes. and these tribes. or part
OF them. are the tribes engaged I'm war
with the Americans. The coast and
river tribes are friendly, and many Of
the members Of these tribes were hired
by the American troops To carry rations
and ammunition on all expeditions to
the interior, where the lakes are To-
Gated The lakes are fine stretches of
water. about thirty-hye miles from
Malabang.
We find barricades of all kinds
across the roads TO obstruct the
progress of the troops Trenches of
varied styles are seen.
The sketch here cross section OF
one of these trenches. shows the device
employed-a light bamboo covering.
Earth Is placed on the covering, and
the passing troops are supposed TO
break through the top and tumble upon
the sharpened bamboo points below
If the troops fell in upon these points
serious results might follow. but care
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that time Minna found her basket
handle very interesting. and she began
10 rub her forehnger thoughtfully up
and down It's strands.
"The baby's all right, Peter" she
said, after while. Peter looked at her
medItately as II somehow she were
saying something else.
"Mrs. Schmitt." he said then, "Pye
been thinkin' about how worried you
got about them bottles. It's kind o
nice TO think people care enough TO
worry about you. Now. I've been
thlnkin~ that there might be nicer
things TO take than lpecac, md some
times It's the nice things that are best
for a man, don't you think so?"
Peter stopped and dug his pitchtork
into the ground. Mlnna's literal Ger
man mind had become unwary.
What would you take then, Peter"
"Well now. Mlnna. II 'twere left
10 me I'd take you"
In spita OF Mrs. Merriam, who
pointed out precedent ana evidence TO
prove that Mlnna had strangely inyert'
cd her opinions. Minna agreed with
Peter-just TO save him, 10 be sure
New York Sun.
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Every one OF our lighting men ir
the Philippines Is 10 have a valise
The article VIII weigh only a few
ounces. but will hold a lot. and Will bs
so strong that a man can jump upor
IL when IL Is empty without hurting 4
a particle These bags. which are rec
tangular in shape, are now being
turned out for the War Department
by thousands. being intended 10 take
the place OF the old-style box lockers
as receptacles for soldiers necessarses.
The box lockers were heavy and
inconyenient. and on transports they
were usually slowed in the hold with
freight on top OF them. so that II the
troops left before the vessel was un'
loaded the boys in khaki Were likely
not to see their goods and chatteli
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pbv.ieIans I'm Roman Times,

Every person of voting age owns
physician. II we are to Judge 10y the
common use OF the personal objective
pronoun. My doctorr This remarka.
BILE claiming OF possession was handed
down 20 us from the Romans. who had
no physicians FOR 500 years. When
people got sick they died. The small
number of great physicians introduced
into Rome were only slaves and a ply
sician among the patricians was a spe'
cies OF luxury, like cook. Every rich
uran had his perfumers. his bathers,
his harpers and his physician. Musa,
the celebrated physician Of Augustus,
was a slave. lie was freed and made
a Roman knight. after which physi
clans became persons Of consideration
New York Press.
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Is used. and. as a rule, places of this
kind are avoided.
We found many trenches arranged so
that the occupants could keep up con
tlnuous retreat and still remain under
cover. 4 drawing of this scheme Is
presented. These trenches are made
alongside the roads or trails, and. in
addition. there are stone barriCades
piled at proper angles The enemy Is
stationed at (d), for example. and main
tains It's fire upon the oncoming troops
from this point until the proper time
comes for making a retreat. Then the
occupants retreat back to (c), and open
fire; then back to o.. and So on as long
as the trenches continue.
In this sketch the reader may observe
o plan of a barricade which is built
with the intention of giving a recep'
ton Of bamboo points TO any one jump
Ing the same. 1t is frequently neces-
sary TO rush the trenches OF the enemy,
and the Moros know this, so that they
prepare the back of the barricades
with the sharpened points as indicated.
The points do not show from the front,
and the chargers are often unaware OF
the pricking points until they strike
upon them. We found many barrl
cades made entirely with the thorny
underground OF the jungle. This sub
stance possesses wirelike points, which
tear the clothes and the skin. Ii 4:
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tripped the raw hide or hempen cord
The Filipino had devices of this kind,
but they did not always work, and the
soldiers would play with the cOntriv-
ances. But no one plays with the Moro
path-shooting arrow gun, arranged as
represented in the sketch. Here the
arrow lays in the followed section or
tube of bamboo, close to the surface,
and this tube is fixed with a bow as
shown. The bowstring is hauled back,
and connected to a trip clutch. This
clutch Is connected with n cord, which
extends across the trail to peg. AS a
man passes over the trail his toe
catches the cord, the bow Is let loose
and the arrow flies.-From the Field,
Isle de Mindanao, Philippine Islands.
New York Times.
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Tn. Preservation OF Westminster Abbey

The Preservation of westminster Abbey.
At recent meeting Of the Society or
Antiquaries In London Professor Leth-
aby read paper on Westminster Alb
hey aud Its Restorations."
Referring to the coronation of Ed
ward |. he said the accounts showed
that a great stable was built In 81.
Margarets Churchyard, temporary
halls were set up in the gardens of the
palace for the people, wooden passage
was built from the palace TO the church
and the new tower above the choir
was covered with boards. and a wood.
en- floor laid down in the choir. show
ing that these two last portions were
not then completed. lie traced the
story OF the vandalism IN the shape OF
restorations which has been going on
since Henry Ill. work destruction
Of the palace buildings, the painted
chamber. 81. stephens chapel, the star
chamber. etc. lie said that similar
work was stlll under way. and that un.
less this system OF so-called improve.
ments could be arrested the original
abbey would soon be a thing OF the
past
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SEA.lOvERS.

Come. for the worlds ways grieVe US;
Hot are the burning sands,
The hours and the days bereave Us;
Gasp with me gladsome hands
And 20 by sweet height, and hollow,
Where never a milestone is
To point the way 70 the bliss
Our sure feet find and follow
We viii buffet the waves and beat them,
Rest with them, cheek 10 cheek,
Rush with them, meet them, greet them,
Flee from them, when they seek,
Lips, with their passion glowing,
Living, loving anew,
Shall we spare them kiss or two,
From our hearts wild overfowing!
Nay, IL we leave behind us
Loads too heavy 20 bear,
Fetters that strain and bind us,
With the rags that we used 10 wear
Out Of lfe's fret and pain,
Taking the way that Is nearest,
What matters it, heart, my dearest,
II we come not back again?
Madeline Bridges, in Life.
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FRUIT JAR WRENCH.

its construction. and is, therefore, in
expensive. 1t is made Of three parts,
as shown in the accompanying cut, and
the circular portion is fitted over the
cap Of the jar and grips it tightly
The harder the cap sticks the tighter
the grip, and as the pressure Is dis
tributed over almost the entire outside
surface of the metal top there is no
possibility of damaging either the cap
or the glass jar. The device is just as
available for putting the caps on Sc
curely as il is for removing them
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age. aud served about a hundred days
at Sacketts Harbor. He was not in
any conflict, however. His father and
two brothers. Jeptha and John, also
saw service in the second war with
Great Britain. After the war Hiram
took up the trade of itinerant shoe
maker. travelling about the country.
That aud farming have made up his
life work lie is a Democrat and a
Methodist
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The Last 1912 Pensioner.

In the town of Ava, Oneida County,
New York, there is still living Hiram
Cronk. the last surviving pensioner Of
The War of 1912. He was born in the
town of Frankfort. Herkimer County,
April 20. 1900, and spent his early
years in Wright Settlement. near the
present city of Rome. Hiram enlisted
in the army when but fifteen years Of
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3THE FALLEN CAMPANILEs
z Beet Vantage Point For Gaining
Bird's-Eye View ofyenice. &
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There was no better way Of getting a
just idea OF Venice in a blrd's-eye
view than By making the ascent Of the
campanile. How many will recall the
ground and water plan OF the city as
IL lay beneath one 300 feet below. and
regret the fall Of that aerial perch. The
campanlle had no steps, but winding,
inclined plane of thirty eight bends led
easily 10 the top.
The lagooons. the hundred islands, as
many canals crossed by nearly four
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08

The production of hydraulic cement
in the United States during the year
ending June 30. 1901. according To a
bulletin just issued by the United
states Geological Survey, reached the
enormous total of 20,067,7 ,737 barrels.
OF this total i2.711,225 barrels were
Portland cement. 7,OS4,S barrels were
natural cement and 2I2,6S9 barrels
were slug cement. The corresponding
figures for the preceding twelve months
were: Portland cement. S,iS2,02O bar
rels; natural cement, S,3S3,0O0 barrels.
and slug cement, 365,6H barrels. II
will be seen that during the year end
ing June 80. 1900. the production OF
Portland cement increased almost hfty
per cent. while the production OF both
natural and slug cements decreased
Domestic cements now supply over
ninety per cent of the total consump'
ton of the United States.
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Come, let us fare together
Into that clear blue world
The tide that no fate can tether
With the sails of our souls unfurled.
Lat us drift into any weather;
Come, let us find path,
Such as the mermaid hath
With pebbles and shells impaired.
We will float down the foam-swept spaces,
We will hide by the crystal walls
Till they creak on our cool, moist faces
With a rush as of waterfalls,
Or, like tears, in loves tempest driven
Love with us, there alone;-
Hall the world for our own
And the whole of heaven.
Beggars, we may not borrow;
Spendthrifts, we cannot pay;
But come! There's no bright tomorrow
As dear as our sure to-day!
Look! not cloud TO shade US,
Nor boat sail that's near nor far,
And we are as God has made US,
Woman and man we are.
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Father Pnnr singing.

An Indiana lover who sang Good
Morning. Carrie" beneath his sweet
hearts window. was shot by an irate
neighbor. who claims that he thought
IL was a tom cat.-Memphis CONNER
cial-Appeal
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very difficult TO force a passage
through these distractions, and the
columns are delayed.
We had the artillery with us, and
barricades built of ordinary stone could
be shattered freely with these pieces.
But the ingenious Moro finds a kind OF
sandstone In the hills with which he
builds his harrlcade. This stone Is
Just spongy enough to let shell pene
trate without breaking the material
The natives secure a sort OF limelik6
product from the mountains with
which they make a cementing material
10 erect the masonry.
The Moros are as ingenious as th'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08

During the Roman occupation OF
Great Britain there were five species
Of dogs on the islands. They were
the house dog, greyhound, bulldog, ter
rier and slowhound.
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right capacity to contain the soldiers
outfit. it.-Philadelphia Record.
Fruit lar Wrench.

Among the newest kitchen utensils
is a wrench designed for the purpose
Of removing the caps of preserving
lars. The device is quite simple in
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08

Connecticut has 5000. 900 peach trees;
Massachusetts,. 100000; Rhode Island,
100000. and Southern New Hampshire,
$4,000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-08

In Holland a first class barber charges
the equivalent Of six American cents
for a shave aud twelve cents for hair
cutting.