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England half the people who reach the age
of 85 also reach the poorhouse, and in
London one person out Of five dies In the
workhouse, the hospital or the lunatic
asylum.
Well may we quest ion the economic and
social system of which this is the product!
We want to establish our civilization in
this new land on a broader basis in deeper
sympathy for humanity
Thus il Is that New Zealand, under Sed-
don's rule, has become the pet State Of
Socialists all over the world.
Seldom boasts that il he ia a Socialist
he is also one Of the stanchest Of Imperial
lists II il said that when the Boer war
broke out he was dissuaded with difficulty
from giving himself commission and going
to the front. He had to be content with
sending 5000 other New Zealanders to
South Africa. He wanted to send the
Maoris to fight the Beers and advocated
sterner measures toward the Beers. 1.-THE
Maors," he said, in a speech, know how
to conduct war and how to treat their enc
mics. They don't trouble about making
prisoners.
Seldom ia not content with having New
Zealand a prosperous and practically indie
pendent nation. He wants to make 1t
an empire with tributary States. With
this object in view, he has already annexed
several islands in the eastern Pacific to New
Zealand. not to Great Britain; and he says
he is going to annex others until he builds
up his empire within the empire.
The achievement of which he is proudest
is the enforcement of the Arbitration and
Cancellation act, which has done away
with at rikes and lock -outs in New Zealand.
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racing stroke, the dog stroke, to turn
somersaults and even to dive. S..
The water in the pool is at a temperature
OF IS degrees, while the temperature of sea
water rarely is above u.s. This increase
Of warmth permits a longer stay in the
water, but the pool lacks the stimulus Of
the salt which makes swimming in the
ocean 80 much easier than in lake or river.
or, in fact, any fresh water.
While the interviewer was sitting IN a
grandmothcrly-looking rocking char and
gazing into the three or four feet of water
young woman came in to take lesson.
She disappeared behind screen and came
out in n surprisingly short time arrayed
in bathing suit consisting of combina-
ton garment and mob cap. There are
no masculine onlookers at the one-at-a-
time swimming school and consequently
no reason for wasting time over details.
I'm afraid" said she, as she stuck ten
pink toes into the lukewarm water and
hung over the rail Of the steps which lead
into the pool.
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for an hour OF more, / shouldn't have
gone up tibet morning, anyhow. l might
have known ii was too windy. But l
ives anxious to get through and so stuck
at it.
AT lest this funny feeling. which can't
very we'll describe to any one who hasn't
felt it., came down on me with rush. The
blood rushed TO my head and my ears
buzzed I knew I'd got to get ont OF that,
so as careful "a could let myself down
to the first window, about forty fec below.
IL crawed through somehow end sat down
on q, cross BEEN, suppose | set there he!f
en- hour, resting and trying to find myself.
Then went beck end worked my wey up
closer and closer to the big gilt ball.
The scare was coming on again wh&n
| happened to notice something odd in The
ball which took my mind of everything
else, and don't know but that it saved
my life. 49,.
II saw an odd-lookng hole in the ball,
n sort OF longsh hole like as If big worm
had burrowed into the wood; but knew
no worm ever got up there, and could tell
it had happened since the ball was put up
| found another of those strange holes
and finally o third
Il sat in my swing and examined them
curiously for some time, before I made
them ont knew something about the
history of that church and it's spire and
could figure that that ball had been there
at leest seventy-fve years.
Then | remembered that down in the
green stretch beside the church the young
folks of the city had gathered on the night
before the Fourth of July for WELL ever
since the Declaration of Independence
was signed, or pretty nearly as long They
came with guns and pistols, and as | thought
OF this. realized that these three holes
were bullet holes. l examined them again
until | was sure of it,
How many shots had been fired at that
gilt ball on Fourth Of July mornings during
the last seyenty-five years or so? Out
of them all, but three have hit the mark.
Who hit the ball first? Was he living or
dead? Did he afterward, when grown
from Il boy or youth, try at his hand at real
live human game, in the civil WARP
Thoughts like these took up my mind
so completely that l forgot all about my
recent terror and did not think of it again
until was down on the ground. shouldn't
wonder II I went down and out in one OF
those fits some time, though"
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| is TO be the future sanitarium Of the archNS
pelago. But nowhere in this atlas of thirty
sheets can we get any idea of the topo-
graphic conditions which largely aocoupa
| for the superior climate of Benguet. On
| the other hand, central Luzon, which Inc
cludes Manila Bay and wide region
| around it, ia shown with fair degree Of
fitness and detail.
In the past four or five years France and
Germany have contributed more largely
to the mapping Of the world than any othet
| nations because they have been carrying
out topographic surveys Of large parts Of
their colonial empires The map Sheets
for instance, which France has completed
Of Tonkin, Madagascar, and the French
Soudan are remarkable contributions to the
mapping of large regions Of which before
these surveys were made we had com+
paratively little information, and much Of
that of an Unsatisfactory character. The
Germans in East Africa have located many
hundreds of native towns and now show
fairly well the distribution of all the variou9
resources, including minerals, of that enorx
nous territory.
In other words these two nations have
been studying their new possessions Ia
all their aspects, collecting all the informant
ton they could get about mountains, rivers
plains, forests, metals and people and
ascertaining hundreds of attitudes and
longitudes, so that they might accurately
map the information they have been cola
Letting with so much diligence and accuracy
Their excellent maps will save them FROM
many Il bundcr and help them to make
many intelligent plans for their futuna
work.
Our efforts in behalf of progress in tina
Philippines will be greatly assisted by
good maps of the whole archipelago based
upon accurate study of the islands in theif
various aspects. The next ten years ought
to show wonderful Improvement In tho
mapping of this great archipelago.
We have seen in our own country how
much good maps help in the labor OF oarry4
ing out intelligent and economical plans
of development. New Jersey and Massa>
chusettS were the first States to complete
their Topographic surveys, and the resultS
ing maps have exerted n potent influence
in the development of water and sanitary
works under State supervision and Of
systems of wel-const ructed and well-mainA
tanned highways.
New Jersey is now making a complete
revision of her existing maps, and the re-.
suits of the resurvey are being prepared
for publication, for all the more densely
populated parts Of the State. on the largo
scale Of nearly three inches to mile. About
dozen of these new map sheets have
thus far been issued and they are the most
useful and satisfactory maps yet published
of any large area of the United States.
The scale is so large that it il possible to
insert tho names of all streets in the cities
and villages. and in consequence the maps
are found TO be especially useful to those
engaged in engineering or allied work in
the urban dist riots
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muscular arms and thrown, neck and CROP
into the street.
II remember way back in 1885," said
an old colonist, hearing man in Seddon's
saloon make foul remark about woman
in the settlement Digger Dick vaulted
across the bar, took him by the throat +.
threw him TO the ground and nearly shook
the life out of him. Three Of the mans
friends, who were drinking at the bar,
caught hold of him, but Dick shook them
of as a terrier shakes on rats and held the
man down until he took back his words.
Dick was always chivalrous toward
women. They were safe from insult even
in the toughest mining camp If he happened
to be there.
"But though he was great fighter he
was always on the side of law and order:
They say he prevented many riot, and
everything in his power to clvillze the
mining districts" So"
As the years passed by he grew rich
and became the most popular man In the
place The workingmen swore by him,
for he had been a workingman himself;
and he did not forget his old friends. when
he became prosperous. Even to this day
when he goes down to the country where
he made his money, the chums Of his min
ing DAYS call him Dick and talk to him as
if he we're st i'll one of themselves
Seldom increased his popularity by
warmly aa k sS,e erie disnrtes With the
nnrers III .neis LII Tno;danto lIv he WAS
Government onieS' ni neroan n u in
elec'eu 10 sete'a a. Tan zaaiond parlian
ls1o was SEM 90 .,,e alive Of ONE Of the
ment as Inc [sres Ea has has hold va h;s scat
nlnlhH nis ,,.;tSn,,t a braaL winning every
since then WITHOUT o'e"A' "''''''"s e'7''
elecei on ,d d.ruro,it;caI life WAS at renuous
IN Ine on uaSS po mTtant i,oes when nd.
a a. ts rublic meetings or cnnyassinp for
dressing puom' hiioad - ~ aornva bis eaoc-
votes ne S was op h an u~ o1ic b,ows and
,rines oF'h0ooA ny apo'''''' '''"' '''
Kn N zo,Iondsrs are fond If telling how
NV I"ao nSa,a Sron tbe platform at one
ne 1escelutiu ' ,raiLad bro1,gb the Yelling
crowd up 10 COUPE anb hand Un ~" drangsd them
seized one with each nanu pf GgSfno snd
rom 'h snr s' do%nst airs without anvbodys
haI, Then he went back to the platform
ana c s,i aiSo m,a'S''''u lilo 'peeN" '''N
spectiul si!enoe' hooros reconn;zed az one
Seddon soon pee or 10 tbe Radical Marty
OF the sIronResI , iIe VI lied IN 1904 every.
when Premier pai ,..as NJ one Who could
body SAG .her ,d hoid the nartv toget her
aa he had done. But Seldom stepped into
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mitted her method of procedure.
Il was deathly afraid of the water" she
said. Always have been so afraid that
simply could not make up my mind to go In,
although missed many good time.
"One day went to the swimming school
and there acquired enough confidence not to
scream when. L found that my toes would
not touch. l only took ten lessons. but
that was sufficient for my. purpose
THE next time l was invited to take a
swim of. course l didn't apparently know
any more than ever had, but begged one
OF the men to teach me- There Is nothing
a man likes quite so well as to teach a
woman to swim. Said he TO me:
'''"s'You must have perfect confidence in
me, trust me, with an accent on the trust
II turned my eyes toward him with a
look of absolute confidence. had learned
it OF the little English woman at the'swim-
ming school.
~'You won't let me DROWN ] asked
pleadingy.
There was another girl, but she stood
shrieking on the shore
Brave little womann he remarked as
We plunged in and started for the raft
IL put one hand on his shoulder and used
my other arm and feet as propellers as he
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THE BARBER on THE TRAIN
Business with Him Not So Good MS One
Might Imagine.

IL suppose yours is a fat job" said the
man who dropped into the barber's chair
on one Of the Chicago-New York trains
that carry a buffet car with barber shop
and bath. Lots Of good-natured GUS
toners and liberal tips, eh?"
Think SOP" said the barber. well how
many men do you figure ! shave between
Chicago and New York;"
The man remembered that he had waited
while two men were being treated, and
guessed twenty-five
six or seven is about the highest figure, :"
said the barber. "The average won't run
more than three or four and often come
through with just ono shave for the thou
sand-mile run
"You see we leave Chicago at 1880 o clock
in the moning and day after day don't
get a blessed customer until next morning
Then some of the through passengers dis
cover that they need shaves. They all
want EN- about the same time. right after
breakfast That's where you got the i'm
preston that business was good.
The company charges rs cents for a shave
and there again lose tips for a good many
men don't know that and think they're
giving me something for myself when they
, hand ne a quarter,
Il spend ~ enty-sour hours in New York
and then start back to Chicago. The COM
pany loses money on it's barber game.
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many ask for the English racing

-Do many ask for the English racing
stroker
"a few. but of course only the most
advanced pupils The English racing
stroke In the fastest stroke teach and III
really not so exhausting IA it looks"
With two or three strokes the teacher
swan across the pool in the manner in
dictated
How does the American racing stroke
differ from the English?"
Very slightly In the American racing
stroke the palm of the left hand is held
toward the body instead Of outward. and
In tie leg movement the American racing
stroke lacks the double kick which is a
feature Of the English stroke"
The Indian or "trudgeon" stroke was
then given. Next the teacher turned for
ward and back somersaults, turned over
and over in the water as If she were rolling
down grassy slope and enjoyed 1t, too.
1t was wonderful what could he accomplished
in the little space at her disposal
There are many motives leading one TO
learn to swim One woman frankly ad-
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agile movement the English woman turned
her over, holding her chin in her hand
There was splash and splutter and the
young woman the color of her toes, tremb-
lingly shrieked:
I'm going to drown; know ami"
The swimming teacher led her up the
steps and strapped her into pneumatic
life preserver Then III, lesson pro-
ceeded.
Arms thrown out; palms together; push
hands away from each other back to back:
then drop elbows and bring arms back to
first place!' This direction was repeated
over and over and in surprisingly short
time, was learned the greatest difficulty
with the pupil. az with all new swimmers,
being that she tried to make the motions
too rapidly.
"You must" said the teacher, make
the movements just rs slowly as possible;
you gain nothing by going fast and only
lose strength. Speed comes by itself
but you should remember that the slower
you go at first, the quicker you will learn"
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40 that IL was just covered by the water.
The pupil, with eyesopen and breath OK
hailed, was requested to pick this ring up by
the teeth When this was accomplished the
ring was placed on a lower step requiring
the head to be further submerged, and then
still lower Having done this to the salts
faction of all concerned, she was made to
swim around the pool with her eyes open
under water--not 80 easy feat as it sounds,
Many attempts We're made before IL was
accomplished hut il seems, after one has
mastered the secret Of keeping afioat q
new trick may be learned every lesson.
Before the advent of the next pupil, the
English swimmer gave some more informa-
ton in regard to her profession.
Il always teach the rev pupil to swim
on her back first she announced. "You
see it is comparatively easy fcr.a woman
to learn to feat. All she has to do iii to
straighten herself out ard remember that
she can't sink even when she feels the water
creep up over her face 1t will never cover
her mouth and nose and if she doesn't move
she is all right
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,rbry told me YOU mad been TO her
,,J mentioned me 10 him;
Ibe one Thing regret he said.
H. frn, N" cannot swim.
SoIcwis 'arroll said, and probably others
.,,,c and before his time have said the
s,,.n thing 1t is safe to assert, however,
,l,o, : regrets it as much as he does.
And the question comes to her, If she
,,,,ers 10 be Now York woman, How
o,oIl learn to swim? Where can | go?
WHO will teach me?" She may search
Now York city from end to end In quest OF
a swimming school with up-to-date APP
rointn,en,s and she will return with the
question -tiI unanswered.
I'll. only place in the city where swim
ming /. scientifically taught to women,
e. Gar As careful search could determine,
Il in the basement Of a building uptown.
Wore a s;alwart English woman, with
muscles trained to steel-liko texture, la
nonts over the lack Of space at her dis
rosol ard does the best she can with am
bilious pupils.
SIX strokes will take an average swim
mer across the tiny pool, and at first sight
Il would almost seem mockery to attempt
to teach an art which more than any other
demands plenty of space and breathing
room But the science of swimming, 1t
seems. can be taught in space that would
bring contempt to the heart OF an agile
gold fish
IF should think" an interviewer said to
the English woman, who is the daughter
o' a champion swimmer, one who has
trayerScd the c lannel, that you would do
better 10 go directly to the seashore and
teach there"
"Youwould BIZ surprised, was the answer,
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AS soon as she has learned to float she
can easily be taught to move her hands
and feet little and then a little more until
she has mastered the breast stroke, which
is the easiest of all. A baby could learn it.
"rhe breast stroke?"
THAT is the ordinary stroke and the one
that is most popular II is the stroke
that is used by long-distance swimmers,
and was, believe, used almost entirely
by Capt. Webb in his famous Channel
swims.
There are other strokes which are more
graceful, particularly for woman but the
breast stroke il really the foundation stroke
Every swimmer must know it, and as a
general thing the swimmer who cones
for just single term of lessons knows
and cares about no other"
What do you think is the most graceful
stroke for a woman?"
The teacher gave an exhibition Of the
side stroke, which to the onlooker certainly
possesses merit of grace which the forward
or breast stroke does not. More of the
head ii above water, the motion is more
plainly visible and that long, outward
sweep of the arm which makes swimming
a delightful exercise 10 watch is there seen
at its best.
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WRECKED IN THE blue NILE.
W. ". MacNIillan's Exploring Expedition In
Abysslnla Comes to Grief.


W.N. Macmillan Of st. Louis few months
ago went to Abyssinia, where he had
the permission of Emperor Menelek to
visit Lake Tsana and float down the Blue
Nile. He was to be accompanied by the
British representative at the capital Of
Abyssinia. This fact excited some Of the
French newspapers, which declared that
the real purpose Of the expedition WAS to
secure for the British undue influence in
Abyssinian affairs.
There was nothing in this scare, though
it aroused great deal Of talk In France
Undoubtedly the British expected to bene-
fit by the explorations of the party, for
they are very DESTROYS Of learning how
far the Blue Nile may be navigable and
whether its valley along the plain east of
Khart cum is well adapted for a railroad
route.
But Mr. MacMilan's expedition has
come to an untimely end through the
swapping of his boats. Being left with
out craft for floating down the river he
abandoned his project of following the
Blue Nile 10 Khartoum and IL now returning
TO the Gulf Of Alden,
The region where the disaster occurred
is not mentioned, but it is not difficult to
Lake Tsana at height of {. 200 feet above
sea level From the lake to the plain of
the Soudan the river ia constant succession
of falls and rapids. In thirty miles it falls
? ,OGO feet. II is not till it tumbes down
to the lower level Of the Soudan plain that
the Blue Nile begins To wander peacefully
and in gentle meanders, Mt last joining
the White Nile at Khartoum.
Mr.. Macmillan undoubtedly lost his boats
among he rapids of the upper river on the
highlands OF Abyssinia. We know COM
paraively little as yet about the upper
part of the Blue Nile, and if the American
had succeeded in his project completely
10 explore the upper river il would have
been a most worthy geographical achieve
ment. The task, however, is to be left
TO some later explorer.
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And that is?'
"The innate fear, the lack Of confidence.
As soon as that is overcome the rest is
easy"
And everybody has that?'
"To greater or less degree. When the
feet leave terra tirma. and nothing but
the yielding water is touched, no matt or
how often one may be assured that there
IL no danger. or how loudly the reason
protests that nothing can happen, there
is that awful dread Of the unknown that
conquers for while"
The aptest pupils. according to the Eng
lish swimmer, are those who the most
quickly conquer their dread. To teach
the stroke is the easiest part of the lesson.
One in whom this dread Is not abnormally
developed can be taught to keep afioat
and make some progress in ten lessons,
Twenty lessons makes an expert swimmer
of one, and after that a pupil may be
taught all sorts of fancy strokes the Indian
or trudgeon. the English or the American