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ward to bend the grass down with
his stifF-brimmed straw hat, He did
not look at anyone as he put the
question, but the young Creole re-
pied: Its Cedoni."
81 have nothing to do with it,"
corrected CedouI, whose vivacity and
fun had vanished when Lance APP
preached.
"Ah, but you said il must be some
thing different this year
"Oh, it's your Fourth of July eel
ebration, is it? The same old cry.
You are tired of barbecues and re
gattas and fish fries and sunstrokes.
You expect me to help you with such
a conundrum?" Lance spoke with
good-natured impatience, but he did
not look up. "Why not ignore the
Fourth? Not have any celebration at
all? That would be quite a novelty
for this hot-bcd of patriotism" His
last words were drowned in a clamor
Of indignant protests
I'VE are going to read the Declara-
tion," insisted the Creole, who was
the orator of the town, but how, and
where?"
Lance dropped his hat into the
grass and stared at il. He was think
ing Of a curious dream he had had
the night before, and spoke aloud alb
tently: "By torchIight, upon the wa
ter" Such being the words he had
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is very coarse, They can develop great
speed and put up q desperate fight
when attacked, A peculiar trait j. that
during the day they conceal themselves
under rocks or roots Of trees and when
at rest resemble tC some extent a
hedgehog when it * rolled mp. Breed.
ngthcmincaptyity has utterly failed
and only q few museums can boast
Of specimen They are now very
rarely found in the forests and swamps
on the north Of New Zealand. Detroit
Free Press
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TIE FOURTH o. JULY IN LONDON

beautiful custom In London,
which has been touchingly described
BY writers from this side, is one
which Americans have established In
memory Of distinguished men OF this
,ountry 10 whom niche of honor has
been accorded In Westminster abbey
IN the Fourth of July they go TO
the abbey and lang wfeoihs of flow
,fa or lmmWtolles on the bus,s ~
howell, LonRfellow, and She great
American inventor, Count Rumford
who was cnnobled because of his
services to science,
Other celebrations Of the Fourthare
held On ships al sea, IN remote col.
.nics where a few homcNick people
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The striprd saunsh Hectic.

The casics, aud perhaps The mostei.
fcctiyc method h mechanical pro,oc.
ton, Cover the hills with net or
cloth with finer mesh than com non
mosquito bar The adults may be
killed 10y Paris green, Mix with land
plaster, one to ive and dust upon the
leaves of the plant, or spray Il ON In
solution, The larvae can be- killed by
using tobacco dus, pulycrIPedttems
In the soil about the hllh Many have
succeeded fairly well by busting the
hills with common road duGt,
Farmer,
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LOWEST FORM OF BIRD.
The Kiwi, Native of the swamps of
New Zealand, Has Neither
Wings Nor Tail.

The picture shows the bird common
ly known as the "Eiwi," its scientific
name being apteryN mantelli, 1t is the
lowest form Of bird which exists, but
is so scarce that scientists are happy to
get a specimen in any condition. 1t is
without wings or tail; its
legs are short stuOhy, but very strong,
and are used by these birds for digging
The body covering is cross between
hair and feathers-a material which
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seen in his dream upon the magical
leaf at the fountain Of Castalia, The
party of young folks received them
with joyous acciamation,
"Go on, Lance, you have made a
grand beginning. Now, wken?'
Lance lifted his head aud looked at
0edoni at midnight, when the
clock strikes l2."
"'rhe oracle has spoken" cried the
young Creole. "Why look so mysti.
aod, my friends? We will have
nounderirg party on the night Of
July the third, At midnight we col
lcct around the torches-rcad the
Declaration, make speeches, sing
sungs-in short, celebrate the glori.
Gus Fourth, There will be no smell
of burning meat, no din Of cannon, no
sunstroke. Only dcwy coolness Of
early morn, dancing lights on CLEAN.
ing waters, poetry music
"Yes" interrupted practical mem
ber, "and after we are through with
all that, we can take our founders
ON shore and have a fish fry"
"Yes iudcedl And then we could
dance on the beach &c the music of
q hfe'
"ln our wet clothes. That would
De noundering party, sure enough
"Nonscn,e! We would have tents"
"Oh. ON! We might as well have
lemonade and peanuts
"Nol Wen use the bath houses
"But where viii the flag come in?"
"Lcts print the invitations ON
fag,,'
I'VE could have little flags fastened
20 our spear stails.'
"Oh, ihcrcll be flags TO burn"
And by dint of irtcrjcctiou, cx.
clamution and explanation, the crude
idea was developed, and Invitations re-
solved upon to unique celebration
Of the Glorious Fourth; one that was
10 be patriotic IN the extreme, and
yet avoid heat and sunstrokc, dazzle
and dust,
Through Il all Lance sat staring at
his hat IN the grass, and thinking in
his sober sturdy way OF course,
II was only because he had been
reading "Bcn llur" thu, he drcamt
of the priest aud the fountain and
the magical lcpL But the answer
20 his question; "llow and where
would happiness come to him2' had
bcrni "Hy torchllRht, ON the water"
Why should those words, of all 9th.
srs, have appeared upon the drip.
ping lcaf2 lie grew nervous when
Cedoni was urged 20 join the party,
aud when ehe consented he got up
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s.coo, 10 iiini

~ II wosn't for me, sir" rfl'u ,'', \,
GnymNn, "Sou'd be the most iO'ya ,o,
aud disrepu,able creature IN I0''''
munhN" .u
"fhots right, pop" replied ,vod o,d
GAyman, III won't be able TO eau" N.
honou ull you dle,"-fNlIa'"F"
Press,
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and walked away, feeling weak and
unnervcd through the whole of his
big, brawny frame.
"I'll do it," he muttered, IF ! live
until the Fourth. At any rate" he
added. after a pause, "l'll be done
with this sickening uncertainty BY
which it may b. inferred that Lance
was not in a very hopeful mood.
He was i'm s;ill less hopeful mood
when he Joined the fiounderers upon
the momentous night. Cedoni was
flirting with the orator, who carried
her bas ket. and threatened to grow
sentimental. 1t was large party,
and a gay one; the long line of
torches. the hashing waters and
laughing voices, shouts of triumph,
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chain can turn easily; is chain rum
ming from to e, which is a one-half-
inch hook for hanging chain. On the
other hook, e. at other end of rod, b,
hang the kettle. This arrangement al
lows the kettle TO be swung off the
fire easily at any moment, and with
out legs or anything under the kettle
to interfere with building fire. Such
a hanger is easy to make, but should
be made of only good. strong material
and put up substantial and firm,-E.
c. Beergisser, in Farm and Home.
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The paint Of view

"Why did YOU have your ou'o'n0V,,, ",
painted tha, hideous yellow Color wv
rackrrson2" ,
"llIdcous? That's the most p'oyJ p'.,
ful color In the world rs ibe w, a,
that has mndo our firms hams ia~,l "A
on two contincnts,"=ChIcago h'V"'
Herald,
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Automobile for piovjpu

The experiment Of running plow
with nn automobile was recently
tried nt AthiabulH, o. with great
success, The automobile WAS a very
strong one, weighing 1000 pounds,
and was operated by gasoline en-.
p,uc, The plow was hltchcd TO The
rcUr and was drawn more easily and
evenly than with team, This II
supposed 80 be the first experiment
of this KIND, and Il was watched by
crowd OF interested spectators
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WATCHING THE HERRING.
They Certainly Are the Queerest of
. Fish in Their Dislike of Cold
and Cloudy Weather.

I had been watching the herring for
an hour or more as they struggled
through the sluice to the dam. The
fall of the water over the gates was
unusually heavy that day, as was also
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visit one another and spend the day
IN bewailing thcir bauishmcnt from
home. aud in prison yards, where the
wroug.docr sccs the beauty Of free
DOM In pcuitculial mood, aud IN the
hospitals among the sick, the mo-
notony Of whose existence IL varied
by the solace of patriotism,
hut, after ALL IL IL ihc children,
day by large majority 'Roh for
the Fourth OF julyl Dctroi, Free
nrNlA.
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A u nique G
Celebration
By +. h. LANCASTER.

5 LANCE crossed the lawn
he was hailed by a chorus
of anxious voices: Come
help ms, Lance. Please
come"
He shrugged his rather
heavy shoulders. and came
slowly toward the group
under the ccdars. What ;
up?" he asked, lazily
throwing himself upon a
seat a little apart from
the rest. and leaning for
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ThpIp rhinf uriinnrr,

Although the Glorious Fourth may "
one hundred IN the sun.
For orators thrtt still vii he
The shade of Washington
-bfQtklyn Life.
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ManiIa'S Transformation.
A Clean City-PerhaPs the Only Really Clean City in
the Far East-One Result of the Strong Arm
Of American imperialism

American military government thing of the Manila.
throughout the Philippines its indibIe mark
in the Malay capital
For the first time IN history Manila
York clean Boston. It has been by Of mill
ta tyranny way in which American rule used to be
described by Agndo adherens Philippines in the United
States
imperialism in practice Manila neglect cen
tue 1t has uneared the city
that have been from nmemora
These paements by Spanads away back be-
yond Revolutionary These SpaDads 10 build a pave
men They did not know consequence was
that the refuse Of the city covered pavement sight
and then from
But when the hustng Yankees Stars and
Stripes dew the miasnat city walls the American
officers had posted their they the work Of
sanitary inspection and Improvement Tie su set
work with shoes and boo Thereby against
American Imperialism multiplied disclosed the
unsupported fact that old Manila only city but paved
one
These payements. brought light kept sight The Fill
pHo have been compelled them The clean Ha
floats above clean townean outwary. civic an
thory ezteudand Manila East Indies And
those Whom y Fipnos discovered that Yankee
imperialism at made them up first time their
history not such geyous oppression" even grow
to like it, and leaving the authority to few
benevolent bat fearfuy far away in the United
States.
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THE CENSOR OF CHINA'S EMPRESS.
Who They Are and by What Authority They Act

Prof, R z douglas, writing under
date Of January Il, to the London
Times says: The announcement made
from Pellin in the Geographic columns
Of the Times, TO the effect that the
board Of censOrs has memorialiZed the
Dowager Empress of China, inviting her
to retire into private life and to resign
the government Of the empire into the
hands Of the Emperor. will doubtless
puzzle a great number of your readers
Who are the CensOTs. II viii be asked.
and by what authority do they aCt2 To
these questions it may be replied that
the censors are a body of scholars espe-
ciaIIy appointed by the Emperor, 10
whom are by law entrusted the care OF
manners and customs, the investigation
Of all public Offices within and without
the capital, the duty OF discriminating
between the good and bad performance
Of the business transacted in these, and
between the depravity and uprightness
of the officers employed, the duty of
urging its members to utter each his
sentiments and reproofs in order to
cause officials 10 be diIigent IN their at
tention to their daily duties, and to rem
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fractional Feud Ends.

The third member of the House who,
after the 18th of March will perform
his official duties at the Senate wing
of the Capitol, is the Hon. Asbury c.
Latimer, who succeeds the Hon. John
c. McLaurin, from South Carolina With
the passing Of McLaurin harmony will
again be restored between the two
members of the Senate from the Pal
mettO State
While Senator-eIeet Latmer is not OF
the TilIman type exactly, he is never
theiess a warm friend Of Tillman He
won his election after two primary con-
tests in the State, leading NcI.aurin by
a large vote. In fact, Senator McLaurin
was eliminated from the second prim-
airy Senator TIIman did not take sides
in the contest except to oppose his
arch enemy McLaurin. he being satisfied
with any Of the other candidates. Lati-
mer was elected by the unanimous vote
of the Legislature.
The Hon Albert J Hopkins. Of Il
Iinois. IS the fourth Of the quartet of
members of the House TO be elevated
to the Senate. He succeeds the Hon
William z. Mason after a bitter fight.
in which the rotund Prairie State soIou
was badly whipped
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IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD World
TIL Ferdinand
WHfor the Eater-Lod Cumrods Extensive
Prince FeTdinand's Faux Pas.

Prince FeTdi1and's Faux Pas.
Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria has
made himself 50 personally offensive
to the American wife Of The Russian
envoy accredited 20 his court that she
has left Sofa with her husband, for
ST Petersburg. on the very eve of all
the palace festivities and state func-
lions. al which the Cars representa-
tive. NJ Bakhmetieff. and his wife,
who was a Miss Beale. Of Washington
have always. until now. PLAYED a lead
ing part.
4 few weeks ago / related in these
columns how Nine Bakhmetien was
at the head of committee intrusted
with the distribution Of relief among
the Macedonian refugees from Turkish
persecution in Bulgaria As the funds
had been entirely subscribed in Russia.
it was only natural that the wife Of
the Russian envoy should have the
presidency of the committee charged
with the distribution. With character
istic American energy she determined
that none of the money and food should
90 astray. but that it should serve the
purposes for which it was intended.
Indeed. she attended to the matter
herself and showed so much zeal in
the matter. visiting the towns and vii
lagos in the vicinity of the Macedonian
frontier FOR the purpose Of exercising
a personal direction Of the proceedings,
that Prince Ferdinand became extremely
annoyed by the popular enthusiasm
which her devotion TO the cause Of
charity was exciting Not daring TO
openly protest. he contented himself
with sneers and even ridicule at her ez-
p1nse
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Alfred Rothsehild,s Heirsss-

Nor is this The sum total OF his wealth
His wife, daughter OF the late Freder-
fck WombweH, whose brother is well
known in this country. is a god-chiId Of
Alfred ROthschild, who lowered her 1t
is said. to the extent Of $4,000. 900 on her
marriage, and who has likewise anDeunc-
cd his intention of making her his prfn-
cipaI heiress at his death. Alfred Roths-
child is a younger brother of Lord
Rothsch.ld, and is unmarried.
Lord Carnarvon possesses, among 9th
er country seats, one in Somerset known
as Pixton Park, the feature of which is
a heronry. which enjoys European celeb
ritv. and is second to none in the world
Ills ravorite home however, Is High
cIere Castle, in Hampshire. which has
been the seat OF the Earls of Carnarvon
since the creation Of the present earl
dom. It occupies a magnificent site. Gov
ering extensive views over Berkshire,
OxfordshiTe. GIoucestershire. and Wilt
shire, and stands in a park thirteen miles
in circumference, swarming with game
4 curious custom at HighcIere Castle
is that on the birth of each heir to the
earldom. family tradition requires that
a colossal cask containing 800 gallons. OF
beer should he brewed. and remain IN
opened until he attains his majority
when it is drunk to his health.
NARQUIsE DE F0NTENOY-
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and vanities. but he was a man Of ex-
traoTdinary capacity
His opinions about the future Of Eu-
rope are interesting, because his predjc-
lions were so often fulfilled. and his
views therefore. on the subject are
worth consideration. As far back as
ten years ago de Blowitz held that in
the course Of a generation Europe would
be cOngeries of bankrupt states; that
all the national debts in Europe would
be Tepudiated, with the exception OF
Britain's and that vast social changes,
involving bloody wars and reigns of ter
ror, would come 10 pas in many coun-
tries. He took a pessimistic vieN of the
future OF Britain, though he admired the
qualities OF persistence and freedom
which form part of the British charae-
ter.
He believed that the twentieth cen
fury would be a century OF struggle. and
that in Germany and Russia especially
the development Of the Industrial idea
faces of society just as the iceberg which
has changed its center of gravity pre-
sents q new profile 10 the spectator. II
these predictions had been made today
no great power OF discrimination would
he credited 10 the pz yphet. To have
formed such views ten years ago implies
the possession Of great analytic power.
coupled with imaginative faculty.
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Graduates From House H. Senate.

-Four members Of the present House OF
Representatives viii on the 4th Of next
month graduate from that body and en-
ter the United States Senate. one fourth
Of whose membership is already made up
Of men who have served in the lower
branch Of Congress.
Representative Chester I Long. OF the
Seventh district Of Kansas, the district
twice represented by the Hon SockIess
jerry Simpson. viii be elevated TO the
Senate 10 succeed the Hon. William A.
Harris. Mr.. Long has served in the
State senate OF Kansas, and for three
terms in the House Of Representatives.
where his abilities have been recognized
by appointment on the Committee Of
Ways and Means After this record Of
service he IS to fill the place so long and
ably held by the late John J. ingalls,.
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FISHERS FOR SEATS.

Three workmen ran breathIess to catch
street car
To catch a street car as the sun went
down.
Each thought of the woman who waiteI
afar
And the Beef Trust steak that was
cooking brown.
For men must eat and women must
cook
And there's little to balance the gro
Gerry book.
Though the motor car be moaning
Three women got in at downtown
street
At a downtown street when the car
vas aiam:
They had bundles and boxes and wanted
q seat
And the workmen together said. My
seat, Ma'amI"
For men must stand and women must
sit.
Though the labor be hard and the body
unfit.
And the motor car be moaning.
Indianapolis Journal
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THE VANITY OF M. DE BLOWITZ.
The Great Correspondent Had Chdie Faith in His Own Powers

NJ de Blowitz's vanity was so colossal
it ceased TO be vanity. He had a child
like faith in his own powers. which aD-
preached the miraculous If it could not
remove mountains. it essayed to do so.
The day after Bismarcks death NJ.
de Blowitz was lunching at BignOn's res
taurant in Paris lnow aboIished). While
waiting for luncheon to be served in
the private room he had ordered he
stepped out on to the balcony to chat
with a friend for . few moments in the
fresh air. As he looked upon the gay
throng in the street below the great
correspondent spoke of the death OF the
man of blood and iron in the following
terms Yesterday" he said, Europe
had two men-noH Bismarck is gone 80
I locked at him TO see if his remark was
rafuory. Nothing of the kind. He re-
tcrred to himself.
BIowitz believed that his own forecast
of events was more accurate than that
Of any living statesman. He not only
placed himself on an intellectual level
with Bismarck. but he spoke of himself
as belonging to the same rank Those
who knew him best are not at all sure
that he was not right. and that if his
early lot had been cast in high places
Blowitz would not have been a greater
man than bismarck He had his faults
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HOW WE LOOK TO THE JAP.


the American. EnSlIshman. or German
IS to japanese eyes very large and
red creature. We don. look Fair or
white TO the laps. as you mIghs sup
pose, buL red. Next. the European is
very hairy The old japanese pictures OF
Europeans showed them ali with bare
and marry arms The European eye.
thinks the Jap, Is large. prominent, and
staring. dis gaze is rude and Pene-
tFating. His nose ig uucommonly big
and long. and Dr0ruTberaut- To ihIs
hege, ed-haired, grimsciae monster the
japanese would compare himself as q
delicate, refined, intellectual, and spir-
ituaI creature. far a1d away the superior
OF the European beast. But if the deli
cate one IS temporarily submissive L.
IS ia view of the fact that the red and
hairy demon possesses certain uncanuy
secrets as to noisy cannon and lntru-
sive cannon balls This was the way
we looked to the japanese in the cid
days when Japan was first opened
10 commercial intercourse with the rest
Of the world.
Even now the japanese ideal Of beauty.
for ins5 auce. Of feminine loneliness, Is
very different from our own Their ideal
has changed with the varying fashions of
different periods. But generally speak
ing, At present they see no charm in
blonde hair They couldn't tolerate q
bIae eye for the same reason, especially
q big blue eve. a tall. broad-shouIdered
Gibson girl would be repuIsive. Rosy
checks. pink cheeks. coral ears. every
thing. in fact. that suggests q fine color
10 Us. is dtstaslefuI 10 The Jap. He agrees
with Us. however. in demanding bright
eyes. a small rosy mouth, slopiag
shoulders. small hands and feet, taperiEg
fingers, low, sweet voice.
But the girl OF his dreams IS short,
With iet-blaca hair, !tttlc eyes q pale
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His Attitude Resented.

Some Of his remarks, made in the
presence of a number OF people we're
reported TO the Russian envoy. Wnen,
shortly afrerward. at come state func-
tion. the prince satfricaIly complimented
Nine. Bakhmelen On her excessive zeal
and her -0nderfuI Prowesses in behalf
OF the Nacedonians. both she and her
husband resented his utterance as an
insult informed him of the fact in plain
language. and then and there quilted
his palace In fact. there. was a full
dcdged scene. in which the prince played
a sorry role.
On the following morning the Bakh-
mefefs both left Sofa for St. Peters
burg. and there reported that Prince
Ferdfuand's behavior toward them was
Of such an insulting character as to
render il impossible for them to remain
at his court Meanwhile CONSERVATION
reigns al Sofa.
A cabinet crisis is once more in full
swing. The position Of the prince is. TO
put il mildly. threatened, and, indeed, it
has always been extremely insecure
Now that he has quarrcIed with the rep
resentatIre OF the Gar. who has been
his chief supporter. his tenure Of the