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pound: so that the total tax amounts
to about $4,000. About ffty per cent.
Of this amount will be paid back in
cash to the different villages immedi-
ately and about ten per cent. Will be
held back as q reserve. to be paid back
later on. and the remaining forty per
cent. will be used to pay the salaries
Of the native officials. This tax has
given a great deal Of trouble to the
Commandant and his assistants. AL.
though recommended by themselves.
the natives were very dilatory in de-
llyering the copra. 1t a expected
and ordered that the tax copra would
be ready by May /. 1902. but delivery
was not completed until August.
1t was particularly stipulated that
the tax was so many pounds Of copra
and not 80 much money; yet In some
cases the natives insisted upon paying
In cash. but fixed the price Of copTa
ut one cent per pound. In three In
stances 1t was necessary to arrest and
try and punish chiefs who were stirring
up their people to resist the tax. The
few white and h~alf-caste traders here
about a dozen In alb are against the
tax. They were buying the copra ut
one cent or one and one-fourth cents
to one and one-half cents per pound
and giving part OF that In trade. The
order Of the Comniandant was insisted
upon, and the full $4,000 pounds OF
&C IRA have been collected. The sur
plus money Is being paid back In cash
now. and 1t Is hoped that there will
not be so much trouble In the future.
Whenever occasion offers the natives
are Informed that selling their cOpra
to traders at one to n and one-half
cents per pound Is practically giving
the trader half Of their produce. The
reasons given by n Of the chiefs.
when asked why he refused to obey the
order to cut Out copra and was advis-
Ing others to disobey the order. were:
THE natives Of the Manua group (sev.
enty miles enst) had insu!ted the Tu-
tuiians: they had not been punished
for IT.: therefore, until the Manua peo-
pie were punished. he would not obey
the order" Also. This tax was only
for the officials. and he would o cut
It." This man. after being confined In
the Jail for two months at hard labor.
where he proved to be n model pris-
oner was released from custody. and
he now seems to be q strong friend Of
the Government. He was highly rec
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month ago. and within three weeks
was at the Commandments ONCE asking
that The magistrates be paid out Of the
copra tax. instead Of by fees. He was
told that the copra tax was q very
delic1te thing for the Commandant to
handle and that 1t could not be used
by the Commandant except as the ma
tives wished. and there had been com.
plants that the officials got 1t all. The
old fellow saw the point, but stuck to
his text until he was told that his re-
quest was denied and that he could 30.
The Manua group has always been
isolated from the rest Of Samoa. The
people OF those islands have an exalted
idea OF their Importance. Their head
chief IL called king" and In some Of
the testimony before the court 1t came
out that some Of them thought their
king" was greater than the President
Of the United States. the King Of Eng.
land or any other sovereign.
The present King" Is IN educated
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a. COMMANDMENT In Chief Of the forces
Of the United Colonies. Accompanied
by his officers. Washington then made
q tour OF the posts occupied by the
troops. It II on record that he wore
at this time q dark blue coat with bun
faclngs. handsome ~epaulets. bun under.
dress and a black cockade In bis hat.
look well on horseback. and It Is said
that he presented q particularly fine
and handsome appearance on this &C.
casion.
The death Of Washington at the close
of the eighteenth century. and the rise
Of Napoleon to supreme power at the
beginning Of the nineteenth century.
naturally suggests. not a comparison.
but a contrast between these remark
able men. Take him all in all.
Washington was the noblest human
being that has ever appeared in the
world. With small means be accom-
ulished great results. With a handful
OF undisciplined yeomen, he led a sue
cessful revolution against the greatest
nation on earth. and after creating a
republic. he resigned his commission.
refusing to accept any compensation
FOR his eight years Of upceasing service
10 his country. During the long and
doubtful struggle. HE serene courage
and minute trust never varied. In
Hefeat, he did not DESPAIR: In victory.
ne INDUCED in no self zaorlfcation.
placed by the unanimous choice Of his
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living In villages. on islands seventy
miles apart. and with no definite In
structions. as to the kind Of govern.
ment, Captain Tilley. who was placed
In command there, had q most unusual
and difficult task before him.
The government Of the natives has
been carried on since with the same
regulations as established by Captain
Tlley. with native chiefs as district
Governors, county and village chiefs
and native district judges. magistrates
and police.
While the Government has not alto
gether run smoothly and the native Of.
ficials have much to learn In regard
to their duties. on the whole there has
been advancement.
The Islands Of Tutulla were formally
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OF taking their little ones to see tic
wild animals. but many q visit Of this
kind has been postponed on account OF
threatening weather. Even on sunny
days II there seemed to be the least
likelihood OF rain cautious people have
refrained from taking their children to
the garden, since they knew that II
rain were I fall 1t would lie difficult.
IL not impossible. for then to tind d e
quate shelter.
Now. however. children may safely
20 to the garden at any time. for III
case of storm they can find shelter I'D
the new playground or nursery. More.
over. whenever they get tired OF look.
linz at the animals they can go to the
PLAYGROUND and amuse themselves II
some other way. Mothers. too. with
very young children. can rest here
while their little ones are toddlIng
about.
BY the people Of Berlin this innova.
ton Is heartily welcomed. and more
than one foreign journal expresses the
hope that similar Fairgrounds will soon
be established in all other large zoolos.
ical gardens.
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MENTAL ARMY.

Great sent him his swo~1. inscribed
From the oldest General In Europe to
the greatest General In the world"
Washington never commanded more
than twenty thousand men. and these
were taken from the pillow. the shop.
the factory and other peaceful aroca-
lions. They were half.clothed. some
times haif-starred. never well armed.
With this small army Of patriots he de-
feated the best generals Of the greatest
military power on earth. and won
American independence.
Napoleon. who led Eve hundred thou.
sand men to Russia. and brought back
only thirty thousand. was amazed
when he heard Of the small army com.
manded by Washington. Napoleon
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The London Mission Society. the Ro-
mar Catholic Mission. the Mormon
Mission and. recently. the Wesleyan
Mission. have established missions
here. The London Mission Society
came first. II has churches In every
village. The Mormons came to Tutuiln
about thirty years ago. but 1t Is only
within the last ter or twelve years
that they have done much work.
When I was ordered here last Octo-
Der an officer Of high rank in the Navy
said: ..Sebree. you are going down
there to Tutuila: now you want ia
clear those MorlnOns out After
had been here six months I wrote him:
The Mormons are still here; they are
law-ablding. and I wish you would
tell me how I am to get them out OF
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II r there Is any o object o than
another that the people OF Cam
bridge. Mass. hold in high and holy
. v%eneration. II Is the famous Old
Cambridge elm under which George
Washington stood when he took com.
mand Of the American Army on the
third day Of July. IT'S. The old elm
u a worn and broken monarch now
and Il cannot stand many years longer.
Il has lost much Of Its graceful beauty
and Its branches are ragged and the
ravares Of decay are upon them. A
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Samoan. and was a missionary before
he became "Tuimanua" (King Of
Msuua).
BY order of the Secretary Of the
Navy, with the approval Of the Presi-
dent, no license to sell liquors can be
given In the islands,. A little liquor Is
imported by the few whites here by
specific written permission Of the Cop.
mandant In each case. The natives;d do
not, as a rule, take to intoxicants. A
little liquor Is probably struggled In by
each steamer. but there Is not much
here. -p.m~s~
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Ing oil. which Is used In the finer quail.
tiles Of soap.
The chiefs in the different districts
recommended the amount OF tax to he
collected. and this amount was ordered
levied. The assessment this year was
$4,000 pounds Of copra. The islands
~produce-if 1t were all gathered-prob-
ably twice that amount.
The price obtained was higher than
expected. being about 2.7 cents per
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fought to enslave o::er nations; Wash.
ington fought to free his own. Wash.
ington lever thought OF his own glory.
but Of the glorious cause In which he
was engaged. Napoleon thought first
and always Of his own glory. Wash.
ington voluntarily resigned the almost
absolute authority with which he had
been entrusted and became a private
citizen on the banks OF the Potomac.
In the evening a::er the great pa
geant OF E~vacu.:lon Day. November
%. l7S3, Governor Clinton gave a ban.
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On February 10. 1900. Tutuila and
the other islands OF the Samoan group
east Of the Hist degree w. longitude
were placed under the control Of the
Navy Department for a naval station
and the Secretary Of the Navy was d.
rected to take such steps as may be
necessary to establish the authority OF
The United States and to give the ISL
ands the necessary protection.
With nearly COCO natives to govern.
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Washington W Mar

countrymen at the head Of the Govern
ment. his prudence and wisdom guided
the young Republic through the trying
experimental stage Of Its existence.
and launched 1t successfully on Its
providential curse among the nations
Of the earth. Washington's pure and
unselish patriotism has no parallel
In the history OF the world. and has
won the admiration OF me who were
far from initiating his exalted char
acter. Napoleon hailed him rs 1.-THE
great Washington" Frederick the
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quet to Washington and the officers OF
the army Of occupation in the long
room at Fraunces' Tavern. New York
City. Here the principal officers who
accompanied Washington to New
York took leave Of him on December
4. With solemn c~ountenance, and
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At Plinitz. near Dresden. Is the
largest samelia In Europe. 1t Is 160
years old. about so feet high and has
So 900 blossoms each season.
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New Kind Of Playground For Children.
In the Geological Garden at Berlin q
desirable innovation has been intro
duced In the form of a spacious hall.
which Is designed as q playground for
children.
porapts there os elsewhere are fond
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No man can hope to get up In the
world unless he gets down to work.
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high guard Of woven wire Is around
the lower part OF the trunk Of the tree.
and q. simple tablet bears these words:
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here any quicker than the United
States Is getting them out Of Utah"
He wrote that he gave 1t up.
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APOCRYFHAL JOKES
ABOUT YOUNG
GEORGE.

BIS Mother-"When that little boy
threw stones ut you. why did you not
come to mey"
Little George Washington-"Well. ]
guess I a throw them back better'n
you can"
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Teacher-"Tte first thing the Purl'
tans did after landing on Plymouth
Rock was to fall upon their knees.
What was the next thing they did,"
Little George Washington-"They
fell upon the Aborigines."
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n large level lot free and a house on
terms, the same as rent. n you are a
renter ISAAC L. GOFF co.
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BACK FROM ST. LOUIS.
Executive Commissioner Elngsbuy Has Sc
cured Desirable Space for Jswalv Exhibit.

Executive Commissioner Kngsbury OF
the Louisiana Purchase exposition com
mission is back at his desk In the office
of the commission. Banigan building. af-
ter weeks trip TO the exposition city,
devoted TO a numbers Of matters which
devoted 20 a number OF matters which
In the interests Of the state commission
and Of Rhode Island exhibitors.
While In ST. Louis the executive com
OF a most desirable space for the proposed
Providence jewelry exhibit. the Joint dis
play OF the art and Industry OF the Jew
elry manufsctur Of the city. and also
secured n definite location for the exhibit
10 be made by the state commissioners OF
Inland fisheries. which. ~ is proposed win
rival the exhibit made by that department
ct the Pan-American exposition where n
attracted the attention Of experts and
won the highest commendation Of the
United States government sharps The
state exhibit will be located in the de-
partment Of ish and game and the space
allotted Is abundant, affording room for
smpfs side aisles
Mr. Klngsbury reports an amazing
progress In the building Of the exposition
space and a lively rivarry for favorable
sites for the many state buildings which,
will be erected, among which Rhode Isl-
end has secured one of the most desirable
locations. Five 81 the mammoth exit
bition palaces are completed already. nine
months before the opening date ~ the
fair. while all the buildings are under con
tract 70 be completed before the end OF
ths present year.
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NO PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Unltod States Commissioner Did Not Accept
Offer for Hearing for Beavers.

New York, July H.-Counsel for George
W. Beavers. former superintendent OF the
bureau OF salaries and allowances of the
postoffice department, against whom two
indictments have been found by the Fed
sral grand jury in Brooklyn. made a
statement yesterday, saying that he had
communicated with District Attorney
Youngs. offering 10 produce Mr. Beavers
before a United States commissioner for
. preliminary hearing. but that Col
Youngs did not care TO accept the offer
The statement characterizes the course
OF the district attorney as Irregular and
unfair. "inasmuch as Il denies him
(Beavers) the opportunity OF prelimin-
ary hearing and precludes him from as
certaining anything OF the nature OF the
charge. against him 10 the date OF his
trial"
1t continues: For some weeks past our
client had resided In the borough of Man
haitian, attending TO private business
matters, and at the time the indictments
were found against him in Brooklyn Mr.
tan.
This circumstance entities him 10 a
preliminary hearing before the court in
his district We may add that the reports
repeatedly circulated in the case. that
Mr.. Beavers has at any time offered to
turn state evidence. are absolutely false.
AS counsel for Mr.. Beavers we have ad-
vfsed him not TO make any statement in
reference to this matter.
AT the proper time ne will take such
action as may be necessary to demon
strate hts Innocence OF the charges
brought against him"
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ENJ0|NED
[. FROM COAL
CARRYING
Court Granted Preliminary In-
Junction Against Chesapeake
& Ohio and Consolidated
0ebarred From Rebates.

Washington, July 21.-The first case
arising under the section of'the Anti
rebate law of the last congress which
koners power 10 ask for an Injunction
to restrain a railroad from charging less
than its poster freight rates was brought
IN the United States District court at
Norfolk. Va. last week. A sweeping
preliminary Injunction was granted, res
training the Chesapeake and Ohio raf-
road. the defendant, from carrying coal.
the article against which the complaint
was directed, or any other traffic at any
greater or less rate than It's published
tariff rates and also restraining the New
York. New Haven and Hartford com
pany from receiving any rebate OF ad-
vantage therefrom. The hearing for a
permanent injunction is to be held on
July 81.
the original complaint made by w. G.
Bullitt, a Philadelphia coal dealer. and
the testimony given II by President
Stevens OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
showing that n contract was made five
years ago by his road TO deliver at New
Haven, 100000 tons of New River coal
at the rate of 100000 tons a year at s275
a ton.
When the contract expired in April last
5000 tons remained undelivered and a
new contract was made for the delivery
of that amount at the old rate. After
paying for the coal. ITS transportation
from Newport News 10 New Haven by
sea and for discharging from the vessel,
there remained for the railroad company
only 28 cents n ton as freight from the
Kanawha district OF West Virginia to
Newport News whereas the plfhllshed
rate OF the Chesapeake and Ohio for that
haul is Las a ton. II Is this apparent
rebate or discrimination OF S1.17 per ton
In favor OF the New Haven road and
against others that forms the basis of
the complaint
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SH ERiEE'S SALE
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Sheriffs Office,

Providence, Sc:
by Virtue and i'm pursuance OF an Exc
cution Number 3E13S. issued out OF the
District Court OF the Sixth Judicial Dis
met. holden at Providence. within and for
said District OF the State OF Rhode ISL
and on the 9th day OF July, A D. 1893
and returnable 10 the said court 9Th
day of October. A. ID. 1903, upon a judg-
ment rendered by said Court on the 18th
day OF June. A. ID 1903. IN favor OF Ed
ward Hirsch OF said Providence plenntiff
and against Ellen a. Perry. alias Jane
Doe, Of said Providence. defendant /
have this 9th day OF July. A D. 1903. at
o'clock and minutes Il. NJ. levied the
said Execution on all the personal estate
which the said defendant had at the time
os said levy, consisting of one Hallet and
Davis upright piano.
Notice is hereby given that will sell the
said attached and levied on property at a
Public Auction 10 be held al Jones' ware
house, No IS Central street in said City
OF Providence. I'm said County OF Prov
dence on Wednesday. the 22d day OF July
A. II. 1903. at II o'clock n. m for the
satisfaction OF said execution. debt in
terest on the same. costs OF suit my own
fees and all contingent expenses III suf-
ncient. ALBERT O. COATES.
Deputy Sheriff
twin II Il Il 15 1e II 1S % u
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YOU CAN NEVER ENJOY LIFE IN
rented tenement. We ofrer exceptional
inducemants for you 60 own your own
nome. Let us talk II over with you
ISAAC L. COFF co.
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FOR RENT-HALF HOUSE. 4es PINE
street: nine rooms; modern; s2s pei
month. Apply at 60 Exchange place.
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month we will seIl cottage OF rooms
on Seventh street. Price. s4oo. ISAAC
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REAL gsrATa ron SALE.

FOR SALE - VERY FINE HOUSE
lots at Eden Park: call or address The
Swedish Publ Co.. s0 wsstminstsr st.
Providence. r.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE.

AS MASTER MECHANIC OR CHIEF
engineer experienced man; good ability
In handling help. MECHANIC. Box no.
Centredale. X. /.
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RAILROADS.
NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.

A Time Table giving full Information
as TO local and through train service may
be obtained at Providence station and
stations below:
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BIG FISHING GROUNDS.

n you are looking for good fishing
grounds for your summer vacation call
at THE NEWS ofice. In our Summer
Resort Bureau we have the most com
plete sp'des to all of the best lakes and
streams In Maine. New Hampshire and
Vermont
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"A NEW MODERN HOME IN ONE OF
tha best locations OF the oity on car nns
anc unobstructed- -xiew-of- water. w QUO
you like TO own IL? ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
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FOR SALE-AN s-ROOM COTTAGE
on Plenty St; I minute from car line
Will be sold at low price. ISAAC L.
GOFF CO.
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2-faInily house,-with all improvements on
Pine street. DO you want TO see II
ISAAC L. GOFF co.
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WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THE
new homes we have at washington PARK
AZ costs you nothing TO look at thsm; IL
may be TO your advantage. ISAAC Ia.
GOFF co.
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wAs THERE EVER A BETTER IN
ducement TO own your own home? We
will give a large lot on the outskirts of
the city. absolutely free. and build a
home for a small payment down, balapce
same as rent. ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
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IT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY. You
cannot afforod to miss II. A fine building
lot given as a present to homeseekers.
Can we give a better inducementg 2
ISAAC l. GOFF co.
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LOOK HOW WE DEVELOPED
Washington Park. It's a little city in
Itself Keep your eye now on Home
crest. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
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FOR sALE-DoN'T you WANT TO
buy lot at Washington Park. II pain.
others. II will pay you. ISAAC Ia Gorr
CO., Real Estate Developers.
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FOR SALE-A GREAT BARGAIN FOR
some one. Two cottages and barn near
Lakewood for 500. Terms easy. ISAAC
J.. GOFF co.
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YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS
this proposition. To encourage the man
OF moderate means TO be his own land
lord and we will give a house lot as a
present free OF cost. ISAAC l.. GOFF
co
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FOR SALE-ON PARK AVENUE, AU-
burn, IA room house. all improvements;
land 6. l. s. Fl. j. GROSS. Managers
OF Estates. Union Trust Bldg.
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ious to own your own home. Investigate
our system and see how easy II Is. ISAAC
L. GOFF CO, Home Builders.
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FOUR DOCTORS FALL
= Is months in a ehaik.l |
4 Specialist also falls to even relieve
a bad case of Asthma.
The BRAZILIAN BALM instantly n:
lives and effects a Radical Cure.
(haker Station. Ct, Feb. 5, 1899.
Brazilian Balm

Brazilian Balm
has done W o a.
ders for me, aftsR
suffering 2 yea
with Asthnp 4
received 40 help
from four of our
local physicians,
and a specialist
in Hartford, who
Is at the head ct
the hospital and
receives all the
critical cases In
th e sdjoin 1 n e
counties. For Is
mouths 4 ueveD
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REAL ESTATE FOR GALE.

FOR SALE AT EAST GREENWICH
Cottage house on Marlborough street l2
rooms; price 81 900. @. l.. e. II. j. GROSS.
Managers OF Estates. Union Trust Bldg.