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triCally. and lined with air-tight glass
cases. the care OF the priceless Nurem-
berg Nautilus Cup" the Henry VIII
Cup-the design Of which is attributed
TO Holbein-the great Armada Pilgrim.
and countless more precious pieces? The
Prince of Wales, too. would be familiar
with the means taken by his late uncle
the Duke of SAKE COburg and Gotha, 20
preserve the collection formed by him
OF sixteenth. seventeenth and eighteenth
century "nefs" or models OF ships in
silver. Hence his royal highness i'm
parted to the citizens Of Westminster
knowledge derived from the actual ex-
perience OF those most competent 10
speak. and the hints given so pleasantly
and freely have real value when any
little piece Of genuine antique silver or
silver gilt is keenly cherished
Nowhere did the royal advice receive
fuller approal than from the manager OF
a leading firm OF West End silversmiths
dealing in antique as well as in modern
plate. The common plate powder OF the
oilman's stores IN penny and twopenny
packets almost invariably. as he states.
contains mercury. To lazy servants this
Is welcome, for ii gives transient pol
ish with very little trouble. But II is
extremely injurious TO the silver, which.
lndeed.it would ultimately destroy, and
10 practiced eyes quickly reveals that il
has been employed by minute ugly black
spots upon the surface. Hardly less I'm
desirable are the hard Jumps OF crude
whiting to be found in too many pan
tries, which are so full Of grit and sand
as 10 scratch and practically file away
delicate ornamentation. Where any
powder must be used to restore the bril-
liancy Of a neglected surface. Il should
be the fine and rather costly prepare
lions that are only to be obtained at a
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IN the speech that the Prince Of
Wales made on the occasion of lay
ing the memorial stone Of the work
mems dwellings in Westminster. scys
the London Telegraph" there v as an
allrsion to the happiness of home life
that showed plainly how this appealed
to his royal highness. Not more than
a few minutes later the prince mani
tested his knowledge OF the domestic
arts in manner that was both inter
esting and practical. Everyone has
heard of the famous Westminster to-
bacco box with the finely engraved
plaques of silver upon It. and this was
exhibited by Councillor c. Spencer Smith
u the prince and princess. who exam
ined closely the unique relic associated
with the overseers Of past days It's
cue preservation IS. Of course. a mat
ter OF careful concern to the corpora
ton, and, speaking on this point. his
royal highness emphatically advised its
oustodians to clean It as little as pos
sihle, and then only with chamois leath-
er- The ordinary cleaning powder. as
the prince remarked. only wore silver
away. and in this instance the plate was
much too interesting, and valuable to
be allowed to suffer damage by much
rubbing.
So useful a bit OF advice calls for
some further notice from all ladies who
have any fine plate in their keeping. The
royal collection is. OF course of fabulous
value. and The ycUman of the pantry
in whose charge It is must be an expert
regarding its protection. Has he not. a:
Windsor Castle. in a specially construct
ed double apartment OF stone. forty feet
long and sixteen feet high. lighted cleo
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the data possible. and IT is on this that
the work Of collecting eggs for the sta
lions which are now being constructed
is TO be conducted.
The Lobster a Terrible Cannibal.
Oysters are to be planted and ponas
are to be filed with the fry OF the nsh
selected as being the best for hatchery
purposes. But what is to be done with
the lobster has not yet been decided.
The experts under Commissioner Bow
ers can easily hatch the eggs. but ex-
periments have proved that the young
lobster. even from the time he crawls
ou- OF the shell OF his maternal egg. is
cannibal OF the most terrifying sort.
The first thing he does when he opens
his eyes is to seize one of his brothers
and make a meal of him. provided the
brother is not the larger and stronger,
when. II this proves to be the case, the
would-be eater is eaten
1t is surprising. but true, that the
embryonic lobster can eat about 800
times his own weight In relatives in
twenty-four hours. Consequently wheE
all are busy dining on each other In the
glass pots IN which they are Matched,
TO-. day or two, nothing Is left but
few OF the strongest and most voracious
Of the lot swimming about In an i'm
nense amount Of refuse.
Various schemes and mechanical de-
vices have been tried TO prevent this
awful slaughter, but without much sue
cess. as the lobster is a cannibal all OF
his life, the stronger invariably eating
the weaker.
Device to Protect the Young.
Commissioner Bowers has, however,
Under consideration centrifugal pots.
which spin around with such speed dur
ing the Matching process that the young
cannot get time 10 seize and devour
each other This pot. IL successful, is TO
De adopted at the new stations as well
as on the New England coast, and then
the supply Of Holsters, it is hoped. viii
soon be increased.
The expedition will cost the United
States more than 800, 600, but the ex-
perditure is certain to be small as COM
rared TO the value of the work TO be
done. This work consists of developing
vast fishing grounds which have never
been visited by white men except for
the salmon
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minishing number of fish. So. there
was little to do except to see that all
Of the orders had been carried out per-
fectly.
Commissioner Bowers found that all
stores were on board except such as had
to be purchased at Seattle, and these
we're soon obtained. The machinery and
instruments and the fishing tackle, cost
ing many thousands Of dollars. could not
be improved upon, and the big vessel
looked fit for any duty in the world
Equipped for a Long Voyage.
The officers and crew were provided
with all material and truck needed
for such voyage. Uncle Sam is a good
provider. when he has a competent
agent to work his will, and in Commits
sioner Bowers he had one. Consequent
ly, when the last pound OF provisions
and other stores were taken on board.
the anchor was weighed and the ship dis
"bFNo'SU oHL VI inc MAJ DOA III one OF
the summer fogs Of the northern Pacific.
Not thing was lacking to make the
voyage and experiments a success.
The Albatross sailed for the north on
Tuesday and by this time she is of,
the upper coast Of British Columbia.
Being a fast vessel she is expected to
reach Alaska on Tuesday, where the
first of the work of the expedition is 10
commence. Commissioner Bowers is re-
turning to Washington, and it is ex-
pected that he will reach here tomorrow.
From such points as they are able TO
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high-class silversmith's. and such as ara
used by themselves before sending out
their beautiful wares. This is either
purest whiting. but rubbed down to such
a degree of impalpable fneness that IT
Will sift through a piece Of dress silk.
or the finest rouge. equally fine, aud
free from chemicals.
The real adept. such as the old-fash-
toned family butler. with a keen pride
IN his treasures. does not use a cloth
TO rub the lightly mOistened whiting,
but prefers the tips OF the fingers or
the palm Of the hand. and goes gently
over the metal till the requisite polish
Is effected. putting on the finishing
touches with the softest OF chamois
leather. When care has been exercised
from the first. however. washing IN
warm water with a little pure soap.
and afterward polishing with the IL
valuable leather, should suffice. Where
coats OF arms or crests are engraved
on the surface this method will tend TO
preserve the outlines IN their clearness,
and in the case Of the Westminster box
this authority said that nothing further
than a leather should ever be necessary.
This. too, would be less frequently re-
quired IL the relic were put in an air
tight glass case. 10 keep from It the
sooty particles OF the London atmOs-
phere. which. as all collectors know,
will quickly render silver dull and tar
nished in appearance The silver Ia
Bile" with it's quaint old caddy spoons,
often most delicately chased. and its
queer Dutch tOngs. is so general a fea-
ture of the modern drawing-room that
this royal admOnition is one that has a
very widespread interest and concern.
and is a timely warning to all collectors
not 20 permit injury 10 fine engraving
or piercing by the use OF destructive
pastes or powders.
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Hatcheries to Be Built.

friends, and was pleased to think that
he had singled her out ever since that
day when Windy Bates and his escort
TO which Jack was attached, first pass
ed the house stringing wires Bates be-
Icnged to the signal corps and the brief
the beginning of the courtship between
the Interpreter and the native girl. The
visits of the soldier gave the house
certain protection and therefore the
Eother and father did not display any
open hostility to the coming of the
soldier. But he did not know about
Felipe Ruiz and the girl did not en-
tighten him. So things ran along to the
scandal Of the troopers. who discussed
with vigor over their vino the probable
ending of the strange romance.
Jack was not in love, but the excite
ment Of passing the outposts and get
ting into the danger zone acted as a
tonic that even vino could not supply.
Several times Jack saw Ruiz skuIking
around the Espirez house. but he made
no comment at the time. When he re-
turned to the garrison one day he told
Captain Garston that he believed he
knew one OF the ladrone leaders. and
really the soldier thought he was on
The right track. The result was that
Smoky Miller and ten men were sent
cut next day with the interpreter to see
IL they could round up this suspicious
individual. for information was badly
wanted. both about Barlllo and Trias.
They found their man. Ruiz was frantic
at HIS arrest. because he did not know
what ugly charge might be dug up
against him. but. although he was
sweated, nothing Of Importance was
learned, and after about a week OF i'm
prisonment in the guard house he was
released. AS he went the native vowed
vengeance on the man who had been
responsible for his temporary misfor-
tune, and that was Diamond Jack. The
day after he set Ruiz free the inter
prefer made one of his periodical trips
around the outposts. and went straight
out the Maragondon Road as far as the
path through the rice paddles TO the
house Of the Espirez girl He was a lit
tie astonished TO find Ruiz there. evil
GENTLY on good terms with both the
mother and daughter. The native grinned
feebly when they met. He noticed. how
ever. that the big cavalryman had a
serviceable 3s-caliber revolver on his
hip, and he was disposed TO be friendly
Then old man Espirez was found dead
one morning and there was woe in the
house on the Maragondon Road. II wa.
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evidently the work Of robbers, and when
Diamond Jack heard of it he suspected
Ruiz, although he said nothing. The
widow. too, seemed 10 think that the
smiling native knew more about the
tragedy than he was willing to tell. but
she waited until she could get some tan
gible proof. The girl seemed to droop
under the blow. for she had loved her
father very much and had been his
favorite. Ruiz redoubled his lovemak-
ing at this most inopportune time. while
Diamond Jack was not making as many
trips as he had been. One day. how
ever, he went out to the little bamboo
house, and to his amazement was net
by the widow. while the girl was no
where in sight. There was plenty OF
clarablanchel. a rather heady wine. on
the table and the woman kept pushing
the cigars toward him. Jack was just
as willing to firt with the mother rs
the daughter. when the other was not
IN sight, and soon he was more befud-
died than a man in an enemy's coun-
try and beyond the outposts should be.
The widow was playing her own game
She wanted 70 know IL the interpreter
suspected anything against Ruiz, and
especially II he had any Information as
TO the assassination OF her husband.
She suspected Ruiz and believed that
the American would know. She had
armed Ruiz that Jack had promised
to shoot him on sight. which was lie.
and now she told Jack that Ruiz was
Jealous and had threatened TO kill him.
Both statements were lies. but the willy
Oriental wished to get rid Of Ruiz and
thought she could force the American
to kill him
The girl was outside at the time in
the grove Of trees back OF the house and
Ruiz was with her. sent by the mother
to leave her a clear field with the Amer
lean. Jack was we'll along in his cups
when finally TO the purring question Of
the woman, he said:
The yellow-faced brute. Of course.
killed your husband"
He would not have made the state
ment had he been sober. The woman
rose, with a scream. yelling through the
thin bamboo partitions 70 the man on
the outside that he had been betrayed
She fled from the house as the enraged
native, not knowing what had been said
against him. came on the run with his
knife In his hand. The girl realized
that something had happened and di-
vined that her beautiful light haired
Americana lover was in danger. She
came almost at the heels OF Ruiz.
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are TO be built. one on each of the big
bays and harbors. and others on the
rivers. including the Yukon.
So far. It is known that the food fish
of the far Northern Pacific consists, first
of salmon. fiuke. and a large sort of a
shad. which seems crossed with the vo-
racious muscalonge OF the Alaskan fresh
waters. and which is as gamy as the
great tarpon of sunny Florida. The In
dians call it the "Amayawa'-he who
eats and fights.
This individual grows to a large size.
frequently weighing fifteen pounds. His
flesh is fine eating, but one has to go
10 the northern waters after him. be-
cause he won't "pack"-that is, he loses
all flavor and becomes "mushy'' when
parboiled and put in cans like his neigh
Dor. the red salmon.
Curious one-Sided Arctic Fishes.
In the family of the Northern fukes
are the founders. the haIibut. and sim
liar creatures. whose anatomy seems to
be all on one side. but whose flavor lie
much improved. because Of the prox-
unity of the icebergs. and the strenuous
life they lead in the struggle for food.
There is also a Goldfish. a sort Of a sec
ond cousin to that of the New England
banks, but also larger, and harder to
catch, mysterious red fish. whose bril-
liant scales and piratical and cannibalis-
tic habits have made him as much Of a
terror in the far north as the snapper
of the Florida banks. and fine kind of
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tinge of Chinese blood, If there was to
be an easy living and nothing 10 do but
spend the old mans money after a we'd
ding. Things. however. had not pro
crossed go far yet. and Diamond Jack
was still in the early stages of his haz-
ardous courtshiP. He always carried his
revolver when he made his sparkin-
trips. and, although it was the scandal
OF the garrison that he took his life in
his hands, the officers did not know OF
IT. Jack was chaffed around pay dav.
when the men were drinking little.
but ne proved 10 be so surly about Il
that the matter was dropped in his
hearing He continued 10 make his out
side visits.
Miss Espirez was very desirable
match from q Filipino point Of view. Cor
her father had many rice fields and wa
reported to have made almost a fortune
in Manila. where he had been a mer-
chant before the war. He was a small.
dark. wiry fellow. who was very much a
friend OF the Americans because he was
wise enough 10 know on which side his
bread was buttered. It WAS genoro11,,
believed, however, that some OF his
money had gone TO aid Aguinaldo whom
that worthy was a power in Cavite nrov-
ince. and that. since the alleged head
Of the new republic had been driven far
70 the north by Iawton and others Es-
Dircz had teen bIed for some gold by
Barillo. the ladrone, ard also by Cen
eral Trias, who was stiu making thing,
hVely for the Americans. Felipe Ruiz
had been a lieutenant under AguInaido
but when he saw that this alleged pa
triot was not succeeding so well as was
to have been expected he had put aside
his uniform and returned to his native
town of Maize. He was a Filiplno blood
and # suited him TO think he was very
much in love with the elder Miss Es-
pircz and also with the money Of her
wrinklod and shrewd old father Miss
Espirez looked with some favor on hts
suit, but she was more than iattered by
the secret attentions OF the great. white
haired American who could say such
sweet things in broken TagaIog TO her
as they walked between the fields OF
green rice grass.
Ruiz did not risk his life everv time
he called upon her. as did Diamond
Jock. who might have been killed bv
half a dozen men who were known 10
tho girl as Iadrones at night and peace
allie peasants during the daylight. She
liked the open contempt the big Ameri-
can displayed toward all her native
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y OMEwHERE in the frozen ATTITUDES
of the Pacific. the Fish Commits
sion steamer Albatross is making
her way north with the big party of
scientists on board, who are to spend
the summer exploring the waters OF
Alaska and the Arctic, and study
ing the hnny inhabitants of the bays,
rivers and lakes Of the regions, with
the view of increasing the number OF
fish there for the benefit of man.
Dispatches have been received from
Fish Commissioner George NJ. Bowers,
who has been in Seattle several weeks
arranging the final details for the trip,
announcing that the steamer had sailed
on schedule time. and that. barring acct
dents, such as collisions with icebergs
and foes, and the consequent delay, the
expedition would return TO the United
States in the latter part of October.
A Ship Load of PSYCHOLOGISTS.
The Albatross, which had been thor
oughly overhauled at the Mare Island
Navy Yard at San Francisco. and fitted
With all modern appliances for under-sea
exploration. in addition 70 the usual pro-
visions and outfit of the Arctic ezplor-
ing vessels. arrived at Seattle, the place
of meeting of the various parties of ex-
perts, scientists, fishermen, college pro-
fessors, about week ago. Here she had
to wait for the members of the expedi-
ton TO gather. The majority were from
the Leland Stanford University. The
remainder came from ali over the United
States, including Washington, DR.. Bar
ton w. Everman and several assistants
from the Fish Commission. being among
the latter.
Commissioner Bowers was the last to
reach Seattle. waiting until all were on
the scene. SO that he could inspect the
whole expedition.
The work of preparation had been
going on for several months, ever since.
in fact. President Roosevelt decided 10
heed the appeals of the salmon fisheries
owners 70 investigate the rapidly d.
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sea trout, speckled and Furnished. which
grow to three times the size of the
weak fish. or so called sea trout Of the
Atlantic waters.
In addition TO these principal inhabi-
tants OF the waters to be explored, there
are myriads Of smaller fnny specimens
which look like herring. mackereI. and
perch, and which are very good to eat:
outlaws like the dogfish and small
sharks in the Atlantic. and crabs and
Holsters and oysters. all Of which are as
yet little known.
Crabs of Prodigious Size.
The oysters are said to be finer than
many obtained in the United States, be-
ing always in cold water, while the crabs
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y
many trips past the outposts
and he'll get It in the neck
some day"
This was the comment of Smoky Mil
Ter with regard to the long. lean, good
looking interpreter OF Troop Of the
Fourth when it lay in the little puebla
OF Naic.
ITS a skirt all right" said Austin.
"and I think it's. one Of those Espirez
girls he's after"
Yes. suppose # is. and she'll keep
tagging him out there on the Maragon-
don road until some day he'll turn up
missing"
The Irritation OF Diamond Jack was
notorious in the troop. He had been a
soldier and cavalryman for years. and
having spent a long part OF his various
enlistments az Brownsville. Tex. and
other posts in the extreme Southwest,
he had been a rather fluent Spanish
scholar even before the war with Spain
broke out. Jack had been very handy
in Porto Rico as an interpreter, and on
reaching Manila was not long in pick
ing up some OF the native dialect. John
Diamond was the name under which he
enlisted. but he was generally known as
Diamond Jack" to hts fellow troopers.
Being the official Interpreter 10 the com
Tnandant OF Naic. he was allowed sew
efaI privileges that other soldiers dared
not attempt 70 take and was a sort Of
privileged individual Talking Tagalog
IN his own peculiar fashion. be was able
70 communicate with the natives.
The Espirez girls were sisters. who
had Just a tinge OF Chinese in their FIJI
pino blood. but they were very dignIGed
and entertained lavishly at their home
outside the town. There was always a
double outpost on the road between
their house and the bridge. but the SOL
oilers were not permitted TO 80 beyond
this Diamond Jack. however. had ways
and means OF getting around the out
post. and Il was known that he was Wis
fling at the Espirez home about twice a
week. While he was supposed 20 have a
wife in the States. he was ole soldier
enough to he a firt. II he got half
chance. and the elder Miss EsDirez was
Just about as favorable to his blond hair
and light curling mustach as a dark
haired and dark-eyed Oriental beauty
could be on a Caucasian Of light. com
plcxion. Besides her father was re-
puted 10 be rich. and Diamond Jack had
no scruples about color, or even the
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do so the officers of the expedition are
to report the progress of their work
by telegraph to the commissioner.
Exploring Little-Known Waters.
That there will be some interesting
reports is certain, as the vessel is to
cover a distance OF ten thousand and
more miles in waters little known.
especially below the surface. and in
which there are hundreds Of species OF
fish which have never been classified,
and of which only a few facts are known.
The exploration is to begin when the
ship reaches the feeding grounds OF the
salmon. II is the intention Of Commits
sioner Bowers TO have the party study
every habit OF the succulent red Ash of
the north. including his food, his various
homes after he leaves the spawning riv-
ers. the diseases that kill him off. his
enemies OF the sea and land. and in fact
every move he makes from birth to
death. various specimens of various
ages. Of course. being observed for the
purpose.
Hatcheries to Be Built.
While this is going on. big land party
is to go to work constructing stations
where the eggs of the northern fish are
to be Matched as are those OF the
southern climes.
Commissioner Bowers expects TO have
these in readiness for operation when
the spawning season begins next spring.
According to the plans of. the com
missioner about twenty OF these stations
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d. UNCLE SA(1S BIG FISHING EXCURSION TO THE ARCTIC
d.

Fish Commission Steamer
AIbdtrOSS Sails HWdy for
the Frozen North With q
ShipIOOd OF Scientists
from Washington and
Elsewhere Bent Onu Mis-
SiOnOf Discovery and In
VeStigOtiOn. :. :. :. :.
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Habits OF The Food Fishes
OF Alaskan Waters TO Be
Studied With a View TO
Increasing the Catch and
Sowing CertOin Species
from Being EXtcrnlndt-
edo Build H0tCherieS.
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BY JOHN A. MACKAYE.

CCN IAMoND JACKS making too
many trips past the outposts
and he'll get It in the neck