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genSOn smokeless ammunition. The
contents were valued at $1,500,00O.
The building was a massive structure,
three stories in height, and was erect
ed twenty years ago at a cost Of
100000
The exploding of the rifle ammuni-
ton for two hours maintained a con-
tinuous rattle of musketry resembling
a battle.
The fire was fought hard until the
conditions became dangerous to life
on account of the large amount of
ammunition in the burning building.
The building then was left to its fate,
and all attention was devoted to saw
ing the. rest Of the plant
The sight of the burning building
furnished spectacle to thousands of
people who lined the bluffs on both
sides of the Mississippi, in the midst
of which the arsenal lies on beauti-
tul island. In the end nothing was
left of the immense shop and all it
had contained but mass of glowing
Goals. The fire had burned itself out.
destroying one of the governments s
J.1est storeheuses and most vall-
able collection of equipment.
The arsenal had been busy with
large orders recently, working 1900
men and advertising widely for ma
chinists to work on rush orders re-
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Want Pierpont Morgan to Aid.

Bishop McCabe of the Methodist
Episcopal church has solicited the aid
of Pierpont Morgan in the erection of
the proposed American university at
Washington. 1t is said that Mr.. Nor
gan views the project with favor. Rev.
DIR. Buckleys statement, quoted in
this column on Thursday morning.
that Methodism is declining, has
evoked many replies from clergymen
who do not agree with him. DIR. Wal
lace MacMullen, a New York pastor,
acknowledges that the church is not
doing well in the East, but he does
not think it is losing ground.
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Value of Presence of Mind.

Many years ago the American war
ship Delaware came near laundering g
off the coast of Sardinia while luffing
through a heavy squall during a morn
ing watch The unauthorized letting
go of the fore sheet" alone saved the
ship from going down with LOO
souls on board. The first lieutenant,
afterward Commodore Thomas w.
Wyman, with difficult climbing sue
ceeded in reaching the quarter deck,
where, snatching the trumpet from
the officer in charge, his first order,
given in a voice heard distinctly fore
and aft, was Keep clear of the paint
work. This command to hundreds
of human begins packed in the lee
scuppers like sardines in a box in
stantly restored them to order and
prevented a panic, they naturally feel
ing that If at such a time, with a line
of battle ship on her beam ends, clean
paintwork was of paramount impor-
tance their condition could not be
serious one.
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stanIey,s Adventurous Life.

Sir Henry M. Stanley, the man who
found DIR. Livingstone in central Af-
rica a little more than twenty-five
years ago, is now 63 years old. He
came to this country in 1855, landing
as a cabin boy in New Orleans, where
a merchant adopted him. While serv1
ing as a Confederate soldier he wad
taken prisoner. Then he volunteered
in the Union navy. At the close of
the civil war he became a reporter on
the New York Herald which was the
making of him, for the elder Bennett
sent him on several important expe4
ditions, notably the search for Livingi
stone.
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How Royalty Is Protected.

The law is libel, as regards royalty,
is different from that which affects
other people, and in this respect greatt
er privileges are accorded to reigning
families, at least, by British law. The
rule of English law is that ANY pub
lication tending to degrade or defame"
coyal families of this or other coun-
tries may be treated as libels. So
long ago as 1857 Lord George Gordon
was convicted of libel of this kind
upon Marie Antoinette. In 1901 Vint
was convicted of libeling the Russian
emperor, and later Frenchman'
named Peltier got into trouble for an
article abusing Napoleon, who was
then a prisoner on ne island of Elba.
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Praise for Judicial Decision.

Judge Hazen of Kansas is an orna-
ment to the bench. He upholds with
integrity the rights of citizenship and
the privileges of happiness as vouch-
safed by the Constitution. Almost in
the same breath he decides that the
Bible may be read in the public
schools, and that theaters may be
opened for the entertainment of the
public on the Sabbath day. The Chris
tian may not be without his Bible
where he will, and the heather may
surrender himself to quiet pleasures
as he may elect. 1t is likely that both
Christian and pagan will quarrel with
this eninently fair and unbiased de-
cision, each declaring that the good
Judge is pandering to superstition. II
pray you," said the beautiful Theo-
dote, what is superstition Super
stition," replied the wise Socrates,
smiling benignantly, lis the other fel-
lows religion. Roswell Field in Chi
cago Evening Post
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Story With a Moral

John Mitchell told story recently
in the Clover club of PHILADELPHIA
which was of certain grim humor.
Mr. Mitchell was in his first suit of
evening dress He was talking about
the seriousness of life, and his story
bore out his view. He said there
were two sisters, seamstresses, who
lived in little room and earned their
bread by sewing They were young
and pretty, but they seldom laughed
they never wore comely clothes; they
did nothing but sit in a stopped atti-
tude, sewing all day and a good part
of the evening. One night, when she
was quite worn out with labor. the
younger said to the older sister: @Oh.
dear, wish we were both deadf" The
older sisters mouth took On a grim
smile as she returned: BE still and
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There had been an abundance of
space on the through train from New
York, SO when after two days stop at
St Augustine. Mabel Waring con-
tinued her journey toward Palm Beach
she neglected her customary precau-
ton of securing a seat in advance.
So with the folds of her dainty trav-
cling skirt held gingerly between her
gloved fingers, Mabel Waring en-
tered one of the common cars and
moved down the rows of passengers
until, near the far end, a girl made
room for her.
The man and woman in the seat op-
posite, and the woman ahead, might
be like herself, without a choice in
the matter. And that nice old man
with the white hair, and the tall young
man on the end seat who she
dropped her gaze quickly and turned
with heightened color to the girl at
her side, who all this time had been
watching and waiting with eager,
wistful recognition in her eyes.
''Ah, Miss Waring" she whispered,
"i saw you on the platform, and was
hoping 1 might get a chance to thank
you for that delightful trip last sum-
mer. I haven't been able to see you
SINCE
-'Why, yes, to be sure. How stupid
of me-" and in Mabels expressive face
was now quick interest which atoned
for her former lack of recognition Il
always liked your counter, for you
seemed so interested in what l bought,
and SO anxious not to miSlead-
Yes and the girls eyes sparkled
at being so well remembered. she
married a Florida man and went to
West Palm Beach. He keeps store.
l am going there now You see, I'm
not strong enough for the confinement
of store work, so Bessie wrote for me
to come and try to get the public
school. One of her husbands custom
ers is the trustee, and they seem to
think 1 will have a good chance No
one has applied for the position yet
''That will be NICE Mabel declared.
$50 much better than store work.
think
One morning, va few days after reach
ing Palm Beach, Mabel took out her
purse to tip a waiter, and was sur
prised to find how small an amount
of money there was left. 1t was odd
how money slipped away in a place
cashed at once.
Her drafts were made in amounts of
one hundred dollars each, for conven-
fence; and were kept in a small leath-
er case among her stationery. She
opened the trunk and reached in con-
fidently; then, as her hand did not
come in contact with the case, raised
the trunk-lid higher and made a more
careful search. But the case did not
reveal itself; and from the stationery
she began a hurried examination of
the entire contents of the trunk, and
then went to another trunk. and
another, and repeated the process. But
it was no use, and at last she rose and
went to window which overlooked
the sea, perplexed and annoyed. What
had become of the drafts? She had
cashed one at ST. Augustine, she re-
membered, and then-why, yes, GER
tainly, she had gone directly to her
room from the Office Of course she
had returned the case to its usual
place. Had it been stolen? She made
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ing thoughtfully down the avenue, she
almost ran into the arms of a young
girl who was hurrying from the oppo-
site direction.
''Oh, 1 beg your pardon, Miss War
ing apologized the newcomer, laugh
ing, 81 was thinking"
$50 was IT, Mabel answered. Then,
"Why, Lucy, how bright you look!
That school has become an assured
fact, l suppose?"
mo, indeed" with a wry grimace,
"the trustee told me 1 wasn't quite
competent. Lucky for me, though, for
the hotel manager has offered me a
position at five dollars month more
than 1 would receive as school teach
er."
HAS any one else been engaged ?"
she asked.
For the school? No. not yet"
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The primary teacher gets thirty dol
lars month"; and then she hurried
away to the child, who was laughing at
her from the hall.
Mabel sat rigid for a moment. Then
she arose and crossed to the elevator.
The manager was in the Office, but she
did not glance toward him, nor to-
ward any of the guests. Somehow she
felt that she had no right here now.
Once in her room she opened her
trunks and methodically began to take
out and examine their contents. Her
eyes were clear now, and her lips
firm These things must pay er
debt and provide for her until she
could draw the school salary. She
would send them to Jacksonville, or
perhaps to New York. 1t did not mat
ter. They would probably bring but a
trif1e of their real value at either
place; but still they had cost a great
deal, and would yield enough to free
her from debt. She ought to have
known in the first place that a school
teacher could not afford living like
this.
At length, from the very bottom of
a trunk, she took out and unfolded a
plain serge. Of all her outfit it was
the one article which showed unmfs-
taxable signs of wear. But it had
been a favorite gown, and was serv-
iceable, and for these reasons had been
brought along for boating and other
rough usage The last time she had
worn it had been on a trip from st.
Augustine to Mantanzas. Well. it was
just what she needed now, and she
was about to place it on the small pile
when sh. felt something in Ole of the
pockets. Mechanically she took it out,
and then with a low cry sprang to her
feet. 1t was the leather case contain
ing her drafts.
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Unfinished Still.

A baby's boot, and skein of wool,
Faded. and soiled, and soft;
Odd things. you say, and no doubt you're
right.
Round a seaman's neck this stormy night
Up in the yards aloft-
Most like it's folly, but. mate. look here
When I first went to
A woman stood on the far-on strand
With a wedding ring on her small. soft
hand.
Which clung close to me-
Ny wife, God bless her. the day before
She sat beside my foot.
And the sunlight kissed her yellow hair
And the dainty fingers. deft and fair
Knitted baby's boot
The voyage was over: I came ashore:
What. think you- found I there2
A grave the daisies had sprinkled white
A cottage empty. and dark as night,
And this beside the chair.
The little boot. twas unfinished still:
The tangled skein lay near;
But the knitter had gone away to rest
With the babe to sleep her quiet
breast,
Down in the churchyard drear
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THE SACRED cAMEL's JOURNEY.
How Devout Mohammedans Show
Zeal for Their Religion.

How DevOut MOhdmmeoanS SnoW
Zeal for Their Religion.
In former years the sacred Gamers
journey with the gifts of the sultan to
the shrine of the prophet, which takes
place about this time, was made en-
tirely on foot from ConstantinOple to
Mecca.
Modern ingenuity, with its ever
ready desire to deprive the world or
the picturesque and add the machine
under the plea of greater saving OF
brute strength -.&Ssgv conveys the camel
half the way by transport, from Sou
tari to Beyrut.
1t still, however, makes the solemn
and time honored start from the pal
ace at Scutari, crossing the Bosphorus
in great state amid salvos of cannon
and accompanied by all high officials
and religious dignitaries mounted
upon and guarding numerous mules
loaded with boxes, costly gifts and
specie required on the journey EN-
broidered saddle cloths and ostrich
plumes adorn the animals and their
riders are swathed in gorgeous robes
of yellow, green, blue and red. When
the camel again begins the land Jour
ney at Beyrut, it is Joined by hum
dreds of pilgrims, and by the time it
eventually arrives at Mecca this num-
ber has swel1ed to thousands of the
faithful anxious to show their relig-
ious zeal in guarding the treasure
laden animal on it's journey among
the hostile Arabs.
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carriages for field and siege guns or
other current work
USE OF HIS EYES.
Cuban Physician Relieves Blindness BY
Use of X-RayS.

use OF N-hdyS
A few months ago the world was
startled by the suggestion of an op-
timistic oculist that the blind might
be made to see by means of the X
rays Now it appears that these san
guine hopes have been, at any rate
in part, fulfilled by DR.. Astudillo of
Havana.
The man who has been cured was
originally a resident of Madrid and
was suddenly, stricken blind twelve
years ago. Eventually he went to
Cuba, where he came across Dr. AS
tudillo, an oculist, who invited him
to his house in order to see if any
thing could be done in his case.
After treatment he became able to
differentiate between black and white
in the daylight, and gradually to see
and describe machinery of the appara-
tus, as well as count the flashes of in
candescent lamps in the physicians s
study.
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ceived from the war department. Most
of the factory capacity is left intact,
but there is an immense gap opened
in the stores on hand by the work of
the flames. The new small arms plant,
equipped at a cost of several millions
OF dollars and about ready to turn out
the new model of rifles, escaped the
flames.
Maj. S. E. Blunt, commanGant at the
arsenal, estimated the loss resulting
from the fire at S1,765 900 and states
that equipment sufficient to supply the
army for three years was destroyed.
The origin of the fire is a mystery,
as there was no fire in the shop, no
forge from which a spark might have
fallen, while the electric current had
been turned OF over three hours be-
fore the first alarm of fire. In accord
ance with the usual custom, also, the
entire building was gone over by the
watchman and everything was seen to
be in order before the doors were
locked for the day.
The building burned was located
apart south of the shop, three-story
structure, covering about an acre of
ground.
Reports of casualties when the
walls of the building fell precipitated
grand rush to the arsenal from the
three cities and though the gates were
closed the crowd rushed across the
railroad and street car bridges or
scaled the railroad track from Fort
Armstrong avenue and ran across lots
to the scene of the fire.
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance at
Washington. received a telegraphic re-
port from Maj. s. E. Blunt, ordnance
department, confirming the press re-
port of the serious fire at the Rock
Island arsenal Wednesday night and
placing the loss at 81, ,765 ,000- The re-
port stated that the fire was confined
to storehouse A, containing a guam
tity of equipments and small arms
but no machinery.
Gen. Crozier regrets the disaster,
bur is grateful that none of the ma |
chinery of the valuable manufacturing |
plant at Rock Island was damaged |
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Business before pleas
Astonished the Justice.

Justice of the Peace George F. Sey-
nour sat in his Hoboken Office when a
oung couple entered carrying with
hem the usual and unmistakabIe evil
ience of desire to be made one. The
ustice asked the young mans name.
Richard Mansfield" was the reply,
and his honor stared for a moment as
ae reflected that the noted actor must
be much older than this would-bei
bridegroom Then he asked the girls
aame- .Maude Adams" she timidlyi
-esponded. The justice nearly fell out,
Of his chair, but recovered when in!
'ormed that the pair lived in a sub
lrb of Hoboken. Then he tied the
mot, pocketed mis- fee and kissed the
bride.
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looking at her curiously. .'I& you
know of any one? The trussr said
he was puzzled who to get
'Do you think 1 would suit?"
Lucy stared, pursing her lips as
though to whistle; then her lips
Strengthened and quivered in a vain
attempt to keep from laughing.
Eyes. 1 think you would she an
swered at length, controlling her voice
with a visible effort.
Excuse me- Mabel interrupted hur-
riedly; 4 want to see about the
position before there are other appli-
cants. Goodbye"
When Mabel returned to the hotel,
a few hours later. she met Lucy in one
of the halls, dusting brush in her
hand and a tiny white service-cap rest
ing demurely upon her brown curls.
Did you get the position, Miss War
ing?" she asked, striving to keep her
face straight
YES" Mabel answered, "and thank
you very much for giving me the in
formation, Lucy l commence work
Monday"
Week after week went by, and Mabel
still remained at the hotel, going
across to her school every morning
and returning at night. There could be
but one conclusion. 1t was a rich
girls freak. Nothing else would ex-
plain primary school-teacher receiy-
ing thirty dollars a month stopping at
hotel that charged five dollars day.
And this was the conclusion of the
others, also, for by this time every
one knew of Mabers occupation.
But perhaps the most curious fea-
ture of it all was that Mabel never
once thought of the Inconsistency of
a working girl stsying at a place like
the Breakers
The climax came one day when the
clerk handed her a letter from Berlin.
1t was from her uncle, and after a
brief account of his travels. stated
that he had arranged for trip
around the world, to be gone a year.
1t would scarcely be worth while for
her to write. as his address would al
ways be uncertain She would better
remain in Florida until spring, and
then go to the hotel in New York
where they usually stopped. and where
he would join her on his return. The
letter concluded with the statement
that he was glad he had furnished
her so abundantly with money. She
would have plenty for all possible con-
tingencies.
For the first time she began to go
over the details of her situation. 1t
was now the last week in January.
She had been here twenty-five days,
and that made one hundred and twen-
ty-fve dollars due the hotel She
wondered how much more than that
her salary would be. Quite deal, she
hoped, for she was beginning to feel
the need of many little things; and
besides, she wanted to buy presents
for all her school children
Lucy came to the door in search of
truant child, and Mabel motioned
for her to approach
DO you know how much salary the
school pays?" she asked.
Lucy laughed.
"I thought the money part didn't ap-
peal to your she answered THAT
was the first thing I inquired about
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stirred Up New Workers.

DR.. William H. Tolman, director of
the American Institute of Social Sci
ence, has been saying disagreeable
things in New York. In one of Sc
ries of lectures delivered in the city
residence of Miss Helen Gould he in
formed his hearers that Chicago and
other cities were far in advance of
Manhattanvil1e in the matter of public
baths. He even went the length of
adding: New York, which needs
necessities very much, talks while
other cities act"
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President Rooseveit's Workmanship

In connection with the recent visit
to Washington of Bill Sewan, the
presidents Maine guide, a story is
told of moose hunt in which they
were companions some years ago.
They were camping in the woods and
one morning Mr.. Roosevelt saw a
moose not far from the camp. He
grabbed his rifle and fired. Sewall
came running up and said: You've
got him. How did it happen?" "Why5
1 aimed at his breast and hit the vital
spot 1 suppose" was the answer.
well, you done fine, anyhow" said
Bill. You shot him in the eye /,
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BURNING UNITED STATES ARSENAL
CAUSES ENORMOUS MONETARY Los

Shop A, the principal issue store
house at the United States arsenal at
Rock Island, ILL.,, was destroyed by
fire last week, together with its con-
tents 1t was filed with cavalry and
infantry equipments of every descrip-
ton and a million rounds of Krag-Jor-
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stroyed formed a reserve supply anC
can be readily replaced from the
Frankfort arsenal AS none of the ma,
chinery was damaged, the fire will
not interfere with the operations al
Rock Island in the manufacture OF
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a quick gesture of dissent at the
thought No, she would not believe
that 1t was only her carelessness.
But it was gone; that was the main
point Now what was she to do? Her
uncle had started for Europe. and she
would not even know his address for
another two weeks. 1t would be a
month or more before the drafts could
be replaced Of course she could 60
to the hotel manager and explain the
situation to him; but that would be
humiliating, and, besides. there were
the little everyday expenses of boats
and curiosity stores and magazine
counters She did not even have the
money for them.
Half an hour later. as she was waEk-
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A man o, powerful fee-sick--:hs
doctor
The Opelousas courier., 1903-05-16
ACCOMPLISHMENTS That Count.

What are the accomplishments that
count? Are they singing, playing,
painting, dancing, ETC., Or are they a
happy disposition-one that sees the
silver lining to ever the blacklist cloud
"A helping hand, a disposition to make
another's burdens easier to carry, even
temper, good nature, etc? There Is
no question those first suggested are
poor accomplishments indeed in COM
parison with the others, and, again,
while the so-called accomplishments
Of singing, playing, etc, can be the
heritage of but few, the others-and
they are the accomplishments that
really count-can be the heritage Of oil.
No matter what ones condition or dis
position is, 1t can be bettered or trained
If one is willing to work. You must
learn to govern yourself, to curb your
temper and tongue, perhaps laborious-
ly at first lit ONE as a second nature
later to seek the silver lining, to be
kind, helpful, gentle and honest, and
when you have succeeded in all these
you will not only have all the accom-
plishments that count, but as a conse-
quence you will be q most popular girl
and a charming companion to any man.
American Queen.