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A Chinese Lads Views on His Race.

~ LII Aho .
Seldom, indeed, are the political and
sociological views of 4 seventeen-year-
old schoolbop worth consideration or
even mention. Exceptional, If not
unique, was the valedictory address
delivered, June 3. on his graduation
from the Atlantic City High School
by WI Chao-chu, the son of WI Ting
fang, long and favorably known as the
Minister of the Chinese Empire to the
United States. Although the youth Ia
bored under the grave disability of ac-
curing knowledge through the medi-
UNI of q language radically different
from his own. his averages. we are
told, were the highest in every depart
ment; and his address, which appropri-;
ately had for its subject the conserva-.
tism of the Far East. was marked by
a rare maturity Of thought. Young
WI began by admitting that the jap
anese are relatively progressive, where
as the Chinese are justly looked upon
as typical Of Oriental conservatism.
He recognized that a people whose
conservatism is not ingrained may
change easily from its ancient customs
and manner to new. He pointed out.
however, that what 4 be changed
easily once may probably be changed
just as easily again. A volatile and
mutable nation that fickers With
every wind may return to its old ways,
and its very relish for novelties may
prove an arch enemy to progress
Har0er'S Weekly.
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False Kubies.

Michael Pinier, 4 well-known French
lapidiary, has at last discovered a
method to detect Il false ruby, q thing
that has puzzled all experts i'll precious
stones for many years. \ lot of sham
rubies was brought to Paris some
months ago through an agency i'll
Switzerland. and then was sold to some
Of the best Paris jewelers.. Pirier dis
covered that the experts had ali been
swindled. He says a false ruby inTa-
riably has a soft tinge Of color that
yerres OH yellow. while in Il genuine
ruby these characteristics are never
present. He says, too. that he false
ruby is formed by spherical bubbles.
while in Il true ruby these bubbles are
rare and never symmetrical.
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years are necessary for the bird TO at
tain it's full growth.
After a pleasant and u%neventful jour
new we reached the heart of Andres
without undue difficulty. Our schooner
was left lying at anchor behind the
shelter of some outlying reefs, and the
final part of the voyage was made IN
small boats.
The locality is only a feY inches
above the sea level, and is character
lied by wide stretches of shallow Ia
goons bordered by red mangrove trees,
with occasionally bare bars of gray
mari and by outcrops of coral-line rock
so eroded and waterworn into blade
like edges and sharp, jagged pinnacles
that walking is attended by much
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in winter. When first Matched the
young have Il straight bill, which, after
a time develops into II of bent shape.
The first plumage is grayisRwhite and
passes through various tints Of pink,
rose, carmine, or vermilion to the full
scarlet of the adult, which reaches its
danger. Our tents were pitched on a
sand bar, and preparations were made
to visit the fiamingo colonies known
to exist in the vicinity.
A flock was seen which was esti-
mated to contain about 100 birds-a
sight of surprising beauty. Although
no shot was fired and a retreat was
promptly made, the birds were dis
surbed by our intrusion, and either
~discontinua I'd operations or removed to
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Knitting AZ an Exercise.

Knitting is declared by specialists
in the treatment Of rheumatism to be
a most helpful exercise for hands La
BILE to become stiff from the complaint,
and it is being prescribed by physicians
because Of its efficacy.
For persons liable to cramp, par
alysis. OF any other affection of the
fingers of that character, knitting is re-
garded rs q most beneficial exercise.
Besides, the simple work is said to
be an excellent diversion for the
nerves., and it is recommended to
women suffering from insomnia or de-
pression-Nansas City Independent.
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Fought Everywhere.

"Ours is the only army says the
London Telegraph, (which has, with
the occasional assistance Of the ma
fines, fought in all the five continents
from the Rhine 10 the Crimca, from
Syria to Pekin, from Hudson Bay 10
Patagonia. from Egypt to Tie Cape,
and in the Australian seas from New
Guinea TO New Zealand. But tie is.
cent of the Himilayas and The march
to Lhassa surpass, III purely rictHr-
esquc fascination. everything i'll Gril-
iSh military annals
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some other locality, anc eventually
we were forced to leave without see
ing fresh nests. Those in process Of
building, however, told somewhat the
nj Of their construction. Those
built among the mangrove5 were in
an excellent state Of preservation, q
few even containing eggs. The task
Of getting these nests into the hold Of
the schooner was one Of great diff
Guilty. The largest secured measured
eighteen inches in diameter at the
bottom, thirteen inches at the top, and
nine in height, end weighed upwards
of 100 pounds.
Being one solid mass Of mud and
dried only externally, it needed only
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Destruotion of Russian Fur Market.

The wealth of Russia In furs is be-
ing rapidly sapped. 1t is reported that
in q certain district Of the Yenisef
government, where fifty years ago
hunters annually shot $4,000 sable,
5000 bears, $4,000 foxes, $4,000 blue
foxes, 100000 squirrels, 5000 wolves
and 100000 hares, hardly a sable can
be found. The blame is laid to wanton
destruction of wild animals in the
course of hunting expeditions. No
steps seem to have been taken to eff
fectively put a stop to this.
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the first famingo nests ever brought
to this country.
There are about seven species of
aamingoes, three Of which are in
America, %frequenting the Bahamas,
Florida and Cuba. In height the
aamingo averages about five feet. II
its curved neck were stretched to it's
full length the bird would tower above
the head of an ordinary man. During
May and June. the breeding time, the
birds bright-colored plumage is faded,
but reassumes its most radiant hues
DEEPEST shade on the wings. Several
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COLONY OF FLAM1NGo NESTS, BAHAMA ISLANDS.

in the colonies examined, was never
more than twelve inches in height.
but those as high rs eighteen inches
have been reported. In the slightly
followed top OF the adobe dwelling
house a single white egg is laid.
The single nest here figured, how
ever, has been rxcavated to a greater
depth than the original in order to
tighten it for transportation purposes.
American.
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Had 1000 God Fathers,

Probably no person in the world had
rs many godfathers as did Princess
Irene of Prussia, wife Of Prince
Henry. When she was born her faith
er requested the members Of the Hes
sian regiments forming a portion of his
cavalry brigade to be sponsors for the
baby. When she was christened about
1000 soldiers stood for her as sponsors.
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A Railroad Record.

Az official Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is authority for tho statement that
or July 16. 21UO passengers were sent
out of the Jersey City station Of the
company in fifteen minutes.
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The Oldest Graduate.

The Rev. William Lawton Brown.
the oldest living graduate of Brown
University. has turned his ninetieth
year. He is Il resident of W~rentham,
Mass, where he lives with q daughter.
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"Rlches have WINGS" began the man
who didn't have enough to become ia.
miliar with their peculiarities. "Yes.1
agreed the observer, '"but when they
get as big as John Rockefeller's or Un.:
Gle Russ Sage's they are too heavy. to
fy."-Cleveland Leader. 4
"See herew exclaimed the angry
man, II wish you would muzzle that dog
of yours at night. His barking keeps
my baby awake" II was just going
to request you to muzzle your baby.1
rejoined the neighbor. "His nightly
bowling annoys my og."-New Yorker
Citiman-"You've been living in tho
suburbs so long I suppose you've had
considerable experience with servant
girls" Subbubs-"Well, it's got so that
when my wife is interviewing IN apa
plicant now she always begins by ask.
ing: We're you ever employed by ma
before? If so, when and for how
long""-Philadelphia Press. 4
Young Hopeful-"Father, what Is q
traitor in politics. This paper says
Congressman Jawweary is one." Vet.
eran Politician-"A traitor Is a man
who leaves our party and goes over to
the other one" Young Hopeful-"Welf:
then, what Is a man who leaves the
other party and comes over to oursTT
Veteran Politician-"A convert, my
son."-Boston Transcript.
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THE cHUMP:

He'd tarried late; her pater's voice
Came to him like q shock;
."Hark We, young mani Are yen aware
It's almost twelve o'clock" ,
eyes, sir. But-that is-you
She's now an hour or 80
Been sitting on my hat, and -.
7 really couldn't 60"
rAnd are you chump enough TO get
Your hat in such mishap!
Hereafter hang it in the hall;
Don't keep it in your lap"
Ed. Mott, in the New York sut.
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The FLAM|kG0
AND ITS
QUEER NEST.
By Waiter L. Beasley.

FTER considerable diff
Guilty, Professor Frank M.
Chapman, Of the Depart
nent Of Ornithology Of the
American Museum Of Nat
ural History, has secured
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He-"And did she break the engage
ment thenT She-"No, he broke the
engagement. She broke him."-Judy.
Alice-"Herbert says he is a SELF
made man." Kitty-"How he must
suffer from remorse."-Ha-per's Bazaar.
'1Truth crushed to earth will rise again.,
In theory this can not fail;
But how about the corn crop when
It's beaten down by rain and hail? 7
Dashaway-"Did you have. any trou~
BILE making love to Miss Flyer" Clev-
erton-"None whatever, The trouble
came when I tried to break away
Life. .l1{
His glance was freighted with love.
"Some things are hard, to express" he
faltered. There's no hurry" protested
the maiden, with a gracious SMILE
Puck.
HAS your friend Fifkins, the archie
tect, put up anything lately" eyes,; .
tried to collect a bill from him yester-
day and he put up a good bluff
Cleveland Plain Dealer. \
Mrs. Golightly-"This is my new $50
bathing dress, my dear. What do YOU
think of itT Golightly-'Think You
get less for your money than anyone
I Ever knew."-Town Topics. :
Highwayman-"Your money or your
life" Jones-"Sorry, old chap, but I'm
just back from my vacation, and"
Highwayman-"Shake, old man; so am
/, or I wouldn't be doing this."-Judge.
!"What are you grlnning about?'
Cant help it. The sheriff has seized
all my belongin's." "And are you going
to kick?" mo, but the b%elongin's will,
All I own is a mule."-Chicago News. I
"How on earth, did you ever get q
messenger boy to deliver your note and
bring back the answer so Quick? Il
took his dime novel away from him
and held it as security" -Philadelphia
Press.
The little bird its life must yield
To deck a lady's bonnet.
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CLAIM DAMAGE
WAS GREh41 ! !.
Story of the Eye Witnesses ol
the BOmbardment of
Port Arthur.

Shanghai, March 1S.-The NorWe.
gian steamships Brand, Argo and SER.
stad left Port Arthur on Sunday night
last and arrived here during the day.
Before they sailed the captains were
taken before the port admiral and COM
PEELED to swear not to reveal what
had occurred. From members OF the
crews, however, it was learned that
during the last bombardment the Argo
lay alongside the RetviZan in the har-
Dor. A Japanese shell exploded on
the deck Of the Retvizan, killing nine
teen officers and men.
The crews of merchantmen in the
harbor deserted and fled to the promon'
tory
The greatest damage was in the new
town, where the shells created havoc.
Practically all of the business build
ings in Main street were demolished,
scarcely a residence being untouched.
The japanese fire was marvelously ac-
curate.
The inhabitants were panic stricken,
many being sheltered in rude bomb
proofs. One shell exploded in throng
of spectators on hill watching the
enemy and killed Twenty-Five Three
government clerks were killed while
fleeing from the port admirafs office.
The highest fort on the banks OF the
harbor was the worst damaged. There
was one tremendous explosion, attrlb-
uted to the blowing up Of the magazine
in the arsenal.
A tWo-funneled cruiser anchored
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SUGGESTIONS BY TAFT.
Secretary Tells House Committee o.
Philippine Needs.

Washington, March 1S.-Secretary
Taft continued his discussion Of Phil,
ippine matters before the house com.
mittceaon insular affairs. The CoopeA
bill amending the civil government act
was the basis of discussion. In addi'
ton to the provisions in this bill Sec
retary Taft suggested an amendment
to the coinage law 80 as to authorize
the Philippine treasury to Issue silver
certificates In denominations OF 2, s.
10, 20, so, 100, 500 and 1000 pesos In.
stead of denominations Of from tc
10 pesos. The silver certificates were
very popular In the Philippines, hf
said. The secretary advocated the re
peal Of the tonnage tax on vessels ar
irving at Manila TO encourage the land
ing Of large steamers from San Fran
cisco, Hongkong and Singapore. The
present system imposes tax on-the
capacity Of the steamer instead Of the
amount OF freight and the expense
acts as discrimination against large
steamers. This tax is now 6 cents a
ton.
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EPIDEMIC

eral Thomas remained at his desk, re-
fuslng to give way until dtspossessed
by the actual arrival OF his successor.
Lyman T. Hay. who Was the manager
OF the campaign that resulted in the
election of United states Senator Al
bert j Hopkins The reason assigned
for the removal was the Clesirablity
Of securing a more vigorous adminis-
tratlon OF Office but General Thomas
maintained that the motive for the
change was purely political and that
the affairs Of the appraisers Office
were being handled with an efficiency
above the average.
The issue vas made the subject OF
an appeal 10 President Roosevelt and
a controversy with Secretary Shaw.
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near the Retvi2an, probably the Diana.
was struck a the water lire and set
afire. Eighty aboard perished
NOT GOING TO MuKDEN.
kuropatkin's Headquarters viii Be al
Liaoyanu.

Liaoyang.
st. Petersburg, March 1S.-The first
headquarters of the ManchuIian army
after General kufopatkin's arrival viii
be at Liaoyang, the general having
selected that point instead OF Mukden
whence to direct the operations.
Liaoyang is ten miles west OF the
railroad, being connected with the
main road by a special line, which will
be completed by the time General Ku-
ropatkin arrives, and has many advan-
tages over Mulzden, being a point
whence both the telegraph line and
the Peking road go to the Ialu river.
Another road, not marked on the maps,
leads Ilamost due east to an extinct
volcano, whose crater is sacred
lake. The road was built by the Chi
nese, whose emperors formerly went
there to shoot tigers, with which the
region is infested. Two rivers, the
Tumen and the Yalu, rise near the
mountain. Liaoyang consequently
commands both the roads over which
troops will be sent according to neceS-
sites. Liaoyang also has the advan-
tage of being nearer to the frontier OF
China in the event OF punitive meas
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HENRY T. THuRsER DEAD.
Was cieveland's Private Secretary
During Second Term.

Detroit, Mich, March is Henry T.
Thurber. we'll known attorney OF
this city, who was private secretary TO
President Cleveland during his sec
nnd term. died -dnring the day He
was operated on for appendicitis two
week S atga
MI Thurber was born in Monroe.
Mich a little over hfty years ago and
graduated from the University OF
Michigan With he class of 1874. He
then spent q Yearin lnlianapolis com
ing TO Detroit IL 1876. where he en-
tered the law nhn af which former
Postmaster General Don NJ Dickinson
was member, When Mr. Cleveland
was rn-pocteA for his second term Mr..
Thurher vas sliggested for private
secretary by Nj Dickinson and ap-
pointed IL was while Mr., Thurber
was in ihc office hat it was changed
from private secretary to secretary to
tbs president.
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ureS beng required against the Gnl-
nese 1t is also close to the Liaoyang
peninsula, Newchwapgz and the mouth
OF the Liaoho While the Russians are
nobilizing for the purpose of working
out an offensive military problem they
will be prepared TO move heavy forces
in any direction to meet the Japanese,
whose command of the sea gives them
great freedom in selecting their points
of attack. General KuropatkiTr will
live on a train, with his staff, and be
prepared to move Immediately Wher-
ever his presence Is required.
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rived al Chemulpo dnrlns the morn
ing lie was greeted l delegation
of high Kurean uftfcfa&s G, llayashi,
the Japanese minister tl Korea, and
General Ijiehi. commando OF the Jap
anese garrison here, MI went 70 meet
him, accompanied him Ia Senul. When
the special train arrived al Seoul it
was received with military honors. a
Korean guard of honor saluted and
surrounded the handsome Green palan-
quin in which Marquis Ito was carried
To the mansion,@p pfellal tor him by
the emperor. The route was lined by
Japanese troops, who saluted the mar
quis as he passed Thousands of ko-
reans also witnessed his arrival.
Marquis Ito Will be received by the
Korean emperor on Saturday, March
10.
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OPINION OF JAPANESE.
Land Battle Of Magnitude Not Likely
for Some Time

Land Battle Of Magnitude Not Likely
for Some Time.
Pelling, March lS.-The Japanese
authorities here state that land en-
gagement of any magnitude is not
likely before another month.
Military attaches here consider the
mechanical mines laid by the Japanese
fleet atzPort Arthur efficient to prevent
the Russian fleet from leaving that
port.
Russian commissariat officers have
applied to the Chinese Railway Off,
cials at Hsinmintun for permission to
use their names in the transportation
of troops and stores The officials
have replied that the matter presents
many difficulties and that they must
refer the application to the authori-
ties at Pcking
Some questions We're also asked re-
garding the possibility of purchasing
fodder and other supplies; also re
sarding the procurement of carts for
transportation purposes should the
railway not be available. Native
agents of the Russo,Chinese bank at
Nukden have also approached the=r rail
road officials upon the subject.
The magistrates at Chinchou will
not allow the natives to sell supplies
of any kind to the Russians.
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coMmAnoER sEwELL DEAD.
succumbs TO tIlaess Contracted While
Governor Of Guam.

Washington, March IS. Commander
WilA4m +. seNef. late governox OF
the island of Guam. died during the
morning u the general hospital, Mare
Island, Cal, as a result OF intestinal
disorders, He WIS taken Ill several
weeks ago at Guam and WAS brought
10 San Francisco on the station ship
Supply arriving there March /. since
which date he had been under treat
nent at the hospital
During the Spanish war he was the
executive oiiicer OF The dynamite
cruiser Ncs,vius He reached the
grade Of commander In January, 1902,
and in tie folowiRs July was placed
Ia command Of the United States
steamer Supply and went IN that ves-
sci 10 Guam, whnre he served as naval
governor until his return To the Unit.
ed States u few weeks ago.
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go into II

and the programme tor The whole Of
the London season will also haye to
be revised.
Tho lIags on the public buildings
were halfmnstod immediately after
the death Of the duke befam known,
the royal standard over Buckingham
palace setting he example.
The titlp Of Duke Of Cnmbrlage died
with the late duke his 4oils beiug
born Of n morganatc marriage Ills
death also places at the disposal nf the
llinga field marshal's baton az we'll as
All Order of he Garter.
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DUE TO MANIPULATION.
sensational Decline on New Orleans
Cotton Market. --

New Orleans, March 18.-Wild
scenes were enacted on the Cotton FIX
change during the day, May and July
making sensational declines. July
went down 65 points inside of fifteen
minutes. The market opened steady
and unchanged to 8 points lower
While Liverpool cables were extreme
~ favorable bearish sentiment domi
mated the local market, much being
made of the heavier receipts and the
rains In the belt. After an advance
of 6 points prices slipped away until
they wefe-4 and ) points lower than
the previous days close From, that
level there was slump untit.tAay
was 50 points lower, at 1906, and July
was 10 points lower, atl5-25. Manipu-
lation appeared to be the chief cause
for the fuctuation.
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SAFE CRACKERS TO COMPETE
Nebraska Bankers Want Exhibition OF
BURGLAR Proof.

Sioux City, Ia, March 1S.--At the
annual convention of the Northeast
Nebraska Bankers association to be
held at Ponca Neb,. April %, one CT
the features of the meeting will be a
safe opening contest. The prominent
safe manufacturers are asked TO enter
one safe each for the comQetitiye con,
test. Several bankers are waiting
with orders for safes TO patronize the
maker who makes the best showing at
the demonstration.
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ARMY OFFICER SUICIDES.
Major William H. Bean Kills Himself
at Omaha

Omaha, March 1S.-Major William
H. Bean. U. s A.. committed suicide
during the morning by shooting. Or
dered to the Philippines he had his
trunks packed and taken to the depot.
Immediately afterward he asked his
wife to play on the piano and while
She was playing he thrust an army
revolver to his right temple and fired.
The bullet lodged in his brain and he
died almost instantly.