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,1ens this nne sight, and then come
me rr1p back. when the president aft-
% having taken the oath, leads the
column from the capitol up Pennsyi-
wanna avenue 70 the white house.
Nnere he enters . reviewing stand
sna reviews the parade, which some
umes lasts ave or six hours. EVER
branch OF the army and navy Is reD-
resented, usually with q fun red
ment each OF infantry, cavalry and ar
unery from the army; several COM
panles Of United States marines. and
pAttanon after battalion of blue lack
ee rom the war vessels from within
reach Of Washington Then come the
various national guards to the num-
Der OF 5000 or 10000. followed by DO
nucal and civic organizations In fancy
uniform.
The post Of honor In this pageant Il
mat of escort to the president Il IL
ABOUT settled that Black Cavalry, troop
A. OF Cleveland. VIII again have this
honor. II acted as escort 70 Presi-
dent Mckinley At both Of his Inaugural
lions, and performed similar service
tor Presidents Hayes and Garfield. II
u ine body OF -horsemen, each mem
Der owning his own mount. and each
animal being q splendid black. In
addition to this. the president has IN
dicated q desire to have q troop or
at least q section Of his old rough
riders, most Of whom are now In the
Fifth United States cavalry, to act Is
part Of his escort He would like to
have the boys appear In the uniforms
they wore when they served under
him In the Spanish war.
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POSTWAR FOR EACH TONGUE
Cosmopolitan Letter Carriers Are Now
Employed by Authorities Of
Singapore.

1t Is In Singapore where the British
post ONCE authorities employ letter
carriers for each language. In that
city there are so many different races
who receive correspondence addressed
in their own native language that
proper delivery is extremely dinicult
IN several districts 1t has been found
necessary to send the postmen upon
their rounds In sets Of three. One Of
these, Malay, In charge Of all pack
cts for Europeans, Jews, Armenians,
Malays, Arabs, Parsees and japanese,
which are presumably addressed in
European script or in writing akin to
it The second Of the tro Is q China
man, who deals with correspondence
bearing Geographic characters, while
the third is Tamil, who delivers let
tiers addressed in the writing of his
own race, as well as any In Telegu
and southern Indian writing. These
cosmopolitan postmen have, Of course,
often to consult each other Is they de-
liver the mails, but sometimes even
their varied linguistic attachments
have to be supplanted by q Sikh who
understands HiRdostani, Persian and
the characters Of northern India
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NEW RIBBONS FOR WINTER
They Combine the softness and Sheer
ness Of the Broad silk
Weaves.

The new ribbons have taken to them
selves all the softness and sheerness
that characterize the broad silk vesyes.
and the printings In the dull and faded
tones that are seen on the expensive
erepes, gauzes and chiffons are all re-
produced in the ribbonsL In fact, some
houses are making Q special feature Of
broad silks and ribbons in the very same
designs, and q delightful note Of color
contrast is introduced In the latter In
the way Of borderings.
Ribbons broad and ribbons narrow, -
well a. those Of medium width, ell ind
novel applications upon the dressy
gowns With printed centers the Dor
ders are often In two shades Of . con-
trasting color, and these borders are In
green, rose, blue. brown and violet, 40
cording to the color scheme Of the gown.
Some exquisite ribbons are shown with
q metallic gold border, Just the same
weave as appears On the military uni
forms Of those q high rank, ana o
beautiful elect is thus given to . one
color gown.
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RUBBER SHOES YEARS PAST
shoe Clerk Tells Of Days Whsn This
Class Of Footwear Was
In Vogue.

Andrew Jackson Banta, for 81 years
q shoe clerk In q store In Rochester,
N. Y, In commenting the other day on
rubber prices, recalled the interesting
fact, In the Shoe Retailer, that when
he first began life as q shoe clerk the
rubbers worn were Of pure gum, and
the soles were q half inch thick
II can remember that they looked
Just like blocks Of wood" said Mr..
Banta- They came stuffed with hay
or seagrass. This We had to pull out
and insert . last instead After being
placed on the last We would Varnish
them and place them on the shelves
for sale. One day q man came Into
the store and put his feet upon the
fender Of the stove. The IRE was hot.
and after q while he began to smell
something burning. Taking his feet
from the stove he found that the rub
Der had melted and that about Q quart
Of pure gum had formed q pool under
the stove. Just think Of al the rub
Der one quart Of pure gum would sup
ply nowAdayAS
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portfolios anew on the 4th Of next
March, but 1t is known that there will
be some changes in that body. Secre-
remain, and has accepted the invita-
ton This fact has created much
satisfaction, not only In this country,
but among the importan4 foreign pow
ers, who all admit that John Hay is
now the greatest living diplomat of
the world. Secretary of War Taft will
continue. but there is some doubt
about Paul Morton retaining the sec
retaryship of the navy. His old rail-
road ties are very strong and the Santa
Fe management wants him back to
help run that system Attorney Gen
eral Moody may hold over until the
new administration, but there are
strong inducements for him to re-
tire and accept q partnership in q law
firm in Boston that has been held
open for him for several months. Sec
Rotary Shaw, Of the treasury. Is to be
invited to continue as the financier OF
the administration, and he will &C
cept
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock
may give up his seat in the cabinet,
In which case 1t is believed that Sec
Rotary Metcalf, of the department of
commerce and labor, will take the
portfolio Of the interior. National
Chairman Cortelyou is to be made post
master general, while Secretary of Ag-
riculture Wilson can stay where he Ii
as long as he likes. Mr.. Wilson IL
regarded as the best head Of the de-
partment Of agriculture the govern
ment has ever had, and the great
work that he has inaugurated, espe-
ciaIIy In the west, in the way of in
PRODUCING new crops, new methods Of
cultivation. and. above all, bis advo-
cacy of irrigation, make him the
farmers friend, and q great hoHI
would 60 up IL President Roosevelt
should leave him out Of his next
cabinet. There Is no danger. how
ever, that the president viii let such
Q valuable man 90.
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FIND FANcIEs IN SUICIDE.
Indiana Woman Sends Cheek for Bu-
rial - Another Wants Hair
FluRed-Man Plays Dirgs.

Whether or not there Is an increasing
determination on the part OF the people
to live right, there seems to be an In
creasing determination to die In the
most becoming manner, says the WASH
ington Star. Men and women, not par
tieular as to the way they live, become
particular as to the way they shall die.
Many suicides with unusual features are
reported In the press every day. At Mon
treal, Ind, Q woman before committing
suicide sent TO the undertaken q check
for her burial expenses. II was not hon
ored by the bank at which the woman
had q deposit because IL was not re-
ceiVed by the undertaken till after the
woman's death, the bank holding that
then the deposit belonged not to the
woman who killed herself, but to her
heirs. In New Philadelphia, o., q girl
closed her life by drinking carbolic
acid. She left q note bidding her friends
good-by, and asking that she be buried
In white satin and with her hair
iuffed." The poor girl was mindful Of
her appearance to the last. She wanted
to look her best In her final exit. A
man in Vienna recently played q dirge
on the plano and then shot himself. He
did the best he could to furnish the
music for his own funeral. Perhaps the
character Of the music might have
prompted the rash deed, but even in
this event II would have been more TT
ting had he been shot by some one else.
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can be converted into an immense ball
room, and which lends itself to q very
handsome scheme Of decoration Con-
gress has prohibited the use Of the hall
for public functions. however, and
unless that action is reversed some
other place will have to be secured
The holding Of the ball in the pension
once has hitherto resulted In stopping
work In that important bureau vir-
tuaIly for q week. This was thought
to Be unfair to the thousands Of old
soldiers who have claims awaiting ad-
tustment, and 1t Is also regarded as
unfair to the clerical force Of the bu-
reau, who have been compelled to take
an enforced vacation during the
Inauguration season
There has been some talk Of build
ing q huge temporary structure or
wigWam for the purpose Of holding
this ball One thing that initiates
against this proposition il the MEM
ory Of the inaugural ball held at the
time Of Gen Grants second inaugura-
ton, In 1873, when an immense tenn
porary wooden building was erected
and used The temperature dropped
to I'VE or six degrees below zero on
Inauguration night and 1t was impos-
sibIe to heat the building sufficiently
20 make 1t either healthful or COM
Portable. Numerous cases Of pneu--
monia resulted from exposure in that
building, and not few deaths oc-
Cured. II II impossible TO forecast
the kind Of weather that viii pre-
van on the night Of the eth Of March
long> enough before to insure the
safety and comfort Of q temporary
structure
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By Ambassador George v. L Meyer,
now 1t Rome. Ambassador McCor-
mick II expected to retire from St
Petersburg on account Of I'll health.
Ambassador Powell Clayton win re-
tire from Mexico and Minister Conger
win leave Picking. Other retirements
and transfers Of equal Importance will
occur very early In President ROose-
Velt's next term
There are some consular positions
attracting attention from those DE-
sirous Of sacrificing themselves for
the good Of their country. The pa
triots think that John K GoWdy. Of
Indiana, has enjoyed bis 81. 900 . year
at Paris a. consul general long
enough. They also believe that Il
Clay Evans has had his share of pub
lie once, and there are several banker
ing after his s1o.0Oo-a-year job. Con-
sui General Boyle. at Liverpool. has
enjoyed an income Of something IKE
$4,000 q year since the first month
Of the first Mckinley administration.
There II no dearth Of patriots willing
TO undertake. his duties. The presi-
dent has indicated BY his appointments
20 far that he II going to rely as much
on his own knowledge Of men and their
fitness for the public service a. he y
upon the advice cf the poiitictanA
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HIGH TRAININe NoT HEALTH
Athletics beneficial Only When APP
piled Properly and Judicious-
u, Says Physician

After an exhaustive examination of
the case for and against athletics, DR..
Robert e. COughlin, Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
comes to the following conclusions:
The prime object In athletics Il i'm
provement Of the general health. Each
writer has said that health, like happi-
ness. does not exist. Each has q goal
OF limit which, while seemingly attain
able, eludes perfect possession. The
body consists Of . number OF mechSn-
isms which have the closest and most
exact relations, and as they Approximate
to harmony there IL health. but when
disordered there Is Ill health. To OBJ
tain good health muscle-building Il not
q necessity. One cannot Judge Of per-
sons health by the size and hardness Of
the muscles. We have seen that the
converse may be true. To obtain health
one must not be in q perfectly trained
condition, owing to the effects of severel
training on the nervous system. There
Is no evidence to prove that athletics
and musele-building improve the con-
stitution. One should always keep In
mind the fact that built-up or hypertro-
phied muscle has a tendency to degen-
crate. The heart being q muscular organ
shares in this tendency. Although the
evidence for and against athletics is
contradictory, the whole subject may be
summed up by saying that athletics are
beneficial when properly and judiciOus-
ly applied. and highly injurious when
the precautions above mentioned are
ignored or carelasSlv re1ardad
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THE STYLE IN PERFUMES.
To BE Up-to-Dats You Must Be Very
Careful In Their Sc
lection.

With respect to perfumes, Is In most
other things, Dame Fashions particu-
lar within Just now is consistency. In
England, where most American fash
ions have their birth-tor Paris fash
ions usually come TO rs by way Of
London, their earlier market-"Royal
Shamrock" is the rage Just now.
But whatever your particular fancy
may be, having made your choice, you
must abide by 1t, at any rate for the
day. which, in this tickle age, Is quite
long time.
Everything about you, your toilet
water and soap. your boudoir. your
gowns, your notepaper and envelopes,
even your lap dog. must be perfumed
accordingly. Indeed, II you want to
display your complete subservience to
Fashions autocratic DEGREES. you viii
hang q locket containing the selected
perfume on your chain. The only con-
ISOLATION you have is that tomorrow
you may change your policy, and shed
Q delicate perfume Of, say, altar Of
roses. around you.
To some this fashion may seem rath-
er irksome, says the New York World.
Many women like to change their
scents with their frocks. but they
must take heart of grace in the
thought that things might be much
worse, and probably will be some
day.
hnn ~ 1s-fW
lit is easy. For instance, you de-
eide that tomorrow shall be Sham
rock" day; there is, at any rate, the
satisfaction Of having only one per-
fume to think about at a time.
Many women like TO be known by q
peculiar scent, just as the countess was
in Diplomacy" though 1t was thought
less Of her to leave such distinct proof
Of her fair fingers having handled q
stolen dispatch.
Queen Victoria favored lavender wa
ter, almost the only celebrated scent in
which England is prominent Nova
days II is Questionable, and We draw all
our most fragrant essences from Italy,
the south Of France. and even India.
Ex-Empress Eugene, again, has all q
Spaniard's love for strong perfumes, her
fayorites being lemon, Verbena and
sandalwood.
Princess Christian has succumbed to
the fascination Of Shamrock, and like
wise Mime. Rejane and Nine. CaIve; but
Nine. Sarah Bernhard elings persist
emily to her beloved Violettes de
Parme.
The empress Of Russia IL said to spend
10000 a year on perfumes, paste, soaps
and toilet waters, which she has sent to
her exclusively from the French capital.
Violet is her majesty's favorite scent to
her taste in perfumes is so catholic and
general that every day she vaporizes the
royal apartments with the concentrated
essences Of lilac, jasmine, nsrcissus, jon
gull, tuberose and white Violets.
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ration committee will be one of the
most important bodies In the United
States There Il great rivalry to Sc
cure the place OF chairman Of this
committee, and also conspicuous posi-
dons upon It Denied the right of
franchise. the citizens Of the District
Of Columbia can only look on during
the excitement Of an election, but they
come out strong when the people Of
the country send their president here
70 be insugursted.
Mr.. Charles C. Glover. q prominent
real estate man and banker of the
district, win head the Inauguration
committee, and his corps Of assist
ants viii number most of the promi-
nent business men and public-spirited
citizens Of the capital city. The az
penses Of the inaugural ceremonies
and pageant are guaranteed by q pub
Lie subscription, and 1t is calculated
that $4,000 viii be required to induct
President Roosevelt into ONCE on the
9TH Of March, with all the honors and
glory betting q man who has re-
ceiVed the greatest popular indorse-
ment Of any presidential candidate In
q century. This large amount OF
money is likely to be refunded, as
there are several sources Of revenue
connected with the Inauguration.
In the first place, the inaugural ball,
II everything is favorable, can be
counted on for $4,000 or So. 900. There
are usually sold some 10000 or 12,0o0
tickets to this function at the rate Of
five dollars per ticket If the weather
Is propitious and a proper hall is Sc
cured, the ball viii itself approximate
" reimburse the contributors to the
Inauguration fund.
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Had His Own Burial Place.

The family Of a member Of parlia-
ment from Yorkshire has q private
graveyard, and has had It for several
generations. The founder Of It was .
quaker, and the rector OF the parish
In which he lives said to him after .
dispute on religious matters: well, II
you don't come to church when you
are alive you will when you are
dead" But the quaker thought other
wise and founded the burial place,
which Is used to this day.
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Hand-painted belts in different col
ored feathers viii represent q very i'm
portant item among the autumnsehemss.
A very pretty example In deep cream,
with q leather buckle TO correspond,
vas painted In the palest green's.
maUYes and pinks In q design Of Louis
XIV. bows and trails Of howerA A
brown leather bait with . DUH gold
buckle was adorned with embroidered
sprays o. mauve lilac. the leaves and
stems being hand-painted.
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The Inauguration BAN.

UST now there n
some uncertainty
as to where this
great ball is to be
held. Ever since
the erection Of the
big brick barn,
known as the PEN
sion ONCE, that
structure has been
utilized for inaug-
ural balls. II Is Q
huge quadrangle.
with q court in
the center, which
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~ AAA oAPANkAAA1NAa
field there prom
ises to be quite q
little revolution.
A m b q Q 9 q or
Choate win re-
tire from St
James, and Hon
Whitelaw r cid
win succeed him
Gen. Horace Por-
ter will likely
come back from
France. nd he
will be succeeded
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A BEAUTIFUL NEoLloEE.
An Attractive Garment That Nay Be
Insxpensively Made by
Any Woman.

Negligee Of white crepe Dc chine
felled In with q girdle Of pale green
silk. The little rufies which border
the collar and fronts are also Of the
green silk, and the jacket Is finished
At the bottom with q RUNE Of the ma
terial.
The plain yoke is bordered with in
sertion and q deep RUNE Of lace, the
latter also forming sleeve caps. The
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counting on At
least 100000
strangers to be
here On inaugu-
ration day. The
crowds on this oe-
easion have been
constantly increas-
ing In late years.
and the above e.
innate II not It
al sxtraxAGAnt Il
"a the one great
national show day
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Number Six Glove Larger.

Glove manufacturers say that they
now make q No. 6 Woman's glove lar
ger than they did i've years ago. This
II because women have become mora
athletic and thin hands have accord
ingly grown larger. But they won't
acknowledge It, and sim insist on
wearing the same numbered glove
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full sleeves are finished at the elbows
with lace ruffles ornamented with
knots Of the green silk.
The pulled undersleeves are Of the
crepe de chine encircled with bands
Of the green. The long crayat ends
are of lace, and the little tucked plas-
iron is of the crepe de chine or NOUS
seline de sole trimmed with lace.
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A PRETTY MORNING GOWN.
II May Be Made Of Either Cashmere,
Flannel, Holleton, or
Flannelette.

In the accompanying illustration we
show an attractive gown for morning
wear that is easily made by any wom-
an who is handy with q needle. II Is
suitable to be made In cashmere, fan
mel, molleton or fiannelette.
Our model h in q pretty blue fancy
flannel, unlined; II is slightly open ct
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Cabinet Making.

HERE VIII De some
good jobs distrib-
uted by President
Roosevelt after the
4th Of next March.
as there are sure to
be some changes In
high positions In
the government
service at home
and abroad. The
majority Of the
present cabinet are
likely to remain
and receive their
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our Nationai Induztrr.

There were 10000 divorces in the
United States last year, or an average Of
nearly seven every hour Of the day and
night. Sundays Included. The business
Of making and unmaking misht mar
riages appears to have become . great
national industry.
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IN four years The parads u ons o.
The greatest features, ana It u .
siRht worth Witnessing The journey
81 the president from the white house
70 the capitol, seated IN handsome
open carriage drsun b. four Elagnih-
cent horses. and an escort of cavalry,
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Enrland,s onlv Rhinocsros.

A feroci0us rhinoeeros. which has
been At Manchester institution for q
years, has just died At Belle Yue. and
nov the rhinoeeros At the London 100
is the only one IN England.
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Hno Raxnr

ACAlifornia man who has beat biz
mother-in-law, . member Of his house
hold, has been sentenced to solitary con-
nnemenE That Is what most meDwould
cAll capital punishmeut.
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a . n 4 NGTON-
w as gton IL
preparing for its
Quadrennial tubi-
lee. Tie rest OF
the country elect
the presidents, but
the citizens Of the
capital city claim
the privilege Of
inaugurating him
in great style
From now until
after the 4th Of
March the inaugu-
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Diplomatic Changes.

- n THE diplomatic
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R,S Crowd Expected.

D VASE !NGToN Il
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-11-17

p6blica uniOnista asunto tan imp0rtan-
to. apslando al referendum. La Union
tiene Juntas de di t 10 Juntas locales.
y sub JuntRs. Est1ssoFganism9g son
hoy numerosfsimos. La Junta Cen
trsl suscribi6 un documeDto en- el cuaI
explicab1 Il situaci6n p0Iitica del pals
en- squel moment0 y n conducta &C.
guidR haata entonces por el gObiernO;
y luego. sin escribir ri una a0Ia frass
que signifi ARA opiniones de n Junta
Central, formula esta pregunts; 5De,
be 3 no debs derO0Grse el precepto de
dJStenci6ng
ESe dOcument0 fu6 enviad0 los
prasideutes de todOa los organismoa
unionistas de d isla con especial
encargO de que. estudiado en asam-
bleas parcial's, sc consign6ra en- el
mismO documento la respuespuesta que
cada cOmATca de Il isla acordSra dAF &
Ia preguntA. escribiend0 gimplements
al raspaIdo. si no. Muy pr0nto en-
pez4rOn & lleRar las reapuestas. Cast
todas eran AfiFmRtivaa indicnndo, no
obstante, una Conditional referenta &
que cambio alguno no 90 operkra en- ID
conducts del RObierno y que ID cong
tituci6n de las mesas eleCtoraleI. fuers
muy vigiIada. Ls Junta Central de
Union tuvo POGO que hscer. Refresc6
los pOderes pocos meses sntes recibi-
dos; obtuvO an voto de aprecio , con-
fianza. y por IN sencillO medic de RpIi-
caci6n de la grAnde y respectable voldn-
tad collective de 10 Union. no habiendo
ocurrido motive aIgunO para Fectifcar
ell resultado afirmativo del referendum,
lIev6 ls gran sgrupaci6n & los comicios
y, Ia IleV6 81 triunfo.
Este sencillo ejsmpIO prkctic0 d6
idea de Il efcacis del referendum. Con
Ia meiOr voIuntad. On sus dificuItades
de hoy, recomendamoG el glstema 6
nuestFos compatriotas del directorio
republ cano.