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enough TO land the blow. but there
does not live the man. woman or child
be they moderately healthy who can
not, with SUFFICIENT patience and exes
else. bring themselves finally to q
point where they can land a truly
hard blow.
The muscles OF the shoulders play
the most important part in the de-
livery Of a hard blow. Take any
boxer who has finely developed back .
and shoulder muscles and you win
find that he is q stout hitter. No mat
ter how weak his biceps and forearm
muscles may be. in comparison with
those OF his shoulders and back, if
the latter have the power he viii be
what is commonly known as q
'sknoeker-out"
OF course, il is TO ones, advantage
to have well-developed hiceps and
forearms, as this viii add to the com
pactness and se1idity. of the blow.
Muscles Most EASILY spexeleped. i
! There are no muscles OF the body
that are more readily developed than
those of the shoulders, back and arms.
A rubber exerciseF, such as can easily
be fastened upon any door-frame, a
light pair of dumbbeIls, and regular
breathing exercises will accomplish
the object
Like every other kind of exercise,
| however, regularity counts Tor every
thing Ten or fifteen minutes work
| in the morning, short, stiff walk,
dozen full, deep breaths, forcing the
/ air down into the stomach and out
| again through the nose, and the same
| routine at night, will soon endow you
! with the power of hard hitting But
you must pursue such q course of
| training with preciSeness and regts-
| larity, to secure the desired result
Punching the bag is the best exeF-
| else for developing the shoulders,
back and arms. 1t is the primary
school of hard punching. Every mus
Gle of the body is brought into play.
It trains the eye and schools the brain
to act quickly. You gain in both de
livery and defense.
This Plan for an Amateurs Successful
EnSoullt2r.
All amateur boxers are inclined to
be nervous. This is a fault. The best
way to cure it is to do all the boxing
you can with men whom you know
you can best, but men who will give
you hard battle. Take your lessons
from competent professional
teacher
After boxing a while with men &c
whom the gloves and the ring are as
familiar as their daily meals, the anna
teur game will seem like cHiid's play
to you. That is one hint for you. Now
for another. Be sure you go into the
ring in good physical condition. Get
your stomach right and keep II
right" Be careful not to catch cold
When you step into the center ol
the ring do not rush biindIy at youl
man. / have seen many amateurs dc
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choose as he likes his climate. In
the country parts the summer is ideal.
On every side one rests the eye upon
the undulating hills, studded with YER
dure of palest green, that gradually
rise one above the other until they
lose themselves in the deep blue of the
mountains that stand silhouetted
against the paler blue CT the sky.
A Jamaica house, like most of the
houses built in tropical countries, has
and doors, or else all blinds and doors,
and it is not uncommon to find the
main room of large house having as
many as dozen windows, with
door leading into the front garden and
another leading into the rear garden.
for Jamaica house does not stop at
one, there are often several surround
ing the house. And the windows are
never closed.
The interior of the homes suggest
comfort in its most exaggerated sense.
The highly polished mahogany floors
Nmirror the antique carved furniture
that would set the pulses of connois-
seur fast beating. Couches and easy
chairs of bamboo and cane invite one
to indulge in hours of laZiness. Cool
drinks are brought to one by a serv-
ant every two or three hours in the
day, and one sits on the inclosed piaz.
"a, shaded by blinds, and sips and
sips, looking out upon the passers-by.
1t is in the city of Kingston that one
gets the best idea of what a Jamaican
is like, for it is here that he meets all
classes. There is a pronounced class
distinction in the island, the upper
classes having nothing whatever to
do with the servant class socially.
There is a Jamaican aristocracy
composed of the most refined and in
telligent element and of those who
can trace their ancestry back to Eng
lish and Scottish artistocracy. They
are the landed proprietors of large es-
tates, the merchants, or they are the
men in offices of trust or those who
occupy the most influential positions
The middle-class Jamaican is a
| good-natured, sunny dispositioned
| happy creature. They include, among
/ others, conductors, motormen, bus
| drivers, tailors, shoemakers, keepers
of tiny shops, policemen and peasant
! rroprietors of small holdings. The
middle class is always we'll dressed
| we'll behaved and without doubt takes
life easy.
The peasant class are the pure
blacks who live in the country parts
OF the island in small huts, in the
most rural and primitive fashion. Il
is the peasants who make market day
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iron fences, has its stalls heaped with
all manner and kinds of produce.
The fruits of the island are lavishly
displayed. These include the young
green cocoanut, whose COOL refresh
ing water makes a delicious drink;
the large green mango, called the
''black mango, and the handsome
yellow mango; superior fruit called
No. H.; the bright red ackie. with
its bursting yellow center and black
seeds; fresh, ripe, sweet pines, sweet
scented guavas, shining green lines.
and, at this season of the year, when
the oranges are just getting ripe.
large, greenish yellow ones are no
ticed in the display; also the big,
tempting grenadilla, golden yellow
plums, big, heavy punches of yellow
bananas, the dull, green bread fruit,
sweet sops and sour sops, and an
endless number of other delicious
fruits.
A curious spectacle is line of SUI
gar sellers with tins of new sugar,
brown sugar or dried sugar, the for
mer being sold at cents per quart
Opposite them is a haberdasher stall,
where bright bandannas are the most
conspicuous objects. At one counter
little troughs of meal, -four and rice
are displayed: and here and there and
almost everywhere fruits and vege-
tables are heaped in view; in fact,
needles, pins, knives, forks, glasses
and calico dress goods are as much a
part of public wares. as meats and fish
and fruit.
BY or 8 o'clock in the afternoon
the place is quite thinned out, and
one meets on almost every road WON
en- riding their donkeys back to their
country homes. At night what is left
is sold out for whatever the seller
can get, and so the poorer people wait
until night to buy their provisions at
their own price.
At the foot CT Victoria market the
blue waters of Kingston harbor swish
against the low sea wall, and as the
| market gets more and more deserted
| the crowd on the little pier gets thick
er and thicker. Groups of people lear
over the rail and get Whit of the
refreshing breeze, and others becker
to the oarsmen who guide a big row
boat over the deep waters and indulge
themselves in a row about the harbor
And over it all the bright moon shine:
serenely. and in the distance loom tn,
dark shadows of the tall mountains.
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On. More Mistake

Not long ago / was passing along
dark road just outside the city, and
looking to one side. could just see the
outline of a buggy. Suddenly, and
with no apparent propelling force. the
vehicle moved rapidly around the cor
ner and disappeared into the dark
ness.
Fearing that the possible occupant
of the buggy might figure in run
away, and wishing to prevent an acct
dent, called very loudly four or five
times '.Whoai" al the top of my lungs.
The carriage stopped slowly, and a
hoarse voice replied, "Shut up. you
fool; can't run my buggy into my
own shed. n-Providence Telegram.
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He pidn4 Want to be Painted.

The director of the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art at Washington says that
one day while on the way to their
studies three young women pupils of
the Art School maintained in connec-
ton with the institution named chanc-
ed upon an especially picturesque old
daIky. One of the young women, who
had Immediately perceived the artistic
value of the old colored, man, stopped
him and asked:
Would you like to make a little
money!"
'Yes, indeedy, miss" eagerly ex-
claimed the old fellow. "Whatcher
want me to do?
Just come with 'us. We'd like to
paint YOU"
The aged negro hesitated a moment.
oh" said the young woman who
had accosted him, cts very easy, and
it won't take long,
II wasn't thinkin' bout dat, missy,
finally replied the old darkey, 81 was
jest wonderin' how l gunner git de
paint off"
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eLuE IS woMEN.s rAvoRITE.
Care More for It Than ANY other
Color.

Care More for Il Than ANY Other
Color.
"Colors in dress often reveal the
heart secrets of women, though they
know it not" remarks a woman writ
same thing, if custom permitted them
to wear colors as it does women, but
If they are barred out in. general
way, specifically their neckties ire
quently tell things about them Vel
low is the color of light cfieerfulness,
and the girl who is fond OF wearing
it is usually of light, CHEEKY nature
Pink is the color of love. and 1t is
really remarkable to see how an en-
gagged girl, deeply enamored of her
fiance. will, without knowing just why,
take to wearing pink ribbons and be-
gin to speak of gowns either wholly
or partly pink as such loves Of things
that she wished she owned.
BLUE is the color of the good and
true, and | am glad to know that most
have at least one blue gown in their
never noticed it. but the woman with
out honesty in her nature cares little
for blue. If there is a fad for the
color, she will wear it under protest.
but the woman who is good and true
loves it, and confesses openly to it.
Even if she doesn't do this the I'M
conscious affinity of her nature for
that color expresses itself in the
touch of blue she will give her cos
tunes, or in the blue ribbons with
which she will adorn her lingerie. Did
you ever hear of brides trousseau
having red ribbons among it's adorn
ments? 1t is usually found that blue
and pink predominant, nay, they are
generally the exclusive ornaments of
the lingerie especially
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The Famous Shift. After Delivering
the Solar-Piexus Blow with the Left,
You Whip the Same Hand In. tosthe
Jaw Without Moving the Position
of the Feet.
that If the other fellow comes at you
that way stick out your left hand as
hard and as often as you can, and jab
him in the face. If things go quietly,
however, you should feel your Oppon-
ent out well. Use your cleverness to
the hest of your ability to confuse
him. If you are successful in that
then comes the time to be aggressive.
Jab him, if you can, with your left.
Failing this, send in both hands.
straight from the shoulder. to his
face and head. Keep at this until :ou
! get his guard up. If he finds .yon
| lighting at his head all the time he
| will forget to protect his stomach and
wind.
When he forgets, the time has come
| for you to get in your fine work.
Watch your opportunity WE'LL and
when the proper moment comes step
in as close TO him as you can, and a
little to one side, and strike with your
left or right hand, whichever is con-
venient, hard in his solar plexus
Throw every pound OF your weight
behind the blow, put all your strength
in it, md pivot slightly on yonr foot
as it lands.
If you execute the blow properly, It
is almost certain to score a knockout.
Points for the Big Fighter to Remem.
Der.
Do not fight on the defensive; be
aggressive.
Keep cool at all times.
Do not get careless. particularly
when you think you are winning
Copyrighted. Ieo1. by A. J. Drexel Bid
de- Philadelphia Entered at Stationers
! Hall. London.
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A Freak of sound Waves.

Talking about vibrations . said an
organist, reminds me of a most pc
culiar fact in regard TO the acoustic
properties of st. James Church, here
IN town. Before the new organ was
installed there was one spot in the
rear of the church where the sound
waves came together in such a man
ner that a person sitting there could
hardly hear a sound while the organ
was being played. The explanation is
quite simple. It seems that at this
very spot the waves vibrating from
each side Of the church came together
at uneven intervals. forming q. break
IN the wave series and neutraIizing the
sound entirely. The new organ was
placed SO as to overcome this diff
Guilty. have seldom heard OF a par
alIel case - philadelphia Telegraph.
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X N 6 H T
!. S I r
BY CAPTAIN P. sTUDLEY.
copyrighted 1905 By The AUTHORS Publishing Company

The man stopped down and lifted
the vines.
His great resolve was then and there
registered with Coda resolve as
magnificent as ever chivalric quest by
any knight of old. Only a plain Cali
fornia rancher, with the heyday of
youth and it's romance apparently
- me forever. Only Joel Brown, the
M that worked hard, harder than
most OF his neighbors, to make his
blackberries pay.
Two women were engaged in har-
vesting the glorious abundance.
girl was picking alone at the end of
the patch. Joel on his knees. raising
the lower branches, was hidden from
the women.
What do you think she will do
now?''
Nay. do not ask me, you cannot
get anything out of her 1 heard she
was going to the city,
What will she do there, I'd like to
know?"
Get lost like the rest of them,
suppose" said the woman in answer.
with little sigh. But there. she
might get her chance among the
crowd"
What could she do with her baby?"
"Oh, in the city there's ways of leav-
ing it in asylums, whilst she goes to
work"
The girl at the end of The patch
stood up. She looked at the cloudless
blue-a dome of unfathomable azure.
It's immensely awed her. She had
found her earth so small-no, escape
In it anywhere-and here it seemed
so vast. She felt the presence of the
sky. for the first time in her life.
Joel Brown knelt in the vines
alone with his resolve.
The girl went by, her face turned to
the sky. Its look of appeal was pa
thetic in its childishness. He let her
pass, and turned his face upward also.
Mechanically he went on picking. The
resolve had claimed him; he was out
of himself, bathed in a strange glory
y that swept the rest of the world away
from him. AS If it had happened in
a long past, he heard the women say
ing:
What will she do in the city?"
Get lost like the rest of them,
suppose"
The crimson mellowed into glowing
amber. In the hush came the sound
of the distant chimes from the mis-
sion of Santa Barbara.
He stood up and barred his head
this man accounted a pagan by his
neighbors.
Somehow the girls face. and pic
lures of the Great Mother, were trans.
fused in him.
He stroked his sleeve across his
eyes as If clearing his vision.
Tired, Mr.. Brown? So be we, So
it's quit for tonight, then"
Without speaking. he took out his
leather purse, and counting their
work. paid them.
Shall you want me tomorrow
asked the girl in a low voice. Speech
was an EFFORT.
mo" His voice sounded strangely
harsh. 1t startled and frightened
him; it was so at variance with his
resolve.
Put your boxes in the crates" he
said, pointing to a few scattered
empty ones at the end of the patel
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elemarek,s wonderful Eyes.

No one ever came into the presence
OF the chancellor without deep sense
of the mind-Power reflected from those
large gray-blue orbs. Their flashing
brilliancy and the piercing penetration
of the chances shot from them were
never to be forgotten. They seemed
incapable of expressing affection, and
their steeI-like hardness only inspired
awe for the towering intellect, the
irresistible viii, the defiant courage,
the fiery energy of their owner. To
watch the lightning changes Of ex-
preston mfrrored in them, rejecting
the strong emotions evoked by hum
bIed pride, wounded ambition, and
thwarted seIashness. and. above all.
by the loss OF his absolute sway, was
indeed an enEiable privilege. -From
Henry Wizards "a Visit to Bismarck
in the Century
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Mrs. Frailington was downcast and
trembling now, and it seemed hardly
possible to realize that only a few
hours before she had, single-handed,
faced couple of desperate burglars
and vanquished them. Such, however,
was the case, and detective was
questioning her as to the circum-
stances.
''And 1 understand that after you
had warned the man not to attempt
to break into your house, and ne had
disregarded the warning, you, with
out more ado, raised you pistol and
fired?"
yes" she answered. ut was aw-
fully wicked of me, but I did"
What became of the man. you
shot?"
The other burglar carried him
away"
(which other burglar?''
why, the one aimed at" she said,
simply.
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Saw Dead Dauqhter's Face.

An old lady who resides alone in
country district near Aberdeen, Scot
land, had strange premonition re
Gently While seated one evening at
the fire she heard a rustling noise at
the window, and on looking out she
seemed to see the face of her daughter
pressing against the pane. The old
woman was much startled. as her
daughter resided in America. So
alarmed did she become, that she
went to a neighbours house and slept
all night week afterward she re-
ceived word to the effect that her
daughter had peen killed in railway
accident. Strange to say her daugh-
ter was killed on the very night the
old woman had the strange PRESENT.
ment.
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Part II.-ArticIe S.

How the Heavy Man Should Train and
Fight.
The big men often do not know how
to handle themselves when in fight.
so win tell them.
The greatest mistake that big men
make is in spending SO much OF their
time in doing all kinds Of work to de-
velop their muscles and wind and hit
ting powers. and so little in studying
out the tricks of the game. Any big.
heavy athlete has an immense adj
vantage, if he wants to become q
boxer, right at the start. He has the
power: all he lacks is the knowledge
how to use it to the best advantage.
will give him three rules to follow:
Be aggressive.
Do not be careless.
Remember that you have the punch.
AS to the next item in big mans
fighting schedule-his ability to give
a punch that will bring down his man
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Kinq Has Good Memory.

King Edwards memory for faces is
(as generally known) extraordinarily
good, but equally so is his power of
promptly recalling the names and
where and when he has met persons
he is suddenly confronted with-gifts
which do not always go together. An
evidence of the kings accuracy in
both respects once occurred at New
castle, where his majesty (then prince
of Wales) was attending a show, Stop
ping on his progress through the
crowd he accosted a gentleman by
name. reminding him that they had
been introduced at a certain public
function in another provincial town
some years previously.
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anyone that says a word agin you or
the young one, if 1 am anigh."
He saw a passion of hope creep in
her face. Very tenderly now he spoke,
the harshness had all flown.
Trust me, Ruth. l will treat you
awful gentle. l have an idea you will
get happiness. OF course you'll be
wanting the place furnished; there's
plenty in the bank to do that. And
mebbe you'll want a kitchen built on
to the side. And when the blackberry
season is over we will buy new
dress or two and go up to San Fran
cisco, and make believe we never had
a sorrow, and mebbe Wen say nothing
to nobody, and (his last was the ut
most he could advance as a vision to
dazzle), we'll go to the the-a-ter."
One afternoon she looked again to
the sky.
Joel, no, dear, don't think want
you to read to me-not now; lift me
up bit; there, that's easier" She
took the book from hint was Days
of Chivalry.D >"There's something
want, to say to you, Joel. That's good"
his arms were supporting her, she
put hers round his neck-"no, it's not
about little Susie-you can't do wrong
to her, you'll do more for her than /
could ever think of. All! 1 can see
the women picking the blackberries.
all the way from here. No, dear.
what 1 want to say is, when l am
gone-and you know 1 am going soon.
don't you. dear?-I want you to know
when you look at the books, that l
understand that in all of them there
had been no knights, no, not one that
carried a lance, that did more splen-
didly in any tournament-than you
who fought-for me! l hope God will
let me go while l am asleep, one tine
after l have kissed you and said
Thank you, Sir Knight.
One evening as the mission bells
gently chimed in the distance and the
sun was setting, respondent in amber
and gold, Joel bent down to hear a
faint whisper
Thank you. Sir Knight"
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(special corregpondence.)

1t is summer in the sunny, happy
island Of Jamaica. but the, fieTce tropi-
cal heat is so admirably tempered by
the cool breezes of the trade winds
10! such delightful breeze is waited
over the land that one gives himself
up to blissful comfort of it's enjoy
ment.
Jamaica is so traversed by noun
tains, some of whose peaks attain as
great height as 1000 feet, that one
can spend summer in the island and
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Tortoise centuries OLD.

The most curious reminder of Hol-
lands sway in Ceylon is living crea-
ture, a grand old tortoise, supposed to
have belonged to one of the Dutch
governors some 200 years ago. He is
very docile and ever ready to attract
the attention of anyone who is likely
to offer him pIaintain- The tortoise is
so large that he can carry several
boys ON his back at one time.
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(This blow retained Fitzsimmons
the championship of the world by de-
feating James ]. Corbett at Carson
City, March IT, 1879
too much attention cannot be given
to his education upon this line.
He is built upon lines that give him
a natural advantage for sending in a
hard blow. He should cultivate his
ability in this line, and study out how
he can land the hardest blow.
Remember you have weight to add
speed to the blow if you only throw
1t behind your arm.
Do not waste your energy and
strength in hitting lightly; study well
just where to land = the blow, and
when you hit do it with all the
strength and force and weight you can
muster.
Just as your fist strikes your OPP
ponent's body. set your arm rigid and
throw your weight against it.
When you have knocked your op-
ponent down do not rush at him as
soon as he is on his feet.
Take your time. Feint him once or
twice, thus confusing MIN. Then he
will probably leave an opening, and
you can administer the knockout with
out danger to yourself.
have seen men unduly eager TO
finish an opponent whom they have
knocked down or dazed, rush into the
fight, only to receive a wild swing on
the jaw and meet defeat just at the
moment when the battle was all in
their hands-because of failure to de
TEND themselves.
Muscles Of the Shoulders Play the
Most Prominent Part in Land
ing a Knockout.
"How can learn to strike a hard
blow?'
That is a question that is asked Of
me frequently by both young and mid
dle-aged men, so / am going to tel
them. There is neither trick nor ar
worth mentioning in striking a harC
! blow. The mere landing of q hare
blow, be it on the face, head or body
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stronger-"yes, Ruth. have an idea.
too, that if ye1l give me that child,
well call it our'n, do you see?"
Ruth listened to him as if she were
dreaming. Joel saw that she was but
half comprehending; his voice uncon-
sciously became sterner.
II want you for my wife, Ruth"
All it meant came on her as a food.
'Oh, 1 cannot, cannot. People will
say as ! was allus bad, if 1 let you
go and marry me-" and she burst into
tears.
Suddenly and passionately she ex-
claimed: Il never meant to bel
wanted allus to be good girl; =
Ruth, listen to me. l think you
have got to have me. / think before
God you have got to be my wife. You
have got to come to me, and be safe.
And once my wife, damn the soul of