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AoUlNALoo IN sEcLUsIoN.
His Rstiremenf Said 20 Be Due to Fear
Of AssAg5ination.

His Retiremenf Said TO Be Due 10 Fear
Of AssAs3ination.
Aguinaldo. the leader Of the revolu-
tion In the Philippines. leads a life of
practical retirement in Manila. writes
William Z Curtis. He seldom leaves
his home and IL never seen upon the
streets II II Ia necessary for him to
50 TO any other part Of the town he
always takes q closed carriage, and
strangers who call upon him are very
carefully inspected before they are al
lowed to see him. Occasionally he
visits the old town Of CaYlte. about IS
miles from Manila. where his family
have a plantation. and where his
mother Is living She Is said 10 be a
woman Of remarkable traits and
strength Of character and was his In
spiration and chief adviser during the
revolution
Aguinaldo's seelusion Is attributed to
fear Of assassination. During the In
surrectiOu he was guilty Of acts Of
atrociOus cruelty upon persons whose
friends still survive and ordered sever
al assasslnati0ns. particularly that Of
Gen Luna. one Of his rivals. who was
great favorite with the public and
had many loyal and devoted admirers.
There Is also an impression among
many Of Aguinaldo's former associates
that he profited financially during the
insurrection. while they lost and for
feited everything they had. The Fill
Pine Is a revengefuI and vindlctiye
creature. and does not hesitate to take
vengeance into his own hands. Hence
AguinaldO Is supposed to be continual.
~ on his guard. and the police author,-
ties would not be surprised any mo
ment. even at this day. to learn Of his
assassination. When he was released
from prison he was exceedingly nerv.
Gus and apprehensiYe, and would have
preferred to remain under the protec
ton OF the military. Since that time
no notice has been taken of him. He
has been treated like an ordinary M
tive, and everything that might excite
sympathy for or attract attention TO
him has been avoided He has been In
vited to public functions like other
prominent FiliplnOs, and when Gov.
Tart gave q reception to the natives
AguinaldO was never overlooked. He
seldom availed himself OF these eour.
tesies. however. and has avoided
crowds and public demonstrations for
the reasons | have given.
The police have kept him under
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is, thsy have
observed his movements ana have
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An unusual ceremony took place in
New Orleans. when many thousand
persons from every walk of life gRtl,.
cred to do honor 10 4 woman. A lov.
ing-cup was presented to Miss sophie
Wright, whom her fellow townnmsn
love TO call The First Citisen OF New
Orleans" and the presentation was
made the occasion for a public demon.
stration OF affection.
Miss Wright Is a little. crippled
woman. white-haired aud swect.facsd
All her life she had beea struggling
against poverty ard gnlnsf the never
ceasInE pain Of a spinal trouble. Able
to 20 about only with the sid OF . steel
harness and a cane. she stin has the
strength Of q multitude in doing good
works.
Twenty years ago she was but
girl OF eighteen, yet she Fad already
established a prosperous ana growing
boarding school, and was beginning
TO see ahead an end 10 poverty. One
day q young mechanic asked her 70
teach him to read and write Suddenly
brought face 70 face with the fact
that thousands Of boys wegs growing
up 10 New Orleans antauKht and with.
out hope Of Advancement, she threw
her school open to them in the even.
Ing, and called for volunteer teachers
from among her girl pupils. Thus was
established . free night school 10
which thousands Of men to-day owe
all their education. This year Il On.
rolled hfteen hundred pupils. and three
hundred were turned away for lack
Of room.
Fighting weakness and pain which
would render another a helpless bnr.
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MAkINo RueeGR .N coLoRApo.

Newly Discovered Rubbsr Ptana IN
Supposedly Useless Weed.
Tbs announcement that rubber has
been found In . supposedly uasless
weed, growing on the arid plasaaua
and high mesa lands OF the Colorado
mountains, sets at rest all fears Of 4
rubber shortage. says a writer In the
World To-day. The rubber tree IL A
product peculiar 70 the trUpleA The
newly discovered rubber plant Of Col.
orad0. however. grows at an altitude
Of from 5000 20 1900 feet. where the
elimats holds all the FlEors Of winter
and all tho whitening force OF 4 rain.
less summer. The discovery Of the
plant relieves the worlds rubber mar.
kst from It's dependence on the tropics
and makes Il possible for rubber 70 be-
come a stabls crop. even 10 countries
where extreme cold prevails.
To y. Il. Marsh. OF Denver, 4 due
the credit Of the discovery. He went
to Colorado two years ago. an invalid,
and to regain his health went out on to
the range with the cowboyA He
struck the range near Buena Vista,
Col, where he found the eowboya
chewing the root Of q weed they call.
ed rabbit bush" After being thor
oughly masticated the root left ! gum.
my substance. When Mr.. Marsh irst
noticed II he considered II OF mors than
usual interest, and at his nrst opDor.
tunity sent samples OF the weed 10
Prot. T. d. A. Cockreil. botanlnt At
Colorado College. for examination.
The professors tests showed the
gummy substance to be gum elastic.
or India rubber. When compared with
other rubbers II was found to be equal
TO the best medium grade Of the lrop.
lcaI products.
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OW that $21,OO0OOO Of the Federal Govern
IAV Hments irrigation fund have been set aside for
I'm Hcertatn specified projects. 1t may be said that
- what Is likely to prove to be the greatest In
ternal improvement work ever undertaken By
sAE14 the Government Of the United States Is well
started. 1t is dihicult to appreciate the ut-
mate meaning Of these great works Many greatest
civilizations OF the past have hourished countries
redeemed from the desert by the artificial application
water The highest state OF civilization reached by the
aborgines OF America among praetced ir
cation Already In time the richest agricultural
reons in this country those where irrigation
sary and where the desert back what 1t
once held when the water longer flows
In most OF the arid and portions OF the United
sates nature atOnes for the lack OF rainfall by giving
she soil great fertility 1t is well known that years OF
extraordinary rainfall the semard regions produce enor.
nous crops. Under irrigation the crops uniformly
large compared with what be obtained in humid re-
gfons without irrigation The arid country
- fertile because 1t Is without much rain The fertility
mas not been washed Of the by pounding rains
OF countless The result that left for men
70 turn on the water and take from the arid regions the
shape Of vegetation the fertility has been lost In
gated country inezhausbe There nature has stored
her treasures for use elsewhere they have been
largely depicted by natural processes.
All OF this explains why acre under irritation IA
worth 50 much than irrigated IL the Gov
eminent shall eventually redeem 1O0OO0OO0 acres Of land
q w1H be equivalent TO the addition several times as
many acres Of humidregion land the national area
Thnk OF how much for population that means And
already the time has come when increasing
population is problem worthy OF national attention
Minneapolis Journal
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- HE frghtful destruction which has lately Be
raIen Russia the resulted from the use
Of the torpedo or the submarine boat Only
three OF her vessels which have been DESTROYED
kETENNsNN or put out Of action seriously injured
kaasls above the water lime This has ELECTED
from Senator Hale. OF our best naval ex-
pets The declaration that the batteshp obsolete He
calls halt on the further construction these travel
Ing sea forts saying that the $15OOOOOOO which we have
already expended therefor Is practically much money
enrOwn away. Hudson Maxim the renowned inventor Of
Instruments OF destruction and defense shows that there
- much reason in the position taken by Hale He
says, in the Review Of Reviews:
"A batteship costs 100000 and may have 1000 men
On board while the torpedo boat than one
afth as much. and not have Oneafsh part many
en board In other words fifty torpedo boats may be
built and manned at greater expense than a single
baetssnip; consequently atty torpedo bOats may de-
srOyed with all board In order sink single battle
ship and the loss be equal both sides: while two
bateps be sunk by the sacrifice Of fifty torpedo boats
the torpedo fOtlla has decided victory But Il Is
probable that not than torpedo boats on an
average would be Destroyed for every battleship
This means that the present torpedo times
as efficient the batteshp."
There Is no doubt that the Russian and japanese
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u seems q pity that the young wo-
man who u about 70 establish q bone
and has q sam % money 10 apsud for
lts garniahing eahnot b. persuaded
from laying Il ont all at once. she
roba herself % 90 much future snjoy.
fnsht The apiek and span asfa Of
furniture which are eaFclenaly ordered
from so nphatsa9reF. aud carried home
and stood around her parioru By hta
men. win never asord her hAjf tha
subtraction abe can Eeg 10 q room fog
which to-day she buya q chair. and
neat weeh, sewing there must b. a
table 10 accompany the chair. abe
ssarta on . fresh shopping excursion
and nnda q table Witch a sxncti
what she was hooking Tor. snd ID a..
other month. discovering shs ned Of
booaeaas o. q screen. she has again
the delight Of ths huht. amd ths rgusi.
ncati0n Of obtaialnE the pFustIsss
scrrcn and bookcase In the city,
such = room u . growth. 9 Rnth.
erinG together. % household treasure.
little By little. and piece By piece. Each
article. bought only When the ned
arises. o. when something Il happily
found to just meet the need. win have
family history which males Il "A
entertaining aa veil - = valuable pos.
session Each euHch and footmsnol A
81 achievement: each rug ana curtain
repressata . triumph. aach a hama.
nuilt 40 gradually. with careful plan.
ming IN each part. with thought ana
lovi1s consideration IN al lie details.
aegairea meaning far deeper man
c0ald be purchased By che ionrrut
purse from the most fashionable eab.
met maker .--mousawif
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den. abe spends her days earning me-
~ 70 support herself and her charity,
and her evenings teaching her ''boyaH
Yet with Il all ahs finds time for IN
countless other demands on her. Their
u scarcely a charity In the city buf
feels the inspiration Of her aid. LAsl
winter she engineered the raising oe
seventeen thousand dollars to build Z
home for crippled children. Her e.
ward u 10 . love from the people oe
New Orleans such as few have earned.
Her life Il al example Of what noble
woman can accomplish. ---Yonth'a Con.
panion.
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known his whereabouts at ali times.
As long as he remains in the city he
Is not watched, but when he leaves
Manila they make II a point to learn
where be goes and who he communi-
Gates with. For . while after his re-
lease they watched him closely. but
his conduct has been most exemplary.
He has been tempted on several occa-
Sions COnsplrators have endeavoresi
to interest him In their plots: San
Miguel, Pillar. Ricarte and other ''in-
surrectos" have tried 10 secure his
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INDIANS NOT DYING oFE.


AboriEineS More NumeTous Than Ever
Before Since Americas Settlement,
Recently Charles NJ. Harvey pre-.
pared from the records Of the govern
ment some interesting facts with 70
spect to the irrepressibls conflict be-
tween the white and the red men. He
notes the error Of early historians who
estimated the number OF Indians in
this country at from 100000 to 10.
100000. 1t has been the theme of
many q Observation-Disclosures supposed
slaughter and determination OF a great
Indian population Mr.. Harvey ands
that In the Indian troubles from frst
TO last fifteen white persons persisted
10 each Indian slain. He shows from
the best infoEmsttoa obtainabls hy the
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The domestic subjects sub depat
meat Of the new London ednea ti0nai
authority does not mean TO DO things
By haivea II they teach young folks
how % manage q baby the lessons are
20 Be thorough. No dolls are Enlng
e. b used. o. picture iliustratiOna.
but good. honest s-m0nth-0ld tnfanG,
warranted 10 scream az pin prieks.
kiek az bathing. and bs slek whsn im.
properly fed. Attendance at theaa do
nestle Instruction classes IL c0mpuls-
Org o. all EtFla Of school age for one
half DAP per week. Renultn o. tha
most encoaFaging description have
been noticed already from sOms Of the
elassea. A sellkaawn doctor stated
the other day that weman's life had
been saved ~ the SKILLED nursing u a
is-yeaF'oid daughter. who had been q
regular attendant at Que o. the board
aehool sick nursing classes
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Woman IN the SIlddls West.

Il
The social picture OF the middle
West as a whole. however. presents
the sexes occupying different intellect
nal and moral planes There the WON
an u indispntably the mistress In all
that makes for cultuEe--eultur in let.
tiers and In art; the man IA king In his
own active realm. Each q most def,
erential TO the other IN that others
sphere. The books on the shelves. the
pictures on the wall. are o. the wom-
ans choice or selection. The man
speaks Of her literary or artistic tastes,
usually OF both combined. with the
reverence that Il due 10 her superior
intellectual and spiritual gifts and ac-
quirementA She Is the hosteaz. and
the host stands appropriately behind
her. She In the instructed and ieada
the intellectual movements % hef
town. The book club. the Dante club,
the entertainer of the lecturing or the
travelling lion. IL the woman. often
the clergyman asaists; but she, through
her influence over the surrendered
man. has selected her clergyman. and
on her be mnst count for the success
81 himself and % hla work. she ia,
indeed. generous and gracious. aud
welcomes with Jog every man who
stFsys from business into the company
.of books aud pictures. tito homes
which she has made. They call their
houses homes. Oftenev than the East,
and these homes bespeak the amer
easte Of the woman. Her education -
likely 70 be more virtls shan that o.
her Eastern sisters. beeaAss Il il ac-
CURED at schools and colleges where
eo-edueation Of the sexes 10 the rule
Her domination In the hesns and her
prtmacy 10 the higher life. - We are
Inclined 20 call u. sire seen rot only tn
che more obvious social aGaiFs. bat In
the element Of seFi0usaeaa which
marks mOat life In thia midway o. tha
tountry.
A. the man pays her hiEh respect
BY recognizing her superiority In tbs
Kingdom Of lasts. % feelthg. Of the
Imagination. Of the knoursdga which
comes from books ahe returns hts def,
srenee b. vensrating him - the activs
ruler Of the world Of aHaitA This atti-
tude was well expressed ~ a young
woman student In one Of tAs EFeas sdu,
cation universities Of the West. she
was asked 10 write her vlsw % Thomas
Jefferson. and this vas her rese0nse:
Thomas Jefferson was timld and aly.
but lovely ia his family" she could
judge him a. one o. the word %
men." because abe was not % his fam
ily; II she had BEEN. the last part OF
her description alons would have SUI.
fieed---HsnFy LOomla Nslsoa IL HaF.
per'a MmRaxina.
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EDITORIALS
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

mas Disclosed new problem for the navy % solve but
nevertheless has not the worthessness OF bat
None OF the japanese big and heavy
sells have turned or been put out OF action Rnsa
mas about ntonF torpedo boats and least four sub
marines, but she has done nothing with them The Jap
shsSe are brave and daring The Russians tmOrOus
and auggish 50 under decisive ircamsanees has
not yet been made II would be highly rash and tndis-
ereet % the naytes OF world along the lines
aeMnded oy senator Hale before the effectiveness
peo and submarine fighting Is given thorough traal-
Kansas City Journal
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Mr.. Daniel Gregory Mason. whose grandfather was
really the founder OF the study the American
public schools and who has himself been closely dsut-
ned with the teaching Of music has lately suggested In the
Outlook both the virtues and the defects modern
school music. His deductions Recommendations de
serve careful study and thought
The time 10 when the utility music In the schools
can be questioned Physically mentally and spiritually
rereshes and enrches II Il both the selfsucent
and the most general Of the persons are wholly
lacking in knowledge appreciation IT. and 10 those
who have other culture music speaks integby and
sympathstieaIly.,
The trouble In the schools-and worth noting that
II Is also the trouble in the church hymnas-s the tendency
to pay too much attention to the words little the
melody II song be about birds animals domestic
or patriotism Mr. Mason II Is considered good The
result Is the adoption Of lot OF silly vapd music because
1t happens to be set to edifytRg words
The remedy lies In giving children an opportunity
to become familiar with music which Is good enough TO
stand on Its feet The fOIksongs many different
nations much church music and the simpler productions
OF the great cOmpOsers-productiOns which the melody
u clear and domnatng-might all be placed within reach
Of children In thepubc schools the displacement OF much
musical pap and the lasting happiness millions
OF young people But this In Its particular aspecta l.
matter for the supervisors OF music before win be
brought this summer by committee the National Edu
catonal observation-disclosures Companion
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IL LIZ - 80.


When q Nav STRAW HAT Wma q Mowal
and Treasured Possession.
In the early part % the last century
there were fewer factories In this
country than now. ana many things
were made by hand which to-day arr
the work Of machinery. This was 20,
pecially true OF the braid for. straw
hats. Rye straw was commonly used,
although wheat was also IN demand.
But the rye straw had longer stems
and was moro easily handled.
In driving along country roads. In
Massachusetts particularly. late In the
summer one would see great bundles
Of the straw hanging on tho fences 20
dry. When the sun and wind had
done their share OF the work. II was
placed In casks where sulphur was
burning until II was bleaehed TO a
pale yellow. Then II was split into
narrow widths suitable for braidtng.
The daughters Of farmers did not
have many pennies OF their own In
those days. and all were eager 70 earn
money by braidlng straw. Every little
while men would pass through the
villages, calling from house to house
and buying the straw braid They
paid two cents q yard for H.
District school was Ia session only
SIX months Of the year-the rest Of
the time the children helped their
mothers with the homework. when
that was done they took up their
braids for amusement and occupation.
So much a day every girl expected
10 do as her daily stint" She would
carry II down b. the brook Of up IN
the apple tree when the summer days
were long; or during the stormy hours
Of winter she would so with II to the
old attic, where the swing hung from
the eobwebbed raftern. But Ell thu
time her fingers must work busIIy. lest
the men should call for the brnids and
and them unfinished.
The factories where the straw was
sewed were In the large towns The
simplest hats were % the bgaids
alone. More elaborate ones had q
fancy cord. also o. plated straw.
sewed on the edge Of the braid THIS
cord was made by the old ladies'.
Grandmothers and great,auntu whose
eyes were too dim to sew would take
their balls % straw with them on
nelghb0rhOod calls. While they chat.
ted together. their hands would be
weaving the yellow strands In aud out,
fashl0ning the dainty cord
The price paid f0g the cord was
only half q cent yard. but this was
better than nothing TO those danes Of
q bygone generation
A poor country girl would begin to
think Of her hat from the time %
seed-sowing. All summer abe would
watch the bllIowy grain. When Il was
gathered and only the empty stalks
were left. ahs would tie them into bun.
dies and hang them In some sheltered
nook 10 dry. Bleaching. splitting and
braidin6-thess she did herself.
When the braids were aninhed ana
sent to the factory. how impatiantly
she waitedi Perhaps grandma con.
some OF the cord she had
made last winter. that tho new hat
might Be more beautiful AZ last the
hat came home and thea what tFyinRs
On therO were before the old Eiit. |
framed mirror In the pariogi How lov.
Ingly its owner handled Il aa nhs |
placed Il this way Or that on her curly |
bead oh. q new straw hat was In |
Iced a thing well worth having 10 |
hose days Of the long ago.--se Mich. |
slhA
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Annfhnr atnru.

Miss ArabsIla Leapyear-I don't
mind your poverty, George. Until your
fortunes mend, could be happy IA
your wealth Of affection, and 10 some
Vine-ciad cottage-
Mr.. wardoff-Pardon me. dear; you
know ! am only q poor city clerk, ana
cottages are out Of the question. Do
you think you could be happy In a
nat, with q sewing machine bnzzina
overhead and some fend below cooking
cabbaRe9
Miss Arabeila--Maybe, George dear,
we'd better tarTy awhile after all.
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sympathy and cooperation. but he has
never responded to their advances. and
the secret service people say that be
has allowed their letters to remain un.
answered. He has scrupulously avoid
ed doing anything that could excite
suspicion, and u practically cut on
from all his old friends and associates.
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Takiam Life Tee aertsnafv.
Taking life too seriously il satd "a
Be an especially American fnilinw. This
may Be true. but judging from appear.
anccs. Il would seem TO be world vide
for. 90 where one may. one win INA
the proportion Of serious not 10 say
anxioass faces ten 10 ono AZ compared
with the merry or happy onea n
the outer Is always the form ana
shadow Of the inner" and II the pres.
ent ia the fullneas Of che past ana the
herald Of the future" land how can wo
doubt itD how many sad histories NAV
be read In the faces Of those ws meet
every dayf The pity Of II IL, too. than,
the sadness 10 a self.woven garment.
even as Il the joy with which Il might
be replaced. Ruskin says, Girls should
be sunbeams. not only to members az
their own circle. bat 70 everybody win
whom they come IN contact. Every
room they enter should be brighter for
their presence" Why shouldn't al az
as be sunbeams. boys az well Is riris.
81 along the way from TWENTY-FIVE
years and under TO eighty-fvs years
and overt
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A pretty collar and cuR 81. 10 be
worn with onp's silk shirs Waiss suit.
or dainty bl0uaes. l. mada % algt net
similar 20 wash blond. ar ~tootina. =
The aiss net comes By the yard and
i just the right width for turnover.
Five-six,ha Of . yard IL suficient for
cot The edges are bound with
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The home life may change hu, u
VIII not be disrupted. Nothing can
destroy the home life. The more ~.
men become the equals Of men ara
the more they AZ considered ana treat.
ed as equals thC stronger win thu
home life become Women In the Roma
used to be considered &c dependents.
| might say ~ incumbancea. Now
with their Increased education, ability
and opportunities. they are better ahie
to make the homo life what Il should
be. It IL not simply braadmaklnR.
mendlng and diEhwashink that make
the home. women Of today are being
trained 70 preside in the home with
skill and science, and naturally they
are better able 10 improve the hons
life, 20 raise its standard, 70 make =
ideal.--auaan y. Anthony.