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FAMOUS FEUD
CHIEF FREED
Acting Governor of Ken
lucky Grants a Full Par
don to Johnson Hatfield
CLANS ARE AT PEACE
The McCoys Join in the Pc
titiOn for the Release of
Their Old Time Enemy
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRANKFORT, KY, June 10.-Giving
as one of the reasons that the Hatfields
and the McCoys, the famous Kentucky
and West Virginia feudists, are now at
peace and anxious to forget old scores,
Acting Governor Thorne last night
pardoned Johnson Hatfield one of the
survivors of the deadly mountaineer
vendetta. Hatfield had served four
years of a life sentence for the killing
OF a Mccoy. He was granted cIemency
for all his crimes.
The McCoys Joined in the petition
asking for the pardon of their old foe
They claimed. with his kinsmen. that
he was not a member of the Hatfield
party in the midnight August raid in
1888, In which many McCOys-men,
women and children-were shot to
death and others cruelty wounded.
Both said he was miles away. sick in
bed. On the petition for a pardon the
Acting Governor wrote the following:
The Mccoy and Hatfield people,
parties to this feud, after twenty-six
years, desire peace. Both sides of the
old feud are anxious to cross out all
old scores and settle their differences,
and every law abiding man should be
only too glad to render whatever as
sistance he can to bring these results
about
Besides, this man has agreed to go
where his family now resides Virginia,
and not again reside in Kentucky. His
wife has died since he has been con-
fined and left to him two little children
that need his care and attention. Be
heving this man, who is yet a young
man, If spared from the ravages OF
Br1ghts disease, may yet make a use
ful citizen, I do my part toward re-
deeming him, pardon him of the crime
for which he stands convicted and all
charges growing out of said feud and
the killing of Affair Mccoy. Tolbert
Mccoy, Farmer Mccoy. Randolph Nc
Coy Jr. and Coleman Mccoy"
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GRIM TRAGEDY
STIRS A MOB
Sheriff's Office Receives Re-
port of Murder and Threat
of Lynching at Imperial

SAN DIEGO, July 10.-The Sheriff S
office in this city to-day received a tele-
gram from Archie Priest, the constable
at Imperial, saying:
Man murdered here to-day noon.
Murderer caught. Lynching threatened.
Wire instructions"
The Sheriff in reply telegraphed:
VIII be down on first train. Hold the
prisoner"
Coroner Morgan in this city received
a telegram from a physician in Impe-
rial saying that murder had been
committed and urging the Coroner to
come. Nothing further about the af-
fair has been learned here.
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Cloudy weather prevails along the coast
from Cape MendocfnO TO the Columbia River
and in Western Oregon; elsewhere west OF the
Rocky Mountains II is fair. A thunderstorm
is reported from Roseburg.
The pressure has risen along the coast and
fallen slightly over Washington.
The temperative has risen slowly over the
Pacific slope. In the interior Of California il
is slightly below normal.
Forecast n ade at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight July IL:
Northern California-Fair Monday: light
northwest wind.
Southern CaiifOrnia-Fair Monday; Light
west wind.
Nevada-Fair Monday
san Francisco and vicinity-Fair Monday:
fresh northwest wind
G. H. WILSON. Local Forecastsr
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Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.

Sunday July 10.
stmr Corona. Gielow IS hours from Eureka
Stmr Hawaiian. Delano. so days from New
York via Coronel 20 days.
Caspar. '0'ii
stmr Greenwood. walvig, IS hours from
stmr Arctic Nelson "a hours from Eureka
StInr Argyll. Gilboy days from Honolulu
Pedro W san
stmr coquille River. Sanford AZ hours from
Port Los Angeles
Stmr Centralia Erickson 6s hours from
Grays Harhor; bound south; put in to land
Mukilteo -0'
stmr Lakme. Christensen. 4e hours from
stmr Gipsy. Gray. is hours from Monterey
and way ports
stmr Maggie. Corning. hogrs from Half
stmr nwaco Lefansweil. hours from
stmr South Bay. Jamieson. 27 hours from
Eureka
Ship Marion Chllcott. williams. 80 days
schr Borealis. samuels, days from
schr Mary f Russ. Inversion. days from
Aberdeen
SAILED
stmr Maggie, Corning Halfmoon Bay.
stmr Bonita, Preble, San Pedro and way
ports
stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander. San Diego and
way ports
stmr GualaIa Kalnin, westport.
Stnr r A KiiDurn. Thompson, Port Rodgers
Ger stmr Totmes. si KeehIer. Ge Seattle. Seattle r0in'
stmr Montara Reilly Seattle and Tacoma
Stm Whtesboro Olsen Mendocino.
Stmr Centennial Strand Seattle
Br stmr Nj Dollar, Cow, Port Townsend.
Stmr Centralia. Erickson, San Pedro.
Stmr Fulton. Panzer -.
Schr Jennie Griffin Gibson. BOinas.
Schr Ida A, Campbell, Point Reyes.
sehr Lyman d Foster, Kilman. Port Town
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS. July TO- 10 m-Weather
clear; wind west. velocity 10 miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT BLAKELEY-Arrived July 10-Schr
MARY l.. Cushing from Port Townsend: Chill
par, park Royal Sovereign. from Port Townsend; !;
scnr Mary p Foster. hence June Is.
Valdez
PORT TowNsEND-Arrrive July 1o-schr
San Pedro
Sailed July 1o-schr Blakeley, from Port
Blakeley, for west coast
TATOOSH-Passed out July 10-Stmr Oiym-
PIC; Safse1 from Beliingham s for San Francisco.
POINT LOBoS-Passed south July 10 II m
Istmr - Coronado, from Grays Harbor, for San
Passed south July TO- I p m-stmr Pasa-
dena, from Eureka. for San Pedro
SEATTLE-Sailed July 9-Stmr Humboldt,
for Skagway.
TACoMA--Arrived July 1o-stmr Edith.
hence July 5.
Sailed July 1o-stmr Mineola. for Petro-
paulovsk
SOUTH BEND-Arrived July 10-Stmr
Prentiss. hence July g.
SANTA BARBARA-Sailed July 10-Stmr
state OF California, for San Francisco; stmr
santa Cruz, for San Francisco
COOS BAY-Sailed July 10-StmrS Arcata
and Breakwater, for San Francisco
SAN PEDRO-Arrived July 1O-Schr Argus,
from Port Blakeley; schr Bertie Minor. from
Eureka; stmr Iaqua, from -.
BANDON-Sailed July 10-Schr Advance.
for San Francisco
ASTORIA-Sailed July 10-Stmr Francis
Leggett. for San Francisco. with log raft
in tow.
ISLAND PORT.
HONOLULU-Sailed July 10-Bark Mohi-
can. for San Francisco.
FOREIGN PORTS.
VlCTORIR B C-Sailed July 10-Br stmr
Calchas for Hongkong.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
LIVERPOOL-Arrived July 9-Stmr Bowie.
from New York; stmr Sicilian, from Mon
:, LoNDoN-Sailed July 9-Stmr Mesaba. for
HAMBURG-Sailed July 10-Stmr. Bulgaria,
TOT New York and Baltimore.
SOUTHAMPTON-Sail July 10-Stmr
Friederich der Crosse, from Bremen. for New
York. via Cherbourg.
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Water Front Notes.

Tony Vaiiisky was brought to the Harbor
Hospital yesterday badly cut on the wrist and
forearm. He passing along Broadway
near Drumrn street when woman called him
"a Jap" Being native of Chile though as
dark and swarthy a subject of the Mikado.
he resented the imputation and slapped her
face. She returned the blow with a knife.
Two deep cuts on his arm were the result
large band of Jersey cows were landed
from the cars and driven to the Preside yes
terday. They destined for Manila and will
be sent to that port by the transport Dixie.
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fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day, except when there but three tides as
sometimes occurs. The heights given are in
addition to the soundings of the United States
Coast Survey Charts except when a minus i-l
sign precedes the height. and then the number
given is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts The plane of reference is the mean
of the lower low waters
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loMPAeN1E aENEaALE rRANsArr.ANrro1s

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS.
Sailing every Thursday instead OF E4trc
Saturday, 10 a. m. from Pier Az S-@Akt<ttsS
North River foot OF Morton St
First class to Havre. $40 and upward. Second
class to Havre, S45 and upward. GEN.
ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA. 90 Broadway QIudson buildinzh
New York. J. +. FUGAZI & Co. Pacinc Coast
Agents. Montgomery avenue San Francisco
Tickets sold BY all Railroad Ticket Agants.
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Without a >tremor Mrs. Highmore
proceeded leisurely to open the black
bordered letter.
IL there were any bad news" she
said, 1T would have come by telegraph.
1t must be that something has hap
pened to Mr.. Highmore's rich uncle
Chicago Tribune.
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10 %. 5. NavY Yard and val1ain-

Stmr. h J. Corcoran-Leaves s. B.. foot OF
Clay St, north end ferry bldg.-Weel tavs
$3.50 A NJ, and IS P. M: Sundays $50
A M, p. ~ Leave Vallejo-Week davs-
$3.50 A NJ. 1920 and $50 NJ; SUNDAYS. s
p n. Fare. 25c each way. Excursion rates.
Sundays to Vallejo. Glen Cove and Martinez
o0c round trip PIPER. ADEN, GOODAIL
l CO. pnOne Main O4l. eSaturdaV eXcenrad-
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10 o. 8. Navy yard and valIsfo.

Stmrs- General Frisbie. Monticello and Arrow
9;4o a. M, 1880. 3:15. 8. $50 D. m. Eek Sun y:
sundays, 9:49 a. m, $50 D. m Leave Vallejo
4 a. m, 1880 3:15. D. m. Eek SUM Sun
days, a. m, 4:15 d. m Pier . foot Mis-
@aon street; phone Main 150s. HATCH BROS.
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friend that you have to buy won't
be worth what you pay for him. no
matter what that may be.-Prentice.
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MODOC COUNTY SOON
TO HAVE A RAILROAD
Plans Are Under Way to Extend Ne
vada, California and Oregon
Next Spring.

RENO, July 1O.-The Nevada. Cali
fornia and oregon Railroad will be-
gin construction of it's line from Made
line 10 Alturas in MOdoc County early
next spring. Orders for the rails have
just been placed. The extension will
open up one of the riches fruit and
farming sections in MOdOc and Lassen
counties and will throw much land
open to settlement
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MARRIED.

LINkLATER-AIJ AIJ7LdARE-In this city July
l9o4. by the Rev Father Grant. Phineas
Arthur Linklater ana Mary F. Mulhare. both
~ this city
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TxpEwRrrEzs AND SUPPLIES
MARRIAGES DEATHS

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by
mail viii not be inserted They must be handed
IN al either OF the publication offices and be
Endorsed with the name and residence of per
sons authorized 10 have the same published
Notices restricted simply 10 the announcement
of the event are published once in this column
free OF charge.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA

Oriental STEAMSHIP COZ
Steamers will leave wharf. corner First and
BTannan streets. at 1 D. m. for YOKOHAMA
and HONGKONG. calling at Kobe CT1ioxol,
Nagasaki and Shanghai and connecting az
HongkoDg with steamers for India. etc No
cargo received on board on day Of sailing
s. S. AMERICA MARU- RU-................
.....-..........-..M Monday. August / 1904
Via Honolulu. Round-trip tickets at reduced
rates For freight and passage apply at Conn
pany's office 421 Market street corner First
W. II. AVERY. General Agent
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OCEAN TRAVEL

q :" 6. !. ]. :.
Steamers leave Broadway
. TMSON wharves (piers and III,
IE NeN San Francisco:
(QI ND%a N~A For Ketchikan, Wrangsi
I WTA / | Juneau. Haines Skaguay.
L NS(A ] etc. Alaska II a. m July
NNA VI Hf/ 9. a. 10. "a % Aug. 3.
NNN ZC/ Change to COmpany's steam
\9ASeI7tv 4 ers Seattle
For Victoria. Vancouver.
Port Townsend Seattle Tacoma. Everett.
Beilingham-11 a. M. July 3. IA. 49, "a %.
Aug 3. Change at Seattle to this Company
steamers for Alaska ana c. n. Ry; at Seattle
p Ry.
Fo- Eureka CEfumboldt Bay) Pomona 1 80
2. m. July - Is, p, q, Aug. 2. Corona.
30 D. m July IL. IS, "a 80 Aug. ).
For Los Angeles (via Port Los Angeles and
Redondo), San Diego and Santa Barbara
Santa Rosa. Sundays. a. m.
State Of California, Thursdays. o a. m.
san Pedro). santa Barbara. Santa Cruz. Mon
terey. san Simeon. CayuCos. Port HanfOrd (San
Luis ObispO). Ventura and Hueneme.
BoLsta. q, m, July 10 Is. 26. Aug 3
Coos Bay. 2 a. m. July II. % 80 Aug
For Ensensda Magdalena Bay. San lose del
Cabo Mazatlan. Altata. La Paz Santa R0-
salia Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m. 7th each mo-
ALASKA EXCURSIONS. Season 1904 -
The palatial excursion steamship Spokane VIII
leave Tacoma. Seattle and Victoria July 10.
Aug
For further information obtain folder Rirht
is reserved to change steamers OF sailing dates
TICKET OFFICES New MOntgom-
cry St palace HoteD. 10 Market St. and Broad
way wharves. Freight ONCE. 0 Market st.
q. u. DUNANN, General Passenger Agent.
10 Market St. San Francisco.
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BORN.

CRANE-In Oakland June % 1904 to the
wife Of Dennis F. Crane a son
IIND-in this city. July 10, 1904 10 the wife
OF Vaughan Lind. a daughter
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Sun, Moon and Tide.
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height of High and Low Waters
at Fort Point entrance to San Francisco
Bay Published by official authority of the
Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front CMission- street WHARF about %
minutes later than at Fort Point; the height
OF tide is the same at both places
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Heather Report.

d20th Meridlan-Paciic Time)
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1o-5 ,. N.
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NOTE-In the above exposition OF the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of the
day In the order of occurrence as to time. The
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-11

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL,
FORECAST
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Movements of Steamers.

TO ARRIVE.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-02-12
A Bird Friendship.

The rector Of Woolstone, Mr.. Gilbert
Coventry, told me Of wild rock dove
which one Of his stable boys had reared
from the nest. 1t slept in the open,
however, and had full liberty. Soon
the good things on the rector's table at
tracted 1t, and 1t would appear through
the open window at mealtimes, take
hot soup with much zest and even sip
sherry from wineglass. At night 1T
often slipped in and slept in the rec
tors bed on its back under the coverlet.
One Sunday morning during the read
ing Of the lesson the dove flew swiftly
through an open window Hto the
church and settled on the rectofAs head.
Broad smiles spread over the faces of
the elders and audible filters came
from the youngsters. A gentle touch
sent the bird down to the edge of the
clerks desk below, where 1t sat undis-
turbed.-Pah Mall Gazette.
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woodcock and Shine.


There Is quite long list Of birds
known as snipe, but the one most COM
monty regarded as the snipe is the VIII
son snipe (Gallinago delicata).
There is only one American bird call
Cd woodcOok. This fhiiofIsiu miuuro- is
entirely distinct from the various snipe,
yet Is Of similar appearance. From
this resemblance. or snfpelike appear
ance, the woodcock is incorrectly nam
ed (or perhaps we ought to say nick
named blind snipe, wall eyed snipe,
mud snipe. big headed snipe, wood
snipe, whistling snipe, etc. The vari-
Gus true snipe, the one woodcock Cnot
really a snipe, but resembling them)
and various sandpipers that also have
long bills and bore in the mud all be-
long to one family (scolopacidn).
All these birds have somewhat SINH
lar appearance and habits. They fire.
quent lowlands or plowed lands, such
as cornfields, where the soil is soft,
so that they can use their long bills
IN probing for worms or insects, etc.
The Wilson snipe Is smaller, trimmer
Of figure and n better flier than the
woodcock.-St. Nicholas.
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he added, choking Indignantly.

he added, choking Indignantly.
Maurice got away from the congratu-
lations at last and reached them, say
Ing with outstretched hand, "Well, un.
Gle, hope you are satisfied with me-"
"Um-m-yes, pretty well!' his uncle
grunted, his eyes fixed significantly up
on the thick, homely girl across the
hall.
Seeing which, Maurice said, with a
sly glance Mt the girl beside him:
MAY introduce you to my farmers
daughter, uncle? She's
Mr. Sanborn broke In, eXclaiming:
why, I know the man she's talking
with; done business with him! I'll Just
Introduce myself and have it out with
her too" he growled over his shoulder,
slipping like an eel through the crowd.
"Good heavens" Maurice cried aghast.
IF he should say anything impertinent
to Miss Millioness"
"Oh, Maurice! And she the presi-
dents niece! He'll say anything! Stop
him; stop him!' the girl walled.
"Stop, who-the thief?' n young man
queried laughingly.
Thoy troiied through the crowd in an
agony of apprehension. There was no
pleasantly in the situation for them.
Mr.. Sanborn had arrived, shaken
hands with the gentleman and was
speaking to the young lady, who lis-
tened with serious attention.
Look at her! Thercll be an explo-
sion soon! Oh, why did we undertake
the silly trick" Maurice's companion
moaned in his ear.
His uncle beckoned urgently, prevent
ing Maurices reply.
Il suppose you know my nephew and
his milkmaid, the farmer senator's
daughter" Mr.. Sanborn said to the gen.
tleman as the reluctant couple ap-
preached.
Then he burst into roar Of laughter
at the blank faces Of the wilted young
conspirators.
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why Cut Apples Turn Color.

The rapid change Of color in cut ap-
pies is due to chomical action on the
exposed surface Of the apple after the
free admission of oxygen and not, al
was once supposed, to the presence OF
micro-organisms, for If apple pulp is
sterilized and Uttered the Same thing
happens. The Juice Of an apple not
only contains water, sugar and various
aoids, but n starch which ferments
when exposed to the air.
tndet holds that the fermentinY
matter and the acids also arc n dit
ferent cells In the uncut apple, but Aisa
brought into contact as Boon hs It is
cut. This is, however, not to the foafH.
as the fermenting matter tah only At
tack the aromatic body in the presence
Of oxygen. So long MS the SIKH Of the
apple Is whole no change ean take
place, but Immediately this is wound
ed the oxygen begins it's WORK, carbon
dioxide is evolved. and the reddish
brown appearance sets I'm, especially
on unripe fruit.
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stood by the Reporter.

The late George w. ChiIds, the pro
prietor Of the Philadelphia Ledger, wda
a man who supported his subordfnates
when they wero I'm the right During
bitter congressional campaign one
Of the candidates called upon Nh.
Childs and said:
mfr. Childs, I have always considy,
cred you my friend Am t right M
that assumption"
Eyes," said Mr.. Childs in tli1 quiet
way, wondering what was comiug.
"WeIl, come to complain afS,ue your
political reporter. His reports Of my
campaign have done me much dam.
age"
II understand" said lIr. Childs,
"that our reporter has been printing
your own speeches. Is That truer'
"Y-e-s," was the hesftatins reply.
'Then," said the publisher, "you are
the guilty man. You are killing your
own candidacy, and the Ledger is sim.
ply giving a faithful picture of the
performance. Blame yourself and not
the Ledger reporter"
And that was all the sat1sfaeti this
influential politician could get from
the publisher.
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Family Discipline.

DR.. Tuckerman, classmate Of William
Ellery Charming, was one Of Chan
nlng's few intimate friends through
life. They were always extremely
frank with one another and sometimes
gave each other sharp answers. On
at least one Of the recorded occasions,
says Mr.. John w. Chadwick in his life
of the great preacher, DR.. Charming
came out ahead.
Dr. Tuckerman on one of his fire.
quent visits inquired for Mrs. Charming
and was Informed that she had gone to
Newport to open the house for the sum-
mer.
"Alone" asked DR.. Tuckerman. DR..
Charming assented, and DIR. Tucker
man, responding, said:
do 1 understand you to say that
Mrs. Claiming has gone into the coun-
try alone to open the house for the sum-
merT
"That is what said, DR.. Tucker
man."
"Well, DR.. Claiming, you will per-
NIT mo to say that should not think
OF asking Mrs. Tuckerman to 20 to
the country alone to open the house for
the summer"
Then DIR. Charming laughed his small,
dry laugh and rejoined:
Every likely, DIR. Tuckerman, and II
you should most probably she would
not CO."
Thereupon questions of large public
interest were Immediately taken up.
Aphnsia and Amnesia.
Aphasia Is an affection akin to am
nesia, both Of them being the result Of
disease OF the cerebrum. But anne
sia, or loss Of memory, manifests it.
self In an inability to recall events or
words and in the latter case the sub
stitution Of wrong words in the place
OF those intended to be used. For in
stance, brush might be spoken of as
a comb or a dog as giraffe. There is
no loss Of the power of articulation. In
aphasia, or loss Of speech, on the other
hand, the sufferer is unable to utter
any connected sentence. His speech is
often the merest babble, with an occa-
sional word interjected. He may un-
derstand what Is read to him, yet be
unable to read-he may have, that is,
word blindness" or he may have
word deafness" and be unable to un-
derstand what is said to him.
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Why the Mexicana Call Us Gringos.
In the southwest, especially along the
Mexican border, Mexieans are vulsarH
called "greasers' by the American eosr-
boys and ranchers. The Mcxfenns have
retaliated by conteinptuousy referring
to the Americans as "gringus," nne1h-
scious that they are using word az
American origin nrst applied TO them
selves.
During the Mexican war the army 6f
Santa Anna was composed rnsstiy Of
Indian poems who could neither shoot,
drill nor fight. To distinguish these ignN-
rant recruits from the trained resulaA
the Americans called them ~sreenies,"
and the Mexicans, with thdr Latin
pronunciation, converted II fnts hrSt
"greenos," then "gringos." Latsr they
applied it to those from whom they bad
first heard 1t. thinking 1t meant S0n9s-
thing especially bad.
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Gunpowder Bags.

It Is possible to weave very attrHc-
tive fabric-as regards appearances, at
least-out of ordinary gunpowdsr. The
cloth looks very much like siTR dnd
when ignited instantly disappears WITH
out leaving a trace behind.
The fabric Is used for making bags to
hold gunpowder, which in this Shape
are loaded into big guns when the
bags are Of canvas, as N sustsm6st,
they are not consumed by the expfo-
sion, and what remains OF them after
firing has to be removed from the posg-
der chamber Of the weapon. But II
gunpowder bags be substituted for saA-
vas the sack actually becomes part q
the explosive charge, and No trace of Il
is left after the shot has sped.
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Fashion Hint For Mother,

81 don't pay much attention to hats"
said Mr.. Mason to his wife, "but saw
one on the train today that was very
tasteful and becoming. and I thought
to myself, III tell Sally about that hat,
and perhaps she'll have one like it,"
"N0w describe 1T, Cyrus" said Mrs.
Mason, her rubicuRd face alight with
interest and pleasure. "Since the girls
married and went off there's been no.
body to pay much attention to my
hats"
"Well," said Mr.. Mason slowly, "it
was a kind of curious shape, very
large and fiat on the crown, except
that there was some sort Of punches
sticking up here and there. The brim
was wide and kind Of 1oppy on one
side, and the other side was tied back
some way in two places with some
scarlet ribbon. l guess, come to think
Of 1t. twas what you'd call magenta.
Then there were flowers springing
round the brim in different places,
white and pink, and some sprays Of
green leaves that fell over the edge,
and recollect seeing some berries here
aud there.
"But the best thing Of all was large
white bow that waved around. 1t look
ed $3.50 careless and easy. It just
gave the finishing touch.''
II should think it would have" And
Mrs. Nason's tone was dry enough to
dishearten a less enthusiastic person.
How old should you say the woman
wasp
"Oh, she wasn't exactly q woman
didn't happen to be-tha one who had
1t on" said Mr.. Mason ingenuously.
>"She was-well, she might have been
fifteen maybe."-Youth's Companion.