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FIowerv Sentences Retained.

THE mantle Of darkness and the
dome of the sky" are survivals from
the days when the sky was believed
to be a solid dome resting upon the
edge of the earth, over which blankets
of different coIors hung at dawn and
dusk.
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New York as Art Center.

At the present rate of progress New
York city will be the art center of the
world before this century is half fin
ished, for the treasures of the world s
galleries and museums are being
brought to Manhattan Island.
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Ihe WaX of HanninAea.

There is work that is work, and
there is play that is play; there Is
play that is work and work that is
play, and in only one of these lies
happiness.-Gelett Burgess.
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Beware of Concelt.

However exalted our position, we
should not despise the powers OF the
humble.-Phaedrus.
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the pLunpEREo FARMER.
costen Plaster and whsss e-swsr Pa
Tariff Tas.


Our exports ~ brcadstuns. meat
and dairy products. cattle. hogs.
sheep. ana mineral Oh have fallen on
over g30.Oo0ooo during the ten
months endiug April Tho export ~
cotton. however. has incrtpscd tSf.'
600 600 during the same period. SURE.
~ cotton h. klnN aud has saved ~
from a grcatsr drain of gnld Than the
decrease OF our other EXPORTS would
have undoubtedly produced 10 pay for
the Increased cost Of our Imports.
The increased cost q commodities.
both of export and import has 20
greatly added 10 the total amount In
dollars that the incrcas" in quantity
has hardly kept up With our In.
crease In population. Yet the in.
creased total amount IN dollars and
not In quantity 10 paradcd b. tho ad'
ministration a. poiutlng 20 increased
prosperity.
m n we're not for the enormous In.
crease in che export of cotton, which
b. entirely a matter of free trade. for
the producers of this rrcai production
~ the southern states are entirely
unprotected hy the tann. ~ should
BE- debtors 90 Europe Tor nearly $780,
GOO 600 more than We now osc and
have such a hard time in paying
This shovs that We have pros perct
In spite 81 the erroneous Republicaa
theory and practice 81 protection aud
the prosperity % The cotton grover
is an unansweTahie argument against
the principle thar composition must b.
eliminated by prohihlfiyc tarin duties
90 bfias prosperity io me producers
n che cotton growers and an other
agriculiuraiisis had not been ham
percd and piundsrod ~ the high
prices OF the iann prutected trust
products they 90 necessity must boy
their prosperity Would have been that
much greaior because they you'd
have sold their pfoducit Or the came
prices and what they hourhf would
have been much cheaper The pro.
tccicd wheat grower ban sold hia CROP
Tor a very ioe price dlf.ur che past
year. aud yet BE- has also had to nav
trust hiEh prices for shat he has
buurht NoN Whsu the wheat is
mostly out ~ the farmers hands. tho
price has advanced. not on account of
tariff protection bat because ~ speech
lat.vo buyiuF in hopes ~ a proht on
the PROSPECT of a. rhori crop
Hos much fhs farmers of fho cuun.
cry pay for tht tcurff of The rruiec
live trusts and manufactures depents
upon tho amouuf of the goods theT
psrchaae AZ thr sFCraFr lucrcasr On
the price of aii goods has hocu over 20
nrf cent. ever farmer. and everyone
eirr fof that MATTER. can figure OCT Tor
himself thar hs has paid double ne
amount De- otherwise would in cous-
gucuce of 10. tarin uroioctinr The
trusts ln CharFiug hirh prices
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the most serious problems that the
foreign ministers TO Pekin have 20
consider. and al the present time they
are urging China 20 suppress the busi.
ness.
While the worst cases OF piracy oc-
cur In the vicinity OF Hong Kong. In
that stretch % the West river between
the British port and Canton. there Is
hardly ten miles of China's long coast.
line that r. not from time TO time az.
tackled By pirates.
The pirates who infost the waters
adjacent 10 Hong Kong are exception.
ally bold. and during the last few
months several British ships have
been looted. Their method Of opera
ton Is very simple. Members OF the
gangs go aboard a ship In Hong Kong
as passengers. and when the vessel
reaches a part Of the river where tho
remainder Of the outlaws are waiting
In junks-sometimes In stolen steam
launches the outlaw passengers be-
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,of the most effective character
Rut In an the harbors of the Allan
tic. on which have been built large
cities giant strides have been made 10
establishing effective coast defense.
year ago s52.550ooO had been IN.
pended ON the coast defcnscs ~ the
country. most Of TITS sum being used
along the Atlantic coast Something
over O.00o coo remains o. be- spent
10 complete TIE defonses In accord.
ance with the present plans. This
year congress has appropriated fi.62t..
0O0 for the continuance Of the work.
OF this sum. $4,000 has been set
aside for the construction ~ it.inch
gun for the artificial island above rc
ferrcd 60. $4,000 il bcing expended
for submarine mines. ti25.00o Cor
scarchnghts and 100000 FOR the 90
adjustment OF ere control stations
Under the present system every foot
Of navigable water In the harbors is
covered by the powerful guns which
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WHAT or The CITIES ALONG The
ATLANTIC COAST
Anxious Query Arises over Sending
Of Warships 10 Paeihe-coast
pefensss Ample 20 Meet
Any Attack.

While the Pacin0 coast is elatod
over the prospect Of the coming OF the
| feet 81 warships. the Atlantic coast Is
experiencing a corresponding dopres'
sion 81 spirits and the anxious query
IL being asked as To what would hap
pen 90 New York. Boston and other
large cities should a hostile feet come
against them With the powerful sea
Fighters away would they fall easy
prey 90 a foreign foe II war should
arise with some one Of the European
powers would the coast cities not be
quickly captured and held. or sacked
and burned Not a very inviting pros
pect to say the least and " there Is
the shadow OF chance ~ such posi-.
bility the anxiety which Is hnding "a
preston In some quarters Is quite eK.
cusablc
nut military experts are positive in
their assertions that the coast de-
fcuscs would be ample to protect the
cities from capture or bombardment
for during the last ten years. since
the Spanish.American war vast I'm
provements have been made In our
fortifcaiions. both az 90 guns and
armament Of course. the presence %
a feet along the Atlantic coast In
time Of war would be essential 90 pre-
vent the landing OF an invading army
az points not covered hy the coast de-
lenses but the harbors and great
cities would be entirely safe Only
one weak spot remains. andNplans for
rs protection have been perfected. al
though the money necessary has not
been Appropriated The weak spot is
the entrance % Chesapeake bay. which
Is out OF range ~ the great disappear.
Ing guns 81 FORTRESS Monroe IN the
opinion ~ the national coast defense
board. with the entrance az u nov h.
uniorilhed. a hostile feet should IL
gain control % ne sea. can establish.
without coming under the nre of a
single sun. a base on IT, shores. pass
in and out az pleasure have access 60
large stores 81 valuable supplies 81
an kinds. and paralyze the great trunk
lines Of railways crossing the head Of
the has"
The entrance 20 Chesapeake hay h
~ miles from fortress Monroe while
the effective range of the hig guns
there installed Is only ~ O00 yards To
remedy this defect. q b. proposed %
construct an artificial island. practi.
cally midway between Capcs Charles
and Henry. and 90 erect thereon a
modern battery Of disappearing guns
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PIRATES OF TO-DAY.

Gin shooting crow and Innocent pas.
senEcrs and In tho cnsuinE confusion
they loot the ship and before any sort
% effective resistance can b. made
the pirates have dropped over me
ships side and escaped In the boats
o. their waiting comrades
This o. OF common occurrenco No
ship o. Immune from attack except
the swift elk carriers which never
leaye port without "A strunE ruard Of
ncered by Americans O. Europeans
During the confusion that resulted
from the iyphoon which struck Hons
Kong hundreds ~ pirates sWOupei
dDVn co.. the afflicted port and looted
right and left one band of the out.
laws seized a large launch and attack.
ships iu every part 81 the harhor II
is consorvativoiy estimated that thu
amount of loot stolen by thom during
two DAYS amounted to considerably
over $4,000. n will b. seen that pira.
cy in the twentieth century De- as re-
munerauvo a. % vas IN the days o.
Capt Kidd
Every power which keeps part
of its navy IN the Gar east haF uEat
draft gunhoats or torpedo craft con.
stantly pairolllng tho inland rivers.
and even China makes somhianco o.
patrolling. but o. must be- taken into
consideration that the rivers Of China
upon which ply sea-going ships are
thousands of miles In length. and 10
would re-uire hundreds % gunboats
10 police them.
According 20 those best Informed
on the subject. there IL but one way
10 suppress piracy ia Chinese waters.
and that b. 90 place the patrol boats
In command Of foreigners But with
Ch'na's present hostility 90 everything
foreign. she viii not lister 90 such a
proposal Moans'hl the foreirnors
and the Chinese are losing hundreds
Of thousands 81 dollars annually ma.
rine Insurance Is excessive. and limo.
cent people are being murdered al
most daily. Such a condition could
hardly exist anywhere else One 10
never surprised at anything that hap
pens Ia China
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have been installed In the coast de-
lenses. Every channel o. susceptible
% being mined according to plans a.
ready worked ont. the preliminary
work. including the assembiiug ~
pauphornalia. having been So care
FULLY done that every harbor On the
Atlantic could be- effectively mined on
~ hours notice. Fire control stations
have been So Gar established hat the
exact position Of any vessel coming
within range of either the mines or
the tig guns can be- determined With
mathematical accuracy aud o. quote
Gen Murray. chief of artillery. once
hostile vessel comes within tho
range ~ the coast dofensos. a Stance
az the perfected machinery 81 the
nngc nnders would instantly reveal
her positiun. the pressure ~ a nngcr
on an electric button would explode
mine which would blow Der out ~
ne water. and before she came down
she would be blown o. atoms BY Cne
OF the ieinch dissppeariug gunsr
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AFFLICTED Only At rst,
oooo Rsasen fof Capt Bai..-.,
isrmiitsns rsans,

whsn Capt Baarors tlil-rl
cid friend. Capt slmst s-ft...l
school teacher sitting .. ,.. !.
porch. and had dragafa-st r Il
road. The young woman t... rN-l
With come curiosity
4 understand from NJ a.--l
hat hcr Husband va1 frrr "a
most stone deaf ttr fI q. i
sure. said che school ulra
h. seemed to hear al at 80
perfect ease"
Capt somera ictrti fs.t 4
anf spoke In a Jos. Cal...I Ia. l.
though there vas no tat..i.- 4
hear him
~n1nt De- Mlr ril-arh 3D.. "A
b. said huuiciIy DE Do -
a. bear pretty WrI shea f.s uf,
ROAD. bgt noue 20 feel fEf .lr I.
on to her. she's a rraI s.-lt !.
ever lived. but q ualf rsar.1
toarff and an efrf'affIa uir Al
80 an thlnk that Geut ll In. u
gun 90 realize ten fatu tf. tu I
~ didnt sant 90 b. ttHHt r. n,
The face o. the oarh o. -rr a
him io 40 vas to rres t.f SEA \
bat steady an hes lzr f d Il
inicnia an rlruoaa. ul AL !
Youfha Companion
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RoeNGFtlIts AND s1pvolieASs
Nat.onai CITY nank's lns ss rrass On
United states rftssury.


There is persistent rumor IN
Washington that tho norkcfciicr
banks have received a tlp fIum tho
United States treasury that go rot.
eminent bonds that mature nett pear
are to he refunded Thc WashiurtoH
correspondent 90 tho ChlraEo Hecurd.
Herald gives a detailed accoant q
hou the Rockefeller banks are to
profit by thia prior information and
says Secretary shav declines 90
eiuc.dafe AFTER shouing that tho
National city hank is advertising 90
pas fi0l2 Co Cor a 1909 bond. he
points out that whl- thir sounds 1kn
fne proposition. the National CITY
bank is NOT lea The habit ~ putting oui
lts money af leTs thar four por cent
a year and that in paying lolh FOR
the 1907 bonds lf really WOULD make
a PROFIT of only three quarters of ono
per cent u Do held them with fho rK
pectat.on that they would be- o..
deemed at maturity. nearly a year
frum now Secretary Shaw. b. IA d.
clared. would scarcely retire the issue
in advance % maturity and ray q
premium that would insure a profit
above 1854
As 90 selling The bonds 20 snail
banks wanting thom for The purpose
~ securing government deposits. BE- is
pointed out that to afford the Nation.
al city adequate returns on be- invest.
mcnt. cost ~ Advertising. etc. said
small banks would have 10 pay a
premium that would make their gov.
orumout deposits an expensive lur.
ury. inasmuch AZ they would expect
90 have them redeemed within lcan
than q year az par
Therefore % o. sought 10 cultivate
the suspicion that tho real purpose ~
tho phIlanihropic National City bank
90 10 gather Ia $50 0s0 600 or more ~
the bonds knowing they are 10 b. ~
changed shortly Tor two per cents
and being in a position % make VERY
favorable terms slth the government
when the rofunding time comes"
AZ this Rockefeller bank o. the one
that demanded after the election OF
President Mckinley that Il should BE-
given the inside track o. reward n for
its liberal subscriptins 10 the Ronub.
lican campaign fund. tho question
that Ia being asked r.. what has Il
done nov TO merit exclusive informa.
tion and a chance 20 make millions. II
not for liberal subscriptions 10 the
Roosevelt campaign fund two years
ago.
Whatever Republican adminlstra.
ton n In power. q does not seem pos.
sihle 20 divorce this favored corpora.
ton from the treasury Of the United
States.
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Autographs ana Hologrspha

An autograph" said an antiquary
lis worth nothing. while q Photograph
may be worth 1000 or more An an.
tograph Ct a man is his simple sigma.
turc. Ills Photograph IL one Of his
signed letters. apd its value depends
ON its interest
Some men are such fools that they
think autographs valuable and holo-
graphs worthless
Il know a man who found IN his
Erandfather's chest a lot OF importan,
letters Of Franklin. Washington. Aaron
Burr. Hamilton. Andre and jefferson
lie read these letters: thea he burnt
them. first cutting out the signatures
For the signatures he got 90 cent,
apiece or Whereabouts. For tho letters
IN their entirety he would have gotter
from 800 10 $500 apiece
by this loss % about $4,000 the
man learned the difference between A.
autograph and a holograph.-
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III. PrssLasn, and th, South

John Temple Graves has aroused -.
f~re criticism of himself and proal.
sent Roosevelt On Georgia by declar
ms that Roosevelt could break the
solid south a. a candidate for 1905
Democratic editors Ia that state are
quoting from Roosovelts books and
speeches 10 show that be- Is az heart
q malignant alanderer Of the southern
people Among the extracts quoted
are those declaring that "a streak Of
coarse and brutal harhaHsm runs
throueh the southern character that
Fouiheners we're outlaws and trait.
ors.' and that Benedict Arnold. Aaron
BUR- and jefferson Davis were men Of
Ike character
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TO TIE CHEERFUL MAN.
ttis Praises sung IN Cheerful Tone By
Cheerful Mr.. knoEzieton.

I Ike the cheerful man. said Mr..
Kuozzleton. the man who refuses 20
be cast down. but takes always a
cheerful view.
"'Dycu ever see such weather a.
thisf SAYS the dismal man. YEARLY.
shedding more nlltrincss all around
DID you feel that breeze says
the cheerful man. smiling. and as a
matter Of fact there was the faintest
Kicker Of a movement IN the air just
~ that moment. and he caught a..
because he IL receptive 20 all good
things. and he magnified Il 90 all his
hearers hy his breezy cheerfulness.
The cheerful man So ne every
time--he makes life worth living:
and like especially 10 see him
around IN hot and humid weather.
But he's helpful az all times.
so many people are 30 easily de-
pressed. good people. but With only a
narrow margin OF courage; 50 that II
any little thing goes wrong they
think that evegthing's going 10
pieces and the world 10 coming 70 an
end. but then
Pooh says the cheerful man.
whats that and he actually laughs
AZ this little picayune trouble. and
Just brushes Il away and forgets Il,
making the faint hearted 90 laugh
and forget Il. too; and H. time he
may bring the easily discouraged
man TO acquire the blessed habit Of
laughing az all the petty troubles
that pop out az ms on the road q
life. and 80 driving them away. In
stead Of gloomily letting them climb
on him 20 ride on bis back Good
man TO have around Is the cheerfui
man.
II haven't caught q hsh today
saws the disappointed man In the
hshing party. and you'd think from
his general castdoWnness that catch.
ing hsh was the main object - lfe,
and that II you didn't catch any. life
vas a failure.
Well. I haven't caught any.
either SAYS the cheerful man. but
I've had a dsrncd good time and I've
caught an appetite like a team OF
horses, and What I want nov II 20
act back TO whore they cook those
bluehsh the way they cook EN- here.
and II ! don't eat ~ OF EN- ! miss my
guess Does che cheerful man perk
up the whole partyf Why. sure; and
when they've got a few Of those blue
nsh inside OF them they all think
they've had . great time"
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Fln. Menumsn, for Indian.

A stone carving OF a grizzly bear IN
the attitude OF defending her cubs has
been made by Andrew Chester
Thompson. Of Seattle. Wash. aud will
be Immediately shipped 10 Alaska. "a
be placed over the grave OF r. shad
esty. one Of the most prominent In
dams Ia the north when alive. lie
died on December N. 1908. leaving
$500 20 defray the cost Of the monu
ment. The big piece Of stone carving
weighing 800 pounds. will be shipped
from Seattle Go wrangel. and from
that point will be carried about l5C
miles overland 10 the home OF the
Bear family Indians.
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TO PRESERVE CURED VTIii

Any farmer who has h..
p5 me- which get a. NJ. ...aa'is''
VII 90 vel 10 make ~ =. ~. I. us,,
following, n',,, the dirootions rI,' ~
VII easily rid himself Z, ~ p .''
RON shippers or other No.. - pa,
Directions When 49,.
from the sal, prcparatgr, I AID
,hofoaghl; sprinkle I'M a.. i,r
With horax Rub The H.. ' pc
ore'ieoa After doing t'. 200 a
never touch q and yoa sr'
trouble with bugs or lie. ave
treated In this way ness 81. "a,
Vasscd Or sacked ~, De- "a,
Messra. Geo. " Hmkc
Oos'nr'on' Kentucky. have .-.. -''
'hia method among husf-.,, 's
ere In northern Keatss.. AZ
.orm success. They write r,.,-..
nave some three year o.t M
their Narorooms that vs-, .. -
above and that they areas -.
nis co. 20 day a. When i-rt cur.
When you wish 10 uls y54--...
u only necessary % 49,. ..-'f
The horas is perfectly hl-r,..
vas established in tts r..sf.s,
lnss before Senator Wu D v'
1899. A-''
II Il quite essential h,,
pure borat There a-e -
adui'efaiions on che narf-
sAie you must 900 90 nuns La.
boRAN" n your deal.- $50.
u asnd be- biz name asi
fanFe 10 supply yol Tfss 49,.
faeiho Coast nom1 Cous.,r Il
cage
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Th, seer,i Of El.tcherI,n.

II has been learned that there are
two tides OF secretion 81 tho gastric
iulco-the psychic and the chemic.
When food enters the stomach lts Inn.
pact on the gastric mucous membrane
Induces the chemical tide. The psych.
ic flow Of the gastric juice Be- con.
irolled and brought into action by the
brain contors. Hence u o. that things
eaten with deliberation and relish.
while the mouth waters. are much
better disposed Of by the processes OF
digestion than enormous quantities OF
more nutritious food swallowed In .
mechanical manner.
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FOOD
FACTS
|Grape-Nuts
\ GOD
4 Body Bainnsi

peorie hesitate 90 the fi
the famous food. Grape Nlh
much nourlshmcnt from oan
can b. absorbed By ihe n
Ten pounds Of meat bread e
oats. Ten pounds of meli -'
tain more uourifhmolt Oar
IN Crspo.Nuis. bat not Boz .tt'
the system viii absorb as l'.
portion o. rs tho b.lf c.
from one pound q Grape
This food contains tae
81 wheat and barley eh.'n pr
pared and BY natural u''-. \.
eested. transformed into
sugar. ready for immediate -
ton People On al parts ' -.
testify 20 the value o. 'flii~ 10.
A Mo- man says = have =,
mounds on Grapefruit i''- ~.
truly recommend q 10 thn II.
lie had been eating meat '..l Ia
right along. but there va
pounds Of added flesh uni' '-'
food was used. t.- ~
one curious feature reFa-l -.
health food n that iis use -, I'D,
The weight 81 a coWuleni ~, n,
unhealthy flesh. and vii al. .....,,l
W., mi, perrln noi q
mS,sn1 y, There IS sbaaii''' y
evidence 20 prove this ,,hi
Grape Nuts balances ihg ..' 81 q
condition % true hoal'h 49, Gage
lection Of TODD elements t.iroa
Nuts good aud valuable .5.er rcp
flavor and powerful ~ 4
critics have made ili'. ..... f.no,,
turn have made Grape ,I IN, RgsI
There's a Reason" Read
90 wellyillc." In pksa
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-He occasionally says things that
are wonderfully apropos." said one
Statesman.
YES" answered the other: hes
like our parrot az home. II doesn't
know much. but what Il does know Il
keeps repeating until some clrcum.
stance arises that makes the remark
seem marvolously apt"
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Tie little frr.h a.r t.r r' 4
f0riatiy quarfcfci i1 n-- 4
near the fait eater o. Dbl Irr'
outing Tho frri cay te t- ~
ne road fo ttr marshes arf hs ll'ai
in asfonifhmcuf ne 90 Gag .l.r CO
ing there Then iuu'rr t-ul.i "a
native ~ tho riaer etH u1 r0'-
ranyinr him BE- said fl. p ari
mos that SAUSAGE rr1a .. az
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K..nlnn Husband At Hem,.

Mrs. Joaes-I wish ! could think Of
eot1ething 20 keep my husband AZ
home In the evenings.
Mrs smithson-Buy him . motor
car. dear.
Mrs Jones-He'd be out more than
ever II did that
Mrs.. smith son--No. indeed Ny
hushana bought one last week. and
ehe doctor says he won't bo out for
pix weeks
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CHINESE WATERS INFESTED
VITA BOLD LooTERs.
Foreigners and Natives Alike Fall Vie.
tins 20 the Desperate Outlaws
China Remiss In Suppress.
ING the Evil

The DAYS OF piracy IN the waters
which border the coasts OF the prog
ressive nations OF the world have iong
since passed. but along the coast Of
China the freebooter g. stin power
20 be- reckoned with. and his bold
raids upon little sea coast towns and
the smaller shipping presents one Of