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flLlPMOS CELEBRATING
THE"fOURTH"

in the center of Manila. facing the mag
nificant bay, is the spot usually chosen
for setting OF. the Examinations.
The governor and members of the coun-
Gil officers of the army and navy. and
every American who can find room in
conveyance to get him there meets in
this square on Fourth of July evening.
The regimental band plays in a payoda
in the center Of the square. searchlights
play up and down the palrn-lined ave-
nue. from ships at anchor in the harbor
and thousands of dollars go up in sparks
After it is ali over the little Malay and
the bigger invader from over the sea go
home arm IN arm to the strains OF the
Star Spangled Banner.
In Porto Rico the day is celebrated with
nearly much noise and enthusiasm as
at Manila. American flags are flung to
the breeze from all sides, and a general
holiday is the order of things. School
children listen to patriotic addresses very
similar to those delivered TO the boys and
girls in the United States, and in the
evening great displays of fireworks.
Although the fact is known to few
persons who have not lived abroad. the
Fourth of July is celebrated by American
residents of European cities much after
the same fashion as in this country.
The German. British and French gov
ernments, for instance, long ago reeogniz-
ed the fact that the Yankees harmed no
by their celebrations. and readily
gave permission for the discharge of fire.
works. etc, under, Of course. proper
restrictions.
In Berlin, for example. and in fact al
most every large German city. members
of the American colony plans weeks
ahead for the celebration of the day
A committee Of influential members OF
the colony scans the arrival lists IN every
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Wind in Moving Pictures.

<SVV1HAT makes the wind blow in
w the pictures?' is a question asked
by almost every one who has been bitten
by the bug OF the moving picture show
1t is fact that in many of the scenes
there seems to be a tornado, or. at least,
a brisk gale. disporting itself among the
trees of the background and the skirts
of the harassed heroine in the front. \
moving picture man solved the problem
That's easy" he replied in answer to
inquiry. If the pictures We're taken
when the air was perfectly still. then,
when the living characters happened 10
be still, the pictures would be as dead
looking as thirty-hve-cent chrome. So
a time is selected for the photographins
when the wind is playing old hob with
things generally. trees swaying and skirts
fiuttering and hair fiying-haven't you
woman is when her hair is streaming
behind her like the burgee on race
boat? Then. too, when everything is
busy il looks like something's doing all
round
Even in indoor scenes we've found IL
better to have a little air stirring To
move the oleanders and the rubber plant
when the girl swoons lifeless. SO We in
stall electric fans and keep the foliage
busy while the photographer is taking
his views. It's a good deal handler than
the wandering zephyr, too for you can
regulate your breeze with a throttle then
and make II respond to the emotions or
the heroine. Yes, winds a great thing
in our business.
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his schoolmates for money to spend at
the shop.
In his lessons Prince Edward does not
shine. If he were an ordinary lad he
would be called backward, except in the
few branches of study which he likes.
Love of animals is a trait of all the
Wales children, as they were known
till very recently. Prince Edward s
pets include dogs. cats, ponies. horses,
birds, a monkey, guinea pigs. rabbits,
white mice and several kinds of birds.
The lesson of charity has been in
culcated in Prince Edward as in his
brothers and sister. They have always
had to send parcels of toys to sick
children at Christmas time and they
have had to give not only old toys
but things they fancied themselves.
King Edward and his grandson were
chums, and We're often seen together
at Windsor.
Young Prince Edwards popularity
became most marked at the time of
the funeral of King Edward VII.
The fair-haired Lad had always been
favorite with the subjects of his
grandfather and as he rode with bowed
head by his fathers side in the rear of
the great gun carriage that bore the
body of the late monarch he created
marked attention. In the eyes of the
vast throng he was no longer a simple
prince but a coming ruler. the heir to
the British throne Mothers lifted their
children high above the heads of the
crowd that they might catch glimpse
of the youthful figure. The bearded
men who gravely saluted the new king,
George V, bowed with as great humil-
ity to the presence of the boy. who. if
he lives. will next wear Britain's
crown.
Prince Edward is now the first boy
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he could spare from lessons and exercise
to a fleet of model battleships which had
been given him by his father 1t was
the time of the RussianJapanese war,
and the young prince. with model guns.
forts and maps of the scene OF the cam
paign. was following each move and
fighting mimic battles with his feet
Later King George. anxious to encour-
age his sons love Of the sea, gave him
a large model brig. This is kept at Vir-
gnia water in charge of an old sailor.
and Prince Edward has learned the man
agenent of it.
prince has been spent in the company
of this old mariner The old salt de-
lights in initiating his royal pupil into
the mysteries of his craft, and devotes
hours in teaching him the teing of in
tricate knots and the accomplishment
of curious forms of splicing. The sailor
is proud of his pupil, and boasts to
his fellows of the progress Prince Ed
ward has made under his tutelase. Some
of the most delightful hours in the royal
youngsters life have been spent at the
knees of this old graybeard. listening to
wonderful stories of adventure and battle
on the sea.
OF course, when the time came for him
to go to school it was not difficult to
make a choice. He wished to be a naval
cadet, so to Osborne he went, and when
his training there was completed he was
removed to the training ship Britannia al
Dartmouth, where he is now working.
His life is the same as that of any
other cadet. He is up at 6:30 am, does
his three-quarters of an hour work be-
fore breakfast, attends the college iabora-
tories, the forge and the factories, and
learns to handle the tools of the work
shop. He even had to serve his appren-
ticeShip a flag.
A story is told of his early days at Os-
borne which seems to prove that the
prince is not without commercial in
stincts. He had written home to his
mother for extra pocket money, which
she refused to send. and so he wrote
long letter to his grandmother begging
her to help him out. Queen Alexandra
wrote a long letter reproving him for ex-
travagance
To her rurprise Prince Edward. who
hates letter writing as thoroughly as does
any normal boy. Immediately answered
her letter and asked many questions.
She answered them, only to receive an
other letter from her grandson. At last
the truth came out that the prince was
selling the queens autograph letters to
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says. You bag of imbecility. What are
you laughing at? Don't you know that
the werewolf is hereabouts, and I hope
he'll get you, that l do!'
AT that the brute only laughed the
louder-'yow. VOW. VOW, chlug, chlug,
chlug.' he went. At last he was so out
of breath he could barely talk. and held
both his fiappers up to his painting
chest-if a sea lion may be said to pos
sess that anatomical feature.
oh. that VOLTS been stringing you
with one of his stories, has he? he asks.
Why, you don't mean to say be-
gan.
Just this says the sea lion that Mr..
Wolf is one of the biggest liars in all
creation. That story of the werewolf
is one of his most venerable prevarica-
tions. and comes to him by way of q
racial tradition. No such thing why of
course, there's no such thing All beastly
superstition. But I'll tell you what there
is-there's mermaids-yes. stree. there
are. I've seen EN-
We'll. at that 1 just gave the sea lion
the merry ha-ha in his turn, and says L:
No. you don't. 1 might stand for the
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A Hot Weather Story From the Zoo


have performed some feats which show
we are as a race both brave and saga
cious. Thus we generally manage it. as
you doubtless know to your cost. that,
though you may kill us and eat us, you
cannot digest u.s.!
And the old gander waddled off as
though he knew he had scored a telling
point while all the other ganders and
geese set up such resounding cracking
a sort of applause of the venerable
orator that the entire park was filled
with the noise.
The applauding cackies of the geese
set the wolves gong, and they started
their chorus of weird howls, that is a
sound like nothing else in all nature. No
wonder such weird legend as the were
wolf the loup garou and others have at
tached themselves to an animal capable
of such eerie sounds. Coming TO the
cages of the creatures, their appearance
and actions We're no less uncanny, as
their yellow eyes seemed to glow in the
darkness, and they skunk about like NOV
ing shadows. l called to one of them, and
he came to the front Of the cage, not
frankly, like a friendly dog, but furtively,
with every now and then a dart back
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long tale about men who converted
themselves into wolves at night and who
were invisible except to other wolves
you know. the old superstition. that has
obtained in all countries and ages. 1
must say that l always regarded the
legend of the werewolf and such similar
stuff as the rottenest sort of superstition,
but to hear that old gray wolf hold forth
as l did, tell You, ii made me shiver,
hot the night--or rather morning
was. When he broke off in his narrative
to say that the werewolf was passing
and lifted up his head and howled all
the other wolves did the same Their
eyes blaZed out into the darkness and l
just took to my heels and ran. I stumbled
over a little gully with water in it and
landed, fiat. right up against the Enclosure
of the seals and sea lions. and the way
those things laughed and jeered at my
mishap in their ungainly BOBBY fashion.
just brought me up all standing, as it
were. and put me on my mettle. So
says to the fellow that banks all day. and
who chortled. in his beastly fashion, the
loudest at my truly somewhat undignfied
fall, l says to him, says l:
You miserable animated sausage! I
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Who Else?

A NDREW D. WHITE, the guest of
\ honor at the recent Cornell reunion
in Paris, praised, in his witty address.
the alertness of the American mind.
What. said DR.. White, sis more an
noying than the inept questions that
come from those whose minds wander?
For example. on a bus in London one
day I sat beside beefy butcher We
drove out Piccadilly. and we stopped at
Hyde Park Corner beside Apsley House.
the huge. brown, dreary residence OF
the Duke Of Wellington.
"As we halted a gentleman got out OF
a taXicab and mounted the sters OF
Apsley House.
LOOK there!" I said to my neighbor
the butcher. That Is the Duke OF
Wellington!
Indeed cried the butcher. excitedly.
The present duke, sir?'"
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Their Salaries.

nRESIDENT w. C. BROWN of the
i New York Central railroad said at a
luncheon, apropos of his back to the
farm pronouncement:
Some city men take very hard my Sug-
gestion about return to agriculture
They seem to think that the farm pays
as poorly as apprenticeship used to do
and you know what the oldtime appren-
tees said about that.
1--WE set said the apprentices. board
and clothing the first year, clothing and
board the second year and both Of them
the third year.
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Tour tn Or. July. PARADE. At MANILA

werewolf, but your mermaid don't wash
it's too fshy,' and off l put for the
main animal house. OF course. l didn
expect to get in there, but. strange to
say, the day policeman was on hand. as
spick and span as usual and ready for
conversations:
Warm night says the day policeman,
morning, rather he corrected himself.
with his characteristic preciseness, as he
looked at his watch. l told him l was
surprised to see him around at that time,
and asked him il it were not unusual.
No he said, not particularly So
He sometimes couldn't sleep these warm
nights, and then he'd just put on his
uniform and stroll about and see that
everything was all right Then all of a
sudden he seemed to vanish, in fact, the
entire scene changed and-I woke up
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invested with the title of Prince OF
Wales, has gone to rejoin his ship at
Dartmouth, where he has resumed his
studies as just everyday Cadet Ed
ward of Wales"
Prince Edward is typical English
lad, fair haired, sturdy of limb, the
picture of good health and temper.
From babyhood he has been popular
His doings and sayings have been
chronicled, and half the mothers of
England put their sons into white
sailor suits like those chosen by the
Princess of Wales for her son. Yet
admiration does not seem to have
spoiled him at all. He is still a frank,
simple English boy with bright smile,
a pleasant manner and an infectious
laugh
Not only is Prince Eddie a public
favorite. but he is hero in his own
family. His three small brothers and
one sister look forward to his holt
days festive occasions. His father
and mother, King George and Queen
Mary. although they are quite strict
with their children as a rule often re-
lax discipline for their eldest son, and
are as proud of him as any middle
class parents of their first born.
Even at school Prince Edward is
a prince to be a favorte at an Eng
lish school. You must be an all around
expert al games and sports, a gener-
Gus, open handed good fellow, with
plenty of courage and love of fair
Play.
Prince Edward has always been q
sportsman. He could ride his pony when
he was five, and on his seventh birthday
anniversary King Edward gave him q
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HE 13ith anniVer-
Sary of ncle
Sans independence
viii be celebrated
tomorrow with ac-
claim. There will
he exercises in our
public parks. Ora
tors will deliver in
spring addresses,
and throughout the
land the old story
Of independence
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THE GLORIOUS fourth In PoRro RICO r.

the American occupation of the country
But they welcomed Independence day as
another twenty-four nous wherein they
might cease labor and be joyful.
In Manila, perhaps, does the celebration
reach its greatest height. Fourth of
July gives the American within the gates
of that city an opportunity to consume
Sert his presence with more explosive
ness than he obtains on any CT the 9th
CT 364 days of the year.
To the native il means a day free from
even the semDlance of labor. day sur
passing in enjoyment the day of all days,
Domingo which is the Philippine name
for Sunday. Our little brown brothers
the Fourth of July puts on his whitest
apparel. his most pliable straw hat, his
softest canvas shoes and his most en-
gazing air. arranges himself in squads
and groups and parades the principal
streets Of Manila.
If he belong to the government party.
the party which gets offices and is repre-
scented at the municipal councils of Ma
Mia, he parades decorously. takes his
liquor at the Uncle Sam saloon. and
finally winds up at the Club Interna-
cional. which is the Union League of the
native to listen to addresses by eloquent
Americans.
Does he belong to the lower order he
lines up with the paraders who pass
I'll he is tired. which by the way is not
long. and then repairs to a native can
teen. where he may consume gin and
cigarettes and indulge in small talk with
the maiden of his fancy.
The street parade is most impressive,
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in England. but. for the next year or
two. -.4S life will see little change. HIS
studies At Dartmouth are not yet fin
ished. and it is the wish Of his royal
parents that they go on uninterrupted.
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bicycle. Swimming lessons at the Bath
Club came next. and a little later cricket.
foot ball and boxing. and he is a first
class crosS-cOuntry runner.
Before he was ten he had handed over
his ordinary nursery toys to his younger
hrothers and was giving all the time
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There are thousands and thousands OF
citizens OF this country who, because
of business or other reasons, have their
homes under foreign flags, but in whose
hearts beat as strong the spirit of 40
as at any time in their lives. How will
these persons spend the day?
There are thousands of dusky-skinned
natives in the Philippines who now call
Uncle Sam their protector and more
brown-eyed boys and girls in Porto Rico
who are proud of the Stars and Stripes.
How will the glorious Fourth be celebrat-
ed with these?
In the Philippines and in Porto Rico
the Fourth of July is being mere widely
celebrated every year The pleasure-ioF-
ing natives already had calendar
crowded full with feast days and with
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FTER q week or more Of lion
izing by the British public,
Prince Edward. eldest son Of
King George V Of Great Brit
ain, who recently was formally
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LAS Said, got into the park all right.
and started down the long flight of steps
and the sound OF the gUrging creek seem
ed TO bring back thoughts of long ago,
at first, and then it made me thirsty
After nearly tumbling head and heels
down the lower flight of steps, L got on
safe ground and strolled. after looking
some time at the fOaming water, over TO
the cages under the cliffs where the bears
and seal
Il could not see the seal at first. but
the first thing / knew. Halo" said
voice. just as natural as yours or mine.
Then ] saw the little round head above
the surface Of the water in the basin and,
with "a few fin flaps and wrlggles, out
j observed. Somehow Cldh seem
neariy So surprised as you might thlnk.
Cool a. may be-" said the seal, with
q slight NaWn which she-she told me
she had been society belle IN berlis
strait-endeavored to conceal politely with
a nm But il isn't good old Boring sea-
with the !cehergs and all that
- No | says, 4 guess not. You must
feel the difference
Feel The difference she says. is no
word for il. And then, it's so lonesome
in here all by myself
Why didn't they put you with the
other seals in the hig basin under the
trees-thats q swell place. and you'd have
had lots al company?
My dear man.. says she, they're SO
exceedingly vulgar. especially that boor-
ish fellow c-ernaliy barking and bowling
at the top OF his lungs. Ny nerves simply
couldn't stand il. And Mrs. California
Sea Lion Is a frightfully dowdyish per
son: absolutely no style whatever. No, I
know it's lonesome in here, but then L
can't f1Deet my family and position in
BerinS strait-we owned an entire ice
berg.
Il have often heard hard luck tales of
fallen fortunes. but ! thought to myself.
there and then, on that swelteTing night
or. rather. morning. Here's the real
thing-there'S no deception about this
II coEdoned with the poor seal we'll
as i could ! think she took quite a
fancy 10 me. and as l left, she actually
kissed her I'm TO me,
Il couldn't get a word from the bears.
The one whom ! addressed seemed TO
have a bad case of crouch, and simply
turned his back. and walked disdainfully
into his cave. / then strolled toward
the creek. where the fancy fowl are, and
was greeted derisively by the geese.
why. l asked of one old gander-I want
ed TO be deliberately offensive-'are you
the stupidest of birds. incorporated you
are Killed very young-you are not at
all bad eating" / thought this was Il
crusher,
But the gander only cackled contemp-
tuously- Who saved Rome? he inquired
with cutting emphasis. It's true he
continued. that we are. in general. what
you might call cheerful cynics, but We
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FOURTH of July Big Day
1 to Americans in Foreign
Countries AS Well AS at
Home-Among Residents of
American Quarters in Great
European Cities, in Quaint
Thoroughfares of Philip
pines and Porto Rican High
ways Stars and Stripes Will
Be Flung to Breezes Tomor-
row and Day Celebrated
With Quite the Fervor, If
Not the Boisterousness, of
Patriots in Uncle Sans Do
main-The Spirit of 49,
Now Being Felt in Every
Corner of the Globe.
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What's the matter-do you see any,
thing?' l asked somewhat nervously. as
the fellow kept shifting and cycling all
about me, as though the thin air were
full to him of some potent reality. This
began. as ! say, to get on my nerves. and
so | just up and asks him in so many
words, and i says says /:
DO you see anything
Not in you, says the wolf.
This insulting. and l began to
get mad. Then the wolf startled me by
observing:
Il am looking for him-the werewolf.
This sounded both ambiguous and
creepy, and asked the animal to explain
himself. Well, he started in to string me
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thousands of native Fflipinos, Taga-
logs for the most part, gather in the side
streets and help to swell the big out
pouring of whites and browns.
A few strains of American ragtime, be
it ever so out of date, will keep them in
line for hours. They are natural musi-
clans, and the introduction of the melo-
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will he retold. What, however, of the
Americans in other parts of the world
How will they spend the day?
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ward, and lifting his head from side to
side as though he saw something not Wis
ible to me. The voice he spoke in-when
he did speak-was a good deal more weird
than his natural howl and, tell you, even
on that hot night-or, rather mOrning-it
made the cold shivers chase each other
down my spine.
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sWapped the other evening by
several Washingtonians in an
establishment devoted 10 the
dispensation of cooling drinks
Said one of them:
lone of the queerest things happened
TO me the other night-when il was so hot
you know. / just couldn't sleep anu
so. rather than lie pitching and tossing
in bed. | got up. put on my coolest
clothes and went out for a walk. !
thought I'd go to the Zoo-dont know
why-but 1 wanted, perhaps. TO see now
the animals were standing it, TWO
O'Clock in the morning, too We'll, OH
/ started and / must say there was
relief in the cool grotto-hke entrance
after the reflex heat of the streets The
gate was closed, but l had no difficulty
in climbing over the fence, and every
thing around looked just as natural as
possible
Il often go to the Zoo. and lots of the
animals seem to know me, by TINS time,
and LOOK as though they wanted TO talk
TO. me If they could.
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schoolmates for money to spend at
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Prince Edward has always been a
sportsman. He could ride his pony when
he was five, and on his seventh birthday
anniversary King Edward gave him q