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mats made in other parts OF the world.
as was pointed out to the writer, was
the beautiful quality Of the fibers used,
their softness and pliability. and the re-
markable manner in which they were
combined in the weaving.
Fiber hats was another interesting dis
play. These hats ranged all the way
from the simple and crude variety made
from fibers not particularly different
from certain Of our marsh grasses, to
others SO fine in their construction as to
be in class alone. 1t is claimed that
hats of this latter class when placed
upon the market in the states would
bring almost any price the dealers choose
to ask. The fiber employed in the max
ing of these hats being SO rare and the
process of construction SO nearly impos-
sible, it is claimed there is no fear of
competition with any other hat OF like
nature in the world.
In different parts of the buildings on
the carnival grounds there were a num-
Der of displays of the highest grade
market hemp or abaca, which was being
used in many different forms Many
people think of this hemp as a product
the use OF which is confined entirely to
the making of heavy cable rope But
this is far from being true At this
carnival there was shown number of
tneSe beautiful HOeTS, from HIteen u
twenty feet long. being used by tailors in
the making of stiffening for cotton fronts.
1t was also used in the manufacture OF
the Tagal hat braid, which is so ppoular
throughout the states.
A display of unusual interest was that
of the common homegrown variety of
vegetables. 1t made one think of home.
This display was made by the bureau
of education, and it shows the remark
able possibilities Of the islands in an ag-
ricultural way Many Of the visitors to
the show claim the best vegetables
shown were those by the different schools
of the islands.
In all the schools in the city of Manila
gardening is receiving considerable at
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are all after the Italian formal style,
with terraces and splashing fountains and
rare exotics.
They are furnished. as the Italians are
prone to deck their open places, with
ella assic pedestals benches. sun dials and
satyrs, surrounded by flowers which seem
ever blooming. Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
entertain nearly every distinguished for
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Until her marriage. in June. 1897. Wash
ington could claim only slight acquaint-
ance with Mrs. Anderson. Though she ac-
tuaIly lives here but a few months in
the winter. her interest in the welfare
and philanthropic endeavors. of the city
is unboundng. She belongs to nearly
every society which has humane or patri-
otic or civic progression for mission.
and socially she Is a digniied. conserva-
tive hostess. who maintains the high
standard of the past generation. MI
Anderson spent his boyhood in Wash
ington and began his career In diplomacy
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a nation of six seven million people,
and in the course of twelve years raised
them from state nearly approaching
savagery to that of twentieth century
civilization. And to assist him in this
remarkable feat, he ca lied to his aid that
far-famed amusement known as the
carnival. or perhaps better known
throughout the states as the Mardi Gras.
The carnival or Mardi Gras. as it is
called in New Orleans. is an event which
takes place every year at that place
Every one is acquainted with the great
fun and the escapades that take place
at this time. The pictures presented by
many who take part in the wildly
hilarious parade during the day. followed
by the throwing Of confetti and other
things in the evening. finally winds up
with a mask ball where the fun grows
fast and furious until an early hour of
the next morning
This is the scheme. or rather a much
modified version of 1t, that Uncle Sam
has used for the past four years TO bring
before the people of the orient, and
through the orient. the people of the
world. the haudicraft OF his wards in the
Philippines He has adopted this method
of aiding his school system in the
islands. especially that part relating to
the arts and trades. In fact lit is only
another shrewd trick of the Yankee" as
the foreigners say. Ito capture the mar
kets of the world for his wards in the
Philippines.
The plan as outlined to the writer by
G. A. OReilly. superintendent OF city
schools at Manila. originated at ban
ouet In Manila in 1908. The banquet was
rendered representative citizens of the
islands for the purpose of getting to-
sether and backing some definite policy
looking to securing an outlet or mar
ket outside of the islands for the handi-
craft of the natives of the Islands At
the banquet some one suggested why
not have a carnival in Manila-have a
few buildings erected with large grounds.
with berths for the exhibits. a parade
and all that goes with it, The idea took
at once, and from that time TO the pres
ert the carnival has been an annual and
more successful event each year.
II was in this way that Uncle Sam en-
listed the aid OF the carnival to show
what his people could do. At the Febru-
arv. 1911, carnival the exhibits from the
arts and trade schools all over TIE Islands
were exceptionally comprehensive and
showed to great advantage much OF tie
superh handiwork OF the natives. So by
combining business with pleasure Uncle
sam has once again demonstrated MS
success in untried fields, and shown the
nations or the world that although
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STRIKING illus
tration of the gen.
ius of the -Ameri-
c a n people in
handling problems
II o re or ! e 8 g
strange to them .s
I n a t Of Uncle
Sans recent sue
cessful demonstra-
tioa OF this quality
in his people. when
he took charge of
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49, Anderson One Of the Most Interesting Women Washington

eiener who comes to the capital. particu.
larly the Italian princelings with whom
they became familiar in Rome.
1t is an entertaining bit of local history
that it was during a dinner party given In
the lovely garden of Mrs. Larz Anderson
in her Washington home that the Duke
Of the Abruzzi first became attracted 10
Miss Katherine Elkins.
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By MARGARET f. DOWNING,

is. LARZ ANDER-
son furnishes an
instance of how
utterly prodigal
the fairy godmoth-
CT can be at times,
for she possesses
In an eminent de-
gree sraces and
a c g O m p lishments
OF which one would
be sufficient dover.
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advantage and sti,l beat them.
Since 1905 when the first carnival was
held 1t has been recognized as one OF the
big and successful innovations in the
islands. The idea was an altogether new
thing for the orient, or even for any part
of the world considering the part 1t has
PLAYED in the development of the natives.
Many claim it would be extremely diff
cult to find it's equivalent in the world 8
history of carnivals. As a rule a carni-
val is a highly finished amusement prod
uct which usually comes after the institu-
tions of the country have been fully de-
veloped, 1t being sort of cap sheaf. But
in the case of the Philippines it was
placed before the institutions |ere de-
veloped for the purpose of forcing the de-
velopment of the country.
Each year since it's inauguration the
government of the islands has made a
liberal appropriation for the purpose OF
CARRYING it on. Each bureau of the gov
ernment has furnished a display along
the lines of work the bureau was engaged
in. having a bearing upon commercial or
industrial development. Specimens of ma
tive handicraft from all the provinces in
the islands were sent to Manila so that
any one might spend a week within the
city OF IIdNlId, curing TIE uloHtH VI TSo-
ruary of each year. and see perhaps more
of the work of the Philippines, its accom-
plishments and industrial possibilities
than it would be possible to discover IN
year of actual travel throughout the
islands
The arts and trades from all parts of
the islands were found upon the carnival
grounds in their most interesting FORMS
The woods of the islands. the hbers, the
minerals the agricultural products. dye
md 1nerG.
In fact almost all things of interest or
value that could be found throughout
that wonderland. the Philippine Islands,
were brought together in remark
ably comprehensive and effective man
ner: classified. arranged and displayed
to the best possible advantage, all in the
general interest of the industrial develop
ment of the wards of Uncle Sam in the
orient
One of the most interesting displays
during the carnival of February, 1911,
was that of the bureau of education.
This display included exhibits by the
schools from all sections of the islands
and the city of Manila The most re
markable item of this exhibit was an i'm
mense and cleverly arranged building,
constructed by the students of the Manila
School of Arts and Trades Tor the exhi-
b,tion of the various displays Of the
Manila schools This building, ana
eevrvthine connected with it. was buiit
nv the students without the expenditure
OF one cent by the government. .,,;,s
The striking feature of the exnlpits
found in this building which would I'M
nrass a stranger familiar only Win
school industrial work in the states was
the great commercial value Oh the d. ~ az
shown II would appear TO even the
most casual observer that the furniture
fancy work and novelties were OF eN-
tremely good quality and of exceptionally
difficult designs. In fact, tne schooi
,,hori,ias sav. the students of both the
higher and lower grades in the arts and
trades schools throughout the isiand
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ing on the Trinity. first as a whole and
then severally, on all the saints. and
lastly and loudly fervently on the Ma
donna to witness his innocence.
II threw on dressing sack and rushed
into the hall, where were a carabiniere
and the young American diplomat, the
carabiniere policeman) dramatically de-
manding. Where are they. then? Make
me to see them-those ladies all festive
with jewels. Did we not ourselves be-
hold them enter this door, laughing and
chatting gayly-this door, of which you
alone have the key? Did we not hear
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EXHIBIT FANCY WORK AND BAS KETKY
hANlLA SCHOOLS

as a developer. and a good-nature. dis
position on the part Of everybody in and
out of the government service to take
part in the experiment.
1.-The situation was interesting In the
extreme To go back little bit The
T Thilippines representing immense .un-
developed values. had dozed along
few hundred years under Spanish re-
gime and had succeeded in some way
in keeping entirely outside the current
OF world activity. and then one nno
day our friend Admiral Dewey drop.
ped into Manila bay and conducted
rather interesting bit of target prac-
tice. A few more arrangements OF one
kind or another were made. and almost
before either the Philippines or the
world was aware anything was really
doing, this beautiful group OF Islands
was literally yanked out of its hfteenth
century drowsiness and launched right
into the very midstream Of world 40.
tivity.
What it was necessary for the
islands to do after this launching took
place was determined almost In no
measure by the wishes OF the people or
the islands Almost Immediately the
world consciously and otherwise began
to intimate what it wanted and what
it demanded concerning the future OK
the islands. All over the world dis
cussion took place concerning the
THE governments OF Europe. who
had enjoyed colonial experiences or
their own stood back and rather good
naturedly. perhaps, and sometimes not
always SO good naturedly, criticised
the process by which the United States
had come into possession OF the islands.
and predicted more or less dire things
to happen. But in spite of all these
predictions. the islands were recognise
ed as being much more In the COM
mercial game of the world, and ~
such were made the subject Of serious
commercial demands.
THE same was true along other lines,
1t was found that the Philippines weres
for whatever reason included In the gen.
eral plan of things and were no longer .
side issue. 1t was also found that the
pace at which the Philippines must travel
henceforth was established by conditions
outside of the islands. and without any
apparent earthly reference as to what the
islands or her people preferred:
Thus it was that the American gov
eminent in taking charge of this most
Semarkab BILE situation. found the slow
methods of development which might
have been sufficient for the needs OF fifty
or even twenty years ago would not
serve at all for the present purposes. De
mands had been created which must be
supplied. and any criticism directed to-
ward a particular method employed
would be very slight as compared with
that which would have been directed at
failure to supply these demands
And so it was the good people or the
islands got together in a friendly way for
the purpose of discussing the situation.
its needs and necessities, and the beet
means OF serving them At the banquet
in 1905 the carnival was decided upon as
the best means toward this end. and since
that time has been an ever-increasing
success each year.
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Mrs. Anderson has an enviable social
history in Washington. She Is allied by
ties of kindred and marriage to many OF
the social and political leaders. Her hus-
band is first cousin of Nicholas Long
worth, who married Miss Alice Roosevelt.
and he is the nephew-in-law of Mrs.
Charles Anderson. who is the eldest sister
of Mrs. William Howard Taft. He is also
allied to the McAiilland family and its nu-
merous ramifications. Mrs. Anderson is
the first cousin of Mrs. Brandegee, who
was formerly Mrs. Charles A. Sprague,
member of Congress from Brookline.
The Larz Anderson home in Massechu-
setts avenue is one. Of the impressive
sights in the residential section. Built
on the Italian villa style, in white marble.
it presents a majestic yet sealed front to
the street. From the back. tall. graceful
Lombardy poplars stand sentinel-like over
the high white stone wall. The gardens
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7 TNIQUE Method of Aid
- ing the Arts and Trades
Schools of the Philippines
First Carnival Held in 1905
Unusual Success From the
Start-Each Bureau of the
Government Furnishes Ex-
hibits for the Carnival-Na-
tive Handicraft Excels All
Others in the Orient-De-
scription of February. 1911,
Carnival-Industrial Educa-
ton of the Natives Marked
Success-Governor General
Forbes Enthusiast in the
Work-G. A. O'Reilly, Su-
perintendent City Schools,
Manila. Gives Interesting
Talk on School Problems in
Philippines.
1911, by William L. Altdorfcrl
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variety of games for indoors, the open.
countless musical intruments, automatic
and for the real musician, and library
which is vast in extent, particularly IN
the matter of periodicals and daily
papers.
The daughter and the granddaughter ol
men whose names are honorable In naVal
annals, it is logical that Mrs. Anderson
should be generous to seamen Her laV-
ish gifts to the Seaman's Home In bos-
ton has raised that institution far above
the level of such places and gives IL
homelike, cozy aspect. She has pre-
serted II with furniture. pictures. art OBJ
iects from a school OF crafts in which
She has taken an interest, and recently
she gave a fine bronze bust of her grand
father, Commodore Weld, the founder OF
the family fortune, and of her father, the
gallant Capt. George II. Perkins, VINO
commanded one of Farragut's ships when
the fleet was engaged OF MOBILE pay.
They occupy conspicuous places IN the
main entrance to the home and both were
unveiled by Mrs. Anderson at Inc utne
of their presentation.
She is passioaately devoted to the mem
ory of her gallant forefathers and she
deyotes much time to naval history and
to giving the details of its evolution. Re-
Gently she was invited by the President
and the Secretary of the Navy to unveli
the bronze bas relief in the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis erected to the heroes
who fought side by side with Farragut
in the great battle between the naval
forces OF the Union and Confederacy at
Mobile bay.
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GzExH1B1T 6G
LAGUNAPoTTERY SCHOOL

novice at the game, he can give them al.
advantage and still beat them.
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Her love Of children has led Mrs. An
6erson to study social conditions and phi
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WcAMERoN ToRBEs,
GOvEkNoR GENERAL.
Or THE PHILIPPINES

have shown a singular aptitude for work
of this kind.
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Copyright, 1911. by william L. Altdorfcr)
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as a developer. and a good-nature~ dis
position on the part OF everybody in and
out of the government service to take
part in the experiment.
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Then when ] 60 a little further and
tell them that the entire personnel OF
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-28
Fable Of The Elixir Of HAPPINESS

youth there was, who findngno oy in the life
he led set out in search Of Happiness. He passed
through many lands and strange adventures With
his ord he renown, with his Tents he gather
ed great wealth. And his graceS brought him a
beautiful maid But he tired of ALL and was sick of
heart, for Happiness was not born of his pleasures
his way with dogged will, but sinking hope, till at
length, one dusky eve, as he rode along, he two
thieves who beat an aged Hermit with fatal intent
The Youth, with drawn sword, rode sharp to the
rescue, and he slew the two knaves, and the gray
beard gave thanks in the name of the gods Then
the Hermit took the Youth to his cave and fed him
and asked him his Will So the Youth h told the tale
of his frutless search, and bemoaned his luckless
fate. Whereat the Hermit arose, and brought forth
golden jar and gave it him, and thus he spake:
Behold the Elixir of Happiness! Herein lie the
blended essences of all JOYS distilled from the vir-
tues OF mankind. Eternal beatitude is in the hands
unto thee the fruit of the labor of my life, the
which thou hast preserved Go, and may it profit
tnee we'll"
Then the Youth took reverently the Elixir of Hap
plneSs, and, with great JOY, departed herewith. To
his castle he hed him swiftly fearful lest he be rob-
bed on the road. And he caused great bolts and
bars to be placed on his gates, and there in solitude
and seclusion, he opened the precious jar, and par
took of the contents thereof.
SO the days passed and the weeks and regularly
the Youth took his portion. Yet Happiness came
not. Austere, andin gloom, he waited in van and
then great rage came upon him, and he cursed his
credullty He seized his great sword, and swore a
great OATH and spurred his charger to the Hermits
cave. There he called aloud, and the Hermit came
forth with a smile, and bowed. Then the Youth
seized his beard and spat in his face, and frothng
with rage cried out:
Thou dulardl Thou dolt. Thy wit is as short
as thy beard is long With mine own hands have |
kept safe thy jar. Each morn did eat thereof.
Speak. thou vile monger of lies where is nv Hap
Iiness?'
Then the Hermit rose up in his wrath, and smote
the jar with his staff so that it fell in thousand
fragments, and the Youth shrank back in alarm.
''roolD shreked the Hermit, g twas Others thou
shouldst have fed, not thyselfw
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BEAUTY DOCTORS NEW BUG
Are Regulated Largely BY
Thermometer.

The photographers schedule was
disarranged half an hour because il
took that long TO get the studio ex-
actiy at temperature Of 20 degrees.
"And the thermometer had to reg
ister just that before the woman who
made an appointment for three
O'clock would consent TO pose," he
said. women who sit for photo
graphs are very particular nowadays
about the temperature Of the room.
Beauty doctors have discovered that
woman's good looks are regulated
largely by the thermometer. There
is certain degree of heat OF cold
at which every woman looks her best
By experimenting the beauty spe-
cialist has found the becoming tenn
perature for each of his patrons, and
when the women visit a photogra-
pher no power on earth can persuade
them to sit in a studio whose air l.
above or below that figure. When
you handle a succession Of subjects
whose beauty temperature vsries
from go 10 so degrees it is not an
easy matter to regulate atmospheric
conditions on short notice"
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INVISIBLE INDIANS.

All Indians seem to have learned
d wonderful way Of walking unseen
making themselves invisible like
certain spiders. which, in case Of
alarm, caused for example BY a bird
alightmg on the bush their webs are
spread upon, Immediately bounce
themselves up and down on their
elastic threads 50 rapidly that only
a blur Is visible. The wild Indian
power Of escaping observation. even
where there is little or no cover to
hide in, was probably slowly ac-
quired in hard hunting and fight
ing lessons while trying to approach
game, take enemies by surprise. or
get safely away when compelled 10
retreat. And this experience trans
mittei through many generations
seems at length TO have become what
is vaguely called instinct.-John
Muir. IN the Atlantic.
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IS HUMAN VACUUM CLEANER
Amanca's Economies In Line Of Good
Housekeeping Have Q Screw
Loose.

Long before the introduction Of
the vacuum cleaner Amanda had
achieved BY sheer persistence Of arm,
the energetic welding Of broom and
brush, the precise sesults accom-
plished by this excellent invention.
Her husband whiInsicaIly complains
thG the house is always in process
Of renovation and seldom is a con-
dition which can be considered COM
Portable and liyable, but he Is a mere
man and little can be expected Of
him. OF course, Amanda is III from
time TO time, usually as the result Of
doing more .han she ought She has
headaches, backaches and nerves that
are on edge. Her sons slip out Of
the house in the evening because
ihey prefer TO be where they are not
repreved il they draw a chair from
its place or leave newspaper on the
floor. Her daughters enjoy visiting
much more than staying at home.
and her maid seldom remains longer
than week or two. She had nine
teen successive maids in a single
season. Somehow Amanda's econ
omies in the line Of good housekeep-
ing have a screw loose. She observed
one day that she sympsthized with
the women who liked 10 have her
house perfectly ordered and who
then wished that she could take her
family and live in the barn so that
the house need not be disturbed
Margaret z. Sangster, in Christian
Herald
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PERIL OF VOLCANIC WAVES
rev Dangers More Dreaded b. sslL
ors Than seisrle Disturb
snees al Sea.

Occasionally there appears a great
wave sweeping across the calm sur
face Of the ocean in the fairest
weather and when no wind is blow
ing. There are few perils Of the
sea TO be more dreaded than such a
wave. Fortunately these are very
rare, yet more than once a ship has
encountered one.
The cause OF these singular waves
is believed to be some disturbance
of volcanic nature at the bottom of
the sea. Volcanoes exist in the
ocean az well as on land; in fact.
nearly all the volcanoes known are
On or near the sea coast. II is easy
10 see that an upheaval at the sea
bottom may start a billvw at the
surface Of the water, when we re-
member thet huge waves have been
sent clear across the Pacific ocean to
San Francisco by volcanic shakings
OF the earth on the borders of Asia.
The world under water is not
only three times as extensive as that
which is covered only with air, but
II possesses many Of the same great
natural phenomena on a scale which
is perhaps proportionately vast, but
OF whose existence we are made
aware only by such indications as
the volcanic ocean waves that ships
OCCASIONALLY encounter.