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Early Training in Foreign Languages

About this Saunders had established his West
Philadelphia Institute what then
side of Market street at Thirty fifth make
dsncvey school for education French and that he
required to be spoken the school playground
Frenhman Monsieur Suby taught the boys Professor Saunders
anxious to the what
be required under his methods acquire familiarity
language be for the of advertising the school,
Aaron the search with capabilities
mended He then went father and offered educate
free of charge My father consented happened that
toward the high school abruptly the fall
of 1855 at the of twelve began studies the West P
depha Institute. Among
the Professor who aerward captain the Corn Exchange Reg
killed at Antietam; Gregory while
of the Protestant Episcopal Church the Catholics
became librarian of the University of and the His
torca Society of Alfred Driver
deha John Reyburn contemporary with the Mayor
the city, and Edward d. Loud the panos
reduced circumstances who walked with
Market street bridge and who had military record arwa
reaching the rank brigadr general National
acquired pronunciation of the French which have been
compmnted Paris have reading
my fe Strange established the
great reputation shindy player We played the
field of about twelve which
Saunders In selecting sides boy named Buckley eighteen
old, chosen first because the
could the blow the ball. The usually
fell was known "picke" had heavy crooked
limb and earned standing by the reckless
which rushed into melee and thwarted the other side
strike the ball. To proved
ponmnt due unavoidable An of
interrupted studies and went to the Durham Iron Works
Bucks
Of Pennsylvania which, with tract of $50 of land belonged
grandfather uncles, there uncle
George W. Whitaker the charge
uncle Joseph R. Whitaker, who skilled hoeman
swift sorre horse taught well a young
to ride horseback The furnace stood wooded hills
creek flowing into the Delaware
Durham three of chambers
still intact.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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THE STORY THUS FAR


slave and planter
in old
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by only
a ISABEL successful woman
brooding the ereasure was by he
time the n
returned New York temporarily
Isabel
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to ret
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has
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the Junap
the
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ito obtain
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struggle. IL was Gomez's cunning ana
Gomez's indomitable will which had al
ready subjugated half the island OF CUBA,
II was Gomez's stubborn, unfagging re-
sistance which was destined to Aatter
for all time the hopes Of Spain in the
New World.
With bluntness not unkind he asked
O'ReiJly what had brought him to CUBA
Then before the young man could answer
he gestured with a letter in MS hahd'
saying:
O'Reilly's Mission
Major Ramos gives you splendid
credit for helping him TO land his eX'
peditiop. but he says you didn't come TO
fight with us. What does he mean?'
When O'Reilly explained the reason for
his presence the old fighter nodded
go? You wish to go west, eh?'
"Yes, sir. want to find Colonel
Lopez"
Lopez? Miguel lopez" the general
inquired, quickly.
'1 believe that's his name-at any rate
the Colonel Lopez who has been operat'
ing in Matanzas Province. You see, no
knows the whereabouts Of my-friends'
"wen, you won't have to look for
him" General Gomez's leathery coun-
tenance lightened into smile. He nap
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our wrongs have made us mighty and
our sufferngs have made us brave Here
in the orient we do well enough: but, bs-
leve me, you cannot imagine the desolA.
ton and the suffering farther vest
whole provinces made barren and their
inhabitants either dead or dying. The
world has never seen anything like Wey.
ler's slaughter of the 'innocents II there
is indeed Il God-and sometimes I doubt
it-he will not permit this horror to con.
tinue; from every pool of Cuban blood
another patriot will spring up, until We
drive that archfiend and his armies into
the sea. Go back to your own country
now. and if your grief has made you one
of us in sympathy, tell the world what
that black butcher in Havana is doing,
and beg your Government to recognise
our belligerency, so that we may have
arms. Armsr' e%
Determined
1t was some time before O'Reilly spoke:
then lie said quietly: II am not going
back. 1 am going to stay here and look
for Rosa" !.
$50" exclaimed the colonel. well, why
not? SO long as we do not know precisely
what has happened to her we can at least
hope. But If were you would rather
think of her as dead than as a prisoner
in some concentration camp. You don't
know what those camps are like, my
friend, but do. Now I shall leave yea.
One needs to be alone at such an hour
eh?" With a pressure of his hand, Colo.
mel Lopez walked away into the daxts
ness.
Judson and his adventurous country-
man did not see OReiIly that night. nor.
in fact, did any one. But the nsxt mora
ing he appeared before General Comes.
He was haggard. sick. listlsss. The o3d
Porto Ricap had heard from L0psx IN
the meantime: he was sympathetic.
II am sorry you came all the way -
hear such bad news" he said. war ~
a sad. hopeless business" 1
But haven't given up hope" 01lsll1x
said. II want to stay hare and--an1
fight"
IT inferred as much from what LoD4n|
told me-" The general nodded his wi,ioQ
head. well, yourI make eood sol1l1
and we shall b. glad to have you
extended his hand and o'xssilly qne6<
gratefully.
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Puerto Principe-they sent me back
home, you know. I've been half crazy.
! You----" O'Reilly swallowed hard.
You know where Esteban is? Tell
me"
Have you hard nothing?"
Nothing whatever That is. nothing
since Rosa. his sister You under
stand, she and I are--engaged---"
Yes yes; Esteban told me all about
you"
Bad News
Something in the Cuban's gravity of
manner gave O'Reilly warning a sudden
fear assailed him. His voice shook as he
asked:
What is It? My God Not bad
news?"
There was no need for the officer to
answer. In his averted gaze O'Reilly read
confirmation of his sickest apprehensions.
The men faced each other for a long
moment, while the color slowly drove out
of the Americans cheeks, leaving him
palld. stricken. He wet his lips to speak,
but his voice was no more than dry,
throaty rustic.
Tell me. Which one?" he whispered.
Both"
O'Reilly recoiled; a spasm distorted his
chalky face, He began to shake weakly
and his fingers plucked aimessly at each
other.
LOpez's Story
Lopez took him by the arm. TRY to
control yourself" said he. "Sit here
while try to tell you what little know.
Or would II not be better to wait awhile
until you are calmer?" AS the youns
man made no answer. except to stare at
him in a white agony of suspense, he
sighed: Very well. then. as you wish. But
you must be a man like the rest of us.
/, too. have suffered. My father
Lopezs mustached lip drew back and his
teeth showed through died in the
Laurel Ditch at Cabanas. On the very
day after my first victory they shot him
an old man. Christ! Ii is because of
such things that we Cubans fight while
we starve-that we shall continue to fight
until no Spaniard is left upon this island.
We have all faced something like that
which you are facing now-our parents
murdered. our sisters and our sweethearts
wronged :"
O'Reilly, huddled where he had sunk
upon the bench, uttered q gasping mar
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RAINBOW'S END x By Rex BEAcH X Aa%%ssSa5s"

novel of love- hidden and rebellion beautiful mys
Cuba during exciting against Spain
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By Samuel. WRo277XooChor
AtnnSy/ro0ioS Most Jealous
and AaerSeHc Governor
CHAPTER II Continued }

TAYLOR in 1847, went New York to be an edir
the York Tribune From among his numerous letters IN NV
father selected the following indication of their relations
=. having local interest:
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tou to excel in the early mornings before daylight wok
at lessons At the first regular examination, along with two
other boys skipped class and entered the second class of the
third division AT the examination boy went with
the first class the
months later went alone into the first division. In months
had almost from end the school the other
heart called
to place and Aaron said aloud Boys remember
when he away down there, don't you?"
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dent of the Whitaker Iron Company Wheeling W. Va has been
State Senator and urged for the United States Senate They
of greaunc George Whitaker who lived at Principle
Furnace Maryland and who partnership with grandfather
owned that furnace about 10000 of land being
the holders the State He rch intensely
proud with will hidden beneath bearing of soft court
1t delight child and to visit at
Principle, frequently did The boating fishing and cunning
about the head Of the Chesapeake Bay and the flowing into
hospitality with plentiful arder
attractive and Aunt Eliza goodhearted mothey woman
found something the associated with the works,
In their lives his family sharp contrasts
and vcsstudes The successful his Nelson has
been mentioned His daughter Caroline beautiful girl who
sweey "A little boy out shoot day married Joseph
Coudon wealthy of the Cecil County asocacy
grandson of the early of the Episcopal church
who the Henry while driving night
fell of buggy and his neck broken Cecil the
the Chesapeake with companions
boat the face of fierce storm That they had desperate
by the fact that the bodies
of all of them oundone here and there the boat had
been driven in its
Activities in the City
The life Wood street and almost pain
country However, the volunteer fire
department then the height of its development The Fair
Engine Company Shr Hose Company
with touch of Wing politics.
and the Moyamensng Hose Company with the edoubtabe Billy
McNuen whom aterward representing downtown
party, often
fierce street fight If fire needed in order to them
chance willing hands ready start it and there fires
every Around the from the
the Empire Hook and Ladder Company When fire
occurred the State House bell with the strokes two three and
of with their combinations told the
stiff hats and red shirts shouted
they al the long ladders and hurried
the fall of 1854 father bought ourtoy brick house
the second of Eighteenth
well attending the duties
college, The which cost MIN about $4,000 has
sold hundred thousand dollars thus usng his financial
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Copyright. 1917. Harper & Bros.
CHAPTER XVIE-COntinued

NAPTAIN JUDSoN was plainly disap.
" pointed. Nevertheless, he volunteered
70 assist his countryman In any way pos
sible. Have you met the old man. he
inqulred-"General Gomez?"
mo, I'd like to meet him."
Come along. then: I'll introduce you.
This 10 about the right time of day for
4; hen probably be In good humor. He
has dyspepsia. you know, and he's not
always pleasant"
II was nearly sundown: the eastern
slopes we're in shadow, and supper was
cooking. As the two men passed down
the vide street between It's rows Of bohios
the fragrance Of burning fagots was
heavy in the air--that odor which is
swest in the nostriIs of every man who
Knows and loves the out-ofdoors. To
oRssly It was like the scents of Araby.
ior hts hopes were high. his feet were
light, and he believed his goal was In
sight
General Gomez
General Maxine Gomez. father of pa
uiots. bufwark of the Cuban cause, was
seated Tn hammock. reading some let
ers; O'Reilly recognized him instantly
from the many pictures he had seen.
eomez was keen. wiry old man; the
"ior OF his swarthy, sun-bitten cheeks
vas thrown into deeper relief by his
show.white mustache and goatee. He
@oked up at Judson's salute and then
surhsd a pair of brilliant eyes. as hard
siass. upon O'Reilly. His was an
uascible, brooding face; 1t had in 1t some.
uihs OF the sternness, the exalted detach-
"eht' OF the eagle, and O'Reilly gained
hint OF the personality behind 1t.
nsximo Gomez was counted one Of the
"orsds ablest guerrilla leaders: and In
\ eeed 1t had required the quenchless en-
"ussasm of real military genius to
sose into homogeneous fighting force
"e ill-assorted rabble of nondescripts
MON Gomez led. to school them to pri'
"ucn and to render them sufffciently
.0phe to defy successfully ten times
'e'r number of trained troops. This,
~'wever, was precisely what the old
'o-Rican had done. and In doing 1t he
E won the admiration of military stu
He It was. more than any other.
pore the burden of Cuba's unequal
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Still Hope

Colonel Lopez nodded; then he said
gravely: "Cobo takes no prisoners. I was
in the Rubi hills at the time. flghting
hard, and it was six weeks before j got
back into Matanzas. Naturally, when l
heard what had happened, tried to find
the girl, but Weyler was concentrating
the pacificos by that time and there was
nobody left In the Yumuri; 1t was a
desert"
Then you don't know positively that
she that She"
Wait There is no doubt that the boy
was killed. but of Rosa's fate I can only
form my own opinion. However. one of
Esteban's men Joined my troops later.
and I not only learned something about
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the girl but also why Esteban had been
so relentlessly pursued. 1t was all Cobo's
doings. You have heard of the fellow
No? Well, you will" The speakers tone
was eloquent of hatred. "He is worse
than the worst of them---a monster He
had seen Miss Narona. She was a beau.
tiful girl ."
"Go on!' whispered the lover.
II discovered that she didn't at first
obey Weyler's edict. She and the two
negroes-they were former slaves of her
father, believe-took refuge in the Pan
de Matanzas. Later on, Cobos men made
a raid and-killed great many. Some
few escaped into the high ravines, but
Miss Varona was not one of them. out
of regard for Esteban / made careful
search. but could find no trace of her."
'And yet. you don't know what hap
pened?" O'Relly ventured. you're not
sure?"
no, but tell you again Cobo's men
take no prisoners. When ] heard about
that raid I gave up looking for her."
"This-Cobo"-the Americans voice
shook in spite of his effort to hold it
ohoii Hol't " iittI nm SOHlS
time"
The Rebel Hatred
The sudden fury that filed Colonel Lo.
pez's face was almost hidden by the
gloom. "Yes. oh, yes!' he cried, quickly,
And you are but one of hundred; am
another. In my command there is a
standing order to spare neither Cobo nor
any of his assassins; they neither expect
nor receive quarter from us. Now, COM
panero"-the Cuban dropped a hand on
O'Reilly's bowed head-'I am sorry that
/ had to bring you such evil tidings. but
we are men-and this is war;"
mo, no! II isn't war--its merciless
savagery! To murder children and to
outrage women-why, that violates all
the ethics of warfare"
Ethics" the colonel cried harshly.
Ethics? He'll is without ethics. Why
look for ethics in war? Violence--injus-
tice-insanity-chaos is war. 1t Is
mans agony-woman's despair. II is q
defiance of God. War is without mercy,
without law; 1t is-well. it Is the absence
of all law, all good"
There was considerable silence. Then
Lopez went on in another key.
I'VE Cubans carry heavy hearts, but
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ticuate cry and covered his face as il
from lash.
II will tell you all I know-which isn't
much. Esteban Varona came to me
soon after he and his sister had fed
from their home; he wanted to join my
forces, but we were harassed on every
side, and | didn't dare take the girl
no woman could have endured the hard
ships we suffered. SO l convinced him
that his first duty was to her, rather than
to his country, and he agreed. lie was
d fine boy! He had spirit. He bought
some stolen rifles and armed a band of
his own--which wasn't u bad idea. |
used to hear about him. Nobody cared
TO molest him, can tell you. until finally
he killed some of the regular troops.
Then, of course, they went after him.
Meanwhile he managed to destroy his
own plantations, which Cueto had robbed
him Of You knew Cueto?"
yes"
"Well, Esteban put an end to him after
while; rode right up to La Joya one
night, broke in the door and macheted
the scoundrel in his bed. But there was
II iHiStdhe VI soiie soil' ~ SceiiS 'h"' a.
body of Cobo's Volunteers were some-
where close by and the two parties met.
/ have never learned all the details Of
the affair. and the stories of that fight
which came TO me are too preposterous
for belief. Still. Esteban and his men
must have fought like demons. for they
killed some incredible number. But they
were human-they could not defeat a
regiment. 1t seems that only one or two
of them escaped"
hid hpv
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The Family M0Ues to PhiladeIpiia

When ] about ten years of tool part in a
dramatic performance in the Temperance Hall
Improvement Society and made first public appearance
About this time there change the lives and
Of the family have heretofore depicted them The
addresses made by faherproessona political ddactc
had attention to him beyond immediate neghborhood
other things he have already written to
publicly the of the camp ground Valley Forge
BY the nation State park His reputation physician
extended widely At this time the Philadelphia College Medicine
about be reorganzed Among Henry
Harhorne James Tyson Joseph Parrish Howard
One Of he Dr. Henry Geger who aerward
sale business and street railways and wealthy
Phoenxve and urged father leading chair
Of theory and practice He concluded to make the
Poen house rented to David Reeves the
1854 the family which then consisted of father mother
brothers Henry C. and Isaac r. aged eight years.
respectively and myself aged eleven moved city boarded
with John Phillips and his wife, old fashioned Quaker people,
the south side of Wood street between Seventh and Eighth
only in Philadelphia before and
noise fruit stands at the of the
which read In from certain point but myteriou
the town. James Henry Workman boy about age,
was later member Of the shipping firm of Workman
Walnut street. and captain in Rush Laners during the war;
gsvousy wounded and Boarding in the
two Of cousins considerably older than myse-Edmund
Whitaker and Nelson E. Whitaker the latter of whom pres
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Tribune Office, September A. 1850
Doctor pehaps ,n,ap,.
forgotten me- but was afraid might thought
the which have
brought all the old ancied was
nuIlne the dam In capacious anac" N "
have lived then the smales,
life seems to lie behind that varied have
with them, individual
stronger by intercourse with
Hsh its toughest battles. '' w
readily imagine exacing is task of editing
that
are far between The theft then which
about Of Il snend
home--my Chester County home o course N' ~
to California haru- / may WAS
bu one department Of business am
saneslav Of the Press and
aboers the
In
shall become little free In matters
suite hard. situation will he all wsh
daughter 1t have a
married tas
however. fine little
them John must be
the young Henry Clay only conjecture
Of them would recognize
why do never visit New York? 1t he neasym
here for week two during
heard deal Jenny came
lis a that has been said and ~
must write this at my office desk of
forget TO say however that to
remaining responsibility
anticipated after experience Of him. Ie
kndest regards to Mrs
your aher-nlae's family, am faithfully yours
- BAYARD TAYLOR
his other correspondents Stevens
Randall Joseph Carson Dr. George Wood Joseph Inger-
ol and Watson, the annals
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
TRENCH TRApsp OF THE GERMANS

What do you think that wound?" asked an officer who conducting through one of the advanced hospitals the Somme pointing to the badly swollen and lacerated ankle of soldier that just being dressed. The puffy and discolored flesh might have come from severe sprain, but two three black punctures either side indicated that the injury aggravated one. 'If there tropical river about. I replied finally q shouls hazard guess that the man had stepped into the mouth of alligator, had been npped by one while swimming. As have never heard of alligators in the Somme fear shall have to give it up. What did do t?'
 Trench trap" the laconic reply; "or to be more exact, wolf trap Ever since the steady pressure of advance began telsince the Roche began to realize that he would have to continue backing up before attacks-the Germans have been leaving them behind in the trenches, laid in inviting little runways through the wire entangle- ments Not many of our men were caught after the first day two-we have only had two three cases here-but of traps have been discovered along with lot more of dabolically ingenious con trivances designed to hamper advance to give pause in the matter of occupying abandoned dug outs In fact the lodging of the trench traps has added quite a new interest and Zest latest attacks"
 Scientific trench trappery" is indeed new de veopment of modern warfare, and, like other things, it has taken the methodcal and thorough Teuton to bring out it's refinements-to make fine art of it. The wolf traps were only the first of series of devilish little devices left behind by the busted Germans to deliver last blow the vic torous Tommy "Poilu" of modernization of the famous Parthian shot
 Obviously, trench trappery" par excellence is only practicable face of slowly and steadily advancing movement; just such a that the Somme has become, Verdun in it's opening phases. Obviously, too-since the proverb that nce-burned child is twice shy applies with equal to the French and British soldier-it show 8 progressive development to stand any chance of success must be constantly varied constantly carried on in a way. That the general scheme has been
 flat failure is principally due to the fact that the Germans have not been able vary their devices sufficiently hafe their wary quarry, who meeting guile with guile, have often not trapped the would-be trappers and "hoisted them with their petards Lewis R. Freeman, in the Sept. Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
A School Problem

is possible that in former times the memory Of pupils was overtaxed but today the pendulum has swung to the other extreme and error has crept into modern educational methods that needs to be corrected When the work of the school was charged in Chicago few days ago. has to be sup pemented at home to make certain that the child can even repeat multiplication table ately there is something wrong with the school tenn.
 The old fashioned method of committing tables rules dates poetical quotations and choice selections of classical prose and rectng them without making mistakes certainly had it's advantages and would still seem to be good foundation for limited edu- cation.
 We plead for memory drill ir the schools Even at risk being charged with fogyism, ask the teachers more memory work from their pupils, they will bless you for it in after life.
 Then, too if had way would insist on more oral spelling than is popular today and more mental arithmetic. Also would have much copy ing done of history and geography lessons and of reading give the child idea of the proper putting together of words and sentences and the of proper punctuation and assist in acquiring vocabulary.
 We would pay less attention to popular novels particularly modern problem novels. and introduce worth fiction of the former era, and would revive the study of poetry.
 Of course this is very old fashioned, but have an idea that in results it would make something of a hit.