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fcs wkiapars: 'Dear, I tow tkaa. Br tka pain aid the grief foryat "
eka iwritfc cstr aa aeko tkat inm: ^1* tores Uwt Mfti"
_ tnsat-tora tkat tor
Hit Mtatifol mi coi
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Baft ska wiaaowa Ike t!
Bat
Oh* tjiaatto^s tkat tortana a Ilia witk tboras sad
{ (orsrsr
witk smiles aad tears!
tks lilisa aaall bs ker tot:
tkara Iraaa tka rwsa leaf aad wasps tkst ka torse ksr not!
Aad as tkay twaia ?o ligMaf 'aigktaf tks world stoat.
Wkara faith ia a lower aadyiag aad lova ia a deathleae soag!
Aa analsita paia tkat ia swsstly rata still tkrobs at a toaek?a sound;
Aad'fls tores thss aot, Osar heart," aks saith, witk tka arum of tore aitxmdt
?Frank L. 8 tan ton, ia tka Atlaata Caaatitutioa. -
A Lazy Lover.
%y Hat ft!* W>itn?y.
HEY were out ?n the lake,
; Roy Adams and Ruby
I Lane. paddling about
> among the water lilies. He
had Just come as near pro
poo.u* her, and she to refusing him,
as it was possible to do and miss, this
being their customary daily diversion.
Now he teas watching her lazily." That
was what Irritated her so?his inordi
nato lariuess. ,
He was Isrge and blond, with placid
blua eyes like a sleepy baby's. She
wa? little and trim as waxwork. ?nd
her grsy eyes were clear and keen. The
exciting point of the day's program
over, Roy hsd settled down to his usual
comfortable nonchalance.
"1 don't know what kind of a fellow
you want;" he grumbled, amiably, with
an Indolent movement of one oar, and
somehow his laziest motion seemed to
accomplish a good deal.
?'I know," said Kuby, positively.
"Let's hear about him." Hoy pro- J
posed.
"He's brisk," Ruby replied, "and en
ergetic."
? "Think I've got him in my mind's
eye." Roy gave the other oar an easy
touch. "Small and bustling?and chip
pery, like the little cock sparrow who
sat on a tree."
"He isn't like that in the least." Ruby
?at up prim and stiff, aud rosy with in.
dignation.
"Oh. isn't he? Bog his pardon.
Where is he now?"
"At work." Ruby replied, promptly,
her tone Implying a 'comparison be
tween a man thus profitably employed
and one who idled his time away at a
summer hotel.
"Perhaps he has nn object in view."
Boy Insinuated.
"Perhaps," Ruby admitted, demurely.
"And?um?Is the object to be at
tained soou?"
Ruby let her eyes droop toward the
top ruffle of lier blue organdie.
"I?(Jon't know exactly; not before
next spring." She was dabbling her
hand in the lake, her eyelashes still
slanting downward.
"Ah! Congratulate him. and every
thing. Shall we row over to that bunch
of willows, or down to the little cove?"
For an lnstunt Ruby wished she
might tip the boat over, just to see if
his exasperating equuuiuiUy would be
disturbed even by such an emergency.
"I don't believe it would," she de
cided, In disgust. "He'd get us out if
he could conveniently, and If be could
not he'd drowu with that contented
smile on his face, ns serenely ns if he
were a wooden Sbem out of a toy
Noah's ark."
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Mrs. Albert Loyd was peacefully cro
chetlng a pair of bedroom slippers for
Mr. Albert Loyd. chanting such incan
tation as: "Chain two; double in sec
ond double; turn; live singles in loop;
chain two," when hw sister Ruby
whirled In npon her, c.i3t liorself into
a rocking chair, and rocked tempestu
ously for three uiiuutes. Mrs. Albert
viewed her quietly, suspending her
crochet hook for a moment.
"Three singles in loop; chain two?
been fencing with Mr. Adams again?"
?be queried, mildly.
"Yes," Ruby answered, "but I hardly
think he'll care about fencing any
more."
"No? Why not? Tnrn; five singles."
"I practically told him I was?en
gaged."
"Dear me! chain Ave?and to whom?
Turn."
"A person I invented."
"You unprincipled little wretch!
What did you do It for?"
"Just to see what effect it would
have."
"Two singles?and what effect did
it r
"None at all. You couldn't stir him
op to move an eyelash, whatever you
did; ho's too sublimely laxy even to
lose his temper."
Mrs. Albert shook her head geutly.
"You're off the track," she comment
ed, unwinding more scarlet wool; "be
may perhaps be guilty of always keep
ing bis temper, and, let me tell you, a
married woman would consider that a
very good failing, but as for beinjg lazy
?Albert's friend, that little Mr. Hig
glnson, who knows blm well, says be
works in bis office like a galley slave
ten months of the year, and although
he has that laxy way and looks as If
he were letting things go to smash If
they want to, lie has bis eye on every
thing, and every move he makes
counts. I shouldn't wonder if you've
put your silly foot In It for once with
your Invented man. Albert says there
isn't a more whole-souled fellow living
than Hoy Adams, but just because be
doesn't bop around and fuss over
everything like a banty chicken?n*
you do?you must get scornful and
snub blm. You've done it all summer,
you know you have, and he's been as
faithful to you as the needle to the hay
?tack, or whatever It Is a needle is hup
posed to be faithful to. You always
ware a fractious child, and you aren't
a whit better now than when you were
six years " Mrs. Loyd erased her
lecture as she found herself talking to
a dissolving view of bine organdie rur
fies and a couple of whisking sasb
ends, and returned to her chaining,
doubling and looping.
Roy appeared before Bob; early the
next day In his usual calm frame of
mind and his boating rig.
"Think he'll object to your going oat
on the lake wltb me Just once more?"
he asked. "I'm going away early to
morrow morning."
"What for?" she asked.
"Have to." he responded; "vacation
comes to an end to-night. Can you
go?"
She ran out and slipped her boating
hat on In silence. She was reflecting
dismally that she must either confess
her little romance of yesterday an un
founded one, or bid good-bye forever
to this exasperating man, and she
knew now that the latter was some
thing she could not do and retain any
shred of happiness. She waited, how
ever, until they were out on the blue,
soothing bosom of the lake. Then she
rushed Into it.
"He couldn't object, you know." she
said, reverting to his remark of some
time before, "because he's only fiction."
"A dream-man?" he asked. She
nodded, blushiug uncomfortably.
He hummed a bar of "When a Dream
Catne True." and settled back easily.
Ruby looked Cown in silence. She waa
waiting for him to say something else
?and he was careless!y moving an oar
now and then, and apparently thinking
of nothiug at all. She noticed for the
fr*i time how strong bis brown hands
looked; they were not the hands of a
lazy man.
They drifted along aimlessly.
"It was a silly story to tell." Ruby
said, at last.
"Ob. I don't know." he answered. In
dulgently. "I rather thought you were
fabricating. But you might realize
him yet, you know."
I don t want to." Her voice was i
little uneven.
"Poor dream-man; sympathize wltb
him, I m sure. Like to have that pond
lily?"
"Thank you. I don't care for It; let'#
go back."
He agreed amiably. "I ought to get
back early." he said. "I promised
Klngsland to come over and go fishing
this afternoon, so we may not see each
other again. Caesar. Isn't this a day
for fishing, though!"
Ruby's cheeks tingled as she walked
silently beside h!ni through the liffht,
dry grass on the way to the hotel,
while he stalked cheerfully along, mak.
Ing lrrltatliigly pleasant remarks about
the scenery.
They came to a standstill at the sum
mer house on the lawn. It was empty
and Ruby did not want to walk into
the crowd of people on the hotel porch.
"I'm tired." she said; "I'll rest n
while, and we can say good-bye here."
He held out his sunburned hand and
clasped hers closely for a minute
"CJood-bye," he said. "It you should
coine to terms with the dream-man,
don't forgi?t to let me know."
She watched him going across an ad
joining Held, as she fell into the big
willow chair and began to rock. Then
she looked off dismally toward the
misty h.lls. They were dimmer thun
the light summer haze warranted.
"Only a summer flirtation?only a
summer flirtation," creakcd the chair
maddeningly.
She turned her eyes to the field again.
She could still see the tall form loiter*
ing along. >Vhen it should disappear,
the end of things would have come.
He stooped, seeming to pick up some
thing; then he turned slowly and be
gan his easy stride back toward the
summer bouse. It seemed ages before
lie reached the door and looked In,
holding toward her a flower on n stalk,
Just a fringe of pale lilac petals u?
curling from a tawny golden centre.
"See, I found the flrst aster, and
came back to bring it to you," he said
She accepted It silently. He looked
curiously at her eyes. The rims were
decidedly pink. He folded bis arms
and leaned against the door casing.
"Suro you aren't going to marry the
dream-man?" he asked, after a casual
survey of the landscape.
"Didn't I tell you there wasn't any?"
"I thought you might be fibbing
again. If there really Isn't "
"Well?"
' Couldn't you reconsider things ana
take me, after all?"-Xew York News.
Cardinal of York W?> ? Bore.
Henry Stuart. Cardinal of York,
British prince as he was, and descend
ant of the lovely and witty Queen of
Scots, was himself but a dull and
prosy man. He had all the good things
of this world?honors, wealth and po
sition. But while all respected him,
many were greatly bored by his plati
tudes. Pope Benedict XIV., who was
his best friend, once expressed the
general opinion. lie had listened to
the cardinal's prosy talk for an hour
and a half on n day when he was more
than usually busy. He remarked, with
a sigh of relief when the audience was
over, "that It did not In the least sur
prise him that the Kngllsh should wish
to be rid of the race of Stuart, If they
were all dull and tedious as the Car
dinal of York."?London Modern So
clet af
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Filipino Dainty.
The Filipinos ent large quantities ?f
I drlpd grasshoppers, and also prepare
I the? In confections. .... ??
How to Listen to Music
Br ARIJ1 BRADLEY.
Tbwt are many subjects and?r music
which we iD are to ? certain extent
familiar with, ma the "btographera of
tta mastera," "the development." or
"mediaeval music;" bat not many give
the subject of "hm to listen to music"
mnch thought. Maybe because It does
not seem aa though this is one of any
treat importance, taking it for granted
that "to listen, ia to heat.** However,
the proper capacity to listen to music
la better proof of musical talent than
skill to play upon any Instrument or
to sing acceptably. It does more for
that gentleness and refinement of
thought and action, which it is the
province of music to promote. Of all
the arts, music Is practiced most and
thought about least. One ressen is.
that a sweet mystery enshrouds the
nature or music, and that to master
it technically alone costs a vast
amount of time, patience and Industry.
Music is dual In It? nature: It Is ma
terial as well as splritusl. The mater
ial side we apprehend through hear
ing, comprehend through Intelligencer
but the spiritual side we reach by
fancy and imagination. A true mu
sician will recognise In every selec
tion the three decisive elements of
music?harmony, melody and rhythm.
Simply explained, harmony Is a well
ordered series of tones; melody, the
ordered tone of series, and rhythm,
the symmetrical grouping of the series.
Beyond doubt, melody Is the moat im
portant of the three. The master is
the one who bay the genius to put
fire, passion, poetry and expression
Into his compositions?to make them
seem living things. Of all those who
have been able to do this, Beethoven
has led. Like Goethe, this genius has
secreted many a mystery in his master
pieces. but divine talent shows itself
in every tone, and the secret only
charms.
To listen to imislc, to appreciate It,
we must first know something of Its
divisions. Of these, there may be said
to be four: chamber, programme,
classic nnd romantic. The first sec
tion represents pure thought, lofty
Imagination and deep learning. Com
posers find It the finest field for the
display of their talents, because their
own skill In creating Is to be paired
with the trained skill in hearing. Prop
erly speaking, the programme music
Is applied to descriptions, emotions
and poetic inspirations; and in a high
sense this class is the purest music In
the world. Schumann. Beethoven.
Mendelssohn and Liszt were lovers of
the programme. But. among all terms
In music, are words of no vaguer mean
ing than classic and romantic, although
all havp a general idea of each.
Summed up very briefly, we may say
that the classic is that style of music
strictly adhering to all the established
rules of harmony and counterpoint, re
gardless of poetry or expression of
tone, and that the romantic Is merely
the progressive and creative principle
of the classic style.
As the highest type of Instrumental
music, we have tl^p symphony, a term
taken from the Greek (symphonia).
This, If it be written for a solo instru
ment, becomes a sonata, or if written
for an orcfcestrs. a concerto. The sym
phony is made up of four parts: (1)
the allegro, a quick movement, which
may be preceded by an introduc
tion or prelude. (2) the adagio,
a slow movement, (3) the scherzo,
a playful. Jocose movement, the
tlnale. usually called the rondo, which
repeats the chosen them?* several times,
and which may be introduced by a trio.
Another interesting form of older
instrumental music is the serenade,
which is simply a group of short
pieces, arranged agreeably. This style
belongs to the "days of chivalry,"
when gallant knights serenaded their
fair ladies. This form of composition
was followed by the Glgue. the Minuet
and the Gavotte. ^Vitb the old mas
ters. as Bach. Beethoven nud Chopin,
came into existence the prelude,
etude, nocturne and the symphony.
Later, another style of composition be
came famous, known as Liszt's Hun
garian Uhapsoilies. These works will
always live, on account of their weird,
dreamy and romantic construction, as
well as the technic and skill required
in their execution.
A few short years and grand opera
reached a state of perfection, through
the wonderful genius of Gounod, Mo
zart, Verdi and Meyerbeer. Who has
not heard of Gounod's "Faust," Mo
zart's "Marriage of Figaro" and "Don
Giovanni," Verdi's "II Trovatore" and
Meyerbeer's "Huguenots" and "The
Prophet?" These grand works will
nev?r perish; they are too great. In
choral music, the names Bach, Handel
and Haydn stand first. What could
be more beautiful than "The Messiah,"
"The Creation" and "The Passion
Music?"
Surely the poet who said "music Is
the gift of heaven" was correct, for
what art Is so pure, so true, or so
magnificent and sublime as music?
What can be as beautiful as its master
pieces whon performed perfectly? Yes,
surely music is divine, for it Is the
highest of all things.
An Oil J Cailom.
ft In an old fact In modern history
that the toinbs of the Kings of Sar
dinia and the cradle of their destiny.
Savoy, are now in the hands of France.
Only Kings Victor Emanuel II and
Ilumttert I. are burled !n Italy. The
rest, from the thlrteent hcentury, and
numbering twenty-eight. He in the
Abbey Church of Halite-Combe, near
Clmmbery. which the pcace of Villa
franca, lu 1H?M), transferred to France,
with the rest of the provinces. In re
turn for French aid against Austria.
By a strange oversight, the toinbs of
the kings were not "extra-territorial
lied.'*
Convex Knartway*.
They are discussing In England n
new systsm of road building, which
would save a large percentage in the
cost of construction. Instead of tho
present method of convex surfaces,
with a gutter at eaeli side, It Is pro
posal to build concave roads, with ?
wutter In the middle. ..... .. . ?- . .. ,
EARLY EXPftESS SERVICE.
a?
nomas Hhrr? aayi that In eighty
years California want through tha
mum progressive (kaofn that la Una
land required 1000 years to accomplish,
says London Oacessa. tha history of
tha last half of these eventful years of
tha Pacific coast would In no small
part be the history of the great Wells*
Fargo Express Company. After Its es~
tabUshment In 18B tha company rap*
Idly absorbed all other lines of tha
State, and was the banker, mall car
rier and errand runner for every city,
camp or cabin la California.
Henry Wells and William G. Fargo
were veterans of the express service
before we find their names coupled In
that union as clossly Identified with the
West as are the quarts and granite of
her hllla. Weils was Harnden's agent
In Albany In the .first branch estsbllsh
rnent there, and la 1834 he, with oth
era. plsnted the first express office of
the "West.** This waa at Buffalo?an
outpost then four days and three
nlghta from New York, almost as far
aa California Is to-day. Fargo waa ex.
press messenger for Wells on this Buf
falo line. In 1815 Wells, ever lured to
ward the West, ever tracking the fron
tier. pushed out his express to St
Louis. Chicago and Cincinnati. On ac
count of his fine tact and iron resolu
tion Fargo was chosen as manager of
this unique and adventurous enter
prise. Here in this unjostled space,
with his convoy of bosts and wagons,
he won a large experience In his work.
Wfclls. ever fertile In ideas and quick
to give them shape, now set on foot a
letter express at one-fourth the price
charged by the Government?six cents
Instead of twenty-five. Immediately
the Government was hot upon his
track. He was haled Into court again
and again, but was always victorious.
Then the audacious expressman pro
posed to the Assistant Postmaster to
take charge of the entire mail service
of the United States.
"Zounds, sir!" cried the zea'.ous post
master. his ear to the ground, "such s
proceeding would throw 10,000 post
masters out of office. It would never
do."
Wells' request was declined by the
wary officer, but his protest against
high postage went on sounding through
the nation, and the next Congress, by
the leverage of public opinion, was
forced to divide the Government rate
by four. So to Henry Weils, leading
the host of reform, we owe one of the
great forward steps In our civilization.
To For*toll Waatbar.
There were weather prophets before
the Weather Bureau. Once when Dud
ley Leavlee, for many years the maker
of the New Hampshire A'manac, was
driving northward througn Nottlng !
ham, he encountered a farmer hoeing
by the roadside.
"A fine mornlug." said Leavltt.
"Yes." was the answer, "but It's
going to rain before long."
There was no hint of rain In the
summer sky; but before Leavltt had
got through North wood Narrows ?
heavy shower came down upon him
Wishing to tin dout how the farmer
could predict so exactly, be turned
back, and found him out in the field
again, after the rain.
"I should like to know,** said the as
tronomer of Winnepesaukee. "how you
could tell so exactly what the weather
was going to be."
"Well," said the sage, "when my old
ram scratches his ear with his left
hind foot in the morning, I'm certair
'twill rain before night. Besides, if
that old fool of a Dud Leavltt says Ip
bin almanac, 'Fair weather may be ex
pecteil,* I know 'twill be Just the con
trary."?Springfield Republican. "
Kit Caraon'a Klfla.
it Is perhaps not known to all th?
world that the rifle of Kit Karson, th?
great Western hunter, scout and ex
plorer. Is carefully preserved and may
be seen by those who know its where
a bouts. At the time of Kit Carson'f
death he left this rifle to Montezuma
Lodge. F. &. A. M? of Santa Fe. N
M.. in whose charge It has remained
ever since, an object cf grenf Informs'
and very highly prized by all memben
of that society.
Montezuma Lodge Is one of the old
est organizations of that nature wes'
of the Missouri River. It was organ
ized as long ago ns 1840 .at which tiiu*
the ancient town of Santa Fe was Jus*
beginning to take In part the color o'
the western bound Anglo-Saxon civil
ization. Fremont's first trip to thi
Rocky Mountains was made In 1842
There were few white men In all tha'
part of the West at the time of thf
founding of Montezuma Lodge, bu'
Kit Carson was one of these early
members. To his brothers of the so
clety lie left what may have been oni
of his most cherished possessions.
Field and Stream.
r*Mr?|I^i,?Vn 8on|h American CI tie*
I hlladelphia turns out, on an aver
age, over 300 dentists every year/
suld a young member of the denta}
profession. "Of course, a great man)
of them come here from all ovfcr th?
country, and even from foreign coun
tries, and when they are through wltb
their studies they return to tbeb
homes. For my part, I've about mad?
up my mind to migrate to Soutb
America, where the opportunities ar<
practically unlimited. Take the city
of Buenos Ayres. It has a population
of over 1,000.000, with only about fifty
dentists. It is a cosmopolitan com'
inunlty, too, English, Germans and
Italians having locnted there In grea*
numbers. In fact, few of the South
American cities have a full quota of
dentists."?Philadelphia Record.
Th? Talk of th* Vmy.
A school for dogs Is the latest devel
opment of the educational movement
It hns been established In Paris, wltb
the object of teaching, not letters, but
politeness. The schoolroom Is fur
nished with chairs, tables and rugs
to give the necessary "local color" tt
the surrouudlngs. The dog pupils art
trained to welcome visitors by Jump
ing up, wagging the tall and giving a
low bark* lien the visitor leAves.
the dog accompanies Mm t;- the doot
nnd bows his farewell by bending his
head to the floor. He Is trained like*
wise to pick tip a Handkerchief, glove
or fan that has i*en dropped and re
turn It to the owner. lie is taught
further o walk with "proud nnd j
prancing slops" ;>1jou out with bi?
TIE PEOPLE, THE PtOtUCTS
AND THE PICTURESQUE FEATDIES
OF THE PHILIPPINES.
J. WB?T.
HE Philippine Islands are
?boat 900 In number, and
are about 8000 miles dis
tant from tlie United
States. Area. 140.000
square miles. 81tuated between the
China See and Pacific Ocean. Popula
tion estimated at 7.000.000. Magellan
1* credited with the discovery In 1321.
The United States paid Spain $20,000,
000 for the Philippines. The chief lsl
ands are Luzon. Mindanao. Samar.
Mlndora, Pa nay. Leyte. Negros. Cebu.
etc. Manila Is the capital and chief
port, and has a population of 250,000.
The climate is the best known In the
tropics and the soil wonderfully fertile.
The principal products are hemp, to
bacco, sugar, coffee. Indigo, cotton,
corn, bananas, oranges, pineapples, co
coanuts, mangos, etc. Straw and chip
hats, togethei with hides, form the
chief exports. Vast forests of the most
valuable timber exist all over the isl
ands. The timber Includes ebony, san
dal. camphor, teak, sapan, etc., while
rich mineral deposits exist In various
parts of the archipelago. Gold and
copper have been located In Luzon.
Petroleum and coal are being worked
in Hollo. Cebu. and Leyte is destined
to become famous for sulphur. Asiatic
cholera was prevalent on the islands
from March. 1902. to July. 1902. Dur
ing that short period there were 131.
817 cases, with 83,282 deaths, showing
a mortality of sixty-three per cent. In
the city of Manila 4080 cases and 3171
deaths. The six tribes which have
shown the most adaptability and intel
ligence are the Tagalogs, Macabebes.
Vicols, Ilocanos, fagayans and Visay
ans. The Tagalogs are the most nu
merous of any of tlie tribes, and were
the principal ones iuvolved In the past
Insurrection. They live principally in
the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal and the
city of Mauiia, part of southern Luzon
and also on the Island of Mindora.
Their language Is known as Tsgalog,
and is spoken more extensively than
any other native tongue. Tbe Maca
bebes do not beloug to a distinct tribe,
as is supposed by many. They are
Pampangans. and live within a small
section of about thirty square miles
in the Province of Painpanga, near tbe
mouth of the Rio Grande Klver. They
occupy only two large towus and num
ber about 40.000. The origin of these
people Is somewhat obscure, but in
some old archives in possession of the
Spanish friars it is recorded that about
200 years ago there was a religious up
rising in Japan, and that many of the
Japanese were either killed or com
pelled to leave the Island. It says that
about 400 of these exiles came to the
Philippine Islands and settled at the
town of Macabebe, where they re
mained. Intermarrying with the na
tives. Tbe Macabebes have served as
soldiers on expeditions with Generals
Lawton, Young. Bell, Schwan. Wheat
on, and assisted General Funston in
tbe capture of Agninaldo. They have
always shown loyalty and great quail
lleatlons as soldiers. The Vicols are
from the south, Ca marines Province
and Sarsogon, and have their own Ian
guage.
The Ilocanos nre larger in stature
than any of the other tribes, darker In
color and not as smooth In appearance.
Tlioy are hard workers and make ex
cellent soldiers. They are considered
loyal to the American Government.
They have shown themselves In battle
to be conquerors and are amenable to
discipline. They never forget a wrong
done them, and will avenge themselves
at the first opportunity. The Ilocanos
live mostly in the Province of Ilocas
Norte and Ilocas Sur. These provinces
are on the extreme northwestern coast
of Luzon, on the China Sea. The Ca
gayans inhabit the Province of Caga
yan, which is u most fertile section l??
northern Luzon, and produces large
quantities of tobacco. They are peace
ably Inclined and are extensive farm
ers. The Vlsayans inhabit the Visuyan
Islands, which are south of Luzon.
They are Samar, Leyte, Panay, Negros,
Cebu and Kahal. They also have their
own language. The Filipinos arc u pe
culiar class and hard to understand.
They belong to the Malny race. There
are eighty-five different dialects spo
ken on the Islands. Spanish is spoken
by the educated class, which is very
small.
The most Interesting scene Is the vol
cano Mayon. Towering 8IW0 feet above
the level of the sea, Mayon Is the loft
iest active volcano in the Philippines
and among those of greatest altitude
In the world. To the timber line It Is
covered with dense tropical vegetation,
and thence to the summit Ik a tortuous
distance of almost Impassable gorges,
here of broken rock and there of vol
canic sand and pumice gorges, some
hundreds and others thousands of feet
deep, above which hang cruiublltig
masses of rock and sand, death traps
from whose depths constantly rise pale*
columns of dust, the residue of ava
lanches hurled Into the depths below.
The ascent of the nearly perpendicular
sldrs to the summit was for centuries
considered an impossible feat. Hut
this was accomplished In March,
by two Americans, Lieutenant Barton,
Ninth United States Cavalry, and Mr.
Rubar. The next previous attempt was
made by a German sclentIwt who, vis
iting Legaspl, a town at the base of the
mountain, declared his intention of
making the ascent. The Spanish com
mandant sent u sergeant and two sol
diers with him. Through field glasses
they were seen In the fading light of
the evening far above the timber line.
They never returned, and It Is sup
posed they were overwhelmed by *7.
avalanche. Mayon volcano possesses
a grltn history. It Is situated In the
Province of Albay, Island of Luzon,
and from a distance presents a beauti
ful symmetrical form, in appearance a
perfect cone. The eye follows the ae
curate lines with pleasure to the point
where the summit Is lost In the clouds
?r mantled In the vapor that ever rises
from the crater. I>esplte the ruin It
hits wrought, around Its base are sev
eral towns and villages, the largest of
ivliicU is Albav the canital of <h? nra?
low. Among others are Camilla*.
Uallnao. Tabico and Caguna.
The volcano Is constantly active and
frequently in violent eruption. In 1709
two towns and several villages were
demolished, while ashes and lava were
thrown out during a period of two
months and destroyed property within
a radius of twenty miles. On Febru
ary 1. 1814. without warning, it burst
forth with great violence, and there
was frightful destruction of life and
property, more than 2200 being killed
and many wounded. A slight eruption
took place in 1887. This was followed
by oue much more severe on Ju!y 9.
1888, by which several villages were
destroyed. In May. 1897. there was a
frightful outburst. Showers of red-hot
lava fell over a radius of tweuty miles,
and in the Immediate vicinity over 401'
persons were killed. Tot::l darkness?
prevailed At Tabaco aud tlie earth
opened. Houses were buried at Ba
cacay. and the villages of Sau lloque.
Mlserlcordla and Santo Nino were
completely covered by debris and tbeit
population destroyed. At Lubi more
than 100 people perished In the ruins
The last eruption took place in l'.HM).
For three days the sun was obscured
by dense volumes of smok?, and dur
ing that time gray ashes were falliug.
When the light returned it was discov*
cred that the south side of the crater,
that had previously been pyramidal In
form, had been thrown down. Sixty
seven natives lost tlu?ir lives. But
there is no seeming of danger at pres
ent.? (Jeorge F. .1. West, Manila City.
Philippine Islands.
INDIAN MOUNDS.
In Korthwrit May Have lt??n
Built by Sioux.
Warreu Uphain. Secretary of th?
Minnesota State Historical Society, in
an address at Indian Mounds Park
yesterday before the Minnesota Con
gregational Club, expressed the belief
tliat the lO.OtH) mounds scattered
throughout Minnesota are not the work
of the so-called prehistoric mound
builders, but are the handiwork of
Sioux Indians who created the mounds
as receptacles for the boms of their
dead. He cited as authority for his
belief J. V. Brower, of St. Paul, and X
II. Wlnchell, of Minneapolis, men who
have spent years in the fascinating
work of delving into the history of the
long forgotten past.
Mr. Upham's address was the feature
of the twenty-sixth annual meeting
and outing of the Congregational Club.
It was in part a formal address, but
Mr. I'pham included in his talk inter
esting data relating to the mounds in
Indian Mounds Park and also informa
tion as to the mounds so thickly dot
ting certain localities lu southeastern
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio.
. He declared that there are not less
than 10.000 of these Indian burial
mounds In the North Star State, while
Wisconsin and Ohio are credited with
an equal number of the silent wit
nesses of the existence of past genera
tions. On the Cannon River in a dis
tance of ten miles east from Ited Wing
there are not less than 1000 of the
aboriginal mounds, and one square
mile contains not less than 7?00 vf the
mounds. The park where the outing
was held originally contained eighteen,
but the works of man have reduced the
number to seven.
He said that unquestionably the
mounds were erected by the Sioux In
dians on the Indians who preceded
them in the occupancy of Minnesota as
burial places for their dead. There
were no enclosures such as exist in
Ohio and Wisconsin, the Minnesota
mounds being simply heaped up earth
In a conical Khape.anil in th>se the
bones of head men of the Indian tribes
were burled.
Investigations had shown that ofte-i
the mounds contained bones of human
beings, and the speaker expressed a be
lief that these were not deposited In
the mounds until the elements had de
stroyed the flesh and the hones more
easily dissolved by chemical action.
The Investigators have found in some
mounds Indian arrow heads, mussel
shells, ashes and charcoal. Ilecent ex
ploratlons had been made by T. H.
Lewis and Alfred J. Hill, the latter
now deceased. Roth these men were
residents of St. Paul while engaged in
the work. The most notable mound in
the country, Mr. Upham said, was near
St. Louis, and World's Fair visitors
would And th's an interesting spol
while at St. Louls.-St. Paul C.lobe.
Woman Shot lh? Lynx.
The ranch of W. It. Cook on Willow
Creek was visited on Thursday night
last by au unusually large lynx, which
met Its fate at the hands ot Mrs. Cook.
About midnight the yelping and howl
ing of the dog led her to think that
there were things doing with him, and
she started to Investigate. In the
bright moonlight she saw a strange
looking animal of ferocious aspect in
hot pursuit of the dog. and evidently
bent on taking his scalp. The dog
took refuge under the house, while
Mrs. Cook, instead of fainting, secured
a gun and killed the beast. Mr. Cook
will have the hide dressed, and in the
future the skin of the erstwhile mid
night marauder will serve as an orna
ment to his home and an excuse for
splnuing u yaru.?Prinovllle (Ore.) Re*
view.
I>afir? to Tnkr Strain Out of NflWlrt,
I>r. RishoflT. of Vladivia, Chile, de
scribes the hard work of the mining
peons, who carry Ifio pounds of ore in
bags strapped to their shoulders while
they climb up hundreds of Tcet on
ladders, often consisting only of
notched trees. They toil without a
recens from Oil. m. to <!? p. ni., and
might seem to be in need of nil the
rest they can get, hut before supper
they prefer to lake the strain out of
their muscles after a fashion of their
own?via., dancing vehementl.v to tho
sound of a fldtlir for an hour or tno,
or even longer if their lady friends
happen to muster in force.?IIenita
Cur*. . .
?ome~of the
[okw'ofthi Dayi
Mmllaa.
Bow old is Cupid? Hard to tell,
80 youthful still he iinn;
Perhaps you nidge him like ? tree
And count him by his rings.
?Fuck.
Clossly rack*!.
"Wn the Jury parked t"
"I guess it was. They were all fat
men. and one of 'em must have
weighed fully 500."?ClevelanC Plain
Dealer. ...
**I nem thought she I red him."
"She didn't."
"Then why did she marry him?'
"She had a grudge against hlm.**<^
Chicago Post.
Cur* Tor Staiauirinf.
Mother?"My little boy seems t?
have recently acquired the stammering
habit."
Doctor?"Have him quit reading war
news."?Cleveland leader.
An Exception.
Kwoter?"It In always true that 11
you want a thing well Uoue you must
do it yourself."
Knox?"How about an operation up
on yourself for appendicitis?"
Wo Trifling Detail.
Miss Trueso?"Am 1 to understand,
papa, that everything Is settled In re
gard to my wedding?"
Mr. Trueso?"Yes. my dear, every
thing-but tlxe bills!"?Chicago Jour*
ual.
^
Weary Fighting For It.
"Most any inau can achieve succesa
If he only lias patience."
"Of course, and if he has enough
patience he won't care wnether he
ever achieves success."--Philadeluhir
Press.
Hmm and Mriini.
"Cheer up." said the lawyer, "we
may still win the case. I haven't ex
hausted all the means "
"But you've exhausted r.Il mlno." in
terrupted the client, gloomily.?Phi*
delphia Press.
8h? Loot m Hoarder.
Prospective Boarder?"Do you objcct
to children?"
Landlady--"No. indeed. I Lave tea
of my own."
Prospective Boarder--"Well, or. er. if
I decide to take a room I'll let you
k_ow."
Hi* Lone Sill'
First Lawyer?"IIow are you getting
on with that will case of yours?"
second lawyer? "Knmnus'y. I hav#
Just sot another postponement."
F. L.?"Any chance of settlement?"
S. L.?"I am not worrying. 1; i'_ my
?ong suit, you know!"
That Sfttlf? It.
Flora?"lie told uie her life's Ms
tory."
l?ora?"Thero isn't a word of truth
in it."
Flora?"How do you Unov?"
Dora?"Because she toitl it to him
herself."?Yonkers Herald.
Flint a ml UmI.
Mr?, Highmore (with cold dignity)?
"To what am I indebted for the houot
o? tliis visit?"
I'uexpected Caller?"To your care
less servant, perhaps, madam. I duro
say she forgot that you ""'re not ut
home."?Chicago Tribune.
No F??r.
Boroughs?"I'm afraid I've got heart
trouble."
Lenders?"Oh. you needn't be afraid
that you'll over die suddenly."
Boroughs?"Think not?"
Lenders?"No. you'll pay the d-.d.t of
nature slowly. Just ?s jou pay uII your
other ? debts."?Philadelphia Public
Ledger,
An Kxcellent (ilen.
"CJirls who want to go in for litera
ture." he said, "should take up the re
alistic school of fiction."
"You think so?"
"Ob. yes, indeed. And then they
should write domestic stories that deal
with the home."
"But why?"
"Because It would do them a lot of
good to get the uecessary experience."
'hicago Post,
A Womtarful (lain.
Miss Vassal'?"Of all the six-months*
old babies I think Mrs. Dumpling's is
the cutest little "
Miss Hponrty?"Ob, do you know,
her?"
Miss Vassar?"Yes. Indeed! She was
in college with rue. She was In the '1)3
class there."
Miss Spoarty?"The Idea! S!?e'?
easily In the 170-pound class now "
Philadelphia Press.
Priip?r?<l For Ttiat Kinrrjfencjr.
"If you can listen to me for a fear,
moments." began the soft-voiced per*
sou in the suit of faded black, "I would
like to show you our new publishing
scheme. We give with every copy of
our magnzlMc "
?T.?t I can't listen In you." Impatient*
ly Interrupted the man nt the desk.
"In that case," i?i the caller, rais
ing his voice and opening his vall*o
witli a Jerk, "you will be interested, I
mn sure, in learning thut I am Intro
ducing n this locality the latest and
best ear trumpet ever placed on tho
market Here it K t'ul.v u dwiUv and
? half."?Chicago TiiLuue,