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a. . - V , MMOUt ClrtCUS RlUlttS. ATTACKKD BY INDIAN. OWMBD BYTrtst RWBlflKS. A UKfTYTUTE POM TRUSTS. OOOO FtOFLB TMOUBLSDi if "A . . .. t Fro th hippodrome to an abandon ed horse car, from the band wagon to coaJ cart, from SIM a week a the Mat dating bareback rider in the world to a acantjr subsistence by bard labor, and yt the brightest aad bap- pleat of souls in advancing; years, for all their adversities! Buck is the re markahle history of James E. Cooke ad wife, the latter once known as Mile. Carlotta de Berg-, now of Elm- kurst, L. I. Etmhurat is the actors' paradise. It to not In fear of missing the rewards of the next, but determination to make an earthly paradise here below, that has attracted to the pretty plain, with It avenues of shell roads and macad am, flanked with elm and chestnut, I company of professional folk who live In thorough congeniality. Quite the most handsome home In Klmhurst is that of "Tony" Pastor. Quit the humblest, but not one Jot teas hospitable for that. Is the quaint little habitation of James B. Cooke and "Mile, de Berg." A street car, ap parently stranded there like the one torse "shay" by the shell roadside if drawn up on a mossy bank, under the weeping elms, and with the witchery of flowers, green vines and, above all, a woman's artistic touch, the ancient carryall has been transformed into a horn that is mora of a home to the two fond souls than many a palace to Its occupants. STABLE OP THE HORSE. Back of the house there is another abandoned horse car, surrounded by shed and fences, and lined Inside with blankets. This Is the stabla of the Id horse with which the one famous circus rider now makes a living, and around the queer carryall are cackling hens, quacking ducks, dogs, cats and ther pets Innumerable. The interior of the cottage Is bung with trophies of the gay past, pictures f celebrities, albums of the great gone and of the living, autograph letters and personal mementos of crowned heads of Europe, with here and there a quaint old poster In the circus vernacular. "Mile. Carlotta de Berg, the lithe, dashing and impetuous, the best female rider of the world, executes her artistic elegancies!" 'Tea, It is a great come down," said the "Mademoiselle" quietly, but with out one tinge of sorrow; "and yet, think how much dear 'Jimmy' and 1 nave to be thankful for? Look at that man 60 years and more, yet sound as a rock in every fibre. That's what cir cus riding does for the human frame." Whereupon the flattered husband ad vanced and held out his arm and inflat ed his chest as he used to do when he was Introduced as the champion bare back rider of the world. THE OLD CIRCUS MAN'S STORY. "You might say that we were born In the profession," said the old showman. "Mrs. Cooke was apprenticed to a famous trainer in Ireland at the early age of 11, and by the time she was 19, at which time we were married at Lambeth church, London, and were both performing at the Alhambra and Vauxhall gardens, she was a favorite with the royal family and the wonder Of England. "At Paris we performed before the emperor and empress, and the prince wfco wnealterwara tne mar tyr of the Zulu war, made "va sowenii gifts. At Lisbon we performed before the king of Portugal, who occupied a box, from which, through a rent in the curtain, he enjoyed the performance, there being many scares from assas sinations throughout Europe, which made it unsafe for these potentates to be abroad. Through the greater part of Europe we traveled, giving masterly exhibitions, returning to England, where we appeared at Ashley' Royal amphitheater, London, and afterwards came to America, where we were the tar of L B. Lind's circus, in Four teenth street. New York.and later with Barnum through the country. "As we were averaging about $300 a week each during these year we had saved a nice lump, which was happily Invested. Among other Investments we bought a farm near Newton, paying more than 114,000 for It "Here we opened training stables for circa horse. Some of the most fa mous of the equine paradoxes were trained there, Including Barnum's fa mous black stallions. All went well un til we ventured Into the show business on our own plan. Within eleven years nearly $280,000 was swept away, a mort gage swallowed up the farm and we were net adrift in our advancing years, and finally compelled to take up uch quarters as you see here. "And yet we are happy happier than many who live In grand homes. Severe physical training and the enforced ab stinence of a performer's life have left us a splendid legacy of health arid strength to cheer us In the struggle, and while menial labor came hard at flrt, we are now thankful for It, and nrlde ourselves In doing well the work Of the day. After all we have been through, however, it does sometimes aeem as if we were only playing at one humble game for the novelty of It and that It cannot be reality. God gave u worldly wealth, and he took t away, but he gave us alio a ransom f health, strength and love. we have these no man can say that we are poor." India ! the treasure house of the world. For ages Ceylon aad Barman supplied the world with the mret St aad the eastern potentate kept the finest for their own use, ay th Chicago New. Of all the Jewela the most noted belong to the Oulcowar of Baroda. They are valued at H5.00O.eO0. Hi chief diamond necklace contain a atone called the star of the oath, Brazilian stone of 1M carat, for which IMtOM was paid, the whole necklace helng rained n.OK.000. The Oolcowar haw wonderful shawl, made entirely of on wrought pearls and colored tonei worked Into beautiful pattern It cost bjhm, sad was originally Intended 3$ foTthe cerlng of U l m - - ------- . m tomb, bat was o wveiy wnra VSt 0 Oalcowar kept It for hlmeelf W Jang Bahedw. the prime rntnurtei rT.t9rL . njni a a hat mad of diamond, worth over ff.' - - mm too I a single ruoTot ,B StLTJZL Wken QMta Vlcwrla Taiid Pre- fj" thai 1 I ;t it) t - Baa Francisco. (8peclaX)-The lltUt two-masted schooner Kate and Ana it back from a hunting trip among the islands of the north Pacific, which al most ended the career of the tiny craft and her gallant crew. After tare months vainly spent In pursuit of sea otter the Kate and Ann anchored one afternoon In a small bay off the Alas kan coast, almost at the foot of Mount St. Ella. Before the anchor had fairly reached the bottom a canoe-load of Indians put off from the shore. The crew of th schooner, anticipating no treachery, al lowed the canoe to come alongside. As the skiff touched the schooner's side one of the Indians, throwing aside a blanket in the bottom of the boat, dis closed a number of rifles and two re olvers for each of the four redskins in the boat Catching up their firearms the Indian clambered over the schoon er's side before the white men realized what was happening. While his companions covered the crew on deck with their revolvers the leader of the party, who proved to be the chief of the tribe, marched up to Captain Anderson of the Kate and Ann and said, speaking fairly good English: "This Indians' country. White man no hunt here. White man come, Indian kill 'em. White man take- boat; go way. Quick." Captain Anderson is an old seal hun ter and ha faced death too often to be Intimidated by any Indian chief. But be and his men were in a bad situation. All their firearms were below deck and the Indians seemed to hold the winning hand. "All right." said Captain Anderson. "We'll go away; but wait; I'll give the Indian chief a present" Diving below deck the skipper grab bed up a couple of revolvers, and before the Indians realized the ruse Captain Anderson had a revolver at the chief's head. Though th crew had no firearms they picked up marlln spikes and made a rush at the lour savages. Tne In dians couldn't stand the charge, and leaping into the boat, followed by the chief, they hastily put back toward shore. The Chief shouted an order to one of hi men, who fired two shots In the air. Immediately eight more canoes put off from the shore, where a big congrega tion of redskins could be seen. The chief held a consultation with the men in the canoes, and then with a blood curdling shriek the savages turned their rannii fnwarri th Kitt and Ann ana fired a fuailade at the men on her! decks, while they paddled toward her j with might and main. The Kate and Ann carries only four teen men. Including the captain and the cabin boy, but this time the schoon er's crew was not taken by surprise. Fire over their heads," roared Cap tain Anderson. "Don't alll unless you have to." From behind the schooner boats, bulwarks and cabin the crew fired vol ley after volley over the heads of the Indians, who paddled steadily on. The Indians began to get the range and the bullets from their rifles struck the schooner's sides, tore through the cabin and cut through her partially furled sails by the dozen. Then the schooner's crew began to fire lower. Their bullets began to bit the canoes. One of the men in the canoes was hit and with a wild rell fel lface downward In the boat Other were wounded and they began to lose heart Thev still fired at the schooner s men. but paddled no nearer. The otter hun ter tram the well-protected aeca no died the canoes with bullets and hurt seeral men. Then the native began to retreat and paddled out of range. "Indian come night kill all white men, burn boat." shouted the chief when he saw that his men were de feated. While the crew could defend the Tea sel in daylight when they could see their enemies, at night the Indians could surround the schooner and by at tacking from all Hides at once over power the crew and capture the vessel. There was not a breath of air stirring and the Kate and Ann couldn't get out to te&. Captain Anderson brought all his firearms on deck, provided as much protection as was possible for bis men and then waited for the Indians' at tack. An hour passed and no Indians appeared. It was a very dark night While the crew were straining their eyes trying to penetrate the inky dark ness and expecting every minute to hear the crack of a rifle, a breeze sprang up. The crew spread the sails, weighed the anchor and In fifteen min utes the Kate and Ann was safe. The Kate and Ann made no stop un til she was off Gray's Harbor, where a sea-otter was killed, the first skin the schooner had taken in four month. It was the 13th of August when the fight with the native occurred, and excepting the one stop made off Gray's harbor the schooner made no delay In getting Into port Though the trip was a big financial loss the one skin they obtained not being worth over $S00, the captain and his men are thankful to get back alive. ' The Kate and Ann Is a 24-ton schoon er, owned by Captain Luetzen of this city. She has been In the sealing trade for years. Julian Icrcee and Charier Worker, the otetr hunters, who did the rreatest execution among the Indi ans, are still aboard, and will go with the vessel when she makes her next cruise down toward the Mexican coast Plght For Many Uvea. New York. (Special.) A madman In the switch and signal tower of the New York. New Haven V Hartford railroad, at Larch mont, this week, bad a desperate flght with the operator early In the morning trying to get hold of the levers, the key of life nd death. Three time the men reeled back and forth, almost reaching th levers. Th man rushed Into tower No. ti and shouted to Signal Operator Louden: "Stop the express train. The tracks art full of bear and wildcat." "You don't mean it," aald Louden when be saw he had a lunatic to deal with. "Sit down and I will see about It" "No yon don't!" exclaimed the crazy man, as he attempted to seise the lev- Louden pulled him back and des perate fight enued. The operator knew that an expres train wa due, and II the man disturbed the signal ther might be a wreck. "The bears are coming thl way, 1 feel them at my leg." th Intrader con tinued a he renewed his attack on th signal man. Louden knew It wa cae of life and death with nlm an many passengers. Three times he thre the lunatic away from the levers. Fi nally he managed to lgnal a mils train which wa passing. Coadttctoi Conneld and four brakemen respond to th operator's call and It took then united strength to gt the m"i out ol the tower. They locked him in mitt car and when New Hoehetl was reach ed he was taken to ft poll MUM H aald at nam was Oeorge 0"Sv ghr, and that he lived at Waatrfartm Par. rVrtc heater, . , 1 guess I hav a f? M t I tram. I own t ra23r4," ft tc J tS Th man who starts la business) for slmsetf la usually well versed in the particular branch or ha a a partner l man who has the requisite knowl edge. Year of clerkship or work la !actory or shop, or a large acquaint ance with consumers are among the requisite for a good start In nearly ill branches of business, and It would be difficult for the brand new small nercbaat to obtain credit If it were Known that be had neither money nor the least knowledge of the business. The saloon business is the consplcu u exception to the rule, and, al though hundred of men open saloon who know all about the goods which they sell, know their effects, price and peculiarities, who have had year of experience in the saloon Duines aa contributors and consumers, there are hundred who go Into the saloon busi ness who know nothing about It To the casual observer Gottlieb Kleinglaas a th proprietor of the place, for his aame appear on the sign over the door tnd he preside over the place with the ! and grace of a Teutonic bo. Bill for everything that Is bought for the place are made out In his name, tnd he treats the boys and decide who shall have a slate account and the license are made out In hi name. But, in point of fact he is only the sianager of the concern, th real owner being the brewing concern which fur aishes the beer for the place. The man who has a little money which he wishes to invest In th saloon business ,or who has enough friends to warrant his embarkation in that neta if Indolent Industry, usually goes to a brewer who ha no customer in th tame block, and If be can show that there I a chance for business, he ha tittle difficulty la having the place fur nished with the latest things in bar fixture appropriate to th part of th ity where the new concern ts situated. In some Instances the new saloonkeep er Is an ex-prise fighter, whom strang irs In town want to see, and who has a following of sporting men; he may be l politician with a pull or an active member of organizations from which be hopes to draw patronage. The ex-secretary of the Tagelohner wlttwenundwelsen kranken unterstutz- angsvereln would find it an easy mat ter to Induce a brewer to furnish a place for him, from the polished bar ind bright mirrors to the sign over the Joor. Nothing about the place would how that the former secretary was aot the owner, but the man who be lieves in signs could tell by the one ver the door of the new saloon that the brewer whose product was adver tised In it had a chattel mortgage on the Dlace: that the proprietor was bound to buy beer from no other brew- 5r. and that In many caaes the brew r's wishes as to where to buy cigars, liquors and other saloon merchandise were law with the saloonkeeper. Many of these subsidized places soon ihake off the yoke of the brewer, take lown the sign which bears the name f the holder of the chattel mortgage, ind branch out Into actual Independent justness. Before this can be accom plished, however, the saloonkeeper must be sure that the brewer king hag no pull with the landlord or with the lease or license-making powers. If he fias, the sign may be taken down, but the beer from the License and Water Brewing company must continue to be wld over the bar of the almost eman cipated saloonkeeper. The pull relaxes ifter a while ,and the saloon becomes 'ree. but another and possibly two chattel mortgage places take Its place tnd the number never grows smaller. To some saloonkeepers the brewer arrangement is a blessing, because the solder of the chattel mortgage keeps in eye on them and holds them down to business. The confession of a Ger man who saw hi place sold out re cently confirms the theory: "I used to jet much money from the people who were sent here by the brewery, but they stayed away when I changed my Deer, and the new brewer sent me no trade. And then when I first started t used to have a few holidays every year, and now I have a birthday every Jew weeks," and the former saloon keeper, whose place had been a favor te resort of pinochle players and men who could appreciate beer served In arge glasses, actually bemoaned the fact that he had escaped from the dutches of the brewer. Some of the large breweries have Handing contracts with sign painters. tnd there Is always a stock of migna on nand for them, on which the name of the brewery Is the most conspicuous feature, and a small space only Is re ferred for the name of the saloonkeep er. Wherever these signs appear it is safe to Infer that the brewer is the ictuai owner of the saloon; but this tact has become so well known that some saloonkeepers object to the large iign, and endeavor to hide their itcrf lom behind Blgns from which the brew ir's name has been omitted. The whole saloon business, as conducted by the brewers has been a mighty weapon in the hands of politicians, and it is tola one of their main sources of strength. -New York Tribune. RELIGIOUS NOTES. Dr. Parker of the City Temple church, London, has entered upon his thirty- first year as pastor of that church. Leo XIII has now been more than sixty years a priest, more than half a century a blyhop and almost half a cen tury a cardinal. Until twenty years ago, tne statutes of Massachusetts Imposed a fine of 110 on eeryone found traveling on the Lord's Day, except for necessity or charity. An attempt is being made in France to organise a school of fromer Catho lic who shall be neither protestants nor Catholic, but purely biblical and evangelical. Bishop Henry Nlles Pierce (Episcopal) of Arkansas, whose death is announced, was bom In Paw tucket, R. I., on Octo ber 19, 120, was giaduated from Brown university In 1842 and was ordained a priest In IMS- Secretary Miller of the army and navy department of the Young Men's Christian asuoclatlon report between 7.000 and 8.000 converts as the raault of (! work of the association in the army. The death Is announced of the Rev. Dr. W. K. Pendleton. preeMent emtr Itus of Bethany college, Hethanr, Va. He wa the son of Coloix-I Edmund Pendleton and after being graduated from th University of Virginia went to Bethany college as professor of chemistry and sciences. It is related of a certain Scottish min ister that It has bwn his practice for twenty-five year that, before perform ing a marrl.e ceremony, he tlpulate that no alcoholic tlmulnt shall be u?ed at the wedding feat. In all thl :ime but six couple declined to give the required promise aad they were obliged to find another clergyman to perform th ceremony.1 The Jepar.' gwWTftmfnt ha recent, ty Issued an eAtt compelling U rail Ion !. CfwinH'n or otherwise, to report thttr pl:r" to the local govern or before try begin their work. Any parson deal; Ins. lo eng In the teach ing of fUu-.iM mut forward to eel gnTeir-if all partlcamrs OjnWernlBg hi chunk.' It finance, swtlclee M faith, plan rf work ana rellgloux history of th pplMwt H ether officer et enure. El There I In Birmingham a middle iaad Mctaodlet ilk Rockefeller. elf idueatad aad self-made who, by In renting aad managing a kind of sub rtltute for trust, bid fair to change the whole status of manufacturing and (killed labor la England, aad perhaps ilMwhere in th world. If be had lived a the United State hi extraordi sary operation would have mad hi same a topic for music hall ditties be fore now; but the English newspapers ire cumbrously deliberate about taking p new men who have done surprising hlngs, and In consequence the name of S. J. Smith Is not much known to London, however large it may be writ ten across the face of Birmingham and ther manufacturing centers. Yet this remarkable man already ba made himself felt to $0,000 working people, to S00 employers, and to stock holders back of $75,000,000 in capital, ind now ha in hand operations which. f successful, will nearly, if not quite. louble these figures. He estimates that n less than ten years nearly all the manufactories in England will be run ning according to the new order of things. If the Smith scheme work a well It) ill line of manufacture as It has In the nine or ten practical monopolies al ready established, It would be rather lifficult to exaggerate lis Importance. Described in the most condensed form, the Idea is about like this: You bring together all the manufacturer In some line of work and bind them not to sell below a certain price; you bring to rether all the workmen and bind them not to work for any manufacturer who tells below the established price. You bold the manufacturers by making their price high enough to give them good profits; you hold the workmen by living them a percentage of that In creased profit You keep the whole combination In line by a vigilant com mittee that pounces down on any one who cut the rates. Any manufacturer vutside of the combine must perforce pay the combination s rates to nis workmen or else those workmen will loin the combination and yet he ;an't afford to pay combine wages un less h charge combine prices for his goods; so competition Is squelched. If by any chance the outside manufac turer manages to meet these condi tions the combination finds other ways to make It hot for him. That Is the plan In the main, al though come of It items have been omitted for brevity' sake. It Is a beautiful plan for the workmen and for the manufacturer. The consumer, who usually has to pay somewhat higher prices, ia not always enthusiastic about it. The plan differs from the old simon pure trust plan In Important details, the chief of these being that prices cannot be raised w'thout the consent a fthe workmen. Bdt the workman Is not going to consent to an increase in prices which, although it gives him, for example, 6 per cent Increase in his day's wages, reduces the demand for the goods to such an extent that th mills have to slow down and the work man has to lose 10 per cent of his time. So there is a case on record where the workmen actually threatened to strike because their wages were to be In creased by a rise In price. Another important detail wherein the Smith idea differs from the trust Idea Is that the members of the Smith com bination may compete as much as they like, providing they do not go below; the dead line in prices. Each house keeps it own commercial travelers. Many letter of Inquiry have come over from the United States lately asking for details about this new sub stitute for trusts. One of the United States consuls made a report on It, and a few days ago a representative of the labor bureau came over with a let ter of Introduction from Secretary Hay to talk with Mr. Smith on the subject and see what would be the effect In the United States If the plan should bo adopted there. I thought It would be Interesting, therefore, to make a trip to Birmingham and see what manner ot man It was that had made such a com motion and to get from him further details about It. Mr. Smith lives In a large and com fortable house In Birmingham's Fifth avenue, which bears the wry name of Hagley road. Like his house, this financier Is well built and comfortable looking, with a benevolent and sooth ing aspect. Mr. Smith seems to be making a great deal of money out of his new scheme. He goes on the "no Cure, no pay," principle, but when the prices are raised, the first week's extra profits usually go to him In quarterly pay ments. In one case recently these ex tra profits for a week were $50,000. The manufacturers were rather astonished at the sum. and the organizer finally took $15,0)0 as his share. Whenever he is retained to keep track of costs and act as chairman of the wages and con ciliation board he also gets from $1,M0 to $2,500 a year salary. The bedstead manufacturers alone, however, give him $6,50 0a year to act in this capac ity. The man who Is thus engaged In dealing with more important Industrial operations than any other private citi zen In Europe is as surprising physi cally as he is financially. For years he went to bed at 3 in the morning and, got up at 0. He says the more work a man doe the more he can find time to do. and that theonly man who is too busy to take on extra work Is the man who never does anything anyway. Yet, in spite of this alarming doctrine, he Is today, at 52, in perfect condition. He applied for an extra large Insurance not long ago and was examined, there fore, with extra care. "You evidently take great care about your eating." observed the examiner. "Well," said Mr. Smith, "when I get home late at night and am cross-examined by my wife as to whether I hae eaten anything or not, I have to go over my engagements for the day to see If there are a couple of half hours not accounted for. If there are I sm free to suppose that I have used tbem for luncheon and dinner. That' the oi.ly way I can tell, for I can rarely remember whether I have eaten or not, and It doesn't make much difference to me on wsy or the other." "H'm," said the examiner thought fully; "then you doubtle take great pains to get regular exerciser' "Yes, I walk from my door to my carriage, that's all." "At leu ft you are a temperat man?" "I never pay any attention to what 1 drink or smoke. Neither has much et f t on me." If bo been announced In Part that ttlnre John, second son of the Luc r Cliarlres, Is about to wed hi cou rln, Prlnei-M Ixabrlla of Orleans, third !uughttr ot the Comlse de Parts. Ii Is c peeled that the marriage will takt Place toward the end tit October or In ti e) early part of November at Randan or In London or Pari. Prince John If !i years old and Is ervlng a an offlcei In fh ranlh army. The Princess Isa bella, :ter of the qaeer of Portugul 1 brrely SI snd live with her mothei chiefly In th chateau of Randan In Um Puf le Pom. From th Chicago Advance (Congre gational 1st): Th proposition to organ fa aad antl-lmoerlal party may not tan a very sariou hold upon the coun try. But It may as well he admitted that the Philippine question I causing trouble of heart to many good people. It la clear that some of th reasons urged for the subjugation of the Fili pino do not cmmead themselves to the righteous sentiment of th country. The argument that the possession ot the Islands Is necessary to th expan sion of our commerce In the east I one of them. A war of conquest for tbe sake of trade 1 not a Justifiable war, and everybody in America knows it Killing Filipinos In order to mak a market for our manufacturers or to open a gate to China la not a business which will go down In a land filled with churches and teeming and beam ing with benevolent Institution and philanthropies. And no better I the argument that th war is necessary to America's new role as a world power. In a legitimate way we would all like to see America a world power, but not on the basis of th conquests of pagan Rome. We have reached too high a moral plane to drop back to tbe level of the world be fore Christianity came. ' We must have some other reasons for swallowing up the weak than Just to expand and rule. Make much of Ibl Idea that w are to overrun the world, ind we will oon be reaching out for Mexico and South America. Bad a both of these argument are, they are at the bottom of the majority of the speeches and article In defense of the Philippine business. The fact that they do not satisfy the conscience of the country Is the caus of much ot th growing restlessness and dissatis faction regarding the matter. The argument that tbe Filipino are not capable of self-rule and need a governor la somewhat better, but needs, tike homeopathic medicines, to be taken In very small doses. For there are a great many million of brown people In the world, and all the tropic are full of scantlly-clothed people. It we ar to et about governing all of them In the interest of civilisation, and mor garment and moral, we shall bav our hand full. It may well be ques tioned whether we should have civiliza tion and morals enough to go around. For. If w can rely upon the news columns of the dally press, we are still somewhat In the raw ourselves. And If we are to mak new possessions something more iban the prey of po litical spoilsmen, we must thoroughly establish the civil service system. But, unfortunately, we have recently been moving In the opposite direction. Then, again, the argument has so long been used to justify alt sorts of tyran nies, political and ecclesiastical, that we may well stand In doubt of it. Great Britain did not think that our forefathers could govern themselves. The largest church in Christendom thinks that they cannot even be trusted to read the bible alone. The Catholic bishop who put a communion of 600 people out of the church the other day thought that they did not know bow to govera themselves. It Is a way that all the Infallible people have, but it i a way very strange to America' man ner of thinking. The desire to spread Christianity, which ha also been urged as a reason for an aggressive policy. Is commend able, but the method Is new, and so far does not work satisfactorily. No doubt our kind of Christianity would be a great improvement on what tbe Fili pinos have had at the hand of the friars, but it we must kill them in or der to get them to hold still long enough to preach It to them the draw back is serious. Cortex conquered and converted the Mexican as b went, but that doe not seem to be our forte, thank the Lord. Our belter way, dem onstrated in a hundred successful mis sionary fields, has been to go in peace and preach In love But there Is an argument for the war which has great force with the American people, and that I that we are in it. It I safe to say that If we had it to do over again we would not be In it Being In it, the country does not want to get out ot It with dis credit or loss of prestige. But it wants to get out, and every time It reads such an article a that on the Fili pino In the August number of Har per's, It wants to get out more than ever. Our hearts have been too long trained in sympathy for the weak and oppressed not to be stirred by such a history. That the situation I a difficult one must be admitted, but Inasmuch as It Is not satisfactory to the country from a moral point of view, It ought to be found possible speedily to Improve it. Th Army Pack Train. The army mule Is the most essential feature of the campaigning, but there are several varieties, and the pack mule ts, without doubt, the most unique and Intelligent There are about sixty ani mals in a full train, and these are led by the patient "bell mare," a steady, well broken horse that leads the way, and around whose neck a bell ts sus pended. The sound of this bell Is the guide to the mule to follow, no matter where It leads. They follow blindly, without any other guide, except the urging from the packer who ride other mule along In the train. The animals wear no brides except, perhaps a hal ter, and yet thev trot along and never stray from the trail. As long as they are with the train they show remarka ble intelligence, but one take them away from the rest and they are hope lessly lost. Horses were very scarce during the Santiago campaign, and so a few of the pack animals were Im pressed Into service under the saddle. I was fortunate enough to have one and he was not the least of my trou bles, lie was branded with a huge "n" and In every one of bis adventures lie upheld the tradition of that time-honored symbol of bad luck. It wa most amusing to see him on the road, as he always imagined that the pack train wa just ahead and at every bend he would crane his neck to see If the rest of the mules were ahead. If he had ever heard a bell that sounded like th one he had been following he would make for It, and no power could stop him. While riding near the front I lived In deadly fear lest some one In the enemy's line should sound a bell. If I ever hesrd a pack train coming In the opposite direction I had to climb down and anchor him to a tree or he would Join them. In New Guinea tight lacing I In vogue among the fashionable young men, who wear a belt about eight Inclx-a wide made of stiff bark, Among the same people a girl an nounces her betrothal by appearing slilnin gwith an ointment of red ochr snd oil, which covet her bead, shout dr and bosom. An English woman ha patented a separable muff lining, which can be fit tod to a mulT of any Mze, being formed i,1 a soft fabric shaped Into a tub with flanges at either end, the central portion being provided with longitud inal tension cord to take up the lin ing until It,) the right length. SQUABS MCAL IN A OAtVLt. i. ' t Th food of th future will be concen trated or compressed. Science ha al ready done wonder in demonstrating th large amount of water la ail that w eat and tbe possibility of getting lid of It o a to have the food in the smallest compass possible. Already the housewife find many of her problem simplified by utilizing the extract that are Increaalnr In the market from day in Amv WIN thla rondenaed food SOiV th servant girl problem? It looks as ir It wouia oe largely iniinim doing o. When Instead of having to hv AAiin hnnii sad aouD-bunch. and cooking it for three or four hour, you hare simply to swallow a little capaule or pellet as a plate of soup, and the matter of housekeeping Is very mud simplified. But the scientists nave aon vry ...nk m nM tn this Ther can at the present moment save us hour of time' and endless trouDie ana epeiio providing a dinner of seven courses M .. .ii m m mi i dinner Plate and can be swallowed In Ave minutes. Ths best part of It all 1 tnat you win . better nourUhed than If you bad at at . ..ki. fnr nn hours, for all of the waste portion of the food have beea extracted, and you swallow only that which you can ana win w Hy. , - . When the woman go shopping she heed no longer alt and fume for an hour waiting for the slow waiter to bring her chicken salad and Ice cream; but she win simply ask tor a glass of wa-. ter And a little alt, put a lozenge of v.ur xiraxi in tt and have a more nourishing Inch than ever before, and that without losing a minute of th precious shopping time. When you .mm Anurn m hrralc fast there need be no question: "How do you like your eggs 7" but you win nna a mue a your plate, and, washing It down with a swallow of water.you will have eaten your eggs. Do you like mtia tor oreaa- faat? Have anotner nine cuut, n down In a moment, and you have had your milk. If you prefer chocolate or tea, there are similar compression of these liquids for tne stimulating oi im system. WASTE IN THE KIIVtlE.. rtnlv a hmiaekeener has any Idea Of the tremendous mass of material that I not consumed and wasteJ every day In rM-onarlna- the meals. It IS a fact that a man six feet tall eat seven times his weight In food during a single year. It he were to live on compressed food he would find that he consumed only one and a half times his slse. So great is the difference between the food of the past and the food of the future. But It is easy to see how true thla statement Is by a glance at the picture of different foods In their natural state and compressed. There Is an egg. and its equivalent is hardly more than a dot In comparison, hardly any bigger than a bonbon. There Is a plate of soup, and its actual food value Is only a good sized pill. Tea Is compressed so well that even the aroma Is preserved In the little ball that stand for a cupfuL ti. .mni.Minf nt milk has reached perfection only lately, and here It I shown how small is tne aciuoi comcin ot a glassful of this nourishing liquid. You can "drink" a glass of mineral water by swallowing a little bill, and, queerly enough, it will quench your thirst better than the original. It is now staled that a man can swallow a cake of mineral water the size of a vis iting card and require no more liquid tn- fVi u-hdin dflv. The compression ot meat has been accomplished to per fection, so that you can nave a mice i roast beef in the shape of a pill or a thin wafer of extract. This food of the future must mak many changes In our mode of life, and. largely contribute to our health and j. r.fnr whan there is no more mar- . ketlng necessary, no more quarreling with the butcner over snon wenui snd poor steak, when Bridget can t burn the steak to a crisp any more, and there is neither need for the Ice man nor the garbage man. living will be relieved of many of the terrors which have driven housekeepers out of their AWAY WITH DINNER W'CKETS. This compressed, prepared food will Io be of great value to the working man, who will merely flip a lozenge or two Into his pocket Inetead of carrying a tin pall full of all kinds of things lhat are a m when It is time to eat ihem. It muM be cheaper than the food ot the present, for it will be prepared n large quantities and there will be no waste. All parts of the ox, for In stance, are equally nourishing, and the neck Hill be as valuable for this food as the tenderloin. It Is lmpos-ble to think of all the problems whlcli this food may aid In solving. But of one thing we may be certain, that It will be 3t infinite value to the explorer and the traveler. Polar expeditions will be greatly simplified, and a man can eas ily pull on a sled all the food he will ,vani for a year in the compressed form. There is no more need for whole colo nies of reindeer or dogs to drag the provisions; each man can take all that he needs for a long time to come. But undoubtedly the chief boon of thl food of the future will be In Its solution ot the housewife's problems of help and supply, FRILLS OF FASHION. Th nasturtium shades are beautiful ly copied this autumn season In Lyons woven silk velvets and double-faced satin ribbons used In elegant millinery. Narrow ties of white gros grain rib bon two or three Inches wide hav pointed ends with lace Insertion and edging. Crepe de chine Is seen In the new neckwear and is In short ties, four or five Inches broad, with real lace or nar rows row of the pretty machine-made lace In fancy designs on the ends. They come In white and in colors. Brown seems to be a popular color In fall hats, and grebe Is p. pular on sim ple felts, as well as mure elaborate hats. The felt In hats Is ornamented with rows of stitching, th band of cloth or velvet around the crowns are stitched and th silk trimming ha stitched end. To a woman who is Interested In gowns the most Interesting thing about these Filipinos I the pretty plaid pine apple gauze that Is worn for blouses or waists by both men and women. It I loo pretty and cool not to be purchas able at a reasonable price In America. Scarfs of silk, edged with fringe three inches deep, form part of th trimming on the new hat. They ar twisted around ths crown and tht fringed ends fall over the edge at ths back. , The scarfs may be of black, white or colors, with the fringes to match, or the fringes may be of differ ent color. Next to a finish of silk machine. stitching as a trimming for cloth and wool costume of medium fall welghl the fancy I to decorate more dressy model with strips of the white or very lighl-coloied cloth overlaid with a vim or other pattern In fine silk corn passe menterie. Scotch plaids are among the first fabric the salesmen show customer! who ar looking for serviceable fall drees goods. These stylish material! ar In varied quallile and new, at tractive color Mendings, and they oo eupy at present a prominent Dlace a tie counter of all Orat-claas dry gong ' bouses. 4 5 1 H ,w l'4 'Ml 4