DODQE TAXES ON BILLIONS.
A GIFT FROM THE ENEMY.
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Printed Swisses.
, Printed Swisses with flower designs
over a plain or dotted surface have
appeared In attractlro guise, and a
clever combination was effected In a
little Swiss frock of whlto dotted
Swiss trimmed with English embroid
ery with two bands of embroidery run
ning down to the waist line, forming a
panel, which was trimmed with ruf
fles of Valenciennes lace. The full
skirt was trimmed with ruffles of Va
lenciennes. Another whlto frock,
more lavishly trimmed, with Valen
ciennes Insertion and lace, had small
medallions of flno Swiss embroidery
in Its trimming. On tho Bkirt and
around tho body of the blouse ran
alternato rows of Inset Insertion and
medallions and tucks.
For Rainy Days.
Tho day has, Indeed, passed by
when women go about on rainy dayB
or dusty days arrayed in old cloth
ing. Tho woman who"goe3 out these
days in tho rain wearing cast off cloth
ing stamps herself as being either very
-untidy, or very much poverty stricken.
She Is not a smartly dressed woman
and In these days of cheap rain togs
thero is llttrb excuse for her.
' Sugared Almonds.
Sugared almonds In placo of salted
ones are now preferred and tho recipe
for their preparation la the following:
Remove tho skins of tho almonds after
having poured boiling water over
them"; then placo them In melted but
ter, about two tablespoonfuls, leaving
them to stand on tho back of tho
Tange for about an hour. Pour off tho
Tjutteri put the almonds In a shallow
pan and cook In a moderate oven for
a quarter of nn hour. Put threo table
spoonfuls of sugar In a small frying
pan, set over tho flro and Btir until
it melts thoroughly; then when tho
sugar becomes liquid turn in tho al
monds, stir for a fow seconds and
spread on a plate to cool.
German Breakfast Cake.
Keep from tho bread dough enough
lor a large loaf just beforo tho last
rising. Add to this dough three eggs,
a cup of seeded raisins, a cup of
cleaned currants, ono and a half-tea-spoonful
each of cinnamon of minced
citron, a half-pound of butter and a
half-teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
nutmeg. Mix and knead thoroughly.
Set aside to rlso as you would bread,
only adding to tho usual time for
bread fifteen minutes, as it needs a
llttlo longer to become light enough.
Bake.
How to Starch Napkins.
A good laundress never allows her
napkins to be too stiff. They aro
glossy and just stiff enough and this is
how it is done: After washing tnem
she dries them in the air If possible.
She then dips a large, soft, clean
cloth into starch and rolls tho dry
napkins In this, spreading them out
on tho starched cloth, which also is
spread out, rolling up all together.
When Ironed they will have acquir
ed the desired satiny stiffness which is
such a charm in a well-laundered
article.
Box for the Shirt Waists.
Tho girl who is an adept at trans
forming old furniture with cretonne
and tacks has just evolved a desira
ble shirt waist box from a small, old
fashioned, woodon trunk. Sho began
by scraping off all tho old lining pa
per and pasting a dainty calico over
tho entire Inside. A flounco of pret
ty cretonne was tacked on tho out
side all around, the top was padded
with an old quilt with cretonne
smoothed over It, and a four-Inch ruf
fle at the edge (covering the opening)
put on ,wlth brass-headed tacks makes
it look llko a French dower box.
Plaited Linen Waist.
Blouse of linen made with plaits at
the shoulders and a double box plait In
front. The little plastron is orna
mented with buttons and tho cravat
and girdle aro of silk.
Tho sleeves are full at tho top,
where they aro made with crosswise
plaits and Inverted plaits and are fit
ted below and trimmed with a band
of the material ornamented with buttons.
Wide Belts for Children.
So many hundreds of women have
gotten into the habit of dressing tnelr
young ones, boy and girl, with narrow
leather belts with tiny buckle, that
It would sound discouraging to them
to advocate the wldo belt.
However, it is true that tho latter
are at the top of fashion.
Many children wear the narrow ones
and will continue to do so, but If you
would bo smart, tho threo and four
inch soft leather belt is tho one to
adopt.
Don't got tho stiff ones. Thoy aro
ungainly, give an awkward lino to tho
llttlo figure, and are very warm. Tho
latter Is especially truo of patent
leather.
Girl's Woolen Drest.
Tho short skirt forms a box plait
In front, and is finished at tho bottom
with a wldo band of soutacho em
broidery. Tho long blouse, with slightly
crossed fronts bordered with embroid
ery, opens over a tucked chomlsotto of
whlto batiste. Tho girdle Is of leather.
Tho Bleovcs aro puffed at tho top, fitted
below and finished at tho wrists with
tho embroidery.
Pickled Onions.
Select only small, whlto onions. Put
them over tho flro In cold water, with
a handful of salt When tho water
becomes scalding hot, take them out
and peel off the skins. Lay them In a
cloth to dry; then put them in a Jar.
Boll half an ounce of allsplco and
half an ounco of cloves in a quart of
vinegar. Tako out tho splco and pour
tho vinegar over the onions while it is
hot. TIo. up tho Jar when tho vinegar
Is cold and keep it In a dry place.
New and Elegant
Supremely olegant Is a frock of
satin-spotted gauze, a new fabric as
yet sacred to tho olito of the sartorial
world. In tho present instance the
spots aro largo ones sprinkled at In
tervals on a Sevres-blue ground. A
draped belt of the same colored taffeta
emphasizes tho beauty of this popular
huo, the under dress of whlto silk
serving to keep in countenance tho
trimmings of white applique lace on
tho outer robe. With tho latter toilet
a hat was worn with a swooping bluo
feather with a cluster of bluo mar
guerites beneath the brim. Tho hat
proper was of whlto straw.
Choices In Colors.
In dress materials tho colors aa well
as fabrics of gowns contrlbuto much
to the wearer's comfort. Whlto, vio
let, dim blues and string colors are to
be preferred always to deep tints and
all black should bo religiously avoid
ed, unless tho wearer is too stout to
wear anything else or is in mourning.
In material, wash fabrics aro always
more productlvo of comfort than wool
textures, no matter how thin tho latter
may be.
Makes the Blouse Effective.
A scatter of tulips In outline, drawn
upright with a curving leaf springing
from cither sldo of the stem, 'all work
ed in delicate green on whlto linen,
makes a wonderfully pretty blouse
front. Tho cuffs and neckband should
bo worked to correspond. So, also,
threo and four-leaved clover, outlined
on green silk and filled In with open
work lace stitches, make a decorativo
scatter for white and cream-colored
silk or linen shirt waists or blouses.
Delicious Coffee Cookies.
Beat half a cup of butter and a half
cup of lard to a cream with a cup of
brown sugar, add a cup of molasses,
stirring in a pinch of baking soda dis
solved in a tableBpoonful of hot water,
beat hard, stir In a cup of strong cof
fee, a tablespoonful of ginger and a
tablespoonful of cinnamon. Add
onough flour to make a dough that
can be rolled out, roll into a sheet
three-quarters of an inch thick, cut out
and bake for 16 minutes.
Features of New Belts.
Broad whlto suedo belts, with a
strip of pink, whlto or blue satin rjb
boa sewed through tho center, aro
being worn with white summer frocks
that aro trimmed with pink or blue
ribbons. Reversing the order of deco
ration, pink and blue, and black suede
or glace kid belts are adorned with
ono broad strip of white kid or threo
narrow, ono In tho middle, llko th
broad stripe, nnd tho other two sewed
to tho edges.
Pretty Finish to Frock.
A pretty finish to a muslin or chif
fon frock Is a neckband of wide soft
satin, matching or rontrastlng with
tho general color scheme, drawn
through diamond eMdea in the manner
of our old friend, tho dog collar.
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THE COUNTRY
Twonty-four years ago a mission
ary in East Africa wroto thnt a half
contury might elapso boforo Uio coun
try between Mount Kilimanjaro and
Victoria Nyanza wns explored. Tho
Masai nomads, herders and warriors,
permitted no intrusion on their wldo
plains. Native traders dared not cross
tho Masai country, nnd no explorer
would bo reckless onough to enter it
No news of tho past yoar hns boon
more significant of tho stupendous
changes occurring In Africa than tho
cablegram tho othor day announcing
that all tho Masai, tho most famous
of tropical African peopleB, will soon
bo living on reservations llko tho In
dian wards of our country. Tho chiefs
and their peoplo havo given their con
Bent They havo signed a troaty with
tho British in which aro doflned tho
boundaries of two largo reservations,
ono In tho northern and tho othor in
tho southorn part of Masalland. Thoy
havo agroed to remove to theso re
sorvea with their cattlo, to bo gov
erned by two BrltiBh administrators
who, with their constabulary, aro to
presorvo order and keop out Intruders.
No ono would havo dreamed twonty
years ago that this was to bo tho fu
ture of tho proud and formldablo
Masai. Thoy. aro not ncgroos, and
for conturles thoy havo kept their
raco practically puro. Thoy aro of
Semitic origin, and ages ago thoy
probably fought their way from Arabia
or some neighboring part of Asia
through tho African tribes to tholr
present habitat. Thoy aro stalwart
and handsomo physically, with long
and narrow faces, superb carriage and
haughty bearing,, tho result, perhaps,
of their invariable success In war with
tho tribes bordoring their land. Lead
ing tho life of hordsmen nnd warriors,
thoy havo excelled In both pursuits.
They havo lokcd uponfreedom as tho
greatest bloslsng nnd havo never
owned a Blavo.
Two Masai .were recently in the
employ of tho German zoologist Schil
lings, and when thoy wont with him
to the coast to receive their pay in
rupees for fifteen monthB' service,
thoy used tho money to buy tho treo
dom of a middle-aged woman living
near Mombasa, a member of their own
olan of tho Masai. "No Masai," they
said, "should over bo a slave."
Ono of tho most brilliant achieve
ments of African explorers was tho
RU88IANS LOOK TO JEW8.
Men of Finance to Be Heard In Peaco
Negotiations.
Russian peace envoys aro consult
ing with American bankers in the hopo
of securing a loan, presumably to pay
Indemnity to tho Japaneso government
for Its losses sustained in tho war.
Among tho financiers summoned to
Portsmouth are tho Sellgmans and
members of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. Tho present head of tho Seligman
family and leading member of the
banking house of that namo is Isaac
Newton Seligman, who succeeded his
father in 1880. The Sellgmans havo
branch banks in Now Orleans and
San Francisco, as well aa In London,
Paris and other European cities. Tho
firm in days past had much to do with
floating tho bonds of tho United States
liaao N. Seligman.
abroad and In establishing tho credit
of the government on a sound basis.
Members of the committee who called
on the Russian envoys said tholr mis
sion was for the purpose of Inquiring
Into the condition of tho Jews in
Russia and had no financial purposo
ia view.
crossing of Masalland by Joseph
Thomson In 1884. He was tho first
to describe those boundless plains
teeming with game and, cattle, tho
Oreat Rift Valley nd tho towering
highlands beyond whero whlto men
are settling. He won his way by ln-
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Awsjswn
All Had Their Preferences.
It is reported that on a recent oc
casion whon Arthur Balfour, Joseph
Chamberlain, Lord Charles Beresford
and the Japaneso minister were dining
out together Mr. Balfour, who was
standing treat, asked Mr. Chamberlain
what ho would have. "Thanks, I'll
tako Scotch, Arthur," was the re
sponse. "And what will you take, Lord
Charles?" "I'll take Irish, Arthur."
"And what will you take?" addressing
tho Japaneso minister. "I'll tako Port
Arthur, thanks," was tho answer.
OF THE MASAI
flnlto tact and resource Ho had flro
works, ho was skilled In sleight of
hand, and, most wondorful of all, ho
could tako outlils teeth nnd put thorn
back again 1 Tho most remarkablo
magicians tho Masai ovor saw had
novor dono this. Thoy let him pass
becauso ho was a great wonder work
or and a good fellow.
But it was tho rlflo of tho whlto
ploneors that finally opened their
NAVAL VETERAN IS DEAD.
Rear Admiral Bonham Succumbs at
Age of 73. ,
Nows hnB been rccolved at Wash
ington of tho death at Lake Mahopac,
N. Y., of Roar Admiral Androw E. K.
Bcnbam, retired, at tho ago of 73. Ho
was a mombor of tho Schloy court of
inquiry. In 1847 Rear Admiral Ben
ham, who wan then a junior mombor
The Late Admiral Benham.
of tho East India squadron, was
wounded In tho capture of plratlccl
Japaneso junks. Ho was in tho home
squadron of 1851, an instructor at tho
Naval academy In 1853, a passed mid
shipman in 1853 and a commander in
1864. During tho civil war ho served
in the south Atlantic nnd western gulf
blookadlng squadrons and took part in
tho battlo of Port Royal and othor im
portant engagements. During tho
Spanish-American war ho was prize
commissioner, stationed at Savannah.
country. Their spears woro no match
for tho weapon that could kill a man
a mllo away. They had mot tho first
Intruders whom thoy could not con
quer; and closo behind tho whlto man
camo a cattlo plaguo they had nover
heard of beforo. Rinderpest wlpod out
nearly all of their herds, their only
food resource. Thoy had novor tilled
the soil, and now thoy porlshcd by
tons of thousands. It is believed that
about 100,000 of them aro still alivo,
but they aro broken and humbled in
spirit, and aro turning to agriculture,
for thoy will never again placo their
solo dopendenco upon cattlo.
They aro born childron of tho
steppe, and thero thoy will remain.
Schillings tolls of a Masai who walked
ono day up to a nest of bees, thurst
his naked arm Into It and brought out
piece after pleco of yellow honey
comb, which ho distributed among tho
whlto man's carriers.
"Why did tho bees not sting you?"
tho astonished porters asked.
"Your work is to carry loads," ho
answered. "But my homo is tho
Bteppo, and it is mino to enjoy all I
find in it. Tho boes sting you, but
they lov.o mo."
Many men, Including somo of tho
leading German travelers, havo made
a careful study of tho Masai in the
past fow yoarB, and fow of the tribes
of Africa havo so many friends to
day among tho writers on that con
tinent as this interesting peoplo, who
were so dreaded only a .fow years ago
that their country remained unknown
long after every other routo to tho
great central lakes had been ex
plored. The most authorltatlvo work
on them Is "Die Masai," written by
Mr. Merkes and published in Germany
last year. After losing nearly all that
was of value ti them as proporty, thoy
have finally relinquished, apparently
without much regret tho greater part
of tho land where they were once su
preme. But In spite of the shortcom
ings which they havo in common with
other barbarous peopleB, they havo
tho good opinion and friendship of
those who know them best
"If I wero not myself," wroto an
official in German East Africa, early
this year, "I should llko to bo a Masai
of the olden time before their af
flictions of recent years."
It is hoped that the Masai may
prosper under tho now conditions and
Justify tho expectation that they will
attain a considerable degree of de
velopment in the new role of farmers
attached to tho soil thoy till.
A Distinguished Parent.
"They had given tho cantata of 'Bel
Bhazzar' in our town with local talent
to ralso money for tho church," said
tho Sunday school teacher.
"Tho following Sunday I thought I
would take tho opportunity, while tho
matter was fresh in -their minds, to
round my class on tho Biblo story.
After I finished I started to examine
them on what I had told them.
"Who was Belshazzar?" I inquired.
"Instantly an eager little voieo
burst out: 'Ho was my father.' "
S?Hr5353"!5JSHWBSOC)BBlD
Railroads Valued at $11,244,852,000
Pay Little, Census Shows.
According to a bullotln of tho Con
bus Bureau, tho commercial valuo of
tho railroad proporty In tho United
States is $11,244,852,000, distributed
among tho various statoa as follows:
Alabama, 1160,211,000; Alaska,
$100,000; Arizona, IC8.350.000; Ar
kansas, $124,020,000; California, $35,
C94.000; Colorado, $198,201,000; Con
necticut, $105,309,000; Dolawaro, $17,
285.005; District of Columbia, $5,578,
000; Florida, $80,407,000; Georgia,
$150,C03,000; Idaho, $91,877,000; Illi
nois, $805,057,000; Indian Territory,
$79,405,000; Indlnna, $375,541,000;
Iowa, $344,847,000; Kansas, $350,356.
000; Kentucky, $155,772,000; Louis
lann, $123,401,000; Malno, $80,140,000;
Mnryland, $132,342,000; Massachu
setts, $250,052,000; Michigan, $277,
597,000; Minnesota, $400,734,000; Mis
sissippi, $107,884,000; Missouri, $309,
708,000; Motana, $190,209,000; Ne
braska, $203,170,000; Nevada, $43,745,
000; Now Hampshire $79,780,000;
Now Jersoy, $333,508,000; Now Mexi
co, $80,400,000; Now York, $898,222,
000; North Carolina, $113,140,000;
North Dakota, $123,390,000; Ohio,
$689,797,000; Oklahoma, $78,CC8,000;
Oregon, $75,061,000; Pennsylvania,
$1,420,008,000; Rhodo Island, $25,719,
000; South Carolina, $75,600,000;
South Dakota, $49,046,000; Tennessee
$131,100,000; Texas, $237,718,000;
Utah, $90,325,000 ; Vermont, $37,311,
000; Virginia, $211,315,000; Washing
ton, $182,837,000; West Virginia, $201.
799,000; Wisconsin, $284,510,000; Wy
oming, $100,307,000.
Tho porcentago of tax valuation
comparod with tho commercial valuo
Is glvon for tho various states as fol
lows: Alabama, 35.9; AlaBka, ; Arizona,
9.7; Arkansas, 27.8; California, 26.3;
Colorado, 25; Connecticut, 114.4;
Dolawaro, ; District of Columbia,
44.0; Florida, 27.1; Georgia, 40.3;
Idaho, 11; Illinois, 03.8; Indiana Ter
ritory, ; Indiana, 44.3; Iowa, 10.7;
Kansas, 10.9; Kentucky, 49.9; Louis
iana, 28.9; Malno, ; Maryland, ;
Massachusetts, ; Michigan, 70.9;
Minnesota, ; Mississippi, 27.7; Mis
souri, 31.6; Montana, 18.7; Nobraska,
18.5; Novada, 31.5; Now Hampshire,
-28.3; Now Jersoy, 69.5; Now Mexico,
9.9; North Dakota, 18; Ohio, 19.4; Ok
lahoma, 16.3; Oregon, ; PonnByl
vanla, ; Rhodo Island, 01.5; South
Carolina, 89; South Dakota, 28.9;
Tonnosseo, 40.6; Texas, 40; Utah,
22.9; Vermont 73.3; Virginia, 87.7;
Washington, 14.3; Wost Virginia, 14.2;
Wisconsin, 70.C; Wyoming, 7.5.
Tho valuation given does not in
cludo tho valuo of Pullman cars or
prlvato cars. Tho valuo of this equip
ment, independent of the commercial
uso to which it is put, is estimated as
follows:
Pullman cars, $51,000,000; private
cars, $72,000,000.
Tho publication is intended to show
the estimato placed upon tho railroads
for business purposes, and It purports
to glvo tholr markot valuo rather than
tho tax valuations. In a noto it is ex
plained that "The value submitted
was determined, not with a view to
discovering a propor purchaso prlco
for tho railways of tho United States,
nor as a basis for taxing these rail
way properties, but as on Btep in
ascertaining for tho Census Bureau
tho total wealth of tho United States."
LEADS MEN OF SWEDEN.
Christian Lundberg Looked To In the
Present Crisis.
Christian Lundberg, tho now Swed
ish premier, whoso official tltlo is mln
dspjsTzn'jmzsPG''
later of state, and who will direct Swe
den's course with regard to the seces
sion of Norway, is tho conservative
leader, but recently has favored mod
erate reformB. He is a wealthy manu
facturer, and hws been a member of
tho upper houso of tho riksdag since
1885. Mr. Lundberg was, until his ac
ceslon to the cabinet, chairman of the
committee on state affairs, tho most
Influential parliamentary post in Swe
den. He is a shre'wd and cautious
statesman, is possessed of great en
ergy, and, while not a brilliant orator,
Is extremely effective in debate and
as a public speaker. Ho was born
July 14, 1842.
His Excuse.
"Ah-hah, Squire!" cackled Hi Spry,
tho village wag and cut-up, upon en
countering tho Old Codger, next morn
ing after the date of the appearance
of tho Greatest Show on Earth.
"Ketched yo in a yam! Told me ye
was goln' to take boy to tho circus,
and I seen yo right smack up on the
tip-top seat last night, without a sin
gle sign of a boy with yo!"
"Took the boy I used .to be, years
and years ago!' returned tho veteran,
crabbedly. "I'm in my second child-
hood, golram ye!" Puck.
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Young Russian's Pathetic Gratltudo to
Japanese Officer.
A -Japanese officer, writing of tho
flconoB nftcr tho battlo of Mukden,
glvos tho following Incident: "Among
tho wounded Russians upon tho field
was a boy of barely 16 or 17, a drum
mer boy, Bhot through both legs. Ho
hold a rosary in his hands, praying.
Poor mito, tho pity of it! Ho was a
Polo, I bellovo, as ho spoko German.
Ho was so thirsty that my bottlo was
not onough for him, bo another half
of tho bonrer's bottlo was given to
him, too, and ho had somo biscuits.
I had a strong yearning to ask him
about his homo, but ho was weak,
and his spirit nocdod keeping up.
'Your wound 1b nothing,' I said. 'Tho
Japaneso hospital attendant will bo
horo eoon and tako you away. And
soon you will bo ablo to go homo to
your paronts.'
'Covering him up with blankots
and coats taken from tho Russian
dead, I was JuBt walking away whon
ho cried out after mo. 'A moment, of
ficer, a moment Kind offlcor, I havo
something to glvo to you this book.
It was given to mo by my fathor when
I was leaving homo for tho front. I
havo nothing moro valuable to offer
you, sir. It is tho most prcciouB thing
I possess.' And ho kissed my hand
ropoatedly, crying bitterly.
"I accepted tho book, nnd without
a word turned away to find nnothor
sufferer. I would not havo broken
down for a colonelcy boforo thoso
bearers and my own men. Tho book
was entitled 'Hlmmelsbrod; or Ein
Gebotbuch fur Jugond' (Broad of Hea
ven; or, A Praycrbook for tho
Young)."
NOW THE MANHATTAN 8MA8H.
New Drink That Pleases Both the
Eye and the Palate.
"Now, tho Manhattan smash, mado
first by Tom Powers, Is mado In a
champagno glaBs," says tho Kansas
City Times. "You pour threo different
colored liquors Into tho Btem of tho
glass; bo. You must do it carefully
so thoy don't mix. Then you drop a
cherry Into tho bowl on top of tho
atom and shut tho liquors in; thoy
don't mix with tho top drink at all.
They're there Just for tho color effect.
But thoy como down in the end and
givo you tho tang that makes tho Man
hattan smash tho ordinary Manhat
tan with a difference Then you tako
a long glass and smash an orange tn
It, fill it with broken lco and over
that tho ordinary Manhattan. Last
you must pour that Into your cham
pagno glass without disturbing the
cherry or tho liquors In tho stem.
And when thnt 1b dono," said tho bar
keeper, handing tho glass to his friend,
"you havo tho manhattan smash. Try
it"
Tho guest hold tho glass with its
murky, orange-tinted bowl up to tho
light At tho baso of tho bowl lay the
rod cherry "shining llko a good deed
in a naughty world," and under that
tho atom of threo colored liquors. He ,
drained tho glass. "It's Manhattan,"
he said, "and a sensation." Half a
dozen men along the bar counter had
listened to tho exposition with curious
Interest Tho curlouB guest turned
with an ineffable light in his face
The Wall of the Weary.
I hopo they won't hold any more exposi
tions, I'm weary of pictures and buildings and
things;
Of talen of attendance subllmo supposi
tions And songs that the money bought
boomer man sings.
I'm sick to my soul of tho "liberal art's
building";
Of "mining and forestry," "fishery
hall";
I'm weary of architects' faking and Elid
ing Confound the old half-tones, Vm tlrd
of them all!
I'm tired to death of tho bum reading
matter
Bent out with the pictures without any
charge;
I'm filled with ennui at the .wearisome
chatter
Dispensed with tho pictures both Utile
and largo.
They all look alike slnca the one In Chi
cago; There's nothing unlqule about them
any more.
Each boomer Is busily making his law tro
And wearying every one down to the
core.
I hope they won't hold any more exposi
tions. I'm dopy on half-tones of buildings and
things;
Of faked-up attendance sublime sup
positions And tales that tho money bought bark
erman brings.
I'm awfully sick of the "fisheries build
ing." Of "mining nnd bee raising," "dairy
maids' hall";
I'm tired of architects' faking and glid
ing Confound their old plcturesl Vm sore
on them all!
S. W. QUlllon tn Baltimore American.
Carried Pet Into Battle.
A Japaneso officer tells this story
of the battle of Mukden: "In one of
tho engagements I found a pretty llt
tlo Pekinese spaniel wandering about
between the two battle lines. It came
to me when I whistled; it evidently
belonged to somo Russian offlcer and
was tamo and affectionate. I am
keeping it for myself. I suppose tho
owner is not likely to return to claim
It Onco when wo charged a Rus
sian shelter trench successfully the
llttlo fellow could not keep up with
us with his short legs and lqng coat,
eo with my kanemlrsu (sword) In my
right hand I held the little creature
panting, under my left arm, and.
charged. The grave sergeant-major-laughed.
Well ho might"
Booker Washington's Daughter
Miss Portia M. Washington, daugh
ter of Booker T. Washington, was ono
of the twenty-flvo young women who
were graduated at Bradford Academy,
Haverhill, Mass., this year. Miss
Washington Is tho first colpred wom
an to receive a diploma from the In
stitution. She took a course in music,
and will shortly go abroad to study
music in Berlin.