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4 ! PoyVlORA WPT0pATE jjpHlfi fruit season vu at Its height. Every cannery was running at full blast, the shipping sheds were loading and shipping carloads by the huDdred erery day, the drying (rounds looked like acres of varicolored patchwork with their trays of dark ad light fruit, and the orchardints were scouring the highways and hedges for "hands" to keep up with the de mand. The packing house at Itaucho Pico warmed with a ootley crew gathered from the four corners of the earth, in the effort to handle the crop without a waste, for a few days of sudden acd Intense beat had ripened everything iu double-quick time. A crew of Japs, working in the prune orchard, were hauling loads of dusky purple fruit to the west room to be dipped, spread, dried and graded by a lot of brawny Swedes. In the cutting room, a wiry little Dago was sweating and swear ing over a band of low-browed Digger Indians, as be weighed out the fruit to them, and sent the filled trays to the bleachers. At the main entrance stood a train of fruit wagons, waiting for their respective loads of peaches for cannery and shipment, while from the Ylneyard came "goose-necks" with their freight of grapes to be pressed Into raisins. Everything was going swimmingly. Above the rich brogue of the team ten, the sputterlngs of the Japs, the guttural grunts of the Indians, and muttered cusslngs In every current tongue, arose the commanding voice of young Smithers, the manager. With a "fl-fl" to the Chinamen In the loading shed, a "get a move on" to a gang of young boys at the packing tables, a threatening gesture toward the Dig gers, be kept everybody on a rush while hl watchful eye covered every detail, from the bookkeeper in the of fice to the mule In the "goose-neck." . "We're going to get through all right, Tamakl." be said to the Jap boss, who combined the properties of Intelligence office, general foreman and sublessee, in his own shifty person. ' "Men ver scarce, though," be an swered, as be turned to steady a load of trays that were being switched on o the track. "Yea, but we're full-handed for once," with a glance over his congress of na tions. Then Tamakl, seeing the iron hot, came nearer. "Ver sorry," he said, '.a confidential tones, "but I just came Anvrn tn tall vnn Itnvi thlnlr hiva tit have little more money. So much bard work, and hot weather." "But they're getting a dollar and a half a day," said Smithers, "a ruinous rate for such a lot of " He remem bered Just In time that this was not an occasion for crossing swords. "Tea, I know," the little brown man answered, lmperturbably; "but boys ay they quit, no get dollar sixty-five." Smltners looked at the little grinning Sbylock, and thought bow easy It would be to throttle him on the spot, but be also thought of the sixty Japs picking fruit and the necessity of get ting it harvested at once, so be kept bis hands In his pockets, saying as coolly as he could: "Very sorry, too, but boys get no more money from me." "I 'fraid boy trnt," taunted Tsmak; "fine crop, too. Too bad lose 'em." Then Smithers, knowing the scarcity of white men as laborers, and remem bering bow lucky he bad thought him self to get this band of Japs when oth er growers were losing tons of fruit because labor was so scarce, choked down his wrath, and said: "I'll tell you what I'll do, Tamakl; .I'll give one sixty-five the rest of this week. If you'll see that they work hard and earn it," hoping to get out of the wood by then. And Tamakl, seeing the "boys" had never thought of objecting to their reg ular one dollar a day, pocketed the pros pect of his extra sixty-five cents per capita with a chuckle. Two days later a rush order cauie in from the East for a beavy shipment of fresh fruit Erery department that could be cut down without too great a sacrifice was curtailed, and every avail able band on the place was turned to picking peaches. In the midst of It all, Tamakl appeared in the office with a downcast countenance. "Ver sorry. Mr. Smitbers," be began; "ver" rash, I know, but boys think have to quit" "What's the matter now?" Smitbers called from behind his desk. "Boys think too hard work. Tbey think Ilk to go to hop fields, get more IBoney." Smltners, in the midst of a column, did not look np. "I think maybe stay little while for cm seventy-five," be added, dubiously. "Not a cent more, d'ye hearr Smith srs roared, as soon as be had reached his total. The cool-headed man of a few weeks before was bow the hag gard, nsavy-eysd victim of overwork, vsTWorry. and the Intolerable beat And as tits shewd Tamakl looked after Ms retreating figure, be wondered how such farther he might dart to toy wltb tls sadwMeo. Is Mr. talthsrs laH a dear, high fata ratg above the gruffsr sounds, CXJ the over wrought fmlthers t:l taat to smooth out Ms Ceres sad or tr-aj rotes ffvrgfci, ruuuluf p JO L-31 CX Br. toithen, Tt boon trtri a sssflag to cut fvs the CJL- I lw utu wuf fury J? -i good-natured and neighborly this morn ing, for I want to ask a little favor of you." Smitbers looked up blankly, but with out noticing his woe-begone appearance the voice rattled on: "I'd like to borrow about five hundred trays from you If you can spare tbeui, and your sprink ling cart our roads are getting so frightfully dusty, and a dozen or two cutting knives, you always have such quantities on hand, and Why, what in the world has happened? You look as if you had reached the last notch of endurance!" "Something near it, I think," answer ed Smithers, with a sallow smile. "That damn Tama I beg your pardon. Miss Smythe that " "Oh, not at all!" she interrupted, tak ing in a good, long breath, "and If you could send over some pickers!" adjust ing a turquoise stud In ber blue shirt waist, "we'd be so much obliged. We are getting along famously, don't you know, I think it's such fun to run a ranch. Do you have any trouble In get ting men?" "The scarcity of men is not so bad as " "Oh, yes, of course," the high, clear tones remarked, "Isn't it a perfect shame? But do you know I was about to forget my main object In coming over, such a tragic thing has happened. My dear little Dandy, you know he has always been used to the park roads, has gotten something In bis foot; do you suppose you could loan me a burse for a few days?" Smitbers made some sort of a dumb sign the lady was pleased to take for an assent. "Oh, thank you so much," she gush ed, "you know we find the neighbors around here simply dear In doing little things for us, and It is such a lark to be a business woman, don't you know!" And, gathering up her skirts, she pick ed her way daintily among the drip ping boxes and over the sticky floor. When the sound of ber wheels was out of ear-shot, Smithers opened his eyes. "Well, this certainly Is the last notch," he muttered. "These Infernal women from the city, with their measly little twenty -acre patch, have disrupted the whole system of piecework by rais ing wages whenever there's a pinch, and have borrowed every unattached article on every ranch within ten miles, and but this Is my chance," be finish ed, with a wicked glint In his eye, " 're venge Is sweet' " "Tamakl." be called, "Miss Sybil Smythe at the next ranch wants tome more pickers. I am through with your men and I think you will just suit ber." It was because he saw his revenge, swift and sure, upon bis two pet an noyances, that he was able to preserve his outward calm, and, with soothed feelings, turned his energies to solv ing the labor problem minus his Jap crew. But as the bop fields bad begun to draw from the ranks of the work ingmen, the highways and hedges were almost depleted. One crop of peaches actually did go to waste for the lack of cutters, but as he saw the ground literally covered with twenty-dollar pieces, he said to himself: "It would bave been a greater loss to handle U at the rate I was paying Tamakl;" then, with a chuckie: "I wonder how Miss Smythe is making it?" In a few days, when that young lady returned to borrow a few more trifles In the nature of a ton of bay, a set of harness, and a garden hose, she paid: "So Immensely good of you to send us Damntamakl. Ills crew is simply ele gant. "Ob, yes, we bave to pay them two dollars a day, but we haven't lost a peach," with an Inquiring glance to ward the Muir crop, yellowing on the ground. Nevertheless, Smithers held on grim ly. Tamakl's crew would break ber up, be argued, she would not come back next year, and the consequent saving of bis trays, harness, horses, hay, wag ons, and every detachable Implement would more than compensate for the loss of that one variety. "Bow are you getting along, Ta makl V Smithers asked the litle "Jap boss" one morning, as be saw him scorching In to town. "Oh, ver good; Miss Smythe ver fine lady. I tbink boys make good deal money this year, maybe," wltb a mean Ing grin. "Yes. I think boys do pretty well," Smhltbers agreed, with a sudden fear lest Miss Smythe might drop in upon him to borrow the money to pay them. There were others who complained of the demoralizing effect of these women who ran their little ranch for the lark, and many ranchers found trouble in getting help when It was known Miss Smythe was paying two dollars a day, but "Let It go" Smithers always said to them. "This year will freeze them out, for at the end of the season they'll bave to sell their ranch In order to pay their Japs." At the close of the harvesting season Miss Smyths and ber friend wound op their country life experience wltb s bouso party of friends from the city. This, of course, necessitated the bor rowing of tents, hammocks and chairs from Smithers, until be was forced to accept their Invitation to be one of their nam ber, having nothlag left la bis own dossals either to sit or lis upon. "And do you know," Miss Smyths couAdsd to aisu. as they talked of ber spurttra, "this has sum such as aw- fully jolly outing, I'd really like to com up here to live." 'But haven't you found it a rather expensive experiment?" Smithers gasp ed. "Expensive?" Miss Smythe echoed In surprise. "Yes, expensive," Smithers repeated. If I may ask the question, haven't you found the price of labor overbal ances the profit on the crop?" Miss Smythe threw back her head and laughed. Her mouth was very pretty when she laughed, he noticed. "Poor Damntamakl!" she exclaimed. "you can't think what a little Idiot be Is, for all he thinks he Is so shrewd." And saying that, she laughed again. Smithers laughed, too at bis own ex pense, and waited for ber to go nn. 'His men did splendid work for us," she explained, "because he was getting so much money, and I kept telling him he could not do so well if we turned him off. And what do you suppose be charged us for picking our crop T ' Smithers discreetly refrained from guessing. "Nine hundred and four dollars, she told him, and again she went off In a gale of laughter. "Is that the Joke?" Smithers asked, wishing be could regard his own dis bursements with the same levity. "Oh, no," she gurgled. "The Joke is that I put in a little bill of nearly three hundred dollars for lost time, breakage of boxes, warping of trays, and damage to machinery from the leaves and dirt sent in In the prune boxes." "Did he pay it?" Smithers Inquired. "Of course he did. I had drawn up a contract providing for protection against unnecessary loss, which I made him sign. Then there was a fire in the Jap camp, which damaged the trees and Implements to some extent." "What did he do about that?" the man asked, curiously. "Paid It of course," 'she answered, gayiy. "Then Is It possible you did not come out behind, after all?" Smithers agk?d, In amazement "Why, we did better than any of you," she answered, "for while those Japs stayed, they worked like beav ers, and got through In almost half the time, which made our harvesting cost less than yours, or anybody's. The ac tual cost of our labor was about H5 cents a day." "Well, I'm glad this is the last of those golblamed wlmmen folks," sigh ed one of the Injured old codgers, as he saw the train pull out a few days later. "But It's not," said Smithers, Joyful ly. "What! They's not comln' back next year, be they?" he snapped. "One of them is," Smithers answered, proudly. "Sybil is coming back to run my ranch for me." San Francisco Ar gonaut BLUE ROSE GROWN AT LAST. Florlcaltnral Freak Long Dreamed Of la at Last a Bealltr. The announcement was made a few days ago in a London paper that a per fect blue rose had been received from America at Kew Gardens. There was nothing in the short notice, aside from the mention that the rose was consid ered a botanical curiosity, to indicate that the flower, a perfect blue, marks an epoch in rose culture. Among the faddists In the growing of the rose it has been for ages the sought for color. Not that there would be any particularly large money reward, but there seems to be some allurement In the hope that their name may go down In botanical history trailing after a Latin prefix as the grower of "a per fect bine." The cultivation of the blue rose has long been considered an Impossibility. "A seeker after blue rosea" Is an old phrase signifying the unattainable. But such wonderful things have been done with the rose In the way of cultiva tion, enlargement, beauty and frag rance that It Is not surprising that am bitious rose culturlsts should strive for this high goal. One bead gardener, in speaking of the matter, said that It did not sur prise him that the blue rose bad been grown at last There have, according to him, always been some few enthus iasts working to that end. Probably their patience had at last been re warded. "For you must understand," be con tinued, "that the perfection of such a rose means much the work of a life time. Even the attempted cultivation of such a monstrosity presupposes a premiership In the ranks of botanists It involves an age of personal expert' ence and a knowledge of the continued experiences of others along tbe same line. "Years and years of Individual ex perlment are required," says the New York Times, "all tbe while keeping mi nute records of tbe bablts of tbe plant In Its different stages, its varying color, at times In the seventh heaven of ecstacy over some slight indication of advancement toward tbe goal, only to 1m? cast Into the nethermost depths of despond by the contrariness of tbe next cross. Pigmy Camels of Pemls. The western part of Persia Is inhab ited by a species of camel which la tlie pigmy of Us kind. These camels are snow white, and are on tbat ac count sttnoKt worshipped by tbe people, The fthah presented tbe municipality of Berlin with two of these little won ders. The larger Is 27 Inches high and weighs 61 lbs. The other Is 4 Inches lass, but tbe weight is not given. Flour Ihr Cblua. Two modern Soaring mills, with American machinery, bars recently boss ouBfttrwtsd at HurMa, Manchuria. NONE Of US AJtE PCkTCCT. j 'Since this society of ours represents a reform movement we must be careful about the choice of the fifth director," the postmaster said to the group of townsmen who had met In the village drug store. "We need a clean man, and propose Mr. Mountfort Henry Mountfort." But haven't you heard the runr that his home life is not quite what It should be?" the apothecary suggested. "To tell the truth. It has prejudiced me against him, and very likely others feel the same way. I had thought of of fering the name of J. M. LHtlejohn." There was silence for a moment but It did not seem to be the silence of ap proval. Finally the town clerk spoke. 'But what about that business trans action of his out West? You know the story I refer to," be added. "Least said, soonest mended, of course. Seems to me, though, even admitting It's slander, we'd be safer to put forward a man like Hastings, who We know was never mixed up in anything of the kind." 'But Hastings used to be a drinking man," objected the editor of the village uewspaper. "That might be brought up against him to hurt the society. Why not take Jerry Harlow? He's always been right around amongst us, and he stands pretty well, as far as I know." "But we couldn't get along with him," the apothecary said, promptly. "He's so cranky that you might say he's vi cious." Tbe old sea captain bad uttered no criticisms and made no suggestions. Now his eyes twinkled humorously as he glanced round at the party. "Seems as though It's easy to take up a 'but' against almost anybody, doesn't It?" he asked. "Curious, when you come to think of It how few peo ple there are In this community that are fit to associate with us. "Taking it the other way round. though, I s'pose if I was really drove to It I'd have to admit tbat I've done things I'm ashamed of; things I'm try ing to forget and to kind o cover up by doing better things. How about the rest of ye? All perfect? If you are, I'll have to get off this committee a-fly- In' before I contaminate ye. "Other ways, I should tell ye that for the sake of the cause I, for one, could manage to worry along with any of the men you've mentioned. If they can stand my record, the way the gossips have logged It, I can stand theirs; and p'r'aps If they and I both pulled to gether, and you all backed us up, we could give the gossips somethin' more linprovln to talk about." The apothecary took four slips of pa per and wrote upon them the four names that had been mentioned. He shook them in a hat. 'The fifth director shall be the mart whose name is on the slip the captain draws," he said. Youth's Companion.' FROGS POPULAR AS FOOD. Americans Consume More of Them than tbe People of France. "The eating of frogs' legs is consid ered a la Francalse," said a popular New York caterer the other day to one of his guests, "but ns a matter of fact more frogs at the present time are killed for the table In this country than In France. I have no means of estimat ing how great the business of killing frogs for the murket has grown in this country, but I am warranted when I say that twice us many are served for the American palate every day as on the tables of the French. "In France the frogs are raised for the most part In what have been termed froggerles. nere they grow in our creeks and ponds and are caught by the hook or speared. By the way, did you ever undertake to catch a frog?" "Never did," answered the guest. "It Is great sport," replied the pro prietor of the cafe. "You think you have got a whale on the end of your line. A fly or a piece of red rag will do for bait and, for that matter, the bull frog will grab at anything red wltb more avidity than an animate object He Is like his namesake In his inclina tions toward this particular color. But when you have him on the book, don't let him drop Into the water again, or the chances are that he will get a foot- bold and It will be Impossible to extrl cute him. I bave often hauled In a bull frog which bad in his mouth tbe broken ends of old books and other similar re minders of past attempts on his life. "Much of tbe old-time aversion to tbe bullfrog has been overcome by s bet ter knowledge of tbe little animal. In deed, be Is not half as bad as be has been made out to be. It has been said tbat he lives on files and Insects. The same thing can be said of chickens and all kinds of birds. I am sure his habits are not as indiscriminate and unconven tional as tbat of tbe hog, and the Amer icans have become famous for tbe rals Ing and eating of pork." Haling Passion Strong in Death.; A man whose first name was John and who was notoriously close and stingy died some years ago In this city and two young men who were well aware of his proclivities sat up wltb tbe remains tbe night sfter he passed swsy. It Is s grewsome occupation st best, snd In order to make It as cheerful as possible the two men lighted sll the gas In the room snd prepared to make themselves comfortsble. Tbey dozed, but were s wakened by some noise thst sounded very uncsnny; ons of tbe young man sprang to bis feat In terror. Tbs other merely yawned and re marked: "John wants us to turn down the guar' St Paul Olobs. Love la Wind. Tbat la why so many marry ansa to reform usm. STRUCK IT RICH IN MEXICO. Oca. Chart P. Kn Now oa the koad to Fabalon Wealth. General Charles P. Eagan, former Com missary General of the United States army, who Itecaiue unpleasantly prouii- lnent during the "embalmed beef scandal" of the Spanish - Ameri can war, is now on the road to be come a Mexican bonanza king. Following the fa mous controversy a t Yushiiigtuu Eagan started out to find a new field for bis energies. When he left GK. c. p. F.AOAJt. Washington h e was by no means a wealthy man, and his reduced pay as a retired officer caine as an added worry. Despite the fact that his honorable record as a soldier during the civil war and later as an Indian lighter was destroyed In a day, he did not lose heart. He traveled through Mexico and at last located at Guaymus, a port on the Gulf of Califor nia, near where he had heard there were valuable coal deposits. Eagan looked over the field and what he saw Impressed him. He returned to the United States and told souie friends about what he had seen in Old Mexico. The men he saw and told about the coal fields were Alvlrza Hayward and Charles D. Lane, both of San Francis co. As soon as they heard what he had found about the coal fields they de cided to Investigate the matter and help him In the enterprise if things turned out to be as rosy as he thought they were. These men to whom Eagan appealed and who are millionaires sent exierts to Mexico to Investigate his find. It did not take the latter long to decide that General Eagan had stumbled upon a bonanza. The experts said that there was as much coal there as in the State of Pennsylvania; that It could be much more easily mined than most coal can; that transportation facilities could be provided without too great expense, and i hat taklug everything together, Gen eral Eagan had certainly "struck It rich." General Eagan's capitalistic friends told him to go back to Mexico and do those things which It was necessary for him to do In order to control that coal, with a feeling of absolute certainty that he would be financially backed to any extent that the enterprise demanded. At about the same time that General Eagan had this assurance and started back,. William C. Greene, a one-time Arizona prospector, and now the Op tra tor of the copper fields at Canaus, tlso heard about those coal fields down m Mexico and started to get tbe right 10 work them. Mr. Greene is a man of -great determination, and the fact that he is known as the "Copper King )f Arizona" shows tbat be is also prob bly a man of enterprise and fertile re source. In speculation he ia said to be one of the cleverest men that ever turned a deal In mining stocks, and he tias a good reputation as a fighter. The fields were located In Sonora, and General Eagan, on bis return, and Mr. Greene reached there at about the same lime. Here was trouble brewing. Each tlainied priority of discovery, and with every passing day the apparent rich ness of the finds increased, so that each was most eager to sustain his claim. Eagan claimed right to the land uu der u purchase from the county of Sonora. Greene based a claim upon the fact that he had bought the Interests of Carlos Johnson, the actual owner. John Jon was the original owner of the land under the Spanish grant Eagan rushed machinery down by carloads. So did Greene. In all the holding Includes something like 2,&K, ifH) acres a vast domain. General Euguu's ownership of this would make lil in one of the greatest landed proprie tors in the world. Tbe territory which both men claimed so eagerly embraces (ractic ally all the good coal land In tbe tectlou, and so compromise and division w as quite Impossible. Greene and bis machinery got there lirst. When the ex-Commissary Gen eral arrived wltb bis he found the land pre-empted and operations under way. I'lils was disconcerting. General Eagan carried the matter to the courts. The l ourts In tbe vicinity at once declared that Greene was s trespasser and or dered him off tbe land. Then Eagan took possession. By this time Oreene bad bad some opportunity for lawyer's work, and Just as Eagan was about to begin opera Ions he was served with a notice to vacate and charged with being a tres Iiasser. Greene bad gone to another court. Moth sides then had machinery on the grotytd snd bad engaged la (Mirers. The tight In the courts was In deadly uiniest, for both had spent large sums of money and were feeling more and more certain every day of tbe value of 11 e land. Greene had euf 1-10,000. and had cuuiuii'iiced to survey for a railroad to run from Naco, Ariz., to Ia Cannes, unit thence to San Marclal, where the land is situated. He had also surveyed another line running to tbe Piiriiic coast, a distance of .'JtJO miles. General Kngan then went toGunymas and secured the backing of the local Judi!, the prefect of the district snd the president of the town. Matters at mice bee siue serious for Oreene. Two of his experts snd sll their employes were taken to court General Kagan iegan to show his military training and als Irish blood. He armed bis laborers, engsgsd a number of other Mexicans to patrol the property wltb rtfiss and took possession, beginning work again at once and very energetically. This by as means dlsoouragsd tav other party, and t this point shlnjrt assumed a phase which was serious is other matters than financial At boom distance Greece gathered a crowd oi cowboy and armed them. All night they rode desperately, reaching tin scene of Eagan's operation at about dawn. There was a fierce contest foi the land, with some bloodshed, but Greene's men triumphed and drovf Eagan's dm-ii away, in the meantime so curing an order against Eagan as a trespasser. But Eagan's experience in govern ment matters stood him in good stead He went to the City of Mexico and do dared that the peace and good govern ment of the province was disturbed and that riots were In progress. Hs tailed for the aid of the Federal Gov ernment and demanded the a si stain of the Hurales. The Hurales are as picturesque as any Itody of mounted police in tbe world. Indeed, they are better called soldiers than police. They are heavily armed and magnificently mounted. They are trained in the maneuvers of bush whacking and carry carbines, revolver and sa tiers. They descended on Greene mid his cow I toys and a battle ensued, In which there is believed to have been considerable loss of life. How many were actually killed Is not known. Still, Greene was not discouraged, or at least he would not give in. Ills cow boys drew away, but did not entirely leave, and for a month then; were oc casional skirmishes between them and the Hurales. Greene and bis contingent then wait ed, without further hostilities, for tbs action of tbe court, which rendered a decision leaving General Eagan In pos session of a property rich enough to put him forever beyond tbe necessity of bothering with embalmed beef. SHINE8 IN PORTO RICO. How an American Bootblack Found 4 a New lodastrj. "The American occupancy of Porto Kico has resulted In tbe Introduction of one Anglo-Saxon Institution among tbe Latin peoples of tbe West Indies that has already become fast and per manent," said Dr. J. W. Fewkes, of tbs Bureau of Ethnology, who returned some time ago from an archaeological tour of that Island, In the course of which he was afforded unusual opportu nities for viewing the life and customs of the isluuders tempered by Ameri can Influence, says the Washington Post. Continuing, be says: "The first American troops that laud ed on the Island were accompanied by a colored bootblack, a boy about 12 or H years of age, from New York, who drove a thriving business shining the shoes of the officers. Tbe Porto H lea us were strangers to such an Institution, but being of an Imitative turn were not long In adopting what to them seemed worth copying. Following on tbe heels of the army came other Americans, so that tbe little bootblack from New York soon had more business than he could attend to. But this, however, did not last very long, and io less than two months after his arrival he experi enced very lively competition from the youngsters of San Juan, who, watching bis movements, straightway provided themselves with boxes, brushes and blacking, and, learning the word 'shine, were ready to black shoes after the most approved American fushlon. "To-day every city and town In Porto Hlco Is full of little bootblacks; for the natives have noticed that properly poI Ished shoes constituted part of tbs make-up of well-dressed Americans, and, anxious not to be outdone in tbtf mutter of style, adopted the custom of keeping their shoes shined. "The American oceijjMitlnn asd UiSu-f ence Is being felt In other ways' throughout the Island, and Is more en J peclaily noticeable In the schools. Tha people are anxious to learn, and edu cation Is looking up all over the Island. During my sojourn among these people I visited a country school one day where a teacher, a bright young Porto it lea ii. called one of bis pupils, s little boy ten years of uge, to tbe black board and directed him to draw a map of the State of Pennsylvania. The lit tle fellow executed the map as well as I could have done myself. If not better, putting In the rivers and cities, tbe names of which be wrote out in Span ish. Another little fellow drew a map of Connecticut, and I am free to con fess that I never In my life saw a brighter class In geography. "Another thing I noticed hi that ev erybody on tbe Island Is anxious U learn English, which Is coming Into use more and more every day. It Is now being taught In sll the schools, snd the generation now growing up will be able to seak and read tbe language as west as their native Spanish." Kastern Imagery. The specimen below of Moorish epis tolary style which comes from Bud gett Menklu's receiit book, "Tbs Moors," and Is merely so Invitation ts dinner, is calculated to mske tbe Im aginative resources or the English en tertainer, who writes on a visiting card, "Come and dine," look small In deed. To my gracious master, my respected lord: This evening, please God, when tbs king of the army of stars, the sun of the worlds, will turn toward the realm of shades aud place bis foot In tbs stirrup of speed, thou srt besought to lighten us with the daiztlag rays of tby face, rivaled only by the sun. Thy arrival, like a spring brsese, will dls liate tbe dark night of solitude and Isolation. There are some who go to rharcb for no other apparent reason thsa to took In a superior wsy at those whs aoaft. Pay a man a compliment, gai hi a few minutes hs will fish far i