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"The Furniture of Our Forefathers," by
Esther Singleton, Is the first elaborate work
on American furniture ever printed. The
historic pieces of furniture that are re
produced In this work are such aB Wash
ington's bed, desks" of Madison and Franklin.
Jefferson's chair, etc., and many other
specimens, some of southern furniture
never reproduced before. A carved oak chair
of the seventh century, an old mahogany
frame vlth musical classes, a seventeenth
century bed of carved oak, an old walnut
card table with chairs and an old Virginia
plnnet on which Martha Washington Is sun-
posed to have played are nlso among the
specimens reproduced. The division of the
eight parts Into which this work Is divided
U both according to chronology and locality.
xne eignt parts are:
1. Virginia and the south, seventeenth
century, carved oak and walnut.
2. Philadelphia nnd the south from 1700 to
1776,
3. New England In the seventeenth cen
tury.
4. New York and Dutch furniture from
the first settlement.
6. New England 1700-173.
5. Chippendale and Sheraton period.
7. Imported and domestic furniture since
the revolution.
8. Technical details for the collector and
amateur.
Tho superb Illustrations nre reproduced
by tho finest photogravures, half-tones and
artistic, lino drawings. The originals of
these have been gathered from museum
nd private collections, both abroad and
In this country. The very large number
of thean plates, taken by themselves, fur
nish the most complete description of co
lonial furniture ever made, while the text
by Esther Singleton supplies a mass of most
interesting data. Altogether It la tho finest
work, especially from an artistic point
brought out during the wholo year. It
would seem as If the subject has been ex
hauttod and unquestionably this will re
main for all time tn come the authoritative
work on colonial furniture. Published In
two beautifully bound volumes, this work
will appeal meet strongly to every person
Interested In the furniture of tho past as
well ns to all who value beautiful books
To meet all requirements It has been
brought out In three different editions, tho
regular edition, nn edition In paper and
edition dc lux. In presenting this work
the publishers have conferred a lasting
favor upon collectors of antique furniture
Doubleday, Pago & Co,, New York.
Elbsrt Hubbard In "Time and Chance'
has done his best work. He has taken the
life of John Drown and made a story of It
in simple, direct stylo that appeals more
forcibly to the reader than any well rounded
periods could do. Interwoven with tho
stern tragedy of John Brown's life work Is
tender romance of young souls that came
together and then drifted apart, coming to
gether again, not In love, hut ns comrades
working togother to a common end, the
freeing of tho slaves. Mr. Hubbard makes
an Intensely Interesting study of the char'
acter of John Flrown. Ho was scrupulously
honest, yet he did not hesitate to take tho
property of others In prosecuting his mis
sion. We see this characteristic nt the very
outset, when young John Drown, escaping
with a young slave from tho western re
serve to Connecticut, resorts to trickery In
horse racing, and then salves his conscience
with the reflection that the money would
be expended In a good causa, Ho steals n
horse to follow the legal abductors of n
slave, but sends the money to pay for tho
animal later. Wc find tho same character
istic In the story of his Kansas experiences.
All the way through the story history and
romance aro skillfully blended. O. P. Put
nam's Sons, New York,
Where Man Beats Woman
Can Dress Well on
$300 a Year.
The discussion of woman's dressing on that. Men's clothes nre more strongly tlmo they go out almost That Is, a woman
1300 a year having been settled by the unl- made and arc of such very different ma- cannot wear gloves that nre not fresh, and
versal decision that such a feat Is Impos- terlale from those worn by women that they as they use tho lighter tints so much for
slble to a woman who goes out at all or stand all sorts of usago and stilt retain evening there Is a necessity for frequent re-
entertains, tho question of man's dressing their color and shape, provided they aro ncwals. And a woman must bo more par-
calls for attention. And In this case as In taken care of. tlculnr about her gloves and her boots than
many others, relates the Now York Sun, "In a year a man may buy one good busl- any other Item of her apparel,
custom gives man the advantage, for It Is ness suit, not a fashionable English suit,
quite possible for a man to dress on $300 but an ordinary good cloth and perfect cut, "Shoes aro exactly the same. A man's
a year and make an excellent appearance, for (50 or J 60. Men do not have clothes dress shoes costing him l& or $$ will last
He may even go In society If he wlshe3 made to order as much as they formerly him six months. With n pair of calfskin
and keep up his appearance to the standard did and an excellent suit can be bought tor shoes and a pair of ties for the summer he
of men worth millions, for although his J 50 or ISO. Is well equipped for a year, when you con-
clothes may not have the value of the "He can allow himself one new overcoat slder the old shoes that are always on
richer men's garb they can be In keeping a year, alternating each year from a winter hand, Women must have now slippers
and correctly cut. Custom forbids any at- coal to a fall or spring weight garment, in light shade.i for evening, house slippers,
tempt at ostentation In a man's clothes He can wear these coats each for two sea- dress boots and walking shoes. Some
while women, even those of the finest taste, sons. The cut of men's clothes does not women wear out shots In the most marvel
are allowed to wear Jewels and the ex- vary as that of women does. And where ous way and must discard them when they
travagantly made "simple" gowns, so-called, there Is a variation It Is usually so slight, lose shape. A man's shoes retain their
that cost more than the more elaborate that only a very close observer can tell shape until the end on account of the
costumes. the difference. A woman's gown bears tough material of which they are built.
The ono subject of evening clothes gives the mark of last season In Its very lino. "Men's stockings aro expensive of late,
a man a great advantage. A woman must The tailors and modistes purposely have They have taken to wearing gorgeous hose
havo at least one evening gown In a winter It so for a very obvious reason. 0f silk, and some of tho embroidered ones
If she goes out at all and this Is a most cost quite as much ns a woman's. This In
meager allowance eked out with frocks that "Take the matter of hats. Here he Is the one Item of clothing, I think. In whlih
havo been left ovor from tho last season, doubly fortunate. One silk hat In a season there Is any equality of price.
If a wedding or an event of Importance l a sufficient allow.ineo and with a pot hat "Women's underwear Is constantly wear
occurs she can only slay at home If she and a straw hat In the summer he can man ng out through the laundering and starch
has not a new gown, fresh and attractive, age admirably. Then consider the differ- ng of delicate laces. Men's clothes, on
even though It may be Inexpensive. enco In the price of his hats and those of a tho contrary, are of soft wool or silk and
A man, on tho contrary, wears his evening woman. Five dollars pays for tho ordinary COnu through the laundering process In
clothes constantly through a season and bat and IS or $10 buys n silk hat. g00( condition. Then take the fact that a
sometimes foMwo or three If he only dons "Nowadays men's clothes for golf and man's spotless linen Is always all sufficient
them on occasions. With an extra dinner wheeling cost a lot moro than they used to, to give the finish to his costume,, nnd take
coat ho can always bj Immaculate and but so do a woman's, for that matter. And the hundred and ono accessories that a
correctly dressed. A careful brushing and ho Is not subject to the changes In stylo, woman must have.
pressing Is all that Is required to keop Many men prefer to wear their old clothM "To give a very rough estimate, but a
masculine evening clothes In condition. It for outdoor sport and disdain to mnko a liberal ono, for a man's dressing for a year
would be safo to say that the. average special ccstuum. we will say-
man wears an evening suit with, perhaps, "He has none of the small belongings of nn. IhiMikk suit 1 no
an extra cent, through two seasons. This dress to buy constantly ns a woman has. One evening suit 50
nt once takes from his expense account Neckties, shirts, collars nnd cuffs nnd hmd- One ton lint. 8
one of the most Important Itomi In a kerchiefs constitute his equipment. A one straw,lniiat.V.,V.'.V.'.'.".'.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5
woman's expenditures. woman 'must have boas, ruches for ths moves, four pair S
throat, neck scarfs of nil sorts, furs that SlT.?' Ul.r, v",lr' C."."."' V;r; : ,?1
, , . . , . . .... t .. . . , Shirts, stockings, handkerchiefs, etc.... 1W
"Given tho usual number of garments In cost fortunes, ribbons, belts, bags, chains, .
good condition that a man's wardrobe con- hair ornaments tho list is an endless one. Total . $311
tains, nnd men's clothes never wear out, "Men wenr their gloves until they wear "This Is a liberal 'estimate and It still
tear or get out of shape In the manner of out nnd only for extreme occasions will a leaves a reserve fund nnd with the ward
woman's garb, nnd he can without thn man havo to wear white gloves with even- rohe which such an allowance yearly would
slightest difficulty, make 1300 a year an Ing dress, so his gloves enn safely be put alwnys provide of left-over things, a man
amplo allowance for his clothes," said a down to four or five pairs In a year, white, could not possibly be criticised."
fashionable New York tailor. "Many men gray, castor ond tan dogskin,
of means do not spend any mora than "Women must havo now gloves every
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Jim" Hill's Grit
Story of the Railroad Kinjr
and a Treacherous Guide.
.'tun's , Hill, the great railway luaguut?,
begnn llfo In a vu humble way. He was a
clerk on a Mississippi levee and so poor
that when ho was culled upon to make a
railroad trip of a fuw hundred miles he
had to borrow tho money to pay for his
ticket. Dut he was full of pluck and en
ergy and, seeing an unoccupied gap In the
field covered by tho Hudson Day company
In tho lied Illver country In Canada, ho
formed a partnership with a friend In St.
Paul to enter tho fur trade there. Their
common practice was to load up an ox
train with supplies for the French-Canadian
traders, who dwelt directly with tho In
dians, mnko n long Journoy through the
wilderness to the outposts nnd bring back
their wagons laden with pelts.
On one occnslon, while still a very young
man, relates a writer In Success, Mr. Hill
was obliged to make a long midwinter trip
alone. His Journey led through tho wildest
country nnd whs chosen In order to reach
a cerjtaln point ahead of any competitor.
He filled a knapaack with rations, hired n
half-breed Indian for a guide and started
off. The pair had traveled about two days,
away from civilization and were In a ro
gion entirely strange, without a beaten
trail or landmark of any description, when
Mr. Hill grew suspicious that his guldo
was preparing to kill and rob him. He
feared that the fellow had been tampered
with by como rival fur traders. That night
he slept with one eye open and saw certain
things which confirmed his worst suspi
cions. The Indian, for example, stealthily
drew tho ammunition from tho gun which
lay nearest the supposed sleeper, leaving of my gun slightly ns If taking surer aim.
tho other, near himself, still loaded. Ho did not pause again, but disappeared
Mr. Hill did some very rapid thinking over the edge of the hillock nnd that was
within the next hour and concluded that his the last I over saw of him.
alternative of choice was between sub- "The reaction, when tho nervous tension
mlttlng to boiurdcred und facing the perils was over, was terrible. With that rascal I
of prairie and forest alone. When his re- realized that my last hope of Intelligent
solve was taken he pretended to wake up guidance had vanished. I was alone In a
und ordered his guide to preparo breakfast trackless waste Inhabited only by beasts
as usual. While this wns In progress he 0f prey nnj roVng Indians, not even know
contrived to possess himself of the loaded nR now mnny miles I might be from civ
gun and all their Joint store of nmtnunl- 1Ue,t humankind or In what direction,
tlon. Then ho opened the knapsack, took WUh n gbrcWll KUCgB at thu polntH of he
uui ruuu.is i-uuumi iu nei-ii u man uuui comnnss from the nos t on of tho sun I
starvation for a day nr two, threw them Into
nn empty flour bag nnd handed It to the
Indian. "Now go!" ho commanded, cover
ing his companion with the loaded gun.
"Do, I tell you!"
The half-breed snatched the other gun,
but a glance showed him that his trick
bad been foiled,
"Where me go?" he whined, thoroughly
cowed,
"I don't enre anywhere you please, only
don't let. me set eyes on you again."
Tho guide saw that the speaker was In
earnest and. shouldering his sack of pro-
shouldered my pack and gun and plodded
abend. For tho rest of my Journey I
traveled both day nnd night, with brief In
tervals for rest but mighty little sleep.
"Dut my tough experience did mo a world
of good after all. It really mado a man of
me. After that day, whenever I havo faced
a great problem for which my thought
needed to bo quick and my resolution In
exorable, a picture has rlscn bforo nr
mental vision tho "pfnk-strenked dawn:
the smoke curling (n tho frosty air from
visions, slunk nwav. Hill wntrhed him en the embers of tho breakfast Are: the snow-
down a slight decline in the rolling ground covered wilderness; tho knolls and hoi-
and up tho ascent beyond. At tho crest of ,owi lno fl,re f the half-breed Indian
the second rise the fellow looked back rc- n8 he paused on tho crest of the rising
proachfully, ground nnd looked back nt mo for tho last
time. And I can today feel the senso of
"If I had at that moment shown the "Her desolation which came upon me as I
slightest sign of the sinking feeling at my struck out for the north with no guide but
heart," said Mr. Hill, discussing the Inci
dent with a friend years afterward, "I
should hi.vc been lost. I knew that I must
not give In, so I fixed my teeth, set my oyea
more steadily on him and raised the muzzle
tho rising sun. Whatever strength of
character may havo done for me In later
years 1 owe to that adventure of my
youth."
reviewed nt length In these columns that It
seems hardly necessary to say more at tho
present time. L. C. Page &. Co., Boston.
i ..I r. Diruug HI luu uc(jui in inm n CAtci i-
Attention has already been called several mental automobile. Laurlel goes to Tanla,
times In these columns to n new series of Ulcrla, whore she meets various titled gen
books published by John Lane to whli-n be , tlomen, all of whom have an eye upon her
has given tho namo of tho New Pocket 1 millions. The letters are bright and well "Muzzarclll's Brief French Course" is
Library. Under this title the publisher is written, but Lautlol Is more entertaining prepared on tho samo general lines as the
bringing out n number of old standard , before she falls In lovo than nfter Cupid author's wnll known and popular two-vol-wnrks
which have been almost forgotten a '"ken successful aim. L. C. I'ago & Co., ; urae "Acadomlc French Course," nnd alms at
amid the press of modern fiction. This Uoston. ' clearness combined with completeness nnd
series brings within the reach of all ih- best ' tnorougiiness. The grammatical topics dls
literature of fifty years ago. So much has ; In his latest story, "The Firebrand," S
been said In commendation of these cheap , It. Crockett forsakes Scotland and takes
editions that there remains little moro to i his hero Into Spain, Ho Is an Impulsive
be said on tho subject, aside from tho baro ' young Scotchman, appropriately named
announcement of nn additional number. "Tho Firebrand," who prefers a roving ea
"Dortor Thome," by Anthony Trollope. In rcer of adventure to the quiet life on the
this day of strenuous life It may be Interest- family estates. The story opens In the
Ing to qnte that Anthony Trollope published I tlmo when the followers of Maria Chris
about forty novols, besides two or three tlna nnd Ihose of Don Carles ure contesting
books of travel and other works, ns well as the tight of succession to the throne. Al-
dolng a vast amount of newspaper work.
Dut In spite of all this he managed to
spend as many ns three days n week hunt
ing. "Doctor Thorno" Is regarded by many
as his best novel. John Lane, New York.
The glamour that covers the unknown has
yielded another novel of speculative ad
venture In "The Orcat White Way," bv
Albert nigelow Paine. Thn hero of the nar
rative goes In search of the south pole and
though Rollo Dlalr, "The Firebrand," has
no personal preference, he Is persuaded by
the abbot of Montblanch to lead a daring
enterprise to abduct the little Princess Isa
bella and the queen regent whom the
church desires to separate from her hostile
ministers, it is only through tho Interfer
ence of a Carllst brigand chief that the
plot fnl's, With the royal family In his
charge, Hollo and his little band fight stub
bornly to protect them from the cruel de
signs of the guerrilla leader. They are
finds It. He begins with the theory that the
land at the pole Is tropical rather than , succored by a royalist regiment summoned
frigid, arguing that the flatness of the earth . by Rollo's Spanish sweetheart. Safe at
means a thinness of Ihe earth's crust and a
consequently shorter dlstanco between the
surface, and Ihe Internal fires, These fires,
ho brlloves, makes thn polar climate mild
despllo the failure of the sun tn furnish
heat. Having the theory, he starts out to
Interest capital In It, and has the miraculous
success of rousing the enthusiasm of nn ec
centric millionaire. As the millionaire ha3
an attractive daughter, a sentimental qual
ity Is rupplled the story without much delay.
Tho trio and a few selected companions sail
away to southern sens. Their ship Is halted
t lost by an Impassable barrier of let
mountains, nut they discover a current of
warm water flowing from under tho wall of
white, and they are encouraged, Leaving
tho young woman nboard ship the men go up
In a balloon, nnd nfter a rough aerial ex
perience they pass Ihe frozen domain an I
find themselves In a land lovely to behold
They discover that It Is Inhabited by an
Indolent, dreamy race,, which neither has
anything to offer the outside world, nor tho
desire to receive nervous unrost from that
unknown place. Other events of a nature
disturbing to the Invade ra happen, and aftor
Journeying to tho temple which stands
above the pole, they aro glad to embark on
the friendly river and float back under tho
Ice Jam to their watting ship. J. F. Taylor
& Co., New York.
If tho heroine of "Laurlcl, tho Love Let
ters of an American Olrl," edited by A. H.
Is as pretty as the portrait frontispiece the
man who received her letters Is to be on
vied. Her first letter to Mr. Strong Is from
Orange, N, J and Is dated April, 1899. She
tella him that she Is writing to please Ethel,
tils sister, who wns her roommate at school.
She says that for four years sho has borne
with resignation Ethel's ravings about her
brother, and that sho has learned to detest
him and his portrait most heartily Never
theless the letter contains an Invitation
trom her father and she promises to meet
Madrid, the queen forgets the hostile plot
and rewards the brave Scotchman for his
gallant protection. McClure, Phillips &
Co,, New York.
Pnrt III of the much talked about
"Twentieth Century Now Testament" Is at
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omlnent scholars of England, It Is a singu
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The Idioms and forms peculiar to tho times
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obsolete words appearing In tho old edl
cussed have been wisely chosen, and all
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points of syntax, American Book company,
Chicago.
"The Velvet Move," by Henry Soton
Merrlman, tells the story of the endeavor
of tho Jesuits to secure the fortuno of a
young girl by forcing her Into religion.
The money thus secured Is to bo devoted to
the needs of tho Carllsts, w'hom tho Jesuits
nre pledged to help. The action takes place
in the Pyrenees about 1S70 and tho char
acters are all Spanish, The love Interest
Is stronger than In any other of Merrl-
man's stories and there Is also an historical
interest, .no war ana otner scenes aro
distinctly picturesque. Mr. Merrlman Is
Justly considered ono of the foremost con
temporary writers of narratives of adven
ture nnd his latest novel will take high
rank In attractiveness .and entertalnlug
powers, Dodd, Mead & Co,, New York.
"Tho Firry Dawn" Is a seml-hlstorlcal
novel by M. E. Coleridge. It has to do
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nnd tho attempt at revolution of the
duchess of Herri In behalf of her Bon,
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Interest fixed from first to last. Longmans,
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"Aunt Nabby's Children," by Frances
Hodges White, a. prettily Illustrated and
most Interesting little book. I.. C. Page &.
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IIOMi: OP WOOUHM TOYS,
A District In the Tyrol Wholly Given
Over to Wood Carving.
Two English girls have been telling
rAther nn Interesting story of life In the
Oordner vnlley, In tho Tyrol, which Is tho
homo of wooden toys nnd Is literally given
over to wood carving.
"Iftiedeker' hiij'h that St. Ulrlch, tho cap
ital of tho district, hns 2,S0O wood carvers
nnd a good hotel. Tho English girls cor
roborate the stntcmenl und ndd that the
place Ih well worth n visit, although, tn
order to enjoy It, one must stny there long
enough to tramp up nnd down hill nnd
mako ncqualntnnccs In the little chalets,
where every one. old and young. Is busy
with some sort of wood carving or toy-
iiiaKing,
One lives In good society In St. Ulrlch,
so It seems. Saints nnd homes of assorted
sizes ure ranged comfortably otitsldo of tho
cmueis ana in uio g.inieim, (trying wieir
hnlos nnd robes. St. Peter, St. Paul, tho
Virgin nnd AndreaH Hofer, the Tyrolean
hero, hobnob on one corner, while St. An
thony of Padua, repeated live times, dozes
nn a bench against tho wnll, und Ht.
Florlan, eight feet high, smiles from tho
steps, nt St, Sebastian, trundled, by In n
barrow.
Howb of fresh nnd shining anuels nro
on overv hand und look with benign inter
est nt wholo squadrons of splendid rocking
norses mat irn romninc around me urouuus.
una Hundreds or staring wooden aous su
stiffly upon Hunny shelves and envy tho
anuria. Crucifixes uro scattered every
where. Noah's urk nnlmuls stare, panic
stricken, nt lilies of wooden skulls,
liverywnem mere is sawing, nummermg,
chlnnlnir. natiitliii;. At the nee of 6 the
children begin to learn the cnrvlng trndo
nnd they stick to It until they die. Tho
most famous woman carver In tho district
cnrvoH nothing hut crucifixes and linn dono
nothing else for twenty ycurs, All of her
worK is ordered long in advance, nnn, nx
her nrlces. though low. nro better than
those of most of tho carvers, she makes a
luir living.
She uses no model. That Is true of nl
most nil of the workman who have learned
their crnft throuch long yeurs of exnerl
once. When a carver has evolved too St.
Anthonys, nil of n pattern, from tree
trunks, ho lenrns to know his unlnt and
has no need of n model, Very often a
worker sticks to some ono figure nnd at
tempts nothing else, n method which opens
un awful vistas of monotony.
One fnmlly turns out brindled cows by
me grots, .noiner nu ror yeurs carved
noth nir but skulls and crnsshones. The
English chronicler does not tell what effect
the 'gruesome monotony has had upon tho
members of the family, but tho situation
sounds .MiieieriiiicKian.
One woman makes tiny wooden dolls nnd
ench of her children, even the 6-year-old.
nun Homo nart in me wnrx una hii.tiiph
the legs, another paints the faces, (mother
ins me parts together, mix Hundred dozen
of tho dolls were stacked up against tho
wall when the Kniillsh visitors called, nnd.
for muklng the lot, the workers expected
to receive ubout 13.
In another cottage tliree generations of a
family were busy painting wooden horses
nnn said proudly mai mey could turn on
twenty dozen a dny None of the toys I
sold ut, retail, all being Intended for tho
oik wnoipsnic nrpois m ai. uiricn.
On Saturday every mountain noth I
crowded with men, women und children
carrying the wares to the depots. A Hood
of saints, angels, crucifixes und toys pours
Into tho doiKits nil day long nnd In tho
evening mo peasants turn Homeward
ready for another wholesnle creation week
J W. Drynn of Lowder, III., wrltesr "M
little boy was very low with pneumonia
Unknown to he doctor we gave him Foley'
Honey and Ter. Tho result was magical
and puzzled the doctor, as It Immediately
stopped tho racking cough and be quickly
recovered."
Here at Guam, only a few degrees north
of the equator, nettles In the heart of tho
Pacific one of the most advanced outposts
of our new empire, writes Charles A.
Conant In the St, Louis Globe-Democrat.
Deatitlful almost beyond the harbor of
Honolulu nro the verdure-covered bluffi
whtch rise like the palisades of the Hudson
around the entrance of the harbor of till.
A nearer view, with the tall cocoanut
palms, the little thatched huts, the pic
turesque two-wheeled wagons drawn by
caribous, the smiling natives, does not dis
pel the favorable Impression first given of
the tropical beauty of this little Island of
tho Pacific. When It comrs to living here,
however, the navy ofllccrs und marines
have a different story to tell. It Is not the
climate to which they object, for that Is
often not less balmy than the ocean
brcczeJ of Swnmpscott and Narragansctt,
but tho terrible Isolation from civilized
life. Tho Filipino prisoners nre banished
here, and some of the officers say their
banishment is nearly as bad. Until the
Duford steamed Into the harbor a few
weeks ago a transport had not been seen
hero for three months nnd fresh supplier,
such as civilized man uses, had become
correspondingly scarce. When Commander
Schrocder received word that lie was re
lieved of the governorship to testify In the
Schley trial It took less than six hours tor
his family. Including wife, three daughters
and two sons, to pack all their belongrngs
and get them aboard the Yorktown.
Guam U tho largest and best of the Caro
lines. Germany quickly gobbled up the
rest as soon as tho treaty of Paris settled
It that tho United States would take only
Guam. Negotiations between Germany and
Spain were nlrendy going on secretly nnd
Informally whllo Spain was making Its
forced bargain with the United States, but
decency required that they bo kept quiet
until the pence treaty was signed. Guam
Is different In mnny respects from tho
Philippines. On every hand one aeos evi
dences of the friendly feeling of the
natives Instead of tho sullen hostility or
forced courtesy which greets one about
Manila. When tho great typhoon swept
over Guam last year the generosity with
which too American naval commnnder dis
tributed rations and sought to extend other
aid was a revelation to the people. From
Spanish selfishness nnd Incompetence they
had learned the lesson that the goernlng
power always takes, but nuver gives. No
rgoular system of taxation was In force
then, nor Is now, except work on tho roads,
but Spanish governors knew how to exact
periodical presents In tbo mediaeval form
of donations upon royal births, marriages
nd visits.
Mniiorlnls of Mpnln.
Everything Spanish, Indeed, Is tho petri
fied Image of the Spain of three centuries
go. llad roads or none, utter ignorance
f sanitation, tho superiority of church
over state, are heritages of tho Spanish
regime found at every turn. In the chapebi
unrooted by the typhoon still molder the
official church colllns from which the dead
wero dropped Into their native earth. A
few rattling wooden bridges over tho
creeks, bearing pompous names Pucnte
del Hey, I'uento del Kspana aro tho solu
memorials of Spanish engineering enter
prise. Tho hnrbor hero at Pltl, said to bo
the best In tho Carolines, Is full of reefs,
and even launches cannot approach tho llt-
tlo pier with safety even at high water.
The old fort In the harbor, built In 1S01,
looks lllit) a toy from the stage setting of
some Spanish play of the fifteenth cen
tury. It was this fort into which tho
legend of the Spanish war represents
Charleston as plumping two shells before
It discovered that the fort was unoccupied
and had not mounted a gun for years.
It Is not surprising, In vlow of tho little
which Spain did, even for Its own Interests
In the Island, that the memorials of lt
sway ore In process of ropld effacemont.
Mo no speak Spanish, me speak Ameri
cano," was tho answer of the little native
boy who followed our party to the beacn
near tho road to Agana and offered to get
us some cocoanute. Most of the natives,
from long habit, atlll profer Mexican nnd
Spanish money to American, but this little
fellow, evidently taught of tho benefits of
tho gold standard, Intimated that "10
cents" would best suit him. Another lit
tle fellow of 10, asked In broken Spanish
tho way to the officers' club, caught at once
tho word "club," trotted briskly ahead of
us for four squares, and then hurried off,
without any thought of recompense. Ques
tions put in broken Spanish often elicit
answers as "Yes, sir," and this Is far from
being the limit of native capacity for Eng
lish. It Is rarely called English, howoveri
It is always "Americano." This progress
In tho new tongue Ih not limited, moreover,
to the port and the road to the capital, In
tho Isolated llttlo flsblng settlement near
tho mouth of tho harbor the head man, ns
ho cut tfpon cocoanuts for us with his boo,
talked quite frcoly In the new tongue which
tho new governors brought so unexpectedly
from the east with the drab hull of tho
Charleston. As Spanish was not tho native
tonguo of the Islanders there Is no reason
why English Bhould not supersede It and
this promises to bo the caso as soon as the
American teachers can get to work upon,
tho rising generation. Within a decade or
so Spanish Is likely to bo only a memory,
lingering unloved among tho older genera
tion.
Severn! American teachers are expected
here within a month, and an American mis
sionary, Dr. Price, has already come hero
from the Carolines. Education has not been
entirely neglected under the Spanish ro
glme. On tho road from the port to Agana,
tho capital, one passes a llttlo school, whero
a native woman teaches reading and writing
In Spanish, but the reading Is essentially
religious, "Tho Virtues of tho True Chris
tian Ilollglon," "Extracts from tho Career
of Jesus Christ," Buch arc the titles, or sim
ilar ones, which grace tho tltlo pages of the
textbooks. Tho pupils each recite In a loud,
sing-song tone the words of the Spanish
text and seem llttlo disturbed by tho curious
eyes of their foreign visitors. This school
and others of Its typo will not be disturbed
In any way by tho Amorlcan authorities,
but the opening of tho American schools
promises to result In n stampede to learn
"Americano," except among a few ultra-
conservatives.
il five Cluirni'terlHt les.
developed a constantly growing scale of so- "g
ciai neeas, as in moro temperate countries,
the standard of living seems to be in nu
arrested state of development, like thr
Spanish sovereignty, which faded away so
suddenly one July morning three years ago.
The natives havo enough to make llfo com
fortable, from n tropical point of Mow. nnd
they seem to earo for nothing more. They
plant a cocoanut grove for each new child
born, each tree yields nn averago annual
return of n Mexican dollnr. and by the bar- i
ter of the crop they obtain the tools, co'toti '
nnd utensils necessary to carry them
through the year. The cocoanut also fur-
nlshes food nnd drink, and tho food Is varied ,
by other tropical fruits, The few stores on
the Island aro selling n few- American
canned goods to the more wealthy natives.
but tho trade docs not soon promise to bo
Inrge.
Governor Swift, who came here on tho
Yorktown to relieve Governor Schrocder. Is
already making plans for Improved sanita
tion In the towns, n more healthy llfo for
the women and the adoption of rlvlltzcd i
customs regarding marriage and .death. It
Is his belief that the Introduction of money
economy In place of barter will give thi
people larger purchasing power, nnd will
Increase their wants and their physical and ;
Intellectual activity. This will come with
the Incorporation of Guam Into the mone
tary system of the Philippines nnd the adop- j
tlon of a distinctive Amcrlcnn currency ;
Largo commercial development Is hardly '
possible, however, because the highest cstl- ;
mnte of tho native population Is only 10.000.
nnd there Is little to nttract Caucasian col
onists. There Is plenty of cocoanut land.
there Is fine mahogany nt one end of the
Island, but It Is Inaccessible, nnd sugar I
plantations mkht be possible. Dut for some
rars to come Guam Is likely to remain an t
outpost of our empire -In the Orient, chiefly j
valuable because It contains the best harbor ,
In Ihe Carolines, capable of easy defense '
by a few heavy guns ami a string of tor- (
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