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151'lI'T, 2, 19;18,
SPAIN BB T1IIE BUTES,
FIFTEEN WEEKS O)<' WAR BETWEEN
THE TWO COUNTRIES.
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Met flits Tr,rnsph'od ranee the elattlebbli,
Mine Lei erect rho elarbour or Havanu-
eat rest t „ 1 g Mary.
rt u y.
January 24, l098,—The battleship
37Line ordered to Havana. ,
February O,—TheDe Lome letter
published.
February 10—Senor De Lome resigns
and his resignation acoepted at Ma -
February 15—Destruction of the
Maine in the harbor of Havana.
March 8—Congress votes unanimous-
ly and without debate for a defence
fund of 350,000,000.
March 28—United States Board of
Inquiry reports that the Medne was
blown up by an external mine.
April 11—President McKinley sends
his Cuban message to Congress.
April 20—The Government sends its
ultimatum to Spain, and the Queen
Regent opens the Cortes with a war-
like speech, The Spanish Minister at
Washington asks for his passports.
April 21—General 'Woodford asks for
his passports at Madrid and leaves for
Paris.
April 22 --War opeaswith the Nash-
ville's capture of the Bueno Ventura
and the New York's capture of the
Pedro. Havana tbarbor declared in a
state of blockade.
April 23—Presideat's call tor 1.25,000
volunteers,
April 24—Spain declares war,
April25—Congress declares that war
began April 21 by aot of Spain. States
called upon for their quota of troops.
April 20—Chairman Dingley reports
war revenue bill to the House. Great
Britain publisbes her neutrality,
dated April 23, reciting that "a state
of war unhappily exists," etc. Spain
appeals to the powers.
April 27—Matanzas earthworks shell-
edand silenced by the New York, Puri-
tan and Cincinnati. Steamer Guido
made a prize by monitor Terror. Dew-
ey's AsiaLio squadron sails from Mirs
Bay to Manila and the Spanish fleet
leaves Manila to meet him.
April 28—Congress agrees to a naval
appropriation bill of nearly 347,000,000.
April 29—House passes bill for popu-
lar bond issue of 35500,000,000. Naval
bill passes the Senate. Spanish fleet
leaves Cape Verde Islands.
May 1—Spanish fleet demolished by
Commodore Dewey in the Bay of Man-
ila. Eleven Spanish warships complete-
ly destroyed.
May 4—The fighting sbips of Admiral
Sampson's squadron sailed from Hey
West, after preparing for a long stay
at sea.
May 10—TbeSpanish Cortes voted the
war credits.
]iLi,y 11—Major-General Merritt was
ordered to the Pbllippine Islands as
Military Governor.
May 12—News was received of the
arrival of the Spanish Cape Verde
squadron at Martinique, West Indies.
The gunboat Wilmington, the torpedo
boat Winslow and the auxiliary gun.
boat Hudson, while in Cardenas Bay,
were attacked .by Spanish batteries
and gunboats. Ensign Bagley and four
of Lhe Winslow's crew were killed and
the town of Cardenas was shelled.
May 13—Rear-Admiral Sampson re-
ported that he had bombarded the
forts at San .Tuan, Porto Rico, with
a loss of two men killed and six
wounded, the American squadron being
uninjured. The flying squadron, under
Commodore Schley, sailed under secret
orders from Hampton Roads. The St.
Louis broke the cable between San
Juan, Porto Rico, and St. Thomas.
May 14—The Spanish fleet was re-
ported at Curacao, off the Venezuelan
coast, and Admiral Sampson was off
Puerto Plata.
May 10—The Spanish fleet left
June 6 --Further bombardment
Santiago reported. The House sent
• alar revenue inti tu conference e
cut ring in Senate amendments.
Jura; 7—Admiral eampson repor
having silenced, ou June 0, the San
ago furtifieatiuns without injury
of Dame Lad fees arranged until noon
the July li at 0aniiago.
on July 11—laenalenal surrendered San -
deme city and about one-third of San -
ted ttagc province to the Amel'icee army
ti- tamer Generals Miles and Shaffer on
to valuation th•: t lots troops sbouid be mens
2- b/wk to Spain.
an- July flit—Heti. abater cabled that
(len Total, under authority from Aar
2- drid, had finally surrendered, the onl
American ,hips. The monitor Mo
torey end ',flier Brutus left an Fr
(cisco for Manila.
June 9-4'be Douseaareed to the co
feranee report on the war revenue b
J nue to—;the Senate agreed to t
coufereaee report on the war resew
bill by Mute uL 43 to 22.
June 1i—lx Hundred marines frr.
the Panther•. who had landed at C
limner:, Uuentauama Bay, Cuba
June 10, under protection from t
Alarblehee1, were attacked by •-t
Spauiar rs, four Americans being kt
and se;artel wouided or missing. 1
Spaniards retreated.
June 13--1he 1'resideot signed t
war re;enue -bill, the Santiago exp
(hewn, of over 15,000 troops,. left K
1i eat, convoys i by warebips.
June 11—C'ontinued fighting at C
martera was reported, two America
an .;etenteen dpautaras lining kill
June 15—The second expedition
Mollie, on four transports. sailed £r
:n l rancisco. the 1 oeuvius fired
dynamite guns at Santiago forts
the first time, with destructive r
sults.
.June l6—News came of e. thin: bu
baramene of Santiago by Admir
hompeen's squadron. The 1'aimane
fort ws:t reamed by the Texas. sols
aee and Marblehead.
June 17—A,imorul Dewey report
fx nt Manila, mazer date of June
it the insurgents bad pr'acti tl
eurrcunded Sl;:nila anal had tak
'2,G,0 Spanish prisoners. The Coe,
squairin sailed. and the :assets we
.seen leasing Cio (,tar, betted east.
June. It—New wits tecei;e,1 of fu
tber shelling of Spaniards at Caima
era on June 17.
June 21—News came of the arra
off Santiago de Cu.'a of Gen. $hof sr
trausport, with 10,0ii1) troops, on Jur
20. Gen. ehafter end Rear Admir
Sampson landed at Acerraderos, Cue
fifteen miles from Santiago, and eo
£erred with Gen. Garcia.
June '22—Official reports by cabl
from a station on the Cuban Shur
near Caimenera, tole of the laudin
of part of teen.Shaffer. s troops at Da
quirt, near Santi.go lie Cuba, wit
little resistance.
June 32—Landingshifted to Sibon y
and continued during the night by ai
of St. Louis' searchlights. Admira
Camare's Cadiz fleet was repurted of
the Island of Pantellaria, Leif wu
from Cadiz to Suez.
June 24-.-dixteeu American seedier
were killed and a.buut forty wounds
in dri':iug back the Spanish force nea
Santiago. SIx of the killed were Roose-
velt's Rough Riders.
June 26—A,imiraI Camera's Cad'
fleet reached Port Said, Egypt, ao
awaited orders. Successful cenolusio
of the landing of the army by the eat
in a orf at Lai
without loss or injury of a single man
June 27-10 was officially announce
that Commodore Watson with a strong
fleet would attack Spain's coasts.
June 28—The President proclaimed a
blockade of southern Cuba from Cap
Frances to Cape Cruz, also of Porto
Rico. Gen. Shatter reported that he
was within three miles of Santiago
Capt. Sigsbee, of the St. Paul, reported
disabling the Terror at San Juan on
June 22.
Juno 30—Further advances toward
Santiago of Gen. Shafter's army were
reported.
July 1—Gen. Shatter reported the be-
ginning of a general assault on Santi-
ago. Gen. Luwton's division carried El
Caney, a suburb of the city, and the
Roosevelt hough Riders, with the First
and Tenth Infantry, took San Juan,
another suburb, after desperate fight-
ing, with heavy losses.
July 2 -The apaniards made unsuc-
cessful
nsuo-
cessful efforts to retake San Juan.
Admiral Sempson's fleet continued
shelling Morro Castle and other forts,
doing great dams¢e.
July 3—Admiral Cervera's squadron
made adrift for liberty fromSantiago
harbor, bat being headed off by Sump -
son's ships ran ashore and all were
destroyed. The first Manila expedition
was reportea toy Admiral Dewey to
have joined him after stopping at the
Ladrone 'Mande and capturing the
Spanish officers there.
Jule 4—Rarir-Adnnir�al Sampson re-
ported the destruction of Admiral Cer-
vera's entire fleet, the Vizcaya, Cristo-
bal Colon, Oquendo, Maria Teresa, Plu-
ton and Furor, in an effort to leave
Santiago harbor. Gen. Shatter report-
ed that he had demanded the surren-
der of Santiago. which had been re-
fused.
July 5—Camera's fleet entered the
ties canal; his three torpedo boat de-
troyerb, however, started from Port
Said back to Spain.
July 0-1he Senate voted to annex
Hawaii. The Prebident issued a pro-
lareation of thanksgiving for victories,
obeaa andhis men were exchanged.
The Texas Bank the cruiser Reina Mer -
des in Santiago harbor. The cruiser
Alfons XIII. was sunk in attempting
o escape frim Havana harbor, Cee
mare and hie fleet were ordered back
o (:pain from Suez.
July 7—The President signed the Ha-
wdien annexation resululeons and the
hiladelphia was ordered to go to•Ho-
ululu to nein the flora; of the United
fates over t:he island. Admiral Dewey
ported that the American troops of
e first Manila expedition had landed
t Cavite, and that on July 3 Agui-
eldo had proclaimed himself President
the Philippine republic.
July 8—The armistie between the
ailed States and Spanish forces at
ntio.go was extended until noon of
My 9 iu order to allow Gen. Linares
Ln communicate with Marlriel, Admiral
ewey seal; the Raleigh and Concord
, Grande island, Subig Lay, on in-
rmatIon that the German cruiser
ens on the previous clay had prevent:-
1 the insurgents from attacking the
paniela garrison. The Irene left and
ha Spaniarele surrendered.
July 0 -Gen. Sbafter reported that
e armistice al. Santiago bad been ex -
mind until 4li.tn, ,lily 10.
July I0 -..Santiago refused. to eurren-
o'. '.£housande of refugees left the
ey and sought American protection.
o St. Louis reached Portsmouth, N.
., with 602 Spanish prisoners, inc,lud-
g Admiral Carvers and. Capt. Eulate,
the Viecaya.
July 11—Artillery attach on Santiago
wasreported to have begun. Gen. Milos
eaohed Cuba.
July 12—Gen. Toad again refused to
rrenler. Santiago,
July 13—Gen. Miles reported that e
111. condition being th,rt the United State
he should send the soldiers back t
0e Spain,
July 17—The American flag was raisee. ed a -t wen o,er Santiago after ill
11- i parish army- had marched out and tai
on down its arms,
he July l8—The President issued a pre-
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WRITING LETTERS.
In writing toagentleman, "My Dear
Sir is thr'ught to be, better form than
e `Dear Sir"and "Yours very truly" or
o sincerely is always a proper ending.
A brief letter is written on the first
e • and third tinges. One covering a sheet,
d' goes from the first page to the fourth,
then to floe third crosswise, and so
straight down to the bottom of. the sec-
ond, The address should always be dis-
tinct and a business letter must be an-
swered at once.
May we speak a word of caution to
Bite
the your g
g girls a ainst the indiscreet
I Pram ice of writing to gentlemen
be rLrm:.ti.,n, which tvassent to Gen. Shaf-
ed ter metering that the local regulations
he of the conquered territory should be
di.,turbed as little as possible.
he . July SCI—Gan. Miles reported that he
e- wits ready to leave Guantanamo line
ey with transports for Porto Rico. but
that a na.al cenvoy was lacking.
al-, July 21—Gen. Miles, wit transports
na sell a convoy left Guantanamo for
ed. Porto etieo, Gen. Calixto Garcia, of the
10 Coban army, near Santiago, formally
fro resigned and withdrew his forces be -
her cause of non -recognition by Gen. Shaf-
fer Der.
e-' July 22—Gen. Miles reported the pro-
m- from Molethe
St. Niholass,, cH expedition
al Anderson at Manila reported that Ag-
ra uinallo had declared a dictatorship
a- and thee the. Philippine natives expect-
ed independence.
ed July 23—Two thousand Cubans at
12 SrnLiege drew up a petition to Prest-
ly dent Mcleinley asking thatSpanieh of -
en Hotels at Santiago .should be removed.
is July 24—Gen. Shafter reported that
re 3,000 Spanish troops at San Luis and
Palma Soriano, in the surrender Ois-
e- trice, had laid down their arms to
0- Lieut. Dailey,
July 25—Gen. Miles. with the Porto
al Rico expedition, began landing near
's Ponce, south coast. Gen. Merritt ar-
ae rived at Manila and assumed command.
al July 26—Spain, through the French
a, Ambassador at Washington, formally
n- asked President Mcliinley to name
terms upon which the United States
e would be willing to make peace.
0, July 27 -The American forces ad -
g vaaeed to Yusco, Porto Rico, meet -
i. ing some Spanish opposition.
h July 28 --Gen Brooke, with soldiers
on the St. Louis, St. Patel and Massa-
e chusetts. left Newport News for Porto
d Rico to join Gen. Miles,
1 • Silly 28—City of Ponce surrendered
f to America,: forces and the inhabitants
y showed great pleasure at the change
of rule.
e July e0—Philippine residing in Eu -
d rope cable tu President McKinley aro-
/. testing, against the United States re-
linquishing the islands to Spain. The
Cabinet came to a partial decision as
e to peace terms, leaving the question
d of the r,wnership of the Philippines in
n abeyance.
July 30—The Times' correspondent in
• Havana reported a terrible state of
y affairs in the city. City of GibaraI
• surrendered Lo the American navy'.
July S1—Spanish Minister of War
reaei.e-1 a despatch from C'eptain-Gen-
oral Augusti confessing that he is in
desperate e sop rate straits.
Aug. 2—News received of dangerous
friction between Americans and Again-
aldo.
Aug. 3—Spanish reply to American
statement of terms received in Wash-
ington, acoepting the principal con-
ditions named by the American Gov-
ernment. Reports received as to
the rapid progress made by the Am-
ericans in Porto Rico, nine towns bay-
ing hoisted the American flag. Auxili-
ary cruisers St Lolls and St. Paul
were released. Spanish garrison ask-
ed. Garcia's permission to evacuate Man-
zanilla and retire to Holguin. Body
of American troops landed at Arroyo,
Porto Rico, to take Spanish lines in
fle.nk.
Aug. 4—Word received that Gen,
Merritt is gaining control of the
situation in Manila.
Aug. 5-Denisi,m taken to more Gen.
Shafter's army north.
Aug. 6—Announcement that Spain
yields to the United Stales' demands.
Curacao, and Admiral Sampson's fleet m
was reported off Cape RayLien.
May 18—The Oregon was announced
as safe by Secretary Lung.
May 19—Spain's Cape Verde fleet e
was reported to have reached Santiago H
de Cuba. Commodore Schley's fleet,
which reached Key West Wednesday, oe
was expeoled to leave for a secret
destination. t
May 22—The cruiser Charleston sail-
ed from San Frauoisoo for Manila, via t
Honolulu.
May 24—Admiral Careen:: fleet was
reported, bottled up in Santiago bar-
bow• by the American fleets, The Ore- n
gen arrived at Jupiter, Else
May 25 --The President called for 73,- re
000 more volunteers. The transports th
Australia, City of Pekin and. City of a
Sydney, with 2,500 soldiers, left San n
Francisco for Manila. of
May 29—Commodore Schley reported
sighting I.he Spanish fleet in Santiago 'C
harbor. Sa
Mrty30—Gen. Shafter was ordered to J
embark 15,000 or more troops at
Tampa. Santiago was thought to be D
their destination.
May 0l—Spanish reports wore re,- 20
calved. of the bombardment of San.ti- It
ago ports by Commodore Schley. e
,lune 1—J)otalls were received of the i`
bombardment of the Snritia, o forte by t
Commodore Schley on May 31, with the
Massachusetts, Iowa and New Or- th
leans, to
Juno 2—The House of Itepresentto
tives passed an urgent, deficiency bill, d
tarrying nearly 018,000,000 for war ei
expenses. , '2h
Juno 4—Admiral Sampson reported 11
Naval Constructor' It. P. Robson, with in
, a volunteer crow of seven men, had of
on Juno 0 wink the collier Merrimac
la the Santiago harbor channel, shut-
ting In Cervsra's fleet. Robson anal: his r
mon were made prisoners, the Sonata
passed the war revenue hill ley meets su
of 48 to 28.
THE MAN OF MODERATE MEANS.
one Ad vantage ()flaring Tali That A ect'aca
111 Simmer Only.
"This," said the man of moderate
means, "is the thirdyear' of my straw
bat. A straw hat does very well for
two years. It may look a little dusky
at the outset of the second year, but
when the season has advanced some-
what its tan wilt easily puss for color
gained that year. But not so in the
Lhird. year. In the 1bird year the
straw hat shows signs that even the
must casual observer could not mistake
if he can see them, lout that he cannot
always do.
"The bat, of course, tans most on the
roof. The shingles gather moss when
the under eide of the eaves of the house
is still bright. So with my straw brat,
The top is pretty brown, but the under
side of the brim looks n11 right.
"And so I count myself fortunate in
being MIL I place my third year straw
on my head level and walk abroad con-
fident that many whom I meet will
never know its age. They don't see
the top of the hat, but only the under
side."
A. LITTLE PHILOSOPHY.
•
"A disappointment sometimes means
a higher appointment," is it pleasant
reading of the unfortunate side of life.
There at much truth in Lha philosophy.
To say that we (Alen learn much bar
our disappointmonts:nil failures would
sound trite, only that there are al-
ways plenty of new people learning
these lessons, and the same old phil-
osophy which bas helped others may
help them,
It takes some tune and nnmerotts ex-
periments before eve find out just the
proper way to treat ourselves, and ex-
actly the road in which it is best we
should go, If we knew beforehand
what to do in order to bave a swam -
fee llfe,
uccess-feellfe, and were as wise at the begin-
ninrg, as we expeoe to be at the end
of it, we should not need life's lessons,
and there would he 710 need for us to
be here at all.
So, as alar eapertences are meant to
teach us, it; is wisest to take etioh
knock -down Calmly, and with the
thought, "Well, at tenet Veneer, how
nob to do 10 next time!"
Friendly correspondence w ith a than
who is not e. near relation should be
rarely indulged in by young women.
Nut That there is harm in writing a let-
ter, but a young person ought to thor-
oughly know her correspondent,
] At least. such c.srresponuenee should
:.ways be shv:vn to hermotber or guar-
dian shnu'd it be required. To receive
tan l on.:,er• :altars from and' to a com-
ila.aiIre stranger, is nut the correct
;thing. Nor will a right-minded man
desire to bare his letters kept secret.
Between friends, Ietters of the right
i sort may be proeunt i ve of benefit as well
t as pleasure. And one .should always
'strive to write something of interest.
\\•here much c:>rreepondence i in-
dulged in. it is wise to have a memor-
andum book in which is „cited
the date of the reception of eieInert! ter. so that it may be answered in its
(tutor.
1To not even the most intimate of
friends or relations should a letter be
sent that is not. n,ratiy .written. Sett -ra-
sp -at dictates that. \Vith all one's eau:
tion a letter will betray character.
WHEN A GIRL IS ENGAGED.
One of the most blissful periods of a
girl's life are the days of her betrothal.
When the moment ons question has keen
Basked and the engagement ring is upon
her finger it should be to cult es the
beginning of a new life. It is not right
to wait until tuarriage follows before
trying to learn all that is possible
about each other_ :May young people
of both sexes consider the time of be-
trothal as one in which all sorts of
mannerisms are to be shown off; they
become flighty, and put on airs and
graces, and assume a dictatorial atti-
tude that is not at all becoming to
young people wbo expect to become
one and row their own canoe. Each
should strive earnestly to study the
other's likes and dislikes, and in a reas-
onable measure to conform to peculi-
arities each may possess. It should ev-
err 'be borne in mind. that it is in very
bad taste for either one oe an engaged
couple to assume an air of possession
of the other in public places. You will
notice, that while we try to point out
the way for some young people, we do
not lay the blame altogether upon eith-
er one. If anything, it may be more
often the girl who becomes tantalizing-
ly uncontrollable during betrothal, but
young men also exhibit a fair share of
this weakness.
'WARNING TO GIRLS.
"Bicycles interfere with the shoe
Moslem( in mora ways than one," ex-
plained a met] known cycle rider. "It
is proved beyond alt doubt that riding
a wheel will in one season cause the
foot to grow one to one and a half
inches larger. Hundreds of bicycle
riders have ascertained this. With
men it does not make any difference;
for, except in very rare cases, men do
not care as much for the size of their
feet as they rho for comfort. With the
ladies, htlle/ er, it is quite another
thing. They wear bicycle shoes for
riding, but find to their sorrow that
in a season or so they cannot wear
the size shoes that they wore before
they developed their feet. Cycling not
only tends Lo lengthen the foot, but
also to widen it. The shoe ntanufao-
ttirers, as a result, turn out many
shoes for ladies of larger sizes than
formerly. It is Lha old story coming
true in another way—those who dance
must pay the fiddler. I don't know
that it does a nice -looking girl any
harm to widen or lengthen her foot
a little, but they 'think it dues. Still,
there's no getting away from it, and
they have to grin and stand the con-
sequences, or at least stand on the
consequences."
S'1'OCKING DARNING.
"Some folks," said rho middle-aged
man, "spread a stocking out over their
finger's to darn It, but I imagine that
most people use a form of some sort,
to stretch the stocking over. I remem-
ber sexing an orange used for tide pur-
pose once when I was a boy: Flow
they ever dried it I don't know, but
its shape was preserved perfectly, and
the skin was a sort of brown or gray
and as hard as wood, It was very light
and when you shook it you could hear
the seeds rattle inside. It made a good
etooking darner,
"Gourds, I suppose, must he quite
largely used for darning purposes, still,
though I imagine that in oitles things
of this sort bave been mostly supplant-
ed by the wooden claimers, mushroom
shaped, and egg shaped, that are made
to use with a handle or without. We
use a musbroom darner where I live,
and, as there are children there, it is
brought into regular and constant use.
1
find upon a oaaual inspection of it
that the varnish is all wean off its Pao°,
which is scarred with many marks of
the 'needle point, giving more than a
hint of the many thousands of times
the needle has travelled back and forth
soars it,
Rattily, theta is nothing that brings
to niy mind ao striklhgly the fact that
I nen a man of mature years with a
family of my own as the eight of this
scarred mushroom darner, whose marks
have eceumulated in the service oe joy
own household. Nue still it doesn't
carry me back so far as (be thought
of tate dried orange does, with the sonde
rattling about In it,"
He:TOPING A HUSBAND,
"It bas been said time elle Bret year
of married life holds elan responsibility
for the happiness or the misery of the
Coming Peaty. l:eeause it is the trial -
time of two whose tastes,balrils, ideas
end peculiarities are brought to the
test of harmony," writes Maty 1d,
Bit d(leen.
She continues: "But no woman ought
to surrender her individuality even to
make peace in a family, And she will
not bo obliged, to do so if she has love
and tact and patience. Many a hus-
band has been led like e, little child
and has never known that be was hot'.
ing bis will in the least, simply be-
cause bis wife knew how to influence
him. And just here let it be said drat
influencing in contradistinction from
governing is the nrord for that some-
thing which makes it possible for to
wife to become a comfort, power and
blessing to the husband. The woman
wbo cannot influence her husband
must be lacking in essential qualities
for a good w'ifeb or else she must deal
with a hopeless case.
"Above all things in a woman's pur-
pose shouldstand the desire to held
love from loss and from spoiling in-
flu,mcee. We sometimes hear of two
who have passed years of married life
withou' once exchanging un angry or
unpleasant word, This may Ire pos-
sible for those whose natures are such
that reason and emotion are very elas-
tic, but it could not be said of the
majority of wedded people, An angry
woman is not the thing to be most
dreaded, but tbat gradual growth of
indifference that leads to atrophy of
conjugal love,
"There are ways of keeping a true
husband in a loverlike spirit always,
but the wife met preserve those feel-
ings and their expression that marked
those charmed hours when she was the
sweetheart. Loving thought for the
comfort and happiness of the lover
form expression naturally in words
and in acts. It must be the same to
the wife that: would hold the husband's
affection. Then those little words that
are promptel by love and received in
its spirit have a world of rl;;nificance;
these should not be left behind after
the borne life together is begun."
LN THE, PHILIPPLNE ISLANDS.
The native women of the Philippine
Islands are generally vary pretty and
engaging, with supple figures, beauti-
ful eyes shadowed by long lashes and
luxuriant black hair. Their hair may t
be said with truth to be their glory t
and they devote much time to its care
anointing it evith cocoanut oil and t
cleaning it with lemon juice. Some s
of the women wear it banging down 't
their backs, others build it up in a s
high knot on the top of the bead, which
is held in place by a gold comb and d
ornamented with fancy pins or a bunch
of flowers. They scorn bonnets and
hats, but carry parasols for protection.
Most all of the women have fine
eyes and feet of which they aro very
proud. They never wear stockings,
but inoses their feet in embroidered
slippers without heels. They allow
the thumb nail. of the right hand to
grow very large, which assists them
in playing the guitar, their favorite
instrument. The blouse of the Tagal
woman consists of a little skirt made
of pine cloth. It is worn loose, and
reaches to the waist. The skirt con-
sists of silk, either striped or checked.
In the street sometimes is worn a
tapiz, or shawl, wrapped tightly around
the loins. A profusion of jewelry of
all kinds is an important part of the
Tagal woman's toilet. Over a neatly
folded neokchief is worn a ermine, or
a little bag containing relics, suspend-
ed by a chain. Philippine women of
all ages smoke long cigars, chew the
betel nue, dance, swim and ride, but
the great ambition of every woman is
to possess a dress, a scarf at
least of the famous pino cloth, which
it will be remembered is made from
the fiber of the pineapple leaf and is
quite expensive.
The most important industry that the
women of the Philippines are engaged
in is tobacco. Women alone are ems
ployed, to make cheroots, and there are
no less than 4,00e women busy in the
Manila factories. Men make the
cigarillos, or small cigars, which are
smoked by the natives. Women make
all of the cigars. It is estimated that
21,000 women findemployment in this
business, and only 1,000 men. ;Each
room of the enormous faotorles con,
tains from 800 to 1,000 women, all of
whom are seated tailor -fashion on
the floor. At intervals are placed little
round tablas, and at every one is seat-
ed a matron whose duty it is to watch
over the dozen or so young women aid
girls. aThr noise is maddening, as
stones are used for boating out the
leaf. A cigar -maker earns from 30
00 $1:0 a month, which is quite sue -
Helene to provide her with necessary
oomforts and leave a balance for dress,
The married women whose husbands
earn their living for them it the field
or factory, keep house in a primitive
fashion. The patriarchal eastern of
making the lova' Serve in the house of
SUMMER SSMILES,
I •-=-s
Ethane- Your Porn Norma familiar
Ielhtl y-11. is, Had it slIlee 1 was
baby,•
Think, 'Prated. --Dr, A,'- aMy ilea
Pilin(; lady, do you ev°r t.hiuk of '1010
eying? Think! Why, 1 everted
Aloe—Well, how did your shares 1
the Danao gold mines turn cut? IT
—OIi, I—et'—I've last all interest I
there.
Mistress—Where have you served b
fora? Servant—Just give me a cit
directory and I'll mark the pestes wher
I halo nut metered.
Did you ever meet a woman w'JioH
very voice thrilled you with anaemia
able emotion. Yes, that's the way re
mother used to ;get me up in' the morn
ing,
Dorothy e'ho is accustomed to bay
bar eggs prepared before they come f.
the table-Mamnia can't I have m
eggs cooked with the covers on nom
time, same's you do,
First Member Musical Committee—
Does the now soprano's voice fill th
alturcli? SecondAlemher—Hardly, The
ushers tell me there aro vacant seat
in the gallery.
Asking—What do you thinit of Puf
fington? Grinishaw—Oh, he is the kind
of a man who thinks that when ha
stops on ono and of the country the
other end flops up in the air.
13ampsloy worked hard for three
years trying to got a public office,
Indeed? Whit's he doing now? Not a
thing. Why, now can he afford khat?
Be got the office.
'What is the difference between your
tears? Clerk—In those of the first
quality some bad tea is mixed with' the
good, and in those of the second quali-
ty some good. Is mixed with the bad,
DINING WITH PRINCE OF WALLS
The Masers All )larllioa'ebab as
Itlrre Are
,rt (levy 7:rlrr'1 Alrnlrn.
Dining s111 Idle Pr1nce litWake(eat
r 1\litrlh ruutth 1lra1111/ is AU experience
r- that 1iffals n lowlitit front Mat,Mat,of
dining al. any Miler phare, uvea in. Lhq
11 tt SanSalmiooutpany, '1 lin prince nauseas it a
point. to preserve the unique feut:aree
u of the motile! dinners he gives in the
e- mum, lit tt eerts,gt, unci is aeiuslemerl
y personally to suptriutenl Ursa enter -
e tainmente, down to the smallest detail,
Tim ;Neste are eeieol:el with special re -
c formica to the oecaaion, and du not
- amber more than forty-five, includtutr
y the ladies and gentlemen 1n attend-
- aline on the prince arta princess.
The dining -room in which the ban-
e gust is served is a magnificently do-
° aoraled apartment, with a ceiling of
5' white and gold. On the wall, on the
left-hand side, is a great square of rod
plush to set off LLo presentations of
a plate made to their royal highnesses
during recent yertrn,
e The Prince of Wales, as host, oreu-
pies the middle foist at' tits aide or a
large and long table, with his guests on
- the right and. left opposite to him. His
royal highness bus a ',reformism for
different kinds of chairs, the formal-
ity of asuite of furniture being thus
avoided.
Probably in no other house in Lon-
don are knives and forks laid in so
curious n. fashion as at Marlborough
Mouse. '1'o each guest ewe torics, and
no more, are apportioned, and tli,ese
are placed prongs downward. In addi-
tion there Is one large tablespoon and
one large knife. Under no circumstnn-
ces are two knives permitted upon the
oloeh simultaneously. Gossip assigns a
strange reason for this rule. It is said
that his royal highness is extremely
superstitious, rind will not iuout the
risk of having the knives inadvertently
crossed.
Dinner begins at quarter of nine in
the evening, and lasts for an hour and
ten minutes. Rapid service is a thing
insisted upon, yet guests will notice
that only four or five waiters are al-
lowed to anter the dining -room. The
dining -room is seine. distance from the
kitchen and celerity in serving is at-
tained by leaving a small army of as-
sistants stationed behind the scenes,
in the strviee room and kitchen. If
a peep were taken into the kitchen, it
would be found that gas was used ex-
cl usively for ou1lnary pie rposes.
Dinner is eaten to the accompani-
ment of soft, low music, The menu
cards are severely plain, with a narrow
gold border and a royal crest,
Papa, I want a pug -dog; they's so
'ristooratac-lookin'. Bobby, what do
you mean by aristocratic -looking? W'y,
they looks like they'd g*iL hoppin' marl
12
anybothdy.at' had ler (sit a queinted wit.b
Airs. McLubberty (looking up from
her newspaper)—(li do be r•'adin' (hot
uL• costs 31,509 a day to run a battle-
ship. AIt' Mcleubberty—Wall, ea that's
so, Oi am afaurer). av 01 boa dhe run -
nal' av a, battle -ship ut, wud hov to
walk a[Lher dbe first tin minutes,
Teacher—I Ihcar your mother has
scarlet fever. You must not come to
sthool till she is well, you might get the
disease and give it to Lee other chilcl-
ran. Tommy—Oh you nd't worry,
teacher. She Ls my step-mothereen, and
has never yet; given me anything.
Views of an Expert—Beeler—You are
he last man I sbouid have expected
c find opposing the pensioning of
government employees no longer able
n work. Beeler—When a man gots
o he isn't able to do what little work
here is in a government ,job het aught
to be taken out behind the barn and
hot.
I've hadadetightful time on my holt-
ays. No regular hours for meals. A
large, airy room, No charge for hot
and cold bathe. All kinds of fruit and
vegetables. A well -stocked wine cel-
lar, and no charge for corkage, and,
above tell, no fees for the servants,
Delicious Where is this ideal smote
I stayed at home.
Disapproved—What Nonsense] ex-
claimed the young father, as he flung
the book aside. To what do you refer?
asked the friend who welcomed any
topic that did not lend to a descrip-
tion of phenomenal children. This
statement that ail men are born equ-
al. It's en utter fallacy, Why, my
baby weighed Len pounds when it was
horn and Tackley's weighed only seven
sand a balf,
his intendedbride's father is universal
in tee Philippines, When marriages
take place there is usually a feast of.
Several. days, and the bride of 15 years
is taken to the small house which bet
husband hoe built with his own hands,
SUMMER REVOLUTIONS,
How doth the mery biking girl,
Improve each shining tniuute,
As her dainty lost the pedals whirl
For everything that's in it,
Eager Inquirer—Ara there any good
mining locations still open up there?
Returned Klondiker—I should say so.
You can get there and take your pink
Eager Inquirer—Great Scott 1 If I
can go and take my choice --Returned
Klondiker—I didn't say that. I said
you could take your pick, But you'll
have to use it in somebody else's dig-
gings. Eager Inquirer—Ohl
IMAGINE HER FEELINGS,
Nobody but a careful housekeeper
could imagine them, but others may
enjoy the store in their measure. It is
related by the Washington Post, and
the lady of the story has not long
been married.
Of course, among her wedding pre-
sents, there were bits of dainty china
and cub glass of every description. She
is exceedingly proud oe her treasures,
and has a perfect jewel of a maid, who
hasn't; broken a single piece, not to
speak of chipping it, by far the worse
offenoe.
One afternoon not so very long ago
the mistress came home and found the
maid out. An hour or so later the
domestics returned. Her arms were full
of bunches, and she carried a basket.
Hee face was radiant.
"Oh," she said, "the table was per -
feebly lovely! It was just exactly the
way you fix yotirs when you have com-
pany—candles and everything. 10 was
just too sweet 1 :Everybody thought
so,"
" What are you talking about?" ask-
ed. the mistress.
"Why," answered the maid, "the
luncheon my sister gave to -day. I
didn't have time to ask you, but I knew
you wouldn't mind. Nothing's broken.'
And unwrapping her bundles, she die-.
closed to her mistress's astonished eyes
the very pick o£ all the cherished wed
ding china and glass, not to mention
sundry pieces of silver. They had ad -
caned the luncheon, and the table was
' perfectly lovely."
A' boy named T. Bainbridge fell into
a, burning coke oven at East Heaton
colliery near 6oaham harbour, and
was Cremated,
A CREEMONIOUS TOILET
A gown that, streak mu as being
specially excellent in design and color
was of the very finest red silk 'muslin,
overwrought with a lace stitch pattern
like the tendrils of a vino in black.
This was made up over a couple of
thicknesses of what 1 fanny must be
white ohiffun; the red overdress had
scalloped flounces, rather scantily laid
on, or fine black Chantilly lace, with
three loops of insertion of the same
lace graduated apronlike from hip co
itnees. The bodice was of fine red
muslin slightly outface the fullnesses
being alternated by horizontal lines
of black lane insertion, while Lhe
sleeves had hoops of bleak lace from
shoulder to wrist, About the throat
was a broad band of creamy white sa-
tin edged with Mack lace rising high
at the neck and sides, with curving
stiffened scallops of black lace. A
while satin bolt. drawn through a
black and diamond buckle was fastened
at the back with a big, flat bow. Tho
bodice was unlined, and to be worn
under it w•as,,a dainty, square -out de-
colette bodice oL white silk most deli-
cately embroidered with a fern -like
pattern or fine black silk,
Of course, this is a toilet thee is in-
tended only for the most ceremonious
kind of day entertainment, and a hat
that was provided to be worn on suite
was almost as original as the gown
itself. It was a flue curved shape of
dead white straw, the low crown'
encircled by rolling bands of crimson
velvet, and around this, falling away
slightly, coil after coil of lightly ar-
ranged black and white tulle, over
which was finally laid a mese exquisit-
ely line scare oL black lace, tied high
at the book in a big hots, the ends
drooping slightly over the depressed
brim at the bunk. From the front on
each side curved two long and beau-
tiful white plumes with those small
black spots thee are so much in fav-
or just now, cinder the brim at eaob
side red and white roses were massed,
thus giving the hat en upward till;
that was infinitely, more becoming
than the ordinary "Viotorian" chap-
eau.
CHE];RFUL WIDOWS.
Do you ever think, when you see 0
woman following meekly along in the
wake of some braggart and self -assert -
Mg man, or when you see a wife start
when her husband suddenly speaks to
her, and a look of fear comes creeping
up in her eyes, do you ever' think what
a story of bulldozing and intimidation
is
. behind that, asks Dorothy Dix.
Sometimes T bear a woman say that it
doesn't matter what she wears because
nobody aver notices it, or that her
husband never praises her, or notices
her housekeeping except to find fault,
and then, no matter how fortunately
she is situated, no mattes' how fine her
gowns, or how fashionable the loca-
tion of the house, I know I am looking
on a bib of domestic tragedy that is
just as deep and dark and bitter,. as
can be woven out of the woof and
warp of a woman's disappointed hope
and love, And when a well-to-do wo-
man gees up in a public meeting and
says she can't join so and so, or give
e mite to such and such a charity
utni,l she ask her husband, eve will
antll she asks her husband we all
know Haat we bave 'a glienpse oL an op-
pression and slavery that is ail the bit-
terer because 1,t masks in Ole guise 05
freedom, epic that sena° day we are
going to see le Mighty raoonciied anti
elteerful widow enjoying insurance
money. ;