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Show LIVES CN iLKL PITTANCE. A I 0 j."T Porto Ricans Manage to Subsist Well When Cneis Wculd Starve. The cost i.f livirg in r.iriu lLco U perl aps gaum il irmu the natives view i t. in eis.'ity, than in any oilier quarter of the globe where luudefti civiii.aiinii has obtain J a foothold. Dr. Ryder. sccrciary i f the American Missionary association, a ho lias re centiy returned from an inspection of the island, tells the billowing story to illustrate the scale of wages and living in the Is.nnd. T was riding through the interior on horseback, on my way to Ponce, l.e raiii, when I saw ahead of me in the road u native carrying a log on his l:ead. It was a log twelve feci long, and must have weighed Umt pounds. He seemed to trot along with it on Ills head without any trouble. I asio-my companion to stop and ak i.iin about it. lie did so, and the man mid lie had cut and 'ripped the log. that is. got it ready to split into timber, although it was 1101 loosened enough to fall upari, the day he fore; lie had brought it tifieen miles on his lo'ii 1 tin: merri; g. und l.a.l time n. lies to curry il into a sanitary recommendation yourself, Bronson. Think it over." Brontem thought it over and caught at it as the proverbial straw, lie moved his family to the prairie, where a clusfer of unocftinicd houses formed the of a future town, and Sinn.n (Inca gate him one of the best hut. sos fi r his own, and he took hold wi:It u v. ;il t.i make a boom, it came, but i or until he had almost visitors :d;ai iioi 1 tin- - pri'ject. tin wlio a :ue on Ids imitation always ret' e extreme delicacy of marking Ids wife an I ihil.lr n und tlteir want if a v!i'.-:i'iiot ctitul'ion and a l In van Bronson udiT. ..a'thy il.i'.n tit if them hal nm-h-ii- "I to get ee.iis." replied till niai'. ' ij ut may get only rj. "Hut that buy as rnuot as fi.hn would i.p kor.'," contiuuec the doctor, "so the man was reallj working for about Tii rents u day. 1! is estimated ihat a man can support a family by tlree days' work I mouth. Food is practically free Fruit is to b hud fur the taking, anf tlie poorer classes iiacticuliy livi upou fruit. Ami ps for a house, a non vert borrowed a dollar from one o) our miKsiui arics to put up a housi when he wan led to gel married, and it was plenty.' ." 1 S'li.i-v.ow- 'd i Turn caii :iiil'. r The fight is ever on. And evil is alert, 11 y sti'.'ibh or hy r hen the ti'ir.i t!ir ill appearance ludic-- Its faisfhondi !i Pliould eule or pt Mows a.v.Sfit r oplu-i-ks- , m il :rk. AnJ nil 111 way Look up and hiii ei i.nli.g dawn The rjplure of tli" I. irk. i . ' I'oit.t : the v, hole family idea. a:t-- l.e t The irii fstdi'ls of t"'. i Tty are old to . i'f:c;i so m!ip:. r.l ;e l.i suggest to In a v.a r..;tor'isI-.ingTiie iit I!:-- . thing fill I', l'e 'S if gi'iiil!. wci 1; a dedi .u.di appeared pit:l w he: t !y soree p.t'.i ry mi' icrfngi.' be on their checks, and they ale better-- in comes mr.eriic in its prrpoillotis a mniiii tiny had the appetites of aa tnere through tin1 glory of surei-sshyenas, red their ic.l checks could pinchbeck t::ris by the En'jile hi? P"t'ii from the rai'.rrud station. The ti'iehs Mrs. Green paid rlc would give a cdcheuiy l:;to pure gold. of trail? are as ticivyary to tin? liuiiorc! dolints to get such a beautibutcher, the baker, lb- - candlestick ful flm.li of In. :.t - in the spring slie maker, as the mar! et for hi. wares, k'uiiiM move to MalariaviUe, the name r.iid if he is iietii'liteil at'd no tote hurt of which wai i;utv i hanged to llosc-Itllrlwc rumiemn thereby why s!.i,;!l them? As si'ijph.' a mill-oius luck Mianwhlh? Mrs. Bronson was tryIn odd r. limbi rs rules the worid, and to live up to the duty she bad ing was in cgu- h ng before saucy Itory taken upon ) ei'pelf. but it was hard O'More emphiyeil it, and a first work. As people bought and moved glimpse of the new moon decides out Hi ere she und her When a many a business deal became more and more popuman is down i n li is luck he will re- family lar front the loailh point of view. sort to almost cny to recoup The newcomers fulled their mirrors his losses, and as lor.g as ids trick is to boo if that ppiendid color was a harmless or.o ar.d mi one is injured dawning In tlteir checks, and that thereby, he should escape blame. The gave them a new interest in life that wonder is that Fain, ignoring our was fasc intuit g ar.d distracting. Then , sixuid alluw us to Mrs. Bronson said to her husband: desperate cajole her with a tri.'le. "When you have sold the last Jerome Bronson was a politician bouse and lot we must move away. without a Job. Io'iP.ifg had given If tlie truth should come out we him a sinecure fur four years poll-lie- s would be mobbed. Wo have really liad taken it away and left nim improved in In altli, and I hope wo r trundl'd. The emoluments of office can return fu.ic day. I am growing within Tennhle Is Hi- - - li si.i'li; ;li- Jet is tin- up m- I - Jet Hsir Crn3erits. :n it e iu t'.ii hair iij , ai-'- na-ti- orna- l slrc-nst- borr-oxi'- s ro d do ni-- wait The nfivluli' ut li.e kii.g; loypl sml ali.i Milling Invo Uiiliidili'n nM'vici- liriiig. Tour loins mid arl Hiiuut, Vour burning lighis a furs, to serve where need Is found in Truth's vieiorious wsr. Charles It. Iiutsford In Boston Half-lie- t Mode-Album- . Dutch Steaks. Take the ivmtiiuK of a fold Isiilcd , minor ii I'.nciy and add a little ham to it. Mix with half its weight In bread crumbs, m.c onm-of butter to every half pound of tin mixture. Fcnson all with chopped parsley and sweet herbs, pepper am salt. Bind all wi'h a little nii-- in own gravy, in which an eg;: is Butter a Sheet of thick white paper, and place the prepared meat nn it in tin- form of a steak, double down ibc ends ns you I itme would a salmon siett'-itin packet in the oven, and bake for half an hour. Serve on a hot dish, with a pood gravy poured round. Scatter shopped parsley and Iturserndis'i on the steak, and pass a good grny round. su-ak- Tran-svrlp- The t. Womans Caprice. be rang loudly. telephone Frederick liilisi-- was very busy with an important lonrersatlnn. "'Who is it? lie said to the office buy. "It's a lady. "Well who is she?" Says you'll lind out when you coma to the 'phone." Tell her to wait. I can't be bothered.' llilieou resumed his important conWhen ho took up the reversation. ceiver the connection hail been broken. That right when Wilson called upon the nly Girl lie wondered why she greeted hint so distantly. At length she told him. "I think you were jimt horrid to speak to me that way over the phone iv :. FvAa .&: t DecO'.ited Lamp Shade. Vi) lii el: i.'.mp shades have c ! id . a deep plaited e fleet, blit look 8S if opened mil. They are made on a firm foundation, ami while tin airiest of 1t in simdes in appi n ranee, they urn in . reality the lic.st .substantial. Buses or flowers of I In showiest colorings ered with n iinmnv silk passemen-ti'ii- e. decorations of are tlie highly Tl,e waist was of silk embroidtliese large shades. ery qml mi wet Du upper parts of th sleeves Mini also tlie cuffs. The full, baggy port inn of tlie Khi'vcs was comPretty Walking Hat. Tlie walking hat illu.st rated is of posed of necin-dinplaited chiffon, and stitched brown felt with a brown ntar-- the Maine soft material appeared In tha neck of tlie gown. 'w. flei-tiv- exit) I' - dane-slipper- e i f .V.f 1 red silk. The skirt is plaited all round end the ginli' is of t.'ie material. Wiener Convenient Slipper Bags. Cinderella hags are intended for slippers anil come in all styles from s the pretty silk hag to hold satin to the utilitarian typo made of denim and intended to hang in the closet. The evening slipper hag lias a handsome painted design upon it, showing a tiny figure of Cimleri'lla. or It may Ik; a slipper painted gracefully upon it. The rloset slipper bag is plain, showing an outline embroidered slipper, while the boudoir hag comes in between tliese, in artistic value, and may be of silk, with a painted design, or else of soft leather, with a pyro- - ii f - . lleroiale.i l. : f5 xcel-len- 1 cr :i up-ri,.- , nu store w irk. By The M .! rxe; i' .is In f'diowshlp i'l . : : Vou will nuvii! 'it j.mr li'ininn With b.n'r rbine. reif-enro- b " i a ments et' ii in tun-lTie- M 'l best of jet (til lieekhl'-- ' is used lor mi. I. piii.-- . am! a consist it g if six rows i.'f In id te;ciln'i' by cm ji'i bands of t ie same, 1ms also and worn over cither plclty Jet ehisps. t Iduck or rulor-- . il appears to t udwiliti.ge. 1 ; broidery, chiffon and paaaenienterta. The gown was of one tone, ecru being the color, ami all the acaina were cov- - s . A drone For Afternoon W.ar. For aftermou wear an exquisite albatross dress was recently made. Ia it roust ruction were used silk em- rii-is- . . . n-t- t i tin-in- in-.;-.-- a-- ; ' (.Milder- - clla done in skrti-h.lines. Suspended by brown or blue ribbons, this boudoir hag is very oriiiinieidal. A toiiM'liii-nhag to hang beside the dressing bureau, is made of nineteen rings wound with silk, and two inch satin ribbons. The rings are about tlie si.e of a i iiitrf of a dollar and are arranged iu a triangular form, in six of theie lire-;- , a wheel design in c'nbruidi'ry silk Mils the center unu tin remaining eigi.i are upon. Tin? open rirg. ionii a border around the and snriu ribtriangle of li , bon is mu' ii in and out of if. t at eaeh end of the A ia: elar piei-of ca'il tritii'g'l-I oar. I. I'oterod will Miti-.i- , forms a bad. for libs hag t rii:-'- s. i i ek'-rls- . ; : rosy-cheeke- d Serve Where Need Is Found. Fllll keep tin; Hrim-nn. The Hiriiiuuiis i ", m.-- n t ri i u : All huiiored viciers thus Inn; won. And thus you must ulluin, Gird up your loins, u man. For glow sti. iliv l.sst turn within or fm's without graphic figure of tlie famous 1 fui-i.i.- lunce. "Am! liow mm li will you get foi it? asked l.iv c.iinpu: ioti. Little Girls School Frock. Frock or bark grav-bluserge, for child from i to 7 old. The plaited hiniise lias a pointed yoke coin- posed of overlapping hands of the in a- and the tops of the sleeves are made iu the same way. Straps nf the (doth extend ocr tlie siiouiders, form- fug sort of hreti Ill's. The i iiiiar is of I'tiibrouSiTcd limn :t.l tin- - ciaial is of Revived Fancies. Not only is dress ever varying from the F.mpire to I.mils XV, and vice versn, hut tin ilia'iiralious for tlie dinner tub! tire eu rapport, in many cast's, will) this rexival of a really beautiful period. Those who are tha happy possessors of baskets in old Sevres or I iresilen china, are fortunate indeed, fur they make the arrangMowers and flue foliage, ing of dclii-attlie center on'S preferably higher, an easy matter, greater beauty being added by tin presence of long trails festooned from the center to tlie corners. To Clean Carpet Without Taking Up. A carpet that lias been used during the summer and shows the signs of wear,' bm which you do not care to seud to the ricaners before another spring, mny he cleansed very nicely by using the following preparation: Flva rents worth of tartaric add, G cents abiiul pompon and a Homan scarf for worth of pulverised borax, half a trimming. Tlie tan coat lins trimmings pound of common soap, half a pound of dark brown velvet braided in tan. of sal ammoniac. Hlssolve in a quart of water on the stove, and add a pint Sponge your black dress with good of laundry ammonia. To two gallon eold tea. and nil those spots and of warm water add a cupful of the soand sponge the carpet the lution Minins will disappear, leaving stuff looking ns good as new. thoroughly. GOWNS FOR THE LATE BALL3. to-da- "nut I never spoke to you at all. "That's Just tin! point you didnt speak to no at ail. Von see. you admit It yourself. Ficder Mr. Blilson, 1 never could be happy with a e and ami here'll your ring not another word Ar.d Wilson found that he had made one more addition to his collection of data concerning t in.- - caprice of woman. Did Not Apply. Argument The argument often made against the views of Irosident Flint of Harvard ami of llvridcnt lloosevelt in favor of large families Is that It costs too murh to rear half a dozen children nowadays. In tlie Irimrose minstrels they tell a story of a family named Little to whom this aigu incut did not apply. "You say you are the father of nine children ? Yes. sir. "And you Fiipimri your entire family on $10 a week?" "Yes, sir." How ran you possibly do It? New "Well, every Little helps. York Mail and Kxpress. Effective Sermon. at a preachers ineeting. told this story on himself; I preached a sermon recently on swearing and the extent of the habit, said lf. "A few days since a Tlrv. Hr. Floyd W. Tomkins, wrot" uf ituiii'f 1' ; own name ai'il sa'd ih,ii lie fit I'd wi'h my sermon. I'.ai. 'Now every lime I sn want to s Kir Floyd Tomkins iu: tend. " D'.'in Malarlavllle. had bpon used to retain it, and now Bronson found himself in actual want a family dt pendent upon him. At this Juncture the unexpected happened a friend whom lie I. ad favored In his brief hour of prosperity came to tlie rescue with a proposition. Simon Green said: "Bronson, yi u know that hunch of houses and the acreage property I own out at Malariavilic, which I have he n trying to sc':I for the last ten years? Now, if you will go out there and tale charge or that ruierprise, nnl stay there until you sell it out. I'll give you a house and lot liesides a V.Miat say, Bronfair commission. son ?" "That swamp? Couldn't think of it." answered tiie other, despondently. "I'd rather dig my gi.ive smno other woy. That low soddci: inr.il is full of malaria nr.d would l.i: us nil off inside ir a year. Vv wife ui:d children are i'i ii' ate j ." fond of Roseianil, and wo will keep our home here. Till this Mows over, hey? I should think you would turn pale at tho thought, Alice. "Don't, Jerome; it was a lark at first, hut it has grown to be something serious. And the worst is that tlie question of health is not the consideration. The whole thing now is a question of lieantiy, and women are so shrewd I dread detection. They would absorb ail tlie malaria in the country to obtain this natural flush. I've heard of palming h town red, said Bronson siaiigly. Init " liis wife put lur hand on his lips and excluded what lie was about to say. So he merely remarked : "uii are an artist in your line, Alice. Mrs. M. Ravno in Chicago Ui'curd-IJerahl. s 'r. i 1 Spread of Marconi's System. The attorney of tin Ma remit company. In I union, has staled that they expect shortly to oneircle the earth wiilt wireless m'sag "s. and hoped to apply his system to heating, to traction lines and to ptiiiliiihiiig daily Didn't Quite Understand. dealer n centiy had on exht number m proof r i MMtos 9'ffT fhn irnrlfc th v.i;! ; painter, a' i' t'i !. i. .li.'tt'i w'ltlie.l into ' e s!iiii tiu.l !::. ' t.i t!o Fadier out to picture.. They v. her. "But." h plt' tnl. 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