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Show IN FOREIGN gested Mexican Hnk in the system will doubtless be under construction soon. It will be built a few miles back from the coaat along INTERESTING INFORMATION BY the foothills, tapping fertile and OUR CORRESPONDENTS. valleys, extending back Into the sierras, opening and settling a most healthful and delightful reEFFORT TO RECLAIM LAND gion. The state lacks many things that are prime necessities elsewhere. There Is need of good roads and city Important National Movement Begun Improvement crusades, la many sections carriages, two or four wheeled, In Portugal Natural Advantages are unknown. Enterprising automoAwaiting Development In bile builders are eager to supply this Mexican State. territory. It would be much to the point If they would combine and in- LANDS. n augurate LISBON, PORTUGAL. statesman was mat through the southern prominent summer he jj, that last A i horseback trip part of Alabama when Wtbern he upon a negro cabin, the sounds nisg from which gave evidence of Their sheet iron undershirts stuck Such joy transcends ail riches! And perspiration made them not Stick to the oast Iren breeches. Houston Post sot TROUBLE IN THE JUNGLE, Cm extraordinary commotion within, ots and yells of terror succeeded that the traveler i other so rapidly to ascertain the cause of j trouble. the rider drew rein before the r half a dozen ragged pickaninnies out. All but one of them were ii and crying at the tope of earning voices, while the odd one, as as the others were sad, began cartwheels and standing on At this moment a man, lently the head of the household, Veared in the doorway. In answer i the travelers Inquiries the darky nchsafed the following explanation (the mystery: To see, sah, dls Is Moseses Wrf-ij,- " Indicating the pickaninny whose The Giraffe (rowing his tailor) Vul antics have been referred to. What do yon mean by making me a Nov, I'se powerful hard up Jes' at of trousers with only one leg In pair went, an aint got no money to em? Mrate. ' An it jes bruk me all np see de res habin jes as much fun A Sure-Thln- g Prediction. a Moseses blrfday as Moses was Our sorrows keep alia hisself. Times bein hard, de Close by ail year; When ice Is cheap tij thing I could see was to give all Coal will be dear. a res a lickin, an dat kinder raises Washington Star. loses np over de others." N. Y. .lues. HIS LITTLE JOKE. When the big, bronzed husband timidly dipped his spoon In a tiny saucer of breakfast food the little wife became alarmed. "Why, Henry, she said, uneasily, yon told me that camping trip would give you a good appetite." assured "Well, it did, my dear, Henry. "But but you said you would have an appetite like a horse, and here yon sit only eating a wee bit of oats!" "Wrell er thats the kind of an appetite a horse has, isnt It dear? Did you ever hear of a horse eating beefnbllng head. steak? And the big bronzed man pat on his hat and grinned to himself all the way down to the office. Chicago Daily News. Worst Ever. "Say," remarked the theatrical manager, "your acting last night was certainly the limit" "Why, air, what do yon mean?" deThe Fair One And what do yon manded the newly engaged star. "Well, answered the manager, "here te when yon have a cold, captain? are a dozen letters I received from The five About pocket deadheads this Captain morning, demanding wikerchiefs a day, Miss. that their names be erased from the free list" Chicago Dally News. Just Like a Man. B tang, A Sailors Life for Uei" NOT ALL ALIKE. Arousing the whole flat; Then he had a fit because hie wife Purchased a sailor bat. -Houston Poet. HOW HE KNEW. Have you ever had any experience handling high grade pottery?" ked the Importer of an applicant for situation. No, sir," replied can do the work the applicant, "but all right" said the merchant "you accidentally break a valuable what would you do?" Suppose," ould ; put It together carefully," the job seeker, "and set It would customer would be piece again." wMged," said ; tell me of the Enthusiastic Golfer When you know that a man Is a devotee of golL you can be absolutely certain of his mental caliber and be assured Plain Man Oh, come; I wouldnt f. I dont doubt that some men who are really quite sons!-nnat- l Enquirer. Then 8ee. the future may seem beautiful and full of wait" or what? Tell Portugal has Btarted In on a system of land reclamation which, if as successful as It promises to be, muBt result in similar movements in various parts of Europe. In the south of Portugal a serious attempt is being made with some chance of success to bring back Into cultivation a large tract of land. This country being essentially agricultural, any steps to reclaim land that has gone out of cultivation, estimated at 4,314,000 hectares (about 10,000,000 acres), or 44 per cent of the total area of Portugal, are a move In the right direction. Some energetic members of society in the district of Serpa, In combination with the municipal authorities, have set to work upon 100,000 acres, dividing It np Into allotments of 15 acres each and letting it at a nominal rent, calculated according to the estimated value of the land, which has. as it were, four classifications, the highest quit rent being placed at 3.20 and the lowest at 40 cents per allotment free of local rates and taxes for ten years. Quite a heterogeneous mixture of settlers has already taken possession of their tenements. Carpenters, masons, doctors, chemists, barbers, seamstresses, tailors, and even beggars, figure In the list . One et the chief difficulties to be overcome before making the allotments was to deal with the proprietary rights of bee keepers, who centuries ago had certain privileges conferred upon them whereby they did a thriving trade in honey and wax. This trade has in later times diminished, owing to the destruction of the floral produce of the land, chiefly by firing when portions thereof were cleared for wheat and other cereals. Matters have been amicably settled for the bee keepers and the embryo The success of the agriculturists. scheme as far as it has gone has stirred the ambition of the residents in a large part of the north of Portugal, where a project on Bimllar lines Is being set' on foot to bring back Into cultivation something like half a million acres. a good-road- s movement thus creating a recognizable demand. It Is hard to convince the natives that there is any Improvement over the saddle for pleasure or the burro or Yet cargadore porter for business. It Is a beautiful Btate, rich in Its possessions and poBBBlbllltles. It needs no booming; it does need capital. J. B. RICHARDSON. PLANTATIONS IN 8AMOA. SAMOA, APIA. Land suitable for planting can be leased here from natives from 25 te 75 cents per annum. The area of freehold land Is limited and the cost varies from (10 to $20 per acre, clear lng expenses running up to $14. The cost of planting cocoanuts and bring lng them np to the eighth year, when a return can be expected, is (135 pei acre. The cost for cacao plantations until the Blxth year runs from (160 to (175 per acre, and rubber (150 to (165 Vanilla does not pay to fertilize. In Samoa most of the land neat the water front Is owned by the na tlves and Is studded thickly with cocoanut palms, planted without or der or, system. They extend back from the coast for miles to an eleva tion not exceeding 600 feet and In such proximity to the coast that the palms get the benefit of the moisture carried by the trade winds from the sea. In plantation systems the trees are placed 20 to 30 feet apart. The average yield per acre Is from 700 to 1,000 pounds, though 1,200 to 1.400 pounds Is not an uncommon yield. The large planters use the hot-ai- r system for drying copra, and copra thus treated can be used for confectionery purposes. The average price of copra in Apia during 1905 was (67.50 per ton, delivered f. a b. ship. GEORGE HEIMROD. COOPERATIVE FARMING.' " R. H. KINCHANT. BAD TEETH OF SCHOOL DREN. CHIL- FRANKFORT, GERMANY. The result of an examination of the teeth of the pupils of a school at Hochhelde Is very suggestive. Of the 1,020 children examined 482 were boys and 538 girls. The boys had 12,828 defective teeth and only 2,116 sound ones. Only 19 of the boys had perfectly sound sets of teeth, 397 sets were unfit for chewing food, with 193 boys disturbances In their general condition were observed, due to decayed teeth. Of the teeth of the girls 15.747 were found defective and only 931 sound. Only 16 girls had perfect sets of teeth; 205 girls were suffering In their general condition In consequence of decayed teeth. The total result showed that 90 per cent of all the teeth examined were defective; only 35 out of 1,020 children bad sound sots of teeth. In 396 children a poor bodily constitution was due to poor teeth. The result shows that caries, or decay of the tooth, has extremely noxious consequences. RICHARD GUENTHER. UNSATISFACTORY Frussla 6,059 facilitated credits to farmers, 776 attended to the supply and demand, and 1.728 to dairying. In Bavaria 2,613 of the 3,294 associations dedicated their work to furnishing credits to agricultural undertakings, 234 to supply and demand, 247 to dairying, and 200 to various other all, however, purposes, fostering mutual assistance to husbandmen and thus redounding to their benefit The cooperative associations of credit expend loans amounting to, on the average, from (71.410,000 to annually. In 1905 the cooperative bodies for the creation of demand 0 forage, seed, purchased fertilizers, coal and other Items amounting to On the other hand, the (12,062,500. centers of supply and dairying, which. In a comparatively short time, have entered a career of great prosperity, realized over (905,000 on their transactions. CHARLES KARMINSKI. FIANCE. By FRANK H. MELOON. " -- se WU WlreeVlr"" Twenty times In the past two days had llortense Heaton made up her mind to definite action; and 20 times, ot course, she had allowed her thoughts to vacillate backward to the old doubt, the old Indecision. "It Is so supremely ridiculous," she said to herself, softly. "And the complaint seems bo absurd and so difficult to form Into words. 1 can't tell Robert that he doesn't love me enough. Ills adoration is too evident In his eyes for me to doubt It, but I'm not a marble Image and I don't want to be adored as it I were an angel. 1 know I'm not I know I'm Just ordinary flesh and blood, but Robert doesn't seem to think so. Ive tiled every way I can think of to convince him, but It's no use. Miss Hortenae flung herself face downward on the most tempting piece of furniture In the room, burying her pretty nose In the very middle of a pillow s'uffed with fir balsam. She did not attempt to keep back the tears which forced themselves to her adorable blue eyes or to choke down the sobs which convulsed a throat as dainty and fair as any model's. "What would Robert say if he could see me now? she thought a smile like sunshine In the midst of summer rain flashing across her face. "Just because we're both college bred, he thinks he must act differently than other people. And he was so ready to believe my jest about the danger of microbes in kissing, that I've never been kissed once since we became engaged. He says hugglngs a demonstration of rudlamentary affection, hands as and laughs at holding something peculiar to the lower classes. Well, I'd Just like to have a little rudimentary affection, and If somebody doesn't hold my hand pretty soon, why, I'm just going slumming! Having finished her cry, Miss Hor-tens-e felt decidedly better. She Bat up and began to fling soft pillows Into new positions with athletic vigor. "The Idea! she exclaimed, sharply. "I don't see what makes Robert so stiff and ' prim. Hes a good deal like an old maid since he got those horrid degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. What good will they do him. anyway? He's got the money to have a good time without them; and if he hadn't it now, he could share mine as soon as we're married. I guess dad will give me enough for both. As It Is, I can truthfully Bay I'd rather have been born without a silver spoon In my mouth. If all the silver spoon Is going to bring me la a man gone daft against kissing and hugging and holding hands. Being engaged to a man like that la what our Mamie would call 'the raw limit!' Her brain formed a mental picture of Robert Rouln, A. 1., Ph. D., tall and athletic of figure, clad In perfect fitting evening clothea. Just as she had last seen him. Severity sat Ccntaur-llk- e face, but upon his GibBon-modcleIt was the severity of thought Why," continued the girl, Indignantly, "can't he cast It off for a few minutes when he is with me? He loves me; I don't doubt that But It is like the terrible admiration of Zeus. It la as if a god were making love to a mortal, half fearing to sully himself by touching the Inferior being. I'm sure Robert hasn't that feeling, but that' exactly what It's like. Miss Hortenae recalled the fact that her unsatisfactory fiance had won his varsity letter or the footShe also summoned to ball eleven. mind several stories of his athletic ability which bod not a little influenced her decision when she had to make up her mind whether to aay yea or no to the great question which cornea at least once to every girl. had sepaSince his classmace rated and scattered to tb four cor nera of the earth, Hebert Routn, A. M., Ph. D., had bee" continually, though unconsciously, demonstrating the difference which existed between right tackle hlrcelf and Robert RoJln, It was, perof tne varsity eleve- -. haps, accounted for by the fact that bla mind had turned to newer and graver channels; that he waa confronts by obstacles of Infinitely greater difficulty and moment; and that being always set and obstinate and pcrsoverlngly stubborn In his way, he was bound to surmount them. Miss "Now, what shall I write? llortense asked herself, dipping a pearl handled pen Into the cut glass She Ink well at ner right hand. poised the pen above the paper for Then ahe a moment undecidedly. laid It down carelessly, not noting that she dropped It Into a box of writing paper, over monogtamed which an iuk blot spread ltaeir alarmingly. "It has come to the imlnt, asserted the young Indy, as If seeking to convince herself that her action waa perfectly Just. "It has como to the jHiint when I must break off this engagement; and It's so ridiculous, too, when 1 love Robert, and he loves tne. But the gist of the situation Is that we aren't fitted for each other. We're too opposite. It would drive mo wild to have to live with Robert the rest of my life and be admired from a distance. 1 want to do part of the admiring myself, and 1 am obviously unfit for doing It In Hnbert'a way. 1 suppose It will make the poor boy dieadfully unhappy, but I've heard that men get over affairs of the heart very easily. 1 wouldn't do It If I thought Robert would feel very, very much cut up over It but it Somehow sceius to me as If ho Is the d SEVILLE. SPAIN. Cooperative farming associations In Germany are Interesting the Spanish people. At the close of 1905, 17,162 cooperative farming associations existed In the German empire, comprising a membership of over 1,000,000 farmers; 16,230 of the above number of associations were confederated. Out of the 9,411 associations operating In Much Mall Goes Astray. More than 11,000.000 piece of mall RESOURCEFUL MEXICAN STATE. went astray In tho United State last year because they were not directed even well enough for the export to decipher the names and addresses. Millions of this Immense total went to the dead letter office, where a lot of It was opened, the addressee of the writers ascertained and the letters or packages returned. But In a good many case the writer's addrosa 1 never found and the letter la really JALAPA, MEXICO. This region Is rich In resources and "dead whoa neither the lender nor full of promise. the prospective receiver can be The Slate of Vcracrui Is now of great Interest to foreigners and will It Includes be for years to come. Improvement In Photography. An Inventor bas succeeded In evolvboth temperate and tropical tones and extends from the gulf coast to s ing a novel Improvement upon the or mountain elevation of 10,000 feet. dlnary celluloid film used for cinematoThus soil and cllmato are varied graphic purpose. The pictures are The markets of Jalapa, 4,000 feet taken In a spiral manner upon circular , have In season apples, peaches, glass plates, thereby enabling a long tdums, grapes, serlea comprising several hundred plo art, quinces, nges, lemons, figs, melons, etc., of lures to be obtained In a small space temperate tono, and mangos, The diameter ot tho plat la IS Inches while tho photographs themselves d i, chlrlmollas, papayas, nanchoa, pineapples, not exceed half an Inch In length. In of the tropics, this way It U possible tr record a story ap suggests tho ease and lasting about four rutuie upon one railroad extension. The sug plat bread-eoooanut- AN sort to 1 plenty of solace in researches. Anyway, he's perfectly set on a trip Into tho South seas, so that he can Btudy the Polynesian tongue at first hand. As Miss llortense reached this stage In her soliloquy, she glunced at little Jeweled timepiece, suddenly re- calling an engagement to attend a production of amateur theatricals by the alumni of Roberts university. She had barely time to make her preparations. Everything else waa Immediately laid by, and a half hour later found her at Conservatory hall, awaiting the rise of the curtain. "Did you know your fiance la to take the leading part?" asked Mlsa, Ridge, her boon companion. "Why, no," admitted Miss IIortenBe, "he never aaid anything to me about find it "Well," rejoined the other, It was not known until the last minute that It would be neceBaary. . Mr. Rouln bad taken the part once before, and his old friends wouldnt listen to bla aay- - , lng no." The select audience that afternoon waa accustomed to witnessing the performances of the world's leading stars, but it waa unanimously conceded that the part of the passionate lover had never been so perfectly depicted as It waa by Robert Rouln. It waa ao natural that. In the language of the press agent, the audience forgot to applaud. "I congratulate you, Hortenae, on having a lover like that! exclaimed Miss Ridge, roguishly, yet more than half In earnest. The face of llortense flushed crimson, but Inward agony waa her portion. "Oh, If it were true, If It were true!" she exclaimed, again and. again, but always with the realization of how very far It was from being true. It Is, however, very seldom that a sensible American girl falls to what she desires to accomplish achieve; and this la especially true la love affairs. In a flash of pure inspiration a plan outlined itself vividly before the girls eyes. She laughed aloud. (That night It waa carried When Robert Rouln, A. M., Ph. D.. called at 7:30 oclock that evening, himself In the usual chair, and,, faultlessly attired, without so m.uch as an eyelash awry, began his cusoff tomary long distance admiration bis fiance. Mlsa Hortenae, with a look of determination to do or to die in her eyes, after a few minutes conversation, roso from her chair, walked over to her lover, and plumped herself Into his lap with a solid drop of 135 pounds that fairly made the floor' creak and the chair threaten to give-waat every rung. At the same time, she threw both her shapely arms around his neck, and, careless of germa, planted a resounding smack on his lips, which, as soon as he recovered from bis first astonishment he made haste to return, with Interest And you aren't play acting now, Robert? she asked, anxiously, after a time. "Not a bit little girl, he replied, heartily. "You see, I thought you were really opposed to kissing and holding hands and lovers embraces. You said so, I remember. In your valedictory." "I said a lot of things in that I. didn't mean, waa the girls reply. "And, Robert I cant tell you wbat I started to write to you this afternoon. But after awhile she did. She bad' no fault to find in that quarter slnce-shexplained why she had montally referred to him as her unsatisfactory. fiance. (Copyright, MOB, by Daily Btory Pub. Co. . e Dancing for English Cadets. Dancing la now considered a necessary adjunct of the naval cadets education, and dally, with tho exception, of Saturduy and, of course, Sunday, lessons of 20 minutes duration are given to cadets at Dartmouth by ordor of the admiralty. Dancing greatly Improves the carriage, and la also very beneficent to health, and It la for these-reasonthat the authorities In Whitehall have decided that Instruction ln dancing shall bo a regular feature ot the curriculum of the naval cadet Ile-lnot being taught how to dance with the object of adding to his accomplishments from the social point or dew. Dancing la regularly taught cadeta of the United Slates army at West Point academy, and it Is probable thut our military cadets may soon be given the same Instruction. Court Journal. s s Actress' Arm as a Relic. "This is the arm of Mme. Allcoyneu the celobiated actress, burned In Paris bazaar fire. It was amputated and presented to Dr. Bukor, of Worthing, after the Inquiry held In. t Paris. So runs tho notlre that hangs a gruesome relic In tho saloon bar of the Black Hull at Whetstone, Charred and Middlesex, Knglund. mummified, It Is nailed to tho wall within reach of anyone, and occupies . the place of honor among such monstrosities as a two headed kitten and a double bodied dog. The name "Mtne. Allcoyne la not found In the records of the terrible disaster of May, 1897, and another story hna It that the arm waa removed from the body of na actress after the Ore at the May, 1SS7. Opera Comlque In larla In. |