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Show JL THE UPLIFTING OF CUBA F'lR.OdPSS FoirXme Farr, Little Girl School Frock. Frock of dark gray blue serge, for child from 5 to 7 years old. The plaited blouse has a pointed yoke composed of overlapping bands of the material, and the tops of the sleeves are made In the same way Snaps of the ploth extend over the shoulders, form-tosort of In et eiles The collar is of embroidered Uni u and the oavat Is of j g Whsn Others Would Btarve. grapbic figure of the famous Cinderella done in sketchy lines Suspended by brown or blue ribbons, this boudoir hag is very ornamental. t A convenient bag to hang beside the dressing bureau, is made of nineteen rings wound with silk, and two Inch satin ribbons The rings are about the sire of a quarter of a dollar and are arranged in a triangular form In m of flroe rir-- s a whicl drsjj.il in embr ld rv mIU fills tie center anu the tin a rug i g! t are on. p. The open rit-- 'i but. a Imidci a1, mnd the ti ,T- - 8t N ti L't v Ii li u a I i' cuii r - t ; t! For Afternoon W.er. For afternoon wear an exquisite albatross dress was recently made, In Its construction were used silk embroidery, chiffon and passementerto The gown was of one tone, ecru being the color, and all the seams were cov m.-- - am! itin nb- a .d out ot ti. in, trr-1,- 1 a' e it i till! of the f ia d i t to i i vil' i a' a, f'irn.b a ,! I vhio o i it i tv Porto Ricans Manage to Subsist Wall of The cost of living in Porto Rloo to perhaps less, gauged from the natives, vlsw of necessity, than la any ether quarter of tbe globe where modern civilization has obtained a foothold. Dr. Ryder, secretary of tbe Americas American Enterprise and Money Being Put Into the Island s Already a Railroad Has Been Built Through the Richest Portion. :rSsS2 1k ii LIVEa ON A MERE PITTANCE n Missionary association, who has re(Special Correspondence) cently returned from an inspection of T the close of theSpan existing franchise uiulerwhlch the tbe IslaBd. Ish American war the work could be undertaken and uo to illustrate the scale ot wages sad i railway si stem of Cuba legislative authoitty to grant a franliving in the island. was almost entirely con chise and. moreover, the Foraker "I was riding through the Interior fined to the western amendment forbidding the granting on horseback, on my way to Ponce," and narrow to half of j td franchises in Cuba during the be said, "when I saw ahead of ms la tho island aid ((insist ' I Tilted States niliitur) occupation, the road a native carrying a log on his ed ot a number of tom stood in tie w dv head. It was a log twelve feet long, Failv 'ii 19 '1 it ot tarred to Sir Wilparativc') - short linn and must have weighed 200 pound. ex'enilhut from Havana liam Van llorne Hun on a casual visit He seemed to trot along with It Os westward to P,n.vr del to C ii a, whose attention was directed his head without any trouble. I asked Kio southward across 'o the t trail .'uarv resources of the my companion to stop and ak him the island to Batabano, t inn ' i v that it was possible to build about It. Do did so, and the man Mittarras lie i .i w.v, will tut a tranihloe. and said he had cut and 'ripped the log, tttstwjiril to Santa Clara and no n lav le. O'e niut-before a Mini-- ' that la. got It icady to split Into UmIt !i Ca i ,' connect!,- 1, . i o t hij-finamlai ber, although it was not' of S in it i,c loosened Grands yiJj Cai'id-vw h-- i mid else loro o'i tic noith - .0 ii enough to fall apart, the day becoa-- t gr i c, , t !i In t o d i ,'iv lie t ou-h t n tue a, uritig the fore; he had brought it fifteen miles C cosh, tost ot ,v i u t tli u .i , i i . . 'i i (au .ng out the on his bead that morning, and had the intentor half of the (l.i'i .u ( in i t three miles fm thcr to carry it into 7 ing ceari) 7y ru-itowink ! i i i d.-- without a it, ,u a tiuii-werPonce. but a f,w shoit In - ovieM'n" i t r ji.t-ufitiiv) and it was "And how much will you get foi from the icuai loci a , ,i tm ! r- - r , ,r ; aMv compe-n-- d whom the in Hone Of twenty miles lrom tho south ilary gov t renin i proclaimed a general UP" Iasked my companion, hope to get 15 cents, replied thi coast to Snneti Spiritus, anothet of railioad law embracing the best feabut 1 may get only 12, man, forty-fivmile f.om Nuevltas on the tures cf the tailroad laws of the UdU "But that sura would buy as mud north coast to Puerto Piincipe, an- ed States and Canada. as 1.50 would up cbntinue! other of thirty miles fruu the city cf The last rail on the section between the doctor, so the here,' man was reilll Santiago to Ponupo and San Luis, an- Puerto Principe and Santiago waa laid working for about 75 cents a day. B other Of twenty-twmiles extending on Nov. 6, 19u2, and on the auction beis estimated that a man can support-northward from Guantanamo and a tween Puerto Principe and Santa Clara work family by three days Food la practically free month. Fruit la to be bad for the taking, ant the poorer classes practically 11 vs upon fruit. And as for a house, a con vert borrowed a dollar from oae nl our missionaries to put up a honss when, be wanted to get married, and . It waa plenty." j -- v i r ' - n ,, i i Jet J. t ,i a a r H i Cri.-me-it- s. g in s a t u i v ! ,'r era 1 n n t. tj t y ai ms ki.tr The i civ in ,t of i t is us d fur su h j it - ai d a tolar tonsi-ilinof mv rows of Leant, fully cut j t bead' held tiMther by upright bands of the same, has albo pretty Jet clais, and worn over either black or colors, it appears to excel nieiil-- 1 1 v tut 1 1 lent advantage Decorated Lamp Shades. Decorated linen lamp shades have a deep plaited effect, but look as It opened out. They are made on a firm foundation, and while the airiest of thin shades in appearance, they are Id Roses Is The silk. reality the most substantial. all round skirt ped plaited or flowers of the showiest colorings ered with a narrow silk passemenand the girdle is of the material. decorations of terie. The waist waa of silk embroidare the blgtaly"effectiv Wiener Mode-Albuthese large shades. ery and so were the upper parts of the sleeves and also the enffa. The full, Dutch Steaks. baggy portion ot the sleeves was comTake the remains of a cold boiled Pretty Walking Hat ' illustrated of The 'hat is walking posed of accordion plaited chiffon, and mince and a add it little finely teak, ham to it. Mix with half its weight stitched brown felt with a brown mar the same soft material appeared in the neck of the gown. ta bread crumbs, one ounce of butter to every half pound of the mixture, Revived Fancies. season all with chopped parsley and Not only is dress ever varying from aweet herbs, pepper and salt. Bind the Empire to Louis XV, and vice all with a little nice brown gravy, in versa, but the decoration for the dinwhich an egg Is beaten. Butter a ner table are en rapport, in many Sheet of thick white paper, and place case, with thla revival of a - really on In form of meat the it the prepared beautiful period. Those who are the a steak, double down the ends as you In old happy possessor of basket Place the would a- - salmon steak. fortuor Dresden are Sevres chins, for and bake bait packet in the oven, nate Indeed, for they make the arrangan hour. Serve on a hot dish, with a ing of delicate flowers and fine foliage Scatter good gravy poured round. the center ones preferably higher, an on horseradish and shopped parsley easy matter, greater beauty being the steak, and pass a good gravy added by the presence ot long trails round. festooned from the center to the cor-nerConvenient Slipper Bags. Cinderella bags are intended for To Clean Carpet Without Taking Up.. slippers and come In all styles from A carpet that ha been used during the pretty silk bag to hold satin dancthe summer and shows the signs of ing slippers to the utilitarian type wear, but which you do not care to made of denim and Intended to hang send to the cleaner's before another la the closet. The evening slipper bag spring, may be cleansed very nicely by has a handsome painted design upon using the following preparation; Five It, showing a tiny figure of Cinderella, cents worth of tartaric acid, 5 cents' or It may be a slipper painted grace- about pompon and a Roman scarf tor worth of pulverized borax, half a fully Upon It. trimming. The tan coat has trimmings pound of common soap, half a pound The closet slipper bag Is plain, of dark brown velvet braided in tan. of sal ammoniac. Dissolve in a quart of water on the stove, and add a pint showing an outline embroidered slipper, while the boudoir bag comes in Sponge your black dress with good of laundry ammonia. To two gallons between these, in artistic value, and cold tea, and all those spots and of warm water add a cupful of the sothe lution and sponge the carpet may be of silk, with a painted design, atains will disappear, leaving or else of soft leather, with a pyro-- stuff looking as good as new. thoroughly. GOWNS FOR THE LATE BALL8. e f -- hin-dic- sub-sum- t- - t- e o -- Serve Where Need le Found. - Still the armor on.' - ; Tho strenuous Ilfs maintain; AU honored victors thus havs wow. And thus you bum sunlit, Gird up your loins, O man, - kp - - - For porllrirtTfablil. Lest foes within or toes without Turn ssrslsss tsst asids, Tha fiaht Is aver on. And avll la alert. By stealth or by defiant blow Its falsehoods to assert. Should car or (ear oppress. And all the way seem dark. Look up and hall tha coming daws Tbs rapture of tha lark. A drone within the hive. Ignoble la tha ehlrk; Ha garners up no precious store work. By Tbs Master came to serve; la fellowship divine Tou will augment your humaa strength With borrowed lustre shine. Custom House Landing. ' Havana.) narrow gauge line of nineteen miles five days later, and two years aftertha from Glbark, on the north coast, to grading of the line commenced, and the entire line between Santiago and Holguin. In addition to there there was a Santa Clara waa opened for local trafSpanish military railway traversing fic on Dec. 8, 1902. the famous "troeha" from Jucaro on The line ia of the usual American the south coast to San Fernando on standard, with rails and 2,811 the north ccast ties to the mile, and is already largely The whole of the great provinces ballasted with rock. The line ta a diof Santiago and Puerto Principe, and rect one and has very light grades. Its the eastern half of the province of bridges are numerous and are mostly Sant Clara (embracing, at be- of masonry and steel, and similar In fore stated, nearly 70 per cent character and strength to those of the of the island) were almost with- best American railways, and its culout railway facilities, and the interior verts are mostly of masonry or conof this part of Cuba, was, therefore, crete. Its equipment, both freight and available for little more than, cattle passenger, is similar to that of the best American lines. raising. From Santa Clara eastward to the The ownership of the greater part longitude of Santiago, the country Is of the lands of Cuba In large areas Is well ralsed above the sea, is traversed the chief handicap upon the developby innumerable streams, and largely ment of the Island, for In the past it covered by heavy forests with all has been almost Impossible for a man manner of valuable and even precious with small means to secure a farm of woods, and the lands throughout are his own. The company quits early rich beyond comparison and adapted recognised this disadvantage, and set to sugar cane, tobacc, cotton and about its correction through the purcocoa and to bananas, oranges, pine- chase ot some hundreds of square apples and other tropical and subtro- miles of land, with a view to dividing it into small farms units of thirty to pical fruits. The mountains along both coasts forty , acres and these small farms and toward the eastern extremity of will shortly be offered to approved the island contain Iron, copper, man- settlers at low prices and on very easy ganese and other ores and minerals, terms; and it is the intention of the and on the hills and mountain slopes company to so provide for the grindIs grown coffee of the highest quality ing of sugar cane and the shipment Important Iron and manganese mines of fruits and vegetables as to insure have been worked for years in the vi- the success of these settlers. A good many large holders of land cinity of the city of Santiago, and the opening up of the interior will along the railway have already Indino doubt make many other mineral cated their intention to follow the deposits available. exhmple in subdividing companys The Spanish government had for and selling to settlers a part of their do not wait Half-heart- The mandate of the king; and Sbmmdteg Injure! Unhidden erlc Joe i as bring. Tour loins still girt about. Tour burning lights afore, ' Rejoice to serve where need is found In Truth's victorious war Charles B. Hot ford In Boston Transcript. Woman's Caprice. bell rang loudly) Frederick Blllson was very busy with so Important conversation. "Who la It!" ha said to tha oflea boy. ' v s Tta a lady." ' "Well who to she?" Tha telophon Bay youll Had out whea you ' to the phone." "Tell her to wait I cant b ' coma both- ered." Blllson resumed his Important earn versatloh. When ha took up tha receiver tba connection had been broken. That night when Billpon called apo tbe Only Ctrl ha wondered why aha greeted him so distantly. At length the told him. "I think you were Just horrid to apeak to me that way over tha phone ." "But I never spoke to you at all."' "Thats Just tha point you didnt apeak to me at alL You aea, you admit it yourself. Freder Mr. Blllson, I never could be happy with a and and heres your ring not a other br-r-- word" And Blllson found that he had made one more addition to his collection of data concerning tha caprice of won Argument Did Not Apply. Tha argument often made against the' views of President Eliot of Harvard andoof President. Roosevelt ia favor of large families to that it eosta too much to rear half a dozen children nowaday. In tha Primrose minstrels they tell a story of a family named Little to whom this argument did sot apply. "You say you are tbe father cf nine children T" "Yes, sir." , "And you support your entire family on 10 a week 7" "Yea, sir." "IIow can you possibly do RT "Well, every Llttlo helps." New York Mall and Express. i Tacon Theater and Hotel Inglaterra. holdings, and the success of this plan of a ntral railway system to con- is expected to result In its general nect Jiivana with the eastern end of adoption In the vicinity of the rail-wa- r the hand, -- and durirg This time had and even Tn Its spread to other made any attempts Jn the way of parts of Cuba. offer cf liberal concessions and guarThe company has started out with antee to secure Its construction, but freight and passenger rates averaging withcit success. less than half the rates which have prevailed In Cuba Jn past years, realAfjv tb close of the car an interest In, this erter-Priizing that moderate rates are necestas manifested by a number ot sary to the healthy development of pritSa companies, but there was no the country. fifty Fare recognized the Importance 1 Spanlsh-Amer-lea- 1 Effective Sermon. Rev. Dr, Floyd W. Tomkins, at a preachers meeting, told this story on himself: "I preached n, sermon recently on swearing and the extent of the habit," said he. "A few days since a man wrote me under his own name and said that he agreed with my Airmen," adding that. 'Now every time f want to swear I say Floyd Tomkins instead. " Spread of Marconi System. . The attorney of the Marconi company, Jn London, has stated that they expect shortly to encircle the earth with wireless messages, and hoped to apply his system to heating, to trao-tlolines and to publishing dally nw papere |