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COACHING HIS CONVERSATION.
How He Conquered His Bashfulness in a
Single Evening.
As an overgrown boy—for I was s 21:
feet tall at fourteen—I had experienr ea 1
all the agon'ies of bashfulness in the
society of the other sex, though great \
attracted to it. I find it difficult to
convince my associates of later
that I 'then habitually sat mute wane
others chattered. A word two 011'
remons-trance from my mother had :11
a. single day corrected this during my
senior year, so far as the family table
was concerned, and this emboldened
me to try the experiment on a wider
field. I said Ito myself thinking of
other young men who made themselxes
quite agreeable, “These youths 1119 not
your superiors—perhaps in the recita-
tion room or the playground hardly
your equals. TVhy not cope with them
elsewhere?” Thus influenced, I can-
quered myself in a single evening and
lost my shyness forever. The ro-
cess was unique, so far as I know, and
I have often recommended it to shy
young men. Being invited .1) a. small
party, I considered befmehand what
young ladies would probably be there.
With each one I had, (if course, some-
thing in common—kinship, or neigh-
borhood, or favorite pursuit, This
would do, I reasoned, for a starting
point. So I put down on a small sheet
of paper What I would say ”to each, if
I happened lto be near her. It worked
like a. charm. I found myself chat-
ting away the whole evening, and
heard the next day that everybody
was surprised at the transformation.
I have to this day the little bit of mag—
ic paper, on which I afterward under-
scored, before sleeping, the points ac-
tually used—Col. Higginson in “Cheer-
ful Yesterdays.”
years
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THE NAVAJO INDIAN’S BLANKET
Many Stolen Articles Could Be Hid “’ith-
in Its Folds.
A Navajo Indian can hide more bulk
within the folds of his blanket than a
two-bushel basket could hold, and can
successfully .hide many stolen articles
before our eyes. Tne settlers along the
San Juan and Animas rivers, during
the early days, had to put all their
s-tealable possessions in one corner of
their places of abode and stand guard
When the Navajoes were visit-01‘s,
which was a too frequent occurrence.
"Chinny ah-go!” (meaning something
to cat) was the first intimation, gener-
ally, that an Indian was near (perhaps
a. half dozen). They rarely exceeded
half a dozen in number, as they, like
the American hobo, had learned that
smaller numbers stood a better show
to get something to eat.
One day in A. R. Lincoln’s cabin, on
the south bank of the San Juan River,
three bachelors were partaking of their
evening meal when a Navajo with a
glass eye walked in. All tried to watch
the Indian’s movements, but he had
managed to get several articles under
his blanket and would not have been
detected had not an accident befallcn
him. A hatchet which slipped from
one of the folds in his blanket fell, and
the sharp blade cut a long gash in the
calf of his leg. The Indian looked at
the roof of the cabin as if wondering
where the hatchet had fallen from, but
the blood spurtlng' from the open gash
betrayed him. His blanket was shak-
en and a. butcher knife, miner's candle—
stick, several candles, and a. package
of tobacco, all belonging in the cabin,
fell on the earthy fioor.—P‘rom the Du-
rango (001.) Wage Earner.
Changes in the Status of \Yomcn.
In the largest library in Oxford, Eng-
land, has hung from time immemcrial
this notice: “'Women and dogs not ad—
mitted here.” It is allowed to hang
still, to show the changes in the status
of woman. ,
No less than eight women have
seats on the London Board of Educa—
tion.
Milton thought it improper for
women to learn Greek and Latin.
Two hundred years ago no one
thought of a girl playing the piano.
Only men played.
Mary W'ollstcnecroft had to argue
personally with her friends who
thought it unwomanly and improper
for girls to study botany.
There was a. time in the history of
Boston libraries when women were not
allowed to take books from the library.
Now more books are taken out by
women than by men.
Oil of the Olive.
The grinding and pressing oi the
olives are performed in a very primi—
tive maner in Sicily. First, the olives
are placed on a. circular platform-1 of
masonry about seven feet in diameter,
upon which a. heavy millstone is turned
by means of a pole to which a. donkey
is attached. While the stone revolves
a. man is constantly engaged in turning
the pulpcd olives over and over with a.
spade. In half an hour about cue
hundred kilog-rammes will have been
pulped in this way, when the mass is
put in soft rush baskets, which are
piled in a heap in the press-nun ar-
rangement with a heavy. wooden
screw, which is worked by six men.
About half the oil is expressed in this
fashion, the rest being extracted by
subsequent operations. The fresh oil
is green in 00101 and is place-d 1:1 cur-‘31—
on jars for eight da"s to sclilo and
clarify. It is then ready for
New York Vo'orld.
“SIX——
What Puzzled Him.
The most ignorant man in Anitiira
lives in St. Louis. The other day he
asked his employer, who was reading
a paper: “Say, boss, which does you
read, the black or the white?“—_l{21n-,
eas City Star.
“Say, Doc, lend me five cents."
“What for?”
“I just sold a picture for $10,000; 1
want five cents for car fare to go up
111d collect it.”——Brooklyn Life.
THE, 11 VENING quasars
BILL HIRWAH HHVENDD
Additional Annual Income of
$120,000,000.
Republican iIIenlbers of the \Vays and
Means Committee Ready to Submit
Measure to' the House as Soon as \Yar
Resolutions Are Signed by the Presi-
dent—Present Generation to Bear the
Burdens of War, if It Comes.
Washington, April 18.—The Republi-
can members of the “lays and Means
Committee of the House have practi-
cally concluded the preparation of the
revenue measure, which will be passed
to raise revenue sufiisient to prosecute
the war. The members propose that the
present generation shall bear the bur-
dens of the war, and proceeding upon
that theory they have prepared a bill
that will raise between $100,000,000 or
$120,000,000 additional revenue per an-
num.
The bill will provide for an addition-
al tax of $1 per car. e1 1:; on beer, from
which $30,000, 000 will be laised. On
manufactured tobacco and snuff the in-
ternal revenue tax will be increased
from 6 to 12 cents. This is expected
to raise $15,000,000 of revenue. The in-
crease on cigars and cigarettes has not
been absolutely fixed, but it probably
11 ill be $1 on all classes. From this $5,~
000, 000 is ex pected.
The proposition which the Senate
placed on the tariff bill, but which went
out in conference, to tax all stocks and
transfers of corporations, is embodied
in the measure, together with practi-
cally all the scheme of internal rev-
enue taxation of the act of 1866, which
includes a stamp tax on all checks,
drafts and all instruments of business
-—mortgages, loans and bonds—a tax
on patent and proprietary medicines
and a. tax on telegraph messages and
express packages is also incorporated
in the bill. The scheme of taxation is
estimated to raise $35,000,000.
The tax on proprietary medicines will
be two cents on packages or bottles
retailing at 25 cents or under, and four
cents on those letailing above that
price. The tax on telegraph messages
will be one cent on all messages which
cost 25 cents or less and two cents on
all above 25 cents. A duty of 10 cents
per pound upon coffee with a counter—
vailing internal revenue tax on stock
on hand. This latter will be in the
form of a tax on the sales of stock on
hand to avoid the constitutional inhibi-
tion against a. direct tax. From tea.
and coffee $28,000,000 are estimated.
Bottled waters are to bear a tax sim-
ilar to patent medicines.
For the pressing needs of the Gov-
ernment the Secretary of the Treasury
is given the general power to issue cer-
tificates of indebtedness, payable in
one year and to bear not more than 3
per cent. interest.
The Secretary of the Treasury is also
authorized to borrow on the credit of
the Government, by popular subscrip-
tion, a loan of $500,000,000. This loan
is to be placed throughout the post of-
fices of the country, the sub-Treasuries
and Government depositories in low-
rate bonds, which are to be sold at par.
They are to bear 3 per cent. intelcst
and to be redeemable after five years,
to be due in twenty years. The prinoi~
pal and interest are to be payable in
coin.
The measure will be presented to the
full committee to—day or to-morrow,
and it will be brought into the House
as scenes the war resolutions are
signed by the President.
M R. WANAMAKER’S REGIMENT.
lie Receives Many Offers for Enlistment
and Also to Drill the Men. .
Philadelphia, April 18,—John Wana-
maker has received several offers from
men of military experience to recruit
and drill the companies of the regiment
which he has promised to raise if need-
ed. The Secretary of War notified Mr.
lVanamaker today that as soon as
plans are decided on, details will be
mailed to him for his guidance. In vari-
ous departments of the Wanamaker
store men have signed a. roll volunteer-
ing their services to the United States
for military duty. Outside the store
hundreds of offers have been received
by mail.
“I do not desire war,” said Mr. W'an-
amaker in an interview, “and if any
way could be arranged by which a com-
promise would enable us to maintain
an honorable peace, I would favor it,
but it seems that tho.- arbitrament of
war is the only solution apparent.
Therefore, it is wise, in my opinion,
for every available American citizen
to volunteer at once. and thus present
an array of strength that would be im-
pressive. I believe that if we must have
war the only method to pursue is to
push the matter Vigorously. Such a
course would tend to shorten the war.
I believe, therefore, that men should
step to the front and perform their
duty as true citizens of a great repub—
llc.’
Germany Said Hands Ofl‘.
Berlin, Apill 18 .—It is learned from
an author tic source that Germany took
the lead in pledging the Continental
'powers to maintain absolute neutral-
i y in case of war between the United
States and Spain. The greatest resist—
ance offered to Germany's proposals
was from France and Austria, who ac-
quiesced only with the proviso that Eu-
10p. is to have something to say tow—
ard the end. 0' after, in settling the
peace conditions.
Troops from Dcpmhucnt of Lakes.
Chicago, Ayn-ll 18.——Troops from the
' Department of the Lakes will leave for
the front to-morrow. This includes the
troops at For: Sheridan, Fort Thomas,
Ky; Forts Brady and Wayne, Mich.
and Columbus Barracks, Ohio. General
John P. Brooks and his staff willnot
go to Chlckamauga until the end of the
week.
This Ought to Sett€c It.
Madrid, April 18,—The Official Ga-
zette soon will publish the report of the
Spanish Commission of Inquiry into the
Maine disaster, demonstrating that the
explosion was of internal origin.
POPULAR LOAN IIISLUDED
CROWDS HONOR GEN. LEE.
Ho and Miss Cisneros Attend to Unveil-
ing; of a Memorial \Vindou,
Richmond, April Ill—Thousands of
people turned out to greet Consul-Gen-
eral Lee at St. Paul’s Church yester-
tiay. Only a very small portion of them
z-culd get into the building. Miss Cis-
ccros was with the general.
3 There was no cheering as they passed
through the long lines of people into
thct :‘,l1u1ch but it was evident that it
vas difficult for the crowd to check its
enthusiasm.
The service was dedictory of
Ieffersorl Davis memorial window, the
gift of the Confederate societies. Rev.
Dr. Dame, of Baltimore, made the ad—
dress. The widow of the Confederate
President sat in the pew her husband
tut-copied on Sunday, April 3, 1865, when
he heard of the evacuation of Rich—
mend.
During the course of a brief inter-
view Gcn. Lee stated that there was
no possibility by which a war could be
averted unless Spain backed down com—
pletely and exacuated Cuba.
"I have been in consultation with the
War Department,” he said, “and you
can state that the militia of the coun-
try will be ordered out not later than
_to-morrow. The order may come to—
day; if not, certainly by to-morrow.”
General Lee was ask-ed whether he
would be made a Major General in the
ct" Int. of hostilities.
" 'I have not y et been officially notified
of. my appointment, " he ans11ered,“so
cannot say anything on that point.”
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WILL FIGHT WlTH LEE. " If.
Secretary Roosevelt Ready to Resign in
Order to Join the Volunteers.
\Vashington, April 18. ——Theodore
Roosevelt is anxious to demonstrate his
patriotism by going to the front as soon
as war is declared. He proposes to re~
sign his present position as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and apply for
a. position on the staff of General Fitz-
hugh Lee, who expects a commission
as Major General of the volunteers.
Mr. Roosevelt has been one of the
strongest and most consistent advo-
cates of an aggressive policy against
Spain, and his courage and ability have
challenged the admiration of every
American. He has never attempted to
conceal his ambition to take an active
part in hostiltles against Spain, and the
knowledge of this fact has given rise
to the report that he has already re—
signed hls present position in the Navy
Department and volunteered for active
duty in the field. The report appears
to be premature, pending authority
from Congress to commission General
Lee as commanding general of volun—
teers.
Secretary Long has informed the
President and Mr. Roosevelt that he
will regard the resignation of his as-
sistant at this time as a personal loss.
By his activity and quick grasp of af-
fairs and his labors with the Board of
Strategy, Mr. Roosevelt has taken an
immense amount of work off the Secre-
tary’s hands, and the Secretary argues
that a. new man, however bright, could
not tke hold in the present emergency
without creating some confusion.
ORDER PREVAILS IN MADRID.
Newspapers Deplore tne Attack on Our
Consulate at Malaga. .
Madrid, April ~18.—Perfect order
reigned in Madrid last evening, though
the streets were thronged with promen-
aders. The usual Sunday bullflght ab—
sorbed pOpular interest and overshad-
owed the action of the United States
as a topic of discussion.
The Epoca (Conservative), referring
to the outbreaks of popular feeling in
the provincial towns, counsels the Gov-
ernment to deal gently with the riotors,
considering the provocation received
from the American public and Con-
gress, and even from the President, and
urges the Spanish nation to continue
In its dignified attitude, standing shoul-
der to shoulder in defense of the na-
tion’s rights.
More Bioting at lfalnga.
London, April 18.—A special dispatch
from Madrid says that there was an-
other hostile demonstration outide the
American Consulate at Malaga. yes-
terday afternoon. The civic guard dis-
persed the mob after repeated
charges. Three people were injured.
Most of the shops were closed.
St. Paul Goes for Guns.
New York, April 18.—The American
line steamer St. Paul, acquired by the
United States navy for use as an aux-
iliary cruiser, left her dock at the foot
of Fulton street, North River, yester-
day for Philadelphia, where she will
be armored and equipped for service.
There were two commanders on board.
One was Capt. John C. Jamison, of the
American line; the other was Capt.
Charles G. Sigsbee, late commander of
the United States steamship Maine.
The latter was the guest of the former,
but Capt. Sigsbee will command the
American cruiser St. Paul.
Alabama’s Launching May 1.
Philadelphia, April 18.——The battle-
ship Alabama will be launched at
Cramp’s'shipyard May 1. Miss Morgan,
daughter of United States Senator Mor-
gan, will christen the ship. The A13.-
bama will be the first in the water of
the three battleships contracted for in
October, 1896. The Wisconsin and Illi-
nois are being built respectively at
San Francisco and Newport News. All
are alike.
Andree Relief Expedition.
tockholm, April 18.—Professor Stad—
ling, who has been appointed to con—
duct the search for I—Ierr Andree, the
balloonist, who started last year in an
attempt to cross the Arctic regions in
a balloon, has decided to proceed to the
Klondike, owing, it is said, to the fact
that geographers give credence to the
report that Andree ‘has been heard
from in those latitudes. He will start
on Thursday next.
Consul’s “'ife in Danger.
St. Augustine, Fla... April 18.—Anxiety
is felt here for the safety of United
States Consul Alfred T. Triaya, his
wife and children at Baracoa, Cuba.
When last heard from Mrs. Trlaya’s
life was imperllled by the claimed ac-
cidental discharge of a Spanish senti-
nel’s gun. The sentinel was angered
by the display of the American flag.
.
MAILS cosine THE WAR.
Will be Sent Abroad on Neutral Vessels
to Insure Safety.
Yashington, 'Aprll 18.-—I11
war the Post Office Departin...
have to undergo a general oven 2.2‘. .
The rules that now hold goo... ._
make the carrying and dist1uo.....,1. .
the nation’s letters one great .smcctl‘xy
working mechanical system, mil bar..-
to be changed to'meet the more 11in:
of the occasion. For instance, 11.1: ._ .x
ters and packages that are 111:1 11;: -.
ried on the great ocean steamers
Amerilan line to England and
pean puts will have to be In _
neutral v.essels -
“Mail will not be molested on neutral
vessels in case of war,” said First
sistant Postmaster Ge:‘.;;al :75 .
Heath. “This immunity will apply.
the mail belonging to the Government.
as well as that of private DOTSQuS.
“The foruarding of the r: all to ti:
soldiers on the field of battle 1111] be i:..
itself a department, and a very impor-
tant one. The men who are risking
their lives for the loved ones at home
must have their letters delivered
promptly, whether they are in the bat-
tle field or are marching from one part
of the Union to another. The Govern-
ment will make special contracts with
the railroads in case of war, and the
trains carrying the mail will have
precedence over all others, except those
carrying troops and munitions of war.
“War will cost the Post Ofllce De-
partment a pretty sum of money, but
I hope we will have it if General W'vey-
ler is to be commander-in-chief of the
Spanish Army.
“I hope he will land 'in Florida with
his troops and begin that famous march
to \Vashington that he once spoke so
glibly of making. TXhat the Southern
boys would do with Mr. Weyler and his
men would be, to use a slang term, a.
plenty.”
TEN MEN KILLED IN BLOODY FEUD.
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Bakers and Howards Fought in Kentucky
—-R'egular Pitched Battle.
Pineville, Ky., April 18.———A man who
lust arrived here from Clay County re-
ports that the Howard and Baker fac-
tions met in open battle at Manches-
ter, Clay County, on Friday, and that
ten men were killed and three wounded.
Their names are unknown, but it is
generally believed there was a. battle.
Anselen Baker and his brother Al,
who were under guard at Manchester,
escaped Thursday night. More than
fifty persons had been held as wit-
nesses, but when they were released
the Sheriff foolishly returned their
arms.
The feud began only ten days ago
over a business transaction between
the Howard and Baker families. Ex-
Sheriff A. B. Howard, his son, IVllkes,
and a man named Stow were waylaid
11nd lVilkes and Stow were killed. The
elder Howard was wounded. The fol-
lowing day County Assessor James
Howard, another son, was shot and
killed by G. W. Baker, ex-County As-
sessor, whose two sons had been ar—
rested for killing Wilkes Howard and
Stow.
The Bakers refused to be arrested
unless allowed to carry their arms and
to have a guard of 100 of their friends.
This was granted. News from the
- scene is anxiously awaited, but no one
has come from there since Saturday.
THE PLAN OF ACTION.
Congressional Action, Ultimatuln to Spain
Return of Ministers, “’31‘.
W'ashington, April 18.—~—-Just as soon
as the President is empowered to use
the army and navy, at is stated, he will
issue an ultimatbm to Spain, giving
her 24 hours—poslbly 48—in which she
shall answer whether she will get out
of Cuba. or wait to be driven out. Her
refusal to evacuate the island, which
all expect, will be followed by the com-
mand from the President: “Fire!” and
the bloody conflict will be on.
The moment the resolutions become
a law by the signature of the President
Senor Polo y Barnabe, [the Spanish
Minister, will turn over the effects of
his legation to the French Ambassa-
dor here, and will hurry to Madrid with
all his staff.
Minister Woodford will leave Madrid
and turn over the office to the British
Ambassador to Spain.
Germans Anxious to Fight for Us.
Berlin, April 18.——-There have been
many applications at the United States
Embassy upon the part of old German
.soldiers who are desirous of enlisting
in the army or navy of the United
States.
Senor Sandoval, the Spanish agent
here, leaves for Kiel in order to test
thirteen Schw artz- -Koff torpedoes,
which he has purchased for Spain, be-
fore their shipment to that country.
The United States Embassy has been
notified of the facts in the case, and
will request the German Government
to prevent the shipment of the torpe—
does if war breaks out before they are
on their way to Spain.
NEWS lN BRIEF.
Ten more Yachts are to be purchased
by the Government and armed for pos-
sible serv ice in Cuban waters.
All troops of the De partmcut of the
East, except those doing-“g arrison duty
at coast fortifications, will be moved
South to-morrow.
A cable dispatch from Paris says that
the strained relations'between Spain
and the United States form the chief
topic of the day.
A London dispatch states that the
condition of Mr. Gladstone remains un—
changed. A w ell-known oculist has
been summoned to Hawarden. _
Former Minister Edward J. Phelps
advocates an alliance between the Unit-
ed States and England, largely on the
ground of common origin and mutual
commercial interests.
Robert M. Lant, who was Minister
to France during the first Cleveland
Administration, died in Paris on Satur-
day, aged eighty—three years. The
funeral will take place at Baltimore,
Md.
Charles W. Hackett, of Utica, chair-
man of the Republican State Executive
Committee of New York, died at Pa-
latka, Fla, Saturday evening. Mr.
Hackett was stricken with apoplexy
on Thursday morning, and was uncon-
scious for several hours before his
death. He was about fifty-rive years
of age.
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