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iSMtf ! ' ' • mm hum *1* y&* ffat >A* tAr %*#%fcr **•1 »•* w Jv? *#* w* ̂ t'^c»pn!i* J* J» COMTAJflQN "'.-vyfS' •'" •' E; / By M*0*rirm 9*4ford. CHAPTER VII. To Clarice Bhe vowed a redoubled de­ motion. Ah! if any care of hers might { . ,. frelp her towards recovery, so that $" ^ %hen bar lover returned from hi* In­ dian campaign she might be well jMKNigh to marry! Only in helping to P§>| >:";:|jta1ng that marriage to a successful Is- ) v" <• Ime could she hope to efface the last \ fcaJserable half-hour. She would try, loo, and talk to Doctor Drake some day ;%f herself, and ask if any possible change of treatment might hasten Jblarice'a recovery. The very thought •ought comfort and hope with it Having decided her course of action, the proceeded to put It tnto practice; (moot.hed her hair, and tried to wash the traces of tears from her face. Then 6h« sat down and wrote a few lines to her brother, declining to lend him the money, and giving him her reasons for the refusal. After that she went to ! Clarice's room, who, happily, she found alone. ¥$ "I thought you were never coming!" |/ ffaid Clarice fretfully. "Come and sit close by me where I can see you. I ^ * Heed your soothing presence so badly ! to-day.. Why, what is the matter with you. dear? You look as if you needed I toothing yourself. Yon have been cry- U" >«' and I thought you were a woman *ho could not cry." ^ Janetta gave rather a Watery smile. Si' ill **You "wire wrong, you see. I have been |n trouble about several things, and I i: could not see my way clew; but I see ; It now. I shan't cry any more, I prom- * ise you." And Janetta threw back her . bead with something of her usual frank / _ freliance. ^ % Clarice glanced at her wistfully. ' **You are reserved and proud, Janetta; Jrat if it were a case where money flrould help " III With quick alertness Janetta bent 4 fiown and kissed one of Clarice's tiny, y- V helpless hands. Ah! how good and dear you are; it is not a case of money. I am n 'Sllmost glad not to have it, because I t might do harm instead of good with h:\ iv • ; v "Not my hands, my face," said !/ ' Clarice simply. And Janetta bent and kissed her on the forehead, oppressed ' ' With a sense of her own unworthiness. ^ I The day passed like a dream. She taw Captain Merivale only at meals, for he and Clarice spent the evening alone together. ji-'Y. The next day, when he came down % after bidding her good-by, he found Mrs. Mortimer standing alone in the ball, giving her last directions for the * tracking of his luggage into the car­ riage. He looked searchingly about Ssif^for Janetta. J "Miss Howard desired me to bid you good-by for her," said Mrs. Mortimer, ,:p' ^-answering his glance. "She went into i' the town for something." "Oh, thank you. Tell her I was sorry „ * not to see her. You and she will look after Clarice for me whilst I'm away, i|| • won't you?" The next Instant he was gone. Ja- lr4 netta, meanwhile, sought shelter in a ; V little cove by the seashore, and sat , with her back against the cliff, and her tearless eyes gazing out seawards, k V > Her teeth were clenched in the ef- fort to keep back the sobs that rose in her throat. She would,gladly have uprooted this strange love that had grown up in her heart, but she could not. A: % "He's gone now," she said, pulling ; out her watch and looking at it. "It can't be wrong to go on loving him ; iwhen I shall never see him again. It can neither hurt him nor me, for he ^ does not know it; and God knows I have but one great wish in life left to y me--that he and Clarice should marry." ^ It chanced that on her way home she came across Doctor Drake walking quickly down the street. He would ; have passed her by with a bow, but I she came to a stop. "There is something I wanted to talk r to you about. Could you spare me a minute?" "Certainly," he said, With a slight ffi surprise. _ : "I never get the chance of a word : alone with you. Will you forgive me ^ if I ask if there is nothing that could be done to hasten Miss Seymour's re- covery?" Doctor Drake's fair face flushed. "It | is a question that is often before me. ^ Do you think her worse?" he asked ^ anxiously. "She is out of spirits, and losing hope." "Of what?" inquired the Doctor im­ patiently. "Of recovery or what?" f "Of everything that makes her life worth living. Until she is better she j * will not marry." "-Or Captain Merivale will not marry er!" broke nut tho TWrni "htuul &:< her!" broke out the Doctor. "Which is it, do you think? You are speaking frankly to me, Miss Howard, and I can but answer you in the same spirit. No specialist can do anything for Miss Seymour. I will tell you briefly my opinion, which is backed by other men in my profession. When Miss Seymour wm» thrown from her horse she severe­ ly strained the nerves of the spine. "Aa far as we can discover, the in­ jury is entirely overcome; but her whole nervous system is shattered. When that recovers its tone she will be well. It lies much with herself and those about her. That is why I ad­ vised cheerful companionship of a girl about her own age. I've known sim­ ilar cases. Sometimes a sudden neces­ sity for exertion will cure a patient, or a great happiness. If I had been Captain Merivale I should have tried: the happiness--I should have married her before now." Janetta gave him a quick look of sympathy. "Ton think it might hare cured her?" ** should have tried It," replied the Doctor quietly. "But if it hadn't, how miserable she weald have been." "It would be the fault of her husband If she were so," replied the Doctor, With rather an odd little smile. "*Poor fellow!" thought Janetta, "he cares foe her himself. What a strong, tender nature he has hidden behind that cold manner." "Then I can do nothing," she said aloud, "and I wish to do so much! I would do anything that lay in ny power to help make her well." For the first time Doctor Drake re­ garded her attentively. There was no doubt of the sincerity of the speaker. "You can do much," he said kindly. Help her to forget herself, keep her bright and cheerful; and if, by whole­ some contradiction, you could trick her into ning a little more, you would be of real service." They both laughed, for Clarice's way­ wardness was apparent to every one that came into contact with her; and Janetta remembered how often she had come down stairs, or went out for a drive, in opposition to the expressed wish of the Doctor. I am glad you spoke to me," he sadd, holding out his hand. "I feel as if we had come to a better understand­ ing." His last sentence was overheard by Mrs. Mortimer, who advanced with cat­ like tread down the street She did not stop, only bowed to the pair who seemed absorbed in such earnest con­ versation, with a rather meaning smile, and passed over to the other side of the street The chit! the deceitful chit! So that is the business that took her out in such a hurry this morning! She is determined to have more than one string to her bow. I wonder what the better understanding may be?" said Mrs. Mortimer under her breath, as she looked after Janetta's retreating figure. After that conversation with the Doctor, Janetta redoubled her efforts to brighten Clarice's life. "I feel your wings about me night and day," said Clarice, smiling at her. Didn't I hear you creep into my room in the middle of the night?" "Yes," Janetta confessed. "I thought I heard you move, and that I might put you off to sleep again by reading aloud." Do you sleep with your door open, then?" asked Clarice. Janetta laughed and nodded. "I like to be close at hand it you want me." "But how can I repay devotion like yours? You will stay with me always, Janetta?" Until you marry, if you wish it" And when will that be, I wonder?* laid Clarice, with a quick sigh. "When Captain Merivale comes home again," Janetta replied. It's just that decided way of yours that keeps hope alive." The/ were siting in the drawing room after dinner. Mrs. Mortimer had gone up stairs to write letters. A Violent ring at the bell made the girls look at each other in quick surprise. "A caller at this time in the even­ ing?" said Clarice. "Just tell Mason that unless It is Doctor Drake I can see nobody." There was only time to issue the order before Mason reached the door, and then a man's voice was heard speaking in the hall, thick, hesitating, argumentative, and Janetta's heart stood still. The voice was Neville's. Every vestige of color went from her face. A visit from Neville at this hour could bode no good. I think it is some one asking for me," she said, trying to steady her voicfe. "Will you excuse me for a mo­ ment?" Without waiting for an answer, she went quickly into the hall; and there stood Neville, with a foolish smile on his face, trying to explain to .Mason that it was,Miss Howard, not Miss Sey­ mour, he wished to speak to. "Neville, come this way!" said Ja­ netta sharply, putting a hand on his arm to steady his stepB, for at the first glance it was evident that the boy had had more than enough to drink. Mason followed them into the study, where Janetta took her brother, stirred the fire, and turned up the gas with slow deliberation; and Janetta was con­ scious through every fiber of her be- iiig that the parlor maid knew her brother's condition as well as she did, and she smarted under the humiliation and disgrace. "That will do, thank you, Mason," she said, closing the door behind the maid. "Neville, what has brought you here at this hour and " Her tongue refused to finish the sentence. * "Got--the--sack," answered Neville, sulkily, defiant, bringing out each word with elaborate care, to prove that he had complete mastery of tongue an* brain. . "How can you come and see me and tell me that?" said Janetta with a sob of pain. "What am I to do for you, when you will do nothing for your- selfT" trottfcla. The bearer of this not* la aqp brother̂ -my only Mvlag relation tal he is as you see him. I cannot aond htm to any lodging or hotel to-night I send him to you, because you are a bachelor, and will understand what It Is to me, his sister, for him to eall upon me like this. Will you of your great goodness take him in for this (me night and hide his shame, and to­ morrow r will see him and settle what he must do. Yours gratefully, "Janetta Howard." She folded and directed the letter, putting it into Neville's nerveless hand. "This man will give you a bed for to-night. It is not far to go--down the hill. When you get outside turn to the right, arid about a hundred yards down the street there is a gate with a brass plate on it That Is Doctor Drake's house." Almost before he knew what his sis­ ter was doing, Janetta had led Neville to the door, reiterating her directions In soft low tones. She went back to the drawing room, determined to tell Clarice the story; but her intention was checked by the presence of Mrs. Mortimer, who stood by Clarice's sofa, pouring out an eager torrent of accusation. Clarice had raised herself to a sitting posture, and listened withjBushed cheeks and shin­ ing eyee, and with rather a seornftil smile. Tm glad you've come back, Janetta. Mrs. Mortimer has been amusing me with really wonderful stories, which she seems to have gathered from her own and Mason's personal observa­ tion." 'If the amusing stories you refer to are about myself, I shall be glad to hear them," said Janetta, standing be­ fore Clarice, with a burning red spot on either cheek. She would not even look at her accuser. 'First item: A drunken lover Is sup­ posed to have Just come to see you." 'He is not my lover. Later on, I shall be glad to tell you who he is; but not in the presence of a third per­ son." 'Does that mean, Miss Howard, that you wish to explain your rather ex­ traordinary conduct to Miss Seymour , alone?" inquired Mrs. Mortimer acidly. I 'It does," replied Janetta, with onef fearless glance. "That explanation 4s necessary to her, but unnecessary to you." '1 think perhaps you had better i; leave us," said Clarice. As the door t closed behind her, Clarice stretched ? out her hands to Janetta *frth quick § entreaty. "Oh, Janetta, what a brute you must think me to question any-; thing you do! But she has hinted at- such awful things! I only wait for" your word to declare everything -un­ true, and I shall believe you." (To be continued.) . McKinley to the P«opl» of the Country. SECOND fNAUGURAL SPEECH. Che •«*«*• at isee, h* aay* Hu Bm fwiy Jnitlfled bjr Preaent CooditlMI --C»b» Mut Be Iad«p«ttdMt IN War la the Philippine*. president McKinley delivered his Inaugural address Monday to a large isseoablage of people, gathered at Washington from all parts of the aountry and the nations of the old world. He was listened to attentively as he spoke to the multitude in a clear voice and evident earnestness. Ths following is the full text of his ad­ dress: "My fellow elttsens: When we assem­ bled here on the 4th of March, 1897, there was great anxiety with regard to our currency and credit. None exists now. Then our treasury receipts were Inade­ quate to meet the current obligations of tiie government. Now they are sufficient for all public needs, and we have a sur­ plus instead of a deficit. Then I felt eons trained to convene the Congress In extraordinary session to deviae revenues to pay the ordinary expenses of the gov- ernmsnt. Now I have the satisfaction to announce that the Congress just olosed 4ias reduced taxation in the sum of forty-one millions of dollars. Then there was deep solicitude because of the long depression In our manufacturing, mining, agricultural and mercantile in­ dustries and the consequent distress of our laboring population. Now every avenue of production Is crowded with ac­ tivity, labor is well employed and Amer­ ican products find good markets at home and abroad. "Our diversified productions, however, re increasing in such unprecedented vol­ ume as to admonish us of the necessity of still further enlarging our foreign markets by broader commercial relations. For this purpose reciprocal trade ar­ rangements with other nations should, III liberal spirit, be carefully cultivated ad promoted. Yerdlct of ISM KxMit.d, He Bays* "The national verdict of 1896 has for the most part been executed. Whatever re­ ins unfulfilled is a continuing ofellga- a law «• tss an, and faithful e' should follow its decrees. "Strong hearts and helpful Mads needed, and, fortunately, we have in every part of our beloved cottW Wt are reunited. Sectionalism hae appeared. Division on public qt no longer can be traced by the of last. These old differences problems demand the thought en the conscience of the country, responsibility for their presence as well less disturb the Judgment. Existing as for their righteous settlement rests upon us all--no more upon me than upon you. There are some national questions in the solution of which patriotism should exclude partisanship. Magnifying their difficulties will not take them oft our hands nor facilitate their adjust­ ment. Distrust of the capacity, integ­ rity and high purposes df the American people will not be an inspiring theme Car future political contests. Wmy of Safety and Honor. "Dark plotures and gloomy forebodings are worse than useless. These only be- oloud, they do not help to point, the way Of safety and honor. 'Hope maketh not ashamed.' The prophets of evil were not the builders of the republic, new in Its crisis since have they saved or served it The faith of the fathers was a mighty foroe in its creation, and the faith of their descendants has wrought its prog­ ress and furnished its defenders. They are obstructionists who despair and who would destroy confidence in the ability of our people to solve wisely and for civ­ ilisation the mighty problems resting up­ on them. The American people, in­ trenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go, and they reject aa mistaken and un­ worthy the doctrine that we lose our own liberties by securing the enduring foundations of liberty to others. Our In­ stitutions will not deteriorate by exten­ sion, and our sense of justice will not abate under tropio suns in distant seas. As heretofore, so hereafter, will the na­ tion demonstrate its fitness to administer any new estate which events devolve up­ on It and In the fear of God will 'take occasion by the hand and make the bounds of freedom wider yet.' "If there are those among us who would make our way more difficult we must not be disheartened, but the more earnestly dedicate ourselves to the task which we have rightly entered. The path of progress seldom is smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We And them so. They are inconvenient. They cost us something. But are we not made better for the effort and sacrifice, and are not those we serve lifted up and blessedT Will Stand l>y Oar Enaitt.v. "We will be consoled, too, with the fact that opposition has confronted every on­ ward movement of the republic from its COLD INDEED ̂ So me off the Odd Tricks of Liquid Ate Liquid air is, perhaps, the coldest thing in the world. It Is so sold that a: cake of ice is like a fierce fire as com­ pared with it, for a kettle of liquid air placed on a cake of ice will boil just as water boils over a hot fire. It freezes mercury so hard that one can drive nails in it The story is told that Mr. Charles B. Tripler, the experi­ menter in liquid air, recently took a quart can of the remarkable substance with him on a visit to a friend. On the way he stopped in a restaurant to eat a beefsteak. The waiter brought in a hot broiled steak and placed it in front of Mr. Tripler. As soon as the waiter's back was turned Mr. Tripler hastily opened the can and exposed the meat to the liquid air. Instantly the steak was frozen hard as a rock. When the waiter came back his customer complained that the steak was frozen. So the waiter called the head waiter, and the head waiter blamed it all on the cook and the cook was at a loss to explain, and the result <was that the frozen steak was taken (back into the kitchen as a mysterious curiosity. A new steak was broiled for Mr. Tripler, and this one he ate with much CHAPTER VIII. She had not asked her brother to sit down, and he leaned his back against the mantel shelf; while she paced up and down the room In ex­ treme agitation. "Got such a. good berth yourself, I thought " The thought was too far back In the recesses of Neville's muddled brain for him to bring it to light. "That I could ask Miss Seymour to take you in as well as myself," said Janetta bitterly. "You must go, Ne ville. I can't stop and talk to you to­ night. You are not fit to talk to." "Go where?" asked Neville, with dazed eyes. "I thought you'd never be the one to turn me out!" Oh, what can I do?" cried Janetta. And then came the remembrance of Doctor Drake's strong, kind face. He would help her if he knew in what sore trouble she was. "Look here, Neville,' she said, trying not to let him see how she shrank from him. "I have one friend in this place, who I believe, if I sent him a note by you, will take you in for the night. To-morrow I will see you and think what can be done." She was scribbling swiftly as she spoke: "Dear Doctor Drake: I sin in sore ; Jfeoro Than Just Bnoagfe. Some months before his death, Sena­ tor Cushman K. Davis wrote the fol­ lowing words to a young friend: "I believe in superfluous knowledge. I have little faith in the thing called genius. I think any young man can attain success, and great success, by good, hard, studious labor; not inter­ mittent labor, but conscientious, con­ stant effort. The men who have achieved success are the men who have worked, read and thought more than was absolutely necessary; who have not been content with knowledge suf­ ficient for present need, but who have sought additional knowledge and stor­ ed It away for the emergency reserve. It is superfluous labor that equips a man. Jtpjf eyery thing that cauafo . is • • • ' 1 Detectlre Spy-»!••• on Hi lite. Chief Wilkie of the secret service has discovered a new use for a well known instrument of civil engineering, the transit, which is a sort of spyglass on stilts. While a government em­ ploye was at work on the new federal building In San Francisco he noticed that a man was bringing something small to a window frequently in a building about 200 yards away. Bring­ ing a transit into play the observer convinced himself that the man was at work on bpgus money. A secret service detective was summoned and he peeked through the transit. Then he went over and arrested the man for counterfeiting, making what Chief Wilkie regards a* a moat Uwmtmt capture. • ,, • V: THS PRESIDENT AMD with undiminished force up­ on the executive and the Congress. But fortunate as our condition is. its per­ manency can only be assured by sound business methods and strict economy In national administration and legislation. We should not permit our great pros­ perity to lead us to reckless ventures In business or profligacy in public expendi­ tures. While the Congress determines the objects and the sum of appropriat­ ions, the officials of the executive de­ partments are responsible for honest and faithful disbursement, and it should be their constant care to avoid waste and extravagance. . "Honesty, capacity and industry no­ where are more Indispensable than in public employment. These should be fun­ damental requisites to original appoint­ ment and the surest guarantees against removal. "Four years ago we stood on the brink •f war without the people knowing it and without any preparation or effort at preparatin for the impending peril. I did all that in honor could be done to avert the war, but without avail. It be­ came inevitable; and the Congress at its first regular session, without party divi­ sion, provided money in anticipation of the crisis and in preparation to meet it. It came. The result was signally fav­ orable to American arms and in the high­ est degree honorable to the government. It imposed upon us obligations from which we cannot escape and from which It would be dishonorable to seek to es­ cape. We are now at peace with the world, and It is my fervent prayer that If differences arise between us and other powers they may be settled by peaceful arbitration, and that hereafter we may hi spared the horror* of war. Looks to People (or Help. "Intrusted by the people for a seoond time with the office of President, I enter upon its administration appreciating the great responsibilities which attach to this renewed honor and commission, promising unreserved devotion on my part to their faithful discharge and rev­ erently invoking for my guidance the di­ rection and favor of Almighty God. I should shrink from the duties this day assumed if I did not feel that in their performance I should have the co-opera­ tion of the wise and patriotic men of all parties. It encourages me for the great task which I now undertake to believe that those who voluntarily committed to aso the trust Imposed upon the chief ex­ ecutive of the republic will give to me generous support in my duties to 'pre­ serve, protect and defend the Constitu­ tion of the United States' and to 'care that the laws be faithfully executed.' The national purpose is indicated through a national election. It is the constitu­ tional method of ascertaining the public Will. When once It Is registered It Is Lelth Bolldlng Great Doeka. Leith, Scotland, will become a port of some capacity and trade two years hence. A suite of docks Is in construc­ tion there, which is to cost between 300,000 pounds and 400,000 pounds more than was estimated when the Leith dock commissioners launched their program. In 1896 seventy-five acres of the foreshore were reclaimed; and the dock now near completion Is 1,900 feet long, with a width of 550 feet for 1,100 feet of its length and 280 feet for the remainder. The dock walls are forty-four feet high, and there are to be two pairs of steel gates, each weighing close upon 300 tons. To this equipment it has been resolved to add a graving dock 500 feet long. Sheep Perish by Millions. The drouth in the western districts of New South Wales ia terrible. Over >0,000,00 sheep have perished. The area of drouth-afflicted country is vast onough to find room for two or three kingdoms, and it is aa monotonous as vast. Hills are unknown. The rivers are mere ditches. At the whisper of rain these sealike plains blossom into unparalleled verdure, but under the rainless crystalline skies these shade- less pastures shrivel into one vast level floor of sand. Stationery for Vumh. As the years go by it is pleasing to note that more farmers write letters on printed letterheads and have their oards on their envelopes. It was once thought that no one could do this un­ less he was engaged in the production •f some specialty or breeding some purs-4>lood farm stock. No one believes that now. Let the farm be named, and then give that with the name of the owner and his .postoffice address and Che business is done. The coot of print­ ing Is trifling in comparison with Hi kenefits.--Lanark <IM.* Qasgtts. VICK-PRBSIDBNT. opening hour until now, "hilt without Suc­ cess. The republic has marched on and on and its every step has exalted free­ dom and humanity. We are undergoing the same ordeal as did our predecessors nearly a century ago. We are following the course they blazed. They triumphed Will their successors falter and plead organic lmpotency in the nation? Surely after 125 years of achievement for man­ kind we will not now surrender our equal­ ity with other powers on matters funda­ mental and essential to nationality. With no such purpose was the nation created. In no such spirit has It devel­ oped its full and independent sovereignty. We ^dhere to the principle of equality among ourselves, and by no act of ours will we assign to ourselves a subordinate rank in the family of nations. "My fellow citizens, the public events of the last four years have gone Into history. They are too near to justify recital. Some of them were unforeseen: many of them momentous and far-reach­ ing in their consequences to ourselves and our relations with the rest of the world. The part which the United State 3 bore so honorably in the thrilling scenes in China, while new to American life, has been in harmony with its true spirit and best traditions, and in dealing with the results its policy will be that of moderation and fairness. Am ton Toward* Cuba. "We face at this moment a most im­ portant question--that of the future il­ lations of the United States with Cuba. With our near neighbors we must remain close friends. The declaration of the purposes of this government in the reso­ lution of April 20, 1S98, must be made good. Ever since the evacuation of the island by the army of Spain the execu­ tive with all practicable speed has been assisting its people in the successive steps necessary to the establishment of a free and independent government pre­ pared to assume and perform the obliga­ tions of international law which now rest upon the United States under the treaty of Paris. The convention elected | by the people to frame a constitution is ! approaching the completion of its labors. | The transfer of American control to the I new government is of such great import- ance, involving an obligation resulting ! from our intervention and the treaty of I peace, that I am glad to be advised, by the recent act of Congress, of the policy which the legislative branch of the gov- i ernment deems essential to the best in- ' terests of Cuba and the United States. ' The principles which led to our inter- ' ventlon require that the fundamental | law upon which the new government rests should be adapted to secure a gov­ ernment capable of performing the du­ ties and discharging the functions of a separate nation, of observing its interna­ tional obligations of protecting life and property. Insuring order, safety and 11b- ODD8 A N D BNDS. Michigan's salt output in lflOQ 5,000,000 barrels. An astronomer reports that his busi­ ness is looking up. The home secretary has the power to pardon for murder in Bngland. The distinction among nnim*% - ro* quiring least sleep belongs to the ele­ phant. In 1830 the world's railways meas­ ured 210 miles. Now there are 870,- 000 miles. Our Indian population is not skill­ ful in any line of manufacture save their own crude industries. Upwards of 101,000 visitors were ad­ mitted to the state apartments at Windsor Castle in the course of last year. On a war footing Germany has the largest army, 5,534,199 men; Russia, 5,406,004. On peace footing Russia has 833,146; Germany, 691,870. Out of thirty-four towns in Bngland and Wales one-third maintain one 01 more public baths. They are orowded by factory and shop hand^. •• the Cuban people It the. guaranties et sponsors for the i. _and we remain aoeouataMe ns, no lose than to our .own ™ jM»d people, for the reooastruo- tion of Cuba as a free oommonwealth en abiding foundations of right, justice, lib­ erty and assured order. Our enfranchise­ ment of the people will not be completed until free Cuba shall be a reality, not a name; a perfect entity, not a hasty ex­ periment bearing wltnin Itself the ole" ments of failure. * Regarding the Philippine*. "While the treaty of peaoe with Spain was **tlfled on the 6th ot February, U>i» dni ratifications were ezohanged nearly two years ago. the Congress has uwueated no form of government for the Philippine islands. It has, however, pro- ™«*d an aspy to enable the executive to suppress Insurrection, restore peace, give security to the inhabitants and ee- taMtsh the authority of the United States throughout the archipelago. It has au­ thorized the organisation of native troops as auxiliary to the regular force. It has been advised from time to time of the acts of the military and naval officers in the Islands, of my action In appointing civil commissions, of the Instructions wth which they were charged of duties and powers, of the recommenda­ tions and of the several acts under execu­ tive commission, together with the very complete general Information they have, submitted. These reports fully set forth the conditions, past and present, In the islands, and the instructions clearly show the principles which win guide the execu­ tive until the Congress shall, as it is required to do by the treaty, determine 'the civil rights and politloal status of the native inhabitants.' "The Congress having added the sanc­ tion of its authority to the powers al­ ready possessed and exercised by the ex­ ecutive under the Constitution, thereby leaving with the executive the responsi­ bility for the government of the Philip- Pines, I shall continue the efforts already begun until order shall be restored throughout the islands, and as fast as conditions permit will establish local governments, in the formation of which the full co-operation of the people has been already invited, and when estab­ lished1 will encourage the people te ad­ minister tliewi- Mood Work Being Done. "The settled purpose, long ago prevail­ ing, to afford the inhabitants of the islands self-government as fast as they were ready for it will be pursued with earnestness and fidelity. Already some­ thing has been accomplished In this di­ rection. The government's representa­ tives, civil and military, are doing faith­ ful and noble work in their mission of emancipation and merit the approval and support of their countrymen. The most liberal terms of amnesty already have been communicated to the insurgents, and the way is still open for those who have raised their arms against the gov­ ernment for honorable submission to Its authority. Our countrymen should not be deceived. We are not waging war against the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands. A portion of them are making war# against the United States. By far the greater part of the inhabitants reo- ognize American sovereignty and wel­ come it as a guaranty of order and of security for life, property, liberty, free­ dom of conscience and the pursuit of happiness. To them full protection will be given. They shall not be abandoned. We will not leave the destiny of the loyal millions in the islands to the dis­ loyal thousands who are in rebellion against the United States. Order under civil institutions will come as soon as those who now break the peace shall keep It. Force will not be needed or used when those who make war against us shall make it no more. May it end with­ out further bloodshed) and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty ypder law." Address off Mr. Koesevoifc" •PiK# solemn oath, the taking Of wtofdh places Mr. Roosevelt in the gallery of the country's eminent patriots and states­ men, was administered by Senator Wil­ liam P. Frye, of Maine, president pro tempore of the Senate. In his Inaugural address Mr. Roosevelt said: History of Fre« Government. "The history of free government Is In large part the history of those represen­ tative legislative bodies in which, from the earliest times, free government has found Its loftiest expression. They must ever hold a peculiar and exalted position in the record whicn tells how the great nations of the world have endeavored to achieve and preserve orderly freedom. No man can render to his fellows greater service than is rendered by him who, with fearlessness and honesty, with san­ ity and disinterestedness, does his life work as a member of such a body. "Especially is this the case when the legislature in which the service is ren­ dered 1b a vital part in the governmental machinery of one of those world powers to whose hands, in the course of the ages, is Intrusted a leading part in shap­ ing the destinies of mankind. For weal or for woe, for good or for evil, this is true of our own mighty nation. Great privileges and great powers are ours, and heavy are the responsibilities that go with these privileges and these powers. Accordingly as we do well or ill, so shall mankind in the future be raised or cast down. We belong to a young nation, al­ ready of giant strength, yet whose pres­ ent strength is but a forecast of the power that is to come. We stand su­ preme in a continent, in a hemisphere. East and west we look across the two great oceans toward the larger world- life In which, whether we will or not, we must take an ever Increasing share. And as, keen-eyed, we gaze Into the com­ ing years, duties, new and old, rise thick and fast to confront us from within and from without. Facing Toward Da>y. "There is every reason why we should face these duties with a sober apprecia­ tion alike of their importance and of their difficulty. But there also is every reason for facing them with high-hearted resolution and eager and confident faith in our capacity to do them aright. A great work lies ready to the hand of this generation; it should count itself happy, indeed, that to it is given the privilege of doing such a work. A leading part therein must be taken by this, the august and powerful legislative body over which I have been called to preside. Most deep* ly do I appreciate the privilege of my position; for high, Indeed, is the honor of presiding over the American Senate at the outset of the twentieth century." Church'# Work In Salvation. Or. Johnston Meyers says: "The first of the church and the Christian is salvation. It held a supreme place in the life of Jesus. It is unfortunate when a church or a minister places the work of training, educating or de­ veloping above the -work of soul sav­ ing. The exact reverse of present con­ ditions would be found if the church were doing the Savior's will. Salva­ tion would bo the regular service and the development of the church the spe­ cial service." Chiaeae Minister end D. B. HU1. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister, was in Albany, N. Y., the other day, and while there met David B. Hill at a reoeption. "Where are your wife and children?" said the Oriental. Davs confusedly answered that he waa a bachelor. "Wrong, wrong," said the diplomat "You bachelors should be taxed for remaining single, and the older you are the higher you should be taxed." This idea was liberally ap­ plauded by all the married men pres­ ent, thus adding much to the ex-gov­ ernor's embarrassment by fletional d«taetiv% the authorftiee at ° > they have provided telling at thg achievements of Holmes. The ; under instruction* to ay> Wythe Holmes principles In nil eases |PO«rtble. Accordingly, when it wag wported that a trunk had been broken open and 985 stolen at John Steven- son's boarding-house the other day, Officer Seaman proceeded to investi­ gate along Holmes' line. He found uiat the brass hasps securing the trunk lid had been severed with a sharp in­ strument None was in the vicinity. The landlord was asked If he had an ax. He produced' one from a coal- house, where he said he always kept it. There were small particles of brass on the blade and It just fitted the cut In the trunk. The officers argued that it a robber had committed the crime he would not have lugged away an ax. Therefore they decided it moat have been the landlord. When they ar- rested him he was so amazed at their line of reasoning that he admitted his guilt He is now in jail.--Pittsbunr Post ON VERGE OF INSANITY. Deacon Tells off * Case V Was In This Bertone Ooa^v ,̂ dlttoa, bat was Saved. East Randolph, N. Y., March 11.--" (Special.)--'Mrs. B. A. Deacon of this town is Vice-President of the local Women's Christian Temperance Union. She is Si lady of splendid capabilities, and these she has always directed to­ wards the uplifting of humanity. What Mrs. Deacon says is accepted in East Randolph without question. No one has ever doubted her truthfulness or honesty of purpose, Mrs. Deacon says: "My attention was first called to the remarkable cur­ ative value of Dodd's Kidney Pills, through the cure of a literary lady who was a friend of mine, and who from mental overwork was on the verge of insanity. After the failure of her phy­ sician to help her, her husband was •advised to have her try Dodd's Kidney Pills, which she did with gratifying re­ sults. She used five boxes before she was completely cured, but at the end of two months' treatment, she was her own happy, brilliant self once more. "Peeling languid and worn out my-, self, I thought they would perhaps be a help to me, and I am very glad to say that two boxes made a new woman of me. I feel ten years younger, am la the very best of health, and appreciate that it was entirely through the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I give them high­ est indorsement." These cases are becoming very com­ mon in Cattaraugus County, and many ladies have had experiences similar to those of Mrs. Deacon and her friend. What Dodd's Kidney Pills have done for these suffering women, they will do for anyone who gives them a fair trial. They are 50c. a box, six boxes for $2.50. Buy them from your local druggist if you can. If he cannot sup­ ply you, send to the Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. Y. If an heiress promises to be a sister to an impecunious suitor he has po kiok coming if he shares equally wfljlt her under the old man's will. When Ton Bay Soap insist on getting Maple City Self Washing Soap. Tour grocer has It or will got It You can't always judge a man by the cigars he gives to his friends. Final "Tbere is an ead to ^cnte suffering ̂ Si Jacobs pcoaptlycms* •xB WET WEAJHERL WISDOM! v f ^ THE ORIGINAL,; ^0WEB3 tsimv® SLICKER SLACK OR YELLOW ILL KEEP YOU DEY NOTtWG ELSE WILL TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES CATALOGUES PREE SHOWIK PULL LINE OP CARMENT3 AN» HATS. 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