CUBA SOON TO BE FBEE. Independent Government to Be Installed In Nine Months. ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER Count it ufionnl Convention Will Re Held UN Soon tin Possible to Pro vide Government—After Thin the United States Will Withdraw. Washington, July 20.—Cuba's inde pendent government is to he organized ami the withdrawal of the United States from the island is to he accomplished within nine months. This is the extreme limit which the administration officials now set for the continuance of American, military control of the island. Tlie situation in Cuba and the pro gramme to be carried out by the United States were considered yesterday iu tlie meeting of the cabinet and at a luncheon in the White House which was partici pated in by the president, members of the cabinet and Major General Wood, who went over the situation in Cuba with the president and cabinet as fully as he did with Secretary of War Root Wed nesday. General Wood impressed. his hearers with his conviction that matters in Cuba were in a satisfactory condition and that there would he no difficulty about the gradual withdrawal of troops. Troops I ntII After Election. It is not the intention of the adminis tration to reduce the military force in Cuba below 5,000 meu until after the general elections for delegates to the constitutional convention. This election will he held before the end of October and will be the next step in the direction of the formation of the Cuban govern ment. The convention will assemble as soon as possible after the election, and the fu ture of the Cubans will then be iu their own hands, as the organization of their independent government ami the date when it is to assume its duties and re sponsibilities will depend very largely on the action of this convention. It is expected that the convention will frame a constitution modeled very large ly on that of the United States. It will provide for elections to fill the various offices created, and as soon as these elec tions have been held and the new Titticinls installed the United States will finally withdraw. It is thought this can be done in about nine months. Advocates of Annexation. It is realized by the administration that there are many advocates of the an nexation of Cuba both in the island and in the United Statf the independents that the ticket be called "Independent Demo cratic." Following is the ticket nominat ed: Governor, M. A. Wippoimann, Rich land; lieutenant governor, F. \\\ Mc- Lean. Cavelour; secretary of state, J. F. Williams, Grand Forks; auditor, S. Iv. McGinnis, Stutsman; treasurer, J. 1\ Birder, Walsh; state superintendent. Mrs. Laura J. Ersenkuth, Foster; commission er of insurance, W. M. Campbell, Barnes; attorney general, John Cnrniody, Traill; commissioner of agriculture and labor, S. Torgerson, Traill; railroad commission' ers, L. Stttvenherni, Cass; L. L. Lewis, Stark; Joseph Morrison, I'emhina. Endcnvorcra Sec the queen. London. July 20.—Several thousand of the Christian Endeavorers visited Wind sor yesterday, en route for Oxford and Stratford. In the afternoon a large as sembly gathered in the royal ground* hoping to see Queen Victoria, and receW ed word that her majesty would appear in the quadrangle of the castle. Here the queen shortly arrived, attired in white ami accompanied by Princess Henry of Bat ten berg, ready for a drive. A thou* sand voices united in "God Save the Queen." which was followed by the Christian Endeavorers' anthem as bet majesty drove down the ranks acknowl edging the plaudits, bowing and smiling. To Protect Chinese Delation. Washington. July 20.—Some days ago Major Sylvester, chief of the District po lice force, purely as a precautionary measure, detailed a detective to watch the Chinese legation and prevent cranks harming its inmates. Yesterday a call on Secretary Hay by Major Sylvester gave rise to rumors that the guard at the lega tion was to he materially increased he cause wf the threats against the minis ter's life. It was ascertained, however, that the purpose of the call was simply to ascertain if the detail made had been agreeable to the minister and to the de partment officials, who assured him it was satisfactory to all. Ditteii by n Copperhead. • Poughkcepsie, N. Y., .fcily 20.— I Two boys, one of whom was William Buckley, 12 years of age. living at Wings Station, Dutchess county, were playing in a lot a few days ago, when one of the boys dis covered a copperhead snake. He picked it up on the end of a stick and tossed it to Buckley, who. thinking it to he an eel, caught it in his hands. The reptile bit tlio boy's hands several times before it could be shaken off. Buckley is very low with blood poisoning and is not expected to re cover. More Troops to Ffulit Yaqnin. Hermosillo, Mexico, July 20. —It is nn ... nounced by the military authorities here that Secretary of War Reis had ordered four additional regiments of government troops to proceed to the Yaqui country and engage in a strong campaign against the Yaqui Indians. It probably will be a month before the regiments reach their destination. Major Wooilwnrd Ordered to f'lilna. Chicago, July 20.—Major S. L. Wood ward. United States recruiting officer in Chicago, has been ordered by army offi cials to go to China. He is to take com mand of a battalion of the First United States cavalry. Major Woodward was ?olonel of n volunteer regiment dui (tig the arar with Spniu. IN CASE OF BURNS. X What to Do Before the Doctor Can Be Summoned Many times a person's clothing is ignited from flames of a gas stove or carelessly dropped matches. In such cases the person is usually a woman; not that women are more careless than men, hut their flowing house gowns are more easily ignited. The majority of women, when they find their clothing in flames, will start to run away from the danger. Such a procedure is qnite likely to prove fatal. If a person is alone, a quilt, rug or portierre, or any large wrap, should be thrown about the body. Then, by lying upon the floor and rolling over the flames can be quickly smothered. If some one is near at hand to give assistance, so much the better. In any case, the first thing to do is to see that every spark of fire is extinguished. That duty performed, the clothing should be removed from the burned portions of the body. There are many lotions that will relieve the pain. The one main point that should be kept in mind, however, is to keep the air from the burns Nothing is better than flour to pro tect the burned surface from the air. Make liberal use of the flour and cov er every part of the body that the fire has reached. When this is done cover the patient with wraps, protect him from all draughts, and when the doctor comes he will dress the burns. Almost any kind of oil is excellent, except, of course, kerosene and sim ilar oils. The very best oil that can be applied in linseed. This oil, mixed witli lime water, forms carron oil, an old remedy for burns which has been in use for over two hundred years Immediately upon application carron oil forms a false skin or film over the burned surface, which effectually pre vents the air from reaching the in jured parts. Collodion Is also an ex cellent lotion to apply to burns. This preparation is antiseptic, and also a disinfectant. It keeps the burns ab solutely clean, free from air, dirt and microbes. Not long ago. in one of the city hos pitals, silver foil was used as a cover ing for burns. Of course the foil served its purpose very well, but in .most households such an article is seldom to be found And even if the foil is obtainable, it is rather ditti cult to properly apply it. Farnffine or wax candles can be melted and poured over the burns. This quickly hardens, and forms a coating through which the air cannot penetrate. This treatment also re lieves the pain. Care should be tak en that when melted and ready to pour on the injured parts it is not too hot. One argument against the use of para (line is that it is removed with difficulty. All these remedies are merely pre liminary precautions taken before the arrival of the doctor. In cases where the burns are extensive I should ad vise the application of flour or linseed oil. Keep the injured person as quiet as possible and out of the air, and send for the doctor at once. Where the burns are slight and the doctor's services are not required, the carron oil or collodion will prove excellent remedies. It would be a wise precau tion to have a bottle of either lotion on hand. Where the patient is suffer ing from inhalation of smoke heated milk will aid in reviving him.—N. Y. Herald. BULLER'S BOYHOOD. English General Was an Ail-Round Young Rascal at School. | In spite of the story books, it is not always good boys who have become ! great men. Sir Redvers Puller, the man who, in spite of his recent de j feat in the English war with the I Poors, has proved himself one of the ; bravest fighters Great Britain has owned, was not a studious lad by any means. A man, now a clergyman, who, as a boy, sat in the same seat with him, says they both looked for ward nearly every day to a thrashing —and generally got it. Once he fought with young Puller and got a black ! eye for liis pains, giving a bloody nose I in return. j The man who is busy leading a great army against the Poors to-day : was a graceless young scamp, who ; went bird's nesting and raiding orch ards, who neglected his lessons and | got into mischief, who took ids whip j pings without a murmur, and made | ids teacher say lie was "the most audacious boy in the school." Great men in other walks of life have l>een "respectable boys," but great soldiers nearly always have been I ha rum scarum fellows when young. I Even George Washington was a little , unmanageable, while both Napoleon and Wellington, the only man who : ever led a victorious army against ; him, were both boys wbo could not 'be taught anything at school. Dewey and Funston and a great many other i famous fighters of to-day were of the i same type. .-iifi Permitted Only. ! The South Carolina Legislature, at its recent session, passed a law per mit tins homeopathic physicians to have their own examining hoard. The | Charleston News and Courier says | the bill received >m overwhelming mu- I Jority in both houses, and "will de ; light the hearts of the many people from the northern states who prefer to be treated by physicians bred in that school." The Telltale Compliment. "Dear me! I must be getting old." "What makes you think so?" ' "People have begun congratulating me on holding uiv own." PHYSICAL DEFECTS. Look Out For the Ankles of the Little Children. It is not easy to Bay why so many people have weak ankles. The ankles of children bend in when they walk, and parents, thinking they will out grow the trouble, pay no attention to it. The consequence is that the turn ing in becomes a habit, which is not corrected in later life. Little children should have the ankles rubbed with alcohol if they show any signs of weakness. Young children ought to wear shoes without heels, and the condition of the heels worn by the older ones should be watched carefully. When a heel Is worn 011 one side the ankle will natur ally turn over on that side. Careless ness in the tit of shoes, and in wearing shoes that are turned over, will cause the ankles to /urn. ami make walking botli tiresome and awkward. If the ankles habitually bend either in or out in walking, it is a good plan, when buying new shoos, to have the heels lowered a little 011 the opposite side. In the same a habit of turning tlie liools over on one side can 1m- counter acted by lowering tliom on the other. To strengthen the ankles and make them supple, thereby rendering walk ing easier and more graceful, prac tice tile following exercises: Bend the fool forward, backward, sideways. Rotate it slowly at the an kle. Standing on one foot, shake the other leg from the thigh, letting the ankle joint perfectly loose, so that the foot moves freely. Rise 011 the toes, so that the weight is supported by the toes and the bulls of the feet, with the heels lifted high from the floor. Cover for Flower Pot. Ilero is a pretty and quickly made cover for a flower pot. It is in that ever useful crinkled paper, a medium shade of olive green, and pale coral pink. Place the green paper over the pink, then box-pleat both together, fixing tile pleats by lightly lacking a few inches from cacli end with a needle and cotlon. The depth of the paper and the re quired length when pleated up must, if course, be regulated by the depth of the pot required to be covered. It should la: three inches deeper than the pot, to allow for the frill at each edge stuuding out one and one-half inch. I'in the pleated paper round the pot, then fold lengths of the pink paper, and fix round lightly over the tnck iugs; Hnlsli each baud with a bow: Pull out the pleats at the top with the fingers to make them set In scallops and show the lining. Household Glenanings. Oranges and lemons will keep well If hung in a wire net in a cool place. A pinch of soda on a hot stove will drive away disagreeable odors of cook ing. Spots can be cleaned from varnished furniture by rubbing with spirits of camphor. AVhlte silk handkerchiefs must not be dampened, but pressed with a mod erate iron whi-ti dry. The most perfectly made pic-crust will not be light unless the pie is put into a very hot oven at tirst. Scorch murks may be removed with lemon juice und salt gently rubbed on the place and put in the sun. If pnraflne that has been used over jelly Is carefully washed and dried It can ho used over and over again, A screw eye inserted In the lop of a broom or mop handle Is far more con venient and lasting than a cord. Lacking beeswax, polish sadirons by dampening brown paper with kero sene and rubbing them over with It. A bountiful canary-colored dye can be made by steeping white clover blos soms in water, setting the dye with alum. Dried coffee grounds answer well for Ailing a pin cushion. They do not attract, moths like wool, nor mice as bran does. Finger Ring Craze. The craze for finger rings Increases, and even Imitations are selling aston ishingly. Paris is said to be equally enamored of tills fancy. SmArt Purls iennes who do not wulk when hi cere monious toilets have dropped wearing gloves at teas and the theatre in order to show their many und lovely lings, and they are carrying charming little fancy muffs, lined will) fur, trimmed with real violets and orchids, and hung by jeweled chains, to keep their hands warm and white as well. THE PROFESSOR. He Was Frank to Tell the Young Man What He Thought. H. A. Cuppy, Ph. D., who Is now a sucessful editor in New York, studied at Franklin University, where he was ! graduated; at Oxford, England, where I he got his degreet and at Heidelberg. . Professor Jowett, whose "I.lfe and ; Letters" are important literary contri butions, was one of the most interest ing personalities to Doctor Cuppy ! when a student at Oxford. In his col | lection of anecdotes about the profes sor he tells of a walking tour which one of the matriculates tiok with the pedagogue, j "It was a great thing to get an in j vitation to walk with the professor," he said the other day, "and the young man who was the fortunate guest was so embarassed that he was unable to carry on a sensible conversation. Af | ter they had been on the road for about thirty minutes the pupil finally spunked up courage and remarked: "A nice day, professor.' " 'Do you really think so?' was the far-away answer of Jowett. Another half hour passed, and the boy stammered out: " 'Nice road, professor." " The teacher responded: 'Do you really think so?' "The matriculate began to boil in his bones and to get even more fright ened, but he managed to again blurt out, 'Clouds seem to be tilling up witli ruin, professor,' to which the answer was: " 'Do you really think so?' "The two returned to the college ground and the professor said: "Well, young man, we have been walking for several hours, and everything you said has been as stupid as it possibly could be.' "His companion replied: 'Do you re ally think so?' "The professor looked at the young man a moment. Then he smiled and grasped his hands warmly. From that time on conversation never ting god during their walks." Saturday Evening I'ost. A Summer Evening. It was a warm night and the mu sical tinkle of silver against marble from the ice-cream place across the way could be caught by a trained ear in the unbroken silence of the front stoop where they sat. "I'm afraid," she remarked with a speculative air, "that the manage ment of that new ice-crcaai parlor have made