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cr In the aggregate than, that which Napoleon III
mobilized for the invasion of Gormany."
ONE of Philadelphia's bright little girls, has
wrltton for the Cincinnati Enquirer the fol
lowing'cssays on boys: "Boys aro men that have
not got as big as their papas and girls aro women
that will be ladies by-an-by. When God looked at
Adam Ho said to Himself, "Well, I think I can do
better if I try again," and Ho made Eve. Boys aro
a trouble. They wear out everything but soap. If
1 had my way the world would bo girls and the
rest dolls. My papa is so nice that I think he
must have been a little girl when ho was a little
boy. Man was mado, and on the seventh day he
rested. Women was then made, and he has never
rested since."
THE first night train, according to a writer for
Leslie's Monthly, was established by the
democratic nomineo for vice president. The story
follows: "Henry Gassaway Davis found his first"
advancement when he secured the coveted position
of brakoman on a frieght train of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. It was not long before ho was
advanced to the more responsible position of
freight conductor, responsible in these days, but
far moro so, relatively, in those. At twenty-four
ho Avas again promoted, this time to the position
of superintendent in charge of the running of
all tho trains. Ho introduced an innovation which
marked a decided advance step in railroading. Up
to that timo it had not been considered practicable
to run trains at night. When nightfall camo
freight trains and passenger trains alike wore
'tied up, their journeys to be resumed only when
daylight came. Davis held that there was no good
reason why they should not be run by night as
well as by day, and proved it. His first night
train from Cumberland to Baltimore marked an
important epoch in railroading."
A PRETTY parable for today Is offered by tho
Chicago Record-Herald: "A woman lost two
little charms, the joint gift of God and a good
man. She hunted long for. them. She searched in
parlor, in ball room and in theatre. She crowded
men from the great, gaunt buildings whore they
earned their bread and hunted there for her lost
jowels. She did things that made the world take
a quick little breath and then call her a "good fel
low.' But she found them not. Weary and worn
she wont back to the beginning, and there, in
kitchen and nursory, she found the two "white
stones,' and written on one was 'happiness' and on '
the other 'love.' "
THE divorce figures of the census bureau re
cently published show that divorces are in
creasing, and present some interesting features
notably the fact that early marriages appear to bo
the least Imprudent. The Chicago Tribune says:
In 1900 five out of every 1,000 men, gainfully em
ployed, who had been married, were living in a
state of divorce on census day, compared with four
out of every ,1,000 In 1890. This ratio of increase
held good in nearly every occupation, except that
there was no greater tendency to divorce is shown
in the case of clergymen, teachers, professors in
colleges, manufacturers, public officials, or textile
mill operatives." .
CONSIDERING the occupations of males In five
great classes, the Tribune finds that tho
highest percentage of. divorces was in the class
devoted to domestic and personal service. The
Tribune says: "In this class eight out of every 1,000
who had been married were divorced, being CO
per cent more than in 1890. The lowest percentage
was found among men engaged in agricultural pur
suits. The number of divorced men here was four
to every 1,000 who had been married, but this
was considerably higher than tho percentage in
1290. Tickle above all men in their marriage re
lations are soldiers, sailors and marines. The fol
lowing are the occupations by groups in which the
percentage of divorced men Is exceptionally high
the number given being the number of those di
vorced out of every 1,000 married: Hostlers, 18
actors, 17; agricultural laborers, 15; bartenders,
15; servants and waiters, 13; woodchoppers, 12;
musicians and teachers of music, 12; stockraisers',
herders, and drovers, 10; photographers, 10; paper
hangers, 10; barbers and hair dressers, 9; lum
. bermen and raftsmen, 19; clock and watch makers
and repairers, 9; painters, glaziers and varnishers,
9,. On further analysis the census bureau found
.that most of the above occupations contain a high
percentage of bachelors. The statistics show that
In nine of tho fifteen occupations in this linn tha
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tendency to defer marriage Is exceptionally strong.
It is shown in a long list of occupations by groups
in which there were not more than three divorces
to the 1,000 marriages, the tendency is toward
early matrimony."
rpHE work of constructing Uncle Sam's build--L
Ings is very slow. This is well shown by the
history of Chicago's new federal building. The
Chicago Tribune presents that history in a nut
shell as follows: "Authorized by congress Feb.
28, 1895. Estimated by treasury department that
building would bo finished in five years. First
work on foundation Aug. 20, 1897. Corner stone
laid Oct. 9, 1899. Henry I. Cobb dismissed Aug.
22, 1903. Building three years' overdue. Build
ing will be finished for occupancy above third
floor April 1, 1905. Postolllco expects to move in
July, 1905. Building- five years overdue."
IN THE battle of Liao Yang, August, 1904, 240,
000 and 1S0.000 Russians were engaged. This
makes a total of 420,000 in that battle. The Cin
cinnati Enquirer presents an interesting table
showing the size of the armies engaged In some of
tho most famous battles in history. If says that
with the exception of Lelpsic, the battle of Liao
Yang heads the list in the numbers supposed to
have been engaged. The list follows: Leipsic, Oct.
16, 1813; allies 300,000, French 130,000; total 430,
0(0. Sedan, Sept. 1, 1870; German 250,000, French
140,000; total 390,000. Gravelotte, Aug. 18, 1870;
Germans 2u(),000, French 120,000; total .320,000.
Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; Union 100,000, Con
ederate 78,000; total 191,000. The Wilderness, May
3, 1864; Union 00,000, Confederate 80,000; total
3SO,000. Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; Union 94,000,
Confederate 78,000; total 72,000. Jena, Oct. 14,
1S0S; .French 100,000, Germans 60,000; total 160,000.
DR. THOS. HERRAN, who represented Colum
bia at Washington for several years, up to
the time of the Panama incident, died at Liberty,
N. Y., August 1. Dr. Herran had been ill for some
time and went to Liberty in the hope that the so
journ there would restore his health. The New
York correspondent for the Cincinnati Enquirer
says: "Dr. Thomas Herran first went to Washing
ton at the age of 3, his father having served there
as minister from 1846 to 1863, when he assisted in
the negotiations of the treaty of New Granada..
Although bom in OolnmhTn trmsf r.f rn tjmi
early life was spent in Washington up to tho
time of his graduation from Georgetown university
in lb63, when he went to London as private secre
tary to the Colombian minister to Great Britain.
He traveled extensively and devoted considerable
time to the study of language, four of which he
spoke fluently. In 1900 he was attached to the
Colombian legation at Washington and through
out the regime of Minister Concha was the execu
tive head of the legation. Upon the sudden de
parture of Minister Concha, Dr. Herran was made
charge d'affaires ad interim and in this capacity
signed with Mr. Hay, on January 22, 1903, the
lanama tanal treaty between the United States
and Colombia, which, despite all that the charge
could do, was rejected by the Colombian congress,
lhis was the disappoinement of Dr. Herran's life
and from the severe strain under which he labored
throughout the negotiations he never fully re
covered. He did not receive what ho considered
proper treatment from the Bogota government
after the failure of the treaty and in the spring
of 1904 he quietly closed the legation here and
left Washington without presenting his official let
ters of recall. Dr. Herran leaves a large family."
WILLIAM E. THORNBROUGH, of Wingo, Ky..
has won fame as "the unluckiest man."
According to the Chicago Chronicle, Mr. Thorn
broughs record is as follows: "He-has been pro
nounced fatally injured five times. He has broken
nearly every bone in his arms and legs. His
scalp has been torn from his head. His neck has
been dislocated. His face has been battered out
ol resemblance to a human being. His ribs have
been fractured. His lungs have been ruptured Hp
run S Int0v a 5Ve11 33 feet cle6p' He h en
urn over by a hand car. He has fallen from a hiSi
trapeze, dislocating his neck. He has fallen from
a second-story window, striking on his face SS
has been gored by a vicious bull." He
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VOLUME NUMBER 35
COLONEL JOHN L. CLEM, chief quarternm,.
of tho division of the PhlliDDlne? w f G1
reprimanded because he receiuy gSS ba1!
the treasury $423,000 as "unexpended balaw.
appropriations made by congress for Tauce
quartermaster's department othe Lrmy iTthe
Philippines. The Washington corresnomw
the New York Herald says"' "Tho rni l for
states that the colonel's' aS ,8 dTs'aproved10
would not have occurred if he had a prone S
ceptlon of hid duties. It is not Unilkrtv S
Colonel Clem will be detached from duty th
Philippines, and ordered home. It is stated tha?
the quartermaster's department will be much em
barrassed, as the money, which was needed Zl
work already planned but not executed I i Vn
Placed beyond reach of the aeV
must be appropriated, by the next congress '
Colonel Clem earned the sobriquet of "The Drum
mer Boy of Shiloh" in the civil war. He has an
excellent record. an
T3 Rll ReV' Dr- Randa" Thomas Davidson
archbishop of Canterbury, is now on a vffi
to the United States. Dr. Davidson wH spend
some time in the city of New York and w 111 the
proceed to Quebec where he will participate n the
centenn al of the English cathedral, after which he
Will visit Montreal and Toronto. He wiH suise"
quently go to Washington where he will attend
the congress of the Protestant Episcopal church
SmW SiatCS NewapaperdlspatchS i2
that this is the first official visit ever .before made
overseas by, an archbishop of Canterbury during
.his term of office. , "b
INTERESTING information concerning Dr Dav
idson is given by a writer in the Rochester N
Y., Post-Express. This writer says that "Mr. Dav
idson is the ninety-fifth archbishop of Canterbury
dating from the foundation of the see, in A. D 597'
He was born in Edinburgh on April 7, 1848. ' His
parents were pure Scotch, and on his mother's side
Dr. Davidson descended from King Robert Til of
Scotland. His father was a professional man in
moderate circumstances and the son was sent to
Harrow. Prom Harrow he went to Trinity col
lege, Oxford, where he was graduated in 1871. He
was ordained in 1874 and for three years was
curate of a small church at Dartford, in Kent.
Shortly after leaving college Dr. Davidson was
accidentally shot while hunting, an accident that
threatened to wreck his whole career, but which
proved, however, to be a happy accident. The
young man's misfortune aroused the sympathy
of -Archbishop Talt of Canterbury, and he was in
vited to become the archbishop's chaplain and
private secretary. In 1878 the young chaplain mar-
ried Miss Edith Tait, the primate's daughter. Arch
bishop Tait died in 1882, when Dr Davidson re
ceived from Queen Victoria the appointment of
dean of Windsor. He was a great favorite with
Queen Victoria, and when Archbishop Benson
died she expressed the wish that Dr. Davidson
should become his successor. Dr. Davidson, how
ever, requested permission to decline the honor,
and Dr. Temple was nominated to the see of Can
terbury. In 1889 Dr. Davidson was appointed to
the see of Rochester, and in 1895, his health being
poor, he accepted the see of Winchester, where his
residence was in Farnham castle- situated in one
pf the most beautiful and salubrious spots in Eng
land. On the death of Archbishop Temple, Dr.
Davidson was again offered the see of Canterbury,
and this time accepted."
THE salary oCthe Archbishop of Canterury is
$75,000 per year According to the Post-Express
writer, this salary is derived from the treas
ury of the church, the income of which is esti
mated at $4.0,000,000. The archbishop's official
residence is at "Lambeth Place," which is situated
en the banks of the Thames almost opposite the
houses of parliament at Winchester. The Post
Fxpress writer adds: "In this palace, the arch
bishop entertains in great state during the Lon
don season. Dr. Davidson is described as a 'plain
looking man, neither decorative nor impressive.'
He is said to have a keen sense of humor, and,
like all men of humor; he is exceptionally broad
minded, which is shown by his intimate friend
ship with the clergy of different religious denomi
nations. The archbishop of Canterbury enjoys
many preogatives. The most important is that of
heading the commission of dignitaries of the
realm who form a council of regency in the event
of an interregnum. The last occasion on which
the primate of all England was called upon to fill
this office was on the death of Queen Anne. Sev
eral days elapsed before her successor, George I,
reached England from Hanover. The archbishop
also enjoys the privilege of ranking next to roy
alty, and on all state occasions he takes precedence-over
all others in the king's domain. Cu
riously enough, the wife of the Archbishop of Can
terbury has no official rank-whatever, and is
addressed the ssfme as any lady in private life"
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