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TRADITIONS OF WEST POINT
Customs as Forcoful as Law Handed Down
from Glass to Glass.
VIOLATION A SOURCE OF TROUBLE
Anecdote lllimtrntlntt Pliimr of
l.lfr nt (Ik- (Irrut Mllltnry At-nd-cni)
Olllcfrn OnltrldFil by
the Cndets.
than ono to advance at a time at night, so
he promptly shouted:
"Advance, ono commandment, to be
recognized "
A favorite pastime among cadets for
generations past has been to capture a
land tortoise nnd after taps at night to
start him across the parado with a llghtrd
candlu on his hack. As a consequence man)
a plebc has been severely "juniptd" for
permitting a light to approach or cross
his post.
Anccd.tr of Criiernl MuTnmii.
An Amusing nnccdote Is related of Gen
eral Sherman, who, as commanding general
of the army, visited West Point one June
for the graduation exercises. Ho accom-
There Is probably no placo In the United panled tho commandant on his Suudiy
Btates where traditions and precedents hav mcrnlng tour of Inspection of barracks
no much weight ns they havo at West ToInU and on entering a certain room ho walked
These traditions are carefully preserved and over to tho mantelpiece. Stooping down
handed down from one class to another, re- he pried up a brick from tho mlddlo of
lates the New York Tribune, and It Is of the the hearth with his sword scabbard and
rarest occurrence for a cadet to do anything revealed a hollow epaco about a foot
that is contrary to them. If ho does vlo- square, In which was nicely packed a cou-
lato an Important one, tho cadet In question sldcrablo quantity of tobacco and other
Is made to feel tho displeasure of tho corps contraband articles, Meanwhile the cadets
In an unmistakable manner. occupying tho room stood by mutely
Such a tradition Is that a plebo ' us mem- watching and wondering what sort of man
tiers of the fourth class aro called, Is never tho general was to have been ablo to dis
regarded ou an equal footing with an up- cover tho only "cellar" of its kind In bar-
pcr class man un,tll he has completed nis racks. Turnlug to tho commandant the
first year at tho academy, lie is mvnriaoiy general remarked:
addressed ah Mr. So-and So, or Just plain "i have been wondering If that holo was
ulster, and must always address upper class still there. 1 made It when I was a cadet
tnon In tho samo formal manner ami, in -xid lived in this room."
addition, ho must be prolific In his use of
the word "sir," affixing It to the end of ev
ery scntenco.
If a plebo Is asked by an upper class man
what his name Is, ho must reply "Mr. Brown,
lr," or whatuvcr his name may be, and It
Htnry of n llllllnril Tnlilr
Ono of tho most Interesting of West
Point's traditions is that relating to the bll
Hard table. Shortly after tho civil war the
cadots, ulwuys on tho alert for soino new
ho 'falls to do so he Is certain to be told to 8CUe.ra,or. amusement, decided that they
"put a 'sir' on that, Mister." In a way that u'u 1 KO 10 aa.a T
will usually caiiso him to remember it. Of u"""6" "
rnr n ll... -nnn tnnrn. H.I. nml llierrt I lCCtion WHS takcll Up With which tO ptlTChtlSP
Is no longer any trouble with him on that a 'e. and a suitable place was fought In
heatlng apparatus was Installed In the cadet
barracks, about twenty-live or thirty years
score.
The Haw ltecnilt.
An amusing anecdote Is told of a raw coun
try lad who reported nt West I'olnt a few
years ago concerning this use of tho word
ago, the heating was by means of furnaces,
The basement of tho sixth division of tho
MOTHER PULL FOR THE POLE
An American Expedition Financed by a
Now York Merchant.
RIVAL RACERS WILL HEAD FOR AXIS
Patriotic .Motive 1' ru 111 i t the Move
IJilirrlrneiMl Jinn to Lend It
Definite IMnim I.nlil to
Miirt Si-xt Nil 111 out.
William Zlegler of New York, who will
equip un Arctic expedition to be headed by
Kvclyn II. Baldwin and sail from that port
next summer, told a reporter for the
Brooklyn Kaglo why ho had decided to aid
In a search for the north polo. Neither Mr.
Zlegltr nor Mr. Baldwin Is ready at this
to furnish funds for nn expedition under
my leadership and incidentally referred to
the matter Iti Mr. Zleglcr's presence. Mr.
Ziegler then stated that ho had taken a
deep Interest lu Arctic mattrs slnco Dr.
Kane's time nnd had always been desirous
of sending the Stars and Stripes to tho fur
north. He asked to bo permitted to flnauce
the expedition, being inspired with no
other motive than that of patriotism. He
wanted America, ho said, to vie with tho
Norwegians and the Italians in tho race
for the polo. His olter to finance the ex
pedition solely was at once accepted, It
being his desire to placo mo In a position
to undcrtnks tho work with absolute free
dom. Wore he n younger man ho would
himself go tho entlro Journey, but his age
precludes such a trip. Ho will neverthe
less accompany the expedition for some
distance."
William Zlcglcr's record as a successful
business man Is well known,
CM II AM) OTIIllll WO.MF.X.
time to reveal their plans, but this Is due to Deed hy WI1I0I1 Some of Them Scaled
the fact that negotiations aro pending which, tlio lleluh ' l-'nnir.
mako It unwise to do so. Mr. Zlcglcr is j Tho clubwomen of Pennsylvania, who
very enthusiastic In his new undertaking gathered at Wllllainsport In annual con
and is confident that It will be successful. ventlon last week, represent a large nnd
"In sending out this expedition I am growing proportion of American womati
prowpted solely by patriotic motives, If the kind, Bays tho l'hlladelphla Itecord. While
north polo can bo located, and I confidently thc-o clubwomen nro regarded as being
believe It can, I want tho Stars and Stripes ' advanced In Intellect nnd culture, they
to be the Hrst flag raised there. I havo aro by no means nil nmbltlous for a public
taken a deep Interest In Arctic explorations, career for themselves or for others of their
since I was a youth of 17. At that tlmo I sex. Most of them, in fact, rolnln tho tra-
".lr Vli..n il... n..w rn.li. u rntinrt nt Hit! ourrucKS was iiseu lor cum uniB, inc uuib
academy they tlrst visit tho adjutant's olllce. Ing so arranged that thero was a largo one
whore they deposit their credential and near tho center of the building, which could
glo Information concerning tiiqir parents or 'y o reached by passing through one of
guardians and their former careers. Vcxt lh "llt,r8' After considering all available
they visit the treasurer's ofr.co ufid deposit P'nces this coal bin was finally selected as
what money they may havo with them, and being the placo least liable to dctcctlon-for
then they co to tho barracks, where they re- It must bo remembered tho table was unail
port to tho endot officer In charge of their thorlzed. Tho table was bought In New
instruction. It Is hero that they receive York and sent to Gat rltons, acrois the river,
tholr flrt tiisto of military discipline. Well, for thero was no West Shoro railroad In
this young man imseed through I he nrellml- tl'oe days. One cold winter night It was
narles. finally reuclilnir tho barracks, and. hauled by a team of oxen across tho river on
after several attempts to enter the offlco In tho Ice, nnd up tho hill, and was safely
ft military manner and to tho satisfaction stowod away In tho coal bin boforo mornlug.
of tho ausfero lieutenant In charge, he wos Tho table was soon Bet up and becamo a
asked by that functionary what his name source of great enjoyment to the cadets. A
was. keg of beer was always kept on tap, ami
"John Smith," answered tho lad. lamps were- hung from tho celling, giving
"Supposo you put 11 'sir' on that!" cried the room a cheery appearance. Tho mcm-
tho cadet officer, forgrttiug for tho moment hers of tho club used to gather thero at all
In his assumed wrath the equally heinous hours of tho day and night when their pros-
omission of the "Mr." ence was not required elsowhero by their
"Sir John Smith," Innocently replied tho dut;es, nnd sit around smoking, drinking and
plebo, and suppoced he hail obeyed to thu telling stories whllo two of thorn played
letter his superior's Injunction. For the billiards.
next few minutes that poor plcbe's life was Tho authorities soon became aware that
a burden to bin., for all tho cadets nbout thero was n billiard tablo somewhere In the
tho room at nneu begun "crawling" him for barracks, for thoy could hear tho balls
Ills supposed attempt at fucetlousuess. Tho clicking together, but they could not And It.
numo "Sir John" stuck to hltn throughout Tho cadets continued to enjoy tho prlv
Ills entire career at the academy and even lieges of tho billiard club for moro than n
followed him Into the at my. year. Finally ono night soon after mid
It has been the custom In the corps from night, as two ofllcurs were returning from 11
tlmo Itnmmemorlal to "devil" plebes ilur- convivial evening at tho mess, they saw
Ing tholr first encampment. A great many two cadets, clud in their underclothing and
of the practices Indulged In nro perfectly dressing gowns, emergo from the north
Innocent, nnd so long ns the upper class men sallyport and disappear down the Btcps to
confine themselves to them there Is little the nrcuway In front of tho barracks. In
or no opposition from tho authorities. stantly tho thought of tho billiard tablo
An Incident Illustrative of this Is told by flashed through tho minds of tho two of
an officer who was walking In the rear of leers nnd they started quietly after tho
Company D's tents ono afternoon In one of cadets. On reaching tho basement door
tho rcc5iit encampments o: the cadets nt way of tho sixth division tho two cadets
West Point. Ho heard a voice from tho body entered and tho officers, arriving n moment
of tho encampment shouting in stcntorlnn later, saw them climb over a nllo of coal
tones, "I'm mud' I'm mad! I know I'm and enter nn open door, through which j
jnam vtomienng wnai 1110 irouuio wu, uu came sounds or laughter and conversation
"7"-
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WILLIAM ZIKOLKK FINANCIAL, DACKBK OF THK EXPEDITION.
was an employe of a panorama of tho Kuno
expedition. My Interest in tho regions of
tho far north has steadily Increased until
now I am willing and ready to pluco sut
llclent mcan:i nt Mr. Baldwin's disposal to
aid him In every possible way to get to tho
pole. I have always made it u rule to ac
complish whatever I havo undertaken, and I
expect tho hunt for tho north polo to be
no exception. I havo every confidence In
Mr. Baldwin. Ho Is a man of determination
and of experience. I would not waste G
cents if I did not think wo would succeed.
I have told Mr. Baldwin that I did not want
to seo him return until ho could bring the
welcomo news that the north polo had been
reached. We have plans very practical
ones, too and there is nothing apparently
to prevent carrying them out to the letter."
Lender of the Kxpeillt Ion
Evelyn B. Baldwin, whom Mr. Ziegler has
walked 11 short dlstunco further and looked and tho clicking of balls, whllo the nlr was ' chosen to head the expedition. Is n man of
Dotwcen tlio tents, incro ue saw '.n a tent laden with fragrant tobacco smoke. medium height. Ho Is wen unlit, uas brown
ncross tho company street a great, strapping Tho officers patiBed for a moment and 1'alr and bright blue eyes. Ho has a modest
plebc, over' six feel tall und weighing more held a whispered consultation. Finally, do-
than 200 pounds, creeping on his hands and elding that they would tell tho other of-
knees about tho tent, like a caged lion, and fleers of their discovery nnd havo all of
every minute or two glvlug vent to tho cry them cmo down tho following night and
that ho was mad. Stopping for a moment to enjoy tho fun of a raid on tho club, thev
tako In tho situation fully, the ofllcer heard withdrew and went home. Next day all
a mnu ami peruasio voice irom a neiirny tlio officers at tho nost were Informed nf
tent say, "Put moro feeling In It, mister; tho discovery and It was nrrnnged that tho untccred to
eay it us if you meant It." rn,i should occur ut midnight. All might ncrlal mn
Tho officer, perceiving that the whole have itcno well and tho officers n.ld.t l.nvn
thing was only nn innocent form of dovll- had their llttlo fun hn.i 11 nni i. .w
jneni coninvcu oy soma ingenious yeaning, there were three cadots tho nrnvl
umuu no repiiri ui u, urn, weui 011 ma ous night Instead of two. Tho third
Wtty- had forgotten his nlno nnd hml
Annlhnp nmttulni. Innlilnnl tt flila bltwl I ...un- .... ...
u..,n " iwt- ii. 1 1 1 1 (3 inn ninnp iwo went nn nn, u-nrn
occurred ono quiet Sunday afternoon, when discovered by tho ofllccrs. Tho third corn
most of tho cadets were asleep In tholr B 0OUK (l nloment later, saw tho officers
tents and tho visitors' seats In front of and quietly followed them, observing all
tho camp parado wcro nearly deserted, their movements nnd listening to their
A tall, slender cadet, wearing u shako and whispered conversation. When they wlth
plurae. armed with a saber, and riding drew he went In ami tnl.i thn ,nmi.M f
between his lugs 11 llttlo tin horflo scarcely tho club all ho had heard and seen. Tho
" "'K". "v KimifiiHK ui" cauets at once realized that It was all up
company street, brandishing his saber and v.Ith tho club, but they determined to havo
?h0!!!,g,"T.un, .b0":,.,u!!n! w.,,,r.. K0!.n.K a ,nURh at thfl "Pcn the omcm. Ac
back!" Back und forth through tho dlf- cordlnelv. nil nrrnnunmon.o ,.i.. u
m . . . . , , I ' ' " v n . v. 1 1- iunuu uu"
icroui coiinmiiy mruuin nu inn. uihkkiok rore tho cluh adjourned that night
Vtia finfun U'lttt liltn until tlnrtllir tin fn n I r. . ...
i . .. , '.," 1,10 ""i nignt the officers met ns
Into tho officer lu charge, who promptly arranged and crept stealthily down the area-
confined him In tho guard tent. But all way all,t lllt0 the slxUl division. Hcnrlnc no
tho camp had been awakened, and tho Mum, 0, ccknB b8i ome b h
cadots and tho few visitors had a good sceptical aud concluded the whole thing
laugh. Tho plebo was re eased the next was a hoaXt but ,levcrhee8B th h
u ... on ami ciimoeii over the pllo of coal. Open
conflnement. nR the door, they were greeted with n glo?
-rrinis or n nriir seiiiuiei. 01 ngni, nut still no sound. On entering
A tdobo'a first 11 gut on cuard s con- round tne room deserted, but thnro
erally nn unpleasant experience for lilm; wa(l the billiard table, an almost untouched
for. besides the official visits of the various kK of beer, severnl pounds of tobacco.
ofllccrs and noncommissioned officers smo ennirs nnu lastly a nolo on the tnhlo
charged with his Instruction, to seo that addrcsfed to tho officers on duty at West
he understands all tho fine nolnts of his Point. Tho nolo was to the effect thnt n
duties as a sentinel, ho Is sure to bo visited 'ne officers of tho post had been so kind as
hy a legion of spooks, hobgoblins nnd varl- ,0 Permit the club to contlnuo Its existence
us other unauthorized Individuals. r mora than a year, it desired to present
An Incident of this kind Is rolated where ' them (the officers) tho tablo and all Its
a yearling, wrapped in a sheet, appeared appurtenances, as It was deemed expedient
on tho post of n plebo sontlnel at night. 10 mu up tne ciuo s affairs. The note was
"Halt!" shouted tho plobe "Wno is there?" ineii, "Tho Executive Committee."
"Moses and tho ten commnndments." lao officers, of course, wero much
ramo tho response. cnagrincd at being thus outwitted hy tho
The poor plebo thought thero was somo- caaots. :evcrtheless, tho table wna ra
thing Irregular, but ho remcmborcd his moved to tho officers' mess. nnd. according
Instructions nbout never allowing more 10 tradition, is tne one still In use there,
111k Million; Drill IVikIIiiu-.
DENVEH. Nov. S. Altho.ich tho ren.irte.l
Bi'.e of the Portland mlno Is denied at tlio
offices or tho company In Colorado Springs
It Is Benerally belloved In mining circles
mill uiih uig properly win pass into tho
hands of nn Enirllsh syndicate, consisting
of tho Venture corporation, tlio Exnlorn-
lion company aim werner. ueit tz uo., tno
Routli African diamond miners nnd In
vestors In Mexico mines nnd railways. It
nt Thonnnuiln ,s elim u Price to bo paid In about
01 luOllSailQSi Jlo.OOO.WO. It U known that experts for tho
concerns In tho deal have made a thornuuh
Tho particulars related by this reprcsen- examination of tlio property and from l.on-
tatlve citizen of Omaha aro similar to "" ttcaiv 'Tna'" "ml 'LU' '
hundreds of others lu this city. Vn hen thero tiio plan reported from London Is to
ar scores of people, all anxious to toll consolidate the Portland with Strutton's
.hnn .h- i,n.n . rneelved from tho use of 'nJePcnrn.c..n?!J form a new company
. . ...v... . . ... - lu ninuui , , u)e KrCm j0m properties,
Doan'B Ktdnov Pills, tho greatest skeptic Such n eonsoMdntion would ereatn not nnlv
In Omaha must bo convinced. Head this: th greatest gold mining property In Col-
Mr. W. n. Taylor, of 1513 Webster Street,
jmployed at tho Omaha Hardwood Lumber
Co., says: "For a couple of years my back
ached, the secretion becamo highly colored
and sharp twinges caught ino in tho kid
neys when stooping. Procuring Doan's Kid
iey Pills from Kuhn & Co's drug store on
tho corner of ISth and Douglas streets, I
took them nnd they cured mo. I do not
manner and is ono of the last men a person
would select for a battlo with tho elements
In tho Arctic regions.
He has always taken n deep interest In
meteorology. Ho was a member of tho
Peary Arctic expedition in 1693-1604. In
18D7 he wont to Spltzbergen, having vol-
nccompauy Andrco on his
but, there being no room for
him in tho basket of tho big balloon, ho
could not proceed. In 169S-tD Mr. Baldwin
accompanied tho Wellmau expedition to
Franz Josef Land. Early In the present
year lie mndo a trip to tho Itepubllc of
Colombia, South America, to visit his friend
and collego chum, M. T. Snyder, on his
banana plantation and at once set about
putting Into execution plans for tho pro
posed expedition, Mr. Snyder and his
brother having volunteered to aid him In a
financial way. Later Mr. Ziegler, who is a
cousin of tho Messrs. Snyder, heard of the
plan and at onco asked to bo allowed to
equip tho expedition. Mr. Baldwin is well
known In many of the largo cities. He was
A WAY THEY HAVE
What This Omaha Citizen Says Only
Corroborates the Story
oradq, but probably thu groale.U lu tho
worm.
Monument .liny 'r Sold,
PEOUIA. 111.. Nov. 8.-The sailors' nnd
soldiers' monument, ono of thu finest mar
ble snuffs lu tho country, erected some
what moro than a year ago at a cost of
J50.000 and dedicated by President McKln
toy. muy be soul becnuso of tho Inability
of the committee In clmrgo to raise tl3.no)
still duo on it, A proposition to pay the
llntn In Mlnr thnt iri.innv PIIIh 1'Uiaiico on uie inunuiueiu out oi tne county
hesltato in Baying that Doan a Kidney l ins fuu,s wnH Bllbmltted to the voters at tho
are a reliable remedy aud I have spoken to election held Tuesday and the vote was a
neverol of my friends about them." negat ive ono llio county iins already
For sale by all dealer.. Price SO cents. V'Tlven a k. VmouVL Niu
Foater-MUburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole managers havb'nn offer of J20.000 moro
agentt for the S. wn tho shaft cost and tho understanding
Ilemember tho name, Doan's, and take no L" "hV h' t Ten7 rrh,
aubatttuto. I balance.
EVELYN n. BALDWIN LEADER OF EXPEDITION.
Mr. Baldwin said ho had definite plans
for hoveral years couuectcd with tho
weather bureau service and at various
times was stationed at Washington, 1). C,
Nashville, Cairo, Toledo, Now Orleans and
Mobile. Ho Is 38 years old and wus born
In camp at Springfield, Mo., his father,
E. B. Baldwin, at that tlmo being a flrat
captain In tho Illinois regulars. His father
afterward becn.no lieutenant colonel of tho
Eighth Missouri cavalry.
Young Baldwin attended public school In
Illinois and finally graduated from North
western collego, Napcrvllle, III., where ho
had as classmates J. A. and M. T. Snyder,
the men Intrumental in arranging for a
trip to tho Arctic. In order to study aud
observe Baldwin visited Europo when 22
years old and toured Ireland afoot, defray
ing his expenses by writing for magazines.
Itcturulng' to this country ho becamo a
teacher In Illinois public .schools aud spout
his vacations "traveling. Although neither
Mr. Zleglcr nor Mr. Baldwin will say any
thing about their plans for tho expedition,
It Is understood that two ships will bo
purchased, manned aud oqulpped and sent
north, starting from New York early next
summer. Ono of theso ships will return
home, whllo the other will push forward
nnd endeavor to roach the objective point,
timnlrluic Motive.
for the Important trip. '
'My friends and' collego mates, M. T.
Snyder of Mobile, Ala., und his brother, J.
A. Snyder of Now Orleans, La., cousins of
Mr. Ziegler, havo for some months known
of my ambition for Arctic exploration,"
said Mr, Daldwln. "They had volunteered
dlllonul feminine qualities of character and
aro model wives and mothers, with strong
domestic tnstes. II was evident from some
of tho addresses delivered that not all of
tho club members realize how greatlv the
expansion of woman's Interests bus in
fiueuccd tho sex und has developed In un
expected Instances tho qualities of phys
lcnl courage, muscular strength and Bklll
and self-polBe. It may Interest tho club
women If wo note the incidents of a sin
glo week, ns reported in. the newspapora
in which woman has . been portrayed as
somcining quuo uniiKO mo dinging vmu
Mrs. B. F. Trcmanu ol- New York City
sprang ut the bend of a runaway horse
nnd stopped It, after having been dragged
somo distance, and thus baved tho llfo o
on old man. Mrs. Bertha Valentino of
Hoboken defended a small ctrcct car con
I ductor against two toughs, both of whom
sho knocked down with her lists and ono
of whom sho dragged to tho police station
Captain Margaret Kellcy (brown-eyed and
demure) of tho Salvation Army In Brook
lyn literally thrashed a gang of hoodlums
into mcckucss, refusing tho aid of a police
man. Miss Lottlo Poillon (who looks Ilk
a school girl) knocked down und severely
punished with her fists two ruffians wh
Insulted her In Central park, Now York
Mrs. Murgnret Hollmeyer of Brooklyn, on
belug attacked by a highwayman, struck
tho scoundrel across tho faco with a bottl
of ammonia and he lied screaming. Miss
Huth Covington, a society bello of Peru
Iud., with her own hands dug nn Italian
laborer out of a trench which had caved 1
und burled him, Mrs. James Wtthey
Hocca Grande, Fla., was attacked In he
kitchen by a largo mad dog, which she bent
Into Insensibility with a rolling pin and
dragged outdoors. Mrs. J. F. Fullam o
Wushlugton Heights, Now York, being nn
expert with tho pistol, shot In tho leg
rowdy who had attacked her husband. Mrs
Kerry of Albion, N. Y., marched n vicious
tramp across a field to hor husband, bold
Ing n pistol lu her hand. Mrs. Angelina
Vorlno of Harlem, N. Y whipped n police
man so severely that ho was sent to
hospital and a Now York Bocloty woma
compelled u burly negro to get down from
his wagon and go to thu police station for
having been cruel to his horso.
Instances of other forms of courago and
cntcrprlsu wero reported during tho period
In question. Mrs. Mercy McCormack
Now York seized hor son In her nrms when
his clothing was allamo and, ulthough sh
was terribly burned, held him until tho fire
wus extinguished. Mrs. Charity Craig,
daughter of tho lato secretary of agrl
culture, Jcro Husk, fought and downed an
established telephono company at Ashovllle,
N. C, and Is now running an Independent
telephono oxchungo there. Two girls con
lined at tho Mngdalen home, In this city,
escaped by sliding down a rope of sheets and
climbing over a high wall topped with
barbed wiro. A halr-pulllng bee at tho
Cloveland Collego for Women was marked
by blackened eyes, bruises, torn bats and
skirts nnd everything but wpcplng, The
vlgllnnco of Mrs. Davidson, wifo of an
English sea captain, saved tho lives of
tweiity-nluo wrecked sailors. Mrs. Koso
Anderson allowed herself to bo flung into
the sea from a sinking ship and clung to
a cask until she was rescued.
Tho week in which these various events
wcro recorded was not peculiar, and the
Incidents aro not unusual. Within tho same
period thero wcro published an account of
Mr. Fuller's acceptanco of a position at
general housowork In Syracuse, N. Y., and a
description of the beautiful embroidery
work of a man nt Evanstnn, jjj.
CALIIHON IN ClJ.Vnt A I, ASIA,
I.ni-KP I'osMhllif lc of Trouble In
lltpnt of the Ameer'n Dentil.
In ouo respect Urcat Britain has reason
to bo thankful to tho Boxers, says the
Chicago llecord. Tho destruction of largo
portions of tho Manchurlan rallwuy and
tho general preoccupation of Hussla with
affairs in northern Asia dolayed Slavonic
diplomacy for a tlmo from pursuing Its
offenslvo policy on the Afghan frontier.
When the bulk of England's troops wero
locked up In South Africa and Ilussla had
nothing to divert Its attention, some very
dangerous movements were made In tho
direction of Herat. Tho danger passed for
the moment when the' Boxers gavo tho
czar's legions other work to do. Now it
Is roported onco more that military activ
ity is visible In Afghanistan and that Cos
Back roglments In Turkestan are moving
toward tho boundary. The Russians are
much nearer the gates of Herat than they
wore when Charles Marvin mado his fa-
Chere is economy
in using
Jap Rose
M i nniL rmri
Soap
For toilet and bath.
Cke extra large cake
Sold forw cents.
makes two cakes of the
usual toilet size and you
can buy no better soap
at twice tne price.
KIRK MAKES
DEALERS SELL I
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King Solomon Had
A Great Reputation for Wisdom
One of his wise remarks was "Of milking many books there is no end." lie had never
Been the making of a great dictionary. II is like the making of many books aud seems to
nave no end.
In making the
Standard Dictionary
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Such words have been referred to no leading philologists and their opinions atken as liual.
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conservatively, yet accurately.
The quotations are gems, illustrating to a nicety the use of the words.
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Later: "I say more emphatically than ever before that it Is the best dictionary in th
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mous appeal to the British people and
General Kouropatkln, tho war minister of
a peaco emperor, proudly claims to ha thu
Inheritor of tho f.mbltlons of Skobelcff, So
boloff and Kaufman,
Hut the great danger which threutens
India Is not nlono un overt uct of hos
tility on tho i art of Hussla, but tho out
break of Internal strife In Afghanistan.
Tho politics of tlio kingdom is at present
summed up In the pcrscnaltty of tho king,
who Is probably tho most absoluto despot
on earth His military power is much un
derrated. Writers generally treat tho Cen
tral Asian question as if only Ilussla and
Great Britain were tho protagonists, but
as a matter of fact Abdur Hahmun's stand
ing army numbers 60.000 men, on tho most
conservative estimate, and unlimited num
bers of wild tribesmen would eagorly llock
to his standard in any wnrfaro. AH thes-s
troops aro armed with excellant modern
rifles nnd first-class small arms and am
munition factorlos urg In working order at
Kabul. The chnrncU'r of tho country Is
perfectly udapted to tho warfare of dar
ing, hardy guerrillas, whllo It would break
tho heart of European troops. Tho Ilus
slans know all this and aro unlikely to
advanco upon India during his life, unless
they succeed In winning Abdur Ilahmau
as an ally, which at times has seemed
possible,
Tho danger will como with his death.
That danger la thu nightmare of Indian
administrators. It is a wonder tho ameer
has lived so long and It is known that ho
rany dlo at any moment. Three years ago
his Kngllsh physician, Dr. J, A. Grey, said
In London that his majesty's health had
been In a most critical state for years and
that he was a doomed man, kept nllvo by
his lodomltablo will more than anything
else. When he dies tho caldron of Central
Asian politics Is llkoly to boll over,
lti;i,HilOLS.
Chlneso god!" nro mostly made In Bir
mingham, Knglund.
Tho I'liltarlan mission work In Japan has
bten very successfully prosecuted In that
country.
Over 1.000 children In Havana aro receiv
ing Instruction In tho Protestant day and
Sunday schools.
A great Japanese ftatcsmun 1ms recently
said that ho feared thnt religion would bo
lost to Ills people unless they deified the
emperor.
Ono hundred and slxty-nlno students havo
registered this year In tho school of the
ology of Boston university nlno more than
last year.
It Is stated that tho missionaries who
lmvo been In China do not wnnt any rlalm
presented for Indemnity on uccount of their
suffering or loss of work.
Tho Hplscopallans of tho Milwaukee
(Wis.) uIocohh favor strongly tho iippolnt
mcnt of a coadjutor bishop an asslstunt to
Bishop Isaac I.. Nicholson.
Thirty-eight years nao, after years pf
faithful labor, ull tho Indian niltsliiiis lu
Minnesota wero destroyed and 800 citizens
murdered. Hut this wus the crisis In In
dian missions.
At Cireenwich, Conn., a rrusudo against
Siuiday golf playing 1ms been started by the
Womun'a Sabbath alliance. Cycling, driv
ing and reading Sunday newspapers will
uIho be combated,
Hov. Oenrgo I,. Perln, pastor of tho Kvery
Day Fnlversallst church In Huston, mis
accepted thu Invitation of his denomination
to endeavor to raise J'JOO.OOO for thu cause
of Vnlversallsm in America.
The Hov. William A. Ilurch, a Methodist
minister of Chicago, has bt-en appointed
financial ugent for tho Northwestern uni
versity to ralso Its share of thu proposed
twentieth century fund of the Methodist
church. Ho will travel nbout tho country
In the Interests of the endowment fund of
tho university It In nald that so far as Is
now known Ur II U tiheppard will re
main ns financial secretnry of the univer
sity nnd conduct tho business affairs and
handle tho tlnanccH of tho Institution.
Tho second Sunday In November Is Blbln
day with tho Baptist denomination, when
churches and Sunday schools will make
their offerings for tho lilblo work of tho
denomination.
In tho ehnpcl of thn Murble Collcglatn
church. New York, Hov. Donald Mao
Dougnll, n native of tlio Scotch highlands,
who wns educated at Yale und Princeton,
conducts a service In Oacllo every Sunday
afternoon.
Among Catholic women tho demand for a
collego rather than a convent education him
resulted In Trinity college ut Washington,
which openn thin month- This Is tho first
Cutliollo woman's collego In the world.
According to tho estimate mado by Con
sul (leneral Cloodnow, bused upon state
ments mudo by refugee missionaries at
Shanghai, ut least 15,WiO Chinese Christians
havo suffered death ut tho hunds of their
countrymen for ucccptlng tho Christian
religion.
At tho grand (into council of the Ameri
can Sulvatlon Army held at Heading. Pa.,
last week General J. W. Dufllcld of Phila
delphia enjoined tho olllcers and soldlorH
never to tnko u meal befoio holding a gos
pel meeting becnuso It Interferon with
earnestness.
At the convention of the Itoman Cathollo
Young Men's Natlonul union, held a few
days olnco In Brooklyn, N. Y . tlio proposi
tion was mado by Bishop MoFaul of 'fron
ton looking to the lederatlon of ull llomun
Catholic societies In thu I'nlted Htutcs.
A now Institution culled "tlio Hugged
church" has been opened lu New York. At
tho llrst service do men wero present. Most
of them hail no homes und wero in need,
Tlws church Is modeled after one of thn
name name In London. Coffco, rolls ami
crullers urn distributed nt each service.
Father Herman J Alerdlng of Indian
apolis, who has been appointed bishop of
Fort Wayne, to succeed tho lato Bishop
Itademuclier. Is (15 years old, Mid has been u
priest for thirty-two years, Ilo was born
nt Nuwport. Jty.. and whs educated at St
Welnrnus, tho Benedletlno monastery, lu
Spencer rounty Ilo has livid In Indian'
apulls twenty-six years,