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22 THE OH An A DAILY I3EE: SUNDAY, JANTJABY 19, 1902. kijiimtlui: lini'AIHI.VO. TEL. 133L, M. 8. Waiklln. 2111 Cuming St. -130 ii a 1,12 tihs. OMAHA Hay llnlc-TIo Co.. Sll North Kill. -lit OSTKOPATII V. JOHNSON Institute, C15 N. V. Ii. llldg. Tel. lOto. Allen Johnon, D. O., Indies' dept.; Old IS. Johnson, Ostcopathlat, Mgr. 127 XMl. A. T. HUNT. 12 McCnguo Uldg. Tel. zaz. UM Hit. MIIS. MUHICK, Douclan Ulk. Tel. 2S23. 129 I.At'.MIIlV. OMAHA Steam Laundry; shirts. 7c; collars, 2o; cuffs, 4c. 17W Leavenworth. Tel. r,i7. -131 MAMll IMtADK COSTCMCS. W. Sack, ladles and gentlemen's, 311? S. 10. 170 F2 (iAUIIACt:. fr UNTI-MONOPOIA' Onrlmgo Co., cleans cesspools iind vault, remove gnrhag & dead animals at reduced prices. K!l N. , lGth. Tel 1779. -371 FS Ill.KCTHICITV. JUAND KI.ECTIUC CO. 'Phono 2S4C. He pairing, bells, lights, motors, etc. 737 :il I.KtiAI. NOTICHS. RTnnKtinf.nKiiS' MKKTINO. Nntlco Is hereby Riven that the nnnual t nmcotlng of tno stouKiioiuers oi me uea illidldlng company will ho held nt 4 o'clock i). m., Tuesday, January 21, iSJ, at tho ,t)inc of said company In Tho Ueo hulldlng, Omaha, for tho election of a hoard of di rectors for tho ensuing year and the trans, 'nctlon of such other business as may prop erly come heforo such meeting. Ily order of Uio president. C. C. KOSKWATI3H. J3 d!9t Secretary. NOTICE. Notlco Is hereby Riven that tho regular gncetlng of tho stockholdcrM of the Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple asso ciation will bo held nt tho olllco of tho cor poration, 110-112 North Fourteenth street, Omaha, Neb,, on Tuesday, January 21, A. D. 1D02, nt 8 o'clock p. m. on said day, for tho election of six directors and such other tiUHlnesH as may como beforo tho meeting. V. A. WYATT. President Attest: 1J. r. KKOWlt'UK, secretary. Omiihn, January 13; 1902. Jyiadlt CITY OFFICIAL KOTICK. PItOPOSAI.H FOlt FIUE ESCAPISS. Healed proposals will bo received until 7:30 p. m.. February 3, 1902. by tho secrotnry of tho School District of tho City of Omaha, ltoom KT, City Hall, for furnishing and erecting Ilro escapes for tho Farnam, Cns tellar and Park school buildings, In ne cordnnco with spcclllcatloiiH furnished by the Uurenti of Labor and Industrial Sta tistics, State of Nebraska, Issued Jantmry 1, 1900, ii ml In accordance with specifica tions on tile In this olllco. Tho right Is reserved to reject any nnd nil bids. Didders nro required to submit drawings showing what they proposo- to furnish, but tho drawings must In no caso lio In conlllct with the above specifications. Mnrk envelopes "Hlds for Flro Escapes, J. F. Hurgess, Secretary, 003 City Hall." J-lS-E&8-2-t : a m mm OUR DENTAL WORK IS DONE TO GIVE YOU COMFORT. "WR KEEP GOOD TEETH OOOU AND IMPROVE BAD ONES. Bailey the Dentist, :ti I'niton oiook, Hth and Farnam 8ti. Lady attendant. Phone 10SS. (1 HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE NEW YOItK-IlOTTEHDAM, VIA llOU X.OQNE S M. Now Twin Scrow Steamers of 13.0W tons register. T8tlcVmcrr w Rotterdam Jan. 23, 10 a. m. fitcamer Amsterdam Feb. 1, 10 A. W. ffSteamerW StBtBndSITI Feb. 8. 10 A. M. Apply to Holland-America Line, 39 Il'way, Tf. Y.: Harry Moores. 1115 Farnam St.; Louis Neesc, First Nnttonal Ilank. Ante Room Echoes In Masonic circles every lodgo has worked In soruo of tho degrees during tho last week, or will work next week. Tho Icc turo by William Cleburne, which will bo dollvored tho last Thursday In tho month, is tho next thing of Interest scheduled. In tho Scottish rlto preparations aro bo Ing made for tho annual reunion. Tho pro gram la now In tho hands of tho printers and will bo ready for circulation about Feb ruary 1, tho reunion taking placo soven teon days later. Thcro will be a consld oroblv chnngo In tho personnel of tho offi cers of tho lodges In thin work, but tho names of tho now officers havo not been xnado public. Mount Calvnry lodgo worked In tho rank of Knight Templar Friday evening. Tho membership n tho California Conclavo club of this order U growing nnd tho prospects for a drill team to take part In tho contest for tho prizes which will bo offered nro brighter than over. Tho conclavo will not ho held until 1901, but tho team which Is to tako part In the contest will probably bo organized during the sumnior and will bold frequent meetings for drills until tho be ginning of 1901, when drills will bo held twlco a week or moro frequently. Tho first scvslou of Huth Kobckah lodgo for 1902 wao held Saturday evening, Jan uary 11. Tho reports ot tho term indicated satisfactory progress, In that thoy showed nn Increaso In membership ns woll ns In finances. Tho membership of Huth lodgo Is now moro than 200 and It is gratifying to noto that nil are united In the great mission of tho degree. Tho officers for the current torm nro as follows; Mis Mtnnio Helmrod, noblo grnnd; Miss Bertha Meyor, vlco grand; Mrs. Cnrrlo Hamlin, secretnry; Mrs. Mary Stuht, treasurer, Tho ceremony of Installation was conducted by tho Past Grauda' club, and was notable In tho fact that rituals wcro not used, tho rules of tho club ro oulring. members to mcmorlzo their ro- apcctlvo parts. In point of nttendanco tho esMlon was a record-breaker, nearly ovory resident member being present, Tho session was brought to a 'closo by the serving ot dntsty refreshments by tho newly installed officers. Two youug nttoruoys, ono of this city and ono from Council Bluffs, received tho rank of page nt tho hands ,ot Nebraska lodge No. l, Knignts at rytutna, last Mon day night. As lodgo adjourned tho members wore much surprised when captured by tho sisters ot Lillian templo No. 1 nnd marched Juto their lodgo room In tho nnnox, whero had hoen spread nu elegant supper. Tho knights wero royally entertained and did not Jeavo tho tables till a lato hour. The rank of esqulro will be conferred upon ono candidate next Monday night Visiting knights Invited. A most onjoyablo tlmo was spent with Gato City hlvo No. 9, Ladies of the Macca bees, Friday evening. A public Installation tsu gives, conducted by Past Cominauder Lady Hopkins. Tho punch howl was pro sided over by Mcsdamc Olsh nnd Quatasen. Tho retiring commander, Lady Harpon, was presented with a beautiful chocolate set, while tho new commander, Lady Church, nnd tho Installing olllcor wcro presented with beautiful bouquets. Clan Gordon No. 63, Order of Scottish Clans, hns completed preparations for tho celebration of tho one hundred and forty third anniversary of tho birth of Kobert Hums, which will ho observed nt Crclghton hall, Friday, January 21. Tho evening pro gram will open with the music of Highland pipes, played by Pipers lluchannn and Mc Dougal. Chief James Cameron will de liver tho address of welcome; M, A. Hall will deliver an address on "Tho Memory of I)urn3." Tho Bubject of J. L. Kennedy's address Is "Tho Land Wo Left, and This one." Ono of tho features of tho evening will be a Oacllc song by Mrs. Donald McQutston. Tho soloists for tho evening arc: Clans man Jamleson, who will sing "Wo Aro a' Scottish Here;" Mrs, S, I). Loose, who will render "When tho Kle Como Hanie;" Mrs. II. W. Fltt. who Blngs "Jesslo, tho Flowor of Dumblane;" Mrs. Sam Morris, "I Took It;" Miss Hungato, "The Magis Song;" Mrs. A. G. Edwards, "Angus Mc Donald;" Dclmoro Cheyncy, "Somebody," "Naebody" and "I'm Wearln' Awa', Jean;" J. H. Sims, "Old Ilrlgado;" Miss nianch Sorcnson, "Hanks o' Loch Lomond;" Mr. Dempster, "A Man's n Man for a' That." A. A. Covalt will play "Tho Uluo Dells of Scotland" nnd "Palms" on the cornet. Miss Mary Wallaco will rcclto "Tho Courtln' of T' Nowhcnd's Bell." Miss Jcanlo Fal coner will danco tho "Highland Fling" "nnd n selection will be rendered by the South side Mandolin club. Tho concert will closo with tho singing of "Auld Lang Syno," nnd then "yo wait t' tho ball or gang hamo." (IUAI.T FEATI'UES OF LIFH. A correspondent wrttlng from Snttgatuck, Conn., says that In that town were born, and lived until qulto recently, three broth ers, triplets, who all lived to ho about 73 yenrs old. They wcro nnmed Frederick, Franklin and Francis Sherwood and wcro known ns tho threo F's. They looked so much allko that they wcro often taken tho ono for tho other. Alt followed tho sea and wcro for a long tlmo masters of ves sels. Judge Crauo In tho county court In Brooklyn granted permission recently to Mrs. James Clark Drydon Fltzslmmons to chnngo her name to Slmonds after Fohrti ary 9. In 189S sho got an absolute divorce from Mr. Fltzslmmons and permission to use hor maiden name. Sho has six chil dren, whom sho says nro held up to ridicule by school children who refer to them as tho llttlo "Fltzes" and In a contemptuous manner say thoy nro tho children of "Dob" Fltzslmmons. Tho petitioner says that sho understands that Fltzslmmons Is a pugilist. A knot of men was gathered In tho smoking room at tho club tho othor even ing, relates tho New York Times. It. was late, but so cold outsldo that thoy hesitated to make a move All ordinary topics had been exhausted and thoy Anally entered upon a contest to seo who could toll tho most rcrantkablo story about tho fat mon or tho lean men they had seen. A vorlta blo Ananias was awarded flrBt prlzo with out a dissenting votco when ho asserted that ho had mot In his travels a man so thin that ho could "go through a fluto without striking a note." Elsa Condon, head waitress at tho Now Grand hotel, Vlnccnncs, Ind lost her life as tho result of Injuries to her splno from a fall In trying to cxecuto a banter of kick ing a tray of dishes, hold high by a playful girl comrade. Sho was unconscious twenty hours In a room at tho hotel and thrco doc tors failed to save her. Tinv. John J. Ebcrlo of Pottstown, Po., a retired Baptist prcachor, was found dead In his bed a fow days ago. On July 14, 1860, ho began tho practice of eating ono meal por day, nnd uw not acvinio irum that rulo to tho tlmo of his death. Ho took no nourishment whatever botwoon meals. From tho ngo of 17 to 37 years ho was an lntcnso sutferor from compneatea nllmonts and adopted tho onc-mcal-a-dhy method to effect a cure. His health im proved under this system of dieting, nnd tho distressing headaches wun wnicn no was afflicted disappeared nltogotner. PntriMt Tlemcv. an eccentric character living at Summit, N. J., Is dead. For twen ty-five years ho lived alono In a small cot tage, miles away from tho village His life wn nimnlntr.lv that of a hormlt. Tlcrney spent practically all of his tlmo In reading works on religion, ana until tnreo years ago novcr missed a scrvlco in St. Ther esa's church. Ho always insisted on re maining standing with his hand high above his headdurlng theso services, and this i Hiir.h a distraction to tho other worshippers that ho finally discontinued his attendance. Levi Townley. a well-to-do farmer resid ing near Burnham's Corners, N. Y., lost $500 through tho acts ot a voracious horse. A ehort tlmo after being paid tho mono by a nolghbor Farmor Townley went to tho barn to feed his horse, carrying tho bills in an old wnllot In his coat pocket. When he returned to tho houso ho missed tho wallet nnd nftor searching clsewhero for It flnnlly retraced his stops to tho barn, whero, frag ments of the pockctbook and bills In tho horso's manger told what had becomo of his possessions. Tho farmer spent conald- oral tlmo In endeavoring to collect sufficient pieces of bills to admit redemption, but was not successful. OUT OF THE OllDINAUY. Tho pinr wears n rlnir In which ho bn- llevca Is Imbedded a plcco of tho truo cross. It wns originnuy ono oi xno ireusures oi tho Vatican. A bill hns been Introduced by Senator Hawlcy of Connecticut for tho relief of Mary .McLean Wyllyss of East Glnston- 1....... r,rti Ulw. lu f 17 1'rnrn nlil fiml In tllft daughter of James MoLcan, a soldier of tho revolution, i iio woman ia vury puur unu u Is proposed that sho bo given a. pension of S12 nor month. Dr. John P. wood, tho oiuost practicing physician In tho world, celebrated ills iuibi birthday lit Coffoyvlllo, Kan,, on January l Whon Knns.ia was admitted Into state hood ho was a United States commissioner and John ltrown was twice nrougm uoioro him, onco charged with murder and once with harboring tugltlvo slaves. Alderman Donohuo of Wllkesbnrre, Pa., wan fnmo sonin tlmo niro by taklnc oft his coat and soundly thrashing a wlfo beater who was brought before htm for trial. Ha ha3 again como Into prominence by cham pioning tho cause of a wlfo who objected to Iter husband warming his cold foot ugalnst her bnck. When she oblectod tho brut. kicked hor out of bed. Mr. Donohuo sent htm to Jail for ten days, saying ho was sorry mat was tno limit. Tralnm! hns hnrl mnnv lnnir-Uved oeonlo Tho oldest ncrson now llvlnir there, is said to ho un old woman named Jlclvor. who was born near Londonderry In 1792, nnd who remembers tho Irish robelllon of 1793 nnd Napoleon's wars. Sho has lived n hard life, breaking stones In a quarry nnd tending cattlo In her younger days, while living In a rough tent. Now sho Is mora comfortablo nnd lives In a llttlo hut. Evldeucu has been found proving almost beyond n doubt that the crucifix found nt Frankfort, Mich., last summer by work men excavating for tho foundation for tho Ann Arbor summer hotul there, was tho Sroperty of Pero Murquette, the famous ndlun missionary. Its possession has been Isputed hIiico Its finding, but It has now been turned over to tho Ann Arbor Hall road company When tho rust was clenned from Its pedestal tho data lOil was found on ono side, whlla on tho ounosito wns found tho Inscription "JM. & C Quebec." Mar quottu left Quebec for upper Michigan In wn, ana was uurieu ui i-Tannior WANTED, A SOCIAL ARBITER Tangltt ii Wkiih WaSihgUn OfEoialdtm Iai'Bioom IiTwlnd, StCIAL FEUDS AND WARRING ELEMENTS Sonic Inntnnren of Trouble Cnued by Uiiliniwr MIxIiik "t Illvnl Mil inunnKcnicnt I.tnble to Stnrt nn Explosion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Not In many years has official society in tho nation's capital been Involved in such a tangle as ht present. It required all tho remarkable diplomacy of tho lato President McKlnley undoubtedly tho most tactful chief mag istrate this nation has over had to pre sorvo even the appearance of peaco In tho big official colony, and 'then his success was but partial. Most of tho trouble arises from questions of precedence. Wncn con gress changed tho order of succession to tho presidency somo years ngo thcro was a kaloldoscopic shifting of social positions, tho beauty of which failed to commend It self to cortaln of tho shifted. In fact, somo of tho dignitaries who havo been re duced in rank havo declined' to accept tho now order of things, nnd as tho officials who wero advanced strenuously demand all thb honors and social emoluments of their nowly gained positions, thcro is a peren nial nnd fortilo sourco of bickerings right thero. Tho action of tho principal Euro pean powors in raising tho rank of their envoys at Washington to that of ambassador Infused still another clement Into tho many sided struggle and finally, to stilt further compllcato matters, tho recent expansion of American governmental Interests has necessitated tho creation of numerous now posts, tho occupants of which do not pro poso to allow tho niching ot any of their social laurels. All this has brought up again tho de mand for a social arbiter of officialdom. Evory European court has such oa official. Ho Is known as tho Introducer of ambassa dors, grand chamberlain or master of cere monies. Ho is n recognized authority on all points of official and social otlquetto, and his decision as to tho order ot prcco denco to bo observed nt stnto functions and other similar questions Is accepted as final. Tho man who should attempt such a rolo at Wnshlngton would need to possess a de tailed knowlcdgo ot official oltquctto In all tho principal nations of tho world. His knowledgo of social customs would haVo to bo absolute; ho would bo obliged to know tho Ins nnd outs of Washington society to a T all Its feuds, antipathies nnd quarrels, both political and personal and ho must bo a man of Infinite tact. And If such a man could bo found nnd porsuaded to undertake tho offlco ho would probably reap such obloquy, contempt and bntrcd as could hardly bo paralleled In history. Tho war ring ladles ot officialdom would attend to that. Nevertheless, thero Is a growing bo llof among tho leaders of Washington so ciety that only tho appointment of an ab- oluto arbiter can avert swift social chaos, and thcro Is a constantly accumulating list ot problems for him to solvo as soon as ho shall ossumo tho wand ot powor. Foreign Frost. Tho responsibility for many of tho worst complications lies at tho doors of tho ac credited representatives of foreign govern ments at tho Amorlcan capital. When Mexico raised tho rank of its envoy at Washington to that of ambassador tho diplomat was treated with decided cool ness by hla ambassadorial colleagues. Tho alleged cause was somo Infringement of diplomatic privileges by tho Mexican diplomat, hut thoro was suspicion in many quarters that tho treatment was designed as a protest against tho presumption of a republic In creating nmbassadors who are supposed to bo tho personal representatives of monarchs. Until within tho last yenr Austria maintained no diplomatic relations with Mexico, and, in fact, did not rocognjze tho existenco ot tho republic. This led to many troublous Incidents In Washington and Indirectly to the most sensational epi sode which cvor occurcd at a social gather ing at tho Whlto Houso. Tho Mexican am bassador and tho Austrian minister and his wlfo chanced to bo guests at a state din ner tendered by tho president, and a blun dering official assigned tho Mexican envov to escort to dlnnor tho wife of his Austrian colleague. Tho representative of Mexico hesitated, but finally went up and offored his arm to tho woman. Sho abruptly turned her back upon him, walkod over to a chair and seated herself. When remon strance was mado she said; 'For mo thero Is no such nation as Mex ico. Wo do not officially admit Its exist ence or that of its representative. It is an Insult to ask me to go In with a person who does not exist." Tho matter was hastily amended by a readjustment of the table. Not infrequently, too, personal quarrels havo figured In official entertaining. Tho Mexican and Belgian governments are on entirely friendly terms and regularly main tain diplomatic rotations, but tho former Belgian minister at Washington, who has Just been recalled, conceived a dislike for tho Mexican ambassador and refused to nttend any social function nt which tho lat ter was to be present. Occasionally a so cial blunder hns Its humorous sldo, ns when nt a Whlto House reception somo wag, noting tho approach of tho British ambassador at the head of tho lino of de parting guests, Instructed tho colored man who was summoning tho carriages to call for tho Irish ambassador's carriage, a com mand which was sung out in stentorian tones to the amusement of the vast con course of peoplo who lined the street. Itrd Tape Ilofore Dinner. When a dinner Is to bo given at which n number of diplomats aro to be guests thero usually precedes it a correspondence as voluminous as that of a business house In order to insuro for tho various guests positions at tho table in accordance with their rank nnd position. Sovoral times Amorlcan women, ignorant of diplomatic usage, havo so transgressed official cttquotto that international complications woro narowly averted. Not long since a hostess who had Just taken up her resl donee In Washington and was entertaining her first dinner party of official folk real ized after tho guests had assembled that sho was wholly Ignorant of the Intricacies of social prccedcnco as governed by official rank. Thero was but one way out of it. Tho hostess boldly took tho bull by the horns. "I haven't tho faintest idea ot how you ought to go in to dinner," sho announced. "But those of you who wish anything to eat had better get in some way or the things will bo spoiled." In nlno cases out of ten thero would have been present some finicky stickler for tho proprieties who would havo folt bound to consider himself offended by such Informal Ity. but fortunately nil the guests ot this occasion wero possessed ot n saving senso of humor. They flocked into tho dining room, took Bucb seats ns wcro most convenient, and tho dinner was a brilliant success. Ono ot the social tangles growing out ot the alteration ot tho law regarding the suc cession to the presidency is found in the squabble which has been in progress during recent years as to the relative positions ot tto president pro tempore oi tno united States senate and tho speaker of tho house ot representatives. .When at the first din ner nt tho Whlto Hotuo following the death of Vlco President Hobart, President McKln ley gavo the pIsco of honor to Senator Fryo, tho president pro tempore of the sennto, Speaker Ihsnderson jot tho houso of repre sentatives was highly displeased, nnd ho has since declined to nttend any dinner un less assured In ndvnnce that ho will bo ac corded tho place of honor. The feud between General Miles nnd Gen crnl Corbln, together with their respective partisans, has becnroflccted in tho social drama at Washington In a very noticeable manner, ns has also tho animosity existing between tho adherents of Admiral Schley nnd Admlrnl Sampson, Tempers wcro ruf fled during tho winter of 1900-1901 in conse quonco of tho rivalry for pro-eminent social position existing botwecn tho wives ot Ad miral Dewey nnd General Miles, Tho mat ter was finally settled In as great a degrco ns nny of these social struggles ever can be settled by the decision that, inasmuch as ho War department was established prior to tho Navy department tho general com manding tho army was entitled to prece dence over tho admiral ot tho navy at offi cial functions. When the men nro enter tained as Individuals, however, Admiral Dowcy, being ot superior -ank, takes prcco donce. An EninnrrnMnlnK I'onltlon. It may ho noted In this connection that it was during the Interval mentioned that Mrs. Dewey was on ono occasion placed by force of circumstances In perhaps the most embarrassing position In which an Ameri can woman In official life has ever been placed. She was present at a White House reception merely as a guest, but tho diplo mats from all of tho principal nations. In acknowledgment of her husband's splen did victory, Insisted upon paying her homage, very much ns though sho had been tho hostess of tho occasion. Had persona less broad-minded and scnslblo than Presi dent and Mrs. McKlnley been the occu pants of Uio Whlto Houso the episode might not havo been allowed to pass In universal good nature. Famous feuds In congress havo njmcat invariably been reflected In tho social realm at Washington, Ono ot tho requisites ot success In public llfo at tho national capi tal Is supposed to bo found in tho ability to drop politics upon entering a drawing room, but tho rule Is not always observed. Tho effect of a bitter hostility, such as that which existed, for Instance, between Conk ling and Blaine, Is invariably felt in social circles, and in cases where, as In that cited, tho political duelists neither speak nor recognize tho existenco ot each other, con sHornblo tact is necessary by tho host nt any function at which both chanco to be present. Not infrequently public men aro mado to suffer tho consequences ot social quarrels precipitated by tho women of their re spective families. From such a source sprang tho bitter fight which Governor Tannor of Illinois mado against the elec tion of Senator Cullom. . Tho governor's hatrod was caused by a Blight placed upon his wlfo by Mrs. Cullom, who was rcportod to have declared that Mrs. Tanner, as the daughter of a horso trader nnd auctioneer, was "socially Impossible.". For ycare thero raged a feud between Mrs. Merrlam, whoso husband Is now director of tho census, and Mrs. Davis, tho widow of tho lato Cushman K. Davis, tho Minnesota statesman. When Sonator Davis accorded support to Mr. Mer rlam'a candidacy for tho posltlon,vhe now holds a truco was patched up botweon the two men and tho reconciliation was sup posed to extend to tho women of the house hold but whether It actually did bo or not has always remained an open question'. V One of the roost notable of all social tangles was precipitated a few years ago by tho refusal of Lord Pauncofote, the British ambacsador and dean of the diplo matic corps, to call upon tho vice president. Ho claimed that ho was not only tho official representative ot his 'government, hut also tho personal representative of his soverolgn, and as euch was entitled to rank directly after the president Vice Prosldont Stevenson was a , good-natured man and allowed tho ambassador to have hla way, but wbon Garrett A. Hobart assumed the offlco he stood out for his rights. Tbo mat ter was eventually referred to the British foreign office, which held that tho vice president was to bo regarded as tho heir to the presidency and thus ot the sam,t rnak. as a crown prince, and consequently Lord Pauncefoto received an intimation from his homo government that ho had best call upon tho vice president. WALDON FAWCETT. Grrnt I.csaon of Life. Senator Stephen Elkins wns congratulated In tho Waldorf on New Year's day on his flno appearance, reports tho Now York Times. "I used to think," said his friend, "that the arduous life of a eenator or congress man was very wearing, but you, senator, seem to thrive on it." Senator Elkltifl smiled ono of his pleasant smiles and replied: "I havo learned tho great lesson of llfo that of letting the other fellow do the walking and worry ing." LAIlOIl AND IXDUSTKY. Thlrfppn hundred omnlovcs of Linton, the cup chaser, struck fqr un Increase of wnges. Ptitsburc's United Mine Workers nre con sidering Carnegie's offer to construct a workers' hospltnl there. Troy hns twenty-seven factories whore collnrs, cuffs and shirts nro mudo. They employ lfl.000 person?, four-llfths being women. A Chlcnco twin has Invented n. mnchlno that Is cracking 200 pounds of nuts nn, hour. It Is claimed that Is the only au tomatic nut cracker In the world. Now York has 1.8S1 Inbor organizations, with a total membership of 261,623 men and 14.618 women. Of this total of 276,111 trades unionists 174,022 aro In tho City of New York. Tha growth of tho United Brotherhood of Carpenters nnd Joliiers at tho present time is unparaiieiea in us pisiury. ;" ,irit niw mnmhiTB woro added last month nnd J6.000 expended for death benefits. Pittsburg's $1,000,000,000 steel comuino is nbout to Introduco nutomatlo machinery In Its tlnplato mills, similar to that in opera tion in tho steel plants. It Is expected that hundreds of skilled workmen will bo grndually displaced. Fifteen thousand dollars Is to bo ex pended by tho Brooklyn Itanld Transit ;rmtinv hffnro Mnv I In It t tin tT UD Illd furnishing a headquarters and clubroom for the employes of Its system of elevated and surface lines In thlB borough. The largest toy factory In tho world Is In Now York. It makes 1,607 distinct varieties nf tnva. Tim hniidliiir hns nn annual out put of over 100,000,000 playthings. Last year nearly j.wv.uai nil wnisim nmuu im the tin soldiers reached tha enormous total of 6.000.000. The losn of hundreds of mon, employed as motormen nnd conductors, within tho last few weeks, by resignations, has crip pled tho scrlce of tho Brooklyn Rapid Trunslt company to somo extent. At tho present tlmo It Is said that at least 300 men aro needed to operate cars. The Hiarlrnn workers, 23,000 In number, timi thpir w nilvnnced vesterdiv 1)Q- causo of the ndvnnce in their product. Tho employes of tho Unltlmoro & Ohio and tho Pennsylvania railroads hIho had their pay raised inm weoK on accounv ui um ecci lent earnings the roads wero mnklng. Tho Louisiana Purchase exposition Is one cnuso of gTcnt nctlvltv In building opera tions In St. Louis. The building permits Issued thorn In tho yenr Just closed nggre gated JI3.207.991 In value, being an Increaso of $7,291,007 over 1900. For tho coming year contractors, House duimkts unu an worn. Ingmen engaged In building aro nntlclpat Ing n still greater Increase. Knirlnnd'k rn.nnprntlvu llHSOCiatlons. UC cording to reports, accumulated and .lli'lilpil nmnni? Ilinlr memlHTH nearly S4J.- OOO.OUO by the members purchasing at their own stores. They issuu wecKiy un umriiii Journal hnvlng a circulation of 51,000 cople, which earned a profit approaching 3,OOo in i In, lnnt i Will v.nr nf Its existence, uud pained 97,000 additional members during tha same time. . SHOPPING IN THE PHILIPPINES SiqnlsiU Staffs t B Had fsr Vitjt Littlt Utnty Ii -tails WHERE THE TEXTILES COME FRtM Ilcnutlful Fabric of Xntlvc nmt Chi iii'Mc Miiniifncttirc Other Tlilimn-4 thnt Tempt the I'urne In the Orient, The Philippine Islands not only produce beautiful stuffs, but thither tho enterpris ing Chlneso bring their textiles. These, owing to the tariff, nro not ns cheap ns- In China. Ono of tho amusements ot tho idle mornings In Manila Is sitting on the floors of tho corridors nnd steps bargaining with the Chlneso pack men who are ready to supply every' need. From them ono may buy satin brocade or Chlneso muslin nt 5 cent a yard. Indeed wo atl had theso Chlneso muslins, a sheer fine barred ma terial, ten yards for un peso that Is to say for $1, silver. Tho Chlneso grass linen ot Manila in only nbout olghtccn Inches wide nnd ono may buy forty yards for $5, sliver. This is so lustrous that It looks like silk. But let me celebrate tho stuffs of Luzon. Those are pre-eminently plna and Jusl pronounced peny nnd hoosy. Plna resem bles silk bolting cloth. It is mado from tho flbcr ot tho plncapplo stalk. It Is Ivory whlto in tint, nnd the nuns and native women they havo tnught will enrich It with embroidery equal to anything In Frnncc. Jusl Is mado of pine flbcr nnd hemp nnd has stripes ot silk called lis to. It is sometimes called Manila gauze. As a fabric it surpasses grcnadlno In texture and durability. The natlvo dyes havo none of our tints, nnd their reds, yellows, blues and purples excel In beauty and vitality; for llko the Latin races, they exult In color. When we went to Manila theso could bo bought for 1$ and 12, Bllver, for twenty barras, a llttlo less than our yard. But war and our demand havo brought theso prices up to $18 nnd $25 a piece. I spenk of Mcxlcnn money, which, divided by two, becomes sold. Manila produce beautiful hats. Tho flnor sell from $18 to $25 and rival tho popular Panama. Tho women thcro do not wear hats, but wo found the men's hats adapta ble. For 20 cents ono could afford a fresh hat every fow weeks. I still wear ono of mine which exceeds In comfort nnd light ness anything wo havo except tho crino lines. When tho duties permit wo will doubtless havo theso goods In this coun try. Sowing Is cheap In Manila, whero one may havo a competent maid, who Is a capa blo seamstress, for $4 silver a month. DrensmnkliiK tn the Orient. It is nt Yokohama that tho east begins to unfold Its treasures of silk and crepe. Now is tho tlmo to begin to Invest In Bilk petticoats and shirt waists. It is tho country also for renewing, matching, on dulglng one's caprices. Wanting somo gray cropo ot a particular shade to mako rovers for a black velvet coat, I purchased, by ad vice, white crepo for GO cents a yard, had it dyed tho exact tint for 30 cents, and grace fully embroidered with whito and black butterflies, according to tho required forms for $1. In effect it is a work ot art, each butterfly being individualized and worthy ot study. Thus ono may havo n robo em broidered according to ono's fancy, as did an acquaintance who choso to havo cherry blossoms nnd branches bestrew her gown. Tho sewing Is accomplished with equal case. Thero aro Bwell Japanese and Chi nese toilers, but tho Joy of one's heart Is the llttlo Japaneso sewing man who comes to your homo to tako your measuro and directions, returns to fit you, nnd brings home your work when ho promises It. Thus wn, had shirt wnlits mndo for 50 cents n piece, from silk which cost 27 cents a ynrd. When silk is bought by tho plcco ono may indeed enjoy luxury. We bought a ploco of whlto tllk, forty yards, for yen (50 cents) and divided It up between us. Thus whlto shirt waists, skirts and lingerie, so to say, which tho neighbors clamored to hemstitch at a cent a strip. Tho Chlneso tailors of Yokohama havo a world wide reputation. Who docs not know Chang Ghow on tho Yokohama bund? In him doth tho naval officer put bis trust. Tho trousseau of a budding naval officer Is somthlng to see bluo cloth, whito satin nnd gold laco galore. It Is tha hope ot every middy to como into these on tho Asiatic station for the reason that ho may get his wardrobe for moro than one-half lfss than the price of It nt home. For example, one tnni i Know coxi uui tJt'u in tho cast, against $700, vttilch would have been the coU In this country. As for tailor- made costumes, the American woman thinks hersolf poor Indeed If sho cannot got n suit from Chang Chow. It Is not only In tbolr luxurious materials that China 13 rich. It produces a grass linen in whlto and pellucid blue, which Is so valuable a fabric for summer wear that ono wonders It has not been Imported. Tho Chlneso aro avorso to cutting this stuff, nor did I, I regret to say, want to buy a piece of forty yards a yard wide. "No, no. mo catchce you one ploco, missy," said my Chlneso tailor, and so he did and brought mo my dress lavish with exquisite homstltchlngs, paying him for the wholo $11.30 Mexican, of which $1.50 was for the making. This put Into our money is 45 cents for the goods nnd $2.25 for tho making. This dress I still wear nnd cling to with a devotion that no other gown In spires. Tho Chtncao cottons nro nlso good nnd thblr blue nnd whlto chambray scorns to grow clcaror with each washing. In Chlnei-e Cltleo. Hong Kong Is bo English that It does not compare with Shanghai as a shopping port. But Canton, up tho Poarl river, Is un rivaled, ns I havo said, for its satins, crepes, feather fans and embroideries. Tho snlo of second-hand embroideries horo nnd at the treaty ports fairly conxes tho money from ono's purse. The dealers squat nt tho hotel doors at tho hour of tiffin and day after day tho bargaining goes on. Ono woman was n month buying a mandarin's coat for an opera wrap, Anally getting it at her own nrlco, which was $1G, Mexican For trifling amounts ono enn buy strips of embroidery, which monoy could not pur chase nt home. Whllo tho cut, of tho Chi nese garments ever romalns tho samo, the Chinese are very particular about tho fash Ion of their ornamentation, whence comes this wealth of second-hand crabroldorlcs In India tho durzlo is tho seamstress. It is amusing to watch hlra sowing In his booth and shop, holding down tho long seam or hem with his toes, for tho natives of the cast aro almost prehensile. By wearing shoeB wo deprlvo ourselves of ad ditional hands. India has been so long under English commercial Influences that ono misses tho vnriety and cheapness of China. I scoured Calcutta for an embrold ered muslin, such as -ono reads of in old novels, but only could find designs that reflected Manchester in choap ombroiuery, In India tlnsol seoms to tako tho placo of workmanship. Possibly In romotcr towns one might do better. The webllko muslins, tbo Tussore Bilk and of courso tho cache mires seem most desirable. Coming down to Egypt, one may buy fenthor boas to a great advantage, and wisely supplement one's wardrobe with a pretty llttlo embroidered Arab jacket. MAItY GAY HUMPHREYS. Tim puhfection of .man.m:h!. Mr. Arthur I'nKet Say It U I'oiiinl In Freneb Noelet-. Mrs. Paget, wlfo of General Arthur Paget nnd daughter ot tho Into Mrs. l'nran Stevens of New York, said to nn American correspondent In Pnrlss "I havo penetrated further Into the great heart of French society than nny Ameri can woman living. Although Franco nnd England nro not nlwnys on the best of terms when King Edward shows cour tesies, nny knowledgo of tho fnct opens up to us tho most conservative French so ciety. "Tho most cxqulslto perfectlin 't man ners nnd conversation obtains in the higher French circles. French reparte.o Is tho best In tho world; no other society offers any thing llko It. If you havo perception to puro wit your whole mind responds to whit you And there. Its readiness nnd bril liancy nro extrnordlnnry. "Everything n bright Frenchwoman trouches scintillates; tho woman nro s fascinating ns tho men nro brilliant. The men nro not ns well built ns Englishmen or Americans, nor as well dressed, nor ns generous, but their manner to women Is Idenl In refinement, cxqulslto In devotion nnd manner. They rcnllze nil that a woman dreams of. "It isn't fair to compnro Frenchmen in point of generosity with Americans, for American men nro tho most generous In tho world to women, though American men nro too busy to woo well or glvo nttcntlon to the smaller refinements which mako up tho happiness of woman. My knowlcdgo of Itusslan society Justifies mo In saying that tho Itusslan nobility possess all the charm of French society, combined with nil tho interesting chnractcrlstlcs of the Slnv. "I nm going next week to Join tho shoot ing pnrtlcs given In honor of Orand Duko nnd Duchess Vlndlmlr nnd Grnnd Duko Boris nt tho chateaux" of Duko Do Gram mont, Baron Alphonso do Ilothschtld nnd Count Bonl do Cnslcllnno. Tho fnct that our American countess, formerly Miss Gould, Is to bo tho hostess of tho undo of tho present czar and brother of tho Into czar, shows she hns 'arrived.' This makes her a leader of French society. "What King Edward likes in French so ciety Is tho brilliant pcrstllngo which ho finds In such snlons ns that of Duchesso do Sagnn. While tho French salon of tho davs of Louis XIV no longer exists, thcro Is n good substltuto in tho charm nnd bril liancy of modern school intercourse. "Thcro may be American socloty In Paris, but I don't know it. . "Tho women of Frnuco nro uncqunlcd. When tho Forty Immortnls ndjourn ench ono goes to somo lending woman to recount tho Intcllcctunl triumphs of tho history of tho dny. In America women sot up as superior to men; In England thoy nro sup posed to bo inferior; in Franco they nro their equals. Tho French factor for suc cess In society is brains." CON.MIllIAMTIKS. . James N. Lnnn of Mlddlctown, N. Y a preacner, doctor ami nutnnr, is vj years or ngo nnd hnx been married thirteen times. His first marrlago occurred at Mllford, Pa., Ill lt30. , Tho last census showed that thero were In the wholo country 5,427,767 bachelors, ngalnst 3,224,491 spinsters an excess of f.S per cent of bachelors over tho unmarried women. A Wheeling (W. Vo) couplo eloped to GulllopoltM, o., whero they wcro married, nnd upon their return, we nre told, "they wero received with open urma," Consider ing thnt tho brldo weighed 432 pounds those rcccptlvo arms must huvo been very widely open. Tho order prohibiting Spanish army offi cers from marrying unlesH they nro 25 years old or moro and enjoy nn Income nt least equal to the pay of a captain (about $50 a month) Is now thought to luivo been promulgated by General Weyler simply to nrovent his son's marriage to Senorltu Con- suela Do Lanz, who, though very beautiful and of nouic fnmny, is not in un otner wuys acceptable to tho general. Former- Governor nnd Mrs. Levi P. Mor ton havo announced tho engagement ot their fourth daughter, Miss AIlco Morton, to Wlnthrop Hutherford of New York City. MUs Alice Morton hns only recently re turned with her family from Europe, whero this uutumn Miss Helen Morton was mar ried to tho Count Boson Tally rand I'erU gord. Miss Alice iruulu her debut two win ters ngo. Sho Is very tall and blonde, and extremely chic, and a great hello lu so ciety. Mme. Sibyl Sanderson hns announced to a fow of her friends her engagement to marry Count Henri Du James of Paris, who hnB been In this country for two weeks and accompanied her recently to Philadelphia. Mme. Sanderson sayii tlvit tho marrlago will not tako plaeo for nt least two years. Her betrothed, who Is mlddlo-uged, Is not wealthy, but has lately embarked In n mer cantile enterprise which he expects to de velop by that time. He. Is a Frenchman und descended from the Engllnh family of Fltz-Jamcs, which settled in Franco moro than two centuries ngo. A freak romnnco wns brought to light In McKeesport, Pn., a fow days ago by thn marrlago of Thomas O. Morgnn, a wealthy lumber merennni or weusviuo, u.. aim iUinn .IUUh 1 iiiiiiM, ,'itu ii Ktiy lua, tilth fu doty belles of McKvcspnrt. Ono year ngo Miss Plumb wrote n love message on a sheet of notepaper. Inclosed It lu a bnttlo nnd In tho presence of several of her girl trlends throw it Into the Mononynhela river. Sho had frequently declnred that she would never marry unless her wedding nnd n romnnco connected with it. The noto she wrote asked tho Under to correspond with ncr witn n view to mntrinvuiy. in Mnv shu received a letter from Mr. Mor gan, who told her ho hnd tnken her mes sage from the river ut his home, SOO miles from whero die had started it on its Journey. Tho couple bdgnn n spirited cor respondence, exchanged phntoH and finally a meeting was arranged. Mr. Morgan went to McKecsport, met tno girl ana a caso of love at first sight resulted. FOR RHEUMATISM NEURALGIA ANZ ALL ACHESndPAINS TO WHICH FLESH " HEIRusb LOANS SCIENTIFICALLY PREPARED SURE IN ITS ACTION 25taottc mj4 Deafens fforj-Sizes50c4jSlOOalt6rte Ourod to Stay uuaranioea ouro on Monoy Rofundod. fARIDOOELE. Xl?i" mj t"tment tliU In. Idiom dlif .ia ihI4I7 W , V "PP."". '" lt InitantlyTt) poo U of tgnnt tlooj .r. .IrW.n from Ih. dllXed telni, unit all tor.n.M .nd wlllnir quickly mb,L. 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