Dakota Cecity Herald
Dakota, gxtt; xsaa.
John H. Beano. - FtibBsher
Every man has his price hut few
jet It
And you always get full measure
Khch you acquire a peck of trouble.
It will roon take an expert to dintln
fulsh between a Russian, crista and a
revolution.
Paradoxically, a shortage In the
Kentish hop field promises a jump In
the price.
The people of Ilelslngfora Insist that
their town Isn't anywhere near as bad
M It sounds.
A painter has Just died leaving a for
tune of 1200,000. Yet some folks insist
here's nothing In signs.
The small boy of Russia Is not being
Inspired, these days, with the illusive
Lope that some day he may be Czar.
It la getting so that when two battle
ships escape collision the circumstance
Is worth a paragraph lu the news col
umns. There are thousands of people In the
country who would have been satisfied
bad Russell Sage been a S'J5,000 uncle
td them.
James J. Corbett boa manoged to get
Into the limelight again by licking a
milkman. Treating hhn to a milk punch,
as It were.
The public Is beginning to learn some
things about his nephews and nieces
that Uncle Russell Sage doubtless knew
When he made bis will.
William Culleu Bryant once wrote
an ode to a mosquito, beginning "Fair
Insect" lie must have known that only
ibe lady niosqulto lights upon man.
Speaking of universal peace, Russia
Is preparing to build bigger and heav
ier battleships, and Japan Is experi
menting with new and deadlier projec
tiles. A sea cow, eighteen feet long, and
"Which cost f2,000, has been added to
tne New York aquurium. We suppose
ft Is to furnish milk for the sea urchins
there.
A woman Is trying to get theatrical
tnanagers to refuse to put on pieces
which call for the appearance of girls
In tights. We have no doubt that the
managers will yield to her entreaties
the moment such pieces cease to pay.
In Denmark there Is a company that
lpsures S'rls against becoming old
maids. A girl who has to pay an un
usually high premium over there may
be Justified In refusing to believe the
fellows who tell her she is beautiful.
An Atlanta, Ga., man was arrested a
few days ago for kissing his wife In
public. This should be a lesson to mar
ried men everywhere. Let the married
maa limit bis public demonstration of
affection to calling her "Pet" or
"Baby."
j An Eastern bard begins a poem thus:
An anarchist was working
Within a garret mean.
This shows bow dangerous It Is for
bnrds to sing of things concerning
which they are Ignorant Anarchists
don't work.
A Chinese viceroy hns adopted the
plan of keeping a group of Christians
In Jail to pray for rain. As soon as
the climatic conditions are favorable
be lets out one lot and takes ou another
against the next dry spell. A few weeks
of .wet weather ought to be a great
Christianizing influence in that prov
ince. A woman lecturer at tl University
of Wisconsin the other day culd to an
audience composed of members of her
own sex: "We are never golug to bo
free so long as we wear petticoats.
Woman must wear a gymnasium-like
costume if she wishes to gain ber free
dom." Is there to be a renaissance of
the bloomer.
The spoiling of sous by wealthy fa
thers is peculiarly a habit of the newly
rich. Where money has longer been In
the family, the possession of a few mil
lions does not constitute an Irresistible
temptation to rush out and make a
swine of one's self. But the sudden for
tunes of the past few years of blessed
prosperity have confessedly (ujmed out
a crowd of vapid and worthless and
Lelplessly rich young men.
One of the construction tlrms engaged
In rebuilding San Francisco engaged a
large quantity of Portland cement to
be delivered this mouth at the rate of
a thousand barrels a duy. Delivery at
that rate for forty two days would have
exhausted the entire production of ce
ment In the United States In 18S0. Last
year, however, 31,OOi,00 barrels were
produced, and only tho other doy a
Kansas City company began to build a
plant for Its manufacture that will turn
out half a million barrels a year. When
concrete houses Income popular the de
mand for Portland cement will Increase
to such an extent that every man who
has a bed of argillaceous limestone on
bis farm will have a fortune waiting at
bis hand.
During the fiscal year, ended on
June 30, the national government had
a surplus of receipts over exjiendlturc
amouutlng to more than twenty-live
million dollars. During tho preceding
year there wus a deficit of nearly tho
eume amount. In ltxW-04 there was also
a deficit but It would have been less
than two millions If the expenditures
bad not Included a sum of forty million
dollars paid for the Panama CuuaL
The United States, unlike most govern
ments in this respisi, does not vary
Its taxing system from year to year ac
cording to tho demands that are to be
made on the treasury. There has been
bo change in the tariff on Imports since
1S07. Only the tariff of 1S1A which was
in force eleven years, has had a longer
life than the Dlngley tnrllT. Nor has
liny Important nmcndinent hern made
In the Internal revenue system since
the repeal of the taxes in, posed to pay
tho expenses of the Spanish war. The
result of having n fixed system of rev
enue, the proceeds of which fluctunto
as the country Is prosjiernus or other
wise, and of making appropriation
without knowing bow large tho rwelpts
are to be, is that the government has
sometimes a large surplus, and again
a deficit Immense receipts for customs
In consequence of an unprecedented
Importation of foreign goods caused
the surplus of the past year. Expendi
tures were large, bnt the tariff yielded
more than three hundred million dol
lars, and Internal revenuo receipts also
Increased, although not so largely as
customs. No longer ago than last De
cember a deficit was anticipated, but In
the last six months tho revenue poured
Into the treasury In unexpected millions.
Child labor laws seem to fall because
legislators do not distinguish carefully
between the thing to be accomplished
and the means to accomplish It There
Is no doubt whatever that legislatures
can fix the minimum age at which chil
dren may be allowed to work, but In
carrying out the purpose of the laws
they make, they must be sure that they
treat all children alike. The certifica
tion of age must be obtainable by all.
Child labor laws, so far as their ex
ecutive provisions go, have been fash
ioned too much after the laws of Euro
pean countries. It Is very easy In those
countries to obtain certificates of age,
because they all preserve vital statis
tics. Every child born Into the world
Is properly recorded, and at any time
tho date of his birth can le obtained.
In this country vital statistics have not
been kept until very recent years. Here
the States manage these matters to
suit themselves. Tho births of some
children ore recorded and of others not.
Any law that requires a certificate
based upon record must necessarily dls
criminate ogalnst those whose births
are not a matter of record. The Penn
sylvania law has been declared uncon
stitutional because It so discriminated.
Other laws have met similar fate for
the same reason. What are needed are
provisions that will conform to tho con
ditions obtaining In this country. There
Is no doubt that a minimum age can be
fixed by law. There ought to be some
way by which evidence of age can bo
established that will apply to all alike.
This is the problem to be solved, and
its solution may lie In tho general In
stitution of vital statistics. The courts
have not Indicated such a solution, they
being satisfied simply to declare tho de
fects In laws enacted. Tho lawmakers
must discover bow to" solve this prob
lem and no doubt they will.
The Ilealln Power or Sunlight.
Thero have been sun-worshipers
through all the ages, and tho sun has
always been recognized as the source
of life and light, of health and happi
ness on the earth. Yet it Is only re
cently that science has found the ex
planation of this world-feeling, and has
learned how and why the light of tho
sun is life-giving and life-saving. It is
only within tho last quarter of a cen
tury thut the medical profession has
discovered that the cause of tho great
plagues of mankind consumption, ty
phoid fever, pneumonia, cholera, small
pox, yellow fever, and all the infec
tious and contagious diseases Is duo
to the presence within tho human body
of micro-organisms. These organisms
constitute tho lowest forms of animal
or vegetable life single cells, luvlsiblo
to tho naked eye, which are reproduced
with frightful rapidity when sown on
a favorable soli.
By Itself the kuowledge of this fact
would cause despair if there were noth
ing to arrest the Increase of the germs.
But fortunately Is was found at the
same time that there are forces in man
and In nature warring against the mi
nute enemies, and that one of the most
powerful of such protectors Is the light
of tho sun.
It la now known that sunlight Is one
of the most indent of all the destroyers
of disease-germs. It kills them more
certainly than do tho strongest disin
fectants. The bacteria that cuuso pneu
monia, for example, are destroyed with
in less than an hour when exposed to
the direct rays of tho sun, and live but
llttlo longer In the diffused light which
fills a room ou a bright day.
This knowledge has Doen turned to
practical account In tho treatment of
many diseases, escclally of tho skin
and superficial parts of tho body. In
lupus, for example, which Is a form of
tuberculosis of the skin, a positive euro
may result from exposure of tho dis
eased part to tho direct rays of the
sun.
Tho healing of wounds Is promoted
by light; and bolls, erysipelas and va
rious lutluminatlons of the skin have
been cured by tho same means. The
curative effect Is sometimes obtained by
simple vxposuro to direct sunlight but
the best results me brought about by
means of lenses which concentrate the
chemical rays and exclude those of
heat. Youth's Companion.
A l.ullrry,
Dr. Plmkcr Take tills prescription;
it will either kill or cure you.
Patient liut suppose It kills me?
Dr. Plmkcr Nothing ventured, noth
ing gained.' My motto Is, 'No cure, no
pay,' so I'm taking a chance as well nu
you." Philadelphia I-edger.
Dou't feel complimented when some
one tells you that you look comfortable
in hot weather; You probably look
touchy.
Mathematicians come uuUer the cap
tloo of figurehead.
Every visitor to Tarls Is Interested In
the -Bourse de Commerce, or old Corn
Exchange, and the fluted Doric column
relic of Marie de Medici's palace. From
here It Is a step to the Bank of France,
with precious cellars stocked with dia
monds and bullion carefully guarded.
Then comes the garden of the 1'alals
RoyaL Where Is the splendor always
associated with this romantic name?
Here Is revealed a tragedy of departed
g!ory. There Is a promenade beneath
small shade trees; there Is a basin of
water which does service as a foun
tain ; there are one or two flower beds.
There are sculptures, too, and In the
afternoon, when the baud Is playing,
the court takes on somewhat of a fes
tive air. But by morning light, when
nearly deserted, It Is djcary enough.
Tic? trinket shops around its borders
show cheap and tawdry wares. Tho
enff s which occupy the second floor are
good for their Inexpensive kind. Here
Is the entrance to the old vaudeville
theater of the Palais Royal. In the
garden are occasional benches. It would
be Interesting to stay until noon when
the little cannon placed behind the
fclatue of Eurydice Is fired automatical
ly by means of a burning glass.
An essential clement In tho charm of
Paris Is the abundance of flowers. The
larger flower markets, nt the Madeleine,
lu the Place do la Repuhlhjuo and on
the Qua! aux Fleurs,. are supplemented
by the flower kiosks scattered at Inter
vals along tho boulevards, by tho big
baskets of blossoms which one sees car
ried on the backs of men and women
porters, by the bouquet: of flower girls,
nnd tho gorgeous window boxes which
light up by day tho Avenue do 1'Opera,
the Rue Royale, and tho Rue de la
Pu!x. I'aquln's windows fairly flume
with living color. The maples In the
gardens of the city have "put their
corals on." The lilacs wave their pur
ple plumes. The acacias are all out In
bloom, and the chestnut trees along the
Avenue des Champs Eiysees have' lit
their "mimic chandeliers." Flowers are
so cheap that anybody can afford to buy
them, and almost everybody does.
Many countries havo contributed to
the splendor of thot palatial edifice of
art and pleasure, tho Opera House.
Marbles from Italy, from Spain, from
Scotland and from Sweden embellish it,
from Finland even, and from far Alge
ria. In front of It grent bronze enn
delobra stand. Tho facade Is beautiful,
nnd there arc Interior glories of red nnd
gold, of mirrors, starry ceilings, spark
ling with rows of lights that look like
strings of Jewels.
Many tourists lunch at the restaurant
of the Elfel Tower. Tho view is fine
and tho ascent easy. Tho visitor can
walk up the 729 steps to the second
landing, but It costs as much as It does
THE FIRST
CURIOUS MACHINE INVENTED BY A FRENCHMAN IN 1770.
The first automobile offers a wonderful contrast to those In use to-day.
Th's first motor was the Invention of a Frenchman, N. J. Cugnot, In 1770, and
were It not for the French Revolution, which turned men's minds away from
this form of mechanics, Cugnot might have anticipated George Stephenson, the
father of the steam locomotive. ,
Cugnot's machine consisted of a wooden chassis, with three wheels.
The boiler, a kettlelike contrivance, was In front, and the single forward wheel
was driven by two cylinders.' The steering arrangement was not unlike that
of the present day. This curious machine still exists and is now lu one of the
museums of Purls.
MODERN VENUS OF MILO.
I.ndr U-atrlee Polr-Carew, Eg
lnnd'a IHual llcitut If ul Woman.
Ever since its discovery on the Gre
cian Island of Melos, In IS-'O, the statue
of the Venus of Mllo has stood for the
e m b o d I m e n t of
womanly grace and
beauty. The face Is
Intellectual, the
row serene, the fig
ure js't-fect It Is
tho "perfect woman,
i nobly planned." It
typifies not only
youth and beauty,
iadv LAiif.u. hut womanliness,
strength nnd repose.
Naturally, nny woman would like to
have tho grace, dignity, and beauty
typlhVd In this statue nnd no higher
compliment can be paid to a woman
than to say sho resembles the Venus of
Mllo. And this Is the compliment paid
to Lady Beatrice Pole-On rew, the most
beautiful woman in England. Lady
I'ole-Oarcw Is called "the modern Venus
of Mllo." Her lxauty Is world famous.
Her features are almost classically per
fect and her likeness to the Grecian
statue, now in the louvre, Paris, Is ap
parent when the two faces are com
pared. Oh, Vault? of Vnalllpil
"Wo carry lots of women dear to
the top floor or at least several floors
up and then they take the next ele
vator dowu without going three steps
away from the elevator," declared tho
j operator of one of tho "lifts" iu a big
1 ollice building yesterday,
I "No, it isn't because they like to rtde
In the elevator particularly. Why do
they do it? To get the use of the mir
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to take the elevate:, which Is of Ameri
can moke. The upper half of the way
Iim elevators of a French company. It
Is the highest monument lu the world,
nia'-ly twice as high as the Washington
eo'nmn at our own capital, but little is
said about the magnificent reaches of
Its base. Underneath It Is a good sized
park, with fine trees In It and a lake.
Versailles seems stupid after Purls.
Dull houses in a deadly town, n heavy
palace, and a garden most solemn
throi gh the evidences of Its frivolity.
The show places of Versailles oppress
by their artificiality. Horrible to find
geography, geometry, astronomy work
ed out laboriously In hedges, to see
tree dliitorted out of all their beauty
lu u degenerate effort at a new effect
of opulent magnificence, and all of It
glaring In the noonday sun. This Is the
impression which Versailles makes, un
til the tourist has visited the palace and
is lost In Imaging mentally all the
splendor of Its long ago, the formal cer
emony of the reigns of Louis XIV. and
XV., tho courts of Malntenon and Du
burry, of Marie Antoinette and her friv
olous ladles, who knew no better than
to dauce and sing and play at living
while the people starved. Then the cu
riously elaborate surroundings seem
more reasonable, more In keeping. And
when the visitor enters Into tho deep
recesses of the wood and hear tho
nightingale singing tho nightingale
which they say slugs not of sadness but
of joy in a newborn consciousness of
love where Is found n statue hidden
in a dell, or a silent fountain which,
could It speak, could tell such Interest
ing stories of the past, then it is real
ized that old Versailles Is quaint and
lovable.
Leaving Paris for Rouen, a tunnel Is
traversed, cut right through the old
fortifications of Paris. Cllchy is pass
ed, and Colombes, tho Malsons La
fitte, where many of the wealthy finan
ciers of Paris live. Next conies Paissy,
tho birthplace of St. Louis. The train
dashes through many little towns along
the Seine, with alluring vistas through
tho foliage. At Vernon Is seen the ruin
ed castle which Philip Augustus built.
Fiur.lly, near Rouen, on a bill rising
from the Seine, la tho pilgrimage
ehurcb of Bon-Secours, where stands
tho well-known statue of Jeanne d'Arc,
which depicts her in armor, with hands
folded, posed beneath the vaults of a
pavilion.
There Is little of Interest between
Rouen and Dieppe. Tho road traverses
a cheerful nnd pretty district, where
factcries are scattered over tho nearer
view. In the Journey tha river Seine Is
crossed twenty-two times liy actual
count. There follows tho night voyage
on the channel, and next morning the
tourist reaches the hospitable shores of
"Merry England."
AUTOMOBILE,
rors, of course. See those mirrors on
either side of the elevator? That's
what attracts them. A bit of wind
will strike them as they turn the cor
ner by the big building nnd then they
Imagine that their hair Is badly disar
ranged and make for the nearest mir
ror, which Is lu the elevator." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Ilia "WurklriK Clolhea."
"I want to get a suit of working
clothes," said a man iu a clothing store
to the salesman who came forward.
"Step tills way, sir," politely rescind
ed the salesman, and the prospective
customer went to the rear of the store,
where there were huge piles of jeans
and blouses and suits varying in price
from three to ten dollars.
"Tbiso won't do," the customer de
clared. "I want n dress suit."
"I thought you said you wanted
working clothes," ventured the sales
man. "So I dlil." the customer calmly iv
siHHidcd. "That's the kind of clothes I
work In. I'm a musician at the the
ater." JuMt Yauii).
"What tt funny smile she has : What
makes her mouth twist around to one
side? Some sort of facial paralysis, I
suppose." ,
"No, she's got n gold tooth on that
side, that's all." Philadelphia Press.
People have had so many unfortun
ate and disagreeable exitcrleuccs with
agents that it's a wonder they don't
watch themselves every time a new one
appears.
When a woman bluffs she seldom has
anything Ix-tter than u lnb tall flush,
but It takes a mighty brave mau to
"call" ber.
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In ten years there will hardly be
enough big game In the West to tempt
a hunter to take down bis rifle pro
vided the present rate of slaughter 1
maintained.
From the Western States that have
long been famed as the haunts of big
game of all descriptions come stories of
flagrant disregard of laws. Hunting Is
carried on out of season by ranchmen,
and, If a game warden makes an ar
rest It Is almost Impossible to And a
jury that will convict. An occasional
outsider Is fined, but the "native" gen
erally gets off scot-free, even If he has
been caught with a wagon load of Ille
gally slaughtered game In his posses
sion. In the last haunt of the elk, south of
Yellowstone I'urk, In the Jackson Hole
country, those noblo animals, are fast
disappearing. Even the game of Yel
lowstone National Park Is not exempt,
If stories from Wyoming nnd Montana
! arc correct ns It Is claimed that poach
ers carry ou a campaign of wholesale
slaughter In the long winter months,
, when tho park Is snowbound nnd when
It Is practically Impossible for soldiers
j to guard tho great game preserve of
the nation.
In the Northwest little or no atten
tion is paid to laws protecting those
rare animals, mountain (fonts; while In
Colorado and other Rocky Mountain
States, whose peaks are the grazing
ground of tho mountain sheep, those
beautiful animals an being killed off
In spite of a farcical "perpetual closed
season." "N
Less than a decade ago a man could
get all kinds of deer bunting in Colo-
; rudo ; and u score of years ago the buf
falo were still rooming the plains east
of the Rockies. But to-day the deer is
getting almost as rare as the buffalo.
The elk long ago left Colorado's moun
tains tfud drifted north Into Wyoming,
where bands of them are still to be
fcund In Jackson's Hole. But the laws
j of Wyoming, while "making It hot" for
' any outsider w ho kills elk out of sen-
i onn nra InnfYnnnnfa n'hnn mif t
atlon ngolust the native hunter. It Is
the Western ranchman who Is doing
most of the illegal killing. It Is Im
possible to convince the average ranch
er that ho Is not privileged to go out
anC get "fresh meat" whenever be
wants It, regardless of game laws. The
deer or elk como down to his very
fences In winter, and there Is littlo
chance of discovery if one of the ani
mals is killed. Even If a stray gaino
warden happens along and puts him un
der arrest, there Is little to fear, as a
Jury Is pretty sure to be made up of
ranchmen who are all tarred with the
same stick. So the game hog gets off
free and goes on with his work of
slaughter In season and out
Even the setting aside of government
forest reserves and parks bus done lit
tle to stop tho slaughter of game. In
the summer, when the reserves are pa
tiolcd by rangers, and when Yellow
stone Park Is guarded by soldiers, there
is little or no Illegal killing done. But
. in the winter, when there are no ran
gers In the reserves, and when tho
snowbound roads make It Impossible
t foi the soldiers to patrol the big park
on. There are two big forest reserves
j adjoining Yellowstone Park the Teton
, resorve and the Yellowstone reserve.
I Both are alive with game, as Is the
park Itself. A limited amount of game
can be killed In the reserves, In season,
In conformity with the game laws of
Wyoming, but the season In the park
la always closed. No firearms are ad
mitted Into the park, save those car
ried by the soldiers. If one insists on
carrying n gun Into the park he must
have It sealed.
But all these rules and regulations
cut little figure In the eyes of the skill
ed and experienced poachers who llvo
in the vicinity of the park. These men
do no killing In summer or autumn.
They make their $" a day as guides for
hunting parties of Easterners. But in
the winter, when the snows are deep
and tho tremendous winter of the Yel
lowstone country has set In, they get
v ry busy. On snowshoes these poach
ers find It easy to enter tho forest re
serves and the park, nnd to kill all the
gr.nie they want. Magnificent elk, deer
and other game fall before their rifles.
If a lonely soldier sights the poachers
lit work, the chances are he pays no at
tention, for the reasou that it would
only result In his own death.
In addition to the work of the white
game hog, many of the Western States
have troubles with wandering bauds of
Indians, that carry on Indiscriminate
slaughter of game These Indians have
no business olf their reservations, but
many of the agents tlnd it !niiossihic
to keep their Wards within the lioun
darles prescribed by the government.
Tbe Uintah Ute Indians, who have a
( reservation In Utah, make pilgrimages
j to the devr country In Northwestern
I Colorado, and they spare nothing in
their long hunt. Bucks, docs and fawns
all fall before tho rifles of the red men,
, and by the time the State authorities
or uoiorudo arrive on the scene, the In
dians are back In Utah, with their
'Jerked meat" and tuelr loads of buck
akin. Apparently, the forest reserves are
the only hope for partial preservation
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of wild game. With the reserves
der heavy patrol, winter as well
Un
as siiinmer, and with stringent govern
ment laws for the punishment of of
fenders, there would be some hope of
saving America's wild game heritage
from the gnme bog. But as matters
stand to-day the outlook Is discourag
ing, and the hunting country tlint was
once regarded ns the finest In the world
promises to hold nothing but memories
foi the huntsman. St. Louis Globe
Democrat ONCE NEARLY STARVED.
Now Oka, llrro of Nanahaa, la at
Head of Japaaeae Army.
Baron Oku, w ho succeeded Geu. Ko
dama as the head of tbe Japanese
army, Is C2 years old. After receiving
a collegiate educntlon be entered the
army at the age of 27. and In 1S77,
when a major, he found himself In com
mand of the Emperor's forces In Kania
moto Castle, In southern Japan, during
the Satsumn rebellion. After being
nearly starved he' led a desperate sortie,
cut his way through the rebels and
joined the Imperial relieving forces.
For this act of valor he was promoted
nnd decorated.
After the declaration of war against
Russia in 1904 Japan hurled four great
armies against tho enemy In Man
churia. One of these, under Gen. Nogl,
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GEN. BARON OKU.
besieged and took Port Arthur. Of the
other three, which repeatedly engaged
Kuropatkin to tho north, Oku com
auded the one which landed near
Dalay and swept up the Llaotung pen
insula. Another, which landed In
Korea, cleared the enemy from the
Yalu river and united with Oku nt Lio
ynng, wns commanded by Gen. Tanie
moto Kurokl, whose desperate attempt
to flank Kuropatkin forced the Rus
sians back ou Mukden but failed to bag
the enemy. The fourth commander was
Gen. Miiiiitsura Nodzu, a hero of the
China war, who swung his army north
ward from Takushan, west of tho Yalu.
These four generals operated In har
mony under the direction of Field Mar
shal Marquis Oyaina and Ills great
chief of staff. Gen. Baron Kodama, who
superseded him as supreme head of tho
army on April 1 of this year, and whose
death recently made way for the pro
motion of Gen. Oku to the head of the
general staff.
Gen. Oku, who before the nrrival of
Oyania and Kodama, operated alone,
won a series of half a dozen brilliant
i'-torles, beginning with the bloody
tile of Nnnshnn Hill, steadily beating
Kuropatkin back for 250 miles, until
joined by the other three armies. He
never lost a fight. At Nanshan, Kai
plng, Tehllsz, Tashiachou and Hatching
he whipped the Russians out of the
trenches.
Humor na a Study.
Can the sense of humor be cultivat
ed? I think If a boy with the literal di
rectness of a small Briton, the despair
of his humorous father. A systematic
course was begun. In the hope that the
child's life might be broadened and
brightened. Each week one or two even
ings were devoted to a careful explana
tion of the Jokes as they appeared In
three of the humorous weeklies of tho
better class. Tuns were avoided, as
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i'-CaUcafo Tribune.
they were more easily deie.'ted and,
often enjoyed, while the fattier had no,
desire for a punster son. At first the
evenings were strenuous, disliked by;
1k)11i; to the humorous side, fo potent
to the onlooker, father and son nllke'
were oblivious. But nt 25, while be lf(
not an original Joker, none can excel
this young man In the case and quick
ness with which he detects a hiddenv
meaning. The initiative seems not d
he granted him, but a fund of enJoy!
ment Is his which undoubtedly wouli
have been lost but for bis consistent
training. Good Housekeeping.
BRILLIANT WOMAN AUTHOR.
Mra. Pearl Tragic Waa One of th
Moat Popular Novellata.
The sudden death of Mrs. Tearl'
Cralgie, better known under the pen'
nameof John Oliver Hobbes, In LondoV
recently removed
one of the brilllanf
novelists of the day.!
Her demise was to-!
tally unexpected,'
she having been flp
parently iu the best
of health when sh
retired the evenlnj
previous. Sho was
found dead in bed,'
having evidently
passed away while
UBS. PEARL CBAIOIE
asleep. Heart dls-;
b wus me cuuse. i
Mrs. Cralgie was an American, al
though she had resided for a g-p
many years In England. She wns th
daughter of John Morean Richards and
was born in Boston 38 years ago. Shi'
was a near relative of the famous Flel
family. Her father was wealthy am
i. i . . . . i i
ub was giveii ev;ry euucaiiouni huvuu
tage. She traveled extensively abroad
and -took courses In classics and philo
sophy In London. When 19 she was
married to Reginald Walpole Craigfe,
an Englishman of good family who waa
a clerk In the Bank of England. Their'
married life was unhappy. In 1S95 sha'
brought suit for divorce in a London
court, alleging shocking brutality oil
his part, and procured a decree, wlta
the custody of her son.
The name of John Oliver Hobbes flrsl;
Appeared appended to a short novel
called "Some Emotions nnd a Moral,'
In 1891. The sharp cynicism nnd high
flavor of the book gained Instant recog
nition for the writer. It wns nt first
supposed that the author was a man.,
Not until some time afterwards did
Mrs. Cralgie reveal her Identity. "Thej
Sinner's Comedy," a second story along
the same lines, and "A Bundle of LIfe"i
followed, gaining wide favor. 'The
Gods, Some Mortals and Lord Wicker
sham" attracted much attention, as did
another of her popular successes, "The
School for Saints," brought out In 1897.J
Her last novel, published In 1905, was
"The Flute of Tan." Mrs. Cralgie was!
also the author of several plays, the
most successful being "The Ambassa
dor." She likewise wrote many bril
liant essnys for different periodicals.
Mrs. Cralgie was a woman of most
engaging personality. She wns hand
some, slight In physique and always
Impressed the visitor as a woman ot
grent mentality. Her literary style wai
distinctly masculine. She was a fre
quent visitor to this country nnd al
ways took a deep interest In affairs per
taining to her native laud. Her home
in London was a center for the literary
lights of the day and she was a leading
spirit among them.
ACTIVE AT 100.
Ilvv. Wllllnni Howe, One of New
Kiiulniitl'a Oldeat ( li'rit) men.
One of the oldest uctlve clergymen la
the United States is Rev. William
Howe, of Boston, who recently rounded
out his one hun
dredth year. Born
In Worcester, he
early determined on
entering the minis
try, u n d chiefly
through his own ef
forts he secured his
education. After his
theological course
he entered the Bap
tist ministry nnd
iiev. wm. howe. for nearly three-;
quarters of n century has been active
ly at work. He founded In Boston the
Union Baptist ' Church, now Tremont
Temple Church, one of the most noted
of that persuasion In New England.,
He also founded In Cambridge the
Broadway Baptist Church. Dr. Howe
has been a forcible and convincing
speaker, nnd even now, In spite of the
handicap of advanced years, be gives
evidence of his early ability ns an ora-t
tor, for he still preaches on occasions.
It Is the easiest thing hi the world
to puncture n pneumatic ldimv-all.
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