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FIRM AGAINST LIQUOR
THE PROHIBITION PARTY'S NEW
FIELD MARSHAL.) ,
Short Sketch of tho I.lfo ht Oliver W.
Ntennrt, Itrcoiitly Clioien Chntrniun of
the Nntloiml Coinnilttru A Young
unit Vlgorou Cninimlgner.
Oliver W. Stownrt, tho now chair
man ofUlic national committee of tho
Prohibition party, was born May 22,
18G7, near RIo, Mercer county, 111. Ho
lived tho early part of his life at Mus
catine, Iowa, and went to Illinois In
1883. For two years ho attended tho
high school nt Galesburg, graduating
lh 1885, after which ho taught school
fpr two years In Knox and Henry
eountlcs. Ho entered Eureka college
In tho fall of 1887, graduating from
that Institution threo years later.
From 1883 to 1885 ho was very ac
tive In Good Templar work, being a
member of tho lodge at Woodhull, 111.
Ho helped to organlzo tho Rock Island
district lodge, being elected -its secre
tary and lecturer, and traveled over a
number of counties In Its Interest. He
was then 20 years old.
During his college life he was very
active In prohibition work, attending
the Illinois state convention In 18S8
and 1890. In 18S0, he won the nation
al prohibition oratorical contest nt
Decatur. In 1890, he was tho prohlbl-
OLIVER W. STEWART,
tlon" candldato for congress In tho
Ninth Illinois district.
In tho fall of '93 ho began preach
ing at Mackinaw, III., continuing to
nil the pulpit thcro until Jan. 1, 1898,
though for two years preceding that
time he was giving nearly his entire
time to party work.
For two years he was secretary of
the Christian Endeavor Union of tho
state and was elected Its president In
1895, and re-elected In 189C. During
his presidency he addressed nearly
every district and county convention
In tho state.
Ho was tho founder of tho Illinois
News, which has come to bo recognized
as tho state paper of tho Church of
Christ.
Mr. Stownrt has attended every
party convention held in his stato
since 18S8. Ho was elected a member
of tho Illinois stnte committee In 189 1,
chairman of the state executive com
mlttco In 1S9G, and of tho state cen
tral committee In 1898. He was per
manent chairman of his own stato
convention In 189G and nlso of tho nn
tlonnl convention at Pittsburg tho
same year.
Viiluu of 'Willi AiilmnU.
Of late years, since menageries have
become common In largo cities, tho
importations of wild animals hnvo
greatly Increased, and ships have car
rlcd across tho ocean cargoes of fierce
tigers, lions, great, apes and elephants
with as much unconcern as though
they were white rats or rabbits. Fa
mous dogs nnd horses cost moro
money than wild animals, for whllo a
blooded St. Bernard may bring $5,000
n well-grown Hon can bo bought for
less than $1,000, and the prices In the
lion market never go over $1,200 for
a good specimen. Tho elephant is a
beast of burden as well as a curiosity,
and Is therefore always valuable ac
cording to his size and intelligence,
A well-trained elephant will bring
$3,000, nnd tho lowest price paid Is
$1,500. Bears live a long tlmo and aro
not subject to many Illnesses. A lino
grizzly can be bought for $250. 01
raffes cost tho most, $3,500 to $5,000 bo
Ing tholr usual price. They aro also
so dollcate that they have to be treat
ed llko a hot-house flower and die
very soon. Ostriches nho are dellcato,
and suffer from dyspepsia.
Tribe Who Seldom See Htrancera.
Perhaps tho most Isolated tribe of
people In tho world Is tho Tshuktshl
a peoplo occupying tho northern por
tlon of tho peninsula of Knmchatka
and tho country northward toward
Behrlng Straits. Theso peoplo aro
practically independent of Russia
which appears to have reasons of her
own for letting them alone. Thoy have
practically no communication with tho
outside world, and have only been vis
ited two or threo times. Tho Inhabit
ants of tho now Siberian Islands are
ilso practically alono on earth, for
thoy can only communicate with tho
malnlnnd, and thereforo with tho rest
of tho world, once a year, and a sue
esslon of bad seasons might lsolato
them for years. Tho plgmleB of tho
great central African forests, If they
can be called a moo, uavo also ueen
a neoplo apart. For uges tholr exist
enco was little more than legendary,
and only two expeditions commanded
by white men have ever penetrated Into
tiolr abode.
NEVER ATE FOREIGN MEAT.
It Doesn't I'njr to Ito Too Sure Until
Ono KnoiTK Alt the 1'ncU,
A certain Major Drownjonos, who
mado It his boast that ho never al
lowed Amarlcan or colonial meat to bo
served at his table, recently visited an
old comrade In Liverpool. One night
nt dinner a most delicious saddle of
(apparently) Welsh mutton nniienred,
to which the mnjor did amp'lo justice.
"Ah!" ho observed. "I wish, thnt my
liutchcr in Loudon would send me stuff
like that; and yet ho deals only In tho
best British meat." "Well," said his
friend, "as a mnttcr of fact, you havo
been eating New Zealand mutton; but
It's only fnlr to say that I get It from .a
friend who Is n largo wholesale Im
porter." "By Jove, you don't say so!"
exclaimed the guest. "I wish ho'd toll
mo whero I enn got tho llko In town."
"Wo'll go and sco him tomorrow,"
snld tho host. Tho visit was duly paid
to tho mcatmongor, who smiled when
ho heard the Londoner's eulogy nnd
explanation. "Toll me," ho returned
after listening to tho epicure's re
marks, "In what part of London you
resldo, and 1 dare say I can glvo you
the address of tt retail -butcher who
will supply you with exactly tho samo
sort of mutton as that which you llko
so much." Tho major handed him his
enrd. "Ah!" observed tho Importer,
"thoro's tho very man within two
streets of your house. Wo supply him
with all his meat. Here's his nddress,"
ho nddod, handing a slip of prater to
tho seeker nftor succulent Joluts. Tho
major road, tho major started, tho ma
jor frowned the major, truth to say,
cried vengeance, and no wonder, for
the nddross was that of his own butch
er, who dealt only In homo produce.
London Sketch.
SIR ASTLEY COOPER.
llmv a Millionaire Ouvo lllm III lllch-
ciit l'co.
When Sir Astley Cooper lived In
Broad street, London, ho had every
day a numerous morning levco of city
patients, says the Gentleman's Maga
zine. The room Into which they wore
shown would hold from forty to ilfty
peoplo, nnd often callers, after wait
ing for" hours, were dismissed without
having seen the1 doctor. Ills man
Charles, with moro than his master's
dignity, would say to disappointed ap
plicants when they reappeared on tho
following morning: "I am not suro
wo shall bo able to attend to you, for
our list Is full for the day; but If you
'will wait I will sec what wo can do
for you." During tho first nine years
of his practlco Sir Astlcy's earnings
progressed thus: First year, G 5s;
second, 20; third, G5; fourth, 90;
fifth, 100; slxth,200; sevcnth,400;
eighth, G00; ninth, 1,100. Eventu
ally his annual lncomo roso to moro
than 15,000; tho largest sum ho over
mado In ono year was 21,000. A West
Indian mtllionnlro gave him his high
C3t feo; he had successfully undergono
a painful opcrntloui nnd sitting up In
bed ho throw his nightcap at Cooper,
saying "Tnko that!" "Sir," replied Sir
Astley, "I'll pocket tho affront," and
on reaching homo ho found in tho cap
a check for 1,000 guineas.
FRENCH PAINTER COMING.
Chartran, tho celebrated French
artist, who has recently painted tho
sccno of tho Signing of tho peaco pro
tocol, will shortly visit tho United
States, whoro ho expects to remain
several months. Some ono who has
soon tho picture describes it thus.
"Rarely has President McKinloy been
painted with a happier result. Ho is
leaning on a table, which is tho ordl
nary writing tablo of tho executive of
flees. H1b faco expresses that thought
ful Intcnscncss fitting tho great occa
sion, tho signing of the peace protocol.
Tho picture Is striking. Seated at tho
tablo Is Cambon In tho act of fixing
his signature. Near Cambon Is first
secretary of tho French embassy,
CHARTRAN.
watching his chief as ho .writes,
Around theso central figures aro Mr.
Day, Mr. Crldler, Mr. Mooro and Mr.
Adler. Through a square window, tho
only ono In tho room shown In tho pic
ture, falls a ray of light, softly lllu
mlnating tho scene. Tho offect of tho
whole Is Impressive."
In tlie ltocly it Iliittery.
On tho occasion of tho presentation
to tho city of Brussels by M. Solvay
of tho Institute for Physiological Ro
search, tho donor mado the following
statements. "Oxidation of organic
matter takes placo In tho body. Wo
know that when tho body labors tho
muscles come In for somo 70 or 80 per
cent of tho tqtal oxidation. This
process goes on In the muBclos und
glands, leading us to glvo to theso
portions of tho organic structuro tho
namo of clcctro-genlc apparatus,
Thcro Is 'a similarity between each
animal organism and the cell of a
voltnlc battery."
BERNARD QUARITCH.
FAMOUS LONDON BOOKMAN A
WORLD CHARACTER.
llellovetl lnho Honesty of Mon unit
Mmln It I'ny Known to Kchiilitnt nil
Over tho Vltlllrcil World Scholar
Ills l'rlcniU.
Bernard Quaritch, tho eminent Lon
don book dealer, whoso death was re
corded recently, was unquestionably
the foremost man of his lino In t!o
world. Ho was born in Prussia In
1819, and wont to London In 1842. His
plnco In Piccadilly is as modest and
as unobtrusive exteriorly ns Its Interior
Is rich In nil the treasures that aro
dear to tho heart of him who loves tho
"red morocco's shlno." Tho nnmo will
stand upon the door In tho future, for
another generation of Quarltches hns
grown up around tho old collector, and
Mr. Quarltch's son has been tho real
head of tho houso for somo time.
Mr. Quarltch's association with
scholars and his own nntural high
character mado him ono of tho courtli
est men in Europe. His IcttcrB to his
customers who nro in every clylllzcd
land, by tho way wero niodols of dig
nified stylo and grace. Tho poorest
collector received tho samo conslderato
and polished attention as tho wealthi
est. It was Mr. Quarltch's boast that
tho Inquiry for a book worth n shilling
would bo treated ns conscientiously
ns an order for ono worth a thousand
pounds.
It was Bernard Quaritch who han
dled most of tho books that camo from
tho famous Kolmscott press of tho lato
Wm. Morris. Through his ngoncy and
forethought many an American collec
tor owes his possession of several or
all of theso superb and now very vnlu-
nblo publications. Tho sago of Picca
dilly could borrow any book In Europo
nnd the trust placed In his Judgment
and perfect honesty hns boon n house
hold w.rd for scores of years.
An Instnnco of Mr. Qunrltch's devo
tion to tho Interests of his customers
may bo cited In tho cxporlenco of n
Chicago collector who desired to com
plete a set of editions of a certain
poetlcnl work. All his collection was
ono copy of ono edition. Ho wrote to
Piccadilly asking Mr. Quaritch for tho
book. Tho answer camo back that no
copy was to bo had, but that a watch
would bo kept for one. No moro was
hoard from Quaritch for a year. Then
camo a noto to tho effect that ho had
purchased tho book and had shipped by
mall, and not a word said about price.
Tho bill camo along six months lntor!
And this collector was practically un
known to tho famous London book
man.
Quarltch's catalogues aro a liberal
education In themselves. Thoy may
bo studied with profit by anyone
whoso knowledge of books Is not
omniscient quite. Almost every branch
of art and polite literature Is covered
by thorn In tholr description of tho
books Quaritch has handled or sold
Tho prlco of this cntaloguo is very
high and a copy Is a rarity in itself.
Mr. Qunrltch not only know tho out
sldo of books, but ho knew tholr con
tents too. Ills personal manner was
as courtly as his letters, and ho seom
ed never nblo to forgive tho Ignorance
of rich mon who bought rnro books
Just becauso thoy woro rare. No ono
without tnsto could bo a bookman, for
Quaritch. But of such ho did culti
vate tho acquaintance.
Chlimao Minister' WIU
Tho Chinese minister at Washing
ton, Wu Ting Fang, has achlovod a
reputation for ready wit. A little
whllo ago thcro was a quiet dinner, In
tho courso of which It was up to tho
minister to speak. Ho began with a
complimentary allusion to American
ways, but said thero aro u fow things
about Oriental civilization superior to
our own. Thero had been somo bcast-
ly weather that week, and he turned
to Willis Moore, the weather bureau
chief, who sat close by. "For instance,"
ho said, fiercely, "wo In China would
long ago havo out oft tMs young man's
head." It dazed tho company for a
minute, but thoy soon grasped tho
playful allusion to tho woathor mnkor,
and roundly greeted tho romnrk.
AMERICAN WITH BOERS.
Duncan N. Hood, an American sol
dier nnd a graduato of West Point, Is
serving as a commissioned ofllcor In
tho Boer" army. Hood Is a son of tho
famous Gen. Hood. Ho nttcndod Rtv-
Dl'NCAN N HOOD,
crvlow Mllltnry Academy, whoro ho
wns prepared, for West Point.
Duncan was adopted by John Morris
of Now Jersey, who educated him.
After graduation Hood trnvolod
through South America, Central Amer
ica and Mexico. Then he resigned his
position as second lieutenant nnd took
up tho study of mining engineering In
Columbia College. Whon tho war be
tween tho United States and Spnln
broke out ho promptly dropped studios
and speculation nnd went at ouco to
his native stato, Louisiana. Ho wns
tho first to suggest to President Mc
Kinloy tho Idea of Immuno regiments
for servico In Cuba ,nnd was called to
Washington to discuss tho Idea. Tho
result was that Mr. Hood was com
missioned as colonel of ono of tho rcgl-
ments. It hnppenod that this regi
ment saw no nctlvo servico In Cuba.
Last July, after being mustored out,
Col. Hood returned to Now York and
resumed his studies. Tho fact that ho
had not seen ncttinl fighting left him
restless to know what battle meant
Then camo tho troublo In South Af
rica, and tho young soldier, ngaln
dropping his books and putting aside
his ambition In civil llfo, left for South
Africa Just boforo war began. His
services wero engerly accepted by tho
Boers.
Tricked l'eter tho (Irriit,
Peter tho Great was once very nontly
caught In a trap by a Jester attached
to tho court. Tho Jester was noted for
his cleverness In gotlng hlniBolf nnd
his friends out of dlflloultles. It hap
pened ono day that a cousin of his
had incurred tho czar's dlspleastiro, and
was about to bo executed. Tho Jcstor,
thereforo, presented himself before hlB
Imperial master to beg for his roprlovo.
On fleeing him approach tho czar, di
vining his orrnnd, cried: "It is no good
to como hero; I swear I will not grant
what you aro going to aak." Immedi
ately tho Jcstor went down on his
knees, saying: "I beseech your im
perial highness to put that. Bcamp
cousin of mlno to death." Tho czar,
thus caught In his own trap, could
only laugh and pardon the condemned
man.
First-clnss passcngors in England
have increased only 10 per cont in 10
years, whllo tho number of tho third
class paBsengora has Increased 41 per
cent.
WAS A NAVAJj HERO.
THE LATE COMMANDER WOOD
A HARD FIGHTER.
Comnmniteil the Pot ret Bt Mnnllit liny
unit Tluinilori'il Shot nnd Shell Into
the SHinmli fleet More tho Honor
of the (treat llnttlo.
In tho death of Commander E. P.
Wood at his homo In Washington, D.
C, after an tllnoso of only six days,
tho American navy has sustained tho
loss of ono of Its bravest olllcors. Of
ttio gallant men who Illustrated tho
traditions of tho navy In tho far cast
during tho recent war with Spain not
ono of them, save Admiral Downy
himself, achieved greater distinction
on the score of Individual prowess
than Commander Wood, who com
manded tho Petrel In tho eclobrated
engagement nt Manila. Commander
Wood was ortlercd to commnnd tho
Petrol December' 1G, 1S9G, nnd It was
whllo In thnt command thnt ho earned
tho highest pralBO of Admiral Dowoy
nnd his brother olllcors. Tho Petrol
Is tho tiniest of gunboats, and Is nl
most wholly without protection. Tho
Spanish ships that remnlned nlloat hnd
sought shelter under tho guns of tho
forts nt Cavlte.and 1 trey's ships could
not get nt them. Tho little Petrel,
COMMANDER WOOD,
howevor, Btcntned boldly Into tho har
bor cntrnnco.sunk tho remaining Spnn
Ish ships, and then paid hor respects
to the Spanish forts In such fashion
as to sllonco thorn. Tho exploit was
a remarkable exhibition of cool daring
and skill, and Wood's brother olllcors
mado no secret of tholr belief that his
feat was the most dnrlng-nnd success
ful of any connected with tho momor
nblo navnl battle.
Tho board of naval rowards rccom
monded that "for his eminent nnd con
spicuous conduct In battlo" Comman
der Wood should bo ndvanced ten
numbers In his grndo, and although
this was u higher mensuro of roward
than wns bestowed upon nny othor
captain, Congress did not withhold
It. Commander Wood was detached
from tho Asiatic station Doc. 31, 1898,
nnd, coming home, wns, after n short
leave of absence, plnoed in ehargo of
tho Baltlmoro llghthouso district.
Though his official headquarters woro
In Baltimore Commnndor Wood resided
in Washington, D. C, whither ho camo
every nfternoon on completing his
day's work. Profound Borrow Is folt
not only In naval circles but In ovory
part of tho United Stntcs on nccount
of tho untimely taking oft of thin bravo
ofllcor, whoso horolsm Is nBHodatod
with ono of tho brightest achievements
In American annals.
No foil i When Dunth Drnivn JS'lch.
"I havo seen thousands of persons
dlo under nil sorts of circumstances,
and never yet havo I seen ono display
tho slightest fear of death." This rc
markabio statement was mado tho
other day by a physician who has prac
ticed many years in Philadelphia, and
who has seen n great deal of hospital
service. "It Is n popular fallacy," ho
wont on, "to Imnglno that a deathbed
sccno Ib over terrible, other than ns n
parting between loved ones. Tho fear
of tho unknown Is never present at the
last. Even amid Ignorance and vice I
havo never experienced Btich scenes ns
a novelist, who strives nftcr realism,
will sometimes picture. Whon a pa
tient Is told ho cannot recover nnd tho
end Is nenr, ho Invariably seems re
signed to his fate, and his only thought
scorns to bo of those who nro to bo loft
behind, This Is true nllko of mon and
women. Thoso who become hysterlcnl
and declare thoy nro not fit to dlo nro
tho ones who nro not as ill as thoy
think thoy arc. They always get well.
A psychological reason? O, I don't
know thnt thero Is nny. It's Just a
human trait."
An Autoniohllo Cungrf mnn.
Representative Slbloy of Pennsyl
vania will bo responsible for starting
tho automobllo habit among tho states
men at Washington. Among thoso
who can afford tho expense tho auto
mobllo is apt to tako tho placo of both
bicycle and carriage, slnco somo ono
has set" tho example Slbloy hns u rep
utation tiB a lover of horses. On Sib
ley's arrlvnl at Washington this winter
ho appeared, not behind a pair of fast
trotters, but In a low-built vehicle,
nnd not tho Blgn of a horso to glvo
It character. Thoy havo becomo rec-oncllo-J
to him now, and ho will prob
ably soon havo many Imitators among
congressmen, who aro already begin
ning to onvy tho case with which ho
shoots about. from ono department to
another, to and from tho" cnpltol and
nil about tewn.
REASONS FOR SOME WARS.
Apparently Dnenn't Tulin Much to I.cnil
John Hull to Flnhl.
An English papor has- tho following
to say on tho reasons for sumo British
wars: "From all appearances? it docs
not tnko much provocation to set John
Bull nt war. William tho Conqueror
made war on Franco becauso King
Philip had mads n slighting allusion
to his embonpoint. Moro recent wnra
havo been brought about by trivial In
cidents. In 1840 a largo tratlo In opium
was done by British traders In China,
nnd tho Chlncso government nt length
forbade tho importation of tho per
nicious drug by our Bnllors. Tho edict,
however, had little or no effect, nnd tho
trndo continued, till nt length tho
Chlncso Imprisoned a number of Brit
ish subjects nnd wo promptly declared
war. Our second war, In 1850, ought
never to havo come nbout If Its origin
Is taken Into nccount. A Chlncso pi
rate hoisted the British Hag nt bin
mnlnmnRt, nnd was aftorward seized by
his government ns n bloodthirsty, ad
venturer. Had ho failed to run tip our
Hag his capturo would havo been re
garded as a good thing horo, but as It
wns, It was taken na an Insult, nnd wo
mndo war on tho Chlncfp for refusing
to apologize. Tho horrors of tho In
dian mutiny will still bo remembered
by a minority of our renders, und tho
cnuso which led to It Is n matter of
history. Cartrldgoa greased with cow'H
fat woro Forvrd out to tho Sepoys, who
refused to uso them on tho ground that
tho cow wnB a Bnrred animal. We in
Hlsted, nnd nlmost without nny warn
ing, tho terrible massacres followed,
which wero only avenged at an enor
mous expenditure of lives nnd money."
WOMEN AND WORRY.
A 1'cinlnlno FuIIIiir Cnntraiteil to Mnn'n
InilllTc rnucr.
Dcsplto tho fact that women dinvo
been warned that worry digs untold
wrinkles In tholr faces nnd Bprlnkloa
gray among their tronses, they will go
on worrying through nil tlmo or until
tlmo has solved Homo mooted ques
tions, If womon hnd tho capacity with
men of getting up and doing battlo
with things, worry would slip off tholr
shoulders as aslly iib from off thoso
of tho nvorngo ninscullno. Mnn doesn't
worry nbout debt, becauso ho fcolB that
ho has It within him, slnco nionoy
mnklng Is his business, to mnko su In
dent money to pay bin debts boiiio
tlmo. Women look at It moro prac
tically and consider tho now. " Mnn
doesn't usunlly worry nbout hla health,
becauso ho really has not tho m.
Mnn doesn't worry about tho future
ho Is so madly Interested in tho pres
ent; nor nbout his clothes, for tho
tailor stnnda between him and that;
nor about homo mattorb thoy, from
his point of view, nro too trivial until
ho comes homo to a badly cooked din
ner, nnd then In his broad outlook
thcro Is no oxcuao for this ntnto of
things; for In business circles If an em
ploye docs not do his work properly
his employer gotB boiiio ono who can;
and this Is n mothod thnt will yet courn
to bo a powerful lover In tho leveling
of a womnn'B worries.
GETTING LOTS OF DOLLARS.
Sir Henry Irving, wno is now tour
ing' tho principal cities of tho north
and cast, Is said to bo achieving tho
greatest success of bin llfo In tho pres
entation of VIctorlon Sardou's "Holies
plorro." Wherovor tho uetor-knlght
has appeared In this now role ho has
boon greeted with wild cnthuslnfitn.
In view of tho dramatic Intercut which
uttni'hos to tho character and person
ality of Robcsplorro (who ns tho cen
tral llguro of tho French revolution of
fers peculiar attractions to tho ntnge),
It Is not surprising thnt Sir Henry Irv
ing should hnvo mndo tho dramatic.
HENRY IRVING,
world ring with his plaudits In tho
presentation of "Robcsplorro."
Tho HulUn'N Dully 1,1 fr.
Tho sultan of Turkey rises at C
o'clock every morning and dovoteB his
days, in tho seclusion of tho Ylldlz
Zinlaco and gardens, to personal atten
tion to affairs of state. Ho la of slight
figure. A palo brown overcoat conceals
any decnrutloiiH ho might bo wearing,
bo that tho attention of thoso who boo
him on tho ono day In seven when ho
presents himself to tho view of tho
peopl? is not diverted from his pale,
wan and caroworn faco, half-covorod
by a thin brown benrd, tinged with
gray, and surmounted by a plain red
fez. Tho sultan has bocn tho momm
of establishing 50,000 schools through
out his emplro, not only for boys, but
for glrlB also a atrlklng departure
from tho tradltlonnl usage of his race.
rlollnltliiii of llrlc-n-Ilrue.
Little Dick Uncle Richard, what Ib
bric-a-brac? Undo Richard Bric-a-brac
Ib anything you knock over und
brenk whon you aro feeling for
matched In the dark. Puck.
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