SAYINGS anil DOINGS
War Once Very t-ich.
Dorothy Dnlln Studcbnkor McKcown,
granddaughter of tho orlglnntor of the
Studcbaker Wngon und Cnrrluge com
imny of South Bond, Ind., nnd tho
dnughtcr of W. T. Studcbakcr, tlio
present treasurer of tlio company, who
marrlod Scott McICcown In San Fran
cisco, Juno C, 1900, hns entered vaudo
.vlllo nnd tinder nn agreement with
Manager Mcyorfleld of tho Orphcum
circuit, will play the principal cltlcH of
tlio country, Including Chicago. Tho
Appearance of the young woman who
married tho reckless Pennsylvania
mlllloitnlro und who exclaimed on hor
wedding day tho prophetic words, "My
wedding means my freedom," will ho
Awaited with Impatience.
Tho only reason given by Mrs. Mc
Kcown for entering vaudeville Is that
who must holp her husband "keep tho
DOROTHY M'KEOWN.
wolf from tho hearth." ThlB statomont,
coming from the wlfo of u young man
who in tho last two years has spent n
forluno of a million and n quarter dol
lars, is bravo tut It Is pitiful. It is not
recorded, however, Hint "Dorothy
Htudobnkor" has ever restrained her
husband. Two hourH after hor mnr
rlago with young McICcown sho an
nounced her intention of going on tho
operatic stage, declaring that matri
mony nlono freed her from social re
strictions nnd allowed her to follow
her own fancies.
Verdi Horn in To-Vcrty.
Qlusoppo Verdi, who died In Milan a
fow dnys ngo, was the child of poor
parents who conducted a llttlo grocery
Btoro nt Lo non-
cole, near Busetto,
In Italy. Thoro tho
musician was born
Oct. 10, 1813. Mu
sic was a passion
with him from his
childhood. Ills ex
traordinary tnlcnt
was first discover
ed by a poor trav
GluBoppo Verdi.
eling violinist
named nngarsot.
whd advised his father to encourngo
his eon In tho study of music. Thirty
years Inter, when Verdi had becomo fa
mous, -tho old musician was still nllvo
and rocolvod ninny benefits from tho
man whom ho bad befriended.
"Fal8taff," which wna written by
.Verdi In 1893 In his 80th year, Is ro
gardod by many critics no equal to any
opera lio over produced. Its delightful
humor is ndmlrnbly suited to tlio
Bhnkespoarcan comody to which it Is
wed. Aftor 1893, a "Stabat Mntor" and
im,.':Avo Marin," wero composotl by
Vordl, but ho devoted tho remaining
yenrs of his lifo mainly to tho building
of a homo for aged musicians.
XSarOln, of Kentucky.
Judgo Tnrvln of Kentucky, hns ngaln
taken tho war path politically, and Is
at tho head of n movement that has for
JUDGE TAItVIN.
Us purpoao tho extermination from na
tional politics that class ot atatcsmon
of .Whlv:h Illphurd-CroUor Is said to bo
tiio personification. Judgo Tnrvln la n
Democrat In politics, but docs not ut-
flllato with tho eastern wing ot tho
party.
' Competition as a Force.
According to Black and White, com
petition has forced tho District railway
of London to adopt electric power,
whero ycarB of protest on tho part of
tho publlo and press was Ineffectual.
Tho oloctrlo traction of tho London
Central rnllway has been lnstrumontnl
In, detracting traffic from somo of tho
District' lines to iiuch nn extent tint
tho management could no longer ro
utdn heedless, although tho directors
iJft4Htlgmatlzed electric traction ns "i
Sew-funglcd tad not worth noticing."
&e XOeeKJy
Panorama.
Handles Legislature Mails.
Whon the Illinois house of represen
tatives was orgunlzcd recently, Miss
Dlrdlo Doherty of Marshall, Clark
county, was chosen assistant post
mistress. Sho had tho distinction of
dofcatlng a candidate backed by one of
tho most powerful corporations In tho
Htate. The Chicago, Hurllngton nnd
Qulncy railroad had a candldato In tho
person of Miss Mamie Cowan of I'nnn,
who was a relatlvo of one of tlio of-
BIRDIE DOHERTY.
flclnls, Sho was confident of success.
Tho Chlcngo, Hurllngton nnd Qulncy
had put her In ns nsslstant postmis
tress two years ago.
Hut this tlmo whnt was a whole cor
poration compared to n beautiful girl?
Miss Doherty Is said to bo ono of tho
most beautiful young women In south
ern Illinois. Sho certainly Is ono of tho
prettiest who has ever visited nt tho
capital. Of the soventy-sovon votes sho
received llfty-two, winning on the first
ballot.
td-Oancc of Socialism.
Tho Citizens Uducatlonnl commis
sion of tho Civic Federation of Chica
go, has decided to rccommond that text
books bo supplied frco to all tho public
school children of Chicago. It reached
that conclusion aftor listening to argu
ments to tho effect that the schoo s nro
"In danger of tho killing influence of
being known as tho schools of tho
poor," owing to tho present system of
furnishing frco books to children who
a io too poor to pay for them; and
that some of theso children nro much
humiliated because they uso books tho
labels on which show thoy wero given,
not bought. It was said also that
'parents of children nre willfully pau
perizing themselves to sccuro books
for which they might pay." This is
ndvanccd ns a reason why tho taxpay
ers should supply books to tho children
of parents who nro ablo nnd willing to
pay for them, and henco ought to bo
allowed to contlnuo buying books.
I Woman of Ability.
Tho first lndy of tho state of Minne
sota by vlrtuo of hor husbaud's olllco
Is Mrs. S. It. Van
Sant, wifo of tho
recently installed
governor. Sho is
said to bo of a
modest, unassum
ing disposition, yet
nono tho less a
leader, as has beon
many times dem
onstrated in char
itable and otlnr MrS- Van 8ant
good works accom
plished In Winona, whero sho has long
resided. Tho Van Snnt homo Is a
charming place, and though sho iluds
plonty of tlmo for work outsldo it Is
thoro unt Mrs. Van Sant la at hor
ocst. uutsiuo claims aro nevor niiow
ed to Intorfero with homo duties.
During tho recent calupnign, whon
Captain Van Sant wna so much from
homo, and when ho wns unablo to
roach Winona for Sundny, she sovernl
times Joined him whero ho was for
tho rest day of tho week.
sXidicules Vaccination.
Dr. M. J. Hodermund, an Applcton,
Wis., physician, attempted to provo his
theory that smallpox Is not contagious
by smcnrlng his faco nnd body with
virus from a smallpox pntlont, nnd was
promptly nlnccd In quarantine. Ho
Dlt. M. J. UODEUMUND.
lator mado his caenpo and could not bo
located.
Dispatches from Applotou say tho
town Ib In n frenzy. A strong guard
Is wntchlng tho posthouao to prevent
any moro escapes. Domands nro uotng
mado that tho four ofllcors who wero
watching tho Rodcrmund houso bo dis
charged, Tho doctor's wlfo rofuses to
tnlk ot her husband's escape, Sho nud
hor children nro still quarantined,
CIEM&E AM
H'cjcas Has Oil "Doom.
Slnco oil wnu struck at Beaumont,
Texas, on Jan. 10, the town has boon
crowded with Investors nnd upocu-
lators. This well Is ono of tho most
remarkablo In tho United States. A
stream of oil eight Inches In diameter
gushes to n height of ICO feet In the
air, and It Is estimated thnt tlio output
Ih 18,000 barrels a day. For n number
of years accumulations of oil hnvo beon
noticed on tho Oulf of Mexico between
Galveston and Sabine PaBS In sufficient
quantities to cause an appreciable sub
sidence of tho waves in stormy
weather. For ncaly a deendo pros
pectors have tried to locate tho reser
voir which they know existed on tho
coaBt, but owing to defectivo or in
adequate machinery they failed to go
deep enough. Tho now well Is 1,300
feet below tho surfaco of tho earth.
All the prospectors who have visited
Beaumont deularo that n supply of oil
can bo obtnlncd from other points, nnd
tho prlco of land has gono beyond tho
rench of nil except millionaires. J.
GIANT OIL WELL AT BEAUMONT.
Cullinan, manager of ono of tlio Stand
ard Oil company's refineries, was ono
of tho first persons to visit tho big
well. Ho declared tho flow phenome
nal. Submarine Uorpcdo "Boats.
Tho official tests of tho submarlno
torpedo boats niado at Cherbourg,
France, tho other day, appear to indi
cate that tho French government will
shortly have boats of this typo that
that will add greatly to tho efficiency
of its navy. Tho performance o! tho
Morse, which is run by a petroleum
motor. scemB to have been qulto as sat
isfactory In every way ns thoso of tho
Holland In American waters. When
submorged, n process which Is speedily
accomplished, no part of tho vessol is
vlBlblo oxcopt tho "perlscopo," or see-
Iiik station, which can bo turned to
every point of tho horizon, and Itself
can bo seen only by a powerful glass.
It Btcers accurately and quickly and
can remain submerged over eight
hours without tho slightest Inconvon-
lenco to ofllcors or crow, owing to tho
perfect working of tho air pumps. It
illRchnrces tornodoos by means of
compressed air with astonishing forco.
Illuminates the MarK,
Firing a gun In tho dark Is consider
able of an uncertainty, oven whon tho
hold er ot
rim wnnnnn f -
Is qulto
posltlvo ns
to tho direc
tion of tho
sound, and
It la qulto
possible that
tho lnven-
tlonof R. B.
BonJ a m 1 n
will havo Its Attachment for Firearms.
own work
to nerform In casting a light In tha
direction of tho bullet's flight. Tho
Inventor provides nn electric lamp of
smnll size, togother with n rolloctor
which nlds In throwing tho bonma to-
ward tho object to bo fired at. In ad
dition thoro Is a lens, which concon-
tratea a portion of tho light rays Into
a slcndor beam, which culmlnntes In a
bright spot exactly whero tho bullet
will lodge. Whon a burglar enters tito
room at dead of night, fqr Instance,
tim npmiimiit of tba room closes a
switch as ho points fctn gun, lnstnntly
Illuminating tho victor. A slignt
movement of tho light onnbles tho cyo
to catch tho reflection of tho contrul
beam and whon onco adjusted woo to
tlio burglar If ho dlsoboys n command.
tShe Education of Women.
ThwhiK of Westorn Re-
Knrvn UnlvotBlty discusses In tlio Fob
ruary Forum tho vonornblo problem ot
whether a womnn s euucauun uuuum
.infer from a man's. Ho thinks thero
ohould bo n difference, but his view has
nothhiK In common with tho oiu ineory
that a woman wns beat kopt In Ignor
anco ot book learning. Ilia Ideas form
a RtrlklnK contrast with thoso of Prior,
whoso advlco to husbands concerning
wives was:
Bo to her virtues very kind,
Be to hor faulta a llttlo 'blind,
And clan J'Qur padlock ou hor mind,
ST. GEOHGE'S
J CHATEL, LOJSCDOJSf.
The greatest gathering of royalty
tho world has ever seen assembled in
St. Gcorgo's chapel to attend tho fun
oral services over Queen Victoria's re
mains. Victoria's father nnd mother.
tho Duko and Duchess of Kent, wero
J The JVebvest Lifeboat Jb
On tho great lake3 has appeared n
now stylo of lifeboat, invented by
Captain Mayo of tho life-saving serv
ice. He has tested It himself, and bo-
lloves It to be a success. He has gone
to Washington to present tho model of
his invention for tho consideration
of tho government. The now lifeboat
Is really n sort of "lifo car," the prin
ciples being much tho somo as thoso
embodied in tho lntter device. Tho
life-car Is supposed to ho hauled nshoro
by linos, whllo tho Mayo lifeboat Is
intended to bo blown or rowed ashore,
according to clrcumstnnccs. A line of
steamers sailing out of Chicago has
been equipped with tho Mayo boats.
and tho captain and his associates nro
hopeful.
Tho nowly devised boat is a cone.
rounded nt both ends. It Is Intended
to bo thirty feet long nnd seven feet
in diameter. It is perfectly round,
there being projecting flns, or bllgo
keels, to kcop It from rolling. Tho
shell Is built of three-Inch oak, cov
ered with aluminum, or sheet steel, as
tho builder desires, and Is shaped on
strong oak ribs on the Inside. Tho
forward nnd after end of tho boat aro
air chambers, built In such a way that
crushing or puncturing aro practically
Impossible. Around tho shell are open
ings filled with heavy plato gloss, set
In rubber and steol gaskets. On two
Bides nro manholes set in the samo
vrtw or Tnt MAYO LlFt 6At. SHOWING CUH08,.ANn INTCRIOR Of'THf
9Nt,rR7fi A PH9IC&RAPH 9f Tut MOQE.L, -
Id-Oice from a Chinaman.
Wu Ting Fang, tho Chinese minis
ter, In tho course ot an address upon
Confucius nnd Menclus in Philadelphia
on Sunday Improved tho occasion by
reply to somo criticisms that havo
beon mado by clergymen of tho Christ-
inn faith upon bis recent comparison
ot Christianity nnd Confucianism. His
reply to their strictures was not only
in excellent tomper but It contained
many wise suggestions which men ot
all religious beliefs would do wul to
heed.
In mnklng tho comparison between
Confucianism and Christianity tho
Chlneso mlnlstor particularly disclaim
ed any Intention to disparage tho lnt
tor. Ho does not think It nny moro
discreditable that all Christians do not
llvo up to tho doctrine of Christianity
than thnt all Confucians do not obey
tho precepts of Confucius, nor can ho
understand why Bomo clorgymen
should rcsont nny nttcmpt to compare
Christianity with other systems of be
lief when they do not scrunlo to nt-
tack other religions. Wu Ting Fang
recognizes all that Is good in all sys
tems, and from this high-minded
standpoint does not think that "tho
noble and subllmo teachings ot Christ!
unity need fear criticism, much less
comparison." To this extent Wu Ting
Fnug stands for the good of humanity.
Ho belloves that all religions teach
mon to be good, and that If every man
would llvo up to tho doctrines of his
religion It would bo n bolter world
nnd men would llvo In brothorly pence.
xomancc of a Xni-Oersity.
Tho banquet In Chicago tho 'othor
evening In honor ot tho soml-ccnton
nlal anniversary of tho founding ot
Northwestern University was a fitting
celebration of ono ot tho notoworthy
ovonts In educational history. Fifty
years ago Gov. French signed tho
' charter ot tho now university. The
burled from St. George's, as was also
William IV., Victoria's immedlnto
predecessor on tho throne. Edward
VII. wns christened and married in tho
chapel. St. George's adjoins Windsor
Castle, and It is only n snori w
kind of gaskets, and on each sldo two
portholes largo enough to push an oar
through. The ports nro closed with
heavy doors of steel, and every open
ing Is closed and locked from tho In
side. Tho only unprotected openings
nre at tho ends of tho cone. Tho for
ward ono is a mnnhole largo enough
for n man to movo about In easily, and
nt tho other end Is nn opening design
ed for tho lowering of an anchor. In
sldo thoro are accommodations for CO
people and lockers largo enough to
stow tho food necessary for their sus
tenance for thirty days; also water
tanks with a supply of drinking water
sufficient to last for that time.
Tho seats nro so arranged that they
rovolvo completely around, no matter
how often tho boat turns over, nnd tho
passenger Is always kept upright. The
interior Is filled with two nlumlnum
bulkheads, which swing about with
the motion of tho scats Inside tho boat,
always keeping tho ventilators a safe
distance abovo tho water. To avoid
tho danger of filling, tho ends of tho
boat aro fitted with water vents, and
ns tho wholo boat, loaded, draws less
than four Inches, thoro Is enough of it
always exposed to tho lnfluonce of tho
wind to allow of Its being driven
ashore. A device for locking tho swing
ing seats in position keeps them sccuro
nnd allows rowing when rowing Is
practicable.
story of tho Intervening hnlt century Is
a chronlclo of heroic strugglo nnd ul
tlmato triumph such ns can bo shown
by few "freshwator" colleges. Tho
university was Inteuded from tho first
to servo tho educational needs of Meth
odist families throughout tho north
west, hut It was novor conducted In n
sectarian spirit. At first It was In
tended to locate tho institution In Chi
cago, but nn exploring expedition final
ly penetrated the regions north ot tho
city and discovered an Ideal slto In a
grovo of oaks on tho north shore.
Thero tho university was opened a few
years later, and tho village that grow
up around It became Evanston. Tho
modest school thnt started In a slnglo
frnmo building with n handful ot stu
dents now occupies moro than n dozen
large buildings in Evanston and Chi
cago, counts its students by tho thou
sands, hns an endowment fund ot over
$5,000,000, nnd Is tho largest Methodist
university In tho country. Its con
tributions to tho educational lire of tho
northwest havo been continuous nnd
Important. Its grnduates aro found In
tho highest places of honor throughout
the United Stntes.
QuaKcrs L.t)e Long.
Tho remarknblo longevity ot tho So
cloty ot Friends In Great Britain hns
been fully sustained during tho last
year, tho averoge ago nt deuth In tho
United Kingdom, from one to 100
years, being til yenrs, 7 months nnd 7
dnys. Two women members died over
100 years old.
The ylrmour XOitl.
Tho Armour will was filed In tho Pro
bato court yesterday. The estlmato
placed upon the fortuno Is $15,000,000,
which will bo divided equally botwoon
tho widow and the only surviving son,
with tho stipulation, howover, thnt tho
.two grnndchildreu, sons of Philip D,
from It to tho Frogmorc Park mauso
leum, where Victoria's remains have
been Interred besldo thoso of tho
Prlnco Consort. Tho first St. Gcorgo's
chapel was erected during tho joint
reign of William and Anne.
Armour, deceased, shall have a million
dollars each when they reach tho age
Of 25. and a Hkn sum wlmn i)iv rpunli
tho ago of 30. no Immediate provision
being made for them, as Is oxplnlned
by tho will, bocauso thoy and tlulr
mother already havo an amnio fortune
received from tho estate during tho
lifetime of tho deceased son.
Thoro aro no othor beneficiaries ot
tho groat pnekor's fortuno named in
tho will, nono of his old employes or
house servunts, not even tho Armour
Institute. His entire wealth goo3 to
tho widow and son. This, howover.
will not bo a matter of surnrlso to
thoso who wero nearest Mr. Armour In
a business senso and wore familiar
with his system of disbursements. Ho
probably gave nil that ho Intended to
give while lio wns living, and this was
in smnll sum, for he rarely refused nn
application whero tho applicant was
worthy, ho was liberal with his bonus
es to old employes, and he goncrously
endowed tho Armour Institute.
Where Kobcrts' Ancestors
STlecp.
In honor of Lord Roberts a cathe
dral In Waterford, Ireland, la to bo re
stored to save tho family vaults. When
'tho Intention was; late! v 'announced
people wondered which cdlflco In that
town wns to bo thus dealt with. Wa
terford has threo cathedrals tho Pro
testant, the Catholic, and tho catho
dral in which tho Huguenots used to
worship, moro commonly known as tho
French church. It Is tho latter struc
ture that is to be restored for the bene
fit of Lord Roberts. ,
"Bobs" Is looked upon ns a Wator
ford man. For moro than two centu
ries back tho "Roberts" family can bo
traced. Sir Thomas Drew recently
stated that "from all parts of tho Brit
ish emplro come Interested Inquiries
about tho antecedent origin of tho
origin of tho Roborts family, from
which haso sprung a Lord Roberts ot
Kandahar, whose biography has to bo
wrltton for futuro generations. It Is
found with no difficulty In tho record
of a purely citizen family of Wator
ford, through moro thun two centuries,
a pcdlgrco well kept and remombered
In their city for tho true and uprigtit
citizenship of Ub many members. Tholr
last record Is inscribed on tho tomb
stones which He under tho tower of tho
French church, to which so many turn
now with Interest."
It is anticipated that nearly 3,000
will bo required. To restore tho tow
er alono will cost somo 550 and thoso
responsible for tho sehomo nre anx
ious that this work should bo proceed-
THE RUINED FRENCH CATHE
DRAL AT WATERFORD.
ed with as soon ns possible, for under
It Ho nil tho Robortses.
Tho fall of tho tower, which must
come If neglected wolild thus obliter
ate tho Roberts family burying place.
Lobsters and Lobsters.
Lobsters aro almost a thing of tho
poBt that Is the kind Berved as food.
Boston Globe.