4JH WORLD
REVOLVES
Docs JVot Know Her Enemy.
Tho mystery surrounding the shoot
ing of Edith Talbot, nn actrcSB. who
was hit In tho urin tho other night at
tho Bingo door of the Uowdoln Square
thentor, In rendered more complex or
flfllutlon by tho announcement mado by
Miss' Talbot to tho effect that a
wealthy Boston merchant shot her.
Shortly after tho affair Miss Talbot
Ktftlcd that sho did not lenow who
MISS TALUOT.
wan heir assailant, but that a woman
had fired tho shot. This story she now
denies. Tho police, on tho other hand,
affirm that tho wound was self-inflicted
and can nnalgn no otiier motive for
tho net. Miss Talbot Is preparing to
Ret married to Thomas Sharp, a St.
I-ouIh b'ankor, whom, It Is nillrmcd, she
has novcr Boen, but who courted hor by
correspondence.
"Peat Found in Norway.
Whlla-tlio Island ot Ando la tho only
lilaco In, Norway, whero coal Una been
dlncovorcd; peat of good quality Is
found In groat abundance throughout
tho country. Tho number of peat
logS Is so groat that nearly every
farmer has oao or more In his wasto
lands. In conscqucnco of tho oxpen-
hivoncss of coal, peat has recently beon
used along with It. and Instead ot It to
boat ctoam boilers In factories with
Vory HiUlsfoclory results. In the caso
of peat, howover, a boiler Is required
with a much larger furnaro than that
used for coal. Peat loaves more ashes
than coal, but tho expense Is much
IC3S.
Famous Actress Stricken.
Miss Olga Nothersolo, tho actross
who rocontly attained so much noto
riety. In. connection with her produc
tlon of "Snpho," la oeriously 111 with
the grip in Now York. At one tlmo
alarming rumors regarding hor condl-
OLOA NETIIERSOLE.
tloii wore curront, but- these reports
wore- said by hor physician to bo ex
aggerated. Acting under her physi
cian's ortiora, Miss Nethorsolo will rost
all thw Week. At last roports sho was
resting quietly and all fears as to unto
ty had boon dispelled.
Ml'sa Nethorsolo Is one of tho most
fitrlklng and poworful actresses on tho
American stage. In Atlanta Jast.ycar
nho presented "The Profligates" and
"Tho Second Mrs. Tanquoray," and In
both plays mado a profound Impres
sion., Tho quality of hor work has
placod her In tho foremost runks of
her profession.
Wisconsin Leads the Van.
Tho Wisconsin Legislature baa asked
Congress to submit to tho states a con
.jttftlounl nmondmont providing for
ltooloctlon ot senators by popular
vote. Tho present mothod of olectUm
bus not worked badly in Wiscousln.
Uttdor It men havo boon oloctod who
havo uh a rulo enjoyed tho full respect
and coufldonco of their constituents and
who would havo found It as easy to
gut agnomination In u convention ns In
n caiipuaV Legislative deadlocks have
not lfapponod often. Yet thoro Is w
strong sonttment among tho peoplo ot
tho state In favor of a chango lu tho
method of choosing sonators.
Family of Arsenal Founders.
It has bcon remarked In connection
with tho lato Lord Armstrong ns not a
little (lingular that whllo ho was tho
fouiidor ot Elawlck, tho ursonal of tho
jiorth, a member of nnothor branch of
tho same family wns tho founder of tho
royal arsenal at Woolwich In 171(5.
This was John, n scion of tho Llddcs
dnlo. Armstrongs, who became a vory
colebratod military olllccr nnd ougl
ncqr,tfcervlug with tho highest rcputn
tloa. .under the Duko of Marlborough
and Prisce Eugono.
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I Current Topics
Appealed to Congress.
Thoro is a bill beforo tho present ses
sion of congress directing tho com
missioner of patents to Issue n patent
to Jamea Soldcu Cowdcn of Virginia.
Mr. Cowdon asserts that ho has com
plied with nil tho requirements In the
application for tho patent, hut al
though tho tlmo In which the applica
tion should he acted upon has expired
ho Is unable to securo such papers.
This ho regards ns unjust, Inasmuch
as a machine built practically on tho
sama lines ns tho one described In the
patent application has for some time
been In actual operation, and has been
purchased by a foreign government
for army use. Ho also says thn Inabil
ity to securo an American patent Is
tho only thing In tho way of making
a very profitable deal In which he wilt
securo $500,000 In rush, nnd another
amount In stock for his patent. Ho
says his maehlno Is worth ?r.0,000,000.
At tho patont olllee It Is explained tnnt
a patent was granted to Mr. Cowdcn
somo time ago, nnd this ho failed to
avail himself of for tho lack of funds.
Heads Tiillion Dollar Crust.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
Cnrneglo Steel conipnny. who has been
selected for tho presidency of the great
billion dollar steel combination Just
formed, began I1I3 career In tho stcoi
business nt 17, his ago when ho enter
ed tho Cnrneglc works as u stake
driver nt ?C a week. Ho Is l!7 years
old, and was born In Pennsylvania. Ho
CHARLES M. SCHWAB. ,
recolvcd a common school education,
and at 15 went to work driving n nail
wagon. For 11 year ho waB a grocery
clerk, and then secured work driving
Btnkcs for a new building for tho Car
neglo workB at Pittsburg. In r.lx
yoara ho became chief engineer of tho
works, a few yeara later gonoral man
ager, and In 180G a partner In llio firm
XOant the TiAcr Executed.
Tho ferocious Hernial tker IlaJah.
which killed Albert Nellson, nn at
tendant nt Rostock's zoo In Indianap
olis. Inst week, la still alive, although
bearing many wounds ot red-hot Irons,
ami lias seven millets in ills head and
body. Thero Is a demand of tho at
tendnntff of tho zoo nnd of tho peoplo
gcnornlli that RuJnh shall bo killed
and It Is understood that shnll bo I1I3
end. Tho proprietors of tho zoo and
Its animal "trainers arc specially Inter
ested Just at present to sco If tho llorco
animal can survlvo bo many Injuries
"Tho tragedy of tho mangling and
tho death ot young Nollson still horri
fies tho public." ears an IndlananollH
telegram, "but tho attendants of the
zoo llnd cause for rejoicing In tho fact
that Captain llonnvlta did not meet a
somowhnt similar fato from tho troop
of slxlcon lions which ho was exorcis
ing. They heard tho roar of Rajah
and fitnellcu tno fresh blood of young
ALBERT NEILSON.
Ncllson and llonnvlta had Just tlmo
enough to escape their attack. Tho
torrlblo incident at tho zoo appears to
havo aroused tho savago uaturo of all
tho wild beasts, but oxtra precautions
am taken to keep thorn under con
trol."
Metals JVccd Tlcst.
It may sound strangely to hear per
sons talk about u "tlrod steel axlo" or
a "fatigued Iron rail," but that sort
of talk Is heard along railways and I
machine shops nud Is considered cor
red. "What caused tho axlo to
break'" nskB tho railway suporlnten
dent. "Fntlguo of tho metal," answers
tho Inspector. Slnows of utcol can tlr
as well as muscles ot brawn, and motal
that doos not liavo its rest will cease
to do its work und may causo great
damugo. At least so the engineers
-t fj
1 ft ill
Buy.
Aids the Taper Hanger.
It Is somewhat of a laborious task,
nnd ono that requires both tlmo and
skill, to apply paste to wall paper, and
nn automatic machine to do tho work
will bo appreciated by all who aro
connected with tho trade. Tho Illus
tration shows a machine lately de
signed for this purpose. It consists
primarily of n sheet-Iron tank with
brackets at tho cnd3 to support a pair
of rollers. Tho lower portion of tho
APPLYING PASTK.
ink contains tho paste, in which tho
feed rollrr Is pnrtlnlly Immersed, tho
small roller serving to press tho paper
tightly against tho feed roller In Its
revolution. Tho roll of paper can bo
mounted on a rod extending across tho
tank or laid loosely on tho slanting
upport. In tho latter caso It rests
gainst the feed roller and urfwlnds as
tho roller lo revolved. To put tho ap
paratus In operation tho end of tho
paper Is passed across tho paste rollor
and under the small roller, and as tho
tank Is mounted nt tho end of the cut
ting tnblo the paper Is drawn onto thu
attor and measured for cutting, as
cqulrcd. At thn outer edgo of tho
tank, and in touch with tho paper, 13
11 brush, which serves to smooth and
romove any excess of paste from tho
paper.
Mrs. Middle XOill "Remarry.
Mrs. Constance Drexel Diddle, for
merly Miss Constance Morris, tho
dashing young actress, will marry Mil
lionaire Fernando Yznnga Immediately
after hor husband, Dr. Clement BIddle,
will havo secured a divorce.
It Is learned thnt Mrs. Illddle will
not contest tho divorce suit brought
by her husband, tho noted United
States naval surgeon, not wishing to
bo dragged Into court. Sho has, how
over, mndo a public statement denying
the allegations of lmpropor conduct.
After marrying Fernando Yznnga sho
will retire from tho stage.
Single Wheel Vehicle.
The accompanying picture shows
quite a novelty in tho way of driving
vehicles, lately patented. Tho Invent
or states thnt the vehicle Is designed
to take tho placo of cycling nnd horso
back riding, but to mnko a pleasuro ve
hlelo out of It tho alzo of tho wheel
should bo Increased until It will rend-
Ily pass ovor ruts and obstructions
In the road. Tho wheel hero shown
would answer for uso on smooth roads,
and frtr training trotting horses on
tracks. Tho apparatus would also be
FOR TRAINING HORSES.
useful In breaking colts, as It would
bo next to Imposslblo for tho animal
to upsot tho vehlclo or to becomo en
tangled and throw ltsolf, and the
trainer, being so closo to tho ground,
could Instnutly stop out of danger In
caso of an accident. Tho dcvlco con
sists of a curved shaft, provided with
tho supporting wheel at tho lower end
and a pivoted turret connecting It to
tho back part ot tho harness. This
latter arrangement would allow the
horso to turn completely around with
out entangling anything but tho
reins.
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irn u'lm Is nrabnblv thu
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moat t'oroniost writer ot tho day on lo-
history, says In an article reviewing
tho birth and history ot railroading:
11r thnt railroads
and their operating machinery woro
copied bv pioneer American engineers
f....... nrituii models. These engineers
may havo copied tho plans of making
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tramsvays, out mo rumm. oiui.iv
i.. tiir. tirmiiu't of natlvo In-
Willi JIlllVIJ w.v. -
gonulty, and always boro tho stamp
i Amorlean designer.
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Thoro Is good reason lor believing that
tho American expnwa " -
i. tiirniifii our vnllws
IlllVU imuwmi -o
quite as soon as it did had not James
V)tt, tho Inventor of tho Bteam onglno,
niid Georgo Stophonson, credited with
Inventing mo locumuim-, ..viu. ...
or never built an engine.
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THIS MAP SHOWS THE
Tho riots arose In nn antl-Carllst
demonstration, caused by tho marrlago
of tho Princess of Asturlas with a
man of supposedly Carlist sympathies.
&?e 'Birihpla.ce
The birthplace ot Abraham Is to hot
dug up, and tho work of excavation
will ho begun within a few weeks nt
Ur, from which city the great ancestor
of the Hebrews originally set out, with
his family and relations, on the way to
Palestine. A flood of light Is expected
to bo thrown upon early narratives of
Genesis by tho expedition organized
for tho purpose, which Is led by Dr.
Edgar J. Banks and backed by tho
Royal University of Brcslnu, Germany.
Tho ancient city Is represented at pres
ent by a group ot mounds, tho most
conspicuous feature of which Is the re
mains of a gigantic pyramidal tower,
regarded by Assyriologlsts as tho most
perfect specimen of Babylonian archi
TftC G PEL AT
A "Baltimore Mystery.
Tho case of Miss Frances Casparl.
who was recently trlod in Baltimore
upon the chargo of obtaining money
under falso pretenses, Involves a mys
tery which Hawthorne would havo
liked to analyze and Conan Doylo's
friend, Shorloek Holmes, might well
return to earth to unravel.
Miss Casparl has been principal of a
public school lu Baltimore, a promi
nent church worker, and secretary to
tho pastor of ono of tho leading Uni
tarian churches In that city. Durlnr:
her service In tho latter capacity she
secured sums of money from tho mem
bers, until the total reached $180,000,
upon tho assurance that the monoy
would go to the Leallet association of
Now York, which would pay tho inves
tors a dividend or from S to 10 per
cent. Such conlldenco was reposed lu
Miss Casparl that most of tho mem
bers advanced the money without quo3
tlon, not even u.iklng for a receipt.
For a tlmo somo dividends woro paid,
but when they ceased Investors grow
suspicious and mado an Investigation.
Thoy found thero was no such associa
tion nnd demanded a settlement, with
tho result that Miss Casparl was un
able to mnko good about one-half the
amount Invested, and that many of tho
checks wero found to bo worthless, bo
Ing either forged or drawn upon banks
ISarr--- vs - &
CITIES IN SPAIN WHERE RIOTS
General Weylcr h
press censorship,
suppressed, with
For all that, tho
us established a rigid
El Horaldo has been
many other papers,
news leaks out that
of Abra.harn.
tecture known. This structure, which
is built in a scries ot rectangular
stages, llko the famous Tower of Babol,
with a lllght of broad steps running up
tho outside, onco supported the tomplo
of tho Moon God a fane which for
moro than 3,000 years was tho center
of moon worship In Assyria. Tho Moon
God was a great divinity nnclcntly In
that part of tho world, and oxerted a
powerful Influence over tho minds of
tho people. Indeed, tho tower was
hardly more than an Immense altar,
and tho adoration of Sin, tho lunar
deity, was so profound that his umno
has survived in Sinai, tho "Mountain
of t'no Moon God in Palestine, as It Is
called.
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TrrMPLfc AT UR AS IT
APPEAR&b IN ITS GL.ORV.
whero sho had no money. Then sht
was arrested, tried first upon the ques
tion of snnlty. and found sane, then
upon thn legal charge and found guilty.
Tho mystery ot the caso Is, first,
that Miss Casparl Is a woman of Irre
proachnblo character and of dwtded In
tellnctunl ability. She Insists upon it
that tho Leaflet association will make
the deficiency good, oven when con
fronted with proof thero Is no such
association. Sho will not say where
tho money was Invested or by whom.
Sho has not used tho money herself,
has none of It in her possession, nnd
it cannot bo found that she has been
benefited a cent's worth by her work.
Yet still sho 1iib31s thoro Is such nn
organization and that It will pay In
time, whllo saying she knows no ono,
connected with it and nothing about it.
Her own counsel Is as much lu tho
dark ns any ono else, and his theory Is
that uho Is the tool of some strongor-
iiimui'ii )ort.uu, upon wuose suggestion
she has acted, It is apparent that Miss
Casparl either is much shrewder thnn
tho ordinary criminal or that sho has
beon tho victim of hypnotic suggestion.
Which?
'Reflected Glory Club.
Thn suggestion thnt It Is time to or
ganlzo a Reflected Glory club comos
from a Chicago man. He neglects to
STAIJSf.
ARE MOST SERIOUS.
Spain is at present in worse shape and
facing a graver crisis thnn at auy tlmu
in hor history, not excepting the pe
riod of tho Spanish-American war.
say whother he would bo ollglblo for
membership, but ho very carofully out
lines his plan, as follows:
Something Is certainly du0 to tho
husbands of women who aro constant
ly in tho public eye. It Is unfair to
them that all tho glory that Is lying
around looso should bo hoarded by
their better halves. In many Instances
they havo to work hard to support tholr
wives, and tho accumulation ot glory
merely adds to tho burden. Just a
plain woman Is worthy of any m'nn'H
effort, but a woman wrapped up In
tho self-lmportanco that usually ac
companies fame Is nothing short ot a
terrlblo load, nnd as somo slight rec
ompense for his labors In her behalf
tho husband should havo a llttlo otj
tho glory shed upon hlin at least
enough to let the public know that
such n man exists. To this end I think!
a Reflected Glory club should be or
ganized, and It seems to mo it would
bo quite appropriate to make Mr. Wil
helminn of Holland the president of
it, with cither Mr. Ella Wheeler Wil
cox or Mr. Charlotte Perkins Stetson1
as vlco president. They are all estlm-l
nblo and accomplished gentlemen, I!,
believe, but In tho lnngungo of tho dayi
thoy do not seem to "cut much ico
just at present. Among tho charter;
members I would Include Mr. Allco'
Blnckwell Stone, Mr. Carrie Chapman
Catt, Mr. Mary Elizabeth Lease and
Mr. Carrlo Nation. No doubt some ot
your readers will bo ablo to suggest
others who should bo included In tho
list, nnd I think you would confer'' a
lasting boon upon somo very deserv
ing men If you would give a little
spaco to those who arc entitled to a
placo on tho roster of tho club. If I
think of any others I certainly shall
send In the names as a mere matter of
Justice to them.
Oppressive Labor Contracts.
Tho killing ot a negro farm laborer
In South Carolina has brought to light '
an oppressive form ot labor contract In
uso In at least ono county, undor which
negroes aro practically hold in slavery.
The agreement which Ignorant blacks
are Induced to sign gives to tho cm
plojer tho power of Imprisonment and
tho right to sell tho services of tho
signers to third pnrtles. In accordance
with this kind of contract negroes aro
confined in stockndc3 to keep thorn to
the fulfillment of their agreements, and
aro treated llko convicts. Tho killing
ot ono ot tho victims, apparently for
trying to escape from a stockade, has
aroused a Columbia judge to attack
this system, and In his chargo to tho
grand Jury ho denounces it as worse
than slavery.
The unreliability of negro labor will
probably account In largo part for tho
creation of this Illegal contrnct system.
Farmers In the south cannot dopend
always upon their colored employes to
work continuously through a season.
Tho negro does not take his responsi
bilities ns seriously as tho whlto man
doos. Ho Is often known to weary ot
his task at tho most critical tlmo in
the gathering of crops nnd to go off
and neck amusement whllo tho cotton
or tobacco porlshca through neglect.
Southom employers ot labor say It Is
necessary to havo a rigid contract of
somo kind In order to keop colored la
borers from defaulting on their agree
ments. Thl3 Is undoubtedly tho ex
cuse which tho South Carolina plant
ers will give for their oppresslvo sys
tem. Wcstbrook seminary, a Unlversallst
school at Portland, Me., haB received a
legacy ot $10,000 from tho estate of
Miss Eunice A. Nlles of North Jay.
Tho legacy Is divided into two funds ot
?5,000 each; tho Incomo of ono is to bo
used by tho trustees as they think best,
and tho Incomo of tho other Is to bo
used In aiding worthy and needy stu
dents. Tho latter fund is to be known
ns tho Eunlco A. Nlles fund.
An Indian skeleton was found In
Now York recently by workmen en
gaged In digging tho now subway,
Closo beside tho Bkull wero found clay
pipes and a tomahawk.