Ufie WeeKly
Pa,nora,mcim
GIVES UP HIS SEOHET.
WeMJhy Ohio Bhoa Mnnnfnctnrer No
Longer n Victim of lllnckinallcrs.
Robort F. Wolfo, tho wealthy end re
spected merchant of Columbus, Ohio,
who haa given to tho world tho secret
that ho was once confined In tho Indi
ana state's prison, has won admiration
throughout tho country for his manly
confession. That ho has lived an up
right and honorable llfo for tho last
twenty years Is considered sufficient
ROBERT F. WOLFE,
atonement for tho mistake which he
committed in early manhood. Mr.
Wolfo was sontonced to servo flvo
years In tho penitentiary on a charge
of assault with intent to 'kill. He had
becomo involved in trouble when 18
years old, whllo defondlng an attack
upon tho character of a girl cousin In
a small Indiana town. Attor being
held three months in Jail without trial
ho overcamo his guard and escaped.
He was soon rearrested and bis penal
sorvitudo followed. Whllo in prison
tho young man learned tho shoemak
er's trado, and after his rolcaso ho
mndo his way to Columbus, arriving
without a dollar. Ho started a llttlo
shop and in time became ono of tho
leading shoomakcrs of tho state. Ho
is now president of tho Wolfo Broth
ers' Company and his estato is esti
mated at $500,000. Soon after his ar
rival in Columbus Mr. Wolfo told tho
secret of his Imprisonment to a fow
friends. Afterward when ho became a
successful merchant this Information
was used to extort money from him,
and ho was constantly tho victim of a
sot of harpies. Ho was so goaded with
these demands that he finally decided
,to announco tho secret himself.
A GYPSY QUEEN.
Wilt Is Reputed to he, Very Wealthy
with a Magnificent Home.
i There Is soldom anything of lntor
est to bo found among tho wandering
bands of gypsies so common In many
parts of tho country during tho sum
mer months; but during the last fow
weeks a very interesting person has
been in Kenosha, Wis., living in tho
wagon with her gypsies. Sho is Myra
White, who Is known as tho "Queon
of tho Gypsies." Miss Whito has a
magnificent homo in Terro Haute, Ind.,
but with tho opening of tho spring
Ecason sho takes tho road with some
of hor followers, and for the last three
summers sho has spent the hot weath
er on tho lake shore, sleeping la tho
MR3. MYRA WHITE. GYPSY QUEEN
wagon or elso out under tho opon sky,
and transacting the business of tho
kingdom of tho gypsies from a little
desk in tho front of ono of tho
wagons.
Tho namo of tho Gypsy Queen has
been connected with many stories of
romance. She Is reputed to bo fabu
lously wealthy; but a visit to her llttlo
homo in the gauully painted wagon
reveals nothing to show that this is
true. The story of how sho led the
gypsies from ono part of tho country
to tho other seems like a fairy tale.
Miss White is a beautiful woman, and
hor hair and eyes dcclaro that she Is
an American, not tho typical gypsy.
Of her connection with tho gypsies
In this country sho refuses to speak,
but any one who enters the wagon will
300 that tho llfo sho leads is n fascin
ating ono. Men and women alike bow
down to her and pay tribute. Sho
holds tho destinies of a kingdom of
wmo 5,000 peoplo In her hands, and it
Is hor boast that not ono of her sub
jects ever lacked a roof In tho winter
or a meal in tho summer.
IllehU of American Abroad.
If governments guarantee tbo safe
ty of foreigners thoy should bo mado
to do their utmost to fulfill their ob
ligations. If an indignity should bo
put on an American citizen it should
bo tho canso of an Immediate rebuko
(rora tho cannon's mouth. An Amorl
;an citizen should bo frco to go and
tome in any civilized country so long
is he obsarves tho lawa of that coun
try, and any offort to abridge that
prlvtlego oould bo resented. Mern-
phls Comliercl&l-AppasL
I Current Topics
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OTTO SVERDRUP.
Kxplorer Who May N;io round the
North l'ote.
A rumor has sprung up In Chrls
tlanla that Captain Otto Svordrup, the
Arctic explorer who won his reputa
tion as an assistant of Nnnscn, whom
he accompanied In 1888 on his famoua
expedition across Greenland and On
Nansen'B still more famous voyago on
tho Fram, has reached tho north polo
and is now returning home. Thero Is no
confirmation of this report, nor 13 any
thing known of its origin, but ovon
tho rumor has aroused tho keenest In
terest Captain Svordrup tailed on his ex
pedition to tho arct'es on June 14, 1898.
Tbo bstenslblo purposo of tho expedi
tion was to cxploro Smith's round and
tho Robeson channel, discover tho
northern limits of Greenland, study tho
origin of tho palaeocryptlc ico, and to
noto tho tides and temperatures: but
thero was no doubt at tho tlmo tho ex
pedition sailed on tho Fram from
Christlanla that the bold Sverdrup
and at least ono or two of his com
panions would push on and try to
reach tho pole.
Tho outfit of tho expedition consist
ed of ski, sledges, canoes, snowshoos,
and overythlng necessary for trans
portation. Clothing and sleeping-bags
woro taken along, whllo tho food sup
plies woro largo and varlod. Tho draft
animals on tho Fram numbored ten
splendid elk dogs, a large variety of
tho Finn dog, wolfish In appearance.
To these wore added eighty Eskimo
dogs, secured In Grconland. Of the
sixteen members of the expedition flvo
wero executive ofQcors and flvo were
scientists.
Tho last hoard of Sverdrup was dur
ing tho summer of 1899, when ho was
on tho northwest coast of Greenland.
CAPT. OTTO SVERDRUP.
Lincoln's Sea, to tho northwest of that
point, was Ico free tho following sum
mer, according to tho American ex
plorer, Lieutenant Poary, and Scandi
navian scientists declare there is a
strong probability that Sverdrup
seized tho opportunity and roached tho
pole.
College Education and Marriage.
Professor E. L. Thorndyko of the
Teachers' College, connected with Col
umbia College., has beon discussing tho
problem, now beginning to be an old
ono, whether women who aro college
graduates marry, and, if so, at what
ago they decide in favor of making tho
raomontous change. To arrive at some
solution of tho problem ho has been
studying tho catalogues of Vassar,
Smith, and Wollesloy Colleges, as well
ub of tho coeducational institution at
Oborlln, and tho result Is summed up
in tho conclusion that as tlmo goes on
collego women nro less lnclinod to
marry. He says: "It Is absurd ' to
supposo that college women differ from
othora in possessing superior attrac
tiveness in mature years, and wo are,
therefore, led to conclude that tho col
lego graduato has been growing les3
and less inclined to get married, or less
and less able, or both."
FrSco of JJoof Honrs.
Tho retail prlco of meats In Chicago
Is higher than for years, says tho
Tribune. Tho houscwlfo, tho rcstau
rantkeeper, nnd tho hotel proprietor
all aro feeling tho effects of tho
drought which extended over tho coun
try last summer. Scarcity of corn and
other feed for fattening stock Is tho
reason assigned for tho increased prlco
of all meats. Within tho last few
months beef has been advanced from
two to threo cents a pound, tho heav
iest increaso In prices being on the fin
er graces and cholco cuts. Although
thoso who can afford to buy the bettor
meats aro bearing tho bulk of tho bur
den, oven tho poorer consumers are
SHOWING INCREASE ON DIFFER
ENT PARTS OF BEEF,
finding that their money goes only n
llttlo way In a butcher shop. Thero Is
only ono consolation for tho consumer
In tho general rearrangement of prices.
The high prices of corn and feed is
compelling the stock raiser to ship his
beof to tho market boforo It Is fat
enough to be classed as choice grade.
As a result, tho advance, has been
moderato in tho prlco of poorer grade
of havL
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News and views
SAYS MONKEYS DESOEND FROM MEN.
rrofcuor Unookfl Olvel Out n ffow
nnd Startling ltvolntlon Theory.
That Professor Ernst Haeckcl, tho
distinguished German naturalist, and
tho world's greatest living advocate of
tho biological theory of evolution, ha3
rovorsod his vlows of half a century
and taken a stand with P.ofossor Ru
dolf Vlrchow In opposition to Darwin
Ism is the stnrtllng announcement
mado In Paris. It Is stated that dur
ing his oxpcdltlcn to Java, begun last
ERNST HAECKEL.
year, Professor Haeckcl has found
striking ovidonce In support of tho
theory, advanced for tho first tlmo only
a few months ago by Vlrchow, that
monkeys aro descended from man and
not man from monkoys. That, in fact,
monkeys aro nothing less than degen
erated humans.
"If professor Haeckcl has mado any
such discovery," says Dr. Edgar Grant
Conklin, professor of zoology at the
University of Pennsylvania, "or if ho
has recanted his formor multitudinous
writings nnd lccturlngs BUfflcluntly to
mako any such statcmont it means
tbnt ono of tho most remarkable revo
lutions in biological Bclcnco has taken
place.
"I cannot credit tho announcement
It scorns too extraordinary to bellevo
that Haeckel, of all men, should tako
this stand. I do not know if ho has
returned from Java, but ho went thoro
to study and mako further researches
into tho pithecanthropus erectus, dis
covered by Dr. Dubois, with a view to
further substantiato tho theories he
laid down in his 'Phylogeny tracing
tho descent of man."
New Irfird Atayor of London.
Sir Joseph Cockfield Dlmsdale, the
nowly elected lord mayor of London,
has long been a flguro In the munici
pal llfo of tho British metropolis and
is well known for his connection with
tho great banking firm of Dlmsdale,
Cave, Tugwell & Co., tho leading finan
cial houso of tho City of Prescot He
was born within sound of Bow Bolls in
1849, nnd In 1891 mado his debut in
politics by his election as alderman
for Cornhill. SInco then ho has occu
pied tho usual preparatory offices
which servo as steps to tho mayoralty.
Thoso aro tho places of sheriff and
moraber of tho London council. Last
LORD MAYOR DIMSDALEL
year Sir Joseph wntfoloctod a mombor
of parliament. Tho new lady mayor
ess was formerly Miss Bcatrlco Holds-
worth, and sho was married to Sir
Joseph in 1873, tho occasion bolng ono
of social Importance It is said that
this couplo Is pre-eminently fitted to
dlschnrgo tho society functions of the
municipal corporation.
A Social Fad In Farts.
Tho nowest social fad In Paris Is
to go In a party and act as supers at
somo thentor. These society butterflies
In search of a new sensation are not
called upon to say anything, but thoy
spend an hour upon a stago in a bona
fldo, rconoy-making play, among pro
fessional nctors and boforo a gonulno
nudlenco, for tho theater Is far up
along tho boulevards near tho Placo
do la Repub'Iquo and the pleco Is a
strenuous melodrama. Tho araatour
supers act a "fashlonablo throng"
In a restaurant of tho Bols do Bou
logne, very well put upon tho Btago.
All thoy havo to dq Jo to oat suppor
nnd drink chnmpagno whllo tho chief
characters harrow tho nudlenco.
These experiences aro not without
their thrill of stago fright; otherwise
thoy would not bo so attractive Al
ways thero Is a chnnco that tho audl
enco may glvo unequivocal expression
to tho belief that tho euporo fall to
look their parts. This has occurred
on several occasions, at which times
the society people wercj hooted vigor
ously until their demeanor was
chunked to suit tho aadlence.
Comte de la Vauljc J
T T and fV "Balloon
The Comto do La Vaulx Inst weok
mado an unsuccessful attempt to cn33
tho Mediterranean sea In a
balloon under tho escort of two French
nnval vessels, is ono of tho most dar
ing ncronnuta In Europe. This young
nobleman Is in lovo with his oxcltlng
pastime, but ho has llkowloo a desire
to help his country nnd to boncflt man
kind. Last year ho attracted tho at
tention of tho world by making ono
of tho longest balloon voyages on rec
ord. Ho and a companion crossed a
largo part of tho continent of Europo
In his balloon, tho "Centnuro." Thoy
traveled upward of 1,300 miles through
tho air and alighted nono tho worao
for tho Journey. Vnulx's constant
companion In his aerial nights Is Cas
tlllon do St Victor, who, llko his dar
ing friend, is a nobleman of an old
nnd aristocratic family.
Tho now governor of Porto Rico was
a clnasmato of tho governor-general
of tho Philippines. Judgo Taft
and Judgo Hunt wero friends through
out their courso at Yalo and graduat
ed together In 1878.
lluitlas Success In Mnnchurla.
A correspondent of tho London
Chronicle who recently traversed Man
churia, gives somo interesting details
showing how comploto 13 tho Rus3l
flcatlon of that former Chlueso prov
ince. Ton years ago, when ho traveled
ovor tho same route, tho dragon ban
ner of China floated at all Its stations,
and not a Corsack was to bo saen.
Now every vestige of Chinese control
has disappeared, tho Tartar v lingers
havo been ousted from their homes,
and tbo Cossack outposts havo bocn
extended 700 miles up tho Amur river.
Not a slnglo Chlneso offlctal represen
tative remains in thnt region. Russian
officers collect tho taxes, command
tho lnlnnd naval docks, and are In
charxe of tho Chlneso shipbuilding
LotiinJilte Girl
f y Her
Miss Pattl Ellison, tho Louisville
girl who Is to marry Sir Charles
Honry Augustus Frederick Lockhart
Ross of England, Is a descendant of
ono of America's most distinguished
revolutionary families. Sho is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew El
lison of Louisville. Her groat-grandfather
was Genornl Charles Scott,
third governor of Kontucky nnd n
general on tho staff of Washington.
Sir Charles la tho third largest land
owner in Groat Britain, his estato,
Balnagowan Castlo, Parkhlll, Ross
shire, Bonnlngton, Lanarkshire, being
rated at 35G.C00 acres, with raoro than
3,000 tonnnts. Ills dcor forests aro tho
most extensive In Scotland. Ho hns
many interests in Canada, copper
mines in British Columbia and In tho
Klondike.
Tho marriage Is to tiko placo In
Loulsvlllo about the mlddlo of Novem
ber. After spending tho wlntor months
in London nnd in Scotland Sir Charles
and Lady CharleB will return to Mon
treal, whore thoy will reside for n year.
Sir Charles Is tho ninth of his title,
to which ho succeeded in 1883. A
lieutenant of the Scaforth Highland
ers, ho rose to the rank of major of
voluntoors In the campaign in South
Africa, His education was received at
Eton and Trinity. Cambridge Ho is
fond of sports, la a skillful athleto, and
Is a crack shot. Ho has invented a
riflo which has won him somo fame.
I Pi . I
llrltUh Con(-rlptloii.
Kitchener's demand for 25,000 more
men ready for Iminedlato oorvlco In
South Africa Is Interpreted by semi
official army und navy Journals 3
equivalent to resort to conscription.
Tho decllno of volunteering, tho
worthlessnesii of city riffraff for mili
tary duty, point to tho moro respect
able manhood as tho only nvullablo
contingent whenco tho new and urg
ent call for fighting men can bo sat
isfied. A year and u hulf ago motion
was mndo In parliament that tho an
cient constitutional Ir.w of compulsory
military Borvlco ho put In forco In such
modified form its woifld not mako It
unduly burdeniomo upon tho people
.The ministry objected on tho scoro1
ynrds. Russian gunbonts command
tho river passages and Russian civil
administration extends to all tho chlof
cities nnd markets. The Muscovlto
dominance Is equally marked In pri
vate business enterprises. Tho only
thing loft of tho former Chlneso roglmo
Is tho nccumulatod filth In tho strcots,
over which Cossack orderlies darn with
tho Indifference of lifelong familiar
ity. Tho significant fenturo of this
sweeping chnngo Is tho fact thnt the
Manchus rather llko it Thoso nomnd
Tartars nover had much sympathy for
tho fossilized conservatism and absurd
ceremonialism that scorn so dear to tho
Chlnnman. Their Independent spirits
revolted against tho abject kowtow de
manded by ovory petty Chlneso official.
and A
Titled Fiance.
that tho voluntoer Bystem had not
Bhown itself inadequate and that "bal
loting for scrvlco" undor tho anclont
law would "Inevitably lead to con
scription, which If put In forco would
provoke n reactionary feeling against
tho war in South Africa.
A fow months later, howovor, an act
was passed "to Increase tho usefulness
of tho voluntcors" in "groat emer
gency." Tho militia, tho yeomanry
and tho voluntcors havo hitherto beon
freo from compulsory sorvlco abroad.
According to tradition that wna tho
duty of tho regulars exclusively. Tho
rcsorvo and tho auxiliary havo boon
maintained as homo defense, with no
exception of bolng called into action.
Tho yeomanry aro an anclont corps
of mounted men with an organization
of their own.
m ml
i went ror ray
fhe beautiful tewea
r
UY& creeping .t?&be'c5 ightiieytfortiy taau -J
uJho' nothing but leaves
JErableirts of our lived in thia wtf'flf unrest
Ufa
&t "Yfeteoon shall .sJleep
If 11
fflotdtfojhtwlia fc$divt, na' V2rtta of hefayeii
To him Yho believea,lite eVcrlatitins w feiveln
ttavedrU.nivervsal linKA totJoclancHifctliy.bJ'infl
thirat for hz wnKjriQYfh power pf thing
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Jhey banish am thoughts and aoubts sognm
fill my heart with
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JtlX " uTTiwii 1 U'l.'i tm . i . I I'lj
Thoy find thnt thoy can spoak freely
and Informally to Russian officials, and
thoy npprcclato tho difference. Tho
Russians also aro developing tho mines
and Industries of tho country with
amazing energy, nnd have brought
prosperity In their train. Tartars who
formerly worked for 1 a month now
can cam 50 cents', or ovon $1, a day.
Tho Russians db not troublo tho na
tives with any sanitary or social re
forms, nnd their Ideas conflict with
nono of tho ancient prejudices of tho
Mongols.
Tho net result Is that tho Manchus
aro fairly reconciled to Muscovlto rulo.
Tho Bilcnt methods of Rueslan con
quest havo. availed to annex th!s now
cmplro without n struggle. On tho
wholo the change appears to bo as
beneficial to tho Manchus as It Is
profitablo to tho Russians, for, when
nil Is said, tho Russian government is
to bo preferred to that of tho Chlneso
Empire.
An Kncllsh Unater.
The ordlnnry fcathor duster in tho
hands of tho housemaid hat) tho facul
ty of stirring up tho dust and causing
it to alight elsowhora about tho room
Instead of cleaning it up, as should
bo done. Thoro nro
already in uso
pneumatic dusters, I
which will draw
tho dust into a
tubo connected with
tho brush, but it
was lmposslblo to
uso them for light
work on account of
tho motor nocessnry to run tlie Buction
fan nt tho end of tho hose, Tho il
lustration bIiowb a duster which ap
plies practically tho samo principle
but with tho suction arrangement in
sido tho back of tho brush. Tho mech
anism is formed of front and back
plates, with a floxlblo fabrlo Joining
them and an internal spring to hold
them normally apart Tho handlo 1b
attached to ono plato and tho brush
to tho other, with a valvo at tho rear
of tho brush. A slight pressure on tho
surfaco to bo dusted closes tho bel-lows-llko
plates and shuts tho vulvo to
prevent tho outflow of air through tho
bristles, and as soon as tho pressure
Is romoved tho opening of tho bellows
Bucks nlr In through tho bristles,
drawing the dust with it As tho
plates again closo tho nlr lnsldo is fil
tered through a second valvo, leaving
tho dust Inside, where it remains un
til tho dustor Is oponed for cleaning.
Minnesota is called tho "Bread nnd
Butter Stnto," and rightly, too, for tho
Inst year hor mlllB turned out 2C,C30,COO
bnrrols of flour and churned over C0,
000,000 pounds of butter.
Jfsv V t i. .
ttymk xnio aurumiw aesftgs
failing rcnhdmyifYoy -
"What aaeaaoiuo qxl.
on'our cwtti .bthcrJ) tfeaat
great fare forflim,.
Armifita' Iodelle "$mith