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After nn eventful Journey, extend
ing over hind and sea, MIsa Ollvu
Jones, n native of tho arctic regions,
arrived In Chicago recently. Ollvo
catno In a cane, and beforo tho chris
tening, which took plneo In Topcka,
Koh., was only u plain, shaggy-coated
muskox without titles or nanio. The
arrival of Miss Jones was horaldod hy
tho boom of cannon and a rousing ro
coptlon bocauso Ollvo Is tho only ono
of tho iiuibIcox family that over
roached tho United 8tates alive.
MIsa Jonca was captured In tho far
north by Captain H. II. Hodnsh of
VInoyard Haven, MaRs. It was placed
aboard a whaling schooner, mid after
NEW ENGLISH STAMPS
With tho now year In Britain boglns
tho Issuo of tho stamps of tho new
rolgn. Tho ponny (two cent), which
will becomo tho most fnnilllnr. Is a
bright rod, tho authorities having gone
back to the old color. King Edward
VII.'s head taken tho placo of Vic
toria's, whoso portrait llgurod on tho
national atntnp for moro than Blxty
yenrs, ponny poatago dating from Jan,
10, 1810. For tho greater part of hor
rolgn tho qucon was represented by tho
olnglo portrait taken In hor youth.
Opinions differ as to tho design for
tho faco of King Edwnrd, and nomo
find dlfllculty In recognizing th like
ness. Tho present issuo of stamps In
cludo tho half-penny (grcon), tho 2 V6
ponco (blue), used especially for for
eign countries, and tho sixpenny (pur
plo), nil having tho samo design, ex
cept that tho 'iVj ponce stamp bears Its
denomination In figures. Tho artist
has idealized tho faco of tho king.
Not Field for Women.
In not a few of tho grnnlto cutting
yards In Aberdeen, Scotland, female
draughtsmen (or draughtswomen) aro
employed. This opens up a now Hold
for fomalo Rklll, and demonstrates onco
moro that women aro filling with con-
Emperor William s Yackt
Kmporor William desires that his
low yacht, now building In tho United
Italcs, shall ha christened by President
Roosevelt's daughter, Alice, and at tho
Wow Yenr' reception at tho Old Palaca
te roquosted tho United States Ambus
todor, Andrew D. White, to usk tho
froaldont to allow Miss Roonovolt to
IhrUton tho vousol. Miss Roosevelt has
tonsented.
Tho contract uia'de by Caroy, Smith
many trials and tribulations and tho
exchange of nbout 250 telegrams land
ed In San Francisco on Nov. 8.
Ollvo spont soveral weeks In Cali
fornia, becoming uccllmated, nnd then
loft for Chicago. At soveral places
along tho route receptions wero held,
and at Topoka tho animal was chris
tened by MIsa Emma Kelly, known
as tho heroine of Alaska. Miss Ollvo
Jones, daughter of Colonel C. C. Jones,
acted as sponsor, and the unlmal wus
named In her honor.
Ollvo Ib now snugly housed on tho
South Bldn, and takes kindly to tho
now quartors. Tho animal Is Vj
ycarH old and a good specimen of tho
niuskox family. Few of tho nnlmals
are brought out of tho arctic country
nil ve, and on this account Its owner
prizes tho specimen highly. He con
tends that scientists know llttlo about
tho history of tho muskox nnd will
use Miss Jones for educational pur
poses. Votl Production.
Of the world's annual production of
coal 050,000,000 tons moro than two
tlilrds Is mined In tho Unltod States
nnd Croat Britain.
Co (Tun ('nniutitttlnn III Uiiropn,
In Europo tho greatest average con
sumption of coffee Is In Denmark, and
tho least In Itussla.
sldorablo success avocations which
formorly bolongod exclusively to men.
In England and Franco, If not In Scot
land, lady architects ors not uncom
mon, and display considerable skill in
niQiiumoutnl drawing.
Tim Amour Hirer,
Tho Amoor, tho grent Btream of Chi
na and Siberia. Is 1.500 mllon I it lnm.tl.
but for nearly nluo months In tho yeur
is icebound.
Durbo, navol architects, to construct
un American schooner yacht for Em
porlor William of Oormanv. wim In
tho TowtiBond & Downoy Shipbuilding
Company of Shootor's Island, Stateu
island.
Tho yacht Is to bo completed In tlmo
for next year's raclmr soasnn Kn..i,.i
spccincatlon3 mado by tho emperor ure
Doing carried out In tho building
tho vessel.
of
Tho men who personally knew Abra
hani Lincoln becomo fewer each year,
but thcro Is none who during tho tlmo
In which tho martyred president rose
to prominence taw moro of him than
J. C. Stewart, n veteran photogrnpher
of Uloomlngton, III. In 1857 Mr. Stew
art was in business In Springfield. Ho
recalls many Interesting events in tho
career of Lincoln nnd says when ho
first know tho "rallspllttor" that Mr.
Lincoln exhibited ncgllgcnco as to
dross. Tho futuro president usually
wont nbout with one trousora leg
caught on tho top of ono of his high
boots. Mr. Stowart belonged to tho
Fremont party and following Its de
feat signed a cnll to organlzo tho Re
publican party In Springfield. Among
tho names Blgned wero those of A. Lin
coln nnd Shelby. M. Culloin. Tho first
meeting waB hold In Mr. Stewart's gal
lery. Tho organization was called, the
Lincoln club. During tho presidential
campaign In which Lincoln wns- tho
nominee for president Mr. Stowart
made over 460,000 pictures of Lincoln.
American Duchess' New Home
Tho Duko of Marlborough's new
hotiBo In Curzon street, London, Ib per
ceptibly "taking form," nnd tho Iron
pillars and girders of the frame look
like n huge skeleton. A feature of tho
Interior is to bo tho marble hall and
STEVENSON'S
Tho houso In which Robert Louis
Stovonson wns born Is for sale, and tho
price asked Is somewhat less than
$3,000. Stevenson's birthplace is tho
quaint building at 8 Howard plnce, Ed
inburgh. Ho first saw tho light there
on Nov. 13, 1850, and whon only n few
days old ho was baptized by his grand
PRETTIEST WOMAN IN PARIS
Mile. D'Hally, who won tho 10,000
franc benuty prlzo In ParlB, is a popu
lar music hnll nlngcr, nnd has been ono
of tho stars of tho vamlovlllo stago for
soveral seasons. Tho best critics of
fomalo beauty In Franco have pro
nounced tho brunotto i3ago of tho act
ress to bo nil but faultless In symmetry
nnd regularity. Mile. D'Hally receives
52,000 In cash for being tho "prettiest
woman In Pnrls."
Odd lino of Mirrors.
In n vlllago In tho Cotswolds Eng
Innd, It Is tho custom to plnce a
small mirror on tho front door under
tho knocknr, In which tho visitor mny
oxnmlno his appearance before en
tering. Tho Woodbrldge (Suffolk) Urban
District Council of England has re
sorted to novel moans of preventing
accidents nt dnngorous street corners.
Three roads In tho authority's district
meet nt nwkward angles, nnd collis
ions between vehicles hnvo boon rath
er common. Widening by demolition
of houso property being impossible,
the surveyor rccommondod tho oree
tlon of mirrors. By this menus driv
ers cun seo through brick walls, so to
spoak, and tho experiment hns proved
successful.
Industrliil Schools In (lermunr.
There uro schools in Oormany for
farmers, gardonors, llorlsts, fruit grow
ers, forestors, blacksmiths, carpontors.
machinists, cnblnot-mnkora, bookkeep-
CURIOUS OLD
One of tho most curious Industrial
plants In tho Wost Is the old Holland
type of grist mill at Benson, near
Uloomlngton, 111, It was erected nip
ward of thirty years ago. aud ts still
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staircase winding round It, with pretty
galleries. Tho houso will not bo verj
lofty, considering its size, but standing
alone and among smnllor buildings, It
will bo very light and airy. Tho sltt
was a present to the Duchess Consuelc
from her father, Mr. Vnnderbllt.
OLD HOME
father, tho minister of Collnton. Two
and a half years after tho birth of the
futuro author tho Stcvensons removed
from Howard place, and tho earliest
recollections which Robert associated
with homo rovortcd to tho houso In In
verlelth terrnce. It was In that place
tho novelist dreamed his boyhood
dreams, and thoro wero bora many ol
tho Ideas which wero afterward to de
velop Into thrilling romnnces. Three
doors from that houso lived William E.
Henley during the tlmo ho was tho ed
itor of the Scots Observer. This is re
called by Mr. Henley's lato attack on
tho character of his dead friend and
collaborator. ,
A Queer Christmas Present.
A good story is told of a professot
of mathematics in an Illinois college,
who Is noted for IiIb devotion to hi:
profession and also for his eccentricity.
Desiring to mnko a favorlto pupil o
Christmas present, ho sent him a verj
dllllcult problem to solve. Ho llkod
nothing bettor than tho disentangle
ment of a knotty mathcmatlc puzzlo,
nnd took It for granted that his pupil
would be delighted with his present.
ers, tailors, shoemakers, druggists;
thcro nro cooking schools, Institutes
for training servant girls, bnrbers, and
chiropodists. One can find a school in
Germany for teaching anything ono
wants to know; and it Is usually sup
ported by tho government nnd free to
all comers, or, perhaps, only a nomi
nal tuition is charged.
Telephones In Western Kurnpe,
Western Europe will soon have as
completo a long-dlstnnco telephone sor
vlco as tho United States now hns.
GRIST MILL
doing business. It Is operated by wind
power, re-onforced by a emnll engine,
which can bo called Into uso whenovor
nnturo's agent falls In ItB ndequuey.
Tho tall circular building Is surmount
ed by four hugo wings, each of which
Is forty feet in length, or olghty in the
length of each pair. Tho mill Is sixty
feet high aud Is qulto attractlvo for
artists who deslro a picturesque bit of
rural scenory,
remnle Divinity Students.
Tho Edinburgh University Court
have resolved to make provision with
in tho university for tho Instruction of
women In tho subjects taught In tho
faculty of divinity by adding them to
tho classes of that faculty. The leso
lutlon tnkos effect as from tho begin
ning of tho next academical year.
Thoro aro forty-elght dlfferont kinds
of houso tly known aud classified,
mmm' ssn 4ii.
By marrying Lewis Horzog, nn nrt
st, Fannie Rayno McComb, a New
fork girl, may lose several million dol
nrs. It wns a case of lovo or wealth,
ind the young woman choso tho
ormcr.
Miss McComb Is tho daughter of
fames J. McComb, a multimillionaire,
.vho died March 31 last.
Mr. McComb objected to Mr. Hcr
sog ns a prospective son-in-law, and a
low days beforo his death ho added a
.'odlcll to his will which delayed tho
.vcddlng until tho present.
Tho McComb estate Is said to bo $20,
300,000 nnd tho Bhnro of Miss Fannie,
which tho will will mnko tho samo as
ho sliaro of each of tho other children,
would, It hns been computed, yield her
fllO.OOO a year. But "tho ninth sub
llvlslon of the third codicil" of tho
will tends as follows:
"In caso my daughter Fanny shall
marry Mr. Louis Herzog, tho provision
which she shall enjoy from my estate
shall bo as follows:
"An annuity of $15,000 a year shall
oo paid to her so long ns alio shall live
free and clear from any enjoyment of
Interference herewith on tho part of
Her husband."
Thoro Is also a provision that $300,
300 shall bo divided 'among her chil
dren. Somo pcoplo predicted that tho co
dicil would-provo tho meanB of break-
INDOOR. GOLF PRACTICE
Even tho best players lose tholr
"form" from continued nbsonco from
tho links In tho winter season, nnd It
Is safo to say that tho apparatus hero
represented will provo practical In
with accuracy. The Invention has
been patented by Eyro Crowo of Ban
bury, England, and Its chief fenturo
r
kooplng the regular player In trim, as
well as enabling beginners to master
tho different clubs and handle them
Is that It Indicates after each shot tho
exact position of tho club nt tho tlmo
tho ball was struck, and also tho di
rection of the stroke It will bo
especially valuable to beginners, also,
as it enables them to master tho dif
Botwcen tho largo crank operated
poncll sharponer and tho small pocket
ono thero has hlthorto seemed to bo
no modlum-slzed article which had
neither cost nor bulk na an objection
to it. Tho picture shown below Il
lustrates a. novelty in this Hue. Tho
upper view shows tho front sections
cut nway to expose tho gearing nnd
show tho position of tho poncll. Thoro
Is nn Inner sleeve, in which tho pon
cll Is insorted, with a clamp to aid In
holding It rigid. Tho gear wheols aro
connected In a train between tho outer
hood and tho cutting shaft seen at tho
sldo of tho pencil. The pencil to bo
sharpened Is forced Into tho sleeve un
til It strikes the cutter. Tho oper
ator then grasps the hub in ono hand,
placeB tho rubber-covered friction ring
in contact with a deal: or table top
and rolls tho ring on tho plnno sur
faco, which rapidly revolves tho cut
tor In connection with the poncll. Eu
gone Burko of Lnkovlcw, Ore., Is tho
patentee.
Quick Dentil from Hnnke lllte.
To lllustrnto tho quickness with
which death comes from tho blto of a
big rattler: A resident of this city
was nftor quail, with two fine polnt
?rs. After scattering a large covey ho
A rumor la being circulated In Now
York society to tho effect that Alfred
3wynno Vnnderbllt and his wlfo have
icon Invited to the coronation of King
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NEW PENCIL SHARPENER.
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HONOR. FOR MRS. VANDERBILT
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, dwurd. It is said that tho invitation
Mlss Fnnnlo MoCuuili.
lng off tho match, but they did nol
count on the spirit of Miss Fannlo Mc
Comb. She had been reared In luxury
and knew the value of millions, but
her "heart was true to Pnul," as tin
wedding proved.
ferent clubs without tho fatigue lncl
dont to travoling over tho links while
following up the ball. This apparatus
consists of a flat board, with a lower
strip attached at tho side, and n
curved spring at the end to carry tho
tec. Tho club has a spring attached
near the head, with a leather bulb at
tho outer end. The tco Is formed of n
tuft of vertical bristles, nnd the ball
Is of wood or somo other material,
which will not Injure tho wallB of n
room. When all Is ready the surface
of tho board Is chalked or amearci?
with some marking substnnco, and ti
glance nt tho marks after tho stroke
Is mado will show Its direction and
accurncy.
Loss or I.lfo lii Alps,
Slnco January 1, 118 lives have been
lost by accident In tho Swiss Alps
a larger number than In any similar
period In the past.
Hand-Tainted I.np Dors.
Fashlonnblo Moscow lap dogs are
now hand-painted In decora,tlvo do
signs, according to tho St. Potorsburg
Novoe Vremya.
began to pick up a Btray bird here
and there. Ono foil about fifty yard
ahead, and cnlllng to IiIb dog, "Dead
bird," ho reloaded and slowly ad
vanced. Just a3 tho dog reached the
bird ho was seen to leap Into tho air
a foot or two, tho notion being accom
panied by a faint yelp. Now tho quail
foil, as 1 have said, only about fifty
ynrds away, but whon tho hunter
reached tho spot tho dog lay stone
dead. He had been struck by a rattler
six foot lit length, and death was near
ly Instantaneous.
comes through Uoneral Eaton of tho
English nrmy, for many years a closo
friend to tho king, nnd tho husband of
Mrs. Alfred G. Vandorbllt's sistor.
Mrs. Vnnderbllt before hor marrlago
wa3 Miss Elslo French. They wero
married Juno 14 at Newport.
Staging In Yukon Country.
Tho first winter schodulo of tho
White Pass and Yukon Rnllwny has
been received by tho Canadian Pacific
Railway. Two stages a week run each
way, leaving White Horso Wednesdays
and Saturdays. Tho dlstanco Is 380
miles, which Is traveled In about flvo
dnys. Thoro nro seventeen posthouses,
where relays of horses are obtained and
whero meals are served.
Muslo AVlth Laughing (las.
Tho French Acndemlo do Modeclno
has been much oxclted over n new
dontal apparatus which combines tho
administration of gas with phono
graphic musical selections, While you
nro Inhaling tho ono you are llkewlso
drinking In the other, and tho result
is said to bo "a mist agreeablo sensation."