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OPPOSE CHANGE IN FLAG
HAD GOOD CAUSE TO BE ALARMED
Members of Dinner Tarty reared They
Hurt Unwittingly Ilecotno Cannibal
I was invited along with other
Europeans on the beach to one of tho
biggest plays that have been Been In
Opobo, saya a writer In Chamber's
Journal. At tho (east all kinds of flBh,
fowl and soup, cooked after tho native
fashion, were served. Everyone thor
oughly enjoyed tho feast until near
to tho finish, tho chaser (dessert) was
brought in. This dish they called
palm-oil chop. Whllo it was being
served thero rolled out of tho vessel
what to all appearances was a human
skull. Suddenly all the Europeans
turned palo as though suffering from
an acuto attack of sea-sickness; and
the symptoms they developed were
Identical, for that dinner would not
stay down. Tho chief, In alarm, in
quired what mado his friends so 111.
One of tho sufferers, whose eyes pro
truded from their sockets, and afraid
to trust himself to speak, placed his
handkerchief to his mouth and Jerked
his thumb In the direction of tho
skull. The chief grasped tho situation
and with unaffected concern tried to
comfort his sick guests by Baying, "It
bo all right. Ho bo no man; bo bo
monkey."
WELCOMED O'REILLY TO FREEDOM
Honor Enjoyed by John W. doff, Re
corder of New York City.
John W. Qoff, recorder, New York
city, holds tho oldest judicial ofilco in
John W. a off.
tho United States. All his predeces
cors wero Knickerbockers born and
bred, but he, a native of tho Emerald
isle, came to this country as a Juvenile
emigrant In paternal care.
Ho was ono of tho first to welcome
to tho land of tho free John Boylo
O'Reilly, when tho latter escaped from
the Australian penal settlement That
incident led to tho formation of an or
ganization to aid the comrades whom
O'Reilly left behind, and tho young
lawyer becamo its secretary and coun
sel. Mr. Goff has presided at many mur
der trinls, sentencing tho last man
who was hanged in tho state and the
first man who was executed by elec
tricity. Molineux was convicted in hla
court.
What nn, l'ipert Thought of the Coal.
Tho promoter of a .ecently discov
ered coal mine down east sent a quan
tity of tho fuel to a university profes
sor with a request for a certificate
as to its quality. This is what the pro
fessor wrote: "To whom It may con
cern: This 1b to certify that I havo
tried this coal in my fireplaces, grates
and stoves for Beveral weeks, and, hav
ing dono so, I can confidently recom
mend to all my frionds that they hurry
into tho Btato of Rhode Island on
tho day of Judgment, being well sat
isfied that it will bo the last portion
of tho earth to burn."
Antiquity of Checkers.
Paintings representing checker play
ing have been taken from tho tombs'
of Egyptians buried 5,000 yearB ago.
Cntliollo I!lihop of Weight.
Tho Catholic blBhop of Armldale,
Australia, Is probably tho weightiest
prelnto In Christendom. His name Is
L)r. Terreglannl and he was tho head
of tho Capuchlan monastery at Peck
ram Ryo when promoted to this dio
cese twenty years ago. He la a man of
tnormous physical bulk and la said to
weigh nearly 300 pounds. Once when
officiating In his cathedral he was fired
at by a lunatic. Ho escaped uninjured,
tho bullet passing through hla vest
ments. Threaten Calcntta LanilmnrS.
Calcutta Is in di.nger of losing Ho
principal landmark, tho Ochterlong
monument. H nas ueen umcovcrou mat
it nppnnles the only site that Is really
available for Lord Curzon'a now Vic
toria memorial hall. General Sir
David Ochterlong, In whose momorj
it wnn erected (1758-1825). distin
guished .himself in tho operations
against the Ghoorkas, 1814 and 1815,
and In other Indian wars.
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PROMINENT IN WORK FOR WOMEN
Iter. Anna II. 8hitw, America' Fore
luoit Woman Lecturer.
Prominent among tho women who
havo by their personal influence and
unceasing labors on tho lecturo plat
form, and in divers other- ways, en
deavored to advance tho cause of wo-
nr. Anna II. Shaw,
man suffrage and who has, by tho ex
ercise of her talent, come to bo recog
nized as tho foremost woman lecturer
of tho day, Is Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw. Miss Shaw has been actively
identified with women's clubs for
years and has frequently been honored
by ofilco In leading societies. At prea
ent sho is touring tho country lectur
ing on political equality, and every
where her remarkablo personal power
her eloquence and convincing argu
ments aro attracting great attention.
OALLED A "QUEEN AMONG WOMEN"
Senator IJepow Fays a Handsome Com
pliment to Ills Wife.
For the eleventh successive yenr tho
Montauk club of Brooklyn proposed
toasts to and henrd a speech from
C. M. Depew upon tho occasion of his
birthday.
Senator Depcw after dinner, ad
dressing tho members of the Montauk
club, referred to his recent marriage
by saying:
"An event which happened in my life
Blnco last wo met which points rather
to tho future than to the past. It Is
an event full of hope and happiness
and emphasizes my belief in the max
im that it is not good for man to bo
alone.
"Having tried both single blessed
ness and marriage a sufficient number
of mature years to thoroughly test tho
Sirs. C. M. Dopew.
question, I bear unqualified testimony
to tho fact that that man who marries
Is happier.
"I consider my wlfo a queen amons
women."
Mrs. Depew, when sho heard of tho
senator's compliment, seemed porfect
ly happy and smiled her approval.
Mine. Melba's Wildcats.
nprpntlv In Paris Mme. Melba tried
to Imitate Mme. Bernhardt in having
savaco household pets, iiko tno ui
vino Sarah's" panther. Accordingly
sho bought from a sailor a pair of
caged wildcats. The wildcats wore
smuggled Into her apartmentB by
Melba's maid, much to tho Kin's (lis
tress. Ono day whllo the cago door
was ajar to Introduce food ono of tho
beasts clawed terribly tho hand of the
servant, who fled shrieking, leaving
tho wildcats in possession of tho
rooms. Tho brutes wero on tno rnm
pago for two hours, climbing curtains,
upsetting bottles and crockery, and
tearing valuablo tapestries to snreus
Jefferson's Desk.
This desk, which Thomas Jefferson
used in writlnc the Declaration of In
dependence, is preserved in Independ
ence Hall In Philadelphia.
nitt an Kzpert Stenographer.
Congressman Hltt of Illinois, chair
man of tho committee on foreign nf
fairs, Is an expert stenographer and
has been ever since before tho civil
war. He mado verbatim reports of
somo of tho great Lincoln-Douglas do
bates In 1858, and though It Is many
years slnco ho did much work of that
kind his hand lias not forgotten its
cunning.
ffft
WILL RECLAIM MILES OF SWAMP
Marshes In Northern Mlnneiota to lie
Turned Into Fine Fur mine Isnd.
A great deal of northern Minnesota
la nbout as flat as n floor. Over n wide
area cast of tho Red River Valley tho
water partings between tho streams
aro scarcely perceptible. Many of tho
streams meander in tortuous courses
sluggishly over tho pralrlo and loso
themselves finally In big marshes.
Somo of tho rivers, as shown on tho
maps, nppcar suddenly to terminate
list as rivers aro marked on maps of
deserts where tho streams aro lost
In the sands.
A number of tlieso largo marshes
are not far from tho Red River Val
ley. It Is proposed to dig somo long
ditches to lead tho waters of these now
sodden and worthless lands into tho
valley. Tho Lost River ditch will bo
four miles long, and will drain 22,000
acres of swamps; the Dadgcr ditch
will bo eight and a half miles long,
draining 5,300 acres; tho Now Solum
ditch will bo four miles long, draining
1,000 acres; the Goodhope ditch, flvo
miles In length, will also drain an
Important area.
The total cost of these four ditches
Is estimated at $20,500, and thoy will
turn 30,000 acres of swamp lands Inlo
tho richest of fields and meadows, add
ing most appreciably to tho productivo
area of tho stato and Improving tho
health conditions in that part of tho
country.
FOUNDED WORTHY ORGANIZATION
Young Women's Christian Assoelatlon
Had Its Or Bin In Chicago.
Mrs. DcnlBon F. Groves, whoso resi
dence at 115 Loomls street, Chicago,
Mrs. JU. F. Urores.
twenty-five years ago waB tho scono
of tho founding of tho Young Woman's
Christian Association, was present at
tho sliver anniversary of tho organlza
tlon. Mrs. Groves has beon mado an
honorary life member by tho society.
It was at a gathering of not moro than
half a dozen Chicago women that tho
idea of tho society had Its birth. Mrs
E. G. Clark was mado tho first presi
dent. The society developed rapidly
until now It Is ono of tho largest or
ganizations df young women in tho
country.
Attorney Jorome's Fan-
District Attorney Jerome, as is woll
known, did not take u very actlvo part
in tho recent case In which Miss Flor
enco Burns played a prominent part,
says tho New York Times. When tho
news was brought to him, after tho
'.voman'a releaso by tho coroner, that
she hnd accepted an offer to nppcar in
comic opera, his reply, given in his
characteristic and effectlvo drawl, was;
"Ah, I see; not going to Sing Sing;
merely going to sing."
SUOOEEDS CARDINAL MARTINELLI
Archbishop Falcoulo, Now I'apal Dele
gate In Canada, Has Ilcen Selected.
Archbishop Falconlo, tho papal dole
gato In Canada, has been definitely
Archbishop Falconlo.
selected to succeed Cardinal Martlnelll
tho papal delegate to tho United
States.
This appointment will not bo of
flcially announced, however, until tho
consistory of next October.
It was folt that Archbishop Fal
conlo's experience In Canada, hla
learning, his command of tho English
language and his diplomatic abilities
especially fitted him for tho Washing
I ton post.
Despite agitation for n change, tho
arrangement of stars In tho bluo field
of tho American flag will remain ns It
1b If prominent officers of local patri
otic associations havo their way.
Thcso havo expressed their disap
proval of tho Idea of Representative
J. F. Shafroth of Colorado as embodied
in his bill Introduced in congress, on
tho grounds thnt It Is too formal and
would lack permanency. In this de
sign tho thirteen original states for
a circlo around a star . mado up of
smaller stars, each representing a
Vogt and Shafroth Plans for Arranging the Stars Representing the
Various States In the Proposed -Now National Banner.
state, whllo tho tcrrltorlcB stand wait
ing admission to tho larger star.
Tho composite flag proposed by
Harry Vanottt Vogt of Philadelphia,
is also condemned. It is said that tho
arrangement would glvo certain states
a prcferenco over others in point of
position.
"Tho starB In tho bluo flcld of tho
heavens nro not arranged according
to a geometrical design," said Dr. Wll-
The Orent Manufacturing States,
It Is a somewhat curious fact that
tho seven stntca which stood first in
1890 in tho value of manufactured pro
ducts stand first again in 1000, and in
exactly tho sarao order. First of all
cornea Now York; second, Pennsyl
vania; third, Illinois; fourth, Mass
achusetts; fifth, Ohio; Bixth, Now Jer
sey, and seventh, Missouri. Illinois is
third in population, as In manufac
tured product. In that respect It oc
cupies a normal position, Its output
per unit of population is 2G1, com
pared with Now York's $299, Pennsyl
vania's $291 and Now Jersoy'a 9324.
Tho output por unit Is affected by tho
character of tho business carried on.
Now Jersey Is tho homo of the silk
manufacturing industry of tho United
States. It Is partly owing to tho man
ufacture of this expensive product that
New Jersey, in ono respect, outrankB
Illinois.
Queer Japaneeo Marriage CuUnm.
Wild geeso aro considered tho best
examples of conjugal felicity in tho
animal world; thus tho groom Bends
tho brldo n pair of thcso birds, and sho
in turn prcsonts thorn to hor parents.
To further emphasize tho matter, tho
groom brings another pair to tho wed
ding, and they roost in tho room dur
ing tho ceremony; Their conduct Is
watchod with caro, for they must not
struggle to oscapo during tho proceed
ings. Fortunato tho bridegroom who
cannot sccuro theso godso allvo and
must bo contont to substitute toy imi
tations of tho birds, for then ho has
no anxiety lest tho wild propensity as
sert itself during tho marriage rites,
and thus prove an ill omen to tho
household. Woman's Homo Compan
ion.
Charlei Lamb's Ksaays.
Charles Lamb would write ono of hla
essays in nn evening, after a day
spent at his desk in tho East India of
fice
Illustrated Journalism
in the Chinese Empire
T VYVTW - r I
With other western Innovations, Il
lustrated Journalism has invaded tho
Celcstinl Empire. Hero is a recent
nowB illustration from tho Shanghai
Tong Wen Ou Pow. It doplctB, as tho
Chlncso text attached to it states, the
arrival at tho Iraporlal palaco in Pekln
of many young Manchu girls.
Theso girls como to present them
selves to tho Dowager Empress as
candidates for tho post of court lady
or Imperial concubine.
llnm H. Carson, past commander of
E. B. Wolcott post, No. 1, "nor should
tho Btars In tho flag. Tho design be
fore congress Is too set, and that of tho
Philadelphia man would causo tho
states last admitted to occupy posi
tions at the end of the tall, so to speak.
Thero la plenty of room In tho field
for nil now states according to tho
present nrrangemcut, and tho design
should not bo changed."
Mrs. Thomas H. Brown, president
of tho Daughters of tho American
Revolution, said: "Wo lovo our flag
C f
becauso It is as It is, and no chnngo
could compensate for tho loss of thono
characteristics which havo endeared It
to us."
"I favor tho present arrangomcnt,"
said Mrs. Charles Catlln, prcsldont
of tho Daughters of tho War of 1812,
"and would not express a proforenco
for any design until I Baw that wo
could no longer rotnln tho flag na It
Is." Indlnnnpolls News.
A Clilnoie Dinner in Tokin.
Ono of tho sensations of tho season
la tho dinners given at tho Imperial
Chlncso legation in Toklo. Tho prcs
ent minister seems to bo remarkably
hospitable. His thoughtful conception
Is to mako hla gucsta acquainted with
tho mysteries of Chlncso cooking,
whllo at tho samo tlmo giving them nn
abundnnco of Occidental dishes. Tho
celebrated bird's nest soup, shark's
fins, crystal dumpling and nlmond ten,
all mako their appearance, and tho
numerous courses of a particularly
rechecher banquet nro served In pret
tily shaped nnd richly chlsolcd silver
vessels, ono for each guest, and a dif
ferent Bet for every course.
A study of a recent menu will con
vey an Idea of tho variety and rarity
of tho viands: (l)Blrd'a nest soup. (2)
Shark's fin. (3) Minced flsh and salad
(4) Whlto fungus. (6) Stowed ducks
(G) Filet of roast beef. (7) Chlncso
minced pic. (8) Seaweed soup. (0)
Friod flsh. (10) Fried chicken. (11)
Pnto do foio grns. (12) Shrimps nnd
pen. (13) Stuffed mushrooms. (14)
Roast turkey and ham. (15) Chlneso
crystal dumpling. (10) Almond tea,
(17) Plum pudding. (18) Almond
cream baskets.
Wedded Under Llcenle Nino Years Old,
Jacob Groff, a faithful lover of sixty-
two years, was married at Mayton, W.
Va., a few days ago to Miss Rebecca
Glelsbury, thrco years his senior, tho
"girl" for whom ho hnd waited for
forty years. Nino years ago ho so
cured tho marrlago license, but tho
brldo elect refused to wed him then
Ho folded tho llconso, put It away, and
waited until sho should bo ready. His
pcrslstenco nnd faithfulness finally
won, and Bho agreed to becomo his
brldo. Tho minister, tho Rev. D. 8
Thomas, hcaltatcd when ho saw tho
date upon tho liceiuo, but when ho was
told tho circumstances ho married
them under tho liccnso nine years old.
Tho Dowuger Empress first task,
on her return to Pekln, was tho ro
constltutlon of tho Emperor's harem,
which forma also his body guard. It
Is largely through tho ladles of tho
harem that tho remarkablo old Em
press Dowager is kept Informed of
what llttlo mny go on In tho mind of
tho nominnl sovereign, Kwnng-Su, and
is thus enabled to maintain her Influ
ence over him. Bho Is tho reiil rulor of
tno empire
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AWFUL DEED OF INSANE MOTHER!
Wealthy Society Womnn Kill fler Hon',
and Herself at Foughkeepsle, N. Y.
A lamentable double tragedy oc-1
currcd a fow days ago at Poughkoepslo,J
N. Y., when Mrs. Albert Edwin Tower,;
wcnimy, cuuurcu, ami a lenuer in incwi
York and Newport society, killed hcr
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Mrs, Albert Bdwln Toner.
14-ycnr-old son, whom Bho Idolized, In
a fit of nervous frenzy and then scut
a bullet through her brain. Her hus
band Is a wealthy Iron master and had
been called to tho Poughkcepslo Iron
Foundry, which ho conducts, owing to
an accident thero. During tho even
ing Mrs. Tower, who had beon a vic
tim of nervous disorder, ontortnined a
few friends, after which Bho and hor
son retired to their rooms. Allttlo bo
foro midnight sho rang up her hus
band on tho 'phono nnd asked him to
return homo. Sho received an ovnslvo
reply. A llttlo later sho repeated the
message, threatening thnt It ho did
not como nt onco ho would novcr sco
hor or his son alive. Mr. Tower had
received similar messages boforo and
ho mndo light of his wlfo'a request.
But Mrs. Towor was In deadly earnest,
nnd a llttlo nfter midnight Bho secur
ed n rovolvor, went to hor son's cham
ber nnd shot him flvo tlmoB, killing
him Instantly. With another rovolvor
sho onded hor own llfo. It la now
supposed that tho unfortunato woman
would hnvo attempted hor husband's
llfo had ho returned at hor summons.
From tho scientific standpoint, tho
most singular thing connoctod with
tho trngody la tho fact that Mrs. Tow
er's mother, many years ago, had
mado n similar but unsuccessful at
tempt on tho llfo of her son and hor
BOlf.
Tho Towers owned a palatial homo
The Tower Mansion, Foughkeepsle.
in PoughkeepBlo, a mansion in Now
port nnd a handsomo yacht nnd pos
sessed unlimited means. Both father
and mothor worshiped tho boy who
met with such a horribly tragic end.
Divorces In Europe.
Divorce was established in Germany
in 1875. From 1881 to 1885 (ho yearly
number of divorcee was about 8.0Q0,
whllo of lato ycara it exceeds 10,000. In
England dlvorco was established In
1857. During tho yoara 1858-18C2 tho
annual number waB about 200; In 1894,
about 550; in 1898, nbout 650. In Aus
tria, whero only non-CatholIca can ap
ply for a dlvorco, tho number of do
mandB for dlvorco Increased 25 per
cent In four years, and In Belgium,
about 20 per cont in four years.
MARION MANOLA MASON VERY ILL
Fopular Singer Now on it Coach or
Buffering lu n Ilostan Hospital.
Marlon Manola Mason, who la seri
ously ill In n Boston hospital, is ono of
tho most widely known women on
tho American atngo. Eloveh years ngo
sho won her sensational dlvorco suit
In Boston against Henry S. Mould of
Cleveland, and ono month . later .she
married "Jack" Mason in Lahdop,
Thcso events wero tho, occasion of
much gossip at that tlmo. Mrs. Mason
la a handsomo woman, dark, with
clear cut features and a most pleas
ing voice. Her best talent lay In tho
charming manner In which sho per
sonated male characters.
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