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NEW GERMAN
CoiiHtantlnoplo. Ho wan counnolor of tho om
bassy and first secretary In London In 1902,
While In England the count enmo especially under tho notice of Emporor
William as a roanlt of his work in ameliorating; tho existing III-foollng against
Germany. Ho drow up a koiIch of lucid and comprehensive (Ilspntchofl on tho
Bltuntlon, After four years service In London ho was sent to Cairo. In tho
Gorman diplomatic service this post Is regarded as a stopping stono toward
advancement.
Tho count married Miss Jonnlo Luckomoyor In 1887. Ills wlfo was born
December 1.'!, 18G7, and tho couplo have two children. Tho Luckomoyor
family left Now' York sovoral years ago and nettled in France, whoro tho
countess' father died this year. ,
Count Ernst Von Ilornstorff, tho founder of tho collateral branch of tho
family, also had an Atnorlcan wife. Ho was married In 1801 to Amorlka
Kledesel, Baroness 7m Elsonbaeh, who was born In Now York In 1780.
Count Von HoniBtorlT'H daughter, Aloxandra, Ih 20 years of ago and camo
out socially lit Cairo two scaBons ago. IIIh son, Christian, 17 yoarii of ago, Is
now at school. Tho now ambassador Is a man abovo middle height, of slight
figure and wears a blondo mustache. Ills knowledge of English Is well-nigh
perfect and ho(ls known as a successful after-dinner speaker and a witty
conversationalist.
HIS DEFEAT
enro of by tho public. A fow years ago thero
wero llvo members of tho family drawing good-sized envolopos on tho public
payroll at tho samo tlmo. Two wore mombors of Indiana's congressional
delegation, Chas. I)., from tho Ninth district, and bin brother Frederick, from
tho Eighth, Frederick, tho younger brother, was run over by tho political
Jiiggornaut four years ago, Now tho roliroment of Chnrlos loaves only two of
tho brothoro still at tho plo countor. Ono Is Judge Kcncsaw Mountain Landls,
tho $20,000,000 Standard Oil jurist in Chicago. Tho other Is in tho postal
Borvlco In. tho Philippines and has an excollout job.
Tho retiring statesman Is odlttfr of tho Delphi Journal, a weokly iiowspu
por, when ho Is at home. Ho Is an orator of tho rapid-fire sort' all tho time,
whether at homo or away. Ho has served six terms in tho houso.
COMPROMISE CANDIDATE WINS
wmg&$S. fflipfsm ,noUB voto ot tno stnt0 contrn' committee of his
WMFtMrtim mmlwMm party, TwopopularmenBoughttho nomination for
governor, Charles M. Swisher, secretary of state,
and Arnold C. Schorr, auditor of Htato. Tho preliminary campnlgn wau hot,
hitter and so closo that neither man could got an uncontested majority of tho
delegates. Tho Swisher element Anally secured tho whip hand and nomlnntcd
him. Tho Schorr end ot tho convention bolted, hold anothor bcssIoii and nom
inated tho stato auditor. Efforts of tho national loaders to bring about a truco
and Induco ono man or tho other to withdraw woro futile. Then tho national
committee placed its seal on tho Swisher candidacy, declaring him tho regu
lar nominee Schorr refused to withdraw, and his faction christened them
selvos tho Lincoln Republicans.
This factional wartaro continued for sovoral weeks before tho national
party conditions becamo so uncertain that an InulBtunt domnnd for tho
withdrawal of both men, camo from tho Taft forces. Swisher promptly com
piled. Schorr did so reluctantly a short tlmo attorwnrd.
So Glasscock, who had boon Identified with nolthor fnctlon, wns placed
on tho tloket as a compromise candidate with tho consent ot both factions
and ovory effort was mado to heal tho broach. That tho requisite harmony
was finally secured and tho white dovo of political poaco caught and tlod
Bccuroly In tho hack woodshed with a trunk strap Is attested by tho fact of
Glasscock's election by a safe majority,
VICTOR AFTER HOT FIGHT
Bliow, since lio bogan to play tho fasclnatlua
gnmo of politics yoaiB ago. In fact, if thoro wan any prospects ot a ruction
around, Mr. Lllloy was looking for It. Ho would havo been tickled to death
at ouo of Dounybrook'a chasto and simple social soirees,
Mr. Lllloy lives nt Wutorbury, but ho was born ovor In Massachusetts.
Ills political career bogan In 1901, when ho waa elected to tho stato loglBlnturv.
Two yoara lator ho was promoted to congress, and served throo toruis. Hons
ho mado a record which brought down on him tho labor niuithutua, hut wi
re-elected. In tho gubernatorial fight ha wns opposed by Judge RobortBow
clsuu, ublo'und extremely popular.
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AMBASSADOR
Count Joliann Holnrich Von Bcrnstorff Iiiih
boon selected by Emperor William to succeed tho
Into Baron Speck Von Stonibnrn ns nmbnssador
to tho United States. Countoss Von Bernstorft
Is n daughtor of Edward Luckemeyer of Now
York.
Count Von Ilornstorff waB llrat dlplomntlt
agent and consul-general at Cairo, but wan rnlod
to tho rank of minister plenipotentiary onrly In
1908. lie Ih tho fourth son of Count Albrccht
Von Domntorlf, a distinguished contoinporary of
Bismarck, and ho was born In 1802, whjlo bin
father was Gorman niubasHador to tho court of
St. James.
Tho now ambassador began his diplomatic
career In 1899, when ho wns mado ntlacho at
A SURPRISE
Charles 11. Lnndls, congressman from Indi
ana, whoso defeat at tho recent election wns
one of tho surprises of tho campaign, will prob
ably bo taken caro of by tho Incoming national
administration. Just what ho Is to get In tho
way of an appointment is not announced, but It
Is bolloved that ho will bo nnmod as public
printer.
Mr. Lnndls has been ono of tho most promi
nent members of tho houso, and has made a great
namo for himself. Ho ban boon known as a close
friend of President Hoosovolt and has besides
been actively associated with a number of Inter
estlng legislative matters, Including tho cam
paign against Mormonlsm.
Tho Lnndls family has boon fairly woll taken
William 13. Glasscock is tho Hopnbllcan governor-elect
of WcBt Virginia. Ho was tho third
man named us a cnudldato for tho placo within
four months by tho Republicans, und ho achlovod
his position at tho head of tho ticket of tho
dominant party wthout tho troublo of carrying
on a tiresome and oxponslvo atnto-wldo enm
pnlgn. Ho wasn't oven required to wnuto nny
tlmo or worry over u state convention. Thoro
woro no critical delegates o bo Bntlsllo'l or ap
pcaBod, and whllo Wost Virginia had n, num
ber of other ambitious Republicans who had
a hankorlig to bo governor for tho coming four
years GlnsBcoek was nominated b.v tho unnnl-
Georgo L. Lllloy, govornor-(.lr,ot of Connecti
cut, Is ono Of tho OVldeUCOH of thn innmnnl nn i
tho hnrmlesanoBs of n fight with organized labor. I
wiioy won tbo oloctlon to tho highest position In
1ib stato, against tho blttorcBt opposition of labor
nnd, Incidentally, ngalnst tho opposition of somo
other olemonis of his party, tui woll. Moreover,
before ho entored tho campaign for governor ho
was elected to congress as a representative at
inrgo from IiIb stnto, also ngalnst tho Htrong op
position of tho unionists, this tlmo directed by
President Gompora of tho American Federation
of Labor, and other prominent labor loudurs.
It begins to look au though Mr, Lllloy liked
to fight. Ho hna not gono out of his way to
avoid a claah with anybody, bo far as tho records
OBSERVE THE ANT.
Life, Work and Methods of the Won
dcrful Little Creature.
Tho world looks on In wonder nt
such engineering feats as tho building
of tho Panama canal, and tho wild talk
sometimes heard of a lunnol under
,uonth tho Atlantic ocean Is laughed at
by nil of us. Yot armies of ants are
doing work overy dny which, for thorn,
Is much more wonderful than what
mnn Is doing on tho Panama canal,
and cortalu kinds of ants liavo been
Section of Ant City.
known to dig tunnels three miles
long; a work proportionately greater
than Tor men to build a tunnel under
tho Atlnntlc from Now York to Lon
don, Not only are ants great construc
tionists, but they liavo their cities and
governmonts Just as inon do, and, Hko
tho human races, civilized or other
wise, they carry on wars. Tho most
densely populated municipalities are
thoso formed by millions nnd millions
of ants, Tho loop district ot Chicago
does not compare with tho congestion
In Bomo of tholr cities, yet their po
llco force has no troublo In adjusting
tratllc (lltllcultleB. In somo parts ot
tho world theso llttlo creaturcB seek
out places In tho forests and found
their cities, mado ut of dozens of
hills which reach up four or flvo foot
and aro from 20 to 30 feet In circum
ference. On tho outside theso -hills or nnt
palaces look rough and crude, but
order nnd deconcy reign within. Tho
hills have na many as 12 or 15 floors,
connected by staircases, and horo, di
vided according to their station, tho
various grades of nntB live, work, die
and aro burled. Every ant hill has its
comotory.
Tho ant municipality has in it threo
grades of pcoplo; tho kings nnd
qitcouB, tho aristocrats and tho work
ers. Somo ot tho ants net as soldlors,
some as police, others as household
Borvants or as working civilians. And
overy ono does his or her duty, or pays
tho penalty, even tho aristocrats. If
ono ot tho workers tires of his or hor
task a fat ant pollccmnn, or ho may
bo thin, comes along nnd off goes the
head ot tho sluggard. Up at tho sin
glo entrnnco Into tho nnt hill will bo
found n sentry, day and night, kooplng
watch lost somo sudden attack bo
mado on tho citadel. When a hostile
body ot ants Is Been mnrchlng In his
direction tho alarm Is given nnd tho
soldlors aro Immediately mobilized to
go forth and glvo battlo to tho in
vndcrs. Woo botldo ovon as powerful
an enemy ns man If ho approach too
near somo kinds of nuts.
Tho door ot tho nnt hill opens Into
a pnssngo about a quarter of an Inch
In diameter, and this leads downward
Into tho houso proper. Galleries branch
oft In ovory direction, connecting with
nil sorts of rooms, which vary in size,
Afraid It Would Do Missed.
Tommy lonmed to swim In Hucklna'
covo, nn arm of tho sea. Consequent
ly, whon ho wont, nt hla father's In
vitation, to tho swimming pool of his
fnthor's city club, says Youth's
Companion, ho felt cramped somehow
and afraid of gottlng In tho way,
Aftor awhile tho feeling woro off.
Ho bognu splashing about and doing a
fow tricks that ho thought his father
might not know, Suddenly his bond
and shoulders emerged from tho
water.
"O, daddy," ho said, In nn anxloim
whisper, "lvo Bwallowed some of
tho wlorl Do you think they'll
mind?"
Eddie Wanted a aFn.
Eddie, not quite threo, wanlod to
nsk his mothor for a fan ono vory
warm day, relates tho Dollnoator. To
think of tho word "fan" wns too much
for his llttlo bralu, so with his hands
ho wont through tho motion ot fan
ning himself, and said:
"Mumsy, tin Eddlo have ono of them
things to bniBh tho warm-oft with?"
Some Facts About Corsets,
"Thoro havo boon In tho last ion
yonrs," said a doalur In women's
Ilnory, more than 2,000 dlu'oront stylos
of corsets in tho markot, and wo are
Bttll making changes from month to
month, ondoavorlng to Improve tho
ahnpo of tho fomalo form. I guusa
this Is no nows to tho box. A coraut
costB from two dollars to throo hun
dred, Uut the fomalo shapo Is nbout
tho flamo. A woman wears a corsst
to accentuate hor hips and hold up
Lor clothes. A man wears auspeudors.
J " nttrfttt $Ai
according to tho purpose for which
they nro built. Tho construction can
bo better explained by tho Illustration,
taken from tno Pathfinder, than by
word pictures.
Tho compartments for tho milch
cows, however, mny bo a llttlo confus
ing to tho uninitiated if not explained
A ills have tholr aphlds, milch cows,
nnd dnlrymon look after thorn very
carefully. When sprlngtlmo come;
tho attendants drivo tho aphlds out tc
pasture on tho blades of now grass,
each day taking them to a now place
Tbcn nt milking tlmo tho milkmaids
tnko the nnt-cowa nnd stroke them
with their feet until they yield a drop
of milk.
There Is nlwnys n nursery full of
children, us tho queens lay thousands
of oggB, which nro hatched by other
ants. Tho Infants and their nurses
aro Interesting specimens of the rnco.
When tho llttlo fellows nro about four
weeks old thoy spin nround thorn
solves a soft kind of blanket, In which
thoy llo dormant for sovoral days, and
tho nurses tnko a rest. When thoy
nwnko thoy must bo helped out ot
tholr blankets, given a bnth nnd pre
pared for a trip outdoors. Tho young
ants havo wings and tho queens lead
thorn Into tho open air for n short fly.
After tho flight their wings nro torn
off and thoy sottlo down to becomo
Industrious.
WHICH IS THE RAW EGG?
An Experiment That Might Have In-
terested Columbus.
Whllo nt tho breakfast tnblo tho oth
er dny John brought In a pinto on
which wero two eggs. "Tuko ono," ho
Bald, "but bo careful to take tho hard-
boiled ono."
"Is ono raw?" asked his aunt.
"Yes, sco whether you can distin
guish tho cooked from tho uncooked."
Tho nunt felt ono, then tho other,
and shook hor head. "I'll glvo It up,"
sho answered. "Can you tell which Is
which, John 7"
"Sure I Placo a rubber band length
wise nround each egg thus," said John,
taking tho bands out of his pocket,
"and suspend both by means of wlro
hooked nt tho ends. Turn tho eggs so
Picking the Hard Boiled Egg.
thnt thoy will twlBt rapidly, nnd then
lot thorn go."
Tho nunt did so, and found thnt tho
hard-boiled egg (B) turned from sldo
to sldo before stopping, whllo tho raw
egg (A) atopped almost immediately,
John was delighted with His mint's
surprised expression.
"Thoro Is anothor way to toll," ho
said, "and a simpler way."
Ho put tho two eggs on a plnttor and
spun them. Then ho laid his hand
on each for an Instant to stop their
movement, and tho nunt saw that tho
hard-boiled egg Btopped at onco, whllo
tho raw egg continued to spin af tor ho
lifted his hand.
"You nro a Binnrt boy, John. I liked
your experiment very much," Bald tho
mint, putting him on tho back, nnd
John, with n Bolf-satlsflcd look,
marched out ot tho room.
Useful for the Farmer.
A patent has been granted on a
syrlnge-llko machine for Injecting poi
sons nround tho roots of woods with
out Injuring surrounding vegetation.
A Favor Appreciated.
"I havo como to Inform you," said
tho young man who thought tho firm
would hnvo to go out of business 11
ho wont away, "that unless my salary
Is raised I shall havo to sovor my con
nection with this establishment."
"Thnnk you," ropllod tho gonornl
mnungor.
"Am I to understand, then," thq
young mnn naked, "that you accedo to
my domnnd?"
"No. I thanked you bocnuso you had
relieved mo of nn unpleasant duty, 1
always lmto to discharge a man who
will bo unablo to hold a job anywhere
oIbo." Chicago Record-Herald.
Gave No Warning.
On entering tho stablo suddenly tho
bond of tho houso found tho hostler
and his own young son deoply on
gaged with tho broken tall of a
klto.
"How Is It, Williams," ho bogan, so
voroly, "thnt I novor Ilnd you nt work
whon I como out horo?"
"I know," volunteered his son; "It's
on account ot thoso rubber beela
yoa'ro weailug no;-'.''
If It would Improve more mnn to nc
contuato his hips ho would woar cor
sets, too. Perhaps our fomalo friends
would bo surprised to know how many
,mon do wear corsets." Now York
Presa.
Explained.
A cow awallowod n :lvo-dollar gold
ploco sovoral yoara ago and tho coin
was recently discovered In hor stom
ach aftor alio was butchored, Hor own
r often wondered what mado hor
milk uo rich. '
Washington Whisperings
Intorostintf Bits of News Gathered
at the National Capital.
Yale Classmates to
WASHINGTON. Tho "roufib ri
ders" of tho Taft administration
-will bo tho members of tho Yalo class
of 1878. When Roosovolt becamo
president tho soldiers of his famous
regiment became tho White Houso
pots. Tho Rough Rider colonel never
overlooked an opportunity to show his
affection for his comrades by granting
them favors of great and small Im
portance. Tho fondness of tho presi
dent for his cowboys and quick shoot
ers was so pronounced that It had a
marked effect on the popular under
standing of hla administration.
Mr. Taft'a personal loyalty and de
votion will go to nn entirely different
set of men. Tho ono sot of men whom
ho places abovo others In Bcntlmontnl
and nffcctlonato regard Is made up of
tho youngsters, now grown up, who
grnduntod at Ynle In 1878. Nearly nil
ot theso men nro now a llttlo over 50
years of ago, and most of them un
der C5.
Thoso In good lienlth nro In nctivo
occupntlons, nnd n largo number havo
mado their marks in various lines.
They llvo in many countries of tho
world and cover wide ranges of work.
Classified, tho largest body Is com
New Mistress Will Do
THE next mistress ot tho Whlto
Houso will go shopping Just as ladles
of less oxalted position, In tho city
stores. Tho Washington store-keop-ers
aro olatcd. In tho next threo
montha Washington women will order
enough gowns to last two years. It la
always bo In tho winter preceding tho
Inauguration ot a now president.
That Mra. Taft is so friendly to
Washington means many thousands ot
dollnrs to them. Not many years haa
a prealdent been elected who practi
cally considered Washington his home.
In tho matter of clothes Mrs. Taft
la n woman of tho plain typo. Whllo
woll nnd usually handsomely gowned
her clothes aro never the first thing
which attracts the attention of tho
strangor. Her tasto runs to tho plain
cloth nnd rich silks. Sho is em
phatically not tho tallor-mado silk
lined woman. Hor favorlto colors for
tho street aro brown and gray and for
ovonlng wear pink, almost Invariably.
Sho hna novor npponred In nn Im
ported gown. Sho has had a number
"Wash Ladies" Must Have a License
LICENSED
WASH
WASHINGTON la now unquestion
ably tho most govornod city on
earth. It standa without a rival in
tho matter of statutes and regula
tions.' Congress enacts tho laws and
i trlumvlrato of commissioners pro
scribe tho rules under which people
may llvo and move nnd havo a being.
Each and ovory walk of life is phis
'.orod with regulations. These tango
all tho way from supervision of wash
erwomon to tho control of corpora
tions. And bo it camo to pass that tho
othor day tho local health department
waa besieged by washerwomen, all
seoklng tho required llconso by moans
of which thoy may bo enabled to
sneak tho week's laundry of tho or
dinary taxpayer homo without tho
wholo bundlo being confiscated by a
Vlgllnnt Inspector. Every "lady" who
tnkes In washing, and they aro estl
maetd to number more than 3,000,
must obtain n permit within 30 days
Tons of Campaign
THE government printing otllco was
an .'mportant fuctor In the recent
proildentlal campaign. This Institu
tion turned out for tho Republican and
Democratic parties 7,418,700 copies of
speocheB dollvered in -congress, sur
passing all previous records by 3,000,
D0O copies.
Tho total weight of campaign
Hpeechos printed slnco tho beginning
of tho Sixtieth congress exceeds 400,
000 pounds, or ubout 14 car loads.
'"to"
Be Taf t's Intimates
posed of teachers, and next come tho
ministers.
Theso are tho Rons, tho Bobs, the
Jims of the next president. As boys
and men they have been closest to
his heart. Ho knows tholr wives and
their children. No matter how busy,
ho la always ready to hear about a
now baby or grandchild' or nn old
classmnto. With many ho keeps up n
correspondence. lie may not appoint
as many of them to ofllco as Rooso
volt did Rough Riders, but tho White
Houso doors aro sure to bo open to
thorn. These nro tho men who will
como nnd get their names In tho pa
pers, Instead of the brlatllng, noisy
Rough Rldors.
A few ot tho most prominent mem
bers ot 4he class are:
Herbert W. IJowen, diplomatist; ho
was serving as minister to Venezue
la'' whllo Taft was Becretnry of wnr,
and waa recalled by President Rooso.
velt because of certain diplomatic In
discretions. Uoforo being appointed to
Venezuela ho was minister to Persia.
W. H. Law, former member of tho
Connecticut legislature and former as
sistant tax commissioner of New York.
James Briggs McEwan, Republican
leader In Albany nnd for threo terms
mombor of the stnto senate.
Morrill Moorcs, formerly asalBtant
attorney general of Indlnnn.
Jnmes Protus Plgtmt, formerly n
member of congress from Connecticut.
Mnjlro Tnneka Tnjlrl, vlco minister
of flnnnco of Japan in 1892 and en
nobled In 1895 for service in the war
with China.
Her Own Shopping
of evening gowns made of tho fascinat
ing, fllmy Plillippino fabrics, which sho
brought back to tho states with hor
after her long rcsldonce In Manila.
And yet Bho brought only whnt sho
might havo actual need of In tho near
fture. According to her thrifty nature,
sho purchases only what sho can sco
a uso for. Mra. Taft has never been
wealthy. Hor money is always spent
judiciously.
Mrs. Taft patronizes always tho con
servative establishments. Good val
uo for tho money Is what sho looks
for first In shopping. Sho rarely goes
Into tho cheap stores, except for unlm
portnnt articles, which careful women
know how to buy. During hor resi
dence in Washington sho has dono her
purchasing mainly in tho shops along
F strcot.
Mra. Taft and her daughter are both
cnroful buyora. In doing Christmas
shopping, they rarely are guilty of pur
chasing useloss trlflea. They go about
montha before the holiday week, and
by tho tlmo other ChrlstmaB shoppers
nro beginning to think of buying, their
gifts nre bought and carefully put
away, carefully labeled, awaiting tho
auspicious day. In this respect Mrs.
Taft is much Hko Mra. Roosevelt, only
that Mrs. Roosevelt does much of hor
gift shopping In tho jewelry shops,
whllo Mrs. Taft is more npt to look
In tho dopasvnent or notion stores.
or retire from business. As a conso-
quonco women of nil colors and ages
arc leaving their names and applica
tion for tho coveted license. More
than 500 have already requested per
mission to continue the vocation of
cleansing wearing apparel.
It Is understood somo learned In
spector discovered dangerous mi
crobes in his starched shirt front, nnd
bonce the order thnt all washerwomen
must tnko out pormlts. It 1b Intend
ed to cxnmlno all places where family
laundorlng Is performed and see that
they aro put In a perfectly sanitary
condition. Otherwlfo tho business of
clcnnslng them must cease.
A regulation was promulgated that
objcctlouablo noises must bo elim
inated. Soft pedals were to bo put
on the early garbago collection wa
gons, and tho negro with superabun
dant Joy was Instructed to cease whis
tling nttor dark.
All dogs must bo muzzled or hold
In leash. All homeless cats aro
supposedly gathered up by the pound
mnstor. All newsboys must havo a llcenso,
before selling papers. Every cash girl
and oirtco boy under 14 years of ago
must have hla or her llttlo pormit bo
fore. Loltoring on tho streets Is pro
hibited. Print Sent by Frank
The printed sheets would completely
cover 45 square acres of ground, and
if eacb page could bo laid end to end
a bicycle track 947 miles long could
bo obtained.
Tho number of words contained in
this year's run of spoechos bavo been
rouuhly ostlmatod at 230,000,000,000.
With tho nowspaper calculation of four
readers to oach copy, this would re
quire tho assimilation of nearly l 000.
000.000,000 words. '
Tho printing of speeches In tho gov
ernmont printing ofllco for members
of the seuato and houso of roprosenta
Uvea has been reduced to an oxact
sclenco through years of experience
The printing Ib paid for by tho mom
her of congrw. drawing tho roqulsl
tlon, but tho mailing Ih iimm i.
U public oxpon,