Odd News From Big Cit
Stories of Strange) Happenings in the
Metropolitan Towns
Many Baltimore Women Start Smoking
V tjmuinr. IIXP A " oSSS? I.
ALTIMORE, Md. Thnt thoro la a
largo and evcr-lncroaslng number
of womon smokers In Daltlmoro wns
tho opinion expressed hy eovornl prom
inent physicians and womon thorn
lelvos. Most of tho physicians wcro tinhosl''
tatlng In their dlonpprovnl of tho hablL
Dr. Wllllnm H. Pearco said;
"I consider It bad for anyono to
imoko,, but It Is worse for women than
for mon. It lowers tho moral tono
eventually nnd hns nbsulutely noth
ing to recommend It In any way."
When asked If many of his womon
patlonts wcro smolcors ho declared
that ho did not know.
"It's not tho kind of habit to do
mand treatment," ho said, "and as a
matter of fact I know positively of
only two of my womon patlonts who
make a practise of smoking,"
Tho greater number of womon
imokers In Ilaltlmoro aro to bo found
traong the "fashionables" tho socloty
sot, and with them the cigarette habit
Is said to bo gonoral. At eomo ontor
talnmonts given only for women the
entire party will take cigarettes as
naturally ns tholr husbands and broth
era would do. They havo their own
clgarotto cases and match boxes, and
their own favorlto brands, and, whllo
not flaunting the habit In tho faces of
conservative public, ''mako no
Tis the Kellys Who
CHICAGO. Several hundred Chicago
Kollyn havo received lottors re
cently Informing them that thoy nro
Soscondants of ancient Irlah kings, and
Tor tho modest sum of ono dollnr thoy
will bo sent the famous Kolly coat of
arms.
Tho letters are sent out by a Phila
delphia concern thnt mnkes a business
of looking up "family trcoB," and tho
'Kollya all over tho United States are
recolvlng tho glad nowa.
Tho "discovery" that Kolly was
biico a king of Ireland was mado by a
'representative of tho Philadelphia con
cern "after years of research In tho li
braries of Dublin, Cork and Bolfast"
Tho ancestral coat of armB Is some
thing that every Kelly should havo
According to tho letter and ns thoro
fero only a fow thousand loft, it bo
hooves Kelly to remit IiIb ono dollar
without delay.
Tho letter In part is an follows:
Mr. Kelly Dent Sir: Wo havo Just
mm i K. -
rocoivea irom our ngem in uuuun
a
rnro old engraving of tho coat of arms
Chicagoan to Start
CHICAGO. The thndoB ot lion
Franklin and the near shades of
Thomas Edison are about to (nil upon
the fortllo fields of Lnko county.
Thanks to tho enterprise of Bamuol In
Bull, who has poveral considerable
vegotablo patches in tho county ad
joining Cook, tho garden fields aro to
havo an electric trentment.
When not working on his turnip
patch, Mr. Insull Is president of tho
Commonwealth Edison company, Ho
hns also much to do with Lnko county
electrical enterprises. Thoy hnvo elec
tricity to burn. This may havo eotno
thing to do with tho experiment In
gardening which the Insull friends,
and they are legion, dcclaro ho Is
about to perpetrate on a county whose
Throws Vinegar in
W
wow
ME
NEW YORK. Mrs. Nathan Jaspor,
wife of a contractor, saved her hus
band from possible death at the hands
ot a burglar recently by throwing a
cup ot vinegar Into the burglar's eyes
and blinding him.
The man went to Jasper and told
him he was starving, His nppearance
bore out his story. Jasper gavo him
money for food, and told him he would
put him to work. When the Jaspers
were getting ready ror oeu tney round
the man In a closet ot their apart
GOOD CIRETTS(
ies Bj
lllllllltmai MJPI IJIUM I I II I .1
bones" of tho matter and readily ad
mit that they smoko.
Anothor act- about town among
'whom smoking Is Indulged in freely
includes tho artistic nnd musical
cotorlcs. Among them thoro is al
ways a mora or loss foreign element
and Continental Ideas generally find
favor.
Several well-known womon physi
cians woro nskod about their observa
tions on tho subject and, with ono ac
cord, thoy replied that tho habit was
gonoral among socloty womon only.
"It Is n conspicuous fact," said ono,
"that fow women students of colleges
or unlvorsltles smoko. I havo novcr
known of n woman teacher who did."
Anothor woman physician said she
did not consider it had ovor bcon con
clusively proved that smoking In mod
eration wnn harmful, but that Blip
thought both mon nnd women woro
nono tho bottor for It.
A well-known suffragist was nskod
whothor a deslro to vote on a wom
an's part wont with tho habit of clga
rotto smoking. She was Indignant
nnd declared "very fow Daltlmoro suf
fragists smoko, and, anyhow, those
who do did It before thoy became
suffragists."
Among clubwomen t la almost un
known, nnd In explanation of this
they say they havo too much to do
and think about, and It Is only idlo
womon who learn to smoko.
A woll-lcnown physician living on
Charles street said that while smoking
might not hurt tho wpmnn, ho con-,
sldercd It a horrid habit and no woman
was "klssablo" who smoked. Ho was
certain that ho would not pormlt any
of his family to tndulgo In It for a
tnlnuto.
Are Proud Now
of tho Kelly family. Wo nro now pro
ducing this for framing and printing a
pnmphlot, describing It and giving tho
lineal descont of tho first Kelly from
Horomon, first king of Irolnud, and
through a long lino of Irish monarchs.
Only enough will bo printed to fill ad
vanco ordors. Tho prlco Is only ono
dollnr. Sond cash with order."
Havo you notlcod Kolly since he got
tho word from Philadelphia? Ho holds
his hoad higher than usual and ho will
hardly bow to tho Qradys and tho
Rolllys. v
"What's como over Kelly?" Is tho
question his nolghbors aro asking.
When a Kolly moots a Kelly they
Bhake hands cordlajly and tho conver
sation Is about tholr ancestral coat of
arms.
"I always know that Kolly wns ono
of tho best names In Ireland,'" said
Edward T. Kolly, president ot tho E.
T. Kelly company, publishers, "but I
didn't know wo woro descendants ot
kings until I got tho lotter from n
'family tree' concern tho othor day.
Moro than fifty men ot my namo have
spokon to mo about it, ns thoy also
received lotters on tho subject
"Thcro Is only ono way to spoil the
namo, and that Is K-o-doublo 1-y.
Thoso who slip In tho extra 13 botweon
L and Y nro not tho roal Kollys, tho
descendants of Irish royalty."
an Electric Farm
farmers havo always boon rospoctnbly
conservative. You seo, to tho presi
dent ot an oloctrlc company tho light
ing Julco Is cheapor than fortlllzor.
Think what it means to Chicago
dinors it tho Insult plan bears fruit.
Dill of fares will fealuro oloctrlc rnd
lshos, Incandescent onions, which may
bo odorloss; pies from 10,000 candlo
powor pumpkins; kilo-watt potatoes
and alternating current cabbagos.
In tho wako ot this oatlng may como
oloctrlcnl sprees. Tho somber citizen
after dining on nn electrified potato
salad may glow Uko a lightning bug
nnd warblo a fow bars ot "I Wonder
Who's KisBlng Hdr Now." Each green
pen may contnln nn oloctrlc shock and
tho result of eating n Blngle portion
mav bo shocking. It this comos to
naBs Just blamo Mr. InBull.
Thoro nro threo kinds ot farming
as you probably don't know, unless you
hnvo had n fling nt It. Tho first grade
Is tho common or gnrdon vnrloty as
practised by our forbears. Thou there
la tho up-to-date, rotatlon-ln-crops, up-
plled-chomlstry brand
a Burglar's Eyes
ment, unconscious. The closet had
Bprlng lock on the outside nnd tho
man had been shut In. Ho was almost
suffocated. Mrs. Jasper got oomo vino
gar, which bor husband used as a re
storative, and succeeded in bringing
the man to his senses.
As soon as tho man bocamo con
bcIoub he attacked Jasper. Tho con
tractor was no match tor him, and
was bolng choked Into unconscious
ness when Mrs. Jasper hurled the
vinegar Into the man's face. Howling
with pain, ho freed Jaspor. Mrs, J as
per sprang at him, and sho and her
husband managed to hold him until
policeman came and took him to Jail
Jasper says the man he had be
friended was a former employe whom
ho had discharged on account of his
habits. He says the man stolo httf
Jewelry before hiding In the closot
WESTMINISTER CAl'MEDilAL IS CONSECRAflED
fte; Cere maniac of Qbnseonzrron o
BARN DOOR RECORDS
it-
Health Department's New Sys
tem of Milk Inspection.
Just How Well Dairymen Follow the
Rules Will Be Posted by Means
of Cloth 8lgn Department
Means Business.
Chicago. "Never indulge In loud
talking in tho presence of tho cow."
This Is not a maxim copied from a
toxtbook on pollto behavior. It is, on
tho contrary, tho Import of Just ono ol
a sot of exacting regulations which 13,
300 milk producing farmers within 1G0
inllcD of Chicago nro to bo required to
post on their barn doors by order of
the Chicago health department.
Tho rules aro printed on stout linen
cloth calculated to defy wear nnd
weather. Nailing thorn on the barn
door Is only tho first requirement of tho
health department's order. Thereafter
thoy nro to ho obeyed. Inspectors from
t'hlcago will call around to see how
tho farmer la succeeding and on tho
lottom of tho cloth poster there will
bo marked In Indullblo Ink the "score"
A'hlch tho dairyman has reached.
There tho Bcoro will stand, where
neighbors nnd customers may look at
it, until the Inspector calls again and
adds another porcentago mark thnt
will boost or lowor tho farmer's- Btnntf-
lng tn the community.
Tho Import nf nil of which Is- that
the Chicago health department means
buHlneos, nnd (armors in Illinois, Wis
consin, Indiana nnd Michigan who
hnvo dealings with tho city aro finding
It out
That 4.D0O of tho C.000 dealers In
Chicago are obeying tho city ordinance
which requires tho safeguarding of
milk against tuberculosis contamina
tion elth?r by pasteurization or
through tuberculin tests was an
nounced the other dny by Health Com
missioner W. A. Evnns
"That means that only 100 are not
complying with tho ordlnnnco," said
Dr. EvanB. "Fifty o( that 100 will be
mado to comply within a week. Twen-
ty-fivo more will be brought In line
within anothor week. Hy thnt time
tho number of law violators will be
protty small, and wo shall exhaust tho
means of tho departmuut to make It a
negligible quality."
Smart Set Lasso Prowlers
Coyotes and Wildcats Are Captured
Allvo by Callfornlans and
Domesticated.
Los Angeles, Cnl. Hunting wlbt
cats, coyotes and coons with fox
hounds hns bocomo tho sport dn
rlguotir ot tho smart sot ot Burllngamu
and Hillsborough, which hns tnken this
moans to rid tho estnto of tho William
H, Crockors of undoslrnblo prowlers.
With Walter H. Hobart acting as
tho Instructing nttnrod, tho women ot
Burllngnmo and Hillsborough havo
tnken a lively haterost In tho sport nnd
hnvo Invested it with novelty by ma
king captives of tho hunted animals
instead of killing them.
Miss Jonnlo Crocker has trapped
two wildcats that sho Is endeavoring
to domestlcnto and tutor In deport
ment nccordlng to tho accopted Hills
borough standards, and Mrs. Oscar
Cooper and Mrs. Laurence Scott ox-
pect to bring about tho social roforma
tton of two plobolnn coyotes and mako
them commo 11 fnut In tho most ex
clusive circles. Tho Wllllnm II.
Crockors number two coyotes nnd two
wildcats as trophies ot tho chnso, and
the W. B. Bourns two wildcats. Bo
far the coons havo found no social
sponsors,
Tho Crocker estnto oxtondB over COO
acros, nnd tho hills to Its roar, In the
dlroctlon ot the ocean, recently be
came Infested with an unusually largo
number of covotcs. wildcats and coons
falter Hobart was usked to bring nls
Following an Inspection 'trip mado
by Mayor Ousso's milk commission, ac
companied by Dr. Evans and depart
mental associates a trip made by au
tomobile nnd which Included tho vis
itation of many farms, largo and small,
between Evanston and Palatlno
health officials told of tho measures
that havo been adopted to ralso the
standard of the dairies supplying Chi
cago. "How well one should be satisfied
with what was scon the other day de
pends altogether upon tho point of
view," Bald Commissioner Evans. "In
the first place tho trip showed im
provement over the past. Such Im
provement Is going on constantly nnd
It Is encouraging. But to sny that nil
that should be accomplished has been
accomplished would bo far from the
fact.
"Chicago has six lnspoctqrs, whose
territory extends 150 miles from Chi
cago, nnd includes 13,000 dairies. Wo
must have moro inspectors, but in the
meantime wo aro going what can be
done wltli tho six that wo havo.
"Ono fact that I thought of some
significance was that when wo stopped
Tram King's" Novel Motto
Sir Clifford Robinson, Who Rose From
Car1 Boy, Gocb to Philippine
Islands;
London. Sir Clifford' Ronlnson, the
"tramway king," hns gone to tho Phil
ippines on n secret mission for the
Speyer brothers, who financed the un
derground railways of London. To
what extent' British capitalists are
planning to build trolley- lines In Ma
nlla nnd elsowhero In Luzon has not
been mado public, but tho- belief In
banking circles Is that tho Americans
will hnvo to hustlo to got a trolley
footing In tholr Insular possessions.
as Sir Clifford Is a man ot quick ac
tion-, aggressive of tho Yorlces type,
and widely known as a builder and an
organizer.
He has had an unusual history.
When n boy of twelve ho coltected
fares on ono of tho first English cars
which Qeorgo Francis Train, the
American eccentric genius, Introduced
nt Birkenhead as a novelty tn I860.
foxhounds down from Whipple canyon
to keep tho Intruders off the estate,
but when the Dianas ot tho smart sot
lenrnod of tho matter they converted
tho wnr on tho hill dwellers Into a so
clal diversion. Tho coyotes thnt huVn
boen captured so far have been cnught
with tho Iobso, and the trick of throw
ing tho Inrlat promises to develop In
to nn accomplishment at Burllngamc
nnd Hillsborough of equal lmportnnco
to leveling a lorgnotto or gallanting a
fan.
Grass Grows on Sheep.
Hnrrlsburg, Ore. A curiosity that
most peoplo won't bollovo unless they
seo It Is n bunch ot grass-bearing
sheep, tho property of John Cart
wrlght. Several mombers of hla flock
havo a luxuriant growth ot tnmo grass
growing on the back and well down
tho sides ot their bodies, giving them
tho nppearanco ot having a protty
green fleece.
It 1b nccounted for from tho fact
that grass soed falling from tho feed
wagon nnd lodging In tho wool,
sprouted when being continuously
moistened by Oregon's copious show
ers. Raspberry Jam From Carrots.
London. The tricks of tho food
taker wero exposod at tho Royal Hor
ticultural hall. A seven-pound Jar ot
"red currant and raspberry Jam" con
taining carrots, turnips, saccharin and
glucoso, was exhibited.
ONDON. After
several centu
ries tho Roman
Catholics I n
England now see
tho fulfillment ot
ono of their dearest
hopes tho estab
lishment of n catho
tlral In London.
Wostmlnster cathe
dral, an Imposing
edifice, has Just
boen consecrated bj
Archbishop Bourne.
at a dairy that appeared to bo below
tho averngo In cleanliness, inquiry de
veloped that tho milk was not com
Ing to Chicago. Some of It was go
ing to Wllmette, somo to other places
It wasn't coming here."
The health department has adopt
ed the government system of marking
tho scoro ot dairy farmers, a system
that is hold exceedingly exacting. Hy
this standard It is said that, less than
ono per cent, of the dairies as yet
rank abovo 80 per cent in degree o(
excellence, while the largest number
range from 40 to 60 per cent.
Two Cents Paid as Tax.
Snlem, Oro. Tho state treasury's
office hns Just received the smallest
remittance ever received under tho
gross earnings tax law two cents.
Tho "pennies came from O. Dleck
hoff, general mannger of tho Vnlley &
Coast Telephone company, who makes
affidavit that tho gross earnings of his
company for the year ended December
31, 1909, wero 90 cents. The exact
amount for tho state was 1.8 cents.
To collect this tax tho state sent
two notices to tho company, and after
tho remittance arrived tho rerelpt waa
mailed a total of six cents for potngo
alone. Tho company expended the
price of ono two-cent stamp In addi
tion to tho cost of its stationery and
affldavlt.
Slnco ho took hlB, first farn ho hns
filled every position In tho tramway
sorvlco. He has been In turn boy,
conductor, driver, manager, and finally
chief organizer of tramways nil over
the world. No man has don moro to
revolutionize traffic hero and In Amer
ica and other countries than this
cheery, military-looking perton. His
rules for success, are:
Have faith In yourself.
Back yourself ns other men back
horses.
Learn- all yon can.
Cultlvato a sense of humor
Work hard, live plainly, bo thor
ough. Never Uand still.
"I would not be overpopultr In Now
York," ho said before leaving for th
far oast, "ns I look with favor on
Btrnphanglng. Two extra passengers
a mtlo mean all the difference between
tho margin of profit and loss In a
great trnmwny undertaking when 10,
000,000 miles n year hnvo to be cov
ered. Besides, tho present system
kills chlvulry. 1 know of nn old mat
who gave up his seat to a woman In
ono oi our irams. a moment inter ?
policeman climbed aboard nnd toofx
his name nnd address for overcrowd
Ing. Later ho was summoned to t'M
West London pollco court and flnvi
ten shillings."
ELECTRIC NEEDLES AS CURS
English Physician Thinks He Has Dis
covered Remedy for Cancer
Called Ionic Surgery.
Ixmdon. Dr. O. Betton Mfcssey o!
tho Chicago Oncological hospital, It
the flrst surgeon who has performed
on operation for cancer In Englnnd by
what Is known ns tho new Ionic sur
gery, and so far as observations go at
the present time tho operation looks
like being successful. It wns a sort
ous case, too, which had boon baffling
the stnft ot tho London canfter hos
pital. x
very soon alter tho ct.ncorous
growth was pierced by tho three nee
dles coated with mercury tht cancer
becamo blanched and shriveled up un
tier the electric current. Thfi growth
was eventually killed and a zone o(
reaction waB formed round tho seat
of tho disease. The ontlro ehsonco ot
bleeding was a notablo featuro of the
operation nnd Dr. Massoy considers
tnat tecurrenco li prevented.
Before Dr. Massey was permitted te
operate he had to appear before tht
authorities at tho hospital and explain
to them fully tho aim and scope of hit
work, which be has been itudying fo
wuuy years.
AFTER
FOURYEARS
OP MISERY
Cured by Lydfa E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound
Baltimore, Md. "For four yean
my life was a misery to mo. I suffered
irom irregulari
ties, torriblo drag
ging sensations,
extreme no nro us
ncss, and that all
gono f eollng in my
stomach. I had
given up hope of
over being woli,
when I began to
takoLydlaRPink,
ham's Vegetable;
Compound. Then
I felt as though
now life had been
arivon me. and I am recommonding lb
to all my friondo." Mrs. W. S. Ford,
8307 W. Tranklin St., Daltlmoro, Md.
Tho most succosoful romody in this
country for the cure of all forms of
tomato complaints is Lydla E. Pint
ham's Vegetable Compound. It has
itood tho tost of years and to-day is
moro widely and successfully used than
liny other female remedy. It has cured
thousands of womon who have boon
troubled with displacements, inflam
mation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, ir
regularities, periodic pains, backacho,
that bearing-down feeling, flatulency,
indigestion, and nervous prostration,
after all other means had fallod.
If you aro suffering from any of thow
ailments, don't give up hope until you
havo given Lydia E. Flnkham's Vege
table compound a mat.
If you would like special adrloo
write to .airs, jfimuiam, jjyni
Mass., for It, Sho has guldf
thousands to iicaita, zree
Charge.
The Army of
Constipation
It Growing Smaller Every Drnfi
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
Betpoosible tMy
eofy giro relief
they pcnniaeaUy .
cure CositJf-.
Urn. fiU-.
Sow BM
than for
BilitM.
Kut, UiipitW, Sdk HmJacIm, StBoW SLk.
(MALL PILL, SMALL DOSEt SMALL 1C
Genuine tsiu Signature
A vacation necessity the
KNOWN TUB
WORLD OVER
An Easy Fit.
A number of years ago thoro lived
In northern Now Hampshire a notori
ous woman-hater. It was before th
day of rcady-mado clothing, and want'
Ing a new suit, ho was obliged to take
tho material to the village talloress.
Sho took his measurements, and when
she cut tho coat, mode a liberal al
lowanco on each seam.
Tho man's dislike of women In gen
eral prevented his having a fitting.
lie took the finished garment without
trying it on. It was much too largo,
And his dlegust was apparont In the
answer he made to the friendly loafei
on his first visit to the post office,
when he woro the despised article.
"Got a new coat ObedT" Bald tht
loafer.
"No, I hain't!" said Obed. "I've got
seven yards of cloth wrappod round
me." Youth's Companion.
Dlannosis.
"Do you see that man going along
with his head In tho air, sniffing with
his nose?"
"Yes, I know him."
"I suppose ho believes in taking In
tho good, pure ozone."
"No; he's hunting for a motor
garage, I believe." Tit-Bits.
Important to Mow or a
Kxamlno carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
Boars tho ftf? stTj si
Signature CuxyfA&tcAtJU
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
A Dreamer.
"You say your boy Josh Is a dream
err" said the literary lady. "Does b
write poetry or romances V
"Oh," replied Farmer Corntossel,
"he don't wrlto anything. But he Jes'
hatcherally refuses to get up till s
o'clock."
Plenty of Material.
"Son," said tho press humorist, "you
have Inherited some of my humor."
"Not enough to mako a living with,
dad."
"Never mind. I'm going to leave
you ail of my Jokes."
Enough Provocation.
Patience Doos she know any songs
without words?
Patrice No, whenever she sings It's
certain to bring on words.
Give yourself opportunity get out
of the old road, where the stink wag
ons go rushing by, and tako the path
across the fields of now thought