Washington
Interesting Bits of News Gathered
at tho Nutional Capital.
H
use Remembers
WASHINGTON. Speaker 0 a n n o n
wiib 72 ycnrH old tlie otlior day,
but being ii )ixHldontl(il candidate, ho
wiih nut awn ro of tlio fuel until tho
anniversary wna half ovor and thou
romlndora canio thick and faBt, and
brought tears of emotion from hltn.
Tho flrtit hint was contained In a tole
grain from a constituent In Danville,
111., who la tho family Hlhlo export for
thai part or tho country.
"What day of tho month Is this, Hub
boy?" ho asked of his secretary.
"Hero ia a follow who has tho nerve
to say I havo turned another mile
stone." A calendar was consulted, and
"Undo Joo" acknowledged that tho
hoys back homo had ono on him. In
a fow minutes Mr. Huuhey was called
out to the corridor nnd notified that
about tho biggest lloral ploco ovor
soon Id tho canltol would arrlvo at
four o'clock, and that thorc would bo
big doings In tho speaker's room.
"Undo Joo" was kept In Ignoranco
of tho arrangements, and when, at tho
Ho
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Tattooing Very Popular in the Navy
AN INTERESTING report on tattoo
ing In the navy has been mado to
Secretary Metcalf by Surgeon Amnion
Farenholt as .a result of his observa
tions while sorving on tho recolvlng
ship Independence at tho Mo.ro island
navy yard In California.
Tho onlistmont records of 3.B72 men
woro examined by Dr. Farneholt, this
Ibolng tho enlistments on tho Indopond
once for eight and a half years. These
records show that tho porcontago
found tattooed on examination for boc
ond and subsequent enlistments was
G3.G1, and tho porcontago found tat
tooed on examination for first en
listment was 23.01. Tho opinion Is ex
President Roosevelt
TUB president is not only a good
churchgoer himself, but dosorvos
tho thanks of at least two Washington
preachers for his aid In boosting tho
size of their congregations.
With his predilection for having
ovorythlng reformed it is no more than
natural that hla church also should
boat tho maslc labol. It Is Graco Re
formed, a rathor small, gray stono
building on Fifteenth streot, not quito
a iullo from tho White Houso.
Grace Reformed is not a fashionablo
church. Tho congregation Is unas
suming 1 appearance and would bo
decidedly modest in sizo If It woro
not for tho president. Ho fills cor-
Big Weekly Pay Roll of Wage Earners
WHEN tho bureau of tho census
took tho census of manufactures
In 1905 it also undertook tho taijlt of
classifying tho weekly earnings of" tho
employes in all kinds of manufactur
ing establishments. Questions ns to
tho actual earnings of all employes
woro aBkod of each manufacturer In
tho country and tho surprising num
ber of 123,307 establishments replied.
This number of establishments la G2.9
por cent, of all enumerated in tho
consus and thoy employ moro than
one-half of all tho wago oarnors en
gaged In tho factory Industries in tho
country.
In a bulletin JuBt issued by tho con
bub bureau, containing compactions of
. those ntAtiMB It Is shown that of tho
Whisperings
Cannon's Birthday
appointed time, ho was summoned
from tho floor of tho house by tho on
tiro Illinois delegation, ho was genu
inely surprised.
Representatives Graff and Kalnoy,
ono a Republican and tho other a
Democrat, spoko felicitously and pre
sented tho Moral piece, which was six
feet high, of dogwood blossoms and
American Heauty roses. As tho
speaker started to reply, a tear trick
lod as ho said:
"The BWuutcsL flowers of nil
Bloom nhovo tho purling wall."
Ho thon spoko of his long career In
congross, thanked his 27 colleagues In
dividually and collectively, and a few
mlnutoB later was called back to tho
Moor of tho house. A roll call was
being taken on a motion to recess un
til tho following day, but when It was
half over Champ Clark jumped to his
foot and said:
"It seoms to mo this is the speaker's
birthday."
This was tho signal for general ap
plause, and tho speaker blushed,
smiled and bowed like n schoolgirl as
ho waited for it to subside. Thon ho
gave volco to his appreciation.
"I move that In honor of tho occa
sion tho roll call bo suspended," said
Representative Macon of Arkansas.
This motion was passed with a whoop
and tho Democratic filibuster was re
laxed for a fow minutes at least. "
pressed that about CO per cent, of tho
sailors who havo served ovor ten years
In tho navy aro tattooed.
Dr. Farenholt says it Is not fair to
nssumo from tho figures that 23 por
cent, of tho male citizens aro tattooed,
as a considerable proportion of appll
cants for enlistment aro sea-faring
men. Ho was surprised to find so
many, probably eight por cent, of tho
recruits, who aro tattooed and who de
nied having been at sea or even hav
ing lived In seaport towns. In Dr.
Faronholt's opinion, tho custom Is
moro common In camps and In places
where men aro collected in largo nunv
bors than Is Imagined.
Tho report contains statistics re
garding tho location of tattoo marks
and tho frequency of various designs.
Lottors, mottoes, Initials and allied de
vices lead tho list and constitute about
21! per cent, of all Ink marks. Coats of
arms nnd national ombloms follow
with about 25 por cent., then flans,"
anchors.
a Good Churchgoer
tnlnly two-thirds of tho pews. So far
as audiences go tho preacher may
havo to look for loan years after
March 4, 1909.
Wlillo tho president fills dozens of
tho pows by the moro fact of hla ex
poctod presence ho occupies his own
soat in solitary grandeur. Once in
a while ho goes with his wife and
family to St. John's, but they don't
seem inclined to reciprocate the at
tention. St. John's rejoices in tho
local title of "tho church of state,"
and always reserves a pew for tho
president of tho United States, though
it had not been In demand for a good
many years when Mrs. Roosevelt be
camo lady of tho Whlto House.
Whothor ho goos to his own church
or not, no ono but Thoodoro Roosovelt,
unless It is somo fiend or guest ac
companying him, which rarely hap
pens, is ovor seated In tho president's
pow at Graco Reformed. Two secret
sorvlco men always accompany him,
but do not sit with him.
3.297,819 wago earners covered by tho
Investigation, 2,019,053 were mon; 588,
599 woro womon and 90,107. or 2.7 nor
cent., woro children. Tho pay rolls of
tho 123.307 establishments for one
week aggregated $33,185,791, and of
this amount tho men received $29,240,
287, or 88.1 per cont. of tho whole;
tho womon received $3,033,481 or 11
por cent, and tho children $312,023, or
i por cont.
Moro than half of all th
ors includod In tho bulletin earnod $9
anu ovor during tho week. Tho earn
ings aro classified for totals of states
and of industries, while 25 industries
are shown In detail by states and tor
rltorios and 25 states by loading in
dustrios. Average earnings aro also
computed for all tho statos and indus
tries shown.
Tho figures show that in 1904 tho
average wago earner employed in man
ufacturlug rocoived $10.00 nor wonk
Tho avorago man received $11,10, tho
avorago woman $0.17 and tho avorago
cuuu uuuur io yeaa'8 ox ago $3.40,
NEW NORWEGIAN MINISTER.
Ove Gude to Represent His Country
at Washington.
Washington. One of the most inter
esting foreigners who has como to tho
Tnltod States in recent years on an
official mission Ib. Ove Gude, tho new
Norwegian minister to this republic.
Mr. Gude, who is about 55 years of
ago, is a son of tho famous Norwe
gian painter, Prof. Hans Gude, whoso
landscape and nun I no masterpieces
caused tho old Kaiser Wilhelm to in
vito him to take tip his residence in
Merlin.
Tho newcomer In tho official "for
eign colony" at Washington has had
an Interesting career in tho diplomatic
service. Ho was attache of tho lega
tion of Sweden and Norway at Paris
In 1877; In 1879 was appointed secro-
Mr. Ove Gude.
tary of tho legation at Horlin. Ho
served as secretary of tho legation in
London In 1891 and was sent on a
special mission to China and Japan In
1897 and 189S. He was minister to
Spain and Portugal in 1900 and in 1902
was made minister to Denmark, where
he served until the union between
Norway and Sweden was broken In
1905, when ho entered tho service of
his own country, Norway.
Minister Gude was a widower when
ho went to Copenhagen. There he mot
and married the daughter of the fam
ous Danish soldier, Gen. de Stiorn
holm, who was chief of the Danish
general staff in the war between Den
mark and Germany In 1801. Mine.
Gude, who Is much younger than her
husband, Is an accomplished violin
ist. Minister Gude has two daughters,
10 and 17 years old, by his first mar
riage, and those will soon join him
n Washington.
QUEEN HAS UNIQUE BUNGALOW.
Gothic Door of Alexandra's Residence
Is Half of a Rowboat.
London. Queen Alexandra has a
unique bungalow. It Is In Norfolk down
by the beach of Snottlshain, a quaint
watering place of 15,000 people. The
beach, a favorite with tho queen, is
crowded in the summer season with
holidaymakers, tourists and others.
Tho Gothic door or main entranco to
tho bungalow is nothing else than a
rowboat cut in half. Tho outer walls
aro of bright yellow cast stones
brought from tho Snettishatn pits and
Queen's Bungalow Built of Coastwise
Material.
tho blocks are laid In tho rough with
numerous projections.
Thore are two main rooms, ono for
tho queen and another for tho attend
ants, and betweon them is a small
lobby which also gives access to tho
olllco. Around tho queen's apartment
runs a five-foot high dado of dark
stained vortical boards and abovo tho
cemented walls aro Incrusted with
stones of various hues and mussel,
cocklo and other shells from tho
bench,
Showa on Trllns.
A company Is being formed in
Paris for the purpose of providing tho
ator cars for all tho Important ex
press f rains on tho continental lines.
These railroad theaters aro to havo
00 seats, a stage, and an orchestra of
three pieces. Passengers will book
seats as thoy now engage tables In a
dining car.
fvlost Courageous Animals.
Tho common molo Is probably the
bravest member of tho animal king
dom. It will attack creatures much
larger than itself, and has never been
known to shuw the "white feather"
under any condition. In comparison
with tho molo tho lion Is a sneak and
tho tlgor an arrant coward. Now
York American.
Drink Scourge In France.
What tho French call "alcohoHsmo"
has grown to bo a dreadful scourgo,
and a direful portent for tho future
of tko people. In somo parts ol
France the very medical men must
bo consultod early in tho day if they
ar to bo found Bober. Church Quar
terly Review.
Queer Twist.
Tho lato Bishop T. U. Dudley of
Kentucky declared that he was indebt
ed to a mountaineer of that state for
the most ungrammatical sentence he
ever heard. This is it: "Them three
Miss Make aro three of as pretty a
gal as I ovor see." Youth's Compan
ion. Vesuvius Only 4,077 Feet High.
Measurements taken of Vesuvius by
the Geographical institute of Florence
show that tho mountain has lost 375
feet in height in consequence of the
last volcanic eruption. Vesuvius used
to be 4,152 feet high, It Is now only
4,077 foot.
Money-Getting.
A .life of money-gottlng is a lifo of
care. From the first there Is a fretful
anticipation of loss in various ways to
depress and unsettle the mind, nay,
to haunt it, till a man finds he can
think of nothing else. Cardinal New
man. World's Need for Love.
Tho world delights in sunuy people.
The old aro hungering for love moro
than for bread. Tho air of joy is very
cheap; and if you can help tho poor
on with a garment of praise, it will bo
bettor for thorn than blankets. Henry
Drummond.
Of Course She Is.
Tho United States supremo court
has gravely decided that "woman is
in a class by herself." Isn't it com
forting to have the highest judicial au
thority confirm just what all of us
havo always known? N. Y. Herald.
Greatness.
A man Is undoubtedly great when
ho can by remarking that time flies
cause people to telegraph his state
ment to all parts of the country and
comment on It as an evidence of his
profundity.
No Perpetual Youth.
The secret of eternal youth would
make a multimillionaire of its lucky
possessor. But the precious recipe is
still unknown, and society women
must keep their looks at the cost of
time, much trouble and more money.
Extremes of Heat and Cold.
Tho greatest heat is never found on
tho equator, hut some ten degrees to
the north, while moro severe cold has
boen registered in northern Siberia
than has been found near tho pole.
Wood Pulp Makes for Safety.
Wood pulp, sometimes a fatal cargo,
is often used for the safety of ships. A
layer of cellulose is built into their
sheathing, and In tho event of a leak
tends to swell and so closo tho holo.
Warning.
"Lifo Is honoy-sweot now," says the
Adams Enterprise, "with all tho peach
trees In blossom; but please remem
ber that doesn't mean peach-aud-honey
! " Atlanta Constitution.
Lincoln Directory
To paint your poultry shod. It will provont
llco. l'rosorvo your fnnco posts by imintluK
tlum with tar paint boforo aottiiur. Dip your
uhlnnlos In tuv pulnt it pmsorvtM tlmin. Sold
in fiO-jjidlon barrel for Sft 1'Ell UAltllKI..
Sold in ft-Kiillon onus for $1.50 pur can. Tar Is
fhoapor than paint lamoio otloctiruaml lasts
loni;or. Uo.it in tho world for cominiitinl iron.
L1NC0LH OAS & ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.
expert CLEANERS AND DYERS
And Prossers of Ladies'. Gcnllcmon's and
Children's Clothing. Write for Prico List.
J. C. WOOD & CO.
(322 N ST., LINCOLN, NEB.
GOOD AUTOS, CHEAP
On nccount of taking in sovcral machines
cheap, wo can SRLL THEM AT BARGAINS..
Write for lint thi.i week. LINCOLN AUTO
A1UUILU CO., Lincoln, Neb.
More nroof that Eydia E. Pink
ham's vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
"I ras a great Bufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia E. Pinkhatn's Vege
table Compound restored mo to health,
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso
lutely necessary."
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Gey
bourne Ave., Chicago, 111., writes :
"I suffered from female troubles, a
tumor and much inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation v?as necessary to savo
my life. Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetablo
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, mado
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who havo beontroubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, flatulency, indiges
tion,dizziness,or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Between Doctors.
"Was the operation successful, doc
tor?" "Entirely. I charged $G00 and his
executor signed a check for it with
out winking." Kansas City Times.
That an article may bo good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
Is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con
taining one-third more Starch than
can be had of any other brand for the
same money.
When the Lord makes a fool, tk
dovll gives him a tongue. Life.
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Chicago
TO
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VIA
Lake
Shore
LEAVE CHICAGO 9:00 A.M.
ARRIVE NEW YORK 9:15 A. M.
AH incoming morning trains from
the West, Northwest and Southwest
connect with this train in Chicago,
and on arrival in New York passen
gers are landed in
Grand Central
Station
The ONLY railroad terminal in New
York City. Right in the heart of the
hotel and residence district. Subway
station under same roof. 15 min
utes to Brooklyn without change.
A daylight ride along Lake Mich
igan, Lake Eric, through the
Mohawk Valley and down the his
toric Hudson River.
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