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1 1 n v P h ot ZD ai q, m tr f at P tb P ba w gr IS Da en cei cei up wa be In TJa abo dac tbo WOl nea int pr wb( the gret last of g lag iatl eilT bid balL brin mar. and witb Btmi me a. bare ard. take good bjpi for it if of mncl. and i do2Iai to bir Bat were" forth -went, then! forth effect foreij an un The Clews writin deceit- . reason and rt , one of fusion tertol j hare r. thfn8, crctiat gram no j tear. finitesi brio j f well fo least a the paf on the Gcoi j In Cass . In Sut elected 1 lats of i j ' trict. .J a. b. n the droj a candli rick am feated. Jim T tonl'oc enate bright 1 trict mi REORGANIZING THE GUARD ADJUTANT GENERAL BARRY STARTS THE MOVE. Companies of the JMew Regiment Will Be at the Same Points as the Old. Lincoln. Neb. (Special) There has been considerable Interest throughout the state over the reorganization of the Nebraska national guard, which was broken -up. so far as the two Infantry regiments were concerned, by the first call for United States service volun teers. The First and Second regiments. Ne braska national guard, were turned Into the First and Second regiments. Nebraska volunteers, and since the Second has been mustered out the lat ter service the members have-been anx ious to know If the reorganization would be on the basis of the old organ ization or made up of entirely new tompanies. located at new points. Adjutant General . Barry today sent to the Id officers and to a large num tr if men of the old Second a circular letter, in which he informs them that j COIKe fr0m Chicago, and Chicago people the regiment will be reorganized, the ; are the principal ones behind the pro t ompanies to be located at the towns ' ject. The remaining one-fourth of the where located before: that preference ( apital tock of S30.000.000 is being will be given in enlistment to the nie:i eaperly sought for by those outside of vho hold honorable discharge from the 1 the manufacture. United States service, and that when . jn .ew York, Philadelphia. Chicago, there Is signified a desire by enough of st Louis and Indianapolis those anx ihrse to re-enlist in the Nebraska r.a- ious to gPt in are said to be bidding tlor.al guard recruiting commissions will en p0:nts premium for the privilege of be issued. j subscribing. The cemmittee left foi : The adjutant general in h'.s letter Chicago tonight. states that the p'an contemplates thej . companies to retain the lettrr desigr.a-J PREPARING TROOPS. tion formerly held by them. The cr- gan.'zation will be entirely new-tr.at is. Unusual Activity Being Displayed -rhe recruiting will be done anew and i by the War Department. th selection of officers will then be Washington. D. C (Special ) There , a.le in accordance with the state law. ; has been remarkable activity about the , The second preference in enlistment j war department -for several days in the will be given, after members of the j way of preparing trorps for service in company honorably discharged from lands beyond the United States. 5tat c-rriro to other for- An order has been issued d:recting at mer members of the guard, the latter being required to present a surgeon's certificate. It Is expected that tne o;u Srt-ond regiment will be quickly re cruited to the maximum peace limit. SCRAMBLE FOR SEATS. Members of the Legislature Pick Ing- Out Their Places. " Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) There has j teen quite a rush by members-elect for full strength. hoice cf seats in the next house, and I It is believed that the United States today the plat fcr the house on file in , government desires to be in a position the secretary of state's office shows to meet any conditions that may grow more than half of the seats taken. J out of the pending peace negotiation's. The Douglas county delegation has j and to be in readiness to resume hos secured seats or. the north side of the tilities if Spain refuses to accept the center aisle and in the front rows to j terms the American peace commlssion- the fourth of that section. The Lan caster delegation preferred the loca tion occupied last session by its mem bers, and has taken seats well in front and in the central section on the south ! aide of the hall. Peter Jansen has the old -Church Howe" seat and Pollard of ' Cass has the one Just in the rear which was made famous by John C. Watson, and which has come to be known as the "John Watson seat." The same plat of arrangement of desks Is ; ueaLt Bcston business man. who followed year after year, so that these : went to the Island In September and seats are in fact in Just the same po-' nas just returned. sition as when occupied by the former j jje found that well-Informed men legislators whose names they bear. Paul agree that the population of Cuba must Clark of Lancaster says that the al- J have dwindled to about 1,000.000 In alL lowing members to select the seats . of these about 300,000 are Spaniards, they want, providing nobody has asked ; About 100.000 are white Cubans, while for them before. Is but a pretense, and j tne remaining 600,000 are negroes and if there is any rule that requires the : mixed bloods. secretary of state to really give the his information about the reconcen seat to him that he wants he would trades Is that at least 20 per cent of the prefer the one Immediately in the rear ioo.OOO who are pVobably surviving to of the speaker's desk; at any rate h- day are beyond relief and will surely has signified his desire to have this set ,jie frorn starvation. apart for him. The relief sent by the United Spates The contest over the speakership is hag reached the sufferers in the vlcln llkely to be a lively one and the nu-! ny ef Havana. Matanras and Santiago, merous candidates for United States but the larger part of the reconcentra senator are taking considerable inter- J jos have had no help whatever from est In ttls. Among politicians today 'this country. there has been frequent mention of xir ueal finds that the people of jx-Lieuenant -Governor . T. J. Majors In connection, with the a lie a a senatorial position and It Is sail mat his support will be strong from the first if he enters the race. . '. Letter From Captain Taylor. Omaha. Neb (Special Captain W Tavlor cf company L. First c hraska. writes from Manila, under date ..f October 1. and the fo!lowing are ex tracts for information of friends: j Tell th-.se who may ask that in case anything of importance happens con cerning any of my company that I will cable, and that 'no news shall b? .... cM-r. nt t hf ho vs are iiit hnmi.utct hut of course we can- not prevent that and can only try to ioc prevent inn mh ' " " j :ep their minds occupied with other) natters. Have no one in the hospital t 1: ma n the health cf the boys is exception ally good and I am correspondingly happy. I hope to bring everyone home safe and sound, unless we have more warfare, and evn then they shall not he unnecessarily exposea. i ne arrived a few days ago Art- ana. PShh"rhaVbTVhior of th'e -armv to enlov since the day we entertd and captured Manila. The army re- .elved such a batch of letters and -"-.nirtratn ami was buried in the contents. We received many letters :ras:retCaisntot uo1 recede ena 'r-w lines. "In this mail we first learn or wna fWKtir.tr ia bv the accounts from Santiago, and. although we expert - enced enough to show or wnat siun were made, still ours was a grand parade in comparison. Of cours j however, the tragic suicide of Presl vre have had many promotions and dent cross engrossing the most of the more brevets, but If we had none, peo- conversation. Die at home might think we did no; . 1 thtlnB' "We went out and looked over our battle field the other day, and we all . - t -vjd that our former surmises were (Justness Is - oitrpct, and that Lamb , , fortunate Indeed to Mistical ignoramus and lu were the out- arpJot, that be is not only regJiltL for the defeat of the ticket 1 rnrt. t .u- .-Four con- rfQJ.,. , Z . S ,cb wele ' In thix isut Urlgga Is no longer a spy in tiling to camp. Benedict Arnold went to Eng. he re land after he had betrayed his country, la th- aad ily! Low has at last gone over toM"c to the republicans. a ma- tments oters I nent: iisb- Try Thje Joubxal a year. A GIGANTIO TRUST. First Step of the New Tin Plate Combine Completed. Pittsburg. Pa.-(Special.)-The last ol the three-fourths of the capital of tin new tin plate combine to be apportioned among the manufacturers was sub scribed for today. This completes the first and most Important step In the organization of the gigantic combina. tion. The success of the efforts of the un derwriting cemmittee and the seven members of the committee were corre sponding' elated at todays turn of af fairs. Not only Is there a ready acqui escence on the part of the tin plate manufacturers to enter on the basis of fered by the underwriters cf the pro ject, but there seems to be a spontane ous and general desire among outsiders to get In and secure large blocks of the stock. The organization will carry on busi ness under a new charter, with head quarters in either New York or Bos ton. Whether the stock will be listed on the exchanges of the country is also a matter of doubt. All the Pittsburg Interests have signi fied their intention to Join the proposed consolidation, but the most extensive contributions to the capital stock have least ten regiments of the regular Urmy now stationed in northwestern Torts ana pests to rce.u uiciiikh c m readiness for immediate transportation and service in tropical climates. Most of these regiments were sent into the northern and western posts a few weeks ago for recuperation after their Cuban campaign. While holding them selves readv for service these regi- ments w.ll now be recruited to their ers offer. In this connection an inti mation has got about to the effect that during the delay which has occurred Spain has been able to form some sort of coalition with European powers to back up the pretensions she baa been making in the negotiations. 20.000 Will Die. Boston. Mass. (Special.) Late infor mation from Cuba is brought by W. G. property are almost everywhere In fa vor 0f annexation to the United States. Attack Bishop Cranston. Cincinnati. O. (Special.) Private let ters from Bishop Earl Cranston of the Methodist Episcopal church to Rev. D. H. Moo.-e of the Western Christian Ad vocate of this clty tell of the mobbing , of the family of the bishop and of Rev. Dr. Lowery. missionary, in ine eireen of Pekin. China. September 20. The attack was made with sticks and stones by a mob gathered to celebrate the first feast day since the empress had taken the power from the emperor. j The families were going to and from ,he railway station in chairs and carts ar.d were attacked by the half-frenzied Chinamen Lr. Lowery made a brave resistance and succeeded in getting two men and rhililrar. n a nlap r,t ufctV. thOUEb bS suffered a broken rib. .,u offerer! to ! al, forigners. Representations have been ; made to the Chinese government by A I ITT 0Z IlITT JIIVJIBjllll ICO vw'w tne American minister at Pekin. . , ' Depositors After Cash. EmDoria.Kas (Snecial.) The streets were crowded today with depositors of ! 'he closed First National bank, whose president. Charles S. Cross,- yesterday took his lire soon after tne institution ' . a. taken charee of by a receiver. j Many of the depositors had come In : f r0m the countrty. . There was little or no excitement. The coroner's Jury today rendered a j. - . . a i v. .Ka tantft - I The inquiry developed facts that would indicate the collapse of the bank came as a surprise to President Cross and that the resolution to take his own life was formed and carried out within the hour. Cross carried from 160,000 to 170.000 life insurance. ' - ' " gt Mo. (Special.) Tellow and white pine lumber representatives of the Mississippi valley are holding a con ference here today for the purpose of bringing about a better understanding between the two Interests. More-than 100 are present, representing the Mis-:-sissippl Valley Lumbermen's associa tion, the Southern association and tha Wisconsin Lumbermen's association: J. E. Defebaugh, Leonard Bronson and B. Arthur Johnson of the Chicago Tlaa berman and J. W. Barrey of the Chi cago Northwestf rn. Lumberman are in attendance . . TO BE HAPPY A Woman of Experience Draws Some Wise Conclusions. During the last few months I nave written on various phases of matri mony, but a lady said to ine the other day that I had so far neglected to treat of the most important matter which conduced to matrimonial felicity. This lady has had experience, for she has been twice married happily both times. I believe and is still quite young enough to make a new venture in the dangerous experiment of uniting - two personalities harmoniously. "I used to think." she said, "that marriage was all the poets said It was 'two souls with but a single thought. two hearts that beat as one and all that kind of thing. I snppose If young men and young women did not hold to this pleasant theory that few of them would rush into matrimony in the way they do. So it Is probably Just as well that they should think such things, for even when they learn that minds and souls and hearts are not single, there Is still a chance for them. Indeed. If there were no chance there would be no happiness, for happiness that lasts comes after the realization of the dual ity of the married, and that happiness is invariably founded on an unformu lated compromise. "Nature," the dear lady went on to say, "is war, ana war, as or um eral Sherman says. Is hell. But out cf that war. even though not a sun be fired, there can come lasting peace. rhe peace, however, which lasts Is not the result of conquest, but of of com promise of a compromise by whloh ?ach party retires with the honors of war. Then they can. like the lovers in the fairy tales, live happy ever after ward." This was no new idea to me. but the ady spoke from the fulness of exprt- nce. and I asked her to go in and elu cidate her theory. She consented to do io, but not in an interview. The let ter she promised to write has Just been eceived, and here are extracts from It: "When I said that there never were ases in which the lives of newly wed ded people blended perfectly from the beginning. I meant to state a general reposition forcibly, and not in the least to deny that there were exceptions tr his rule, as to every other. There are tome few mortals In the wona o harmingly amiable that nothing ever lisconcerts their serenity. Now. when :wo such happen to marry and I have tnown it to happen there is every rea- jon why from beginning to end they should get on without any warfare or the need of compromise. Such cases. jowever. are rare indeed; they are more are than the exceptional amiable per- ons themselves, for it sometimes hap pens that one of these amiable men or women is Joined to a scolding, shrew- sh. or a discontented partner. Even hen there is often more than the sem blance of happiness, for the amiable nember of the firm always gives way. ind the other member of the partner ship, being In command, must needs be is happy as bad temper will permit. "I suspect, however, that both ot hese are exceptional instances excep ional because this charming amiability a very rare Itself. As a general thing ihe men and the women who get mar led are 'much of a muchness. and all ire burdened with as many faults as Jiey can carry and keep in decent con- :ealment. Both of them in the days f courtship manage this concealment jretty well, and for two reasons. There s a elamour about that period of lire a-hich prevents clarity of vision, and hen again both men and women, par- .Icularly men. are better in the mating teason than at any other time. The s-ery fact of the'eoming union makes their aspirations higher and their ac tions purer. But precious few of them ire perfect with tha-perfection which bides 'no flaw. "And so. when they get married and tee one another Just as they are. with jompany manners put away and in, the jasy familiarity of home undress, then s the time that they need to adjust themselves the one to the other to compromise theirdlfferences in tastes. n habits and in temperament. That is no easy matter, but the time quickly comes for ninety and nine out of every hundred who are married. Some never effect the compromise, and of them we hear anon in the divorce courts, or we see the evidences ot unhapplness with which they drag out their miserable lives. "I do not pretend that all divorces result from this lack of compromise in the beginning. Not at all. Sometimes men and sometimes women, as they get older, develop Into latent devils, which, earlier, slept peacefully and quietly. Then, again, good men and good women have become bad because of temptations to which they had never been subjected In youth, and which they were not. therefore, prepared to combat. Take drunkenness in men for Instance. That unquestionably wrecks more homes than any other im morality, for the very good reason that it leads to nearly all the others. That is a weakness the cultivation of which works as swiftly as the sowing by Cadmus of the dragohs teeth. Yet drunkenness is a thing that "can not very well be provided against, nor yet can it be made a matter of compromise. "I confess that I never had to deal with it, but I have seen others try, and I verily believe that the gentle hand Is always the strongest handT Now, gen tleness is the very essence of compro mise, so even in the home wrecking matter the spirit of compromise is be lieve to be better than the wilful and the masterful way. I do not insist on it, however, because I know not of it in my personal life, and only speak of It as a distressed observer. Bad - teeth are responsible for fully half the ear troubles. When the teeth are bad the affection spreads to the ears and dire results are likely to fol low. An ulcerated tooth is' in close touch with th 'ear tubes.' Most ab scesses of the ear result from troubles that had their origin in bad teeth. Cincinnati Enquirer: Mrs. Weddcash You know that I made you what you are. Weddcash That's right, woman; gloat over your work! IN MATRIMONY "The one curious thing about matri monial . compromises is that the less worthy always give up the least. Take a silly man and a wise woman, and he is sure to rule the roost. This would seem in the fact of it to-argue against compromises. But such is not at all the case. A marrlagein which there Is happiness is a pure democracy, and all the parties to it must be cut off a bit and .somewhat added to the stature of the other. Of course, It Is dreadfully sad that somewhat of the best should be sacrificed to the unworthy; It would be much better the other way. But then life Is not a picnic, or If It Is it is a picnic on a rainy day. Still we can extract a lot that Is satisfactory out of it if we are more skillful In our antics than the bull in the china shop. There are instances, to be sure, where to effect a compromise the sacrifices are much too great to be endured. Then comes sure unhapplness, unhapplness which it may be is worse than the pain of making the sacrifices. "I know of an Instance. Two young people were married Just after getting out of their teens. It seemed likely that they would be happy, as both were worthy and upright and the hus band had no bad habits and was also blessed with an ample competence. Neither was particularly cultivated, and so far as education was concerned they were on a par. As they grew old er It was hard for them to get along the girl had come from a sprightly race, the boy from a sedate one. She loved to sing aid dance and be merry; he, when his work was done, wanted to sleep. She gave up her singing and dancing and became as sedate as a Quaker. He merely slept after doing the work in which she had no share. Deprived of the innocent gayeties to which she had been accustomed, the young woman began to read. Having a quick mind, the reading oined to her new realms, and in these she lived a life in which he could not participate. In cultivation she was soon miles be yond him. Among their friends, when he took a holiday from his work and his sleep, she shone like a star, while ie sat like a bump on a log, silent, and when not silent, boorish. He sought by little tyrannies and base cruelties to oppress the woman who was his wife. Well, I won't tell you any more of the story. It had the Inevitable end the man went to the bad. went to the bad because In the beginning he did not have the sense to work less and sleep less in a word, because it was not In his nature to compromise, but, on the contrary to demand everything and give nothing." There are several other paragraphs in the lady's letter all tending, to the same thing. I believe she is quite right. Compromise between the married Is as good as arbitration between nations. But I do not think that anything is quite so dangerous as an attempt at arbitration between the married. If they cannot settle and arrange their differences no one can do It for them. Besides, what they know' of each other is privileged, and so long as there is no pretence of keeping the compact that knowledge mus't be" Inviolably se cret. I can think of nothing quite so vile and low as a' wife complaining to an outsider of her husband except when a husband speaks in other than words of praise of his w Ife. When the time to speak arrives, then the time to part has surely come. I believe sincerely In matrimonial compromise, but In matrimonial arbi tration, never. Pay of Lawyers. Ifi Norway. the members of the Stor thing receive $3.50 per day during the sessions, which usually last six weeks. but which' have been extended to as many months. In Austria the pay is the'same'as in France, S3 a day. In Greece the senators get J100 a month and' the deputies $50. In Germany the members of both houses receive about $2.50 a day. In Denmark the members of the Landsthing each receive about $3 a day. In Belgium each member of the chamber of representatives gets $85 a montn. in ronugai ipe peer anu commons are paid the "same sum, which is about $355 a year. In Spain the mem bers of the Cortes are not paid for their services, but enjoy many advan tages and Immunities. In Switzerland the members of the National Council get $3.50 per day. and the council of state, the lower house. $1.60 In Italy the senators and deputies are not paid at all, but they are allowed traveling expenses and certain ether privileges. England Is the only country where the members of parliament are not only un paid, but have no special rights of priv ileges. In Sweden the members of the diet receive $330 for a session of four months, but they have to pay a ftyie of $3 for every day's absence. Prince Ferdinand of Roumania, who has been hunting in the Carpathians, expressed a desire to kill a bear, and soon after had the luck to start two up. one of which he shot. On examin ing the carcass he found a hole through the. nose, as though the animal had worn a ring, and Inquiry brought out the confession that one of his retinue had bought the bears from a showman in order to gratify the prince's wish. Four immense" five-story brick flats in Harlem "have been moved 105 feet to make way for a bridge, the opera tion requiring twenty-one days. There were 325 Jack-screws under the build ings and at each signal they were shift ed three-sixteenths of an inch. The contractor received $10,000 for the work, which was entirely successful. - Chapped hands are the result of care lessness, as a rule. If one. after bath lig his hands; will dry them thoroughly before going out in the cold air he will never have his hands to chap. Aftet the mischief Is done, no preparation will prove any better in correcting the evil than cold cream, which can b bought at any drug store. Chicago Record: "You don't seem tt sympathize with .your husband's in somnia." "No; be has the snoring kJLa 1 GOOD NEWS FOP Photographers, manufacturers of sen sitized paper and dealers are startled jver the announcement ot M. JStef fens. a Chicago photographer, tlu V he has discovered the secret of packing al bumen paper whereby the life of the atter, instead of be'.ng ephemeral, can 'iow be prolonged an indefinite number jf years. No less astounding will be the an nouncement in Europe, where the finer grades of sensitized papers are manu 'actured. Many directly interested will -e loath to believe the secret has been iolved after nearly forty years' search, but such Is fact, and so assured is lis success that Mr. Steffens has been granted letters patent on his process from Washington, and as soon as sim ilar patents can be obtained In Euro pean countries he will divulge the se' ?ret to the world, this story being per mitted to disclose only a partial revela tion. Tests were made of his process a few lays ago before several prominent pho tographers and paper manufacturers, nd were so highly successful that the witnesses at once opened negotiations to secure an Interest In the patent, which were laughingly refused by the inventor, who declared that he had ievoted a lifetime to securing the se cret, and when he felt that everything A-ould work smoothly he would give the benefit of his researches to the world. DISCOVERKD BY ACCIDENT. If the foregoing facts are surprising to the photographic world, still more so will be the statement that while con ducting his experiments with albumen paper Mr. Steffens also discovered that tl:it same process applied to sensitized iiy plates would insure their lif? In- lefinitely, and that manufacturers In stead of being compelled to give a guarantee for a stated period, or stamp their goods ' These plates must be used before " (mentioning a date a few months after the p'ates are rackedi , con r.ow manufacture their peed and dispose of them on the market "Good to be used at any time ' To manufacturers of albumen paper the annual saving cf this Invention will be a'most :ncalculab!e To photograph ers, so far advanced !n their profession that they can manufacture or treat their own paper. It will mean a saving of hours of toll and money and loss in waste by overproduction. To p'ate manufacturers It will save each firm from $15,000 to $20 000 annually lost on plates relumed, their life having be come extinct. The Invention consists cf a peculiar ly constructed tin box, made in varied sizes, according to the standard size? jf paper manufactured two plates of glass, the subjection of th box when packed to a certain degree of heat, the creation of a vacuum. th? package then being hermetically sealed Simple, in deed, but cf fnfin.te value to the pho tographic world. Every jart and parcel of Ihe process, however is cov ered by the ratent. but even at that could not be Infringed tpen. as machin ery of a certain descrlptlcn mtst be built for the manufacture of the fccxes. and every avenue whereby moisture might enter being effectually closed by the vacuum srad the sealing process The whole secr?t briefly summed up. Is the elimination of all moisture from the Interior of th box and its contents A factory for the manufacture of the boxes will soon be established In the city, with a downtown office and show rooms. Nearly forty years ago the practica bility of albumen paper for photo graphic purposes was discovered. Its imnmrtimhllitv was discovered the next day. when the paper became worth nothing, and fresh batches had to be prepared Since that time all sorts cf nrlmnta rAV tftn CCndUCted. tO K"- " ' " " " Ind. If possible, tome methed cf tack- :ng the taper so that its effectiver.ess night at least be retained tntll d Fcd f by dealers, it remained, however, for Mr. Steffens o discover, aiier tins " vi j - i what hundreds of ethers had befc-e failed to realize. Moisture was the en emy to be overcome, and Mr. Steffens made this discovery in a peculiar man ner.. Many who visited the World s fair In 1891 will remember the two beautiful albums displayed In the Russian ex hibit. Tney were designed for the Czarina of Russia, and Mr. Steffens was deputized by the Russian commis sioner to ship them to her majesty at the close of the fair They ccst $2,200. and to enhance' their value they were fitted with beautiful views of the build ings and other objects of interest in and around the grounds. - The albums were duly shipped to Russia at the close of the fair, but three months later Mr. Steffens.recelv ed a letter from the Imperial household, stating that the beautiful views had al most faded out, and requesting him to secure duplicates as soon as possible. Then came the difficulty. Mr. Steffens hunted high and low, but found that the negatives were missing. Some had been broken and some mislaid, while the balance were destroyed in the fires which followed so closely the closing of the fair. He was forced to humbly ad mit to the czar of all the Russlas that It was utterly Impossible to secure du plicates of the views. MOISTURE THE ENEMY! Then Mr. Steffens began to think over a proposition that had worried him for years. He was aware, with all other photographers, that emulsion . prints would fade out in time, but he was not quite prepared for such a sudden disap pearance. He became convinced that this trouble was caused by the paper Chops, birds and dry fish are all most delicate when broiled in paper. Use heavy white note paper spread with olive ell or butter:- When the ar ticle to be broiled is laid therein, salted and peppered, the edges of the paper case should " be turned over ' several times like' a little hem, and pinched to gether close? to the meat. The paper will char a long while before Igniting, and the contents will be basted in their own Juices. The time required for broiling in paper Is usually about eight KODAK FIENDS becoming Impregnated with moisture before being exposed to-sun.ight on the negatives, and figured that if this could be overcome, not only could the paper be kept an indefinite time, but that the prints themselves, after the proper ton ing baths and fixing, would retain their detail for as long a period. Then he began experimenting harder than ever. He worked by night and day, taking little recreation for himself except such as he sought cn his steam yacht, and even In his trips across and around the lakes his mind was busily revolving this puzzle. Experiments failed, but he kept at his work assiduously, never once discouraged, and about a year ago he at last solved the probiem. He kept his secret closely guarded, however, un til he was positive the paper would last in the trial box he had made for it. Then he found his years of labor crown- ed with success, and only a little slip in drawing up the patent papers let the secret cut. He would rot admit his success, however, until he had called ' to his aid teveral prominent photcg- j raphers and plate manufacturers and submitted his process to them Their enthusiasm over the solving of the vex- atious problem of years was to great that his eecret was a secret no longer. 1 .ithn.mh th. nhtnranhiP wnrM a not yet fully aware cf its complete success. APPI.lPn TO DRY PT.ATES. 1 -., ... Y.I preserve albumen paper that Mr. Stef fens became convinced that a similar treatment admin. stered to dry plates would work equal success. For years dry plates have been enveloped in dense black paper and packed in straw board boxes Strawboard. no matter what quality, contains a certain per centage of hyposulphite of soda, the deadliest enemy to the sliver used In the emulsion with which the glass plate is treated. It was for this reason that plates could net be guaranteed to work ! rrcperly after a certain time. Plates had to te manufactured by miliicns to satisfy r.ct only the regular phetcgra- phers. but the thousands cf amateurs all over the world. Expensive boxes for rarlflnc mlchf hflvn hppn cer'lirAri hut the Plates had to be manufactured " worM n nUf"an natu; . . cheaply to supply the enormous de-. Then cne of them became i 1L And mand. and they ceased to become cheap""" a9ed hlm-not even the best when expensive boxes had to be used. The manufacturers preferred to stand , . - ... 1U . j I robbed of their vitality than to expend I . ... i twee the sum to pack them properly. . , . o. m - i The simplicity of Mr Steffens inven- tion. however, allows the manufacturers to use for packing boxes cheaper even than the strawboard kind, and besides avoiding any material in which hypo sulphite of soda plays the least part, the elimination cf all moisture from contact with the plates renders them absolutely Imperishable. except. cf course, when exposed to a white light anywhere outside of the camero. INVENTOR IN HIS STUDIO. In a cozy, richly furnished room leadir.g from the hall into his studio, is t here Mr. Steffc r.s has dene most of his thir.klrg. On the deer Is a silver plate tearing the words "Private Office." but as the deer is always cpen and ail vis itors are cordially atked to walk in. this seems a bit tuperflucus. On the wall facing the cpen doorway is a huge diploma of parchment stamped with the seal ot thi United States and signel by"Grover Cleveland. President." which announces that M. J Steffens is the accredited consul for Chile in the five middle states On the other walls hang elegant paintings, superbly framed while interspersed here and there are trophies of the chase and hunt, for the owner is something of a sportsman, and In spite of all his labors finds occasional periods for a sojourn in the woods and plains. Curios and pictures from China ar.d Japan ard trlc-a-brac from cthei foreign countries denote that at some time in the jast the ir.ver.tcr has been an extensive traveler. In a showcase aeainst cr.e wall are a number cf X-ray machines. Crockes tubes, etc.. which shew that he has made seme search In that direction. In another corner are a number of zithers of his own make. and a huge pile of well-thumbed music denotes that he has some talent In that direction also. SECRET IS LET OUT. Surrounded by such pleasant scenes. Mr. Steffens was found-one day last reek. Just after he had been displaying is preserving process to a number of w h photographers. He smiled when the first mention was made of his recent Inventions. "So my secret is a secret no longer." he said. "I was not aware that it had reached any one outside of a few cf my personal friends. "Yes. it's a fact." he continued. In answer to a question, "that I have per fected a process to perpetuate the life of albumen paper and dry plates, but it seems indelicate for me to talk of my work. It savors too much of ego tism. I really wish, if you desire any information, that you would ask some of the professional men for whom I have made tests." CROWNED WITH SUCCESS. "I don't want to say too much on the subject until I have the machinery all ready to make the bpxes. That done, I can turn out the material faster than the dealers can use it. and at a price that is only a slight advance over the old methods. "The fading out of World's fair pho tographs, the loss of so many beautiful reproductions, spurred me on in my ef forts. I knew that there was something to be obtained to insure success, and I found it. My reward comes to me nro another peculiar disclosure which ctme during my experiments. While e testoK0 r various papers In the box I m the paper -nctly up-to-date Vf tents will FOOTWRAP rt minutes. When orownea ine comems wn, .rULITYVEAR of a turn juicy, aeiicaie anv for even the stomach of orougfit to this cl frv "'f'Kf'he most fashici ine nrai aim juivra lu iiic iv eating. " The large filet of chltV Get ed In this way Is delicious ai assimilation. ' j The most ' recent estimated wealth ot Great BrItainandTjL $60,000,000.000. . . X remarkable discovery tl.at certain paper passing through cne cf the tens came out a most beautiful matte paper, so nearly l:ke the genuine piatlnum paper as hardly to be discerned from it. I don't mean eollo. coliodicn or any gela tin papers, or aristo. p'.atir.o. but the genuine platinum paper. A little fur ther In my experiments 1 found that I cou'.d even surpass genuine platinum paper in the finish cf the matte surface. INVENTOR WILL TRAVEL. "When 1 get my other plans In good working crder I Intend to manufacture the new paper ;n vast quantities and throw it upen the market, to that ama teur photographers, "kodak fiends," you call them, can have the benefit of it. I will at the same time give them pub licly my private formulas for develop ing negatives and printing, toning and fixing the paper so as to obtain the best results. I shall, however, be compelled to ask consumers of the paper to use, for the present, my bl-chloride of gold solution, as I do not feel li?posed to disclose that particular formula, hav ing obtained it at great cost and loss after years of experimenting. In time however. I will give that, too, to the world at large. "Am I done with my exp.rlm?r.ts? No, indeed. I shall keep on working, for there are ether details in the business which can be vastly improved upon, and it :s pleasure for me to labor cn them. I am not after profit. My sole detire is to advance as far as possible the art of photographey. which has been a life study with me. I shall take a little rest and ttavel before resuming, however. I am going to Holland before fpring, and from have there to Switzerland, wnere i many friends snd relatives. When I come back I shall pick up the thread where I broke St eff ar.d resume my la bors." An O'd Fashioned Remedy. They were two old beys w:fn Ca silver locks and they had many other things In common, memories and a host of chestnutty old stories, from which they brushed the mold whenever they met. Their Jokes also had an ancient fla vor, but they never wearied of telling them. While there were a few things they acknowledged as superior to the inventions cf the olden time, for the most part they bewailed the decadence doctor :n the country when he came to see him. He wanted old-fashioned rem edies that had rot been heard of In two generations, and lamented the good old .,,.. c practice ot phlebotomy and other pass- , , . , ed away specifics of materia medica. c . . . , . . ... When he was at his lowest his old chum called, bringing a small, mys terious looking package, which the sick man put under his pillow. "Where did you find :t?" he asked feebly. In an cld-fashloned place in a back street, where some nice people have a little shop. It's the very same we used to buy when we were boys. 1 felt that it woulvl cure you as soon's ever I saw It." "I've got stacks of things I don't want." said the sick man. "but nothing that'll set me up like this." and he mumbled something between his lips, not fcrgetting to say: "Have a bite, too. Maybe you need Vt as much as I do." ' " I got some for myself." said the old chum, "and it took me right back to when I was a boy. and" Here the nurse sent him away, but from that hour the sick man revived and In a few days was up and about. "I'd like to know what that other old chap brought him." the doctor said to the nurse. "Nothing but some pink an! white sticks of old-fashioned peppermint can day they couldn't have helped him any." responded the nurse, looking af fably over her glasses. Ah. she was too young to know. Smallest Church In England. Where is the smallest church in America? It would be Interesting to know. The smallest church In Eng land has been discovered at Lullington, tn Sussex. The village itself is on so small a scale thatlheminiature church, some sixteen feet square, is quite large enough to supply its needs. Built In mediaeval times upon a slight emi nence within a short distance of Alfrls ton. the church is reached by a path which passes through charming scen- : ery. The present structure stands upon the site of the chancel of the build Ung destroved during the Cromweiuan struggles, and at the same time the church records disappeared, to th-t even the name cf the patron saint is not now known. Some Idea of the di minutive ' appearance cf the building, which accommodates only about thirty worshipers, can be gathered from a glance at a picture of it. Inside the small tanctuary the large pulpit com pletely dwarfs the scanty sitting ac commodation. The belfry Is more for ornament than use, anl the birds are allowed to retain undisputed posses sion. Jeweled pins such as men wear ars now adopted by women to fasten their laces, and the Jeweler sells them' In sets, six In a tiny leather case, each pin glittering with a different colored head. These little nlns look very pretty, nest- fling amid the frills and fluffs of the JJU1I11 J rt.ciivuii - " - Jace ties, and they are also useful for the delightful Jabots and neck bows of plaited l.:riou?i?s8e:,ne worn with satin SC'-h : . ' A m'isl TWhrat fl fl fe R, jo the pri i ntamtii acollftv IX V lately i i f- m - VI LOTlf ,' a? jr A .