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QBOftOI GOULD'S LXTT1A.
App-h for Half a Million Dollar
for the World ! Fair.
(rt-orge J. Gould lias written the fol
io winy Inter:
"Honorable Benjamin B. Ode.ll, gov
ernor of New y(rk State. Albany, N. V.
My leear Sir: With my knowledge of
the magnificent stretch of country be
twr; the Alleghanies and the Rock
Mountains, drained by the Mississippi
river and lu tributaries. 1 have always
beer, and am now strongly Impressed
with the commanding position of the
city of St. Ixmis, the central city of the
great Mississippi valley, and I am deep
ly in earnest with others In endeavor
Jig id build .;p her trade and com
merce. A vital factor In the immediate
future of the advancement of these will
be the. lx)iilsiana Purchase exposition,
the pates of whic h will be thrown open
in little more than a year and the plans
of which are laid on broad and compre
li' DHK lines.
"The exposition will not benefit St.
J-oiiif alone, nor aid only the develop
ment of the remarkable aggregation of
Mates between the Allcghatnles and
the Kocky mountains, but will assist
filrnont equally In the advancement of
all the states In the Union and of all
hiiereHts and industries throughout the
country generally.
"I hese international expositions are.
milestones In the path of progress and
civilisation, and are ho recognized by
the great nations and by none more so
than our own. It is not necessary to re
i .ill to your mind the liberal action of
congress and of the different states in
f:.vor of the Columbian exposition of
!;!S nor of Its and their liberality to
w .'irj other expositions not internation
al In character, but upon a lower plane,
and within narrower hounds. Congress
has. as you know, made a large appro
priation in support of the St. Louis en
terprise, this national aid being about
the same as that glveu to the memora
ble exposition of 1S!C.
"You doubtless have already Inferred
from what I have said that 1 am about
to plead for a liberal appropriation by
the FCmpire state for a New York state
building and exhibit at the St. louls
expedition. The wealth and dignity of
New York sustained and strengthened
by the resources of the country at
large, and depending mainly upon them
for the commerce of her great metropo
lis, fully warrants an appropriation of
at least half a million dollars.
"1 have been informed that but $50,
luti has been suggested, and It is the
mention of this entirely Inadequate
amount, coupled with the fear that this
or a sum much more large will be ap
propriated, which leads me to appeal
to you as I am doing. I urge as earn
estlya; I can an approprlatloncommen
Mirafe with the wealth and great ties
f this state, and one that will by its
liberality be a lasting assurance of the
t;ciod will of the Empire State toward
he r sister states of the Mississippi val
ley, and more especially Missouri.
"In behalf of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition I beg that you will use your
influence for an approbation of not less
ihan $"i00,()00. Apologizing for intruel
ir,g on your time, believe me with much
respect, yours sincerely,
GEORGE J. GOULD.
THE RULING PASSION.
Remained Strong In Her Under
Strikingly Adverse Circumstances.
Smart Set: "It was kinder funny
that. Is, overlookln' the seriousness of
It." Miid the landlord of the I'eltyvllle
tavern. "You see, Miss Gabriella Lanks,
vho has- not mctnln' any dlsrespm-t to
1 r. you understand been an old maid
so long that It's generally believed to
l:n chronic, approached the railroad
crrnsin'. and a brakeman waved a r-cl
ti .i' at her to warn her of danger. She
thought he was tryln' to flirt with her.
,-uH advanced toward him with a smile,
rnd a caboose that was backin' up
clruck her good and plenty. Luckily,
no bones were broken, and the first
tiling she said when she recovered con
sciousness was:
" 'Oh, this Is so sudden!' "
Baby's First Teeth.
Mulanna Wheeler In Harper's Ba
zar: It Is a mistake to think that the
illc,'s tint set of teeth need little or no
attention, and that nature will care for
them. As a matter of fact, from the
moment the first little teeth make their
ippearance the care of the teeth should
commence. The strength of the sec
ond or permanent teeth depends large
ly cm the good and sound condition of
the flr-t. As the decay of the teeth al
ways rnmmenePH from the outside, the
frst care I the mouth. It should be
kert clean and none of the germs
w -filch cause decay be allowed to remain
there. Acid is one of the first causes
of decay in the early teth. and the
cause of acid in the mouth Is often that
after each meal a small portion of the
milk Is allowed to remain In the mouth,
wrere the warm temperature causes
fermentation. In a small baby, th
mouth sboud be washed with water
containing a pinch of borax or borle
Hcld solution after every meal, and at
lerist two or three times a clay In an
older child. A soft bit of linen or a
little absorbent cotton wrapped around
th finger Is sufficient for this process.
When the child's double teeth come, a
iml soft tooth brush slrrild be used.
He ure to use the brush gentlv, em
ploying the horizontal motion and the
perpendle ular as well, as by doing this
the bristles of the brush get between
the teeth and dislodge little particles
( food which cling there, The mouth
nlso should be opened wide, and the
crown of the teeth well brushed. Aft'T
the teeth are washed, the month should
l,e thoroughly rinsed. It. is net neces
miry to use scrips or tooth pastes or
powders. Plain boiled water, or water
with a pinch of borax, or a saturated
olulion of boric-acid wash, the last
t.Tlng mildly antiseptic, can be used.
A Narrow Escape.
rhllndelphln Press: Onssldy "Ol
-was born in 'BK. an' a lucky t'Ing It wan
fur me."
f.-iS' V - "Wan It o Phwy?"
Cassuly "Well, ye see the twlnfy
nlnt' v Fab'ry Is me birthday, an' so
If 'fiH hadn't been a leap year 01 wudn't
a' had been born at all, at all."
A monument to the memory of Mat
thias Ilnldwln, the father of the loco-motive-building,
Inrtuittry in this coun
try, and founder of the Institution at
Tlroad and Spring Garden atreets which
hears hi name, la to be erected In
Philadelphia.
TULA 'I FLAW.
Tha Orat InTtntor Preparing to
Send Wlrcleaa Xcaaagea.
New York World : Nikola Tesla sayg
that he is nearly ready to make a prac
tical test of hlg ystem of wireless te
legraphy at long distances. He told a
reporter that he expected to be able to
make a definite announcement on the
subject within three monthH.
Mr. Tesla's work and plans In this
direction have been surrounded by
much mystery. He has been experi
menting for several years. Some of his
experiment were conducted on the top
of Pike's Peak, which gave rise to a
report that his sending and receiving
stations were to be located at very high
altitudes.
In August last, however, he pur
chased 200 acres of land at Warelen
clyffe, l j. L, and announced that hl
principal station on this side of the
Atlantic would be located there. War
dendyfTe is on the north shore of Vong
Island, about fi.'i miles from this city.
It Is reached by the Port Jefferson
branch of the Ixng Island railroad.
The most Interesting building In pro
cess of erection at WardenclyfTe Is the
tower, from which wireless messages
will be sent and received. When com
pleted it will be 216 feet high. The
diameter at the base is 100 feet; at the
top 80 feet. It is constructed of wood
and Iron. The secrets of the Interieer
of the tower are closely guarded. It Is
known, however, that at the base of
the structure there is an entrance to a
well 120 fe-et deep, with a staircase lead
ing clown into it. From the bottom of
the well there will be four tunnels, each
100 feet long, which are now being ex
cavated. Mr. Tesla has recently taken out pat
ents on several new devices fur receiv
ing wireless messages. The purpose: of
his new Instruments is to inc rease the
force of the impulses proriucid by the
Hertz waves. Speaking of his system,
he said :
"The current which I will use will he
of the familiar alternating type. The
energy which Is generated in that, form
will be therefrom the intensity of the
vibrations will be magnled 10.000
times. These vibrations will be of the
kind best calculated for transmission
through the earth, which Is my real
conductor. At the receiving station I
will provide rne-ans for magnifying the
force of the incoming vibrations a quar
ter of a million times."
It is not known where the Tesla sta
tion on the other side of the Atlantic
will he located. The; inventor Is con
ducting his work as secretly as possi
ble, because be does not want his
rivals to learn of the plans. It Is
known among his friends that he was
greatly disappointed because Marconi
was the first to send a wireless message
across the Atlantic, an honor which he
had hoped to win for himself. He has
declared, however, that he expects to
eclipse the performance of Marconi
when he gets his system in operation.
"VACCINATION EUCHRE."
Novel Di-version at a Recent Card
Party in South Brooklyn.
New York Tribune: South Brooklyn
has gone vaccination mael. It has conic
to such a pass that a person who can
not show a vaccination mark Is at once
branded as a social outcast. It all came
about through one or two cases of
smallpox Just this side of the Ray
Illclge district, when several persons
who hail attended a dance were' com
pelled to Kiibmit to vaccination hy the
hoard of health elex-tors. There was
walling and gnashing e.f teeth among
the fair women and brave men, but
afler it was all over they swore they
would start a fashion. So they began
talking to their frii'nds, dilating on the
joys of the "glass arm" until the idea
gradually spread, and one after the
other quietly slipped away and submit
ted his or her arm for treatment.
"Who was vaccinated today?" In the
question first asked at every evening
entertainment in that section of the
borough. Last weetr, at a meeting of
the Perpetual Youth F.uchre. club, the
members voted that they would not
only hn vaccinated, but that they would
have It done In style, in a way that
would make their friends envious. A
committee was appointed to make the
arrangements. A "vaccination euchre
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R.
Drl-coll. 2X8 Forty-Klghth street, the
other flight was the outcome. A press
committee had taken pains to Inform
the newspapers that, their representa
tives were; "cordially Invited to bo pres
ent." Promptly at 8 o'clock the members of
the Perpetual Youth Knchre club met
at this Priscoll home and engaged In a
last game, as they do not expect to be
able to shuffle the cards again for at
least a week. Half an hour later. Dr.
It. K. Courhlln of 286 Forty-Seventh
street, leioking grave, and carrying a
mysterious package under his arm. was
ushered In. A shudder ran around the
room, and then each of the victims
plucked up courage and lined up. while
some one played "(Comrades" on the
piano.
Sb'eves were rolled up, and the oper
ation began. Some laughed and others
cried, but they all tried to be brave,
and at laM It was all over.
POWELL CLAYTON.
D. H. Mealy through Senator Nel
son hn filed with the State De
partment a complaint that Ambas
sador Clayton by becoming a member
of a large company enjoying conces
sions from the Mexican Oovemment
has unfiled hlsseJf (or bia diploma
tic position. ( f
TO THC EAJTZB HAT.
fJ, Bt
Of fancy, fuaa and flowera
And feather, Aim and flutf, 'un '
t'pon a he&d a Mailt ai you;
Ob, dcllcatecaiten drearn
Of eJowwreM- and doll; , ,
Oh. mllllntn-rd melody '
Of matron and of miiiri: '
Oh. rapturous bunch of boianf
Bedizening womankind
How beautiful you arc.
Holned on the tresiif
Touched wtlh glinting gold, T
Or mincet kissed.
Or richly brown as Mother Earth
Now flushed with budding spring;
Or fair aa streaming strands
Of soft spun silver silk!
Mtui'li fascinated eyes
Ar Axed on you
And, lost In admiration of your chartna,
lie quite forireta
Mow great the cost of beauty U.
fcet llhfr a crown
Of fair filigree
Above a feu an angel would
trlve heaven for.
You diadem an Keister Queen
With all the (florle-s - .
Of the Eaater morn. ,
And raeeke a halo
lok like thirty cents. ii
You are a poem " '
Wrought In wire and lace, T
And fabric fragile ,
As the poet's dream.
Illumined by the tint and shades
That painters breathe
Into the pictures of their souls.
Your harmony of hues holds fast
The fancle-s and the frenzies of
The limner's spirit and Its scope.
And light divides Itself
in seven tlme-a seven spertrum tones
To make your color scheme
A brilliant, bursting,
Hlazonry of bloom. I'
The sculptor's sorcery seeks
All stiHpes
(t earth and air and sky.
And frost and sunny time,
And holds all lines of hgura
Into you. V
Oh! Raster Hat; '
fell! fleeting flash I
That fulminates
I The flowery charge of spring
j And bursts It Into bloom
! That fills
I The circumambient nlr
j With rainbow remnants
I Multiplied a million times;
i ln! Kaster Hat,
, Infinity
Of shape and size.
; Of colorature and cost;
Oh! Kaster Hat,
j Oh! prlsmed praise and prayejr '
Of woman's love and hope,
Oh! say,
Are you on straight?
j W. J. Iimpton.
SPADING UP THE GARDEN.
Be Sure the Ground is Dry Enough
Before the Work Begins.
! Country Life for March: It will be
of great advantage if the spot selected
for the vegetable garden can be spaded
In the fall, but In any case this should
be done as early in the spring as the
soil ia dry enough to handle, but then
and always care should be taken not to
disturb It while wet. When a hand
ful of soil taken from four to eight
j inches below the surface pressed with
i tne hand into a ball is sticky and can
i not be readily crumbled Into fine earth,
it Is too wet to handle, and spading or
I otherwise disturbing it will do more
I harm than good. After the first spring
spading the ground should stand for a
week or ten days, and It. would be bet
, ter were II soaked with rain and again
become, dry enough to work. It should
then be spaded over again, taking pains
to make it as fine as possible.
We must now exk about for a fert il
izer. If it can be easily obtained, rome
fine horse manure comparatively free
from straw or other bedding is exce
lent. It should be evenly spread over
the surface at the rate of from one
half to a full bushel to the square yard,
according to its freedom from coarse
bedding. In lieu of this, one might
use about one-half the hulk of manure
from a hen roost or pigeon loft, and If
not natural manures are easily avail
able one can obtain from the local seed
; stores commercial fertilizer, of which
' about onehalf pound to the square yard
Is sufficient. Whatever fertilizer is
used, great pains should be taken to
1 scatter It evenly over the surface nnd
i then to mix It with the surface Roil
' with a hoe or the point of the Hpade, as
much of lis efficacy will depend upon
'. the degree to which It Is mixed and
j evenly diffused through the earth. Af
' ter8pplylng the fertilizer the bed should
be again spaded, taking great care to
make the soil afl fine as possible. These
three spring spalings. If well done,
will put most Bolls In fair condition,
hut If, after the bed has been spaded
thrice. It Is still at all lumpy, or the
manure not evenly diffused, it should
be gone over again, bearing in mind
that success depends more upon this
preliminary finding and even enriching
of the soil than upon any other condi
tion or effect. After the la-st spading,
the surface should be still further fined
and made as smooth as possible with a
garden rake, and your bed will be ready
for planting.
KING EDWARD'S MEMORY.
What He Suid on Meeting Mark
Twain the Second Time.
St. Inls Post-Dispatch: While he
was In Kngland. Mark Twain says, his
head was once taxed as gas works. He
wrote Queen Victoria a friendly letter
of protest, saying: "I don't know you.
but I've met your son. He was at the
head of a procession in the Strand, ami
I was on a 'bus." Years afterward ho
met the Prince of Wales, now King
Kdward VII., at Homtmrg. They had
a long walk and talk together. When
bidding him good-by the Prince said:
"I am glad to have met you again."
This remark troubled Twain, who
feared that he had been mistaken for
gome one else. He communicated thin
suspicion to the Prince, who replied:
"Why. don't you remember when you
met me In the Strand, and I was at the
head eif a procession and you were on
a 'bus?"
Not for Pleasure.
I)ndon Punch: Hostess (to guests,
who bavo to spend a few days) We're
io glad you've been able to come, Miss
ttiiHhlnjrton; but I do hope we are go
ing to have better weather, or I am
afraid you won't enjoy yourself much.
Mlsa Onshlngton Oh, hut my dear
I,aely lloreham, we didn't come here
to enjoy ourselves. We came to see
you.
Ancestral.
Nw York Bun: Father Tell me
why you want to get married?
Daughter I expect It's one of the
traJU I Inherited from my mother.
OLDEST MAINE INDIANS.
Newell Bear Is 104 Years of Age, Be
yond All Question.
The longevity of the Indians of
Maine has been remarked by many
men, but probably the most remarka
ble, as well aa the oldest. Indian alive
today is Newell Bear, who was chief
of the Old Toblque Indians, whie'h
tribe flourished at Aroostook county
more than 60 years ago. He is beyond
all doubt. 104 years of age.
He was one of the most notorious
poachers In Aroostook county, near
the Toblque river, and has caused
much trouble for the officers, although
be wag never caught and tried in
court, a fact due, no doubt, to the pity
which the -officers felt for-the-oid
man. Every fall he and his oldest
son go into the woods and stay until
spring, when they return home laden
with quantities of furs and hides, and
make an annual trip to New York,
where hey receive good prices for
the hides.
He always enjoyed perfect health
until about ten years ago, when he
began to loBe his flesh and grow
weaker. He started for the woods
and began to eat beaver meat, and at
once felt new strength, so now he
claims '.hat beaver meat saved his'
life.
He tells many stories of the early
days of his tribe, and says that then
he was noted for his wonderful feats
of endurance. He was elected chief
tain because he defeated every young
brave in a long distance run, each
contestant carrying a weight of 25
pounds. Even now his figure is tall
and sinewy, and indicates remarka
ble strength at some earlier period.
There are lour generations of his
family alive, which is remarkable
among Indians. His oldest son, Pe
ter, is now over 70 years of age, and
is one of the oldest Maine guides un
der Commissioner Carleton.
Newell has guided many Hoston
sportsmen in his day over long jour
neys, but now goee on short trips
only, as he says he wishes to sleep
in his own home nights, for he knows
not when the Great Spirit will call
him.
Six years ago he carried to Boston
the largest caribou ever shot in the
Maine woodR. Thomas Allen, chief
warden at Toblque river, says that
tie was the hardest man to watch in
the woods 6f all the poachers with
whom he came In contact, although
he was by far the oldest. Newell
was born In Andover, N. B., In 1798.
Boston Herald.
DISHONESTY IN ANIMALS.
They Frequently Steal Simply for
the Sake of Stealing.
New Orleans Times - Democrat:
"Speaking of degenerates." said an ob
servant citizen. "I have often wondered
why It was that some sclentic man
didn't take up the criminal instinct fre
quently found in animals of the lower
order. I am not talking about the gen
eral lack of sense of right and wrong
found In animals of a lower order, but
I am referring to certain specialized
traits In certain domestic animals, like
deegs, horses, cats, and other specimens
of this class. Dogs often steal Just for
the sake of stealing. I have known
dogs to break into storehouses, steal a
lot of food, and carry it away to a hid
ing place at some safe distance from
the house. Dogs often acquire the habit
of sucking eggs, and In rural sections
farmers have experienced much trouble
in protecting the nests of hens against
the pilfering animals. It is one of the
most difficult thingR In the world to
break a dog of the egg-sucking habit.
The fact (hat the dog is well-fed has
no tendency to arrest the inclination to
steal. The dog may live in positive
affluence, but when night falls he be
gins to slip around, and he will steal
if there is any chance to steal. He may
not be hungry. lie will take the booty
away and bury it
"I reeall the case of a dog which had
been systematically robbing a farmer's
smokehouse. One night he stole a
whole ham. The farmer had been miss
ing little things for some time. In a
day or ro he happened to see the dog
digging around an old hollow tree not
far from the barn. He thought the
dog's action a little suspicious, and so
he made an Investigation. He was
startled to find the missing ham and a
whole lot of other things hid away in
the old hollow tree. Dogs are often
the very worst kind of thieves.
"Cows frequently get into the thieving
habit of breaking Into a cornfield at
some remote place where dlse:overy Is
well nigh Impossible. Cats learn to
steal things from the cupboard. Horses
acquire the dishonest habit of slipping
the bridle when the rider's back Is
turned. The old story about the mule
that picked the lock on the crib door
with a snagged tooth Is not. a legend.
I have seen many mule of the kind,
and, In fact, this thing we call degener
acy is not by any means confined to
members of the human family.
"Men like Darwin, and naturalists of
this kind, have called attention to the
thieving nature of certain lower orders
of life, the system of piracy carried on
by certain birds, and things of this
kind, but. It has occurred to mo that we
might find an Interesting fltId of In
quiry by taking up the domestic ani
mals. I am Inclined to believe that
some very interesting cases could be
reported."
One of the strict rules of the post
office department is that the names of
the following states and territories
shall never be abbreviated In the direct
ing of a letter: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho,
Iowa, Ohio, Oregon, Samoa and I'tah.
The reason Is obvious: Ala. might be
mlslalcen for Alabama; Id., for Indiana;
Ore. for either Ohio, Oregon for Oklaho
ma; lo., for Iciaho, etc.
Assistant (Secretary Spalding of the
treasury department has announced
that hereafter In the case of Americans
going abroad and taking sundry arti
cles with them, the rule will be that,
"personal effects may be examined by
e customs officer before leaving and an
Itemized descriptive schedule prepared,
and then upon the return of the person
the good will be exempt from duty,
provided they tally with the list"
Paul Muller, who is said to be the
oldest man In Germany, celebrate hln
lOflth birthday this month. He Is
glassworker by trade, and Urea at
Klelnkatha.
UNCLE SAM IN ORIENT.
MAT BX FORCED INTO FIGHT FOR
MASTERY IK PACIFIC.
Ripacity of Nations for Oriental
Trade Must Inevitably
Lead to War.
Hong Kong letter: At no time in the
world's history has commerce dollars
and cents held such sway as it does
today. Each year its Importance Is in
creasing. The men who wield the po
litical sceptres of the great powers yield
jibeisance to trade. Prime ministers for
Tnerly concoc ted schemes to "strengthen
or destroy dynasties; now they devote
their days to framing plans for the in
crease of the commerce of their coun
tries, for the capture of the trade of
rival countries.
In no part of the world is the influ
ence of trade on world politics more
visible at present than here In the East.
The eyes of all the great natiems are
greedily sed on the Orient and each Is
scheming to secure for itself the lion's
share of the tempting wealth it offers.
So eager is the pursuit of the riches of
the Eastern countries, so keen the
rivalry between the nations seeking to
possess them, that nearly everyone able
to discern the drift of the currents be
neath the surface of the events of the
day predicts that it will soon result. In
the clash of war, that, its cause will be
found in the East, that there it will
be mainly fought, and that every im
portant nation in the world will be
forced into the titanic struggle that
will result.
At present the surface Is compara
tively unruffled. There may be a few
clouds on the horizon, some muttered
rumblings, but the storm signals are
not yet set.
Even the most optimistic of observers
do not venture to predict that this
"clear weather" condition will continue
indefinitely. They confine themselves
to predictions as to the length of time
that will elapse before the seemingly
Inevitable storm must break forth. It
is noticeable that those who have most
opportunity to form accurate opinions
are least sanguine hoping for prolonged
continuance of peace.
Naturally observation has been most
keenly fixed on the attitude of Russia
and Japan, the most immediately op
posing forceps in this impending eon
diet From the first, of course, it was
accepted as indubitable that other na
tionsevery nation, it was most gen
erally beieved would be drawn into
the struggle. The recent announce
ment of the alliance between Great
Britain and Japan, followed by the al
most equally explicit announcement
that Russia and France are allies on
the Eastern question, hae but made
stronger this belief. It. is true that
some who hold, or, for the moment,
pretend to hold, more sanguine views
assert that these alliances give assur
ance of continued peace. To all others,
however, it presents the spectacle of a
preliminary lining up of opponents on
the field of battle.
Accepting the opinion, then, that
Russia and France are pitted against
Japan and Great Britain In the Far
Fast, the question arises, how will the
other great powers stand?
For the preseut Germany holds aloof.
It would, however, be a misuse of terms
to sny that her position is that of neu
tral. In the first place, her large terri
torial and commercial Interests in
China and in the East generally forbid
her to assume such position or main
tain such neutrality. In the second place
her government and her people would
not. tolerate such attitude of inaction.
It is more difficult, to predict on which
sidn Germany will stand in the fight
than it is to foretell that she will take
active part In it
Some assert that Germany has al
ready contracted a secret alliance with
Great Britain that binds her to support
that country and its ally Japan. Others
as stoutly maintain that Germany will
not move until the very eve of conflict
has come and that then, master of the
situation, she will move to that side
that offers her most opportunity to
solidify and increase her own trade in
terests throughout the entire East
To Americans, naturally, the attitude
of the United States in such a struggle
for supremacy is, of course, the ques
tion of paramount interest Probably
the majority of the Americans at home
will ask, why should we interfere?
Why not let them fight It out among
themselves?
Three years ago that might have been
possible.
Today It. Is no longer possible.
No longer possible, that is to say,
without the utter extinction of every
trade Interest, we possess or ope to
possess In the Fast, and our almost cer
tain expulsion from the Philippines.
And our trade interests in the East
are already large and promise to be
very much larger. They are also so
A PARSON NOW IN THE PEN.
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Because of the manner In which Rev. John Z. Armstrong undertook
to "heal" Beatrice Fltapatrlck, a fifteen year old girl, he is now serrlBff
a sentence of six months In the Jail of Queens county, M. T. It waa a--
art-ad that his mods of treatment was detrimental to moral
strong thai tkey e n compel Mr
eminent to take extra action to gwarc
them and such action to be etfesetive
means but one thing, active participa
tion in the war that is looming u
there.
We hear a great deal about the "open
door" in the Bast and every nation la
loud in proclaiming Its generous Inten
tions ia that respeact . But everyone
here knows that each nation each Eu
ropean nation at least la bending all
its powers to secure exclusive control of
as much of China and the East gener
ally as H can grasp. Having onoe se
curely fastened its clutch on such terri
tory we will hear little more of the
"open door." Each nation is Jealous
of the intrusion of the other and all of
them are hostile to the inroads of
American commerce.
;. Geraiany aims at exeluslye.co.ntro.1 of
trade in Shan Tung and in as much
more of China as she can secure. Ifrnnce
' is the same in Indo-China, England In.
; her Eastern possessions, Japan In
I Corea, Russia in Manchuria and Mon
! golia. Pending the final decision as to
control in the various sections of t.h
East "doors may be open," but when
the big guns have finally acted as arbi
! ters in deciding who shall control the
1 respective divisions. of territory tt will
be found that those doors will open only
to the knocks of their masters and vigi
lant watchdogs' will guard their do
mains from trespassers.
If the United States aspires to be a
world power and to secure a share of
its valuable .Eastern trade it must enter
I the arena and fight with brain and
brawn lor Its own hand.
MALCOLM J. GRAHAM.
BETTNG A POST-MOBTEM HAND.
It Was a Straight Flush, and So waa
the Other One.
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph:
Four well known gentlemen gat down
to a game of poker several days ago at
a club which is only two or three min
utes' walk from this office. They agreed
, to play with the Joker in the deck so
as to add' excitement to the game. Kor
the benefit of the uninitiated it may be
stated that the Joker in a poker game
can be counted as any card In the deck.
That is, if you are drawing for a
straight, a flush, a full-house or for
four of a kind, or in fact for any hand,
and you are dealt the Joker, you can
use it to fill in just as if you had drawn
the desired card.
The four gentlemen in question pro
duced a new deck of cards, and on the
second deal, after the draw, three of
them dropped out;" the fourth, whom,
we will call Mr. Long, had drawn four,
cards to the Joker. He waa lucky
enough to draw the seven, eight, nine,
and ten of hearts, aad by calling tha
Joker the Jack of hearts he had a lack-'
high straight flush. Poker players and,
those who understand the game need1
not be told how good this hand Is audi
to what use it can be put in a big game. .
Unfortunately, however, for Mr. Long,
no one stayed with him and he waa.
about to throw away his cards In d1s-
gust, when the gentleman on his left,
whom we will call Mr. Short, stopped
him. Mr. Short, who acted as the of
ficial coroner of the game, had perform
ed a post-mortem. While Mr. Long had
looked sorrowfully at his good hand
Mr. Short had picked up the five top
cards from the discards, and to his as
tonishment, he found that they were
the deuce, tray, four, five and six of
hearts, as good a straight flush as can
be desired.
"Mr. Long," said Mr. Short, the coro
ner. "I would like to make a small bet
on the hand I Just picked up."
"You're the man I've been looking
for." promptly replied Mr. Long, as vis
ions of raking in the long green- ap
peared before him.
"I'll bt you $5,000 I have a better
hand than you." The mention of this
sum came as a surprise to Mr. Short,
and the latter answered that $100 was
all he would wager. There was some
good-natured bantering and finally the
bet rose to $450. Mr. Long then show
ed his hand, and when Mr. Short saw
the Jack-high straight flush of hearts
he came near being a subject for a real
coroner.
It was the strangest soincidence of
hands that these gentlemen ever en
coutnered, and it can only be explained
by the fact that the cards had only
been shuffled once and therefore had
not been fully mixed.
Chief O'Neill, of the Chicago poHf;
department, says that every man in the1
department, from the inspectors down,
must take a vacation of 36 days without
pay, between April 1 and Dec. 31. Not
more than one-sixth of the force at any
one station must be away at one time.
Not less than four days at a time will
be given, but the men will, If they
trish, be allowed to take eight, twelve,
or any other multiple of four up to
26.
Statistics show that there are mom
Irish in the United States than In Ire-i
land. Nobody has any fault to find.
not even the Irish themselves.
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