HISEY SPREADS
NEW GOSPEL
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ECCENTBIC IOWAN SEEKING
GOVEBNOB’S TOGA.
Andrew T. Hisey. of Tama, Making
Campaign on “Secular” Govern
ment Platform—Tramping State
Pushing the Wheelbarrow.
Eldora.—Andrew t Townsend Hisey.
independent ra.nditfate for governor. J
has started, his campaign with a
wheelbarrow, a load of tracts and a
platform of optimism and inverted so
cial and political economics. He is
tramping from city to town, pushing ;
the wheelbarrow full of campaign lit- ’
erattire and scattering the sunshine of |
his philosophy of brotherly love and |
weird politics wherever he can draw
a crowd. Thus far he has never lacked j
audiences.
Hisey is the apostle of a new system
of political 'economy. Early this sum
mer he thought it into a state of per
fection, and in its completed form calls i
it “Secular Government.” It partakes
of exploration and investigation, of
evolution and eternal justice. Public
ownership is tabooed, competition is
prescribed for labor and a kind word
is spoken for the trust. One plank
of its novel platform touches on indi
vidual morals and depicts a meta
morphism from vice to virtue. It ad- j
vises that each person live on the in- j
tercst of money.
The new political economy is our- ]
lined by Hiscv as follows:
“Secular government stands for good ;
government; liberal scientific govern-!
ment, individual, national, internation- j
ai administration and distribution of j
justice.
“Platform of 'secular government:
“1. To rediscover the arts which j
are lost, and reveal those which are !
hidden.
“2. To complete the unfinished work
of ages, right the wrongs of genera- :
tions past, correct the mistakes, re
trace the errors, and see to it with :
great care that the ills which affect the \
race, the foul works and foul plays do
not reoccur.
“3. To secure individual ownership,
preserve competition in labor, com
plete the wage-earning system, give
to labor its full share of prosperity,
bring to trusts, combinations and gi
gantic concerns the confidence of an
industrious people and intense patri
otism to the government.
“ 4. To surmount deplorable tend
encies. lift up the fallen, strengthen
the weak, connect the broken family
chain, double the pleasures, deepen
widen and lengthen the lives of the;
people, and elevate all on the high
table land of political science, above ,
poverty, crime, ignorance and super
stition. Change the environments
from positive vices to negative vices,
from negative vices to positive vir
tues. from negative virtues to positive
virtues, from postive virtues to great
good, great care and great hope, so
one’s words, works, thoughts and ac
tions may go out into the world t(^do
good and always he in the world.
“5. Bring to each person in the gen
eration each day of their lives the lit
tle heritage which has been directed
by thoughtful persons for ages and
make each person live on the interest
of money.”
Voicing these principles, Andrew
Townsend Hisey pushes his little
wheelbarrow over the state of Iowa.
With pathetic anxiety to get his prin
ciples before the people he works day
and night for fear that some misguid
A.VDRBW TOWNSEND HISEY.
(Iowan Who Is Making Itace lor Gover
norship on Novel- Platform.)
ed ones may vote for some other can
didate before the great light of “sec
ular" government has broken athwart
their horizon.
The requisite number of signatures
to have Mr. Hisey’s name placed on
the fall ballot have been secured, and
the aspirant will be before the public
until election day. He has lived in
Iowa for more than half a century
having been brought to Tama from his
birthplace, Brownsville, Pa., in 1855
He was then two years old. Hitherto,
when not doing odd jobs for his neigh
bors, he has spent his time in study,
evolving the new government plan.
In Tama, his home, and Tama coun
ty, beside the big Musquakie Indian
reservation. Mr. Hisev is a noted char
acter. and is considered a genius. This
is his first plunge into the hroadei
field of state activity.
CLOCK MADE OF SLATE
; IS PERFECT TIMEKEEPER
Unique Work of a Pennsylvania '
Quarry-man—Over 160 Pieces
Used in Mechanism.
New York.—The tall tower in the |
picture is not the city hall in Old \
Amsterdam, the capital of Holland. It j
is a representation of a unique clock j
entirely of slate, and the man who,!
I
A STONE CLOCK.
made it did not pretend to be an artist
or a lineal descendant of Michael An
gelo.
Mr. Humphrey O. Pritchard, a gift
ed quarryman of the little town of
Delta, iu Pennsylvania, is the author
of the remarkable clock. It is cer
tainly an advertisement for Pennsyl
vania slate. If a man can make a
wonderful piece of mechanism out of
slate. Why couldn't he make watches,
bicycles, automobiles, overalls, neck
ties ami even shirt collars out of the
slate? This clock was made of a judi
cious selection of the same material
It Is said that Mr. Pritchard used lt>4
pieces of state, held together by 23
dozen small screws, in completing his
wonderful hit of timekeeping archi
tecture.
The dock is four feet high and a
perfect timekeeper. Railroads should
have it. With such a clock big trains
ought to climb the Altoona grade and
reach the top alaavs exactly on time.
Dollar patches are said to kill more
people than automobiles, causing busi
ness men to miss connections at home.
When they are to be at dinner at
seven o’clock they often do not ar
rive until three and four in the morn
ing, and even then are not certain that
they are in the right house.
This clock has a set of cathedral
chimes. So beautiful are their tones
that one can imagine himself in old
Stras3burg. Cologne or the Notre
Dame, in Paris. It took Mr. Pritchard
eight months to complete the wonder
ful timepiece.
While the Iron Is Hot.
A man who has done a great deal of
literary work has found it a most ex
cellent rule to turn aside, if possible,
even in the midst of an absorbing
task, for the purpose of looking up at
the moment any reference that touches
his curiosity. At times the curiosity
can be satisfied by a moment's read
ing; if more is required, it is easy to
make a note and return to the matter
at leisure; but often it wilf be found
a fatal error to put aside a question
without jotting down some memoran
dum. The time to fix a fact in memory
is when that fact is first introduced to
the mind and the interest in it is keen
est.—St. Nicholas.
“I'll bet the Blarney stone is full of
germs."
“Of course; that's where the kissing
bugs come from."—Detroit Free Press.
ifn.vri I’fVTniW TMW
CUSTOMS HARD TO FORGET
Employe Simply Couldn’t Help Jug
gling with the Scales When
Hogs Were Weighed.
'■Even before the days when Mr. Ar
mour was able to step to the tele
phone every morning and fix the meat
prices of the world, it was almost a
universal habit of the individual hog
buyers to see to it that they stood no
chance of loss in purchasing the hog
raisers’ products. The method was to
juggle with the scales.
An honest hog-buyer started up in
business and guaranteed the farmers a
fair deal. He always weighed the
porkers twice to guard against mis
takes. Once in weighing a bunch of
pigs the second time, he found their
weight had increased to the amount
or 200 pounds.
He was at a loss to account for the
condition until an employe confessed
that at the first weighing he bad in
serted the toe of his boot under the
scales and pried it up, tlutp cheating
the farmer out of one hog. The buyer
was indignant
“What did you do a trick like that
for?” be asked. “You couldn’t have
profited by it, anyhow.”
“I know it, John,” said the guilty
: man, “but I just couldn’t help It.”
It had always been the custom to
cheat the farmer and the man couldn't
bear to see the old customs passing
away.—Kansas City Times.
Word from Br’er Williams.
“De golden streets er de hereafter
ain't any inducement ter me ter go
dar,” said Brother Williams. “It’s a
i long journey, an’ a risky one, en 1
won’t , feel lak doin’ any mo’ walkin’,
w’en I once gits on de inside er de
gate. It’s my private opinion dat we’ll
even be too tired ter flop our wings
en’ fly!’’.—Atlanta Constitution.
Imaginary Art.
Little Willie—Say, papa, what are
freaks of fancy?
Pa—The pictures you see on the
outside of a dime museum, my son.—
.Chicago Dally News.
Men Who Figured in Kentucky Feud Which
. Resulted in Murder of J* B. Marcum
«I<AXKM* I
Beattyville, Ky.—The jury in the
Hargis-Callahan trial returned a ver
dict of nuot guilty in short order
after {me of the most desperately
fought battles in a Kentucky court
for years. Judge James Hargis and
Edward Callahan were charged with
the murder of J. B. Marcum.
Curtis Jett, who was brought here
from the Frankfort penitentiary, testi
fied that he killed Marcum.
The verdict of not guilty is the
culmination of a long and bitter fight
in courts in an attempt to convict
James Hargis and Ed Callahan as
chief conspirators in one of the dark
est crimes in Kentucky history.
James B. Marcum was a mountain
Republican lawyer of excellent stand
ing. He was engaged three years ago
as an attorney in the contest against
Hargis and Callahan, respectively
Democratic judge and sheriff-elect, to
oust them from their offices on an
allegation of corrupt election. Much
bitterness was aroused and frequent
open ruptures occurred.
Killed at Jackson.
In May, 190.’!. Marcum was shot to
death from behind in the Jackson
courthouse. Curtis Jett and Tom
White ivere convicted and sentenced
to life imprisonment for the murder.
It was charged that they were the
tools of Callahan, Hargis and others.
Jett, after his conviction, confessed
that he shot Marcum and that his
act was inspired by Callahan and
Hargis. On the witness stand, how
ever, he repudiated the confession
and said he alone was responsible.
The acquittal followed largely on this
repudiation.
A jury of Clark county citizens re
turned a verdict for $8,000 damages
a year ago against Hargis on the al
legation that he had caused Marcum
to be killed. The suit was filed by
Mrs. Marcum. Hargis and Callahan
are yet to be tried in the Lexington
court for the killing of James Cock
rell under similar circumstances.
Ewing a Star Witness.
B. J. Ewing, who was standing in
the courthouse door talking with
J. R. Marcum when the latter was
murdered by Curtis Jett and “Tom"
White, was the star witness for the
commonwealth at the trial of Hargis
and Callahan. Ewing was a deputy
sheriff under Callahan and a close
and trusted friend of Judge Hargis.
He said Judge Hargis was confidential
with him and told him of many- of
his troubles and ambitions. He said
Csrrtafc de-tit*
Hargis had r.sked him why he did
not kill Marcum one night when the
latter had remained at his house all
night.
"Next time you get a chance take
that, fellow on a walk and return
without him." Ewing said he under
stood Hargis to mean that he wanted
him to kill Marcum, but he did not
take the hint. He said Hargis, after
the murder of Marcum, had asked him
to resign as deputy sheriff, so that
he could sit on a jury that might try
the men accused of his murder.
Attorney Young, for the prosecu
tion. attempted to make light of
Ewing and was rebuked by Judge
Dorsey. Ewing said that he had
A t3 .liAayis
identified Jett and admitted that ha
was the first to reveal the name oi
the assassin. He was also asked il
his hotel had not been burned to the
ground shortly after he had made
the admissions which resulted in the
arrest of Jett, and White said that it
had been burned and that he hao
been forced to leave Jackson for fear
of assassination.
Other witnesses who told of parts
of the plots to take the life of Mar
cum were John T. Noble, who was
a clerk in the Hargis store; Hezekiafc
Combs, E. L. Noble, N. B. Combs and
others. The widow of the murdered
man. with the boy whom the fathei
had carried to and from his office
with his arms around his neck tc
ward off the bullets of the assassins
who feared killing the child, was in
the courtroom.
Hargis took a deep interest in the
trial, while Callahan, as usual, was
listless and gave little attention tc
what was going on. Judge Dorsey
made several rulings that greatly dis
appointed the commonwealth.
Curtis Jett, the self-confessed as
sassin of Marcum and Cockrill, came
here to testify from the Frankfort
penitentiary in the charge of prison
guards. He was brought here to tell
the story of the assassination of Mar
cum and of the alleged plots formed
bv Hargis and Calalhan to have him
murdered.
Man Officially Dead Still Lives.
For an officially dead man, Henry
Pancoast, a local liveryman, manages
to enjoy his meals and surroundings
fairly well; and his is one of the odd
est of records. Pancoast enlisted in
the civil war from Atlantic county and
was discharged from the Echington
hospital, Washington. D. C., on Janu
ary 7, 1863. Somehow the dates got
mixed, and he was reported as dead
by the surgeon, and so the records
state to-day. It took him 30 years to
prove he was alive enough to get a
pension.
For 31 years Pancoast has been in
the livery business here, and during
that time he has never entered a
church, never attended a circus, never
was in the local opera house or attend
ed any amusement whatever, and
never went to a Fourth of July cele
bration. The only place of entertain
ment he has visited was a reunion of
his regiment, the Twenty-fifth New
' Jersey volunteers, in Atlantic City, a
: year or two ago. He says there Is not
another record like his in the state.
The old soldier has left his home
every morning before the family was
up, and returned most of the time
after they had retired for the night
; and hardly had a speaking acquaint*
anee with his four children, all of
whom grew up to fill prominent posi
tions in life.
Kaiser Plans World’s Fair.
Berlin.—The government has decid*
! ed to invite the nations of the world
to participate in a great international
j exposition to be held here in 1912
. It is proi>osed that the exposition shall
surpass all world's fairs, not except
■ ing the marvelous expositions fo#
which Paris is famous, or the twe
great American fairs at Chicago ant.
| St. I*ouis.
PRISON TRUCK FARN
Jefferson City, Mo.—Warden Matt
W, Hall, of the Missouri, penitentiary,
is a gardener on quite an extensive
scale. This year he has devoted a
part of the state farm, located just
east of the prison, to "garden truck,’'
and is just beginning to realize some
of the results that follow careful and
intelligent tilling of the soil, in the
way of palatable and healthy addi
tions to the prison menu, and at a
minimum of expense to the state.
The farm is in charge of John
Bruner, who works several convicts
in caring for the place. Just now the
“snap bean” crop is in full bearing.
The bean patch covers several acres
of ground, and the crop on the state
farm is unusually prolific.
The soil on top of the hill seems
to be especially adapted to the bean,
and there will be several “messes"
for all hands In the warden’s family of
2,800 persons.
Some Idea of what it takes to go
round in the prison is gained when it
is known that it requires 75 bushels
of snap beans for one meal. Recently
that amount of beans was turned over
to the prison kitchen, and it required
all of it to give each convict all the
beans he could eat. Several hundred
pounds of bacon were required to
cook them properly and give the right
flavor.
Radishes were grown in great quan
tities earlier in the season, and onions
have been served several times from
the farm. There is a great quantity
of the onions still in the ground.
This healthful, if somewhat odorifer
ous, vegetable Is eagerly welcomed by
the convicts as, in fact, is all the gar
den truck.
"John,” said Mr. Hall, to Bruner, the
man in charge of the farm, “we must
have a little slaw for the Fourth of
July dinner. How many heads of cab
bage can you let Bowen have for that
day?”
“About 1,400 or 1,500 heads.” was !
the reply. These cabbages will aver
age perhaps two pounds to the head,
so it will be observed that several
thousand ltounds of raw material en
ters into the problem of providing the
prison population with the one item
of a little cold slaw for their holiday
dinner.
The cabbage patch on the state
farm includes 18.000 growing plants,
and the crop is flourishing, but big as
the patch is a few rounds of "cold
slaw” will make heavy inroads on it.
There are several acres of potatoes, j
a roasting ear patch of two or three
acres, but the crowning glory of the
big garden is the tomato field, where
there are 13.000 or 14.000 flourishing
plants growing that give promise of a
great yield of this most delightful
of all vegetables.
Some of the vines are loaded with
' tomatoes that will be ready for use
in a few weeks, while others have just
reached the blooming stage. It' noth
ing happens to injure the vines thero
will be an abundance of tills crop, for (
the vines will continue to produce urn
til frost kills them.
Warden Hall and Mr. Bruner figure
that after the season is over they will
have unripe tomatoes enough on hand
when the frost comes to make several
hogsheads of chochow.
It is worth a trip.to the state farm
to see the gardening on a large scale
that Warden Hall has inaugurated
His theory is that whatever expense
js involved in growing the vegetables
for use of the convicts is more than
offset by the diminution of the sick
list.
The land has deteriorated somewhat
during the last few years, when it
was leased by the state to private in
dividuals. and Mr. Hall will by sys#
tematic effort seek to build it up and
restore it to a high degree of produc
tiveness. To this end much of It wil'.
be sown in eowpeas this summer, and
this will he turned under early in tht
fall.
Quits Law to Herd Cows.
Seattle, Wash.—E. Holden .Tames, a
nephew of Henry James, the novelist
and of William James, professor
ossvchology at Harvard since 1872
has quit fashionable life and his law
practice to become a cow herder oi
a milk ranch near Seattle. He is i
follower of the socialist doctrines oi
G. Phelps Stokes.
Skeletons of 1776 Unearthed.
Philadelphia, Pa.—One hundred and
thirty years after the revolution sev
eral whitened skeletons were un
earthed on the site of the old provost
prison in St. James' place, between
Fifth and Sixth streets.
Workmen digging a foundation for
a new building struck their spades
against a hard substance, which at
first they thought was rock. They dug
around the supposed rock and dis
closed a skull. In a short while the la
borers had uncovered a complete
skeleton and portions of several
others.
It was at first thought that evi
dence of a murder had been brought
to light, and when the whitened
bones and grinning skulls had been
removed by the police the workmen
continued their labor in awed si
lence.
Some student of history then dis
covered that on the spot had stood
the old prison which was used for the
confinement of capered American
soldiers, and that th*. commander of
the prison was the infamous Capt.
Cunningham, who, with Tarlton and
a number of the Hessian officers,
were the object of bitter hatred by
the struggling Americans.
It is thought that the skeletons un
covered are the remains of unfortu
nate Americans who had been cap
tured and immured in the hateful pro
vost prison, and there, in some man
ner had met their death.
Art Treasures to Be Sold.
Vienna.—Prince Klemens, guardian
for the minor who is head of the
princely family of Metternich-Winne
burg, has decided to sell the bulk of
the family’s art treasures. Including
paintings by Durer, Holbein, Rem
brandt, Vandyke, and Rubens, which
are estimated to be worth $1,600,000.
The agent now Is on the way to New
York, hoping to interest wealthy
Americans.
About 600,000 Italians raise silk
worms.
“EIFFEL TOWER A NAIL.”
Removal of Famous Structure Is De
manded on Aesthetic Grounds
by Reformers
Paris.—“An immense nail disgrace j
fuuy transfixing the sky,” is the ef
fective description of the Eiffel towei
with which a band of aesthetes ha.«
started a crusade against the offend
ing structure.
The aesthetes have consecrated
themselves to preserving and increas
ing the beauty of Paris and cry loudlj
for the destruction of the ridiculout
eyesore as their first effort in that di
rection. The inventor, Eiffel, has a
contract with the city allowing him
to exploit the tower until 1910, but
he may be bought out cheaply, foi
since the novelty has worn off th«
thing scarcely brings more than run
ning expenses.
Its value even as a center of coim
merce has fallen off, and the shop*
in the air, as the establishments or
its second tiers are called, by no
! means do a thriving business.
A Many-Sided King
LEOPOLD OF BELGIUM MOST
VERSATILE OF MONARCHS.
How He Turned Laugh on an Archi
tect of Note—Is Fond of Hunting
and Climbs Alps Each Summer
in Search of the Chamois.
Brussels, Belgium.—Leopold II.,
king of the Belgians and sovereign
of the Congo Free State, may well
claim to be the most versatile of con
tinental crowned heads. There was a
time when this distinction was popu
larly attributed to Emperor William,
but the kaiser must now "take a back
seat.”
The “yankee of monarchs," as the
Belgians have affectionately nick
named their ruler, is, above all, a
modem captain of industry. His dar
ing speculations fully entitle him to
the sobriquet by which he is familiar
ly known to his subjects. His very
versatility has a trans-Atlantic flavor,
for the laurels he has won in such
varied fields of human activity as
finance, diplomacy, literature, art and
sport appear more in the line of an
American millionaire than of a Euro
pean monarch.
Latterly the king seems to have
been intent on proving that he might
have acquired repute as an architect
had he been of humbler birth. He
has succeeded in making Brussels
one of the most beautiful architectur
ally of continental capitals.
What Baron Hausmann did for
Paris under the second empire Leo
pold II. has planned for Brussels. He
has designed some of the most artis
tic public buildings recently erected
in Brussels, such as the new national
bank, the lovely Flemish theater (a
gem of its kind) and the new royal
palace of Brussels. This place, of the
purest classic style, is now nearing
completion and promises to be one ;
of the most sumptuous and aesthetic I
abodes on the continent.
The plans for a new town hall in j
a Brussels suburb were submitted to
him for approval. He carefully exam
ined the drawings in every detail as
is his wont. To a superficial observer
they seemed beyond criticism, from
the artistic facade of the most ap- •
proved Flemish renaissance style to ;
the well-proportioned interior. After
inspecting the plans he sent for the |
architect.
“Monsieur,” he said, “your town
.hall promises to be a most artistic
building, well worthy to -figure among
the architectural masterpieces of Bel
gium. but. there is a slight omission
in your design and one fi'om which, I
fear, the town officials may have
cause to suffer, in winter at least.
You have forgotten the chimneys in
your plans.”
The absent-minded architect, think- j
ing it too good to keep, tells the story
himself.
King Leopold'is a keen sportsman
and a capital shot. His favorite sport
is chamois hunting and notwithstand
ing his 71 years he still scales the
Alps on his annual summer vacation
in search of the chamois with all the
agility of a Tyrolese mountain guide.
The press has revealed to its read
[ ers from time to time that some sov
ereigns work harder than their sub
jects. Emperor William and Emperor
Francis Joseph being notable exam
ples of the strenuous life on a throne.
King Leopold, who is supposed out
side of his realm to be a giddy seeker
after pleasure or a persecutor of his
Congo subjects, is perhaps the busi
est man in Belgium. He has profound
contempt for idleness, is never at rest
and work like a Trojan
At Laeken, his customary resi
dence, he gets up at five o'clock in
summer, and half an hour later in
winter. Immediately after dressing
he takes a brisk walk in the palace
LEOPOLD II. OP BELGIUM.
("Yankee of Monarchs,” Is a Modern
Captain of industry.)
gardens. By seven o'clock he is
at his desk examining his mail, which
is brought from Brussels by auto
mobile.
He breakfasts at eight o'clock, then
goes back to his office and works un
til 11, when he takes a ride before
luncheon. Early in the afternoon he
drives to the Brussels palace, where
the audiences begin at one o'clock,
and, as a rule, last until three. He
returns to I^aeken for five o'clock tiea,
and later devotes himself to affaii-s
of state.
At six o'clock he dines with Prin
cess Clementine, his only unmarried
daughter.
In the evening he resumes work
and reads the latest state dis
patches for Brussels. His robust
health and his energy, remarkable foi
a man of his age. he owes to active
and regular habits.
■ w’ -w-w-it--w .
WiV/ Wed Richest Girl
Young German Diplomat. Herr Von
Boblen Halbacb, Is Lucky Suitor
for Hand of Bertha Krupp.
Berlin.—Herr Gustav von Bohlen
und Halbach may certainly claim to
be the luckiest man in the world since
he has won the richest prize in the
matrimonial market to be found in the
two hemispheres. The announcement j
of his engagement to Fraulein Bertha I
Krupp, the elder daughter of the can
HERR VOX BOH l.EX-HALBACH.
(German Diplomat Who Has Won Hand
of World's Richest Girl.)
non king of Essen, has caused many
of the bachelor aristocrats of Germany
to turn green with envy.
Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach is
something of an aristoc-at. himself, as
is implied by his mouthful of a name,
but noaody ever spotted hire as the
man most likely to capture the wealth
iest heiress in the world. As a stu
dent at Freiburg he was distinguished
more by his daredevil escapades than
by his devotion to learning, but years
ago he finished sowing his crop of ‘
wild oats and settled down, if not ex- j
actly to the simple life, to one that
gave no cause for gossip.
He is now 36 years old, and is
councillor of the Prussian legation
accredited to the Vatican. It is not a
post of much prominence, which will
make it all the easier for him to aban
don a diplomatic career in which there
is no evidence that he would ever
have achieved distinction. He will
have to give it up to carry out the
wish expressed by Herr Krupp be
fore his death that his daughter's fu
ture husband should in due course un
dertake the management of the family
business. That is such a colossal busi
ness that if he really tackles the job
seriously he . will have to work con
siderably harder than most men find
it necessary to earn a livelihood.
Miss Krupp will attain her ma
jority next year. Under Herr Krupp's
will, the younger daughter is to re
ceive her portion in cash when she
comes of age, while Bertha inherits
the business. That makes her sole
proprietress of the vast. Krupp works,
which employs 40.000 men. and prac
tically mistress, too. of the town of
Essen with Its 250.000 inhabitants.
The reserve fund of the Essen works,
according to a balance sheet recently
published, amounts to nearly $100.
000,000. and Miss Krupp's net income
from the Essen business last year ex
ceeded $3,000,000. With what she
receives In addition from supple
mentary revenues her total annual in
come foots up approximately to $>,
000,000.
At a “psychometric lecture” in Lon
don something of real value was
brought, out. A man always sobPi
suddenly became a confirmed drunk
ard. There was no apparent reason
Then a psychometric exitert was called
in. discovered that there was some
thing uncanny about the chair in
which the fallen man habitually sju,
and eventually found that he hue
bought it at a sale, and that it hua
been the property of a publican who
died of drink! The chair was burned
accordingly, and the man became a
teetotaller again.
FOR A COMPANY DINNER
Jellied Chicken Very Nice to Serve at (
Sunday Dinner—Recipe for a
Summer Drink.
Jellied chicken is veiy nice for a
company tea or Sunday dinner. Dress,
clean and cut up a four-pound fowl.
Put it in a kettle with a sliced onion,
a stalk of celery, and two or three
slices of carrot. Cover with boiling
water”and cook until the meat falls
from the bones. When half cooked
add a tablespoon of salt. Remove the
chicken when cooked, and free from
skin and bones. Reduce the stock to
three-fourths of a cup, season it if
needed, strain, and skim off the fat.
Decorate the bottom of a buttered
mold with slices of hard-boiled eggs,
pack In the chicken meat, nicely sea
soned, pour on the stock, cover, and
place the mold under a heavy weight.
Keep in a cool place until Arm. It
the weather is warm It is better to
add one-half a tablespoonful of gran
ulated gelatine to the stock.
A delightful summer drink, says 1
the Farmer s Voice, is called ginger
ade. Boil together one quart of wa
ter and one cup of sugar; add one
fourth ounce of white ginger rooi
broken in small pieces, and let it
boil 29 minutes longer. Remove fron
the Are and add one cupful of orange
juice and the juice of one lemon
Strain and cool. Serve with pow
dered ice. Cherry juice may be «se.i
in place of orange juice if preferred
A Royal Ornithologist.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is an
extremely distinguished ornithologist
and his knowledge of the science ol
birds is equaled by but few in Eu
rope.
Fine Eyes of Great Fainter.
Ziem, the great French colorist, is
85 years of age. but is still able to
read without glasses. He has been
painting since the age of seven.
Temperature Affects Watch.
A watch taken to the top of Mont
Blanc will gain 36 seconds in 24 hours.
