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News from Washington Oac'e Sam Going Into Show Business to Indace Young Men to Job the Navy—Boston Man Will Lead Federation of Labor’s Cam* paign Against Certain Congressmen—Other Happenings. WASHINGTON.—Recruttn to man Uncle Sam’s new warships have become scarcer and scarcer In recent years and the navy department has at last decided to go into the show business with the hope of Inducing young man to Join the sea service of the government. Arrangements have been made to place a biograph outfit out on the roatl for the purpose of exhibiting to young landlubbers in the interior all the features of a sailor's life upon the boundless deep. Photo grahs by the dozen have been taken, showing all phases of a sailor’s life aboard a battleship, and these are to be thrown upon the canvas at en tertainments to be given throughout the country, where recruiting officers are to be sent. The test of the moving picture layout was made recently at the Washington navy yard be fore a company of naval officers. The apparatus is in charge or an electrician or tne navy, ana two or three assistants have been sent to Detroit, where the first entertain ment will occur. At Detroit the show will go abroad the Wolverine and make a tour of the ports of the great lakes. Then it will be taken up into Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, where there are many Swedes and Norwegians, who are said to make the best sailors. The purpose of these exhibitions i3 to present accurate pictures o? marine life and to show the hardships of enlistment as well as the induce ments to enter the navy. The show will be billed in advance and given in public halls, to which admittance will be by card. These cards the department plans to distribute among Young Men's Christian associations and kindred organizations and among boys’ orphan asylums where the inmates are nearing the enlistment age. TO MANAGE LABOR CAMPAIGN. The American Federation of Labor has de cided to go actively into politics. Officials of the organization believe that the needs of the work ingman, as regards legislation, can best be served in this way and the federation will make a hard fight this fall on all members of congress who have opposed legislation introduced in the in terest of the laborer. To manage the campaign a Boston man, long a labor leader in that city, has been chosen. He is Thomas F. Tracey, and will make hts head quarters in this city. Since 1903 Tracey has been chairman of the national legislative committee of the American Federation of Labor, and he has held numerous offices in labor organizations. In 1895 he was president of the Cigar-Makers’ label League and in 1897 was president of the Central Labor union of Boston. In 1899 he was sent by the American Federation of Labor to the con sress ui iue nnusu iraues unions, i wo years later he was elected fourth vice president of the Cigar-Makers’ International union, and later was sent to Washington as special legislative committeeman to watch the interests of labor in congress. BRITISH HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENT. A work of genealogy of the president has re cently been issued in England and has the fol lowing to say of the ancestry and history of the chief executive of the United States: Bom at New York, 27 Oct. 1858; m., firstly, 27 Oct. 1S80, Alice Hathaway, dau. of George Cabot Lee, and, by her (who d. 14 Feb. 1884), has issue: Alice Lee, b. 12 Feb. 1884; m. 17 Feb. 1906, Nicholas, son of Nicholas Longworth, of Cincin nati, O., by Susan, his wife, dau. of Judge Tim othy Walker. He m., secondly, 2 Dec. 1886, Edith Kermit, dau. of Charles Cerow, and, by her, has issue: Theodore, b. 13 Sept. 1887; Kermit, b. 10 Oct. 1889; Archibald. Bullock, b. 9 April 1894 Dentin, b. 10 Nov. 1897; Ethel Carow, b. 10 Aug. President Theodore Roosevelt graduated at Harvard University, 1880; LL. D. Columbia University, 1899; LL. D. Hope College, 1901; LL. D. Yale, 1901; LL. D. Harvard, 1902; Member of the New York State assembly, 1882-5; United States Civil-Service Commissioner, 1889 94; Police Commissioner, New York City, 1895; Assistant Secretary of the United States Nary, 1897-98; Governor of the State of New York, 1898-1900; Colonel First Regiment United States Volunteer Cavalry, which he organ ized; served with distinction throughout the campaign of Santiago de Cuba tSpanish-American War); Vice President of the United States, November, .1900; President, September, 1901. ANCESTRY; Claes Martenszen Van Rosenvelt, of Zeeland, Holland, who emigrated to New Netherlan 1649-50, had issue: Isaac, Nicholas, of whom below. Nicholas Roosevelt (1658-1742), b. Sept. 1658; Alderman of New York. 1698-1701; espoused the cause of the colonists; m. 1682, Heyltje Jans Kunst, by whom he had issue: Isaac, Nicholas, Jacobus, Johannes, of whom below. Johannes Roosevelt (1689- ), bap. March 1689 at Esopu3, N. Y.; Al derman, etc.; m. Heytlje Sjoerts, and, by her, had issue: Jacobus Roosevelt (1724- ), bap. 9 Aug. 1724; in New York Colonial troops; m. Annatje Bogard and left issue: Jacobus Roosevelt (1759-1840), bap. 25 Oct. 1759; Commissary in New York troops in the Revolutionary War; m. Mary Helen Van Shaack, and, dy ing 1840, left, by her (who d. 1845), issue: Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (1794-1871), b. 30 Jan. 1794; m. Marga ret Barnhill (a descendant of Thomas Potts, member of the New Jersey Provincial Congress), and, by her (who d. 1861), had six children, the last of whom was: Theodore Roosevelt (1831-1878), b. 22 Sept. 1831; Collector of the Port of New York; m. 22 Dec. 1853, Martha, dau. of Maj. James Stephen Bullock, and. by her (who d. 12 Feb. 1884), left issue: Theodore, President of the United States; Elliott, b. 28 Feb. 1860; m. 1883, Anna Hall; Anna, b. 7 Jan. 1855; m. 1895, William S. Cowles, of the United States Navy; Corinne, b. 27 Sept. 1861; m. 1882, Douglas Robinson. Residences—The White House, Washington, D. C.; Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island. Clubs—Union League, Republican, Century, Harvard, Seawanhaka Corin thian Yacht. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Boone and Crockett. LOOKS AFTER HEALTH OF PLANTS. Mrs. Flora W. Patterson, mycologist ot the agricultural department, is a graduate of Har vard Annex, now known as Radcliffe college. Her brother is a professor in Harvard university. Mrs. Patterson worked in Harvard in connection with the Grey herbarium for several years before coming to the agricultural department at Wash ington. That was ten years ago. and since that time Mrs. Patterson has done an immense amount of good for the people of this country. Nothing in the line of plants can be imported into the United States unless it has first passed her inspection, and been pronounced absolutely free from all fungus growth or disease. If such a case of disease is discovered on a certain plant the latter may be sent to quaran tine, where an effort will be made to cure the disease: or if it is too far gone the plant is im mediately destroyed. isot me least important of Mrs. Patterson’s work is what she does in connection with mushrooms. Under her direction good, sound mushrooms are propagated by the agricultural department and distributed over the coun try, and if anybody has a specimen of fungus which he is doubtful about be ing edible he can send it to ho department and Mrs. Patterson will examine it microscopically and pronounce upon its safety as an article of food. She also does a great deal of work in connection with the diseases of plants and with fungus disease of insects. Among the latter she may yet discover something which will do more toward exterminating the gypsy moth in Massachusetts than any other single agency has yet performed. Mrs. Patterson was born in Ohio. She handles many thousand cases of fungus diseases of plants and animals every year, and no plant grown by the agricultural department can be distributed until it has been pronounced O. K. by her. COMMERCE PAYS HIGH WAGES. The interstate commerce commission is be coming a rival of the Isthmian canal commission in the matter of paying high salaries. Prof. Henry C. Adams, of the Michigan State univer sity, who has just definitely accepted the position of "expert in charge of statistics and accounts.” will be paid $10,000 a year. He will devise a sys tem of bookkeeping for the railroads. He will be permitted to retain his place with the university. Prof. Adams will be the highest-salaried em ploye the commission has ever had, but it is the determination of the body, now that it will have an effective law, to make no mistake on the score of undue economy. The commission has in mind several other jobs that will pay about as well, and the right man could likely get two or three times $10,000 as general counsel for the commission if he could only be found. The commissioners do not want to sctfin extravagant, but tney ao nutuu 10 nave as gooci orams nereatter as I even ‘toe railroads get if it is possible. ' The commission has employed a special field agent and sent him cut to the strain to make investigation under the La Follette railroad grain elevator resolution Much information concerning this subject of this inquiry con tinues to reach the commission through the grain and railroad comp an ms , THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE, NOW ON EXHIBITION IN PARIS Paris.—What is undoubtedly the first automobile, constructed in 1770, was recently placed on exhi bition in a museum here and has attracted a great deal of attention. It was planned and built by C. J. Cug not, who was evidently more than a century in advance of his time, and. had it not been for a French revolu tion, it may be that Cugnot's name would occupy the place in history that is held by George Stephenson, in ventor of the locomotive. The original automobile consisted of a wooden chassis, or body, on three wheels. The boiler, a kettle-like contrivance, was in front and the single fore wheel was driven by two cylinders. The steering apparatus was much like that of the present day and the machine was undoubtedly equipped with non skidding tires. LOG HOTEL WHICH IS FAMOUS. REMARKABLE RANCH HOUSE IN WILDS OF WYOMING. Has Finer Cut Glass, China and Silver Than Any Other House in State —Hostess Is Refined and Educated. Lander, Wyo.—A little one-story, six-room log ranch house in Wyoming, with sage brush land stretching away from it in all directions and with only a lumbering mountain stage coach drawn by four horses connecting it with the outside world, has in it more and finer cut. glass, china and silver than any other house, public or pri vate, in this state. Arapahoe boasts not near fifty souls all told. But the traveler going by stage from Lander to Shoshone will find its ranch house an uncommonly good one at which to stay overnight, for Mrs. Becker, its gracious hostess, does not spend all her money cn orna ments for her table. She always makes enough to pay the salaries of two first-class Chinese cooks and to supply her table with delicacies. Many ranch houses look neither more nor less inviting from the out side than does this cne. Dirt, poor food, cracked dishes, wretched serv ice and insufferably bad beds compose the accommodations. The traveler Is agreeably surprised, then, when he finds the wealth of cut glass, china and silverware which graces Mrs. Becker’s table, excellent service, every delicacy that a city market affords, cleanliness everywhere, easy chairs and couches, beds fresh and comfort able and a** atmosphere of refinement. Mrs. Becker's cut glass, china and silverware are the pride and the de light of Arapahoe and all of the coun tryside round abrut It. liven the In dians who have got a glimpse of them regard them with a sort « f proprietary .._A _ _ interest. Not long ago Mrs. Becker sent an order to New Ycrk for $1,000 worth of cut glass and that $1,000 worth is not all she has. Besides her valuable collection of cut glass, china and silverware Mrs. Becker has many hundred dollars' worth of Navajo blankets and Indian curios. She made an army officer's wife a gift of five or six hundred dollars' worth of blankets and curios recently and thought noth ing of It. She ia a western woman and does things In a weste-n way. Not long ago Mrs. Becker gave a party at her ranch house to which she invited some of the best and best known folk in Lander and army offi cers and their /vives from Fort Wa shakle. It was a unique society func tion. Each of the numerous guests went home from it with a costly gift from the hostess. One young lady was given a saddle, another a beauti ful and costly souvenir spoon with an elk’s tooth set in the handle and the others received gifts equally valuable. This remarkable woman, who has made a snug fortune out of a little ranch house in the wilds of Wyoming, is educated, refined and accomplished and there is not a more gracious host ess in the state than she. This keeper of a ranch house has gowns that would attract attention in any large city. So wide has become the fame of r«rs. Becker's ranch house and so great its popularity that a handsome addition is being built. DESERT CORN FOR MELONS. More Money Made from Juicy Fruit, j Say Oklahoma Farmers. Lawton. Ok.—The greatest water- ! melon shipping station of the south- I west is Cement, Ok., a small town on j the Frisco railroad, 30 miles east of Lawton. The shipping of this sea son's crop began two weeks ago and to date 120 cars have been shipped to Kansas City, St. Louis and Denver. Before the season closes more than 500 cars will have been shipped. In a radius of a few miles of Cement there are 700 acres planted in melons this year. The average production to the acre is 500 melons, or about half a car load. The melons placed on the track at Cement bring the producers an aver age of $50 per acre. At this rate there will be shipped from that point this year 350,000 melons that will place in the pockets of the producers $35,000. Recently there was a scarcity of cars and during the few days inter vening between the last shipment and the arrival of more cars 20,000 melons, or 20 car loads, were’ piled along the track on the ground. No such a sight was ever before seen in the southwest country. No train of 20 cars, contain ing watermelons alone, was ever be fore pulled out of Oklahoma. The Alabama sweet variety has been adopted by the melon farmers. This is a long, striped melon of yellow and lead colors. The production this year will be double that of last year and the acre age is in the same ratio. The quality of melon is also better and the de mand has been greater. E. C. Lutes, a lessee of some Indian allotments in the Indian pasture south of here, this year has cultivated 200 acres of melons, the seeds from which he is selling to a Kansas City seed house for 12 cents per pound. The juice is being manufactured into a syrup by a new process. His crop is unusually fine and he has found that more money can be realized from the growing of melons than from any other branch of farming. New South Wales Growing. The population of New South Wales on June 30 was 1,540,240, an Increase of 9,540 for the quarter. Biggest Oyster in the World. BIGGEST OYSTER IN THE WORLD Monster Columbia River Bivalve on Exhibition in Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minn.—Lying upon the floor of a little shop on Fifth street i9 the great twin throne of the “king of oysters.” His majesty in the original state ruled over the vast beds in the tidal waters of the Columbia river, where he was by right of weight and of ma jesty the absolute king of bivalves. In all the world where oysters have been known, from the wonderful oysters of Britain, enjoyed by the Romans, down to the little cove oyster that grew in a modest way around Fair Haven, none has ever been known that can compare with this great oyster of the Columbia. I How the upper and nether shells chanced to come to Minneapolis is simple as a story. A friend of Harriet B. Whitted. on leaving for the coast, promised to send her something in the way of a novelty. Upon his arrival there he chanced to go fishing, and i while after large fish in the tidal river j hooked on to a mammoth oyster. It j was a bivalve that would easily weigh two pounds and it contained a fine pearl. Nothing would do but for him to investigate the same bed, and while prodding with an oyster rake the next day the king of all the oysters was brought from his home. The bivalve was shipped to Minne-1 apolis, and when weighed it tipped the scales at 9SV6 pounds. The mam- j moth was roasted in an oven that.! though large, would just hold it, and the meat had to be cut with a carving knife. “Oyster steaks” was the bill of fare. The two huge shells are each about as much as one can lift from the floor, and a toy boat floats about in water in one of them. So it can safely be said that Minneapolis has, owned by one of its citizens, the shell of the king of all the oyster family. Nothing is gained by abusing those whose opinions differ from your own. IWJIWll'WI BRITISH GUNNERS DEAD SHOTS Remarkable Scoring Marks Firing Ex erices of Meiterranean Fleet. London.—Some remarkable scoring has been made in this year’s tiring exercises in the Meiterranean fleet. The destroyer Bruizer with its six pound guns made 46 hits out of 6t rounds, and with its 12-pound guns six hits out of ten rounds. The aver age for six-pound guns is 10.36 hits per gun, which constitutes a record for this class of gun. The Bruizer’s scores are better than those made by the destroyer Dragon which recently was complimented by Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford on its performance. The cruiser Barham, in a heavy gun test, made 42 hits out of 58 rounds, the best gun’s scores being 11 rounds and 11 hits from a 4.7-inch gun. The next best score was ten rounds and ten hits. Preaching on the dangers of money often has its first effect on the col lection. ■f *T'r* W W*WT* f ’TTl " Row Over Young Ladies. Cheyenne, Wyo.—The merchants' most popular young lady contest, which has been on here for several months, closed the other day at noon, but the award of a beautiful $400 piano has not been made. The mer chants are at a loss how to decide the matter, as over 150 00) bogus votes were cast. These bogus votes, it is claimed, were turned in by many of i the contestants, showing that the fraud was committed by the persons issuing the tickets and not by the contestants Jennie Connolly, Ruth Heenan and Katherine McCabe are the leaders in the contest. M s; Hear,a 1 and Kath erine McCabe get the largest vote. Miss Connolly s.cond. and Miss Mc Cabe third. If the merchants decide t-' count all votes Miss Heenan will ge1 the prize, and even if the fraijil**'' ~otes are thrown out she >■ - •) oe in the lead, but the r.- < an s may decide "no contest," and no one will get the : iau' If this is done all the contestants will be satisfied in a measure, but the merchants will come in for con siderable criticism. If the piano is awarded to one of the three leaders, the others say they will bring suit against the merchants. Out of the general row will grow a movement against such contestants in future, and the legislature will be asked to pass a law prohibiting them. It is believed that the contests can be prohibited under the anti-gambling laws. Frolish and Wicked. A palatial summer home for cats and dogs has been opened in Con necticut While poor children in the cities are dying for want of fresh air the rich man or woman who will si end money on cats and dogs is fool ish and wicked. The fresh air funds which provide country vacations and .-utings at the seaside are all finding ■t diii cult this year to exist.—Boston i i uuocript. n T' In a Class by Himself. An Irish drill sergeant was instruct ing some recruits in the mysteries of marching movements, and found great difficulty in getting a countryman of his to halt when the command was given. After explaining and illustrating several times, he approached the re cruit. sized him up silently for a cou ple of minutes, then demanded his name. “Fitzgerald, sor," was the reply. “Did you ever drive a donkey, Fitz?” “Yes, sor.” “What did you say when you wished him to stop?” “Whoa.” The sergeant turned away and im mediately put his squad in motion. After they had advanced a dozen yards or so he bawled out at the top of his lungs: “Squad, halt! Whoa, Fitzgerald.” After a self-made man has finished the job he should make a few friends to be used in case of emergency. THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION 5 - By MAUD WINIFRED SPENG" _ C The Sophomore was drawing his hands leisurely out of the pockets of his trousers, and reluctantly stowing away under Ills arm a small Greek lex icon, a text-book of Aristotle, and an English translation. The books had been lying on the window sill for over a week, unheeded, save when the maid flicked the dust oC them in the early morning. The Sopnomore lingered beside the jpen window. It was a fatal mistaKe, for presently a young girl came from over the fields across his line of vision, .ooting the daisies lightly in her pas sage. She swung open the low gate care essly and tripped into the rose-garden unong the butterflies. “Hello!’’ she cried, catching sight ol he face at the window. "Thought you were studying, Ralph.” “So I am,” replied the Sophomore, or rather, so I’m intending. What's ■t like out, Mollie?” She came close to the window and ooked in upon him. “It’s hot in the sun, and everything seems sleepy; but it’s nice in the gar ish—quite cool with a breeze, and the birds are talking—but, of course you're studying.” "Yes, of course, I’m—studying,” he answered. “And you like studying—don’t you’” "Yes—awfully.” "It’s very good of you, then, to have denied yourself such a great pleasure for over a week.” “Don’t mention it.” The girl took up the text-book which had fallen from Ralph's am. jn to the window ledge. "It’s odd stuff to like so Immense'y. Who made it?” she queried, turning over the pages aimlessly. “Aristotle.’ “Who’s he?” “A great philosopher.” “Oh!” She moved away among the rose beds. She was pleasant to look at in her white summer dress. Even at the distance of the rose garden he could see how blue her eyes looked in the twinkling sunlight as he stood watch ing her. Again the young man took up the lexicon, the text-book, and the English translation. Sitting down, he opened IT IS VEKY COO I- AND PLEASANT UP HERE.” SAID MOLLY. SET TLING HERSELF BIRDLIKE LPO> HER PERCH. he text-book. It smelt of tobacco, anr •howed pencil markings on the margii Lt intervals. For awhile he interested limself with turning over the pages rating these. Half an hour later a servant hande. lim a thin, orange-colored envelope When Ralph had read the 12 br.ei words, he placed the books upon the window sill and went into the gardCL md round by the outbuildings. On the shadiest side a rude see-sav. lad been put together. Mollie was sit ing on the further end of the slanting jeam, a book upon her lap. ' Ralph approached the see-saw cau dously on the side Mollie was backing 1 rhen he threw his weight upon the •aised end of the beam. “Hold on tight!” he called out. Instantly the position of the bean iegan to reverse, Mollie went swingin; ip gently into mid-air. Ralph sa*. or. :he other end firmly, his arms foldeu, lis feet resting among the daisies am: juttercups that bestrewed the field. The girl uttered a little cry of sur prise as the see-saw was put in mo tion and the open book fell from he: ap crushing the grass. “What are you up to, Ralph? Le1 ne down!" she called from her lofty :hrone. • Not till you agree to fulfill you: promise of last night,” he answered 'rom the buttercups and daisies. “Why are you so persistent?” she \sked. 1 “Because 1 am going away this eve ning. I have had a telegram. It is m> last chance.” “It is very cool and pleasant ur here,” said Mollie, settling herself bird- 1 like upon her perch. “I’m enjoying 1- < so much." < "Awfully glad to hear it,” Ralph an- 1 swered. ' "What a pity you didn’t bring your < Ari3totle with you!" the girl said pres- ’ ently. "You could have read sucn a 1 lot of It” ' "I’m quite content with my present 1 position,” said the voice from the « daisies. “Hem! it’s very lowly. You’re easily satisfied,” answered the voice from the cloudless blue. “You’re going to fulfill your prom- c Ise?” asked the voice from the earth. 1 “I can’t hear. I’m too high up,” 1 called back the treble voice. A long silence followed, broken only c by the varied sounds that help to make t the summer. Presently the young scholar caught ! sight of the book Mollie had beeu 2> intent upon. It was an old Groel grammar—one of his own. He recog nlzed it at once. "Why, little Mollie!” he cried, giv ing a start that nearly resulted in s catastrophe to the girl poised ahcvt him, “what are you doiug with Greek?” "I thought I would take it up,” she answered, with a grand air, “as you seem to consider it so nice.” “Is that a recommendation?" he asked. She was silent. “Why didn’t you ask me to teach you Greek?' There was just a touch of earnestness in his tone. “I did not like to disturb you," stn* answered, turning away her head de murely. “3ut I have not really done any work since I came down here; you know that quite as well as I do. Mol lie, look at me.” "I can’t; m/ neck aches on that side.” “Mohie, I dm going away this eve ning.” “I’ve heard that before.” “Mollie, why won’t you be kind to me?” “I am kind. I leave you to your studies in peace." "But I don’t like studying while I’m here.” “Then why did you say so this after noon?” "I was trying to think that I liked It.” Mollie turned her head and looked down upon him from her exalted posi tion. "But you like Aristotle—awfully, don’t you?” “Not when you are near," he said, digging his heei into the daisies. "Oh! So you are trying to be a good boy this afternoon?” "I found it harder than I thought,” n(! answered, somewhat dejectedly. “Poor boy!” she murmured consol ingly from full, red lips. Another silence ensued. “Couldn’t you teach me some Greek now?” asked the girl. “Say some thing to me in Greek. It would help to pass the time away, you know." He looked up with thoughtful eyes. “Zoe mou sas agapo,” he said, re peating the line slowly from Byron’s "Maid of Athens.” He knew his Byrou better than his Aristotle. “That’s a very short sentence, but it means a lot.” 'What does it mean?” she asked, leaning towards him. "Something very nice.” "Say the funny sentence again,” she iemanded. "Zoe mou sas agapo,” he murmured, is before. “Do translate it,” she urged. “Some day I will come back and ranslate it to you,” Ralph said, avoid ng her gaze. “Thank you,” she answered curtly; ‘you need not take the trouble. Greek s not so very interesting to me; and, lfter all, I don’t pretend to be wise. I iin only a—-butterfly. Oh. sit still Ralph! Remember, we are on a see iaw!” ‘Mollie, I want to tell you something -lam going to be ‘wise’ for once, or •ather, I am going to try to be wise.” “Is it very hard?” “Yes, dreadfully." “Yet you read Aristotle; and he was 1 very wise man." “Oh, yes, he was all that; but be lidn’t understand this sort of thing. ,'ou know.” “What sort of thing?” “This see-sawing sort of thing.” “Wasn’t that funny sentence from \ristotle?” “Oh, no.” An amused smile passed >ver the young man's face. “Aristotle lever wrote anything so nice as that." “Tell me what the sentence means, ind then—and then—and then you cat: et me down from the see-saw. ru* rou’ll do it gently, won’t you?” “You understand what you are say ng, Mollie? You understand th* vhole of it?” She nodded her head. He fixed his gaze upon her and be ;an translating slowly. “55oe me ns ‘life’—mou, ‘of _ne’_ tgaoo means—sas egapo means—” “What does it mean?” “What do you think?” "1 can’t think; it's all Greek to me.” He looked away into the shadows. “Halph, what does sas agapo mean?” He slid dexterously nearer the <ea er of the plank, allowing it to balance ill they were on a level. “It means ‘you—1—love.’ ” Id a moment he was at her side. “How, Mollie,” he cried, putting his irm about her, “give me the kiss you promised me last night.” Meanwhile, around a latticed win iow, gay roses nodded know.ngly at a small Greek lexicon, a text-bock of Aristotle, and an English translation, ying on the window sill. They sn.>ok heir beautiful heads knowingly, ecp« ;ially at the English translation (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Fossils in Amber. Fossil hair is a zoological novelty, fhe insects preserved in amber have ong since been studied and described arefully, with the result that in mast ases they have been found to approxi nate closely to living types. A er aan naturalist has now found h irs f mammals which suggest (he dor aouse, although, as it has not yet ieen found possible to ilentil'y them ?ith those of any known genus, it has een suggested that they indicate an xtinct ancestral type. Aged Three; Smoker for Year. Menominee, Mich.—Tra mway, near ere, holds the record for the youngest hild that smokes. His name is Floy* roder. He is three years of a :e and he son of William Yoder. For a year e has u-ed tobacco hrbit”nllv. It is ne cf the sights of the tor n to ee he child toddle along the street pitti ng away at a huge cigar. At home e smokes a pipe.