TIIK NORFOLK WH15KLY NMWS-JOUHNAU FKIDAV , N'OVKMBKK 2-1 , 1911. A"
Country Life Conorcss Here.
If arrangements which urn now un
der way arc natlKfnelory with Ilio
Commercial club , Norfolk will ho lion-
mod with a int'clliiK of the state
country life cniiimlHHlon. W. S. Do-
laiui , secretary and treasurer of the
commission with hoadiiartorH ( | at Lin-
coli ) , IIIIH written a letter to Frank
Tnnnohlll who , with ( ! . Carluon , IH
a iiioiiilicr on Ilio advisory hoard of
I ! 10 commission , nuking that a date ho
given commission for n moot Ing
In Norlolk. The letter IIIIH hoc > n turn
ed ever to the Comnu'rc'lal cluh who
will prolmlily name a date for nome-
Unio In I'Vhruary.
While attending n convention at
York Homo weeks ago , Mr. Tannohlll
wan ashed how many school chlldron
could ho In attendance at an address
to ho given , Nliould Prof. llessoy of
the Htato university como to Norfolk.
Mr. Tannohlll declared ho could prob-
alily Kiiuranli'u an attendance of more
than H thousand chlldron. Tim uni
versity men were mtrprlnod by this
htatcmont , but Mr. Tannehlll IIIIH boon
harked up by other Norfolk men who
will HOO to It that Mr. Dessey gets a
largo audlonco. Farmers In this ter
ritory Imvo already asked for two sub-
JectH to be given them at the country
life conimlHHlon meeting hero. Domestic -
tic science lectures have also boon re-
qiCHtOI. | (
KLING TO BUY BOSTON CLUB.
Kansas City Ball Player Says He'll
Get Boston Nationals.
Kansas City , Mo. , Nov. 2fi , "I am
negotiating to purchase not merely
William Hepburn Hussell In the llos-
lou National league club , but the
whole club , " John Kilns of this city
-.aid today.
"My plan Is to get Kansas City men
to finance the purchase. Negotiations
will not bo completed for several
days. "
South Norfolk.
Corn , the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Smyth Is threatened with pneu
monia.
Mrs. H. C. Williams returned from
Omaha.
Charles Ward took In the football
gam'.fit Lincoln Saturday.
Mits ? Illldroth Murtz of Oakland
it was hero on business.
| Mrs. Coznrt and throe children , formerly -
{ ' merly of South Norfolk , but now of
; ' . Chadron , returned homo after a brief
visit with old friends hero.
; Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Pippin left Sun-
tiny noon for Battle Creek to visit
1 with Mr. and Mrs. John Williams.
A dance was given at Railroad-
nun's hall Saturday evening.
Floyd lluffsmith returned from Chi-
ago.
1 Mr. nnd Mrs. W. C. Taylor and son
1 , Hurt , of Atkinson , were Sunday visitors -
' ors at South Norfolk.
LAFARGUE AND WIFE SUICIDE.
. 'aria , Nov. 27. The well known
socialist , John Lafargue , and his wife
committed suicide yesterday. La-
farguo left a letter saying he felt the
approach of Infirmities of old age ,
which threatened paralysis , and de
termined to die while still in posses
sion of all bis faculties. His wife re
fused to survive , preferring to share
his fate. Lafargue said In his letter
that he had experimented with vari-
j { oils poisons and had chosen the injec
tion of prnssic acid as the best means
to die. Mine. Lafargue was the daugh
ter of German Socialist Karl Marx.
MONDAY MENTIONS.
! ; M. V. Harrington of O'Neill was In
the city.
C. B. Durlnml returned from a
three days' business trip at Presho ,
S. D.
Ralph Nightingale visited with rel
atives at Nollgh Sunday.
F. L. Young of Pllger spent Sunday
hoe : with the H. A. Vail family.
Charles Schmledeberg celebrated
his birthday anniversary Sunday.
Miss Mae Rosenbaum has finished
her season in the Waddell millinery
ss ore and has returned to her home
nt Omaha.
John F. Klynn returned from a few-
slay's business trip at Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Estabrook
left today for their new home In
T.-xas.
O. 0. Casey has returned from Chad-
ron where he has been employed for
ll several months.
| i Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Woosley of Co
lumbus were hero visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Whalen.
Miss Emma Coetting has finished
her season with the Klllian store and
lias gone to Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vail and Mr.
nd Mrs. A , N. Smith of Wayne spent
Sunday here with M'r. and Mrs. K. N.
Vail.
Vail.Abe
Abe Levlne accompanied his wife
tn Omaha Sunday. Mrs. Levlne will
remain in Omaha with her relatives
for a few months' visit.
A. L. Klllian and his brother Edward -
ward Killian , of Cedar Rapids , re
turned from the east where they pur
chased holiday and spring goods.
Joseph Raubach of Pierce gave
Chief of Police Marqnardt his check
inr ? " .10 , which la to pay for his fine
in police court for being drunk and
disorderly.
The "Woman's Home Missionary so-
vloty of the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs. C. K. Doughty , G04
South Ninth street , at 3 o'clock Tues
day afternoon.
The Eagles will give n big smoker
tonight. Many out-of-town Eagles
are scheduled to he present and to
mnke the smoker n success. A six-
piece harp orchestra has been engag
ed to furnish the music.
L , F. Hnrter returned from Omnlm
"Monday where his wife underwent an
operation which Mr. Harter declares
was successful. Mr. Harter is here
UsitinB with his brother , Ed Harter ,
and will leave for his home at liar-
rlaon Tuesday.
Chief of Police Maraunrdt was
liimy todny notifying owners of chick
ens In which way their nclghborM
would Illco the chickens managed.
Several people have proto ted to the
police that ( heir neighbors have al
lowed their chickens to become a
nnlHanco to the neighborhood.
W. H. Livingston IH back on police
duly after a few days' layoff as tne
result of an accidental fall on a slip
pery walk which resulted In an In
jured back. Just before his fall Llv-
Ington had saved a woman from fall
ing heavily on the Icy walk and prob
ably prevented her from serious In-
Jury.
Jury.One
One Inch of snow fell during Sun
day night and Monday morning. The
temperature wan 'JO above zero. Telephone -
phone lines were In good shape and
no Interruptions wore reported. Tele
graph lines , however , Buffered slight
ly from the heavy wind. One man
applied for a bed at the police station
during the storm.
In the esteem of the Norfolk boy
scouts , Chief of Police George Goff
of Pierce , a nephew to Sheriff George
Goff of Pierce county , Is about the
best chief of police in the state.
When the boy scouts entered Pierce
Saturday afternoon after their thir
teen-mile "hike" from Norfolk , the
chief of police had a big "feed" for
the young scouts , who arc today loud
In their appreciation. The scouts re
turned by train Saturday evening.
Pierce warmly welcomed the Norfolk
youngsters.
CASE HALTED
WITHDRAWAL OF A JURYMAN
AT INSTANCE OF THE
COURT.
New York , Nov. ST. Tlio trial of
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad , the
show girls who are charged with
shooting W. K. D. Stokes , was halted
ibruptly today by the withdrawal of
a juror at the instance of the court.
It had been rumored about the court
room throughout the morning that
the trial would be delayed because
some one bad discussed the case in-
llscreetly.
Against Mayor , City Clerk and Attor
ney of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee , WIs. . Nov. ST. The im
peachment of Mayor Soldo ] , City
Clerk Carl IX Thompson and City At-
orney Dan W. I loan for alleged mis-
'easances and nonfeasaiice in office
in connection witli the lilll tax as
sessment , is asked by Alderman J. P.
Carney in charges submitted to the
common council at an adjourned
meeting today.
Edward Grey's Address.
London , Nov. 27. Sir Edward
Grey , foreign secretary , delivered his
uixioiisly awaited speech on the in
ternational political situation in the
house of commons today. Ho declar
ed that the statement of Herr Von
Kiderlin-Waochtor , a German foreign
secretary , was complete and there
fore it was not necessary for him to
make a fuller statement on the part
taken by the British foreign office by
the house of commons.
MRS. VERMILYA NOT THERE.
Suffering from Effects of Arsenicf
She is Not at Inquest.
Chicago , Nov. 27. Mrs. Louise
Vermilya , charged with having pois
oned Policeman Arthur Bisonette ,
was unable to attend the Inquest Into
his death today. An abscess caused
by arsenic , which she Is believed to
have taken with suicidal intent , pre
vented her being taken from the
county jail hospital ,
Mrs. Jessie Wiseman , the nurse
who attended Mrs. Vermilya , was
the first witness at the Inrpiest. Oth
ers to he called are Arthur Bisonctte ,
father of the dead policeman , and
Archie and Peter , his brothers , and
Miss Lydla Ilirnrd , his fiancee.
Newman Grove Man Appointed ,
Madison , Neb. , Nov. 27. Special :
Samuel M. nelson of Newman
Grove has been chosen as deputy by
County Treasurer-elect Darlington.
Mr. Juelson Is a member of the firm
of Juelson & Gustavson , who conduct
the only well and windmill establish
ment in their town. Mr. Juelson was
not a candidate for the appointment ,
hut he Is in every respect qualified
for the place , and Is besides a good ,
big-hearted fellow whom everybody
likes. Shell Creek precinct gave Dar
lington a clean majority of 20" votes
in the recent election , and it is con
sidered very fitting of him to choose
a man from thnt precinct for his dep
uty. Mr. Juelson as .1 man satisfies
every voter In Shell Creek.
MISS KELLAR AGAIN ON STAND.
Continues Testimony In the Hyde
Murder Trial at Kansas City.
Kansas City. Nov. 2T. Miss Pearl
Virginia Kellar , the nurse who at
tended Col. Thomas H. Swopo prior
to his dentil , began her third dny on
the stnnd nt the resumption of the
Dr. . Clnrk Hyde murder trial to-
day. Attorney Frank P. Walsh for
the defense , continued his grilling
cross-exnmlnntion begun Snturdny.
The attorneys for the state were In
conference most of yesterday with
Miss Kellar , preparing her for her
ordenl which hns been a heavy strain
upon her.
Uncle Sam After McNamara.
Los Angeles , Nov. 2T. Six tales
men were examined nnd excused in
the first thirty minutes of the Me-
Namnrn murder trlnl today. An epi
demic of opposition to capital punish
ment developed. District Attorney
Fredericks admitted todny thnt the
summoning of 1'nlted States District
Attorney McCormick to confer with
Attorney General Wlckersham at
Washington might bo In connection
with the McNamara case. FredorlckH
said ho preferred not to discuss the
matter further.
One Helped the Othsr.
A laily was contlnim"iirimlm . ; hei
servant of extravagance without any
real cause. The servant always bore
this accusation patiently.
One dny the servant informed \w \
mistress that the coal liid : all been con
suiiied. This was followed by the
usual iviimrks on Ilio part of the mis
tress , who finished up by snylng :
"You evidently eat them. "
The next dny the candles were nl !
gone.
"Candles gone : " said the mistress.
"Why. I bought half a pound only n
fortnight ago. "
"Oh , well , " rejoined ( he servant , who
could stand thU sort of thing no longer ,
"I can tell you where the candles hnve
gone. I ate them to grease my throat
so that I could swallow the coal more
conveniently ! " Pearson's Weekly.
FREMONT MURDER CASE ON.
Harry Earl , a Negro , Charged with
Killing of Charles Vlnll.
Fremont , Neb. , Nov. 28. With
Harry Karl , a negro , alleged slayer of
Charles Viull , on trial on a charge of
murder In the first degree , the No
vember term of district court was
opened by Judge Thomas of Colum
bus. Throughout the first day of the
trial the accused man occupied a
chair behind that of bin counsel and
listened intently to the proceedings ,
lie was calm and exhibited little emo
tion.
Hurl is on trial for his life. He Is
accused of having shot and killed
Charles Viall , proprietor of the Mid
land rooming IIOUBO on Third street ,
between Alain and Park , on the even
ing of Aug. 2-1 , as Viall sat in his of
fice. Tlie case presents a rather pe
culiar feature in that so far as is
known there was no eye-witness to
the alleged shooting though several
men were sitting on benches outside
the door.
Within a few minutes after Viall
was found dying , Earl rushed into the
police station and turned a , revolver
over to Desk Sergeant Tuttle with a
few incoherent remarks. Tuttle
placed him under arrest.
Counsel for the defense will attempt
to show Karl to have been insane at
the time.
A TIP ON CHECKS.
Advice by a Woman Who Always Fills
Out the Stub First.
The west shle woman was paying
wltbji check for some articles she had
bought at a department store , and she
was carefully filling in the stub of her
check book llrst. "Oh , don't stop for
that , " urged her shopping companion ,
wh. ) was in a hurry. "You can do thnt
when yon et home. "
I'nmoved , I he we-t side woman tin
l-.hed the stub with special care , then
wrote tin1 chock , gave it to the sales
man and said to her impatient friend :
"Before I was married I took care of
some of my father's accounts. The
tirst thi'o lie ever asked me to till out
a set of blank checks for him so he
could siirn iliein ho told me : 'One rule
you must always observe write the
stub lirst. Make a vow to yourself ,
like unto the vow of Jcphthnh , that
you will never write a check until the
stub N tilled. If for any reason you
should fail later to wrfio the check it
would lie a simple matter to cancel
the stub , but if .MIU write a check and
leave the stub blank you open the
door to a hundred chanceof mistake.
No one's memory can be trusted on
that subject. Never try to trust yours.
Let the law of "the stub lirst" be to
you as the law of the Medes and the
Persians. ' I have always found it
perfectly easy to follow that rule , and
that Is one reason I have a bank ac
count today. My husbnnd Is never
afraid I will make him any trouble
with It. " New York Press.
A Safe Proceeding.
Lord Lyons. English minister at
Washington during the war between
the states and afterward ambassador
to Franco , was a diplomatist to the
core. Hevns exceedingly tactful In
action and hnd the rare art of kecplm :
his own counsel. When Sir Edward
Itlonnt called upon him one day at
the embassy in Paris ho found that n
well known journalist bad preceded
him. The visitor was laying down the
law In a loud tone , and when , after his
departure , Sir Edward was received
ho took the liberty of saying :
"May I bo allowed to ask if It is
quite wNe to discuss state secrets in
such a loud tone ? I heard every word
that was said , my lord , as I sat in the
anteroom. "
"Ah ! " said Lord Lyons. "But even
then you could not hear what I said ,
for I said nothing. "
RIOT AT A PLAY.
Refuse Is Thrown at Irish Players In
New York Theater.
New York , Nov. 28. Riotous dis
orders broke out last night nt a per
formance in which the Irish players
recently arrived from Dulblln , at
tempted to play "The Boy of the
Western World" at Maxine Elliott's
theater. Much refuse was thrown at
the actors and pollco reserves were
called. Ten prisoners were taken.
The uproar started ns soon ns the
curtain rose on the first net nnd so
interrupted the performnnce thnt nt
the end of the first act , Fred O'Dono-
van , who played the part of the play
boy , announced that the net would
bo repented. By this time most of
the rioters hnd been nrrested nnd dis
persed nnd the repetition of the first
act wns nccompnnled by llttlo trou
ble.
ble.Tho Irish plnyors hellovo there was
concerted action on the pnrt of the
disturbers nnd declare thnt deter-
j mined little groups appeared through-
i out the house. An attorney appeared
nt the pollco station several minutes
before any of the prisoners were
brought in and offered to defend any
of the arrested men.
In anticipation of trouble n number
of policemen and detectives had boon
. Rationed about the house and when
the rioting broke out the leaders of
several groups had been arrested
while the whole house was on Its feet
in an uproar.
"Tho Play Boy of the Western
World" as written by Syngo and stag
ed by Lady Gregory was declared in
a resolution recently passed by the
United Irish societies as an Insult to
thu Irish race , In that it was hold to
bo Immoral of criticism It received
at the hands of the Boston Irish fed
eration.
FASHION FANCIES.
Fringes In Qiautiful Effects For D.n'n-
ty Gawnc Smart Millinery.
Exquisite fringes for the lightest
and ilno.M of gowns may bo purcln soil
by the yard. A particularly lovelj de
sign about two Inches In depth is of
bends , rows of gold beads alternating
with rows of either pearl and gold or
pearl and coral combined.
Small striped blue and white porcelain
lain bond * are a novelty in another
'rlusro. IC i In' sill ; variety one dainty
design hns Hi- tiniest of silk rosebuds
In pn'e ' i.-ivender , pink and blue at in-
torvui.s iilnii tn | > bending.
No costume is nmre practical tl.an
she one Hut coinhine.s a skitof /
BMAttT COSTL'MK Olvvool * AND CHIFFON.
heavier material with a blouse of
lighter weight. Surli a combination Is
here pictured , the skirt of novelty
wool anil the waist of chiffon to match
tilt : doth. JUU1C CHOI.LET.
Thcao May Manton patterns are cut Ir
sixes for mnall women ami misses of four
teen , sixteen and elKliteen years of agi
Send 10 cents each Cor tlieso patterns to
tills olllct' , giving numbers , blouse 7111 ami
skirt 7H9 , and they will bo promptly for
warded to you by mall. If In haste send
nn additional two cent stamp for lett"t
postage , which insures moru prompt de
livery. When ordering use coupon.
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Name
Address
MINISTER WHO WED
ASTOR QUITS CHURCH.
Th Rev. Joseph Lambert Resigns
Pulpit Bicauce of Criticism.
The P.ov. .To--opi ! Lambert , who mar
ried John .Tiieob Astor and Madeleine
Tailmad e For"c in Newport on Sept.
! ) . has resigned bis pulpit in Elmwood -
wood temple. Providence , II. L , be
cause of protest * against bis action by
the other clergymen. He will leave the
church on Dec. 1 and go into business.
"There have been a lot of unkind
things said against me especially by
ministers of tills city , " said Mr. Lam
bert. "I did not feel that 1 could con
tinue in the work , as I could not put
the same spirit into it as before.
'I am going into business and shall
retain my membership in Elmwood
temple at the request of the trustees.
My resignation is purely voluntary nnd
wns not taken as the result of any nc-
tlon by the people of the church. At
the meeting of the tnistees laBt month
they urged me to stay.
"Tlie worst thing the ministers cnn
.sny against me Is that I married n mnn
who hnd been divorced for committing
n statutory offence. It wns simply his
money which cnllcd attention to the
mnrrlnge. nnd If it hnd been n poor
man nothing would hnve been said.
There nro lots of ministers in this city
who hnve done the same thing , and I
cnn prove it. The very fact thnt my
own nssociatton did not censure me
proves U. "
Mr. Lambert hns been the pnstor of
Elmwood temple since a ycnr ago last
September. lie would not sny what
business he is to enter nnd said he did
not know what the chances were of his
returning to the ministry.
A Rothschild Is Dead.
Paris , Nov. 28. Bnron Gustnve Snm-
uel Jnmes Do Rothschild died here
today. Ho was born in Paris in 1829.
Ho wns n pnrtner in the hanking firm
of Rothschild Bros. , nnd he noted ns
counsel general for Austria-Hungary
In Paris. He watt u commander of the
Legion of Honor.
SPAIN'S NATIONAL ANTHEM.
"La Marcha Rcallo" Wns Composed by
Frederick the Great ,
Frederick the Croat wns the com
poser of the Spanish national anthem.
Frederick's ambitions were varied. He
performed on the Ilute. lie desired to
be thought a poet , lie quoted. 1 Jitin ,
hut his ( imitations would have mudo
Cicero stare nnd gasp. During that
remarkable friendship which existed
between him and Voltaire the author
of the "Henrliide1 exclaimed with de
rision , "See the dirty linen 1 have to
waHh , " holding up Frederick's manu
script , which had been sent him to re
vise. In the field the great warrior
carried about his own poems in his
; > ocket and a bottle of poison , HO that
ho should not be taken alive. Monzel's
picture depicts the king with his tlute ,
nnd Bach dedicated to him one of his
compositions.
The tory of the composition of the
Spanish national anthem In full of in
terest. A little while after the conclu
sion of the Seven Years' war Frederick
tit a court reception to the surprise of
every one produced a march which he
had composed. The Spanish'ambaHNU -
FOUND AND LOST GOLD.
Goncr.il Sutler Discovered the Precious
Metal In California.
"Tt la not generally known. " said n
mineralogist , "that the discoverer of
sold In California was a Pennsylvania ! !
nnd at one time a resident of Philadel
phia. This distinguished pioneer lies
buried In the soil of Pennsylvania al
most forgotten. He was General John
A. Sutler , a Swiss , who emigrated to
Philadelphia In 1K51 and became a citl-
r.on of the commonwealth. Ills grave
Is In tlie Mennonlte burying ground- "
nt LI tit/ , Lancaster county. In which
village tie spent the last years of his
life.
"General Suiter was boni In 1803 tn
linden. Germany , near the borders of
Switzerland. Upon his arrival In this
country he spent some time in Phila
delphia , subsequently removing to the
vicinity of Lltitz. where. In the midst
of relatives , he engaged In farming.
Possessed of a roving nature , however ,
It was not long before he yearned to
explore the great unknown land he
yond the Rockies. After many priva
tlons he reached California some time
in the early forties and staked a claim
It was In the fall of 18-18. after a heavy
rain. thnt. attracted by yellowish de
posits I i a small stream , he made hi *
great discovery of the precious metal.
The news of his llud spread rapidly ,
and the following spring the great
rush from th" east began.
"General Sutler amassed n consider
able fortune through his gold diggings ,
hut lost most of It through unfortu
nate speculations. He returned to
Pennsylvania In 1ST ! bid spent his
declining years in retirement , living
on the pension of S'J.IO a month voted
him by the California legislature. He
died June IS. 1SSO. Two of his pall
bearers were Generals John C. Fre
mont and Ambrose E. Burnslde. who
had been his friends in California. "
Philadelphia Ki-cord.
FATTED SHEEP.
Tails of the Syrian Breed Weigh Ten
to Fifteen Pounds.
It has been suggested thnt In the
sheep fattening process , which is com
mon in the vicinity of Damascus , one
might lie able to trace the original
meaning of the Biblical phrase , "the
fatted calf. " Mrs. Mclntosh thus de
scribes the process In her book , "Da
mascus : "
"The sheep dllTor Irom ours. When
wo show pictures of the latter to the
natives they ask what animals they
are. They miss the enormous tails of
the Syrian sheep. In which the fat of
the body seems to concentrate and
which , after skinning nnd preparing ,
often weigh ten to fifteen pounds.
"Early in the summer the head of
each family buys or sets apart one.
two or three sheep , according to his
rnnk in life or his -wealth. The wom
en nnd chlldron devote themselves
with great zeal to fattening those
sheep. The children till large baskets
with mulberry leaves and carry them
to their mothers. These several times
a day and also In the night take lit
tle wooden stools and sit by tlie sheep.
With one hand they keep the sheep's
mouth open ; with the other they cram
In the leaves , forcing thorn down the
throat.
"Twice n day the sheep are led to
the village fountain to drink , and their
coats are frequently washed. About
the end of September the work of the
women nnd children comes to an end.
The sheep hnve grown so fnt they
cannot stnnd up. They nre then killed
Their flesh is boiled with spices and
put into pots for winter use. This
mincemeat Is eaten as n relish nt fes
tivities. "
It Was His Mistake.
Mr. Newed ( the week before his
birthday ) Good gracious , here are six
boxes of cheap cigars my wife has evi
dently bought me for n present ! I
couldn't possibly smoke such vile
things , and still I wouldn't like to hurt
her feelings by refusing. I'll Just sub
stltute six boxes of my best Ilavnnas
nnd throw these cheap ones away be
fore she returns.
Mrs. Newed ithe dny after ) Oh.
Tom , I bought six boxes of cheap cl
pars yesterday for my dear Uncle Jo
nas , the sen captain , who lives In
Wnles. I hnve Just posted their to
him. They only cost me & shillings a
box , hut I'm sure he won't be able to
tell them from good ones. Why , how
funny you look , dear ! Are you HI-
London Tit-Bits.
A FIRE AT OWOSSO , MICH.
Owosso , Mich. , Nov. 28. Flro be
lieved to hnve started from spontane
ous combustion todny practically de
stroyed the Pearce block and wrecked
the adjoining business building known
as the Wesmer block. Tlie IOHM Is es
timated in ; ir > 0,000. The bulldtngH
were both throe-story brick structuron ,
and the losses are fairly well covered
by Insurance.
" ' " * "
DRESDEN CHINA.
Id Three Periods and the M rks th
Pieces Dear.
Dresden china began Its reign nt thti
fnlr of Leipzig , 1TLM , whore It wns of
fered for public sale for the llrst time.
It lias had three periods King's , Mar-
collne and modern.
The factory marks traced on the bottom
tom of each piece vary according to
the period the oldest ( King's ) bclnpr
the monogram A. K. nnd the wand of
Aesculapius. The familiar crossed
swords , with ( he dot or circle between
the handles , were tlrst. used In 17-1 ,
and the star took the place of the dot
In the Marcollne period. The modern
mark Is the simple crossed swords ,
sometimes accompanied by letters and
numbers.
Although the methods of work nro
still Jealously guarded In all factories ,
the essentials are an open secret , and
the following rough outline may satis
fy the lazily curious : The ingredients
of porcelain are kaolin feldspar , sand
and selenlte. These are ground line
and mixed In llmewnter. The paste
Is then molded into forms and tired in
an oven of moderate heat. When tak
en out It Is In an opaque slate and Is
then dipped in the glaze , which Is feld
spar ground line , with a little alkali.
It Is now subjected to a tiring of great.
ho"t. which results In the beautiful
p.dished surface so familiar the world
over.
This second firing is attended with
risk , for If the piece la allowed to re
main beyond the exact proper moment
the whole molts together and Is ruined.
SEASICKNESS.
It Is Not Qcnificinl , nnd In Rnro Cases
It Causes Death.
In tlie light of modern intelligence
the once popular Idea that seasickness
wn.s of rt'nl bonollt to the .sufferer and
that It never terminated fatally has
been exploded. Not only Is this mala
dy to lie guarded against by every
means possible , but it is even to be
dreaded by those who are not. over
robust as leading to possible fatal re
sults.
The old fashioned notion that n good
dose of seasickness was benellclnl was
duo wholly to the fact that upon re
covery the victim of mill de mer Is
usually so delighted thnt he is apt to
Imagine that he never felt better In
his lift' , while feeling normal again is
merely so great a contrast to the ex-
cec-dlngly wretched condition which
this disorder brings about that ex
aggeration of one's feelings Is the
most natural thing In the world. Sea
sickness Is far from pleasant. It is
not henellclnl. nnd In rare eases It
terminates fatally.
There Is one consolation , however ,
thnt with th" growth of the slc.o of
ships and the increase of speed travel
ers are to a certain extent Insured
against it or If attacked are certain
that their sufferings will bo short.
Marino Journal.
The Art of Poisoning.
Professional poisoners arose early in
our era. It is recorded that Agrlpplmi
( A. D. "Ot refused to eat apples at tlie
table of i er fntber-in-Iaw , Tiberius ,
through fear of poison. The notorious
Locust n nourished In that epoch. It
is charged thnt she supplied with ap
propriate directions the poison by
which Agrippina rid herself of Clau
dius. She also furnished the poison
that was administered to nrltannlciis
by order of Nero. Tills crime was
committed In quite a conventional
manner. The Komans were accustom
ed to drink hot water at table , but the
same temperature did not appeal to
all. A slave offered hot water to Hrl-
tnnniens. "Too hot. " he remarked.
The slave added cold water. P.rltan-
ulciis drank , gasped once or twice and
died. The cold water was polsoii'Mj
either v , Ith n cyanide or with prussie
acid.
ESPERANTO A LANGUAGE.
Official Recognition Given In Ruling of
Commissioner of Patents.
The commissioner of patents , E. B
Moore , holds that ICsporanto Is a Ian
guage. The decision Is In a case
brought before the patent otllce by the
Trade Mark Title company of Fort
Wayne The Fort Wayne concern ,
representing a client , asked to have
the letters "snnign" registered as n
trademark. The examiner to whom
the case was referred held that these
letters could not be registered , as they
form n word that Is Esperanto for
"sanitary. " The case was then ap
pealed to the commissioner of patents.
Numerous lirlustrlnl concerns through
out the country became Interested. The
case was argued at length before 'the
commissioner , who now sustains th'/
nillng of the examiner.
In answer to the representation of
the Fort Wayne company thnt Espe
ranto Is not a Inngungc the commis
sioner of patents quotes from the lat
est edition of the encyclopedias to
show thnt Esperanto Is now recognized
as nu Internntlounl Inngungo. Under
the trademark law n word that Is de
scriptlve may not be used as a trade
mark , and "o. under tlie ruling of the
commissions n' ( intents , "sniiiirn" can
not I' ' " c ii ' "n-Mii the same
LITTLETON IS ANGERED.
Says Wall Street Operators Are Con
spiring Against Him.
Washington , Nov. 28. Charging
that recent attacks on htm as a mem
ber of liio house committee of inquiry
into the stool tnist hnvo omunted
from "boar" operntors in Wall street ,
who nook to prolong the Inquiry tn
force down wteel stock , Hupi'i'M'titu- '
llvo Martin W. Lltllelon of Now York
demanded yesterday ( hat the commit
tee Invostlgato his complaint ami the
source of an artlclo assailing him
appeared last Friday In a Now York
newspaper.
Mr. Littleton will mihmlt today to
Hepresontatlve Stanley , chairman of
the committee , a letter setting forth
his charges and requiring that sub
poenas bo Issued for David Kumar , a
New York broker , Henry H. Martin ,
secretary of the National Anti-Trust
league ; Herman KhuKolH , coutmol for
the National Anti-Trust league ; and
Jackson Tinker , the Washington cor
respondent of the newspaper.
A subpoena for the editor of the
New York paper concerned may also
ho asked.
"If the committee does not wish
to call these witnesses , " said Mr. Lit
tleton , "I have served notice on the
chairman of the committee will have
to face the matter with mo on the
floor of the house. "
Cobles of Htimnn Hair.
In north Japan Is nn enormous hca
then temple , the limbers of whlcli-wero
hauled from the mountains ami put In
place with ropes made from the hair
of the v iiinen of ( lie province. From
these tresses , which were brought
forth by an edict , two ropes worn
made , one seventeen Inches In circum
ference and l.-lK ( ) feet In length , while
the other was eleven Inches In circum
ference mill il.iidi ) feet long.
Rise nnd Fall.
A boy was driving along a road in
Ireland u d'XiKoy and carl which lie-
Imivd to bis w'dowed ' niolher when
lie via' , ncco'iled by a snobbish young
mail , who. wishing to Impress his elev-
. rues' ' ) upon a yoiiuir lady who accom-
nnnled him , s-tld. "Watch mo take a
| H > out of thh boy. "
He sli nited to the boy , "I say , do
you tlih'l ; ; , inir mother would soil me
th."t donkey ? "
The boy took a good look at him and
answered. "Do you think your mother
could keep two' ; "
The smart young man didn't laugh ,
but the young lady did.
Trichromic Vision.
In n recent discussion before the
British IJoyal society of the phenome
non of "trlcliromie vision" the case of
n scientist known for his researches
In electrical science was descrbed.
When looking at the bright spectrum
of sunlight this scientist sees only
three colors red. green and violet.
For him ( hero Is no di'llnlte color In
the part of the spectrum that appears
to persons with normal vision pure
blue. He can distinguish nothing of
the nature of pure yellow In the spec
trum. Iteddlsli green would describe
the orange and yellow parts and
greenish violet the blue parts as ho
sees them. In testing with colored
yarns the wool changed color to him
when contrasted , although a normal
Righted person saw no difference.
These facts show how different colors
may possibly appear to those about us.
Hnrdkapped His Humor.
The staff humorist approached the
editor with n lugubrious face and his
resignation.
"Why. you are doing all right , " said
the editor. " " .Vhat's the trouble ? "
"Well , you see , sir. " replied the staff
humorist , "it's this way. 1 got mar
ried a few weeks ago , and now If I
print a Joke about wives my wife
thinks I mean her , and If I mention a
mother-in-law her mother comes around
and raises the roof. Then , too , one of
my wife's brothers is a plumber , an
other an Iceman , nnd the third Is n
coal dealer. More than thnt , she hn
a half brother who is n book agent ,
and they are all big. husky fellows
with ugly tempers. If you don't mind
I'd like to retire from the humorous
department and take n position as
obitunrv editor. " Boston Transcript
What It Would Mean.
In a secluded nook they sat. sur
rounded with palms. He hnd been
buzzing softly for ten minutes.
"But do you understand what It
would mean If 1 were to give you such
a bountiful solitaire ring ? " ho asked
softly.
She thought she did. but she wanted
to hear him say the blessed words.
"What ? " she cooed.
"It would mean that I should have
to wear old clothes for n year and live
on free lunches. "
Then they returned to the reception
room. Lipplncott's.
The Way of Them.
"Oh. yes : he's a very Intellectual
man. "
"What makes you think that ? "
"I judged so from his talk. "
"Why , what does he talk about ? "
"He's forever talking about how
intellectual he is. " Catholic Standard
and Times.
The Measure of Life.
There is no use In repining- that life
Is short. It is not to ho measured by
the quantity of Its years , but by the
quality of its
phin Ledger.
lie that plants thorns vrill not gather
s. Proverb.
Islands to Raise Forage ,
The Philippines probably will be
Rblo soon to grow their own foroge. ns
the result of scientific experiments
now In progress In the islands , nnd
thus eliminate the expensive method
of buying food for stock In this coun
try. Major General Bell , command
ing the Philippines division , bus cabled
to the war department that lie believes
that within a year grass and | K sslbly
corn can he raised In the Islands nt
moderate cost. The feeding of army
horses In the Philippines has been a
problem for the war department sluco
the islands were acquired.
