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1$4M&r;Je:Ml akd
wS3r 9HHwi ta arawt aaa. "When
it j3t tanwf ta 1 dak 191 Ut a
s&aaAB jwcmMw han er."
A Csod Thlr.g.
D yu iMsfc tlturo is
any-
, is M?ntiry?-
Htr "l. lor some peoirfe."
SJs "Wk. fcr instance?"
Ka "Ewr liio fofiow that gets the
Eioswr fer hjafcing at somebody's else
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Ufk e fc-eitt-y ia her oloe;
"lLt I. I tk U the io every"
sfttrates t I s Iff" Saturday
HI Sect! invitation.
t )vu pftme. ah. write me
ktUt!kM ter lay oe trVnda.' said
an- iaur tttier nae.
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tCiew Ki Carte.
Ta X a StteLfey ike tWf day.
m4 W x lowtisg ocvtliujtfy proo-
IPuek.'ll yxi f hint aata tll hlxs
I'st ot f un.
Toe What lrr
Wei. He ee cwtnd'i to m that
l&e oaly Ume be evr pretended to be
a rll ireser uhn he was
ZiXe aal out borrow las money.
Lkffcoit Kree ire!s.
Kat the Real Article.
ChoBy S;a.e of us fellahs i ere dis
?i&S the drama Ltwst niht and 1
3t aa idea ia my head
i!i Fejprey You didn't really?
CfeoHy Pitlvely! Fact. I assuah
xtnil Al! my oa idea. too.
Mis Pepprey Oh! that's different.
You'll find it wasn't really an idea.
Doing His Share.
Sboa (betwtea tip) Phwy dont
hjv a bargain day. Moike. an
icarTt down iverything in the house?
Suilivaa I producing sIate) Mar-rk
doB. is it? Beorra iv Oi do much
more mar-rkin don Oil! be in the
pcorfcouse. That makes two sivinty
lolve yez owe me Town Topics.
O. Yes H Thought of Her.
Mother Tommy, have you eaten ail
tour sweets without een thinking of
hiter?
Tommy O. no mama. I mas think
ing of her the whole time. I was
afraid s-he'd come before I had fin
ished thtml Stray Stories.
Uninterested.
"Oter there. ladies and gentlemen."
said the guide to the rarty of "Per
soaally CoBdueteds." "are the famous
uud baths of " -
-Doa't interest me!" lid the gen
Uemia from the Unite States, indif
ferently. "I've mc for office too many
times at home." ruck.
Si aie Natural Explanation.
Mrs. Xewliwed Ohfc Henry, what's
the matter with yon? Are jcu sick?
Mr. Xewliweu Juaht a (hie) tri2e.
in dear. You fchoe, barber put bay
runs on my (hie) mustache, an it
'fiecteJ my shtomich.
Aa Explain.
Judge "WVre you ever in prison?"
Witness "Well, not exactly: still
i'at raow serving a life sentence."
Jw&t "Way. bow's that?"
Wfcmos I'm married.
-Eraatss. aaid the somewhat joc
elar yearrc . "they tell me that
yow Wttewe m srwts.
"Sa. smV amawered Mr. Piakley;
"I eawsa kmeve is 'em. Leastways,
act fem my wi asc"
Smith "But arc you sure he is
kctaectr
Joaes "Of course I am. I loaned
aim a 110 vmbrelia oece and he re
turae4 it the next day."
Harw Werk.
"Back from your vacation, eh? I
scpyese you'll 2nd your work harder
thaa ever cow.
"That's what!" replied the clerk.
-Ire jet ten fiancees to correspond
with."
Heavy ef tne Spellbinders.
little Willie iay. rx what is an
ccteaa?"
Pa Aa ectepm?. my son. is a men-
fcuad chiefly In politics!
Too Much Wcrk to Do.
Vilkge postmaster We. ought to J
hae auothur clerk here. U
Inspector More than she can do,
oh?
Village postmaster Yes; why,
sonuUnios she don't get through read
ing all tho postcards before 10 o'clock
at night. Tit-Bits.
Never Tcuched Him.
"If you open your mouth." hissed
the burglar, "you are a dead man."
"Huh!" rejoined the ex-candidate as
he blinked at the dark lantern, "I've
ben a dead one ever since the elec
tion." fe!
if , t
v- Yr
I hope is shatisfactory. my dearsh.
good, but it isn't as good as father
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richt Woman.
Mr. Klose "I'm glad to see some
women have begun a crusade against
the killing of birds for hat trimmings.
It's certainly a cruel "
Mrs. Klose lt is so cruel, dear,
and I Just hate to wear my last win
ters bat because it has a bird on it.
I saw a lovely hat downtown today
for f 10 that hasn't even a feather on
it. Let me buy it to-morrow?
A Pleasant Change.
"When I first met cu." snapped
the woman who tad been married for
r-cr lucncy. "you occupied a low
menial o?itio'v and it's only due to
me that jour preseut position "
"Is a h:ueueal one, my dear." in
terrupted her husband, smiling sweet
lyCatholic Standard and Times.
Net Fitted for It.
"He suy he doesn't enjoy gunning
or fishing."
"No; bow could be? You only have
to bear him talk to know that."
"Why?"
"He's the most matter of-fact and
unimagiuativo person iu the world."
Philadelphia I'ress.
Confidence.
Tom Very nice gill. Indeed, and
et'inwu juu auu u;i-. i iiiiiuv Mie 11
marry the llrst man who asks her.
Dick You don't mean it?
Tom Yes. and the reason I think
so is that I'm going to be the first
man.
HIS PROMISE KiPT.
Woodby Booth Now I know what the manager meant when be prom
ised me a long run. It's 1.433 miles to New York.
Mersly for Show.
Maude "1 never carry my pocket
book in my hand when I'm shopping."
Clara "Why not?"
Maude "Because I'm afraid some
one might snatch it from me."
Clara "Is it an expensive one?"
Nothing Like Experience.
Elderly Party Don't ycu think au
tomobiling a poor form of exercise for
young men?
Miss Quickstep I dont know. It
is seems to be good for the arms.
Mar Than She Bargained far.
Gayboy "You shouldn't complain,
my dear. Before we were married I
told you how bad I was."
Mrs. Gayboy "Yes, but you didat
tell me how much worse you were co
ins to be afterward."
Limit ef lanarance.
Mifkias Isn't your friend Howells
something of a politician?
Bifkins I should say not! Why, he
actually doesn't know enough to make
a political speech.
At Least One in Authority.
Lady Is that your mother over
there. Httle boy?
Little boy That's the woman who
makes me come ia and wash my
hands when I'm having a good time
out in the street.
As Defined.
Miss Budu "What sort of chap is'
Jack Haggias?"
Miss Swift "Well, he Is what might
he termed aa osculatory kleptoman-
Explained.
Kelly Glory be! But isn't it a pic
ture av jersilf I see in th' newspapers
ad-ertisin tljat new patintr midicine
an' saym' it cured yez av chronic
rhouraytisrn? Sbure divil a wan iver
suspicted that ye wor throubled wid
any kind ov rheumytism.
Clancy Troth, I niver suspicted it
mesilf till I took wan bottle av the
midicine an' tin dollars. Puck.
Candor.
"I understand that you went to
Bliggins to borrow money."
"Yes," answered the amiable but
impecunious man.
"What's the trouble? Have I ever
refused you an thing?"
"No."
"Then why didn't you come to me?"
"Well, the truth is. you're so easy
that there's no sport in it."
Declared His Intentions.
Mrs. Rusher Has Mr. Goldcoin.
with whom ycu have been dancing all
the evening at last declared his inten
tions. Mabel?
Mabel Yes, aunt
Mrs. Rusher I am so glad! And
what did he say?
Mabel He declared he would neve?
marry. Stray Stories.
Easily Explained.
"How do you account for the fact."
asked the doctor, "as shown by actual
investigation, that thirty-two cut of ev
ery hundred criminals in the country
are left-handed?"
"That's easily accounted for," said
the professor. "The other sixty-eight
are right-handed." Tit-Bits.
Saving at the Spigot.
Mrs. Grimes Yes, the electric lights
are, awfully nice, but they must cost
ycu lets.
Mrs. Grant Of course, they do cost
a good deal; but then, you know, a
bunch of matches lasts so much long
er. Boston Transcript.
His Suspicion.
"Bliggins says he is an independent
voter."
Well." answered Senator Sorghum.
"I suppose that means that he hasn't
been abie to persuade anybody in
either party to promise him an office."
Washington Star.
Worst Part of It at Home.
Neighbor How long did you stay
at the club yesterday. Jones?
Jones On, the best part of the
evening.
Mis. Jones Why. John, you came
heme in half an hour!
Jones Well?
Cause and Effect.
Mrs. Hix "I got my husband to ad
mit that he was a fool today.-'
Mrs. Dix "How did you manage
it?"
Mrs. Dix "I showed him some ot
the letters he wrote ine during our
courtship."
Too Much Practice.
The Adipose Lady The human fly
seems to be out of sorts to day.
Tlic Circassian Girl No wonder; he
told me the twins were indisposed
last night and ho had to walk the
ceiling with them for four hours.
Puck.
The Practical Test.
"Is that invention of yours practic
al?" "I don't know yet," answered the
inventor. "It works all right, but I
haven't yet put any shares on the
uarket." Washington Star.
Heading Her Off.
She You're so bashful, Mr. Callow!
I really believe that If you ever marry
the lady will have to propose.
He W-well. but I might have er
nerve enough to decline!
Hi Conclusion.
"I'm afraid. Johnny." said the Sunday-school
teacher, rather sadly, "that
I shall never meet you ia the better
land."
"Why? What have you been doln
now?" Pick-Me-Up.
Paradoxical.
Putt "There was something odd
about Green's experience in WaU
street"
Call "How's that?"
Putt "He came out even."
New Disease.
Runabout "Cheeklcigh has devel
oped a bad case of automobile nerve."
Walker "Automobile nerve?"
Runaborit "Yes; he has the nerve
to borrow mine about every other
day."
Mean Thing.
Miss De Count I had my hair wash
ed to-day.
Miss Le Fleur Has it come home
from the laundry yet? Cleveland
Leader.
hrCATH CLAIMS J r4 TYNEftV
Fcrmar Pwatimaasr Ssn-ral Under
Claud, Eaairea at Washing-
Former Postmaster. General James
N. Tyner died at Washington. Dec .
aged 78 years. He was bora in Brook
ville. lnd Jan. 17. IS26. Mr. Tyner
had never recovered his health since
he was stricken with paralysis in July.
1902. Besides being postmaster gen
eral, Mr: Tyner has held many offices
of public trust.
The stroke of paralysis which shat
tered Mr. Tyner's health occurred in
July, 1002, while he was assistant at
torney general, and he never discharg
ed the duties of his office after it.
Mr. Tyner has been identified with
the postal service most of the time
since March. 1S61. when he was ap
pointed a special agent in the depart
ment. The sensational climax to his
official career occurred in April, 1903.
when he was removed by Postmaster
General Payne following the taking by
Mrs. Tyner and Mrs. Barrett of papers
from the safe in the office of the as
sistant attorney general, of which Mr.
Tyner was then the head. Mr. Tyner
was ill at home and the office was
under investigation by postoffice in
spectors. The postoQce department gave out
a statement at the time Tyner and
Barrett were indicted, which set forth
that there were three indictments
charging Tyner and Barrett with con
spiracy and two additional indictments
charging Barrett with agreeing, while
in office, to receive fees for services
rendered or to be rendered in cases
before him as an officer. It was charg
ed that Tyner and Barrett investigat
ed .the business of bond investment
companies and learned that they were
all carrying on a business that involv
ed fraud or lottery, or both, but that
Instead of recommending to the post
master general the issue of an order
that would prevent the delivery of
mail or the payment of money orders
to those concerns, and would thus
break up their business, they conspir
ed to give them unobstructed use of
X
Iho mails in order that Barrett might
profit thereby.
It was charged that Barrett formed
n law partnership for the handling of
the cases of these concerns before the
department: that Barrett wrote a re
port with Tyner's connivance, declar
ing that while the business was ille
gal as then conducted, the principle
va3 right; that Tyner arid Barrett
procured the signature of the post
master general to a letter written by
Barrett stating that a reasonable time
would be given for making over this
business, during which time their use
of the mails would not be interrupted.
It was charged that this opinion was
printed at government expense and
sent to every known company, with
a circular letter to each stating that
tho business of that company was ille
gal; that about the same time De
cember, 1900 Barrett sent to each
company an announcement that he had
resigned from office and would handle
their cases for them.
Andrew Carnegie Borrowed Dime.
Andrew Carnegie found himself on
a street car in New York the other
day without a cent in his pocket. A
fellow passenger offered him the nec
essary nickel, which was gratefully
accepted. "Are you coming back
again?" asked the stranger, who on
receiving the affirmative reply, said:
"Then you'd better take arother nick
el." The multi-millionaire again ac
cepted and asked the benefactor's
card. This was forthcoming, and next
day the good-natured passenger re
ceived a case of champagne and a
cordial note of thanks.
Easy Escape from Dilemma.
In the days when Mark Twain was
an editor out west he was not so well
off as of late years. One morning the
mall brought a bill from his tailor, not
an unusual occurrence. The boy who
went through the mail called the fu
ture humorist's attention to it. "And,"
added the 'boy, "he has written on the
back that he wants a settlement at
once." "You know what to do with
such copy without asking." said Mr.
Twain. "Inclose It with the regular
printed slip stating that all manu
script written on both sides of the
paper is unavailable."
Disapprove of Games of Chance.
Archbishop Farley of New York has
notified the priests of his diocese that
he intends to enforce the rule which
makes it incumbent on the priests to
seek the permission of their bishop be
lore holding fairs and' euchre parties
for the benefit of the church. It
was said at the cathedral that church
euchres and fairs had not been for
bidden, but that the authorities dis
approved of them and only gave per
mission in ;cases where their value is
clearly recognized and where they are
hedged about with proper precautions.
Oregon's Junior Senator.
Charles W. Faltoa, junior senator
from Oregon, had heea eminent both
as a lawyer aad legislator ia his state
for a loos wail prior to his election
as successor to Mr. Simon. Senator
Fultoa Is a maa ot f ae appearance,
ia the prime of life, aad would Im
press even the casual observer as the
possessor of high intellectual qualities
aad strength of character. He was
bom in Ohio, in the town of Lima,
something like half a century ago, and
passed bis boyhood days in Iowa.
Archbishop Collects Sermons.
The archbishop of Canterbury has
made a collection from the sermons
and speeches which he delivered dur
ing his American tour and the volume
will he published under the title "The
Christian Opportunity."
Smiths Out for Office.
Three citizens of Wilkesbarre. Pa.,
have announced themselves as candi
dates for mayor. They are: George
Smith. Marcus Smith and Oscar omith,
neither being related to either of the
other two.
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"NIGHT AND DAY SANtC"
Csklsigh Thorn President of Next
Unique Institution.
Oakieigh Thorne. who Is to be presi
dent of the new "night aud day bank."
at New York, is president of the North
American Trust company, and aa of-
mJ r-ir-IT fl.Z'IDIfZ
a
C2i.- .1. jv.'-. t.
fleer in nearly a dozen other large
financial concerns. He is prominent
in social and club life.
WHY SO FEW PRISONERS?
Proof of Savagery in the Present War
in the East.
That the war now going, on in the
East is fierce beyond the precedent
of any modern war is suggested by
the small number of prisoners taken.
In many engagements apparently no
quarter is asked or given. The com
batants fight to kill as well as to con
quer. We hear of no prison camps nor
of any great concourse of prisoners
anywhere. Out of all the hundreds of
thousands of men engaged on both
sides we do not know that there are
5,000 anywhere taken from either side.
We have no evidence that wounded
men are killed on the field of battle,
but that the number of killed far sur
passes the usual ratio between killed,
wounded and prisoners seems evident
It may be that the policy of thorough
going slaughter is in the end quite as
merciful as more humane methods
would be, the object being to put out
of action as quickly as possible the
greatest number of fighting men. It
may be also that the savagery of this
conflict will cause a reaction against
all war. Boston Christian Register.
Divorce and Cccupation.
There lias always been a lower per
centage of divorces among men en
gaged in agricultural pursuits than in
any otier calling, not excepting the
clergy, says the Baltimore American.
Soldiers, sailors and marines, on the
other extreme, show the highest aver
age of marriage infelicity. Next
among the high averages comes the
hostlers, the actors, agricultural la
borers, bartenders, servants and wait
ers, musicians :nd teachers of music,
photographers, paper-hangers, barbers,
lumbermen, and so on, diminishing in
ratio until the lowest average is
readied, as before stated, among the
farmers.
Prosperity in W!l Street.
Prosperity among Wall street bro
kers has caused a general movement
for larger offices. It is estimated that
the leases signed within the past
month by bankers and brokers intend
ing to move into new offices will ag
gregate an annual rental of over
$2,000,000. Not for a long time, if ever
before, has there been such a general
moving into larger quarters, for, in
the present market boom, financial
firms can barely get men enough to
handle thfcir business, and in almost
every active house the clerks are kept
until 10 and 1I at night in order to
keep up with tho work.
Pay of Various Armies.
It may still be said of the soldiers
of the army of the United Stales that
they are the best fed, the best clothed,
the best sheltered and the best paid
troops in the world. The Slav soiilier,
who is fighting to maintain the pres
tige of the Czar in Manchuria, receives
only 12 cents a month. The little Jap.
who is opposing him. receives only fiO
cents a mouth. France pays her sol
diers $1.74 a mouth, Germany pays her
soldiers $2.E0 a month and England
pr.ys hers $7.14. But the American
soldier gets $lo a month in time of
peace, with a 20 per cent increase in
time of war.
Millionaire Lover of Horses.
C. K. G. Billings, for years a resi
dent of Chicago, but row one of New
York's millionaires, has no peer in
this country as a gentleman horse
owner. He now has about $350,000
invested in high-class horseflesh, and
the cost of maintaining his stables is
over $175,000 a year. Mr. Billings
never bets a dollar on his trotters, he
shuns the limelight and the animals
he owns are never made conspicuous
save by their speed and quality. It
takes three score coachmen, harness
cleaners, carriage washers and stable
men to keep up the Billings equine
establishment.
Skin Culture.
Skin culture is not one of the mod
ern arts. It was practiced in ancient
Egypt and in storied Greece, for cos
metics used in the toilet for the nour
ishing and brightening of the skin are
as old as history. In our day massage
and baths, as well as the general care
of the health, are recognized as essen
tial to the glow that means a beauti
ful complexion. Is it not that uncon
scious desire for health as indicated
through and by the skin which lies
back of this universal demand for a
beautiful complexion?
Flowers Worn Only in Season.
The most serious breach of eti
quette a Chinese lady can commit ia
dress is to wear the wrong flower at
the wrong time of day or seasoa for
instance, a full blowa flower at night
or a spring primrose In winter. For
the spring wear there is a choice of
all the flowers in season the prim
rose, the violet, and also the young
bamboo is often chosen in its varying
developments. The autumn Is gener
ally symbolized by leaves or chrys
anthemums. Author Good Story Teller.
James Jeffrey Rocae, the author, is
a very amusing story teller. One of
his friends thus identified him to an
unknown admirer: "If you see two
men sitting together and one of them
is all broken up laughing, the other
one is James Jeffrey Roche."
Japanese Call to Arms.
When a Japanese on the Pacific
coast receives a cablegram containing
the one word "Hoshaukaere." he packs
up and starts for Japan at once, to
take his place in the ranks.
ft B?'2MNrTvv- Kv
TO PMCSZItVC CUR FORESTS.
Men of Authority t Meet in Washhif-
ton t Discuss SuhiecL
Early in the comim? year an Ameri
can forest ccress wilt meet la iYssh
ington under the auspices of the Amet
lean Forestry association. The con
gress Is called to consider the forests
in their relation to the great industries
closely dependent on them, such as
lumbering, transportation, irrigation,
mining and grazing. Its intention In
general is to guard i-itel'ignt'y our
feret resource, and bring to an end
the ignorant and destructive ravage of
the lumberman and the wood pulp
man. who. left to themsrlves. would
in a century denude the continent end
provide the way for it to become a
desert.
The congress Is of national impor
tance, the President will address it.
and its aims have the sympathy of
everybody with sufficient Intelligence
to comprehend their bearing on the
public welfare. The congress may
bear in mind and flourish forth anew
Humboldt's dictum that wherever man
has appeared on the earth he has pre
pared the way for his extinction by his
destruction of fcrests.
ARREST TWO BANK OFFICIALS
Violated Law in Making Loans to Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick.
C. T. Beckwith, president of the
Citizens' National bank of Oberlin,
C..ECff?t77?r
Ohio, was arrested, together with his
cashier, for a violation of the national
banking laws in the loins made to
Mrs. Cassie I Chadwick.
temccratic Railroad President.
President George F. Bacr of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad is
one of the most democratic railroad
piesidents in the country. Show has
no place with him. His tastes arc far
too simple to require the adjunct of
attendants to dance at his beck and
call. Nor is lie given to dispatching
messengers with mandatory requests
to report at his office. Those whose
business calls them to the Reading
terminal in Philadelphia have time
and again seen Mr. Baer parsing from
his own to the offices of other officials
minus a coat. His recreation is con
fined very largely to an occasional day
spent on his farm, near Reading.
Papal Edict Against Dueling.
The Pope is about to publish an
enunciation against dueling. In de
nouncing a practice which he charac
terizes as a "stupid anachronism" and
a relic of tho "barbarism of the middle
ages," his holiness is as much actuated
by civil as religious motives. The
laws of the present day be considers
do not sufficiently protect the Individ
ual's honor, and lie Is in hopes of set
ting ou foot an energetic legislative
movement which may have practical
results to that effect. Piux X holds
that the law should step in and oblige
those who insult others to prove tho
truth of their asset lion or pay a severe
penalty.
Trusted Vesuvius Too Much.
When the first writers began to
mention Vesuvius they spoke of the
lava character of the soil around the
volcano and of the "many signs that
it had been burncl in ancient times."
But there is no recorded disturbance
of the crater earlier than Christian
times. In A. D. 79 came the historic
bursting of the mountain and the over
whelming of Herculaneum and Pom
peii. At that time it was not suspect
ed that Vesuvius would do such, an
unheard-of thing. Gardens and vine
yards ran up to the very top of the
volcano and villages and private villas
were scattered about the slopes and
base.
Had Poor Opinion of Author.
F. Marion Crawford, famous as au
thor and traveler, was at a dinner in
New York a few evenings ago. and
was presented by tho host as "Mr.
Crawford" to a smartly dressed young
woman who did not suspect his iden
tity. They chatted for half an hour,
and later the host asked the lady what
she thought of his friend Crawford.
"Oh, so, so." she replied. "He's hand
some and lazy and conceited, you
know, and all that, but he strikes me
as being quite shallow and sadly lack
ing ,in knowledge of the world."
Travel and Education.
Recently printed extracts from the
diary of Adolf Pichlers show that that
Tyrolean poet did not indorse the pop
ular notion that traveling has an edu
cational value. Most tourists are, in
his opinion, guided chiefly by the de
sire to get good things to eat in the
hotels and to flirt with the foreign
girls, and in the end they are sur
prised to find themselves as much
bored as at home. He commends the
sincerity of a party of Bavarians who
played cards on top of a high peak to
pass away the time.
Teeth Mad of Paper.
Germany can boast of being the
pioneer ia a dental novelty viz.,
paper teeth, which are constructed
from paper pulp instead of from the
porcelain or other material usually
employed. They are said to have giv
en satisfaction to such as have ven
tured on 'their use, for not only do
they keep their color well, but, not
being brittle, are much less liable to
chip than the ordinary false teeth.
They are likewise guaranteed to bo
very durable.
Youthful English Statesman.
The youngest member of the House
of Commons is Viscount Tumour, who
has just been elected to represent one
i of the Sussex divisions. He was 21
years old last April, is a Conservative,
and his family has long had associa
tion with the district where he has
won his parliamentary spurs.
German Troops for Africa.
Germany will send 1.S30 additional
troops to Southwest Africa this month.
Since the Herrero outbreak 671 offi
cers and men have been killed.
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The armored cruiser Tennessee was
launched Dec. 3, at the yards of Wil
liam Cramp & Sons. Philadelphia. 'The
christening party included Gov. Fra
zier of Tennessee, and his staff. Mrs.
Frazier and their daughter. Annie
Keith Frazier, who was sponsor for
the ship.
Up to almost the moment when the
big warship started down the ways, a
drizzle of sleet and rain fell continu
ously, but during the actual launching
the sun shone through the clouds, the
sky again becoming overcast shortly
after the ship took the water.
Miss Frazier carried a huge bouquet
of American Beauty roses to which
was attached a bottle of champagne,
and as the vessel was about to take
its initial dip she struck the prow
two resounding blows, at the same
time pronouncing the baptismal words
in a clear voice.
Immediately after the launch lunch
con was served in the mould loft. The
Tennessee was completed five months
ahead of the contract time.
Gov. Frazier party included Mrs.
Frazier, Senator and Mrs. E. W. Car-
Miss Annie K, frazier. who christened
the battleship Tviinesee. is the daughter
of the governor of Tennessee and Is noted
for her beauty.
mack. Gen. H: H. Hanna, Gen. J. B.
Pound, Gen. L. D. Tyson. Gen. J. H.
Hardwick and Gen. R. E. Fort.
Science Aiding Agriculture.
The achievements of college profes
sors in showing an industry of modest
standing but fundamental importance
how to enhance its production have
reached monumental results. An Iowa
professor, by inducing the farmers to
make a scientific selection of seed
and teaching them a mere careful
preparation of the ground, enlarged
the corn crop of fiat state by about
100,000,000 bushels. A Maine profess
or is showing how, by selection in
breeding, hens can be induced to lay
twice as many eggs as the ordinary
fowls. Cornell professors are enlarg
ing the old lesson on the increase cf
nilk from cows. A Minnesota teacher
has developed a handy and improved
breed of wheat. A Nebraskan in the
same line has outlined a plan of cul
tivation that will secure crops on semi
arid land without irrigation. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Celluloid a Menace.
The unrestricted sale of articles
made of celluloid, which Is practically
guncotton. for any purpose whereby
such article is liable to come into
contact with fire, should on no ac
count be allowed, says the Lancet We
believe there are other dangerous sub
stances related to. guncotton which go
under other names'and which are also
used for similar purposes and should
be likewise banned. It may be that
the inflammability of celluloid is some
times somewhat counteracted by ad
mixture with substances with an op-
posite tendency, but the difficulty is
to distinguish the combustible from
'he incombustible. At all events some
warning should be inscribed on the
articles made therewith, and they
should be marked "highly inflam
mable." or with some other equally
premonitory and protecting device.
University Men in Legislature.
The Wisconsin legislature that con
venes next January will have among
its members ten men who hold de
grees from the University of Wiscon
sin. Graduates of the university,
while not preponderating in member
ship in the legislature, will have con
siderable influence in formulating
laws. Of the tenjmembers the senate
has five and the assembly the same
number. This means that 5 per cent
of the senate and 5 per rent of the
assembly are graduates of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin.
Fireflies a Jewels.
Two or' three fireflies placed la the
center of a room will shed a soft light
all over It They are very common
la Havana, Brazil, Venezuela and Mex
ico. Ia those countries at night the
natives aaU the little creatures to
their shoes aad thus obtain light to
see the road and frighten away the
snakes. Mexican women use them as
jewels. They tie them in little gauze
bags and put them in their hair or on
their clothing. Liverpool (Eng.) Mer
cury. President Fillmore's Secretary.
Major Austin S. Cushman. who was
private secretary to President Millard
Fillmore, i3 at present living in New
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nographer ever employed to assist a !
chief executive cr the Lnited States.
Woman Professor of Botany.
Miss Minnie RoMnson of Detroit, a
graduate or Michigan university, is
winning national honors as a student
of botany. For some time she has
been professor of totany and biolozv
In Vassar college.
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DOES AWAY WITH SPECTACLES.
English Physician Haa New Treat
ment for Failing Sight
Optimists believe that Dr. Stephen
Smith, surgeon of the eye department
of Battersea Park hospital. Not ting
ham. England, has discovered a new
treatment of tho eye which will prac
tically abolish spectacles. It Is styled
"manipulation of the eye" and is gen
tlo and gradual, occupying a few min
utes daily, causing no pain and having
no injurious effect of any sort. Some
cases are cured in a week, and in all
cases improvement is rapid.
Thirty patients who had been oblig
ed to wear spectacles for a long time
have so far been treated by Dr. Smith
and. with a single exception, all have
discarded glasses and can now read,
at either long or short distances, a
well as people who have never needed
assistance.
The cures of myopia, hypermetropla
aad astigmatism are said to be perma
nent. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Valti of New Idea.
The recognition of the value of a
new Idea, ia regard to a hasiaess
point, is leading employers to encour
age criticisms and suggestloaa from
employes ia respect to the details of
the business, thus utilizing their micro
scopic view rather thaa depending
solely on the bird's-eye view which is
taken by the manager, says Success.
A friendly feeling results from this
attitude, and the employe takes a
deeper interest in his work, develop
ing his own capacity and helping the
business. To see his Idea carried out
by his superiors puts new life into him
and adds new enthusiasm to bis ef
forts. He will work harder to develop
another point, and so win this appro
bation, than he would for any other
compensation.
To Learn American Methods.
Following the custom of the houso
of Rothschild of sending its young
men abroad to familiarize themselves
with business methods of foreign
countries, two scions of the Vienna
branch of the family of financiers
have arrived In this country. They
are Baron Alphonsc and Baron Louht
Do Rothschild, son of Baron Albert
De Rothschild of Vienna. Baron Al
phonse has come to study American
banking methods, and during his stay
he will complete his education in
finance under the direction of August
Belmont in the New York banking
house of August Belmont & Co. This
is said to be the first time that a
member of the Rothschild family has
been sent to this country to perfect
himself in financiering.
Governor's Head Not Swelled.
B. B. Brooks, just elected governor
of Wyoming, is a big ranch owner and
a great lover of outdoor sports. In re
ply to a letter cf congratulations from
a friend he says: "If I could hire
some decent fellow to take this gov
ernorship job off my hands for a
couple of years I would do It. Confi
dentially. I don't think I ever wanted
the job. but some people thought I
couldn't get it and I thought I could.
When the frills and didos get tco thick
I will telegraph jou and we will sneak
off to the ranch and go back into tho
mountains, put up a tent and I will
smoke a corncob pipe again, fry tho
grouse and make the biscuit and wo
will lazy around and laugh at tho
world as we used to do."
Master of "Hot Air."
Frank Russell, secretary of the St.
Joseph and Grand Island railroad, with
headquarters at St. Joseph, Mo., re
ceived a letter recently from a ;oung
man who wanted a pass. Before re
questing the pass, however, the young
roan wrote about a page of "hot air"
about Mr. Russell, "his good work"
and "his bright future." In answering
the note the railroad. man said: "Dear
Sir: I wish you vould give me the ad
dress of the man who built your fur
nace. We have been thinking of heat
ing our right of way between St.
Joseph and Kansas City this winter
and I believe the man who furnished
your hot air machine could do the
work nicely. Inclosed find the pass.
You earned it."
Morgan Protects Hi Photos.
Following the lead of John D. Rock
efeller. J. P. Morgan has had a photo
of his most recent portrait in oil copy
righted so that the newspapers
throughout the country will not be able
to print it. So far as is known Mr.
Rockefeller and Mr. Morgan are the
only two Americans of the sterner sex
who object to having their pictures
reproduced in the papers. There are
any number of society women who for
bid the photographers to give pictures
for publication and some of them have
had their photos copyrighted.
Aged and Enthusiastic Hunter.
Dr. Stephen Call of lagalls. OklaT. is
about 80 years old. but he spends his
winters ia the woods cooB-huatlag. His
friends declare he Is the oldest aad
greatest coon hunter alive. About the
"time that coons are ripest" the old
doctor arranges his spring wagon,
loads it up with grab, gets his hounds
together and pulls for the tall timber
in the Creek country'- He often goes
out alone for a hunt in the fall and
does not return until the following
spring. Chicago Chronicle.
Woman and the Divorce Court.
The current discussion of divorce
and the need of national legislation on
the subject recalls Susan B. Anthony's
remark, made several years ago. "The
divorce court." said she, "is to the
American woman what Carada was
to the fugitive slave in yeara gone by."
Marriage Goes with Office.
President Dillon of the North Mis
souri Press association accepted the
presidency of that organization with
the understanding that he would get
married before his term ends.
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