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NOW HEAD OF WESTERN UNION The election of Theodore N. Vail to the presidency of the Western Union Telegraph company to take the piace of Col. Robert C. Clowry. who resigned, furnishes a remarkable instance of realized ambitions. The father and mother of Theodore N. Vail lived at Morristown, N. J., -7 where they owned the Speedwell Iron works. For several years priorito 1843 Professor Morse had been Werking on the telegraph, undiscouraged by the remarks of friends that the scheme was impractical and ridiculous. In 1837 Alfred Vail, a young and am bitious engineer, uncle of Theodore N. Vail, came to the inventor's aid. The dot and dash alphabet, known as the Morse code, was worked out by Alfred Vail, and the two men were at oppo site ends of the wire when the historic message, "What God hath wrought," was sent along the 'line in 1844. Theodore Vail had moved to Carroll county, Ohio. and there, on July 16, 1845, the young Theodore was born. ;Later the -Vails returned to Morristown, and there the boyhood of the new :president of the Western Union was passed. He went to New York and got a position as operator. His parents soon after went to Iowa and young Vail got a place with the Union Pacific railroad In a small towa west of the -Missouri river., He was twenty-one years of age then. In addition to his duties at the key he had also to perform those of station agent and his satisfactory work commanded the attention' of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge. chief engineer of the Union Pacific. Seven years liter he was made general superintendent of the rg.ilway mail service and sent to Washington. In Washington he became acquainted with,Prof. Graham Bell, inventor of the t'elephone, and at his request resigned from the mail service to join him in the telephone, business. Just as his uncle had developed the invention of Morse forty years before, Vail in 1878 started to develop.the telephone. The efforts of Theodore N. Vail were responsible for the gigantic American Telephone and Telegraph company of today, which controls the Western Union. KINI5LY TRIBUTE FOR MOODY A touching incident in connection with the retirement of Associate Jus tice William H. Moody from the Sud preme Court of the United States. on account of ill health, became public the other day when the court spread upon its records letters which had passed between the court and Justice Moody in regard to his resignation. The members of the court who sat with Justice Moody sent him a letter - to which Justice Lurton and Justice Hughes, appointed recently, concurred in a postscript. The letter, signed by Presiding Justice Harlan and Jus tices White, McKenna, Holmes and Day, reafs: . * "Dear Brothr Moody: We cannot * ,~i// 'N let you leave us without an egpression - f 3 //j'f . # of our deep regret. The too few years ~'Lh Pduring which we sat together on the ....bench already had confirmed the prophecy of your arguments at the bar. They had proved that your unusual powers would be applied as faith fully and impartially to dispassionate decision as when you were attorney general they had been devoted to an always lofty presentation of a side. We grieve that the country so soon should lose services that it ill can spare, and we, companionship in which affection was joined to respect. But you have left a sample of your work in the reports, and, we believe, have earned the ~reat reward-that the wise and good of the future, as well as of the present, vwill say it was well and nobliy done." ~fEXPLAINS THE "WAR SCARE" Secretary of War Dickinson, whose suppressed report to congress caused the "war scare" which set.Washington oficial ,circles topsy turvy for a few1 days, has offered an explanation as to how it all came about. The disclosure of cross purposes in connection with the report of the secretary of war, it~ seems, was occasioned by something that ,went wrong in bureaucratic~ ron-I I tine. The president was entirely ignorant of thse contents of the report sent to congress by Secretary Dickinson and afterward suppressed. Secretary Dick inson understood that the president had seen the report and .approved its ...- contents. The report was prepared by Maj. Gen. Wood during the absence of the secretary in his trip around the world. General Wood directed the submission of the document to the president an supposed this had been done. It turned out that the report never reached the president's desk. Secretary Dickinson returned, read the report, and gave It his sanction in the belief that Its contents were known to the presi dent. Not until the report had gope to congress as a "confidential" docu-. ment and been returned with accompanying protests did the president knog of its existence or Secretary Dickinson and General Wood know that the' president had not seen It.. Dr. George Edgar Viricent, dean of the faculties of arts, literature and sci ence, and professor of sociology at the University of Chicago, has been cho sen president of the University of1 Minnesota by the board of regents of that institution. He will succeed Pres ident Cyrus W. Northrup on April 1, at a salary of $10,000 a year. Dean I- , Vincent has been with the University of Chicago for eighteen years. George Edgar Vincent was born at Rockford, Ill., March 21, 1804. His fa - ther, John H. Vincent, bishop in the Methodist Episcopal church, was one F of the founders of the Chautauqua in stitution at Chautauqua, N. Y. After graduating from Yale in 1885 Dr. Vin cent spent a year in editorial work and a year in European travel. In 1888 he became vice-principal of instruction at Chautauqua. In 1890 he received one of the first doctor's degrees grant-i ed by the University of Chicago. He: as made dean of the junior cc11ce5e in 1900 and professor of sociology in 04. HeI was made president of the institution at Chautauqua in 1907, at: ,he same time becoming dein of the faculties at the University of Chicago.. Genul "For five years," write Texas, "I suffered with pain and side,~ and was so weak A friend told me of Cardui better! Now I can do all m with pains at all. Cardui ha Cardui, the woman's toni, in cases of womanly ailment tom, whether the pains come Ta A Mennonite Custom. When a young man reaches the marriageable age and shows those well-known symptoms the eldgrs of the church hold a meeting. ~They decide if he is honest and reliable to buy him a farm, usually an eighty. Into the farm he puts his savings, and then members of the congregation raise the rest of the funds to pay for the land. This amount the young man must pay back with a small rate of inter est. Thus by example and material assistance they bind him by the strongest bonds, that of debtor to the church. They know full well that nothing can be lost, for the land is always worth what it will cost. After the young people are located on their farm the elders assist with advice and help. Do you wonder that this thrifty people are gradually buying the best of all Kansas land and tho best part of the nicest little city within the borders of that great state?-Seneca Tribune. When Publicity Is Desired. "X Y. Z, this office," was the way the woman usually wound up the nu merous lost article advertisements ne-. cessitated by her absent-mindedness. The other day she tired of anonymity and returned in about ten minutes with the request that her name be substi tuted for the initials. "I attended to that in the first place. madame," said the clerk. "You did?" she exclaimed. "How did you know I wanted to use my own name?" He pointed to the words "Metropoli tan opera house" in her advertisement. "Because that is where you lost your bracelet," he said. "I never yet met a person who wished to keep his identi ty secret when advertising for any thing lost at the opera house. People who lose things any place else in New York often resort to initials when ad vertising, but if it happened at the opera house the more publicity they can get the better." An Awful warning. To thiose students of English litera ture who like to write of le dernier: cr1 when they mean the latest craze. and generally to pepper their pages with tags of Latin and French, the fol lowing authentic composition is pre sented as an "awful warning," say-s the *Unversity Correspondent. It is the letter of an Indian subpostmaster who is anxious to be promoted: "Sir: I have the honor to request you that N ow.; .When the "Weekly" which sued (because we publidy denounced editorial attack on our claims) w for some "weak spot," they thoi send a N. Y. Atty. to Battle Cree! 25 of our workmen and took their ments before a Commissioner. Did we object? No. On the help~ed all we could, for the oppi too good to be lost. Geo. Haines testified he inspects and barley, also floors and every factories to know things were That every 30 minutes a sample ducts was taken and inspected food up to standard and keep oui Itles, also that it is the duty of e the factories to see that anythir is immediately reported. Has be Co. 10 years. Edward Young testified had be 15 years. Inspector, he and his ined every sack and car of wheal to see they were up to standard many cars. H. E. Burt, Supt., test!fled har Co. over 13 years. Bought on) grain obtainable. That the Co. I of men who do nothing but keep't bright and polished. Testified that no ingredient went Nuts and Postum except those pr advertising. No possibility of things getting into the foods as: machinery is kept closed. Asked tory is open to the public. said" took from two to three guides c< show visitors through the works." of the processes were carried on be doors. At this point attys. for the "W to show the water used was fron side source. Testified the water ,e Relief s Mrs. L Fulenchek, Houstor s all over, especially in my bac] I could hardly do my housework . Since taking it, I feel so mucl ( housework, and am not botheret s been a wonderful help to me. :, has proven especially beneficial s with pain as a principal symp from too much walking, standing .ke( I did not receive any answer to my petition. as yet. Though I am flagrante delicto, flat justitia aut ruat soelum. My younger Fra has gone articula mor tis. Ipso facto 0! tempora 0! mores. Does the life of a man go out like a candle? Sic transit gloria mundi that veni, vidi, vici. It is a outrance af faire d'bonneur which is agenda for your pertinently consider." A Shame to Spend the Money. "Pianissimo, pianissimo," said the vocal teacher to the student, "your voice is too loud. Learn to shade your tones." And the student worked hard tc carry out Instructions. When she went to her next lesson the teacher said: "Better-but still too loud. Try again-you will get it after a while." Again the student returned to her room and tried for. a softer tone. Again the teacher told her it was still too loud. Now William, the colored butler, without whom. the house would never have gone on broperly, had heard and wondered at this gradual diminishing of tone. It did seem a shame to spend the money. He would interview the lady who occupied the room below that of the vocal pupil. "What does you think about de voice above?" he asked, pointing to the ceiling. "Hit strikes me hit's growin' weakah ev'y day." Her First Vote. It was the evening of election ,day, and Higgleby had just returned home. "Well, my dear Jane," said he, as he kissed his wille "did you vote to day?" "Yes." replied the lady. "Straight ticket, I suppose?" smiled her husband. "Well, no," said Mrs. Higgleby. "Aft er thinking it all over and reading the platforms of both parties, I felt that one was about as good as the other, so I split my ticket;" "Split it?" roared Higgleby. '"Why, how did you do it?" "Why, instead of putting an X aver the name of one candidate," said Mrs. Higgleby, "I divided it in half and put a V over both."-Harper's Weekly. Their Happy Time. Caroline-Are Emily and her hus band happy? Carl-Well, part of the time. Caroline-Part of the time? Carl-Yes, when she's at home and be's at the office. A bout Knother Splendi Bring . us for libel He testified the w them for an high-grade and insped as searching cian to be sure they xght best to ical condition; also t c, summoned showed that Co. pay! sworn state- average and he thou the state. contrary, w9 F. B. Martin, Asst ,rtunity was Nuts made of whe water. Anything els ad the wheat made of Wheat, Whea part of the Molasses. Statement kept clean. ence.of about 10 year of the proa- Testified bakers. ar to keep the white suits, .changed< :any impur- had never known an: very man in sent out that were b ig not right of inspectio'n. Asked en with the with the Postum Co. to testify. Said, "No, en with Co. Horace Brown testiF men exam- years. Worked in :and barley Testified the whole of mnd rejected Wheat and Barley. beenwith him, .but .he . insisted ibe wth could see that nothing y the best Said machinery and fl :ept a corps So these men were hiings clean, ly" lawyers hoping tc would say that some Into Grape- put in or some uncles inted In the somewhere. any foreign But it was no use. most of the Each and every ma: if the fac- and cleanliness. res" and "it As a sample, taket anstantly to W. Mayo. Said none Testified been with( hind closed Now working in the I ing Grape-Nuts. Testi eekly" tried floors are kept clean a i some out-- they go In are kept came from wearing apparel of ti pure. changed three timesa stooping, or just as a symptom' of Cardui is a strength-building your system is out of order, or if pains, to which women are peculiz C -Women who r in Cardui. Fifty years of si D ' fidence in Cardui, ti Ise ing this time, Car women. Why not: All druggists k time. Get a bottle and AR D First Owners of Furs. "Women who expect to buy furs this winter show a lively interest in the Zc.o animals," said a Philadelphia ani mal keeper. "They w'ant to find out what the animal looked like that were their fur coats and muffs before the furs were nade over for them. "The recent warnings against imita tion furs have made them particular ly curious. Somehow they imagi-ne that by comparing the fur of a live lynx with a cat or a rabbit they will be able to detect the difference in dyed furs. Of course they won't, but any how this little excursion into natural history will do them no harm. ' "Women with caracul coats are the most persistent investigators. Very few people except furriers know what kind of an animal caracul grows on, and the snecimens of the Russian sheep that produce real caracul and the Chinese sheep that cheap wool that is sold for caracul grows on have been trotted out for inspection so often that they have become as blase as a New York show girl." London's Standards of Length. Londoners have access to authori tative standards for comparison pur poses. These are fixed on the outside of the wall of Greenwich observatory, and the various lengths are decided by passing the measure to be tested be tween raised points inserted in metal plates. At the Roya observatory also is a pound b y which any pound weig -4,- rifled. Stand ards of 10 o ,~idne chain (66 feet). with ison accurately en graved on them, marked on brass plates, .are available for public pur poses in Trafalgar square, being let into t.he. granite steps on the north side of the square. Where rigid ac curacy is desired recourse must-be 'had to the Standards office in Old Palace Yard. where the tests are car ried out under the scientific conditions as regards temperature, etc.. prescribed by act of parliament-Dundee Adver tUser. St. Erkenwald. A church at Southend. England, has been dedicated to St. Erkenwald-the only one of its kind in existence. Erk enwald, who was bishop of London from 675 to 693 A. D., was at one time a very popular saint in his country. It! was he who built the first stone cathe dral of St. Paul's. He, too, it was who erected in the eastern portion of the city the gate which gave the name to Bishopsgate. This prelate suffered from Clean id Opportunity t< )ut Facts orkmen were first-class, Q. D~o you :ted by the Co.'s physi- self at all? were all in proper phys- 'A.. Yes, I estified that state reports .Q. If from better wages tkan the which you ha ght higher than any in the factory yc or impure in . Supt., testified Grape- A- I do no at, barley, yeast and Asked if an: e? "No, sir." Postum had. asked hi t Bran and New Orleans manner. Stat s made on his experi- All these s' s withC. excluded from >required to wear fresh thy ould' every other day. Said the purity an rof the products being for the "Wee: elow the high standard court that the If any one connected had instructed him how What a dis; sir." - - But the test led has been 'With Co. 9 All of the gi GIrape-Nuts bake shop- and J-ost To: the flour is composed of possible to. ob Attys. tried to confuse that any casual visitor All parts of else went into the flour. ly clean. oors always kept clean. None of the examined by the "Week- tsiy find at least one who tet-y under-grade grain was Most of ther mn condition was found with the Co. tables at hom< 1 testified to the purity Whrd peNt he testimony of Luther they, themselv ~ompany about 10 years. "The akery department mnak fled that the ovens and nd the raw products as clean. Also that the POStuin 'e employes has to be week. Batt general female weakness. medicine. You need it if you suffer from any of the Lrly liable. eed strength; should find it iccess have produced a con-. iat cannot be ignored. Dur lui has benefited a million iou, now? .ep Cardui in stock, all the try it, to-day. UI~ G249 gou\ during the later years of his life and had to be carried about on a litter. After his death this litter was carefu4 sly preserved in Old St. Paul's, where he was buried, and in course of time ipiraculous virtues were attributed to it. It was held to be a sovereign cure for fever, and fever-stricken pilgrims from all parts of" the country would lock to the shrine of St.. Erkenwald. Mixed on His Melody. A well-known newspaper that boasts the authority and the excellence of its dramatic and musical criticism pub lished recently ; criticism of a certain charming light opera. The dramati editor was lavish in his praise of songs and singers, remarking, with a digni fied reminder to his readers that it was his business to pass judgment, not unmixed with censure, that the plot was slightly unconvincing. Of the music, however, he wrote in terms of highest commendation. And he closed his article with praise for the charming entr'actes. The typesetter got free with the copy, however, or there -was a mistake made by the printer's "devil." At any rate, this is what appeared as the closing sentence of a really masterly piece of criticism: * "Last night's music between the acts was unusually melodious." Abolish Bear Traps. Williamsport sportsmen intend to circulate petitions to the legislature looking toward the abolition of bear traps. The aly persons using traps are those who hunt bears for -mar ket, and sportsmen are anxious that sthe bear be more fully , protected than under the present laws. It is poInted out by those -back of .the movement that the catching of bears in traps not only tends to exterminate the species of .game but -is a cruel. practice, as the animals frequently free themselves by leaving,- parts of their legs in the trap.-Phladelphia Record. "Expert" Testimony. A Mariseilles "m'dical Expert" has: just dlistinguished himself -by declar ing that a young woman-found 'dying on the pavement of one. of the -treets. had been assassinated. IRf6 rt4 knowledge enabled-h1iistate that the causes of death was a dagger stab in the back. It has been proved that death was really due to a fall from the fourth floor of a house on to the pave ment below. *The '"dagger. wound" was a bruise caLsed by the fall. F ood itse J'ostum or Grape-Nuts you? se them at home. your kn'owledge of the factory ye gained in your ten years at >u believed that they were dirty any way, would you use them? t think I would. No. r one on behalf of the Company. rn .to testify in any particular ed "No." vorn depositions were carefully the testimony at the trial, for sound well for the "Weekly." e fact that every man swore to d cleanliness so that the Atty. Cly" was forced to say in open~~ food was pure and good. lppointment for the "Weekly!" imony showed: -nin used in Grape-Nuts. Postum ~sies is the highest standard tain. the factory are kept scrupulous wor'kmen had been told how to 1 have been from 10 to 15 years and use the products on their air families use the products, >stum and Post Toasties, that es, make? re's a Reason" Cereal Co., Ltd.,