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IH THE FALL OF THE OAK. e
HiVith front majestic o'er his fellows lifted. h
Kg Three hundred years he watched the t;
PI dawn come in,
"Turn its long lances on the night-mists
, drifted, _ w
And slope by slope the world to daylight n
The jaunt gray figure at it* vitals striking ^
Seems but an infant .to the ancient tree e
> Whose youth looked down on grandsons of
the Viking *(
'An/J vrtiiorV* r?ovtror?mpr? frnm .in i!nlcnoTVn
sea. ? a
d
He aw Winonah's wigawms careless 0
cluster
Where now the corn-shocks camp in n
ordered flies. ^ Ti
i lAjttd heard low thunders of the bisons' E
I muster i
I Where clouds of sheep now Heel; the fertile
miles. e
t a
Much, much has passed him down the ages a
ranging.
Old names of men, old towns and States a
and wars?
The fields, the ways, the very earth went ti
changing? g]
He only stood?he and the steadfast
stars. L
!And now, alas! low, low behind him wheel- {_]
ing t
Sinks the red sun he shall not see go ^
down,
'And his own crest, in strangest ruin reel- B
ing, . . I
Droops not the slowlier for its long renown.
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Is
m. j_ i _ 11 ??,1 _
Ixne wooas iook on iu sue-m kuu ihkuuing.
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The winds no mourning make around his 5
stemToo
weak their wailing for a giant's end- , n
ing? . . f,
The oak's own downfall is his requiem.
y 'And now begins: his great heart-strings u
are breaking; tf
Tfia branches tremble; now his mighty .j
He stoops, and then, the hillside round him ti
shaking,
.With whirlwind roar falls crashing prone e]
and dead. L
it
| And watched afar by many a frowning u
I column f]
I The woodman homeward moves while
9 shadows ran. ... . . ,
I And leaves behind him in the twilight si
3 solemn Si
S Three hundred years of life and work ^
R undone. .
I ?William Hervey Woods, in Scribner's.
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I Birds of a 11
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I I XI il. $ L
II reamer, i
I vy
p "My dear Everard, it's perfectly ^
jlMreposterous." The Duchess of II- *?
pingstown sighed and leaned back in u
her chair. "I cannot think what the s'
world is coming to, or what the poor Ci
Duke would have said." s'
The Dowager Duchess of Illingstown
had only lately come over from
Illingstown, where she had spent the t!
last few years in strict retirement on 2
her Irish property after. the old s'
Duke's death, when her son, the 1
present Duke of Illingstown, had w
married. The Dowager Duchess had t(
made the excuse of widowhood a rea- a:
? , , ? v ft
Ion ior uer seclusion. xnow, nowever, he
young Duchess having been very c<
U, she had consented to come and d
tay with her three little grandchil- al
[ren while her son had taken his
dfe abroad. m
The Dowager Duchess, a great and
[ear friend of my mother's, was old- ?'
ashioned in her views, and belonged S(
o that nobler school of dignity and w
;entlehood that one sometimes fears w
8 becoming extinct?not that there ai
tr any real need for fear, as it is, 0
>f course, only the blatant and vul- P:
jar few who apparently submerge 01
he more retiring and refined of their
ex.
It was a matter of horror and r*
imazement to the Dowager Duchess
o find that several of her younger
elations had either opened or gone ic
nto shops, and it was this discovery d(
rhich had elicited her angry remarks a
o me. 1
"So many people are in trade now- P
i^ovc " T miiriYiiiro^ o 11 tt IE
Ittu uj c, x mui rnuicut ayuiuduuv.aii j
"Certainly?why not?" said the j31
Dowager Duchess calmly; "but they
should not expect to be in society, ^
too." ' al
"But they are," I murmured. u
"They were not in my day," said
the Duchess stiffly; "and the way e:
they tout for work is absolutely scan- al
dalous. Just look at this bundle of w
letters. Here is Sophie actually asking
nie to go to her shop and buy a
bonnet, and Edward asking me to buy
xnilk from his dairy?and the worst ir
U it is that several of the letters
nave been sent to the housekeeper, f
I felt positively ashamed of some of *r
my relations?just look at this!"
She handed me another letter. It 11
1,was from Lord Ernest Illingsworth fc
saying he had bought the "Fresh *r
Rosebud" laundry, and hoped his e(
kgreat-aunt would give him a turn. a
pWhat an expression," sighed the ^
"Duchess?then she smiled a sour but
dignified smile?'"but I think I'll give j*
them all a turn, my dear Everard; is
those sort of people want showing ^
their place. Just make a complete slist
of them for me, and put the dif- w
ferent businesses under each of their s(
names." She rose with dignity, and ?
turned toward the door. "By the
way, will you lunch with me on
Thursday at 1 o'clock? Good-dav,
my dear boy," and, smiling, she dis- 1
missed me and slowly ascended the S
great staircase, her head erect, and J
her figure as upright as ever, in spite J'
of her age. q
It was 12.55 when I presented my. h
self the following week at Illings- b
town House. 1 was shown into a h
small sitting-room, and the Dowager tl
Duchess received me with an air of P
AADArMAnv V* n f 1V?
IV,ci cujvuj uiai, <x~c.z>. is UcLUIillUg "
rarer every day. "
"How do you do, Everary?a fine it
day?sit here." She waved me to a h
se*?.t. "I am giving a party to-day to T
isome poor people?we will see them b
after luncheon." c<
I The Duchess's philanthropy was a N
Ijyword on her Irish estates, but I fi
pondered how the innovation would G
flit the younger Duchess' retinue of T
lervants; what they would think of a
having the lower classes at Illingss- h
Itown House. n
f he Duchess was ia high good hu- tl
IllQr, and had momentarily ZoreatteD H]
ren her anger against the wayward
oings of the modern generation. A
ighlv cultured woman, she enterlined
me with many pungent remarks
n matters ot' moment, and it v;as
'ith regret that r arose at her ir.tiiation
that it was 2 o'clock, and her
arty of people must have arrived,
am not very good at philanthropical
nt>rtainments.
The Dowager Duchess led the way^
3 one of the smaller drawing-rooms,'
nd as the footman flung open the
oor, in my amazement I almost fell
ver the Duchess, for there before
le, looking almost as astonisher! as
, were Lady Sophia Verulem, Lord
!rnest Illingstown, Sir Edward Erigton
and several other of the Duchss'
relations, and standing confused
nd awkwardly about the room were
great many ectremely ill-assorted
nd strangely attired people.
My aunt, greeting no one in paricular,
bowed graciously to all, and
tepping slowly forward, went up to
,ady Sophie first.
"How do you do, my dpar Sophie?
iiis is Mr. Banks," the Duchess
iirned to a short, fat, red-faced roan.
You doubtless know my niece, Mr.
anks," she continued, "for her shop
believe, is in jour street?hats, you
all. do you not. my dear Sophie, or
> It Lliiltt.. one J/ci. u^vu
ophie Venlera?Mr. Banks, my
reengrocer."
From one to another the Duchess
loved to her different guests, the
jotnien standing motionless and exressiouless
by the door. Apparently
naware that we were all petrified,
le Duchess graciously introduced her
1-assorted party, and then she
lrned for a moment to me:
"Are you coming out with me, Evrard?
then let us go." And once
lore she turned to Lady Sophie Verlem.
"You will look after your
riends for me, my dear Sophie; I
m obliged to go out, but you can
how them the pictures, and I dare
ly they would like to see the miniajres."
She bowed and .slowly left
ae room and, crossing the hall,
tepped into the landau and signed
5 me to follow her. "I hope my .
uests will have a pleasant time,""'
tie said, as we turned into the Park;
there is so much art, my dear Evrard,
in mixing the right sort of peole.
But, you see, being altogether
1 trade, they will have so many invests
in common."?R. Neish, in
.ondon Daily Mail.
FOR CONSUMPTIVES ONLY.
Icrman Insurance Companies Give
Protection and Treatment.
TV- r\
JL lie ucirnau iuduiautu
'hich are State institutions, and
ave come into existence through the
iw, have in the last ten years taken
p the question of the care of conamptives.
How thoroughly they are
irrying on this special work is
lown by the splendid results.
In 1897, insurance companies
iroughout the Empire gave medical
eatment to 10,483 people, of whom
555 men and 731 women were conjmptives.
This was at a cost of
,016,224 marks ($208,112), of
hich 50,171 marks were used in
;mporary relief to families of the
[flicted. Of the above amount 178,S9
marks were reimbursed to the
jmpanies by various sick clubs uner
Government control, of which the
ffiicted were members. The cost of
eatment for 1897 averaged 305.17
larks.
In 1900 this system had develped
to the extent that 27,427 per- '
>ns were treated. Of these, 8442
ere consumptive men, and 2652
ere consumptive women. The cost
mounted to 3,766,761 marks ($941,90).
At present in the German Emire
there are sixty-three sanatoria,
r homes, to which tuberculosis pa
ents can be sent.
These data do not convey fully the
;sults obtained by insurance sociees
through the sanatorium treatlent
instituted for tuberculous polyholders.
The Imperial insurance
apartment recently published valuble
tables of full statistics from
S97 to date. Condensed, they are:
f tuberculous men given treatment
l 1897, sixty-eight persons were
rought to a condition where invallity
(which would place them on
le invalidity pension list) was not
pprehended in the near future, Figres
for women treated this year are
le same as for men. In 1900, sevnty-two
per cent, of men treated
ud seventy-four per cent, of women,
ere kept from the invalidity stages.
The remedial success with patients
eated in 1897 lasted until the end
E 1899, in forty-five per cent.; and,
i 1900, in forty per cent., while in
eatment given in 1S99, remedial
access lasted until the end of 1900
i forty-nine per cent, of cases.
All this is possible because in Gerlany
the State recognizes its duty
) the citizens by not only appropriatlg
funds for the support of invalidi
workmen, but compels employer
nd employe to assume their respectre
responsibilities; so, should the
itter be incapacitated, he will not
ecome a charge on the public. This
; significant when it is remembered
lat, under the German insurance
astern, invalidity pensions are paid
ithout regard to the ages of perms
incapacitated. ? Philadelphia
ecord.
' Buffalo Herds.
"There are, all told, not more than
500 buffalo remaining in the United
tates and Canada," said Mr. J. C.
ones, of Grand Canyon, Ariz. Mr.
ones has for years borne the sobri- !
uet of "Buffalo Jones" because of
is efforts to perpetuate the bison
reed. He is also distinguished for
is successful exneriments in crossine
ae buffalo with the domestic cattle,
roducing a hybrid animal to which ;
e has given the name of "catalo." ;
The largest herd of buffalo remainlg,"
said he, "is owned by the Flatead
Indiansof Montana?about 400. |
Jje second largest is the Austin Cor- 1
in estate in New Hampshire. Next
ornes the herd of Scotty Phillips in
;orth Dakota, and there is also a
lir herd on the big ranch of Mr.
oodnight in the Texas Panhandle,
he catalo, a cross between the bison j
r.d common cattle, is an animal that
as the traits of both progenitors?
ot so wild and hard to manage as
ne buffalo, and yet a good bit shyer !.
aan its dam."?Washington Herald.#
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MMOHManHHMMMaiMnHBMHMIIUMiMi
New York City.?There is no dressing
sacque more thoroughly satisfactory
than the simple one in kimono
style. Here is a model that allows
a choice of round or pointed sleeves
and that is admirably well adapted
to the pretty new washable fabrics
as well as to such light-weight wools
as challie, albatross and the like and
to the simpler silks. In the illustra
tion it is made of figured China silk
with bands of blue, but there are so
many lovely lawns, batistes and the
like that its possibilities are almost
without limit, while for the warmer
garment eitv 3r the light-weight wool
or a thin s. ; lined with albatross is
to be highly commended.
The kimono is made with the yoke
and the full portion which is gathered
and joined thereto. The sleeves
are in one piece each, simply gathered
at their upper edges and trim
mings bands finish them, the neck
and the front.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards of twenty-seven,
three and a half yards thirty-six or
two and a quarter yards forty-four
inches wide, with four yards of ribbon.
Coiffure Ornaments.
Thp comi-nropmna c f rm ac o r> rl
pastes that imitate the diamond and
other jewel3 of first rank are having
their innings in barrettes, combs and
all sorts of fancy coiffure ornaments.
Unless a woman's fortune is known
to be ample her tiara, if she sports
one, is apt to be looked upon with
suspicion in these days when the
chemist has contrived to counterfeit
the real stones not only in appearance
but in identity of material. Small ornaments
of this class are better taste
than the too pronounced headdress,
which is apt to dwarf the wearer.
Pretty light feathers, marabou and
paradise, with a jeweled arrangement
at their base, are the most becoming
coiffure dressings of the more expensive
sort.
Irish Lace Hat.
An attractive theatre hat is composed
of Irish crochet lace in low
draped turban shape. It is trimmed
with a many-looped bow of seeddotted
white net, the edges filled
with white velvet baby ribbon, and
a long full Paradise plume is caught
at the left side by an antique buckle
of brilliants. Such a hat can be
worn any season.
Smart Effects.
To effect a really smart appearance
it is essential that a waistband
should be pulled well down in front
and up at the back. It is astonishing
what a difference such little matters
as the forpenino' Tnalro in
?- O-.-O |
look of a woman's figure.
Silver Filagree.
A wreath o? myrtle leaves in silver
filagree was worn recently with a
gown of blue tulle embroidered in
silver. It is finished at the back with
a simple velvet bow and is both distinctive
and girlish.
Burnished Silver Necklaces,
Hand-wrought necklaces of dull
burnished silver and clouded amber
are charming wilh some of the allgray
costumes.
Fox Furs Popular.
White fox furs are extremely popular
with the youthful contingent, and
silver fox is considered particularly
chic with the older woman's tailoi
frock.
Pointed Capuchin Hoods.
Pointed capuchin hoods of shorthaired
fur, such as sealskin and
breitschwanz, are made for motor
women and have been much in evidence
among motor parties.
Such Things Tell.
In suits that have lapped seams on
coats and skirts it is noticeable that
the seams of the one fall directly over
the seams of the other. It is these
little details that make the difference
between the smart and the cheap costume.
No More Long Gloves to Buy.
There is every indication that the
reign of the elbow sleeve is drawing,
to a close. The sleeves on the new
gowns are short, but come well below
the elbow, and the close-fitting
:uff of tucked chiffon and lace lengthens
them still more. ? The fashion
has been so exaggerated and caricatured
that It has entirely lost any
smart effect, excepting in some elaborate
gown with which elbow sleeves
are Appropriate. For midsummer
and in the thin fabrics the fashion
will revive to a certain extent, but
fortunately its popularity has proved
its own undoing, and ere long it will
be numbered as a past fashion.
Blouse or Shirt Waist.
The plain or tailored shirt-waist ia
always in demand and this one ia
adapted to all seasons of the -year.
A great many women wear those of
linen, Madras and the like during all
seasons, making no distinction between
winter and summer, but flannel,
silk, cashmere and all similar,
materials are equally appropriate for
this model. It can be made with the i
long or elbow sleeves, with the high
turn-over collar or with the low rollover
one that some women nrefer to
every other sort. There are quite
novel cuffs that are held by cuff buttons,
and the pleats at the shoulders
give the broad line essential to fashion.
The waist is made with a fitted
lining, which can be used or omitted
as material renders desirable, and
consists of fronts and back. It is
laid in tucks that are turned, two toward
the centre, two outward, so
giving the effect of the wide box
pleats, and there is a regulation shirt
waist pleat at the front. The full
sleeves are gathered into bands and
to these bands the cuffs are attached.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and a half
yard3 twenty-one, three and a quarter
yards twenty-seven or two and a
half yards forty-four inches wide.
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SCARLET FEKRH C0LIE6ES 1
ninhthpria Prevails at Harvard R
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?Amherst is Closed.
Health Authorities Do Not Expect an L
Epidemic at Williamstown?
Insects Carry Germs.
Williamstown, Mass.?Parents o?
Williams College students are bi
alarmed by reports of scarlet fever P
at that institution, and some of them P
are criticising the authorities for se
keeping it open in the face of danger o<
of a severe epidemic. Demands for C
quick action were made by telephone C
and telegraph. Those who communi- 01
cated with Williamstown, however, A)
in most cases were informed that the tfc
doctors had the situation well in a
hand. sc
Dr. Hopkins, the president of the
college, declared that there was no tt
cause for alarm, as all the cases in rc
the college were mild ones, and the D
patients were doing nicely. tt
Fever Closes Wheaton Seminary. ai
I Norton. Mass.?Wheaton Semi* *c
nary, a prominent school for young R
women, was closed on account of
scarlet fever among the students, . .
twenty-six of whom are ill. ^he ?
seminary will remain closed Jn- ?
definitely, under quarantine, and the J
students not infected have been s nt ^
to their homes. ? 0]
Harvard Attacked. ^
Cambridge, Mass. ? Harvard Col- fC
lege is the latest institution to be hit
by the epidemic of scarlet fever, three C?
cases being reported. Although the aj
strictest secrecy is being observed, it w
was learned that the names of the n(
victims are Richard M. Hallett, '08, fc.
30 Magazinerfitreet, Cambridge; R. E. p
L. Kittredge, '07, 60 Kirkland street. a
Cambridge, and Robert E. McMatb, \\
'08, 68 Kirkland street. Cambridge,
who comes from Rochester, N. Y. jc
? a
Diphtheria at Cornell. p
Ithaca, N. Y.?Health Officer Crum el
reported three new cases of diphtheria,
which makes seventy-five to t\
date. Two of the latest patients are a<
Cornell students?Everett Drennan, fc
r of Martin's Ferry, Ohio, and E. W. in
Case, of Buffalo. r?
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Girls in Quarantine. ti
Syracuse, N. Y.?The local bealih ! ei
authorities have quarantined Haven [w
Hall, the largest of the girls' dormi- j P'
tories of Syracuse University, be- ! fv
cause of a case of scarlet fever dis- - "
covered in the building. Eightythree
young women are under q-.inr- .
antics. f
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Death at Amherst.
Northampton, Mass. ? President >
Seelye created consternation among 1_
the 1400 young women students at fp
Smith College by warning them not ' p
to receive any of the students of |
Amherst College when they came to j
call. This command not to counte- 11"
nance any attention from the young .
men of Araherst is because of the y,
fact that Amherst College has been closed
on account of scarlet fever E,
and one death. ar
RAID UPON A BUTTER PLANT.
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Owners Said to Have Hlegally Col- 31
ored Oleomargarine.
Chicago.?The plant of the Econ- ?
omy Butter Company was raided by
eight deputy internal revenue col- I r
lectors, who seized 2500 pounds of L(
oleomargarine, saia 10 De coiorea in
violation of the federal law. i
Thorwald Oxnevad, proprietor ot m
the plant, and two of his assistants [n
were arrested and gave bonds of r(
$2000 each for their appearance. si,
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev- p]
enue Frank E. Hempstreet, who
planned the raid, said the revenue pc
authorities had been watching the ze
place for two years. He estimated Xjthat
the output amounted to 3000 an
pounds weekly, on which, he asserted,
the Government had been de- w]
: frauded of a tax of nine and threefourths
cents a pound. to
LARCHMONT VICTDIS BURIED.
Pair Were to Have Been Married in
a Few Days. ^
Asburv Park. N. .T.?Jacob and
Sadie Michaelson, who lost their lives su
in the Larchmont disaster, were bur- ai
ied side by side in the Jewish ceme- 0n
tery at Belmar. Funeral services |n
were held in Michaelson's home, 0f
where he and the girl were to have jn
been married soon. All the bridal "j
decorations were removed. y to
The two bodies were picked up in
the water off Block Island. The expression
on the faces indicated that
both had been crying when they died. ..
The bodies were also badly bruised.
Jacob Michaelson had just completed w
a pretty new cottage adjoining his .
father's residence in Belmar, into .
which he expected to move with his
bride after the honeymoon.
Chinese Woman Philanthropist. jn
The wife of Wu Ting-Fang, for,mer
Minister from China to the Uni'ted
States, has just paid the cost of pr
building a large and fine hospital in ti1
Hong Kong.
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Young John D.'s Views.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in dis? j0
! cussing heredity and environment p(
! told his Bible class that the responsl- m
bllity for the acts of the child rests n<
upon the parents.
Has More Students Than Ever.
The University of Michigan this
year has more students than ever be- tt
fore. la
h<
jueman^ for .luanuonea ' i? arras.
The New Hampshire State Board of is
Agriculture reports an increasing demand
for farms to be used as summed
homes.
Self-Slaughter in Brooklyn. ac
For the past month there has been 1)1
?a average of one suicide a day in u(
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ex-Governor Higgins' Wealth.
Ex-Governor Higgins' will was
filed at Olean, N. Y., his widow receiving
the bulk of the estate, estimated
at ?14,000,000. tl
President Fallieres Interposed.
President Fallieres intervened in
the dispute over church contracts
which threatened to disrupt the tt
I French Cabinet, and the Ministry will es
Annoar in Parlinmonf itnifar)
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Thieving by Daylight. hi
"Daylight thieves" are busy In fr
New York City.
1
IEFE11TS QUAKERCITY PARI
eyburn Elected Mayor of Phil
delphia by Big Majority.
caders, Who Had Been Driven C
by the Reformers, Are liestored
to Power.
Philadelphia. Pa.?John E. R(
urn, member of Congress frc
ennsylvania, was elected Mayor
hiladelphia by a majority that cc
irvative estimates place at 40,0
?er William Potter, candidate of t
ity Party. In Potter's defeat, t
ity Party, which, after its victo
rer the organization in the gas lea
ght of 1905, has gradually been"!
le sliding path, goes down to defeat
defeat from which even its frlen
:arcely hope it. can riecover.
The election of Reyburn mea
lat the reform forces have be
>uted and that McNichol, Dave Lar
ave Martin and all the other leade
lat the popular demonstration
905 swept temporarily off their fe
e dominating factors in the pol
al situation. * ,
Hugh Black, regular nominee f
eceiv'er of Taxes, was elected I
aly a few hundred votes less th;
Is running mate. His opponent <
le City Party ticket was Frank!
pencer Edmonds, who twice sin
905 has served as chairman of t
ity Committee. Edmonds was
ne time a professor in tbe Hoj
iali Qr? Vi aa1 and o foof nro r\ f V
*6" WV1AVVI uuu U itULUl U VI 1
impaign was the lining up of 1
irmer pupils in his behalf.
In every ward in the city the <1
idence of the City Party was notU
3le. In November last, when the
as a hot fight for the District Attc
syship, the organization Candida
id a majo/ity of 12,000. In Ci
arty strongholds the figures show
great decrease. The Twenty-seco:
^ard, of which Potter is a reside
id which has always given big na
irlties to the reform cause, return
majority of only 2100 for the Ci
arty. Similar conditions prevail
sewhere.
The talk of a serious break t
veen leaders McNichol and Lane, <
icount of the latter's predelicti
ir United States Senator Penrosi
ifluence, has been repudiated by t
isults. So far as the control of Ci
ouncils is concerned, the organis
on has a safe majority. The lea
a are jubilant, and declare tfc
ith control thus assured they w
ash city improvements that will i
ude completion of filter plants a
le parkway.
TRUST MEMBERS FINED.
urpentine Combination Men Pie
Guilty and Will Pay $30,000.
Savannah, Ga.?The S. P. Shott
jiupauy, me .raiiersoii JL?owai]
Dmpany, the Standard Naval Stor
smpany and the Belgian compan
irporations, and S. P. Shotter ai
F. C. Myers, individuals, formii
hat is known as the "turpenti:
ust," entered pleas of guilty in i
uited States Court to a violation
ie Sherman Anti-Trust act.' Jud
mory Speer fined each individu
id corporation $5000, making i
;gregate of $30,000.
Other individuals indicted h;
,eir indictments nolle prosse
lotter and Myers agreed in writli
)t to violate the law again.
IBID MAN ATTACKS WORKER
>al Shoveler Suffering From Hydi
phobia Tries to Tear Faces.
Bridgeport,Conn.?Frothing at t!
outh, barking, snapping and actii
every way like a mad dog, Jol
eilly, thirty yeara old, took posse
an of a coal yard, driving all ei
oyes out of the place in fear.
He was finally overpowered by s
ilicemen and locked in a paddi
11. It is thought Reilly has hydr
lobia, the city having recently hi
i epidemic of rabid dogs.
Reilly attacked the shovelers wi
horn he was working, tearing
eir faces with his hands and tryii
reach their throats with his teeth
ASHISGTON'S FAME IN ITAL
iTcmment Issues Instructions
Tcachers to Explain Significance.
Rome, Italy.?The Government i
ed instructions that the directors
1 schools explain to their studen
i Washington's Birthday the mea
g and importance of.the celebrati*
this day in the United States. Tl
structions close with these word
Lll civilized countries must aspi
peace as their supreme aim."
Poultry Prices Advanced.
The inability of the farmer to tal
s poultry to the killing house b
use of the severe snowstorms in tl
est has also resulted in the pric
chickens, turkeys, geese and due
.ing advanced.
Senator Bailey's Defense.
Senator Bailey appeared before tl
vestigating committee at Austi
;x.. and. taking the stand in t
vn behalf, replied to the charg
eferred against him by Represent
ire Cocke.
Liberal Policy to Catholics.
The Chamber of Deputies, by a m
rity of 301, sustained. the liber
)licy advocated by M. Briand, t
inister of Education, toward Catb
:s. '
Russian Radicals Win.
Returns from the final elections
le Russian Parliament indicated
rge radical majority in the low
suse. The Nationalists were su
issful in Poland against the Socu
ts and Jews.
It is Not "Mizzouri."
The State Legislaturs of Missou
lopted a resolution fixing the prop
ronunciation of "Missouri." It
3t "Mizzouri."
About Noted People.
Thomas A.Edison is sixty years 01
Senator Tillman receives fro
200 to $500 each for his public le
ires.
The Czar has a single estate cove
ig over 100,000,000 acres?thr
mes the size of England.
Vice-President G. J. Grammer,
le New York Central lines, left j
of a nr>n
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Joseph Chamberlain's health
dw fairly good, but it is said th
Is loss of memory will prevent hi
nm ovftr rntnrnine t.n Dublic. life.
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WASHINGTON.
Th(? President ha3 rcceh'ed assurances
from the Presidents of Nicaragua
and Honduras that they would
'at accept arbitration.
President Roosevelt wil not call an
extra session of the Senate if that
Doay ai mis session disposes 01 me
Santo Domingo treaty.
5y. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
announced he would buy $25,000,000
worth of short four per cent, bonda
of at 101%.
,n" The funeral of Congressman'Rixcy,
00 of Virginia, occurred at the Capitol,
he Secretary Root has devised a plan
he to settle the Japanese problem by a
provision in the Immigration bill to
y exclude all Asiatic coolies.
j?? The Red Cross cabled $5 000 to
_ China for the famine sufferers, mak,
ing a total of $45,000, in addition tc
$10,000 worth of flour and a large
np quantity of seed wheat for planting.
eu Representative Morrell, of Pennl0
sylvania, introduced a bill giving the
,rg District of Columbia two CongressGf
men and replacing the District Cornet
missioners with a Mayor and Board
jt_ of Aldermen, to be selected by popular
vote.
SjJ
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by OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.
an The Pulajanes attacked and burned
on two towns in Occidental Negros, P. I..
[in and killed six of the constabulary.
ce Cubans of the better class, all of
he whom favor an American protector?t
ate, declare they will revolt against
the new Republic to be established
l5? by the United States.
l*3 The value of Philippine products
. imported into the United States in , .
\e~ the fiscal year 1905-'06 was about
;e" $ll,500,000-i-a decrease of $4,000,!re
000, or-twenty-five per cent.
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lte In Cebu, Gov. Osmena has secured
ty the surrender of all remaining outlaw
leaders and all guns. V
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DOMESTIC.
ia- Former Governor Francis, of Mis- v
ed souri, testified that he took up Sen[ty
ator Bailey's due bills held by H. C.
ed Pierce for money lent Mr. Bailey.
Ex-Congressman Benjamin W.Har-*
ris died in Bridgewater, Mass.
?n "John Doe" proceedings have been
, instituted in New York to secure Ice
r? Trust papers missing from the Attorney
General's office.
ty
:a_ The Maine House passed a bill apd.
propriating $50,000 to exterminate
iat gypsy moths.
ill The Ohio, City, First and Metro;n
politan National Banks, at Lima,
nd Ohio, have been sued for an accounting
of all county money since 1888.
An oil tank blew up in Bayonne,
N. J., rocking buildings for a wide
radius and alarming persons in
Staten Island and lower Manhattan.
Secretary Metcalf, of the navy, ad(
dressing Naval Academy graduates,
er advocated. building of more battle
ag ships.
es The daneer of a strike on the
iy> Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburg
1(1 and Erie was averted by agreement.
Statistics made public in Washinghe
on showed that the exports of iron
of and steel manufactures for this counge
try in 1906 exceeded all records,
al For six weeks Salt Lake City has
an had a cerebro-spinal meningitis epidemic.
ad The Erie Railroad has taken oft
id. twenty-five suburban passenger trains
in order to provide facilities for ita
freight traffic.
Secretary Shaw spoke at Spring.id,
Mass., in favor pf the German
method of free ports for the manu'o*
facture of foreign materials to be
exported.
Miss Sadie Gallup, a survfvor of
ag the Larchmont disaster, in Long
in Island Sound, declared she was
!S. pushed away from the captain's small
boat when the steamboat was sinking.
tix New York City agreed to pay the
sd Staten Island Water Supply Company
o- $907,000 for its plant. This is nearly
id $2,000,000 less than the company
had asked.
tk Major Jacob A. Howe, of Maiden,
at Mass., a veteran of the Civil War and \
a prominent Mason, died of heart
trouble. He was employed in the
Custom House in Boston for twenty
years and was seventy-six years old.
to FOREIGN.
M. Martens reached London, and
is- said that the sessions of the peace
of conference at The Hague might begin
ts on June 15.
n" Rudolph Dolge, American consular
311 agent at Caracas, has filed charges of
corrupt practices against a number
s: of Venezuelan Government officials.
re The Irish bill to be introduced in
the British Parliament provides for
a council, the majority of whose
members are elective.
Sir William Howard Russell, editor
e" nf The Army and Navy Gazette and
hp ??? ? ?
? a well known war correspondent,
^ died in London.
President Roosevelt thanked the
Royal Geographical Society of Great
Britain for having made him an hon,
orary member, a distinction shared
by nine crowned heads.
jg An expedition which will attempt
eg to reach the geographical and maga_
netic South Poles has been organized
in England; it will be under the
command of Lieutenant Shackleton.
1]he Shah sent a message to the
Persian Parliament granting all the
a- popular demands and recognizing
al constitutional government,
he a despatch from Naples announces
?" the marriage of Mr. Caspar Schuylet
Crowinshield to Miss Grace Snelling.
Ben Mansour, former lieutenant ot
Raisull, was Killed in tne streets 01
t Tangier by three men of his tribe, in
a revenge for treachery.
er Brazil faces $6,000,000 deficit, and
10 conditions are growing worse,
il- a despatch from Paris announce?
the ^eath of Leon Serpollet, a pioneer
in automobile manufacture.
The funeral of Mr. Harold Van
Buren, United States Consul, ociri
curred at Nice, Italy.
er Mohammed El Aziz Bou Atour:
is Premier of Tunis, died in Tunis at
the age of ninety-five.
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt was ap
pointed to a professorship in the
,a Conservatory of Music and Declama'
tion in Paris.
The entire staff of the American
iC' Embassy attended the King's levee.
I - ? J tTfl.
AHlDassauur yymieiaw xvciu ijicscuicm
sr- them.
ea Kuropatkin's history of Russia's
war with Japau ahows that the Czar'a
of troops were badly handled and higlj
an officers disobeyed his explicit, urgent
orders.
is Documents of considerable politiat
cal importance have been stolen from
im the Ministry of Commerce, of which
Francis Kossuth i? at the head, at
Budanest
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