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r A A Chnstma; /J(Cjf.-'* ^ Christ. the true and Ii As Christmas garlands w< , XwZjKSkE. Adorn for us each heart's ^ ^ 6 '>ra"V '^'iee' ^?'J" IfOti Christ, of all this wot As Christmas tapers we Shine on our lives and m We pray Thee, Holy Oh Christ, the heavens wi When Thou didst come, tl Through Christmas token We pray Thee, Holy Oh Christ, through even' Thy Cross shines through Lead on until the perfec We pray Thee, Holy ?American I > A CHRISTMAS (Translated From the Frenci N'CE upon a time long, in? long ago, when the is wonderful things told A of in legends hap- ch1 / pened, the smiling am i or country of Avignon ch< in France was not as am 5* JP beautiful as it is now. be! No white cottages and of green vineyards adorned the hillside, upi Only a shepherd's hut was to be seen. ] Here lived Eudes, his wife and two mo children. list One cold, stormy Christmas night, 9 J Vt rvmanro rrl In as tiuaes was piuuuiug uumt < >u _j after sheltering his flock, he was a Hg prey to the most melancholy reflec- on tions. He thought of his hard lot, nol his poverty, and felt that the future sta held nothing in store for him. As < he neared his home the north wind hui redoubled its fury, and he heard the ore -chimes of the nearest church ringing ev? I out through the frosty air. bef . "Christmas chimes!" he thought, ert ""Christmas is for happy and rich peo- of pie, not for poor shepherds like me." ant His dark humor did not escape the ho] notice of his wife ?vhen he entered ] BIRT] his lowly hut. She sent the children spo to amuse him, and soon saw rim lib* smile as he listened to their prattle. As the evening wore on the storm m0 increased, but seated before the fire ]jej blazing in the chimney, Eudes forgot are his discontent, happy at being shel- Spj, tered from the raging tempest. When we. the family were about to sit down to tj^y their evening meal tbey heard a louJ an'j knock, and a voice outside cried: hai "Open the door, my good man. for the love of the living God, whose m birth we celebrate this night!" "Who are you?" asked Eudes. "I am an old man who has traveled $ many a weary mile in this terrible U \ cold. I am af thp pnH r,f mv strensrth <:> and can go no further. Open the | door, if thou hast any kindness in th> % heart!" Now, Eudes had a great deal o' ? kindness in his heart, so he opened the door at once. On the threshold stood a stately old man, beautiful t( % behold, with luxuriant white beard |s and clear, blue eyes. There was knothing sordid in his dress, rie carried a heavy cane, upon which he The leaned with dignity and grace. "Welcome, old man," said the shepherd, cordially. J "I thank thee, my son.' My bless- rou lngs be upon thy house." The vis- em; itor spoke slowly, and his voice was con like soothing music. "May I ask you to share our frugal thei meal?" asked Eudes. the "I thank thee again. Thy repast far will be indeed welcome, and on listen- mai ?. . i n <5 ^ ^ ' '' 'k0 \ , J s Litany /jjk lAKY^ ^ | Id the Light, 1 ake them bright; ioine Monthly. ' ^ ^ 1 ( I LEGEND. 1 i by H. TwitchelL) ; to thy words of welcome my heart already cheered." Going up to the cradle where the ildren were sleeping, he paused, d contemplated them. "The ;rubs! How peacefully they sleep, i how sweet their dreams must ! On this Christmas night visions the Child Jesus doubtless smile an them." Eudes and his wife felt themselves ivfiri in a. mysterious wav as thev :ened to the sweet voice: 'Long ago the Redeemer was born a far-away land, where the air Is ht and pure, and where lilies grow the mountainside. The skies were : overcast on that night, and the ' rs sang together." Soon after they sat down to the < ruble meal. The guest praised the t ler and cleanliness which he saw c srywhere. On hearing this Eudes i ;an to lament because of his pov- c y and his laborious life. He spoke i his discouragement and failure, 1 referred to the future with utter f lelessness. -1 Butt he old man consoled him. He H OF THE CHRIST CHILI ke of the charm of a life so full of a irty. g The shepherd, dreaming on the * untalnside, ts not an unfortunate c ng," he said. "Think of those who t pent up in palaces. It is in these d endid abodes that people die of c iriness and disease. Those whom Imagination pictures as powerful ? I' happy a,re often infinitely un- r >py and unfortunate." J > Plum Pudding With Holly and Blazing Sugar. * ls he spoke his head was surnded by an aureole, and a light ^ mated from his entire person. He tinued: e Happy the humble man who, like ? 2, Eudes, walks peacefully along ,, pathway of life. I have wandered over this world, and have seen ~ ly strange things. I have lived iplendid palaces of marble and in cottages of the poor, and I have id the greatest happiness under ible roofs." j s he ceased speaking the room suddenly flooded with light. The 0 r shepherds recognized their dii guest ana prostrated themselves rayer. Have no fear," said the guest. ^ im He who brings peace to all. * in happiness and contentment, Tl thy children shall bring thee joy. ill take envy out of thy heart; , the desire for what thou canst have. And I will adorn thy land j i flowers and fruits, so that thou t praise My name every day." F' ^ V*4a nr?Pn n*orQ cnoOphlo.QQ uuca auu iaio " w w ? - w ? i awe, and when they recovered 1 ffi"~3E5gg : . - ^ themselves their divine guest ha vanished. They never forgot His words, how sver, and contentment and peac -eigned ever after under their lowl oof. They never forgot that the lc )f the humble had been called blesse )y the Lord on that stormy Christma light. The legend runs that the land c \vignon blossomed like the rose e^ ;ry year after that eventful night.Spworth Herald. ;hristmas chimes from many clime Christmas is always a season c jood wishes and loving kindness. In America almost all cbildre lang up their stockings on Christma ;ve, to be filled by kind old Sant Dlaus. In Germany they make mor )f Christmas than we do in Amer: :a. Everywhere the Christmas-tre s used. If a family is too poor to have vhole tree, a single branch only wi! stand in a conspicuous place, hun vith the few simple gifts. A week before Christmas St. Nict >las visits the children, to find on vho have been good enough to rc :eive the gifts the Christ-child wL jring them on Christmas eve. A Christmas Messenger. It is a very usual thing to see on German Christmas-tree, way up i :he very topmost branch, an imag >r doll representing the Christ-chilc vhile below are sometimes place jther images representing angel vith outspread wings. After the tree is lighted the famil gather round it, and sing a Christma lymn. In France may be almost univers jggjgjlffls v ^^tiligWTO':~ WjsBBS& ^," ^3 ^j^^|jjB^g^y|gM>fl|W|Hj^Ej[jMH f*V"W.^ ^'"^fllp^ ^shsQI^^SSI^HH^^M<NBs99aM ^Ey9 From the painting by Sinkel. >. j-1? illy seen representations of the man ;er In which Christ was born, wit! igures of Mary, Joseph and th< :hild Jesus, and cattle feeding nea >y. Often these representations ar lecorated with flowers, and lightei andles burn softly before them. In Norway the people have a de ightful custom of putting on th oof of the barn, or on a pole in tb ard, a large sheaf of wheat for th< lirds, who fully appreciate , thei Christmas feast. In England almost every one wh< an do so has a family party oi Christmas eve. Young and old joii n the games, many of which belonj specially to Christmas time. From the ceiling of one of th< ooms a large bunch of mistletoe ii iung. If any little maid is caugh1 tanding under it the one' whi atches her has a right to take a kiss rom her rosy lips. In Holland the little Dutch gir uts her wooden shoe in the chim ey-place ready for gifts, just as th< ittle American girl hangs up hei tocking. And so In some way all over th< Ihristian world on the eve of th( wenty-fifth day of December th( lrth of our Lord Jesus Christ is eelbrated. Everywhere the Christmas hlmes are ringing out the message tie. angels brought to Bethlehem? Peace on earth, good-will to men.' -Youth's Companion. Hora Christl. Alary, trembling wait The hour so soon to be; shall have played so high a part In His nativity. h, wonderful, thrice wonderful, My God hatn been to uie! Dr this mine hour of pain, The travail 1 must know, here shall be gladness through the years; And where my tears shall How be bloom of Love shall burst in tiower, For God hath told me so. ow gladly shall 1 bear All sorrow for His sake! only tremble lest with love Mine eager heart should break, or He shall icst within mine arms Ere the white dawn shall wake! Charles Hanson Towne, in Christmas Number, Lippincott's Magazine. >1. .' . i ; . \ " ' ?'* ' V t'r v ; ' -j i ' 3 'BHITVGJ ^ Locomotive gases have been foui ,s aarmless for concrete bridges. ,r A German colony has settled on r" :ract of 3000 acres at Topo Chi ~ Springs, near Monterey, Mexico. n The largest wooden building in tl " world is the Parliament building j Wellington, New Zealand. Dogs in Mohammedan countri a have great freedom, hot because M 3 aammedans love them more, but b :ause it is impious .to kill or mole , in animal, however mean, that Alls lets live. But there is no bitterer i suit than to call a Moslem a dog. a The highest pay for a motorman 11 Monterey, Mexico, is ten cents i g hour in United States money. l" The army wireless station In Ala ka readily transmits messages 121 miles over two ranges of snow-capp* 11 mountains. By the invention of machines bleach ami spin it, the wild silk Manchura threatens to compete wi that grown In civilized lenda. So deleterious is .the spray of tl Victoria Falls that the new bridi had to be designed to let every squa Inch be painted frequently. An English inventor has perfect a more nearly fireproof door th; the steel one generally used by ari oring a wooden door with st sheets, so attached that they can e pand when heated. The Eau Claire (Minn.) coun board last summer paid $7000 bounties on gophers. . N Major George P. Ahern, of t a army, made a?trip around the wor ? from Manila on $534/59. ' Some of Norway's glaciers are d rapid in their movement that th 3 advance twelve meters a year. .? y There has recently been opened 9 one of London's- fashionable stree I a .toilet club for dogs. There t " pets of the smart set can have th? " hair dressed and their coats trimm to perfection. Fifty thousand dollars a year spent on Regent Park in London. The mattresBes used in the Ge man army are stuffed with little to of paper, and are said to be a gre improvement on straw. Of all the boy workers in Lond< newsboys are the healthiest, barbei boys the most unhealthy?a tribu to the open-air life. ? it. it - * ?^ U ? ill lue buuiu ui r rauue wmc ij> iiv. sold by the half hour. On payme of two cents onfe can go Into a Wi: cellar and stay there for half an hoi In a cricket ma^tch to be played Nottingham, England, eleven ladi from the town and county we chosen .to play eleven soldiers w] saw service in the Crimean War ai Indian Mutiny. Marvin Hughitt, jr., has bought i entire township, 23,040 acres, for summer home in the hardwood di trict of upper Michigan. I THE PHILOSOPHIC BRAKEMAI He Rejoices When the Train Is La For Purely Personal Reasons. The Flying Bluenose, a train whi( ?.*? (I?ln +r uouanj caiuo its Licit* ao i aui uau u vel goes in the quiet Canadian pro ince it traverses, had been held f an hour or more at a little {own an * a new locomotive could be procure i The regular locomotive had laid dov e on the job. It was a case of tin r boiler tubes. 0 Passengers were chafing at the d 1 lay. There was no reason for imp ' tience, for ,the next stop was the te " ipinus of the line, and a seapor 0 those who were going to t?ke tl 6 boat knew it would wait ior tl 9 train; the others had no other obje r for the day but dinner, and the tra would surely arrive before 6. Tl 3 scheduled time of arrival was 3.3 1 Nevertheless the passengers we 1 impatient. Most of them were Ame * leans, which explains it. They clu tered around tlje rear platform of tl 3 Pullman or made daring excursioi 3 into the town, with one ear open fi 1 the whistle of the extra locomotli I coming down the line. Members of the train crew toe matters calmly and answered a questions, even the inevitable foolis kind with courtesy. The brakems ' voiced his sentiments. "This suits me," he said, leanir .?-t 1. x*? s ? j i *1 ? | againsi me gutira ran. xiure v [ have been getting In on time or near ' so day after day, and there have be? ' two hours before supper with nothir to do. To-day we'll get in about ' just in time for supper. "I wish we'd get held up every d? | or the train would be put on a slo schedule. The appearance of heir busy suits me much better than ac ual loafing." He shifted to an easier position ar gazed dreamily up the stretch < track. W^en the relief engine ai nounced its approach with a raucoi blast he seemed to resent the intri I slnn and made his way back to tt switch far too leisurely to please tt passengers.?New York Sun. We Keep on Bcinjj Selfish. The source of nearly all the cv | and unhappiness of this world is se j fishness. We know it, but wo stl j keep on being selfish. We see ths I the world rnisht be made ideall beautiful if only all the peoplo woul live unselfish lives, and yet wo lcee on being selfish.?Mlnot J. Savage. Use of Flowers. There's nophosphorescence in flo-? ers to spoak of, but they may lighte up many a darkened spot in life.? ' Manchester Union. . . ' \ "-'rt*. \ > id Formic acid is coming into vog in Germany and England as a reme< a for tuberculosis and kidney trouble co The average resistance of the h man body frdm the feet to the hanc ie when the soles of the shoes are si at urated with water and the hands a wet, is about 5000 ohms, and-may represented approximately by the 1 es sistance of a copper wire about oe o- two-hundred-and-fifty-fourth of e- inch in diameter and 7710 feet ;St length. ih n- At present/it costs many times mo to make hydrogen-gas than the gas worth as fuel. So that the provis}< in for the future depends on scion in working out som^ cheap method extraction. 3" Resembling certain fossil quadr " peds more than any other living ai 2(* mal, a few specimens of the solendc an insectivorous animal, have be seen on the island of Santo Domin t0 for the first time in several years. ?' had been supposed that the anim 111 was extinct. . ^ Each 10,000 square inches of bi passing to a machine per minute rf resents one horse power in that ri that P. V. Vernon, an English n chanic, finds to agree with his exp< e(1 ience. This based on the estims an that the pull of p. working belt on pulley is 39.6 pounds per inch ;ej width. Twice this power may transmitted by a tight double be but this is regarded as an unw ^overload, though motor and machi ty may have strength to stand the pul In Malaria is very much less comml in Barbados than in other West ] he dian Islands, and it has been sugge jg ed that this freedom is due to t presence of enormous quantities the "millions" In the fresh wal s0 pools. The little fish are very voi clous,- and destroy large numbers the larvae of mosquitoes that spre malaria. The males are about hi in an inch' long, with brilliant iridesce ,ts colors, and large black spots on 'c he sides. The females are considerat }jr larger and less highly colored. T ed London Zoological Garden has i quired a great number of these fis and it Is understood that experimer i3 are to be made with the introducti of these fish into tropical countr. where malaria is prevalent. V sr lis at MAKES JOB PRESS FREEZE ICE CREAM. an 1 , ?i ' rs' Retired Editorial Writer Mar te tests His Old-Time Original! In Practical Fashion. iw nt* When William A. White, of J ne 115 Myrtle avenue, Stamford, 1 ir. bored as an editorial writer for Cc necticut newspapers his work w at noted for a flavor of originality. N< es he has retired after forty years re a newspaper man and he runs a litl tio prlntery premises here at Stamfoi id but': he has not. forgotten how to original. ,That was evident when a party, in friends found him trying out a ni a way of operating an ice cream fre: is. er. He had a regulation freezer i geniously connefcted with the j press, and while he turned olf haj r bills on the electrically driven pVei the family Ice cream was being fr te zen. In five minutefe he had enoui for dinner. > When the neighbors heard of ch they flocked to the shop to see t 4- new fangled freezer work. ii v- White was overwhelmed with app or cation to freeze ice cream. He pro: til ised to freeze all that was broug d. along during working hours ai rn threatened, like the miller of old, 3d take a portion of each lot in paymei ?New York World. e- , a,r. The Modest English, t; ' That men and women are permit ie to bathe in the same part of the oce; le has long been a reproach hurl ct against the authorities of certa in English towns on the seashore. 13 in yielding to cue pupuiai uaiii 0. for such a privilege, the district cou re cil of Shipley, Yorkshire, has'immc r- talized Itself in the following ma s- ner: ie "In granting facilities for mixi as bathing to twenty-nine married co Dr pies recently between 8 and : ire o'clock on Saturday evenings, t: council stipulated that couples mu >k first submit their names to the di ill trict council and receive notice fro sh the clerk of acceptance. in "In addition to the ordinary char; of 6d. a couple, a registration fee of ig shilling must be paid, in return f re which an admission card is give ly This must be shown on all occasio: >n at the baths. tg "All couples who go to the batl 0, must go into the water. No spect tors are allowed. Regulation co iy tumes must be worn. w "The district council reserves tl ig right to refuse any applicant or t- limit the number of persons to bs a mitted.'"?Harper's Weekly, id . jf Neck 'Trillings." '' The revival of the becoming tuc ers for the neck, now known by tl inexpressive and vague term of "fril ings," has led to a revolution in nec wear. The latest idea is to have a sti: upstanding frill or satin or moi silk in the top of the collar. In Par 11 they are wearing a kind o? coll; J" made of fat frillings of chiffon, tul or lace, with a colored ribbon ti< around the middle, one frill appea [J ing above it, standing up, and two b low it, lying down. The ribbon !p tied under the left ear in an exagge ated bow, which is becoming, bi also rather self-conscious, so th; i none but really pretty people can a ford to wear it, even when it becomi n them. It is essentially the finis _ chosen by a pretty woman who knov how pretty she is.?Chicago New? I MISS TRAINED EOOSTEB (]= ; "TO DPilVE IN HARNESS. 1 J ,* Teddy Gives Dolls a Dalty Rids After Being Fed, Washed and ^ u9 Dried by Small Owner. 3y, s. ' L Ruth Prentiss, a small miss of u. West Brattleboro, Vt., has as a pet 5ti [s> an old Leghorn rooster which, in , many respects, is a most remarkable Lil re fowl. By persistent training its mis- Un be tress has taught it tricks which great- Pu e. ly amuse the townsfolk and astonish r. ie_ those who have always believed that " an roosters have no brains. ? ' in Ruth has named her pet Teddy, In ,{* honor of President Roosevelt, and takes great delight in putting him gir rQ through his paces. His first duty each morning is to crow loudly outside his Co IS w ~ on mistress' window, after which he waits patiently for her to arise. After he has been fed Teddy trots to a P3< washbowl filled with warm water, hops in and stands quietly until he has been thoroughly soaped, washed, u" rinsed and dried with a hair brush Bl< aI" and a crash towel. He is then ready , ,n> to show what he can do in the way of ral en tricks. MI SQ Of all his stunts the best is playing tb.( horse. Little Miss Prentiss has a l1 ia! small doll cart made by her father, u to which are attached a pair of wide- j0 spreading'thifls. Between these thills sit Teddy hacks and is fastened in with yj :p- ribbons. He theiv strides off ostrich br: lie like to the nursery, where the cart is Go ie- laden wit*" dolls. The dolls are now Be Jr- given an airing on the piazza, about ^ ite the lawn or down the road when the _ .. . stt a weather is propitious. xeaay? is pfi of guided by the gee and haw method be used with^oxen. Tlje rooster has nev- Cb fit, er been known to run aw&y Or overIse turn his charges.?New York World, a ne ' ' ?? foi 1. Strange Wills. roi On a farm near Columbia, Mo., on there lived for many years a hermit [n- farmer, James W. Turner by name, . st- who. boasted that he had drunk not oy he less than a quart of whisky every day of for twenty years. ' lei :er He yo;wned 480 acres of land; his sa: a- sole companions were his dog and his tio of stock. < _ ad He died recently, and afterward it ilf was found that his will decreed that nt a monument of whisky jugs should he be erected over his grave. ?l >ly How the jugs were to be obtained th< he was not made clear, but a search over fej ic- his farm disclosed an abandoned corn ih,' cr?*b that was almost full of empty Dr its whisky jugs: A business associate on was found later Who declared that I oa Tni-n'oi. nni>D ohnnrori him thf? inM. announced*that he had emptied them all himself, and for twenty years had ^01 been saving them for his mohument. Fa He died at the age of forty-flVe years, tui In Waterloo, Iowa, a woman dened mc herself the necessities of life for twelve years that she might save and bequeath enoijgh money to supply J" the German Evangelical church with P? a bell. She died at the age of seven- a j ty, after extracting a promise from , the church trustees that they would sei y0> not reveal her name. ' i.olc 1^. By refraining from eating eggs, ,n. meat and relishes, this unnamed hero a8 ine saved $300 in twelve year6. The )W bell which her savings procured now **? as hangs in the church tower.?Philadelphia Press. vei d, j." : be Leather Shoes For Horses. A new market for leather, accord- (j of lng to "Le Franc Parleur," is'to be j found in Australia, concerning which [L this French journal says: in- "In districts of Australia/the horse Ja ob is shod with leather instead of iron, ad The feet receive better support This 3s, novelty is employed only in regions ^ 'O- where the ground is permanently cov- er? gh ered with grass or fine sand. In a ja' country like Australia, where stocks so] it are sometimes scarce and a horseman he may experience great difficulty at a Ca Ir. critical moment in finding a horseli shoe, such an innovation' is a useful ?01 m. novelty. With extra shoes, whose ^ ht weight is a trifle?shoes, (too, that ad can be fitted without trouble?it is ^.f to practicable*to travel without fear of ha it. the horse losing its shoe and being injured. Though the leather shoe is Br more expensive thap the iron shoe, the higher price is repaid by the su- be perlor advantages. 20 ed "In some quarters the horses were ^ in sever shod with iron. Probably ed shoes, like drivers, will be supplied An jn before .long, thus avoiding the. disagreeable experience of a horse's hoof th( or wearing too rapidly. It is not imptfs- er< n_ 6ible that the innovation will soon ex- ,a* ,r_ tend to every country where the nan_ ture of the soil permits it to be used."?Consular Reports. jjo ed . ... to u- Correctly Made Beds. I'0 It matters not how handsome the Al ? appointments of the room, how soft and luxurious the carpet, how fine At IS" and white the linen, if the bed Is .Al; m poorly and loosely made it gives the (|? whole apartment an untidy look that , . =e no amount of elegance can atone forj * ^ In good bedmaking one of the first Ar or requisites is aa adaptation of matn" Iresa and springs to the bedstead, be: a3 Next, a well made mattress, whether sul it be of hair, wool, moss or excelsior, sei and over this "puff" or mattress a" cover, made of thin, unbleached cot- es? lS"' ton cloth, that can be bought for a few cents a yard, containing large Ki rolls of cotton, tied with tidy cotton. V5 Have the "puff" large enough to th< tuck under the sides of the mattress Ki to avoid curling under the sheet.? Chicago News. th( k- Costly Parliament House. is j10 Parliament House, Melbourne, nQ which has been rushed by "the. unem1 I XT ployed" of the Commonwealth capi- i,v; r.al, is the costliest legislative palace in Craater Britain. A million has l.e bssn expended on it, and it is not yet 0 13 completed. It belongs to the Par*r liament of Victoria, but sinca Feder? ation it has been the meeting place o; the Parliament of the Commonr" wealth, its owners moving to a wing I of the exhibition building close by.? | In| lr5 London Chronicle. at Chans Chung, since the assasslnatlon of "Little Pete," the unofficial ag; Bg Mayor of San Francisco's Chinatown, Pr< died there recently from pneumonia. J01 ^.g ".In was one of the wealthiest Orlen tnls on the Pacific Coast, a.ud was t0 liead of the Sam Yup Tong. " a>., ?i Latest News ! BY WERE. ident Drowned in Lake. Orono, Me.?James F. Aldrich, of ;tle Falls, N. Y., a freshman of the iverslty of Maine, was drowned in shaw Lake. rl Shot Dead by Friend. Sherman, Texas. ? Miss- Louise tes, prominent In society in thiB 7, was accidentally shot to death f th a target rifle in the hands of a 1 companion, Miss Gladys Ely: Ionel H. C. Paige Dead. Bayonne, N. J.?Colonel Harry C. ge, one of the old??t newspaper* >n in New Jersey, died at his home re, in his seventy-fifth year. Ho ,s owner and editor of the Bayonne . raid. He was horn in Troy, N. Y. i ow ?'roves jpatai. _ Perth Amboy, N. J.?Michael Suit, commonly called "Crooked Leg ke," died in the hospital here from \ M 3 effects Df a blow from . a. heavy, ck received by him in a quarrel. , .v rak's skull was fractured. . ; . ' Thank Uncle 3am. Ban Francisco, Cal.? Tang Shao , the Chinese Commissioner, who / Ings to America the thanks of his vernment for its remittance of the ixer indemnity, left this city for t ashington, accompanied by Prince ai Fu and the fifty attaches and1 idents who accompanied them from f tin. arles E. Jinkins Found Dead. Chicago, Ill>?Charles E. Jinkins, publisher, of Philadelphia, was und dead from heart disease in his am in the Kaiserhof Hotel., iieless Heard Over 6000 Miles? San Francisco, Cal. ? A wireless ition in this city reported having erheard code' /messages from some ition in Japan. A Honolulu wires' station is said to have,.heard the me messages. The Japanese stain is over 800(Vmiles from this city. ear Texas Ports of Bats. ' ft Galveston, Tex.?The State Board; Health has served notice tnat every;, rt in the State will be closed, unless. > , v5 tared of rats, through which pesfr ^ a entrance of bubonic plague ia . ops Dead at Ringside. San Francisco, Cal.?Martin Carof Irvington, Cal., dropped dead] the ringside of the Ketchel-Papke , ht here when Ketchel knocked pke out. Carter was the proprie- . * of the famous Nutwood Stock; rm near Irvington, which has1 rned out manr of the world'.': fami trotters. trried Sixty-seven Years.' Springfield, Mass.?Mr, and Mrs. ? ,vid F. Ashley celebrated their sixseventh wedding anniversary with 'amily dinner. At the time of their ullage- Mr. Ashley was twentyren suid Mrs. Ashley seventeen years ' r^inia University Gift. Charlotteville, Va. ? An uncondinal gift of. $50/000 to the endow>nt fund of the 'University of Virlia has been made by Colonel Oli: H. Payne, of New York City. BY CABLE. 1 p Boycott Blot. Hongkong, China.?There has been rther rioting in the anti-Japanese ycotf, and more serious outbreaks,' lowed with some loss of, life. Sevtl Chinese merchants dealing in panese products were mutilated, cne having, their ears cut off. rnegie Africa Sjarvey. , (Jape Town, aouin Ainca.?jrruiejj*3 Beatie and Morrison, who have en commissioned. by the Carnegie stitute at Washington, -D. C., 1:o un- v rtake a magnetic survey across rlca^ from Cape Town to Cairo, ve begun the work. ^ r '-"0. azilian House Votes Coffee Loan. ' i<v Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.?The Champ of Deputies, by a vote of 97 to ' ; , adopted the bill providing a" Fedil guarantee for the Sao Paulo cof- V" i loan of 175,000,000. ( vV ina Peck Cats Arteryr Lima, Peru.?Stepping on a nail In '/P i street here Miss Anna S. Peck sevjd an artery in her foot and lost a ' :j ge quantity of blood. Her injury, I tile inconvenient and painful, is not osidered dangerous. The d 1st In-' l"+; ' *' ished mountain climber, whose ma in Brooklyn. N. Y.. was' here make another ascent of Mounta lascan. irazzi to Climb the Alps. Turin, Italy. ? The Duke of the iruzzl left here Incognito for the . ps. It seems to be his intention to some Alpine climbing, as he or- , red. the famous guide, Petigar, to n him. ' i neriean Warships to China. Manila, P. I.?Rear-Admiral Har- " V. r has received requests from Con - ? * rtl V-.* [-General uenoy, at ouuuguai, uv id at once the gunboats usually itioned In the Yang-tse-Kiang. The ilena will protect American inter:s there. ng Peter Saffers a Stroke. London, England.?A dispatch to ; Express from Belgrade says that ng Peter's recent indisposition, ilch was ascribed to influenza, was illy an apopletic stroke, partly due the strain he has undergone during j last few months. His condition so precarious, the correspondent is, that hi(> abdication would cause surprise. xv Education Gill. London.?The House of Commons ssed on second reading, by a vote 323 to 157, the new Education bill. right Wins in Tennis Play. Melbourne, Australia. ? Beals C. right, the American, was successful d F. B. Alexander unsuccessful in i singles for the Dwight F. Davis ;ernational Lawn Tennis Cup. ught Empress' Life. St. Petersburg Russia. ? A plot ainst the life of the Dowager Em< 2ss of Russia during her recent irney from Copenhagen to this city attend the funeral of the Grand ike Alexis, was discovered in time save her life. One anarchist wa* 1 "/ A