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—How They Are Educated.
“It is nothing unusual for the larger
circuses to carry thirty and forty chil
dren, ranging all the way from mere
babies to boys and girls 15 and 16
years of age,” said Jerome S. Rogers,1
of Chicago, a former circus man, ac
cording to the Washington Herald.
“The majority are traveling with I
their parents, both the father and !
mother doing daily duties in the ring, I
and while often they rre trained to
follow In the steps of their elders they
are seldom allowed to perform in pub-1
11c.
“It is a common belief among circus |
men that the performer whose train-1
Ing is not started until after the age i
of 6 will seldom make a distinctive 1
record. I often saw groups of boys,
some of whom could not have been
over 4 or 5 years old, practicing rudi-1
mentary somersaults and handsprings^
while their parents looked on with
gratified smiles. These were the fam
ilies of the circus, aristocracy, who
treasure the records of their ancestors
with the pride of a son in his father’s
sword and who see no more inspiring
calling for their own children than
that of the great white canvas.
“Not that their education is neglect-1
ed in other respects; several of the
families often hire an instructor—per
haps one of the performers who has
the time and ability for such work—
to coach their children in the standard I
studies. One circus, indeed, has now
established a traveling school for the
youngsters. If they are to be acrobats
•they are to be educated acrobats.”
FIND FOOT OF MAMMOTH.
Monster Lea; with Flesh, and Hair
After Lapse of Centuries.
Northern Siberia, in particular, was
a happy hunting ground of the mam
moth and other prehistoric beasts, as,
to-day, it is the happy hunting ground
of those who seek relics of the anipals
of many centuries ago. The remains
illustrated on this page were found
two years ago on the banks of a small
stream by natives who were hunting
foxes. These men notified the nearest
town of their find, with the result that
recently the St. Petersburg Academy
of Science. sent a special expedition
to recover the relics, which had been
buried in the river bed. The scientists
dug up first of all the skull of a
mammoth, with part of the skin and
flesh and one eye cavity in a good
state of preservation. The right hind
foot was found next and was also well
preserved. The hair covering it was
from five to six inches in length. This
excellent state of preservation 1 b not
Individuality "Woman’s Charm.
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America is not afflicted with an attack of “German
Invasion” hysteria, or even with Japanese jingoism, but
there was inaugurated in Washington recently a move
ment which, it is believed, will have almost as wide
spread an effect upon the youth of the land as did the
recent sensational organization by Lord Roberts and
Lord Ashburton of 100,000 junior “Scouts” in England,
when the whole British world went militia mad. *
The outdoor tournament or field day was held on the
Congress Heights range, the first of its kind ever held
in this country. And this is only the beginning of a
great movement which, it is expected, will sweep
throughout the country, the Washington meet serving
as the model for those to be organized first in every
city of 100,000 inhabitants or more, and later in smaller
communities. The outdoor shoot is to serve as a sort
of college course for the boys who have learned the
A, B, C’s of the Indoor shoots, which have been held
here and elsewhere for several years.
Lieut. Albert S. Jones, secretary of the National Rifle
Association of America, in discussing the aims and
Ideals of the junior marksmanship work, says:
“In these days of crowded cities and strenuous work
all forms of exercise are valuable to the growing boys.
Shooting is an interesting open-air sport, in which the
skill attained constitutes a valuable possession through
life. It also involves more physical exercise than is
generally appreciated. In particular, it develops cool
ness of nerve under excitement, power of observation
and rapid judgment, which are important mental qual
ities.
Rifle shooting for boys teaches also a moral lesson.
No boy can smoke cigarettes and hold a rifle steady,
so that in order to be a good shot tobacco and alcohpl
must be avoided. For this reason rifle shooting, either
as a pastime or as military training, is essential in the
upbuilding of a strong, sturdy American manhood.
“It is always expected that opposition will be met
with from those citizens who are opposed to military
training of any sort—people who still have' Tory or
Quaker blood running in their veins—and who do not
appreciate that the highest duty which every citizen
owes, after his duty to God, is that owed to the nation
of which he is a part. If we become oblivious to the
obligations which devolve upon us as citizens to look
to and safeguard the future, then we are lacking tn
patriotism, and the future is in jeopardy.
“Under the plans of the government no boy in any
public school is compelled to learn to use the rifle. If
he or his parents object, the matter ends there. But
every ^boy should know how to shoot, or he is something
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less than deserving of the heritage handed down to him
by his sharpshooting forefathers.
“One must not fall into the error of believing that
knowledge of military training makes a boy anxious for
military service or war. The reverse is the case. The
more a boy knows of what war means the less eager
he will be to urge his country into a conflict with an
other nation. While military training, and especially
Instruction In rifle practice, would make a boy a more
self-respecting, able and self-controlled man, it» will also
teach him that war is something to be avoided. It is
generally the man who knows least of war from per
sonal experience who is prone to look upon that last
resort most favorably.
“Rifle training makes for many other things in a
boy than an added value as a probable soldier in war
time. It teaches him how to avoid those shocking ac
cidents which one reads about so often in the daily pa
pers, through knowledge of the proper handling of
arms. The first rudiments drilled into the boys are:
Never to point a gun, either empty or loaded, at an
other person; always to open the arm when taking it
in hand, to see if it is loaded, and, when firing at a
target, always to keep the muzzle toward the target.
If these rules are observed no accident will ever hap
pen, and they never do with boys who have had these
lessons drilled Into them.
“While the United States government is spending
nothing in promoting rifle shooting in the schools, other
nations are making strenuous efforts along these lines.
In England Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief of the
British army, within the last few years has succeeded
in organizing over 100,000 schoolboys. The writer will
never forget the inspiring sight of 400 schoolboys, rep
resenting forty preparatory schools, competing for the
Lord Ashburton shield, every one using the service arm,
on the great BIsley rifle range in England.
“Something has been done in this country In a small
way. Col. John Jacob Astor this year presented a cup
for the interschool indoor rifle shooting championship
of the United States, which trophy was won by the Mor
ris High School of New York, with a very high score.
One team entered the contest from Washington, repre
senting the Central High School, and was seventh. .
“At the coming session of Congress the bill sent to
that body by President Roosevelt with a special mes
sage urging its passage, and which provided for carry
ing on rifle shooting instruction in the schools anck
among the citizens, will be reintroduced and pushed.
All well-wishers for the future should, unite in doing
everything in their power to help the passage of such
legislation.”—Washington Post.
as uncommon as might» be "imagined.
In 1846 the remains of a mammoth
seen by Adams had suffered so little
through the lapse of time that its flesh
was eaten by natives, dogs and wild
animals. It was on this same occasion
that it was proved that the mammoth
used to feed on the shoots of conifer-
CLOTHES FOR COLD WEATHER.
The charm of woman lies not tn
beauty 'but individuality—if slhe could
but be brought to understand that fact.
It isn’t the details that count. It is, as
Trilby says, ‘‘the altogether”—her car
riage, her manner, her voice, her ex
pression; in short, herself—that makes
or unmakes her charm.
It is the woman, then, who has. the
courage to be herself who attracts.
Originals are much more desirable
than copies, no matter how accurate
the copy may be. If it be natural to
wear one’s hair in carelese fashion, by
all means do so; nature is never mis
taken.
But let the admiring sister whom
that same autocrat Intended to be a
tailor-made girl beware of disorder; in
her it would cease to be artistic; it
would simply be untidy.
Let every woman dare to be herself,
develop her own individuality, not
blindly copy some other woman, whom,
it may be, her husband happens to
admire.
Let her think for herself, act for
herself, and express her own honest
opinion. Individuality when combined
with that nameless something called
manner is the most potent weapon
in the pdssession of the sex. It is this
which has given many a homely wom
an a reputation for beauty which a
bona fide beauty with faultless face
and figure has sighed in vain to attain.
’round in glee, and I could see my fu
ture held no roses^
“They hitched me to a near-by tree
and held a long pow-wow. I figured
they were settlin’ when to- serve me
up, and how. At last one fellow goes
away, and that was some relief, but it
seems that he had been dispatched to
fetch the native chief. He stayed
away so bloomin’ long the other dubs
got sore, so they sent another fellow
off, and that left only four.
“Now, pretty soon the four of ’em
began to get so weary they laid up
by a tree to doze, and that made me
some cheery. And when the four be
gan to snore this chicken got right
busy—I wiggled and I wrestled with
my ropes till I was dizzy. I yanked
this way, I pulled that way, I strug-
| gled like a steer, and squirmed and
turned until, b’gosh! I pulled out free
and clear.
“And did I go away from there? Not
yet! I wasn’t through. Says I, ‘Now,
boys, you’ve played with me. I’ll have
some fun with you.’ You see, those
! boys were sound asleep, their backs
! against that tree, so I took the rope
they’d tied me with and went to work
! with glee. I strung it through the
• bloomin’, rings that dangled from their
i beaks clean ’round the tree and tied
I the ends, and left the dusky freaks.
“I beat it quickly to the shore, where
I lay a bark canoe, and on my way I
' heard a fuss that tickled me clean
through. Those cannibals bad started
up, but found their noses tied. They
fought and mauled each other while I
laughed until I cried.
“Well, off I rowed in their canoe to
FOOT OF MAMMOTH.
another island near, where I found
a ship—and that is why I’m able to
ous trees. The mammoth 'varied from be here.”
nine to eleven feet in height.—Illus
trated London News.
Two of a Kind.
There is something about the char
RHYMES OF ANCIENT MARINER. acter of mules that makes their own-\
ers at times almost equally stubborn.
Heard in Hobb’s Back Room by In the Washington Star this dialogue
Greenpoint’a Murky Waters.
concerning one, if not two such ani
Some wild, ^eird tales from off the mals, is reported:
sea broke loose in town last night
“Why don’t you get rid of that
when kindred souls of Jonas Horne, o’ mule?”
the barkentine Belle White, foregath “Well, suh,” answered Erastus Pink-
ered in old Hobb’s back room, by ley, “I hates to give in. If I was to
Greenpoint’s murky tide, and cheered trade dat mule off he’d regard it as a
themselves with glowing pipes and personal victory. He’s been tryin’ foh
something else beside, according to the de las’ six weeks to get rid o’ me.”
New York Herald. As usual, Jonas
Beware of Ideas!
held the stage. With chairs close
An English dramatist should guard
drawn about, he told how ringnosed
cannibals had failed to count him out. himself against ideas as carefully as
“I was wrecked in *59,” said Horne, a young girl should preserve her char
“aboard the Silly Sue, and found my acter. Dramas of ideas are ephemer
self alone alive of all our husky crew. al. Dramas of adventure are immor»
I washed ashore on lucky waves, and tai.—Era,
woke up on the sands to find myself
The next time a faker calls on you
a prisoner in rather hostile hands. A
bunch of six black cannibals, with remember that if he gets a dollar out
rings stuck in their noses, danced of you, 90 cents will be profit
Typhoid Fever Carriers.
Typhoid fever carriers is the term
applied to persons who may be in
fected by the typhoid fever germ and
yet themselves free from the disease.
According to statistics, based on fifty
seven cases reported by various phy
sicians, about three-fourths of all car
riers thus far recorded are women,
and with very few exceptions the car
riers have been engaged in some occu
pation, Such as cook, baker, or dairy
man, which has enabled them to trans
mit the typhoid bacteria to food prod
ucts, or they were inmates of insane,
asylums and careless in their personal
habits. Carriers have in some in
stances had typhoid fever but a short
time previous to their examination,
and in others several years before.
Dr. Albert believes that many people
carry typhoid germs for a time with
out sickness.
A Governor’s Busy Wife.
Mrs. E. F. Noel, wife of the Gov
ernor of Mississippi, is one of the
busiest women in the United States.
Conservation is her hobby. She has
formed several women’s organizations
and almost the entire State has been
divided into sections in each one of
which is a body of women pledged to
some particular effort aiming at the
conservation of the national resources.
Above all else, however, Mrs. Noel is
interested in the conservation of the
human race and she has devoted un
told labor to the establishment of
classes for the teaching of the ele
mentary principles involved in car
ing for children and ill persons. Her
organization of trained nurses is
growing fast and already has achieved
notable results.
Caracul and wolf are two of the
best furs for motor garments.
Soft, fluffy pompons are an attrac
tive trimming on some of the tailored
hats.
Eight-gored skirts are worn in some
of the cloth gowns, and flare grace
fully in a becoming sweep.
A shirred satin ribbon makes a
pretty finish around the crown of a
hat, with a large rosette and jetted
quill at one side.
A chic little tailored frock was of
black and white,, checked wool with
belt and high standing collar of black
satin and a few large black satin
buttons on the sleeves and waist.
The home dressmaker would far bet
ter choose plain material or invisible
checks and stripes if she is about to
experiment on the making of a suit or
coat, for the decided stripes and plaids
are extremely difficult to manage in
cutting,’ and if cut and matched in
the wrong way the effect is bad.
In the Second Century.
The fur coat on the right shows the approved length and cut. It is ot
ponyskin, with shawl collar and turnover cuffs. The buttons are of jet,,
rimmed with silver. The turban is of mustard broadcloth, with a wide brim
of sealskin and black aigrette in front. The figure in the middle shows a
shoulder scarf and barrel muff of lynx, which is worn with a coat frock of
black cheviot heavily soutached. The mushroom hat is of white felt, with,
crown of Burgundy velvet, trimmed with a scarf and head of brown fox.
The figure on the left shows a shoulder scarf and muff of Australian opossum
lined with silver and gray brocade. The stiff turban js of gray felt and black
velvet trimmed at the side with a gold rosette.
gence of children ought at.least to be
confined to the home circle and not
be* carried into a world where age, in
telligence and experience should have
precedence and should form the stand
ards. The reversal of values, so as to
make the debuntante the point of in
terest in a social season instead of
the accomplished matron is as though
society should have foresworn its func
tions. This would be true .even were
the manners of the debutante all that
they should be in deference, suavity
ahd tact.. The experience of Washing
ton, where society is fairly representa
tive goes to show that much is still to-
“Mediterranee” is one of the new be desired in these respects in the
blues.
general education of American girls.—
Rat-tail braid seems to°be supplant Century Magazine.
ing soutache.
Paris is offering all sorts of hats
except small ones.
Quills braided in gold and silver are
a millinery novelty.
The Dutch and Eton collars are
promised a renewed popularity.
Tassels, are as popular as ever for
trimming dressy coats and capes.
A novelty in a checked suit is to
have the silk lining exactly match.
Long lace sleeves are a feature of
the deliciously pretty tea gowns for
the winter.
The general tendency is away from
vivid colorings and few lustrous sur
faces are seen.
One of the leading dressmakers of
Paris is showing more blabk gowns
than anything else.
Among the colors that will be much
worn are the blues, pink, brown and
a great deal of green.
Newest skirts show a combination
of the popular princess panel and the
new fashionable plaits.
Plaited bows of bengaline silk, the
loops resembling tiny fans, are re
placing rosettes on tailored hats.
Some of the most striking of the
popular Russian blouse suits are made
of a combination of velvet and doth.
Crepe de chine scarfs are warm as
well as chic. One very lovely affair
This smart hat is patterned after
had a Dresden center and old gold
some of the high-brimmed French tur
border.
The roll that has been removed from bans for fall, and the model, which is
the pompadour allows hats to sit more of lustrous silky hatter’s plush, now
firmly, and vthey will be worn low on so fashionable, shows no trimming
save the stiff blackbrush and a metal
the head.
ornament holding it at one side. The
Some of the newest scarfs are six higher the brtin of the new French tur
yards long. They are as filmy as a bans, the smarter the style, and in
veil and of course they must be ar some cases the brim rises several
ranged to give the best results.
inches above the crown. K
wrath and denounced such a law,
storming the Forum just as the new
suffragettes have Stormed the House
of Commons. They blocked all the
streets of the city leading to thé Forum
and asked each man as he approached
to vote to restore their rights to them
Wedding Presents.
Wedding presents that show a de
sire to please the receiver plus a per\
sonality of the giver are always ap
preciated. Let not your berry spoon
lose its identity in the seven other
@odd pieces. It smacks too much of
the idea that anything will do.
In this practical age a tendency is
growing with commendable force, to
ask the bride just what will be best.
It is much better than bestowing
something which will be placed in a
cupboard and taken out only at house-
dleaning time.
Professor Frank J. Abbott says in
his “Society and Politics in Ancient
Rome” that suffragettes made their
first appearance in politics in 195 B.
C. The object of the uprising was the
law that forbade a woman to have
The American Girl.
more than half - an ounce of gold, to
Many others besides Henry James
wear a parti-colored gown or to ride
in a chariot within the city limits or have remarked upon the absurd posi
within a mile of it, except for relig tion held in American society by
ious purposes. The ladies rose up ia young women. The ruinous indul
Hand-Made Frames.
There is at present a fad fpr using
hand-made frames of wood, both in
square and oval pieces, which are fin
ished with sandpaper and wood filler
to make them natural in wood effect
They bring out the delicate tints of
some pictures to much better advant
age than gold or highly ornamental
frames. '
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Her Observation.
“Love,” remarked the romantic
young man, “is said to brighten the
eye.”
“I don’t know about that,” rejoined
the practical maid, “but ’it has a ten
dency to disarrange one’s hair.”—Chi
cago News.
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