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TOPICS OF THE TIMES A CHOICE SELECTION OF IHTEH ESTINQ ITEMS. Comm.nta nnd Crlllcl.ma Biitl Upon tha Happening-, of tlia Dnr Historical and Nawa Nataa. To a census enumerator nil men are equal. Tho Spanish lottor fraud and tha old green goods gamo nro chlldron of tho same father. A baby was born In Now York re cently with a full set of teeth, but It bad no meal ticket, A Brooklyn widow advertises for a husband with a million. Bho must mean a million of faults. Tho Harvard professor who says a man can llvo on 20 cents a day speaks academically for academic purposos. A California man has two extra rlbi. Ho would havo mado a great Adam, but ho might havo beconto a bigamist. "There nro no bad boys," says one jwnerous man. Maybo not, but tho neighbors' boys aro novor as good as ours. So ragtime cures Insanity. Now wo understand why It has sometimes taken an onrthnuako to Jar a man's memory back luto working ordor. France Is to send over hero a corps ef young engineers to study our tele phone system. It Is to bo hoped thoy wilt And a fow lines which aro not 'busy." A new and rather expouslvo dlscaso la called appendicular gastralgla. It sounds something llko appendicitis with tho doctor's bill raised to tho Sfth power. One troublo Is that a statesman In endeavoring to get to tho level of thu plain people Is In danger of underesti mating tho plain pooplo's Intelligent and refinement. ' Ontario Is offering n G bonus for all servant girls brought over from Eu ropo by tho Salvation Army or other organization. -Wouldn't that simuh our best china! A flro has Just bcon put out after It bad burned for fifty years and con sumed $2,000,000,000 worth of Rood bard coal. It will tako tho consumors 4 long tlmo to gut It paid for. Harvard Is discovering mathematical prodigies at such a rato that tho coun try will expect soon to got an authori tative roply to tho question Is dropped erne tlmo ago In despair of Ann's ago. Dno of tho oculists announces that Tew pcoplo aro able to see things as thoy are. This Is perfectly true, es po stal ly with regard to tho ability of people to soe things which affect them tersonally. This Is tho tlmo when tho Infant phenomenon eptdemlo Is raging In tho land. A lad of 15 In Connecticut has llconso to preach. With chlldron dlllng pulpits In churches and chairs In universities, the wisdom of ago and Axporlcnco must resign Itself to a iack scat. Tho writing on a fragment which Is dated 200 years boforo Abraham left Ur to go Into tho land of Cnnnnn has been deciphered, nfter months of hnrd work, by Professor llllprrclit of Phila delphia. It must havo Won oven hard er to read than tho writing of a high chool graduate Doston baked beans, according to nn export, contain nil tho elements found In n wide nnd varied diet of other articles. This Information should bo Interesting to families w'io find It dim cult, on account of tho high prices, to make both ends meat. They might mnko ona end beans and savo money. Small children aro not tho only ones who nsk questions hard to answer. Net long ago a naturalist advanced tho theory that the dog's car lop over, Instrad of standing straight, as do n wolfs ears, because the dog has been domesticated and under tho protecting Influence of man bo long that tho nec essity for keen hearing Is less Impera tive. Now other dabblers In science are nsklng him why tho ears of the donkey, which has boon domesticated as long as tho dog, show no signs of lopping over. From tho clay of a railway cutting iear Spokane, Wash., has been taken a tiny bit of vegetable fiber the loaf of n glngkotreo which must havo flourished something like ouo hundred thousand years ago. Thoro aro fossils of even greater age, of courso, but this leaf Is still a loaf, not a mora Imprint In stone; and It Is beyoud question tho oldost known bit of vegotablo mat ter In tho world. The particular ano des to which It belonged becamo ox tluct long ago; Its only surviving rela tive Is tho glngko treo of Japan. Its appearance at the point whore It was found proves to geologists that It grew and fell when the Cascade and Coast llange Mountains had not yet beon formed and the Rockies themselves mo young. An ounce of practice la worth a ton of theory. So seems to think Prof, Ransom, who attends to mathematics and civil engineering at Harvard, He has put on a Jumper nud Is shoveling clay ut a dally wago In tho bridge sub way at tbo Hub. Ho Is a success In his digging and will soon bo mado a boss, Whoever would qualify for command may profitably learn something about the practical effects of orders by first having carried such orders out. The Ido scopo of this rulo extends from e woman who keeps one servant to t factory that employs ten thousand bands, Tho success of our leading railways Is largely duo to the fact (bat moat of tholr officials have risen Iron positions which called for th radical execution of detailed orders, fser possess a first-hand knowledge M all points Involved In the activities Key direct, and fully understand the apabllltlea and idiosyncraclea of their subordinates. It Is possible, too, that tor atrenuoua pronator enjojreu Ing a bolt from brntn work to manual labor, and feels a keen pleasure through "getting his hand In." Tho world is full of pcoplo who will envy him. Many languishing ladles would enjoy a rolnpso Into housework or dressmaking If tho gentcol conven tions by which thoy nro so mistakenly governed would only' permit. Many moil held down to desks long for the opportunity to employ their muscles rather thnn tholr wlta and nro glad to relievo themselves In brief spells of carpontry or metal working. Mr. Itansom, whother his prlmo motlvo bo tho relief that comes from revolt or tho efficiency that follows on practice, has set n striking exnmplo. In no event Is ho likely to regret the hours spent In tho trench or tho "demonstra tion" effected by his energy and spirit. '! THE FIRST ROAD MAKERS. J The buffalo was a good surveyor. It did not reason out why It should go In a certain direction, but Its suro Instinct took It by tho easiest and most direct paths, over high lands nnd low, to tho salt-licks and water coursos which woro Its goal. Tho authors of "Tho Story of tho Oroat Lakes." Edward Channlng and M. F. Lansing, any that the buffalo observed somothlng ltko tho principles which to day govern the civil onglneor. As soon as tho explorer landod on tho southorn shores of Lakes Erie, Michigan and Suporlor, ho camo upon buffalo roads or "traces." Sometimes theso wero narrow ditches, a foot wldo and from six Inches to two toot doop, trodden down by tho impact of thou sands of hoofs, as hord after herd of buffaloes had stamped along In single file behind their leaders. When tho first path becamo too deep for comfort, bocauso of repeated travel, tho buffaloes would abandon It and begin a second path alongsldo tho first, nnd thus tho frcquontod tracos would bo gradually widened. Again, an Immense hord of these henvy animals would crash through tho forest, breaking In their rapid progress a broad, doop road from ono fcedlntc ground to anothor. Aa this routo would be followed again and again by this nnd other herds, It would becomo lovol and hard as a rock, so that thero was great rejoic ing In ploncor settlements when th weary road makers, struggling with log causownys and swampy hollows, camo upon n flnm, solid buffalo trace. Nor was this an uncommon oxperl enco. i Tho lino of many of these roads Is followed today by our railroads and canals, as It was followed by our log roads and turnpikes. Tho buffalo followed the level of the valley; ho swerved round high points whenovcr It was nosslhlo, crossing tho rldgos and watersheds at the best nat ural divides and gorges; and ho crossed from one side of a stream of water to the othor repeatedly In ordor to avoid climbing up from tho levol, after the fashion of our modern loop railways. A HAT STORY. la Aur doclelr It la Wall (o Do tha lle.t U, The young wife of the now profes sor camo downstairs and paused, as If to turn back, at the vory threshold of the parlor. Tho next Instant sho ad vanced toward tho group of "faculty ladles" who had been Invited to moot her at a formal Iincheon In tho home of tho university president. She was a slight flguro In soft browns, with big, Interested eyes a Western girl suddenly transplanted to n far Eastern cl.'clo. Apparently un conscious of tho fact that ovory othor guest In the room woro an elaborate hat while her own head was qulto uncovered, sho went bravely through tho presentations, Then, turning to her hostess with n half-appealing, wholly churmlng smile, Bho said, sim ply: "I ought to havo kept on my hat, Mrs. mount." "It's not of the slightest conse quence, my dear Mrs. Tyson," was the gracious answer. "You aud I will bo company for oach other.'1 Ileforo that party dispersed It had dawned upon the most superficial woman there that tho Incident was a trifle. At subsequent luncheons, It need not be said, tho newcomer's cos tumo met accopted requirements, but her popularity really began that day when, with deference to others and perfect self-respect, she smilingly proved that she was mistress ratlur than slavo of conventionality, Thoro was another luncheon, given In a certain collega circle where fash Ion may occasionally lag, but intellec tual progress never. The guest of honor, who happened to hall from Now York City, found herself tho only per son wearing a hat, and her hostesi, noticing tho situation In time, ottered her ou opportunity to "do as tho Ho rn ans." "Yes, but I'll keop It on, thank you, was the unlooked-for reply. "I'm do lug tho proper thing; why should I changot" Tho result, absurd as It seems, was a marked constraint throughout tho luncheon. "I was ashamed to think that we couldn't rise superior to that hat," said one of tho ladles afterward, "but some how the fact of hor wearing It, under the circumstances, prejudiced every one of us against her. It did give me ono usoful idea, though. Since then, whonevcr I find iuysolf and It often happens less up-to-tlato In any re spect than any other woman, I Just re tlect comfortably that It's going to b-i far easlor for her to forgtvo, aud love mo still, than if I had managed to outdo her, It really helps, you know, If one can keop it in mind." Youth's Companion. Hasrtlate Beats, "Music," remarked the sweet gin graduate, "Is tho language of the heart," "According to that," rejoined the mere man, "ragtime must be caused by palpitation of the heart" Brllllaat. "Clever" "Ob, yes, She la to bright that she can actually say Vute' UUfs lata aa ar-trunpet" FACTS 12! TABLOID FORM. Eggs from the Unltod States aro sont to Europe and tho Philippines. In the United States tho percentage of railroads which are not engaged In carrlago of the malls Is vnry small. The first bituminous coal mined In tho United States was found noar Rich mond, Va., early In tbo olghtcentb cen tury. German electrical workers Increased from 20,000, in 189.', to 125,000, In 1903. Their 1909 product was worth $155,000,000, against $54,000,000 111 1893. Tho capital omployos Is $19, 600,000., An Anglo-Persian oil syndicate Is drilling wells extenslvoly at Ahwaa, ou tho Karun Rivor, Mesopotamia, Turkish Arabia. This threatens tho market of American oH, which lirltlsh Arms at present control. Of coffoe the United States is tho world's largest consumer, dcrmany, Netherlands, Franco, Belgium and Austria-Hungary being next In the order named. Of tea, the United Kingdom Is tho world's largest consutnor, Rus sia b.elng second, tho Unltod States third. Experiment which wore recently made at the Worcester Polytochnlo show that copper shcots which have been olectro deposltod with coppor po ess much greator heat transmission properties than ordinary copper shoals which havo net been so coatod. It Is suggested that this proporty may af fect tho design of condonsers, radia tors, etc. A recent test of wlreloss telephony was made to show Its valuo for trans mitting music. Soveral selections were sung In a transmitter at Park avenuo and 40th street, New York, and wero listened to by a group of newspaper men at the Metropolitan tower. At times tho singing was very clear, but frequently It was Impossible to hear anything but a confuted blur or sound. N. P. Kcnwlck, Jr., notlcos a curious custom In Icoland of depositing wrt ten verses on a calm, to be found by tho next passorby. He translates one so found by hlmielt as follows: "I am sitting hero late and early; hungry and cold I linger. Sincere friend, will you not warm tho old ono?" Tho rot erenco Is to an old crono supposod to Inhabit tho calm. The Athenaoum. Mamlo Is considered tho dullest pu pil In a public school class. Not long ago tho tcachor assigned a subject for a composition and was surprlsod at tho comparative excellence of Mamie's work. "Why, Mamlo," she romarked, by way of oncouragemont, "you have dono wonderfully well. Dut, really, was It orlglnalT" "No, ma'am," re plied Mamie, "I made It up mysolf.',' New York Tribune. Many Chinese wero wrought up to a high atato of enthusiasm by tbo pro vincial assemblies opened last Decem ber throughout tho omplro. One na tive sohootmastor was especially fer vent To express his feelings ho chop ped off one of his flngors and with the stump wrote out eight characters show ing his hearty approval. Ho brought this testimony to the delegates from bis district In bidding them farewell. Dr. O. P. Hay expresses tho belief that horses becamo extinct In the gla ciated regions of North America, and probably In the whole contlnont, abo-it tho middle of tho glacial epoch. He points out that all tho apparently au thentic finds of fossil horsos In the Unltod States east of tho groat plains fall into two sets of localities, one ranging along tha Atlantic nnd gulf coasts, and tho other oxtondlng from Now Jorsey to South Dakota, the lo calities In tho last set lying, with fow exceptions, close to the southern bor der of tho drift covered area. The earliest discovery of fossil horso re mains was mado near tho Noverslnk highlands. Nolio Is systematically fought In cop tain (Jorman towns. Dr. Auerbacb, of Frankfort, has founded a "Society of the Enemies on Nolso," which num bers many adherents throughout dor many. The society Issues a monthly organ full of most soothing reading matter. Ono suggestion It recently published was that hotel keeper shouhl keep a black list of "noisy and ill-bred travelers persons who habit ually speak in an overpowering, shrill or squeaky voice, who Indulge tn un necessary and Idiotic laughter, or who habitually talk scandal or Alth. Alt hotel keepers shall be supplied with a weekly copy, and thus, it Is hoped, those Individuals will find themselves barred from respectable establish ments." The studio girl showed sixteen slabs of cako wrapped In tissue paper and taeeed with well-known names. "That is woddlng cake," she said. "I got these pieces bocauie I designed th) cakes. Early last fall I came to tho conclusion that woddlng cakes don't stand us high In art as they deserve to. For the first tlmo lu my llfo I took t? studying society notes. Whenever a big wedding was announced I put In a bid for designing tho woddlng cako. Just as an architect bids for bulldlag a house. The Idea appealed to a num ber of people who aro always on tho lookout for novelties and they paid me a good price for drawing up plans for the baker to work on. In addition to the money I got a slice ot, every cako, The money Is all gone, but I aro still banging on to the cake. New York Bun. At a recent meeting of the Institute of Electrical Engineers In Loudon a differential electrlo thermometer was described by Professor J. A. Fleming. Tho thermometer consists of two largo glass tubes, sealed air tight at tho ton and bottom, and conuected by a tuba of One boro In which Is a thread of colored water containing a bubble of air lu tbo center. The strips whose resistance Is to bo measured are placed In the tubes, and one of them Is con nected with a source of high frequen cy current, while the other Is connect' ed with a source of direct current Dy introducing resistance: Into the cir cuits, the heat may be regulated untUJ It is the same la win luoes, as win be indicated by the bubble remaining la the center of the small connecting tube. The value of the resistances will vary taversely as the square of Ue seme THX BOOS OF BRUSSELS. fcellad Oaaa to Stand Betwee Tfcalr Maitera and Dangac. la Brussels, not long ago, a very Interesting congress took placo In con nection with the competitions for dogs trained for tho defense of their master and his property and tor police dogs. The program undor discussion waa divided into two sections, that for dogs prlvatoly trairTed for tho defense of their master and his property, and that for police dogs. In tho former section dogs of all kinds aro usod and tho matter of training is Individual nnd according to tho owner's personal Idea. Dclglum has an unenviable no toriety In tho matter of crimo (prob ably due to It; la punishments), and a solitary pedestrian tn a Joncly, un frequented neighborhood has often a poor chance oven in daylight uulcss armed. At night even tho outskirts of the towns and villages are unsafe, and this Is why so many men whose occupa tions oblige them to faco tho risk of attack train their dogs to defend them. This Idea has enormously developed of Into years In Belgium, nnd competitive trials are now numerous, which with their good prizes and tho high sum for which trained dogs are often sold greatly encourago tho breaking tn of suitable dogs. Many men In Drussols keep a dog solely as a defenso for going to and from work, and on any largo vacant spaco of ground one Is euro to find some man training his dog with this purpose In view. Cortaln lessons must be learned for their own safety by the dogs used sole ly for defense and police dogs, of whom Is required a more subtle intelli gence. For tnstanco, they must refuse to accept food from any ono, although their master may not be present to restrain them. Another item settled on the program was the height of the Jumps required of tho dogs. Moth defense and pollco dogs must bo ablo to Jump a fence boarding at least seren feot high, with a maximum ordinarily of eight feet, though some dogs can Jump nearly ten feet. With a ditch of ovor sevon feot to tako first tho hedgo must bo at least throo feet high, and tho ani mals, which Jump, at tho word of com mand, must como hack ovor tho ob stacle tho Instant thoy aro called. Tho dog's capability of guarding his master's property Is always tested by means or an Individual dressed like an "apacho," the point to bo aimed nt being that tho dog will only attack htm when ho actually touches the property. THE MOTHER OF HEROISM. a Civilisation, Not Harbarl.m, Bar Mr. Carnralv, Apo.tl. of Peace. "Wo still bear war extolled at times aa tho mother of valor and the prime agency In the world's advancement,'" writes Andrew Carnegie. "Uy It, wo are told, civilization has spread and nations been created, slavery abolish ed, tho American Union preserved. It U even held that without war human progress would have been Impossible. "The answer: Men were first sav ages who preyed upon each other llko wild beasts, nnd so they doveloped a physical courage which they shared with the brutes. Moral courago was nnlinnvn. Wftr wan almost their sola occupation. Peaco existed only for short periods that tribes might regain strength to resume tho sacred duty of killing each othor. "Civilization has advanced Just aa war has receded, until In our day peace has becomo tho rulo and war the exception. "Arbitration of International dis putes grows more and moro In favor. Successive generations of men now live and die without sonlng war; and Instead of tho army and navy furnish ing the only careers worthy of gentle men, It Is with difficulty that civilized nations can to-day obtain a sufficient supply of either officers or men. "In the past man's only method for removing obstacles and attaining de sired ends was to use bruto courage. The advance of civilization has de veloped moral courage. We use-moro beneficent means than men did of old. llrltaln In the 18th century usod force to prevent American Independence. In more recent times sho graciously grants Canada the rights denledAmer lea; and, Instead of coercing the Dutch In 8outh Africa, wins them by grant ing self-government. "The greatest forco Is no longer that of brutal war but tho supremo force of gentleness and generosity. Tho truo heroism Inspired by moral coup ago prompts firemen, policemen, sail ors, minora and .others to volunteer end risk their Uvea to savo tho lives of their fellowmen. Such heroism la now of everyday occurrence. "Tho pen la rapidly superseding the sword. Arbitration Is banishing war. More than BOO International disputes havo already been peacefully settled. Civilization, not barbarism, Is the mother of truo.herolsm." a a Man. There Is something despicable In a strong, healthy vouag man who Is con Hnuniiv whlnlna over bis lot in life. excuslug indifference and Inaction be cause of bard luck or some cruet rate which has put atumbllng-blocks In his way. No matter what your environ ment, or what you way be called upon to go through, face life like a man, without whlnlBg. Turn your face to the sun, your back to the shadows, and look the world ta the face without wincing, Make the most of your cir cumstances. See tha bautlea In It and not tho ugly features. This Is tha way to Improve an unfortunate environ ment A Fris Ward. A. I used ft word la speaking to my wife whleb eCeaded her sorely a week ago. She has sot spoken a syl lablo to me slaee. n. (anxiously) Would you miad telling mo what yeu saldT Judge, atakta ttla. Mnnv a man haa saade a good llvlaa who has made ft fw life. Some men have made sjdeadU lives who have mado very raodarata aad eve scanty ' I vloga. Succeaa. Maculae. While we da net' aweunt to such, we have aever' wrKtea a letter wlta BUILT OX QUXOXSAVD. R.mavkable Pteea of EastlnaarlBsr oa Chlncaa Railroad. The most remarkable piece of en gineering on the Pekln-Hankow Rail road, China's iron backbone, Is Yellow river bridge. Outside America it is the largest of Its kind tn the world. It measures almost two miles from end to end and Is constructed entirely of iteel; There Is no stream which shifts Its bed more than Yellow river. It is :alled China's sorrow, and Is said to havo changed Its course no less than alne times within the post 20 centu ries, each tlmo choosing a different nouth by which It enters the sea. At the last great flood, when the waters forsook tholr bed, many millions wero lrowned. Tho bed of Yellow river is of quick land, so deep that It was Impossible to jso any masonry In constructing the bridge. Steel tubes were sunk in place ,)f the ordinary concrete pillars and. these were Joined together by steel bands. There are eight of these steel tubes, each of which goes CO feet down Into the bed of the river. Other steel tubes extend down from 83 to 45 feet The arches of the bridge have a span f 6B feet where the current Is strong ist, and of 98 feet In other places. Ths Iteel plies, or tubes, have been filled with cement to give them strength, and rock and stones have been sunk iround their bases to solidify their foundations. Ths stones wero first dropped down Into the i river without any support and were carried away by ths quicksand. Later mats made of the branches of trees, bound together with wire, wars let down around tho plies and ths tones dropped upon them. In this way tons of stone havs been mored jn such rafts about each pile and they have made ths brldgs aa firm aa though the piles were bedded In con :rcte. The bridge was put up In a year and a half, and on tha opening jay a train of 21 cars passed ovor It without causing a perceptible vibra tion. ' FASHION HINTS The fsthton of very sheer over-dretiet or tunlci, combined with htsvltr msttrU alt, it exceedingly pretty, if uttd In good tsttt. f ... The sketch thorn a rote foulird, polka-dotted in black, and hsvlngatunlc of black chiffon, the hem being embroid ered in roie, si it sho the veil. faithful to III Trnt. I was waiting near the elevator ,lti the factory building for my friend to come down when I noticed a small boy sitting In one corner of tho hall hold ing a large, thick sandwich. He oyed the sandwich lovingly for a long time, then ho carefully lifted off tho top slice of bread, took out a piece of dill pickle, ate It and replaced all aa be fore. In a few seconds he again re moved the top piece, extracted a piece of pickle and a piece of meat and re placed the top. Again and again the performance was repeated until all the pickle and almost all the meat were gone, the sandwich, however, appear ing Intact aa at the beginning. "Why dont you eat up your sand wich and not pick at It In that wayr I asked the boy, with some curiosity. "Why," be answered, looking up with great Innocence. "It ain't my sandwich." Woman's Horns Compan- A feature of the winter season la Quebeo la a competition for the best snow statue to be made In DuSeria terrace, directly opposite the Chateau Frontenac Snow lends Itself admin ably to modeling, as several success ful statues mado In past winter car nivals In Canada testify. It Is prob able that one of the three Judges will be M. Paul Chovre, of Paris, who Is the sculptor of tho Champlaln itatue on Dutferln terrace. M. Cbevre la spending several weeks In Quebec at the chateau. The Chateau Frontehao offers a purse of 1 50 In gold to the scu)ptor of the best snow statue and two other prizes, each of f 25 In gold, are offered by business Arms. Tka Wsr Bh Dmte4 Man, "What do you want to bo when yon grow up!" was asked of a small, boy by the visitor. "Oh," said he, "I wast to be a saaa, bat I think; mamma wants me U ha a lady." Ladles' Home Journal. You often bear people say ot a stek man: "His will power Is keeping hiss lira." Nothing la It When you ean't get your breatn, win power won t vou alive. Uaioa Woaea la Qmt BMtate. Trades unionism Is spreadlac Idly assong the working wowea a 0 rest Britain. In ike past Ire years tha Hietabershlp' has Increased frees 126.285 to 201,909 ln of nearly H per cent Tho result haa bes IsV creased wages, with added safety aad nrataotlaa Bwwsrs Wky la k thai u ism s ways ptaya a bIsjm while saaehsr ntaa atasaT Fewer I deal hew, at X aupaaaa It ta data so that aaeh saaj K ta tu tthar. The publishers of Helen Keller's au tobiography, which recounts with such simplicity tbo story of hor remark able achievements against hor terrible handicaps, havo had tholr attention called to the fact that this book Is now used in Gorman schools. The proposal to establish a perma nent memorial to Richard Watson Glid er In tho form ot an endowment "fund for tha promotion of good citizenship" has received enthusiastic approval. Tho fund Is to be administered by Colum bia University and the $100,000 plan ned will provide Income for tho sup port of several fellowships' for the In vestigation of social and political problems. Winston Churchill's now novel, "A Modern Chronicle," differs both In sub ject and tratment from any of his stories which havo preceded It. The most Important character Is a woman Honora Lefflngwell and It Is prim arily around her life that tho plot cen ters. Mr. Churchill has hitherto de voted himself to tho delineation of mon nnd to the presentation of the life la which they flguro politics and busi ness. The scone of the new story Is laid -largely In aauburb in the vicinity of New York City, and the life Which the author pictures Is ono which will appeal .to any one who has lived In any of the small towns surrounding the metropolis. Aloxandor Irvine, the author ot "From the Bottom Up," began llfo In an Irish village, whoro ho peddled newspapers, worked as a scarecrow In tho potato fields, and then as a helper In a coal pit In Scotland. Mr. Irvlno becamo a soldier In ordor to learn to read. He fought In the Sudan, being decorated by Queen Victoria, and served on a British man-o'-war In tho Mediterranean. Eventually ho reached Oxford to study undor Jowett. Mr. Ir vlno camo as an Immigrant to Now York, whoro his oxporlenccs wers dt verso nnd full of human Interest He becamo a missionary among tho "down and outs" ot tho llowcry nnd to-day Is a lay minister ot tho Church of tbo Ascension. Mrs, Voynlch's now novel, "An In terrupted Friendship," which Is a con tinuation ot the llfo ot "Tho daddy," which sho Introduced some years ago, has bcon called a "study In friend ship." Thero aro friendships depicted In It ot ovory kind. Tho most beauti ful of them porhaps Is tho all sacrific ing love of llene Martol for his crip pled sister, a friendship which Influ ences him to ondangor his life tn tha possibility that she may bo cured. An other appealing affection Is that which tha. proud old French marquis bestows upon his son Rene and which tho au thor reveals In a clever manner when the father tells the son that he would have like to have him for a brother. Still other friendships, some of a curi ous nature, are revealed In this story, notably those existing among the wide ly differing nature ot the fellow trav elers in South Africa and that between Felix and tho lovablo, Irresponsible doctor. NEW ART IN AMERICA. Tapealrles, Ilaud Woreu, Thames, Malarial, I)ye, lloaia Product. An exhibit ot Carnegie Institute, a late arrival, Is that ot about a dozen pieces ot American tapestry, hand woveu, the themes being oil American, tho Intent of tho promoters being to revlvo In this country the ancient art of tapestry making. The projoct, says the Pittsburg Dispatch, Is amply en dowed by a New York millionaire, with a wholly aesthotlo trend of nitnd, and It Is not the Intontion to make it commercially profitable. These art products, the first of their kind In America, are from what are called tho Herter looms, Albert Her tr, a well known artist, being tn charge and one of tho chief designers. Every, article Is woven by hand and all the material silks, wools and cot tons and even the dyes are American. One ot the pieces Is a frieze which was ordered by tho late B. H. Harrlmaa for a special place In the magnificent home which he had nearly finished at the time of his death. Other pieces are Byzantine curtains, renaissance rugs, original designs in the Flemish style ot curtains, chalrbacks, etc. It Is asserted by the promoters and by Mr, Herter that thero la not a thought ot commercialism In this art movement, and, In fact, many valuable plecea have been disposed of at a loss to Introduce the work into homes where It would appeal to others able to purchase. It la a phase of art pat riotism. Only one feature Is foreign; It was necessary to employ foreign weavers as no American could be found capable of doing the work. Most ot these are from France. ? Grocer Well, whst Is It Utile bey? Little Boy Please, sir, I want a emp ty bar'l of salt to make a chlckea coop tor my dog. 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