NEWS OF THE WEEK
In n Cuniloiisiiil Form for Our
Ilnsy Realtors,
4 HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Rosumo of llio Lot Important but
Hot Loss Inlnrottliifr Uveitis
of tlm Past Wnnk.
A strike of nil workmen hi Hi. Peters
burg In tlitHMtonml.
l'usliloiit liiilH't Is trying to pn'tch up
lint troublo Imlwren members of t,
I'lelicll CllhlllCt.
Mom hI minor In (tormntiy limn
struck. Tlm syiiiwthyiif tin public In
with tint strikers.
Ilrltnln nml Itnwln iitc giving tlmlr
mini 01 inn logger iwiik nllalr to tlio
North nun coiiiiiiIniIoii.
Tin' Woman's Army nml Nwvy Itmgtm
fnvors tlii nrmy canteen hihI will nmk
mi effort to linvt It m-tHttnlillfiliuil,
Tint big gun ill by the JnHtnee nt
I'ort Arthur Imyh been wiit north nml
are nuw turned nKulmil KuroHtkln'i
nrmy.
A charge of grse ulnit fired by con
uplrntur nt tint t-snr narrowly mbmed
litm It wan aimed to kill oil tlm en
tlm Imporlnl futility.
Fecietnry liny has si-cured pledges
from tin powers which nMiiin tlm mfo-
tyol I lilim from being jwriltloiied
when wrt In llimlly restored In tin
1'itr I. nut.
.uiucrmt iimimr mut'toMHen urn
WlrK nwde In iiiniDi'tlmi with the Col
orado election fraud. Ohh limit even
voted In 1 li iwk's imiHf after imlng his
own us often n hmIIi,
(iutlriimn I hi r ton lorn ruled Hint tlm
present prided for imprmliig tlm
mouth of tlm CohimhU in not under a
iinlliiiiliiK ruolnwt nml nil money up
preprinted fur llti wink mwrt I car
ried In tlm rher nml harbor lilll.
Htimm ha left Jnmn for Ktirot.
Ncldrliighau linn Iwll elected mint
or from Miwuirl.
Tlm plilp MiMdy hill linn Monll
clmiftt In eottgreMi.
Thcknliier In attempting to break up
tlm Ruiwo-French nlllnitco.
Jmii nct'iice Itiiiwlii of seeking to
ilrnM- other twers Into tlm war.
ItiiMiin ort'utiltM Knshgnr In Chitmto
territory nml timsiten to Invmlit north
urn China
Now Jersey's imw governor mtvices
tlm appointment of n eommlfidon to
curlt corporations.
A J mow tirelo Uml hnoiptiirtl
n (iermsii M earner with n rnrito ol nml
bound fur VUtltviwUik.
HtrlkliiK flermnn eonl minrn routed
poller nml mm it h ton mhi nml trxtw
lony m called to restore order.
New (iiilwl Hute sennlnr ut
wievted nrr IfeverMii nml I If own
ny, (rum Inilinnn; Kitui, fnnn lVlin
H)lvnnln, HurktHt, Nrtirnakn, Sutlmr
IhimI, I'lnli. Clnpp, MiniMwU; All
rich, ItlHMm Inlnml; Imw, Nhw York;
.Mr(,'iiinlr, Nortli iNtkoU; llulkolm,
IVjuiiiH'tii'Uti lnl)w nml t'nH, Mnmw
vliuimttni Hurriiw", Mhililnifu; llnln,
Muiim.
Mnmlml Oyninn In pnKtrliiK to ml
vniicii on Miikilnii.
Kffortn to lirhiK rImmiI rtiilpnlty
with Citiimln will full.
(Jnnt Htrlkcn urn on In tlm nrmn fnc
torlvn nml Iron Morkn of Humitn.
Tlm niijiriiimiroiirt Iiiih irlrHl n now
trlnl for Kuimtor lliutou, of Knunun.
Turku nm wirryltiK on n rtilttn of tor
rnr In Mnniloiiiii uml KmkIhikI riifiimii
to Intiirfom.
Holmrt 11. AnmitroiiKi nnnliilnnl m-c
rittury to necitpt iui luitortiiiil himimwi
INMltloii In Now York. .J
Tlm hiiunto linn (ouflrmil tlm n
poliitmunt of Y'nimniuu Wnrimr, of Illl
iioIh, to Ik) couwiiiwiloimr of kiiimIoiim.
Tlm imtlro Miulntion of tlm Vlmi)tiu
vIIIhko ut tlm Ht. Iuln fair Iiiih htarttxl
on thulr wuy liiuno in tlm riilllpplut,
liy Mity of HtHittlu.
UiiiiMiiitlly cold MHthitr In pmvitilliif;
tliKiiiKliout Italy. Hmow In fulling itni
In Itoiiui, ulnirn tlmro Iiiih Won no
mmw In tlm piiMt 10 ymun.
Tlm coffcii crop of lluytl Ih iiIiiiohI
n fulltiru, iirconllimt to h mxirt to thu
Ntnto ilupnrtiiuint mm MlnlHtor J.Vnvll.
Ho fiiyn thut not mom thnii GO pur cout
of thu crop will lo mivixl.
Jnpiin nccitHon l'rnnco of fuvorliiK
ItUHfllll.
llnndllH
Morocco,
held up a whole town In
Thu chmiceH
of tnrlff minion nm
ettroiigcr.
Flvo iierHona
wuro euffocatod in n
Nuw York llm.
Morgan will build ft railrond uciohs
China, with foreign aid,
Moro liidiotmeuta lmvo been IbhuciI
ut I'uehlo in connection with tho elec
tion frnuilH,
Tlio total depOHltH of Chicago banks
la fU02,000,000, Thin in $10,000,000
inoro tlmn ovor buforo reported.
UuhsIii douicH thnt bIio lmH bought
nuy IhIuikIh In tho Indlnu ocean to uho
nn a naval otutlou on tho routo to tho
Fur Kant.
niiOIIMIOOITY WITH CJEHMANY
Unrlln Olinmlinr of Commorco Putl-
Horn I'rmldiirit.
Ilnrllii, Jim. IK Tlm Aini'rlciiii
Cliniiilinrof Comiimrni of llrrlln nm.
ulili'rn Hint tlm moment Ih fnvoiiihln for
ii iimvKiimul lokhiK towitnl nrirlproclty
trwity Immciiii tlm nn,., Htntiti nml
(liiriiiniiy, mill inpirlully m Imtiuiko tlm
mm Mynlmii of rii'liriNlty triiitiin (inr
mmiy Iiiih ronclm!..,! imml prolmlily will
nffii't Arimrli'Hii trmln mlvornnly. Tlm
(JIiiiiiiIiit of ('omiimri-it mniL h iilltlnn
to I'mnlilmit ItiMwoviilt, uhli'h In imrt
folllJMN'
"Tlm Aiimrlcnii Chiiiiilmr of Com.
iimrroof IttTlin. orunnliil with tlm
purl!) nf fiirtlmriiix K'i'l toliitlonn
hitMin tlm I'hIiihI Ktiiton uml (lor.
iimiiyi iwiwt'liilly in tlm ilinrtloii of
iiiiiiint'rflnl Hffnirn, nml liirlmllnK
nimiiiK Kh mciiiliiirn of IidhIIiik ivim'itriin
of Inith untliiiinlitlKM trmlliiK lititMcii
tlm two couutrliti, prny that you urKO
uiii ooiikii'm nml nllmv niitliorltliH
tlm pntHiInK iici-.! of prompt ni'tioii for
ii riilproi-lty trinity with (iiirmiuiy uml
Hlwiofimw lawn nml nwuhitlonn for
tlm npjiriilnnl of muri'liiimllim, to ri'pluco
tlm priwmiit vnry faulty ami oftmi uu
imit nyntuiu which Imn Ihmui ami ntlll
U loimluntly i'iiiinIiik iiiiicIi hltturiii'M
of fii'lliiK nmoiiK prm'tlcully all tlm Im
xiilirn of iNimimHlltlon into jxirtn of
tlm I'liitiil Htnti-n "
Tlm AimrlcHii Chumhiir of Oiinuii-rro
ofmw Itn norvU'nn in thu collctlon of
Infiiriimtliiii.
THREAT TO HAILHOAD MEN.
Hooiovnlt'i Plan of Regulation to De
Followed by Cut In Waos.
Itontou, Jmi. IH. In an mlilriwi l.o-
foria tlm llrothfrlKMxl of ImimihiIIvo
ICiidimini, Dlvlhlon Hi, on tlm iHC-ailon
of Itn lOlh miulvi'rmry, loIny, I'n-nl
limit l.m-liiH Tutlli), of tlm Itontnn A
MhIiih rnllrnnil, nMikc of I'MxtliUmt
l(ooillan proHl thnt rnllnwd ratcn
Ihi rtf-ulnti-il umlor ("olinrwMloiml nuivr
lnluli Mini nuthorlty.
Mr. Tuttln ilH-lnrcl thnt nuch n will
), if rnrrM out, inilut itmvitnhly nlfwt
tlm limoum u( tlm I, (KM), (KID puriHinn
hIhi ttnin their IIypIUhnmI illrtH'tly from
tlm rallromU. Ho ilhl mil think it hnil
Iiwii or pmilil lm nhown thnt tlm mnkim
of tlm itiimtltiitliiii i-viT hnil nuy otlur
tltniixlit In mlml in mnnit'tinu with thu
ilnlH(Ntlon to eotiKrii" of tlm powtr to
rKilnt Intcrntntu i-omumrre rnhttionn
thnn n well illlml Inti'tit fornvor to
prevent tlm (ni'tioii liy nny ntntnof any
I'tmtomii, Inriffn or othnr iMtrrlurn thnt
hIhiuIiI Im nu nlixtructloii to tho free
mirri'iitn of minumn'o.
"Tlm rnllnmiU of 1110.1," Im whl,
"wuro nhloonly to my tlmlr nlmm
lntllirn nn ni'rni livliliuilof Iom tlmn
.'I Kr cunt, nml miy furtlmr Koncral m-
iluctiou of rut on iiiunt innwinrlly Im
fnllowcil liy n rciliictiou of 'oporutltiK
lXWIIll."
IDAHO SURVEY TO DE MADE
PAhtamarl Vnlloy Said to Offer Qood
Field for Irrigation.
Wnhlm;ton, .Inn. IH. Tlm attention
nf the rtvlnmntlon eMifiimem hnn m
ilirrrlnl to the I'nlHHiNinri valley, In
CuMer nml lmlil cmintieH, IiUbo,
where, it in helieveal )y citiMmn, prnl
nl.ly .'(H).tHH) ncren of fertile lnml couhl
he reclaimed by water now (tniriK to
wnnte ill thnt reclioli.
A cnrefiil recniiinienwc will 1m
made umler tlm ntiirvhiUn of IHMrlct
I'lijcliieer D. W. Itoen when tlm Held
wwmiii oHiirt In tlio MpriiiK. Dat now
In lite) Nietmeiioil ti'lliln to nhow tlio ex
In twice of reclnimnlile luthln In numll
rnthcr tlmn in lar: UMlion. Tlm val
ley in cnmiHtrutively narrow, fixithllln
crowding ilown clone to tlm river on
Ixith nldin. In order to dcturminu tlm
(iMNihlllty of any m'hmiin for tlm Irrl
lotion nf thono lnmln, Inns ever, u i re
fill impiiry will Ihi iiuuIo.
Smoke Drives Out Firemen,
Chicago, Jan, 18, Thirty-five com
panic of llremcn tonight fought u tiro
in tlm liccf ntorago department of
Hchwartchllil V HuUbcrger company,
mid when tho lire was dually put out
not over 15,000 dauiago had been done,
The llm caught In nnwduiit and thu
ntrenuiN nf water mured uixiu it had no
noticeable efTivt for four liourH. Thu
volume of Hiunku wan no deneo that tho
llmumu were compolleil to relievo each
other every few minuted until thu lire
wnn under control to oecupu nufTocntlou
by Itn fumiiH.
Dloody Riots nt SarntofT.
Umdoii, Jan. 18. Tho Vienna corro
npomlout of tlm lmlim Dully Loader
ri'H)rlH hcHouh rioting nt Hnratoff, tlm
capital of Kuwilau government at Hnra
toff, Tlm trouble ntartcd nomo dayn
ago, when tlm renervlntn were callwl
out, nml thu police wero nent into the
hoiuca of thono who did not rejKirt on
time On Friday nnd Snturduy novornl
minor oxccmhch occurred nnd on Sunday
1!00 rcnervlHtn gathered in n nnlnon nnd
llntoned In revolutionary Bpeechcfl.
Closod Soason for Salmon,
Ottawa, Out., Jim. 18. Tlm Domin
ion government ' x"011 nnkitl by n
delegation roprenontlng tho salmon In.
dtintrlcH of IUUIhIi Columbia to ugrco
to n cloned Hcnmm of iitl hourn each
week nnd nn en tiro cloned season In
1000 nnd 1U0D, ho na to provent tm de
pletion of tho fisheries. Tho stnto of
Wnalilnulon bus nerved to tho liroiMisiil
and Cnuadn will probably do so,
Prlzo Vossel Tnkon to Japan.
Nngnsnkl, Jim, 18. Tho llrltlsh
steumor llosoly, which wus cuptuied
Jnnunry 11 by tho Japanese cruiser
In thu Hen of Japan, bus arrived ut Hns
obo, whom sho will bo tried by tho
nrlo court on tho olinrgo of attempt
ing to cnrryhcoul to Vladivostok,
SPLIT IN ITS RANKS
Mvostuck Association Has Civil
War and Cattlcmoii SgcgiIo,
Tllliy rORM A RIVAL ASSOCIATION
Admlttlon or Packers nnd Rnllrond
tha liiun 8liueprowar Stny
With Old Association.
Dmivnr, Jan. 10, Tlio NatI'miil
I.lventock nwxKilatlou wan runt In tw'iilii
today hy tlm iidoitlou of a now coiixtl
tution which admlttcil tlm jwckurN to
ummliurMhlp uml provided nu ojaiu
door through which thu ruilrondn of tlm
country miuht nt any tlnmhwomo fact
orn in tlm control of tlm organization.
Tlm cuttlmumi, home and nwltm urow
urn, toKutlicr with rcprwtmitutivcH of
Willie of tlm iillillated indiiNtrieM, re-
(iihihI to agree to tho now coiiMtltution,
withdrew when they (iinnldenl Itn
adoption jirolmhlc, mid thin nfternmiu
formed a now orKuulrntion umler thu
iiaum of tlm American HtfickKrowcrn'
mwociatinu, whiwu aim It will Ihi to
wield a doinluatiiiK Influence In thu In-
teriiit of tlm intthrower.
ltoiiKhty npiioklni;, tlm HhccpKrowurn,
commlwiiou iiien nml ntockynnl Inter
cntn rumniueil with tlm Natlonn I.ivt
rtock anwM'intiou, and the actual grow
em of all other niilinuln for thu market
Imvo K"im with thu new unociiitlou.
Tlm cnttlcumii Iihmi from thu find
ntrnnuly oiMwel tlm ndmlMion into
tlmlr ori;nuUutioii of thu packero mid
oiieclnlly of tlm rnilnwilx. Timy iiialn
tniueil that tliife two InlltmnciM would
ultimately dominate tlm cnlllcurowiiiK
IniltiKtry of the cHiutry to tlm detri
ment of tlm Individual grower, mid
they refuiHl to remain in mi nrxnufut
tion which liiclmleil tlmlr reprerenta-
liven nmoiii thu inemlMjrH of itn con
trolling hotly.
PARLIAMENT TO DE DISSOLVED
Oritlsh Government May Call Election
About End of March.
Iiudnu, Jan. 1(1. King Kdward, nt
tmlay'n inciting of tlm 1'rivy council,
nlKiinl n pnM'lmnntiou convening pnrll
anient for I'ehrunry 11. Thu perwion
will Ih opened hy tlm king pctxwmlly,
with full Htate curumouluM. Tlm iiiiuh
unl Irttonwfi of thu datu of the opviiiug
in iuterpretivl to ummi that tlm govern
ment ill we not proMu to prut any re
dixtrllHitlon hill, hut to give the alienn
hill, which I'rumlur Ihtlfoiir luul dti
ultely pnmli-el, thu llrnt place in itn
legMMtive pr-mnuii.
Kecent ieechon of m in Intern cimrlrni
the belief in nu imrly diwenlution of
I'nrlininertt. nnd It i-eeum likely that
unlctM previoiilfV defeated, powihly
thrmiiili the inteiitimml nWntntinu of
the Climuberlalnitefi, the giiveriuimnt
will tlnd pretext for volutarily dltmlv-
lug tarliaincut towanln the end of
March and Imml over to tho opposition
the hetuiiingly tlmtikluen tank of formu
lating tlm budget.
Rebuild Brooklyn Orldge.
New York, Jan. in. Fearful lent the
Htmiu to which tlm Ilmoklyu bridge is
lnilug mihjcctcd will wetiken it to serv
ice to tlm extent thnt n great CAtaHtroplm
might bo Mmdblo, engineers of tlm Do
partment of llridgeri are remrted to
lmvo tletermincd that thu structure
must lm alinost completely rebuilt.
To do thin It will require at leant two
years, mid monnwhilo trulllc between
Nuw York nnd Hmoklyn will bnvu to
bo diverted to thu VllllmnRburg bridge,
tlm new Manhattan bridge mid to tlm
llrooklyn subway tunnel now in course
of construction.
Locntlng the Wrecks.
Toklo, Jan. 1(1. Commander Thakn,
of tlm Japan io uuval stuff, detailed to
oxmniuo tlm Russian wnr vessels ut
Fort Arthur, reports the condition of
tlm unprotected cruisers DJidjid, ltuz
boyulk nml Znhluku, hitherto unac
counted for. Tlm Djidjid is nt the
mouth of n small inlet oast of thu tor
pedo Htorehouso uml Inside thu wust
linrlmr. Evidently sho wns sunk. The
Ituzboyuik is sunk near tho lighthouse
at tho cntraucu of tho harbor. Thu
Xahlukn is nbout !I00 yards cast of tho
bend In thu Tiger's Tail peninsula.
Combos May Retire,
l'arls, Jim, 111. Consideration Is bo
lug given in thu highest qtinrturs to tho
eventuality of tho retirement of the
cabinet, us tho result of tho election of
M, DoumeriiH president of tho chnmber
of deputies. It Is expected thnt M.
Mlllernnd or M. Itouvtur will form n
cabinet in tho event of tho retirement
of tho present ministry. M. Doumer
assumed tho presidency of tho chmnbor
this afternoon, amid disorder which
threatened to precipitate n cruiia.
Lower Rates of Docking.
Washington, Jan, 10. On rvcom
lnuudntlouot Representative Humphrey
tho Nnvy department 1ms reduced tho
charge for docking commercial vessels
nt llremorton dry dock from 10 to o
cents per ton In order to permit l'ugct
Bound shlpynrda to compoto with ynrda
in llrltlsh Columbia.
ACTION ON PATES.
Roprosonlrftlvir Hepburn Hn Frolgli
1 1.1 to Dill Ready for Congress.
WiiHhlnglon, Jan. 1 7. I'mnliloiil
Itoomivclt lutd u foiifurciico tixlny with
Kccrctnry Tuft ami Kcprcnonlatlvo Hep
burn, of town, cliulrinitn of thu Inter
ntatu mid fomign commurco committeu
of thu Iioumi, regarding railroad freight
rate legiidallon. At tho ronuluidoii of
tlm conforenco Mr. Hepburn r-ald Im
had prepared a bill on tlm wibjwt of
freight raton which embodied tlm ro
comumniliitioiiH of tho president k far
an tlmy wont.
Mr. Ifeiiburn mldwl that in n few
dayn n coufereiico would be held, prob
ably ut tlm Whlto Ilouim, for thu con
nlileratiou of thu memmro ho had pre
pared. Tlm prenldHiit, Hecrutnry Taft,
Attorney Oeneral Mrwly, "and otherc,"
wild Mr. Hepburn, "who aro enpccinlly
iutcrciitiHl In tho lcginlatiou will jMirtic
Ijmtu In thu confuruncu."
"Do you think ratu lcglnlntlon will
bo enacted at thu prcnent nccnion?"
"I do mont certainly," replied Mr.
Hepburn. "I Indh-vu thu liounu will
hikh a int'AHurn Ixiforu thu end of thin
mouth, mid thuru In no rrnnon why it
nhould not Ihs cryMtalllzel into law lo
foro the ccmIdii oudn."
Thero weru wiiiu lufonrml confer
uucen among cenntorn on tlieipntitlori of
railrond h-ghilatiou sftur the Nuuatu nil
iouruiil today. Tlm general opinion
uxpreneiil wan that thero lA not nitlli
cient time left to nccoiiiilinh anything
III tliat line during thu iirernl fennion
of congreni.
JAPAN WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
If Russia Violates Neutrality of China
So Wilt She.
Wnnhliigton, Jan. 17. Mr. Taknhirn,
the Japanese miulstur, had n long talk
with Mr. Ixoiuin, acting secretary of
statu today, about the Chinee neutral
ity mid Russia's circular nolo to thu
xiwera on the subject. Ho far ns tho
press dispatches show, there arts no
alleged InntMncen siHvifled in the latest
Ktiwilan note of. violation hy China of
neutrality tluit hnve not Ixtm men
tiomil In previmis notes on thu subjeet,
nnd replied to by JnHin. Whether
the JaHineo government will see fit
further to reply pndmbly will not le
determined.
The olllcial text of tho note has In
come pinernlly known. It ran Ihj stat
ed that the nttitfidu of Japan regarding
China's neutrality rumnins unchanged.
The Jnpmiese government was quick to
rcsxmil to N-crvtury Hay s note to the
(towers urging thu respiting of the
neutrality and "administrative entity
of China," nnd it is lolicvcd thnt
Japan will bo oppoeed to tho susen
siou of thu agreement of the lielliger
ents to limit tho zono of operations in
tho ellort to adhere to Secretary Hay s
request. In the event, however, that
Russia determines to withdraw her
adherence to this principle, it will but
neeom-ary for Jhkui, ns the other bel-,
liferent, to follow suit, nml she will
prolmbly do it quickly if Russia reaches
tills decision.
AMMUNITION ALL DUMMIES.
Russian Officer Says Dooty of
Port
Arthur is Worthless.
Clmfoo, Jan. 17. Midshipman Klis
orich, the Russian ollicer who com
manded n launch which reached here
from Port Arthur January 3, in com
menting today on General Nogi's ro
port of January 12, giving dutnils of
tho Runsiuu property which had licen
transferred to the Japanese after thu
surrender of thu fortress, said thnt tho
"lilt KIWI ntllli.li nf rill.. ,..,.. .,..llln
.,.....,.,.... ...... ...a u, iuuiuui.iiii.u.uu
mentioned ns among thu liooty, wero
unloaded shells, relics of tho Chinese
occupation of l'ort Arthur nnd not
titled for use In Russian ritles. Tho
82,(170 largo shells mentioned by Gen
eral Nogl, thu midshipman said, wero
also Chinese nnd woro of no uso to tho
Russian artillery. Midshipman Kllso
rich further says thnt thu locks of tho
:o,2o2 ritles turned over to tho Jnpnu
ism woro broken boforu tho fortress
capitulated.
To Help Jewish Rofugees.
Chicago, Jan. 17. Jewish cltixon
of Chleii(o nm taking steps to give aid
to nnd Hud homes for tho hundreds of
Jews who lmvo lied from ltuwiu to es
cape service In tho army nnd nm mw
Hocking to Chicago. Tlio Jewish Agri
culturists' Aid society has been formed,
nml has undertaken on a largo scale a
scheme of colon but ion of those refugees
on tho fertile Uads of tlm middle west
ern states. Adolph 1utb is president
of tlio society. Out of its loan fund
It bus advanced mnnoy to Jews willing
to establish themselves ns farmers.
Object to Barrett's Scheme.
Wnshlngtou, Jun, 17. l'mminaiiB nm
opposed to tho recommendation of Mr.
Itarrett, American representative to
tlm isthmus, that tho otllcvsof minister
nnd governor of tho canal zono bo
merged into tho olllco of governor-minister.
This now a comes in a cablegram
from the minister of foreign affairs to
tho Fanaman minister nt Wnshlngtou,
.M, Ohuldln, who called nt tho stnto de
partment today to inform thuolllclnls of
thu fact.
Wounded Suffered Terribly.
Chufoo, Jnn, 17. Japanese who vis
ited Port A-thur Jnnunry 10 say that
tho Russian wounded wero in a torrlblo
state, owing to rcglect which could not
bo avoided when tho Japanese ontorcd
l'ort Arthur. Kvorythlng posslblo,
thoy nay, la now being dono for tholr
relief.
j V4J&4MMMk&1M&(ll WORTH HER WEIOHT IN Q
ill Kt ' "
,,ljjl nr.Vnlueof Voiintt Womnii of 100 Ji
m2i A Little Lcssnn UT woti.mi. kh,ui7.
A Little Lesson
In Patriotism
9
tn-wv,....K.
"Lot our object ho our country, our i through thu department, nnd hnpponcd
llf 11 Ur4 M HB..1 Hnil. I . 1 . A ..t ( tat l.l.lu-lu I t. A tliaaail.i 1.
whole country, nnd nothing but our
country." Hnnlel Wi-bntcr.
fJw. Wlnflclil Hcott linn becomo no
well known nn n very old man, prob
ably on account of bin portrait Imvliig
been taken when
ho had reached nn
advance! age, and
Hint mont of un
nccin to forget that
It wan In youth
rather thnn In hli
old njc that he per
fonned thono ncr
vice for hln coun
try which illntlii'
gnUliwl hi in nlwve
hln fcllow-noldlcrs.
Hcott wnn ntlll a
winntMi ncoTT.
young man when In
the war of 1812 he directed at Qutenn-
town, on tho Niagara Hirer, a nriei
of engagement In which were blend
ed, according to one hlstorlnn, the most
perfect plan of nrrnngcrnents, the moit
undaunted courage, the mont disas
trous defeat and the most triumphant
success.
The battlo of I.undy's Lane brought
Scott Into action agnln. Although ho
was wounded early In the engagement,
he fought on, gnllantly charging tho
enemy an they advanced.
Wnr after war followed In the ca
reer of tho soldier until finnlljr tho
Mexican wnr brought to him hln Tent
er, t glory. It wnn one of the most pic
turesque cnmpalgns of history, daring
In conception and excutlon.
Despite his years, Gen. Scott served
In tho Civil War until he wan no long
er nblo to bear the hardships of tho
camp and the field. Few men can
show nuch a long record of service for
their countr7 an can he. Ho served
from 1812 until November, 1801.
Ills entire life wan devoted to tho
cause nnd the welfnre of tho Cnlted
Ktntcs. In defense agnlnst foreign In
vaders, In ndvnnccs Into the enemy's
country, In protection of tho frontiers,
In the struggle to preserve tho I'nlon,
Wtnfleld Scott wnn ever rendy to do
all In his power for the sake of tho
country he loved. Chicago Journal.
CRATER OF VE8UVIU8.
View Looking Dlrectlr Down Into tb
Great Btetblns Cone.
The Illustration gives a view of tho
crater of Vesuvius looking directly
Into Its seething core. Its recent erup
tion brings this great volcano Into the
public view again and recalls the fact
Unit since the overwhelming of Pom
peii, A. I). 70, there have been sixty
tremendous convulsions of tho natural
LOOKINO TO VESIVIIS' CKATfclt.
monster, Tlieve upheavals hnve taken
placo with remarkable regularity, at
Intervals averaging thirty years. In
splto of tho well understood habit of
tho peak to cause widespread destruc
tion on these tumultuous occasions;
thero Is such a fascination nbout the
region thnt during the periods of quiet
many persona aro attracted to tho base
of the mountain, and others, still more
venturesome, build houses upon tho
sides of the smoking wonder.
City Without Taxes.
In the Illack Forest of Germany Is
tho little city of Freudenstadt. with
about seven thousand Inhabitants, a
busy Industrial place with Iron and
chemical works of so mo Importance.
Hmnll as It Is, Freudenstadt Is a
full-fledged city, with n mayor, alder
men, half n dozen policemen nnd a
tire engine. Tho public business In con
ducted on nu economical basis, nnd
the total expenses do not exceed twenty-four
thousand dollars In n year.
Freudenstudt has the dlMtnctlon of
being the only city In Oermnuy. nnd
perhaps In the world, which does not
tax the citizens n shilling for munici
pal expenses. Tho yearly net revenue
from the public property covers all tho
expenditure.
This property consists of about six
thousand acres of lino forest, which,
being managed under the best forestry
methods, Is a permanent source of lu
come. One or more trees are planted
for overy ouo that Is cut down. No
tree Is cut till It cau yield tho maxi
mum profit.
After deducting all tho expenses of
tho Industry the annual profit to tho
acre Is about five dollars.
Knlvatlon with Food.
Fourteen-yenr-old Kmma, who had
comu homo from her first day's school
ing In elementary physiology, was
questioned by her parents us to what
sho had learned.
"Pnpa," sho complained, "I dou't
think 1 llko physiology."
"Why not, my denrV"
"Well, teacher wns oxplnlnlng diges
tion to us to day, nnd sho said we hud
to mix salvation with overy mouthful
of food." Hnrper's Weokly.
Some uiou bellow in lom ongngo
inonts, but tho average girl la wllliuji
to tako chances ou any klud.
, ,
uvC n'
1 ffirHi."?
i
3L
QOLD.
I'onmla
"Tho weight of money Is very do-
in-liuyu, niiH nn unii'iiu oi iiej miw
..!... I .uf..u .. II. - -..t.
I
trensury to a writer In tho New Yorlc
I Jinn ami i;xprc-n. -ror innuince, a
and Kxprc-H. "Kor InnUince,
young man en mo In here ono day with
a young woman. I wan Allowing them
to ask him Jokingly If ho thought tlio
girl was worth her weight In gold.
Ho assured mo that be certainly did
think no, nnd after learning that her
weight wan 100 pounds wo figured thnt
sho would bo worth In gold coin $28,
&I7. The young man wnn fond enough
of her to think thnt wan rnthcr cheap,
"Another thing that deceives many
people," ho continued, "In tho weight
of jmper money. Now, how many $1
bills do you think It would take to
weigh as much an n 5 gold piece?"
On a guess the writer said fifty, and
the clerk laughed.
"I have heard guesses on that," ho
said, "all the way from fifty to T00,
nnd from men who hnve handled
money for years. The fact of tho mat
ter Is that with a 5 gold piece on
one scale you would have to put only
six and one-half bills In the other to
balance It"
The question ofrerword wan put to
several friends of tho writer and
elicited answers ranging nil tho way
from twenty to J.OOO, the majority
guessing from 200 to BOO.
Taking the weights of gold coin
and bills given at tho subtrcanury, It
was figured that a ?.' gold piece weighs
.200" of an ounce of avoirdupois. The
employo of the treasury who handled
the paper money said that 100 bills
weigh four and n half ounces. That
would mnke ono bill w.-Igh .045 of an
ounce, and between nlz nnd seven bills
would balance the gold piece.
On the proposition of bow much
money one can lift, figures wero ob
tained at tho nubtreasury, where cer
tain numbers of coins were placed
In bags nnd weighed as standards.
Tor example, the Btandnrd amount for
gold coin Is 5,000. which weighs
eighteen and a half pounds. Five hun
dred sliver dollars weigh thlrty-flvo
and a half pounds, while 200 In
halves, or 400 coins, weigh cloven
pounds.
Two hundred pounds of coin money
of various kinds Is mndo up as fol
lows: silver dollars, $2,017; half dol
lars, $3,030; quarter dollars, $3,057;
dimes, $3,015.80; nickels, $917; pennies,
$205.01. '
In $1 bills the name weight would
amount to $71,111.
SHE
Olrl
DIDN'T CHEW
TOBACCO.
Who Couldn't Xlccomo i
FUlier-
man In All Thing.
At one of tho Iong Inland resorts
there Is an old man who Is something'
of a character. He spends a large
portion of his tlmo fishing from tho
dock, and It Is noticed by everyono
that bo hardly ever falls to catch some
thing, even though everyone clso In
the vicinity la having bad luck. Re
cently a young woman approached this1
man and said In a coaxing way:
"Mr. F., won't you show mo how
you bait your hooks, so I can do mlna
that way, and then perhaps I can catch
something"
Tho old man paused in bis Ashing
long enough to explain exactly bow ho
placed tho bait on tho book. Tho
girl went away and tinned and fished
and fished, occasionally rcbaltlng her
books In tho manner nhown. Hut sho
didn't catch anything. So again sho
went to the old man.
"Oh, Mr. F" she nald, "thero must
bo somo other reason why the fish
won't bite on my bait. I wish you'd
tell me what It Is."
Tho old man looked up,
"Maybe," he said. In a drawling
tone, "you didn't spit on your bait"
The girl looked a little bit disgusted.
"Is that what you d67" she asked.
"Sure," answered the old fisherman.
The girl went away and the old man
bad ten minutes' peace. Then sho catne
back again.
"Now, Mr. F.," sho remonstrated,
"do tell me why I don't catch any
fish. I've baited my hooka JUBt thu
way you bait yours. I even spat on
my bait, and I've fished faithfully, Just
tho way you do. And I haven't caught
anything. Will you tell me just how
It Is I dou'tV
Tho old man looked at her reflect
ively. "I don't know, miss, I'm sure," ho
observed, 'after considering tho ques
tion for a few minutes. "If you bait
your hooks Just bo, and If you spit on
your bait, I don't know why you don't
cntch fish, lessen It's cause you don't
chaw tobaccor."
And then tho girl gave It up.
Rrooklyu Kagle.
Same Old Htorles.
When Adam courted Eve, they say
With certain jests they wblled
the
hours
Of blissful Indolence away
Amid the zephyrs and tho flowers.
And Noah would thono stories tell
Unto his sons when It grew dark.
The gloomy tedium to dispel
Which sometimes settled o cr the ark,
And 'round full many a compare bright
Those yams bnvo sent a merry thrill!
They were recited with delight
At Troy and likewise Hunker Hill.
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And now the Congressman comes out
And cons them o er with guileless gleo,
And scatters them around ubout
And all Is blithe as blithe can be,
Washington Star,
Thero Is a mistaken lmprottston that
overy tlmo an old maid Is Introduced
I to an unmarried man, she sees Hops
Ahead.
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