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PARENTS SHOULD BE EVER WATCHFUL.
By Mrs. John A. Login.
* Parents should never relax their
watchful care of their children from
their birth to their majority, by
which time such comradeship should
have been established between par
ents and children that no tempta
tion would be strong enough to win
the children from their parents.
They should be bound together by
the strongest possible ties, insep
arable In all of their almj and am-
Thls van be done If parents would
look upon their children as the
mbs. joh.v a. ixkjak. grt . a fest blessing of life, the mother
consecrating herself to her children in their Infancy and
the father supplementing the mother’s vigilance as soon
as their children are out of the nursery, both uniting
their efforts to keep their children pure and undeflled by
being left to the care of hired servants, tutors, gov
eruesses and teachers, who are rarely worthy of the
trusts that are constantly confided to them.
The mother who has no time for her “social duties.”
devotion to amusements and the frivolities of society to
give to the homelier ones of caring for her children and
training them for usefulness in life can blame no one
but herself If they go astray. Furthermore, a mother
should make It her conscientious duty to try as far as in
her ilea to avoid the transmission of evil propensities or
Idlosyneracies that are destined to afflict the offspring
probably through life.
MARRYING FOR MONEY
By Nixola dreeley-Smith.
Two women met on a street corner the other
wJ day. One was young, unmarried and self-sup
-1.1 iortlng; the other in the forties and a wife.
Jnj “Mrs, Blank is getting a divorce,” said the
i Pf older woman. “I didn’t think she would be
P so foolish.”
JL “Why foolish? He made her life unbear
jAsSl able. Blie has never loved him. Every mo
ment of their life together was a degrada
tion to her,” was the reply.
“But think of his position, his salary,” urged the ma
tron. Then she laughed. “You can afford such roman
tic notions. You are Independent But nine women out
of ten live with men that they don’t love. What else
can you expect of them? They are Incapable of making
\ living for themselves.”
Of course, the estimate of the percentage of unloving
wives is greatly exaggerated. Nevertheless, there Is a
basis of truth in the remark. There are still women who
marry without love, because the only alternative that
* Science
The railroads of the United States
used 18,855,091 barrels of oil for fuel
In 1907, an Increase of over 3,000,000
barrels over the preceding year.
The United States produced 51.720,-
619 long tons of iron ore, valued at
$131,066,147 at the mines, last year,
according to the geological survey.
The addition of three drops of mer
cury to each ounce of common solder
will make a solder fusing at a low
temperature for united soft metals.
For the benefit of outdoor workers
who must have their hands free, a
German inventor has brougth out a
tent-shaped umbrella that straps to the
shoulders.
A German chemist having found a
way to utilize the common potato in
stead of wood for lead pencils, a fac
tory in that country is turning out 48,-
000 pencils daily.
A group of Pennsylvania capitalists
is planning to operate a trackless trol
ley line from Chattanooga, Tenn., to
the top of Welden’s ridge, Tenn., a dis
tance of fifteen miles.
Washington is the only one of the
Pacific coast States In which coking
coal Is known to occur. Its coke pro
duction last year totaled 52 098 tons,
an increase over 1906 of 6,388 tons.
For a long time past scientific ob
servations in various parts of the
World have shown a tendency on the
part of glaciers to recede. This has
been particularly noted In the Alps.
But recent information Indicates that
a change may be at hand At least, it
has been found that since 1904 the
Norway glaciers have begun to ad
vance again. In 1907 this progression
became general in Norway, the ad
vance varying from 1 to 12 meters.
A singular device for the protection
of railway trains crossing a viaduct
exposed to heavy winds has recently
been employed at Ulverston, England,
says Prof. R. DeC. Ward in Science.
It consists of a wind-gage fixed at the
west end of the Levens viaduct. When
the wind-pressure reaches 32 pounds
EVEN SO.
•-Philadelphia Telegraph.
presents Itself Is that of self-support. There are wives
who, having lost ail respect for and confidence In their
husbands, continue to live with them because they pre
fer to suffer the loss of their Ideals to their weekly al
lowance. Both these varieties of wives would be highly
scandalized if they heard themselves classified as un-
Ideal. Yet they are.
The woman who becomes a man’s wife without loving
him sells him a gold brick. What a man wants In a
wife Is not someone to receive and send out his laundry,
not even someone to feed him on his favorite dishes and
give him appendicitis. He wants sympathy and disin
terested affection. And the fact that a woman Is willing
to marry him he takes as an Indication that she is will
ing to give them to him. Half the “monsters of incon
stancy” that women tell each other so much about are
made by a laok of understanding and sympathy at home.
The other half are not material for marriage.
Rightly interpreted and rightly lived by two people,
marriage is the noblest occupation In which a woman
can participate. But contracted or continued In merely
for a Jiving, It is about the worst as well as the least
remunerative thing she can do.
FELLING A GREAT TREE.
By Clifton Johnson.
" .J In the wooded shores of Puget sound, Wash-
BU ington, the trees sometimes have a diameter
m.t of a dozen feet. The cedars, in particular,
uJ reach a vast girth, and in the valley by the
Pi roadside was one with a circumference at the
P ground of sixty-three feet, and near by was
J> another that had a Gothic arch cut through It,
affording easy passage for a man on horse-
J back. But the tallest trees are the firs. Two
hundred feet Is a very moderate height, and some shoot
up to above 300. The fall of one of the monsters when
the woodsmen have cut through its base is something ap
palling. As the tree begins to give the sawyers hustle
down from iheir perch and seek a safe distance. Then
they look upward along the giant column and listen.
“She’s working all the time,” says one.
“Yes,” agrees the other, “you can hear her talkin’;”
and he gives a loud cry of “Timber!” to warn any fel
low laborers who may be in the neighborhood.
The creaking and snapping increases, and the tree
swings slowly at first, but soon with tremendous rapidity,
and crashes down through the forest to the earth. There
is a flying of bark and broken branches, and the air
Is filled with slow settling dust. The men climb on the
prostrate giant and wa'k along the broad pathway of
the trunk to see how’ it lies. What pigmies they seem
amid the mighty trees around! The ancient and lofty
forest could well look down on them and despise their
short-lived significance; yet their persistence and In
genuity are Irresistible, and the woodland is doomed.—
The Outing Magazine.
to the square foot, an electric contact
Is made automatically, and bells ring
In the signal cabins on each side of
the viaduct. Upon this, all trains are
detained until the force of the wind
abates. The interruption Is telegraph
ed along the line. In February, 1907,
a wind velocity of 65 miles ; n hour
was recorded. The danger of very
high winds to trains on an exposed
bridge or viaduct was tragically illus
trated many years ago by the lament
able Tay Bridge disaster In Scotland.
Commandant Soulle de Cenac of the
French Legion of Honor has designed
a pince-nez, or eye-glass, which enables
the wearer to see at the same
time on all rides, and even be
hind. This is ingeniously effected
by means of reflections. At the same
time the glasses are so construct
ed as to correct myopia, and other er
rors of vision. A use for the instru
ment that the inventor did not think
of has been revealed to him by deaf
persons employing it. They say that
it increases their safety by enabling
them to perceive the approach of dan
gers of which their ears give them no
warning.
SUPPOSES SUN IS COLORED.
Astronomer Tells How It Would
Change the Aspects ol Nature.
A German astronomer has recently
published some interesting observations
on the theoretical effects of a change
in the color of the sun. It is amusing
to consider the possibilities if the sun
were green, blue or red instead of what
it is. If it were blue there would be
only two colors in the world —blue and
black. If it were red then everything
would be red or black. If it were wel
low everything would be yellow or
black. Everyone knows that the light
of the sun consists of six colors, and
the reason things are different hues Is
that some swallow up five of the colors
and reflect only one. Thus primroses
are yellow because they absorb all but
the yellow, roses red because they ab
sorb all but the red, violets purple be
cause they absorb everything but red
and blue, a mixture of which two col
ors forms purple.
In the event of the sun being red
roses, blood, red ink and all other
things that are now red would reflect
It. So also would snow, the lily and
all things that are now white, but these
would, of course, be red. Everything
else would swallow up the red light
and appear quite black. Grass, for
Instance, would be black as ink, and
so would the blue of the sky, but the
white clouds would be red. The same
kind of thing would happen if the sun
were blue. Everything now blue or
white would be blue. The grass this
time would be blue, not black, for it
reflects both blue and yellow. Hair
would be all black, the red of the lips
would be black and the rest of the face
v/ould be a cloudy blue.
If the sun were green there would
be a little variety. Tilings that are
now yellow would still be yellow, things
that are blue would be blue and things
that are green would still be green, but
there would be no reds, purples, orange,
pinks or any of those cheery hues that
make the world look so bright.
Wagner's Portrait.
When Wagner was in England super
vising the first production of his operas,
the music enthusiasts commissioned the
artist Herkomer to paint the musician's
portrait, but Wagner was dashing
about in such a state of frenzy that
he repelled impatiently every attempt
to get him to give a “sitting.” Still,
Herkomer stuck to him like a limpet,
fed with him, walked and talked with
him, watched him conduct his orches
tra, write music and read books. At
last, when every attempt to secure a
“sitting” had failed, Herkomer rose
early one morning, painted with fren
zied speed all day, spent a short night
in restless sleep, rose early again and
painted furiously, till on the second
evening he sat down exhausted—but
with his picture finished. Wagner was
called in and threw up his hands in
amazement. “Ah I” he cried. “'Won
derful ! That is exactly how I would
like to look if I could.”
She Wnsi Safe.
Little four-year-old Mabel was run
ning downhill, holding her dress tightly.
“Be careful,” called her mother, “or
you will fall.”
“Oh, no, I won’t,” replied Mabel,
“ ’cause I’m holding tight to myself.”
No matter how much a woman may
care for one man there never comes a
time when she isn’t greatly pleased if
she hears that some other man has
made a nice remark about her.
CARMACK SLAIN IN
DUEL AT NASHVILLE
FORMER SENATOR KILLED IN CUL
MINATION OF BITTER PO
LITICAL FEUD.
SLAYER IS SON OF HIS ENEMY.
Robin Cooper Resents Editorial Criticism
of Father, Who Witnesses Shooting
in the Street.
THE STORY OF VICTIM’S CAREER.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 10.—Mes
sages from various sections testify to the
tremendous sensatiou caused throughout
the state and the south by the killing
of former Senator Edward W. Carmack
by young Robin Jones Cooper, in a street
duel here late yesterday afternoon. Car
mack’s brilliant career as a United
Slates senator from Tennessee had made
him one of the best known of national
figures. Col. Duncan B. Cooper, father
of young Robin Cooper, and who was
with his son when the duel occurred, has
an extensive acquaintance and a legion
of friends both in his own and other
states.
Carmack’s race for the nomination as
Democratic senator, in which he was de
feated by Senator Robert T. Taylor, and
his more recent race for the governor
ship in which he was defeated by Gov.
Patterson, have served to draw his fol
lowing in the state closer to him, and
his tragic end has spread distress and
bitterness among them. It is feared by
some that the end of the trouble has not
yet arrived and it is sure to play a part
in coming political alignments.
Were Close Friends Once.
In former years the men were dear
friends, Carmack having declared in
public print that Cooper was bis bene
factor. But friendship had been re
placed by enmity which was more no
ticeable since Carmack became editor of
The Tennesseean, following the late pri
mary. Then the editorial attacks began
which culminated in yesterday’s killing,
which sent a thrill through Tennessee.
With constantly increasing crowds about
it and in the neighborhood the body of
Mr. Carmack lay where he fell for half
an hour before it was removed to an
undertaking establishment. There it was
prepared for burial and then removed to
the home of Frank Lauder, business
manager of The Tennesseean.
After the shooting the Coopers re
paired to the nearby office of a physi
cian, where young Cooper’s wound,
which is slight, was dressed, and he and
his father were placed under arrest.
Elder Cooper Calm.
Col. Cooper accepted the situation
calmly. His only regret aside from the
killing seemed to be that his sou was
engaged. One or twice he seemed some
what affected and observed that the shot
was meant for him and not for his boy.
He was reconciled to his condition, ob
serving once or twice that he was a sol
dier in the Confederate army and had
spent more than one year in a federal
prison.
Boy Regrets Shooting.
Only two statements were made by
young Cooper while in the physician’s
office. One was a request to his father
to give up his xustol and in the other
saying:
“I’m sorry the shooting occurred.”
In Columbia, the boyhood home of the
former senator, the news shocked the
people almost beyond measure. Business
there will be suspended until the funeral.
A dispatch from Columbia to the Chat
tanooga Times says the general senti
ment at Columbia is “tliat the shooting
was instigated by the political forces
dominant in Tennessee and many ex
press the opinion that it will promote
the passage of temperance legislation.”
The Disputed Editorial.
In one editorial commenting upon the
friendship between Cooper and Patter
son, once great enemies, Mr. Carmack
wrote:
“To Maj. Duncan Brown Cooper, who
wrought the great coalition; who
achieved the harmonious confluence of
incompatible elements; who welded the
pewter handle to the wooden spoon; who
grafted the dead bough to the living
tree and made it bloom and blend with
golden fruit; who made playmates of
the lamb and the leopard and boon com
panions of the spider and the fly; who
made soda and vinegar to dwell placidly
in the same bottle and who taught oil
and water how they might agree—to
Maj. Duncan Brown Cooper, the great
diplomat of the political Zweibuad, be
all honor and glory forever.”
It was this editorial, it is reported,
which caused the younger Cooper to
send his threat of death to Carmack.
It failed, however, in stopping the edi
torials and the only notice Carmack
gave it was to arm himself.
Story of Carmack’s Life.
Former Senator Carmack was born
near Castilian Springs, Summer coun
ty, Tenn., November 5, 1858. He had an
academic education, studied law, prac
ticed in Columbia, Tenn., and was a
member of the Legislature of 1884.
He was a delegate to the national
Democratic convention of 189 G and a
member of Congress—lS97-1901—from
the Tenth Congressional district of Ten
nessee. He served with distinction in
the United States Senate for six years,
being defeated for re-election in the pri
mary a little over a year ago by former
Gov* Robert Taylor.
Mr. Carmack then resumed the prac
tice of law in Columbia, which was then
his home, but within a few months re
moved to Nashville.
Mr. Carmack’s newspaper career be
gan in 188 G as a member of the editorial
staff of the Nashville American. He
founded the Nashville Democrat in 1889,
and when it was merged into The Amer
ican became editor in chief of the latter
papers. In 1892 he became editor of
The Commercial-Appeal at Memphis.
He was married April, 1890, to Miss
Elizabeth Cobey Dunnington of Colum
bia, Tenu.
Carmack Once Missed Duel.
In 1892, while Mr. Carmack was edi
tor of the Memphis Commercial, and W.
A. Collier, publisher of the Memphis
Appeal-Avalanche, a challenge of a pis
tol duel passed between them. The issue
MINISTERS WAR ON “SALOME.”
Philadelphia Preachers Oppose Produc
tion of Strauss Opera.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 10.—A
vigorous protest has been entered by
the ministers of this city against the
production here of Richard Straus’ opera
•'Salome” by Oscar Hammerstein at the
Philadelphia opera house. The Baptist
and Methodist pastors at the weekly
ministerial meetings adopted resolutions
protesting against the presentation of
the opera and decided to appeal to Mr.
Hammerstein in their efforts to prevent
the opera being sung here.
COVERS ALL STORAGE LOSSES.
Insurance Department to Make Broad
Ruling on Refrigeration Damages.
MADISON. Wis., Nov. 10- —In case of
a fire in a cold storage plant and fire in
surance policy covers loss on property
that is not burned, if that loss is due to
the fire. This ruling will be made by
the state department of insurance. The
question has been raised as to whether
the policy could cover the loss of meats
or other property that is damaged
through the failure to keep the temper
ature low. This is in cases of a fire put
ting the refrigerating machinery out of
commission.
arose over local politics, and followed
editorials of a savagely personal nature.
Seconds were secured and a special
train chartered to take the parties to
Holly Springs. Miss. Before he could
reach the train Carmack was arrested
by Tennessee officers. Collier took the
train, and proceeded.
When Carmack had given bond and es
caped the officers, he chartered another
train, but arrived on the proposed bat
tlefield after Collier had departed.
Senator Carmack is well remembered
in \\ ashington, where he served in both
houses of Congress. During bis sena
torial career, from 1001 to 1007, he
made a number of brilliant speeches.
Governor Makes Statement.
Gov. Patterson when seen in regard to
the shooting said:
“I deeply deplore the unfortunate trag
edy. I saw both young Mr. Cooper and
his father in the morning and nothing
occurred to cause me to suppose any al
tercation would take place. Col. Cooper
had been very much aggrieved at the
use of his name by Senator Carmack
and I learned that he had prepared a
note to send Senator Carmack demand
ing that in future his name not be used
in editorials, as he was a mere private
citizen and should not be subject to pub
lic attack or ridicule.
*'l strongly advised against sending
the note, as did his son. Robin Cooper,
and also Mr. Bradford, believing it
might cause a difficulty, and urged him
to. take no notice of the objectionable
editorials. Col. Cooper assured me that
he would not send the note and there
would be nothing more of it. Robin
Cooper promised to stay with his father,
who seemed to be excited, and prevent
any possible trouble.”
GANNON HAS STRENGTH
SPEAKER’S FRIENDS MAKE STRONG
ARGUMENTS FOR HIM.
Candidates Who Announced Opposition
to Him Recently Met Defeat
at the Polls.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10.—
Following the arrival in the city of the
Republican members of the ways and
means committee of the House for the
tariff hearing and many other Repub
lican congressmen to attend to depart
mental business postponed until after
election, the selection of the speaker of
the Sixty-first Congress was a subject of
keen discussion today in Washington.
None of the arrivals cared to come out
openly in opposition to the re-election of
Speaker Cannon, while members who
have been closely allied with Mr. Can
non during his occupancy of the chair
assert positively that there will be no
opposition to him by the time the Repub
licans meet to caucus on the speaker
ship.
Mr. Cannon’s friends claim to be
great'y encouraged by the election. Not
only did the speaker himself receive a
handsome plurality in his district, where
a bitter fight was waged against him,
but they point out that many of the
members who had announced their op
position to his re-election as speaker met
with defeat at the polls. The defeat of
Representatives Edgar C. Ellis of Kan
sas City, Mo.; J. F. Boyd, Edmund H.
Hinshaw, and George W. Norris of Ne
braska, after they had declared their op
position to the speaker, is taken by the
speaker’s friends as an indication that
the people do not condemn Mr. Cannon.
On the contrary, the three Missouri
districts in which he campaigned most
actively and where the Republican can
didates announced their preference for
Mr. Cannon for speaker, retired the
Democratic congressmen by electing Re
publicans.
Republican Leader Payne of New
York, who was mentioned for the speak
ership when Mr. Cannon was first elect
ed to the chair, will support the speaker
for re-election.
CHRISTY’S SIGHT SAVED.
Illustrator Declares He Was Going Blind
When Christian Science Treat
ment Cured Him.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—Howard
Chandler Christy, the artist, is about to
become a Christian Scientist. He is a
probationer in the faith now and ex
pects within a few weeks to become a
regular member of one of the churches.
“It cured me from a condition of blind
ness and nervous prostration which had
kept me from drawing a stroke in eight
een months.” Mr. Christy declared this
evening. “I certainly shall become a
member as soon as they will accept me.
“Hate last March,” be went on, “I
was almost blind. For a year and a half
my sight had been growing worse and I
had not done a bit of work. My wife, a
Christian Scientist, suggested that one
of their practitioners give me a treat
ment.
“Within twenty minutes I could see
better and my nerves were entirely
calmed. Three weeks later I had my last
treatment and was completely cured.”
LORD FACES MURDER CHARGE.
Sholto Douglas Shoots Former Officer,.
Who Will Probably Die.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 10.—
Lord Sholto Douglas, brother of the
present Marquis of Queensberry and son
of the eighth marquis, who framed the
Queensberry rules under which prize
tights are now conducted, is held in the
provincial jail at Nelson, British Colum
bia, and will probably have to face a
murder charge.
Last week Lord Sholto went shooting,
and upon his return found his house at
Creston, British Columbia, occupied by
an ex-otficer of the British army named
Rowland. He ordered him to leave, but
Rowland would not do so, whereupon
Lord Sholto emptied his shotgun at
short range into the back of the head and
neck of Rowland.
A few years ago Lord Sholto was the
most talked of young man in England.
He gave evidence at the trial of Oscar
Wilde, and shortly after his father, the
Marquis of Queensberry, met him in
Piccadilly, London, and showed him how
the Queensberry rules worked out in
practice, and the melee ended in the
police court.
J. w. KERN AFTER SENATORSHIP.
Former Candidate for Vice Presidency
Announces Aspirations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Nov. 10— John
W. Kern, defeated Democratic candi
date for vice president, has announced
that he is a candidate for United States
senator to succeed James A. Hemenway.
The Indiana Legislature is Democratic
on joint ballot by a majority of twelve.
Others mentioned as probable candidates
are John E. Lamb of Terre Haute, who
was in charge of the Democratic nation
al headquarters at Chicago during the
last campaign; Thomas Taggart, former
national chairman; State Senator Slack,
Benjamin E. Shively and Edward Hoff
man of Fort W ayne.
ELIHU ROOT WILL BE SENATOR.
Secretary of State to Succeed Platt as
New York’s Choice.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 10—Sec
retary of State Root will be elected suc
cessor of Thomas C. Platt as senator
from New York and take his seat in the
Senate at the extra session next spring.
This prediction is made by Mr. Root's
friends after a conference at the white
house between William L. Ward, na
tional committeeman from New York,
and Speaker Wadsworth of the Assem
bly of that state.
SARDOU. DEAN OF
DRAMATISTS, DIES
HIS FIRST PLAY WAS HISSED, BUT
HE PASSES AWAY RICH AND
HONORED.
WON SOCIETY BY RIDICULE.
Author of Many Plays Declared to Be
the Only Man Who Dipped sl,-
000,000 from Ink Bottle.
STUDIED MEDICINE AT FIRST.
PARIS, Nov. 9.—Victorien Sanlou,
who had been ill for a long time, died
Sunday from pulmonary congestion. He
was the dean of French dramatists and
a member of the French academy.
The man whose first play was hissed
died rich and honored, with the proud
title of France’s greatest and most pro
lific contemporary dramatist.
He was the theater incarnate. He
had its passion, fever, ardor and genius.
Everything he saw in life became for
him immediately a dramatic scene.
Stays in Paris for Revenge.
He was a worker of prodigious pa
tience, yet in one moment of desperation
he resolved to leave Paris and seek his
fortune in America. As he started from
his lodgings for a train a great stone
pHj|HH^K|nn||^V'
VICTORIEN SARDOU.
dropped from a bniider’s scaffold and
killed a maa beside him. Sardou said:
“If I were not killed it was because 1
ought to remain here. Paris owes me re
venge.”
Sardou was born in Paris in 1831. He
started in life as a medical student and
passed most of his time in writing plays
which at that time were failures. Un
dismayed and believing in himself ho
struggled while awaiting for the tide
which was to lead him to fame and for
tune.
First Comedy a Failure.
His first comedy, “La Taverne des
Etudiants,” w r as produced in 1854 in the
Odeon, then the second state theater, bat
it proved a failure. He then wrote the
comedy, “Scrap of Paper,” which was
produced with great success in 1860 and
subsequently adapted for the English
stage.
At the age of 75 Sardou witnessed the
production of his latest drama, ”L’Af
faire des Poisons,” at the Porte Ste.
Martin theater. This play, which has
to do with the infamous poisoning cama
rilla existing under the reign of Louis
XIV. and which was presented for the
first time on December 7, 1907, is still
running to crorvded houses.
In 1857 following many disappoint
ments Sardou fell ill of typhoid fever.
A kindly neighbor, Mile. Brecourt, an
actress, nursed him day and night and
saved his life. Shortly after his recov
ery he married her and this was the
turning point in his career.
Wife Dies at His Zenith.
Through his wife Sardou became ac
quainted with the celebrated De Jazet,
who commissioned him to write two
plays for her, both of which were
successes. After nine years of
happy married life and when he was at
the zenith of his prosperity his wife died.
In 1877 he married Mile. A. Souber and
the same year was elected a member of
the French academy.
Sardou’s fame is due largely to his
thorough knowledge of stage effects and
his instincts in gauging the tastes of the
playgoing public. His writing is so
small that the printers have to place his
copy under u magnifying glass to de
cipher it.
Won Society by Ridicule.
The number of his plays is legion. ll*
ridiculed society, and society applauded.
He wrote "Nos Intimes” ("Peril”), "Les
Vieux Garcons,” and “Seraphine,” and.
finally, "Divorcons,” which has been
played in almost every living language.
Then he turned to anew vein, the his
toric; wrote ‘Theodora,” from Byzantine
annals: "La Haine,” from old Italian
chronicles; “La Duchesse d’Athenes,”
from records of Greece of the middle
ages; "Patrie,” a story of the rising
of the Dutch gueux at the end of the
Sixteenth century; “Les Merveilleuses”
and “Thermidor” about the revolution,
“La Tosca” and “Mme. Sans-Gene” on
the imperial epoch of French history,
and latterly the two plays which have so
far been produced in English only,
“Robespierre” and “Dante.” Other well
known plays are “Fedora,” “Gismonda,"
.and “Cleopatra.”
‘Robespierre” is considered his master
piece, Clement Scott, the critic, styling
it the summit of the drama building art.
This play deals with the most striking
part of the French revolution—the reign
of terror.
Sardou was declared the only man
who ever dipped .$1,000,000 out of an
ink bottle with a pen.
PATRICK SHOWS FIGHT.
New York Lawyer Serving Life Sentence
on Murder Charge Appeals to
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 9.—The
appeal of the New York lawyer, Albert
T. Patrick, was today presented to the
supreme court of the United States, bj
Attorney McDonald of New York. Pat
rick is now serving a life sentence at
Sing Sing on the charge of murdering
William M. Rice of Texas, and he asks
the supreme court to review the action
both of the New York courts in finding
him guilty and of Gov. Higgins in chang
ing his sentence from death to life im
prisonment, which, he says, is a more se
vere sentence and therefore unwarranted
by law. A motion of the dismissal of
the case was presented on behalf of the
state of New York.
HEIR IS BJRN DEAD.
VIENNA. Nov. 9.—Princess Sophie
Hohenberg, wife of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the
dual monarchy has been delivered
of a stillborn son. The princess is suf
fering from influenza.
Gotham Postmaster,
Shot Down by Maniac.
Edward M. Morgan, postmaster of
New York city, was shot on Broadway;
by Erich B. Maokay, who then com*
(pitted suicide. Mr. Morgan, who thirty*!
five years ago started as temporary let
ter carrier in the postottice, was ap
pointed postmaster of New York city in
UW. He was the first postmaster irtj
the history of the New York office vha
worked his way up from the bottom and!
filled successfully every place in the local;
service. Mr. Morgan is 52 years old.
He is a well known figure in local polin
tics. Mr. Morgan served under five post-1
masters'—Thomas 1.. James, Henry 0.1
Pearson, Charles W. Dayton, Cornelius]
\ an Cott and William R. Wilcox.
HOLLAND NOT SORRY!
DUTCH HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR*
CRITICISING VENEZUELA.
Official Organ of Castro’s Government*
Makes Public Corrsspondenca
Between Two Nations.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Nov, 11
The official organ of the colonial govern-)
meut made public yesterday all the notes)
exchanged between Venezuela and the)
Netherlands in the course of the recent)
difficulties between those two countries.!
Excepting the actual phraseology, they
contain nothing not already known. Hol-|
land does not make any excuse for the)
letter criticising Venezuela and Pvesi-j
deut Castro sent by M. De Reus, Irerj
former minister, to a monthly journal in)
Holland. She suggest that treaties cov-j
ering arbitration of consular and com-j
mercial matters be arranged with Vene-j
zuela, and summarizes her complaint*
against the Venezuelan government as}
follows;
First, the detention of the Dutch vess
sels by the Venezuelan government, eit-j
ing examples; second, the decree pro bibs
itiug the trans-shipment of goods dess
tined for Venezuela at Curacao, and)
third, the withdrawal of the
of the Netherlands consuls in \ en.czueJ
la. a course not justified! in time oG
peace.
Holland called attention to the factl
that the claims of Venezuela are for*
the acts of Dutch employes who proceed-)
ed without having secured the previous!
consent of the government, while thi 1 :
claims of Holland against Venezuela!
are for direct acts of the Venezuelan]
government. Holland declares further)
that the fact that Venezuela has not
revoked the transshipment decree, asj
demanded, gives her full liberty of ho-*
tiou aiM that President Castro is re
sponsil for the consequences.
WOMAN GAMBLES STOCK)
Remarkable Story of Heavy Trading
Told in New York Through Fail
ure of Brokers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—In the appli-j
cation of an attorney today for a referee!
to take testimony in a suit brought by)
the assignee of the brokerage linn on
Mills Brothers & Cos. to recover $35,37(8
from Mrs. Katherine M. Churchman of*
Philadelphia, an unusual story of stock;
trading by a woman was made public.
In a period extending over nearly two*
years, according to the complaint, Mrs..
Churchman had deals amounting to sev
eral million dollars. Beginning as a
small operator, it was asserted, and he-'
coming encouraged by profits, she sud
denly begun to widen the scope of her
deals, her sales at times amounting to
between $400,000 and $500,000, and she
stood to win millions. In one year she
was said to have profited to the extent
of SIOO,OOO on the market.
In the spring of 1907, however, the
market went against her, according to
the complaint, and she lost. The ac
count was closed out and (lie assignee
claims that she owed the firm a large
sum.
Mrs. Churchman, in her answer, makes
a general denial and alleges that the firm
bought and sold stock without any direc
tions from her.
Supreme Court Justice McCall re
served decision.
LABOR WINS AUSTRALIA
Radicals Will Form New Cabinet, the
Government Having Failed to Pass
Desired Lav/s.
MELBOURNE. Nov. 11.—The gov
ernment having failed to bring forward
in the Australian Parliament measures
sufficiently radical to please the labor
element, the members representing that
party in the House withdrew their sup
port of the Deakiu ministry, and the
government was last night defeated on a
division. Mr. Fisher, a radical labor
leader, will form anew cabinet. This
is the second time the labor party has
been in power in the Australian federal
Parliament. J. C. Watson, another of
the labor leaders, was premier for a
short time in 1904;
BABY M’KEE’S BLOW OUT.
How Harrison’s Grandson at Yale Hon
ored Son of President-Elect.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 11.—A pleasant
post-election event was the surprise din
ner given by Benjamin Harrison McKee
of the Yale senior class for “Bob” Taft.
The guest of honor was the son of the
President-elect. The host was the grand
son of President Benjamin. Harrison, and
was born in the white house. The din
ner. which was served in the Yale dining
hall, was concededly the most elaborate
ever given by a student ia the university.
The table was decorated with carnations
and smilax and for a centerpiece was a
papier mache \yhile house and an ele
phant. Young Taft had no intimation
of the affair until he returned from New
York after assurance of the election of
his father.
Appointed by Cardinal Gibbons.
BALTIMORE, Md-. Nov. 11.— As the
personal representative of the Baltimore
archdiocese at Rome, under the new
status now that the United States is no
longer under the jurisdiction of the prop
aganda fide. Cardinal Gibbons has ap
pointed Sig. F. Santi, who also will
represent the archdiocese of New York.
The archdiocese of Chicago will be rep
resented by Father O’Hearn, a welt
known canonist and ecclesiastical lawyer*