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Mil CALLED Off
TO THE BIG RACING
YACHTS.
RELIANCE THE FASTER BOAT
CUP DEFENDER SHOWS HEELS TO
SHAMROCK IN COMMAND-
ING STYLE.
SURE WINNER.
New York, Aug. 22.One of the big
gest crowds of sightseers and yachts
men that ever sailed down Sandy
Hook to witness an attempt of a for
eign cup hunter to wrest from America
the yachting supremacy of the world,
returned to New York last night dis
appointed because the sea had refused
a field of combat to the racers, but,
nevertheless, jubilant in the convic
tion that Sir Thomas Lipton's latest
challenger, like the two Shamrocks
which had preceded her, was doomed
to return to England empty-handed.
Of course the race yesterday was not
absolutely conclusive owing to"* the
light and shifting character of the airs,
but in a fifteen-mile beat to windward,
a portion of which was sailed in a
driving rain, the cup defender Reliance
Showed Her Heels to Shamrock III.
In commanding style ana in weather
conditions which were supposed to be
to the particular liking of the chal
lenger. Fife's latest creation has
been heralded as a veritable wizard in
light breezes in windward work, espe
cially with a jumpy sea on, while the
Reliance, in her trials, had demon
strated best reaching and running in a
whole-sail wind.
Yet yesterday, with a breeze varying
from one to twelve knots, and again a
long ground-swell, the defender out
footed and outpointed her. The Sham
rock did not turn the outer mark, and
there is, therefore, no way of knowing
absolutely how badly she was beaten,
but it was estimated that she was
more than a mile astern, or about six
teen minutes in the existing strength
of the wind, when Reliance rounded.
America's Cup'Is Safe.
As a result of the trial the experts
believe, blow high or low, that Reli
ance will win this, the thirteenth
series for the America's cup.
LOWERED BY DERRICK.
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Body of Heaviest Man in Pennsylva
nia Buried Under Difficulties.
Bristol, Pa., Aug. 22.In the pres
ence of 3,000 persons and with the aid
of a derrick the state's heaviest man,
Wilson Lippincott, weight 560 pounds,
was buriGd yesterday in Bristol cem
etery. Thirteen of the borough's larg
est men, weighing over 2,600 pounds
all told, acted as pall bearers and car
ried the immense coffin from the
cemetery chapel to the grave. At the
place of burial instead of the big 13,
Charles Yeamans, Bristol's smallest
man, had charge of the block and
tackle and lowered the body into the
grave. The coffin measured 3 feev 4
Inches wide and deep and lYz ft long.
The grave was 5x9 feet.
MILLER CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
Complaint of Bookbinders' Union Made
Public.
Washington, Aug. 22.The charges
made by the local bookbinders' union
against Foreman Miller of the govern
ment printing office, who was dis
missed from his position on complaint
of the union and reinstated by order
of President Roosevelt, became public
yesterday. Miller is charged with be
ing thrice a bigamist. The records of
the court at Schuylkill, Pa., are quoted
in part, and it is stated in the charges
that affidavits support the allegations
of the union. Public Printer Palmer
still has the charges under considera
tion, and it is not known when he will
announce his decision.
FALLS UNDER WHEELS.
Treacherous Sand Sends Indiana Man
to His Death.
Blackduck, Minn., Aug. 22.Saul J.
McCord, living at Henryville. Ind., was
Instantly killed by a Minnesota & In
ternational gravel train near this city.
He was employed on the railroad, and,
In Jumping from a flat car while in
motion, slipped on some loose sand.
Calling directly under the wheels. The
air brakes were immediately applied,
but not before two wheels had passed
over his body could the slowly moving
train be stoppeed.
BABY DIES FOR PLAYMATE.
Saves Friend From the Flames but
Not Herself.
Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 22. Little
four-year-old Luella Anderson, daugh
ter of D. M- Anderson of Armour &
Co., sacrificed her own life in savins
that of her older playmate, Gladys P
ten, six years old. The latter's dr.-
was on fire when Luella patted ort
Haines, preventing Gladys fr"
ing to death. Luella's
jBEA REFUSES FIELD OF COMBAT ALL THE DEMANDS MADE BVTHE
IEADS SHAMROCK BY A MILE HAVE NEW PIAN Of SETTLEMENT
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BLOW HIGH OR LOW, EXPERTS POWERS FIXING UP SCHEME
BELIEVE RELIANCE IS A TO APPLY REFORMS IN
rown
were ignited and she died a.i* i
urs of intense_agony
TURK BACKS DOWN
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT ARE
ACCEPTED.
ASKS WITHDR4WAI uf fLEET
PRESENCE OF RUSSIAN SQUAD-
RON MAKES THE TURKS
UNEASY.
MACEDONIA.
Constantinople, Aug. 22.Tie Rus
sian squadron arrived on inuia, on the
eastern coast of European Turkey,
Wednesday afternoon.
Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish foreign
minister, has visited the Russian am
bassador and notified him that the
Turkish government accepted all the
Russian demands and begged that the
Russian squadron be withdrawn from
Turkish waters.
The news of the arrival of the Rus
sian squadron Is spreaaiug, notwith
standing the continued suppression of
all telegrams and announcements on
the subject.
The general opinion of the Europe
ans here is that the time has arrived
for a vigorous intervention, and the
abandonment of all semi-measures,
which are regarded as the
Cause of trie Present Rising.
According to the official Turkish re
ports the strongest positions ol the in
surgents are at Krushevo, Merihoro
and Fiorina. Contrary to previous re
ports, it is now stated officially that
Krushevo Is still occupied by the In
surgents.
The headquarters of the revolution
ists are in the Peristerl mountains, in
the vicinity of Monastil. Women and
children are not molested by the in
surgents, who have destroyed only
fortified dwellings occupied by rich
Turks.
It is not denied that they kill all
Bulgarians and Greeks found acting as
Turkish spies, but the strictest orders
have been issued not to interfere with
women or children.
Members of the diplomatic ccps
who were recently received by the
sultan, assert that his majesty is con
fident that Turkey will pass through
the existing crisis without the loss of
a foot of European territory.
New Plan of Settlement.
London, Aug. 22. Important nego
tions are in progress between the pow
ers which promise to result In the
early adoption of a new plan for the
settlement of the Macedonian trouble.
Brussels, Aug. 22. The Independ
ence Beige says it nears that the pow
ers have arrived at an understanding
regarding a step to be taken to sup
press the revolt and apply reforms in
Macedonia. According to this uncon
firmed report Russia will act on sea.
occupying the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus, Austria will act on land
and Italy will exercise surveilance
over Albania. After peace shall be re
stored the powers are to withdraw and
restore to Turkey her full sovereignty.
Big Fight Reported.
Vienna, Aug. 22.Dispatcher from
Salonica say an important fight oc
curred in the mountains of Pis&oder,
Aug. 18. The village of Ermincesco
was burned by the Turks and many In
surgents were killed. It Is said that
an Austrian manufactory is negotia
ting with Bulgaria to supply that
country with 10.000,000 cartridges.
The decision of the Bulgarian govern
ment is expected early next week.
Bulgarians Are Hopeful.
London, Aug. 22. Advices from
Macedonia report the Bulgarian revo
lutionists as being hopeful of achieving
the liberation of the country from
Turkish ru.e. It is declared that they
are energetically supported from be
yond the Turkish border. Consign
ments of arms, ammunition and pro
visions are constantly arriving.
NEGROES LEAVE A TOWN.
Fearing Race War, They Obey Ordef
to Vacate at Once.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 22.News from
Whitewright. Tex., is to the effect that
all the negroes of the town, more than
100 persons, have fled for fear of a
race war. A negro attacked a white
woman about a week ago, and that
night a negro accused of the offense
was hanged by a mob, but was res
cued and saved by the sheriff and a
posse. Notices were posted ordering
all negroes to leave the place, and the
blacks fled.
THIEF'S DARING WORK.
Smashes a Window and Makes Off
With $2,000 Worth of Diamonds.
Canton, Ohio, Aug. 22."While the
streets were crowded with shoppers
late yesterday afternoon a daring
thief smashed the show window of W.
A. Wortman's jewelry store In the
heart ef the city, and, grabbing a tray
containing $2,000 worth of diamonds,
made his escape before an alarm could
be given. The thief cut his hands
while reaching for the gems, but be
yond this the police.have no elue.
AFTER HITCHCOCK
SAID SECRETARY MAY BE IM-
PLICATED IN THE LAND
SCANDALS.
WANT IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION
PRESIDENT WILL BE ASKED TO
ISSUE AN ORDER TO THAT
EFFECT.
E IS ACCISED or FAVORITISM
CHARGES AGAINST HITCHCOCK
ARE NOT OF A CRIMINAL
NATURE.
Washington, Aug. 22.There Is a
strong movement under way to secure
from President Roosevelt an order
that will make the investigation iato
the Indian Territory lana scandal and
the alleged complicity of prominent
United States officials absolutely un
trammeled and impartial. The sig
nificance of this arises from the fact
that many friends of Mr. Hitchcock
are alleged to be involved in the scan
dal.
A number of the secretary's official
acts have been pointed out to the pres
ident which lead to a waat of confi
dence among those who a*e urging ihe
inquiry, in the secretary ability to
conduct an impartial investigation.
To cite but one of a number of cases
on which this viev is based,
Formal Charges
have been made to'the president that
large sums of money realized from
sales of town lots in several thriving
young cities in Oklahoma, instead of
being expended for public uses, as was
provided by act of congress, have been
deposited in St. Louis banks in which
Mr. Hitchcock's friends are interested
as stockholders. The secretary is a
St. Louis man.
The citizens of a number of Okla
homa towns have appealed to Secre
tary Hitchcock to use these funds for
installing waterworks in their respec
tive towns, etc., but they have ap
pealed to him in vain. The only sub
stantial reason Mr. Hitchcock ad
vances for withholding these funds
from their proper use for improve
ments in the towns is "there is a
crowd of looters" down there who
would steal the money if taken out of
the hanks.
TWO BOYS BURNED TO DEATH.
Grasp Electric Wire and Are Instantly
Enveloped in Flames.
Saginaw, Mich., Aug. 22. James
Budd and Eugene Moss, aged 16 years,
were burned to death here in an elec
tric light tower last night. It has been
the practice of boys to climb the tcv
er, which is 125 feet high to the plat
form at the top. Last night the Moss
boy, while at the top, touched a wire
carrying a current, and instantly His
body was a mass of flames. Young
Budd had started to descend, but re
turned to attempt to rescue his com
panion. The moment he touched t.~e
wire, he, too, became enveloped in
flames. Both were instantly killed.
TOO MUCH BRUTALITY.
German Sergeant Will Spend Three
Years in Prison.
Berlin, Aug. 22.Sergeant Bre'den
bach of the Eleventh infantry t-s Jen
sentenced to three and a haif years'
imprisonment for mistreatment of pri
vate soldiers. There are 1,500 mild and
300 serious offenses charged against
Breidenbacn. He so severely whipped
a recruit recently as to cause the man
to commit suicide.
POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
Burglars Secure Gcod Sum of Cash
and Stamps.
Janesville. Wis., Aug. 22.The post
office at Clinton, Wis., was entered by
burglars and robbed of $300 in cash
and about $1,000 in stamps. They se
cured entrance with a skeleton key.
The postmaster has offered a reward
of $50 In addition to the reward offer
ed by the government for their cap
ture.
CAR MAKES WILD DASH.
One Man Killed and Another Fatally
Injured.
Braddock, Pa., Aug. 22. An open
car on the Wllkinsburg & East Pitts
burg division of the Pittsburg Railway
Company, got away from Its motorman
on a high grade in North Braddock
last evening and In its wild dash cost
one man's life and fatally Injured an
other, besides badly injuring several
more.
ALL CUT AND DRIED.
But the Lady in the Case Fails to Join
the Combine.
La Crosse, Wis., Aug. 22. Armed
with a marriage license and accompa
nied by a Mormon elder, a stranger ap
peared at the residence of Mrs. Mc
Douglal Schermerhorn on the river
front and announced to the aston
ished lady that he desired to marry
her. Upon being shown the license
she indignantly refused to wed the fel
low. Both the stranger and the preach
er left very much disappointed.
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THE PACIFIC OCEAN'S FLOOR.
What Would Be Revealed if Water
Were Drained Off.
Leslie's Weekly says: If the waters
of the Pacific could be drained there
would be revealed a vast stretch of
territory, comprising enormous pla
teaus, great valleys for which no par
allels exist on the land surface, lofty
mountains beside which the Himalaya
and the Andes would look like hillocks
and tremendous hollows or basins only
to be compared with those on the face
of the moon.
While there are great mountains and
huge basins or deeps, the plateau areas
are by far the most extensive. Rela
tively speaking, the floor of the Pa
clflc is now at last revealed on the
plateau areas in level. There are un
dulations and depressions, but the gen
eral area is about the same depth be
low the surface.
Soundings develop a mean depth of
from 2,500 to 2,700 fathoms. In shoaler
spots there is a mean depth of from
2,300 to 2,400 fathoms. Deeper spots
show from 2,800 to 2,900 fathoms.
WA8 PRETTY DRY READING.
How Teddy's Ambition Received
Something of a Setback.
For some reason desire for higher
education had overcome Teddy. Tem
porarily he felt keenly his own ignor
ance, gloried in hearing about the lives
of illustrious, self-made men, and for
the first time realized his own short
comings. He decided to emulate ex
amples. The Encyclopedia Britannica,
he thought, was a fairly well-informed
authority, and if he'd read just a page
or two of that every night, within a
few years he'd know about everything
extant.
"Well, my boy," asked his father
an hour after the course had begun,
"how do you like it?"
"I don't know," said Teddy. "Alge
bra is mighty slow but alligators
phew!"
Warming the North Pole.
A novel scheme for rendering the
Arctic regions inhabitable has been
advanced by a scientist, who proposes
to widen Behring Strait- and remove
all obstacles to the entrance of the
warm Japanese current, which he con
siders then would pour down in suffi
cient quantities to melt the ice of the
Polar seas, thus reclaiming a vast em
pire. Behring Strait is thirty-six miles
wide at the narrowest part, with a
depth of from thirty to forty fathoms,
but the channel is obstructed by three
small Islands. These he would re
move, and would also get rid of those
rocks and reefs along the coast which
offer most impediment to the free ac
cess of the current.
French Commissioner Disgusted.
Michel Lagrave, French commission
er to the St. Louis exposition, arrived
there recently with Mme. Lagrave,
and inside of twenty-four hours was
the most disgusted man in Missouri.
There was no one to receive him at
the d^pot and as he does not speak
English he had much difficulty in get
ting a carriage to his hotel. The cab
man changed him $20 for the short
drive to the ffbtel, where he waited
until the next afternoon before his
presence in town was recognized hy
anyone connected with the exposition.
M. Lagrave declares that the steamer
cannot take him back to France too
quickly.Chicago Chronicle.
Search fo- Prehistoric Horses.
For two ears past agents of Wil
liam C. Whitney have been searching
the western plains for relics of the an
cestors of the present breed of horses.
So far many interesting bones have
been resurrected from their burial
places in the rocks of the pre-Adamlte
ages. The horse, in its origin, had
several varying prototypes. The Na
tional History Museum in New York
already specimens. Last autumn the
fossil remains of a small herd of the
species called the hipparlon were dis
covered in Nebraska. From them it is
believed that a complete animal can
be mounted.
Misquotations.
A correspondent sends the following
popular misquotations: The absurd
i tautology, "Like angels' visits few (in-
stead of shortj and far between
I "Money is the root of all evil," for
"The love of money," a very different
thing. He remarks that it is curious
that the lato Dr. Patteson himself in
his monograph on Milton falls into
the snare of quoting "Fresh fields and
pastures new." He suggests, also, that
the UBO of the Italian phrase, in petto,
as if equivalent to in miniature, is an
other snare into which many authors
fall.
Matches Eight Inches Long.
The latest luxury for the smokers*
tray is the new English match that
measures eight inches in length. Fifty
of these fit a sumptuous silver and
leather box, which, with the cigars, is
set upon the table at the conclusion
of a dinner party. One match will
light from ten to twelve cigars or
cigarettes. Sometimes, for the ues
of feminine smokers, those matches
are made of Syrian cedars or aromatic
'East Indian woods and burn with the
most delicious perfume.
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North Dakota Legislators.
There are 140 members of the North
Dakota legislature, and of them fifty
one are farmera and only two are law
yers. Norwegians and their descend
ants are very largely represented in
the politics of North Dakota.
The Largest Opera Houses.
The Academy of Music, at Npw
I York, will hold 4,700 people. The
next biggest opera house Is that at
i Parma, in Italy. It is built of wood,
1 and will hold 4,500.
THE GOAT AND THE PLUG.
Old Darkey Was Satisfied the Animal
Could Read.
Three colored men were discussing
the intelligence of different animals.
One claimed that the dog knew more
than all other animals put together.
The horse was favored by a second
man, but old Peter Jackson said that,
"in my opinion de goat am de 'telll
gentest criter llvin'. I kin prove dat
de goat kin read. I saw him do it,
an' I know it am true. Several days
ago, I wuz walkin' down street,
dressed in mah best suit ob clothes,
an' wearin' mah new plug hat When
I got down on de main street I seed
a billboa'd on which it said, "Chew
Jackson's plug.' A goat wuz standln'
thar when I passed, an' when I wuz
about ten feet away he must hab rec
ognized me, for de next thing I knew
I went saihn' out in de mud. When
I looked 'roun', dat goat wuz chewln'
mah plug hat for all he wuz worth.
Gem'men, da is no question In mah
mind about de 'telligence ob de goat.
He am a wondah."
NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
Why Conductor Thought Women
Should Not Have Ballot
How many-sided and how funny is
the life load in a city street car. Not
long ago a woman gave the conductor
of one a dollar bill. On receiving the
change she counted and recounted it
"This is not right," she called after
him. "Ain't, eh there's 95 cents.
Don't suppose yer wanter ride free."
She made another mental calculation
and blushingly subsided. As the man
reached the rear platform he was
heard to grumble: "And them's the
things as wants to vote."
Wig Good Cause for Divorce.
The widow of a large estate owner
in Germany, who recently married a
count of small means, has obtained a
separation from her second husband
on exceedingly novel grounds. Alter,
the marriage the bride discovered
that her husband wore a wig and re
ceived such a shock at the sight of
his bald head that she took a violent
antipathy to him, and commenced'
proceedings against him. Her suit
was successful, and she obtained a
separation after three weeks' mar
riage. The grounds upon which the
decision was based were that if she
had known of the wig she would
never have married the count.
Will Loan Money to Poor.
A body of philanthropic New York
ers have formed themselves into the
Personal Protective Loan Associa
tion, with the purpose of loaning
money to the poor at 6 per cent per
annum. The capital of the organiza
tion is $10,000 and the incorporators
are Thomas M. Mulry, Edward F.,
Cragin, Rev. Dr. David J. Burrell,
Father A. P. Doyle and Robert B.
Miller. Individual money lenders
never charge less than 30 per cent,
and sometimes a great deal more.
There are 300 pawnshops in New
York.
Had to Pay to Find Out.
At one of the New York theaters
they are playing a piece called "A
Fool and His Money." A preacher
from Wisconsin was visiting Gotham
last week and in passing the theater
one evening was curious to know if
the play conveyed the proverbial les
son suggested by its title. Stepping
up to the box office, he inquired re
garding the matter. "I think," said
the suave party behind the grating,
"that the moral of the piece is that
the fool and his money gather no
moss. It will cost you $2 to find out
exactly." The preacher murmured
"Thank yon" and withdrew. He tells
the story himself.
New Way to Do Time.
Dr. Lillinksjold, of Butte, Mont., is
credited with having adapted hypno
tism to a novel purpose. The doctor,
having been placed under arrest, tried,
fined and sentenced to gaol for twenty
days for some small infracton of the
law, deliberately hypnotized himself,
saying he would awaken from his
trance at the expiration of twenty
days. All efforts to awaken him were
unsuccessful till the end of that peri
od. As a mean of "doing" time, or of
whiling away long intervals. Dr.
Lillinksjold's plan is probably unique.
Inepecting American Railroads.
J. T. Tatlow, John Wharton, George
Banks, F. Dale and H. O'Brien, otfl
cials of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
railway of England, are In this coun
try and will make extended inspec- i
tlon of American railroads. They
have been viewing things in several
eastern cities and will shortly vist
Chicago. They represent the me
chanical, freight and passenger de
partments of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire road.
The Coming Man.
"Mrs. Frisbie is suing her husband
for divorce." "Indeed? What is the
trouble?" "Well, she says she tried
not to mind when Mr. Frisbie used
her curling irons, wore her shirt
waists and borrowed her collar but
tons. But when he began to go
through her pockets and extract ner
small change after she was asleep
she felt that patience had ceased to
be a virtue."Brooklyn Eagle.
Costly Skipping-Rope.
A skipping-rope has been presented
by a fond Pittsburg millionaire to hie
six-year-old daughter. The handles
are gold, studded with an odd Jewel,
while the cord, the finest procurable,
i cost more than a dollar per inch.
i When the child grows a little older
she will be able fully to appreciate her
papa's gift. At present she treats it
I as if it were an ordinary rope.
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CLEANLINESS
Young Matron Critic!
Her Mother-i
"Cleanliness is next
know," said the young
mother-in-law lives
there is such a thing
too far, I think. Now,
mother is fearfully and
neat In fact, at times 1
live in a pigpen would
From morning till night
ing but clean, clean, clea'
carpet are laid in the pl
likely to trip you up. These
tended to keep the floor unde
free from stain and then the ca
are taken up and the floor undern
scrubbed as carefully as if it had not
been protected all the time. You can
not imagine just how trying it is. But
the other day she reached the limk.
She came in, took off her shoes, care
fully washed tbem and set them out
to dry! Think of it! It's a wonder she
did not wash her hat."
STRENGTH OF MEN AND OXEN.
Bulk for Bulk, the Former Are the
Stronger.
Few people know that a man, bulk
for bulk, is stronger than an ox, but
it appears that such is the case. The
matter was tested not long since at a
fair in America, one of the attractions,
of which was a contest of a yoke of
oxen against an equal weight of men,
A drag was loaded with granite blocks,
weighing in the aggregate 4,969
pounds The yoke of oxen that made
the trial weighed 3,220 pounds, and
twenty men, allowing 160 pounds to
the man, were set against them. The
men took hol of
theh dragcovering
easily1
first, and
walkedd off wit it a
distance of 95 feet in the space of two
minutes. The oxen at their trial moved
only eighty-five feet in the same length
of time, and the men were accordingly
declared winners.Pearson's Weekly.
Governor Saves Boy's Life.
It is fortunate for one Georgia youth
that Gov. Garvin of Rhole Island is a
physician and surgeon of standing.
The governor and a number of north
ern friends were at Andersonville to
attend the dedication of a monument
in memory of Rhode Island soldiers
who died in Andersonville prison.
While the exercises were in progress
a carriage team took fright, ran away
and upset
thehe
vehicle. Edwin
way, one of
Callahi occupants, bad
leg broken, the jagged bone severing
an artery. Gov. Garvin, on hearing of
the boy's plight., hurried to his help,
tied the severed artery and cut the
broken bone, just in time to save the
sufferer from bleeding to death.
Bank's Burglar Trap Didn't Work.
In its account of the recent bank
burglary, at Allen, the Emporia (Kan.)
Gazette explains that the trap set by
the bank for robbers did not work.
The trap in question is unique enough
to be interesting. "Above the vault,"
says the Gazette, "was a thin ceiling
and about a ton of sand above it.
This was there in case cracksmen
should attempt to blow open the safe,
when the ceiling would burst at the
explosion and the sand fill the vault,
making it impossible to get at the
safe. However, the ceiling did not
burst and the sand remains undis
turbed.Kansas City (Mo.) Journal.
Chorus Girls of Wealth.
Among the twenty girls who took
part in an amateur comic opera per
formance in Philadelphia the other
evening were fifteen whose fathers
are millionaires. It is said that the
girls in question represented some
$40,000,000. The affair was the big
gest event among the Hebrews of
Philadelphia for twenty years. A
trainload of wealthy New Yorkers
went over specially to take part in or
witness the performance, which was
given under the auspices of the Mer
cantile club.
Brave Sailor Soon Forgotten.
Disoouraglngly tardy progress is be
ing made with the proposed monument
to Rear Admiral James E. Jorrett. It
was thought that the gallant eonduct
and wide popularity of the admiral
would have called forth generous re
sponse to the committee's appeal, but
that expectation has not been realized.
The headquarters of the association
are in Washington and Rear Admiral
A. E. K. Benham is chairman of a
committee having the matter in imme
diate charge.
The Ones That Suffered.
An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastful, says ex-Speaker Joseph
L. Barbour of the Connecticut legisla
ture, once said to his good friend.
"Think of it! I preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday!"
"Didn't it weary you very much?" in
quired the other solicitously. "Oh, no,"
said the minister. "But you should
have seen the congregation!"New
York Times.
Dae Point off View.
"I am very much afraid that you
not appreciate the spirit of a free
country," "Oh, yes I do," answered
the men who had recently landed in
New York, in a dialect which it is
needless to reproduce. "What do you
understand by a free country?" "It is
a place where you are free to do a*
you choose if you manage to get on
the police force"
Had Had Opportunity.
Two society buds at the Waldorf
Astoria were commenting upon the
marriage of Mrs. Lewis Rutherfurd to
William K. VanderbHL "It's a fine
match," said one "the bride certainly,
belongs to the Upper Ten." "She ought
to," was the tart answer, "she's mar
ried three of them!"New York
Times.