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FOR ONE DAY OF REST.
THE RECENT CONVENTION OF THE
AMERICAN SABBATH UNION.

what the Organization Has Done and Il
Doins-Ths Dlstrics VI Coinmbis the
Only Pincs In the Unitcd States Where
Sunday Il Not Rscoguised by Law.
The American Sabbath union. which
has just held its first anniversary In New
York. originated, ss its documents state,
In petition circulated by Rev. Wilbur
+. Crafts, in 1888, among the officers Of
the few local Sabbath associations then
In existence, and other friends Of Sun
day rest. The petition requested the
Methodist general conference to appoint
a score OF charter members, and to ask
other denominations to do likewise. The
petition was granted. Lutherans, Pres
byterians of five kinds, including two in
the south, Baptists of both sections, and
the Reformed CDutcD church joined the
movement. The charter members from
all these denominations organized the
American Sabbath union, which is there
fore home missionary society, not of
one but of many churches, to prevent the
heathenizing of Christian land, which
is surely quite as important as Christian
izing heathen land.
The charter members report to the
supreme councils of their own dcnomina-
tions, and the Union thus receives an.
nual investigation. Col. Elliott F. Shop
ard, who had previously given 5000 for
the work Of the first year, became tho
first president, with Rev. j. Fl. Knowles
as general secretary, and Rev. Wilbur
F. Crafts as field secretary. The work
of the former has been chiefly cores
pondence and the editing Of weekly
Pearl of Days" column in The New
York Mail and Express. The field secfe-
tary, who is often called "the field mar
shall" has Travelled distance equal to
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people in the hall, representing all parts Of
the British empire, while at one end, on the
dais, quietly sat the woman who was queen
OF them all. For a moment the scene dazed
me, and I was overcome with emotion.
But singers have q great power Of will,
think, and as soon as began TO sing lost all
consciousness of the magnificent surround
ings."
Mime. Albani has house at Braemar, and
when she is there she is frequently invited to
dine with the queen at Balmoral, "and somo.
times" said the singer modestly, 'her mai
esty takes tea in our cottage. She likes the
old Italian music best. You see she hears SO
little that is new. Her majesty is also very
fond Of Scotch songs, such as Robin Adair'
Sometimes Princess Beatrice, who is an ex-
cellent pianist, accompanies me, and see here
Is photograph she gave me with an auto
graph"
When asked how she explained the large
number Of American lady singers constantly
in England, she said
II don't think the American air is better
adapted to the cultivation of the voice than
that Of England But in America, although
England has big musical colleges, the younger
singer has far greater chances. II in any
town girl is thought to have talent, the
means are at once found by public subscrip.
ton or by few rich citizens to enable her to
obtain training in Paris or Italy. or
course good many are sent to Europe whose
voices eau never be trained to do great things,
but it is thought that out of a number there
must be q few prizes, and patriotic pride is
the great incentive"
LEW DocKsTADER.
Among lovers of burnt cork fun the name
OF Lew Dockstader at once calls up visions Of
all that is best in that line. He is considered
to be a minstrel of mnstrels, aud more than
that, jolly good fellow and an honorable
man. When, not long ago, tho announce
ment was made that he was financially in
volve6, and that his embarrassments had ne
cessitated the closing of his New York thea
tire, expressions Of sympathy were more fre.
quent than words of condemnation, even
among members of his company whose SAL
aries were in arrears. The day after the an
nouncement of his trouble was made he put
stop to the stories that he had ignomini-
ously fed, by telegraphing from Philadel-
phia that he was in that city and was nego-
tiating a loan, which would enable him to
give to each 'one Of his creditors a little.
He said that he had had just money enough
to get from New York to Philadelphia, but
said, 'Tell the boys that they won't lose
anything" He added that his wife was COM
pletely Frustrated by the shock of his failure.
Z When the message was received, "the boys'
most Of them-wero content
Lew Dockstader is one of the yous gest of
the prominent members Of the burnt cork
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great mass Of American people are blind
to the perils into which they are drift
ing" He believes that the millennium
he has portrayed will soon come about.
His plan, reduced to practice, is for the
government to first take and run the
railroads, then the telegraph and tele-
phone lines, and no on till his scheme Is
complete.
Clubs are forming everywhere to car
ry out the plan, and the movement Ii
growing as rapidly rs the sale Of the
book. Nor il this likely to take place
only in America. The work has been
translated into Danish and French, and
sells rs well in England as in America.
1t has been the source Of what is called
the Nationalist party In America, and
doubtless similar parties will spring up
in other countries. Whether the book
is Utopian or has some principle Of ben
eft to mankind in 1t remains to be seen.
Edward Bcllamy's brother, Charles ].
Bellamy, is not 80 woll known as the au-
thor Of "Looking Backward" but his
books, which are clever and interesting,
have met with general favor, especially
the story called "Ths Breton Mills"
which was published as a serial by about
five hundred papers, and had good
sale in book form beside. Mr.. Charles
J. Bellamy has now in press another
book, to be called "An Experiment in
Marriage" which will treat of social
matters in somewhat radical manner.
1t is highly spoken of by critics who
have had sight at the advance sheets.
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Minister from Brazil.

Senior |. G. do Amara. Va!ente, who
had the honor Of representing the empire
Of Brazil, and now represents the repub-
lican government OF the United States
Of Brazil, at Washington as special en-
voy and envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenipotentiary to the United States,
and also delegate to the Pan-American
congress, is an experienced diplomatic
and statesman From the age of man
hood until the present time he has been
continuously in the diplomatic service Of
Brazil, and has acquitted himself with
credit to his country and his own good
name. He is still quite young man to
occupy such high position
He WAS born in the proy zee Of Ceara
In 1874, and is therefore y his 10th
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hours he wrote tragedy calIsd "Cat,iinAs :
The plny was not . Eacceu, dnce only tAirey
copies were sold, and the balance Of the edt.
tion went for waste paper. Az q b wsnt -
Christiania TO study In the school cf Heae'
berg. Here he became the companion oe thoo
eminent writer whose name sssms 70 b co.,
posed Of most OF the letters Of the alpbabse
selected at random, Bjornstjerns Bjoensca.
He studied aud wrote, and In 1851 had - fae
advanced as 10 become director Of OLE Balls
new theatre at Bergen.
In 1857 Ibsen married Susanna Thorsse1,
the daughter Of . Norwegian posesA H
then became director OF the ChrlstianIs thear
trc where he wrote to order play year ~
the theatre On account of political writings
unfavorable 10 action Of the government iis
1864, he has since lived in self-impossd sxils.
For time he lived in Dresden and thsn ~
came wandcrer. During bis residence IN
Germany the Germans discovered his merits,
being the first to do 20. and II ID they who In
troduced lsben to the world.
The poet wears his hair and beard So9g.
He is short In stature, but symmetrical He
has serious face. broad, high forehead,
aud a poets sensitive mouth, though q -
same time expressive Of will His blue eye
are always covered with spectacleA HI
yoice In soft and his moverneuta allow.
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lomate. Senor valente was appointed to
a diplomatic position in January. 1909.
and sent 10 Bolivia as attache of the Bra
Ellian legation, from there as secretary to
Uruguay. and afterward to Paraguay,
from which he was promoted to Vene-
zuela as charge d'aiTaircs From 1881 to
1885 he was charge d'affaires TO the
United States. with the exception Of
three months leave Of absence. He was
next promoted from charge d'affaires to
tha, of minister resident to Bolivia, from
which position he was gaxctted to the
United States as envoy, minister, etc..
a. above stated.
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CONVENIENT KITCHENS.
Sensible Suggestions from Louis n. Ofsssa.
Architect.

sensibls Suggestions from Louis n. Cfsssn.
Architect.
The march Of progress Of domestic archt-
lecture Is through the kitchen. -Four walls
ami stove hole do not aHlbrd many conve-
niences to the housokeepcr. Tho kitchen
here illustrated does not pretend to be .
model. 1t pretends to be one kitchen. 10
was planned by an architect and Hs wife, or
vice versa, for their own home, and ~ ar
ranged with reference to the saving Of hhof
In that household. Il was q personal qusD-
tion to that architect A description Of .
kitchen which does not show its connection
with the dining room, china room and pam
try cannot mean much to the reader. Hence
the complete arrangement Is here shown. A
kitchen should be planned with reference 10
three things: Tho preparation Of the food,
the caro- Of utensils and tho care OF the
kitchen itself. This Is all thero Is to be done
In a kitchen Laundry work may be best
done elsewhere, say in the basement under
tho kitchen.
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Elisaveta, to begin with, was nothing Of
an infant phenomenon. Her parents are
both OF medium height, her five brothers and
sisters are children OF average size, and until
the girl was years old she was in no way
different from the rest. Then suddenly sho
began to grow, TO the amazement Of every
body down in the little country town OF
Krassnokutsh, on the Dow, and now she
weighs 800 pounds. Till she was 10 she re-
mained at home, and has since then been ex-
hibited in Russia and Berlin.
Yet, enormous as she is, Elisaveta Phili-
poona, or, to be more polite, Elizabeth Lyska,
is not ono Of the fat giantesses the very sight
Of whom is as repulsiye as that of prize
hog mt cattle show. She is pretty, with
the brunette prettiness Of the Slav woman,
and her brain, though not developed In ac-
cordnnce with her body, is in good working
order. The giantess eau read and write,
which Is more than can be said Of the major
ity Of Russian village children.
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CHlCAGOS OPERA.
Albani, the Canadian Nightia-
gale, Is One Of the Singers.
sOnE TALK ABOUT RER CAREER.

In NE Doalnios she scored IN Early sus-
go aad IL Favorits Of 0sess viotoria.
Esw Dockstsder. the New york lslssereI
Manager. who Il Fisanciaiiy Involved.
The season Of Italian opera, which began
recently in the big Chicago Auditorium, 10
notable for two reasons; First, the best talent
the world affords takes part; and second, IL h
the fiist time an operate plan Of such mag
nitude Has been carried out IN that city.
Among the singers are both Patti and Al
baui The latter Is known as the canadian
Nightingale" !" and the nppellatien b well de-
served She tells the story OF her life herself
- follows:
my father was musician--an excellent
violinist-and from the very first he carefully
trained me. sang at years old, and ap-
peared in public at 9. toured the Dominion
q prodigy for q year, and then very wisely
Twas not allowed to sing for several years
! was about II when went to Europe, and
all the training I had was nine months in
Italy and nine months in Paris. At Milan,
my maestro was Lombardi He Is now 90, I
believe, but with an assistant he still receives
pupils and imparts to them valuable informa-
tion. l made my London debut at Covent
Garden when was 1S in La Sonnambula. >
That was in 1878. had previously appeared
In the same opera in Sicily and In Paris. la
Somnambula' contains, think, the most per-
feet music Of any opera, and This, as well as
the fact that it contains good part for q
young girl, explains, perhaps, why it is gen.
orally chosen by debutantes.
"The two incidents most vividiy impressed
upon my mind may be said to be almost his
t<r.tc Clne occurred in 1870 DURING tho calo
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EDWARD ssLLAmv.
Something Of Interest About the Author
Of "Looking Backward"

Something Of lnterest About the Author
Of "Looking Backward"
The greatest literary success In the
United States since the publication Of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" considered a. to
sales. is Edward Bellamy's book "Look.
ing Backw ard" More than 250,000
copies have been sold and tho cry is for
more.
Mr.. Bellamy Is a native Of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, and is still comparatively
young. He is described by New York
World correspondent, who interviewed
him recently, as "a wiry looking man,
yet In his thirties. There are but few
strands Of silver in his dark hair, and his
frank face is illuminated by pair Of
honest brown eyes, Every lineament
bespeaks kind heartedness and genial.
lty."
He is a graduate Of Union college, and
has studied in Germany; has written con.
siderably for years for magazines, and
was for a time connected with the press.
He published several novels prior to
bringing out Looking Backward" but
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1, tsilc; O. cupboard; g. closet; s. flour; 3 ics;e
slio door; I, tray; O. sink; O. shelves; 10 dry Doh;
II, soap box.
As to the preparation Of the food, there 4
the pastry table In the pantry, adjacent 70 10
shelves for utensils, at the right the nOur
bin and uear it the ice chest Over this ice
chest Is a window through which the ice Fnan
has placed the leo without complaint during
Q period OF four years There Ii drain from
the under aldo Of the leo chest to the outside
of tho pantry wall. Where . drain v no.
provided for refrigerator, the only thing -
do is to place pan under 10. When the pau
runs over It IL known TO be full No one Can
carry pan full Of water without spiIing =.
This makes labor. Tho rsfrigerator drain
saves labor.
In this household the meat Il prepared to-
the range at tho table ct the Left o. ~
kitchen sink. The vegetables are wAshed g
tho sink, allowed to drain at the drain board
and arc placed In their proper rsceptacIa o
tho table. Tho utenhls dt In Tho shelves
above this table ready for use. The Nove
directly back OF the table, 20 that all seses
Is to do Ii to turn around TO Be near y.
The view Of tho side wall IN ths htcbe9
shows that mono OF these tables u incinee0s
The sink and all rest on legs In front, and are
secured to g clcat on the wall. There = 9
splash board running full length Of the ais,
and tables, back OF which pass tho pipes. Al
the woodwork which covers the plumbing =
put together with screws, which can be read.
lily removed In case OF necessity. Thus AL o
the plumbing apparatus Is accessible. =
,fcyce pump Is shown on the htchsn moor
with the handle coming up through slot -
tween tho drain board and the kitchen tabls.
This force pump may be used to pump watsr
to either the kitchen sink or the attic. Whsu
the pump is not In uss the handle msy o
pushed back out OF the way.
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Tho Late Harvey NIcKcnna.

Harvey McKennn, the phenomenal straight
rail billiard player, who was matched to play
Jacob Schaefer at straight rail billiards, died
recently at the New York hospital Of con-
sumption.
McKenna was only "a years old, but had
already made name for himself as a player
Of extraordinary ability. He was born in
Owosso, Mich. He was bootblack when s
years old and before he was l6 had made a
tour of about every state in the Union, with
his kit.
McKenna began playing billiards when 10
years old, and at the age Of 20 was first
class player. His stronghold was the straight
rallied game, at which style of playing he
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Note, On Hou,e BuiIdipr

The windows Of the kitchen should be placed
three feet from the floor, SO that a sufficiency
of wall space may be provided. Such height
permits table TO be placed under the win
dow.
Speaking tubes save more steps in house
than anything Of small cost which may be
added to it. The amount Of running up and
down stairs which they save is hardly to be
estimated. There should be tube from the
family bedroom TO the kitchen, one from the
sitting room TO the family room and one
from the sitting room To the servants room,
and, possibly, one from the family room to
the servants room.
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| Picture molding of the same kind OF WOOD
| IN which the house is finished should DO pro
yided for ali plastered walls OF the house, sx.
,cepting those Of kitchens, pantries ana
closets. Gilded and cheap ornamental pict.
ure moldings are in bad taste. They do nos
appear TO be part Of the house, and are -
violent contrast with other details OF The
room. 1t is agreeable to place the picture
molding on level with the tops OF the doors
In such an instance tho decoration OF ne
walls either by co,ored plaster, tinting cr
kuspsring may te made TO depend for its a.
fectiyeness upon tho treatment OF the sur
faces above and below the picture moiding.
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Kenna's average was 4G6, the best on record.
or late years McKenna had been devoting
his time to giving 1000 or no count exhibi-
tion games throughout the west. He never
lost one Of these games. The match for
$9, 500 side, which had been arranged for
between McKenna and Schaefer, was de-
clared off ON account of the young experts
sickness. Mr., Roach, the hacker of the
"Wizard," refused to accept Mckenna's for
felt, saying that he wouldn't take a dying
mans money.
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Pitcher BALDWIN.

Mark Baldwin, whose portrait appears
with this sketch, is one of the ablest pitchers
that ever faced batter in the ranks Of tho
American association. He was born IN Pitts.
burg, Pa, about twenty-five years ago. He
stands six feet in height and weighs 100
pounds He began ball playing in 1880,
pitching for amateur clubs in his native city,
In 1888 he played his first game as profes-
sional, pitching for the Cumberland tMd)
club In 1885 ho pitched the McKeesport
club into first place Of the Western Pennsyl-
vania league.
On Aug. 30, 1886, while pitching for tho
Duluth team, he held the Oshkosh club down
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brotherhood, being
only about SS years
o Id. Dockstader
b egan his public
career in the en-
ploy Of John L.
Carncross, of Phil
adelphia, Until
Dockstader'sr
reverses, b 9 a n d
Carncross were tho
only proprietors of
prominent houses
o ( minstrelsy in
the United States.
Unlike most mem
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THE SIDE on rHI KITCHEN.

THE BIDE Uy IHB 8ITC6ENs
Hot and cold cistern water cocks and seli
closdnp cold city water cock arc shown over
the sink. On the splash board above ars
shown hooks for utensils. At tho left Of ths
sink and over tho left hand table IL seris1
OF shelves, which may be provided with door1
in front il desired Pots and kettles may b
placed on q shelf over tho cellar way. Draw.
ers are shown In both tables The pipe duct
Is Of wood, with the face secured with screws.
It connects with the plumbing apparatus
above. There Is an opening near the top ol
this duct. through which the warm air from
tho Litcban NAV mass and keep the pipe1
,.o.,,, in c1ld weather
r.,l1 ~ s..a ~ ns.;1. ,..,,, ~. a,rtr.
Inc dishes uro orousn. 1oui .no u..e sA-s
room IN tray, which Is placed near tne ooos
which goes from tne dinihg room 70 tps -
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Edrpre during the winter q i&S-tg. IN
his return he 1as Released b.. Anson and was
immediately snapped up BY Mdiaecr Bssken-
berger for tho Columbus team - . prl&d.
That Asison made mistake in releasing him
ls fully demonstrated by his excellent pitch
ing tor the Columbus team, twice holding the
Brookiyns, and oiise tacb the st. Louis and
Athletics, down to two hits III champion.
ship game Il Is reported that Mark haa
signed with the Chicago Brotherhood team
Tor the season Of 1850.
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a journey round
the world and
then through it.,
speaking in the
C hief cities OF
thirty-nine states
q II d territories,
an average of six
times per week.
As n sort of divin-
ing rod he carries
an ancient orient
al saw, which
works only on
the hazel, stroke.
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vicious empress Claar Della 10 the wife Of
the noted stage manager of the Frankfurter
Stadt theatre and opera house. She is q
much decorated woman. Almost every
monarch has added to her list Of "ordersh 10
gold, diamonds and other precious stones.
The actress stay In America will be but
short. She las already appeared alone in
her principa, characters and will join hands
with Herr Possart In a grand revival OF
Shakespearean plays before she returns TO
GERMANY
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The entire building will be heated by steam
and lighted by electricity. The front Of the
building will be built of rock faced brown
stone, red pressed brick and red terra Gotta
FRAU DEIIA.
The Germans In America form large per-
centage Of the population. In fnct II Ia said
that In New York city alone there are more
Germans than In any city in Germany, ex.
cept Berlin. Wherever Germans go there go
also good nature and fun. They take with
them their newspapers (which always have a
good big department devoted to "IIunoris-
tisches'1 and nt their theatres comedies form
a majority of the pieces presented Fore
most among the German dramatic people In
America il Manager Amberg, That his
conntrymen support his ventures financially
Is shown by the fact that every year he
"tours" in America one or moro celebrities
from the fathcrland. This takes good deal
OF money, and the money always seems TO be
forthcoming
One Of his latest ventures In this limo Is the
bringing OF IIermina Claar Della, o German
actress Of great renown, TO this country.
According TO The New York Herald, the
late king Of Bavaria spent 100000 marks to
sec Fr,A Della play "Theodora" for the first
time at o separate performance" II was
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one OF the sensa-
tions Of the day,
and LMdwig Is said
to have expressed
his displeasure that
the production did
not cost him more.
He excluded his
loyal subjects for .
whole week from
the Munchener hof-
theatre, and night
af t er night the
lonely monarch sat
In his golden box
watching CLAIR Do
las impersonation
of tho great and
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Thesnian Financierinr.

As a rule, Mary Anderson shares instead
of taking certainty. Salvini isa very care
full financier, He takes percentage from
Mr. Palmer, with guarantee that his profit
shall not fall below a certain amount, and ho
will receive about all Of the profits Bern
hardt, who is to play with Mr.. Abbey for the
next two years, takes share of the profits
without guarantee, but her share is large
one and her income $4,000 a season.
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4.
held the record for
the best runs and
the best average.
His famous runs of
2,20O and 2,57O
points, respective
ly, were both made
in a 5000 point
game, which he
played about a year
and a half ago.
His opponent was
able to score but
forty-fve points in
the game. On thi:
occasion Mr. Nc.