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Tho Universal University.

Professor G. Hanford Henderson writes
for The Popular Science Monthly, one Of
the most comprehensive and understand
able papers that have yet been in print.
on what is popularity called university
extension. He writes, university ex-
tension has been well defined as uni
versity education for the whole nation
by an itinerant system connected with
established institutions" That is to say,
comparatively few of the whole popula-
ton of the country can afford to go to
university several years to get high
training and culture, therefore the uni
versity will come to them. A university
is school that offers special courses q
study to tho learner whereby he may ht
himself for any profession, such as law
yer, physician, preacher, teacher or
artist. The meaning Of university ex-
tension is that practically such univer-
sity will come into each students own
neighborhood and give. him its advan-
tages. Even where he does not wish to
take any Of the learned professions. uni
yersity extension will step In and make
him what Is still better for the general
interests Of society than the specialist
an all round cultured man. In such all
round cultured men and women Amer
lea Is sadly lacking, and thoughtful,
scholarly persons who are watching the
drift Of things fear that the time will
come ere long when we shall suffer for
this need.
The Chautauqua course furnishes tho
foundation, and an admirable one, for
the university extension. The extern.
sion idea is that from the centers Of
learning, such as Harvard, Michigan
university and Johns Hopkins, professors
shall go out to different localities and
give courses Of lectures and instruction.
just such as they give to their classes at
home. The expenses Of these lectures
will be betrayed partly by the students
who are benefited and partly from .
fund provided by subscription. Profess
sors who stay in one place become lazy
and rusty anyhow, and out Of touch
with the world, and this outside contact
with real workingmen and women will
rub them up. 1t viii be just what they
and their outside students need. The
promoters Of university extension see in
the plan magnificent possibilities, moth
ing less than that every man and woman
in America may obtain thoroughly
trained intellects anda become as schol-
arly and cultured as those who have all
the advantages wealth and leisure can
give.
We need the higher education In America.
and we need It In q large measure. for we are
a people with large opportunity. And we
need 1t particularly now, for the grave prob
lens which press upon rs for solution Will de-
mand Tolerance and large, mindedness which
come only when the human spirit Is we'll disci-
plined. We have here great and busy people,
but people too unimaginative and too I'M.
ideal We need the infusion Of . spirit Of cul-
ture Into the national thought and Life, II We
hre 10 realize the destiny which seems possible
\ to rs.
The preaching Of Peter the Hermit aroused
Al Europe. The present occaaion Il less pic
turesque. but tbs crusade which Il Npreaehes
stands for interests much more vital than ths
recovery Of Jerusalem.
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Some one has invented plan for
Ireland's redemption. II is entirely
industrial. Ireland is to be saved by
cooperative industry. But industry
in Ireland is discouraged by the fact
that the Irishman is not sure Of the
fruits Of his labor.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13

Love IN . cottage would no doubt Be
something worth while in the kind q
cottage Miss Gwendoline Caldwell pro
poses TO build at Newport. II win cost
over q, 00O, 900.
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Miss \ Mary Schiller, whom the
Worlds Fair Committee will send as a
Commissioner to South America, is a
grandniece Of the German author.
She used to teach school at Pittsburg,
and spent some time thereafter in
study abroad. She is well acquainted
with the Spanish language.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13

The Chicago Real Estate Board has
decided that the limit Of the height Of
Office buildings shall be $50 feet, which
is equivalent 70 making fourteen
stories the maximum height Of such
structures. Chicago is not the first
city to realize the necessity Of drawing
a line somewhere on this question.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-11-13

United States District-Attorney Cole,
the successor Of Hon. ]. Blair Hoge, in
Washington has secured the indict-
ment Of the President Of the Old Do
minion Republican Club for soliciting
subscriptions in Government depart
ment.
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Do Come.

Mr.. Pinkham--How do you do, Mrs.
Willisi You are the last person Iexpect-
cd to see In Florence.
y Mrs. Willis--Why, If it isn't Mr.. Pink
haml Yes, we are spending the winter
here. You must call ON us often. You
know just how it is-persons we never
think much Of while home seem like dear
friends when we meet them in strange
place.-Harper's Bazaar.
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FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 10. 1891.

They say beauty is only skin deep,
but it has penetrated many q mans
brain and quite turned his head.
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Room at the Top.

Dusty Rhodes-When / started out in
life was told there was room at the top.
and found it so.
Dogood-How was that?
Dusty Rhodes-It was back ballroom
under the eaves.-New York Herald.
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The Secret Ont.

Eholly-Whea do you get shayedi
Chappie--Will you sweah nevah to give
me away If tell you secweti
Cholly-I sweah.
Chappie-Well, don't get shaved at all
Life.
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WILL OBEY THE SUMMONS.
Contumacious Witnesses beg OF and
Promise to Testify.

Contumacious witnesses beg Off and
Promise to Testify.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 16.-When the case
Of Stephen Gage, director Of the Southern
Pacific company, cited to show cause why
he should not be punished for contempt for
not appearing before the grand jury when
summoned was called in the superior court
to-day, Gage and his counsel, Creed Hay
mond, failed to put in an appearance and
Judge Wallace ordered Cages bond of
$1,000 forfeited, and ordered that abench
warrant be issued for his arrest. Before
the warrant was made out, however, Gage
and counsel appeared in court, and Hay
mond, after explaining that the deiGy was
unavoidable, announced that Gage would
purge himself of contempt and in recogni-
ton of the decision Of tho supreme court,
both he and Richard Chute, who had been
convicted of contempt for refusing to com
tbs grand jury and testify. Els, Raymond.
regretted that the supreme court in its de-
cision at Los Angeles Yesterday did not set
tie the question of the grand jury's legal
ity. and he would endsavor to initiate some
means for testing that question as speedily
az possible. Judge Wallace then an
nounced that he would continue ths case
against Gage to be called up at any time on
one days notice from the district attorney,
should Gage fail to appear before the jury
when wanted. The order declaring his bail
Edgar b. Hay. who also announced his
Willingness to 60 before the grand jury.
now that the supreme court had decided
that witnesses must obey the summons Of
that body, Judge Wallace ordered a stay
of execution of sentence
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Indian Lands Coded.

DENVER, Oct. 1.-THE Associated press
correspondent who accompanied the com,
mission to negotiate with the Shoshone
and Arapahoe Indians of Wyoming for the
cesslon of part of the Wind River raserya-
ton telegraphs that the commission has
elected an agreement with the Indians
under which they cede TO the United States
about 1000 0 acres out of a total of . OOo'
0oO acres. The Indians receive $500 900.
or about % cents per acre. The lands coded
include practically all land north of Wind
river and a strip on the eastern part of the
reberVatlon. Inc country is well watered.
The bottom lands are rich and tbers !,
about 100000 acres of bench land which it.
rlgatlon companies can make good agricul-
tural land at reasonable cost. The whole
OF the reservation ia u fine sheep and cattle
range. Coal and oil are found On tbs cedod
lands and there are Indications Of mora
valuable minerals. The country is $50
miles from railroad communication,
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DEPTH OF EARTHQUAKES.

Not Noticed by Men Working In the Deep
Mines of Nevada.
The Mississippi valley has recently ex-
perienced an earthquake shock which for
severity has not been equalled for years, an
incident which revives interest in the query:
How deep does the earth quake when ma
ture shakes her crust like the cyclone does
the circus tsnt? At Virginia City, New,
the great earthquake of 1879 was not no.
ticed by the miners in the deeper portions
of the Comstook mines. The famous earth
quake at the same place in 1874, which
shook dow chimneys. Prevails, ETC., and
cracked every brick building IN the city,
was merely noticed by some of the miners
working ir the upper levels" but did
them no damage, not even shaking down
loose rocks and earth. The station men in
the various shafts felt it strongest, and the
deepest point whore it was noticed was by
the ninth station man, who was on watch
at the 900-foot level, which is, of course.
800 feet below the surface. He said it felt
like a faint throb or pulsation of air, as
though a blzst had been ifed above, below,
or in sSme indefinite direction. In some of
the Virginia City mines the shock was not
felt at all. not even by station men in the
shaft. The Gold Hill News, commenting
on this curious fact at the time. remarked
that earthquakes seemed to be of electrical
character, coming from the atm osphere,
and not from the depths of the earth.
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A Poor Smoker.

Although in later life Napoleon was a
votary ofthe snuff box, he was never known
to attempt smoking but once. The Persian
ambassador having presented him with q
magnificent oriental pipe, he wished to
give it a trial. After being instructed how
to proceed, he desired his attendant, Con
ntant, to light it. 1t was accordingly prop
erly charged and lighted. We will let Con-
stant tell the rest of the tale. II obeyed
and returned it TO him. But scarcely had
he drawn a mouthful when the smoke,
which he did not know how to expel from
his mouth, turned back by his palate, PEN
etrated into his throat and came out BY his
nose, nearly binding him. As soon as he
recovered breath he exclaimed: lake that
away--what an a~bomination! The brutes'
My stomach is quite upsetr In fact. he
was 40 annoyed for more than an hour that
he renowned forever all desire to try the
experiment agaiu.-The National Review. j.
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JUDGE ALRloN w. TouRaEE presumes
to discuss New York politics IN the Chi.
cago Inter Ocean with the knowledge Of
one thoroughly informed on political
history, past and present, in New York
state. II Judge Tourgee has ever
played, even a minor part, in the polit-
ical affairs OF the Empire state, nobody
ever found it out. He has never been
a candidate for state honors; he has
never been regarded as a man worthy Of
consultation by the republican leaders,
nor does his name ever appear in the
New York papers from the remote cor
ner Of the state in which he has been
living for the past few years. But if he
was recognized as an authority the fol-
lowing contribution to the Inter Ocean
would DO sufficient evidence of an mus
ual amount Of political and personal ig-
norance. In discussing the fitness of
candidates he remarks: "Mr, Flower
is merely an over-rich man, who wants
the g~overnorship as an incident to the
better enjoyment of his millions. A
whose brains lie in his pocket and
who advertises their absence under his
This now obscure writer goes
much further in his prejudice than the
more radical OF the New York papers.
Mr.. Flower is a wealthy man who has
accumulated his fortune by legitimate
business methods. He has never been
accused by his enemies of being a snob.
Those who know him and his personal
know that he rose from the com
moner walks of life and by his persist
snt industry, business energy and brains
reached a commanding position in
The business world. He served two
;erm in congress and left a splen-
lid record. He has been a candi-
before two democratic state con-
in New York, and he is now
before the people as a candidate for the
office within their gift. The
of New York do not nominate
,rainless men on either ticket. If it is
!. detriment, for which a man should
to be "over-rich," many republi-
IAN statesmen could be placed on the
oils.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Lord Salisbury, like Mr.. Blaine, was a
newspaper writer in his youth. Since hs
became a tory minister of state he has kept
the fact from becoming notorious.
In searching for a successor to Tennyson
as poet Laureate, Queen Victoria seems
disposed to slight William Morris for tho
obscure verse-writsr Lewis Morris. More's
the pity.
A Florida man who visited Robert Bon
ner's farm at Tarrytown. recently, saw the
famous old mare, Maud s., grazing in a
paddock near the stable. She was en-
velopel in a blanket. and at sight of her
master gave a whinny of recognition.
Then she trotted up to take a mouthful of
grass from Mr.. Bonnel's hand.
Walter H.. Evans, a young Indiana botan-
list who spent the summe exploring the
southwestern states in search of cacti for
the agricultural department, says that he
did not see q single rattlesnake or tarantula
in that region, which is supposed to be
their home. But he had a rather thorny
time of it gathering the cacti.
Gen. Beauregard appeared at a meeting
of the Daughters of the Confederacy in St.
A<OuAo IA Noy AooU "CCh oAN Was 6uDj0Cbou
to the usual hero-worship that obtains on
such occasions. The general appeared to
be in excellent health, his snow-white hair
showing up in striking contrast to a
healthy and rudy complexion.
Scion Chase, the veteran apostle of fiat
money, is postmaster at Chase's Mills, in
Maine Some time ago an inspector visited
S0lon's Office, and after looking over the
books inquired of the postmaster where he
kept the government funds, which, the law
requires, must be separate from the others.
I'm my pocket, by Cd" was the imme-
date reply of the famous %"fnancier."
American dentists seem to nave acquired
. strong pull IN Paris. DIR. Evans grew
rich snd famous there while caring for the
nolara of royalty and the fashionable set,
and now DR.. Daboll, formerly of Buffalo, is
gettin A reputation for his skillful tooth
carpentry. DIR. Daboll interests the Pari-
SLAMS because Of his striking physique. He
is nearly seven feet tall and has tremend-
ously broad shoulders, besides a remarka-
bly, black beard that flows over his chess,
Campbell is not the orator Mckinley ia.
but In his simplicity of speech, his sym
pathy with his audience and his avoidance
Of anything theatrical, wins votes where
his opponent fails. He is much quicker
than Mckinley in seeing 4 point, ia more
ready in rotort and his off hand style of ora.
tory effects better results than the majors
set speeches. Moreover, he makes use of
no lead-plate juggling machines to raise
the laugh against him.
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n FOR B


~ INshWWObRUlo A00y0 1SO0OUt I0t000oe
n Paris.
T. 4 sister OF Dr.. SAMUEL q. Dixon, 81 ths
Academy Of Natural Hcisnces, and daughter
OF Isaac Dixon, recently walked Into the
establishment Of a lapldary In Ohsstnat
street. Philadelphia, says the Press of Got.
B.. She had on one of her fingers . very
beautiful ring with three precious stones,
one OF which was 4 water-whits diamond.
The other two precious stones were what
she supposed were pigeon blood oriental
most costly gem in the world. A ~ive-ksrat
ruby Of this kind il worth ton time. A.
much A. 4 Ave-karat first water Brazilian
diamond, which 10 the most precious species
of diamond In the world.
II wish to show You two superb rubies,
which have just been purchased for me In
Paris" said the young lady TO the man
skilled in discerning the qualities Of preci-
Gus stones. She took the ring of her finger
and handed it to the lapidary. The latter
adjusted his mOnocular and went to the
light Of the window. He looked intently
for u minute or SO and then returned.
Were these stones bought for rubies?'
queried he anxiously.
Eyes, I wanted two piReon-blood oriental
rubies On either sido of this water-white
diamond, and. not being able to get the
finest IN this country, sent to faria Tor
ttlous Wuys uIcA , bAcN - !
entail rubies?" was the trouclsd reply.
The lapidary looked at them once more
seriously said: NO. They are not. They
are, however, the finest kind OF oriental
garn, to and are worth about 80 apiece
The young lady stepped back IN surprise:
The gems had cost about $1,000. One OF
the best jewelry firms in Paris had recon-
mended the house from which the alleged
rubies had come. Tn lapidary was posi-
tive that his decision on the precious stones
was correct, and he advised them to be re-
turned to the Partisan jewelry firm.
The young lady went TO anotary with the
The two Rarnets were removed
the ring and carefully sealed in a
The lapidary made an affidavit
that these stones were oriental garnets and
not pigeon-blood oriental rubies. This aft
davit was inclossd in the package and
back to the Partisan jewelers..
The next mail steamer from France, after
the receipt of the alleged rubies and the
affidavit. brought $4,000 from the jewelry
and a letter acknowledging regret
fully that the stones we're only oriental
The Partisan firm pleaded in ex-
nuse that they had been deceived them
in the stones. Jewelry firms in this
,ity report that impositions upon Ameri-
cams by European houses are of frequent
The case just cited is, how
aver, the most fragrant that has ever come
TO the knowledge of Philadelphia jewelers..
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Painstaking French Soldier.

1t is said that q Flenoh soldier. stationed
at a picture gallery, had strict orders to al
low no one to pass without first depositine
his walking stick. A gentleman came with
his hands in his pocket. The soldier. tax
ing him by the arm, said: Citizen, where
is your sticki" II have no stickr' Chen
you will have to 20 back and get one before
! can allow you to pass" AS this man read
his orders, the intention was that as a prs.
llminary to inspecting ths gallery, every
body WAS to deposit a stick--not that those
who had a stick should not be allowed tc
carry it with them into the gallery.
A German lady, in writing to borrow
money Of her sweetheart. 1. aaid to have
made the following ingenious allnsion in
her postscript: II am so Thoroughly
ashamed OF my request, that | sent aftel
but he had already got too far on the way.'
Temple Bar. 49,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-17

MRS. FRANCES HoDGsoN BuRNETr's
new story will commence in Tomorrow
INDEPENDENT and will be continued in
four or five installments. The first
chapters should not be missed as this
latest story of the most popular of al
juvenile writer's is said to rank amonp
her very best productions. To-mor,
rows INDEPENDENT will, as usual, be
replete with other features of genera.
and local interest and will please all itf
readers.
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PRESIDENT HAYES appeared before a
meeting Of the National Prison a%ssocia-
ton, at Pittsburg last week, and de-
clared that a criminal should be kept in
prison until cured of his criminal habits
if it takes a lifetime. In this connec-
ton it would be interesting to know
how it is to be determined when a Grim
inal is cured. There is just as much
sense in this method of procedure as in
assuming that because Hayes stole the
presidency he should hold the office
during the rest of lis natural life.
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this conclusion. Mr.. Harrison's news-
paper and Mi. Harrison appear to think
and act on the same lines.

STATISTICS show that the Irish num-
bsr only about one-eighth OF the Brit
ish army, while but a few years ago they
we're one-third. This decrease has been
used in the argument that distress
among the Irish peasants is not 80 great
rs has been reported, for poverty is said
to have driven Irishmen into the army
in times gone by. Times, however, have
changed and 1t is probable that there
has been a heavy increase in the num-
Der Of lrishmen who would rather
starve than serve in the queens forces.
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w. Q T. U. Delegntes Pnisnned.

BRADFORD, Pa, Oct. 1G.-Nearly 100 dele
gates to the W. G.. 4. U. state convention
were poisoned this afternoon by hing
they ate or drank for dinner in the armorv
hall, rendered by the Mexican county or
ganizatlon. Shortly after the afternoon
session was called to order a large number
of delegates were taken violently ill and in
half an hour at least seventy-tive were lying
limp IN their seats or on the floor, all yom-
ting and extremely sick. Medical aid was
summoned and every physician in tho city
has a dozen or more patients on his hands.
Only two cases are serious.
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The Butte Inter Mountain remarks.

HE Butte Inter Mountain remarks:
"All things considered, we think the
Helena journal is the biggest fool of a
newspaper IN the United States. This
is no hasty judgment. 1t is not written
in a moment of anger. 1t is not called
forth by any feeling of resentment. tt
is simply the expression of a deliberate
conclusion and is a statement which
every succeeding issue of the paper con-
firms"
The Inter Mountain should not be so
serious. With few exceptions all news,
papers in Montana, long ago, reached
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The result Of the joint debate be-
tween Mckinley and Campbell has not
yet been settled in a satisfac-
tory to the newspapers of both parties.
If the matter were left to the political
editor of the Helena Journal he would
doubtless decide that the debate never
took Mace. t
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LAST year the citizens of the town of
Kiowa, Kan, elected a woman mayor,
and now they ask her to resign because
she is making a red-hot fight on the
liquor joints. The path of q mayor is
not always strewn with roses when he
or she makes a determined war on local
iniquities. But the mayor who does this
increases his or her popularity in the
long run.
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The st. Paul Globe says: "While
there are millions of s%apphires in sight
in Montana the states greatest jewel is
down east in the shade of grandpa's
hat" If the jewel were given over to
the editorial inspection of the Inter
Mountain it is safe to assume that it
would be reported a paste gem.
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CANDIDATE FAssErr showed a goodly
amount OF discretion when he declined
to discuss campaign issues with Gov.
Hill. There are mighty few republicans
in this country willing to tackle Gov.
Hill on the stump.
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Warehousemsn Orpnptxa

CHICAGO. Oct. lG.-At n meeting hero to-
day the United States Wa~rehouseman,s
ASSOCIATION was organized. Thirty five
cities, including all of the largest, were rem
resented. The purpose ia to estabIisb snch
"a system OF business among regponaible
warehousemon 40 will gain for them In
commercial circles the recognition they