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Fifteen Years Old. But q Giant.

Jamaica, Long Island, boasts of
what is believed to be the largest boy
for his years in the United States.
He is William Ludlum White. only
son of Arthur NJ. White, one of the
Village Trustees.
William will be fifteen years in
October, and he is six feet three inches
in height and weighs 262 pounds. His
size and weight have at times caused
him considerable trouble. When he
was attending school with boys of his
own age, his gigantic stature sub
jected him to much ridicule, but he is
good natured fellow and pays no
attention to it now.
William, when eleven years old, was
just as tall as he is now. His father,
when riding with him on horse car,
always offered the conductor half fare
to pay for his sons transportation. If
the conductor did not know Mr.. White
he would always object. Mr.. White
would only point to the rules, which
said that three cents would be charged
for children under twelve years, and
so he managed to get the best of the
railroad company.
Mr.. White has three other children,
but they are only of average size and
weight. The father weighs 1875 pounds,
and is five feet eleven inches in height.
His wife is tall and slender. New
York Times.
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that their forefathers encountered,
but it is due to their own obstinacy in
clinging to- old beliefs and burying
their money and their corn, with no
confidence in new methods. They
even pointed to their former Premier,
Stamboulof, man who had reached
his high position after three years Of
schooling at Odessa, as ample proof
not of his great force of character,
but of the sufficiency of his education.
The Bulgarian temperament is child
like in its simplicity. The experience
of centuries draws about him to make
him unreceptive to the stranger whose
word has been so often forfeited, and
he looks askance at the hand which
may be that of an enemy disguised MS
q friend, but in his nature are oil the
gifts that make good soldiers and
good citizens. He IS at heart a pa
triot, but if his own country ofends
and disowns him he will turI his
loyalty in the direction of the country
Of his adoption. Panitza was shot to
death as traitor-although the Prince
would not give his consent, until told
the affair would be conducted to its
tragic issue without him-and died
shouting "Long live Bulgaria !"
The women Of Bulgaria are models
of domestic simplicity, and not de-
votees of either art or literature.
They dress we'll in picturesque clothes
and brilliant colors. Those who have
had the advantage of travel dress in
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The Sherifi's Ruse.

/ A deputy sheriff yesterday started
from the Receiving Hospital with two
insane men who had been committed
to the asylum at Ukiah.
"You had better take some along to
help you unless you want to have some
trouble" suggested one of the police
surgeons. 1.-TWO men I should think
would be too many for you"
''Not much. It is easier to take
two men than one. I'll slow you how
do it,"
The deputy led the man, who imag-
ined he was King of England, to one
side and confded to him:
''Your Majesty, that man over
there, indicating the man who thought
his head was an eight-day clock, "is
as crazy as bedbug, and is liable to
hurt some of your subjects if he gets
loose. want you to help me take
care of him till I can lock him up in
the asylum"
"That's an unseemly occupation for
the King of England. BAIL Attend
ant to the insane!" remarked the dis
gusted monarch. "But I will do it..
I like adventure. You will take due
precaut1on to conceal my identity or
your head will be the price OF your
carelessness.
The deputy whispered to the human
clock.
"Do you see that fellow over
there?" indicating the king. "Well,
he's crazy, and if you don'tkeep your
face toward him he's liable to stop
your hands and touch off your alarm.
Now, want you to help me watch
him till I can land him in the asylum.
Then you con run right along.
When the deputy left the hospital the
king and the clock had locked arms
and were hanging to each other des
perately. The deputy smoked ant
read all the way to Ukiah, while thu
insane men took care of each other.-
San Francisco Post.
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son.and several Christian workers from
Chicago. The route will take in the
principal towns between Chicago and
st. Louis, and st. Louis and Denver !;
the extreme Northwest as far as Port
land, Oregon; then California, the
Southern States. and the Atlantic
Coast States to New York City.
The cur will lie at some places from
three to ten days. Union meetings in
halls or churches will be arranged i'll
every city and town in which the car
remains over night. and services for
railroad men will also be held.
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1920, his father being Mt the time a
sergeant.Major in the Scots Grays.
He was apprenticed to a weaver in
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, when a mere
boy, but his remarkable ability in
draughts was recognized in time to
prevent him from learning the weaver's
trade. When he was fifteen years old
he had beaten everybody who could be
induced to play the game with HMM
Kilmarnock. His fame was increased
by q number of matches with Pro-
fessor Andrew Anderson, Robert
Martins and other celebrated players,
who first defeated him and then were
beaten by him.
For many years Wyllie went about
the country peddling watches as a re-
gular business and playing checkers
for money against all corners. For
more than twenty years he has been
travelling about the world, charging q
"shullen" for every game played with
him, and occasionally contesting
matches for stakes, which he usually
has won. He came to this country IN
1873 and played over 1900 games of
checkers, of which he lost less than
fifty. In18S1 he again visited Americn,
and won 1854 out of 1857 games,
drawing 1854 and losing only lO9. As
he charged Americans twenty-five
cents game for the privilege Of play
ing with him, he. must have earned a
fair income.
Wyllie claimed the title of "cham.
pion draughts player of the world"
until last year, when he was beaten by
James Ferrie, much younger Scotch
player, in a match of ninety games, of
which Ferrie won thirteen and Wyllie
six, the remaining games being drawn.
After the match the old man said des'
pairingly, 81 doot I'm too auld for
draughts," but since then he has
played thousands of games, and has
made remarkable scores in many
places in Scotland.
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The Apple as a Timber Tree.

In some sections of this country the
apple tree is looked on for its product
as piece of timber rs well as a fruit.
producing article. For this reason
the old German fruit growers in the
vicinity Of Philadelphia always aimed
to get nice straight trunk to an ap-
pie tree, and train it up comparative
ly high before allowing it to form q
head. Moderns have supposed that
the chief object to be gained by this
method OF training was in order to fa-
cilitate plowing operations, but the
ultimate end in having good trunk
for timber purposes was not forgotten.
In this particular region the wood was
used chiefly for shoemakers' lasts-a
business which, in the earlier history
of Philadelphia, did much to help the
trade of that famous manufacturing
centre of population. The apple re-
gions have mostly disappeared from
that vicinity; but other sections OF
the country seem to understand the
value of apple-tree wood. 1t is stated
in the Country Gentleman that fruit
grower of Cayuga sold to well-knoWn
firm of saw-makers of Philadelphia
Disston & Sons-the trunks OF some
of their trees, which were cut away
because the trees had grown too
closely together, to the value of 5000.
In this case the wood was, of course,
used for the handles of saws.-Boston
CultiYator.
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turbulence and oppression. Russia
withdrew from its political affairs, at
least ostensibly, and the reign OF
Prince Ferdinand, it's present ruler,
brought commercial activity as we'll as
social tranquility.
After many years of encouragement
and bloodshed, it could not be e1.
pected that all the arts and industries
would be in a Aourishing condition.
Good schools have been established
Prince Ferdinand, himself an accom-.
plished scholar. insisted upon having
his subjects educated, and did not ap'
prove of sending them to Russia OF
Roumania, as formerly, to imbibe with
their learning alien principles. Re.
suits of the new school system must
be foreshadowed yet. Among the
peasants the same disadvantages exist
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curves of least resistance in water and
air was recently employed at Newport
News, and was described in the
American Engineer by NJ. Moulton, s.
B. The idea was to make the water
and air themselves shape the model,
and accordingly rectangular blocks of
Ice were towed in the water, and the
alterations IN their shape and in the
pull necessasy to keep them moving
at certain speed carefully noted.
The method proved quite successful,
and the experiments will be contin-
ued until complete data are obtained.
Wax was the material use for the
models moving in air, and the air cur
rents were heated sufficiently to gradu-
ally melt the wax.
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Baseball by Electricity.

Baseball by electricity received q
practical test at Palmer's Theatre yes.
terday and was at once branded sue.
cess. The stage is fitted up as ball,
ground. The players are small figures
stationed in their respective positions.
The catcher stands behind the plate
and plays "back" or 'off the bat "just
as the circumstances denote. He
moves On sort of wheel. The pitch
er stands in the box. The umpire
stands behind the batter and gesticu-
lates with great emphasis. On the
line are the "coachers. who wave
their hands in a delirium of baseball
frenzy. The umpire automatically
raises his hand. The batter, as if con-
jured from the depths, slowly emerges
from a trapdoor at home plate and
takes position. A globe in the pitch
er's hand, denoting the ball, suddenly
flashes and the ball is in play. 1t goes
out, and then blazes in the pitchers
hand. Thus q "ball or "strike" is
noted. When the ball is knocked out,
an electric lamp above the field de-
notes which direction it goes, and an
other flash on the ground denotes
where it struck. Repeated flashes de-
note every move of the ball until it
again reaches the pitchers hand. The
batter, when the ball is hit, scurries
off for the first bag. If he is out he
drops through trap door. If not, he
continues around the circuit until he
reaches home or is put out. Every
play is called. A green fash denotes
o foul.
The way the hs~.es run. slide,
emerge from and drop through the
trspdoors is extremely interesting.-
New York Tribune.
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A Narrow Escape.

John Evans, on Deer Creek in Idaho,
saw q mouse running across the floor
while he was eating breakfast the other
morning, and he prepared forthwith a
prescription of strychnine and bread
for the little intruder. After the prep
aration was made he laid it beside
his plate to finish his breakfast. In a
little while he began to have spasms,
and discovered to his horror that he
had eaten the bread covered with
strychnine. Two doctors were sum-
moned and in short time he was
pronounced out of danger. San
Francisco Chronicle.
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longed to E. F. Gof, Buffalo lawyer,
Il convert, who left the law and became
an evangelist, using the car rs trav-
cling chapel.
Mr.. Crittenton has had the car fitted
ND afresh. On each side runs the line
"Florcnce Crittenton Rescue Car"
1t has sleeping accommodations for
fourteen, dining room and kitchen.
At every point on the journey where
the train schedule cnlls for wait OF
fifteen minutes O service O. song and
exhortation is conducted from the car
platform. Notice will be sent to the
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even the dogs bark with muff1ed fury.
The scenes of the past furnish a sad
commentary on this feature OF isola-
tion. It began when an enemy lurked
in every bush, at every door.
Bulgaria has an army of some co.
900 trained soldiers, but it is believed
that if necessary, $4,000 could be
raised at bugle call. This does not
mean that every man is soldier, but
these people possess, in large de-
gree, the traits that make good SOL
diers. They are less passionate than
the fighters of other countries but
more amenable to discipline, and they
fight for principle and not for glory
or revenue. One of the grudges held
against NJ. Stambouloh was his taking
commission of $50, 900 francs on the
purchase from Austria of 70, 600 Mann
licher rifles. Itwas intimated that he
should have given the Government
the money.
It is said that in all the country
there are not FIVE millionaires, nor
fifty who can estimate their wealth
over 100000. On the other hand,
nearly all tho people have small in
comes, derived from estates left to
them, or acquisitions of their own, SO
that they seldom need assistance, thus
reducing pauperism to minimum.
A Bulgarian fisherman is one of the
attractive features of the Danube. He
combines two professions, that OF
fisherman and basket weaver. When
he camps beside the beautiful blue
Danube, he builds o roof of branches
to shelter him from the sun, and to
sleep under at night, and as he watches
his fish, he weaves baskets of twigs
and oisers or other material which he
prepares himself, and takes them with
him TO Widdin, where he goes to sell
his fish. There being only one basket
factory in Bulgaria, he makes good
sales.
The religion Of the country is the
same as that of Russia, the ceremonies
of the Greek Church being inter-
mingled with old Slavonic super
stitions. There are 1873 feast days,
and nearly as many more fast days.
Picnics are held IN graveyards, so that
the dead may participate in spirit. A
Bulgarian bride signalizes her we'd
ding day by taking bath for the first
time in her life. In their dances the
young men dance with each other, and
the maidens dance together. When a
Bulgarian youth wants wife he init.
ma:es the fact by broad band crossed
above the knee-the right one. Their
dress IS rich and attractive in It's
colors and embroideries. They up
pear to greater advantage in the
National costume than ID the Euro
pean dress coat and polished boots,
which they adopt with little educa-
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of woman, and even the lady in Bull
garia does not assert herself by setting
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of woman, and even the lady in Bull
earia does not assert herself by setting
up views OF her own.
As q hostess the Bulgarian house
keeper is distinct failure, except in
diplomatic circles, where entertaining
guest becomes q political feature.
The ordinary dwelling-house is usually
ore-story building with basement,
and if the guest desires to make his
ablutions he is conducted to the court
yard, where fountain furnishes the
water, and the hostess presides with
towels. As in all Eastern countries,
the water is poured over his hands by
an attendant, he splashes little OF it
on bis face, and receives from his
hostess the towel which she has
patiently held until this moment.
They have an almost Moslem dislike
of soap and water.
Nothing can be more delightful to
the eye of al artist or an admlrer Of
the picturesque than the exterior of a
Bulgarian village, in its natural set
ting of ruddy plum trees. A winding
path belongs to every house, and
lovers steal in and out in pairs like
turtle doves. One is impressed with
the feeling that the villagers and the
villages themselves are in hiding
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BULGARIA..
A GLANCE AT ITS HISTORY,
CUSTOMS AND PEOPLE.
Its Inhabitants of a Mixed Descrip.
tion-Nictims OF Despotfc Mas
ters Their Home Life -
Some Odd Habits.

~ ULGARIA, q principality of
* the Danube, has again COM
} PEELED the serious attention
6 Of the European Powers by q
series of dramatic spectacles, begin
ming with the tragic death of Major
Panitza and eliminating in the very
recent sacrifice of NJ Stamboulof, ex-
Premier of the Government, at the
hands of mob.
Bulgaria is a political division of
European Turkey, which stretches
along the right bank of the Danube
from the influx of the Timok to its
mouth. On the east it is washed by
the Black Sea and on the west it is
contiguous to Servia. 1t is not in
Bulgaria that the Bulgar is most nu-
merously found. These people are
scattered from the Danube to the
Black Sea, thence to Eastern Albania.
The Turkish Empire contains 4,OOO,.
900; Servla, 100000; the Bulgarian
colony in Bessarabia numbers 70, 600,
5000 are located in Bolgrad, on Lake
Yalpuk.
The divisions of Bulgaria are called
"Sardjaks. They are Rustchuk,
Nisia, Widdin, Tirnova, Sofia. the
capital, Wanna and Tulcha. The popu-
lation is of the most mixed descrlp-
tion, consisting of native Bulgarians,
Osmanli Turks, Tartars, Circassians,
Albanians, Roumanians, gypsies, Jews,
Armenians, Russians, Greeks, Ser.
vians, Germans and Italians, with a
few Arabs.
The Bulgarians do not appear in
history until the year l20 B. G. Then
a band of them went to Armenia to
10 escape persecution and settled
on the banks of the Araxes. They
are of Finnish origin, and have the
high cheek bones, thin hair and
other personal characteristics of that
people. Like the unfortunate Armen-
ians, the Bulgarians have been the
victims of despotic masters from the
early history of the Nation until with
in the past ten years. when peace and
prosperity began to take the place OF
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How Many Eggs Had She in the Basket!

Some mighty intellects in German
town are now wrestling with the fol-
lowing problem A woman took bas-
ket of eggs to the city for sale. Upon
being asked how many she had. she
replied: 'If I take the eggs out OF the
basket, two ct time, I have one egg
left. If I take them out three at a
time have one egg left. Ii take
them out four at time have one
left. If take them out five at a time
I have one left. If I take them out
six at time I have one egg left, but
if I take them out seven at a time l
have none left in the basket" How
many eggs had she in the basket?-
Philadelphia Record.
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Chicago's Collapsed Fad.

Material of which John Browns
tort and Abraham Lincoln's log cabin
were made is now stacked up in q
couple of barns in Chicago. 1t is q
very good thing indeed that the
amusement schemes which we're re-
sponsible for the moving to this city
of the two structures mentioned
failed. Neither building should have
been moved from the original site,
which along gave it interest.
After the failure of the several fool
ish plans of this sort originated before
the Worlds Fair there is reason to
hope that Spectators have quite lost
their zeal for making sideshows of the
historic buildings. Chicago Evening
Post.
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A Horse Strangely Killed.

Electrocution in a new manner
wound up the earthly career of Sam,
the big bay horse at fire department
No. l, in Anderson, Ind, this morn
ing. The electric light wires, cased in
wood, covered with tin, run down the
side of his stall. The fremen have
touched the coverings almost nightly
in getting down the horses beds. This
morning Sam was found stretched out
on the floor. Investigation proved
that he had hit one of the nails with
his hoof in the evening, and it had
bent and passed through the central
part of the wood casing, puncturing
the insulation, and the point lodging
against the live wire. This charged
the tin. When he lay down his ea1
fell over against the tin. His body
lay on the damp straw and over the
cesspool, which made connections
with the earth. st. Louis Globe-Dem.
ocrat.
Curves Of Least Resistance.
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PRESIDENT OF TWO BANKA
P. G. wEITING, PRESIDENT OF THH
BANK OF WORCESTER, N. Y, AND
OF TOLEDO, IA, TELLS HOW HE
SUFFERED.

Thought at Times He Would Have to Gfsa
Up the Fight, but Perseverance and
Science Conquers His Troubles.
From the Republican. CooperstoDn, N. z
The people Of the present are travelling Q
pace that would surprise the good old wives
and knickerbockered grandfathers Of hun
dred years ago. Things are not done by de-
grees or stages in these days, but with never
ending rush and hurry. In fact. this is tho
great leading trait OF the American people.
and it never fails to attract the attention SC
other Nations.
This constant hurry and ever present bust
ness pressure has not been without its effect
upon the nerves of the race. and every yeaE
witnesses the increase OF nervous disease.
Medical science. however, has been keeping
abreast with the times, and from the very
demands made upon it there have sprung
new departures and discoveries.
A reporter recently met Mr.. Philip G. Welt
ing, who is President OF the Bank OF Wor-
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Christian workers of towns and vii
lagos at which the train makes any ex-
tended stop that the rescue car is COM
ing.
A portable organ is in the cor, and
when the train comes to standstill it
will be pushed out upon che rear plat
form and brought into use by sweet
voiced male singer.
Mr.. Crittenton's companions are j.
Carpenter, of Jersey City; Mr.. Gof,
the former owner of the cur, and his
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learn that there is al least one dreaded disease
taat science has been able to cure in all IT,
stayvs, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrf
Cure is the only positive cure now known te
stiIulionsi disease, requires a constitutions
treatment. HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken in:
ternay, acting directly upon the blood "a ane 4
mucous SURFACES Of the system, 5nereoy n; ue:
giving @ the patient st rength by building up tn, tn
Constitution al assisting nature in dong ~
WORK. The proprietors have SO muc6 1al{h II
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dret Do. lars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list OF testimonials: AdareSs
+. J. CHENEY g. Co., Toledo, y.
~ Sold by Druggists, Ioc.
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Don't Drag Your Feet.

Many men do because the nerve centres,
weakened by the long-contirued use Of to-
bacco. become so affected that they are weak,
tired. lifelcss. listless, etc. All this can be
easily overcome if the tobacco user wants to
quit and gain manhood, nerve power, and
enjoy vigorously the good things OF h1e.
Take No-To-Bac. Guaranteed to cure or
money refunded by Druggists everywhere.
Book free. The Sterling Remedy Co., New
YORK C:ty or Chicago.
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A Dogs Bone ,Gralted on q Man

A young man had both bones OF his
forearm shot away in Yuma, Arizona,
and after tho wound was dressed one
sloughed away, which necessitated a
second operation-that OF bone graft.
ing. The bone of dog was selected
for the purpose, and the treatment
was entirely successful.
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They Cure the Cause.

Most Of the discomfort in life comes from the
stomach. You'll admit that without argu-
ment. The proof is in your own stomach.
A great many seemingly different diseases
come from the common cause-a dlsordered
stomach. Coming from one cause, 1t Is natur-
cine. Ripans TabuleS not only cure the dis
ease-they cure the ctuse.
They are good for dyspepsia, biliousness,
headache, con- tipation. dizziness and an
troubles of the stJmach, liver and bowels
DrrrrSts sell them