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We gHLEs oE Eag POWERS !N cRErAN wAEERs:

want a war with Turkey, and will have
ii in spite Of the devious ways and
demonstrating tactics Of continental
and inzular diplomats.
Greece alone might be unable 20 val
quish Turkey, but should its talented
premier, W.. Delyannis. succeed in ne
e~otiating an offensive and defensive a.
lance with Bulgaria, Seryia and Monte
negro the struggle would be { more even
one. Greece, with a population Of
100000, can put 10000 men in the
field; Bulgaria could turn out nearly as
many; Seryis's strength is estimated at
$4,000, and Montenegro could furnish
1900 Of the best fighting men the
world has ever seen. Turkey, by calling
outthree classes gifts reserves. could put
100000 men Into a European campaign
on comparatively short notice. and still
have its Asiatic possession fairly well
protected.
Although the Turkish army is not as
well drilled IS some Of the continental
troops, it is well armed with modern
rifles: its artillery is equipped with the
latest Krupp guns, and It's cavalry well
mounted. What the soldiers lack in
training they more than make Up in
fanaticism and irugslity. They are not
afraid of death. their religion teaching
the doctrine Of fate. In the Russo-Iurk-
ish war of 1871 thousands Of Moslems
rushed into the very jaws OF death, with
praises Of Allah on their lips and de-
riding the fear OF death entertained oy
the enemies they slew. 4 fanatic is
always a dangerous opponent, and when
armies of them are led By officers i'm
bued with the same reckless disregard
for life, they become formidable, even
though they may be poorly fed and lily
clad. In case Of d war between Turkey
and Greece, the Moslem troops would
be commanded by Osman Pasha, one OF
the most distinguished generals Of our
time. This famous soldier IL now 6
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was taken from the Greeks and annexed
to Seryia in the middle OF the fourteenth
century by the Seryisn Gar Dushan.
3, The third and the only historic fact
of practical Importance is that the
Turks conquered Macedonia after de-
feating the Seryian King Vukashin in
1911, and that up L the present day they
ore masters Of the country. To the
question 10 whom Macedonia belongs
historically. the only conclusive answer
could be that it belongs 10 the sultan,
and that after him the Greeks have the
strongest historic claim, At any rate,
one thing is beyond all d~oubt-the Bull
garians have no historic claim"
Ii may be assumed, however, that
should there be a Greek-Seryian-Bul-
acknowledgements coalition the di-
vision Of Macedonia would be agreed
UPON before the opening of hostili,ies
against Turkey, and historical claims
would not he considered in the settle
ment. And il may be assumed with
equal assurances that neither Russia
0 Austria would consent TO any di.
vision which might, in any way, inter-
fere with their commercial and political
interests. Russia would undoubtedly
favor Bulgaria's claims because that
state is one Of her W creations whose
complete absorption by the Muscoyite
empire is only a question Of time.
While preparing this article the
writer received a letter from a foreign
gentleman in touch with European pol
itics which stated, in effect, that in the
continental capitals reports Of a genera
European var found but little credence
because the Ro,hschilds and Other
money kings are opposed 70 a world
conflict at the present time. Inasmuch
as all the countries which have beer
talking Of going 10 war are on the verge
Of bankruptcy, and without ready cash
their actions must necessarily depend
more or less on The decision OF the
money power which, 70 my correspon
dent assures me, j. arrayed solidly
against Greece and her probable allies
O. ". wEIPPIERT.
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OSMAN PASHA.

(Chief Commander Of the Turkish Army,
years OF age. He fought with great dis
tinction in the Crimean war. was sub
commander OF the Turkish forces dur
ing the Cretan campaign of 1878 and the
Servian-Turkish war. In the Russo
Turkish campaign he was commander
OF the Fifth army corps and led the
Moslem troops at the famous battle of
S~calevitz. Defeated in that engage.
ment, he intrenched himself at Pleyna.
holding his position against an i'm.
mensely superior force from August 81
to December 10, 1877, when he surren-
dered with $4,000 men. Recently Osmau
vas made commander in chief Of the
Turkish army, which, in spite of lack of
funds, he has brought up to an efficient
standard. In his methods Of warfare he
Is a typical Ottoman leader-braye.
fanatical, cruel and . master Of strategy,
Neither Greece, Bulgaria, servia no,
Montenegro has q military leader Of rec
ognized ability; and neither has any on,
Of these countries much more none,
to carry on o protracted war than Tur
key itself. A great conflict between
the sultan and his antagonists would
. rsc : plain phrase, be a begsar's wa
The soldiery Of both sides would hav
~ i've on what It could steal; and as th
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WET DRESSING.
How to Prepare and Apply the Damp
Compress.

A wet dressing, or compress, as it is
called. consists of a moist cloth next
the skin, a slightly larger piece of oiled
paper or macintosh above the wet
cloth, and two or three thicknesses OF a
still larger piece of flannel above this,
the whole bandaged sufficiently tight TO
exclude the air.
The object OF a wet dressing is to re-
lax and soften the skin and the flesh i'm
mediately underneath, and to act as a
local sedative TO the nerves. Its use
tends to relieve congestion and inflam-
nation. II also acts as a counter-irri-
tant, drawing organic and deep-seated
inflammation to the surface.
The wet dressing corresponds TO a
warm bath at 0s to 100 degrees Fahren'
heit. To be of service it should be con.
tinued for a considerable time.
This form OF treatment is applicable
TO chronic stiffening Of the joints
sprains and bruises of all kinds. The
heat and swelling rapidly disappear
though the stiffness may require prop
er manipulation after the removal o.
the bandage.
By using it as a counter-irritant, ap
piled TO the feet, it is possible to con
troll the circulation Of the blood in thu
brain. A convenient method is to wiring
a pair of cotton socks out Of warm wa
teri, put them on the feet and cove
them with we pairs Of knitted woolel
socks. A compress may be made TO
the hands by using gloves in the sam
manner.
Vet dressings applied to the pit o
the stomach are of great value in in
lsmmatory conditions of the digestiv
tract. In these cases we may simpl,
use a towel wrung out of hot water
The towel is kept in position by two o
three folds OF flannel wrapped aroun
the body, and should be changed ever,
hour or two.
BY moistening the compress with lin
iments, mustard or antiseptic solution
such various effects may be obtained a
the particular nature of the case seem
10 require.-Yonth's Companion.
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war would have to be carried on In Mace
donna, where there is very little to steal
the campaign would be a continuous
battle for physical existence.
The Macedon of to-day, for whose
possession the allies would fight, is a
poor country, inhabited by as shiftless
end treacherous a people as ever h'ed'
The old Macedonian stock, OF which we
read in our school books, is extinct.
The descendants of Philip and Alexan'
der the Great, the men who conquered
the world, to-day exist only in the I'M
aginstion Of picturesque writer's Their
place has been taken by motley crowds
Of Turks, Greeks. Slavs, Jews and Gyp-
sizes who have for centuries quarreled
among themselves. The country itself
is wild and unpVoduetive; and its few
fertile valleys and plains have not been
systematically cultivated for yesrs. II
has rich mineral resources, but these
have never been developed, pNhShly
because the people were afraid that the
fruits Of their labor would N taken
from them nv Turkish ,Sx.cstherezs or
villainous hrigands TIE province has
hu; few cities amons them two NJ three
sesports Of importance, including So
louica on the Aegean e&
Yet. ever since the disintesratNon Of
Turkey has seemed p-ohsble. mary
Countries have EAST; esvSous sAacts r;
Macedonia TIE Greeks calm !, b.
eauSs ); h&S 4 l47c Ges~S population.
Se-viS Claims it heea-Ss &n&e- he Ser
van C-s- pzs>1r. /; Hs,,-ced Il her;
Bulgaria wants Z esc8sss !; wSS orcs
5 part - Czac SJu1s-s -s2lE,; Russia
hts II ere ~ = =, general principles
ard ArS,rjl-E1-gl-y woal Ike : N
rex !; oscIase ID ants / ss1pogi o. The
AeSsl- >s1 I-3 4 terminus for It's in
;sr12tic-2, railway system. which runs
through tie entire Rslkaa country.
IN ErslssA writer, who has made the
question the sub!ec; Of profound re-
search. sums up the historical claims on
Macedonia IS follows: y. Macedonia
was & province Of the Greek empire
from the fourth 20 the middle Of the
fourteenth ~csutlry-that is 10 say. for
nearly . thousand years, with a short
interruption during the reign Of the
bulgarian Gar Samuel. 2, Macedonia
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prRsoNAL AND LIBRARY.

=
PROF. Ario Bates,o Of the Institute OF
Technology, addressing the grammar
school teachers in Boston, said; The
literature best for adults is the h'erat-
pr hest for the children
The novelist (Crackenthorpe)
whose melancholy death in Paris re-
Gently created a sensation in London
literary circles, VAS a greai-grandSon
of Canon Cookson, whose sister married
Wordsworth.
Nine. Paul Blouet translates her
husbands Max0Reln books into Eng
Ish from the original French. She is
an English woman by birth, but learned
French as a child, and speaks il with
perfect ease.
After Canon Doyle's first story had
been refused by IL publishers, he man
aged TO sell it for e2S, Sir Walter Bes'
ants first novel lay, after having been re-
iected bv the publishers, for some years
in a corner Of his study, He finally
burned il.
Mr.. William Morris was the richest
british poet of his time except Lord
Tennyson. His estate. the value OF
which has lately been announced as
e5j,OS9, very nearly approached the
late l~aureate's f57,2o6, but was. of
course. due more to his business than
his poetry.
The San Francisco Argonaut is re-
sponsible for the following bit of
gossip: Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the
famous ''poetess of passion has just
celebrated her forty-third birthday.
She married a silver-plate drummer
some years ago, and her muse has since
become much more sedate.
Speaking of the author of Tess Of
the D'Urbervilles. a writer in the Lon
don Literary World says: FINALLY, as
regards his personality, the impression
Mr.. Hardy makes upon q stranger is
that of a retiring and modest man of
letters. There is nothing about him to
indicate the poseur or the prophet
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POLITICS IN THE EAST.
The Money Power Opposes Greece
and Her Claims
In European Capitals Rumors Of War
Are Discredited-The Part Ma-
cedonia Plays in n Gre
cian-TurkIsh Crisis.
Especial letter.

49,
The latest advices from the LeFani
are to the effect that Turkey has massed
5000 well-armed troops on the Mace
DOMAIN frontier and that the Greeks
have sent 1900 men into TheSsaly'
This would indicate that the Grecian
government. II too closely pressed by
the powers in reference 10 its Cretan
policy. purposes to provoke trouble with
the Turkish empire in 4 direction where
foreign interference would be virtually
impossible, unless indeed Russia should
act rs the sultan's guardian and pro-
tector and send troops for his defense
into Macedonia.
The line Of action hitherto pursued
hv Greece has been venturesome and
hold. In the face OF combined opposi-
tion from the six great powers 1t has
held the island Of Crete ard will, in the
end. succeed in anneNirC Il. Should u
be forced 10 eyacEaJe the island tenn
rorariy. it Will iastigate s revolution
in Macedonia and somehow or other
manage TO bring about an attack o. the
Greciau outpo>,s in The>sAly by the
Turkish frontier guard. such an s.
sault would be a casus bSlA - which
hone Of the European powers could Oh
icct. Il would leave G7-ece fire oto-Ei
alliances with other states apd - ?u-'
S,ra 4 WAY against Turkey in any way j;
ehould see fl.
II has been iutin'sted THAI hius
George is 4 man Of peace snd that per
sonally. he depiores the belliocse a'u'
tude assumed by his government. This
nav be true or it may Be false. In
1e-ther case does his majestys attitude
cut any figure, lie : merely a constr
tutioual monarch who 5 bound. Or oath
to carry ont the wishes Of his subjects
end JUS, now IL seems that the Grecians
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WIT N WISDOM.

Fond Mamma "Bobby, Bobby,
whatever makes you so restlessY'
Bobby-"Having TO keep still so much
l suppose Truth.
Trust me dearest" said he, and
be my bride" I'm opposed to trusts
and combines" was the chilling reply.
Boston Transcript.
Nov, when you ask papa for me-
be sure to face him like a man. y GU
bet l will. He doesn't get any chance
nj my back if l can help it."-Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.
The Good Hater-"low on earth
did YOU come to marry such a woman
hater?" 81 supposed he was converted
l guess he was only consistent."-De-
troit Journal.
In a New Light-"The use OF cleo
tricity." said Bilkins, doesn't seem to
lie such a modern idea, after ALL "llow
is that?" asked wilkins, well, you see,
Noah must have used the are light"
Detroit Free Press.
81 heard We were on sthrike," said
Mike to his friend Pat. 81 was that
answered Pat. ~ shtrike for what,
pat?" For shorter hours, Mike"
AN did We get them?" "Sure, we did,
Mike. It's not workin' at all l am now"
-Tit-Bits,
She observation-disclosures occu-
pying front seats in a theater who
take off their hats show as much con
sideration for Others as men do" He
NO, they don't. Many men in the front
row don't even wear any hair on their
heads."-Brooklyn Life.
In Norfolk at a feast given at the
end of the harvest, the hostess, think
ing to honor one of the principal men
asked him to come and sit at her right
hand. THANK you, me lady, but il
it's all the same to you, I'd rather sit
opposite this ere pudden."-Tit-Bits.
-Crimsonbeak-"Spea gofGeorge
Washington. the first president OF
| these United States" Yeast-"Yes.'
''rhere is one thing certain; if the pol
icy adopted by him for t%ruthfulness
had been carried out, we never would
have had a weather bureau."-Yonk"rs
| Statesman.
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CHINESE WOMEN.
The Husband Never Rides 1T the
same Carriage with His wife.

Same Carriage with His Wife.
Americans can scarcely realize how
broadly our ideas of social intercourse
between men and women differ from
those of the Chinese. There are no So
cial occasions or assemblies in the Chi
nese empire where opposite sexes meet
as friends and entertain each other.
Not only are mixed as~semblages of men
and women forbidden by the social code
of China, but husband and wife are
not expected to appear together in pub
lie. Under no circumstances could n
Chinese husband ride in the same car
riage with his wife. 1t would ruin his
reputation.
In May, 1875, news reached Pekin that
an honored Chinese official, then resi-
dent in the United States, had married
an American lady. Soon after this, says
Mr.. Holcomb, the United Suites
minister, l had occasion to visit the for
eign office. The minister said that he
intended to congratulate the Chinese
official upon his marriage.
The Chinese never inquire In regard
to the health of the female member of
each others families, and u innocent
question: "How is your wife?' would
be regarded as insulting even between
acquaintance of years standing.
therefore advised the minister that any
allusion to the marriage would be i'll
timed and misunderstood.
However, when we were taking tea
at the foreign Office the minister re-
quested me to say to Prince Kung, then
at the head of the government, that "the
relations between the United States and
China, which had been Of SO friendly a
nature for so many years, ought to bt
much strengthened by the fact that Il
distinguished Chinese officer had mar
Iied a pretty Yankee girl"
| translated this remark to the prince
and the six members of the cabinet
venerable, gray-hcaded men.
Each minister Of state looked down al
his plate. None dared to speak. Al
length Prince Kung raised his head
looked at me in silence, and, drawing
II long breath, remarked: ut is fearful
ly hot to-day"
That was the sole outcome of GU
minister's well-mcant but ill-timed con
gratulations.-Youth's Companion.
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In a Tomb of solid Rock,

Living lizards were found in the solid
rock in quarries of chalk in northern
France. Workmcn about to loosen some
rock after a blast discovered a series
Of so-called pockets. In each of these
there was a living lizard, but as soon as
they were taken out of their hiding
place and exposed to the air they died
within a few minutes. They were of a
peculiar copper color, and although
there was a place for the eyes, indicated
by a prominence resembling the eyelid
of a frog, they had none. biologists de,
clare that these lizards must have lived
for thousands of years, and it seems tc
be borne out by their being in the rock
and alive, that they must have beer
| closed In at the time of the formation Of
these rocks. There was no possibilit,
Of passing in or out of these strange
cells, within which they were found
and no nourishment other than mois
ture could penetrate into these recesse.
of the rock.-Chicago Chronicle.
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Mutton

Mutton croquettes make a nice en-
tree. For one cup Of fnely-chopped
mutton add TO it two-thirds of a cupful
Of boiled rice; season plentifully with
salt and paprika, add two tablespoon
fuls Of butter, and turn over the whole
half a cupful of boiling milk. Put it
over the fire until the mixture is boiling
hot; then stir in a beaten egg and take it
from the fire at once. Then stir in two
tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley.
When the mixture becomes cold roll IL
into any shape desired, cover the GRO
QUOTES with egg and fine crumbs, and
cook them in boiling fat to q nice
brown. Arrange the croquettes on a
hot platter and pour cream Bechamel
sauce around them or serve them with
g currant Jelly sauce.--Boston Budget,
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Cheese TartIets.

Cut up four ounces of good cheese into
small pieces and put it into a mortar
with a seasoning, according to taste, OF
salt, cayenne, dry mustard, and two
ounces of fresh butter; pound these in
gradients until they form a perfectly
smooth paste; then stir in the yolks OF
three eggs, well beaten, and the white
Of one egg whisked to a stiff froth. Line
somesmall pastry tins with good pastry,
half fill them with the cheese mixture,
ard bake for IS minutes in a brisk oven;
then serve either hot or cold, neatly
arranged on a folded napkin and taste,
fully garnished with parsley.-Ladies
Home Journal.
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seemed To Hin.

"Doctah, / gwine az Sc fo' annudder
Fl dem ermetic powders dat 20 glib me
last week wen | done ben sick wild de
'spepsy.'
Then you have another attack, have
you, JasperT'
Not 'zactly, sab, but ! done drap
mer pipe down De we'll. sab, an fom de
way dat po~dah pufform in de care
er merse'f, | got der right ter t'ink dat
ef | drap it down de well hit gwine
tring dat pipe ter de suface in erbout
To- seconds. sah."-Doston Courier.
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Finger Rolls,

Make a good bread dough and before
k~neading for the second rising, work
In q tablespoonful of melted butter for
each quart Of -four represented in the
dough. After it has risen the second
time roll into q sheet somewhat less
than half an inch thick. Cut this into
strips an inch wide and four inches
long. Roll these lightly under the
hand till they are round. lay in q Toured
baking pan, let stand ten minutes and
bake in . moderate oven to a pale brown,
These are indispensable at luncheons
and high teas."-Detroit Free Press.
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His New hook.

An eminent scientist of this city Is
engaged in writing a book On ANTE.
diluvian Fauna" His chirography be-
ing of n character to strike terror to
the soul of the most hardened type
setter, he has his copy" typewriter
for the printer, employing for this pur-
pose n youth of gorgeous ensemble,
who would be pronounced "a perfect
dream" by any discriminating young
woman fond of live pets. The other
| day the eminent scientist was riding in
q crowded Chestnut street car, when
his typist entered with a companion.
The youth failed to see his employer
and continued to converse in an airy
and insouciant way with his fellow
chappie. Say, oil man." he said, in
a voice audible all through the car,
"there's a new book comm out soon,
and you want to read it. That's right,
Name? Why, it's goin' to be called the
.Antedyeluvious Fawn,' and it'll be a
cuckoolooloo, you bet. Who's the au.
thor? Why, me and Prof. - is
writin' it OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Record
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Qalts.

Here" called the young LADY in ths
railway restaurant, 70 the drummer
who had just purchased two petriAed
ooughnuts. "you red-headed mani
This nickel has a hole In IT,
But the drummer only smiled hia
wouidnt-yculik-t Iozsa s@,
y went out. His conscicnce was nm
sca.ned. For the doughnuts had hole1
~ Them too-x. \. Journal
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Americas Firat Paper Mil

Americas first paper mill was at
Wissahickon, Pa, and was built by Claus
and William Rittinghausen, who were
Of Dutch ancestry and VENT to Pennsyl.
vania from New Amsterdam. William
Bradford was part owner, but rented
his share to the Rittinghausen brothers.
Ia the original lease, dated 1897, the rent
agreed upon by Bradford was seven
reams Of printing paper, two reams of
good writing paper and two reams Of
blue paper. The mill was considered Of
great importance, and when It was
swept away by a food at the end of the
seventeenth century William Penn
wrote a certificate urging citizens ia
give the sufferers aid in its reconstruc.
tion.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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To make cream candy place over the
IRE . vessel containing two large cup
fuIs Of graduated sugar and half a
dozen tablespoonfuls Of water. Let the
mixture boil until, when = little Of the
sirupis dropped into : cup Of cold water,
Il will harden. The moment II will do
This add two teaspoonfuls Of vanilla and
! small feaspoonful Of cream Of tnrtar.
Then turn into Q buttered dish and when
cool enough 10 handle with the hands
ruIl ft{until Il h white, cut into short
lengths and set Il away to get cold,-St.
Ieais Olobe-pemoerat
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More Approprsate.

"Addemup viii have been married ten
years next Thursdsy." observed the sen.
timental member Of the firm, "and he'i
q faithful, industrious fellow. Hadn't
we better make him a present Of q nice
lot Of tinware in honor Of the occssion?'
wouldn't il be better" said the prac'
teal member Of the firm, ITO add q liz
tie more tin TO his salsryr'-Chicagc
Tribune.
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Immortalixed.

Mr.. Blueblood Beanburg-I had q
brother come out her to Cactus City two
years ago. We haven't heard from him
since, but / hope he has made a mark.
Coyote Sam-I recollect him. He
made q mark the second day. I'll al
ways remember II, cause l missed hin
the first shot.-Up.to-Date