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The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
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Rita's new novel is entitled, "Good
Mrs. Hypocrite," and deals with life in
Scotland
Henry James latest novel, What
MaiSie Knew" has just Completed it's
run in the Chap Book. The work will
at least stand as one of the notable new
contributions to the study Of child life.
1t will be issued in volume form.
The American Book Company has
just published "Curtiss' Semi-Vertical
Copy Books" by G. G. Curtiss, the for
mer head Of a commercial college In
Minneapolis and ST. Paul. The new
system combines the advanta res Of
both the vertical and the slant writing,
and Is expected to commend itself to
teachers.
meeting was held in Liverpool the
other day to start a subscription for a
memorial to Mrs. Hemans. 1t is ex-
pected that the memorial will take the
shape of fund from which an annual
prize will be awarded in a lyrical COM
petition. The successful poet Will re-
ceive considerable sum If the commit
tees expectations are fulfilled.
Hall Gaines new romance, '"The
Christian" is described as a drama of
frau human nature aspiring to perfec-
ton and struggling to attain the high
est ideal. The story opens In the Isle
of Man, but the action takes place for
the most part in London. The romance
iS fn tb1.oh fo
tional force of these pictures of aspira-
ton, temptation, love and tragedy
reaches height which will make a
lasting impression upon the literature
of our time"
One is glad to hear that Mr.. Ruskin Is
In good health, and that he takes daily
walks in the neighborhood of Coming
ton. The addresses he delivered some
years ago at Oxford on landscape
painting are at length to be printed
The reason given for their tardy publ
cation is that Mr. Ruskin has not until
recently been satisfied with the pro-
gress made in the art of photogravure,
1t being, of course, necessary to have
reproductions of those pictures to which
he referred The volume will contain
eighteen large plates, including some
reproductions from Turner.
The Yankton, S. D., Gazette says:
South Dakotans will be pleased to learn
that our own Sam T. Glover, managing
editor of the Chicago Post, is about to
bring out new book-a story for boys
entitled paul Travers' Adventures"
The book will be published by Way &
Williams, Chicago, and will be profuse-
ly illustrated. 1t Is striking and
unique production, displaying Mr.. Clo-
ver's genius at It's best, and 1t Is sure
to make hit Mr. Glover recently de-
clined a consulate, which for the rest
and opportunity for literary work he
greatly desired to accept. His declina-
ton was because of need of his services
on the Post.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
An American Lord ChancelIor.

1t may not be generally known that
one of England's lord chancellors was
born on American soil. His name was
John Singleton Copely, and he was
born in Boston May p, 1772. He was
the son Of ]. S. Copley R. A., the por-
trait and historical painter, who was
resident of America during the war of
independence, and who, at its conclu-
sion, elected to remain a British sub
ject When the future chancellor was
years of age his parents went to Lon
don, and resided at % George street,
Hanover square. AS barrister the
son Joined the Midland circuit. He en-
tered Parliament in 1915 smember for
Yarmouth, and in 1919, as Sir John
Copley, became solicitor general; In
1924, attorney general, and in 1926,
master of the rolls. In 1927 he became
lord chancellor, and was raised to the
peerage as Baron Lyndhurst. He was
lord chancellor in two administrations,
and held the great seal until the fall OF
the Peel government in 1916.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
Mad Cats Worse than Mad Dogs

Mad Oats Worse than Mad Dogs.
According to the returns just publish
ed by the Pasteur institute at Paris,
fully 10 per cent of the patients treated
there owe their injuries to the bites Of
cats afflicted with hydrophobia. These
wounds are considered by the medical
officers in attendance to present a
greater degree of danger than the bites
of mad dogs, not because there is any
difference in the virus, but because. in
the first place, the teeth of cats. being
more pointed than those of dogs. infict
a deeper wound, and also because n
mad dog usually fastens his fangs into
the arm, the hand or the leg. while a
cat invariably jumps for the face of
the person it attacks. The nerve CEN
ters are far more exposed in the face
than in either the arms or legs and
hence the virus enters into the ctrcu-
latiOn more rapidly by means of a bite
In the face than through one elsewhere
in the body. 1t may be added that the
returns of the Pasteur institute for the
last year show that 1 per cent of the
patients who have submitted them
selves to treatment have been bitten by
mad cows.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
Japan's National Flower

The blossom of the cherry tree is the
national flower of Japan. Picnics in
Japan are called going to see the flow
ers." In June, millions of the people
go out to sing and sport under the
cherry trees. The Japanese cultivate
all over the country the sakura or
cherry tree, which they value only for
the beauty and sweet perfume of it's
flowers. From an entire tree one could
not pick enough ripe cherries to make
pie; but the blossoms are maSSed to-
ge - on the boughs like clouds, and
the blooms are often as large as q rose,
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
BERNHARD Won BUIOw
The New Prussian Minister of For
ei1u Affairs.

elRu AHa1r9.
Bismarck's sarca site remark of a few
years ago that Germany's policy is
made by a soldier ON half paw and a
retired states attorney is no longer COR
rect, since Prince Hohenlohe is Ger
man chancellor and Bernard Won Bu-
low PrusSian minister of foreign af-
fairs. The latter is the descendant of
long line of soldiers and statesmen,
and now occupies the same position his
father did twenty-five years ago. He
may be considered as a sort of link be-
tween Bismarck and the emperor. be-
cause he is highly esteemed by the for
mer and very much liked by the latter,
a position which will be of great ad-
vantage in the reconciliation between
the former chancellor and the emperor
Herr Won BuloW entered the diplomat
ic career in 1874 as one of the assist
ants in the foreign office, and soon was
made secretary of legations, serving in
this capacity in Rome, Paris and Wen
ma. Their he was made minister pleni-
pOtentiary at Bucharest. Subsequent
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

Chicago Tribune: The fire which de-
vealed anew the heroism of Chica gos
firemen in time of peril. Five brave
men were stricken down at their posts,
never to rise again. Over two score
more fell before the awful blast of an
explosion, and half of these are now in
hospitals fighting for lives which they
hazarded without a murmur for duty
Many others displayed the same mag
nificent courage, but escaped the grim
harvest of disaster by what may be
termed the luck of war; They went
into that battle with fire with a knowl-
edge that an explosion of the grain
dust was possible and that such an eX-
plosion meant probable death. There
was no touch of a comrades shoulder
SuStainS the soldier as he is swept on
against the enemy. There was constant
opportunity to shirk the danger with
no fear of detection such as the soldier
seldom has But these firemen went
straight to the foe with unfaItering
bravery. At the word of command they
nlaced themselves in the very path of
peril. like Spartans. And when the eX-
plosion came they were found at their
posts ready for martyrdom. Fire has
always been the type of the most terri
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
MEXICAN WAR VETERAN
Kentucky Bachelor Probably the Old
est Survivor of the Conflict

Kentucky Bachelor Probably the Old
est Survivor of the Conflict.
"Uncle Jimmy" McGaughey, who
lives within an hours walk of Law
renceburg, KY, is perhaps the oldest Of
the survivors of the war with Mexico.
He is now nearly 90 years old, and in
very poor health He is a bachelor, be-
cause he could not marry the only girl
he ever loved. Uncle Jimmy" was born
in Pennsylvania, but came to Ken
lucky with his parents when he was a
child of three years. His uncle was a
famous distiller of whisky in the early
days of the century-times to which
the veteran refers as "the good old
times when a gallon of whisky was to
be had out of every buShel of corn"
McGauhey cast his first vote for An
drew Jackson, and has never voted any
ticket but the Democratic. He began
to chew tobacco at 10 years of age, and
has never denied himself the sOlace Of
the weed. Chewing, he believes, is re-
sponsible for the fine health he has had
for the eighty7six years that have roll
ed by since. Mr.. McGaughey first
fought in the Seminole war of the '30s.
He was then a volunteer, and ten years
later he was again a volunteer in the
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

A New England entomologist, who is
said to understand his business, ad-
vances the theory that the normal and
well-regulated mosquito never attacks
a human being with the view of drink
ted only by the comparatively few mos
quitoes that have contracted a bad
habit much the same as that to which
the human lover of strong drink has
succumbed. He argues, moreover, that
this Incorporate indulgence in crimson
fluid is death to the mosquito.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

ously accorded the praise won by this
effort. Subsequently he was invited to
New York, where in 1890 he spoke at
the Metropolitan Grand Opera House.
Personally he is handsome, about feet
10 tall, clear brown eyes and hair Of
chestnut hue. He has good complex
ion and in his manner there is a blend
ing of the old-time southern chivalry
with the breeziness of the State of his
adoption. His manner is confident, his
gestures graceful, his voice deep. reso-
nant and penetrating
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
.nsr;ca,. FIGHTING Formulation.

The Adjutant General of the United
States Army has reported to Congress
that the number of men in the United
States physically able to perform mil
itary duty is 10,024, ,5S4. The United
States now leads the world in this re
spect. The foremost place was held
previously by Russia. The best esti
mates put the present population of the
United States at 72,000,00O. The popu
lation of Russia by the last estimate
was S0,OO0,OO0 The number of availa
BILE men in Russia, however, is not ST
large in proportion to the whole popula
ton
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
Breeding Ground Hogs for F. Od.

Henry Singer, well-knOwn and
thrifty farmer of near Duvall Station.
Scott County, Kentucky, has for the
last two years been dOmesticatfng the
ground hog with much success. Mr..
Singer found "a burrow in which he
captured seventeen ground hogs, and,
taking them into a small lot on Dis
place he built a close wire fence
through which none could escape. Last
year the hogs increased to 200, and this
year there were 1,679. OF this num-
ber Mr.. Singer killed 1000. which he
salted away and will smoke dry, as
Kentucky farmers do with ordinary
pork. The ground hog when so cured
is great delicaey, and Mr.. Singer has
more than enough to furnish his mea'
for the coming year.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

Even the Boston papers take note Of
an epidemic of murderous assaults and
highway robberies in that vicinity such
as is atflicting other sections of the
country. Undoubtedly portion of this
is due to the conditions that have driv
en- so large a proportion of the pOpula-
ton into idleness and want; but the
duty of enforcing the law against all
classes of criminals is no less urgent.
The improved conditions of the times
and the revival of industries justify
the hope that these lawless tendencies
may be checked somewhat, but many
of the most vicious elements in our
population have been developed in a
manner which will require years to cor
rect. A vastly increased responsibility
is thus imposed upon officers of the law
which they cannot neglect without peril
to the welfare of society.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
"ORATOR OF THE HOUSE"

Jonathan Do11iver, of Iowa, Enjoys
that Pleasing Distinction.
There are many brilliant men and
speakers of national reputation among
the representatives in Congress, but it
is generally conceded that Hon. JOna-
than P. Dolliver, Of the Tenth Iowa
District, is pre-eminently the orator Of
that distinguished body. Mr.. Dolliver
was elected to the Fifty-first Congress,
and at that time was but 81 years Of
age.
The first recognition by the House Of
Mr. Delivers brilliant powers, fol-
lowed his speech ON the Mckinley tar
iff bill, when even those widely differ
ing from him in political creeds gener-
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

The habit Of profanity is largely a
careless habit. In not one case in one
hundred is an oath intended to mean
anything. The man who habitually
uses it would be appalled, were he to
stop to analyze it's meaning, but he
never stops. He simply swears be-
cause his fellows swear and because
swearing seems to be the correct thing
swear to relieve his feelings" though
what kind of relief such indulgence af-
fords has never been satisfactorily ex-
nIained
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
FOOLED THE OLD MAN.
4 Merry College Youth Who Saved
Himself from Parental Wrath.

A Nervy College Youth Who SAVED
Himself from Parental Wrath.
A graduate of Union College tells this
story. There was in college with him
q young man, who, being accustomed
to take frequent trips to New York, on
one of these excursions was embar-
rassed by seeing his father approach
ing him. In a moment he resolved to
play the part of his own double. His
father, looking surprised, accosted him
with, 'Well, Jack, what are you doing
hereP
With great dignity the culprit re-
piled: Il beg your pardon, sir, you have
evidently mistaken the person"
why, Jack, what do you mean"
Excuse me, sir, but do not care to
be interrupted In this manner by a
stranger" and he turned abruptly and
walked quickly away. His father stood
confused for a moment, and then i'm
mediately set off for the Grand Central
depot to catch the train for Schnectady
and prove that Jack was an impOstor.
But Jack quietly guessed his object,
and reaching the depot, caught the
same train, but for safety settled HIN
self in a baggage car. When the ner-
vous ride was over and the train stop
ped at Schenectady the prosecuted
youth ran up to the college at sprint
er's gait, and, bursting into his room,
said to his roommate, Get ME in bed,
quick; the old man will be here in
minutep'
Jack was soon i'm bed with a wet
cloth around his head, his face pow
dered, teacup with broken saucer
and a spoon for medicine, while his
roommate was sitting at his bedside
with Shakespeare in his hand.
Soon the old gentierlan came un-
stairs, and, with a noisy knock, thun-
dered out as soon as the door YVES open
ed, where's Jack"
"Hushi Did you get my telegram "
Telegram What telegram"
"Why, about Jacks sickness. Il"
has been very ILL.,"
Just then Jack opened his eyes and
said family, 'Is that you, father" and
then a moment later, This young man
has been very kind to me, father
With a look of bewilderment the Old
man said: 'Is there anything l can dc
for you, my poor bOy?' and, taking
out his check book, he left something
to cover the expenses of sickness. Ho
then retired to pick up the thread OF
business dropped in the city, feeling
convinced that he had met Jacks dou-
ble.-New York Mail and Express.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
Would Make Good Senators.

washington correspondents are as
a rule men of fine education and train
ing for their work" says Henry Wat
terson. 1.-The Senate and the news
paper corps number about the same il
membership. I'll wager that take them
man for man the newspaper men would
show, If necessary, that they are better
informed, more active, more skillfuI
more competent in every way to deal
with affairs of state than are the Sen
stors. think that if the Senators and
the correspondents could change places
the work of the Senate would be much
better performed, fewer mistakes
would be made and wiser legislation
preyail and the country be better off.
on the other hand, the Senators would
make a poor fist of it if directed to
write daily to the home papers the
news Of the day In the capital"
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

war with Mexico. He fought bravely
at Buena Vista, when he was one Of
the noted salt River Tigers" The IT,
gers led the charge that turned the
scale of battle against Santa Anna and
his brave fighters. Uncle Jimmy" has
the Mexican war.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

Recently serious attempt has been
made to secure the enlistment of young
Americans for the naval service. 1t
has frequently been cause of COM
ment and complaint that many of the
naval vessels were manned by foreign
sailors. American boys and young
men being apparently adverse to SER
vice in the navy, there Is good rea-
son why that should be so.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
evs Of the day In the capital" !"
The servants True Position.

"Charley," said young Mrs. TOrkLns,
..when a man is elected to office does he
become a servant of the people?"
Eyes. In sense"
..Weu. that explains something that
T have always wondered about. / see
now why he is so often called a polit-
ical boss" Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

Lillian Russell explains in a New
York paper that "every time she mar
ried for protection" This has many
advantage over an alliance for reve-
nue. only; but the large collection of
conjugal scalps at Lillian's belt sug-
gests a strong inclination toward free
ID
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
Care of House Plants.

soil be loosened about the roots once q
week. This allows the air to reach the
roots, and assists the evaporation of
the excessive moisture when they have
had too much wetting. Always have
the water at least as warm as the tenn
perature of the room when using II
unon plants.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

In the multiplicity of suggestions for
reaching the Wintry Klondike, it is
strange that nobody has suggested
skates, though, of course, the high price
of whisky may have something to do
with III
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
Evolution of the Color Sense


1t has often been said that nations
are developed like individuals, passing
through the same successive stages of
infancy, youth, maturity and old age
This theory receives support from
what Is historically known respecting
the evolution of the color sense in the
infant According to recent observa-
tions, the process is as follows: At
first 1t has only the perception Of light,
but soon learns the difference between
black and white, then begins to notice
objects and apprehend their move
ments. At about six months the sensa-
tions of red and green take their rise in
the central portions of the retina, and
are perfected at the end of the second
year. During the third year the child
becomes acquainted with yellow; dur
ing the fourth, with orange, blue, and
finally with violet; the chromatic sense
Is thus fully unfolded at the age Of five
OF six. Within another year he forms
the habit of distinguishing the above
named colOrs in his talk
The Annamites, we are told, are able
to discern aside from black and white)
only red, green and yellow; hence the
intellectual growth of this people, so
far as vision is concerned, may be COM
pared to that of 2-year-Old child.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

The policy of Sultan Abdul Hamid
proves him the Fabius of modern his
tory, with this difference-that, unlike
his ancient Roman prototype, he never
puts himself in any post of danger.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

In the matter of Turkey the powers
seem to be confused chiefly by the piece
negotiations, with the chances still in
favor of Russia getting the largest
piooQ
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

A physician in San Francisco claims
to have cured patient of alcoholism
by injecting horses blood into his arm.
Such cures usually are effected by in
iecting horse sense into the patient.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
The Cares of Office.

The of Cf1ce-
Weary Watkins They kin all run
for office that wants II, but none Of 1t
fer me- I've been there The RESPONSE
bility broke down me nerves.
Hungry HigglnS-"What office did
you ever hold Y'
IT wuz deg catcher. er."-Indianapolfs
Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

There are three sorts of bites that
emigrants to Klondyke will do well to
guard against, viz, frost bites, mos
quito bites, and not bite to eat.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble,
you will not have anything to laugh at
when you are old.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

Why don't turnips and beets ever dis
agree with people? No one likes tus
ndps and beets, anyway.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

It will be noticed, perhaps, that no
Chicago alderman has caught the
Klondike craze.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
The Story of How a Fortune Got Away
from a Man.

from a Man.
A little group Of men were talking
the other evening in the cleaning
time, when people seem to think more
about what they might have been than
they do at any other hour of the day,
and the subject was lost opportuni-
ties.
81 hate to refer to the matter at all,
remarked the colonel, who fought
through the late war at the head of
Michigan regiment, because it only
makes me renew my contempt for my
self, but I've had chances in the North
west to put myself in the millionaire
list that nobody but a confirmed yap
would think of neglecting. After the
war l was a 1and-looker,' as they are
called, and l knew the whole country
from Detroit clean through to the far
corner of Minnesota, and right where
there are big buildings and beautiful
city squares to-day could have bought
land at any price l might name. One
man wanted me to buy, in Duluth,
few lots at $50 apiece, and | laughed
at him. They are worth S. square
foot to-day and upwards. l picked up
one piece of land at Agate Harbor for
a hundred dollars and sold it for q
thousand; that is worth $4,000 now,
and l wouldn't give a man $3.50 for
tract that is worth as many thousand
this very minute.
But those are small potatoes and
few in a hill to the biggest piece of lost
opportunityism 1 was ever guilty Of"
and the colonel sighed profoundly.
You know that famous Mesaba iron
mine country, up there, on Lake Su-
perior, where they are taking out thou
sands Of tons every year of the richest
ore on earth, and any quantity of men
are enjoying princely incomes from
their royalties? Well, before anybody
ever heard of the Mesaba iron ore I
was up there running a line north from
the CloQuet river, and one day | began
to have all sorts of trouble with my
compass.
"Ordinarily 1t was very tractable
and reliable instrument, but here for
some reason it acted strangely, or rath-
er refused to act at all, and l could
hardly get any sense out of it. l kept
going ahead, however, and for ten
miles my trouble continued. Then it
was over, and l never was quite so
glad Of anything as when that COM
pass began to work again, and l did
not have to lay my course by sun.
81 knew before l finished what the
matter was. but what dill that iron
under the ground that swerved my
needle out of it's course mean to ne?
Nothing. That's all. l was a Lain,
everyday chump. What l was after
was timber. and the timber all along
there was not of sufficient quality to
justify my giving the land second
thought, and / didn't. Think OF 1t,
men and brethren" sighed the colonel
again, there / was walking over and
standing on millions and millions Of
dollars, and l could have had all of it
l wanted for the mere having sense
enough to take it up, and didn't have
the sense" e"-Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER.
ESTING ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happenings of the Day-His-
torica1 and News Notes.
If this wireless" business continues
to grow we may even hope for wireless
politics
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20

tricts of Georgia was assigned a com
POSITION on Temperance" and the fol-
lowing is the result: '.rTemperance is
more better than whisky Whisky is
10 cents a drink, and lots of it. My pa
drinks whisky. He has been full 113
times One night he came home late
and my ma went out and cut some
hickories and walloped him good. Then
she ducked his head in a tub of soap
suds and locked him up in the barn
And the next morning my pa said he
reckon he'd swear off"
The Winslow mail., 1897-11-20
He Swore orr
rOsitIOn on Temperance" and The TOI'

A little schoolgirl in the rural dis
tricts of Georgia was assigned com