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WRESTLING WITH LANDSCAPE.
The Original Iowans Got Tired of
Climbing Hills.

The Original Iowans Got Tired of
Climbing Hills.
Westward of the Mississippi, the
dramatic play Of physical nature against
the migrating will of human beings
assumes many times the interest and
impressiveness that 1t had In the move
ments from. the Alleghanies to Illinois," I"
says a writer In AInslee's, In an article
explaining the settling of the United
States. The struggle Of the settler
with the swamps and marshes AMI
malaria of Ind.ana-a struggle which
lasted to within the most recent genera
tion-was but proem to the hardships
and conflicts that followed when the
Iowa immigrants crossed the river. and
the Missourians that were to be forsook
the hills of Tennessee.
"Iowa itself. excluding the considera-
ton of the warfare with the doughty
Sioux, was not such basis Of tragedy,
nor was Missouri geographically So.
but Iowa and Missouri furnished the
basis Of the exodus to the further west.
and in doing so gave both the genesis
anu Tie ueu1eSlS W
place on the way to the Pacific. Iowa
itself is an illustration in minor way
of the law Of least resistance. and Mis-
souri, is an illustration OF the law OF
greatest endurance.
1.-THE excess OF population from llli-
nois would doubtless have gone over
the Missouri as well as the Mississippi
and have stretched across the plains of
Nebraska twenty years before the
Union Pacific rails were laid. had not
Iowa's surface been as 1t is and the
nomads grown tired Of rolling up and
down the ,ndulatlng hills and decided
that the easier .hing to do was to settle
in the 2 ractive wooden wales and stick
their pl, - ,nto the deep. loamy. corn
producing soil. The thousands who re-
mained have always been of the remain
ing, sticking kind-steady, industrious.
thrifty, but circumscribed by the hills
from whose outlook only hills are to be
seen"
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The Sex OF Ships.

The word 'ship" is masculine in
French, italian, Spanish and Portu-
guese, and possesses no sex In Teu-
tonic and Scandinavian. Perhaps ii
would not be an error to trace the GUS
tom Of feminizing ships back to the
Greeks, who called them by feminine
names, probably out of Difference to
Athene, goddess Of the sea. But the
English-speaking sailor assigns no such
reasons. The ship to him Is always a
lady, even though she be n man-of-
war. She possesses a waist, collars,
stays, laces. bonnets, ties, ribbons,
chains, watches and dozens of other
distinctly feminine attributes.-Col.
lier's Weekly.
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Diplomacy of an Editor.

Editors OF newspapers are often In
jeopardy of their lives, and only by
GOODNESS and discretion do they escape
from the harm which might otherwise
come to them from cranks. The editor
of certain newspaper In New Jersey
town was approached by well-known
general whose death had been pub.
lished in the paper several days before.
81 want that statement taken back,
sir" cried the general, "or I'll have
your life"
The editor looked frightened, but re-
tanning his presence of mind answered:
II am very sorry, my dear sir, but we
do not take back anything we have
published, nor can we contradict mis-
takes, but" with broad smile, 'to-
morrow Wen publish your name In the
column of births" The humor of the
remark struck the general and his
anger was ed.-Philadelphia
Call
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INVENTIONS RUN IN CURRENTS.
Several Brains Generally Evolve the
Same Idea simultaneously.

Same Idea simultaneously.
"A man in my line Of business" said
local attorney who makes speciality
of patents, has an exceptional oppor-
tunity for finding out that great minds
run in the same direction. 1t Is a re-
markable fact that fully seven-eighths
of the important mechanical appliances
Of the past fifty years have been the
subject of litigation on the ground Of
priority of invention. In almost every
instance 1t was clearly shown that diff
ferent people, sometimes as many as
FIVE or six, were at work on the same
idea at the same time, each unknown
to the other. A somewhat plausible
explanation has been advanced for
these remarkable condolences" con-
tinued the lawyer. "It Is. in brief, that
certain universal needs suggest similar
trains OF thought to active minds and
in searching for the best remedy they
fall lnsehsibly into the same channel.
This Is only another way of saying that
necessity y the mother OF invention.
but II Is hard to apply the theory to
scores OF devices that we're certainly
not the subject of any specified demand.
Take the telephone. for instance.
"At the time Prof. Bell was perfect
ing his instrument at least three other
inventors were developing the same
thing and he beat them to the patent
office by a mere scratch. Everybody
remembers the long and bitter contest
that ensued, and | believe, personally,
that each Of the parties to II was In
entire good faith, although 1t Is almost
impossible to convince an inventor,
under such circumstances, that there
has been no fraud. Every man believes
firmly that the other fellows have sto-
len his idea. The arc light, the incan-
descent light. the X-ray apparatus. the
| typewriter and the gas engine are a
few OF the big things | call to mind at
random In which there was the same
coincidence Of thought
1.-TWO Of the latest and most remark
able instances in point are wireless
telcgraphy and liquid air. The funda-
mentsl principles OF both were old and
had been experimental with and dis
carded as impractical. Then suddenly,
| after the lapse OF years. two groups of
inventors begun the task of develop
ment. Tn wireless telegraph Marconl
had three rivals-one an American, but
! he was fortunate enough TO get out bis
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Rotort ofYouug Girl at the Thentsrsto
. Rude Mans Apology. ,,. ri
II was ut one Of the leading theaters
Of Chicago. says the Chronicle, that the
incident happened. 1t was not an un-
usual incident. by any means. but the
dialogue proved of exceptional interest
to all who were fortunate enough to
hear t. In fact, much OF the interest
was transferred for a while from the
stage 10 the two-part show which was
going on In front OF the footiights. 1t
was case OF suave politencss and
courtesy In the person OF a lovely
young girl opposed to rudeness and n
tardy apology from a big. red-faced.
ungallant man. This Is the manner OF
the performance not Ncast In the
programme.
He was, as has been said. large. red
OF face. wheezy OF breath by reason OF
an expanse Of waistcoat and shortness
OF neck. He occupied seat In the
center OF the row In the orchestra
chairs. She was gentle. sweet-faced
girl. calm and sedate. dressed In a
gauzy gown heavily crusted with Jet
spangles. She also wore a fur and
tulle hat which, with her opera glass
case and her wrap, she held In her lap
In compliance with the Plotke law
She had seat three removes nearer.
the aisle than the one occupied by the
wheezy man.
She was on the improvlsed stage first
That Is, she reached her seat before he
did and was comfortably settled to en-
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MONKS AND MONKEYS.

Ancient Metropolis OF Amber Given
Over to Friars and Simians.
Mrs. Clara Erskine Clement describes
In part visit to the ancient city of
Amber. in India. which is inhabited
only by few priests and thousands Of
monkeys. Elephants from the stables
Of the maharajah Of Jeypore conveyed
her party. : The hin on which the old
city stands Is surrounded by other high
hills. crowned with towers and ram
parts and covered, with trees The great
old zenana. or woman's apartments-an
extensive block of buildings. surround
ed by COURTS the only place which
Is inhabited. This is well populated
and lively quarter. since q. tribe of Ian
guor or hoonoomaun monkeys have
taken possession and dwell here In COM
fort and freedom The Hindoos relig-
iously refrain from hurting or killing
any animal. and the monkeys. having
no fear, are munarchs Of all they
choose to take. S9 Ms
The hoonoomaun, or ianguor is the
sacred monkey. and the largest found
In India. Its height is from two and
half to four feet: its body Is singularly
slender and supple: its face is black and
smooth. exceIt fOr tong white whiskei 8;
the hair on the body is gray on the
back and white under the stomach; its
tail Is long and bare, with a single tuft
OF hair on the end. The Hindoos have
a legend which explains its very black
face. 1t says that ages ago Hoonoo-
maun, the king of the monkeys, went to
assist Rama In the conquest of Ceylon.
The demon.klng of the island had car
ried off Lita. the wife of Rama, and he
was determined to rescue her. AS they
came near to the island Hoonoomaun
easily leaped over the straits. so skillful
jumper was he, and. finding Lita, he
was comforting her with the news that
her husband was approaching, when
Ravana. the demon king. appeared and
made Hoonoomaun prisoner. After set
ting fire to the monkeys long tail he
gave him his freedom. that he might
return to Rama. Hoonoomaun succeed
ed In blowing out the fire at the end OF
his tail. but In so doing he blackened
his face and singed his hair in most
unbecoming fashion. The loss Of his
| beauty so saddened the poor beast that
Rama made all the monkeys Of his
kind kalamoukh. or black-faced. which
they remain to this day.-St. Nicholas.
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his name with "u" in public. Sir Paul
prospered exceedingly and became a
much esteemed minister OF Queen Anne
and her successor, the first George. He
was ambassador to several foreign
courts in the interval In which he did
not hold home office, and was dilet-
tante In art and letters. He collected
a gallery of pictures which was famous
In its time, and when he died he was
buried in Westminster Abbey. This
cultivated old bachelor was succeeded
by his cousin, Paul, from whom is de-
scended the p~csent Lord Methuen. 1t
was not until 1888 that a peerage was
created for the house of Methuen. The
General Is the third baron.
The general was military attache at
the Court of Berlin from 1877 to 1880.
From 1888 to 1891 he was adjutant gen.
eral OF the Cape Of Good Hope. In 1891
he succeeded his father as baron, and
went home to England. Gen. Methuen
was "a years old last September.
Through the Scarsdales. the General ls
related to the Tennysons.
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Resnonsibil,tv or Riche..

No sovereign is 80 rich as the Czar
and no sovereign mas such heavy calls
upon his purse. The grand dukes Mi.
chael, Vladimir. Alexis, Serge and Paul
Alexandrovitch. as the sons Of Emper.
ors of Russia, receive from the head OF
the house an annual sum of 1S5,OO0
roubles (f26, ,2O0) each, which, added to
private means. makes them very rich
The wives and widows of Russian
grand dukes receive 10000 roubles
each; their sons 100000 roubles. II
was the Czar Alexander III. who de-
creed that every member Of the impe
rial family must spend a part of the
year in Russia, or else lose a third oi
his or her allowance.
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joy the performance. He was late ana
she rose to let him pass. He wanted to
see a man after the first act and she
was compelled to rise again to let him
out. This byplay occurred a third time
when he had seen the man. Then the
second act was reeled off and the big
man found it necessary to go out again.
Fourth rise for the lady. Then she made
the fifth ascension as he struggled in
when the third act-the most exciting
of the play--was well under way.
Some faint glimmering of propriety
penetrated his intellect. He paused
just before completing his clumsy
evolution.
IL beg your pardon" he muttered.
Then he plunged on and smashed the
hat. already badly battered out Of all
original semblance to itself, tore off a
few more spangles and twisted his
frame through to where his seat was.
II hope you will not mention it," said
the girl sweetly rs she resumed her
seat and arranged things. please
don't mention 1t. enjoy 1t so much"
She delivered the words in cultivat-
ed voice. to be sure. but she elevated
that same voice so that her words were
heard some half dozen rows back of
her. The fat man gasped. fell into his
seat and mopped his face. He sat in
that seat until the end of the play.
gazing fixedly at small window in
the set as IL fascinated. The red ex-
panded well back on his neck as he lis
tened to the twitter of laughter and
comment of others on the byplay. A
round Of applause following the girls
speech only tended to make him more
miserable.
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How Missourian- We're Made.

There are many ways of settling a
State. according to Aipslee's Magazine
Here's the story of Missouri:
Tennessee mountaineers took al
vantage Of the more level lands Of Mis-
souri, to fill that state In an incredbl.
short space OF time after the treaty
with the osages., and in the states
rich and abundant soil and water they
might have made one of the largest
and greatest or the American common
weaIths nearly half a century ago had
not the vicinity been SO tempting to the
Confederacy and 50 important to the
North. InitlieI terrific contest that
waged over the freeing of the slaves,
the young men and the adventurous of
the community found II easier to mi
crate than to, remain at home, easier
even at the cost of facing the unex-
plored regions OF Kansas, New Mexico
and Arizona. The enduring ones tar
ried. suffered the emotions of war, post
cd the sacrifice OF $40, 600. 900 to be free
OF serfdom. and stamped upon Missouri
the characteristics Of combative en-
durance."
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FovoNT. wlrh = srAevgo CAT:


New York woman Had = Desperate Hat
tle with . Hungry Feline.
A half-starved black cat made fierce
attack last night on Mrs. Celia Mathef
In the apartment house at 337 East 18th
street and tore her arms and face SO
that she had to have the attendance OF
. surgeon In Bellevue Hospital. The
cat escaped.
Mrs. Mather lives with her husband.
Charles, In the second fiat of the house.
She Is ~ years old. Last evening she
was alone, when about s o'clock she
heard q noise at one Of the windows.
She put down book she was reading
and listened. Hearing the noise again,
she arose and, brushing the curtains
aside, threw open the window.
To the woman's intense astonishment
great black cat, with fiery eyes. leaped
through the window and Immediately
attacked her. He first bit her hands,
which she thrust out In front of her
face involuntarily to protect her eyes.
The cat clawed at her violently, biting
her wherever he could and scratching
all the while. 1t seemed to the woman
as II he were making at her face, SO
fierce and determined was the on
slaught. Mrs. Mather could not protect
her face effectually from the cat, and
the animal succeeded in tearing it with
his claws In several places.
The woman shrieked, and many of
the inmates OF the house ran down to
her apartment. The door was thrown
open. and the cat hearing the scurrying
was frightened by the confusion and
hurriedly escaped by the window.
Mrs. Mather was bleeding from a
number Of wounds. and she was pitia-
BILE sight. Her husband when he came
in took her with him to Bellevue Hos
pital for treatment.
DR.. G. T. Graham Rogers cauterized
and dressed the wounds. The woman's
left arm had been severely lacerated
and one Of the terrible digs had sew
cred a blood vessel. No one seems to
know who owns the cat, and It was
thought to be strange animal that
had been unable to procure enough to
eat, and when crazed by starvation had
attacked Mrs. Mather-New York
Tribune.
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patants ahead Of the others. WHO built
the first liquid air apparatus \ At pres
ent In dispute. and two companies, each
headed BY claimant. are now In full
blast In New York. II ever you have
an extra good idea you would do well
to secure the protection OF patent
without delay. 1t il 30 to that some
other chap Is pegging away at exactly
the same thing"-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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LARGE PROFITS OF A sseeAR.
LegIess Man Received, Charity that
Made Him Rich.

LegIess Man Received Charity that
Made Him Rich.
There was a man In New York who
had lost both legs. and who. seated in q
wicker basket, pushed himself along
where people could see him. Coins
came to him In small showers. The
basket was part Of his business oItfit
Whea or duty. that u. when not solicit
lng aanss. me wore tuo weIl-made arti-
dcial legs and walked On crutches.
One of his most fruitful fields was
gained the good, will of resident Of the
place be used to deposit his legs at the
mans house when he went abroad to
touch The hearts and the pursestrings OF
the ,1pieasure-seekers. One evening.
when he returned from work" he
found that the closet In which his legs
had been placed was locked and the
custodian of the key gone for the night
"Never mind" said his friend. stay
here over night and I'll give you a
shakedowu"
"NoI must be In New York tonight"
ne said "and I've got to have my legs
soor'
But why not stay here and save car
fare and be on time for work In the
morning7' his friend asked.
Neither argument nor persuasion had
any influence on the man, whose ner-
vousness increased perceptfbIy. and as
his friend was making ready to break
down the door behind which
the. legs were stored he asked: "why
must you be in New York tonight and
Why do you compel me TO force this
closet doorf'
'ysn - truth ~ sa'd the ssgissa
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GEN. LORD METHUEN.
Family History of One of Englaud's
Leading Soldiers.

Family History of One of Englaud's
Leading Soldiers.
Gen. Lord Methuen, who was sent to
relieve Kimberley and rescue Cecil
Rhodes, and met with defeat, has been
nearly all his life in the British army.
Lord Methuen's family Is better known
In Scotland by the name Of Methven.
The two names seem to be interchange
able. The Generals family is an old
Scotch one, coming from Perthshlre.
In the reigns Of William and Mary and
Queen Anne, John Methven was sue
cessively chancellor for Ireland and am
bassador to Portugal. He negotiated
what was probably the original reci-
procity treaty, making a commercial
compact with Portugal. His son, Sir
Paul, was the first Of the family 10 spell
Crawford avalanche., 1900-01-04
Big lahrarie. in Chinn,

The great libraries of Pekin contain
volumes of books numbered by the
hundreds of thousands. In the archives
of the government are still to be found
the ancient predictions of eclipses made
with great accuracy, together with
works on astronomy which show n fair
knowledge of that science.
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wonders or tho Locomotive.

The story of the locomotive sounds
simple In the recital. The wonder OF
the thing comes into view only when
one reflects on the speed and nicely
with which cumbrous parts are made
to do their duty. The piston and con-
Meeting bar of a modern locomotive
weigh some GOO pounds. When the
speed is sixty miles an hour these parts
travel back and forth five times a Sec
oud
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In some towns of Germany the tele-
phone is introduced by tobncconlsts as
an additional attraction to customers.
Any one who buys a cigar may. IL he
desires. speak over the tobacconist's
instrument
Crawford avalanche., 1900-01-04

Japanese theaters have their boxes so
arranged that the ladies can change
their dresses. as 1t Is not considered
stylish sor a Indy to appear an entirv
evening In one dress and with the same
ornaments.
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Old Pomps-Ycs. my daughter studied
singing in Italy. Would You advise
her TO go into opera or conces?
The Mean Man-Why don't you try
her on fish cart FIRST TO see how the
public takes to her? Syraeuse Herald.
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voluntarily. my hand to my hat-but
resisted the temptation and only pulled
my hat lower down over my brows by
way Of testimony"
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A ready. niade" tnilor Iu provincial
Gown hast advertisement ouisidehIs
shop: "weaf our twenty-one shilling
suits, and you will have d."
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Austria is the country most lenient
to murderers In ten years over 500
persons were found guilty of murder, of
whom only twenty-three were put to
death.
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Governme INT Theaters in Europe.
In all the capitals of Europe, except
London. some theaters arc kept UP by
government support
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The Dean OF Durham occupies Tue
richest deancry In the Church Of Eng.
land. His salary Is s:so00 a year ws;h
a fine old residence. tine rrIory Of
monastery days.
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Courage is the thing that enables us
to forget our fears.
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Be sure you are right-Tthcn hold the
stakes while the other fellows bet,
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All the worlds n stage. apd a ii,f %
sctcrs,thereeu are merely sage d. "a ses
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OuI OF thr Eryinv Pa

He gets his daughter of his hands
And he thinks IL all complete,
But soon he findsthe has to keep
Her husband on his feet.
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Survival Of the Fittcst.
AS nations die out one by one.
Languac ces diminish.

'Tis plain to see
The last will be
No other but the Finnish.
Commercial Advertiser.
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f-iss4t TsEis. shor tAas. Il Rs.k.
eeecenAito Pepper Oaiy Among the
sDicss. About Evsa with cassia. and
Ahead Of Cloves.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-06
RANDOLPH.

Mrs. j. r. Ford of Middlebury il
visiting friends in town.
Royal White, who has been seri
ously i'll with inflammation Of the bow
els, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Rosabel Mcintyre and daugh
ter Alice, who have been visiting ir
Pomfret for several days, have re-
turned home.
The democrats of the town have
raised handsome Bryan & Steven
son flag on Merchants Row.
Charles Knapp and wife of North
field are visiting here.
Miss Belle Butler, who has beer
visiting here and at the Center, has
returned to New York.
Miss Kate Connolly of Montpelier
visited her parents here over Sunday
Miss Lena Wallace of Waterbury
spent Sunday IN town, the guest OF
H. T. Holman.
Pearl Cleveland Of Montpelier was
in town over Sunday.
d. E, WaShburn and wife and O.
E. Sherwin and wife, who have beer
visiting at Fred Andrews have re-
turned to tht ir home in Felchville.
Charles G. Dubois of Chicago, is
here for short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Williams have
returned from their trip to Chicago.
E. O. Hubbard, of Springfield,
Mass. formerly of this place, is visit.
ing here.
Lester Newton of Medford, Mass,
is taking weeks vacation with bis
parents.
Mrs Carroll Granger and two child.
rem of Gouldsvi lie, are visiting at c..
R. Changers.
Miss Mabel Waldeigh is teaching
school in the Lamson district, Mary
Hutchinson the Peth school, Emma
Moses in district Ia, Nora 4. Connol-
ly, Carrie Eaton and Clara Bean are
teaching in Braintree. Wlnifred
Mann in Brookfield and Fred Drew in
East Granville.
Julius Ratlee has gone to Barre for
a few days.
A. A. Atwood is ia town to attend
the Dubois and Bell wedding.
w. Eugene Kimball and wife re-
turned yesterday to New York.
Edward Montgomery of the Boston
police force, is spending his vacation
with his parents.