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| thing of, he must have been convinced | to the contrary by the superhuman eff | fort that was made three or four years ago to put them on their feet. It is the consideration of this condition of jun
 for societies which has led, as far as we
 can observe, to the abandonment of the | idea of trying to improve the situation | by increasing the number of sophomore | societies As far as can be learned, the | feeling is pretty general now that such course would mean to make more | trouble. Some ideas have been freely | talked about for radical changes i'll | the constitution and methods of the | sophomore societies themselves, with | the idea of meeting the difficulty It IS l considered that these moves are all ln the right direction and prompted by the best spirit, but it seems doubtful to many that anything in this direction can go far enough to meet the difficulty. The sophomore year is the place for
 the large societies. By their position ln sophomore year they are bound to De popular and successful. It is the place where the upper and lower classes hrst
 meet and such a place is always place
 of interest. Following that, compara-
 lively restricted membership in the Jun
 for organizations will, of course, make
 junior societies a coveted honor, rather
 than something to be received in matter
 of course by those who have got the
 first honor. and will keep them within
 a size where they may have a strong
 life and spirit of their own. The ob-
 jection that the membership in the
 small junior society must of necessity
 be restricted to thoses who have first
 gone into the larger sophomore socle-
 ties and that therefore there is going to be no chance for development Of those who do not make the first socie-
 ty, seems to us not well considered. The sitting process will demand such
 thoughtful consideration that it will be not impossible, but, on the contrary, very natural, that, when the next cleo tions are considered, those yet outside of societies will have full considerations The still further restricted societies of the last year will then be reached by system that will help them rather than hamper them in making the best selec- tions.
 This statement of the case is not otii- cial in any way, but we make the re- port of the situation as we see it, in re- cognition of the interest throughout the body of Yale college graduates in this problem. As we said at the beginning, We are delighted to see that the society members who know the situation best and are on the whole best fitted to deal with it, are taking it up. We wish them Godspeed in their work.
 Indeed they must not be slow.-Yale | Alumni Weekly.
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HOW MARGARINE IS MADE.

Margarine was first prepared by M. Mege Mouries. In this process one 1 thousand kilogrammes of ground fat from freshly slaughtered cattle is mixed with three hundred klogrammes of wa ter, one kiogramme of potassium car bonate, and two sheep'S or pigs stom- ach's cut into pieces, and heated at for ty-five degrees c. by steam for two hours The fat rises, and, after being skinned, is run off and heated at from thirty to forty degrees c. with two per cent of salt, the clear fat being then poured off from the sediment and cooled at from twenty to twenty-five degrees c. The granular solid product is cut into pieces. packed into linen, and ex-
 posed to hydraulic pressure at about
 twenty-five degrees C., with the produc- tion of a solid cake of stearn and a l- quid oleomargarine, which i s passed through cylinders and W ashed by shower of water. Of the melted oleo
 margarine fifty kilogrammes is mixed
 with twenty-five litres of cows milk and twenty-five kilogrammes of water, in which has been macerated one hun dred grains of finely ground mammary Ngland of the COW. Annatto is added, and the whole churned for about two hours and the product kneaded and washed.
 Tn the method employed in the United States, Austria and some parts of Ger many Depsin is not added, the original finely ground fat being subjected to a
 temperature below fifty degrees c. for some time. The oleomargarine is mixed ,r-itJ mil ct,1 II Inf fitu of bicarbonate of soda and annatto and Is churned. After about fifteen minutes it is cooled in ice and then kneaded to eliminate the water, then returned with more sour milk, and is ready for sale. In Holland the oleomargarfne is melted at about fifty degrees C., and is mixed with the requisite amount of milk and of the best Kampen butter and earth nut (arachis) and other oils (cotton
 palm, cocoanut, etc.) to loweW the melt ing-pont to that of butter The Kam- pen butter is prepared specially for this manufacture from an unskimmed mix ture of milk and cream and Is preferred on account of It's powerful flavor which though unpleasant alone, imparts a pleasant flavor to the margarine.
 Hence margarine may be infected in three ways CD From the original cat tie (tubercle bacilli survive even a tenn perature of fifty-five degrees c. for al- most four hours); CD from the butter and milk added; and (3) from contami
 nation during manipulation (phthisical workmen, etc.) Few researches as to the presence of tubercle bacilli in mar garine had been done before the year 1899. Morgenroth of the Hygienic In- stitute, Berlin, early last year examined twenty samples of margarine, and in nine cases proved the presence of viru- lent bacilli of Koch-a very large D er centage (45 per cent.)-London Lancet.
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uncovered and free; and he keeps a pair TOT slippers close beside him. When painting, he leans slightly backward to
 enable him to raise his foot to the level of the canvas. He opens the paint-box
 ana mixes his colors without difficulty, and works with such ease that the shock to the feelings that might be ex- pected at such an unusual sight is cu- flously enough absent. The palette Is held by the left great toe, which is passed through the oriflce like a thumb With the other foot he manipulates the brush in q surprising manner. laying on the tints with astonishing skill and con- fldence.
 1t is curious sight to see him ex-
 tract his handkerchief from the coat-tail pocket. He passes the right foot under the left knee, and withdraws the hand kerchief quite easily, bending his head to use 1t, which he does without the slightest trouble. He uses knife and fork at meals, and can cut up his own
 dinner. Almost more amazing is it to find that he can manage his own drink Ing glass. Until within the last few years he has always shaved himself, and, he boasts, without accident. Co., ing up stairs is a matter of rather more difficulty, and he Is obliged to lean against the wall for support He has a gentle refined and intelligent face, and IS very much interested in literature. Besides number of verses he has com posed several comedies one of which was played in Antwerp with some sue cess.-Pearson's Magazine.
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roads to seize the occasion of a flush treasury and large present and pro- spective traffic to make the road and it's equipment as good as possible. This policy is not the kind that promises to be followed by sharp reactions. It is also true, however, that the past year has been one of increased activity in the building Of new railroad mileage, and the Railway Age finds that during the twelve months of 1899 no less than forty-fve hundred miles of track have been laid in the United States. Review of Reviews.
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JOHN BROWN.


 His Soul Goes Marching on' While
 His Birthplace is Moldering to the
 Ground
 May 9th, 190o marks the one hun dredth anniversary of the birth of John Brown Though we generally hear of John Brown of Ossawatomie" it should be John Brown of Litchfield County" We have no desire ito retract from the honor done the Sunfower State but it was in old Litchfield coun- ty that the famous hero imbbed those ideas of the universal brotherhood of man which later made him such power in Kansas He was born in the town of Torrington, north of the Ltchfield line and i'll 1906 his parents moved to Hudson, Ohio. In his boyhood he re- turned to receive his early education in Litchtield His intention was to study for the ministry and his instructors were the Rev. H. L. Vaill and Capt. James Morris, the latter Principal of the famous Morris Academy. These men were renounced for the broadness of their ideas and imbued young Brown with the principles that later In life he tried so hard to carry out, not perhaps always wisely, but certainly honestly and fearleesly.
 It Is not our purpose, at this time, to enter into any detailed account of John Browns life. We merely wish to show why the people of Litchfield county should take an especial interest in the birthplace of one of the most prominent and unique characters in American his- tory. The house where he was born is still standing, in the Town of Torring- ton. about five miles north of the Coun- ty Court House in Litchfield. Is it simply coincidence that this house should be as it has been for many years, the home of colony of members of that race for which John Brown gave up his life? Though this may appeal to the sentiment of the practical side of our readers that we desire to reach in this article. As is natural the pres ent tenants have been unable to make any improvements on the place or even to keep up necessary repairs and it IS fast going to ruin, while the owner Is not in position to restore and preserve it. Under these circumstances an asso- ciat ation of gentlemen has been formed to buy the property, put it in first class condition and Inaintatin it as most fit- ting memorial of one whose life will al- Ways interest the American people.
 This is the first announcement that has been made in the public press of the organization of this Association. Arrangements are now being perfected and within a very few weeks circulars will be issued giving the names of the incorpor" ors and their plans. It ie necessary that the money required to purchase the John Brown homestead should be raised by May first All who desire to aid in this movement can send their checks to Dwight c. Kilbourn Litchfield. MT. Kilbourn is the well known civil war veteran and Clerk of the Superior Court of Litchfield coun- ty, and has kindly consented to act as Treasurer of the esociation.-Litchfield Enquirer.
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UNDER MODERN GUN FIRE.

One of the most vivid accounts of a battle under modern conditions reaches the public through the medium Of a
 private letter from one of the war cor respondents of the London Daily News: As regards my own feelings in fight | they arc very hard to describe; l know
 when the thing is all over and am all right I feel much happier. Any man who has been in a modem fight, where men are being knocked over all round
 and says he likes it, is --- liar. In former days it must have been differ ent. The enemy could be seen, the smoke could be seen and the rifle had to be reloaded after every shot. At one
 thousand yards you were in compara- tive safety. The infantry, after re- ceiving one volley, could charge, know ing that until the enemy had loaded again each man was practically safe
 Nowadays that is all changed. Noth- ing Is seen-no man, no smoke. The only thing seen is the dust thrown up by the bullets, like a rain-storm on the surface of lake. the artillery throwing shells, and the shells bursting. In con- trast to this Is the noise, which is infer nal; with occasional luls it sounds as if million kettle-drums were being played-a constant tra-ra-ra-ra, with the boom, boom of the big guns and harsher sound of the pumping of the Maxims. Hotchkiss Maxim Nordenfelts and machine-guns in general. The dis cord is appalling, as every gun has a different sound, and each shell going through the air huns or whistles ac- cording to it's breed. After a time you can tell what is coming or, if it is one of your own, what is going.
 The most terrifying of the enemy's guns is sort of .Hotchkss, which fires about five rounds time, and throws a one-pound shell, which bursts. You are safe nowhere as a bullet fired at an ob- ject at eight hundred yards which miss es hits and kills at two or five thousand. It practically means with these rifles that a bullet is never spent until it hits something and remains there.
 When bullet strikes you hear noth- ing; it goes right through a man and probably travels on another two thou- sand yards. You hear grunt or a gurgle, and the man collapses and dou- bles up sometimes if hit in the arm or leg he spins round and falls, and prob ably gets up again, as it is only the shock which knocks him down, and he hardly feels it. At Modder liver I went down with three guns of the Eighteenth battery to within thirteen hundred yards, and saw five men go over, one after the other, but only one killed. The worst thing is a hullet-wound in the stomach below the navel, which is mortal. The pain is eXcruciating, and they howl like a shot hare; it sounds like child screaming and is horrible. But you see such a lot of beastly sights and hear such a lot of heart-rending sounds that you become accustomed to it and callous.
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Preservation of tKe Sight is more inpor. tant than the preservation of good looks. yet some people prefer to strain the eyes rather than wear GLASSES. The Spectacles and Eye Glasses made here are not disfg. luring.. A Graduate Opticlan, who has at thorough tests and fits the glasses.
 DURANT. the Jcwcler,
 Opp. F. o. 71 CHURCH STREET.
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A-PAINTER WITHOUT HANDS.

When nature deprives one of her chill dren of some special personal gift or qualification, she generally endeavors to supply the deficiency by granting a larger power of development to anoth- CT faculty. This she has most assuredly done in the case of Monsieur Charles Francois Felu, the Belgian artist; for when she sent him into the world on June 26, 1850, at Waermaede, near Cour- 1 tral, North Flanders without arms. she tried to make amends by giving him an extremely supple pair of legs and feet to do the work of the missing members. One of the earliest recollectionS is sit ting in the garden while his mother taught him to grasp with his baby toes the bright flowers for which he cried. Very soon he learned to gather them for himself, and, steadily pursuing this form of instruction, his feet soon be- came flexible and useful.
 M. Felu is a graduate of letters, and, arrived at mans estate, he expected to take up an official position at Ghent. Circumstances prevented this, and he then turned his attention to art, which had always attracted him, beginning the study of painting at Antwerp when al ready twenty-five years old. Ky means of his feet he has copied some hundreds of the best masterpieces to be found there, and specimens of his work. origi- nal and otherwise, are to be found all over the world, especially in America. Her majesty the Queen Regent of Spain bought one of M. Felu's pictures in 1886, and made him a chevaler of The Roy al Order of Isabella;" and the King of Portugal, accepting work from him. sent him the cross of cheyalier of "The Order of Christ of Portugal"
 When looking at the pictures painted by this extraordinary man, it is quite impossible to realize that they have been done by foot and not by hand, so firm is the drawing and so we'll is the color laid. He wears socks on his feet made like mittens, which leave the toes
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-11
NDDRS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.


The United States senate on the 31st
ult. completed consideration of the
Porto Rican bill with the exception of
two amendments. Senator Fairbanks
made lengthy speech defending the
IS per cent. tariff. In the house the
Notifications appropriation bill was
passed as it came from the committee.
1t carries $7,093, 4Ss. A resolution was
adopted to reflect the present board
of managers of the national soldiers
home.
Advocates and opponents of the Por-
to Rican tariff and government bill oc-
cupied the time in the United States
senate on the I'd. In the house a reso-
luton was adopted looking to a pos
sible reduction of the war taxes. Bills
were passed to open to settlement 49,
900 acres in the Fort Hall Indian reser-
walton and 100000 acres in Oklahoma
and to appropriate 100000 for a mill
tary post at Sheridan, Wyo.
By vote of 40 to 81 the United
States senate on the Sd passed the
bill providing civil government and
a IS per cent. tariff on imports into
the United States from Porto Rico,
but admits most products free and
provides absolute free trade March l,
1902, or sooner if local revenues per-
init. In the house the Hawaiian ter
ritorial bill was discussed and a
measure was favorably reported au-
thorizing the president to assign re-
tired officers to give military instruc-
ton in public schools.
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A ROYAL TARGET.
A Youthful Anarchist at Brussels
Shoots mt the Prince of
Wales.

Brussels, April 5.-As the train was
leaving the Northern station for the
Southern railroad station, an individu-
al fired revolver at the prince of
Wales, but missed his royal highness.
Hearing the shots, the stationmas-
ter rushed to the scene and knocked
down the would-be assassin's arm as
he prepared to fire third shot, and
a number of persons threw themselves
on the princes assailant.
The would-be assassin is tinsmith
named Sipido, a resident of Brussels,
16 years of age. His pockets were
found to be full of anarchist litera-
ture. He: fired two shots at the prince.
The princess of Wales and others were
in the car, but no one was touched.
When examined by the station Off
Gals. Sipido declared he intended to
kill the prince of Wales, that he did
not regret his action, and that he was
ready to do it again if given chance
to do so. Sipido subsequently said he
wanted to kill the prince of Wales ''be-
cause he caused thousands of men to
be slaughtered in South Africa
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-11
REDUCED. TO ASHES.
big Convention Hall at Kansas City
Destroyed by Fire-TO BE Re-
built Imme diately.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 5.-Conven-
ton hall, Kansas City's pride, where
in the democratic national convention
was to have been held on July 4, was
laid in ruins in less than 30 minutes
time Wednesday afternoon from fire
that started from an unknown source
at one o'clock. The fire burned with
such fury that it was evident almost
from the start that the structure was
doomed, and the firemen soon turned
their attention to saving surrounding
property.
A stiff breeze was blowing, and be-
fore the fire was subdued, at 2:15
o'clock, the Second Presbyterian
church, one of the finest 'edifices in the
city; the church parsonage, the
Lathrop public school, two-story
Broom building, all situated across
the way on Central street, and a
half block of three-story fiat build.
ings on Twelfth street, were rendered
a total loss. Several residences were
damaged to a greater or less degree.
and for time it was feared that sew
eral blocks of buildings in the resi-
dence district would go.
The aggregate loss is 100000, ap.
portioned as follows:
Convention hall, $685. 1000. insurance $685.
600; church, $4,000. insured; parsonage, $15.-
COO. insured; school, $35, 1000, insurance $780,
400; Williamson block, Twelfth street. $780,
600, insurance $4,000.
The convention hall will be imme-
diately rebuilt and entirely finished in
time for the democratic convention on
July 4. "s.=
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STRIKES INAUGURATED.
Labor Troubles in Various Places
Plumbers Out at Observation-Disclosures
in Pittsburgh District Strike.

Cleveland, O., April 3. Journeymen
plumbers to the number of about 300
went on strike in this city for higher
wages. The journeymen are at present
receiving So per day. while junior
plumbers get s2.25. They demand $3.50
and 1925 respectively.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 3.-From IL 900
to $4,000 coal miners in the Pittsburgh
district and 5000 in the Irwin district
went on strike Monday. The cause of
the trouble in the Pittsburgh district is
dissatisfaction over the dead work
scale of the indianapolis agreement
and was entirely unexpected.
New York, April 3.-Several thou
sand men in the city, neighboring
towns in New Jersey and Westchester
county, N. Y, struck Monday for in
creased wages and shorter hours. Most
of the strikers are carpenters and the
enormous amount in building in prog
ress favors the men. In the borough of
the Bronx the carpenters demand $3.50
day for eight hours work, with a
Saturday half holiday, and in Mount
Vernon they ask 1925 for the same
work. In Newark, N. j.; the carpen-
tiers demand two dollars a day for
eight hours. They now get $2.75 for a
nine-hour day.
st. Louis, April 3.-Two thou
sand journeymen painters and 1900
carpenters refused to go to work Mon
day, pending an adjustment of differ
ences with their bosses over their de-
mands for an increase of wages. The
carpenters asked for an increase from
IS to As cents an hour.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 4.-Reports
received from the coal mines in the
Pittsburgh district indicate that co.
600 men are out.
Linton, Ind, April All of the
coal mines about Linton have been
closed and LOO miners are idle.