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of an ordinary woman's time she man
ages to keep well informed on cur
rent events and take part in the dis
cussions of which her versatile hus-
band is so fond
Immediately after the death of Pres
ident Mckinley the announcement
came from the white house that the
entire winter season would be OBJ
served by the Roosevelts as one of Of
ficial mourning and that not until Jan.
l, 1903, would the white house be
opened for either public, diplomatic
or army and navy receptions, 1t was
also announced that all the members
of the cabinet and other high govern
ment officials who take prominent
parts in Washington's social life
would give no official entertainments.
AS it had been proposed to make the
coming winter the gayest the capital
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29
Pbi,antbropic Maori Chief.

One of the most notable of the Ma
ori chiefs w. o wsre presented to the
Duke and Duchess of York in New
Zealand was Te Heuheu, who present
ed to the colony the splendid national
park that includes the volcanoes OF
Ngarahce and Ruapchu. He is the
grandson of fam us cann.bal chief.
who fifty-five years ago was buried
alive while d fy-ng the elements dur
ing a destruc i've landslide. Te Heu-
heu, in all the glcry of WIZ paint and
wearing little more than the primitive
fax mat aroIrd his 10 n, took part
in the exciting martial dance of his
tribe before thsir royal highnesses. A
little later, when he came to receive
his medal from the duke he was no
longer the wild warrior, but a sedate,
courtly gentleman, att red in silk hat
and faultless frock coat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29

year and that the winters programme
will go on as usual after Jan. l.
Coming Dsblt OF Miss Rooseveis.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are
expected to open the season with re
ception at which Miss Alice will be
presented to society. No definite an
nouncement has been made as yet OF
such plan but the social world IS
preparing to give the first debutante
from the white house for thirty years
warm welcome.
Miss Roosevelt is expected to be 4
great social favorite. She is tall and
slender. and she has light hair and
blue eyes. Her manner is breezy and
enthusiastic, like that of her father.
She is an outdoor girl and is splen-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29
TOURISTS WHO DON'T TOUR.
Agency That supplies Evidence o
Travel Never Actually Undertaken.

Travel Never Actually Undertaken.
Not long since a successful book of
travel in the far east was written by
a European who had never been near
er Asia than the eastern boundary of
Vienna. The work. according to a
London paper. was made possible by
an agency for bogus travellers which is
established in Paris and which has
clients all over Europe and some in
the United States. This agency, says
the London authority. is nominally one
for doing the usual touring business,
but it actually exists for providing any
one who can pay the necessary fees
with complete evidence of their tray
els" posting them up on all the de
tails of their journey and giving
them a perfect description of all the
sights they saw; in fact, generally
turning them over to their friends.
travel-stained. and full of adventure.
And the pseudo-tourist can choose al
most any tour in the world, if he is
prepared to pay we'll for it.
He can go down into some cheap
farm house, send a fee to the agency
and later he can turn up among his
friends with wonderful knowledge of
for instance, the Alps, file of receipt
ed hotel bills, his portmanteaus
smothered in foreign labels, and with
an armful of small tribes bought in
the little hamlets he didn't stay at or
pass through-Swiss clocks, models of
Swiss villages. even bits of rocks he
"chipped or the higher mountain
l. ha will hn al n
all about the good and the bad hotels
at which he stopped along the route.
In short. he could thoroughly convince
you that he has actually taken the
tour.
To talk of having done the Alps is
the ambition of thousands of people
who have not the nerve for mountain
eering. or who cannot afford the ex-
pense, cheap as the tour is nowadays.
1t is common enough to find people
posing as travellers on the strength of
this little tour alone, and 1t is prob
able that a fair number of these gem
tlefolk have never set eyes upon the
famous mountains. The alpenstock,
guide-ropes and views they show their
friends as evidence of their trips can
be produced at very moderate prices;
and the agency for bogus travellers has
well-written little books, from which
their clients can learn quite as much
as they could by actually taking the
tour.
Also. for a small additional fee, eli
| ents are provided with notebooks and
the copy from which they can write in
the notebooks short, daily accounts of
their doings during the tour. And all
this glory for about the fourth or fifth
of what the tour would actually cost
them!
BY no means is the Alps tour the
only thing demanded by the clients of
this unique agency. Tours to all sorts
of outlandish places are constantly be-
ing arranged for richer classes of bo-
gus globe-trotters.
You can "go through" Siberia by the
courtesy of the agency for about 80
guineas. without the slightest personal
inconvenience or any loss of time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29
Current Topics
OTTO SvERDRUP.
Explorer Who May Have Found the
North Pole.

Explorer Who May Have Found the
North Pole.
A rumor has sprung up in Chris
tiania that Captain Otto Sverdrup, the
Arctic explorer who won his reputa-
tion as an assistant of Napsen, whom
he accompanied in 1888 on his famous
expedition across Greenland and on
Nansen's sill more famous voyage on
the Fran, has reached the north pole
and is now returning home. There is no
confirmation of this report. nor is any
thing known of its origin. but even
the rumor has aroused the keenest in
terest
Captain Sverdrup sailed on his ex
pedition to the arot'cs on June IA, 1898.
The ostensible purpose of the expsdi-
ton was to exp'o-e Smiths solnd and
the Robson channel, discover the
northern limits of Greenland, study the
origin of the photographic ice, and to
note the tides and temperatures; but
there was no doubt at the time the ex-
pedition sailed on the Fran from
Christiania that the bold Sverdrup
| and at least one or two of his com
panions would push on and try to
reach the pole.
The outfit of the expedition consist
ed of ski, sledges, canoes, snowshoes.
and everything necessary for trans
portation. Clothing and sleeping bags
were taken along, while the food sup
plies were large and varied. The draft
animals on the Fran numbered ten
splendid elk dogs, large variety OF
the Finn dog. woltish in appearance.
To these we added eig .ty Eskimo
dogs. secured in Greenland. OF the
sixteen members OF the expedition five
were executive officers and five were
scientists.
The last heard of Sverirup was dur
ing the summer OF 1899. when he was
on the no. o.tlwzst coast OF G een.and.
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and the children along with their fa
ther were placed in the most conspic-
uous position in the nation, it was
predicted that these plans would be
changed, and that the children would
either be placed in some private and
exclusive school or that they would
be taught by governess or tutor who
would reside at the White House. 1t
was urged that the attendance of the
Roosevelt children in the public
schools would make them constantly
unprotected offsets of cranks If not
actual kidnapers.
Boys Going to Public Schools.
President Roosevelt laughed at these
fears when, after the children had ar
rived and the question of their educa-
ton came up. Mrs. Roosevelt, how
ever, was not 50 certain. Finally it
was arranged that the boys should at
tend the public schools and that Ethel
should go to the Cathedral school in
Woodley lane. This is an institution
under the supervision of Bishop Sat
terlee of the Episcopal diocese. Ethel
will board at the school during the
week. but she will return to the White
House to spend Saturday and Sunday
with her parents. Kermit, who is a
sturdy little fellow with many of his
fathers traits, and who has an ample
supply of self-reliance, now attends the
Preston school, and he gave it out
cold on the day that he was regis
tered there that if any OF the other
boys tried to make fun of him because
he was the presidents son he would
make it hot for them. Archie goes daily
to the Force school. Here he will
have as classmates many of the lit
tie sons and daughters of the members
of the diplomatic corps who reside in
the aristocratic neighborhood in which
the school is located.
Teddy" Jr., In Massachusetts.
Theodore, Jr., will continue to at
tend the boarding school in Massa-
chusetts which he entered last year,
and Miss Alice, the oldest daughter of
the President who is expected to make
her debut in society this winter, will
not attend school. Quentin, the baby,
ia too young to go to school. and Mrs.
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SHOWING INCREASE ON DIFFER
ENT PARTS OF BEEF.

finding that their money goes only a
little way in butcher shop. There is
only one consolation for the consumer
in the general Encouragement of prices.
The high prices of corn and feed is
compelling the stock raiser to ship his
beef to the market before it is fat
enough to be classed as choice grade.
AS a result, the advance has been
moderate in the price of poorer grades
Of beef.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29

has ever known, the announcement
from the white house was received
with feelings of dismay by the society
people. After the President had time
to think the question over and to take
the advice Of a number of persons well
informed regarding propriety, II was
decided to change the official pro-
gramme. 1t is now announced that
Official mourning will end with the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29

Agents wanted everywhere to sell Life Mckinley
and our Holiday books. Outnts
free. KNcELsloR BOOK co., COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29
(Washington Letter.)

President Roosevelt openly resents
any attempt to pTy into the private
affairs of his family, even if it is talk
en- for granted that their every act is
public property, now that they reside
in the executive mansion. He does not
pretend that modesty or desire for ex-
clusiveness has impelled him to take
this course, but he insists that there is
great chance that such no,oriety
will have a serious effect on his young
children who are just at an impress
sionable age. He wants them to be
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29

shielded as much as possible from
the inevitable. Mr.. Roosevelt realizes
that the dcings of the White House
children are of more or less public
interest. but he says their heads must
When he was making his arrange
ments to come here as vice-president,
the plans inclu led the placing Of the
children in the public school. When
President Mckinley was assassinated
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-10-29

Lincoln's Sea, to the northwest of that
point, was ice free the following sum-
mer, according to the American eX-
plorer, Lieutenant Peary, and Scandi-
navian scientists declare there is a
strong probability that Sverdrup
seized the opportunity and reached the
pole.
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city, but these are to be seen in Ger
many near some copper works. They
live in the dust and fumes and drink
water contaminated by copper.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

ance of society was the daughter of a
line of actors and destined for the
stage herself.
Elsie De Wolf was well known in So
ciety before she became a profession
al and has maintained that position
to the present day. She lives with a
friend In Irving place and these two
women entertain very charmingly most
OF the celebrities in society and art
that come to New York Consequently
invitations to their house are quite
eagerly sought by persons who would
not care rap to go to an exclusive
ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeMoyne have lived
Tor some years in attractive apart
ments on the East Side and Mrs. lie
Moyne actively resumes her social life
Whenever her engagements allow a
stay here.
1t Is Ethel Barrymore who more
than any one else has been made the
particular favorite of society. For the
last three years women who never be-
fore thought of taking any interest in
an actor or actress have been vying
with one another to show attentions to
thls attractive young woman, who sits
in stockholders boxes at the opera and
moves always in a social atmosphere
| never possible before to anybody In her
profession,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

home for a young actress. Miss Ad-
ans several years ago thought that
she might like society, and was taken
up very extensively by the same New
York set that launched Ethel Barry
more socially; but she soon discovered
that however pleasant some features
of this social life might be, it serious
ly interfered with the work of Il wo-
man so much in demand by the pub
lie and not of Il very vigorous consti-
tuition. So she gave up society and
devotes herself uninterruptedly to her
art
Ada Rehan has always held herself
aloof from society and refused all in
vitations that might have brought her
into association with any other than
a professional world. Her house is far
up on the West Side, and her only in
innate friends have been in her pro-
fession. Occasionally in London she
went into society, and some of her in
Inmates abroad are women of title; but
in New York she has had no social
life outside of the theatre.
Annie Russell moves In rather n
quieter set than those that make up
smart society, knows a number of peo-
pie who write and some that are more
in the swim of social life. Her house
is in rather a remote nelghborhood,
and is outside, a very modest estab-
lishment, but 1t is quite charming
within.
John Drew lives in one of the Twcn-
ties, In very substantial fashion, and
his house might be the abode of a
banker or stockbroker to judge from
its appearance. Far up at the other
end of the town in neighborhoods less
distinctly fashionable live Richard
Mansfield and +. ii. Sothern. Mr..
Sothern confines his social life entirely
to his own profession. The same Is
not true of Mr.. Mansfield, who is en-
deavoring to acquire somewhat the
circle OF acquaintances that made
John Drew envied some years ago.
VIII -", Drew gave a coming-out
tea for As daughter last winter. the
function was quite the same in char
acter as all such entertainments. with
nothing about II to suggest that the
young woman making the acquaint-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

and some architectural scheme for the
perpetuation of the queens memory.
II there be feature of the latter kind
II Will offer the opportunity for Ameri-
can cooperation. For example, IL n
series of Victorian crosses, like those
Of Queen Eleanor, be agreed upon. one
of these might be made an American
gift. The American society in London
has not taken any obtrusive action in
the matter 1t has obtained possess
sion OF the field to keep out self-adver-
tisers and will remain in the back
ground until the general plans are
formulated. 1t will then be in a posi-
ton for action If any portion of the
plan offers n chance for popular and
really Characteristic expression of
American feeling for the respected and
lamented queen.
THE CORONATION.
The departure of the Duke of Corn
wall for Australia will be followed by
the visit of the king and queen to
Scotland. when they will go to Bal
moral. This is the programme out
lined by the court officials, with the
coronation as an undecided question.
The London Lancet says that deaths
in England from starvation have fall
TN from Is to 10 In 100000; deaths
from scurvy, l in 100000. have re-
manned stationary; but with deaths
from intemperance the case Is quite
otherwise-they have risen from As per
100000 of those living In the year 1878
to II per 1,O60,0OO in 1897.
In 1900 there We're four Roman Cath
Ollie bishops or vicars-apostolic in Eng
land and two in Scotland--in both
lands there were perhaps 100000 Cath
olics. Today there are in England and
Scotland twenty-one bishops and about
100000 Of Catholics, with some 5000
priests.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09
ACTORS AT HOME.
How Some Footlight Favorites Pass
Their Leisure Hours.

From the New York Sun.
A number of actors have recently
taken houses in New York and. made
their homes here permanently, leaving
the city only to fill their engagements
and returning at every opportunity
Richard Mansfield, Ada Rehan Nat
Goodwin, Maude Adams, Annie Rus
sell, +. III. Sothern and John Drew are
among the actors who live here. Some
OF these are more or less in society.
although possibly Jonn Drew il the
only one that takes his social career
seriously. 1t used to be said that Mr..
Drew drank more tea I'm the course of
season than all the other actors in
the cour"H, hu, 1t that time he had
the s""'ol flcid aI to himself
=" Adams hae recently bought q
~ trDwnstOne house in East Forty
III gteCt that matinee girls would
probabiy describe as cute. 1t is a little
box of a house, situated a short dis
tance from Madison avenue In a quiet
neighbolhoodr and makes an ideal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

In the six day bicycle races the pace
tells terribly at the end. Man after
man falls out exhausted. The victor
wabbles wearily over the line. In the
business race it's the same. Man after
man drops out exhausted. The success
ful man is often dyspeptic, unable to
enjoy success. When the stomach is
diseased there is not enough nutrition
assimilated tS sustain the body and re-
pair the daily waste of tissues. The
result is weakness, tending to collapse.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. 1t
enables the perfect assimilation of food
by which the body is built up with
sound, healthy flesh.
"I have taken one bottle Of Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and
liver complaint" writes MIR. c. M Wilson OF
Sadkin College, Davidson Co., N C. oHaye
had no bad spells since comme need taking
your medicine--in fact, have not felt like the
same man. Before took the Golden Medical
Discovery I could not eat anything without
iwiul distress but now / can eat anything l
wish without having unpleasant feelings. Last
summer our baby was teething and was so poor
he was almost a skeleton We gave him Your
Golden Medical Discovery and now he Is as
aealthy and well as any child I will speak a
good word for your medicine whenever have
IN opportunity"
Ds, IisTces Pellets cure Sic; headache,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
good complexion spoilS the hoisework.
Until a man falls in love- all girls look alike
TO him.
BE sure you're right then go ahead-but don't
ask a woman.
girl has got to be twenty-five before she is
wise enough not to try to be witty
It's funny thing that you never feel near
so sleepy Sunday morning. when you don't have
to get up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09
Consoling Thought.

First Chinaman-I understand that we are 10
pay the powers an enormous sum Of money
Well, that shows that we have defeated them
much worse than America did Spain
Second Chinaman-And how so2
First Chinaman-Why, America paid Spain
only twenty million dollars Judge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09
The TOPICS
OF LONDON
GLANCE AT AFFAIRS IN ENG
LANDS BUSY CAPITAL.

Coming Election of Members Of the
Council Will Prove Interesting to
American shippers--King Edward
Possesses Extraordinary Powers of
Which the People Are Not Aware.
Falling Off in Number of Deaths
from Starvation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

This season will b. marKcd as one
when most beautiful handworl is the
rage, Many of the embroldcrles are
done entirely by hand and, while the
limitations are so Cleverly executed. it
would take very keen eye to discover
the difference, The preference is for
the more expensive and what is called
real work. Even with the embroidered
nassementeries and spangled nets an
immense amount of work is done by
hand and some of the fastidious wo-
men say they would rather have a
yard OF the hand-work than an entire
gown covered with machine work As
1t is, there are enough orders coming
in to all the dressmakers and large
shops for all kinds of trimming to
make both equally fashionable.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-09-25
THE STATE
UNIVERSITY
Opening Exercises Next Wednesday
Notes oil Interest

An elaborate program has beer
prepared for the opening exercises
III the state university next Wed
nssslay. oct 2. The program. as
announced By Or. Graves. viii be
given a. 10 a. n. and q a. follows.
Presiding officer ~ Dean c. +.
Reeves
Address % weicome-President r.
r. Graves.
MUSE Wagmer's
Atdress-Mr ". T. Lauhs. prssi-
dent u fhe associated students
A word frou the Asumni-Mr
Marion Edwards.
ssfusir-- Naeusrs.
Arnuai address-supt. Frank ..
Cooper
Music
on October 70 the FORMAL eere-
rnonY Of laying the cornsr-stone Of
the new science halI an power house
will take place An anteusivs pro-
Frara e being prepared. Hon. J.
r. H0yf. president Of the board 81
regents. viii deliver the address
Among thls years new professors
r. +. r. Heine. who HiIl Be an as
sistant IN the departments u me
chanicaf and electrical engineering
There win be seven Il eight new
professor this year. making a total
faeuity - ever 90 members.
The library g. 10 have an addition
Of over 1000 volumes. They viii 81
furnished hy contract. bids for which
have already beer offered and VIII
b. opened e the next meeting u the
beard % regents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-09-25
DOWN
BY HORSE
Two Star Newsboys Hurt
One Very Badly

Raymond and Hiram Montgomery.
two star urwHhoya wore nrerly
tramplrd 60 death ~ "a runaway
hofse on Pike street yesterday after.
noon
Both are now confined 10 their
beds, and Hiram. who IL only II
NeafH OF age, Is In very serious
condition.
shortly after o'clock yesterday
evening the two brothers we're stand
iug near the vutbstune at Third ave
nue and Pike street. selling their
papers aefnrc any II the hystand
efu realized what has happened. tho
boys were lying on the payment
crushed and bleedlng,
A horse belonging to NJ. J War.
Ter had broken loose from the Pony
stables at Third avenue aud Pine
street. and rushed wildly down the
street 70 where the two boys were
standing. Hiram. the younger hoy.
was knocked 20 the ground. the horss
stcppiug ON him as II passed Its
ffail little form was bruised terribly
and his face and head cut The 9th
er boy. Roy. hFcd Il years. wns
caught IN the horses harness AMI
dragged several feet along the street
lie IS not seriously injured but a
few bruises on hts head and limbs
will keep him in bed for few
days
p. r Ruttefwefth. who vas stand
ing on Third avenue when the acct
dent happened. picked the little fell
lows up and carried them into a
nearby drugstore. Or Cummings
dressed their wounds. and the iniur-
II bava were removed o. their home
~ 1lstt First avenue.
Hiram. the Younger bay. remain.
4 In a seml-rouseious state durieg
the night. This morning he reused
umeIcntly % recognise Biz mother.
but again iauseA INTO unconscious
usss The other boy o. fully com
ID ious and viii be cat On few
days
Dr. G. r. Cummings and Or Y. ".
Eamen. who arc attending the injur-
cH boys. said az noon today that
Raymond Montgomery would b. out
ir n few DAYS. and that while Hiram
b. in n serious condition. Il la be-
iisved ~ Viil recover. pr. cum
fnrs says there II slight con.
cusslon ~ th- tralu.