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ject of pity rather than of admira- tion. This is the result of his habit of exchanging articles of clothing with those of his men who appeal to him for new outfits It is one of his ways of retaining he affection of his men, and it is only by ties of affec- tion that they are bound to him. sev- eral of the Boer officers wear dis tinctive uniforms with little gilt stars on the coat collars to indicate, their rank; De Wea,s black feather Is. his only badge of authority.
 Gen. De Wet is a many sided man. Although he has most gentle dis-s position, he frequently displays a vi- olent temper. He is the intimate friend of all the men in his com mandos, yet when there is duty for them to perform he is cuttingly stern with them, and temporarily there is a wide gulf between them. For many years before the war he was the most bitter Ang1ophobe in the Tree. State rad; now as soon as a British soldier falls into his hands he will ira- sist that the prisoner have the best treatment that it is possible to give him. While forming the plans for a battle movement he discusses the subject thoroughly with anybody and everybody, but as soon as he cona- mences to carry the plan into ef- feet he becomes dumb and refuses to disclose his purposes even to his most trusted lieutenants. Although he relishes victory as keenly as anyone, he will not allow one of his burghers to cheer or display other signs of joy after a battle is won. Unschooled iI the tactics of war, he is a master Iactician; born outside the breastwoeks of civilization, he is noble in maaner and department; bitter enemylof the British, yet he. is a stanch adlbirer of their capapble men. De Vel is rough, honest, and fearless, Reyoted friend and vengeful enenW; he is marvellous anachronism al a. warrior. At Lind ley, he ordered his brother, Gen. Pe- ter De Wet, to Hove his commando to certain posi- ion. The brother questioned the Visability of the movement and q commandanf-gen- eraI promptly ppointed another general to take ! place, whereupon
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 distinction, and has also the simple, gracious manners of a truly aristo- cratic woman. She dresses extreme ly well.
 The Rooseyelts are not rich, as riches are counted in these luxurious days, and the vice presidential salary Of $6,000 year will come a long way from paying the actual expenses of the family during the ensuing four years. The rent of the vice presi- dents house alone, which he has leased furnished, will represent an annual expenditure of s6,Ooo. It can be readily figured that the remain ing S2,0O0 a year will not go far in the vice presidents station of life. Financially, the position of governor is much better than that of vice resident-indeed, the difference in monetary worth represents a yearly sum of ss,oo0.
 The Roosevelts will not be able to give receptions where S1o,o00 worth of orchids are provided, nor will their cotil1on fayors be jeweled snuff boxes, or similarly useful objects, but that their invitations will bc eagerly sought, and their hospital ity genuinely enjoyed, no one doubts.
 The strenuous New Yorker has se- lected for his Washington residence the large house. corner of Seven teenth street and Rhode Island ave nue, owned by the present minister to Spain, Bellamy Storer. When the vice president looks out of the win dow of his new home, he may see. opposite, in the next block, the house presented to Admiral Dewey and which was afterwards turned over to Mrs. Dewey and then to the admiral's son. Secretary Root lives in the same square, and many senators live near by, so the neighborhood is very fashiona ble.
 Gov. Roosevelt had a chance to show what kind of presiding officer he will make almost as soon as he had been sworn in as vice president. President McKinle call of special session of the senate to act on ap- poin{ments, etc., necessitated the immediate reorganization of that body. and the vice president natural ly at once assumed the gayel which had been handled by Senator Frye, of Maine, since the death of Vice President Hobart
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 Hong-Kong, China.) his judgment is formed he pursuea his way undeterred by popular clamor. His friends in Milwaukee, and Wisconsin feel certain that Uncle Sam will have no better repreN sentative anywhere abroad or one with whom the honor. of the country is more safe. MT. Rublee will not be a stranger to his new work. He served four years as consul general at Prague during the administration of Presi- dent Harrison. His able manage ment of the office won for him high commendation from the state de- partment. His reports were consid- cred models of information, clear ness and style.
 He has the good fortune to posl
 
 ther was for many years the editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel and the son has had eight years experienced as an editorial writer. This train- ing has given him am especially good insight into international affairs ana will be of much assistance to him i'm preparing his reports. MT. Rub1ee is now 40 years of age. He graduated from Harvard and has mastered the German and French languages. His family consists of wife and onM child.
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WILLIAM A. RUBLEE.
Appointed to Succeed the Late MrJ WiIdman as United States Consul
 General at Hong-kong.

The new consul general to Hong4 Kong, w. A. Rublee, of Milwaukee, Wis. is tall, athletic-looking young3 man who is apt to impress strangera as one whom it might be unpfeasantl to trifie with. Nor is this impression likely to wear away on closer ac4 quaintance. Though courteous ands gentlentanly in his address and bear~ ing, MT. Rublee is rather reserved i'm manner. He has a calm, judicial mind and looks well into a matter be- fore coming to decision, but once
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WANTS TO BE MAYOR.
Judge E1bridge Hanecy Nominated by the Chicago Republicans to
 Oppose Carter Harrison.

Elbridge Hanecy, the republican nominee for mayor of Chicago, is a judge of the Cook county circuit court. He was born on farm in Dodge county, Wis, March Is, 1852. He graduated from the schools in his county and came to Chicago in 1869 and obtained g position with Field, Letter 6 O., where he remained until 1871. He then worked two years for J. " Farwen 6 Co.,, but gave up his position to study law with the firm of Hervey, Anthony & Gale. He was admitted to the ba7
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 who has made a study of these cases of hypertrophied tonsils and naso- pharyngeal adenoids, says that suffer CTS from these troubles are of ab- normal types and unusually suscept- ible to the influences of chloroform. He tells of six-year-oId boy who inhaled one ounce of chlorofor1n and died after the operation. Tn the six years prior to 1898 IT similar cases came to his observation in which death resulted from these slight oper- ations.
 In general, chloroform as an anaes- thetic is more or less under the ban. It is uncertain in it's results. More men than women die from it's use, and the largest number of deaths are of those in the middle of life.
 Dr. G. ", Green, keeping record of 1000 cases of the admins tration of anaesthetics in Augustana hospital in Chicago, says in the Chicago Tribune that in six of these cases artificial respiration had to be resorted to in order to bring the patient to con sciousness. There were no deaths, however.
 ~~DA etAAN 1AS<I 1do14OSot UAYO things to be reckoned with in anaes- thetics In many cases before an op- eration the nervousness of a patient. may have stopped digestion for 24 hours before the test of the knife It has always been considered that the manner of administering chloro- form was of vital consequence.
 The most common procedure in giv- ing the drug is to lay a double thick ness of lint in the palm of the oper- ator's hand. He will lower the backs of his fingers until he can feel the breath of the patient upon them, dropping the drug upon the lint be- tween his fingers and just ever the patients nostrils. The limbs of the patient should be elevated. The breathing of the patient is the great index to his condition. The color of his lips and the condition of the pu- pils of his eyes must be observed.
 Stertorous breathing shows that a patient has inhaled too much of the drug, though this cannot always be depended upon. On occasions, pa tients at the first odor of the drug have collapsed and died
 Tn case of death from clIoroform, the ordinary means for resuscitating
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the drowned are resorted to. The tongue is pulled forward and artificial respiration is induced. In the case of small children, simply to seize them by the ankles and hold them head down most often proves suffi- cient.
 When death results from anaes- thetics, the breathing of the patient grows shallower and sha1lower, final 1y ceasing altogether. If not too long delayed, resuscitation is nearly always effective when simple over dose of the anaesthetic has been given.
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ROBERT !. GAMBLE.
South Dakota C0nsresAman Elected fo the United States Senate In
 Place of Pettisrew.

Hon. Robert J. Gamble, who has been elected by the legislature of South Dakota to succeed Richard F.. Pettigrew as United States senator, was born near Akron, Genessee coun- ty, N. Ys February r, 1851. He is of ScotchIrish ancestry. his mother being second cousin of Andrew Jackson. His early life was spent on 2 farm. In 1862 he went, with his parents to Wisconsin, the family set-6 ting near Fox Lake After graduat-l
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in 1874. The political field soon claimed the young lawyer, and he be- gan to take an active part in repub- li9an politics. Tn 1893, when the number of circuit judges was in creAsed, he received the republican non ion to the bench and was elect F four years. He was re- elect the full term of six years in J In 1876 Judge Hanecy Ipa1 Sarab Barton daugh-
 lg .afssslI zsss ;s.. s- -i iSss Sss a5l.-: fly ists Of six girls. The judge, and fanaiIy are members of Grace. Episcopal church He lives at a116s Michigan avenue. The judge is member of the Hamilton, Union Lea gue and Washin gton Park clubs. He was defeated by Richard Yates for the no1nipat ton for governor of Illinois at the Peoria convention last year.
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lessor of theology in Allegheny col- lege and was afterward made vice president and later president of the institution. Later he went to New foundland, where he was for ten years vicar general and for five years administrator of the diocese of liar hor Grace. Tn 1889 at the general election of the Reformati order held in Rome, Mgr. Falconio was app pointed to the office of procurator general. A little over year ago he was appointed papa1 delegate to the dominion of Canada, which post he now occupies.
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ing from Lawrence university at App pleton, Wis, in 1874, he studied law at Milwaukee,, and was admitted to the bar. In 1875 he moved to Yanl- ton, s. D., and later was district at torney for the Second judicial district, city attorney of Yankton and stat sen- ator. He was a member of the Fifty fourth congress and also of the Fifty sixth. MT. Gamble is noted for his scholarship and his liberal views upon questions of nat tional importance.
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National washday n sfexsco.

Mexico has national bathing day. It comes once a year on the fifth of June. On that day every Mexican from the president down to the humblest servant or laborer, is ez- pected to give himself or herself a good wash. Some of the Mexicans, probably fearing the pneumonia, rarely permit water to touch their bodies; but on the national bathing day the most of them like 10 get in the swim.
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Peter De Wet surrendered to the British.
 By his men the general is regarded as the greatest humorist in the com mandos, and they are constantly en- loving his jokes.
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dence. Thus the war with the United States was forced upon Spain. Sagas- ta has come to his countryss aid in almost all of her recent crises, and has saved Spain from many painful situations. His successes have been so numerous and so great that his failure to smooth over the compare lively slight trouble now agitatina the country is hardly to be looked for.
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Danger in ceIIuIoid Comfs.

cel1uloid comb, worn by Miss Mary Doyle, of Birmingham, Ala. caused the loss of her hair and seri-
 ous scalp burns. She fell asleep near blazing fire. when the comb ex-a p16ded, causing the injuries above
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No Trouzs1e to CInssffx.

It has been decided that horses. and mules are not contraba11d Of wal. Anyone who is at all familiar with the apinaaI would mot hesit tate, however, to declare the mul6 bel- ligerent.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-01-17

suppose all of us are suffering from
the invasion of electricity. My old
friend Bounce, who was a victim of in
somnia for 40 years. thinks he sleeps
now better than any other man on
earth. He lost his way in the Adiron-
dacks and staid overnight in the cabin
of forester His sleep was the deep
sleep of just man made perfect. and
in the morning he found that he had
not moved half an inch all night
It's the insulation" the forester in
sisted. You city folks are KILN your
selves with contact. If you'll break
the contact you'll be able to sleep and
get your nerves back"
This matter Of contact" was finally
explained to mean that our bedposts
are In contact with the floors. the
floors with the walls and the walls
with mother earth. so that whatever
personal magnetism a man has in him
goes away in the nighttime. leaving
him like log on his mattress. The
forester had obtained four glass insu-
lators from telegraph poles somewhere
and screwed them on the posts of his
guest bed. so that the electricity could
not run away. Bounce the very day he
got home insulated his bed. and from
that moment to the present his insom-
MIA has been banished. - New York
prQSS
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-01-17

The Cost OF cutting an OA0 AtA3@e
In the state department at Washing
ton Is the most comprehensive and
complete set of aliases and maps to be
found anywhere in this country. AS
can be readily appreciated. they are
vitality necessary to the carrying on of
the department, and therefore neither
trouble nor expense is spared in keep
ing them constantly up to date. 1t
would be supposed that their extreme
value and importance would be patent
to every one.
Some years ago, however. one Of the
most valuable aliases was found with
two of the maps cut out. The maps
had not been distracted. They had
simply been detached from the bind
ing. Investigation proved the mutila-
ton to he the work Of a certain clerk,
who on being hauled up by his superior
explained why he had done it as fol-
lows:
'Those books are terribly heavy and
hard to handle and so l cut the maps
out in order to get at them easier. The
aliases were very old. and ! didn't sup
pose they were of any value or that
any one would care"
To the state department an atlas is
like bottle of wine to judge Of fine
drinks-its value increases in direct
ratio with it's age. 1t was felt in the
department that that particular clerk
had mistaken his calling in life. and to
him was accordingly given an opportu-
nifty to pursue another one.-New York
Tribune
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-01-17
The chinese Cook

Mrs. White determined in the first
flush of her newly wed dignity that
she was not going to be squeezed" by
the Chinese cook and the storekeeper,
as 1t was quite plain every one else
was. Accordingly she purchased scales
and weights and announced her inten-
ton Of personally weighing everything
For some days this method proved very
satisfactory. but she was sometimes a
little puzzled on finding that the provi-
sions occasionally weighed more than
was charged for.
One day the mystery was solved.
She was carefully weighing chicken
In China not only is everything. living
and dead. sold by weight. but fowls are
always supplied alive. The chicken
during the weighing operation sudden
ly entered a vigorous objection and be-
gan to flap and struggle with all its
might. and during these dappings and
strugglings something weighty fell
with thud to the floor. evidently from
somewhere about the chicken. This
turned out to be a large piece of lead
which had been cunningly fastened un-
der one of the wings Further investi-
CATION led to the discovery of a similar
piece underneath the other wing. The
overweight of the past few days was
now accounted fOr.-Chambers' Jour-
nal
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ne was Too Smart.

II was at one of the recent receptions.
All society was there, and it was
brilliant occasion. One young man who
has a reputation for brightness ana
repartee began throwing bouquets at
one Of the fair young ladies. Il heard
somebody say you were the most
charming debutant of the season." he
whispered to her.
"Oh, who was it, Mr.. BlankY' she
asked expectantly.
II can't tell now" he replied, but !
will tell you some time"
"Oh, please dor she pleaded.
He was obdurate, and she was per-
sistent. and soon the other girls were
attracted to where the couple stood.
81 think it is real mean of you, Mr.
Blank, to arouse my curiosity. And
what do you think, girls?" she said,
turning to the crowd. He heard some
thing nice about me and won't tell who
said it.
Eyes, l did hear that she was the
most charming debutant of the sea-
son." spoke up Mr.. Blank.
"Who told you, pleaseT spoke up the
girl in last effort to get the name Of
her admirer.
"Your mother" answered the young
man. And now they never speak as
they pass.-Memphis Scimitar.
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Dahliaa For Food.

1t is an interesting fact that when
the dahlia was introduced into Europe
1t was not as a flower that it was
valued. but as vegetable. The plant
Is said to be really akin to the potato
and it was thought that it would prove
an important addition to our food re.
sources. The single variety seems to
have been imported first, the Marchion-
ess Of Butte having introduced it about
100 years ago. 1t came to us from
Madrid, the Spaniards having, it is be-
lieved, found it first in Mexico, and it
was introduced into France as well as
England.
A few daring Adventures appear to
have made trial of it as an edible root,
but it is never an easy matter to popu-
larize a new article of food, and the
tuber of the dahlia did not take on. If
it had done so, the probability is that
we should never have troubled much
about it's cultivation as a flower. We
never do grow things for fruit and
flower, too, and If we had sacks of
dahlia bulbs in Covent Garden we
should have had no dahlia show at the
Crystal Palace London Correspond
pnco
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Chrfstemin@ the Children.

An English parson Of church in
Berbice. British Guiana. writes enter
tainingly Of his pastoral duties. In the
matter of christening the choice Of
name is left to the taste or fancy Of the
parents This leads to strange combi-
nations. He copies from his register
"Nannie Bellona," "Trank Locust" and
"Whisky Emmanuel" OF earlier times
he tells the following:
One black man brought his child. and
when the minister asked its name he
said. "Seriatim ad Valorem."
On another occasion the parson ask
ed, what is the same of the childY
The father said. LAX. parson." The
minister looked inquiringly at the man
and said:
But don't understand you"
well. parson," said the man, "my
mind gle me to go troo de New Tesla
ment have had four boys. The first
was named Matthew, the second Mark,
the third Luke and the fourth John.
Now. this. the fifth one. is to be Ak
[Actsl, parson."
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The Most Ancient Machine Tool.

There can be very little doubt that
the potter's wheel, or potter's lathe, as
it is also termed, represents today the
most ancient form of machine tool
known. Among the many sculptured
records of the trades and occupations
which so wildly represent the customs
and habits of the ancient Egyptians
the potter and his wheel have been
found frequently depicted, and it is
curious to note that through the al
most countless generations since that
time this crude type of lathe has under
gone no material modification.
The primitive form was evidently a
small, round table set on a pivot and
free to revolve, being turned by hand
at intervals, and to this device there
were added in the course of time such
simple conveniences as a table to sup
port it and a foot or hand power turn
ing arrangement, displaced in recent
years in possibly a few isolated cases
by actual engine power driving. In
general use, however, the pOtter's
wheel Of the present time bears all the
characteristics of the one which, 1000
years or more ago, served to turn out
pottery attesting indispensable taste
and skill.--Cassier's Magazine.
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'Please don't go in there. That's the
growlery, and it's occupied 1t was
a young West Philadelphia matron who
made the remark as she was showing
q friend through her new home.
1.-The growleryv repeated the other.
What's that? Not where you rush the
growler, hopeY'
This was said in jocular spirit, and
the visitor was rather staggered by the
reply.
That's it exactly; where we rush the
GROWER, although perhaps not in the
way you fancy. You see, my husband
Is an occasional sufferer from indiggs-
ton, which doesn't improve his temper.
and there are also times when my own
temper-I tell you this in confidence
Is not of the best. Well, when we
moved out here and had more rooms lin
the house than we actually needed
hit upon the plan of setting aside one
as place of solitary retirement, where
we could go and be alone when either
OF us felt our temper getting the best
Of us. have called it the crowley
because we can lock ourselves in there
and growl to our hearts content until
we have quite recovered. We both
avail ourselves of it, and think it's q
very good idea. George is in there
now, and l wouldn't disturb him for
the world." Record.
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Frances willard's Empty Purse.

1t was characteristic of the late
Frances Willard that she never had
any money. Miss Gordon attended to
her finances, and it was found on the
whole best to leave Miss WIZARDS
purse empty, because if she started
out in the morning with a full pocket
book she came back penniless in the
evening. One night she told in her in
Irritable way of having gone to Chi
cago and reached Rest Cottage again
on the capital of postage stamp. AT
the station she turned her pockets out,
but not a bit of change was to be
found. She had forgotten all about it.
what am to do about it?" she asked
the agent perplexedly. "Anna is out,
think, and 1 haven't a cent of money"
"I'n give you a ticket, Miss Willard"
said the clerk.
when l got into the bus 1 reDlem-
bered again." she said, land told the
driver, 81 think I'll have to walk, for
haven't any money" 'Oh, that's all
right, Miss Willard" said the driver.
And so all day, greatly to her amusc-
ment, she went on getting in debt to
the railroads, cabmen and restaurants.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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The average pound loaf" of fresh
bread sold by bakers, says a college
professor. weighed on an average about
one pound one ounce. A pound loaf of
bread can be made from about three
quarters of a pound of -four, about %
per cent of water being added to the
flour during the process of breadmak-
ing. With some t1ours to 10 per cent
more water can be absorbed, making
a greater weight of bread from a given
weight Of -four. This additional weight
Is water and not nutrients.
At cents a pound for flour it is es-
timated by the professor that a pound
loaf of bread can be made, not count
ing fuel and labor, for about 2 cents, a
half cent being allowed for shortening
and yeast. The loss of dry matter in
breadmaking is usually considered as
amounting to about per cent of the
-four used. In exceptional cases, as in
prolonged fermentation, under favora-
BILE conditions the losses may amount
to 8 per cent or more.