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NOVEL THEORY OF MURDER.

Treatment of Animals an Index to the
Criminal Instint.
According to an ingenious statistician
who has been at work on the subject
ever since the assassination of King
Humbert of Italy. the greatest num-
ber of murders is likely to be COM
mitted In that country in which ami
mails are treated with the most cruelty.
He claims. too, that comparatively few
murders are committed in those coun-
tries in which societies for the protec-
tiOn OF animals flourish.
Out of every million Inhabitants, he
says, there are in England and Ireland
only six murderers; I'm Germany.
eleven; In Belgium. fourteen; in
France, sixteen: in Austria, twenty
three; In Hungary. sixty-seven; in
Spain eighty-thrce. and in Italy ninety
five.
These figures, he maintains. are Just
what might he expected. In no coun-
try, he says. are animals treated with
more Kindness than in Great Britain
and with more cruelty than In Italy.
and the treatment accorded to them In
the other countries may fairly he
gauged according to the number Of
murders committed In each.
At the same time this statIstician,
who is German and an influential
member OF the British Society for the
Protection OF Animals. admits that eli
mate Is considerable factor in this
matter.
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DR.. Llewellyn Jordan. Medical Examine,
Of U. 8. Treasury Department, graduate II
Columbia College. and who served thre.
ysars at West Point, has the following IA
say Of Peruna:
ALLOW me to express my gratitude
to you for the benefit derived from
your wonderful remedy. One short
month has brought forth vast change
and now consider mysefa well msn
after months Of suffering. Fellow
sufferers, Peruna will cure YOU"
Catarrh is systemic disease cursbl.
only by systematic treatment. A remedy
that cures catarrh must aim directly Al
the depressed nerve centers This is what
Peruna does. Peruna Immediately invgor.
ates the nerve-centers which give vitality 10
the mucoue membranes. Then catarrh di,.
appears. Then catarrh is permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
Peruna is not guess nor an experiment-it
il an absolute scientific certainty. Peruna
has no substitutes-no rivals Insist upon
having Peruna.
A free book written by DR.. Hartman.
on the subject Of catarrh In Its differ.
ent phases and stages, will be sent free
to any address by The Peruna Medi.
ciae Co.. Columbus. Ohio.
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House.,

Speaker Montgomery overlooked the
presence Of Rev. Mr.. kirkland AT the
opening OF the House and the session
was well under way before the Open
ing prayer was delivered.
Mr.. Hammond moved the selection of
Frank w. Lee as sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. Dickerson nominated James X.
Saville. The vote was Lee, 30; Saviile.
o; absent and not voting, 2O.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 2.
liking the hour providing for CANVASS
Ing the vote at 2::sO O'Clock In the after.
noon was adopted.
At the opening OF the afternoon ser-
sion Speaker Montgomery discovered
that James Taylor Whiteiaw OF Hine.
dale and San Juan counties was in the
room. He was called up and sworn In,
a motion wns agreed upon that when
adjournment was taken II should be
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
8. O. X. No. 3, for the appointment Of
an inaugural committee, was received
from the Senate and at once adopted.
The Speaker appointed the following
committee on the part OF the House:
Bell. Meredith. Sprague. Trisley Dick
erson.
q. O. r. No. 4, a tribute to the mem.
ory OF ex-senator n. r. IIill, deceased,
was read and at once adopted on ris.
ing vote.
The members OF the Senate were an.
nounced and the joint session for can
vassing the vote for state officers was
commenced, but was not completed
when adjournment was taken.
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pnor,rAsLs asLloloN.

0aesoanss0as MsAs RisA ~ ths Eassssa
r1ay.
1esision may not pay In dollsrs and
cents elsewhere, but II certainly pays
in Oberammergau. As result Of the
Passion Play the gross receipts Of the
state railroads amounted to $1,t00,000
more last year than during the CORE
spending time In 1850. The net profit
will be e125, 5,OOO
Lodging-house keepers In the little
town and vicinity reaped harvest Of
&276y000 The play itself brought
clear profit Of $75OO00, and with this
money the town itself will be fur
nished with a new system of drainage
and the famous wood carving institu-
tion at Oberammergau will be put IN
to drvt-rate order
Now n the town does not lose its
head and its charming individuality by
this tidal wave of prosperity 1t can
push on to things better still. It has
taken the first step in the right direc
ton and may prove its ability to en-
dure riches as 1t has endured poverty,
with Q picturesque grace.
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GREAT RAILWAY
CONSOLIDATION

st. Paul, MINI. Jan. 5.-While no
confirmation could be obtained here
from an authoritative source Of the re-
ported combination of the Northern
Pacific. Great Northern and Chicago.
Milwaukee X ~. Paul railroads, Il IN
the general belief In well Informed rail-
way circles thnt the denl, II not al
ready accomplished In fact, In In pro-
cess OF confirmation.
President james !. HIll Of the Great
Northern was naturally disinclIned to
talk upon the subject for publication.
but In the course Of an Interview he
had this to sny:
II have mndc no 10an In Montreal.
Does II not stnnd to reason that n I
needed money, ] cnn get II without 70
Ing TO CnnadaY No dcni by which we
get control OF any western line haA
been consufninntcd yet. will say.
however. that some OF the big lines
hope. by getting together, To reduce
working expenses
Mr.. Hill hot.~ not state that there IN
no deal under wny. The announce
ment wns fnnde semi-0fiicInl1y to.dav.
and the information did not come from
a New York source. TINT the hle deal
by which the IiIll-AiOrgan. Rock kcfeIjer
interests were to secure control Of the
Northern Pacific and ~. Paul roads N
practically c0ii~ummnted. and that in.
side OF month the system will Ike In
eject one.
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A Hloh MARK.

The New York Almanac for 1901, Is
sued by Chas. H. Fletcher of New York
City; has set high mark for slmiiaf
shows remarkable enterprise on the part
Of the publisher when we consider that It
The numerous publications Of this char
acter are usually gotten up with the sin.
gle idea of cheapness, while the thought
In the case OF the New York Almanac;
The artistic colorings Of the cover. the
accuracy Of Its calendars and III! fund OF
Of perusal and preservation. II has In
Vulnerable hints for mothers - to the
.'Baby's Record" page. which Il In blank.
to be flled In with baby's name. date
Of birth. cut nrst tooth. etc.
work and may be procured At any drug
store or direct on request. free.
The silver star., 1901-01-11

Chicago physicians have recently had
the opportunity Of examining several
persons who were treated for consump-
tion by the nitrogen compression
method first promulgated by DIR. J. B.
Murphy at the congress OF physicians
In Denver several years ago. The
method consists In injecting nitrogen
gas into the pleural cavity. the theory
being that the pressure Of the gas com
presses the lung. enabling It to take a
rest and permitting the unhindered
cure OF any disease affecting 1t. DR..
Augustus Lemke. who presented the
casss shown In Chicago. made no
claim that he had effected q cure. but
he said: "The symptoms Of tubercu-
losis. which were pronounced In these
cases when they applied for treatment,
have all disappeared. The fever and
coughing have ceased. and the patients
have slept and eaten well. They have
all gained In weight and show no evi-
denss Of disease"
The silver star., 1901-01-11

Mississippi IDay have another Helen
Kellar in the person of a little girl
from Webster county, who arrived at
the Deaf and Dumb institution about
ten days ago. The child is Maud Scott.
six years OF age. and her parents live
at Cataletta. She has been deaf and
dumb from birth. and when she was
about a month old she became blind.
She is in charge Of one teacher. who
devotes nearly her whole time to her.
and the child is beginning TO give some
remarkable signs OF dawning intelli-
gence and capacity to receive knowl-
edge. The improvement is noticeable
even for the time she has been there,
and she is much less dependent now
than she was when first brought to the
institution.
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A philanthropic Greek, who recently
died at Corfu, has left a considerable
sum to be applied to the purposes of a
matrimonial lottery. Every year a
certain number of poor girls. OF good
conduct. will receive tickets emitting
them to a chance of winning a sum
sufficient for marriage portion The
committee entrusted with the admin
istration of the legacy is presided over
by the Archbishop Of Corfu. and the
papers. The fortunate candidate pre-
sents herself. and all inquiries being
satisfactorily answered, the money is
paid over
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The City Club of New York has is
sued two small pamphlets which are
useful to New Workers and suggestive
to residents of other cities. One is a
brief index to the city charter. the
other brief summary. in chronology
cal order, Of the various events pre-
scribed by the charter to occur during
the year. II thus comprises a list OF
the Official acts Of the whole city gov
ernmsnt, and from 1t one can learn the
precise duties OF any and all ofilcials.
The ordinary citizen often realizes his
Ignorance OF the local government. and
his consequent inability either to fulnll
his civic duties properly or TO derive all
the benefit he might from the operation
OF the government. These little pam
phlets are designed to meet his need.
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OF interest to all students OF Greek
is the announcement from Athens thas
the Clouds" of Aristophanes. para
phrased into modern Greek by the sa-
tiric poet Souris. has been produced in
the national theater in that city.
Souris. who has been called for 80
years the "Modren Aristophanes," is
said 10 have surpassed all expectations
in his metrical rendering of the play.
His work should be especially valuable
TO philologists as basis of compari-
son between ancient and modern
Greek. the language as 1t is written
today being said to be closer to that Of
Xenophon and Plato than is the Eng
lish of today to the English OF Chau-
Ger.
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Lunatlc ON his pirn,tx.

A story is told of an Irish lunatic
who believed himself To he the Deity.
what IL known as n woman OF an
inquiring nature" visited the asylum
and asked him II he knew all things.
He answered. "Yes. madam. I know all
that has happened. In happening and
Will happen "'rhen tell me-" said the
visitor, "shall be saved or damned p
TO her the lunatic with amazing dig
nifty, said: MADAM. l never talk
shop"
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During the recent trip Of the Belgica
In the Antarctic more than 90 observa-
tions Of the aurora australis, the
southern counterpart Of our northern
lights. were made. The appearance Of
the lisht ressmbled that presented In
The Arctic regions. But the maximum
frequency aid not occur during the
neaths Of the long polar nIoht, and
the phenomenon was most Intense at
the time Of the equinoxsnt when the
sun is perpendicular over the equator
80 daylight ID simultanepus Ct beth
~ NostA sad the South ps1A
The silver star., 1901-01-11

The last Cabinet meeting Of the cen.
tury was held In the White House IN.
cember 18th. The President and the
secretary 0f wnr expressed concern
over the army reorganization bin. and
the situation In China was briefly djs.
cussed. Members 0f the adminiatrw.
ti0n arr positive and emphatic In their
predictions that there will not be nm
extra session Of Congress. Several
memnefs Of the Cabinet seen after tho
meeting saId that legislative matters
nsd neen consis!ered. but that the Pres.
!asnt and members II his 0llicIaI fam.
~ ueI'evs Congress- will pase the nec-
essey appropriation bills ahd olher
pssdee lsgislstiop bsfoes March l1k,
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Empr... Ire, Of nnn,a e,r.-,.

Probably the largest specimen empress
tree-paulownia Imperialism America is
n Independcnee square. Philadelphia. II
2 one OF the first lot introduced into
q gift to the city by the late Robert
BUST. one Of Americas famous nursery
ference. equaling In girth some OF the
old American elms that were In the plot
oefore the revolution. The wood II In
great demand In Japan.
The silver star., 1901-01-11

In Germany furnace has been in
vented intended for burning low-class
fuels, such as Ignite and peat and In
which the combustion is intensified by
turning into the fire the gaseous mix
ture obtained by the evaporation Of
liquid air. The nitrogen is first set
free and the residue. containing at
least so per cent of oxygen. is sent into
the furnace.
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sugsr W. Coffee.
ngo. Jan. 5.-'I'he Chicago Trl-

6ugaP W. Coffee.
Chicago. Jan. 5.-The Chicago Tri.
buue says:
Private advices have reached ChIc,-
20 that the war between the great su.
gar and coffee truxts-which has been
Fought for more than three years, l,e.
tween Henry o. Havemeyer on the
one side and John Arbuckie on the 9th.
er-s % be brought to close.
Negotiations have been closed In New
York and Chicago whereby the Ar.
buckles will nOmInally give up sugar
refining md become dictator~ In fhe
c0nee trade; Henry u. Havcmeyer ana
the sugar trust will practically give up
the c0nes roasting plants with which
IN e6ort wns made 20 crush out John
ArbuckIe. and handle the sugar b,isi.
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SILVER STAR.
HvhMeAs4 Tssaly.l
DOLORES, COLORADO
Tsrus: sase pr ysar.

Following on his extraordinary ac-
tion in prohibiting the use Of electri-
city In theaters and the Introduction OF
bicycles, the sultan of Turkey has for
hidden the use of balloons or carrier
pigeons for army purposes. The rea
son is not stated. but his great terror
Of plots against his life may have
something to do with it,
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John and Rachel Scott OF Randolph
county. West Virginia. and their chill
dren. have been weighed recently. The
father and mother are still living in
the house where their eight sons.
whose combined weight is more than
q ton. were born and raised. The COM
bined weight of the family is 2.7a6
pounds. an average weight of 276.3-5
pounds.
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Garfield Tea Is an herb medicine; II
Ia OF inestimabIe value In all cases oi
stomach. liver. kidney nnd bowel dis
orders; It promotes n healthy action OF
all these organs.
The silver star., 1901-01-11

10 the Senate resolution offered by
NJ. Stewart. providing that the com.
mittee ON mines Investigate allegations
e 10 the location of mining claims by
power Of attorney, WAS Adopted.
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The French value the Panama canal nj
uD 00o ooO and possibly they could get q
cents tor I on the open market, c0nsid.
money. VI
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It's idiomatic English that knocks me
OUT" said Mr.. ST. Clair Parke. Here
is 6pilkins. who says he was altogether
put out when he was completely taken
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PesAi.e vye...ra n.a,....

Washington, d. O.. Jan. B.--Rcnntor
Teller has introduced hll Identical
with that introduced early In the ss-s.
sion By Representative Shnfroth. I'm.
creaang the limit Of the c0st OF tho
mint u Denver To eSOOO0O.
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eave money BY using Russ' BlsacIiin,
1Iuet the famous bag blue. each packag,
oouala u or ~ cents worth NJ any othSS
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The new century In all right. but va
WIII never live TO see the end OF e.
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES DO noe
spot. streak or give your goods a un-
evonly dyed appearance.
The times., 1901-04-28

resented. it is SAID. the last hope of his
people, has something of a pathetic sig
nificance.
Many stories are recalled of Tecum-
seh's grandson, who, like his fast vanish
ing tribe, represented traditions antedat-
ing the discovery of this country by Co
lumbus. He was always accompanied by
his interpreter for though he could speak
English very well, he held it beneath his
dignity to converse with anyone whom he
did not esteem his equal in rank
When referred from the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary,
he refused to have anything to say to
the Little Chief'-he must talk with the
Big Chief" With the President only
could he in his estimation, converse as
an equal, claiming equal distinction with
his illustrious grandfather, Tecumseh,
king of ali the Indians in this country.
big Jim was tall very straight and
well formed, with fine features, and had
long iron-grey hair. He bore himself
with an air of dignity and was, in fact
a very handsome old man.
Among the traditional beliefs of his
people is that Of the trausmigration Of
the soul. and 1t is said that the sister of
Wah-pah- h-me-ah-pe-to refused to marry
member Of the tribe, averring that it was
revealed TO her in a dream that her lover
had. In a former stage of existence, been
her brother The Absentee Shawnees may
be said to be almost unique among the
Indian tribes Of this country In their
faithful adherence to tribal and religious
traditions, a trait which, in their case,
appears to be the cause of their decline.
The times., 1901-04-28
NOT AFFECTED BY THE LAW.
Comptroller Traceweirs Opinion Re
Earding Government Carriers.

The Secretary of War. in response to
a request for an opinion from Comptroller
Tracewell on the question of the Inter
state Commerce law, as applied in the
movement of Government business, re-
ceived the following reply:
I'm making concessions in the way OF
reduced rates to the Government the car
riers are, no doubt, primarily considering
their own interests, and seeking to ad-
just said rates in way to secure the
most revenue for the service rendered;
but so long as the rates offered do not ex-
ceed the reasonable rates charged the
general public between terminal points
the Government has no cause for com
plant. On the other hand the Govern
emnt has an equal right and duty to con-
slider its own interests, and If the rates
offered by one line are not acceptable the
traffic may be routed by any other line
offering better rates and service.
THE routing of passengers and freight
for the Government is an administrative
duty and discretion. it being presumed
that the discretion will be exercised with
due regard for the interests of the United
States. Payment for service necessarily
depends upon the routing in most cases.
The Interstate Commerce law, IN my
opinion, has no application TO cases
where carriers have conceded rates to the
Government lower than those reasonable
rates charged the general public
The times., 1901-04-28
THE VIEWS OF MR.. GoMPERs.
Reply of the President of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor.

Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor, when
asked about the proposed amalgamation
of the labor organizations Of the country
under the plan suggested by certain
prominent members of the order Of the
knights Of Labor said he saw no ncces-
sity for such combine as is suggested.
Never in the history OF labor" he said.
has there been such union of the forces
OF the worker as there is today under the
banner of the American Federation of La
bor Anything that the organized workers
cando can be done most effectively through
the well equipped orsaniza ton today 1t
is simply a question whether the mem
bcrs and the organizations viii do So
In speaking Of the statement of DIR. j.
H. McAden, President Of the Southern
Cotton Spinuers' Association. iu which
he stated that the only thing GOmpers
wants. in the whole business is recOgni-
tion of him in his official capacity Mr.
Gompers said he had ncr.r asked for rec
ognition, but when he does he feels sure il
Will be accorded him he statement of
pr McAden was made in discussing the
probability of a strike among the spin
ners employed at the cotton mills al Me
Adenville, where the employees are not or
ganiZed. "GOmpeTs, he said. will never
receive recognition by the Southern mill
owners, and If strike Is forced, the rea-
son for 1t will be that the workmen wish
d reduction in the hours of labor
The times., 1901-04-28
A TAX ON THE ONLY GIRAFFE.
No other in America, But There Is a
Protective Tariff.

NEW YORK, April 27-Three custom
house officers were looking at a box TWEEN
ty feet high in a forward compartment of
the steamship Graf Waldersee this morn
ing They needed a stepiadder TO look
into the top, out of which stuck the mot
tied head of an eighteen-months-old gi-
raffe, one of the three in captivity in the
whole world. Il never chai6ed giraffe
before in all my experience" said one
customs officer, but the book says 20 per
cent of the purchase price on all live
stock except birds. and this amt bird.
The animals attendant replied: She is
the only giraffe in this country. What
you charging import tax for? To protect
home industry?
The giraffe's name is Gretchen and she
is eighteen months old and twelve feet ten
inches tall.
A great crane lifted Gretchen's cage,
monkeys and all, out of the ship present
ly, and lowered them to the pier. she
win have to stay five days in quarantine
on a cattle farm at Garfield, n. J. She
can then be taken to join the circus to
which she is consigned.
The times., 1901-04-28

on the columns of the exterior, blue is
used inside. so as to connect the outer
portions of the building with the Interior
AS a whole the interior treatment OF TINS
building is most attractive Many dec
orative features are used,
The interior decoration of the ASrlcui-
turaI Building is quite original and artls-
tic and carries out very cleveriy the IDEAS
which suggest themselves in building OF
this character. Garlands extend arouhu
tbe room. made of a combination OF rye,
oats barley. and the different kinds OF
corn These are tied by strings OF differ
eng, ,iared poppies and hops, with mere
and there so.-,e OF the brighter colored
vegetables used in cartouehess adulhs
bright tints TO the grains.
The Machinery Building is IN two shades
of gold. The interior has large NUMBER
of painted tapestries, illustrating tle
character of the exhibits beneath Ihese
tapestries have been used for practlcaI as
well as pictorial purposes. Wmle TINS Is
a large building, the space is Imiteu' con-
sequently these tapestries are used as IL
Illustrations of the exhibits themselves as
well as for purposes OF ornamentatioh-
They include views of machine SHOPS ana
machinery, and constitute a novel ana IN
tereSt1nR feature OF tHS puiiNA45'
The Electricity Building is treated upon
the interior in violet and light green hues
Green is found to be the most suitable
color to bring out the effect of an interior
electrical display. The white material
used is relieved by the violet and blue
tints, and the whole color scheme is light
in effect. The great dome of the Elec-
tricity Building, which is ablaze with arc
lights. is treated with green bunting. in
terspersed with starry festoons of lights.
1t is the idea to make the Woman's
Building as homelke in appearance as
possible upon the interior, so the walls
have been painted or colored with soft
greens and yellows, as a general basis
for the color scheme. Green is the main
color of the exterior, and the interior cor
responds in general effect.
The Bazaar Building is in green. and
gold, and white, many of the soft pris-
matte colors being used to relieve it OF
monotony The building is used for arti-
cles having all sorts of cOlOrs, therefore
great variety is impaired to the color
effects as a whole. There is connect
ing link in sentiment and theme between
the bunting and tapestries, flags and ban
ners. in the interior of the buildings OF
the exposition, and the flags and stream
ers used in the exterior decorations upon
buildings and about the grounds. Pan
American flags and flags of all kinds are
seen in profusion. The coats-Of-arms of
different States and dependent countries
are conspicuous in many places.
Upon special occasions, such as days
devoted TO certain States, or associations,
banners and ensigns of these institutions
will float in the breeze. Everywhere there
is color and gayety, and the mind is i'm
pressed that this is a great festival of
the nations in celebration OF century
of achievement on the Western Hemi-
sphere.