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.HE state Of Maine. famous for
it's statesmen. its extensive ship

THE state 81 Maine. famous for
it's Statesmen. 10 extensive ship
building industries and its mag
u,fccnt forests. Is remarkable In an
other and different particular, namely
in it, unique and valuable inland water
WAYS. In these days Of rapidly grow
iug towns aud citics. water. good pure
water and an abundance Of IL has he
come a uecc ssity, and II 10y any chance
a country's rivers come from noun
tain region, tumbling over cascades
and rapids on their way 60 the sea. as
they do in Maine. they have a greatly
added value. and the manufacture
soon has his wheels humming, and the
electrician flashes light through city
.trccts. and sets his cars In motion by
means OF the economical power they
as,rd. Nature sometimes seems 10
.how kind Of favoritism in the distri-
button OF her gifts. la,ishing them up
on one section and Withholding them
from another: for example, she has
left hut a handful Of streams In the
great states Of Nevada aud Arizona,
while she has scattered them ia liberal
profusion in the comparatively little
state OF Maine. Look at the map of
This state, and sec how the rivers lace
and intcrlacc over its entire surface
drawing water from all parts OF its
richly forested area; notice how they
come down from the highlands OF the
state; Mount Katahdin, over 5000 feet
high, and the clustered SUBMITS
around IL. and from the loftier peaks
81 the white mountains, just across
the border In New Hampshire; notice
too the innumeTable lakes dotting the
highland region, unlike those IN any
other state, and only equaled IN parts
81 the Canadian wilderness. IL is esu-
mated that five OF the principal rivers
alone drain nearly 1900 of these lakes
which, large and small, cover water
surface OF LOO square miles. 30
closely are they set among the forcsted
mountains. and so largely connected by
streams, that it is possible for the
woodsman or the hunter 10 travel
many miles by canoe upon them with
but few carries between. But aside
from the interest and beauty they add
90 the state, the lakes OF Maine are OF
incalculable commercial value, be-
cause they act as great natural storage
reservoirs for the rivers. One OF the
greatest drawbacks to the use OF rivers
to generate power is the unsteady HOW
to which they are liable; between the
spring freshets and the summer
drought, either a feast or famine, ~
is quite impossible 10 rely on most
streams for constant flow. Take the
Potomac, a river draining large ter
ritory, which ought to be of great value
as a source of power, but owing TO the
rapidity with which the flood waters
pass and its low condition in the sum
mer, g. cannot be used 10 anything like
its full capacity; and how often one
sees. throughout the country Districts
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land. His wife was n woman of great
beauty. and of beautiful picty. Her
daughter. who became historical
character, was even more beautiful
than her mother-and more brilliant
because of her opportunities for in
tellectual development. The child was
born in this city in June. 1893, when
Napoleon was first consul of France.
As she grew up she was famed for her
charms, having soft, brown hair of a
chestnut tint. clear, rosy complexion
and beautiful gray eyes. At n school
commencement in Georgetown she
was crowned by the wife of President
Madison as "A reward for her graceful
dancing.
Beautiful Margaret O'Neil had
scarce budded into womanhood before
she made herself conspicuous by her
conquests. An elopement with one
lover had been arranged, when the
child, by accidentally upsetting n
fiowerpot, discovered her fight TO her
father, who stopped the runaway and
sent her of Ia school in New York.
On her return she made the acquaint-
ance of young Timberlake, n purser
in the navy, and the wedding took
place in two weeks.
IL was as Mrs. Undertake that Mar
garet lived in the house on the corner
of | and Twenty-frst, and here she
spent five happy years OF married life.
She had two daughters, Virginia and
xkrh N
very young. Her husband left on a
cruise, and il was while on board of
the Constitution, stationed at Port
Malone, that he suddenly died OF
heart fnilurc; and the heart-broken
Young widow was wounded by the UNI
founded rumor that he had commit
ted suicide.
When this wonderful woman was
in her eightieth year, only few weeks
before her death (and that was about
20 wears ago), she said to the writer:
Gen. Jackson was kind and fatherly
TO my two little girls. and | adore his
memory. Gen. Eaton, of Tennessee,
was also kind TO me, and | married
him. My beauty was fatal gift to
me, for il made me unhappy. 1t was
not my fault. am an old woman now,
and have no worldly thoughts; but
Won may be sure that unusual beauty
was my bane. Women suspected me
of captivating some men whom mere
ly entertained, because of my social
position; and many of them | smiled
upon when. in my heart, | loathed
even TO meet them"
At that time, when she was the OBJ
jeet and subject of balice, envy, jeal-
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highly accomplished and educated
Virginia was n clever instrumentalist
being known especially as n superior
harpist; while her sister Margaret,
lovingly known in the home circle as
"Madge," was wonderful amateuf
contralto.
The writer knew that historic FEM
mime character intimately in the days
when her glory was past, and when
she was beautifully gliding along the
evergreen shore into the shadows of
the wonderful mysteries of which we
heorize, but of which we know only
by faith and hope. That she was as
beautifully pure as she was beauti-
fully superb in mortal mind and fig
ure there can be no doubt. Beauty was
indeed a fatal and fateful gift 10 her,
which caused her many unhappy hours,
many floods of tears, and probably her
happiest moments came when she
reached the Land o. the Leal.
The old tavern" which is soon to be
destroyed, was the home of honor for
Lafayette when he visited this coun-
try, and beautiful Margaret was ono
of those who contributed 10 his enter
tainment on that occasion.
The elder daughter. Virginia, was
married to the duke de Sampayo. OF
the famous French family. Tho
younger daughter, Margaret. was mar
ried to Lieutenant Commander Ram
dolph. of the navy, a Virginian, who
died i'm the service of his country. His
wife soon followed him, leaving four
children fatherless and motherless.
And famous Margaret O'Neil, the wid-
ow of Gen. Eaton. cared for those chill
dren until they came TO the estate Of
manhood and womanhood, and then
they cared for her until her death. Ono
Of her colored house servants, now
known as "Old Black Nanny" still
lives and often calls on the writer OF
this story, and gives interesting rem
iuiscences of those early days when
the federal government was thrilled
oy the beauty and power of Margaret
rNeil, whose birthplace is now about
to be effaced. SMITH ID. FRY.
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PRAYED TO ANIMALS.
Ancient Egyptians Worshiped Cows,
Bulls and Cats.
They Also venersted serpents and
other ReptiIes-Other Nations OF
Antiquity Initiated Their
Example.
Especial Chicago letter.

Especial Chicago letter.
VXTEBSTER says that religion is
w "any system of faith and wor-
ship" This is generally ac-
knowledged to be an age of religions
but il would be too much to ask
that a large proportion of the devo-
tees of the various cults in vogue
should have faith or belief in all the
tenets Of the sect to which they
ardently attach themselves to-day,
only to seek another tomorrow.
They worship for many reasons, chief
est of which is, perhaps, that it
pleases their selfhood to differ from
average people who accept the be-
liefs to which they were born, and
adhere to them. II would surprise
the latter, probably, to know how
many firc-worshipeTs and survivor
shippers there are right mere in Chi
cago to-day. Divination, by consult
ing the stars, palmistry, omens and
certain mysterious rites with which
the uninitiated are but little famil-
lar, are steadily becoming more pop
ular.
While there is no doubt that the
religious tendency of the age ia to-
ward higher spiritual development,
the number of those who have re-
vived and are practicing the reli-
gions of the ancients is by no means
small. This has brought about a
general interest in animal worship,
the different forms of which are be-
ing studied on all sides, and present
many curious features. Among prim-
tive peoples animals are regarded as
possessing souls which, in many in
stances, formerly animated human
bodies. A likeness is recognized be-
tween the animal and some deceased
friend, and the animal receives great
honor. Here n distinct link is found
between ancestor worship and animal
worship. There are few well-known
animals that have not in some time
or place figured conspicuously in such
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suns disk between her horns. She
is represented as a COW and also as
bird with q human face. horns and
suns disk. The third month OF
the Egyptian year was named for
her.
The sacred bull of India is dedi-
Gated to silva. Many figures of him,
carved from rock, are found near
Mysore. OF these the famous Nam
d." of Hindoo worship, is the largest.
Devotees kneel on the fight of geo
stone steps which lead up to it. AS
the River Nile was to the Egyptians
a very god, the crocodile, its crea-
ture, was a sacred thing which they
feared, but never injured. Until
very recent date its worship in
Egypt continued vigorously.
Serpent worship was most devel-
oped in Egypt, where serpent rep
resented both the evil and the good
principles. The evil, req serpent,
Typhon, caused the death of the
good Osiris, who was sometimes rep
resented as a falcon-headed serpent.
The asp symbolized the goddess who
protected houses, gardens and the
infancy of a royal child. Bel was
worshiped by the Chaldeans in the
form of n serpent. As dragon it
abounds in Chinese mythology.
A worshiped serpent was believed
to have delivered Rome from an cpl
demic. In our southern states and
in Hayti are still to be found rem
nants of snake-worship. The Mohi-
cans call rattlesnake their grand
father. The Moquis hold snake
dances. Unless we may except the
cow no creature has been more
widely venerated than the serpent
from the earliest times. The Phoeni-
clans adored it as good genius and
made offerings of milk and fruit to
it. Zoroaster, founder of the Magian
religion of the Persians, taught that
the serpent was Ahriman, Lord of
Evil. who made men to sin. The
Greeks worshiped serpent as rep
resentative of Aesculapius, the IA
nous healing god. He learned so
much from watching them that they
were pictured with him, placed in
his temples and worshiped in his
honor. OF all the serpents of his
worship the Hindoo venerates tha
cobra most. When he finds n snakes
hole he places a daily offering of food
near it that the evil spirit may be
propitiated. The Hindoos rested the
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ceremonies. The Egyptians wor-
SHIPPED cats. pied bulls, crocodiles,
apes, serpents, and numberless other
creatures. In fact, domestic cats are
supposed to have originated in or
near Egypt, for from the earliest
times temples were erected in their
honor and devotions offered to them.
The family in whose house cat
died shaved their eyebrows.
A cat was supposed to symbolic
the moon. which was accounted only
less sacred than the sun. 1t was
capital offense to kill a cat in the
land. When dead it was embalmed
and usually buried in Bubastium,
which sacred city was dedicated to
the moon. Painted cats figured in
the finest mural decorations. In the
middle ages cats were supposed to
be the famliars of witches, and in
our own New England may still be
heard (when the lights are low
blood-curdling stories of the achieve
ments of old Mrs. M, a we'll
known witch, and her familiar, and
sit is fact that when that old black
cat came into the room our Jim
caught him and put HIM into the fire.
place, where he was held till he was
dreadfully burned, when, with ter
rible scream, he tore away and
leaped through the window, breaking
the old woman's house the next day.
When an entrance was finally forced,
Mrs. M was in bed with ner face
and whole body covered with deep
burns and cuts"
II cat cried on a house-top, il
was considered sure "forerunner"
of death. In all ages the supposed
attributes of cats have received a
great deal of attention. In some
lands they have been deeply vener-
ated, while in others they have been
regarded with extreme dread. Satan's
favorite naturalization was said to
be the form of a black cat. Prob
ably the favorite Egyptian animal
was the sacred bull, Apis, worshiped
with divine Aonors. 1t was regarded
as symbo. of Osiris, god of the
Nile, husband of Isis, and great di-
vinity of Egypt. His residence was a
sacred court in the temple of Ptah,
at Memphis, where he was waited
upon by priests. Oxen were sacri-
feed to him. His changes of appe-
tite, choice of places, and all move
ments were religiously regarded as
oracles. 1t was understood that he
would not live more than 25 years,
and if he reached that age the priests
quietly disposed of MIN in a sacred
well into which II was popuiarly be-
lieved that he had cast himself. If
be died natural death he was
placed with great ceremony in the
temple of Scraps, in Memphis.
At the Inauguration of n new bull
at Apis bacchanalian festivities were
held. This animal must be black,
with a white square on the brow,
the figure of an eagle on the back
and n knot under the tongue. His
birthday and the day Of his dis
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tural resources, and both private indi'
yiduals and the government have been
AT work collecting important data. a
few years ago Prof, Porter, of the
Massachusetts institute of technology,
made a number of interesting investi'
cations of the Maine rivers, the results
OF which were published in recent re-
port of the United States geological
survey, and this season the survey viii
continue investigation in the same re-
gion which will, it is expected, bs of
much future value. over 100000 horse
power Is now being furnished by the
rivers of Maine to hundreds of differ
ent industries, and beginning has
only been made Of the use of the states
wonderful water resources.
GEORGE II. IIOLLESrER.
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covery were celebrated a. high fcs-
tivities. JIe was supposed to pre-
side over agriculture. Decked with
wreaths of flowers, and led by q
priest, he was wOrshipcd by the
people who danced around him.
Osiris was worshiped throughout
Egypt as a human body with bulls
head or i'm the form of bull. Isis.
wife of Osiris, was worshiped under
the form of COW. She is often seen
represented with COWS head, some
times causing her 10 he identified with
Athor, a second-class divinity, the
daughter of Ra, the sun. The
Greeks believed Athor to be one with
Aphrodte. The COW was her symbol,
and she generally appears in hero
glyphics with a cows head, with a
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stranded lumber or grist mills closed
down and out of business for the hot
months because the feeble river which
wandcrs aimlcssly about in it's bcd oil
pebbles, Is not strong enough to drive
the idle mill wheels. But In Maine ma
turc has been more thoughtful, for
through the fundamentally Of the
great glacier which, In its retreat to
the frozen north, blocked up the mar
row places in the mountain valleys
with huge piles Of stone aud gravel
she has damned up the water 10
beautiful lakes 10 catch the melting
SHOWS, hold the freshet waters in their
ample basins and distribute them
gradually To the rivers. Through this
wise provision, the streams are much
less liable to frcshets. and manufactur.
ers can make profitable use Of their
power Every year sees an advance In
the study which Is made and the rec
ords which are kept Of these great ma
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. T,oancInx for shakespeare.

The travelling theatrical company AZ
present visiting this town gave last
night a representation OF play styled
The Merry Wives Of Windsor" by a
person called Shakespeare. The play
il said 10 be comedy. but Is terribly
monotonous in Us effect. especially
the two first acts. An uncouth and be-
sotted cavalier who firts and spoons
with a bevy Of demi-mondaines, but
who becomes o victim 30 their absurd
intrigues such j. the sum total OF
the plot. We can only say that suef
a play is poor fare 20 invite an edu'
Gated public TO. !, was a relief when
the curtain dropped. and We had an
opportunity 81 listening 10 a selection
Of humorous songs Norway Tidning
Aalesund.
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ousy and the other mnlevoient susr
capabilities of women, her husband,
Gen. John II. Eaton, was made secre-
tary of war by President Andrew
Jackson. The wives of the other mem-
bcrs of the cabinet refused 10 socially
recognize the wife OF the secretary OF
war, because they believed the current
calumnies concerning her. But the
sturdy president in a manly manner
stood by the maligned woman, broke
up his cabinet and appointed men
whose wives did not rule them in
everything.
Gen. Eaton was afterwards appoint
ed governor of the territory of Flor
ida and minister to Spain. While in
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WAS A GREAT BELLE.
Margaret 0'Neil, Popularity Known
as "Pretty Peggy"
Uous- In which Famous Beauty Was
horn About ia lie Torn Down
Her Fair Name Defended by
Andrew jackson.
Especial Washington letter.


NNE by one the landmarks which
~ the "old families" loved and now
revere are being removed TO
make way for the march OF modern
enterprise. IL Is now said that an
enormous apartment house is TO be
erected on the site of the famous
"O'Ncil's tavern" the home of bcauti-
full Margaret O'Neil, who was known
more than half century ago as "Pret-
~ Peggy" the most influential as well
as the most beautiful woman of her
day.
Anyone strolling up Pennsylvania
avenue will notice a row of red brick
dwellings at the northeast corner of
| and Twenty-hrst streets. But few
know that within the corner house
have wined and dined some of the most
famous men of the past, and that one
woman who lived there helped TO
make history. The spot has vastly
changed since the days of long ago,
when BILLY" O'Neil was the owner of
the place, and the estate then extend
ed down to what Is now the market.
comprising innumerable out-houses
and stables clustering about the main
building. The house was then kept
as an inn, and was widely known as
the Tavern" being the most conspic-
uous hotel In town, which was then
but a city of cottages and streets OF
mud. IL was TO Billy O'Neils house
that the famous statesmen OF the day
repaired each winter with their large
retinuc of children and servants.
William O'Neil was descended from
ancestors Of that name, whose ancient
home had been in County Ulster. Ire.
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He Needed m Hath,

A young man who has fine bird
dog was overhead Dragging to his
best girl the other day about the won
derfully keen scent Of the animal.
"Why," he said, ~ wanted to go to the
northwestern part OF the county on
business, and fearing that the dog
would follow me | chained him up. !
had been gone two hours and was is
miles from home when he broke loose
and tracked me and found me merely
by scent. What do sou think of that"
"Wen. | think you ought to take a
BATH" replied the young lady And
then he went home and licked The
dog.--Tit-Bits.
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uo,y Cubans Eat Oranges.

The style of eating oranges in Cuba
is to peel the luscious fruit round and
round as an apple would be, care being
taken to cut just through the yellow
rind, leaving the white skin entire. 1t
is then cut open through the middle
and eaten from the hand, no spoons
being used. Oranges already peeled
are for sale at every fruit stand.
though Americans, it is noticed, in Gu
la prefer to peel their own.
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Bureau of |
American Republics
at Buffalo |
Especial Buffalo corrcspondence)

. 4 r THE Pan-Amcrican exposition
~ Buffalo there is an unusual in
tcrcst manifested in the cx-
hibit OF the bureau OF American re-
publics. IL very properly adjoins the
exhibit made by our own state de-
partment. and Is in close touch with
70 officially.
The bureau Is controlled by an exc
cutiyc committee Of the Information
Al Union of American Republics. The
secretary of state OF the United
states Is ex-ofiicio chairman OF this
committee. The other members of
the committee are: Senior Don Fer
naudo y. Guachalla, Senior Don Car
los Martinez Silva, Senior Don Joaquin
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EGYPTIAN GOD WITH RAMS HEAD.
world upon a serpent. The Orphites
were sect in the second century
who venerated the serpent that
tempted Eve and worshiped real
serpent, which they allowed to curl
around loaves of bread which were
afterward broken and distributed
around as the Eucharist.
Almost god-like honors were paid
to the eagle as the symbol of Jove
by the Romans. Misroch was the
eagle headed deity of Assyria. Chick
ems and doves were used in divina-
ton. The lamb often figures in diff
ferent forms of worship. The great
Egyptian god, Ammon, is represented
as having rams head. The goat
also received honor. The Siamese
venerate white elephant. The
greater part of the zodiacal signs are
represented by animals. Legends of
Vishnu closely resemble the red In,
dian myths and totemism is in the
same class. The Indians manitou is
generally an animal chosen by him
self when he reaches maturity and
later adopted as the totem of his
tribe. A picture of his manitou is
often painted on his skim. Tattooing
and heraldry are remnants of ido-
airy. EDWARD JULIAN
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bernardo Calvo. Scnor Don Luis
Felipe Carlo. William Woodville Rock
hill. Esq. director; DR.. Horacio Guk-
man. secretary Williams {. Fox. chief
clerk. This bureau WAS established
in $50 for the prompt collection and
distribution OF commercial informa-
ton concerning the American repub-
lies. II publishes translations OF the
tariffs OF the countries OF Latin
America reduced 10 United States
equivalents IL also publishes hand
books and maps OF these countries,
monthly bulletins and ~ commercial
directory written In English, French,
Portuguese and spanish. containing
thr latest information respecting
their resources. commerce aud gen
eral features. Replies arc furnished
90 inquiries In relation Go the com
mcrce and affairs Of these republics
and items OF news bearing upon the
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Madrid Margaret Eaton became an in'
innate friend OF Queen Christina, the
latter being especially fond of the two
beautiful Timberlake girls, who accom-
panied their mother abroad. Though
snubbed in her own land, she was much
admired and toasted in Europe, and
there Mrs. Eaton reigned as belle.
her daughter Virginia being famed
for her loneliness. Both girls were