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"PAssED ON" THEIR DOLLS.

Accompanying two dolls received at the office
OF which named Violet. seven years DID,
was letter from Mrs. c. E. Wetmore, which
reads follows: AT Christmas time the children
IN the primary department OF our Sunday school.
South Congregational Church. New-Britain. Conn.,.
always bring gifts be other children less
fortunate than themselves. We number three hun
dred little ones, from four TO nine years old. and
although have many poor children with
most of them bring in some little gift. and ID
take great pleasure IN the giving. This Christmas
the two little dolls send you to give to soms
Little Mother appealed 70 strongly. They
looked like children carefully reared tenderly-
loved. and when read the little card on Violet
telling of her seven years OF life realized thers
must have been many hours of fostering care. do
not know who brought the dolls but thought IL
there any sacrifice involved the dear mothers
would be very happy 10 hear through the T. s s.
column that their little ones were in homes where
they could give little comfort and cheer their
new 'mammas-' I will send 10 Mrs. McWhirter, in
Canada, package of Sunday school papers and
cards.
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moved. Then the ants united in thoroughly polish
ing the small body"

moved. Then the ants united in thoroughly polish
ing the small body"
HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
Although the queen is the ruler, yet the king is
a pampered individual He is the only kind of ant
that is welcomed in a household of ants even if
he is not relation. His life is a short one-Only
three or four months In duration.
One young king who was placed near the open
ing OF anthouse was Immediately spied out, and
two workers hurried out to invite him ., in They
wings Ghe king is always winged, drew him in
the king wanted TO go home but his captors had
no idea OF letting such treasure escape. Ihey
TO go When he thought his captors were not on
the alert he made a dash for the doorway and was
off. He was not TO escape so easily however, for
number of workers soon overlook and surrounded
and Kicking ali the way Then the workers
Strengthened out the kings wings that had been
ted him on the head with their antenna in a ca
ressng manner as If to say DO be good and stay
saw the wisdom of becoming reconciled, and set
tied down to his new life.
ROYAL FIGHT
When the ant family moved Through a glass
tube) into glass house, the king picked
by the small OF the back and carried TO the new
abode. Some of the households have had their
domestic troubles, and in where three queens
had lived amiably together. and shared the duties
of watching and caring for the eggs. some
trhing disagreement led two OF the queens
upon a tug OF They pulled each other
around the sponge, and seemed entirely oblivious
OF their surroundings Uncovering the house.
watering the sponges. and even the presence OF a
strange failed divert the angry queens, who
with brief intervals of rest continued the battle
for four days. Then OF the combatants was
left the side OF the opposite the eggs,
where she remained in isolation for ten days while
the other queen returned and helped the third
queen, who had witnessed the battle for
the eggs. Whenever the banished queen was picked
mp and placed her former associates. her enc
mics carried her back TO her place of banishment
on the eleventh day her companions concluded 20
fOTlriV her he lp h3I
severely punished. and she died the following day
The death of the king. which occurs after
the cold weather comes occasion the
deepest grief in every ant household. The queen
usually insists remaining the body until
II taken away, and long II remains she will
stand with lowered head held close against that
of the dead king. After the body is removed the
queen around searching for il in a distracted
manner.
MISS FIELDES EXPERIMENTS.
BY series of experiments Miss Fiede has dis
covered many Interesting facts connected with
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ing positively chummy with ants that by right OF
birth, were their , deadly enemies a lies ,.. as "a
moved the ants Gould no longer discern their own own
down by the feet and the perfect ant has diff
Guilty in following it, no matter II others nave
pessed over it, too.
THEIR BILLS OF FARE.
When Miss Fielde removed the cover from the
dining room the ants We're .regaling themselves at
little feast spread in the centre of the room. 1t
consisted of bits of sponge cake, chopped nuts
honey and pieces of apple The diet is varied by
the addition of white bread moistened with syrup.
soft gumdrops, banana. boiled sweet potato and
fragments of flies reaches. spiders and beetles.
% wam 70 & gyf II the ants reai ss Fnde o
Another % form form Of animal food COZ consists of the fat
to the mouths of the young by the workers. If a
fly is put in the nurses carry their charges up to
+ the bod Of !he he WeTe dh
they think the young have had enough. they
clean and polished Dry foods are moistened
against the sponge before being handed to the
Cold does not seem to affect the in any way
had been frozen for twenty-four hours resumed
their occupations on being thawed out.
Even in captivity ants particular about keep
Ing their houses as clean as possible In one room
anything to be taken away. This improvised ash
can is arranged in place as as far as possible from
in every colony. If there is battle between two
colonies. all the efforts of each side are e9ncen,
obtain possession of the eggs. larvse and pup@ OF
The queen of colony is glad to welcome the
eggs thus captured, and the workers are proud
to be intrusted with the care of those more ad.
vanced, there s some danger that the queen, II
unassisted in her work. will calmly pick them up
and them upon the household rubbish heap
If they happen to be in the pupe stage If she
has a number of servants. II makes difference
and she adopts the pupa the understanding thht
the workers will take upon themselves the RESPONSE
During the battle the queen will protect her
! young If alone but should there be slaves at
hand TO do this she seeks safe retreat until the
| fight is -,
| Even in captivity Miss Fielde's ants work day
and night. seeming to take their rest In relays II
| uncovered in the night they Will be discovered
standing in groups. holding amiabe conversations.
| feeding the young and pursuing their seVeral aVo-
! cations. -.
| So domesticated have Miss Fiede's ants become
| that they rarely outside their houses when
! uncovered and they take it as matter or course
that the floors of their houses should be-wped up
| once a week and the trash heap removed. " nen men
| cleaning day and the roof is nfted on tne
| nurses pick up the children and carry them lnt Q
| another room until the commOtiOn is over IheIl
| thev return to the cleaned room and resume W0Th
| there lust as any hOusekeeper might CaptlVlty
| does not seem to shorten their days, ana they ap-
| pear to be happy in their snug homes IN & New.
/ Work as they when they lived unuer STONES
on the border of the woods at Cape Cod'
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"OTT OF H4RMONY WITH FACTS"
MARY II. HUNT ANSWERS PROFESSOR At
WATERS STATEMENTS

To the Editor of The Tribune.
cir. The Tribune's report of the NewYork State
Science Teachers Association. on December 2S
saws Professor Atwater there stated that the
+aocbtnp in the public schools 10 the effect or
alcohol upon the human system Is rot In accord
with the latest scientific investigations ana that
1.-The kind and amount of such instruction shouu
be left to the educators TO decide
Professor Atwater cited his own experiments
which he claimed We're supported by Dr- rose
mann of Griefawald, Germany in Pfuger's Archiv
fur Physologie," the latest scientlnc kno"Ieuse
with which he said the school physioiogies are not
in accord. But DIR. Rosemann. In the article re-
ferred to- distinctly says that the Atwater expert
,nants did not prove that alcohol protected pro-
teine one of the grounds on which Professor Az
water based his claim for food value OF aIcohoi
and his charge of error on the schooI teNtOooh7'
Leading medical authorities IN this country have
also said that Professor Atwater's published eX-
neriments did not prove what he claimed they did.
tSee journal Of the American Medical Associa-
t!cn" March 81 and July IA, 1900 THE Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal" March 8, and Sep
temher c, 1906; American Medicine May and H.
1901. etc)
DR. Rosemaun's conclusion Is: 1T Is generally
agreed that alcohol play no role in the nourish-
ment of healthy men" and to It's use in sickness
he raises serious objections. The school physioo-
gies deal only with the question OF alcohol In
health. Their teaching is that alcohol is not a
food in the sense in which people understand the
word food. l. e.. substance which nourishes
the body without njuring It,
Professor Atwater's sweeping charge OF inac-
curacy against all the indorsed physioIogies is
not therefore, sustained the point which he
quotes against them, by his deductions from MS
figures or by any authority he has been able TO
cite in support Of these.
In view Of Professor Atwater's evident purpose
t destroy public confidence in the accuracy OF the
school physioIogies the public should know that
no school literature IS safeguarded this. 4
standard what these books should teach was
adopted by hundred eminent physicians. mem
bcrS Of boards of health legislators who voted for
these laws and others. \ committee from these
form a part of the advisory board OF the scientific
department of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, who examine and indorse textbooks
forming this standard. This committee
consists of six physicians four of whom teach
ers medical colleges and three others interested
in education and morals. Candid criticism OF the
books IS always welcome, and II sustained subSe-
quent editions changed accordingly.
These schoo! physioogies have not been written
by Temperance reformers' has been charged.
but by such authors a H. Newell Martin. NJ d.
F. r. S, late professor of biology in Johns Hopkins
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University; Baltimore: Winfield s. Hail. Phi. d.
NJ - Q1epsiel. professor OF physiology in North.
western University Medical School. Chicago: Henry
z; Hewes, NJ. D., instructor in Harvard universty
Medical School Boston. These have MOI
catered TO demand for what they did not believe
They studied the question and wrote what they
and pathology. while Professor Atwater is only a
That educators even though capable conserva
tive ana earnest will be safer guides in ascerta IN
ing the exact truth this subject than thesa sna
cialists is preposterous Yours truly, Pe
Worlds and National Superintendent of 10 NJ
partment OF Scientific Temperance Instr,c,Io
Boston, Jan. 10. 1902 ""'
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MANY VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS

The Ladies' Village Improvement Association. OF
Canastota n. Y, during the last year the hrst
OF its existence, has Induced the authorities to
sweep the streets daily. has revived an ordinance
prohibiting expectoration on the streets. and has
secured the placing OF rubbish receptaces az regu-
lar intervals along the busiest thoroushfares
The society attempting to persuade certain rail-
road authorities to improve about acres Of land
near the station and make It into park.
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its lOlu on tac
popular IA cy
and is more In
demand til an
ever before for
suits as well as
separate wraps.
T h c a q q e d
basque gives .
more seasOnable
effect. but none
of its snartness
Is lost when that
portion Is omit
ted. AS repre-
sented il forms
part OF a zioe-
line costume In
rich dark red.
and the lapelS
are faced with
fancy velvet IN
black and white,
the edges being
simply tailored
with dou b ! o
rows OF machine
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
TO DISCUSS ARTS AND CRAFTS

An exhibition OF the handwork of Rhode Island
women will be feature of the midwinter meeting
OF the State Federation to be held In Providence on
February /. The general topic of the day will be
ARTS and Crafts" The federation has been doing
excellent work In the establishment Of libraries
and 10 cooperating with the work Of the Con-
sLners' League.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
TAILORED SUITS REDUCED,

An attractive offering is made OF fine
tailored" costumes for only $40 by o. Haas
Bros, ladies' taiors, 345 Fifth Ave, opposite
Waidorf-Astoria. These garments will be made
TO order, and shall represent the highest class
of ladies' tailoring. The workmanship quality
Of goods and silk Innings shall be OF the best
All OF the materials used by the house are the
best imported
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
A GOOD WISH.

devoted member Of the T. s s. who has been
seriously i'll, but is cOnvalescent, has sent q
letter Of regret that she could not be helpful
at the holiday But her kindness is well
known az the Office and though weak in body she
is strong in the spirit of he!pfulness She writes:
May the society grow more and more useful and
many more hearts be touched through its influence
to think of others-there is much to do that
there is room for all work. So many sad hearts
will grow lighter when they realize that some one
is ready 20 help. I know personally or several
who have been greatly cheered and helped through
the society"
Next to the sunlight of heaven is the cheerful
face, Who has felt its electrifying induenceF
One glance this face lifts out OF the miSts
and shadows into the beautiful bright and warm
within host OF evil passions may lurk around
the door. but they nevsr enter and abide there:
The cheerful face VIII Sut them 10 shame and
flight"
Mrs Kate Lunar of Brooklyn. has been happy
with her Christmas work for Sunshine friends She
sent a CHEEKY letter with her holiday gifts. and
these were not few. T. S S. friends In Massachu-
setts Maine, Virginia, Missouri Chicago and Penn
sylvania were kindly remembered
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
MINE OWN WORK.

7 made the cross myself whose weight
Was later laid on me;
This thought is torture as toll
Up hfe's steep Calvary.
To think mine own hands drove the naiist
/ sung a merry song,
And chose the heaviest WOOD I hau
To build II Arm and strong.
IL had guessed. If had dreamed.
Its weight was made for me,
I should have made a lighter cross
To bear up Calvary. S,5r,ch.
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NOTICE.

All letters and packages intended for the
t. 8. =. should be addressed to the Tribune
sunshine Society, Tribune building. New
York City.
communica tions intended for the T. = 5. VIII
be less likely to astray.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
GOOD CHEER.

GOOD CHEER.
Have you had a kindness shownf
Pass IL On
Twas not given for ycu alone
Pass II on.
Let u travel down the years.
Let It wipe another's tears.
TIL In heaven the deed appears
Pass IL On
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THE TRIBUNE PATTERN
A TISSUE PAPER PATTERN OF WoMANS
EToN BLOUSE JACKET. NO 4ol'.

In spite of the tendency toward long ana tnree. -
quarter coats the smart blouse Eton has renewed
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way. Mrs. w, H. Trafton, the outgoing president.
presided at the opening OF the meeting. An inter
csting programme comprised songs by Miss ID.
Ben. Miss KatZ and Miss f.. Fisher. Mrs. o.
Hall gave a recitation In Scotch dialect
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

An all day meeting OF the Brooklyn North Dis
trict Association of the Womans Home Missionary
Society, of the New-York East Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. will be held In the
Tuesday. January II. from 1890 a. m. 10 4 p. m
Mrs. A. Il, Sanford, wife OF the pastor of the
church, will preside president of the orgHniza-
tion, Mrs Margaret Bottome will deliver the prn-
cipal address.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

The programme of the new year meeting of
the Cambridge Club, which was held recently at
the home of Mrs. Horatio M. Adams No. 81 Mont
gomery Place. Brooklyn. comprised songs by Miss
Alice NJ Sovereign and piano recital by Perlee
v Jervis. reception TO the artists followed the
emit
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b. 10 X 6 in. (a5K xIsK C)
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BY a series of experiments Miss Fielde has dis
covered many Interesting facts connected with
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

About one hundred women We're present at tn
reception given last week by the Fenelon Reading
Circle TO its newly elected officers, at the Poucl
Gallery Clinton-st.. Brooklyn. The officers of tn
society are Miss Julia Brady. president Miss Mar,
White vice-presdent; Mrs. j. p Byrne. secretary
Mrs u Hennessey, assistant secretary, Mrs. +
Fannon, treasurer. and Miss NJ Kavanagh Ii
brarian
New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

An installation OF the new officers of the West
End Womans Republican Club was held on Thurs
day at the rooms OF the society, No. 2.3O7 Broad
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-11
MILLIONAIRE NEGROES WILL.
Relatives Cut OT-Money Goes fo
 Catholic Church and Charity

l Philadelphia, April 10.-By the terms of the will of Colonel John Mckee, said 1 to be the wealthiest negro in the coun- | try, who died few days ago, Arch bishop Ryan, of the arch diocese of Philadelphia, will come into the possess sion as trustee of an estate valued at upwards of $2,000G00. Colonel Mckee owned nearly 400 pieces of real estate in Philadelphia, 4,5OO acres of land in New Jersey, and 100000 acres of coal, min eral, oil and farm land in Kentucky, West Virginia and Illinois.
 He is survived by one daughter, Alb bic A. Syphax, who has five children living, and by Harry Mckee Minton, who is the son of a second daughter. This daughter is dead The surviving daughter Is cut off with an annuity of $500 and after her death her surviving children shall receive annuities of $50 each. Harry Minton is bequeathed an annuity of $50 and after the death of all the annuitants the annuties shall revert to the residuary estate in the hands of the archbishop
 Colonel Mckee in his will specified that his residuary estate shall be used for two purposes.
 First; To build a Catholic church, rectory and convent in Mckee City, N J., and second, to build and maintain charitable institution in Philade- phia for the education of both white and colored orphans. It shall be un- der the control of board of directors elected by a vote of the Catholic clergy of Philadelphia Greek, Latin, Hebrew Spanish, French shall be taught in the college and the education of the bene ficiaries of his will shall conform as nearly as possible to that of the Annap olis naval academy. The executors are directed to, negotiate with the secre- tary of the navy for the use of a battle ship or cruiser on which advanced pu pills may be given their final training
 Colonel Mckee was buried to-day, the funeral services of the Presbyterian church, in which he was member up to the time of his death being held over his remains. The will was opened and read after the funeral and caused much astonishment among the relatives and friends The will provided that he be given a Catholic burial and gave direc- tions regarding the services, the coffin, and number of carriages to be used.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-11
LIVED ON BEAVER TAILS.

George Rogers, an old miner and pros pector, arrived in the city yesterday from the headwaters of the Santiam having bundle of fourteen fine beaver skins for sale, which he had no trouble in desposing of at good price. He was prospecting in the mountains and was showed in, and after a short time his supply of food was nearly exhausted. He tried to catch fish through the ice. but had poor luck. One day he found a beaver dam and pond, in which there were several of the houses constructed of sticks and mud by beavers for win ter quarters.
 He knew that beaver tails were a del- icacy, and determined to have some, He found it hard to catch the beavers, but finally drained the pond and se- cured fourteen, each furnished with a fine fat tail Incidentally, he skinned the beavers and saved the skins, but he ate all the tails and no small part of the bodies before he got out of the woods He says beavers tail baked in ashes is dish for an epicure, much resembling marrow in form and taste, and when he gets out in the woods again he will try to get more. The flesh of the beavers was palatable and wholesome, but tasted slightly of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-11
GOLFERS WONDERFUL ESCAPE

An Experience From Which Noted Hunter Never Fully Recovered.
 One of the most remarkable instances of the escape of a white man from the Indians was that of John Colter, fa- nous hunter and trapper On the day in question he and his companion were surrounded by six hundred savage war riors. The companion was instantly killed and colter was captured. His foes had no intention of saving his life, however: they wanted the sport of put ting him to the torture, or at least of playing with him as cat plays with mouse. The chief asked if he could run. He said, Not much" He was released and told to save his life if he could
 Colter darted away at high speed and most of the six hundred savages set off after him. There was a plain before him six miles wide, bounded on the far side by river fringed with trees. Coter had always been famous as runner, and his practice now stood him in good stead He made straight across the plain for the stream, and the yells of his pursuers lent him wings, His foes had removed every shred of clothing from his body, and the plain was covered with prickly pears, so that his unprotected feet were lacerated at every stride.
 Half-way across the plain he glanced back and saw that only few Indians were following him. Again he ran on, and soon realized that one of his pur- suers was nearing him. He redoubled his efforts, and blood gushed from his nostrils and flowed down over his breast The fringe of trees was near but a hasty backward look showed him the pursuing brave close upon him with spear raised. Moved by a sudden im- pulse Colter stopped turned and faced the savage with outstretched arms. The Indian was so taken aback at this unexpected movement that he stumbled and fell. This was Golfers opportuni- ty. He ran back, seized the spear, and pinning his antagonist to the ground, ran on.
 Other savages came on, fiercer than before at the death of their comrade; but Colter reached the trees. plunged into their midst and then into the river and swan to a pile of driftwood that