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NEW SHORT STORIES
Not Afraid of Thirteen.

John Allison. comedian OF the Rob
tnson-Temple Opera company. says
that he does not think thirteen IN
lucky. He was led to the remark one
night when 4 boy came into his dress
ing room bearing & package of laundry
with q bill for S1.13 attached.
Better give him the extra ? cents"
suggested the property man. who was
standing by. .'and save trouble"
Allison drew himself up h%aughtily.
"Huhrf he said I'm not afraid of
thirteen It's my lucky number"
Then. as ne walked over to his dress
ing table and began TO heat q stick Of
grease paint V the gas jet, he said:
Last season ! started with The
Wrong Mr.. Wright company. We
opened on Friday. Sept. Is. There were
thirteen people Leaving my dressing
room for the first scene. l saw & ire
man with badge No. 4sS, which, when
added, makes thirteen. Leaving the
theater. l spoke TO = policeman on the
corne with badge No. AZ, add again.
Coming TO the thearer this evening. /
boarded car ISIS: sdd once more.
There are thirteen men in the Cooper
chorus in this company. and TO cap the
climax n! house number is 40a-an-
other chance 10 add-anG there are
thirteen steps from the pavement 10
the front deer, So, you e if / were
the least bit suparsIsIous- Whoop,w
The comedian gave s shrek that
brought half the company to the dress
ing o door, his finger sought his
mouth. and he made a rush fer q VIC.
ter tap.
A moment later he exhibited a burn
that covered half the side of the index
finger. and as he reached over and
up the supplement- of his trade
had gone flying in the excitement
the label disclosed the words
Meyers Grease Paint No. Is"
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Don't believe All You Hear.

81 congratulate you on the fine re-
ception which I heard you were hon.
ored with out in Indiana" some one
remarked to Senator Fairbanks, who
had just returned from the Republican
convention in Indianapolis.
'That reminds me-" said the SENATOR
"of an old but always good story. In a
sleeping a a man was snoring most
loudly, and nobody else in the car could
sleep. Finally it was decided to awak-
en- him and compel him to quit snoring
or stay awake. So, after much diff
Guilty, he was aroused.
whats the trouble" he asked.
"Iour snoring keeps everybody in the
car awake, and it has got to STOP"
GLOW do you know I snoredT' queS
toned the disturber Of the peace.
1--WE heard you" was the reply.
"Well," said the man who snored as
he turned over to go to sleep again.
'don't believe all you ~hear."-Washing,
ton Post.
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HE CRITICALLY EXAMINED TIE "SATYR."
Missouri who had known the dean in
his college days wrote to him that he
was visiting New York after a long
absence and wanted particularly to
see two things, the famous painting Of
the "Nymphs and the Satyr" and the
great 'chucker out" Billy Edwards.
AS the hotel belonged to the dean, I'M
doubtedly he could manage it.
The dean did manage it. He knew
Ed Stokes very well and often found
him a generous contributor to certain
charities. To Stokes he went with the
Missouri parsons letter. The result
was that the westerner made an early
morning call at the Hoffman House
barroom, critically examined the "Sa-
tyr" and other art gems, shook hands
with Billy Edwards and afterward en-
joyed a breakfast in one Of the pri-
vate dining rooms that Stokes and his
chef spent an hour in dev1sing. It was
a triumph of the culinary art. The
Westerner went home with exalted
ideas of Dean Hoffman's hotel.
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WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

Is it tiGuette for the company to
rise when q member of the presidents
family enters the room?
This is an interesting question which
society is discussing. The question
arose less than a fortnight ago and
came about in this way:
At Chevy Chase a dinner party was
! given to the young people of society
! by the daughter Of the attorney gen.
sral and the daughter of the secretary
| of agriculture.
Miss Alice Roosevelt was one of the
! guests. as was Miss Root. It SO
CHANGED that the young ladies drove out
to the Chevy Chase club together. When
they arrived, it was late-so late, in
fact that others of the dinner party
had given them up and after waiting
nearly half an hour had sat down with.
out them. Several courses had been
served when Miss Roosevelt, accom-
panied by Miss Root, entered the room
and made their hostesses all due apcl-
ogy because OF some accident on the
road.
As the presidents daughter crossed
the threshold the dinner company, as
il by common consent, rose to its feet
and remained standing until Miss
Roosevelt had been seated. Now, while
the girls are quite willing to admit that
it is all right and proper for the men
to rise until Miss Roosevelt should
have been seated, there is nc reason in
the world why the girls should have
risen.
stUncie Joesss Lefs Hand.
Uncle Joe" Cannon had a hard prop
csition OF the naval appropriation bill,
and he went to see Speaker Henderson
about it. The speaker was stern and
unbending.
81 want to be recognized on this
stem,n said Uncle Joe"
WELL" replied the speaker, IT will
recognize you exactly as long as you.
keep your left hand in your pocket"
"That will suit me-" replied Cannon.
The time came. The speaker recog.
nized Cannon. He began to talk, with
his left hand in his pocket. After he
had been talking about a minute the
left hand flew up in the air in a char
acteristic Cannon gesture.
"The gentleman's time has expired"
said the speaker, banging with his
gavel, and "Uncle Joe" was obliged to
sit down.
For twenty years Cannon has been
~gesticulating with that left hand, and
habit was too strong for him.
For the Presidents Pistols.
A messenger from the White House
rushed into the room of the chief clerk
Of the ordnance bureau in the war de-
partment.
Gimme two boxes of cartridges for
the presidents PISTOLS" he said hur-
riedly.
A clerk got the cartridges and gave
them to the messenger, who galloped
strenuously back to the White House.
Three minutes after he had given the.
cartridges to the president the presi-
dent was on his horse galloping for the
suburbs, followed by his orderly and
two bicycle policemen. The president
carries a pistol with him when he goes
riding. He knows how to use it, too,
should the occasion arise.
A Friend of the Pensioners.
When in the distant hereafter Sena-
tor Gallinger dons his angel wings, he
will be constantly flying around on err
rands Of mercy for the old pensioners.
Everybody knows that he has had
more pension bills adopted during this
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Gowns For Autumn Wear.

Very pretty gowns for autumn are
made Of dotted silk null, Of white silk
grenadine, silk yelling, silk batiste, lin
en- batiste and organdie. In these ma
terials some very dainty box plated
skirts are seen. These are cut in seven
cores, each gore having a plat that
covers the seam. The front gore is
narrow and plain, and a gathered grad
uated iounce is the finish. This is
tucked at the hem or inset with two or
three rows Of lace insertion. This skirt
may be cut in nine cores. Circular
founces cut in handkerchief points.
edged with lace, are a noticeable fea-
ture Of these thin gowns. The lower
LOUNGE has a straight edge, with fine
tucks and lace insertion at the hem.
Thirteen and even fifteen cores form
some of. the skirts, whose centers are
arranged in groups Of very fine tucks.
The cores are joined with an open
stitch.
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pies show what a fertile spot San
born comfy is

pies show what a fertile spot San
born county is.
Bon Homme county is well repre-
sented in its exhibit with the things
that grow 20 abundantly in that
county. The corn that is shown is
about as good as al be grown. and
this is one of the big features of that
county. There is a fine display of
other grains. grasses. and vegetables
that displays well the fertility of the
soil in old Bon Homme. 1t is one of
the oldest settled counties in the
southern part OF the state and stands
well up in its general productions.
The vegetable display is very at
tractiye. while the small grain makes
a very prominent part of the entire
exhibit. 1t is in charge of D. NJ.
Gardner.
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MITCHELL,
FRIDAY, OCT. "a
Hours: 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.
Hotel MITCHELL,
Retu1 ming every month. Consult him
while the opportunity is at hand.

DR: DORAN has no superior in diagnosing and
treating diseases and deformities. He will give
$50 for any case that he cannot tell the diseases
and where located in five minutes.
All durable medical and surgical diseases, acute
and chronic catarrh. and Special diseases OF the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Lung diseases. Early
Consumption. Bronchitis, Bronchial Catarrh,
atarrh, Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache, Stomach and Bowel Troubles. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Sciatlca, Brlght's Disease, Diabetes,
Kidney, Liver. Bladder, Prostate and Female
Diseases, Dizziness, Nervousness, Indigestion
Obesity, Interrupted Nutrition, Slow growth in
Children, and all wasting diseases in adults.
Many cases of Deafness, Ringing in the Ears,
Loss OF Eyesight, Cataract, Cross Eyes, etc., that
have been improperly treated or neglected, can
be easily restored: Deformities, Club Feet
Curvature Of the Spine, Diseases Of the Brain,
Paralysis. Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Dropsy. Swell
ing OF the Limbs, Structure, Open Sores, Pain ID
the Bones, Granular ENGAGEMENTS and all long
standing diseases properly treated. Young, mid,
d!e-aged and old, single or married men and all
who suffer from lost manhood, nervous debility,
spermatorrhea, seminal losses, sexual decay,
falling memory, weak eyes, stunted development
lack of energy, Impoverished blood, pimples. I'm
pediments t. marriage, also blood and kin dis
eases. Syphilis, Eruptions. Hair Failing. Bone
Pains, dwellings, Sore Throat, Ulcers, effect OF
Mercury, Kidney and Bladder troubles, weak
Back. Burning Urine, passing urine too often,
Gonorrhoea, elect, Structure, receive searching
treatment, prompt relief and cure for life.
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Fined Himself Fifty Dollars.

II heard a story on Representative
Bartlett's father which ought to be
told in these parts" asserted Repre-
sentative Roberts of Massachusetts, to
a Washington Post reporter.
"This man was long a judge on the
Georgia bench and highly respected By
q wide circle Of people. In a murder
trial he came to a charge to the jury
In which he eloquently and wildly
laid down the law as to tie folly of
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Cancers, Tumors, GOiter, Ristula, Piles

Varicocele and enlarged glands with
the simultaneous injection method
absolutely without pain and without the
loss OF a drop of blood, is one OF his "
discoveries, and is the most really
scientific and certainly sure cur of the
nineteenth century. No incurable
cases taken. Consultation to those
interested, $1.00.
DR.. DoRAN,
Minneapolis, MINI. Boston Block
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Two Things He wanted 10 See.

Included in the soO.OOo,0o0 or more
Of property owned by the late Dean
Hoffman in New York was the Hof-
man House. When, under the manage.
ment of the late Ed Stokes, that hos
telry was the headquarters of the ma
tonal Democracy in New York city
and its gorgeous barroom was the talk
of two continents, a clergyman from
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A Friend of the Pensioners.

When in the distant hereafter Sena-
tor Gallinger dons his angel wings, he
will be constantly flying around On err
rands Of mercy for the old pensioners,
Everybody knows that he has had
more pension bills adopted during this
session than were ever passed before
in a similar length of time and that a
great many more will be enacted be-
fore the season %adjourns.
During a temporary lull in the Philip
pine debate Senator Gallinger arose
and addressed the presiding officer. eff
there is no one ready to speak," he re.
marked, 81 think I would like to have
a few pension bills passed."
Everybody laughed, but as Senator
Teller evidenced a desire to talk the
pension bills had to wait.
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"Dhry" Eyed Grief.

Major Delafield, 9. former superf-
tendent Of West Point Military acad-
envy, was, to put 1t mildly, not very
popular either with cadets or officers.
After he left an Irish %janitor said that
when the major went down to the
wharf to leave the Pint he was fol-
lowed by many a dhry eye."-Chicago
News.
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Sure Sign of Friendshi,

LIZ was NSAy ShIpAoSAS LIZ 4SACl"
red to the kindly feeling entertained by
the Cubans for the United States,
which he said was manifested in every
possible way.
GLOW friendly were they?" asked
Senator Depew.
"Well," replied Mason, 'they were SC
friendly that a dozen Of them offered
to lend me money"
For White House Improvement.
Representative Cannon talked with
the president the other day about the
proposed alterations in the White
House and the erection Of an Office
building for the president and his ex-
ecutive force south Of the executive
mansion. Mr.. Cannon consulted with
the president as to his wishes in the
way Of alterations and improvements.
The appropriation for the work is now
in conference in congress and will un-
doubleday be adjusted by the two
bodies. The two bodies Of congress
proceeded on different lines in making
the appropriation, and there will have
to be an agreement.
Justices Tore Their Gowns.
The official dressmaker Of the United
States supreme court had a very busy
day after the session one day recently
Of that digniied body. -Four of the
justices had rents in their black gowns.
These the seamstress was called upon
to sew up Immediately.
The rents were made by a tack upon
which had been hanging a fresh paint
sign. The painter who left it there
probably will be hanged should any
case in which he is interested ever
come before the United States supreme
! court. CARL SCHOFIELD.
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Nn bas Gu6lifunl.

Die n5reie 8refe" bot iiber 400
etablirte 9(geltturen int Staote, miro
an itber 700 8oltofficeu uerlonot, uub
bat eine aroBe &erbreitltna in Der
9so6barz 6epublf Werifo. I'M sSnbia=
nerz3erritprium unD Gtlabpma.
SIR Girfulatiunsz@ebiet IN 9eros
erltredt fih pDn @aloeiton bis binauI
na1 Denilpn, ppn Maribaail Often
bis nab Gl HaIo II: ferllen @elten;
es iblieBt ielbftperItdnolid) NIT be-
lunhers sablreihen 2elern bas oibt=
beiiebelte Mtttel= l=9eras ulsb ben Siibz
peiten ein.
Stusi Neiienbe iinb beliillbig, iabrs
elm, jabraus I'M SnterefIe bes 8lat=
tes untertpees unb fiibren bemlelben
i'm Gerein nit unleren riibrigen 2D=
fal Naenten forttpdbreno fielie 2ez
ier 81.
Sn @abetrabt oieler 9batiaben iit
Die uSreie Breiie". tpu es iib boruln
banoelt, Die beutide Beo0lferune 81
errei9en, nas bette Ssnseige Waes
bium i'm gtaate 3eraS.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The weekly issue Of the" F'REIE
PREssE FUER Texas" has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
IN the State Of Texas.
1t has over 400 established
agencies in the State, is mailed
to fully 700 post-ofices, and has
an extended circulation in Mexi-
co, in the Indian Territory, and
in Oklahoma.
It circulates from Galveston
to Denison, from Marshall to Ri
Paso and of course mainly IN
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts of the
state.
Two travelling men and our
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the ''FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS"
claims to be the best adver-
Using medium in the State of
Texas, where it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulation.
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Cages Neuigfeiten.
S n | a +. D.

= SIN @eiBen Sauie gu 8aibz
ingtpn bielt Brdiibent GoDIepelt cine
mebrltiinbige Gpnferens NIT ben
8arteifiibrern beioer 0auler oes
gonereBes ab. @ie perlibert miro.
6anoelte es iib babel UNI Die 8era=
tbung sur Musfiibrung oes oringeuz
ben @unlbes oe8 Brdiioenten. Dob
Die Bill CUR Nblhaffuna Der &rieas=
iteuern 10 balo als mDglih si,r @rle=
oigung gelange.
= Sci @elegenbeit Der 8eratbung
Der Bill our Shaffung zines perma=
nenten Statiitiiben Nmts fam es i'm
8unoes=Senate su elmer erbibten
Debate iiber oaS gauge Gipiloienit=
SpItem. Dasielbe tpurbe beionoers
pun @alinger uno Scott in Der bef=
tighten @eile ansesriffen. Seott err
fldrte, man iei auf oem beiter Wege,
cine 8ureaufratie gu icbaffen, tuelbe
iiber fura ooer lang fas ganse Tolf
unter gontrplle haben iueroe.
- Sn Netp Oorf itarb elm Wtonn
0amens Dennis 2eabp, Der bel Ieiz
nem Tobe baS faum elaublihe @e-
tpibt bon 700 8funo erreiht bate.
Nls er 0Dr 2 Sabren oas @emidt BON
! 500 Bfuno iiberibritt, erfldrte iein
Nrst, oaB feline abnorrnale @eipihtss
sunabme nit elmer 5ersoerfettun9
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nur cine s5ra9e sienlid1 furser Belt
| lein tperoe. gS beourfte stuDlf Itar=
fer Wdnner. I'M Ieinen Sare an oas
@rab su bringen.
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! ioari piro pom Is. ssebruar berid)-
tet: Der biefiee Staotratb bot be.
lhluIIen, ben Brin5en 6einrid ppr
8reuBen BEL @elegenbeit lelner Sln.
tueIenbeit in ben Ser. Staateu 81
einem Beludbe bes Stdotdens ein-
sulaben. Dem beutiben 8otlbaitel
gu @albinetun, Baron pon 0olleben,
eing oon 0ermann aus cine Be=
titiun su, in tpelber barauI auf.
merfiam geinabt miro, oaB Ser.
mann i'm Ger6dltniB 81 leiner 8rDBt
unter allen St6bten Der Ser. Staaa
ten Die arDBte beutlhe, 8eo0lferunf
! (iiber SO YrDcent) babe.
aus @albinstpn miro genet
| bet: Ser 6aus IusiduB fir BDlt
Inseleaenbeiten beenoiete leine Be
ratbuneen uber Die 8oit 8eipilli.
aunaen. Die perlanate Sumne be
trGet $137. .916, ,598 ooer $l4, 135, ,91(
| mebr als i'm 1aufenoen &ehnunas
| iobr. Sir bic @ebalter Der 8Dlt
Glerfs 1T cine Wti0ion Dollars meb'
auseeiebt als perlanat tpuroe. 9a
.uon iollen $611, 900 on iolhe Buit
glerfs, bic ourd gef0roerune 81
b0beren Saldren berebtigt iino, be
sablt rperoen. Die 8erpilligung fiji
Ireie HDitablieferune auf oem aano
tpurbe um 81, $50. 900 erb0bt, 70 oal
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u0us badte icb mir. be i6 Miemonb
bamit f9dbi9e SD mill mid i'm
uebrigsn iofort umieben, buB i9 ettpas
onfange, UNI mir meinen 2ebensunterz
bait gu perbienen unb bonn bic 96arte
aussutpeben. Sd babe i6on nit Mtiee
briiber gefpro9en: ic6 lperbe mir Elm
@ef9dft einri9tsn."
SyoBbenber rdufperte {ilh.
uNa b0f mai, baau brau4i mon
6o@ Gelb. mo nitIlt OH bas 6ernsbs
men?"
r@s mdre min lieb, tpenn ssSbr mit
ausre6netet, ipie piel it6 1pobl fit ben
9(nfang brounen piitbe. Syd benfe
10"
llnb 1ie entpidelte i6rer Blan.
TaBbenber meinte botauf gemutbs
li6er: .g2o, bas nirft 9u Dir ipobi
nod iiberlegen. S9leebt faltulirt III
bas ntdt, nno bas &ififo nidt 10 arpB.
9tber Du biit gu tpenig Geiddftsftau,
.Gjfaubit 9u2 9o5 ipiG icb Dpd]
NAL ie9en; if perbs Dir basNe'easrz
tbeil betpeiien."
nSmmerhin-ipir nlo1en S6nen Die
2lufitellung natiirli6, legte fib 8olpi
ing W}ittel.
rgis morsen9"
,Wenn Sic ipiinI6en, jo."
.S9On. Sd lperoe MIDI naA sinem
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Su6len's 9truica.Salbe

bat ltd) lpe9en ibrer tpun6erbaren
Seilunaen einen 8elt 9tuf ermor-
ben. Sic iibectrlfft iraeno cine
onoere Salbe Doer etrpa8 gle5nlibes
als 6eilrnittel fiir Sbnitts uno
8ranopunoen, Siibner glueen, Of
fene Wunoen, s5ieberau8iblaa, auf.
aelprungene 6anbe, Sautousihlag
&C. Seilung miro aarantirt. gfur
25 Gents bel S. &alteper x Con,
@eu. S. s. Sdulitt, .giaent1iituer.
unb 90. OrelB.
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Ser Cinderella Sdnb 9Salalt

9tp. 207 sllamp 8lasa, 9elepbon
585, bat eineH eruBen Gorratb BON
Sdubeu fir Serren, 0anen uno
9inber fir Die beporitebenoen 5eiers
Gage. 9tae 8aareu iino nur aus
ben eriten sSabrifen be8ogen. Wlr
bieten alle SonfurrenS bur6 Qualt=
tdt uno 8reile. glud Die beliebten
uno oorsii9tihen Ilfreo Dolge' 3
5ilSIhube Iino tuieber aneefonnlen.
Spreht bel uns Dor un0 belidtigt
unIer Ga9er poer lchitft Cure &ufs
trdge brieflib ein.
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ssie man int @elbafte erfOlsreid, lit.

Seben sic ppr allen Oineen oa=
rauf, DAB Sbre 2eber in eutem 3u-
itano lit. inoem Sic Simmons S
Liver Purifier lin elmer 8leb=
lhadtel erbdftlib) nebmen. IS
idnIft slbbnlfe BON Seritppfung.
BELT unperoaulihfeit, 8iliolitdt uno
&opilbmer5. Sir oas allgemeine
8oblbefinoen lit nibts beiieres slt
habeu,
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= NIes gu ieiner Belt. 9ie 8eit,
Inn Simmons 9ulten Sprup 81
nebmen. lit eefDmmen. iuenn man
nit einem rauben Salie, 6eiierfeit,
6uiten uno grfdltung bebaftet lit.
6eiluna miro garantirt. Breis %
unb so Gents.
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siir lit 2Iafaria,9 9iarieten

2ebtHoe iinb gutt's Eillen unsrlSslia;
&c erpaltrn ben S0rpersSrsani8uiu8 10
bollltaneise Srbnuns unb iis bspirfsr
Ab(olute tjsiIung
BON Sopfidmer;sn, Seroauunssbse
idwerben. Wialaria. 2sbsrleiOen, ger'
ltopfung unb uIisn @ulenfranltelten.
2mtt'S 2ebers Yiueit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-03
GERMS COMMIT SUICIDE.
Some of Them Prefer Death to
 Bath in Water or Milk.


 Chicago, Jan. 2.-According to bacteri- ologists of the American Society of Ma uralists, some kinds of germs have such an antipathy for water that they actu- ally commit suicide to escape the fluid. At todays meeting of the society 1t was proclaimed as an established fact that water is in itself an agent deadly to many kinds of germs and that milk also has destructive attributes within itself.
 The information was brought out by Professor H. l.. Russell of the University of wisconsin, who read a paper on the ''Toxicity of Water Toward Certain Pathogenic Bacteria"
 Professor Russell described the results of experiments which proved. to his sat- isfaction, that toward some forms of germ life water acts as a poison. He said also that the consequence of the suicide of the bacteria in water is the purifcation of the water. The waste sub stances thrown off by the. life processes of the germs form, when in solution. poisons which destroy the germs that produced them.
 President Sedgwick disagreed with Pro- lessor Russell but the latter was upheld by pr. Jordan of the University of Chi- cago.
 An interesting point in regard to heredity was brought up before the mor- biologists. E. B. Meek and F. w. Lutz, in a paper on the Inheritance of Color In Pointers." proved that the markings of dogs could be traced tostheir ancestors with mathematical exactness-one-half inherited from the parents, one-fourth from the grand parents, one-eighth from the great-grand parents, etc.
 The convention ended tonight. The next convention will be held at Wash ington, D. c.