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Tor food, to see above the surface with
part Of the eye and below the water
with the other part. The band which
divides the eye into two equal parts.
striking the surface or edge Of the
water. divides the line Of vision. OF
course, this Is q great advantage to the
ash when seeking food. And since the
oand seems to serve no other purpose
than to enable the fish to swim thus
1t the surface Of the water, 1t Is but
reasonable to suppose that It has been
formed there because Of this peculiar
way Of swimming. No other fish are
Known to swim ut the surface In just
the same way as do these fish. and X
hey were to do SO. 1t may be supposed
that they. too. would sooner or later
get a similar band on the eye, for 1t Is
quite likely that this habit Of holding
the eye at the surface Of the water
while seeking food. extending through
.enturies with this fish. very gradually
caused q gristle or blurred band to
:orm on that portion Of the eye which
struck the water. or edge Of the water.
Now. as 1t Is q custom of nature to
AXE away the usefulness Of any men,
Der or organ of the body never used.
she has caused this band to form here.
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MISS ooELL POISONED
The Autopsy Disclosed Presence Of
Arsenic in Large Quantity.
coronsr's Jury at Midvsls, y. J., Fanat
That It Was Administered By
:soms Person Unknown.

Midvale. N. 1.-THE inquest into ths
death Of Marietta Odell. who died at
her home in wanaque. on April 10.
was held here by Coroner Vermeulen.
Many witnesses were examined, and
the girls movements for three days
previous to her death were traced. The
testimony Of County Physician Mc.
Bride and DR.. s. II. Todd, who per.
formed the autopsy on the girls body.
and who also made microscopic ex.
animation Of her stomach. showed that
death was caused by arsenicas poison.
ing. The Jury found that Miss Odelfs
death was caused by arsenical poison
administered by some person unknown.
The authorities believe that the girl
took the poison herself.
County Physician Mcbride said that
all the organs were In normal condi'
ton, but the examination Of the stom.
ach resulted in the finding Of arsenic
in large quantities, which had been
taken In powder. Dr.. 8. ii. Todd
gave similar testimony.
It was proved that the girl had been
bicycling with Charles Fenner In tho
evening before she died. Fenner swore
that he left the girl near her home at
7.25 o'clock. Three girls who worked
In the silk mill with the dead girl rsti-
fed that she had gone to Butler on
Thursday preceding her death and two
Of them saw her come back with o
druggists package.
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since that part Of the eye which struck
the edge Of the water was not used.
and could not be used while the fish
was swimming thus. This band has.
therefore. by slow degrees. become
more and more permanent. until now 1t
is firmly fixed. and destroys the
sight of that portion Of the eye over
which 1t extends. While very young
the band Is not on the fish's eye. This
fact helps to prove that the band was
not always on the eye Of these fish.
but it has been formed by their habit
Of swimming at the surface.
Some scientists do NOT call this fish
four.eyed, for they say there are no
four-eyed fish. They say this eye Is
exactly like any other eye. except for
the band across 1t. and that the human
eye would represent like condition
were one to fasten a narrow band
across 1t. Other scientists claim that
each Of these two parts Of the eye can
be contracted or expanded independ-
entity Of the other.
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Tho End OF ths Route.

Sign painters do not possess the repu
tation Of having keeuer sense OF
humor than other mortals. but con
sc!ously or otherwise. they often pro
duce amusing results.
An example Of this Is to be seen at q
ferry near the Battery, but the respon'
siblllty may rest with the company as
well as with the painter.
The sign covers the upper part OF
the ferry house that 1t advertises. II
reads as follows: Take the 39th street
Brooklyn Ferry that connects with
electric cars for -" and In the ar,
rangcment Of the places reached by the
cars is the humor Of the artist. For
either to show the diversity Of resorts
that Brooklyn boasts.of, or to impress
upon the worldly-mlnded what the
pursuit Of pleasure may lead to. the list
starts with Coney Island. includes
other places and ends with Greenwood
Cemetery.-New York Sun.
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exceeding In length the tiger. the griz-
Ely bear and the polar bear. There, is
q fine specimen Of this bear. the only
one in captivity. In the United States
National Zoo at Washington. but 1t Is
only a cub. Despite his youth. how
ever. he Is almost as large as two full
grown grizzlies who are his present i'm.
mediate nelghbors.
Meanwhile the Alaska Commercial
Company. acting on behalf Of the Uni.
ted States Government. Is attempting
to capture q full-grown animal OF this
species. According to the New York
Journal there has been standing at
Kadiak Island since last June a great
steel cage sixteen feet long and six
feet high, In one end Of which Is q
heavy raised grating. which Is con.
nected with q trigger in the rear end
of the cage. This trigger Is baited
with salmon. When the bear bites the
bait the steel door will close on him.
The steel cage In which the United
States authorities hope to entertain
Mfr. Ursus Kadlakus until his transpor.
ton can be arranged was taken to
Alaska and erected on Kadiak Isl.
and. under the supervision Of Ell.
wood Hofer. a famous Yellowstone
trapper and guide. who Is more fanl.
larly known az BILLY" Hofer. This
cage. or tray. was designed and made
especially with a view Of accommodate.
ing the Kadiak bear. and, should he
enter II, It ls probable he Will stay In
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be simply a smooth and hat surface
about ave by ten feet. or. say. four By
eight feet.
The game IL played exactly as ten-
nis is played. except that there Is but
one court on either side Of the net. II
the ball strikes the very edge Of the
table and so bounces OF In such way
that q return is impossible. call 1t an
ledger" and serve over again.
The method Of scoring Is the same
% In tennis. One rule Of the old game
which Is barred because OF the narrow
bounds Is volleying. A ball can never
be returned. except on the bounce.
Pickups. however. are allowable. An.
other strict ruling Of ping.pong IL that
no overland strokes are allowed: the
hand must never be raised above the
height Of the elbow. Also the serve
must be delivered frop a point beyond
the end Of the table.
The tennis experts and all.round ath'
ietes have devised new sort Of racket
that makes Of this parlor game rath
er strenuous and exciting affair.
The racket Is simply wooden pad
die Of about the same outside dimen
sions as the ping-pong strung racket
that Ia. about six inches In diameter
roughly speaking-the hanCle being OF
any desired length.
The paddle part Is not Of one piece
with the handle. as 1t would break OF
split too easily. The handle Is soliced
on. The paddle-on one side or both
according to how you play. Is covered
with emery cloth or paper guled or
carefully. With this rough surface
you can cut the ball or give the Law
ford" stroke In splendid fashion
As to balls. the best are those mad,
Of cellu,oid. which can be bought a
any sporting or toy store for few
cents apiece.
This plng.pong is really a great gam,
and the writer thinks It has come t
stay.-Detrolt Free Press.
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MINOR EVENTSQF THE WEEK
WARRINGTON ITEMS.

President Roosevelt nominated Henr,
Clay Evans. Commissioner OF Pen.
sions. to be Consul-General at London.
Funeral services over the body Of
Amos ]. Cummings were held In the
House.
The Senate passed the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill. with an amendment
postponing the st. Louis Exposition
until 1904.
Senator Lodge. in a speech In the
Senate. answered opponents Of the
Philippine bill and defended the army.
President Roosevelt nominated
Frank P. Sargent for Commissioner.
General Of immigration.
The charges against soldiers made
by Major Cornelius Gardener were re-
ceived by the War Department and
laid before the Senate Committee on
the Philippines.
Henry o. Hayemeyer. President OF
the Sugar Trust, testified before q Sen.
ate committee that his company did
not own the Cuban sugar crop and held
no options.
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Making a Ping.Pung
Set at Aums.

OF all the indoor games that the wri-
ter has tried-and he has tackled about
all Of them--none has proved such jolly
good fun as table tennis. or as the Eng.
lish call 1t. "ping.pong."
A frst-class ping-pong outfit with
two rackets that are perfect little ten
mis- rackets on q small scale will cost
about "a at the shop. When 1t comes
to q very cheap set you can probably
make at home just as good an outfit
and maybe better.
First. Gs to the rackets. In England
the kind most favored have centres Of
parchment like q drumhead. from
which the ball rebounds with that hum
ming ping-pong sound which gives the
game Its name.
The writer prefers the string racket.
Pieces Of rattan soaked a while in
steaming hot water to make them very
supple make good racket frames. A
wooden handle. followed out at the end
with grooves for the rattan frame to
at In is simply constructed. as shown
IN the diagram above. In stringlng the
string used on q banjo would be about
right. Two strings for each racket
should be enough.
These strings should be thoroughly
soaked and then used while still wet.
Do not string too tight. for II You do
when the strings dry and shrink they
win pull the frame all out Of shape.
string FIRST across and then up and
down exactly as in a regulation racket.
In making a support for your net a
souple Of yards Of heavy telegraph wire
viii answer. Take each length and
double and bend into shape shown In
the diagram. This Of Itself may not be
quite stanch enough to hold the net
taut, but by running . cord from the
top Of one wire support down and IN.
Ger the table to the top of the other
support. you should be able to obtain
the necessary amount Of rigidity. The
oct itself should be about six inches
high from the table. and should clear
the table BY enough to allow the ball
b pass easily under It. Any material
win do for the net. though gauze or
aetting Of some kind hound at the top
with an inch or two Of white tape Is
best. Az to the table itself. It should
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Arkausaa Cordially.

J. B. Rutherford returned from Little
Rock and says that Jeef Davis is the
biggest man In the State.
The State House." said Mr.. Ruther.
ford, "was just crowded with people
congratulatlng the Governor on his
nomination. l sent in my card and the
first thing knew Davis came out in
his shirt-sleeves and said:
"'Say. Jim. you don't need any card
when you come to see me. II the other
fellow had been elected you might have
needed a card. but when you come to
see me. just walk right in. and hang
your hat on a peg. and unpack your
trunk '"-Arkansas Gazette.
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The Pear.

The pear Ii undeniably the favorite
fruit Of modern times. indeed. We be.
lieve the pear Of modern times. thanks
10 the science and skill Of horticultur.
ists, Is quite different morsel for the
palate from the pear Of two or three
centuries ago.
So long ago as the earliest time oi
the Romans the pear was considerably
cultivated. 1t was common in Syria
Egypt and Greece. and from the latter
countries was trsnsplanted into ally
and from there into Germany and
Holland and eventually into the United
States.-New York News.
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oUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

The first Cuban Congress assembled
In Havana and was addressed by Gov
ernor.General Wood.
"Macabebe Marie" beautiful Fill
pino woman. who was a spy and scout
for the Americans, Is dead.
Thirty.five Moro prisoners In Min
danao were killed by the Americans
while attempting to escape.
E. C. Westall. former postofice en-
ploye. at Havana. Cuba. from whom
$4,000 was stolen In an omnibus. and
who was sent to prison because he
didn't refund the money. was par
doned. The thief was caught some
time ago and part Of the money recov.
cred.
The trial by court-martial Of Brig
adler General Jacob II. Smith. at Ma.
nila, was closed and the findings Of the
court were sent to Washington
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DOMESTIC.

As q result Of the protest Of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy Uncle
Toms Cabin" will never again be
played In Louisville. ky.
Thieves took $500 In stamps. beside
valuable papers. from the postoffice at
Keeler. Mich.
The transport Logan left San Fran
cisco. Cal. with $1,000, 900 for soldiers
In the Philippines.
The Wells elevator at Buffalo. N. Y.
was destroyed by are. 1t was valued
at 100000.
PennIless and hungry. Postmaster
Hamilton Schuyler. Of Bellevue. Ohio.
surrendered In New York City. con.
Tossing the embezzlement Of $500.
At a special assembly at Yale Col.
lege the honorary degree Of Doctor Of
Laws was conferred on Lord Kelvin.
Mrs. Catherine soffel pleaded guilty
to aiding the Biddle brothers to escape
from the Allegheny County jail at
Pittsburg. Pa.
Four men were killed and four Hrrc
Injured, two fatally. in an overflow OF
metal in an open-hearth pit at Steel
ton. Pm.
Counsel for the meat packers in the
examination being held In Jefferson
City, Mo-, said that his clients wished
to test the constitutiorality Of the an
thrust law OF that State.
william ]. Bryan. talking to the Bi-
metallic Club. Of Birmingham. Ala.
said he would not run for the Presi.
dency again.
The body Of George COPY. who dis
appeared four weeks ago from Hersey.
Mich, was found in the lake at Crapo.
Mich. with evidences Of robbery an !.
murder.
Two policemen in Chicago fought
Eve burglars and killed one.
John D. Long. former Secretary Of
the Navy. declared that President
Roosevelt would be nominated In 1904.
and that Massachusetts, would be for
him.
A tornado at Davenport. o. T.. killed
Mrs. John Penn and her daughter.
While temporarily deranged Israel v.
Cooklngham killed himself at jackson.
Mich. %.~
Lewis Young. colored, was hanged
at Moundsville. w. Va. penitentiary.
for the murder Of Albert kell. at
Welch.
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FOREIGN.

Ambassador Meyer conveyed to tte
King of Italy President Roosevalts
thanks for the pardon Of the officers OF
the Chicago.
A fishing boat from Galway capsized
of KIloolgan Point, Ireland. and eight
of her crew were drowned.
Senior Severe. the Brazilian aaronaut.
made a successful first trial with his
airshIp at Paris.
An attempt In the British House OF
Commons to enlarge the scope OF the
inquiry into shipping subsidies failed.
Encouraging reports in regard TO the
trade Of the United States with Chlna
were received.
The seal fishing season ended. and
the total catch amounted to about 20.
coo. valued ut $4jO.0O0. No vessel OF
the fleet sustained serious injury and
only three men periShed.
A large number Of men. women and
children were shot in revolt against
the collection Of vexatious taxes OH the
Island OF Thrasos in European Turkey.
Bret Harte, the author. died at Cam
berley. near Aldershot. England. from
hemorrhage. due to an affection OF the
throat. His age was sixty-two.
Senior Alcorta, the Minister OF For.
eign Affairs OF Argentine Republic. Is
dead.
The Pope expressed his grief At the
news Of Archbishop COrrlgan's death.
1t was reported from Holland that
there was a steady decline In tie sales
OF British steel and iron.
The British Postmaster-Gcneral Is.
sued 4 notice TO the effect that tile rate
OF hostage to China was one penny tc
all points maintaining British posi-
offices.
The shipping deal gave rise TO de-
mnud for Il Secret Service bureau lor
the defence Of British commerce.
General Sir William Olpherts. '. C..
who gained the sobriuuet of "Eel!'hre
Jack" nj Lucknow. Is dead. he was
born In 1872.
The Southern TicerOys recommended
WI Ting.F Fang. the Chinese Minister ut
Washington, for appointment us the
head of the new Bureau Of Foreign
Laws.
The Austria. Hungarian budget will
provide for supplying new guns TO the
artillery at cost Of $7.sOO,OOO.
The Gurnigcl-bad. 4 famous health
resort In Switzerland. was destroyed
by ire.
The Australian Cabinet resigned.
Mr.. Rockefeller was denounced by
one member Of the Reichstag TariH
Committee and defended by another.
In discussing the duty on oil
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FlxinG Rish.

Undoubtedly. the dying fish has
wings like bird. undoubtedly 1t files
vet not as q bird It does not nap
the winglike. pectoral fns on which 1t
Is upborne; nor. once launched IN the
air, can 1t change It's course BY any
movement Of Its wings until 1t dips
again to the water. Yet it will pass
a ship making ten knots In the hour.
and travel in the air as far as oCO
feet at time.
Astounding. indeed, Is the sight OF
shoal Of flying fish taking to the air.
skimming far over the surface when
the sea Is calm. leaping high over great
waves when gales blow. Fish seen
ludlcrously out Of the element In air
but that fish should hy is not really
more wonderful than that some AMI
mails and birds, like the otter or the
penguin, dive and swim to perfec'
ton.
The flying fish's fms are really para
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OUR MINISTER TO CUBA
President Selects Herbert G. Squiers
For the Diplon attic Post


Washington. D. C.-The announce
ment was made that HerbertG SQuiers
was to be appointed Minister to Cuba.
This appointment has been expected.
and 1t was made known some time ago
that President Roosevelt had practi.
cally no one else In mind.
General Edward S.Bragg. Of Wiscon.
sin, Is to be appointed Consul General
at Havana. General Bragg Is a gold
Democrat.
Mr.. Sauiers's selection fulflls the
very first requirement laid down by
the President. namely. that the Minis
ter to Havana should be g man OF dip
lomatic experience. He is a native OF
Canada, bu. was appointed from New
York.
In 1894 he was appointed Second
Secretary Of the United States Em.
bassy at Berlin. retiring In 1897. In
January. 1893. he was appointed Secre.
tary of the United States Legation at
Pekin. remaining there constantly until
q few months ago. when he returned
to the United States on leave. His
connections with the defense Of the le.
cations during the Boxer uprising Is
highly creditable. He has had militay
experience. and by virtue Of that fact
was practically In charge Of the lega.
ton defenses.
General Bragg. the new Consul-Gen.
eral at Havana. was born In Unadilla,
N. Y. in 1927. He entered the Union
Army as q captain In 1861 and reached
the grade Of Brigadier- General In the
regular establishment. He served for
some years in Congress and afterward
was appointed United States Minister
to Mexico. His present home Is at
Fond du Lac. Wis. The salary Of the
Consul. General at Havana Is 5000.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4'beFirst Auto in America !
II Was Constructed Ia iss4 hv q chieaoo
Man,
Observation-Disclosures

SElkkRlblRklbsl1ulJsblsl
The hrst automobile used In America
was constructed by Chicago man. In
1884 Edwin F. Brown, then a well
known bicycle rider. evolved the idea
Of a steam.propelled vehicle for use on
ordinary roads. His first machine was
built on the running gear OF an old.
style tandem tricycle.. with boiler In
front. He managed to operate It with
some success and was encouraged to
undertake an Improvement
After q season Of experiment he pro-
duced q second vehicle on totally dif-
ferent lines. 1t having four wheels IN
stead Of three. and with the weight
hung below the wheel shafts. This
was operated successfully. but no great
speed could be attained, as the boiler
was still mounted In front and the es-
Gaping smoke and steam blew directly
into the face Of the driver. binding his
range Of vision and making 1t danger.
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He viii Run Independent and Ignore thu
Democratic Primaries.

He viii Run Independent and Ignore ths
Democratic Primaries.
Washington. D. Ex-senator McLau-
rim. Of South Carolina, has Issued a
statement to voters of South Carolina
announcing that he will not enter the
Democratic primaries. and he urges all
his friends not to participate in them.
The position Is interpreted here to
mean that as an Independent candidate
he will be given al! possible assistance
by the Administration. the Republican
National Committee and the Republi.
can organization In South Carolina.
These influences must necessarily be
exerted in the general election which
takes place under Federal and State
laws. and will have no bearing on the
primaries controlled by Senator TIL.
man and the regular Democrats.
Under the South Carolina Constitu-
ton Senator McLaurin must cause in
dependent legislative candidates to be
named in all counties throughout the
State and depend on making the Legis.
lature independent In order to secure
his reelection.
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The Fever,

An Atchison gi:i. who got $50 a
month and had On easy time Of 1t,
caught the fever two years ago and
chased a man. She had an athletic
training. soon caught up with him,
and landed him. Now she does all her
own housework. including washing and
ironing. has twin babies and gets her
board and clothes. Her name should
be furnished all women seized with
this man-catchlng fever.-Atchison
Globe,
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New York Herald. Another reason u
because the inventor thought that the
average driver would sooner have two
companions than one. and there Will
be room for two wherever this saddle
Is used. since the driver will be ele.
waited above the two large cushioned
seats. and. except by an occasional
movement Of his arms. will not In the
least incommode those sitting beside
but a little below him. This new sad.
die can be raised to any necessary
height.
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.Four-Eyed rs
a~imm1nn::At The. Surfaces

chutes to support aad steady its body
rather than wings to propel it; the lobe
Of its tail gives propulsion to the body
as It leaves the water. A flying fish
measures about a foot In length. and
Its long transparent pectoral fms reach
almost to the tail; but though very
large when expanded. they can be
folded up very neatly. Its flight Is
short and Intermittent. and 1t must
needs continually dip into the sea to
give itself q fresh start-PieTson's.
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Wands Of once.

In some Of the Lithuanian villages In
the extreme northeastern corner Of the
German Empire. says the New York
Herald, the Mayor. or Chief Magis.
strate. still uses wand of office. The
use of this symbol of authority can be
traced back to the conversion Of the
Lithuanians to Christianity at the end
Of the fourteenth century.
These wands are appropriately called
"krywuls." or crooks. for they arc
made of the most strangely contorted
boughs and saplings that can be
found. The more fantastic the shape
Of the krywul. the more highly Is y
valued. Many are made by training
young shoots into queer forms.
The krywul is carried by the Magis.
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Think "Hello" IL Vulgar.

The women Of Appleton. Wis. place
Of about a dozen thousand inhabitants.
have thought 1t all over and are con-
yinced that hello" as a conversation
opener on the telephone is exceedingly
vulgar. They have pledged themselves
to stand by crusade to stop the use OF
the Objectionable word.-Syracuse
Post-Standard