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The Way Cyclones Turn.

The question is often asked. Why do
cyclones, "whirlwinds" and tornadoes
all persist In the polar whfrl from right
to left? Astronomical spectators have
supposed that all the planets once ex-
listed as rings Of thinly scattered matter
around the sun and that these rings
were annular segregations from a
vague, irregularly scattered mass that
turned one way in spiral courses, thus
determining the direction in which the
rings revolved, and all the rest from
this took the same course.
"But," you say, why did the nebula
revolve at allT' 1t grew from chaos,
and chaos presumably possessed an in
herent motion from right to left. This
being the case, from that time to this
sun, moon. stars. planets. cyclones and
tornadoes have adhered to the original
habit.
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Iron and Steel says: There was COM
pleted at the works Of the Pullman
company, Chicago, the finest private
coach ever constructed. 1t was built
to the order Of Charles NJ. Schwab,
president Of the United States Steel
corporation. and will be used by him
in that official capacity. The builders
were not limited in cost and an estl-
mate is that the expense will exceed
100000. The car is Of unusually heavy
and strong construction, and the finish
which is In gold plate, is exquisite. 1t
is equipped electrically, and its occu-
pants can at any time engage in a long
distance telephone communication by a
ready connection Of wires. The car has
been named the Loretto, in honor OF
the birthplace of Mr.. Schwab."
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WhOOping Cough.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to pre-
vent any dangerous consequences
from it. She says: Our three chill
dren took whooping cough last sum
mer, our baby bow being only three
months old, and owing to our giving
them ChamberIain's Cough Remedy,
they lost none of their plumpness
and came out in much better health
than other children whose parents
did Lot use this remedy. Our oldest
little girl would call Justify for cough
syrup between whoops. Jessie Pinkey
Hall, Springville, Ala. This remedy
is for sale by VIM. P. Bell Il Co., Ac~
comac q. H., Va,
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The Miter.

rhe inter seems to have sunk into
.isuse in postreformation times, except
as an ornament ensigning the arms OF
the different sees, though now it is be-
ing revived and worn by some OF the
bishops Of the Anglican church. Sir
Bernard Burke, whom every one must
allow to be a high authority on herald
ic matters, merely assigns the ducal
coronet to the see Of Durham and omits
II from the arms of Canterbury and
York. where it is usually placed, and
the coronet, from its having been thus
used, suppose, entities them to be
styled "your grace"
Samuel Seabury, the first bishop OF
the American church. cOnsecrated al
Aberdeen in 1884, wore the inter, thus
described by Arthur Cleveland Coke In
his christian Ballads"
The inter with it's crown Of thorn,
Its cross upon the front.
Not for proud adjoining worn,
But for the battles brunt;
This helmet, with salvation's sign,
OF one whose shield was faith;
The crown of him for right divine
Who battled unto death!
Notes and Queries.
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"THE NEW STAR"
some Unexpected and startling
Changes Detected.


A little over a year ago the most re-
markable "new or temporary star" OF
modern times appeared in the constel-
lation Perseus. says Professor Wins
low Upton Of Brown university in the
Providence Journal. The star was not
in any catalogue, and two days before
discovery it was not bright enough to
be shown on a Photographic plate OF
,be region containing stars which have
5ut one one hundredth of the light CIV
on out by the faintest star visible to
! the naked eye.
On Feb. %, two days after discov-
cry. 1t reached its greatest brightness.
when It was as bright as Capella. the
third star in order of brightness in the
whole heavens 1t waned slowly ana
with several marked fluctuations In its
light and In two months was on the
limit of visibility with the naked eye.
1t is still easily visible in telescopes or
small size.
During its decrease in brightness 1t
changed color from white to dull red
and is now somewhat greenish In tint.
The spectrum was at first continuous,
such as is given by the light from
glowing solid or liquid body or from
gas under PRESSURE then bright bands
were formed, which later assumed the
form and position Of the bands In the
spectra of nebula. All these changes
we're expected as they followed closely
the history of similar stars In recent
years.
But within q few months most unex-
pected and startling changes have &C.
Cured, which have made the star once
more the chief object Of interest In the
sky. The nebula which surrounds the
star or into which the star has been
changed has been successfully pho
tographed at several Observatories
which are equipped with telescopes of
great power, and it contains several
centers of condensation whose posi-
tons are shifting so rapidly that their
motion can be detected in photographs
taken but several days apart.
Careful attempts to determine the
parallax Of the star show that 1t Is
inappreciable; the star, therefore. is at
a very great distance from the earth.
There seems to be no doubt that the
actual motion in the nebula Is greater
than anything heretofore detected. The
velocity must be as great as that with
which light travels and the nature OF
such motion is as mysterious as that
Of light itself Already the theories
which attempt to account for the birth
and life history Of the various bodies
in the universe are being remodeled
to include these newly discovered facts,
and the new theories will probably suf-
fer later rejection when more facts are
found which conflict with them.
The mysteries Of the universe be-
come more unfathomable the deeper
we are permitted to explore them. and
as knowledge increases the extent OF
that which still remains to be explained
increases also.
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A Story of Two Necklaces.

When General Weyler was sent by
Spain as governor general to Manila,
Don Carlos Palanca, the wealthy Span
iardlzed Chnaman, determined to send
Mrs. Weyler a gift. the customary way
Of obtaining the good Will of the Span
ish officials. He found at a jewelers.
two necklaces, each costing $4,000 and
both being so beautiful that he could
not choose between them. So he sent
them both to Mrs. Weyler with the
message that she should make her
choice. He received a warm letter OF
thanks from her, stating that the neck
laces were so beautiful that she could
not decide between them and hence
would keep both, which she did.
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OLD TIMES IN TENNESSEE.
When PcIts Were sa Plentiful n
Pennies In the state.

Probably few people know that the
original name Of the state Of Tennes-
see was Franklin or that In 1888 the
salaries OF the officers of this common
wealth were paid in pelts, but the fol-
lowing is n correct copy Of the law:
"Be 1t enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of the state of Franklin, and 1t Is
hereby enacted by authority Of the
same, that from and after the LIST day
Of January. 1883, the salaries of this
commonwealth be as follows-to wit:
Ills excelency the governor per an
mum, 100 deerskins.
"His honor the chief justice, 500
deerskins.
"The secretary to his excellency the
governor. 500 raccoon skins.
County clerk, 800 beaver skins.
CLERK of the house of commons, 200
raccoon skins.
Justices fee for serving a warrant,
one minkskin."
At that time the state Of Franklin
extended to the east bank Of the Mis-
sisslppi river, and on the west bank
was that great unknown forest region
Of Louisiana. 1t was then terra in
cognlta," save few canoe landings
and Indian trading posts on the river
banks. 1t was known as the district
Of Louisiana and In 1905 was made
the territory of Louisiana.
The state Of Franklin. which be-
came Tennessee In 179G, was almost
as little known. The now great city
Of Memphis was mere trading post
and was not laid out as a village until
1920.
Pelts were as plentiful in those days
as pennies and much better distributed
for purposes of currency and barter
The pioneers were perhaps as happy
and MS well contented as is the average
citizen now.-Arkansas Gazette.
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rbeorie. About Drowned Bodies

1t was a popular theory in days gone
by that the body Of a drowned man
would float the ninth day. Sir Thomas
Browne alludes to it as believed in his
time, and In his "Pseudo-doxia Epi-
denies" there is a discussion on this
fanciful notion. 1t was also believed
that the spirits of those drowned at sea
were doomed to wander for a hundred
years owing to the rites Of burial hay
ing never been properly bestowed upon
their bodies.-Notes and Queries.
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surmounting u Difficulty.

Alice. who was five years old, was
often asked to run errands for her
mother. She went very willingly If
she could pronounce the name of the
article wanted, but she dreaded the
laughter which greeted her attempts
10 pronounce certain words. Vinegar
was one Of the hardest for her. She
never would go for it If she could help
it, but one morning her mother found
it absolutely necessary to send her. On
entering the store she handed the jug
to the clerk and said. Smell the jug
and give me a Quart"-Chicago Chron-
icle.
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English as "she Is Spoke. >,

william" asked q Washington
teacher, why were you absent from
school this morning?"
''Ob, some IN stole me coat on me-"
whats that? Stole your coat ON
your"
"He can't talk" said Williams broth.
er James "He means some I'm stole
his coat off 'im."-New York Times.
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A WAy Out.

A small girl told a falsehood. Her
mother, with great dignity, led the
youthful offender to the library and.
sitting down beside her. said: You
know, Katharine, grandma has gone to
heaven and papa has gone to heaven,
but If you tell untruths you cannot go
to heaven with them. You will have
to 60 to the other place"
The little maiden looked very grave
for q moment and said. Say a swear
word, mamma. and come to the other
place too."-New York Tribune.
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The rear end of Fordham car was
congested the other afternoon. There
wasn't even standing room only" A
jocular commuter said, Beware of
picGpockcts."
Everybody laughed.
4 gentlemanly looking fellow said:
mo man need be afraid Of pickpock-
cts if he does rs | did. l have a self
patented s,aemc. l have buttonhole
in my vest pocket. run my chain
thrc ugh il and attach the other end in
the usual way. They can't draw that
watch through that buttonhOle. No
pickpocliets in mine, and don't you fer
get it."
The crowd thinned out
At Wendover avenue the 'patentee"
said startingly:
MY watch is gonew
Somebody had clipped the chain,
drawn it through the other way and
distracted tie watch.-New York
News
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The Money Not Lost.

Mr.. Lakeside (gloomily)-The book
keeper has run off with all my money,
and we have to go to the poorhouse.
Mrs. Lakeside-No need Of that, my
dear. Well get a divorce. and you
marry the woman who got $4,000 out
Of you in that breach of promise suit
and I'll marry the bookkeeper.-New
York Weekly.
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The Qeffer Choice.

"Ze Miss Milyons. it Is said, spen's
THOUSANDS Of dollars on re bonnets
nlone, my dear count" observed the
baron. "She is re one for YOU"
mo, my dear baron" was the re-
ply. 81 will make re proposal to her
nilliner. "-Judge.
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William II. Matthews.
Cokesburv. Md Ian. 22d. 1901

OOktSDUTyl MU., JAN. 1Nui IJUI
MIR. Baker:-In regard to the Paris
Green Distributor | used one last season
and found it to be alright. You can save
one-third of Paris Green and three
fourths of your time in putting it on.
You can put it on two rows at once just
as well as one. 1t does the work much
better than the old way and does not
burn the tops.
w. II. Mason.
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Occnaional Relief.

visitor to the Prison. suppose this
life of yours In here Is a continual
torture.
Conviction, mol Not so bad as that.
We don't have visitors every day, you
know,-Boston Transcript.
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Poulson, Va, Jan. IA, 1901.

Mr.. Baker,
Dear Sir:-Your postal received. In
reference to Paris Green Sewer in reply
will say it works like charm. Would
not take twice what it cost if could not
get another as it does its work so COM
plete and with little labor.
Yours etc,
M. ]. PoulsOn.
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NEW YORK. PHILA. & NORFOLK
RAILROAD

Time Table in Effect Jan. 81, 1902.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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Exciusiveness.

pauline is very exclusive. isn't she"
"Oh, yes; quite. She never introduces
an eligible man to any other girl
London King.
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"f'' stops for passengers on signal
to conductor aDaily, except Sunday.
r. B. Cooke, j. q. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va.
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Yours very truly,
Elijah ]. Miles.
Mannsville. Va. Jan. 9. 1901

Mappsyille, Va, Jan. 8, 1901.
Friend Baker, bought one of your
Paris Green Distributors last spring and
it gave perfect satisfaction. 1t is a great
convenience, and would not be without
one. Yours truly,
John l.. Rayfield.
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Assawoman, Va. Jan. 10, 1901

Assawoman, Va, Jan. 10, 1901.
Mr. Baker,
Dear Sir:-I can recommend your
Paris Green Distributor as a good thing.
1t will do its work in perfect order and
kill the bugs alright. | call it a good
machine. Yours,
William II. Matthews.
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Paris Green Distributor
TIE ST | M o NAL s.
MappsYille, Va, Jan. 10, 1901

Mappsville, Va, Jan. 10, 1901.
Mr.. E. Baker,
Dear Sir:-In reply to your inquiry
in regard to the machine / bought of you
last season, l wish to say it is all you
claim for it. Would not be without it
for twice the cost of it. Wishing you
that success which you assuredly deserve
| remain, Very truly yours,
G. NJ. Fisher.
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Mappsville, Va, April 10, 1909

MappsVlIIe, va, April To, IJOS.
Friend Baker,
l bought one of your Paris Green
Busters last spring and it gives perfect
satisfaction. 1t is great convenience
and / would not be without one.
Yours truly,
Jud Savage
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Mappsville, Va. April 8, 1902.

Mappsville, Va, April 8, 1907
Mr.. Ezekiel Baker,
Dear Sir.-I bought one of your
Paris Green Distributors last spring and
it gave perfect satisfaction. 1t is great
convenience and | would not be without
one for twice the cost of same. You can
use this if it will be any good to you.
Yours truly,
J. M BlOXOm
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w. H. Mason.
Modestown Va Jan. 9Th 1901

MOdtsIOWn, va, Jan. oIn, I5UI.
f. Baker, Esq., purchased one Of
your Paris Green Sowing Machines last
year and wish to express my apprecia-
ton Of same | am highly pleased with
it, and could / not get another one |
would not part with it for twenty dol
lars. 1t does all you claim for it and a
little more. No farmer should be with
out it.
Yours very truly,
Eliioh 7 Milao
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This Way
For Bargains
have in stock

II have in stock
General line of Merchandise,
Quaker city cook stoves, some
makes No. 7, low as $1,000.
No. ! Fertilizers on hand for
sweet and round potatoes and
corn.
Sweet potato seed wanted.
Lime, bricks, shingles, hair
and plastering laths.
Lumber for dwelling and
other building purposes.
Meal, bran, mill feed and No.
/ hay.
100 building lots at this place
from $50 to 5000.
All persons are forewarned
from trespassing in Chopper
Swamp.
II. I. WHITE,
BloOmtoWn, Va.
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Mappsyille, Va, April 18th, 1902

Mappsville, Va, April 18th, 1902.
To whom it may concern
l have been using the Aspinwall four
row sprayer Last year | bought one
Buster from Mr.. f. Baker for an expert
ment. 1t gave me better satisfaction
than the sprayer. / have sold my spray
er and have bought two more Busters
from Mr.. Baker this year. 1t gave me
perfect satisfaction.
John W. Taylor.
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Modestown Va Anril II. 1902.

MOuesIOWnl va, ApTII IT. IJUS'
Dear Mr.. Baker,
You may say that / have used the
Paris Green Sprayer and think 1.-THE
best on market. 1t will do all it claims
to do therefore can recommend it to
the public.
Very truly yours,
J. Z. Shreves.
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Reference of Home People,

The Mayor @ East Fnnk2 street. h stT p ser
Baptist Church The kego Ho ahe
Richmond
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

ed new noise. We realized the fact that
the hammering on the anvil had much
to do with the success of the 'Armorer's
Song just in the same way as the beating
on the bass drum made that very bad
song Ta-ra-ra, boom decay a great pop
ular success. We hit upon the clank OF
chains as a new noise, and that suggested
the Song Of the Dungeon That in turn
suggested the character to be put in
charge of the dungeon.
In laying out the opening chorus Of
Maid Marian Mr. Smith gave me little
typewriter sketch OF the action. He
had the foresters discovered around an
old medieval castle. the hunting party
coming up, and SO on. Then I went to
work to build up the chorus. l made the
music without any lyric. Sometimes Mr..
Smith gives me a suggestion of metre, at
other times he gives me a rhythm. AS
a matter of fact the whole chorus l built
up without any lyric at all, and he wrote
the words to fit the scene. 1t has at
times happened that Mr.. Smith has gone
to work and have gone to work and the
two things we have produced have fitted
with very few changes. He wrote the
words and l wrote the tune. All this
goes to show often that two people can
work together SO long that their minds
work alike"
How about the fnales?"
"Finales?" repeated Mr.. DeKoven.
THE most difficult thing in any work is
to get climax and to have an equally
good climax for both acts.
when should the strongest climax
Gomez"
IN my opinion at the end of the second
act, but it is wise to give your audience
a climax almost as strong at the end OF
the opening act. 1t puts them in good
humor and makes them feel they are go-
ing to get their moneys worth"
And the overture?"
As to Overtures.
"The overture is always written last.
1t must be an epitome Of the opera more
or less"
"It struck me that your Maid Marian
overture Is about the best bit OF orchestra
writing you have done" ventured
I'm glad you say So" Mr.. de Koven re-
sponded. II took great deal OF pains
with it. 1t is absolutely strict overture
form. Such an overture has not been
written to comic opera for twenty years
since one or two of the Suppe operas
were written. The general comic opera
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

indulgent to his interviewer. so cons
cluded my catechising with this one:
Have you any ambition to write q
grand opera or have you one already SIM
mering in your mind?"
I got prompt reply.
81 have a great many ambitions" said
Mr. de Koven emphatically, 'but they
hardly rise to grand opera. because
think grand opera is becoming obsolete
in this country-that is, in the old Meyer
beer form in five acts.
This calls to my mind remark made
to me one night by Sir Arthur Sullivan
when we were supping together with Sir
Augustus Harris at one OF his famous
fancy dress balls. which he inaugurated
at Covent Garden. London. several years
ago, just after the production OF Ivan
hoe l sat next to Sir Arthur, and. OF
course. expressed my admiration Of the
work. He turned to me rather critically
and said:
You like 1t. do you?'
Il said Yes
''He. replied: You do more than I do
then. My friends have been after me for
years to write a grand opera, and now
have done it. l hope they are pleased
but shall never write another one.'
CObbler and Last.
II feel very much the same way-that
the cobbler should stick to his last. al
ways try to make each successive opera Q
little bit broader and little bit more ar
tistic than the last one. l have very
distinct ambition to write grand opera
on the style of Massenets 'Manon,' which
to me, is a very good if not an almost
perfect model of this class: but that may
be for the future, particularly il the pub
lie do not coincide with my ideas and
appreciate Maid Marian sufficiently from
a financial standpoint 20 encourage me to
go on.
1T is rather a mistake" concluded Mr..
de Koyen. with Just a bit of the air Of tho
philosopher. to suppose that the public
are being taught very much. The public.
/ think. are the teachers. They teach not
only the critics. but the writer's, to give
them what they want; and when they
don't want thing producers have to heed
the warning and refrain"
And rising from his luxurious fauteuil.
he led me TO his spacious door and graci-
ously escorted me to my cab. AS / drove
of Mr.. de Koven lighted fresh cigarette.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

thur Sullivan. At the present day, with
great good luck. l have succeeded in
breaking the ice for American composers.
and there is now scarcely foreign piece
done In this country with the exception of
the musical comedies which come over
from London.
Now, the question at the present day
is whether the American public will go to
the theatre to listen TO anything that will
make them think-whether they want
anything to make them think ever so lit
tie, either musically or dramatically.
With very few exceptions the many mu-
steal entertainments of the last few years
have been light musical pieces like San
Toy and others, which rely upon simple
tunes and pretty girls and more or less
active comedians to carry them through -
but the American theatrical public is
increasing all the time, and naturally is
thereby becoming all the time more di-
verse"
quite so; and it seems to me that it
is sufficiently large at the present day to
allow of public who would appreciate
light musical work. treated musically
from legitimate standpoint, where what
ever comedy there is is limited, and which
depends on the situations rather than
upon the eccentric antics of the CO.
median.
Going on this plan" Mr.. le Koven ex
planned, I'VE wrote Maid Marian for the
Bostonians. There is certainly in this
country a very large public indeed who
go to concerts and song recitals and mu-
steal entertainments of all kinds, and
that public is constantly growing. as the
receipts Of concert givers in New York
and other cities ampi!- show, and this will
be another point in favor Of the public
who will enjoy a legitimate light piece
that must, of course, be tuneful but not
necessarily tuny. On the other hand.
there is public who appreciate real mel
ody just as much as there Is a public who
appreciate coon songs and inartistic
tinkle."
His Ambition.
Mr. de Koven was getting bit rest
less by this time. He had been very