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HAS A QUEER HOBBY.
Pennsylvania Capitalists Fad Is
Erecting Monuments.
his Latest Donation to the Public II
Shaft ON Brandywine Battle.
Held, Erected i'm Honor OF
Lafayette.

Like Andrew Carnegie, John 6. Tay-
lor, of West Chester, Pa, intends to
dispose of large share of his wealth
while he is yet alive; but instead OF
investing it in libraries or schools he
is building monuments on the Brandy
wine battlefield. He refused to tel
how much he has spent in this way.
but competent judges say the statues
and shafts which he has erected have
cost fully $4,000. He has just COM
pleted his most elaborate monument,
a memorial to Gen. Lafayette, built OF
granite at cost of $4,000. Already he
is planning other designs to honor
the various commanders who partici-
pated in the battle.
Mr.. Taylor, who is about 70 years
! old, according to the Philadelphia
Times, was formerly broker and pri-
vate banker in West Chester, and when
he retired from business several years
ago, his fortune, while not counted by
millions, was more than ample for his
| needs. His wife and child and several
| relatives were buried in the cemetery
at the Birmingham meeting house. on
the picturesque hills along the Brandy
! wine, several miles south of West Chess
ter, and at this spot Mr.. Taylor spent
most of his leisure moments. He en-
| deavored to interest others in the prof.
ect of preserving the historic remains
at Birmingham, but the staid Quaker
community was slow to become en-
thusiastic over matter so purely SEN
timental. ....-. sss
1t is true that in 1895 the school chill
dren of Chester county collected about
$500 with which the Historical society
Of the county was commissioned to
erect a marker at the spot where La
fayette was shot. For this sum
monument was secured that was rather
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Protestant form of the Christian re-
Egion.
In these days it is followed by
promise to maintain in it's privileges
the church of Scotland, where form
of the Presbyterian faith, and not the
Episcopal denomination, is 1.-THE
Oh urch by law established"
The formal procama ton of the new
king is worded by the members of the
privy council, who, with one voice and
consent of tongue and heart, declare
and proclaiml the high and mighty
prince, etc. This proclamation is
given to the earl marshal, the chief of
the herald's college, for promulga-
ton.
In London the medieval custom of
proclaiming the accession not only in
such public places as Trafalgar square
and the Royal Exchange but also
within the limits of 1.-The city" proper
1.-THE peculiar domain of the lord may
or) is maintained. Ks
On the occasion of the ascension of
King Edward VII. the delegation from
the herald's college consisted of three
kings at arms, four heralds and eight
pursuivants, dressed in magnificent cos
tunes. These. accompanied by de-
tachment of the royal horse guards,
marched to Temple Bar and formally
deman ded admission within the pre-
cincts of the city.
The barrier. consisting Of a silken
rope in place of the ancient gate, was
removed and the contingent was met
bv one almost as brilliant, consisting
of the city marshal, the city remem-
brancer, mace bearers. trumpeters,
ETC., who conducted the visitors to
where the lord mayor and sheriffs, in
full robes, awaited them in their state
carriages. The proclamation was read
and the city officials replied that they
also, with one voice and consent of
tongue" pledged their allegiance.
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GIVER OF MILLIONS.
So Modest That His Fame Has
Never Gone Abroad.
william DeerinH's Benelcence Has
Been Extensive and Soon He May
Give Another Millioa to North-
western University.

Reports that William Deering, the
well-known harvester manufacturer
of Chicago, has in contemplation gift
of $1,O0O,0OO to Northwestern uni
versity, bring to light the fact that
while this philanthropist has continu-
ously for 20 years given thousands OF
dollars to educational institutions,
churches and charities his benedcence
practically has been kept secret.
While he can hardly be placed be-
side Rockefeller in the total sums he
has given, it is known that he has given
away fortunes. Small, struggling col
leges or churches, particularly of the
Methodist denomination, for Mr.. Deer
ing always has been a warm supporter
of the Methodist church and its institu-
tions, have been helped by him when.
confronted with debts or mortgages
without the fact being flashed over the
wire and becoming public through the
newspapers.
Some time ago Mr.. Deering heard
that his native town in Maine would
like to have library. He Immediately
Wrote OUT Il CuSCh Su1lClcHo W Pui
chase one and maintain it without put
ting any obligations on the city.
Garrett Biblical institute, affiliated
with Northwestern university, has
been the recipient at various times OF
Mr.. behring's generosity. He has been
president of the board of trustees of
the institute and also held the same
position on the university board. At
one time he gave $4,000 to seminary
at Omarga, III. He endowed and built
Fisk hail. which is occupied by the pre-
paratory school at the university and
built Willard hall, the girls dormitory
at Evanston, where the university is
located.
He has regularly given from $4,000
to $4,000 to the city missionary and
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permanent tenure of Office and provi-
sion for old age, before they can do
their best work." reads the article.
Nor are arguments needed to con-
vince every teacher of the power OF
organization in this day of combina-
ton and concentration"
In speaking of the tendency to or
ganize Miss Haley says that the need
has been felt and is rapidly growing
in the large cities. But" she says,
teachers have been the last class to
organize effectively for the purpose Of
lettering their material conditions.
One of the greatest obstacles In the
way of such organization has been the
sentimental notion that teachers de-
grade themselves and their profession
by working individually or collectively
for mere material advancement
What is needed now is some demon
stration of the power of intelligent,
well-directed organized effort among
teachers to convince teachers and
others, not that organization is pro-
fessional, but that through organiza-
ton alone can teachers rid themselves
of the reactionary condition in and
out of the schoolroom which are
crushing out their lives, and those of
the children, and counteracting the
results of their best Efforts
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clrceS.)
king, Prince George was made COM
mander in chief, and in 1855 he was APP
pointed a Prussian field marshal by
Emperor William II. He was married
on May IL, 1859, to Infanta Maria OF
Portugal. She died in 1854. Six chill
dren were born to them.
King George has taken an active in
terest in the politics of his country,
and has filled many important govern
ment posts, figuring prominently in
the tax reform laws. No important
changes are expected to follow his
succession. f.. .
The new king of saxony is known for
his military tastes ana considerable
treatment of private soldiers. He
sternly put down the mistreatment of
soldiers by officers and severely pun
ished petty brutalties on the part OF
subalterns and noncommissioned Off
GERS. His secret decree on the subject,
in 1891, attracted great attention when
the Vorwaerts divulged it. The king
is a capable musician, plays the piano
has good taste and technical finish.
and often gives musical parties at his
house, where he and his daughter,
Princess Mathilde, play duets. King
George has attended chamber music
concerts assiduously. and is the patron
of many musical undertakings.
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NICE OLD GENTLEMAN.
Rev King of Saxony II Interested IN
Military Affairs, Politics and
the Fine Arts.

The new kings full mama is Freder-
ick August George Ludwig Wilhelm
Macmillan Earl Maria Nepomuk Bap-
fist Xaxier Cyriakus Romanus. He
was born at Pillnitz, August s, 1882. and
is four years younger than the late
King Albert, who was his brother. He
received thorough military training
and graduated at the Bonn university.
In the German war he commanded
the Second saxony infantry division.
As commander of the First Saxon d.
vision he distinguished himself in the
war of 1s7O-71. When Albert became
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church extension societies in Chicago
to support evangelistic work. He has
given $150,0OO to Wesley hospital, IN
Chicago, to erect a new building and
make it a first-class medical institu-
ton. The hospital also is Methodist
institution. Northwestern university
has received many times valuable land
from Mr.. Deering, which netted hand
some return. The sums of money to
Northwestern university range from
$4,000 to $500, 900, all given since the
institution was founded. There are
many other gifts that would make
long list
Mr.. Deering is the oldest and wealth.
TEST friend of the university and the
announcement that there will be do
nation of $1,OOO,0O0 for endowment
doe, not cause much surprise. Ac-
cording to information the gift is to be
presented az soon as President James.
who recently left the University OF
Chicago to assume management at
Evanston. is found to meet Mr.. Deer
ing's approval, after reasonable time,
from the viewpoint Of the Institutions
welfare The period Of probation will
not be long. as the manner in which
President James grasped the situation
as he found it has gone far to convince
friends of the university that its future
is safe with him.
Negotiations under way for the az
fliation of Hedding college at Abing-
ton. Ill.,. with the Northwestern. are
taken as IN indica ton Of the policy of
expansion the institution is to pursue
under the presidency of DR.. James.
For some time Mr.. Deering has been
in poor health. Recently he trans
ferred to his sons his interest in the
immense harvesting machine plant.
and the real estate on which it stands,
with the expressed intention OF with
drawing from active business cares.
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imposing in design, but it was con-
structed of terra Gotta. Dedication ex-
ercises were held on September IL,
1895, the anniversary of the battle. Not
long afterward, under the influence
of the storms that swept the exposed
hillside, the terra Gotta monument be-
gan to crumble, and it is now in ruins.
When Mr.. Taylor began his work
of building monuments he first pro-
vidcd suitable memorials for, his wife
and child. Three statues, made in
ITALY, of the best white marble of that
country, were erected on the Taylor
plot, one being life size figure of
his wife, another representing Jesus
Christ, and the third being group
consisting of the Virgin Mary and two
cherubim. These statues were incased
in glass and placed on massive pedes-
tails of glazed brick.
Last year Mr.. Taylor endeavored to
enlist the cooperation of the state
legislature in erecting a monument to
Lafayette On the battlefield. He Of
fered to bear most of the expense,
m erely asking the state to give share
SO that the project might not appear
to be entirely an individual enterprise.
The appropriation, however, was not
granted. Undismayed, Mr.. Taylor pro-
cecded with his plans, and under his
supervision the monument has now
been completed. 1t consists of col
umn of granite cubes, reaching the
height of rs feet. The granite was
uuarried at St. Peters, in the north
western part Of Chester county. The
monument is so arranged that if desira-
bic a statue of Lafayette may be placed
on the top. On the sides are inscribed
two extracts from an address delivered
by LAFAYETTE at West Chester on the
coca sion of his visit in 1925. One is the
following toast:
MAY the blood spilled by thousands
with equal merit in the cause OF jnde:-
pendence and freedom be to ensuing
generations an eternal pledge of un-
allowed republicanism, federal unity,
public prosperity and domestic happi-
ness"
The other quot alton is as follows:
1.-The honor to have mingled my
blood with that of many other Ameri-
can soldiers on the heights of Brandy
wine has been to me source of pride
and delight"
Mr.. Taylor's monuments, remarka BILE
in themselves, are the more conspicu-
Gus because they stand in a Quaker
cemetery. Originally the Friends doc
trine Of extreme simplicity permitted
the erection of no markers whatever
Mt the graves of their dead. In modern
times, however, they have tolerated
the low headstones now common in
their graveyards. At Birmingham, in
addition to this. tract is set apart
for those who do not choose to ad-
here rigidly to Quaker methods OF
burial, and it II in this section that
Mr.. Taylor's monuments are placed.
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MARRIAGE in Hind 0s tan

In Hindostan the arrangements for
a wedding are made by the parents of
the bride and bridegroom, who, when
the alliance is agreed upon very like
" behold one another for the first
time. Then there is no appearance of
reluctance about the bride, who play
fully skips toward her future husband
and seats herself beside him. The
priests part is to tie corner of the
brides veil to the bridegroom's shawl,
and this simple eding makes them
legally husband and wife. .
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GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA.
Col. Brodie, New Chief Executive ~
the Territory, Has Had an In.
teresting Career.

A. 0. Brodie, the veteran rough rid.
err, who has recently been appointed
governor of Arizona territory, was
graduated from West Point in 1870,
and promoted to second lieuten-
ancy in the same year. He served on
frontier duty up to 1877, when he re-
signed from the service. In 1871 he
was especially commended for gal
lantry in action with the Apaches,
and was recommended for brevet by
Gen. Crook for services against the
same tribe in 1s72-73.
When the Spanish-American war
broke out he organized the Arizona
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-14
THE ADMIRAL CHUCKLED,
Head of Bureau of Navigation H.se
an Amusing Exerience with =
Fresh Interviewer.

Deservedly or otherwise Admin al
Crowninshield has the reputation OF
being grim and unpleasa in his
bearing toward newspaper men. One
day correspondent, newcomer in
Washington, called upon, Secretary
Long at the navy depa in order
to obtain from that official, whom he
knew personally. an introduction to
Crowninshield, then head Of the bu-
reau of navigation. Long was out but
Crowninshield sat beside his chiefs
desk awaiting the secretary's return.
The correspondent mistook the bureau
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HOOKS FOR BABIES.
Darbnroua Custom Which IL still In
Vogue In Certain Districts
of France.

It seems incredible that in the
twentieth century women living in a
civilized country should treat their in
fants in the manner in which they do
in certain districts in France.
When they are obliged to leave their
infants alone for an hour or so they
never fail to place them out of harms
way by hanging them either from the
ceiling or from one of the walls of
the room. They have a rope with q
loop for this purpose, and all they
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UNION or TEACHERS.
Il No Other way, says Miss Hateyy
Can They Expect - Seeufe n:
Material Adyancenent. vi;

In an article publis6sd II the Chic
cago Teachers Fedef Hon Bulletin,
Margaret A. Haley urg teach-
ers to organize and peffect the
organizations which they already
have. She says that the way
to secure their material advance
ment is to work together. Miss
Haley claims that the teachers have
many things upon which it would be
fitting for them to spend their energy
in making better for the teacher.
Teachers need not be told to-day
that they need better salaries, more
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-14
why Ear. Sometimes Burn.

"When our ears do glow and tingle
some do talk of us in our Absence"
said Pliny, and though over 1 900 years
have elapsed since his day the same
superstition still holds good. Shakes
peare refers to it in much Ado About
Nothing" when he makes Beatrice say
to Ursula and Hero, who had been
speaking of her: "What fire is in mine
ears?" The burning Of the ears is
supposed to be due to the agency of
guardian angels, who touch the left
ear if the talk be favorable, and the
right if it be otherwise, in order that
their charges may be encouraged or
warned, as the case may be.
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chief for private secretary and, &C"
cording to contributor to the Satur-
day Evening Post, addressed him thus:
us the grim destroyer in his con-
ming tower?"
THE which in his what?" asked the
admiral. ....
THE devourer of hapless literary
wights-Crowninshield-is he in his
Officer"
Not at present. responded the adj
miral smilingly. What did you wish
to see him about?"
"Wanted picture of his tremen"
dous highness for publication in
the"
II can tell you who his photographer
is" chuckled the admiral, courteously
writing down an address, ''but I hap
pen to know that Crowninshield hasn't
any prints of himself on hand just at
present, the popular clamor for his
particular style of beauty having ex-
hausted the supply"
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quota of the First United States cav
airy, Familiarity known as the rough
riders. He organized, drilled and
equipped the first squadron of the
regiment at San Antonio, Tex, in
May, 1898. He was wounded in the
action of Las Guasimas, Cuba, on
June "a, his forearm being shattered
by Mauser bullet. In this engage
ment he was in command of the left
flank.
In August he was made a lieutenant
colonel of his regiment. He was es.
pecially commended by Gems. Shafter,
Wheeler, Young and Wood and Col.
Roosevelt.
After Brodie left the regular army
he worked for time as day Ia
borer in the mines of Arizona. His
climb to the top, however, was rapid,
and few years later he was put in
charge of the great Walnut Grove
dam, on the Hassayampa river, north
of Wickenburg. In 1884 when the
dam was about completed, an i'm
mense food washed it out, causing
the loss of so lives and damaging
property worth millions of dollars in
the valley below. Brodie's promised
wife was the sole survivor of hel
family, who were camped below the
dam. She escaped by climbing cliff
and few minutes later became Mrs
Brodie. ....H .s
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Enxfne Eloped with Him.

During the inspection of a new ex-
press engine at Louburg, on the
Kicv-Poltava line, in Russia, an elder
" priest mounted the foot-plate and
inadvertently set the engine in mo-
ton. Messages were te1egraphed
along the line to keep It clear and
eventually the engine came to stop
for want of water. The priest went
mad with fright.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-14
saloon. Closed on Payday

Taverns in Sweden are closed on Sat-
urday, which is pay day, while the
savings banks are kept open until
midnight. This plan induces the W ork-
men to invest their money where it
will pay them interest, instead of in
alcoholic stimulants.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-14
Arab. Free from Headache

Headaches rarely assail the Bedouin
Arabs. They are nearly all small eat
ers. and six or seven dates soaked in
melted butter, with very small guam
tity Of coarse -four or three or four
tablespoonfuls of boiled rice. serve a
maa . whole day.
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Marriage Premium Withdrawn.

To promote marriages in Servia all
Young persons having at Least 1000
dinars in the government savings bank
receive handsome premium from the
bank on their wedding day. The con-
sequence was that young folks rushed
into matrimony to repent at leisure,
and often, as soon as the money was
spent, they sued for divorce. As the
plan did not seem likely to bring an
increase of population, the generous
n,>emium has been withdrawn.
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How Music Affects Animals.

The effect of music on animals was
recently tested by violinist in Der.
lin menagerie. The influence of the
violin was greatest on the puma, which
became much excited when quicksteps
were played, but was soothed by slow.
er measures. Wolves showed an appre-
ciative interest, lions and hyenas were
terrified, leopards were unconcerned,
and monkeys stared in wonder at the
performer.
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elected governor of his state in 1885,
and served until his defeat by Hon
est john Davis in 1887. AS a candi'
date for United States senator in
1889 he was defeated, but he tried
again in 1894 and won. He is now
serving his second term as a member
of the upper branch of congress at
Washington. The family fortune was
established in the West Indies and
China trade years ago. In reality he
is more of New Yorker than a
Rhode Islander to-day.
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GEORGE P. WETMORE.
Rhode Islands Junior United States
Senator IL a Man Of Great
Wealth.

Hon. George Peabody Wetmore IL
sure of seat in the United States
senate from Rhode Island until 1906.
He happened to be born in England
while his parents were there on a Eu.
ropean trip. He was graduated from
Yale in 1867, and from the Columbia
law school two years later. He was
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have to do is to fasten the rope to the
cradle or clothes of the child and then
place the loop over the hook, which
is always fixed at considerable dis
lance from the ground.
That infants in such cramped posi-
ton are not comfortable can readily
be seen; indeed, it is said that many OF
these unfortunate little creatures are
seriously injured through such treat
ment. Happily, this barbarous custom
is not as much in vogue now as it was
some years ago.
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Ex,ort Of Fro.e. salmon.

Fishermen in the Columbia river get
about 25 cents each for all the salmon
thew catch. The average weight
ranges from IS to 20 pounds. Vast
quantities of these are frozen by Ore
gon dealers, and shipped to Germany
where they sell for IS cents . pound.
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pig. =. Farm Workers.

Pigs harnessed to little wagons, are
made to do farm work in some OF the
agricultural districts of China.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-08-14
Frixate Birds Endurance.

It is said that the frigats bird can
fy an entire week without stopping
to rest.
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Wild Duck,s Swift Flight.
Avid duck can fly at a speed OF %
miles an hour.