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The failure OF the party under DR.. F. A.
Cook to reach the top Of Mount Mckinley
will only stimulate efforts to conquer this
tallest Of North American mountains. Mount
st. Elias was assembled by the Duke Of the
ABRuzzI only after a half dozen explorers
had failed. The Cook expedition has gained
experience and knowledge that will be valu-
able to the next explorer. The culminat-
ing points OF Europe. Africa, South America
and Australia have been reached, but Mount
Everest In Asia. Mount Mckinley, which Is
In the heart OF the Alaskan range in North
America. and considerable number Of the
highest submits Of the large islands have
not yet been surmounted.
After DR.. Cook had asoended II, 900 feet
OF Mount Mckinley he found himself oon-
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The Changes in the British Cabinet

The extraordinary difficulty which Mr..
BALFoUR has encountered in filling the
vacancies in his Cabinet caused by his
reputation Of free trade principles, as
these have long been understood and
practised in Great Britain, bears witness
to the depressing solitude in which he
stands, so far as the veteran and dis
tinguished members Of the Unionist
party are concerned. None Of the ad-
ditions, transfers or promotions adds
any considerable strength to his admin
istration in the public mind, and even
II all the new occupants of the vacated
posts were men OF exceptional weight
in Parliament, their collective support
would be outweighed by the secession
Of the Duke OF DEyoNsHIIE.
The transfer of Mr.. BRoDRICK hitherto
Secretary for War, to the Secretaryship
for India, cannot be deemed promotion.
1t is tanta1nount, on the contrary, to an
admission that he is deemed unqualified
to prosecute the drastic reforms In the
War Office that are peremptorily called
for by public opinion. which has been
at once enlightened and shocked by the
official report on the conduct OF the war
In South Africa. 1t is significant that, in
the long list Of eminent Unionists, not
one could be found who was willing to aid
the Premier in his perplexity by under
taking to discharge the unpleasant duty
Of military reorganization.
We say unpleasant, because it is well
known that the revolution in the military
system which is imperatively called for
Is certain to provoke angry opposition
in the highest circles Of London society.
For the thorough execution Of the task
is needed a man Of inhexible temper,
fortified, moreover, by the certainty Of
unwavering support on the part Of his
leader and of his sovereign. 1t remains
to be seen whether Mr.. II. o. ARNOLD
FORSTER, who hitherto has been con-
tent to perform the relatively humble
functions Of Secretary to the Admiralty,
will receive such Indispensable support
and whether he possesses the solidity Of
character required to Withstand social
pressure to which all Of his predecessors
have suocumbed. He u.s. we scarcely need
recall, the nephew OF MATTHEW ARNOLD
and the adopted son Of W. E. FORSTER
author Of the Education act; and enough
Is known Of him to render it probable
that he will try earnestly to cope with the
demands Of his new Office but under the
existing circumstances he can scarcely
be expected to succeed
The promotion Of Mr.. AUSTEN CHAM
BERLAIN, who has not previously been
known to possess any special fitness for
dealing with high finance, from the Office
OF Postmaster General to the Chancel-
lorship OF the Exchequer would Of it.
self plainly indicate what, indeed, Mr.
BALFoUB has publicly avowed, that there
Is no difference as regards the principle
involved in the proposed preferential
tariff between the Premier and the late
Secretary for the Colonies. The an
nouhcement that Mr.. GRAHAM MURRAY
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knowledge is certainly proper function
Of government, and the new Department
is created, in theory at least, to operate
in that direction.
The action of the New England cotton
people is encouraging as sign Of the
awakening Of American trade energy.
A little well directed trade energy would
quadruple our exports in ten years.
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fronted by granite slope towering 5000
feet above him, apparently impossible Of
ascent. The exact height Of the mountain
Is not yet known, but 1t Is over 10000 feet.
In the same region are other prizes for the
experienced mountainecr; Mount Foraker.
for example, only fourteen miles from
Mckinley, II 600 feet high, and number OF
other peaks, 10000 to 1900 feet high, Mount
Hayes being the loftiest. The Alaskan
range now offers one Of the most promising
fields for the enthusiasm and skill Of we'll
trained mountaineers.
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NEW BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
2sth Street to BE Closed and Work to b
Begun at Once.

Work on the new Bellevue Hospital is to
be begun at once. The Aldermen yesterday
sanctioned the closing Of Twenty eighth
street so that the block to the north Of
the present site can be uesd for the enlarge
ment of the hospital. The condemnation OF
this block has already been authorized.
DR.. John W. Brannan, president Of the
board Of trustees, said yesterday that
the War Department would undoubtedly
approve of the proposal to extend the pier
bulkhead 200 feet into the East River. This
will give the new hospital site river 'front.'
age of ITO feet.
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short Lesson in English Spelling

How. says Mary, with many signs.
Shall prev snt those nasty Highs
From spelling this. the best Of pighs'
A welcome step Is heard-"Arighs,
Signing will never win the prixhs:
Success "a hers who only trfghs-
Poison the crust. and each one dighsi'
Now Mary turns, and with supr'ghs
/, Reflected In her wondrous eiGhs,
Before her sees dear Cousin Lighs,
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women and Their Hats In Theatres.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-siy: The item In
to-days paper about lady who refused TO take
on her hat In theatre when requested so to do,
and the fracas that resulted from her senshness
and inconsiderateness lead mc to declare that
most heartily favor : rule and Law that would
give theatre managers the right to eject such per
sons from the auditorium and the building
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. MARTIN b. OLSEN
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Elizabeth was holding that last tete- Atete with
Mary stuart
AZ any rate" said the virgin Queen. ~ shall
give my name to tho age
well, you ought to-" retorted Mary you look
every day Of It,"
Realizing tho jig was up. Mary retired to make
her will
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II our friends ,pho iaror Us 9th mdnuieTpss Io'
publication Irish to hare rejected articles returned they
must In all cases send stamps tor that purpose
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CUBAN SECRETARY HOPEFUL

The hearing will be resumed to-day.
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PARIsr-Kiosque No u. near Grand Hosel. ana
Kiosquo No. TO- Boulevard des Capuoines
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
Eor EinnncinI pnrDOaeS.

Before the collection WAS taken up at
a negro place of worship the minister
announced that he regretted to state 4
certain brother had retired to rest the
night before without locking the door
of Ills fuwl house to find in the morning
that nj! his chickens had vanished.
Il don't want 10 be personal he con-
tiaucd. bat hab my suspicious as to
WHO stole dem chickens. If I'm right in
dos suspicious dat man wont put any
money in de box which will now be
passed round"
There WAS Il grand collection, not
SINGLE member of the congregation
fciGning sleep.
Now. brrlercn.' announced the min
ist"r. Il don't want all yoah dinners
snnilt by wondering where dat broth"r
lives who don't lock his chickens up at
night. Dat. brother don't exist. nah
friends. lie was . parable fob purposes
ob tiunn nee"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
.JuStuS Won Liebig.

Won Licbig was skillful in correcting
popular drluSiunS on scientific subjects.
y notable example of this may he
found III the overthrow of the once
much discussed theory of "spontane-
Gus combustion" Il comparatively mod.
eTn error, dating. it seems. only from
the year 1I2.I. but which persisted long
after I.avoiSicr had explained the real
nature OF fire. which was from time to
time put forward with success In the
defense of persons on trial for murder
and received its last SUPPORT from
Charles Dickens. His success i'll this
direction throws Il pleasant light on
the progress of civilization. One WON
lcrs what would have !:ren the fate Of
Won Iichi~ had II" oppressed himself to
Sucli an error in the sixteenth century
when Keplcr could only save his moth
err from going to the stake for witch
craft by satisfying her Judges that she
possessed none of the signs essential
to Il witch. In those days kcplcr did
not dare 10 say that there were no
such things as witchcs.-W. \. Shcn-
stone in Colnhill Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

A lady travelling in Morocco gives
the following account of an Arab tea
party: "Our host dispensed sheriub
dc minat, the wine of the country,
made from grapes; the little dome
shaped pewter teapot was there with
its fond associations Of Morocco. to-
grther with the copper tray and circle
Of diminutive painted glasses. \ gor-
geOuS INDECENT sun poured down be-
yund Tie patch of shade. The hum and
hover of insects vibratcd in the air,
and presently musicians We're sum-
moncd girls wearing pale green 1el-
labs and silver ornaments, with yellow
handkcrchi"fs twisted around their
heads and men i'll bright cOlors. Sitting
down between us, each WAS given Il
glass of sherrub de minat and by and
by they began to play. Weird and
wild music it was, that of the tareeSea,
the glnlbi and the tahr, quaint native
Instruments of the toughest construc-
ton and yet, rs music, possessing fas-
cinatiOn not Il little.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastful. once said to his good
friend:
"Think Of it! | preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday"
Didn't it weary you very much:" in
Quircd the other SOlicitOuSly.
"Oh, no." said the minister But
you should have seen the congrrga
ton
madam" replied the judge stcrnly,
you must answer the question. What
is your age"
Il was born the same year your
honor was. That would make me
about
1T isn't necessary TO go into partic.
ulars," intcrposrd the judge stii!ly,
"Gentlemcn. have you any further Use
for the witness? You may stand aside
madam"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
NIGHT BLlNDNE SIS.
A Condition Ia which the SiSfon
Fails AS Daylight Fades

a Condition Ia Which the Vision
Fails AS Da3 iiEiIt Fades.
Night blindness is Il condition in
which vision is perfect. or fairly so. in
daylight but fails with the setting OF
the sun and is not restored under ordi-
nary conditions of artificial illumina-
lion. The sufferer from night blind
ness can usually see the light of Il can
die or lamp when he looks directly at
it, but he cannot read even when the
light is thrown directly upon the page.
Usually. however, he sees well III a
room lighted brilliantly with electric
ity. tn" degree of illumination then ap.
proaching that of sunlight.
The cause of night blindness is be-
licvcd 10 be an eXhausting of the power
of vision by too great light, for it oc-
cur; mainly among soldiers and sailors
in the tropics, who are exposed for
many hours TO the glare of the sun, and
among arctic explorers, whose eyes are
daZZled by reflection from the snow.
On shipboard it is often associated
with scurvy, and persons who are de-
pressed physically or mentally or in
any other way run down. are more
likely 10 suffer than the strong.
Sailors have superstition that the
trouble is due to imprudence in Sleep
ing on deck In the moonlight, and this
belief is embodied in the term moon
blink" by which they call 1t. The
tropical moon is probably as guiltless
Al t.. H.
tiCn of insanity.
The only treatment for night blind
ness is keeping away from bright light
or protecting the eyes with goggles or
Il bandage until the exhausted retina
has recovered its tone.-Youth's Com
DaniOn
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

Easter in Russia is the greatest festf-
val of the year. Russian Christmas
presents are as nothing compared to
those given at Easter. Eggs are of
course the principal feature, and not
till one has seen the Easter bazaar in
the Gostinoi Door and the shops on the
Nevsky Prospect is it easy to imagine
the beauty and daintiness Of Easter
productions. Fortunes in trinkets,
laces and jewels are spent on the con-
tents of the eggs.
A very pretty egg is made of pink
veined marble trimmed with gold.
Small ivory eggs filled with silver ro-
sary beads make a lovely offering for
the devout church woman, and for the
practical housewife q little rush bas-
ket full Of fresh eggs is wonderfully
attractive
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
AN INFANT MAGICIAN.
Mozart mt tIi- Age of Four Composed
n Difficult Concerto

Mozart mt tIr Age of Four Composed
n Difficult Concerto.
AS child of three Wolfgang Mo
Zart's wonderful playing on the harp
SicEOrd was the talk of SalZiurg. and
Il year later his compositions We're be-
ing played in public 10y his father. lie
was only four Years old when lie com
his father, one of the most skilled VIC
iniSts III Germany. could not play it.
OF course" said the infant magician.
no one can he expected to play ii with
out diliScnt practice" y year later.
when Wolfgang WAS only five years
old, lie was invited to give 4 recital in
the hall of the university. when the
magic OF his tiny fingers worked his
auditors to pitch OF the widest ell
GhU$iaSm.
AT six he made tour of Germany
and became tho idol of the courts. the
empress herself taking him OH her
knees and hu%ging him in an ecstasy
OF admiration. while Francis l. en-
hracrd Him and called him my little
magician" Shortly after he had pass
ed his eighth birthday Mozart was
clcctrifyln@ England, was being pettcd
and caroSscd by George Ill. and his
queen and WAS publishing sonatas, Il
symphony and an anthem, which Great
cd furorc anon" music lovers from
one end of the country to the other.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

An old minister returned to his alma
mater after forty years Of ministerial
service, and was being conducted over
the old place.
Same old corridors" he calculated
as lie entered same old rorridors.'
They took him to the dining hall. "Ah,
me, Same old dining hall" Then he
opened Il study door. "Same old study
same old study"
Half round the fire screen was
drawn, and behind it he saw student
talking with Il young lady.
Dear me-" exclaimed the old minis
ter pcnsivcly. Same old practice
same old practice"
The student sprang up Indignantly.
EXCUSE me, sir, this is my sister,
4 smile broke over the ancient ones
face.
"Ah. and the same old explanation
same old excuse"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
4 Remarkable Clock,

Japan possesses Il remarkable time
piece. 1t is contained in Il frame three
feet wide and five feet long, represent
ing il monday landscape of great beau
ty. In the foreground plum and cherry
trees and rice plants appear in full
bloom. In the rear is seen hill. grad
ual in ascent. from which apparently
flows IL cascade admirably initiated i'll
crystal. From this point Il thrcadlke
stream mcandrrS. rncircling rocks and
islands in its windings and finally los
ing itself in faroff stretch of wood
land. In a miniature sky IL golden sun
turns OH silver wire, striking the
hours on silver gongs as it passes.
Each hour is marked on the frame by
Il creeping tortoise. which serves the
place of Il hand. \ bird of exquisite
plumagc MARBLES at the close OF each
hour. and as the song ceases mouse
s;IlIicS forth from neighboring grOt-
to and, acamprring over the hill to the
garden, is soon lost TO view
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
Wild Birds In Germany.

\ correspondent of the London Mail
at Dresden writes that the Germans are
far in advance of some other people i'll
caring for the wild birds in their towns.
During the winter shelters from the
snow are erected in public parks and
private gardens for them and plenti-
fully Supplied with food OF various
kinds, including mountain ash berries
for thrushcS and bIackbrtls and other
seeds for tie smaller birds. This mix
ture is sold ut Il very cheap rate In
shops for the purpose. IN Springtime
one may see many birds nesting in spe-
cial wooden boxes placed in the higher
trees, out of the reach of cats. The
boxes are of different sizes, to suit
starlingS, SparrowS or tOmtitS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
'OL. XLVIIi--NO 20
TIE AMERICAN LAUGH.
- Is 81 Valuable lid In building u
Our SutionuI Greatness.

- Is 81 Valuable lid In building w
Our SntiOnnI Greatness.
Gods greatest Gift to man was the
.nugh. Without it tie human race
would have wcpt itself to death or ex-
terminated itself long ago. pathos Is
beautiful: tragedy is absorbing. But
both pathoS and tragedy are instantly
routed by the laugh.
Laughter has sunshine in it. 1t 10
warm. Learned men have searched
Cor the secret of lie. What is it but
good hGmor? That's the secret of life
being worth living.
What sunshine Is to earth good hu-
NOR is TO man. Take the smile and
the laugh away, and it would be the
end Of man.
Men can't fight while they enjoy a
joke. Death himself recoils from the
laugh. The man in good humor has
an enormous advantage oyer the man
who is angry. Anger is dark. Bitter
ness is filled with shadow. Intoler-
ance is grim and black. Prejudice Is
blind
Good humor, with the smile and the
laugh, is sunshine in which objects are
plain and distortion disappears and
wherein phantoms become nothing.
One reason for Americas greatness Is
that, above all, it is a nation that
laughs. There have been gay peoples
and frivolous nations, but gayety and
frivolity are strangely akin to melan-
choly. That gay Germany whose ma
tional happiness is expressed in song
is clouded by melancholy. Sadness
pervades the temperament of Germa-
mia.
And frivolous France-how tragic
she becomes-how desperately tragic!
The great American laugh is another
thing. Investigate the American ma
tional laugh, and there's sound, prac-
tieal something behind it. 1t is never q
forced laugh. 1t is healthy, vigorous,
spontaneous.
Empires and powers have crumbled
and gone to pieces in solemn serious
ness and gloomy grandeur, while. Uncle
Sam, with a joke on his lips, FORCES
ahead.-Denver Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

The grotesque knocker on the sane
tuary door of Durham cathedral,
which bears Il rather distinct rcscm-
blancc TO lion. is said to be of the
twelfth century. The hollows for the
eyes may nave been formerly filled
with crystal or enamel, or, as it had
been suggested, the open eyes may
have been contrivcd to emit light from
within the church, SO as to guide the
haplc%S being seeking sanctuary by
NIGHT to the welcome haven of safety.
Chambers Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
When BOYS Wore Wigs.

A century and half ago wig wear
ing was at its height, and little boys
four or five years of age submitted to
having their heads shaved preparatory
to donning their false headdresses. A
Leyden professor-Rivers by name
shocked all churches by declaring that
a Christian must necessarily wear a
wig or be cternally lost. On the other
hand, DIR. Theirs, celebrated Cath
Ollie, assailed the wig wearing priests in
q good sized volume.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
Wouldn't Lie Twice.

Nora had been told to say at the door
that her mistress WAS not ut home
when certain callers appeared upon the
scene.
1t evidently went much against the
grain for her TO make herself RESPONSE
BILE for even so small Il white lie, but
she promised to do so, and, with Ger
tain notifications, she kept her word.
rs Mrs. Blank at homc:" qurricd the
caller.
For this wan tonne, Mrs. Smithers
she amt" said the maid. but hivin
help her if you asIk me again. I'll not
loie twoicc for anybody livin'r' --rhila-
delphia Ledger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
PAYING TELLERS' ERRORS.
Those Officials Arc Usually Ready to
RectifN Mistnkes.

ThoS" Officials Are Usually Ready to
Rectify Mistakes.
y bank officer. referring in Il recent
address 10 the responsibility Of paying
tcilrr&. declares that the idea that such
officials We're rarely willing to rectify
mistakes had little basis in fact. He
RhlCd: How is il that there exists in
the minds of many the idea that pay
ing triivrS are inclined To resent even
the suggestion that they make errors
i'll counting money: | have never
known one who made the slightest
claim To infallibility. Who has not
heard the ancient and Oft told story of
4 teller WHO WAS asked by Il person for
whom he has caShCtl il check if he had
not made Il mistake: AS the narrative
usually runs the self satisfied money
counter behind the desk is inclined to
become indignant and replies in Il
pomp0uS and abrupt manner that he
never makes mistakes. The consider
ate party then states that the amount
paid him exceeded that named in the
check. hut the teller still maintains
tIIttl Ntill Nv nv 'ilpl way
as he never makes mistakes.
"Whcre is the teller who upon being
told he had made an error would fail
to politely inquire as to the nature of
the same: The Inference is that tell
crs are possessed of so much vanity
and conccit that they lose the amount
said 10 be ovcrpaid rather than ac-
knowledge an error. How unlikely
and Ridiculous" York Post
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10
A VOracious Monster,

The most voracious of all marine
beasts Of prey is the orca or killer
whale. 1t reaches a length of twenty
five feet, and its jaws bristle with
teeth from four to six inches long and
rs sharp as dirk knife. Its digestive
power is proportioned to the trcmen-
dous efficacy of its jaws. It seems also
to be an atrocious glutton, as one specl-
men examined contained in its stomach
thirteen porpoises and fourteen seals ,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

George Frederick Handel, the son OF
a Saxon barber and valet, was only
five years old when his fingers wooed
divine melodies" from the spinet,
which n good natured aunt had SNUG
gled for him into an attic, so that no
sound Of it might reach the ears of his
father. At eight his playing so aston
ished the elector of SaXony that his
father was compelled to withdraw his
opposition and allow the genius Of the
boy to have fair play. And before he
had reached his twelfth birthday
young Handel was known throughout
Germany as brilliant composer and
virtuoso at the court OF the emperor. .
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-07-10

yawning is commonly caused by a
temporary deficiency Of the air sup
ply in the lungs. When the body Is
weary with hard and continuous work
or mental study. lasstude from the eff
frets of close, heavy air or intense heat.
or perhaps from the peculiar state OF
tie health. the respiratory process is
sometimes involuntarily stayed for
few moments. To compensate for this
stoppagc of breathing nature steps in
to the rescue and sets up a spasmodic
action in the muscles of the mouth,
throat and chest, which produces a
deep inspiration which takes the form
of Il THMn.