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TIE suTHERL1N HOME.
substantial Mansion ct Danville, Va
Which Was -Gonfederaoy's s~>s
Last Capital.

The recent serious illness Of Mrs. JeS
ferson Davis has had the effect of Great
ing much interest in the history OF the
confederacy. Mrs. Davis is one OF q very
few now alive who were closely, con-
$nected with the confederate govern
ment. The history Of Danville5as seat
of the confederate government, which
is recalled by the mention of Mrs. Davis
name, has a unique interest. On Sun
day,April 2, 1865, Gen. Lee, in command
Of the forces defending Richmond, notl-
fed President Davis that the main line
of his defenses had been broken; that
it would not be judicious for him to at
tempt to longer hold the fertilization
guarding the city and that it would be
advisable for the government to eva
cuate simultaneously with him. The
government, therefore, went south In
the only direction open to it. )
The party stopped at Danville because
there were fewer federal troops near
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The SUN and Air Cure.

The sun and air cure for general de-
bilitv is being tested on the Weissex
Hirsch, a weeded hill near Dresden.
Most of the patients treated in this out
door sanitarium are females. A priv
LEGGED feminine visitor beholds strange
sights there. In the ladies' Enclosure
she sees many famous beauty playing
At tenpins, and clad only in large black
hat. a pearl necklace and one transpar-
ent muslin garment. Young and pretty.
women look charming in this simple
toilet, but there are many patients who
are neither young, slim, nor beautiful,
and words fail to convey the oddity OF
thsir appearance.
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Potato Explodes Like Gun.

"The report of the explosion was fully
as loud as that of shotgun" is the
statement made by w. A. Routson, Jr.,
of Wooster, O., a man who for many
years held a responsible position with
the Pennsylvania lines, in telling of a
peculiar explosion at his home in which
the members of his family were given
great scare, but escaped injury. The
household had just taken seats for din
ner, Mr.. Routson helped himself to a
large sweet potato, and as it touched his
plate the potato exploded. throwing the
hot meal all over the room and making
such a noise as to cause all about the
table to become terribly frightened.
What caused the potato to explode is
mystery. One theory is that in ship
ment it came in contact with dynamite
q part Of the explosive working inside.
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ing been born there in 1860. OF the
other representatives two were born
in Pennsylvania, one each In Ontario,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Sweden, Ohio,
and Wisconsin. One of the senators was
born in Indiana and the other in Nor
way.
California for the first time has four
representatives born in that state, the
Oldest of whom is not yet "A, while the
youngest is 81 All the older men OF
the delegation came from the east, one
from Wisconsin, two from New York,
and fourth from Scotland. Senator
Perkins was born in Maine and Sena-
tor Baird in Pennsylvania. OF the two
senators and the three representatives
from Colorado, which has been a state
since 1876, none was born there. The
three Idaho Statesmen" were born in
Illinois, PENNSYLVANIA and Indiana re-
spectively.
1t is a singular thing that in so old
a community as Iowa, Of the IL rep
resentatives and two. senators but
three we're born in that state, and one
of them Mr.. Hedge, of Burlington, re-
lates that he was born in the territory
of Iowa, June "a, 1874. Allison came
from Ohio and Dolliver from West
Virginia. Hull and Hepburn were also
Ohioans. The four representatives and
two senators of Maine were all born In
that state In fact, in most of the old
states, native sons seem to be pre-
ferred. Both Massachusetts, senators
and ten of the IA representatives were
born in Massachusetts,
But one representative Of Nebraska
was born in that state, Mr.. Hitchcock
of Omaha, and he is but A years cid.
The Nevadans all migrated there, and,
according to the census returns. they
are among the very few who remain.
Both North Dakota senators were born
in Illinois, and of the South Dakota
senators one came from New York and
the other from New Hampshire. Tex
as exhibits among the southern states
the greatest evidence Of being new
community. Neither of it's senator's
was born in the state, and but half OF
its representatives. The young state
of Utah has a native son in the senate
in the person of Reed Smoot. None OF
the representatives or senators OF
Wyoming or washington was born In
the state he now represents. Inls
shows how much Of the country is
still new.
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law. He completed his studies when
acting as register of wills.
When he was a country editor he
slept in an alcove in his office and ex-
changed advertisements for shoes,
clothing and ink. He remained bach
elor until he was SO.
If circle be drawn with radius OF
20 miles and with Oakdale, Mr.. War
fields home, as it's center. it will include
the birthplaces of more governors of
Maryland than any similar area of the
state. The circle would extend into
Frederick county, which has given the
state Thomas Johnson, the first governor
under the constitution; Thomas Sim
Lee (1779 and 1922, Francis Thomas
(1841) and Enoch Louis Lowe 1850. In
the circle, and south of Oakdale were
born George Howard 1882, Thomas
Watkins Lyon. John Lee Carroll and
Frank Brown.
In the same region other distinguished
men were born, including Charles Car
roll, of Carrollton; Francis Scott Key,
Chief Justice fancy, Senator German
and former Senator Henry q. Davis. Of
West Virginia.
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ture to Kristina. In her despair, know
ing that there was little chance of dny-
thing but death for him, she gathered
about her q number of insurgents for
an attempt at rescue.
They retraced their way down the
mountain to the village and were plan
ming a night attack when the young
officer suddenly appeared among them.
He had succeeding in eluding the guard
placed over him and had made his es-
cape.
The young girl, however, had cast
her lot with the Bulgarian cause, and
to be with her lover during the cam
paigns she decided to enlist as SOL
der. He protested at first, but finally
relented, being willing to allow her to
brave the dangers since she showed
the spirit necessary for it.
Among the other women who are
seeing service in the Bulgarian army
in Macedonia are some who are off,
GERS. most of them being noncommis-
stoned. Arnoudova is sergeant, but,
unlike Kristina, she is DESTROYS of ap-
pearing as man. In her costume she
appears to be a sturdy and cookbook
ing youth Of 81.
The character Of the warfare being
carried on in the Balkans is of kind
which would attract women to the SER
vice. At least, it is repetition of the
kind which has attracted them in
times pasta repetition Of the desul-
tory. but fierce struggles which have
been waged with all the greater fero-
CITY because they have been morgan
lied.
Religion and race prejudices are
among the causes which make the Bull
earian and Macedonian troops the nat
rral enemies of the TURKS. 1t is a
struggle for homes and churches, and
such struggle always has claimed the
most active interest on the part Of
women.
When foreign policies cause a war
II is seldom that women get closely in
touch with it, but as soon as homes
are threatened they will be found
identified with the men. Frontier life
in America demanded that the women
be as ready with rifle as the men.
and the condition in the Balkans now
presents a similar problem to the Bull
garian women.
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SPEAKERS SECRETARY.
L. White Busbey, Well-Kaowa CHI
cago Newspaper Man, Selected
by Mr.. Cannon.

Mr.. L. White Busbey, of Chicago. has
been appointed private secretary to
Speaker Cannon. Mr.. Busbey is the
Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, and his new Office will
not necessitate the discontinuance OF Lis
relations with his newspaper.
Mr.. Busbey is one of the best-known
political writer's in the middle west. He
has been with the Chicago Inter Ocean
for 20 years, all Of that time, except the
period occupied by his Washington
service, being devoted to political cor
respondence. He was familiar with the
politics of every state in the Mississippi
valley, and enjoyed the personal &C
Quaintance of the leaders Of all political
parties in the territory his newspaper
covered, as we'll as the friendship of the
national leaders.
He held the confidence and esteem OF
the late President Mckinley, and when
Mr. Mckinley was making his guberna-
torial and national campaigns MIR. Bus
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WILL ON CABIN DOOR.
Miner Disposed OF His Earthly Pos>
sessions without the Least Loss
of Paper and Words.

There is fortunately no provision in
the law as to the exact nature of the
parchment" on which will should bs
written. It has frequently happened
that property worth large sums OF
money has been distributed in accord
ance with the wish Of the former owner
as a result Of directions left in the most
accidental manner. Wills that have
proven valid have been found carved on
the trunks Of trees, scratched upon
stones, written on the soles Of shoes.
One of the most remarkable of these
freak wills was that scrawled on tho
door of a miners shanty in British Co.
lumbia The accompanying illustration
gives the entire will which, with the
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AGES OF STATESMEN.
The United States Senate Is Getting
Younger Every Year. 49,
Pettus, Of Alabama, Now the Only
Member Over Eighty-Bioeraph-
ical Facts Concerning the u
u, New House.. a

In spite Of all efforts to the contrary,
the United States senate seems to be
growing more youthful. Thirteen years
ago a careful computation was made,
from which it appeared that the aver
age age of its members was 60 years.
There were then but eight who were
less than so years old, and one who
was less than As. To-day the average
age Is So years and four months, and in
a slightly larger senate there are IA
men instead of eight, who are less
than so, and of these eight are less,
than As. according to the Boston Tran
script. 2 w.: 4
This difference is doubtless due to
the new states which have come into
the union since that time, whose polit-
lcal leaders were naturally younger
men. The Delaware overturn has also
given the senate two youthful mem
bers. It is almost rule that the young
states have young senators.
Only one senator is more than 80,
Mr.. Pettus, the junior senator from
Alabama, who was born in 1921. Four
SCCu d1C OcINScu ~ duU on, 20 dA0 UO-
tween GO and 70, and 30 between SO
and 60. The Is who have crossed the
three-score and ten line include both
senator's from Alabama and Connecti-
cut, besides Messrs. Teller, Allison,
Frye, Hoar, Gibson, Stewart, Plat. of
New York, Quay, Bate, Proctor and
Cullom.
The new house contains not only
large representation of new men, but
among them many young men who are
apparently beginning political career
Of great promise. This general youth
fulness is shown by thu number OF
western states which are IN considera-
ble part represented by native sons:
Francis NJ. Eddy, member of the last
congress, was the first man Minnesota
had ever sent to congress who was
born within the limits of that state.
This time another of the nine repre-
sentatives is a native Minnesotan, hav-
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ENVOY FROM PANAMA.
III. Bunau.VarllIa, Recently Received
by the President, II an Engineer
by PrOfessiOn.

Philippe BunauVarilla, who was Of
ficially received by President Roosevelt
the other day, is the envoy extraor-
binary of the new Republic of Panama.
He is by profession an engineer, was a
classmate of the celebrated Capt. Drey-
fus. and is said to be stakeholder in
the Panama Canal company. Mr.. Blu
nau-Varilla is credited with having
managed the sale Of the canal rights to
the United States, and, further, with
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His Mania IL Invention.

The greatest number of patents
taken out by one man have been granted
to Frank Schonkee, of Vincennes, Ind.
He has patented 6,024 devices of various
kinds, and claims to be the most prolific
inventor in the country. None OF his
inventions, however, have brought him
a fortune, although he draws moderate
income from some of them.
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CONFEDERACY'S LAST CAPITOL
(Now the Sutherlin Family Residence at
Vt T. &DanvIlle, Va.)
there than any other place offering
suitable accommodations that could be
reached and because Rresident Davis
thought that he could direct military
coup which heshad planned, to the best
advantage from that point.
The president and other government
officials were upon their arrival at Dan
vile carried to the residence Of MAJ w.
r. Sutherlin, commandant OF the town.
For a week thereafter the Sutherlin
residence was the, capitol Of the confed-
crate states.
. The occupancy Of the capitol by the
president and his ! cabinet members
ceased even more abruptly than 1t be-
gan. On Monday morning, April 10, in
formation reached Danville Of the sur
render of Lee on the previous day. Cir
cumstances made the immediate eva
cuation of the place necessary. 1t is .
historic landmark, that old mansion, and
its appearance is in keeping with its
history. A large. square stone struc-
ture, with wings on both sides, it Is set
far back in grounds having frontage
the width of the entire block. 1t looks
at the same time neat, trim and SUBJ
stantial. It has an almost human ex-
preston of cold, aristocratic dignity,
however, that cannot fail to impress
even the most casual beholder.
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WILL ON {

signature, comprised only IA words.
Tim Merrick, who willed his estate in
this highly original manner. was min
er living near the town of Golden. Since
coming to the district, in 1863, he had
worked steadily, and, it was supposed.
with great success.
One day, in 1886, he was found by one
of the mounted police lying dead in his
little cabin. The place was searched
for papers, but none of any special value
we're found. Merrick's will was discov-
cred, however, written with chalk on
the inside Of the door Of the cottage 1t
read: 'The state may have all they
find. I've got no heirs"
The authorities made hastv investi-
CATION Of the premises, but without dis:
covering anything, and the search, 40
far as they we're concerned, was aban-
doned.
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Barrie's Income.

7. NJ. Barrie derives an income of
over s35 900 a year from royalties on
his plays, all of which have been phe-
nomenally successful both in Great
Britain and America: He commenced
the work of dramatizing his novels
in 1895, and is now supposed to be the
r1chast author in the United Kingdom.
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= RICHARD STRAUSS. q
(N0ted German Composer Who 10 Visiting
This Country
songs, and the song recitals in America
will include no other vocal compost
tons. I'D
Herr Strauss is not taking his own or
chestra with Elm, but will find the Amer
lean orchestras ready for him as he
passes from city to city. He Is an adj
mirable conductor-which Is lucky
thing for his music, for there are very
few other wielders OF the baton who can
show how effective his strange and ter
rincally up-to-date compositions are
when once you get the idea Of them. The
first impression it makes on those who
are not skilled musicians Is that the man
has undertaken to set German grammar
to music, but a second or third hearing
of it captures the nearer or else makes
him an enemy for life.
Personally, Herr Strauss-who is not
related to the Viennese Strausses OF
waltz fame-is simple, earnest-minded
man, who has no affectations, wears his
hair short, and believes sincerely that
music can be made to express the most
complex problems of the deepest mind.
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l.. WHITE BUSBEY.
Chicago Newspaper Man Appointed Speak
er's Private Secretary
hey accompanied him in his private car.
In 1891 and 1892 Mr.. Busbey went on the
western trip with Mr.. Mckinley, and &C.
companied him on his campaign tour
from Maine to New Orleans.
In 1896 Mr.. Busbey was sent to Wash
ington to take charge Of the Inter Ocean
bureau, until the death of Mr.. Wight
and has remained continuously on that
work. He writer upon economic sub
jects. a tariff expert and thoroughly
posted on American politics. Last fall
he edited the campaign hand book Is
sued by the republican congressional
committee, and supplied the press bu-
reau of the committee with editorial
comment upon national topics through.
out the campaign.
Mr.. Busbey's acquaintance with public
men and measures doubtless served to
commend him to Speaker Cannon for the
new Office. In this position Mr.. Busbey's
duties will not be clerical, but those Of .
cOnnOentlal secretary.
HAS A UNIQUE RECORD.
Hon. Edwin leld, New Governor
of Maryland. Has Followed Many
Occupations.
Edwin Warfield, of Baltimore, who
was elected governor of Maryland on No
vember 3, has worked at a greater va.
riety of professions and occupations
than any of his predecessors. Here IL
how he has been occupied at different
times during his busy career:
Farmers boy.
Clerk in country store.
Rural school teacher.
Register Of Wills Of Howard county.
Lawyer.
Country editor.
Business manager Of old Baltimore Day.
State senator.
Surveyor of the port Of Baltimore.
Chief owner Of the Daily Law Record OF
Baltimore.
Organizer and general manager Of the
Fidelity & Deposit company of Maryland
President OF the Sons Of the American
Revolution.
President Of the American Historical So
ciety.
He was bread winner when q farm
er's boy. While teaching school he read
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why Romans Were Beardless.

Why Romans Were BeafdAess.
The ancient Romans considered it e1-
Terminate to wear boards. All their busts.
representing the famous men q oiosA
times. are without beardA
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having promoted the revolution that
has cost Colombia big slice of terri
tory. He is Partisan to his finger-tips,
suave and conciliatory, and always in
earnest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11

dustrial regime, and a notable one at
that. Although but forty-one, he has
been for more than ten years at the
head of the Hammond company, the
employ of which entered in 1880 Mr.
Lyman is a native of Vermont, de-
scended from the irrepressible and
indefatigable stock that fought the
revolution to its finish, and possessed
of all the keen ability and ingenious
ness that usually characterize the New
Englander. He is a popular club man
and a typical modern American man
of business.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
Laws of Distinction Dropped.

To a certain extent Democracy held
sway last winter among the sojourn-
ers at Palm Beach, Fla. Mrs. Henry
NJ Flaeler's set, hitherto quite exclu-
sive, welcomed anyone who was anus
ing; John Jacob Astor and Frederick
Martin, bradley Martins brother)
knew no laws of distinction; Mrs.
George Gould dropped all idea of caste
and the duchess of Manchester was as
democratic as of yore in her old home
in Cincinnati This dep1orable lower
ing of social barriers was dreadfuIly
shocking on the nerves of some other
ultrafashionable DANES. however. and
several of them retreated fgnominious-
ly, though perhaps regretfuIly. for the
resorters generally seemed to be en-
joying themselves to the limit.
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He Filled the Hole

A suffering citizen had often petit
toned the committee of the village
where he resided to fill up mud-hole
near his house, but without result.
One night he heard a spluttering
noise and sundry CALCULATIONS unfit
Tor publication, and, going to his door
he found a respected member of the
town council fioundering about in the
mud-hole.
Good evening, sir; I am glad to
see you stirring in this matter At
last, and SO saying he closed the
door and left the poor committeeman
to extricate himself as best he could.
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GN So MczQp 4. NzLD2l1LD

the army as a result of difference of
opinions between himself and his en-
ployers. He went to Fort George, took
the Queens shilling and became a
recruit in the Ninety-second High
landers, the famous Gordon regi-
ment, which has furnished so many
heroes. Thus in 1871, when he was
only nineteen, the future hero of
Omdurman began his career at the
very bottom rung of the ladder as a
simple private.
simple private was the one thing
he determined he would not remain.
He had made up his mind to rise, and
in three years he was made color ser
geant- In 1878 he was out in India.
under General Roberts and served in.
the Afghan campaign, taking his part
in the march on Candahar.
Since the Afghan campaign he has
been prominent in every war in which
Great Britain has been involved, win
ming particular distinction in the
Soudan campaign and the late Boer
war.
Extraordinary rumOrs are current
about Macdonald's suicide. The near
est clew to the nature of the accusa-
tions is provided by a Paris newspa-
per which connects his name with
certain clubs in London. Another re-
port hints that suicide was recon-
mended to Macdonald as the only
thing he could do in the face of GER
tain revelations which would anni-
hilate his reputation.
Macdonald went to Paris from Lon
don where he had an interview with
Lord Roberts, commander-in-chief of
the British army, who told him to re-
turn to Ceylon and meet the charges
like soldier.
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Her Secret. and His

The family call me Babbles. be-
cause 1 tell too many things and
have fluffy hair. 1 feel that l am a
blot on the family escutcheon; for
I've never done anything fine or no
BILE; while Lucy Lee, my sister, went
to Smiths, and came home with her
notebooks full of wonderful state
ments.
Omar Khayyam is my Persian pus-
sy cat.
Every year on Jan. we start for
the City of Mexico. The main Office
of the Randolph Explosive company
is there. Father is president of the
company and goes there to look after
the business. Lucy Lee goes to look
after him, to put in his studs. l go
to look after Lucy Lee.
By Jan. 5 we reached Ell Paso,
crossed the Rio Grande and had got
ten into Mexican territory. 1 looked
out upon vast stretches of alkaline
plains decorated with cacti, until
felt like a large prickly cactus. my
self, and turned to Lucy Lee for
solace.
Now, Lacy Lee had a grand game,
which she invented for railroad jour
neys. She took a large sheet of pa
per and blocked it off into squares
corresponding to the berths. Then
she would look at the passengers
with half-closed eyes and write
things in the squares.
And so she wrote until every soul
in the Electra was put into one of
the neat squares. Every soul but
one.
Lucy Lee" 1 murmured "You
haven't put Lower into his square" ="
rs there any one in Lower 3?''
We'll, rather" l replied. You old
sneak"
Then Lucy Lee let her big eyes
rest studiously on Lower 8. He
looks as if he might be Marcus Aure-
Illus about to write out his noble re-
f1ections."
Nonsense" I didn't know who
Marcus Aurelius was. Il think he has
done something desperate and is run
ming away from it," He had a look