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HANDLES NAvY's Cash.
AppoiatEent Of. Paynaster Gsns,al
Harris Considered - Reward Of "
* Genuine Merit. s H.

The appointment Of Pay Director H.
TIL Harris to be paymaster general OF
the navy has given great satisfaction
to the officers of the navy stationed in
Washington and to the service at large
This proposition carries with it the
rank and full pay of q rear admiral.
and the many friends of Harris are
more than pleased that the president
has acknowledged the long services and
superior merit of this veteran oflcer.
Admiral Harris. while born in Con-
necticut, has been a resident Of New
York the greater part of his life. He
was appointed by the late Secretary Cid
con Welles, in 1864, and served through
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DEARLY LOVES HIS EASE.
Though Sot an Indolent Man Premiss
BaliOur Would Rather Let
Work Alone.

Premier Balfour. of Great Britain,
looks and acts like an indolent man.
but he isn't: at least he denies the soft
impeachment when he is charged with
laziness. And yet no man in the realm
will go father to avoid work than this
same Mr.. Balfour. The late Bret Harte
once gave an amusing description Of
a day he had spent with Mr. Balfour
at the country house OF Lord Cowper.
1t was in summer, and the day was
beautiful and sunny. Other guests en-
ployed themselves in; different ways,
but Mr.. Balfour steadily stuck to one
simple method of passing the time and
enjoying the air. He lay down on the
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ARTHUR J. BALFOUR.
premier Of Great Britain, Who Is Said to
Love His Ease Dearly.)
broad of his back. never stirred even
when people came to speak to him,
and Bret Harte took keen delight in
giving picture of this strange method
of carrying on conversation-the COM
pany standing up and talking-each in
turn, and Mr.. Balfour calmly lying
down and listening and replying, but
never moving from the position he had
chosen, and gazing in the intervals of
conversation in silent enjoyment or
philosophic reverie on the cloudless
blue sky.
But, on the other hand, Mr.. Balfour
does not take those snatches of rest
which were so useful to Mr.. Gladstone.
He rarely sleeps or dozes in the house
of commons unless there has been an
all-night sitting the night before; and.
curiously enough, unlike many men,
bers of the house, he is always very
bright and very quick. and absolutely
master of his highest resources after
dinner Never once has that keen mind
of his shown any of the slowness
which overcomes even ready and bril-
liant men when they are in the throes
of digesting hearty meal. Though he
is slight man and apparently deli
cate one, Mr.. Balfour seems to have
wonderful staying power and perhaps
this is partly because he takes things
little easily and spares his strength in
the mornings SO as to be fresh for his
work from afternoon TO midnight.
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ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA.
Father jeremiah j. Ha rty, q St. Louis
Priest, Chosen for This Inn
pOrtant Position. 49,

The papal delegation at Washington
has received official notification of the
appointment Of Rev. j. J. Harry, of st.
Leo's church, st. Louis, as bishop Of
Manila. The appointment was made by
the pope and has been accepted by Fa-
ther Harry. ...
Rev. Father jeremiah J. Harry was
born In st. Louis in 1853 of Catholic
parents. He received his education at
the st. Louis university, graduating
from that institution in 1872, after hav-
ing completed the classical course. Att
erwards he took the theological and
philosophical course at St. Vincent's
college in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
He was ordained at St. Johns Catho-
lie church in 1873 by Bishop Patrick ].
Ryan, now archbishop Of Philadelphia.
During his "a years. service in the
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WILL TOUR AMERICA.
Famous London Preacher to Study
Our Religious Life.
Pastor Of London City Temple, Rev.
II. J. Campbell, Wants to BE.
come Persoaally Familiar
with Our Affairs.

Many of the Americans who visited
London in the active life of DR.. Joseph
Parker used tosmake q point of going at
least once to hear the famous incumbent
of the City Temple pulpit, and probably
most of this years visitors have made
up their minds to see and hear his bril-
liant successor, Rev. R. J. Campbell.
II So they probably will be somewhat
disguised to discover that they would
have had better chance of hearing DR..
Campbell had they stayed at home, for
the young preacher who, though his pas
torate at the Temple has lasted only
about three months, is already striking
figure in London life, is now making
two months tour of the United States.
Mr.. Campbell, says the Kansas City
Star, means to visit New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City Den
yer and Washington, and will afterward
take trip through Canada. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Campbell and he
will have as his guide, philosopher and
friend, Fleming H. Revell, the American
publisher, who is making all arrange
ments for him. On every Sunday dur
ing the two months he will preach in one
Of the cities he proposes to visit, and his
first appearance will be at Henry Ward
Beecher's church in New York. Mr..
Campbell expects to find American con-
gregations somewhat more critical than
those in London, but he anticipates a
kindly reception.
The clergyman hopes to meet all the
leading men in "nonconformity" in the
United States, and he will be greatly dis
appointed If he does not carry back with
him from the United States valuable i'm
pressions of his visit On his return his
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\OAAQO9 NOuuIIleHI GEGCtcu D. ~ 0VVO
to Be Restored)
had spread that a priceless treasure was
concealed under 1t. Since that time It's
fragments, most OF which are very beau
tiful, have been strewn on the ground.
Conspicuous among them is the head
of the lion, not only on account OF its
beauty, but also because 1t shows hard
ly any trace Of injury.
The Archaeological society Of Athens.
says the Detroit Free Press, has now de-
cided to restore and place in It's former
position, this monument, which is known
far and wide as "The Lion of Chaero-
nea" NJ. Sollhas, a distinguish sculp-
tor, who has carefully examined the
fragments, has been intrusted with the
work, and he is confident that the lion,
after it is placed in position, will be as
imposing and majestic figure as 1t ever
was.
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GIGANTIC STONE LION.
Valuable Monument Of Antiauity -
Re Restored ~ Afehaeolosieal
Society Of Athens,

With the object of perpetuating the
memory of the small band Of patriots
who died to the last man In defense Of
their country at the battle Of Chaeronea.
which was fought in the year 1913 be-
fore Christ, the Thebans erected over
the grave Of the vanquished heroes .
monument in the form Of lion Of CO.
lossal proportions, and until the be-
ginning Of the last century this massive
work reminded all who saw 1t Of the
gallant fight which the Greeks had made
in the old days against the foreign in-
vaders.
During the war Of independence the
monument was destroyed, for rumor
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Why Autos Turn Easily.

People have noted with surprise the
facility with which an automobile
turns q corner. This is due to the
fact that its forward axle is in two
pieces, connected with bevel wheels
and pinion. In turning, the pinion
is loosened on it's stud, which per-
mits the two wheels, each of which
is solid on its axle, to revolve at diff
ferent speeds.
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WHITE HOUSE FAVORITE.
Wyoming Horse, Recently PEesented
to the President, II Well Liked
by Mrs. Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt's horse Wyom-
ing, presented to him by the citizens Of
that state during his western trip, is
becoming accustomed to his new sur
roundings. The horse has not been
used to "red devil" automobiles, elec-
trio cars and other sights familiar to
Washington. and at first was some-
what prone to shy at them.
He is being exercised daily by John c.
Wright, who broke and trained him as
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CHR1sT's COAT OF ARMS.

Noblemen of Brazil.)
covered with a double crown Of stars
and thorns.
For centuries a cross has been used
on the crests of distinguished families
and on the flags of various nations,
and therefore it was only natural, says
the New York Herald, that these pious
Brazilian noblemen should have Sc
lected it as the most suitable emblem Of
our Lord when they decided to pay
honor to Him. They were resolved
that He should thenceforth be omcially
recognized as one of the grandees Of
Brazil, and He would not have been
eligible for this exalted position without
a coat-Qf-arms.
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CHR1ST'S COAT OF ARMS.
How the Grandees Of Brasil Pay ON
cial Honor to the Memory
Of the Saviour.

Wishing to show him the utmost pos
sible lknor, some Of the great noble
men of Brazil formally decided to ad-
NIT Jesus Christ as member of their
knightly order, and consequently they
awarded to Him the coat-of-arms
which is shown in the accompanying
picture. Conspicuous in it is black
cross, which is mounted on three green
hills, in a field of gold, and which ID
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Th,. Hobo Was q Here.

A heroic rescue was made by a tramp
near Peru, Ind. An old man was walk
ing along railroad track near that
place, and did not hear the whistle of
a fast express. A tramp jumped from
the trucks of a passing freight, pushed
the old man from the track, and
jumped back onto the freight train al
most before the man realized the dan.
ger he had been in.
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Jamaica's Banana Crop.

About 2O,OOO,O0 punches Of bananas
grow annually on the island of ia
maica. Four-fifths of this amount are
exported, and the remainder is con-
sumed as food by the natives. A
bunch of bananas, containing about
300 specimens Of the fruit, sells in
Jamaica for Is or 20 cents.
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a colt and accompanied him on his long
tourney to Washington. Wyoming
would cut all sorts of capers at sight of
an automobile or bicycle when he first
arrived in Washington, but his trainer
has succeeded In calming his troubled
spirits to some extent at least. Wright
says the horse is very gentle.
Whether from this cause or on &C.
count of his beauty, Mrs. Roosevelt has
expressed a great liking for the animal
and the president has promised it to
her
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Ch..0 Electric Lighting.

Several tenement houses are owned
nv the municipality OF Sunderland,
ENGLAND. Among other Improvements.
the city has decided to supply electric
rqbts on the slot plan. A penny
dropped into a slot pays for an eight
cand1e-light which will last for I'VE
hours and II minutes.
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Strength In VeRetnble Diet.

strength In VeBetNDIe D1et.
The strongest animals are all vege-
tarians, the elephant being the most
powerful, and the rtinoceros and the
OK next The swiftest, the horse and
antelope, are also vegeterians. Vege-
tartan creatures also live much longoR
than meat-eaterA
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first sermon at the City temple will deal
with what he has seen and heard in
America, more particularly the Chris
tian side of his experiences. II time
will permit he will 60 to Pittsburg to see
the Carnegie works and ascertain for
himself the conditions under which the
people live there-conditions regarding
which certain members of the recent
Mosely commission reported most un-
favorably. Mr.. Campbell says that he
has heard so many different reports Of
those conditions that personal observa-
ton alone will satisfy him. He observed
that he could not conceive how man
of such lavish philanthropy as Andrew
Carnegie can treat his workpeople bad
ly. The neutrality-suspicious. does not
mean to make money out of his trip; he
is going merely for experience-to get as
it were wider knowledge of the Chris
tan world than either London or
Brighton can supply. The congregation
at the City temple believe that Mr..
Campbell will cause sensation in the
United States by his e]oQuence, and they
are already commencing to feel that the
late DR.. Joseph Parker-1iis predecessor
was only mediocrity compared with
him. This was an opinion expressed by
several members of the congregation to
the writer. Mr.. Campbell has exactly
the sort of forceful personality that COM
mands respect in America. Before COM
ing to London he was at Brighton-the
fashionable resort-whence his reputa-
ton for eloquence and intellectually
spread all over the kingdom.
Joseph Parker was fearless, and made
no bones about criticising the king him
self when Edward did anything that the
particular "non-conformist conscience"
of Holborn viaduct found abhorrent.
Mr.. Campbell showed himself no less
courageous when he ventured to criti-
else the policy of his predecessor by de-
claring that Commercial methods"
should flourish no longer at the City
temple-the reference being to Dr. Par
ker's habit of selling his sermons in
printed form-and when, more recently,
he began his determined crusade against
the shady practices reputedly common
among the aristocracy. The new preach
er of the City temple declares that i'm
morality among English society women
is fragrant and frequent, and he is es-
pecially vigorous in denouncing what
he says goes on in fashionable country
houses. He blames the society women
more than the men, because, he says, the
latter day degeneracy is more evident
in the weaker than the sterner sex. Mr..
Campbell declares that he will preach
against social vice in England until pub
lie opinion demands an improvement.
Another Original Uncle Tom.
Another "original" Uncle Tom has
Just died in Kentucky. His name was
Norman Argo, and his age was iii
years. This makes about the two hun
dred and third "original' Uncle Tom
who has died within the past As years.
Smallest Horse ON Record.
Los Angeles, Cal, has the smallest
horse in the world. It is 22H inches
IA IL
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(Newly Appointed PaymaSter Generdl OF
United States Navy.)
out the civil war. He was transferred
to the regular service, and has seen con-
siderable duty in. the Pacific, Asi-
attic, North Atlantic and European
squadrons. He has been general store
keeper in charge of stores at Honolulu
and Rio Janeiro, Brazil, and when the
present general bookkeeping depart
ment passed into the hands of the naval
pay corps, in Secretary Whitney's time,
Harris successfully carried out the per-
picking duties of the newly-created po-
sition at the navy yard, at Norfolk, for
several years. Under Admiral Remey,
in China, he served as paymaster of the
fleet, most important and responsible
duty, for which Admiral Remey has
commended him on several occasions to
the navy department. His last cruise
was on the flagship Chicago, of the Eu-
ropean> squadron, and at present he is
awaiting orders.
The struggle for the paymaster gen.
eralship was hot one, although among
the number of candidates who were
looking for the place none had such q
meritorious record as Admiral Harris.
He is a man of pleasing personality, ex-
tremely popular among his brother OH
GERS, and has the alert manner and bear
ing which betoken an up-to-date busi-
ness man, which his record shows him
fully to be.
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PETER L., hlNG Of' SEHV1A
descended FROM Black George. Who Freed
Country from the Turks.)
house servant who had risen to a posi-
ton at authority under Karageorge, was
made governor. He induced Kara
george to return to Belgrade, where he
was shortly killed-either by the Turks
or by the hand of an assassin In the pay
Of Milos Obren. This was the beginning
of the feud between the Obrenovitch
and Karageorgevitch families which
has just resulted In the death Of the last
of the .Obrenovitchcs, and which for
nearly 100 years has retarded the prog
Iess of the nation and caused many
crimes.
Milos Obren, the great-grandfather of
the assassinated King Alexander, Sue
ceeded in his ambition to become king,
in 1929. For ten years he ruled as des-
pot, until the Servians revolted and
compelled him to abdicate in favor of
his son, Milan, who died month later
and was succeeded by his brother. Mi
chael.
He was wise, liberal and Just, and
carried on many of the reforms begun
by Karageorge, but the peasants were
led to rebel against his progressive pol
icy and he was driven into exile and AL
exander, son of Karageorgevitch, was
proclaimed king, only to be overthrow
after a few years. peaceful reign and
supplanted by the old king, Milos. A.
ter his death Michael once more resumed
the crown and gave Servia the best gov
eminent she had ever enjoyed. But
wise and just as he had been, he fell a
victim to the band of assassins whose
deadly work was believed to have been
planned by the Karageorgevitches, who
Intended to proclaim Peter Karageorge-
witch king, and. we're only prevented by
an accident, the breaking of their car
riage on the way to the palace, which
circumstance gave the Obrenovitches
time to place Milan Nv. on the throne,
and now, after thirty-five years, Peter
has at last been proclaimed king Of Ser
via. two kings having reigned in the
meantime-Milan, whose outrageous
behavior was the scandal of all Europe,
and his dull-witted son, Alexander,
whose unfortunate marriage to Draga,
who has always been unpopular, is be-
lieved to have been the cause of his
tragic end. The general opinion is that
Peter had no hand in the plot to kill Al
exander, although he was aware there
was revolution on foot in servia.
After = Night At Lodge.
The breakfast food craze has at
tackled family in Atchison, Kan. For
several weeks the wife has served up
strange foods, some Of them resemb-
ling sawdust, or ground asbestos, and
every two or three days a new diet.
Returning home one night from his
lodge, the husband hunted up some
thing to eat, and found what seemed
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After q Nixht at Lodge.
Peculiar Heather Idea.

A belief prevails in China that
women who wear short hal: will, in
the next world, be transformed into
men.
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Lack of confidence in savings banks
caused a mechanic Of Paterson, N. j.,
to hoard his money in an excelsior
mattress, His wife, tidy housekeeper,
bought a new mattress, and consigned
the old one to the flames. She thus
reduced the national debt $473, that
being the amount of greenbacks care
fully slowed away in corner of the
Mattress
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was dressed in the penitentiary. His
face glowed with pleasure.
''Someone asked him how he felt. He
responded with a quotation he had
doubtless used many time in the days
before he went to the bad:
"'Glory to God! feel just like I'd
been born again.
was overpoweringly sweet. He had
nothing to look forward to but grim,
incessant toll, under hard master,
through all the years to come. But he
would live, and he was profoundly
grateful therefore.
when I was the representative of
my county at Jefferson City saw two
other men right after their death SEN
fences had been committed to life i'm
prisonment by Gov. Marmaduke. They
had been convicted of an atrocious MUIR
der in Henry county. -...->,
'They came to the penitentiary with
faces beaming like those of men going
to the wedding altar. They shook hands
with everybody they met, laughed, cried
ana dcteu ueIlIlOuoly udPpy.
Recently had the disagreeable duty
Of sentencing ]. NJ. Robertson, of Adair
county, to the gallows. Before his con-
viction he boldly proclaimed his pref
erence for death to term in the peni-
Tertiary.
when the jury took him at his word
and fixed his punishment at death, his
nerve failed. He begged his lawyers to
abandon the appeal and implore the gov
ernor for communication to life in the
state penitentiary.
''The man is, apparently, physical
wreck, and it looks as if life would have
little attraction for him, even if he
gained his liberty. Yet with all the
strength of his mind he wants to live.
"These are not peculiar instances It
IS simply the longing of normal mind.
It is not cowardice to dread death on
the gallows.
'.Men who have regulations for marked
bravery in personal encounters will be-
come absolutely terror-stricken at the
thought of such an end. Those who
Haunt their Indifference to it will change
when the shadow gets closer. God evil
IDENTIFY intended that expiation at the
g. laws hands should be terror, and such
I believe it will be. Cursed is everyone
that hangeth on tree.
Reduced the National Debt.
Lack of confidence in savings banks
caused a mechanic Of Paterson, N. j.,
to hoard his money in an excelsior
mattress. His wife, tidy housekeeper,
bought a new mattress, and consigned
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Church In Philippines)
church Father Harry has been In prac.
tically the same parish. /
After his ordination he was appoint.
ed assistant pastor Of st. Bridget's par
ish, which position he held until 1888.
He then organized St. Leos parish.
which is q part of the original st.
Bridget's parish, and is the only man
who has ever been its pastor. Undei
his direction the church and the pas
toral residence were built; also the new
st. Leo's school.
In December, 1888, there were 13s
Catholic families in the parish; there
are now more than 800.
Loyal to His Native City.
Civic pride, always to be commended,
is certainly part of the makeup Of the
Philadelphia newsboy Of whom this
story is told The lad was present IT
an evangelistic tent meeting, held on
one of the open lots, when the preacher,
at the close of powerful address. said:
"All the people in this congregation
who want to go to Heaven when you die
please rise to your feet" They all
arose except the newsboy, who va
sitting In the front row. The parson
noticed his failure to arise, and thought
he would catch him the next time.
Now" he said, brethren, be seated.
Now, all you folks who would like to
go to the other place when you die.
please rise to your feet" None Of them
arose. The parson looked down at this
little newsboy and said: Sonny, don't
you want to go to either places" He
said: Nav, Philadelphy'S eoo9
enough for me-"
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Another Original Uncle Tom.
Another "original" Uncle Tom has
Just died in Kentucky. His name was
Norman Argo, and his age was III
years. This makes about the two hun
dred and third "original' Uncle Tom
who has died within the past As years
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Smallest Horse on Recor,

Los Angeles, CAL, has the smallest
horse in the world. 1t is 22lk inches
high, seven years old, and weighs 70
pounds with its shoes on.