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ment. He is not a Shetland pony. as is
commonly supposed. but a native of lee
land; is just the same age as his mas
ter; stands thtrty-three inches IN height
at the withers. and weighs $50 pounds.
His Trough Rider" Costume.
Although all his other attire has paied
in significance beside his resplendant
new sailor suit Archie stin cIings to
his Rough Rider" costume for use dur
ing his daily equestrian excursions. This
includes a sweater. riding boots or leg.
gins. handkerchief tied around his
neck, cowboy fashion, and a sombrero-
like sloueh hat very similar TO that worn
by his father il his campaign tours in
1900. Archie has a regular cowboy whip
and spurs. and his s;.ddIe is not one Of
the despised English style to be found
at most Of the fashionable riding aca6-
emies. but a miniature copy Of those
used by the United States cavalrymen
and vaqueros Of .om Westeraz plains.
Walks to and From Sehool.
Archie ATTENDS scrgFl in washington
and. inasmueh as he has to walk back
and forth. he has more strenuous
time than any Of his brothers and sis
tiers in evading the possessors OF "ko-
oaks" who seek to add a picture of the
Presidents son to their collection. Some
times he takes to his heels at sight of
one Of the camera wielders. and then
again he win quickly fan on his face
at sound of the dreaded camera click
On one occasion Archie played a joke on
photographer who was known to be
waiting outside the school to get a
SNAPSHOT Of the boy when he went
home at noon. A chum was prevailed
upon to disguise himself as Archie, and
sailed forth TO the accompaniment of a
chorus of shouts of Hi, Roosevelt
from the other lads. who had been let
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the Confederate army with much-needed
arms and ammunition. and later he was
responsible for the creation of the sys-
TEN of daring Confederate privateers
that preyed upon the commerce of the
North until it was well-nigh destroyed.
The other was a midshipman, who fired
the last gun from the Confederate war
ship Alabama before she went down in
her great fight with the Federal war
ship Kearsarge Off the coast Of France.
Finally. Archie's uncle. Captain Cowles.
has but lately been ordered to sea to
take command of ono of the most pow
erful Of Uncle Sans new battlesbips.
The Life of the White House.
The nautical member Of the White
House family inherits the name as well
as the naval instincts of his Southern
ancestors. his full cognomen being Arch
fbald BuIoch-handed down in line Of
direct descent from the first COVER
nor Of Georgia Archie Is eminent
Iy the ..1hf" Of the White House, and
with deep diplomacy he has made fast
friends with everyone Of the White
House policsmen-truly wise precau-
tionary measure for any individual so
prone to indulge in pranks Of all kinds
Archle's position as sworn champion Of
all the bluecoats was the animus of one
OF the drolest incidents winch has hap
pened at the Presidential Mansion in
many day. A short time ago the Pres
ident sanctioned the dismissal. for
cause, Of a policeman who was one OF
Arches special favorites. That evening
Archie was overheard in confidential
confab with the deposed guardian of
the peace q tell YOU" said the nine
year-old wire puller' to the dethroned
policeman, you come around 10 my
school at noon tomorrow, and III see
what Lodge can do" It was probably
the only instance on record in which
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called a waiter. and told him to cut
loose and order what, he wanted. He
started on a plate Of soup and did not
finish until he had gone through with
the soup. a good. thick steak. a big
dish of baked beans. fried potatoes,
bread. butter and coffee. and a generous
slice of pumpkin pie. never saw a
man enjoy eating 50 in all my life.
When he had finished I gave him a
cigar. and he seemed to get as much
good out of that as he had out of the
food.
Il make II a rule never to turn down
a man who asks me for something to
eat, but never give him the money to
buy il. why. 1 have taken such men
to a lunch room and had them turn III
at the very sight Of a cold ham saa D.
witch. often 1 have had them go as far
as the door with me and then curse me
for everything they could think of and
walk away. Once or twice, like Richard
Harding Davis Van Bibber,' l have
made them eat when they had to force
the food down, and did so merely to
keep up the bluff. Nine times out OF
ten. though, when a man asks you fer
money to bay fccd and you offer to go
with him and pay for what ne viii eat,
he will turn his back and leave you"
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was of a very brief character. He was
known to be a. good student and always
showed up well in the moot court as
counsel, district attorney and some
times on the bench where his rulings
showed excellent ability. He applied for
admission to practice law and a board
Of two old members of the bar was APP
pointed to inquire into his fitness. He
reported at the office of one Of them and
the examination began. Mr. White
that was his name-'ean you give US the
component parts Of mint julep?' was
the first question.
THE young man said he could and did
so. Well brother. said the elderly
counsel TO his felIow-examfner I think
that is about all that is necessary The
other member of the board made no par
ticular dissent, but suggested that the
young aspirant for the United
States Supreme Court give practi-
cal illustration OF his learning on the
subject He did so in very short order
and the next morning bright and shin
ing hung his shingle, and he was regu-
larly placed on the county's roll OF law
r-~r-
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the career of n sea fighter it would be
by no means strange. considering the
intense interest which his father has
always manifested in the United States
navy, an interest manifested by his
writing his well-known History Of the
War Of 1872. when barely out Of college,
as well as by the enthusiasm with which
he whipped our lighting forces on the
water into shape when acting as As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy. More
over. Archibald roosevelt comes from a
family of sea fighters.
Taste for the Sea Inherited
In 1871 the great-grandfather Of Ar
chic Roosevelt built at Pittsburg, the
first steamer that ever navgated the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Two Of the
lads great-uncleg were in the Confed-
crate navy during the civil war. One.
a former officer in the United States
navy. was a captain in the Confederate
service. and conducted the pioneer block
ade-running expedition which supplied
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Thomas Hewitt and his wife. Of this
city. Many were the complaints made
Of the dastardly conduct and cowardice
of sailors and hremen. but in striking
contrast to this was the admirable and
brave demeanor of Stuart Holland, Of
this city. knew this young man well.
and attended school with him in the old
Union Academy kept by the late zalmon
Richards.
Holland was very popular youth.
and was a son OF Isaac Holland, the
Doorkeeper Of the United States Senate.
He was an assistant engineer on the
Arctic, and from the time she struck the
Vesta until she went dc1yn he stood at
his post firing a distress signal He
never left his gun. and he few passen-
gers who escaped and Captain Luce
himself spoke in unstinted terms OF his
cool bravery.
Most OF the passengers on the Arctic
were returning home after passing "a
summer vacation in Europe. Nearly all
Of them resided in New York. and when
the news Of her fatal wrecking was re-
ceived almost the entire city was in
mourning.
THE shop windows of Washington all
contained pictures Of Stuart Holland as
he stood az his gun with the water up
10 his knees. and he was a subject of
praise in all quarters A move vas
made to erect a monument to mis- mem
ory. bat, like so many measures of sim
liar character. it. never materialized.
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John BOYLE as q Pnet

Talking with a Times reporter the
other day concerning the race question
generally and the dining of Booker
Washington by President Roosevelt in
particular. that veteran of Washington
newspaper workers. James G. Holland,
said:
II truly believe the Booker Wash
ington tacident received its original at
tention. outside Of the fact given in
general dispatches that the n-tsd col
ored educator had been entertailed by
Mr.. Roosevelt, by reason of little
rhyme that was published in the Raj
eigh q c. Post the morning after the
event.
AT that time. said Mr. Holland.
John BOYLE. the well-lsnown newspa-
per man and Democratic politician, OF
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Ground for His Verdict

Old Uncle Tasker ToIIifer. although he
has a local habitation near the classic
precincts OF BIooddeld, Is very re
spectacle old fellow, and has a little bit
OF book larnin'." as he calls it, Some
time ago. much to his surprise and
greatly to his delight, he found himself
drawn on the jury. II he had received
an appointment as bishop of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church he
could not have been better pleased So.
up to the cote" house went Uncle
Tasker. and was duly qualified to try his
peers on any charge presented. The first
case in which he was called was a
murder trial. and. though the old man
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had an aversion to capital punishment,
he smothered his conscience and was
accepted as juror.
The evidence went point blank AGAINST
the accused. but when his fellow jurors
declared in favor of a verdict Of guilty.
qualms Of conscience began TO creep
over Tasker. who held out alone against
the verdict. Then the foreman said 70
him that the matter had whitfield down
10 either hang the prisoner or hang
the Jury "Fo de Lawd," said the old
recaIcitrant. Boss. If yer gwine TO argify
on dem grouns, the prisoner sholy am
guilty. Better hang one man dan Us
whole twelve. ennyway."
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1canrrisht. 1905. by walaon Faweett.l


A RICHIE ROOSEVELT wants 10
"A be a sailor. like his uncle. Cap
L \ lain Cowles, and some Of his
ancestors THIS new ambition
has been gradually strengthening its
hold upon the Presidents most strenu-
Gus son for several weeks past. and
when the President recently arranged
with a well-known artist to paint a
portrait OF Archie the Lad insisted that
the likeness should shJw him in his new
sailor suit which is just now his most
priced possession. Archie Roosevelt is
a youngster IN whom the public is al
ways interested, for the reason that in
tastes and temperament lie more closely
resembles his father than 30 any Of the
other White House children. WithaI. ne
is the hero Of more good stories than
any other boy that ever lived at the
Presidential mansion, not even except
ing the famous Tad" Lincoln.
Should Arches present enthusiasm be
but the forerunner Of a serious bent for
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4 7 HETHER the percentages OF
NJ disasters by accident on land
We're not far in advance Of
those on the seas was a topic
that Grew out variety Of views from
several gentlemen who were talking
over the subject one evening last week.
Tie opinion seemed 10 prevail that ca
lamities brought about By accident on
terra firma greatly exceeded. rumeri-
cally, those on the seas. one gentleman
remarked that the catalogue OF casual
ties bad been greatly augmented since
the era OF electrical motors began. and
there was much mere hazard 10 human
life through the medium Of cable cars
and automobiles than there was in the
days Of horse cars and stage coaches.
The conversation drlftcd toward great
disasters on the Atlantic. and an old
resident Of the District, who has already
reach "a mans allotted age. spoke Of the
wreck OF the steamer Arctic. command
I'd by Captain Luce. which on her voyag
from Lieerpool TO New York came into
collision ,ith a French bark called the
Vesta and went down with over 30.
souls OF the 400 on board.
This event said the narrator. made
q profound and lasting impression on
me. beearse OF the fact that / knew sew
cral Of the lost passengers. 1t was al
midnight on night 10 the latter part
Of September. 1854. when the collision
happened. one Of those dense fogs that
almost always enshroud the New
foundland Banks dt was there the
calamity happened was prevailing az
The time. There was hardly any chance
20 escape going down with the ship. but
several boats were lowered and a few
sot away safely. on a raft upon which
seventy persons had sought safety all
but one-a young Irishman named Nc
cabe-Were washed of and drowned,
and the sarviver was rescued when he
lad been sashed TO "a mast and without
Natcr or fo5d for twenty-siz hours.
Among those who wsxs lost were
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Testing LEGAL Ability

Its not quite so easy 20 become a
counseIor-at-law NOW 1t was when
first launched forth as a 'criehess bar
rister.' said an old attorney in con-
versation with some friends recently.
'In my part of Virginia" he remarked.
III a youngster could show up a pretty
fair knowledge Of Blackstone, had read
'Chitty on Piebding, Parsons on Con-
tracts, and one or two other of the
standard authorities he was pretty apt
to get the courts sanction to put out
his single and enter the race for foren-
sic fame.
II recall one examination of a youth
about twenty-three years Of age which
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The Postman.

The pOstmnn tramps along the streets
With a kindly smile for all he meets
An answering smile his coming grsets,
And wistful sigh
When be passes by
Outlines a tear in the anxious eye.
Tie pOstman tramps on day by day
With chreTy smile and a whistle gay:
The high and the low watch By the way
Fer his coming brings
4 Joy That sings
Deep down in the heart, or a woe that stinea
Fer one hugs close 10 her throobing breast
A message from one thar she loves the best;
Another sheds tears in her sad unrest;
JOY bells and drums,
Or a wee that niImbs-
joy and despair when the postman comes
san Francisco Bulletin.
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the influence Of Senator Lodge has been
set above that of the President.
Archie is the keeper Of the white
House menagerie.~ The dogs at Oyster
Bay. and at the White House, although
some of them are the lawful property
of other members of the Roosevelt fam
lily. are in his trsin most of the time, as
is likewise Miss Alice Roosevelt's big
Angora cat 'ereIne His are the guinea
pigs. and his was the pet badger, Josiah.
which recently suffered Punishment be-
cause he lost his temper. For all that
Archie is so fond of pets he is too prac-
teal TO be much in sympathy with the
unwritten law Of the Roosevelt chill
dren that every pet shall. upon its de-
mise. be accorded a funeral character
lied by due solemnity. On one occasion
when Archie was tardy in interring a
rabbit which had met an untimely
death, Kermit, with the superiority of
an older brother, projected TO rebuke
him. Archibald appealed to Theodore.
jr.. the oracle Of the younger children
and won out, Teddy" declaring 1T was
Arches rabbit, and it's his funeral. Let
him have it IS ne chesses.''
Algono lin the Favorite.
But not all his other pets have the
hold upon Arches affections possessed
by his famous calico pony Algonquin.
The tive sre inseparable. and it is sus-
pected in the family circle that nothing
had 50 much to do with his speedy re-
eovery from recent illness as the fact
that Charles, the White House footman.
who is Archie's special orderly" sur
reptitiously led the famous little horse
into the sacred precincts of the White
House and to the room on the second
floor where his young master was held
a prisoner by the orders Of his doctor.
Algonquin was given to Archie by secre-
tary Hitchcock of the Interior Depart
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Feeding the Hungry.

Il have just had an experience that
did my heart good" said well-known
young lawyer and club man of Wash
ington TO q reporter for The Sunday
Times few days ago. An elderly
man came up to me on the street and
asked me for money 10 buy a dinner
sized him up and, catching no smell Of
rum on his breath. headed him for a
lunch room.
When we got in took him TO a table.
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Melancholy DAYS.

Who calls them melancholy days
These days Of falling leaves
And clouds above, A tangled maze,
And countless yellow sheagesf
These days Of vague, delightful dreams
And slowly dying sunset CLEANS
Enveloped IN a purple haze
Who calls them melancholy daysT
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Regular at Church.

Finally. it may interest other boys
who find church service long TO know
that the most active Of the White House
children is his fathers almost invaria-
bic companion in his attendance at di-
vine service each Sunday morning. The
President walks 10 and from church.
and Archie usually has a lively time IN
his endeavor TO keep pace with his
fathers Iong-swinging stride. Once. he
left his hat II the pew and did not dis
cover the loss until he had reached the
door The President only laughed. at
his sons predicament and did not slack
en- his gait. In consequence he was far
down the street when Archie recovered
the missing headgear and again reached
the door. and the lad was obliged to do
some energetic sprinting in order to
overtake him.
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into the scheme. Meanwhile the real
Archie peeped through a knot-hoIe N
the fence and enjoyed the deception
practieed upon the picture maker.
in mis- propensity for getting into mis-
chief Archie Roosevelt is typical
American youngster. 1t was he, for in
stance. who was the cause of the con-
ster1ation created at a recent dinner at
the White House by the sudden flashing
on and OF Of the electric lights. Inves-
tigation disclosed the fact that the IN
quisitiye Archie was experimenting with
the electric elevator. and his sudden
turning on or of Of the current was re-
hected in the successive periods of dark
ness and light in the dining room On
snother occasion When Archie was re-
fused permission to o2aut to the front
gate Of the White House grounds to see
a circus parade pass he was suddenly
missed from his usual haunts. and it
was only after a long search that the
servants located him on the roof. which
he pronounced a capital vantage point
from which to view the elephants and
the clown.
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rigging and INDUCES in obstacle races"
on deck. he long ago made fast friends
with the handsome Scotch collie. which
is the DOlphin's mascot. and he displays
the true Roosevelt democracy in his
preference for the society Of the jacdes
on board. He told one OF them. on the
last trip. that ne was sorry HIS father
was President because he no longer lad
a chance TO play bear with him. AS
becomes an all-around athlete. Archie
Roosevelt devotes some attention to the
bicycle, and some Of his feats on the
wheel are decidedly OF the rough rider
variety
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Likes to Board the Dolphin"

As becomes a young man with aspira-
tons to be a sailor, Archie Roosevelt is
particularly happy when he has an op-
portunity TO get aboard the Presidents
yacht, Dolphin. which has been used on
a number of occasions TO convey the
young Roosevelts on an excursion down
the Potomac Archie has been aboard
the other Presidential craft. the sylph
once or twice, but he has gTudge
against the boat because the unappre-
ciative officers would not allow him to
carve his name on the deckhouse. on
the Dolphin. however, he has things
pretty much his own way Under the
watchfuI eye eff a jackie he climbs the
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s Strenuous Wr Be S Lire His Uncle His phot HsNe
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES
AND DEATHS.
RECORD OF BIRTHS.

RECORD OF BIRTHS.
william and J. ANTI. ell North Twelfth
Fet.r and Elizabeth Brockhsrdt. $50 Mis-
". A. and Lena Baum. 4sl4 North Twentisth'
Charles and Emilio Caspian. 'l2 Whittier
william and Margaret Clooney. 1908 North
Hrti,ur T. ard Nettie Cox 500 Fairfax; boy.
Emil and Hiida Dubric.S. 9il Emmett: poF.
R. and r hng Johnson on i.ss Cottage; boy
Frank and Mary kaelcn. 80 AiSer1s. Hi, HI.
ID. and Maggtr Lshey. 1ic4 North i~ehsh'
'I Francis and Rosalia Tucker. 4!l1 California
and Julier Mariaewiez. 1900 o'Fallon: girl:
TINY and Mamie sieriwether. 1ei9'f LueaS'
Herbert and Laura Mueller 4iGs Fyler: a boy ~;
Hsrry and Mamie Mcdaniel. 1874 Pieasah''
slHFi Harry f and Mabel Mccord. 81: sullivan;
Matthew ana Mary Novak. l+iS North Eighth
John and Maggie Loush!in. Sas ofai'on'
boy. ,,,, ,.,,,o,. $50 Neuard girl.
ES1nk f. Schmidt. 1924 Hebsr'; sNt. rirI
lanes and Jennie Thorn. AN. Ms: sIasi
Reverend l.. J. and Lucy washington. i''
Wash: girl r.,,,.,,;n1 1879 Grand;
"o Sn,hony and CARR. wassenbers. sSis Meha'"'
bow. ,,.. Va, pyk Na0 Belle
Ma,nan and sar.a Scotsman. 1'c2 North f''s'-
'r Wii,i sSr and Carrie Feltnann. :e's so''"
Ni ,s,n., sn and Mary Chamtrcn. lie. Norm
girl.
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BURIAL PERMITS.

Christopher Ciaiborne. S months. :ssl South
Joseph Dehiich. q years. 1c:a Lafayette:
pneumonia ,,,- ,,.,,.,,
Miep,e Tweed. IS years. 1913 Washington:
Annie NJ Deloney. " yearr. 2is5 Cas-: pleuro-
PIP Pairick sullivan. o. years. sas South Ewing:
". b. Hennsr, Sc years. city Hospital;
pneumoEia.
John keenan,. 40 years. 4s' North Ieres:
Margaret Plnse. s. years. st. Vincents In
Benedi:ta McGouxhrom. 90 years, St. AIMS
Vitus4a Dufore So years 3443 Clark: cancer.
u. ". Hally, - years. City Hospital: cifrno-
Henrietta spsibrink. Il Year,. :'ss Washing
Charles x. spoete. IS years ssz5A Dayton:
Wanora Dev.r,. 81 years. 2sos Hesert: hepa-
Elizabeth NJ. Meyer. y yearH, ass: Manches-
ter: .fyrho.preumonia.
Margaret Martin. IS years. :,.s Clara: SEN
Annie Roean.on. IS years. 1855 Donivan:
5ari +. Halter. is years arso Eas,on: de-
n,entia.
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wedaine Rings (solid Geld.
Finest qualities. 3 to 50. Mermod q
Jaccard's. Broadway and Locust
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ILLINOIS.

Springfield. H.. Dec. 1S-Cer,iioates Of In
corporation were issued to-day by secretary OF
State Rose as follows:
The william r. White Company. Blooming
ton; capitol 5000. 900: manufacturing asr1cul-
tural and farm machinery, Incotporators-
William r. White. John r. White aud q. ".
The Astoria and Woodland Coal Company.
Astoria: capital. $3.50: mining coal. 1noor.
porltofs-R. o. Baird. o. Baird and William
Su1ppA,
Inc Andercn 1 o.. East St. Louis; capital.
corcoratore-E L Anderon. Jr.: D. r. Stetier.
lander and L W. Hodgkins-
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NEW CORPORATIONS.
ST. LOUIS.

porated j. Il Ia Prells. shares; John La
freIie. ", H: Thaxp md c: F. Chapman. -
,msnufact and deal in boots. shoes. leather
goods and rubber goods; capital stock, full
rsid
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united statee steel Corporatioa.
A auaIteriy dixi4end. No.. la.4 of oNE-HALF
OF ONE PER CENT. on the common stock.
payah1e Dec. y. nos. Was declared Oct. g. TO
stockhosden Of record Dec. .: transfer books
clos ut p. n. Dec. ,. and reopen at 10 q,
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

DIVIDEND NOTICES. Louis NO.. Dec.
the regular. southiy meeting 81 the Board Of
n.recto5s q the Missouri Trust Company Of
can't on the capital stock of this company was
deelared. payable to the stockholders January
l. 1901. The books OF the company for the
transfer Of stock will close on December q.
MiSeouR1 TRUST COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS.
AUG. SCHLAFLY. President.