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He'll Ringing In London Tn 1909.

Here is an extract from journal or the year 1G00: On arriving ln Lonaoi' we heard q great ringing of bells m almost all the churches going on very late in the evening. We were informed that the young people do that for the sake of exercise and amusement, anu sometimes they pay considerable sums as a wager who will pull bell the longest and ring it in the most ap- nroved fashion. Parishes spend much money in harnoniously sounding peiis' that one being preferred which has the best bells. The old queen IS saiu ,o have been pleased very much py tnis exercise. considering it as sign or the health of the people. They do not rlfis the bells for the dead. When a persoi lies in agony the bells Of the parisi he belongs to are touched with th' clappers until he either dies or reco. CTS again. As soon as this slgn given everybody in the street as wei
 as in the houses falls on his knees ol
 fering prayer for the sick person.
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s yicc Li:JIc Task.

An exvert mathematician once set himself the nice little task Of ctlculat- ,nc the number of different ways ln which ff,y-;wo cards of pack can De distributed among four players, thlr- teen to each. taking every possible con- bination and permutation.
 It would be no use to present the answer here in long row of hgures' for no one can realize to himself what such a numerical array really conveys nor would it be much better to play with the words billions and trilliohs, seeing that these are mere words ana nothing more to most of us, but the following illustration is more likely to be appreciated by the ordinary reader:
 If the entire population of the earth were to deal the cards incessantly day and night for 100,O00000 years, at the rate of a deal by each person minute they would not have exhausted the one hundred ed-thousandth part of the mum
 Der of essentially different ways II which the cards can be so distributed
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,rnsAntiquity of the Ballet.

Strictly defined, the ballet is property a theatrical exhibition of the art or dancing in its highest perfection, com plying generally with the rules Of the drama as to its composition and form. It was in existence in Italy as far back as IA. D. 15OO, the court of Turin in that day making especial use of 1t and the royal family and nobles taking part Tn it. The ballet was first introduced Ill France in the reign of Louis Xlll., ana ,,oth that monarch and Louis XIV. oc- ,rasionally took part in it's dances.
 In its earliest presentation the pallet appeared dexterously in combination with the other theatrical acts and Is said to have completed the chaotl' medley exhibited in these spectacles which were at once mythological' ale gorical. fantastic, warlike and pasto ral." The reader will not be slow t' observe that its development in tn present day has not apparently los sight of these conditions.
 About the year 1700 women mad >fheir first appearance in the baiie' which up to that time had been per formed exclusively by men, as was tn case also with plays and operas, but n woman ballet dancer of any note al peared until 1790.
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A Legend of February.

Here is the pretty legend which tells why February has only twenty-eight or twenty-nine days. Long ago, they say, February was gambler, and he was so unlucky that he soon lost al' his money. Like other gamblers, he tried to recover it, and he said to his companions that if they would lena him some money he would give them as security one of his days. January and March, who were naturally asso- ciated with him more often than any of the other months, accepted his or fer, and as poor February soon lost the money which he had borrowed each or them acquired one of his days.
 That is why January and March nave each thirty-one days and February has only twenty-eight in ordinary ana twenty nine in leap years.
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Au..Is anu Women.

The analogy between comets and wo- men once formed the subject lof the following peroration from an evening contemporary: Comets doubtless an swer some wise and good purpose ln the creation; so do wcmen. Comets are incomprehensible. beautiful and ec- centric; so are women. Comets shine with peculiar splendor, but at night are most brilliant; so are women. Comets are enveloped with a lucid nepuio through which their forms are visiDie' so arc those of women in their light and elegant attire. Comets confound the most learned when they attempt to ascertain their nature; so do women. Comets equally excite the admiration of the philosopher and of the clod or
 the valley; so do women. Comets ana l women are therefore closely analogous. , but, the nature of each being inscruta- ble. all that remains for us to do is to
 view with admiration the one and to
 love the other to adoration. | Penny.
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Religious Training of Japanese.

Little or no importance is attached to the religious training of Japanese children. Whether the parents De Buddhists or Shintoists it matters not, for in either case the children rarely take any part ill the religious lire or their parents or elders, and indeeu usually grow up in blissful ignorance as to what 1t is all about True, they may occasionally be taken to the tenn ple and taught to rub their palms to- gether, clap thrice and incline their heads toward the shrine as they toss their offering Of rin through the wooo' en grating of ihe huge money tll' They may have some vague notion that there is something meritorious ID all this, but nothing more, although every Japanese home has q latticed niche, or kamidana, dedicated to tho service of the household Lares ana Penates. CT Daikoku and Ebisu as they appear ip Japan.
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RockeseIler and the Bungs.

Tn former years John D. Rockefel' .sers supervision of Standard Oil com pany affairs took in even the small smallest st detail On one occasion, according 10 Ida M. Tarbell in McClure's, com menting on monthly statement, ne called a refner's attention to dis crepancy in regard to bungs, articles worth about as much in refinery as nins are in il household. "Last month' ' he said to the subordinate official con cerned, "you reported on hand l'll9 bungs. Ten thousand were sent you you at the beginning of this month. You have used 9,527 this month. You re- port 1,o12 on hand. What has be become S[ of the other 5soT Apparently MT
 Rockefeller's idea was: Take care ol the bungs and the barrels VIII taNe care of themselves.
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Inanuropriate Quotations.

The following is a good example or Inappropriate quotations: A clergyman appointed to an East End living fouho bis parish church sadly in need or TO- pair and gave orders for its renovation
 While this was in hand the idea oc' cured to him to visit the mission haiis fin connection with it to see what mlgnt be needed there. In one of them whicn was used as mission chapel he fouha A state of indescribable filth from emu to end and an accompanying eihuVia. Tn disgust he raised his eyes toward the roof and could hardly repress IT. of laughter on reading the text steh- c,led on the wall behind the puip'l' "How dreadful is this place" Another story is of an old Presbyterian clergy
 man who. away on preaching engage
 ment. found above the bed on which h' was to sleep the singular advice, "oc
 cupy till I come." ."-London Chronicle.
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M.rc,cx ma the Missionary.

A story is told of an attempt made oy a Swedish missionary to obtain foot hold in Abyssinia. No sooner had he begun to preach than he was brought before King Menelek, who asked him why he had left his home in Scandi' navia in order to come to Abyssinia. The missionary promptly replied that he had come to convert the Abyssinian Jews. Are there no Jews in your country?" asked Menelek. The mls sionary admitted that there were a few. And in all the countries that you have passed through did you inc no Jews or heathens?" the king con tinued. "Jews and heathens," the mis sionary admitted, "are plentifui. "Then," said Menelek, "carry this man beyond the frontier and let him no' return until he has converted all h' Jews and heathen which lie betweei his country and mine"
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Cnah Before Fnme.
period.

"N-hy don't you try to write your rome on tie scroll of fame"
 "AIy friemd." said Senator Sorshum very earnestly, T have never yet seen anybody tearing leaflets out or the scroll of fame and getting them cashea at the Philadelphia Inquirer
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The Novel Reader.

CoddlAWhenever see you. you are reading a novel. You don't mean |" say you remember all of thcvu:
 Short-Dear me, no! It's because don't remember them like to rean them.-Boston Transcript.
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German ForethOught.

Wealthy Resident-Why don't yea call for more fremen, chief!
 Chief of Volunteer Firemen-Web' you see we get only one keg of beer Tor putting out fire. and the fewer there are of us the more beer we shall Lave to drink. Blatter.
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Awake.

sharp-why. almost lost money on the goods l sold to you. How much do you think I made on the order!
 Ever About twenty-five times as much.
 sharp-Twenty-fve times as mucn as what?
 Byer--As you were going to say you made.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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"Yct."

"Are you married yet, old chap?'
 ~Yet? Of course am. Did you think had been getting 3 dlvorceE--h change.
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.ss%n Permanently Cured. No nts or neryoIIsnsse fI5 after first days use of Dr. klines Great Servs sssorer Sld for FREE g. trial bottle sna trens n ic, Dp. B. II. KLINE Ltd. 9al Arch oIA fm'so''S"'>
A ,.a.i,;e.

Jaspcr-.Gnyhoy seems to be prosper Ing nowadays.
 Jun,puppr-- don't soc why you h'ha so His wife and family are moi wear ing any better clothes
 Jasper-very true. But be IS sinoAi"s better cigars Life.
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iIi. fnl,critlDc,e.

"Did MacAicrgcr inherit his moneyE rrd,ractly. He inherited the ability o get the best of others. life.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of inc country than all other diseases put together, and until the last rev years was supposed to be incuraple. fol a great many years doctors pronouncea if n local disease and prescribed local remedies. and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be constitutlollal u!seaSI 9oI treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu- factured by r. J. Cheney and co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only constltutionai
 cure on the market. It is taken intern- snoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
 and mucous surfaces of the system.
 They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circuiars
 and testimonials. Address, o r. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo' U. | Sold by Druggists 75c .
 1 Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Mothers will find Mrs. W1nslows Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teethins period.
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Piso's Cure is a remedy for cougns, colds and consumption. Try II. Frice 25 cents, at druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
DEMOCRATIC SELECTIONS.
Senators Chosen by the Leaders for
Committee Vacancies.

The democratic Senate steering commit
tee has completed its plans for filling dem
ocratic vacancies on standing committees,
and today made a report to Senator Hale,
chairman of the republican committee on
committees. In arranging the assignments
it has been necessary to make a number of
trades affecting committees on which there
were no vacancies. An agreement had been
reached whereby Senator Teller was to re-
tire from the finance committee and accept
an appointment to the judiciary committee.
but this was upset by two conferences
held yesterday.
Important assignments are as follows:
Commerce-Culberson and Foster Louis
lana.
District of Committeeman and Du-
bois.
F'inance-Gorman and Bailey
Foreign Relations-McCreary
Interoceanic Canals-Taliaferro
Interstate Commerce-Gorman and Talia-
ferro.
Judiciary-Patterson.
Military Administrations
Post Offices and Post --oads-Gorman.
Public Lands-Dubois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
THE CANToN-HANKOW LINE.
Completion of the First Section of the
Railway. >.

Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, the Chinese
minister, has received a cablegram from
his government announcing the completion
of the first section of the railroad being
built from Canton to Hankow. The road
has been finished as far as Fatshan, dis
lance of fifteen miles from Canton. The
dispatch announces that the arrival of the
first train at Fatshan was the occasion for
an immensely cordial ovation. 1t reads as
follows:
Canton atshan line open Sunday after
noon. Special train one hundred and fifty
foreigners. Same number Chinese officials.
Regular operation will commence on De-
cember 1. Congratulations received from
everybody. Fatshan residents received
train. Immensely cordial ovation
The new railroad Is being built by an
American syndicate. the Chinese govern
ment having guaranteed loan of 81. OO0.-
600 for its completion. The route carries 1T
through the thickest and most prosperous
portion of the Chinese empire. and the gov
eminent expects the road to be a splendid
paying proposition.
Fatshan is an important Chinese manu-
featuring city. and before Canton was made
a treaty port was rival with her in COM
mercial enterprises. Prior to the compile
ton of this first stretch of the road COM
munica ton between the two cities has been
by water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19

institute is fitted to render grea. and pe-
culfar service, not merely in this country.
but to all countries.
apparently 1t is proving to be the be-
ginning or world movement and is being
recognized by the best men of many differ
ent countries as necessity in each and all
these countries in order to facilitate the
REIMBURSEMENT of social relations to the
new conditions created by the modern in
dustrial revolution.
In England, Russia, Italy Japan and
Sweden steps have been taken to organize
Institutes along the lines or our own, while
in France the Musee Social of Paris has
been doing a great work along similar
though not identical lines.
THE possibilities of usefulness for the
institute are well-nigh boundless. 1 most
earnestly hope that all philanthropists will
by personal work. and where they can also
with their purses, aid in pushing 1t for
civilization and the uplifting of human
itY."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
DIR. STRONG INAuGURATED.
First President American Institute Of
Social Service

At New York yesterday evening DR.. Jo-
siah Strong was inaugurated as the first
president of the American Institute of So
cial Service After an invocation by DIR.
Lyman Abbott brief addresses were made
by Miss Caroline Hazard. president of
Wellesley College; DR. Albert Shaw, Will
liam R. Corwine and Miss Mary Woolley,
president of Mount Holyoke. In his adj
dress DIR. Strong told of the objects of the
institute, Of the work it has done and what
has been undertaken for the future.
During the past century," said DR..
Strong, there have taken place the two
greatest revolutions in all history-one in
the material world. created by the applica-
ton of natural forces to industry: the 9TH
err in the world of ideas, produced by the
application of the scientific method to all
processes of Investigation
'They have radically changed the meth
DDS of agriculture. of manufacture, of
commerce, of travel and of business, and
they are radically changing the methods
of charity, of philanthropy, of religion. of
reform and of education. Thousands Of
mechanics have lost their jobs in recent
years because they could not readjust
themselves to the new methods of inven-
ton.
Thousands of business men and manu-
facturers have been driven into bankrupt
cy for similar reason. Many thousand
die every year because We have not yet
learned to adapt ourselves to the new con-
ditions of urban life"
The aim of the institute. DR.. Strong said,
was to facilitate the process of readjust-
ment by the disseminating of useful infor-
nation bearing on the new conditions
After DIR. Strong's address many letters
from men and women connected with the
institute were read. Among them were
letters from President Roosevelt, Prof.
Levasseur. member of the Institute of
France; Cardinal Gibbons, Theodore Lee
valid, commissioner general for Germany
to the ST. Louis exposition: Patrick Ged-
des, who has charge of the Carnegie Dun
fermline $2.OO0.000 social trust; George
Cadbury, the English philanthropist. and
AntoIe Leroy Beaulieu, French economist.
President Roosevelt's letter follows:
''I greatly wish 1t were In my power to
be present at the installation Of the Rev.
Dr. Josiah Strong as first president Of the
American Institute Of Social Service. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
DEATH OF MRS. E. A. s. RILEY
A Descendant of the Royal Line OF
Scotland.

Mrs. Emily A. s. Riley. widow of
Terrence Creed Riley. died at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. Reeves r. Strickland
Monday night at IL O'Clock. Mrs. Riley was
formerly Miss Elgin, and was descended
from one of the most ancient Scottish fam
lilies through the earls of Garrick and
kings of Scotland She was cousin of
the eighth earl, who was famous diplo-
mat. and. successfully. captain general Of
Jamaica, governor general of Canada and
viceroy of India. She was connected on
her maternal side with many old aris.o-
cratic families of the south. She was gen.
erous to fault, kind and sympathetic. A
few years ago her large and beautiful
home was one of the most hospitable in
Washington. but she lost her large for
tune. from the shock of which she never
fully recovered. One sister, Mrs. Matthew
Mcpherson of Leesburg, Va, and tin ee
children DIR. Terrence G. Riley of Della
ware, Mrs. Catherine N. Thompson and
Mrs. Reeves 7. Strickland. survive her.
In accordance with her request, the flu
neral will be very quiet and private, only
members of the immediate family being
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
20 Years of
Vile Catarr rim
Wonderful Testimony to the Cura
tive Powers of DIR. Agnew's Ca
tarrhal Powder.

chas o. Brown. journalist Of Duluth MIMI.
writes: 81 have been a sufferer from Throat and
Nasal Catsrrh for % years, during which time
my head has been stopped up and my condition
truly miserable Within Is minutes after using DIR.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder obtained relief Three
bottles have almost. II not entirely, cured me-"
Dr. Agnew's Ointment relieves plies instantly. Z
p. G. AFFLECk. f4a9 PA. AVE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
Never Used Solid Food.

Emile Brazeau is dead at Montreal as a
result of an attack of Group. He was
twenty-five years of age and his parents
and those who knew him well are authority
for the remarkable statement that never in
his life had he partaken of solid food, yet
he was healthy and apparently robust
young man. He began when a child living
upon diet of milk and sugar. and contin-
ued it up to the day of his death, his usual
allowance being three pints of milk and a
pound of sugar. Until attacked by Group
he was never i'll day in his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19

The New York Herald's Washington cor
respondent says:
Minister Bunau-Variila made the an
nouncement late tonight that the Panama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
CANAL TREATY SIGNED
Panama Will Be Paid Ten
Million Dollars.
BASIS OF AGREEMENT
LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE
sPooNER ACT.
Result of the Negotiations Between
Secretary Hay and Minister Varilla
of the Panama Republic.

The Hay-Varilla isthmian canal treaty
was signed last evening at the residence Of
Secretary Hay by the Secretary and
Philippe Bunau-Varilla, the minister from
Panama.
The treaty consists of between twenty
two and twenty-five articles. but the main
points of the convention are contained in
the first six articles The keynote of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
Customs Receipts to Panama.

There Is excellent reason for believing
that the treaty gives Panama the privilege
of collecting customs duties ON goods
brought into Colon and Panama. This con-
cession was made to Panama at the earn
est solicitation of the Panama junta which
cabled Minister Varilla definite instruc-
lions concerning the treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19

The District Commissioners have appoint
street cleaning department at 500 per an
mum. vice J. J. Sinnott, who resigned re-
Gently to accept a position as clerk at the
Capitol
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-18

wheat promises to be pretty scarce In
the spring, and coal will not increase,
while ore may decline even from now. In
the meantime vessels will increase.
Mr.. WoNin's resignation from the vice
presidency and management Of the United
States Steel corporations fleet is now
announced officially. He has large and
important private shipping and manu-
featuring interests in the northwest that
need his attention, and to which he puf-
poses to devote his time. 1t is more than
probable that H. Coulby, now of PICK
ands, Mather & Co, Cleveland. and fleet
manager for that firm for years, Will be
Mr.. WolVins successor
Verona Mining company is developing
Caspian mine at-Crystal Falls on a large
scale.
Rogers. Brown & Company's Monroe
mine, at Iron Mountain, will be developed
rapidly next season and will probably be
a shipper 1t is now idle: Hemlock is
working again with 400 men en-
pfoyed. Water in West Virginia IS
still unma astered and the pumps
are running only to keep lit below
the twelfth level. More power is going In
and a determined effort to conquer the
water is to be made at once. Bristol Will
have a pumping plant.
AT 1shpeming the Lake Angel1ne mine
will soon let out it's night shift, Following
the example of it's neighbors, all of whom
are running days only. The last to cut
was the Cleveland Cliffs Lake mine,
Princeton mine at, Swanzey, is letting out
g. part of it's men. -,