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house, but the vast collection Of books

house, but the vast collection OF BOOKS
pverhows into other apartments.
Last summer the Presidential offices
were located in the Oyster Bay Bank
building, but the bank building is too
small to accommodate the larger staf
Of workers necessary this year.
Of course it is highly essential that
the Presidential offices SHALL have at
all times perfect facilities for prompt
communication with Washington, and
special telegraph and telephone wires
will connect the Oyster Bay offices and
the White House, and in this way long
distance Cabinet meetings" will be con-
Quoted.
The postofice at Oyster Bay becomes
during the time that the President
spends at his country seat the busiest
and most important Office Of it's size in
the United States. Extra employees are
required to handle the Presidential
mail, which frequently exceeds thou
sand letters a day.
To realize how much Oyster Bay
thinks Of President Roosevelt one must
have seen the village at the head of
one Of the most beautiful Of Long ISL
and indentations. 1t is 6 sleepy little
place, dignified with age, self-satisfed
in the beauty Of its surroundings, Pc
culiar not alone in its octagonal hotel.
The older villagers always knew that
something, they knew not what, was
going to happen to Oyster Bay. 1t
started to happen when Colonel Roose-
welt became Governor. but he was al
most within the White House before
Oyster Bay awoke to the opportunity.
The town has grown wonderfully in
the last two years. Five business
blocks of brick have gone up. and one
ts building. The Independent Order of
Odd Fellows have new hall, with the
three links done in red, white and blue
Sn the front.
= Then there is the building which for
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yellow yolk located in the upper portion
Of the large part. Another example has
been brought to my attention which
varied from this one only in being
larger, and abruptly crooked a short
distance above the smaller end, giving
1t almost the form Of a crook-neck
gourd or squash.
A unique form Of egg is the triple
egg. This has three lobes, or more
properly speaking, is three distinct eggs
Joined together. and all are covered by
a thick, strong shell with very rough
surface. None Of these eggs contained
yolks, but were filled with albumen. I
have known Of another specimen in
all respects Identical with this one,
save only that 1t had two parts instead
Of three. I have several times seen
very small normal-shaped eggs. and
other very small ones (hree-fourths Of
an inch IN diameter) as round as mar
Bile, none Of which contained yolks.
On the other hand, I have met with
double-yolk eggs as large as two nor
NAL eggs, as we'll as other eggs having
three yolks; and another having one
perfect egg Qncluding the SHELF inside
itself, as we'll as other forms even
stranger than any here described.
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RACE MURDER BY MOTHERS:
Endorsement of DR.. Woodward's View as
to Neglect Of Infants:

Endorsement of DR.. Woodward's View as
to Neglect Of Infants;
Washington, D. CDR. George N.
Acker, visiting physician at the Chill
dren's, Hospital, fully agrees with DR..
William G. Woodward. Health Officer
Of the District, that race murder Is be-
ing committed here through the care
tessness and negligence Of mothers.
"The mortality Of infants Is a matter
of grave concern to the public. The
death rate is so abnormal that the
question can no longer be put aside
without comment. A remedy Is needed.
That remedy must be provided by the
people themselves.
"Without a shadow Of doubt the con-
ditions are due to the improper feeding
Of children. The chief fault lies in the
careless use Of milk-impure milk is
death to an infant.
"But this Is not all. The basic trou-
BILE is invariably found in the ignorance
Of the mother, who knows nothing and
cares nothing about the proper nour-
ishment of children. 1t Is their wilful
neglect and lamentable ignorance that
results in the excessive death rate
and race murder"
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Details OF Kearsarge's Run.

Washington. D. C.-The Navy De-
partment received q report from Cap
tain Hemphill, giving some interesting
details Of the run of the big battieship
Kearsarge across the Atlantic. De-
partment officials are pleased greatly
with the record made by the Kear.
sarge: Captain Hemphili's dispatch,
dated Bar Harbor, says:
"Kearsarge steamed 1885 nautical
miles in nine days. four and one-half
hours. Average speed. 1910. Expe-
rienced variable head winds, force
three to eight; slowed four hours on ac-
count Of taking seas over turrets;
slowed to ten knots on account of fogs
and icebergs; consumed 114S tons of
coal; average daily consumption, 1854.
for all purposes; average speed of en-
gines. 1860"
1t is explained that the winds expe-
rienced, the force of which is given ut
"three to eight" ranged from gentle
breezes to almost gale.
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Labor World.

In Germany low wages and long
hours are the rule.
Many States are in great need of men
to harvest the wheat crop.
Nearly 10000 union laborers. returned
to work in New York City after being
on strike since May 8.
The International Association of Rail-
way Mail Clerks decided to meet LII
1905 in Galveston, Texas.
Russian workmen are demanding an
increase in wages, q reduction OF their
hours Of work, the right OF associa tioli
and the organization Of mutual aia
lapkS
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trated by floats and ships Of all de-

trated by floats and ships Of all de-
grees.
Fourth-A gathering Of the war SHIPS
Of the United States and foreign gov
ernments in honor Of the day.
Fifth-A reproduction of the Hail
Moon, Hudson's famous vessel, with a
crew In costumes of the period.
Sixth-A diplomatic banquet, prob
ably under the auspices Of the Holland
Society. which may also contribute an
equestrian statue Of William the ST.
lent.
Seventh-Fetes by various partici-
pating societies, with athletic carnival.
fireworks, etc.
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KEARSARGE'S FAST RUN
The Battleship's Remarkable Trip
Across the Atlantic.
Sailed 1900 Miles in Q Days and "a
Hours, breaking tho Record-Her
Efficiency Demonstrated.

Bar Harbor, Me.-The United states
batteship Kearsarge arrived at Bar
Harbor at SAP p. m. and dropped an
chor in the upper harbor at G13. All
day the shore path had been thronged
with persons anxiously watching the
eastern horizon for the first glimpse OF
the famous ship. but it was not un-
til s o'clock that her immense hull ap'
Deared out of the mist in the east.
Coming at full speed the ship en-
tered the harbor and passed the other
ships of the squadron at anchor, pro-
ceeding to the upper harbor. where the
battleship Illinois. with Admiral Bar
ker on board, was anchored.
CAPTAIN Hemphill said: eve LEFT the
Needles at 1.25 .. "a. on Friday. July
II. and Mount Desert Rock at 1880 TO-
day. covering the distance of 29Oo miles
in nine days four and quarter hours
an average speed Of 1916 miles an
Lour."
The highest speed attained was a lit
tie more than fifteen knots. and the
slowest was ten. Three times during
the trip the ship was slowed down.
once on account of being in the vicinity
of an iceberg and twice on account OF
q thick fog. Head winds and thick
weather retarded the ship. and under
favorable conditions she would haV'
covered the distance in less than nine
days. Captain Hemphill says he coulfi
start on a return trip at once and beat
the record made on this voyage. Since
the Kearsarge left New York. htty'
three DAYS ago. she has visited Ger
many. Denmark and England. has
/ steamed 5000 miles. has been at sea
/ twenty.four days and in port twenty
nine days. and during all this time
there has not been single accident to
the machinery, not break or stop OF
any kind. She is ready for action.
When she left Portsmouth she car
ried,1640 tons of coal. She now had on
board 40 tons, having consumed 123l
tons on the voyage, en- average of 13o
| tons daily. AS her coal capacity Is
only 1891 tons. some coal was sIken on
deck. The trim Of the Kearsarge has
demonstrated that ship Of her class
can maintain an average speed OF more
| than thirteen knots on long voyage
without injury to her machinery: that
her coal carrying capacity is adequate
for trip of 1000 miles under full
speed; that in time of war ships of hel
class can cross the ocean and engage
an enemy at once; that the Kearsarge
is one Of the most perfect ships in the
world and fully equal to any emer
gency.
Captain Hemphill and his officers
are enthsuiastic at the way in which
they have been entertained while ir
foreign waters. Everywhere the Stars
and Stripes was cheered as the Kear
sarge moved in and out Of port.
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bit of summer furnishing. especially
where the other pieces are done in the
same lovely and cool-looking finish.
Naturally they show to the most de-
lightful advantage when placed in a
room papered in one Of the lovely foli-
age effects-can you think Of anything
cooler looking than wind agitated
greenery on a pearl-gray background?
This particular table Is thirty inches
in length. The top is adjustable and
may be set at various angles. by those
who do not like q fiat surface to read
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ST. LOUIS BooDLERs SENTENCED.
Five Members Of House Of Delegates Get
From Four to Six Years.

Five Members Of House Of Delegates Get
From Four to Six Years.
st. Louis, Mo.-Judge Ryan passed
sentence on FIVE members of the House
of Delegates. four of whom were con-
victed of bribery and one of perjury in
connection with municipal FRANCHISE
deals. Following are those sentenced:
John A. Sheridan. bribery in connec-
ton with suburban street railway deal,
five years.
T. Edward Albright, bribery, suDur-
ban deal, five years.
Jerry J. Hannigan. bribery, suburban
deal. five years.
Louis Decker, perjury. suburban
deal. four years.
Emil Hartmann, bribery. city lighting
bill. six years.
All filed appeal bonds in the sum OF
$4,000 each.
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Frenchman. This little apparatus Is
claimed to be able to boil an egg
with one gramme of water and one
gramme of methylated spirit. The
measure of water Is poured into the
"coquetlere," the egg is dropped into
the holder. the asbestos ring Is soaked
in spirit "a gramme Of which 1t alb
sorbs), placed under the little appara
tus and a light applied. In three min
utes the egg should be boiled, and part
of the device may then be used as ap
egg cup if nothing else is handy.
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MURDER AT MOTHERS DEATHBE0.

German, Angry Over Disposition of Prop
erty, Kills Two Others and Himself.
Hamburg.-A sensation has been
caused in Northwestern Germany by
4 tragedy at Altoona, where, alongside
the deathbed Of his mother. Judge
Baur, who was a wen-known and re-
spected man, shot and killed his
brother, who was lawyer. his moth
crs housekeeper and himself.
1t is stated that Mrs. Baur left oil
her property to her housekeeper, which
caused a quarrel between the brothers.
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two months this summer will, be the
virtual capital Of the United States.
For executive Offices the President has
secured the entire second floor and it is
now being fitted up for him. The blinds
are already hung and the man who
bought them must have been color
blind. No sky ever showed brighter,
more noisy blue than those blinds. The
building is the Moore Block, on one of
the four corners about which Oyster
Bay life throbs. 1t is owned by the
man who keeps the grocery on the
street floor.
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RELIANCE TO DEFEND CUP.
The New York Yacht Club Gives De
cision on One Trial Race.

cision on One Trial Race.
Newport. R. lit was announced
by the New York Yacht Club here that
the Reliance had been selected to de-
fend the Americas Cup against Sham
rock III. The sailing instructions had
been given out for three official trial
races to be held during the week.
After the first race it was decided that
the new yacht had sufficiently estaho-
lished her title to the honor Of defend
ing the cup, and the announcement was
made accordingly. No more trial races
will be held.
The first race was for thirty miles,
fifteen miles to leeward, and a fifteen
mile beat back. Reliance in breeze
that varied from ten miles an hour at
the start to a fifteen-mile blow at the
finish. defeated Columbia by 4 minutes
and % seconds and Constitution by D
minutes and seconds.
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Five Gold Seekers Drowned.

The steamship Excelsior, just arrived
at Tacoma, Wash. brings news from
Alaska that early in July Miss Lou
Wheeler, of Seattle; August Reichel. Of
Canada: Henry Wiedmer, of Naldes;
Paul Wiedmer of Valdes, and Burt
Ford, residence unknown, were
drowned in Copper River. They were
bound for Nazina. on q gold-hunting
expedition.
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discovery of the Hudson River In l9o0
by Hendrix Hudson. Here are few
Of the things contemplated in the way
Of the features Of the proposed cele-
bration:
First-A $s,0OO,OOO memorial bridge,
to span Spuyten Duyvil Creek from
Manhattan Island to the Bronx.
Second-Two public parks. one at
each end of the bridge.
Third-A water pageant Of magnih'
cent proportions, in which the growth
of New York's commerce shall be Illus
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NEGRO WOMAN LYMcHED.
Was Servant and Was Accused Of Pois>
onInS One Of the Family.

Shreveport, La.-Jennie Steer, the
negro maid servant who poisoned Miss
Dolan, was lynched few miles from
the scene of her crime. A deputy
sheriff was sent to Cross Keys. where
the woman was arrested. i'll the hope
of preventing the lynching, but arrived
there too late.
The lynched woman was in the en-
ploy of Mrs. Frank Matthews at the
time Of the mysterious murder OF that
woman last April and 1t is now
thought she had some hand in it, 1t
was developed that she had previously
attempted the life Of Miss Dolan but
had failed. She killed Miss Dolan ny
putting poison in glass of lemonade.
Miss Dolan was sixteen years old.
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strong chalaza ("soft shelled''), and has
two parts, one much larger than the
other. At the smaller end of the larger
part is an attachment composed Of the
thlckened and more or less wrinkled
chalaza. The smaller part contained q
normal, though rather small, yolk, sur
rounded by very small quantity of al
bumen. The larger part Of this egg
contained only albumen. The contents
of tke two parts were united by way
of yhe construction.
In the picture of the egg resembling
a club we have a very remarkable form
of egg. 1t has strong shell Of normal
appearance. and is in fact double egg
In part. The entire contents Of this
strange specimen was albumen. save
a long, narrow and poorly-defned light
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EDlNflD|NNl@ @HNDNHIIS
President Rooseve(ts :;
=; Summer Bome,
sDMNZIMN@g @gHHlIIMIIgl

s5m-THEN the President returned
~ vi to his summer home at
\" | Oyster Bay, L. l.. the
vX townspeople greeted him
~ M with enthusiastic cere-
= mony. The younger chill
dren, with their usual horde Of pets,
went to Oyster Bay several weeks be-
fore the Presidents arrival The i'm
provements at Sycamore Hill, as the
Roosevelt estate is called, have been
without pretensions from an architec-
tural standpoint. but merely designed
to extend the capacity Of the quarters
FOR guests and servants. so that the
hospitality Of the Roosevelt home may
be even broader than before. The
Presidents estate comprises ninety
seven acres. of which more than thirty
are heavily wooded. A vegetable gar
den occupies two acres. and fifteen
acres are given up to lawn. The house
Ia a rambling frame structure, with
immense rooms and a great portico.
The library Is one of the features Of the
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ODD HENS EGGS.
Freaks Of Nature Produced by Domes.
tic Fowls.

In a series of investigations on the
development Of the common chick Gle
ment L. Webster was surprised at the
many strange forms of eggs met with
in the course of his studies. In de-
scribing these eggs in the American
Inventor, he says: A very unusual
form of egg is covered by a thick
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placed on the market mica wells, which
are claimed to be much more comfort
able, besides affording more protection
to the face and a better view of the
road and country. 1t is attached to
the visor of the cap and a clamp fitting
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Tennessee Planter Assassinatcd.

7. L. Butler. planter living near
Garrettsburg, Tenn. was assaSsinated
while going to his home. Suspicion
rests upon a neighbor with whom But
ler had had trouble.
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To Protect ExcursiosS Passengers.

Under orders from Secretary Cortel-
you. at Washington, the steamboat in
spection service will Ike more rigid
measures for pr lection Of passengers
Oh excursion vessels.
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the nose prevents the veil from com.
ing in contact with the face. The illus.
tration is produced from Automobile
| Toninc
The Suicidal Mania.

The rate Of suicides per 100000 in
London is ninety-fve; in Brussels, Ber.
lin, Stockholm and st. Petersburg 300
and In Paris and Vienna 400.
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Flower growers in the South OF
France and other f.vored climes find
it profitable to send the products of
their skill to British markets.
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or write on. and the folding wings are
designed to hold magazines and the
like, and may be adjusted to any de-
gree of roominess.
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Mica Wells For Automobilists.
Numerous objections having been
registered by autonobilists against
goggles. an enterprising inventor has
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EARTHQUAKE Shocks in Utah.

There were several slight earth
shocks in Salt Lake City. end in Ogden,
Utah, there was the seyerest one ever
known there.
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A German scientist who has spent
eight years in Patagonia says that
Patagonians will soon be extinct.
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A Revolving Boot-Wiper.

Another French firm has brought
upon the market a revolving boot wip-
er, as illustrated herewith. 1t is
formed by three brushes. one revolving
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Hudson Tercentennial
To Celebrate the Discovery
ofNew York'S Great River.
NNtI@S.

N organization has been
formed in New York re-
Gently, having for its OBJ
ject the proper celebration
of the tercentennary Of the
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AN ADJUSTABLE TABLE.

A Convenience For Writing and Storing
Papers.
A very pleasing piece Of furniture is
this adjustable table in green ash.
This green ash is simply fetching as a
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The Voice NJ Experience.

The Voice Of Experience.
The breakers at the seashore are MOI
always those that dash on the beach,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Major General Wade took command
of the Division Of the Philippines, Gen.
eral Davis retiring.
One hundred thousand ounces of sill.
yer were bought by the Director Of the
Mint for Philippine coinage.
The fifth anniversary Of the landing
of American troops at Guanica. Porto
Rico, during the war with Spain, waa
observed throughout the island as q
legal holiday.
Philippine scouts and constabulary
killed fifteen rebels in three hours
battle In the street of Albay.
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MINOR EVENTS0F THE week
WARRINGTON ITEMS.

The Indian Bureau paid out $3.50, 600
to the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
Indians for surplus lands.
W. A. Miller returned to work in the
Government Printing Office, but the
bookbinders gave no evidence Of any
intention to strike.
Rear-Admiral Taylor said half q
dozen other battleships could equal the
Kearsarge's record across the Atlantic.
Walter G. Hamm, Of Pennsylvania,
was appointed United States Consul at
Hull. England.
The special European agent of the
Immigration Bureau reported that, as a,
result of the Kishineff massaQres,
many very undesirable Hebrew iDami-
grants were coming to this country.
The treaty between the United States
and Denmark for the sale Of the
Danish West Indian Islands is dead.
the time set for exchange OF ratifca-
tions having expired.
Acting Secretary Loomis issued his
warrant for the surrender to the Brit
ish authorities of Whitaker Wright, the
London promoter. charged with large
financial Irregularities.
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Legal steps are not necessarily those
leading to court room.
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in horizontal and the two above re-
volving in a vertical plane, so that
when one places the sole Of the boot
on the lower brush and moves it to and
fro the side brushes simultaneously re-
volve and. clean the welt and upper Of
the boot.
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A New Egg-Boiler.

The accompanying cut represents a
new egg boiler, also the invention Of O
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SYCAMORE HILL, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS SUMMER HOME
OYSTER L.