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maturity. lie has three residences.
yacht a special cook. gvtinus 81
nurses. a personal physician. valet ard
other attendants. 4 pampered COW
provides him with milk lie 10 kept on
specially prepared food and water.
and ns for clothing we'll. u would
take a column 10 lat u The greatrat
care Il taken TO pFuvent him from
germs Servants change their cus'
tunes before going near him. lie
travels In fumiEatct conveyRncsa. lie
has been studiousIy kept aloos from
the leas, speck Of the pFoverbial peck
Of dirt that every one u supposed to
aba0rh during life.
At the age Of twenty months be
was obliged 10 take q sea voyage to
Europe 20 savs his life. AZ the pres
ent time he Is said to be as strong and
healthy a. the average boy Of his aEs
Not long ago he was present In persoE
at the dedication of a $4,000 library
wlIled TO Brown University b. BIZ
father.
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OEstRI SCAVES6ERS.


II Is probabl that one never fully
credits the interdependence Of Wild
creatures, and their cognizance OF the
AFFAIRS OF their own kind and other
kinds. Mrs. Mary Austin, in THE
Land Of Little Rain" says that the
scavengers OF the desert all keep an
eye on one another.
Never a coyote comes ont Of his lair
20 hunt in the country Of the carrion
crows. but looks up first to see where
the crows are gathering. II Is suf-
hcient occupation for a windy morn
ing. on the listless. level mesa, to
wetch the pair Of them eying each
ether furtively, with a tolerable as
sumption Of uncOncern, but no doubt
with a certain amount Of good under
standing.
When the ave coyotes that range the
lyon from PRsteria to Tunawai
planned q relay race to bring Down an
antelope Strayed from the band. an
eagle swung down from Mount PinOs,
buzzards materialized out Of invisible
ether, and hawks came troOping ike
small boys to a street fight. Rabbits
sat up in the ehapparal and cooked
their ears. feeling themselves quite
safe for once - the hunt swung near
them.
Nothing happens in the deep wood
that the blue jays are not all agoG
TO tell. The hawk follows the badger
the coyote the carTion crow. and from
their aerial stations the buzzard
watch each other.
Very clean and handsome, quite be
lying his relationship in appearance
Is Clark's crow, that scaYengeF ant
plunderer Of mountain camps. II
permissible TO call him by his commO
name, Camp RObber:'' he has earne
II. Not content with refuse, he pick
oDen meal-sacks. fitches whole pot;
toes. IL q gormand for bacon, drill
holes IN packing-eases, and IL daunte
By nothing short Of TIN.
All the while he does not neglect
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sc fltana 1,nnrert.

The street takers have many ingeni-
Gus ways Of calling attention 10 their
wares. but 10 remained for q sales
man OF the eoIored persuasion TO give
a free concert az a means Of attract
Ing the popuIace.
| The coi0red man sells wntcrmelons
on these warm days-great, luscious
green things which are said 10 come
from Georgia and to be sweet clear to
the rind. Besides the wateTmelons. he
takes with him in the wagon three
very black plckanlnnles with clear.
sweet voices The wagon drives into
street. comes to q stop. and imme-
diately the voices Of the quartette are
raised in an old plantation song. the
refrain Of which is something about
"watermillyon."
The sweet sounds bring housekeep-
ers to the door to see by whom they
are being serenadsd; they observe the
fruit, remember that there 10 no melon
on Ice 20 be eaten before retiring. and
Immediately purchase Of the itinsranl
Jean de Reske.
He ia q real Southern dArky who
knows good melons when he ssei
them, and 20 he IL in danger Of be
coming rich.
II isa pity that the oyster. the Der
~ and the -four barrel man cannot b
induced to change their bansheeiikl
walls 70 something not quite 20 lachry
nose and rather more like the som
that the xsnder Of watsrmelons throw
In a. good measure when he sells hi
fruit. They would be greeted witt
much greater enthusiasm by IN
masses II they did thls.-Baltimor
News.
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Opinions of Great Papers Important Subjects i
- A. a A. 81 & I


miraby within Of university walls often have
little application In the outer world and especially IN hs
business world training and alert watch
ing absolutely necessary II 10 certain that
no gained high position in the commercial world
without face nnumerabe obstacles enormous
pers of which the schOlastcs never dreamed
The successful business carries weight OF re
sponslby himself and others which Is comparable to
that able commander OF large army He may pause
in the face OF the enemy he right about face ne may
retreat truce without being guilty OF
eowarce The business need not ny into the face
OF labor unions in order his courage to SIT all over
them In order to prove his power
The object OF the business Is not to display MS
prove himself hero He wishes TO make the best
possible Of existing conditions and many strike mas
been averted and many problem solved by the cool cal
cuations OF the keen sghted business man
To the loOker-on this may seem Ike eowardee
the wish avoid hght To the practical man OF az
good business and ought to be commended
| such.-Chicago Chronicle.
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A startling increase Ia occasional
verse may be looked for shortly. for a
new "RhyminR Dictionary" Il on the
point Of publication. and the rhyme
often suggests the Idea. 1sorin La
throp. the deviseF Of the work. Il well
known in Bristol Ne a popular and ef-
ficient United states consul. But there
are few who know the industry Of bis
leisure. which has resulted IN paeu-
donymous stories In newspapers and In
cloth covered novels. His own name
IL q Yorkshire one--of more than .
century ago.
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ity. For three years he has been car
rying on experiments aud during that
time has cured large numbers Of pe0.
pie. His first case was received in
October, 1901. and a cure was effected
IN the following December. From
four to eight months. according 10 the
nature Of the disease. IL necessary TO
effect a cure. The use Of alcoholic
drink during the period IL entirely pro-
hibited. According TO DR. Canu. there
are four classes Of tuberculosis and in
All these classes the electric treatment
has been successful. His patients
have come from every grade Of socis-
t., many Of them being furnished By
the hospitals and BY insurance compa.
mics. None Of them IL put on a rigid
diet. although the subject Of food IA
taken into consideration. Coed, sub.
stantlal, biood.producing foods are ad-
vised. DR.. Canu IL satisfied that can.
Ger can be treated In the same way
and he offers all The knowledge hs
possesses 10 any one who wishes q
take up the treatment OF this disease
By his aystem OF electricity.
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HE reports note a considerable decrease
I'm lin the number OF births among the native pop
Huation OF the United States. American men
2 and women not much given 10 marrying
8NgFSSSFSNAas formerly Many who do marry postpone
NSSc the until youth has passed. and for this
and other reasons they rarely have large fami-
lies and very frequently children at all
Whether this In the number Of fruitful mar
rages among the born population IL the fault OF
the the has not yet been determined but
very probably 1t is bOth-f fault be. The
bachelor maid Is becoming prominent feature In our
social life as the bachelor and she has apollo
Of her position upon nothing noble They are
which II widely adopted would put end to the nation
The condition Is bad yet as TO cause alarm
There are more in the United States
that IL all paired OF great many would have re
manned unmarried The 763OSSSI people within the area
of enumeration OF divided into S9O59
242 24145 females giving excess Of males
1s15OeT OF the males, 23665SS6 are single, l4OSS ~
married 1S2293 widowers, S49O4 divorced and l24l2
whose marital condition Is unknown OF the females
2O52O319 single 13s45963 married 2T2164 widowed
114e65 divorced and 4S4 whose marital condition Il I'M
the number Of those cassed single includes
children and all persons under the marageaols age %
Il will be that marriage among adults Is such pre-
vailing practice stin TO be almost universal
the decrease in the number OF marriages
and the birth native women might De ROUND
the statistics regarding the working classes There arr
bs1ssI2 engaged ganful occupations other thar
agriculture These millions made In large part Of
the girls factories stores and onces and tn
bachelor maid usually graduates from among them-kan
City Journal
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yituperNts the chipmdnks and spar
rows that whisk on crumbs Of comfort
from under the campers feet.
The Camp Robbers gray coat. black
and white barred wings and slender
bill, with certain tricks Of perehing.
accuse him Of attempts to pass him
self of as q woOdpecker; but his be
havi0r Is ali crow. He frequsnts the
higher pine belts, and has q noisy,
stridsnt call like a Jays; and how
clean be and the frisk-tailed chip
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10 or ANYTHING ~ Nav YoRK
Average Gethamits IL . Ieash-DFivea
slave he Boamy.


Average Gathanite IL . Ieash.DFIvsa
slave he Boa@y.
THAT the average New Yorker Il =
lash-driVen slave was never more fer
chilly brought 10 nay attention than sh9.
other night at Coney Island" said-
CarStniFa "Wheu q man lives Ia the
great and only town for q few years
he becomes 20 accustomed 20 belnR
bossed around by street ear conduct
ors. ~ guards. poiieemen. lanltora-
and everybody else that the only way
10 get him 10 do anything u 70 bowl
at him.
~As for the illustration; ! went d0wn
10 Coney with q friend o. mind who
knows New Workers like q book. A
we got aboard the sFatn at the bridge
there was q crowd. ~ course. and u
seemed impossible for a. 10 gst
through and aboard the cars. asked
two oE three bury members o. the
community who blocked our passage
particularly u they would MOI stand
aside and ZEE ns SEE a chance at the
cars, but they gave me the merry SUI.
faw and pushed me back . little far
thrg. Heres where ny frieud's knowi.
edge Of New Workers came 10 handy.
lie il a small man y ho could not stand
much show IN . light bat be has a
carrying Rud FasptnE voice. standing
hrhInd this bench of bruisrra be shout
ei;
ne. there. cit out OF The way: 81,
uul uniek
sYou ought TO have scru the effect.
/ The group mslted away ~ though
grape shot had bcen hurried into their
midst. without looking around 10 So
I = ho had given the order. ws EoS the
best seats 10 the cay
"ou arriving At Cangy island We
started In 10 take Ia Luna PARA. The
entrance waa packed. and Sbsre sSgfn.
ed no chance u ErttinE cur tickets -
an hour Hut hrfe aEain my friend
came 60 the rescue. he put bis hard
90 the shoulder u ths mad nearest "
aud shouted
Here. you. more on. now! What
dye mean BY blocking np this pas
saGsl Git. now; giL tell yOu. OF
yuu'l b. sorryr
The man sank trembling 10 che
rear. and others who heard my friend' I
demand faded away and made q LONG
lane Tor % 10 pass through up 10 tbs
ticket window. There the man sell
ing admissions was Inclined 10 pay ~
attention 10 Ne. as he had = hundrvs
or more elamorInE with money IN theft
hands. bot my friend gave hin q ioos
aud yelled.
look here. you, want TO Rivi
you q tip. I've been watching you 10
a week now. aud won't stand AM
more o. this business. undsrNtand
The man In the window looked scare,
to death. Probably be had not beei
doing anything out Of the way. bot b
had the regular New York guilty -
science. and Immediately handed %
= two tickets aud forgot TO take on
money.
AS wo left the grounds heard
fair dRmael whisper to her escort:
= 80 don't quite recognise EN-. but
think they must be Police Commits
MaCydoo and Mayor Mcclellan
9 They're so bossy New York Work
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BABI BROWN. Ten
INNS A MILLIONAIRE.

IL wealth can do Il. John Nicholas
Brown. 4, the heir Of the Rhode Island
Browns, whose wealth was founded
as shlpbulidN~s In the Revolutionary
War. will grow to manhood In prime
condition. TO enjoy the slO,O0o0o he
already has, aud the other millions
that be may inherit
Baby brown il fatheFless Ills
father. Nicholas Brown. iefI hltn
100000. and an uncle s5oogop
more, before be was three months cid
He was delicate child. Hts m0sheF
aud gFandmoshg are devoting their
lives and fortunes 10 rearing him "a
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OTHING is so soothing to the wounds produced
:: !: !: s.; :; !: &:
passed through the horrors Of fratricidal
kkSSa$S IboOdshed When old soldier stands on the
~ heights OF Gettysburg profound melancholy
him, and, compared with the scene before hl
graveyard Is a pleasure garden or oanlueung nall II
takes weeks TO shake OF the depression
How anybody could project reunion of Northern and
Southern soldiers Southern battlefield, and, not con
tent with that bring them together hostile armies and
arrange fight again in mimcry the bloody
encounter that place that spot forty years ago.
incOmprehensibe asking entirely too much OF hu
man nature striking contrast with the wis
Aom OF Charles Sumner, who pleading heartess Rome
example succeeded in excluding from the Capi
tol 50 much picture that would recall the civil war
The location Of the maneuvers should have been IL
some beautiful spot miles II possible from battle
field and pttng Of Northern army and a Southern
army against each other should have been avoided like
pestiIence.-ChicagO Chronicle.
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= u m p 0 q. HIS
treatment has been
investigated by the
American ona /
aud the latter bears
testimony to the
en- cacy Of the
cures. Or. Canu
does not rely on
aunbaths. outdoor
treatment or drugs
In his system. but
effects the cure by
- - .f.sgFaf|-
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French maid (to inQuirinR friendl--
ouI. madame Is ~, but - doctor ha
pronounce Il something very triain
very small.
Friend-Oh, I am 10 relieved. fo
was real anxious. What does the q
tor say the trouble is7
French maId--fet me recall.
was something very leetle. on. oui,
have Il nOwi Madame has Ee small
pox.--woman's Home Companion.
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munka keep the eampl No crumb or
pairing or BIT Of egg.shell goes amiss.
The eunningest hunter Ia hunted 10
turn. and what he leaves Of his kill IL
meat for some other.
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A man has no right to give his wife
away when she boasts before company.
considering that she never gives him
away by looking surprised when be
offers her tho rocking chair when com.
pany IL present
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The fishermen Of Newfoundland DO
seas the curious faculty Of being ah
as they cay, to "smell iceberEs.
thereby escape many encounters
them. Really the approach Of bel
IL heralded by a sudden and decide
eoiding Of the atmosphere.
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cUREs CONSUMPTION

Frsneh Physician Makes the ciaiHl
that IsS Has Found tha @ay'
DIR. Canu. OF Rouen. France. makes
the positive statement that he has sue
ceeded IN curing tuberculosis OF con.
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Sign In BallImOre.

Al the entrance 70 Druid Park at
Baltimore In the following somewhat
confusing sign, Cyclists entering this
park must carry bellies"
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A woman can stand a lot until IN
gets in a crowded car where ali q
seats are occupied By men
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- HE war In the Far East. according 10 the com
4" putation OF wellinformed newspaper OF Paris
lis costing the Russian government at least
4 = 100000 a day and the expense IL increasing
457s daily II the continues for years the
E experts say il is pretty to DO. Russia will
- accumulate a burden OF debt that will rest
heavily upon many future generations
OF course SlOOOOOO a day is not surprisingly great
sum for hrsteass power pay for the conduct Of a
war Russia has been throwing millions after millions
since policy with regard to the Asatie portion OF
the empire was put into operation Nobody knows how
much the siberian railway has cost but 1t 10 enoF
nous amount; the expenditures Port Arthur Dalny
Hardin vadivOsok the other OutpOsts have into
the hundreds millions Indeed IL pretty well known
TO the japanese as well the OF the world that
Russlas treasury In extremely bad way At the
time declared
But the 100000 day is after all, only small part
Of has face Her losses OF battleshlps
have meant the OF hundreds OF millions % dot
worth OF property that must be replaced and the
prospective capture OF her towns with their arma
ments must make the Cars heart sick.
Considered plain business proposition the war With
Japan does to be good Investment Even
though Russia should she win have to defend
her possessions more extensively and bow
years ownership OF Manchuria will be required TO make
up her losses?-Chcago Journal
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the work Of incompetent heads OF departments simply
because he how TO choose the right
man commanding ability does worry himself over de
tails makes out his program and then selects men
carry 1t to the letter Indeed Is Is sign OF
weakness for the bother about little
details that he lacks the insight the business
sagacity ability select aud 70 who
do things efficiently
1t great to duplicate ones self In another and
multiply self many times by selecting those who are
vastly superior ourselves but who did not happen to
have had opportunity to do the thing thsmseves-
Success.
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There Isn't anything very bad with
any one who has his bsat times at
home.
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- ANY men mistakenly think that because they
work hard and try hard they must eventually
succeed to some extent. This does not follow.
some men carry on great enterprises with little
NJ apparent effort. Their success il due 10 skin
- In selecting efficient executive heads. Many a
hnsIneaa mnn brsaka down trying 20 amppIe-
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Ars Business Mea towards?

ELIOT, addressing the st. Louis
4 =" Halumn Of Harvard. recently called Americans
n towards in that few Of them dared to stand
against the crowd He spoke with special ref
kk4FS$93N erence business in facing conditions
that exist among labor unions 1t IL easier.
doubtless for college president TO stand aloof and
say what ought ought not to be done than to know
the entire situation Of affairs and then act with dis
creton as well as bravery The theories that work ad
, 1904-11-10

Among birds the females do not sing.
and although many species have mu-
steal call notes and agreeable one In
conversation which are shared in by
both sexes still the true song Is only
rendered by the male bird. 1 am sin
e r In saying that the lady bird talks
more than her mate about the house.
but l will admit that when away from
home she Is very discreet In this re-
spect. In attending to her duties of
incubation she Is ver quiet. and 1t Is
seldom that a note is heard from her
while on the nest. 1t has even been
said that all birds are silent when in
cubating, 80 AZ to avoid observation.
However. although most species are
quiet when sitting. there are a few
which chirp loudly when SO engaged,
and some even burst into exuberant
Dong.-Science.
, 1904-11-10
Ths Days of Pewter.

Pewter played an important domestic
part In the days OF our distant ances-
tors. A peep at some of the household
books Of the Stuart days is quite a
revelation on this point. In 1864, for
instance. Sir Miles Stapleton. q York
shire baronet, took 1t into his head to
replenish his stock of pewter. and here
are a few of his many purchases as re
corded In his OWE handwriting: 1T,
paid for six lardge puter platters or
dishes At Is. I'd. a pound. and they
weighed 81 pound and a half. which
comes to f04. O1.05; paid for two dozen
of puter plates at Is. Cd. a pound and
they weighed 81 pound. f02. 1880; paid
then more for two puter stands for the
table. fOOOs.OO: one gallon puter can
and six porringers 600. 1906: paid to
William Hutchinson of YOrke. for II
new puter dishes for the table weigh
ing IA pound at I'D. a pound fO3. IA
CO." And among other purchases at
the same time are two dozen new pew
ter plates for 81 shillings, another two
dozen at 10 shillings a dozen. inc .
large quantity Of spoons. basins and
Westminster Gazette.
, 1904-11-10

One need not overlook the enormous
shortcomings of Louis XIV. as a man
and as a king to admit that In some
important respects he tried to do bis
duty" He was a hardworking yer
sign both in the sphere OF administra-
ton and In that social sphere which
was, to his mind. no less important.
30 courteous that he never passed the
poorest woman about the palace with
out lifting his hat, he carried polite
consideration to the level Of a fine art.
In the way of courteous speech there
are few things nobler than his remark
to the great Condo as the old hero was
slowly ascending the great marble
staircase at Versailles. Condo apollo
gized for being SO long in mounting
the steps, at the top of which the king
stood waiting. "Ah. cousin" Louis re-
piled, "one moves slowly when one 10
laden with acknowledgements Mag.
nzin0.
, 1904-11-10
All the Bargain. Were Gone.

An American of hitherto undoubted
~veracity tells this story Of a restaurant
In Berlin to which he and a friend went
one evening: The fare and the music
were 80 good and the people about
them 30 amusing that they fingered on
and on. When at last they rose to go
found.
what sort of hat was It, mein
HERR" inquired the stolid person in
charge.
at was a new top hat" said the
American briskly.
Zach, but, mein herr. all the new
hats have been gone for half an hour!'
said the German placidly.
, 1904-11-10

The camphor tree Of China and ia
pan Is a large evergreen, not unlike a
linden. with a white flower and red
berry. The gum il taken from chips
out OF the root OIL base. which yield 5
per e n or more Of II. The Japanese
government owns large forests Of cam
phor trees. able to keep up the average
supply Of the gum for twenty-five
years, and the young plantations are
growing up. These are under the jap
anese forestry department.
, 1904-11-10

AT what & do you consider women
the most charmingf' asked the inquisi-
age.
A the age Of the woman who asks
the question: answered the man. who
was u diplomat.
, 1904-11-10

JOHN MCFARLAND.
VEV Cattle branded on either side. horses
MANx z on left shoulder. Range, Jaok creek
and Platte River. Address. Saratoga
, 1904-11-10
Red snow.

Captain Ross discovered on the shore
Of Bafin's bay a range of clins extend
ing for eight miles, which were o v
sred with red snow of a brilliant hue.
and sometimes as much al twelve feet
In depth. Careful examination with
the microscope revealed that It was
due t the presence among the now
Of a very minute plant called Palmella
nivalis.
, 1904-11-10

A man attended a dinner given BY .
witty woman and ate ravenously.
The greatest praise l a bestow on
your dinner" he said, 'is to eat heart
tly." But your praise amounts to
battery" the woman replied.--At,hison
Globe.
, 1904-11-10
H. wished H. Could Do Il.

A merchant who had a store In q
small country town fell In with a comic
actor on a train and said to him: 81
DO not see how 1t Is that you are able
to think Of such funny things to say on
the stage. and all Of a sudden too. !
Just wish l could do 1t. 1t would be in
valuable to me In my business."-Suc-
RRaa