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recently that they have become popu-

lar here.
The fastest of these boats, so far as
the records show, is the Rollo, owned
by M. Giraud. It was built by firm
that has become famous for turning
out fast automobiles. The motor is Of
twenty-four horsepower, just as Is
used in road machines, but with GER
tain notifications that adapt it to
driving boat. The canoe into which
the motor was put is thirty-nine feet
three inches in length and four feet
three inches beam. In model the boat
Is almost wedge shaped, the entrance
being fine. the run, almost straight,
and aft the hull is fat on the bottom
to prevent squatting when running
fast. The hull is constructed very
lightly and the deck is of the thinnest
material. :.
The Helios Club is the leading or
ganization for the sport in France, and
when NJ. Giraud had finished his boat
he applied to that club to manage a
series Of trials. The first trial was at
Argenteuil, and several boats of high
speed were entered against the new
conner. The Rollo won the race She
made 1870 statute miles in one hour
seventeen minutes thirty one seconds,
averaging 11.53 statute miles an hour.
IN her next race she did better than
this. At Meudon, in the races of the
Cercle de la Voile de Paris. she made
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owned by s. F. Edge. This boat was
built from designs ty Linton Hope.
She was forty feet long and was driv-
en- by a seventy-fye horsepower four
cylindered gasoline motor attached to
a two-bladed propeller. The cylinders
are six and one-half inches bore and
the stroke seven and one-half inches.
The hull of the Napier is built of steel.
The frames and floors are Of light an
gle and plate, while two longitudinal
girders run fore and aft to carry the
motor and separate thrust bearings.
There is no deck to the craft, but
merely a covering Of canvas stretched
tightly over the hull. The beam Is
five feet moulded, and the draught
two feet. The total displacement Is
5000 pounds.
The course over which these boats
raced was eight and one-half knots
and the NaDier's time was twenty-four
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FOREIGN.

Russians in Korea were reported to
be inclined to resent American activity
in Korea.
The United States-C Cuba Land Com.
pany has become the chief owner OF
tract of $4,000 acres surrounding the
Bay of Nipe, Cuba. It is intended to
build a city and establish a summer re.
sort.
Mr.. Chamberlain announced. at
Leeds, his intention to form a commit
tee of thirty men prominent in princi-
pal industries, to examine and report
OH all branches of trade in Great Brit
ain and the colonies. -
News of the passage of the Cuban
reciprocity bill was received with re-
lief at Havana, and improved condi-
tions. it was believed, would soon be
noted.
The correspondent of the London
Morning Leader atiThe Hague says it
is reported there that both Holland and
Great Britain insist that the Republic
Of Panama shall assume liability for
Sis, 100000 Of the Colombian debt.
Turkey granted all Americas de-
mands, arranged apologies for insults
to Consul Davis at Alexandretta and
freed ILttarian.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain has OBJ.
tanned the services of a number OF
prominent business men on his CON-
mission of experts to draw up British
tariff reform measure.
The design of the Russian Building,
at the st. Louis Exposition, has been
approved by the Gar. 1t will be a
handsome structure, on the style Of
the Palace Of Romanoff Boyards, at
Moscow, and will cost S15O,000.
Positive announcements are made in
Paris by the Soleil and the Lanterne
that Victor Mercier, one of the direc.
tors of the Ministry Of Justice and re-
porter Of the Dreyfuss Commission.
has concluded his report, and that it
recommends 4 revision Of the case.
The London Daily Mails Pekin cor.
respondent declares tnat few Man
chu mobiles, who are uuder Russian in
fuence, are delaying the conclusion
Of an alliance between China and Ja'
Fan.
A French report that German EN-
peror's sister. Princess Charlotte, has
cancer is officially characterized as
nonsense.
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tusks. while foxes, dogs and other car:
nivorous animals gnawed away the
flesh. AS soon as the Governor Of the
province learned that the carcass had
been found, he protected it until the
arrival Of the st. Petersburg expedt
ton. The carcass was partly buried
in ice and partly IN sand and gravel
and was so covered with earth that
it did not thaw at all.
DR.. Herr began his excavations from
the front, and found the fore legs wide
ly spread and bent at the wrist. and
the hind legs turned forward under
the body. The mouth was filed with
grass. and the we'll preserved tongue
was hanging out of the mouth. The
chest cavity of the animal was full OF
clotted blood. and it has been conclud.
ed that the animal fell into a hole, and,
while striving to escape. burst blood
vessel near the heart. 1t has been as
certained that the ice surrounding the
carcass was not Of river or lake. but
was formed from compacted snow.
and it is concluded that the mammoth
while grazing over a meadow which
formed the thin covering of glacier.
ell into some crevasse that was hid
den by the loose earth. and perished
at once.
The remains, which have now been
mounted in the Geological Museum OF
St. Petersburg. show the animal as he
died and was found. The frozen skin
has been carefully prepared, the skel
eton and all the soft spots that could
| be saved have been taken from the
skin and preserved separately. The
skin Of the head and ears which had
been destroyed, has been copied from
| the specimen obtained from Siberia
about 100 years ago. but, apart from
the head. the skin is nearly perfect.
| and it was found necessary only to add
in one of two places wool and hair
from other specimens. It is to he
noted that the tail was we'll pre-
served. and that it bears at the tip
the tassel Of long black hair. The
mammoth is a young male and not
large one.
The discovery and subsequent in
spection of this specimen at the Zoo
logical Museum at st. Petersburg has
led the director, DR.. SaIensky. to make
careful scientific investigation Of
this specimen. rs well as to show all
that is possible Of it, He studies
will be published in the series of men,
oirs which will appear from time to
time: the first-that dealing with the
skeleton-having already been issued.
Unfortunately. these memoirs are writ
ten in Russian.
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nunciatioR-is the leveling Of the coal
on the wagons which receive 1t as 1t
drops from the screen.
AS to payment. The girls start work
at 8 o'clock in the morning and finish
at 8 or o'clock in the afternoon, and
they receive fifty cents or less day.
Men who do the same work get 81.
Taken altogether, the pit brow lasses
are a strong. healthy lot, ranging in
age from eighteen to twenty-five.
Their dress is distinctive and Pc
cuIiar. The working costume consists
of trousers, clogs and often enough a
coat which has at one time been worn
by a brother or has come from rum
mage stall. When going to and from
work the girls wear petticoats, which
they roll up round the waist while en-
gagged on the pit brow.
The hair is closely covered with a
handkerchief. on the top Of which is
a soft bonnet. Then round the neck
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minutes forty-four seconds. averaging
2O.6 knots an hour or 23.7 statuh
miles. Against the Napier was th'
Beadle, thirty feet long, driven by &
fifty horsepower eight-cylinder gaso
line motor and q Thornycroft hoat
thirty feet long, driven by twenty
horsepower four-cylinder gasoline mo
tor.
So far there have been no boats thai
have done as we'll in these. waters n
the Napier and Rollo.
Mr.. Charles r. Flint's Instruction.
to his yacht builder were terse and tt
the point. When the man came pre-
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Chief Of the Bureau Of Chemistry. de-
scribes the extraordinary spectacle he
beheld in the field Of his microscope
when the "bombs" contained in i drop
Of taro pulp began to discharge their
arrows. Sometimes only one or two
needles, and sometimes groups Of four
to ten were discharged at, once, the
bomb recoiling as the projectiles left it.
DR.. Wiley suggests that the intense
burning and pricking sensation ex-
perienced in chewing such plants as
those described are due to the release
and discharge Of these crystal arrows
when the plant tissues are crushed in
the mouth.
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and back Of the head shawl is folded,
this apparently being a precaution to
keep out the dust.
A PRESENT OF HIS INVENTION.
DR.. Hertz Refuses to Protect His Process:
of Tapping Pine Trees.

DR.. G.. II. Hertz. an expert on the
subject of forestry and an attache of
the United States Bureau Of Forestry,
and whose new process Of securing the
crude turpentine from the pine trees
has already been referred to in these
columns, has described the process in
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Beer StartIes Germany.

Cable dispatches from Germany give the
figures for liquor consumption In 1857
in that country. The cablegram says: ~
"The statistics Of the Imperial Heath aIna
holic LIQUORS in 1902 throughout the Ger
man Empire was about s625, 5,OoG, coo, an av-
erare per head for persons over fifteen
Years Of age of ss5. The Health Office has
issued pamphlet in which, while not ad-
yocating total abstinence, it says total ab-
stirepce is not Instantaneous. to heath
and does not impair the working ability.
A mass of material is arranged for. popu-
lar understanding. showing the injurious
effects of alcohol" ...
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A Secure Foundation,

The weekly that has the admirable
general news, literary and other fea
lures of a f1rst-class Ready Print, such
as this concern furnishes, and pays
good attention to home news, is built
on a secure foundation, and will not be
displaced by the daily.
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Equally Aggressive.

stranger-"But how did the feud
start? Which family was the ag'
gressor"
Native-Its hard to tell which was
the aggressor, mister. As near as we
can make out each pulled the trigger at
exactly the same instant, sah.'-Judge.
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full in a Government paper, which is
being distributed throughout the coun-
try. In this it is announced that the
doctor will not take out any patents oa
the process, but will present it to the
world.
DR.. Hertz is 4 Southerner and was
moved to take this step in order to save
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whun.aa of thu Which,

Miss Youngbud-"Did you enjoy the
play?"
Miss Elderleigh-"Yes, indeed-espe-
cially the third act"
Miss Youngbud-"Oh, yes. That was
the act in which the heroine told how
she induced her husband to propose"
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"That beats the record!"

"That beats the recordr' :.
When Charles R. Flint stood on the
deck Of his boat and saw her travel
faster than any other craft had trav-
eled before, he typified in himself the
spirit that seems to be born in man
and especially in Americans. The de-
sire to do something a. little better
than any one else has done. to move
little faster by train or boat, in rum
ming or swimming or driving. is in
herent in great many human beings.
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According to the Mexican Journal
Of Commerce seventy per cent of
$500, 900. 900 capital invested in Mex.
leo by Americans has gone towards
building railroads.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

~
The Philippine Commission has
named Beekman Winthrop as Judge
of the Court Of First Instance. He has
been assistant executive secretary.
An agreement has been reached be.
tween General Taft and the friars by
which the United States will acquire
the friar lands for the sum Of $7,210,.
600 gold
A record-breaking trip from Manila
to Washington has been arranged for
Governor Taft.
A number Of friends of ex-President
Woz y Gil landed at San Juan, p. r..
and expressed the opinion that the
United States would be forced soon
to intervene in the island.
The United States transport Kingsley
is ashore at Murcielages. North, Min.
danao. P. l., with a rock through her
bottom. ....,.-
The Raleigh, the Cincinnati. the Al
bany and the Pompey, of the Northern
Asiatic Squadron, under command, Of
Rear-Admiral Cooper, arrived at Homo
lulu, H. L.. from Yokahoma. ,, -.
1t is said that Governor Taft and
Mgr. Guidi, the Apostolic Delegate,
have reached basis Of agreement for
the purchase Of the lands owned by
the friars. The price agreed on is 81
250,000. s1' .
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Easily Distinguished.

Easily Distinguished.
"I can always tell whom Miss Barb
lev has been talking about" said Miss
Cayenne.
"Howw
"By noting which refer to her as q
frightful gossip and which speak or
her as good company. ."-Washington
Star.
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Americans consume 36,000,000
pounds Of Chinese teas. 100000 of
Japanese and about 100000 of In.
dian.
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The birth rate In Berlin decreased
from forty-six per 1000 in 1876 ia
.twenty.seyen Ii 1902.
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pardon me- Mr.. Perkins. but you've
got your foot on my gown"
"Why, so I nave. D'you know, l
shouldn't have noticed it If you hadn't
told me, really."-New York Ameri-
can, IA
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Relentless Woman.

Relentless Woman.
But" admitted the man, II have ad.
mitted that I was wrong. Isn't that
enough?" ....... .
,".replied the woman. "you must
also admit that was right. "-Chicago
Daily News. : e..
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Country Editors Courage.

Country Editors Courage. -
"John, said the editors wife. what
would you do if you discovered a
burglar in the house?" .'-,
"Well," replied the editor. "it would
all depend on how much money he had
On him."-Atlanta Constitution.
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AUTO BOATS.
THE LATEST FAD
Water Toys That Are Expensive, But
Can Fly.

NE Of the latest fads with
those who can afford such
costly toys is to own and
race an "auto boat" For
some time these dainty lit
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tie nlucnlnes have been very popular
in France, where their number lyle
gion. and there are many of them
owned by Englishmen. but it is only
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A Sad Confession,

Sad Confession. g.
Roundabout Pryer-"Are you still at
gour mother-in-law's?" .:
Doleful Henpeck-"Yes-stiller than
."-Brooklyn Life.
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The Count Not Cruel.

The Count Not Cruel.
"You wouldn't marry me for my
money alone, would you?" the heiress
asked.
"Ah. no." replied the count; "that
would be cruel, and have a kind
heart."-Chicago Record Herald.
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wouId Have Monopoly.

Would Have Monopoly.
Lambert-"Hello, old man! What are
you doing in Wall Street?"
e Bullock-"Oh, I'm merely trying to
make an honest dollar"
Lambert-"Well, you ought to sue
ceed. You won't have any competi-
n."-Chicago News.
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A Reminder.

. A Reminder. ......
Weste Baltimore-"I see in. to-day's
papers that the Pope sat behind a large
grating" -.. ....
Rolande Parke-"Oh, thank, you!
Thank you! That reminds me. MY
wife told me to bring some nutmegs
home" e."-Baltimor News.
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MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS. .> <
Senator Daniel spoke in, support OF
'te Hoar Panama resolution.
A resolution authorizing the Commit.
tee en- Expenditures in the Postofice
Department to. call for papers connect.
ed with the postal investigation was
adopted by voterof 100 to 100.
Representa- tiget Morrell, Of Pennsyl.
vania,, has, introduced bill granting
a rebate Of fifteen. per cent. of tariff
duties on goods brought to and from
the Philippine Islands in. American
ships.
Elihu Root. Secretary of War. testi-
fed before the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs that General Leonard
Woods acts in Cuba had been ap-
proved by the War Department.
Secretary Root testified in behalf Of
General Leonard Wood before the Sem
ate Committee on Military Affairs.
Representative Dayton. of West Tir-
ginia, declared the United States
should not stop building battleships
until forty-fve are in the water.
Representative De Almond, of Mis-
souri,, introduced, bill providing for
the ranking and promotion Of officers
of. the United States Army on merit.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion, in its annual report, pronounces
the Elkins law forbidding discrimina-
ton in railway rates wise and salu-
tary.
A resolution authorizing committee
to call on the Postmaster-General for
papers in the postal investigation was
defeated in, the House after sharp
debate. 81.
The Secretary of War has determined
no further action regarding the war ut
terances Of Major General Macarthur
in Honolulu, 81. L.
The State Department was informed
that Nicaragua has recognized the re-
public of Panama.
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ADopIfAed MetaDhS

"This world is but fleeting shoN,'
remarked the austere citizen.
81 suppose so," answered Mr.. Storm
fngton Barnes. %And the taxpayer IS
the man who pays his money at the
box Office and takes whatever the man
ager chooses to give him."
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Not For Accommodation.

Not For Accommodation.
"Do you think your friend would lend
himself to shady political transac-
ton"
"No." said Senator Sorghum. ne
might lease himself. or rent himself.
or sell himself outright, but he
wouldn't stand any friendly borrow
ing."-Washington Star.
His Way.
Good Lady-"You are not one OF
those bad boys who put pins in their
teachers chair, are you"
Boy-"No'm.'
Good Lady-"I thought not. Here's
q penny"
Boy-"No'm; I always puts tacks.
Pins bend too easily News.
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Not tho Same.

rare you a moneyed man, sir?'
"No, sir; I'm married man.'-De-
troit Free Press. -" .t,';
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To Society Reporters

To Society Reporters.
Why drag her father in, and say
- He "led'' her to the altar?
The average bride would make her way
Alone, and never falter.. ..
.--Pbiladeiphia Press.
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The D1mculty.

The D1hculty.
"Isn't it sometimes hard to calculate
the pluralities by which you claim an
election?" .''. ...r.''.
mo" answered Senator Sorghum.
"the calculation is easy. Verifying the
figures is where the difficulty comes
n."-Washington Star. -.
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Cause For Alarm.

SbusO cok HASAAhs
Anxious Mother-"Doctor, I am un-
easy about my boy"
Doctor-"What seems to be the tou.
bic, madam"
Anxious Ntother-"I don't know. It's
his symptoms that scare me. He has
lost his appetite. BE only wants three
meals q day now."-Chicaso Tribune.
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Plants That Shoot Arrows.
The arrows are crystal needles of
oxalate of lime, Of microscopic dimen.
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Go ~ -.,s,z- ,.s,--.,..s-.l.
OvR BUDGET
OF HuM'oR.

OF HUMoR.
To Society Reporters.
Why drag her father tn in, and say
The average bride would make her way
<> ~ --Pbiladefrhia Press.
81" Not tho Same.
"Are you a moneyed man, sir?"
"No, sir; I'm married mar" DE
troit Free Press. ." .t."
A Sad Confession. s.
Roundabout Pryer-"Are you still at
gour mother-in-law's" .:
Doleful Henpeck-"Yes-stiller than
ever. ."-Brooklyn Life.
Relentless Woman.
But" admitted the man, Il have adj
mitted that I was wrong. Isn't that
enough?" ....... .
mo" replied the woman. ''you must
also admit that was right. ."-Chicago
Daily News. e.
Country Editors Courage. ,..
"John, said the editors wife. what
would you do if you discovered q
burglar in the house," ...'-,.,..
"Well," replied the editor. ''it would
all depend on how much money he had
on him."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Count Not Cruel.
"You wouldn't marry me for my
money alone, would you?" the heiress
asked.
"Ah. no." replied the count; "that
would be cruel, and I have a kind
heart."- Chicago Record-Herald.
Would Have Monopoly.
Lambert-"Hello, old man! What art
you doing in Wall Street?"
Bullock-"Oh, I'm merely trying to
make an honest dollar"
Lambert-"Well, you ought to sue
ceed. You won't have any competi
tion.'-Chicago News. .
The Difacu1ty.
"Isn't it sometimes hard to calculate
the pluralities by which you claim ar
election?" 49, ...y.'
mo" answered Senator Sorghum
"the calculation is easy. Verifying the
figures Is where the difficulty comes
in."-Washington Star. .a
A Reminder. ,.....
Weste Baltimore-"I see in. today
papers. that the Pope sat behind large
grating" -...... ......
Rolande. Parke-"Oh, thank, you
Thank you! That reminds me. ny
wife told me to bring some nutmegs
home."- News.
Amplifed Metaphor.
'This world is but fleeting sho0,
remarked the austere citizen.
81 suppose so," answered Mr.. Storm
fngton Barnes. %And the taxpayer il
the man who pays his money at tn
box Office and takes whatever the man
ager chooses to give him."
whyness Of tho Which.
Miss Youngbud-"Did you enjoy tn
play?" ..
Miss Elderleigh-"Yes, indeed-espe
cially the third act"
Miss Youngbud-"Oh, yes. That wa
the act in which the heroine told how
she induced her husband to propose.
Equally Aggressive.
Stranger-"But how did the feut
start? Which family was the ag