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SHARKS RETURN TO PREY.
ReaPDearaneS In Baltic Drives Away
Snail Fish-FInny Tribe Likes
ChanRe Of scene.

AS Is well known, fish like a change OF
home, and frequently, without apparent
reason, abandon waters In which they
have long dlspOrted, and are next found
in some distant part Of the sea. A de-
sire for q change Of scene, however. "a
not the cause Of the pilehards suddenly
leaving the west coast Of France. ana
the fisherman are unable to discover the
reason.
Now II IL announced, according to the
testimony Of fishermen, that the shark
has returned 70 European waters. In
the Baltic, where sharks had been az
ttnet since 175s. they have made their
reapDearanes in considerable NUMBER
and several fishing boats report having
whole catches Of ish deVOured from
the nets. which were broken, IN the
Belt and the Cattegat A fisherman Who
fell overheard narrowly ESCAPED with HIS
life. Shoals % sharks, some Of them ~
large size. have been seen on the Ger
man coast. and they are even reported AZ
becoming lar from rare IN tie North -.
Their presence q attributed 70 thair pur-
Suit q the herring shoals on the Wsst
coast q Norway.
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~ reason Of has own. olney became
ne strong man Of the Cleveland sdmip.
istretion, both Is attorney general aDd
g secretary Of state.
Root came here with more % a renuts.
uon than olney, because he had piayed
on ne larger stage Of New York life and
nao been more or less conspicuous An
local politics In q somewhat academic
way. Few realized that he had IN hin
tne stern stun he has developed. Even
oelore his retirement he was recognized
q one Of the two greatest secretaries Of
var II the history Of the government
eno there are some who believe that Il
ne had been confronted with the momen-
tous problems Stanton had 70 solve be
would have shown qualities superior even
% those Of Lineoln's great war secre-
tary.
There is no doubt that Roots experi-
ence In Washington has broadened him
and ripened him g. he has risen 70 meet
each new emergency. He knows more
about men than be did, and Is less char
aeterisucally the corporation lawyer
than he was. He will 60 back to New
York to take unchallenged his place At
the head OF the New York bar, a dis
JUNCTION which he seems to prize more
th&n any other that can come to him.
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PRETTY PANsY EMERY.
By Any Ingenious Woman With
out Any Enpenae.

The merit Of striking novelty can
hardly be claimed for this convenient
trife, but It is newer than the scarlet
fruits-supposed TO be strawberries-in
the guise Of which emeries are so fire.
quently made. To make the emeTy-bag
proper, use a bit Of very firm muslin OF
dress-hning about two inches long and
a little over one inch wide. Double this
in the middle, and turning in the width
Of a seam at the sides and ends, sew the
sides together with the finest and closest
of oYer-and-Over stitches; for close sew
ing is absolutely necessary to hold the
emery. There is probably an old emery
in somebody's work-basket that would
be benefited by a new covering, or you
can get a new and inexpensive STRAW
berry" in order to procure the filing for
your tiny bag. In either case cut an
opening In the smaller end OF the bag
you wish 30 reject, draw your new one
over this, and gently poke and squeeze
until the contents are transferred
emery is not pleasant stun to handle
then draw the ends very tightly togeth-
er, like bag. and sew securely.
- The next step is the ribbon covering
This Is Of satin one inch in width, and
three pieces will be needed-one Of
royal purple four inches long, and two
Of pale yellow, one Of which is two
inches, the other one inch, in length.
The purple strip is doubled over the lit
tie bag, and overhanded together with
sewing-silk to match. When this IL
done; and the ends drawn together, the
appearance Of the work should be like
No. in the illustration. The bag may,
however, be shorter in proportion to its
width II you have only a small quantity
Of emery; then, Of course, the bit Of rib
bon would be cut little shorter. Open
out and turn back the ends Of the rib
bon, trim them In shape with q pair Of
sharp scissors, and arrange them as in
No. 2, to suggest the upper petals Of a
pansy. Next shape one end Of the short
er piece Of yellow, and near the other
end mark with a pen and ink several
lines to suggest the beard" Gather
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be lined with suitable material. pockets
being made on each side to hold nate
rails for fancywork, and a needlebOok
and small pincushion should be fastened
TO the lining of the cover.
The second box should be divided into
compartments to hold spoOls, scissors,
papers Of needles, pins, tape, knitting
needles, crochet hooks, etc, while the
lower one has one-half divided into
small compartments to hold different
styles Of buttons. the other half being
left undivided to hold the tools and
materials for stocking mending. When
completed the whole affair should be
stained with black walnut stain and
then vanished, and casters be added or
not as desired.
It can be made ornamental or not as
one chooses. Some people tack fringe
around the lower edge Of each box,
which adds to its attractiveness, but it
makes q creditable appearance without
It. A row Of fancy tacks with brass
heads placed an inch and a half apart
around both top and bottom Of each box
also makes a very ornamental finish
Marion Meade, in Orange Judd Farmer.
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CHEESE IN WISCONSIN,.
In Spite of Seventeen Hundred Fac
tories in state There Il No over
Production.

You might as well look for an over
production OF children as an oVer-pro-
duction Of cheese" said U. s. Baer, sec
Rotary OF the Wisconsin Cheese Makers
association, at the Republican house,
TO a Milwaukee Sentinel reporter,
The fact that we have upward Of 1, 700
cheese factories in Wisconsin has raised
the cry that the business is being over
done. The people Of this country have
not yet learned to eat cheese, but they
are coming to It. Let me tell you, the
consumption per capita in England is
nearly IL pounds a year, while in Wis
eonsin II is only about three pounds a
year to each person. We are above the
average Of the states In the consumption
Of cheese. Notwithstanding we are 90
far behind the Englishmen in this re-
spect. There were produced IA WILSON,
sin during the past year 10000, 900
pounds Of cheese, which Is more than a
quarter Of the whole amount produced
in the United States. The average price
has been ten cents pound, so that you
can see, with possibly the exception Of
butter, the making Of cheese Is the first
single farm industry In the state. There
is no Wisconsin cheese being exported,
for the simple reason that the domestic
demand takes all the supply"
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this inner end, and fasten to the juno
ton Of the purple petals. using pale
green seWing-silk; see No. 4. Then.
without detaehing the thread, run your
needle erossWise through the center Of
the other yellow strip-hrst shaping,
and marking Il with ink like No. B.
draw Il up until II occupies the correct
position In relation 70 the other petals,
and sew IN place. You need not Be
afraid Of your stitches shoWing-take
cars only that they are taken erossWise
Of the pstals-and for the fastening
on" take one short stitch directly IN
the center Of the finished flower, q sec
ond On the same place right over the
first, q third over the second, and then
put the needle down through the little
bag, drawing the EiIk after It, and cut
the latter close 70 the surface a. 4
emerges.
II you prefeB pansy Ell q enc color,
Il e easy 10 substitute rich gold-oolcr
for the purple and pale yellow ribbcns;
e. II you have some bits o. laEondsrrib
bon, you ear make q beautiful one Win
touches e yellow paint, Il you hardls
the brush, e. With long stitches q volG-
eolored Eos. for the markings in tho
center.-Iabel Carter. q lEodsEH FEls-
clla
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RATS KNEW CAT WAS ABOUT.
Bat they Never Saw the Cat aas
Were On Another FlOOr 81
the House.

Il have observed recently q rather
curious thing with respect to the rela-
tionship between cats and rats, and It
has led 70 q rather interesting reasc-
ton. said q man who takes much inter
est In animal life, 10 q New Orleans
Ttmes-DemOcrat reporter. For awhile
the rats overran my place. At night
there was no such thing as quiet around
the house. They would scamper across
the hOOr, bump up and down the steps
and cut all kinds Of capers. We Sc
cured q cat, and from the very time the
cat appeared on the place the rats be-
gan to get scarce.
There IL nothing curious about this
fact In itself But to my personal
knowledge the rats have never seen the
cat The cat has remained on one floor
and the rats on another. There has been
no chasing and no conflict between them.
Now, want to know how the rats know
the cat is on the place.
The inquiry has caused me to indulge
the more interesting reflection: How
far can a rat detect the presence Of q
cat by the sense Of smell? Evidently at
considerable distance. Else the rats at
my place would not have known Of the
cats presence under the circumstances.
I'm quite sure that they have never seen
the cat. But they know he is there Just
the same, and they have been awfully
cautious since his arrival"
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One Of the most striking anecdotes
told IN Hermann Klein's Thirty Years
q Musical Life in London" relates to
Anton Seidl's first interview with Wag-
ner, in the library at Wahnfried. Seid
found the rom dark; and, imagining
nobody was there, he pulled out his
letter Of introduction and began silent
y rshearSing the speech he had pre-
pared. Suddenly, from out Of gloomy
corner, Wagner appeared, and Seidl
vas 50 nervous that he could not bring
out q sentence Of his speech This
proved 70 be his salvation. for Wagner,
declaring ''n you can work as well -
you can hold your tongue. you win Dc"
enenred him on the spot
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SILENCE NOT ALWAYS BEST.
One Woman Found a Flaw IN the
Ttme-HOnOred AdaEe-Experi-
enee with SvedIsh Cook.

Misunderstandings sometimes arise
from slight causes, and occasionally one
occurs which seems to prove that silence
is not always golden. In this case trou-
bic was brewed without a word being
spoken. Young Mrs. Bonds Swedish
cook, says the Youths COMPANION. was
scrupulously neat about her work. but
her figure was so unlovely, and her
countenance so Unprepossessing that
her oyerfastidious young mistress could
never bear to look al her. Instead, when
ever the young housekeeper found It
necessary to interview her unattractiye
maid she kept her eyes fixed upon a large
black coal scuttle that always stood be-
fore the kitchen stove.
One day as Mrs. Bond stood, as usual,
In the doorway gazing intently at the
coal bod while Matilda was telling what
groceries were needed, the handmaiden
unexpectedly changed the subject, and
proceeded to give vent to the pent-up
feelings Of many weeks.
Vat for you all tam luke at my's coal
booklet, messis?" exclaimed Matilda,
with evident resentment Every day I
serob heem inside and l scroob heem out
side, until he vas yust so clean as my
can wash heem-luke, meesis, I have
scrub all she's skeen Of heem-but all
the fancy you luke-luke at heem Ifkeyou
tank dondt wash heem at all! never
sees no lady so particular about she's
coal beckett"
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bered even now for his genial qualities,
as well as for his Official success. He is
a big fellow physically, with a face not
altogether unlike that Of Cleveland.
Taft has great courage, as Root has,
but it may be that he will be more in
clined to listen to argument than Root,
and there may not be the up and down
determination which has characterized
the proceedings of the war department
during the past four years.
Root has been the trusted adviser Of
two presidents Of opposite tempera-
ments-McKinley and Roosevelt. 1t is
hard to say which leaned on him most.
and it is certain he has been intensely
loyal to both. Taft at the beginning can
hardly hope to I'LL Roots place in that
regard, whatever may come later.
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The BROAD AK.

Is for sale at the following news
stands:
The Afro-American News ones,
S1O4 State Street.
A. F. TerValon's Cigar Store ana
News Stand. 2S26 state street
Edward Felix's Cigar Store, sss
sOth street, N. 2. Corner Armour Ave.
7. B. Halls Cigar Store and
Laundry once. 2s1 2Sth st.
Turner Williams Cigar and News
Stand, 1908 Armour Ave.
Mrs. B. Williams, Cigars, Notions
and News Stand. 1851 State street.
Mrs. E. F. Early. groceries and no
lions. 1898 State St.
H. WinstOn's Cigar Store and News
stand. $50, 18th St.
The Stationery. 1910 State street.
J. c. Campbell. l45 ". G7th street.,
Cigars, TobaecO, Staple Groceries.
VIM Dixon 2sss state Street
cigars, tobacco. and news stand.
>IsidOr Jacobson, cigars, togaeco ana
stationery. s14s State St
VIM. GOetz. News stand and Laun-
dry once, "a Z. ssth St
News items and advertisements lsft
e thess places win IND thsir way
into the columns q Ths Brad AZ.
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Is his real monument.
Smithson was tia natural son Of
James SmithsOn, the first duke Of
Northumberland, and It was not until
after his fathers death that he assumed
his fathers family name. Up TIL that
time he had gone by his mothers name
and was known as James Lewis Maeis.
he had an ample fortune WhichIhe de-
voted TO scientific research. he was
graduated At Oxford and then spent the
rest Of hia life travelling on the continent
engaged in scientific observations.
Wherever he went he carried With him
a portable laboratory and a large cole
lection Of gems and minerals.
He was a member Of the Royal Society
OF England and Of the French Institute
He died in Genoa in 1929 at the age Of IS.
and left his entire fortune Of $500. 900
to a nephew, with the provisO in this
viii that If the nephew should die with
out heirs the entire property should be
left to the United States for the pur-
pose Of founding an institution at Wash
ington to be called the Smithsonian In
suIuuon LOT the increase ana 0imusion
Of knowledge among men,"
The nephew died in 1895, and the prop
erty, amounting then to S5Os, 31S46, came
into possession Of the United States gov
eminent, resulting in the establishment
Of the Smithsonian Institution in 1876.
SmithsOn's body has rested ever since
his death in the cemetery at Genoa, and
there it might have remained indefinitely
had it not been for Alexander Graham
Bell, who started a movement to have
the body brought to the United States.
He enlisted the support of Secretary
Moody and other officers of the admins
tratiOn, with the result that after the
arrival Of the body at New York it was
brought to Washington on the steamer
Dolphin, thus giving to the transaction
the omeial favor which it deserved.
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NIE 11AL CENTURY
has expended millions Of dollars in sci
entffc research, and some Of the most
eminent scientists in the world have
been In its employ. Last year the
amount appropriated for the support Of
the institution was S678, 400, q sum sur
passing the entire original bequest This
year estimates have been laid before
congress calling for an appropriation Of
nearly 100000
The institution has become the most
important center Of scientific activity in
the United States, and there Is nothing
anywhere else IN the world that sur
passes it The original institution build
ing-one Of the most beautiful structures
enthusiastically in the United States-ls
the nucleus for a great and constantly
expanding system. The chronological
bureau costs So, 900 q year. ThegoVern-
ment Is at an expense Of nearly half al
million dollars q year to sustain the
national museum. The geological
park on the outskirts Of the city, con-
tanning one Of the finest collections Of
animals in the world, costs 100000 .
year to maintain.
smithson gave his money to a eOun-
Try which seemed to him TO be poor and
struggling simply because he was enam-
Ored Of the principles upon which the re-
public was founded. His body viii rest
under the shadow Of the institution
which bears HIS name, in the midst Of
one Of the most beautiful cities IN the
world and one Of the wealthieSt
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CARE OF THE LAMPS.
~ Keep Then BriEht ana Fres fron
Smoke Il . Task That PunzIss
Many Housekeeperu.

Nothing can be more provoking and
disheartening than dull, sizzling hres,
and sputtering, smoky lamps.
Sometimes, however, lamps WIN BE-
come eUaspersdngly contrary. In spite
Of all one can do, they win not conde-
scend to work properly. II such a state
Of temper should take possession of
them, try the following process. II It
should not prove successful, better
throw the old burners away ct once, and
buy new ones.
Put the burners In q dish Of good
strong suds, and place on the stove.
Some recommend boiling them first in
water which has been strained from
boiled beans or apple parings. When
well boiled, remove, clean out with q
brush, and polish with q dry cloth.
II the bowls have become dirty, empty
the oil out, and clean them thoroughly
Then refill with good oIl-the cheap
grades Of oil should never be used.
Don't put in great roll Of wick at once.
II Is better to cut Il into shorter pieces,
and put q new one In at frequent inter
walls. See that the wicks are always
trimmed on straight across the top,
without any jagged points to fare up
and smoke the chimney.
Wash each chimney well in soapy soft
water, dry with a clean cloth, and polish
with newspaper until they glitter as
brightly as cut-glass. l have heard that
they will last much longer II put, when
new, into cold water and the water per-
mitted to come gradually to q boil
Prairie Farmer.
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40 4oIs EEee ~ SudllO1t anu sui
Ass. a man Of cOnse-
quenee in Oregon, must chuckle to him
self II he ever reads the Washington dis
patches. Williams, one of the ablest
men in Grants cabinet, and nominated
by Grant to be chief justice Of the su-
preme court, was lampOoned from one
end Of the country to the other in the
democratic press and gained the nick
name Of 'Landaulet" because Mrs. VIII
liams drove about in q handsomely up
holsteTed landaulet furnished by the
government when she made her social
calls. For some reason that was regard
ed IS reprehensible in those days, even
though Williams was q member Of the
cabinet But now, 30 years later, the
carriage habit has become 90 fixed that
very little excitement Is created outside
Of congress when the question arises az
to the advisability Of allowing the priVi-
lege to chief clerks in the departments.
The house Of representatives very
properly voted that no part Of the ap-
propriations should be used for carriages
unless they we're specially provided In
the legislative bill, and fora time that
viii do away with carriages except for
members Of the cabinet and two or three
others; but, as matter Of fact, the car
riages IN very many instances are really
a necessity, and they win gradually
creep back one by one through legit-
mate channels.
There Is not q government omcial in
Washington below the cabinet rank
who can afford to keep a carriage on his
LOUIS A COOLIDGE
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CAUGHT in HIs own Trap.

Hardup-I'm very sorry, but I can't
pay you to-day. You see, the grocer had
Just been here, and
Butcher (interrupting)-Yes, I Just
met him, and he said you put him on
because you had to pay me. So here's
the bill.-Tit-Bits.
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Point of Vie-

Husband-What! A hundred dollars
for an opera cloak? Why, it Is perfectly
ridiculous, my dear.
Wife-Yes, know It Is; but you said
you couldn't afford an expensive one
Chicago Daily News
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aveoe-S o. Eleetroeufion.

Attorney General Gunner, Of New
York, has received q communication
from q nan IN Michigan. who inquiries
whether elsctrocuti0n = an effective
puzishment for TIE crime Of murder.
Ths attorney general n reply stated
that % Ear e. Ne Is aware no nan Who
has suffered that punishment ever
aeain cammIttsd murder or any ethaf
orinA
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Gayboy (time one a. NIL say, old
chap, isn't this a little late for you to be
out? Aren't you afraid your wife viii
miss you?
Enpeck-I hope she will, but she can
throw pretty straight for a WOMAN
illustrated Bits.
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How They Hate Eaeh other.

How They Hate Each Other.
We'll" said her neighboF, "this Is q
regular old-fashioned winter, Isn't it,"
"Oh, Is TT" -he returned. Really,
you know, I can't speak from experience
about old-fashioned winters, not having
been here when you used 10 have that
kind "-Chieago Record Herald.
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EcsIeCE4 L4AA any
Official Of the gov
eminent who has
LEFT its service in 3
generation There
IS hardly another
instance Of . nan
coming 70 Wash
ington compGra-
lively uaknoWnex-
cept Tor alocalrsp-
utaho1 who has
won for himself 20
high q place IN seI
short 3 tina The
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VI perhaps equal
ability, but Of an
altogether different
temper. He Is
younger for one
thing, and he Is
personally more Of
the hail fellow well
met Taft was So
licitOr general in
HRrrison's admins
tradon and he was
then one Of the
most popular ON
Gals in Washing
ton He is remem-
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I'm sorry, Mrs. O'TOOle, to bear that
yer husband suffers from insemny. Ny
husband had the same complaint, but
he cured it."
How did he, now?"
"Sure, he became a night Watchman." 81
Brooklyn Life.
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No Place to Go.

Great Scott, Maria! You're not go
ing to begin housekeeping now, are
you?"
"Of course. Why not?"
why, they've closed up my club for
repairs. I'll have to walk the streets"
CHICAGO American.
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DingdOng-Did you try that cigar I
gave you yesterday?
Bihbang-Yes; but It didn't deserve
q trial.
Dingdong-WAy, what DO you mean?
Bihbang-It should have been
lynehed.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Angry Wife-It seems to me we've
been married century. can't even re-
member Whsn or where we first met
Husband (emphatically)-I can. It,
was at a dinner-party where there were
IL at table.-Tit-Bits.
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Where JohnnT pemarred.

Remember, Johnny" said his elder
~ uncle, that actions speak louder,
than words"
Sometimes they don't" objected
Johnny. when mammals spankin' me
can yell a good deal louder than she
can spank. Chicago Tribune.
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tentative provision
in his viii to what
extent his bequest
would grow, and
the faF-reaehing re-
suits It would have.
his original be
quest hasmuldplied
like q grain Ofmus-
tard seed. Under
the direction Of the
officers of the
Smithsonian the
government in the
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of departments
shall have car
riages at the gov
eminent expense
has been agitating
the bosOms Of the
house Of represen-
tatives.
George II. VIII
liams, former attor-
ney general Of the
United States dur
ing Grants admin
fef-a4Fnn a. -AgTN
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A safe Rule to work On,

Whenever I am sure I'm right
/ do not argue long,
Because from dear experiences
] know that ! am wrong.
Chicago RecOrd-Herald
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nearest approach 70 4 IN reosnt yoars e
olney. Who cane into Cieyeland's cabi-
aet vita ~ national reputation e sll
ed who rFss REGARDED simply e asue.
cserlul ccrpo1non isWyar ~ Bostsn.
uislIsa ~ ~ clogslnnd cor sons partisu-
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institute, never
saw the United
States while he was
living and It isn't
ting that his body
should Be brought
here now Is years
after his death to
rest for all time In
the shadows Of the
60
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Hubby, dear, l saw a simply charm
ing hat to-day. You must buy it for ms
because it will set all my friends to talk
ing"
HIN! It seems to me they'll talk
still more if you keep on wearing your
old hat. "-Fliegende BIaetter.
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Marriage Is q Jottary9
Not by all the twinkhng starBl
Marriage Is a pottery.
Where are made the family jarsi
Puck.
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The smithsonian InstitutIOn.
Il may be doubted whether Smithson
had any conception when he put the al
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Roots Successor.

Gov. TAFT, who will succeed him At
the head Of the war department, is a man
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A CarriaEe Question.

The burning question as to whether or
not assistant secretaries and chief clerks
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ntaaA Bro0ns Upside BsWn.
Deaf sad bgoons On thsir hroon
en1. but upsids 6oWa N ths cornr.