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lance. These interests embrace the
Missouri Pacific. Denver and Rio
Grande and Wabash systems and, with
other lines now building or recently
acquired, will, it is expected, soon give
the Goulds and Rockefellers a new
transcontinental system extending
from the Atlantic seaboard to within
few hundred miles OF San Francisco
To maintain the position In the tinan-
cfal world which he occupies as the
head Of the Gould house means labori-
GUS toll for the young multimillionaire.
His life is no mere career of society
functions, and he has plenty to do be-
sides choosing where to make cruises
on his magnificent yacht or planning to
add more beautiful things to Georgian
Court, his palatial country home at
Lakewood, N. ]. Last summer Mr..
Gould was so busy that he did not
have time for vacation such as even
ten dollar a week clerk expects to
get some time during the season Of hot
weather ANA summer languor. Mr.
Goulu's occupation rs manager Of mil
lions may look easy. but to the man
whose daily doings involve transac-
tons reaching up into the hundred
thousands there comes q brain fatigue
when the Office Cesk is closed that the
laborer in the field cannot understand
because he has never experienced it.
The great growth in the Gould fortune
since the death of Jay Gould has been
due to the work of George Gould and
to his intimate knowledge Of his ia
theirs affairs. Indeed he practically
managed his fathers business for
about five years before the latter's
death, which occurred in 1892. Still.
George Gould is comparatively young
man, having been born in 1864. He is
doubtless the most powerful of the
young mutmillionares He does not
attempt to dazzle Wall street. but his
ability and conservatism command re-
spect from the financial world.
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Mrs. EoWser was hoping it was all
over, when his grin suddenly faded and
he said:
mo, you don't, madam. You are not
the apologizing kind. You think you
can prove it. and now demand to see
the documents''
Driven to the wall. Mrs. Bowser
heaved sigh and went into the libra
ry for the atlas. She turned to the
right map and showed that things
We're just as she said, but Mr.. Bowser
waved her aside and shouted:
"Do we know who made these maps?
Do we know that they are within
gunshot OF being correct? You can't
work any such rubbish Off on me-"
There was an old school geography
In the house as well as a globe, and
Mrs. RoWser brought them both out.
Il don't care what you say" replied
Mr.. Bowser. "What l know l know,
and you can't beat it,
"Well, there's war map right there
with your paper"
"But i, might have teen made by a
drunken man, Mrs. BoWser. You have
insultcd me and spoiled my evening,
and il | now 80 over to Il saloon and
I'LL up you cannot blame me-
Mr.. BoWser was downed. and he
knew it and took this way of saving
the pieces. He did not mean to get
full, but he meant to take Il walk, and
ten minutes later he was pacing the
street and wondering how he could
ever have made such bunder of
things, when couple of tramps passed
him and one said:
"That's the old crank Sho booted
me out of his yard one uight."
And he flung me over his gate for
askin' for nickel. and let's so for
him" added the other.
It was Il hot race. and Mr.. Bowser
wasn't ten feet ahead when he burst
into the house and locked the door be-
hind him.
"Well. have you filed up?' asked
Mrs. Bowser as she heard him breath
ing hard.
No answer.
"Was it the Russians or the Japa-
nese that were after you?'
No reply.
81 forgot to ask you what is the cap
ital Of Korea. Is il Seoul?'
Getting no answer to her third in
quiry. she rose up and looked into the
hail. but it was vacant. MR. Rowser
had taken his knowledge of geography
and tr.nps and made sneak upstairs.
and the cat solemnly winked both eyes
and decided that the bout was in Mrs.
BowSer's favor. NJ. QUAD.
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Bowser' s Geography
The Conflict In the Far East Causes Him to Get Ba div
Mixed Up to the Exact Location
of Korea ard Japan.

Ye gods. but what an escape for your
'NIr. Bowser," she replied as she
turned on him, do you ever talk war
over at the ofice?'
"Every day."
"And with educated men?'
swell, don't call in the janitor."
"And in talking with them you put
Korea away off by Australia and make
Japan part Of Persia, do your
"Of course I do. Where would you
have me put them?"
"Well, if they haven't laughed at you
they must be very nice men indeed.
Why, you are all wrong-a thousand
times wrong. Mrs. Green's little girl
Bessie is studying geography at school.
and if size don't tell you''-
"Who am II" hoarsely demanded Mr..
Bowser as he rose up and stood with
folded arms.
''Nlr. Bowser Of course"
"And where am I?'
"In your own house."
"And do l run my own house or does
Mrs. Green's little daughter Bessie run
it,"
"You do'
'"Then listen to me. In order to cover
your ignorance Of geography you have
made certain charges against me. In
fact, You claim that l am even more
ignorant than you are. Mrs. Bowser.
you must prove these charges"
II said that Japan was long string
of islands lying between the japanese
sea and the Pacific ocean, she replied.
"YOu dit. nladam-you did"
"And that Korea was west Of the lar
ger islands,
"Exactly. Don't get it north or south
now"
'And that only the Japanese sea was
between Japan and Korea"
"Only the Japanese sea. Don't try to
get away from that
'Wel]. then, humbly apologize"
Mr.. Bowser began to grin with de-
; light and the cat to look dubious. and
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uate of university. Early in the
seventies Mr.. Draper, who for several
years had been a division lecturer of
the Sons Of Temperance, conceived the
notion that he would like to go to the
New York legislature from Albany
county. He enlisted the support Of
many influential Republicans and then
went to call on John F. Smythe. who
was at that time the Republican leader
of the county. When Mr.. Draper had
made known his political ambition to
the boss, that hard headed old Scotch
man said:
'They tell me. Mr.. Draper. that you
be prohibitionst.'
"Well," responded Draper. docs
man have to be a drunken bum to get
into the legislature:'
This outspoken retort pleased Smythe.
who, after moments reflection and
with a sly smile. said:
II think, Mr.. Draper. that we might
make an exception in your case"
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used in the far east news service, is
not without an element of romance
Lee De Forest. the inventor, was an
Iowa boy who worked his way through
Yale. taking. Il special course in the
study of the Hertzian wave theory the
principle on which the wireless is
founded, and gaining the degree of
Ph. d. for his mastery OF the subject
Young De Forest then took an ;.,!li-
tional course in the Armour institute
OF Chicago At both institutions he
spent a considerable portion Of his time
in working out an invention in the
wireless system on which he had set
his heart. He made his first outdoor
experiments in Chicago and was so
successful that he went to New York,
where he met with the usual hard luck
Of the inventor. At last. however, he
was successful in getting the United
States government to see the adyan-
tage of his system, and from that he
was made man. He was only twen-
ty-nine years Of age at the time The
De Forest system differs radically
Of responder in place Of the some
what clumsy and uncertain coherer
adopted by the Italian inventor. The
responder IS more accurate, simpler
and Is capable Of taking nearly three
times as many words a minute as the
Marconi system.
A short time before the outbreak of
the war in the far east DIR. De Forest
was in England making some expert
ments in which Captain James, the
famous newspaper correspondent, be-
came interested. The upshot was that
two of the outfits were ordered and
sent to Yokohama. Hurrying to the
east, Captain James chartered the Hal
mum as press boat, and this was at
once equipped for the wireless service.
A station was then established at Wei
haiwei, China, at which point Captain
James established his Headquarters.
The station was located on a peninsu-
la, and a bamboo mast 1S0 feet in
height was erected. At first it was
intended to place another station in
Korea, but this idea was afterward
abandoned, and messages instead We're
taken direct from the press boat, which
has been accompanying the Japanese
feet. Messages are sent all the way
from 50 to $50 miles, The system
has been found to work perfectly. 1t
was against this service that the Rus
sian government issued it's recent
ukaSe
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held her peace for five minutes when
he said:
'Comc now, don't sulk over it. You
| aren't TO blame that you didn't get
more schooling. | am glad to see that
you take an interest in such things
and am ready to answer any questions
you may ask. l suppose you know
where Japan is, don't you|'
1T is string of islands nearly 1000
miles long, with the Pacific ocean on
one side and the Japanese sea OH the
other, and the largest of them lie to the
east Of Korea. There is only the Japa-
nese sea between Japan and Korea
"What? WHAT'S that? Didn't | tell
you that Korea WAS as far OF as Aus
tralia?'
"You did. Mr.. Bowser. but you are
mistaken. Korea was once the sea
coast Of China for 500 miles,"
"And-and you say Japan is a string
Of islands?'
do"
''Then there is no need of wasting
time on an idiot Japan is Il part OF
Persia, and If you don't know it you'd
better ask tie man who carries out the
ashes"
At this moment the Bowser cat,
who had been eating late dinner and
taking lots Of time over it. came uD
from the dining room with a grin on
his face and sat down to hear the ar
gumcnt out. Again Mrs. BoWscr de-
c1ded on silence. but again it was bro
ken by MI. EoWser. He felt that his
rollcgiate career had been called in
question and that he must make it
good or suffer humiliation. After pre-
tending to read for awhile he said:
"How did you get SO mixed up about
Japan"
Lets say no more about it tonight"
she replied. II thought l was right,
but If l am not We'll let the matter
drop. Do you think the war will ex-
tend to-
Mrs. BoW>er.' he said as he brought
his fist down on the table with crash
that liftet! the cat and broke his purr
short off. you started in to ask lie
about the war. I WAS ready to give
you all information. You got the map
Of Europe all mixed up like pe".,t.-s -s
and beans. bat now is the time to SGT
yourself right. Suppose that some Uf
our friends dropped in and heard YOU
say that Korea was west of Japan!
Suppose you went laundering along
and put her il, the Pacific ocean? Su;,-
pose you should mix China and Korea
up the way YOU have2 They wouldn't
laugh in your face. but as soon as they
got outdoors they would fairly w,.ocT,.
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WARTIME WIRELESS
NOVEL MEANS OF TRANSMITTING
NEWS FROM THE FAR EAST.

Interesting Questions Raised by Rus
The Station at Weihaiwei and the
Press Boat Haimun.
Amid the bursting Of shells, the sink
Ing of battleships and the clash of ar
mics in the far east the noise Of con-
f1ict is so great that it distracts the
worlds attention from an event of an
Importance almost equal to that of the
contest itself-yiz, the introduction Of
wireless telegraphy in war. Not only
are the Russian and Japanese ships
equipped for sending and receiving
messages, but news is being transmit
ted by "aerograms,' some of the most
thrilling stories Of the struggle having
been sent to the western world by
means of the wireless telegraph.
The Russian fleet uses the Popoff
system, which is kindred to that of
Marconi. The Japanese have a system
of their own, and Admiral Togo has
used 1t on numerous occasions in CIV
ing orders to detached Japanese ves-
sells. 1t was by the happy accident Of
intercepting a Jap wireless message
that the Russian Vladiyostok squadron
was apprised Of the approach Of the
enemy and was thus enabled to escape
in a fog.
The really important use to which
the wireless has been put. however, is
in the sending of war news. The cen
sor cannot "blue pencil" the air. Pos
sibly that is the reason Russia has so
vigorously protested against the use Of
the system, even going to the length of
threatening to hang as a spy any cor
respondent found using the wireless.
This warning, however, has caused lit
tie more than amusement. In the first
place. it is not believed that the czar's
government would go to the length Of
making the bluff good even if it had
the power. In the second place, it has
not the power. So long as Togo Is
abroad there is every probability that
Russia's Port Arthur squadron will
keep too close inside the protecting
harbor to venture far in the pursuit Of
newspaper correspondents.
The story of the De Forest wireless
telegraph. which is the system being
The river press., 1904-06-08
WOMEN OF ICELAND.

Though Simple Peasants, They Are
Exceedingly Picturesaue.
Some Of the most picturesque. inter-
esting and comely women in the world
are to be found among the humble fish
er folk Of iceland, Holland. The vii
lagos of Holland have each their spe-
cial dress and quaint customs Though
belonging to peasant class and occu-
pied in lowly pursuits, the fisher folk
live in much comfort and enjoy what
might even be called luXuries. The
dress of the women is much the same
as it has been for 200 years or more.
When approached courteously by stran-
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Copyright. 1904, by c. B. Lewis.]
~HE dove Of peace and good will
hung over the Bowser house
hold during the dinner hour
and for fifteen or twenty min
utes after, and it was Mrs. Bowser
who chased the bird away at last.
She saw that Mr.. Bowser was on
the raw edge and inclined for row.
and she decided to touch on nothing
Of a personal nature. This was wise
OF Ecr in sense. aid yet it brought
about Just what she was striving to
avo.J. He was smoking his cigar and
reading his newspaper and wishing he
could scrap with the butcher or gro
Ger whes she quietly asked:
ANY news of the war between Rus
sia and Japan?"
Lots Of it," he replied.
"And do you think Japan will sue
ceed in holding Korea?''
whats Korea got to do with it?"
"Why. she was one of the causes Of
the war, wasn't she? Russia objected
to Japan holding the island after it
had been ceded to her by China, and''-
woman, what on earth are you
talking about?' he interrupted. "Ihe
Japanese have had about as much to
do with Korea as the Qualzers OF
Pennsylvania. Korea an island? You'd
better study up on geography q little"
well. it is not surrounded by salt
water on all sides. but the river Yalu
on the west makes it an island. ana it
is so referred to by all Biographies and
encyclopedias"
'"Then the people who write such
books are jackasses. Korea, rs any
child ten years old ought to know. is
d country lying south of Australia If
you are going to talk war. then talk
sense at the same time"
Mrs. Bowser knew that he was
wrong and that she could prove it, but
she quickly decided that it was better
to leave him so than to have any hard
feelings over it. She had therefore
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A MASTER OF MILLIONS.

George Gould, Great Figure In
the World of Finance.
The fight OF the allied Gould and
Rockefeller railroad interests to OBJ
tain footing on the Atlantic seaboard
has been directed by the energetic head
OF the Gould house. Mr.. George Gould,
who on the death Of his father, the late
Jay Gould, took charge Of the immense
financial interests the latter controlled.
The financial world has watched
with interest the struggle which has
been going on between the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad and the railroad interests
controlled by the Gould-Rockefeller al
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One Occasion.

'Thsre was one OCCASION" said the
enthusiastic fisherman, "when we
turned the tables"
"When was that?'
when the whale that swallowed
Jonah had to return and tell his in
credulous associates how he caught a
remarkably big man, but let him get
away."-Washington Star,
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the wits Of con-
gress. When Repre-
sentative Overstreet
Of Indiana. chair
man of the post
Of flee committee.
was making his in
troducto1y speech
on the postofice ap-
preparation bill re-
Gently a messenger
from the govern
ment printing Office
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WHSlFG OF MI. HcOfSt
that his future wife should have the
advantages Of travel and education,
and he prevailed on her parents to give
her the benefit of course at we'll
known women's college and on her
graduation took her and her mother
On tour of the world. AS the wife Of
Representative Hearst she has made a
host of friends in Washington Mr..
Hearst's mother, Mrs. Phebe 4.
Hearst, wife of the late senator from
California, holds her new daughter-in-
law in high esteem and is understood
to be delighted with her new grand
child
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dearSt'S prominent
position in public
life, but to the ro-
nance associated
with the match, The
bride was by no
means rich, and her
husband was ma Ster
of millions. When
the pair met and
loved. it soon be-
came the cherished
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t W o educational
systems Of N e W
York and created
the new office Of
state commissioner
of schools, the an
ua ! salary Of
" hich is $500.
Mr.. Draper. who
is an honorary
LII. D. of Colum-
bia university, is
a native Of New
York state and is
not hi,11cnlf n pra6-
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re cord for gal
lantry in action.
For these services
he W as re co M
mended for brevet
by General Crook.
It was Colonel Bro
die who organized
the Arizona quota
Of rough riders
when the !Aneri-
ican-Spa1lish w ar
l1l,f1sn Ol1t and he.
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appeared With the
printed copies Of the report made by
General Bristow showing how mem
hers and senators had lobbied With tie
postotice department for increases OF
postottice appropriations in their dis
tcicts.
There was 4 wild rush Of members
to get copies Of the pamphlet Chairs
We're overturned and desks slammed.
Representative Boutcll. who WAS in
the chair. raped for order, but could
not Quell the tumult Representative
Uverstreet could not be heard
Finally Representative Watson at
tracted the attention Of the presiding
officer and said loud enough to be
heard half a mile, "Mr. Speaker. l
move the house takes a recess of five
get their Indictments
Colonel A. 0. Brodie, the veteran
rough rider governor Of Arizona ter
ritory, who would have lost his po-
sition had the bill providing for the
admission OF New Mexico and Arizona
to statehood as one state become a
law, exhibited much courage during
the action at Las Guasimas, Cuba. and
has had a career full Of romantic in
cidents lie graduated from West
Point in 1870 and served for several
years OH frontier duty. during which
he fought the Apaches and won
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Of them was from Sir William Crookes,

Of them was from Sir William Crookes,
the famous British investigator.
The man who has thus taken a place
Of rank in the scientific world is only
thirty-three years Of age. After grad
uating in 1890 from the University Of
Virginia he took postgraduate course
at the Vanderbilt university, studied
for year at the University Of Berlin
and then went to the University Of
North Carolina. He was at first assist
ant instructor in chemistry, but four
years ago became head Of the depart
ment.
Representative James E. Watson of
Indiana is a lawyer, prominent men-
Der of the Epworth league and such a
conspicuous Knight of Pythias that he
has been grand chancellor of the order
Io ic al nyo of
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zEE17N1 "OddN IN HOLIDAY DRESS
gers the women Of these villages ex
hibit manners gracious and charming
When in holiday attire they wear mag
niticcnt embroidery on their bodices.
embroidery that is the result of years
Of labor and is handed down from
generation to generation. Tie mar
riage garments Of the women are en-
ccctlingly elaborate. Jewclry is much
valued, and a great deal Of it is to be
found in the homes Of these wives and
daughters of fishermen. Both sexes
are good looking, but the women have
especially fine compilations. They are
a healthy, happy and deeply religious
people,
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The first American chemist to dis
cover a chemical element is DR.. Charles
Baskerville, professor of chemistry and
director Of the laboratory in the Uni
versity of North Carolina. He recent
The river press., 1904-06-08

Andrew S. Draper, New York state
commissioner Of schools, is an educa-
tor Of many years experience. For
some time past he had been chancellor
Of the University Of Illinois, but he re-
signed the position recently when Gov
ernor Odell of New York unified the
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Gossip About
Famous Folk
Of the Hour

q ENATOR MATTHEW STANLEY
QUAY, whose illness is causing
~ his friends much anxiety, had
a good many experiences as a
young man before he found out that
be possessed genius for controlling
political affairs. AS youth Of eighteen
he began lecturing on astronomy and
after that taught school for time, but
this did not prove a congenial occupa-
ton, SO he started west, intending to
fight the Indians, and finally joined
Texas organization which was to wine
out the Comanche tribe. Owing to
lack of an appropriation by the legisla-
ture the soldiers did not go on the
warpath, and without doing any fight
ing the future political warrior return
ed to Pennsylvania, there to take up
the more peaceful though sometimes
turbulent profession of the lawyer. He
had begun the study Of law on gradu-
ating from Jefferson college severa!
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was in command Of
the left flank Of that regiment at Las
Guasimas. when he was wounded Sc
rious!y by Mauser bullet. His con-
duct was highly commended by Cen
erals Shafter, Wheeler, Young and
Wood and by Colonel Roosevelt. Per
laps the most romantic episode in the
life of the governor occurred when he
was in charge Of the great Walnut
Grove dam on the Hassayampa river.
He had left the regular army and for
time had been Il day laborer in .Ari-
Zona nlil:cs. But he climbed up in the
world and was put in charge Of the
work Gil this dam. In 1854, when it
was about completed, a flood occurred
which destroyed much property and
about eighty lives. Just below the
dam was encamped a family to which
belonged the girl who had promised
to be Mrs. Brodie. All were drowned
but this young woman, who escaped
by climbing up cliff. The marriage
took place shortly afterward, Colonel
Brodie thinking it was not worth
while to run the risk Of having an
other dam break.