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a tramp Of nearly 300 miles through
the central portions Of New York state.
All he took in the way of baggage was
a change Of underwear in n waterproof
wrap. He has tramped In European
countries also and says: "My tramping
abroad and in my own country has
given me an idea Of what good. hard
work is like. and l can tell you 1t
makes You sympathetic with the man
with the hoe and the pickax. l have
done Il lot Of golting and tennis playing.
but physical exercise that Is just sport
doesn't give you the idea Of what hard
manual labor is like. But trampinc
does
Mr.. Root and his companion were ar
rested as tramps by the constable Of
one place they passed through. but
were not kept long in confinement aft
er establishing their identity.
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come. And now the Grand Duke Ern-
est has married the Princess Eleanore,
and his former wife. once the Princess
Victoria. has married her sweetheart Of
old. the Grand Duke Cyril. But Cyrirs
act has brought upon him the heav.
d%ispleasure Of the ear. 1t was thought
when he returned from Manchuria. cov-
cred with wounds after his miraculous
escape from death in the blowing up OF
the Tetropavlovsk. that he would be
allowed to marry the woman Of his
choice without mourning disgrace. But
the emperor has shown his strong dis
approval OF his cousins course by de-
prlving him Of his rank. annulling his
commission in the army. stripping him
OF his uniform, orders and honors and
banishing him from Russia. Cyril has
accepted his exile. has bought al es-
tate in Coburg and will there live as
a country gentleman with his bride.
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"ccAIy WHICH DcSiC0
the family name and is the embodi-
ment OF enterprise. The elder Collier
amassed a fortune IN the publishing
business, and the son married into a
family Of wealth and social station.
Mrs. Robert J. Collier Is a daughter Of
James J. Van Allen Of Newport, who
was minister to Italy during the second
administration Of Grover Cleveland.
She Is Il granddaughter OF Mrs. VIII
liam Astor. The Collier Van Allen nun.
tials In the mime OF 1902 were a
leading topic ut the time among the
fashionable set ut Newport. Among
the brides gifts was II present Of about
half Il million dollars from her father.
Ihe new secretary OF state, Elihu
Root. has two som and Il daughter.
His eldest son. Elihu Root. Jr., Is said
to look IL good deal as the secretary did
When he was II college youth. He Is
twenty-five years Of age, has a strong
frame. clean cut features and Il ruddy
countenance betokening Astounding
health. The father Of Secretary Root
was Il professor Of Hamilton college.
Clinton. n. Y. The present head Of the
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n x R1Y'S LATEST.
Pictures of Your Hear nn0 L0A4s
Taken White 1ou wait.

Pictures of Your f1cnrt md Lungs
Taken White You wait.
Not content with revealing the skel-
eton in the human cupboard, says the
London Pail Mail Gazette, the X rays
have now proceeded, in the hands of
Professor Rieder aud DR.. Joseph Ro-
senthal of Munich, to take artistic pic
lures of the lungs and heart. The pa
tent held his breath while his lungs
were photographed In less than a Sec
ond, and afterward, though the patient
could not stop the beating of his heart,
the operators took their photograph of
It SO QIickly-in one-tenth Of a second
that they succeeded in catching It be-
tween the beats.
The results no doubt will be Of con-
siderable scientific interest and impor
lance, but in this respect at least the
popularization Of science should surely
be kept within limits. Pictures Of the
inner man displayed for popular in
spection may not be altogether to the
good In an age when so many of us are
addicted to physical introspection to a
degree that Is not beneficial either to
our peace Of mind or to II health.
Behind all looms a terrible prospect
Of a time coming when the snapshot
fiend will be able to turn on his X rays
kodak and display the hearts of favor
lite statesmen and actresses in the mag
aZineS.
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Invisible

NJ. Brandy, IL Of the foremost of
French experimenters in wireless teleg-
raphy. describes in the Complies Rem
dus apparatus by which mechanical ef-
fects ut a distance may be produced
by etheric waves-such as starting a
motor. lighting n lamp or causing an
explosion. 1t requires only suitable
instruments Mt the distant station to
bring about these effects without any
human assistance. The idea is not
new, though the apparatus is. NJ.
Orlof has shown in this country how
a boat or torpedo may be steered by
m electrician on shore.-London Tele-
graph.
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- $500 AN~@A~ ~ A0 "a 0OOO Nx00x COxt
LOST DOGS.
better than anybody else that l never
have a fad Of any sort or kind. No
man Is more clear of them. II you are
going to argue with me, don't begin by
stating untruths."
"Well. what about the book?" she
asked.
"What l ON planning on Is a book
on natural history. That is the reason
I was looking at the cat. 1t is to be a
simple, everyday book, one that all
children can understand. l shall call it
'Bowser's Youths Natural History"
"And it will be all about cats?"
1T will be all about all sorts Of ami.
mails. How many grown people, to
say nothing about children. under.
stand anything about the habits Of
animals? I'll bet $40 to a cent that you
don't know what a cats whiskers are
for"
1T is said that they are to assist her
sense of smell"
Then whoever said so was a fool.
Children should be told that u cats
whislkers are given her. by nature to
signal the approach Of danger when
she is asleep. You might have noticed
with our own cat that when he was
lying asleep Oh the rug and l began to
sneak in on him his whiskers began to
twitch and finally woke him up. Why
does Il cat lick her paws?"
ITO clean them"
Nothing OF the sort. \ cat has sore
throat now and then, the same as Il
human being. and she licis her paws
to cure it,"
Il don't believe it," bl,ntly replied
Mrs. Rowser.
"Then you can believe the other
thing. Your ignorance is further evi.
dence Of the need Of such a book. Go
TO the nearest school and ask 100 schol.
ars why a cat turns around two or
three times before lying down, and not
two can even guess at the true reason.
Let us hear what You have to say"
"She wants to pick wi Il soft spot,
Of course"
Just rs ! thought. You are not
within Il hundred miles Of the true
reason. She turns around that she may
survey the country and see II danger
approaches"
Are YOU going to begin Oh the book
tonight"
AT once. l shall take the cat us my
first subject and follow with the dog.
the rat, the mouse, the cow. the horse.
and SO on. l am now going out on the
street to find Il dog and bring him in
here AMI study him. All my studies
will be from life."
If YOU are going to trot any ours
into this house l shall 60 upstairs and
lock myself in"
"You can 10 so if you wish. In fact.
It would probably be better. Down
here you would only distract the dogs
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white sails and shifting clouds. with u
strange glow behind them. These pic
lures look as il seen through u mist
and have Il charm Of mystery that
grows ulon one the more they are stud
led.
Mr.. Q GottSchaick has exceptional
originality both as artist and writer.
The books which he has written and
Illustrated for youthful readers are
really unique. The first Of those was
yankee Doodle Gander." which he de-
scribed rs Il '.jingo-jingle book" Other
works from his brush. pen and pencil
are In Gnome Mans Land" elves Of
the Haunted" and Historical Sense
and Nonsense" Mr.. Won G%ottschalck
was born in Providence. X. l., in 1865.
studied at the Rhode Island School of
Design and at the Art Students league
IN New York and for many years has
been manager Of an art department in
New York. He Is a son OF DR.. w. V. O
Gottschalck, who was a friend Of Gen
erals Carl Schurz and Franz Sigel and
participated with them In the German
revolution Of 1913. He is a collector Of
china and Indian curios and in his
home at Hackensack, n. j., has Pueblo
pottery, Navajo blankets, Moqui and
Pueblo ceremonial dolls and numer-
other relics, making up one of the
finest private collections in America.
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his duties, IL reelected, to any man or
Get Of men. 1t TRANSFERRED that his can-
didacy was not Endorsed by either the
Republicans. Tammany or the Mu-
nicipal Ownership league, which also
put a ticket in the field. Without any
kind Of u party organization behind
him, he IL making n warm canvass.
and his candidacy furnishes a unique
feature IN the political annals Of tho
largest city Of America.
The father Of District Attorney Je-
rome was the late Lawrence II. Je-
rome. a great wit anu clubman in his
day. Larry" as his friends called
him. was a devoted patron Of the
drama and with a friend was once
watching the progress Of a real heart
thriller Of the old days. the plot, Of
course, revolving about the disposition
Of n mortgage that threatened to
thwart the happiness Of the heroine.
With the plot at its thickest, the hero
inc In despair, the villain triumphant
and the outlook In every way dark for
the prosecuted girl as the curtain was
descending ut the end Of the third act.
Larry Jerome, with tears rolling down
his cheeks. rose from his seat and in
most impassioned tones. his voice
broken with sobs, but audible all over
the house, exclaimed to his companion:
by heaven, Tom, III pay that mort
gage myself"
Then this consummate old joker
strolled out into the lobby to enjoy the
sensation his remark had created in
the audience. The incident helped ma
terially to the making Of the play.
Curtis Guild, Jr., Republican nominee
for governor Of Massachusetts, has
served as lieutenant governor Of the
old Bay State, to which post he was
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Elevator For Raising Wrecks.
An Italian engineer, Signor Jelpo. has
Invented a submarine elevator for rails
Ing wrecked vessels. The invention
was recently put to a practical test,
with complete success, In the bay of
Naples, where a stone laden barge.
sunk a couple Of years ago and lying
at a depth Of about fifty feet, was
brought to the surface with ease. The
weight lifted was about sixty tons.
The apparatus consists of compressed
air chambers Of canvas and wire, each
equal to Il lifting capacity Of sixty tons,
and it is possible to attach as many of
these ms may he necessary after calcu-
!ating the weight to be lifted. All the
port authorities witnessed the expert
ment and warmly congratulated the
engineer.
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!Ntin, where he served from bill col
ector to editor. Since 1902 he has
been sole owner Of the paper. In 1892
he married Miss Charlotte II. johnson.
He served in the Spanish war as lieu
tenant colonel and was inspector gen.
eral on the staff of General Fitz- Hugh
Lee in Cuba. He received the offer Of
the post of first assistant postmaster
general, but declined il.
Colonel Guild is n man Of many ac-
complishments and is an excellent
speaker. He accompanied Mr.. Roose-
welt on bis stamping tour Of the west
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An Ideal Golf Links.

fhohus hasn't any gravity. Phobus.
ny the way, is a satellite Of Mars. Be-
cause OF this lack Of gravity aud non
resistance Of atmosphere. says Profess
Or Moulton Of the University Of Chi
caso. Il baseball thrown by a pitcher Of
a Fhohus ball club would curve around
the little globe three times before it
would fall behind the batter. Likewise
a good long drive in a golf contest
would send the ball around the globe
ten times unless some one butted in
n stopped it.
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IL. ICuCTul 1buEt-
lett was counsel for the defense in the
noted case Of Professor Charles II.
Eastman Of Harvard university, who
was charged with the murder Of his
brother in-law. Richard H. Grogan.
The case excited much attention ut the
time, and General Rartlett's defense of
his client was considered a very able
one. In 1901 the Merchants National
bank of Lowell was looted by two Of
its employees, who afterward retained
General Bartlett as their attorney. He
saved the institution from wreck by re-
fusing to act for the defaulters until
all the money and securities in their
possession We're returned to the bank.
William Travers Jerome. the aggres-
sive district attorney Of New York. IL
making a unique canvass for re.elec.
ton. He was elected four years ago
as a fusion, or ti-Tammany.n nominee.
This year he announced that he would
stand for reelection as an Independent
candidate If the number Of voters sign
Ing the petition for his nomination
sufficient to place his name on the
ticket. More than the required number
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In 30. While Colonel Guild was lieu.
tenant governor lie was called on to dc.
liver before a prominent Boston or.
g%anization his lecture ON "Weapons of
War" There was Il large attendance.
anil the lieutenant governor handled
the variocs weapons with a familiarity
that showed he was accustomed to
them. As he talked. he showed the
weapons. n at a time, and explained
when and where they were used. Fl
nally he reached down to the platform
and picked up a massive two handled
sword and. displaying it. explained its
uses and the great destruction that
could he wrought with it. why" ex.
claimed the speaker, a army equipped
with this could sweep the globe" As he
made this announcement he swung the
weapon through the air in n half circle
and as he did SO swept two globes with
1t, FOR there was a crash. and then q
smashing of glass, and the remains of
two globes from one of the chandeliers
lay at the feet Of the speaker. A hearty
laugh followed. in which the speaker
Joined. 1t was a telling exemplifca.
ton OF the truth Of his statement.
The publication of a new novel ~
VIII y. Harlem bearing the title Of
"TOle Baker" recalls an amusing IN.
ecdote related Of the author which has
a particular significance in this con-
nection. 1t seems that Pole Baker has
a prototype down in Georgia. Il noun
taineer and eX-moonshiner. distinguish
ed quite as much for his many shoot
Ing scrapcs as for his droll wit. Mr..
Harlem. who is always on the lookout
for real characters. first drew his por
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uull III ADncr Dan
iel," and shortly If.
ter the book p
ed this lmountaineer
called on the author
at his office in Dali
ton. Ga. Look y
her. he roared;
"fOlks say as you've
been a-pokin' fun ut
me in Il book, an
I'm leer to say eff
It's true me N you'll
hitch pretty Quick!"
The mans fiery
- - ..1-:.-
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c0Dlnet
there as valedictO-
Ran of his class
and has always had
a warm regard for
his alma mater. so
when Elihu Junior
became Of proper
age he, too. was
sent to Hamilton
for his college train
ing. In 1904 the
young man started
out with fellow
collov}.n npj @,,j.
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This Well Yields Refined OIL.

Great excitement recently prevailed
al Rowshurg. O.. ove the discovery Of
OIL Ill a we'll OH the property of s.
tiohensil. \ most peculiar fact con.
hected with the discovery is that the
OIL Is practically as clear when taken
from the we'll as stove oil. To all in
n and purposes it is refined oil and
When placed in a lamp burns as we'll
% the best quality.
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hip pocket made prompt action advisa-
bic. Every WE'LL" said Mr.. Harden.
but first you sit down here and read
what l said for yourself. Then IL you
still want satisfaction Well see what
can be done" The mountaineer, taken
by surprise. consented. The afternoon
had passed before he laid down the
book and rose. Look " heer," he
said. this time sheepishly; II don't
reckon I kin kick. Why. that fellow
they says like mes got a sight more
grit II l have. HUH" with rising en-
He'd fight a circular saw
bare handed. No; I cyan't kick" And.
with Il pleased grin, he departed.
Golfers Weekly, which is just now
conducting a vigorous campaign against
so called fraudulent goods which are
sometimes imposed upon the public.
is published by Peter +. Collier 4 Son.
The senior Collier is we'll known in the
business and social world. and the
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ClSTERN.

A Self Clearing, Mosquito Proof W..
ter Receptacle.
A New Orleans inventor, spurred OH
by the fear of yellow fever, has de-
signed a galvanized cistern which he
thinks will prove itself much cleaner
than those now in use and will not be
a breeding place for the germ carry
ing mosquito.
The lower part OF the cistern, as
shown in the accompanying illustra-
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DurtIuOutu Ill 1915.
Two years later he
graduated from the
Albany Law school
and began the a
tice Of law. He
married Miss Mary
L. Morrison, who
died, and In 1897
he married Miss
Annie NJ. White.
He is q veteran of
the civil war and
active in the G. A.
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THE C1sTERN IN MINIATURE.

tioa, is funnel shaped, with a valve
at the bottom. Two days after a rain
this valve can be opened and oil sedi-
ment and other impurities will be
forced out.
The top Is made. Of galvanized iron
and fits closely over a screened frame
work, which gives ventilation, but no
opportunity for mosquitoes to enter.
At mi side is an escape pipe for the
overflow water.
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elected In 1902.
He IL II son Of
Curtis Guild. foun-
der and editor Of
the Boston Com
nlercial. Bulletin,
and was born In
Boston IN 1860 AMI
graduated In 1881
from HARVARD uni
versity. He made
a tour Of Europe
and then entered
the Office Of the
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Junior member Of
the firm, Robert j.
Collier, has already
given evidence Of
ability to wear his
fathers mantle with
dignity when the
latter Is ready to
pass 1t along to a
He IL q
potent factor in the
production Of the
--~Nn- -
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OF names was OBJ
tanned. Meantime it
was supposed that
he would be Indoors
ed by the fusion
lists, but til fusion
m o v G IN G II fell
through. Mr.. Je-
rome had stated
that he would not
ask support from
any party organiza-
tion, as he did not
want to be under
any obligation In
AA~ ~NvR@,,~~~ -
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AN ORIGINAL ARTIST.
D. n. ven ts0ttSchn lex and Hts Wort
rs Painter and llluafra4or.

u. N. ven OO1xscn0scA 0DO 31t0
M Painter and Illustrates.
Oscar Hunt Won Gottschalck IL one
Of the pioneers Of what some think viii
prove a new school in art and is au-
thor as well as artist. An art exhibi-
ton of an unusual kind shortly to be
held in New York calls attention to his
work, which goes farther than Wills
tier did in hazy and indisttnct effects.
In looking at his paintings one sees at
first only a blur OF color. but out Of II
gradually vague forms representatives
Of distant headlands. for instance. ana
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A Question OF Obligation.

"Are you going to betray the people
after they put you into Officer"
"My dear sir" answered Senator
Sorghum. you misapprehend. The
people did not put me into office. And
shall l 60 back on the men who did?"
Washington Star.
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Rc:iDrOCHted

Re"iprHcHted.
The cynic hates the world, and SO
Declares with all his vim.
He really could not hate it. though.
A. much as 1t hates him.
philadelphia Press.
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Various Excuses For Being Late.
Mrs. Hoy!e- The paper says that
there is a short story famine.
Mrs. Doyle Don't you believe it.
My husband has ii new one to offer
every night.-Judge.
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Folk In the
Limeli&ht
Of Publicity

- ENERAL CHARLES w. BART
- LETT, Democratic candidate
VI for governor of Massachusetts,
is a lawyer Of wide reputation
who has figured in some famous cases.
He was born in Boston in 1916 and Is
the son Of Joseph c. and Katherine A.
Bartlett. Much Of his youth was spent
IN the country, where by work on a
farm and in other ways he developed
q strong physique. He taught school
to earn money to aid him in securing Il
college education and graduated ut
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Curtis Guild, Jr., Republican nominee
for governor of Massachusetts, has
served as lieutenant governor Of the
old Bay State, to which post he was
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