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gone ahou four years. He sailed in
a small sloop of forty-slx tons. the
Gjoa, equipped with a petroleum en-.
CINE for use in case of need, and with
him Were but yer others. Lieutenant
Gottred Hansen of the royal Danish
naNy and six nm The whole cost
OF the expedition vas only about $27,-
eco, which -Amundsen paid chiefly out
OF his own pocket, SO great was his in
terrst in the problems he longed to
solve Tor the world.
Tl.c north magnetic pole is to be dis
tlnguiShed from the geographical north
pole. The latter is Il point; the for
E!"r is believed to be 4 considerable
area at Boothia. the most northerly
about 1900 miles from the geOgraph-
ical north polo. There are magnetic
forces in the earth which cause the
compass to assume Il certain position
at cach place on the eartll's surface.
The north end of the needle points
nOrtllwaru. but not exactly in the direc-
ton Of the geographical pole. At some
places it points east of the true north,
at others west. If expeditions were to
be imagined starting from various
places on the surface of the earth and
each moving forward always in the
direction indicated by the north end of
the compass needle these expeditions
would ut last meet at BOOthia. which
is thus called the north magnetic pole
Of the earth. II the expeditions took
the direction indicated by the south
ends Of the needle they would meet on
the antarctic continent, near the south
pole, in Victoria Land. This Is the
south magnetic pole. These places are
remarkable in that a so called mag
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netic dipping needle will assume a yer
the north end downward ut the north
magnetic pole. and vice versa.
In 1881 the British government sent
an expedition to the northwest Of the
American continent. and one Of its
members. Sir James Ross. surveyed
the region with the view of discover
ing the north point of magnetism. lie
found that in Boothia the dipping nee-
die was DETECTED only One-siXtieth of
a degree from Il vertical position. His
instruments We're not so accurate as
those since invented. He assumed the
magnetic pole to be actually only II
point. Since his time scientists have
busted themselves with questioning
whether it is a point or al area and
whether the pole remains where it was
fixed by Ross or is constantly chang
ing. 1t was to make observations
which would settle such points as these
and also to make his way through the
northwest passage that Amundsen set
out. Before he left Neumaycr, the
great German magnctician. said to
him. Young man, if you are able to
make an exact determination of the
earth's magnetic north pole you will
do a work Of immense value to sci
cnce."
Captain .Amundscu expected to get
through tn" northwest passage and
proceed down the western coast of
America toward San Francisco. and
scientists on the Pacific coast hope to
give him a welcome before long which,
will be warm enough to thaw out the
frost he has acquired during his pro-
longed stay in the arctic regions. The
captain gained fame eight years ago..
when he was first officer Of the Bel
gian south polar expedition, and it was
while blocked in the ice Of the antarc.
tic seas that he conceived the desire
to penetrate the northwest passage and
accurately locate the north magnetic
pole.
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The mother of the small boy had
been trying to instill within him IN
idea of conscience. she described it
us Il little voice which whispered in
side n when he was doing wrong.
II never heard it," said the small
boy cynically and in the tone Of II
who shrugs his shoulders.
\ little later the small boy did some
thing he had been told not to do and
was sent to sit on =: chair and ordered
not to get off until the powers that be
gave him leave.
Ten minutes later he came into tho
room where his mother was sitting
jubilant.
1--WE heard it, mother" he exclaim-
ed.
Heard what?" asked his perplexed
parent.
Heard the little voice. 1t said,
Sam Smith, you get off that chair.
Don't you care what your mother
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ledger.
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Vu as IL SlluIIIS
acroplanc OF automatic equilibrium UNI
der control of the rider After being
lifted to Il height of 5000 feet by Il bal
loon the Santa Clara made a success
full flight through the air. showing that
it could be guided in any desired direc-
tion and brought gently to the earth.
with it," says Professor Montgomery,
I'VE are enabled to glide safely through
the air from any height and to study
more deeply and more satisfactorily,
by reason of actual experience, this
more difficult problem of aerial navi-
CATION" 1t remains to supply the ma
chine with an engine capable Of raising
it in the air. Professor Montgomery
began his experiments in 1854 by con
structing flying machines. but aban-
doned this plan Of aerial navigation for
that OF the aeroplunc. believing that it
offered the best chances Of success.
Giovanni r. Morosini, the wealthy
Italian banker whose brother came
from South America recently to pay
him a call only to find that the rich
relative was mot at home" was the
counselor. friend and partner of the
late Jay Gould. He came to America
as Il refugee with Garibaldi and Is a
descendant Of al ancient family which
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safety approves a. humane the de-
s,ruction Of bears and other ferocious
beasts which prey upon the harmless
animals.
Mr.. Angel became interested In pre-
venting cruelty to animals some forty
years ago, when several cases Of ex-
IRENE maltreatment of dumb beasts
came under his observation. He is a
native Of Massachusetts, is eighty-one
years Of age and a graduate Of Dart
mouth college. He has organized hu-
name societies in various cities and
states and has been president Of that
In Massachusetts since 1868.
Professor John j. Montgomery. in
ventor of an aeroplane that is believed
to have solved one part Of the problem
Of air navigation. holds the degree Of
doctor of philosophy and IS an In
structor in physics in Santa Clara COL
lege, which claims to be the Oldest in
stitution Of learning in California. He
is a son Of Zachariah Montgomery. as.
sistant attorney general OF the United
States under President Cleveland, and
a cousin of Bishop Montgomery Of the
Roman Catholic church, who was pres
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ers to whom the manuscript was Of
fered had it read by Il member of each
Of those denominations. The Methodist
reported that the story had Il too dis
tinct Roman Catholic bias to be pOpu-
lar with readers of other crceds. The
Roman Catholic vas equally positive
that those of his faith would be Offend
ed by it's Partially to Methodists.
After the publishers had about de-
cidcd to accept the book 1t occurred to
them as Il final test to have it read by
a native OF Nova Scotia. since some of
the characters are from that country.
To their great amazement this man in
figures of the story, the bishop of Isle
Madame, was Il real person. still living
and. most startling Of all, that he bore
the very name given him in the book.
With II shudder ut their narrow es-
cape from a costly lawsuit the publish
ers lost no time in communicating
with the author. He in his turn prompt
~ denied all knowledge of the living
Nova Scotia bishop and ventured the
opinion that the publishers had been
victimized by their reader. In reply
they sent him n newspaper clipping
which was an account Of the celebra-
ton of the prelate's fftieth anniversary
of ordination.
Fortunately the resemblance did not
extend further. The bishop Of the story,
the Nova Scotian admitted, was so I'LL
like the real one in every way that it
would be necessary only to change the
name. This was done.
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us Oue uu CUUCN-
tor OF note. Congressman Moon was
educated under his fathers supervision
and also attended college. He taught
school and later was professor in a
Philadelphia institution Of learning
and was a speaker ON educational sub
jects upon the lecture platform. He
was admitted to the bar in 1884 and
has practiced his profession in Phila-
delphia since that time. He was elect
ed to congress in 1903 to FIJI a vacancy
and was reelected in 1904.
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baseball bats and all the other weapons
Of offense Of a mob. He was engaged
to break the recent strike on the sub
way and elevated lines in New York
and it Is said received $4,000 for a
few weeks work In that connection.
During his employment In this task he
was practically commander in chief of
an army of 5000 strike breakers, the
sole manager Of a property worth $780,
100000 and responsible for the safety
Of 100000 passengers daily. His in
come for the past FIVE years is said 70
have beer at least $4,000 per year.
He Is a big, baldheaded, broad shout
dered young man OF thirty-two and
was born in Plattsburg. n. Y. At
fourteen years Of age lie was an at
tendant in the billiard room Of a hotel
at Monticello. n. Y, then bartender,
night clerk, day clerk and at eighteen
its manager. The hotel business was
too slow for him. and he became a de-
tective In New York city. In 1895 he
was on the Brooklyn street car strike
in charge OF fifteen special officers.
Later In the same year he was time
keeper over 1900 strike breakers in
he street car strike in Philadelphia.
His experience on these two strikes set
him thinking. Detective and employ
ment agencies then furnished work
men, each agency controlling its own
men, the company exercising general
management Of the situation. With
all these heads the result was chaos.
Farley recognized the need of a new
calling and determined to be a strike
breaking general. He specialized on
street car strikes and to know the
business from the ground up served
In numerous capacities on street rail-
ways. His success has brought him
ample financial returns, but there are
comparatively few who would take his
place with the risks that 60 with it.
Frank j. Gould, the son Of the late
Jay Gould, who has lost heavily in the
failure Of the Merchants Trust CON-
pany, married a Miss Helen Margaret
Kelly. 1t is an interesting circum-
stance that her grandfather, the late
Eugene Kelly. and the late Jay Gould
were inveterate business foes. So &C.
tive in their hatred Of each other were
they that II philosophic acquaintance
once remarked to the elder Gould:
SSV>~, ~n~Np ~ <Ao
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Humor ana PHILOSOPHY
SAW WOOD.
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH

Let the other fellow spout;
Keep your mouth shut.
What's the use to yell and shout?
Keep your mouth shut.
If rot do not talk a lot
Chances are that you will not
Get in water that is hot
Keep your mouth shut.
If YOU want to get ahead,
Keep your mouth shut.
Troubles least where nothing's said
Keep your mouth shut.
Peg away with all your might.
Make an interesting fight,
Clean up everything in sight:
Keep your mouth shut.
Saw our wood and never shirk:
Keep your mouth shut.
Talking seldom does much work;
Keep your mouth shut.
Silence isn't 'gaa,st the rules,
Talking shows UP lots of fools.
Hot airs nothing when it cools:
Keep your mouth shut.
Takes 4 lot Of grit to climb;
Keep your mouth shut.
If YOU want to save our time,
Keep Your mouth shut.
Get Il cinCh and keep 1t, too:
Nothing IS too good for you,
But. whatever else You do.
Keep you mouth shut.
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Road A%n1undSer,
Norwegian Explorer,
and His Work

he world Of SCI
ence Is taking
great interest In
the report that
the Norwegian
explorer Captain
Roald Amund-
sen has succeed
ed In his at
tempt to get
through the
northwest pas
sage and locate
ac~'tely the
north magnetic
pole. AprofessOr
of Leland Stan
ford university
declares the ac-
complish ment
the greatest geo.
%gr.e'1hical feat of
th.W 'c.scnt cen
fury. Captain
Am lscn set
out on his quest
June IL, 1908,
fro N Christi.
Il | a. Norway,
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that his business life G. P. MoRos1S1.
began. His first start was made as a
result Of his bravery In saving the
the Erie railroad from i gang Of
roughs. Mr.. Marsh gave his sons res
cuer a position in the employ Of the
Erie company.
The bankers love for Venice Is dis
played in various ways. He Is m n
thusiastic collector Of pictures, and his
place on the Hudson is Il treasure
house of rare and beautiful things.
The armor hall alone contains a finer
collection than that possessed by many
q museum.
Colonel Abe Gruber. New York law
yer, politician and wit, tells this story:
mot long ago, waiting foc IL case Of
mine to be tried, l listened to two law
yers who were very much excited over
a certain legal argument. Matters
went to such a pitch that they began
to call each other names
"'You're an ass said n attorney.
you're Il liar.'was the prompt retort.
"Then the Judge said, Now that
counsel have identified each other kind
" proceed to the disputed points,"
Congressman Reuben o. Moon Of
Pennsylvania, who has been appointed
a delegate to the peace conference to
be held in Brussels in September, Is
knoun NC an edmonton. nc Wc1l ne n
politician. The coming conference Is
the thirteenth annual meeting Of the
body known as the Interparliamentary
Union For international Arbitration.
Before going to Brussels Congressman
Moon will visit those Of the European
parliaments which are in session ut the
time. Mr.. Moon has long been inter-
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"tcu III lIlc sui'JtCt
Of arbitration of in
%ternational disputes.
He was born In New
Jersey in 1S47 and
is descended from
John Moon, one of
the earliest judges
Of Pennsylvania,
who was appointed
by kings commits
sion about 1854. He
Is a son Of Aaron
Moon. who was in
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pl;lll0tlOn Is lnaC
It has grown
since you had it
out in competition
with the spark
lcrs Of those who
%patroniZe the ice
man or who i'm
port their dia-
nlonus in car load
lots from Alas
ka.
There is an
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other occasion Oh which the diamond
grows as though it had been planted
by the side Of an i~rrigating ditch, and
that is when some rude, i'll hammered
holdup man has captured it as you are
describing the priceless gem to the
unsympathetic officers of the law. 1t
Is always fully ten carats larger on
such an occasion.
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emf AT the OInclal
test Of the new ma
chine and blessed It.
Professor MOntgOm-
cry does not claim
that his %aeroplane,
which he calls the
s Il t 4,
solves the whole
problem of naviga-
ton of the air. but
only the first step
of the problem. His
machine is deScrib-
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How They Grow,

1t is Vlaimeu by scientists that min
erals grow. Did YOU ever notice how
much larger Your pet diamond looked
when you PASSED It e the counter
In return for Il small loan? The OK
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There are not many social functions
in the far southwest. but occasionally
they hold a necktie party.
Nothing makes Il woman madden
than to have Il shower show up when
she has Just had her hair done for a
party.
1t is hard TO make a boy who sees
his father approaching with a skate
strap believe that there is nothing like
leather.
No matter how roughly it may be ex-
ecuted a meal ticket always looks like
a work Of art.
1t is safe to say that the beauty doc
tor who recommended the washtub to
women as good exercise wouldn't do
much business.
A word to the wise is sufficient, but
for the very wise a wink will do.
Some men find it easy to fall in love
with a girl at first sight If they have
already looked up her commercial rat
ing.
When q woman gets her false hair
stolen It Is up to the police to be a hair
restorer.
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ious. Their disputes pertained to stock
speculations and railways and were
not easily settled. But love swept
away the barriers between the families
Of the two men after both were dead.
Frank Gould came into possession Of
the comfortable sum Of $1O,OOO,OOO on
attaining his majority, a sum that had
been fostered by "Uncle" Russell Sage,
who had charge Of the investments.
He lived with his sister, Miss Helen
NJ. Gould, previous to his marriage
and has never evinced much ambition
to shine in society. He is fond Of dogs
and horses and devotes much time to
yachting.
George Thorndike Angel, editor Of
Our Dumb Animals, which criticised
President Roosevelt for shooting bears,
is a rich lawyer who has given most Of
his time for many years to the work Of
preventing cruelty to animals. He
sends this periodical free every month
to newspaper editors, members Of con
gress and public officials and to nu-
merous societies. 1t is also distributed
free to many public school teachers
and children. In view of the remarks
in the May number c~ensuring the pres
ident In connection
Photo by Purdy. with his recent
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scientific theory Of
heredity, but why
do you and Kelly
detest each other
so much? Because
your a c e 8 t O
were on opposite
sides at Cro,nwell's
invasion Of Ire
land?" The great
fnancier regarded
this explanation of
his difference with
A. T. nS~,
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Prominent People
Who Are Mentioned
In the Dispatches

NJ Els FARLEY,
who has been in
Chicago to aid In
breaking the team
sters' strike. ia q
strike breaker by
profession, and q
dangerous profess
sion It Is. He only
smiles when its per-
lis are mentioned,
but his body shows
ample testimony to
the truth of the
statement. He Is
covered Aon head
to foot With bullet
wounds inc scars
from knives. clubs,
pistol butts, black
- -~Nt1~~A~-
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In times long gone
by gave several do
ges to Venice. Mr..
MOrOsini was born
In Venice, and his
father was a Vene-
tian officer. 1t was
not until he had ac-
c%oinpanied Garibal-
di to Europe and re-
turned to America
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Photo by Purdy.

prejudice youthful minds against the
chief executive Of the nation. Pres
ident Snow Of the Humane society de-
MES responsibility so far as that as
ISOLATION Is concerned for the circula-
ton among school children Of any crit.
icisms Of Mr.. Roosevelt and says his
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WIFI MS recent
hunting trip in the
west the superin-
tendent Of schools
of Washington pro-
hibited the circula-
ton Of this issue
of the magazine
among the school
children Of the ma
tional capital. He
took the ground
that the article in
question insulted
the president and
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The Sweet c., c..

""Tis only work that c%onquers,"
Declares the graduate
As swectly to the front she trips
With her degree on straight.
She proves she means just what she
a
For as the crowds diminish
She very neatly. smoothly works
Her father to a finish.
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OF A HERO.

Carrie pcytOn Wheeler. Who Il Pop
ular With Veterans.
Miss Carrie +. Wheeler, daughter of
General Joe Wheeler, will be one of the
sponsors for the south at the COnfed-
crate veterans reunion in Louisville
June 14-1G. She will be prominent
among the fair daughters of the south
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Ilarbprixul,

inr beriSIl.
(Iowa legislators purpose putting a ban
on doctors wearing whiskers.-News Dis
patch.l
Shave sawbones. all Of them!
Think Of the gall Of them
Mutton chops. Greeleys. mustache or
goatee.
Nests for the get there germs.
Microcosmical worms.
None OF your doctors with whiskers for
me.
Why antiseptics,
Peroxides or peptics,
Drugs to stave off all the Ills we have
feared?
It's foolish to s~terilize,
Patients we perilize.
When the doctor arrives with the germs
in his beard.
New York Press.
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Cold and Empty.
Il hear that in Germany they have Il
new invention called the 'ireless
.stove.'"
THAT'S nothing. We've had u tire-
less stove in kitchen for some
time"
"Since When!"
"Since the cook went away."-DetrOit
Tribune.
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Different Methods In
The Art Of Lovemakins

THE Dolly Dialogue" style of hero
and heroine conduct their wOOing
in this sort of sparkling repartee:
She-Yo-'re just like all other men
you want the earth?
Hell acknowledge it-you're all the
world to Toe, and l want you!
She-As a piece Of real estate l may
come higher than you a afford to go.
Heat any price you'd be dirt
cheap.
And in the old fashioned novels like
this:
Parmela-You must pardon my igno-
rance, sir, if l appear to misapprehend
the drift Of your expression Of regard:
l cannot but think. however, that you
presume too much in thus addressing
me ut so early a period of our &C.
qu%aintance.
Leonardo-Believe me, dearest mad
am. when l say that if l seem too
impetuous It is only that the depth of
my feeling overcomcs my natural re-
gard for the convcntionalities. All, do
not turn asiue, fair unaid-my heart
and fortune are lying ut your feet!
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Too Frequently.

"I'apa, must Il man he narrow mind
I'd to keep in the straight and narrow
path:"
".\o, son; but the man who keeps
therein frequently is."-IIouston Post.
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OF Some Use, After All.

Ella-That fellows head isn't Of
much uSa t. him.
Stella Well l suppose he feels that
he's got to have something to hang his
hat On.-.Fuugc.
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Oae Advantage.

One Advantage.
1.-The desert Of Sahara must be a
terrible place." said Meandering Mike.
"Well," answered Flooding Pete.
there's one good thing to be said fur
1t. There amt Il lot Of people there
on the lookout fur farm hands,
Washington Star.
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PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Don't choose between Il good name
and great riches. but make Il play for
both.
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The Warm One

The Warm One.
"The emperor of Japan claims to be
a brother Of the SUM-"
"He can truthfully say that his fam
lily has one hot member"
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But in real life would not Il phono-
graph reveal something like this?
Nv WY, lack Peters. how dare your"
Jaw. now you're not going to get
mad about it. are YOU: Honest. SADIE.
l couldn't help it"
well. I'll have you understand that
r.
Nov. what's the use! You know
how | fell. and you've known it all
along. AMI YOU can't bluff me. IOu
love mt. don't YOU: Cut that talk OFT
and quit jcrkin' away!"-Cleveland
Leader.
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C0p-Move on. kid.
Kid-Say, officer, l amt got but 10
cents, but it's all yours II you'll Jest
let me sit here and look ut you!-New
York American.
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Where Titles Come From.
II wonder why they call him profess
sor."
1T is strange. l never heard that he
worked In n barber shop"
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1y I1US y 1IOI IIIVTIIUCT.
Later On.
In writing q torrid love letter
Be wise and cut honeyed words short.
You'll find 1t will read SO much better
II 1t ever comes up In the court.
Narrow Quarters.
"What made him go out Of his
mind?"
"He probably felt cramped."
High Finances.
"Loan me SO"
"Say. you must want to start a
bank"