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OVER GIFTS TO JOCKEYS

box and found in it half dozen fat
snails. 1t was the same satirical OWN
er who on another occasion presented
his jockey with a sumptuous casket.
which on being opened disclosed a
wooden spoon, and to third jockey
who had failed to win an important
race he handed pair Of crutches
bought from beggar on the course.
When John Singleton, clever jock
ey of nearly two centuries ago, first
won race in Yorkshire the farmer
whose horse he had ridden to victory
was so delighted with his achievement
that he made him a present of eve,
whose offspring soon mustered a
round dozen, and really started the ex-
shepherd lad on his career as jock
ey. Singleton was very proud of and
grateful for his singular fee.
In this respect he furnished a great
contrast to a well-known jockey who,
when a check for $1,5O0 was handed
to him by the owner OF horse on
which he had won a race, crumpled it
up contemptuously with the remark
that he had "often received more for
riding a 2-year-old."
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were dispatched to Bertelmann's pace
and put OH guard. 1t was a strenuous
time One night when the guards
were being changed every hour. so
that no sentry would have an oEcor-
tunity of falling asleep, the officer in
charge is said to have sent for some
hot coffee. This would aid in keeping
the soldiers awake. The coffee came.
Also bottle of whisky was brought
along The officers said the men
could drink coffee, but not whisky. It
was suggested that whisky might be
put in the coffee. No. 1t might make
them drowsy But it happened that
one of the soldiers drank some whis-
ky. He fell asleep half an hour after
ward and did not wake until the next
morning about daylight. He was
shaken several times during the night
but he was in a deep. heavy slumber
and could not be awakened.
The bottle Of whisky was kept in
the camp. The contents are, and prob
ably will remain untouched, for there
seems to be general impression about
that the contents were, and may be
still, "doped." Commercial
Advertiser.
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Fyssia's Baltic provinces are at the
present time busily engaged in max
ing history. 50 that the following facts
may be of interest. Esthonia. kur-
land and Liyonia are the districts
principally involved. In all three the
aristocracy is German in language and
race. but composes only small part
nj the popuia-ion In Esthonia the vast
majority OF the Inhabitants are Fsths,
l Finnish people of Cralo-Altaic
7to,k. Iivonia and kurland are in
.iabited chiefly by the Let's. closely
allied to the Iithuanians. The Rus
iians constitute but a small fraction
If the inhabitants OF the district. l"
the thirteenth century the heathe-
peoples dwelling on the shores of the
Baltic were suDiugated by he knights,
Sword-BearerS and TeI.onic knights.
who introduced the German civil:za-
ricn. With tie Lithuaniars the etts
constitute p separate division OF the
Aryan, Or int1-Europesn family. The
old Prussians belonged to the Ietto-
Lithuanian stock.
These Letto-Lithuanians are phys
ically well built The face is mostly
elongated, TIE features fine. The
very fair hair, blue eyes and delicate
skin distinguish them from the Poles
and Russians Their dress is usually
plain in comparison with that OF the
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king. is still under peculiar influences:
he will encounter serious troubles in
his dominions: toward the middle OF
the year an attempt will be made oa
his life, insuccessfully. This year
shows strong testimonies OF marriage.
and the influences are very favorGble
for it,
.Iapan-At Toxic Jupiter will be ia
midheaven, an excellent position 10:
the mikado and his government: the
planetary influences on the whole are
favorable. These people have displayed
strategical qualities in the war result
ing in victory which European pow
ers little dreamed of. Their patriot
ism was proverbial; they are natura'-
ly kind, hospitable and devoid OF totE
revenge and resentment.
Italy-ltaly is threatened with re-
ligious troubles. The life of the King
is in danger of violent end. l find also
the sun between the hostile beams OF
Saturn; this will excite him to rash
acts. and denotes large increase in MS
army and navy.
Germany-The emperor of Ger
iIdHl, WHO is lHt HibSl S'tt4i''4S iAAoi'
arch of Europe, aims perpetually to be
arbitcr and ruler of nations outside
his realm During the year OF 1905
the sun is heavily afflicted by Saturn.
Mars and Neptune. which position
thwarts his ambitions.
There is, furthermore, great danger
to his health. series OF complica-
tions threatening. Being a strong con.
s,itution, he may escape fatality:
nevertheless the danger is considera.
BILE. The conjunction OF Neptune anu
the sun vii. harass and worry him i'll
his family or domestic life, and II ere
will be a sickness in his household
Turkey-The Sultan of Turkey ION.
tinues under adverse influences, Snc-
ing it difficult to maintain his position.
Let him be careful of personal "io-
lence, notably in September Hls
power and prestige will be under.
mined; the young Turks working se-
cretly against him. | shouldn't Won
der if he met the fate Of Sultan Abuuh
Aziz. During the winter he will be
antagonized by European powers.
Austria-The King of Austria has
great political troubles before him, es
pecially from Hungary. Great care
should be taken of his person and
health for the influences of Uranus
threaten. This year is by no means
favorable to Austria. Gloh\
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WHY MOCHA COFFEE IS SCARCE
Methods Of Cultivation and Transpor-
tation Primitive.

Back in the mountain districts be-
hind Alden the Arabs grow mocha
coffee Each farmer" has few
bushes on which he raises enough for
his own use and little extra to sell
to the travelling buyers who go from
one farm to another collecting the
raw berries In very small quantities.
Finally, caravan is formed which
transports the precious product to
Alden, journey taking two or three
weeks. From Alden the coffee is ex-
ported, mostly to France and Ameri-
ca, where it is worth almost it's
weight in gold. Genuine mocha will
not be easily obtainable, or cheap,
until the Arabs adopt modern meth
DDS of cultivation and build railroads
from the plantations to Alden, the
seaport. Apropos of this, a contempo-
rary thinks it miracle that statis-
tics show that during the last six
years the grocers of this country have
sold 3.500000 pounds of pure mocha
and java Coffee while there has
been but $4,000 pounds imported dur
ing the same period.
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Mixing Of Hats at the White House.

Mixing Of Hats at the White House.
Attorney General Moody made a
call on the president yesterday morn
ing, and as he was leaving the White
House, tried to put his hat on his
head. He Immediately encountered
difficulty, for the hat appeared to be
too small. Mr.. Moody scanned the
derby carefully. turned it over and
over with a mystified air, and again
tried to force it on his head. It was
no use.
"Must haze made a mistake" mur.
INJURED the attorney general. turning
back to the presidents office. In a
moment he came out again, smiling
broadly and with another derby in
his hand.
Now, gentlemen" said Mr. Moody.
there's an illustration of the high
principle of honesty on which the de-
partment of Justice operates. l start
ed to walk off with Senator Dolliver's
hat, and in spite of the fact that it
is far better hat than mine, I re-
turned it to him and claimed my old,
shabby looking derby"
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out OF New York harbor as it would
have been in an ordinary naval en-
gagement.
The disaster will provoke the more
discusson in foreign naval circles be-
cause each one of the battle-ships in
Nolved had fine record for seaworth-
aness as well as for fighting evolu
tions. The Kearsarge the Kentucky,
and the Alabama, had come victor
ious from the severest tests in long
voyages and in all sorts of weather.
The Kearsarge and the Kentucky had
Just left the dry dock at the New
York navy yard after slight repairs.
The Illinois had been thoroughly
overhaaled at the Boston navy yard
All the vessels of the battle-ship
squadron, including the Missouri and
tho Indiana. were In splendid condi-
tion for cruise. The Indiana, re-
modelled in the last two years, has
Just been put in commission to take
the place of the Massachusetts,, which
goes out OF commission for repairs
In fact, the North Atlantic fleet, in
Guiding the four new armored crus-
effective work. All the vessels ex-
cept the coast squadron were to pro.
coed to Culebra for the winter ma
neuvers, and yet at the very begin.
ming of this active campaign the very
flower of the fleet narrowly escaped
disaster In getting out of home har-
Dor.
1t seems clear that the navigators
were not at fault. 1t is officially re-
ported that the vessels were proceed.
ing in the regulation formation, fol-
lowing the flagship in line at dis.
tance Of 1900 feet. But If the dis
tance interval is not great enough to
permit a battle-ship to maneuver in
safety, why should it have been main
,tained in this case or in any other?
The sinking of the battle-ship Vic
toria by the battle-ship Camperdown,
June %, 1898, aroused the British
naval department to the folly of fol-
lowing literally routine or standing
orders under all circumstances. The
British Mediterranean feet was ma
neuvering off Tripoli. The Victoria,
the flagship of Vice Admiral Tryon,
was leading one column of the fleet,
and the Camperdown, the flagship of
Rear Admiral Markham, was leading
the other.
The order was for the columns, at
signal. to reverse sailing direction.
turn inward, each ship to follow it's
leader at distance of $500 feet. In
making the turn the ram of the Cam
perdown struck the Victoria at an
angie Of eighty degrees on the star
board bow. about twenty feet forward
of the turret, and the Victoria went
down with Vice Admiral Tryon and
$50 officers and men.
The court martial that investigat-
ed the disaster held that the maneu-
ver was dangerous and expressed re-
eret that Rear Admiral Markham
had not disobeyed the order the car
rying out Of which seemed to him GER
tain to result disastrously
The Camperdown episode resulted
in several important changes in Brit
ish naval routine. 1t is possible that
the recent "miX-up" in our battleship
squadron may result in changes in
our own naval routine
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Battleships in Danger

The almost serious disaster on Jan.
2, involving three of our tattle-ships
Twill greatly disturb the American peo-
pie. Five of the more modern battle
ships of the eight that make up the
ba:tle-ship squadron of the North At
lantic fleet Zone of the finest in the
world) were engaged in an ordinary
or routine maneuver. Working against
wind and tide the line of bat;le-ships
was thrown into confusion by one
ship running aground, and it required
the greatest eXertion to prevent the
destruction of the kearsarge, the
Kentucky, and the Alabama.
As it was. the Kearsarge was run
aground to prevent collision with
the stranded Kentucky, and the Ala.
balna, the third ship in line. crashed
int, the Kentucky. All the vessels
except the Kentucky were able to pro
ceed to Hampton roads, but the squad
ror was crippled as badly in getting
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America Treasury OF World.

Jonathan and his continent hold
the money grip. With one-twentieth
of the worlds population the United
States has two-thirds of its banking
power. capital, surplus, circulation
and deposits being considered. The
banking strength Of the world has in
creased los per cent since 1890, while
that of the United States has expand
ed 40 per cent and that Of New York
city 200 per cent. New York bank
clearings average greater than those
of London and far in excess of those
of any other financial center. With
expansion comes responsibility. Seri.
Gus financial straits in America would
be felt the world over. So ineXtric-
ably intermiXed are the fates of Ber-
lin. Vienna, London. Paris, and New
York, that none can suffer without
the others.
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Failed to Score.


will the gentleman allow me to
ask him question:" interrupted a
man in the audience.
Certainly" said the orator.
Did you or did you not once run
for the Office Of lieutenant governor
In breathless silence the vast as
sembly awaited his answer.
He drew himself up to his full
height, flashed glance of concen-
trated scorn at the presumptuous var
let, and raised his voice till it Jared
the rafters.
"Yes, SIR" he said 81 did! I once
ran for the Office of lieutenant gov.
ernor of the state of New Jersey, and
/ was defeated, sir, by the largest ma
jority which any man ever escaped
that office in the history of the United
States!"
Utterly crushed and Inundated by
the outburst Of applause that greeted
this triumphant rejoinder, the crest
fallen man who had presumed to
measure wits with seasoned cam
Daigner skunk ANONYMOUSLY out of the
building.
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(6y Professor Matook,)

The new neon for January occurs
OH Dec. 26 at 4 a. m. Meantime the
splendid planet Jupiter will be set
ting in the west. but in evil aspect
with the hostile rays of Mars and
Saturn: the sun and the moon will be
il conjunction
Such position denotes heavy calami-
tics occurring on the seas: collisions
ana wrecks will be unusually fire.
queut: in the month of February fur
the- disturbances at sea. heavy fogs
prevailing, causing sundry wrecks and
collisions.
st Washington the sun. moon and
C;.nus will he in the ascendant, i'm.
plying danger to the president. strikes
an1 an unsettled state of trade, dur
ing The winter months
The planet Jupiter enters the sign
Geniini. which rules the United States
toward the 10th of March, being a
strong indication of favorable results
CT finance and wealth of the people:
the affairs in general will be good with
considerable activity in dry goods and
general merchandise.
fussia-At ST. Peters the position
of Saturn and Mars in The 11th house
denotes unfayorable indication of the
prosperity of Russia, disaster following
disaster; dukes and mobiles are in dan
ger of violent death. The prospects
of the czar are very gloomy, Judging
from his nativity his days being num-
bered, and all seems disastrous and
appalling, eliminating in penalty
that must ensue; bloody revolution
will convulse the empire. the opera
ton of the planetary influences being
exceedingly, evil, resulting conjointly
to dethrone the emperor and threaten
his throne also. All next year Mars
will be in the second house, which de-
notes poor revenue and prevailing dis
tress in the land To avert the col
lapse of the Russian government it
will be imperative to conclude peace
by constitution, granted by organiza-
tions Independent of czar or dukes.
Spa!a-The hereditary king Of
Spain. born March 16, 1886. a born
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WHEN LIFE BEGAN ON EARTH
Surface Must Then Have Been Sea
Of Molten Rock,

Surface Must Then Have Been Sea
Of Molten Rock.
Life on earth began when the sur
face was sea of molten rock, if we
may accept the theory of Geoffrey
Martin of Kiel university. It must
have been based on silicon instead Of
carbon, and associated with it as
fundamental elements were perhaps
phosphorus, sulphur, and oxygen. in
place of the hydrogen, oxygen, and nj.
trogen, of modern life forms. This
silicious life is supposed to have
flourished in the sea of molten rock,
with which it blended at death, leav-
ing no trace. A possible trace, how
ever, may remain in many remarkable
minerals, whose fiber like structure
may be due to former existence in or
ganic form, asbestos being an ex.
ample. With the cooling of the
earth, carbon entered more and more
into the composition of living mat.
ter, and the silicon solidified out.
There may now be worlds at high
temperature, it is contended, with life
in its silicon age.
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THE OLD LOVED TUNES

Arrah, Come back. lad, an We II love
you when you sing for us
Sure were gettin ouGcr an yen may
Sing Girl Dear" an The Bees among
the Ling" for US,
Still I'd shake a foot to hear THE Pig
con on the Gate
oh Hughie had the music. but there
come on him Il change,
He should ha' stayed the boy he was
an never grow Il man;
I seen the shadow on his face before his
time to range.
An | knew he sung for sorrow as
winter robin can.
But that's not the way!-oh, Id feel my
heart grow light again,
Hughe If Id hear you at the pleas
ant Summer RAIN
Ould sweet tunes. sure my wrong 'ud
all come right again.
Listenin for an hour, I'd forget the
feel o pain.
-Moira O'Neill in the Janl:ary McClure's.
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Too Much Providence.

A number Of politicians in Washing
ton were discussing the tendency OF
a certain well-known political speak
er invariably to allude to his partys
successes as having been "directe' by
the hand Of Providence" "It's / ost
extraordinary, said Representative
John Sharp Williams. "but he really
seems sincere in that conviction. At
the same time, gentlemen, while I
haven't the least objection to the SEN
ator's having an ace up his sleeve oc-
casonally, I do wish he would not
always insist that Providence put it
there!'
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interviewing Sarah Bernhard.

Sarah Bernhard nearly always Is
ready to talk with newspaper men on
subjects which interest her, but equal
regularity refuses to discuss topics
which she dislikes. In the latter case
she makes puzzling replies, forcing
the interviewer to choose another sub
ject. On one occasion reporter was
sent to find out what colors. :aod and
wine she preferred, what hours she
slept and so on. The traSedienno talk
ed freely until she was asked as to
food. This was a subject too gross
for madame, who said: II sometimes
eat more than | do at other times, but
Eever less
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Fable Of the Two Nephews.

There was clce Rich and Stingy
old Bachelor who had Two Nephews.
And one, being Hypocrite, said in his
Heart: "All men are Mortal, and this
One must Die sometime, although, un-
fortunately, his Doctor understands
his Case. So I will Pretend to Love
my Uncle and Bear with him and Tend
him with Great Care and Tender AS
siduity" But the Other Nephew who
was blunt and Honest in his Feelings
said to All Whom it Did not Concern:
Why should l pretend to Care for My
Uncle when Don't and Play the
lfypocrlte. He cannot but Respect
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my independence the More then than
If Fawned upon him."
One day the Uncle died when 1t
Suddenly occurred to him that he was
Spending too much Breath. To the
Nephew who Was a Hypocrite he left
his Fortune and to the One who Did
not Conceal his Real feeling he Left
his Regards.
Moral: Most people like to be Flat
tered because Human Nature is Built
that Way and the People who give
Real Money to Folks Who say Right
out what they Think about them are
only to be Found in Highly Moral
Story Books.-Baltimore American.
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A boy we had belongin' US, an och, but
he was gay,
An, We ID sooner hear him singin' than
we d hear the birds in May;
For a bullfinch was fool to him, an all
ye had to do,
Only name the song ye wanted anne q
sing it for ye through
Wild his up now there" an his LOOK
about an thry for it.
Faith, he had the qualest songs OF anj
ye could find
"Poppies in the Corn too, an "Molle,
never cry for it,.
'The pretty girl I courted, an
"There's trouble in the wind.
Music is deludherin ye II hear the peo-
pie say,
The more they be deludhered then the
better is their case; ,,,- .,o,,
would sooner miss my dhrink than
never hear fiddle play
And since Hughie up an left US this
has been another place.
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PAPER Milk Bottles,

ConsulGeneral Listoe, Of Rotter-
dam. reports that he has received nu-
merous inquiries for the names and
addresses of American manufacturers
of paper milk bottles. 1t appears that
these bottles have recently been
noticed at considerable length and
very favorably commented upon by
the Netherlands press.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
First EnuIish Rifle Leauue,

The first practical outcome of Lord
Roberts appeal for national efficiency
in the use of the rife is the forma-
ton of the Northern Counties Indus
trial Rife league. In opening the first
competition of the league In st.
Georges hall, -theTyne.
the Honorable Aiieen Roberts,
"Bobs'" daughter, showed how much
she had taken her fathers doctrine
to heart by scoring an inner" har
rowly missing the bull's-eye.
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OreQon's New Senator.

John NJ. Gearin, the new senator
from Oregon, has already made dis
tinctly favorable impression in Wash
iagton. He is rather tall and Slender,
has pair Of fine gray eyes, dark hair
and q reddish mustache, and though
he is slightly past the half-century
mark, does not look his age by fully
ten years. Senator Gearin is a native
Of Indiana rnd his parents went across
the plains in 1851.
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Popular Author Is Athletic.

Here is pen portrait of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle as drawn by specta-
tor at a recent London meeting, in
which the author took a prominent
part: The massive figure, the sun
seorched, crimson cheeks and the en-
tire healthy animalness Of the man
were unavoidably conspicuous, giving
the lie in stentorian tones to the oft
repeated fabrication that brains can
only be cultivated at the expense of
the body
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
To improve Japanese Harbors.

All the principal harbors of the Mi
kado's empire will be conspicuously
improved. The municipality of Yoko-
hama has just appropriated the
amount of s1,500,O0O for harbor i'm
provements at that port. Large sums
have also been set aside by the gov
crnment for increasing the capacity
OF its arsenals and naval yards.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
Japanese Coin for Korea,

The japanese government is intro
ducing new silver coins into Korea
This new coinage is of three denomin-
ations. The silver half "won" CORE
spends to the Japanese half yen (25
cents American currency); the 20
"chon" and chon pieces have re-
spectively the same value as the Jap
anese 20 sen and sen.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
Eno,ish Woman Politician.

Miss Ellen Pollock has the distinc-
ton Of being the only woman political
registration agent in the United King
dom. She is secretary OF the Strand
Liberal and Radical association and is
agent for the party in the borough of
the Strand.
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Russians Popular at Capital.

Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassa-
dor to this country. took prominent
place In the public eye during the
peace conference in Portsmouth and
since then has become very popular
in Washington. Democratic in man
ner to a degree, he is a lover of club
life, invariably affable and is hardly
ever seen without cigar in his
mouth. The baroness is a great social
favorite in the capital.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
Masterpieces Of Marine Painter.

Chevalier De MARITIME, marine paint
er to King Edward. has completed the
ambition Of his life. He has just
!completed, after twelve years work.
a series OF pictures illustrative of the
most striking episodes in the battles
of Trafalgar, the Nile and Cape St
VlXa.at.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
Chinese Learn to Make Guns.

Seven young Chinese sent by their
government to learn the making of
guns, rifles and ammunition arrived
in London recently. They will be at
tached to arms and ammunition fac
tcries. Eight others are in Germany
and ten in Austria for the same pur-
nose
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
Community Honors colored Man,

Stephen Bates, colored man. has
been chief of police and city sheriff of
Vergennes, VT, for twenty-six con-
secutive years. He was born of free
parents in Shirley, Va, nearly sixty
four years ago. Bates is very intel
ligent man, entirely self-taught and oc-
cupies high place in the estimation
Of the community where he lives.
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Y, May 81, 1871. He has been at
the head of the oil company in New
York since 1865. Before he entered
the oil business he was bookkeep
er and later partner in produce com
mission firm. He was married in
1864 to Miss Almira Geraldine Good
sell. His residence is $50 Fifth ave-
rue, New York
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Bows, School for Albania.

Shaban Bey. leader of the Alban-
ian insurrection against Turkey, has
arrived in this country to try to inter-
est the American board of foreign mis-
sions in his project for a boys school
in Albania.