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MISCELLANEOUS.

IFIOONLEFNINLOOos
THE INVESTMENTS OF LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANIES BY Lester ". hartman, Phi q. l2mo
pp. V. 269 (Henry Holt s, Coz
An analysis of the investments and the earning
power or the assets Of the large companies
MODERN POETS AND CHRISTIAN TEACHING
Lowell BY William \. Quayle. With portrait
12mO. pp- 1b5. (Eaton & Mains.)
Tracing the religious principles in Loweirs
poetry
THE BRIDGE BLUE BOOK. Compilation OF
Opinions of the Leading Bridge Authorities on
Leads. Declarations lnferences and the General
Play OF the Game. BY Paul T Mottelay. l2mo
DIP. viii. 1872. CCharles Scribner's Sons)
Including history game
FOUR ASPECTS OF CIVIC DUTY. BY William How
ara Taft 12mo pp. 112 (charles scribners
Yale lectures on the responsibilities of citizen
ship
THE TRAGEDY OF THE KLONDIKE By Iuella
Day. 12mo. pp. 1s1. published by the author)
"A woman physican's experiences in the Rlon-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

sheaves" is the title OF the new novel by the
author of ''Dodo." 1t is TO be published as a
serial before it appears in book form. Mr.. Ben
son IS also writing a book on English Figure
Skating" 1t is to have many illustrations and
viii be brought out in a luxurious fashion.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29
SurrOgdte's Notices.

SurrOgate's Notices.
DUANE. JoEIN.-z-IE PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF
OF New York notice hereby given to persons hav-
New York deceased present same with vouchers
thereof the subscriber, ar It's place transactIns
business. the ONCE OF Winthrop " SJmson, No. 33
liberty Street in Borough Of Manhattan Cfty oe
New York on or before 10Th day OF Nav 1907
Dated New York. the "a day of November 1906.
WINTHROP & sTIMSoN, Executor.
Attornevs for Executor.
81 Liberty g6t Street. Borough OF Manhattan City of Ne"
TN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON ABNER
4 c. Thomas. sGrToga1e Of tne County Of New York
sfsTibsr ~ her place of transactng business the 4cs
York, or before the sixth six day Of February next
Dated New York. the "a day day 9t AHglSL A1l ST. 1905
oDF,1I, & oDELI. Attorneys for Executrix co Wall
Street. New York city.
TN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON ABNER
i q. Thomas. SurTosate OF the County of New YORK;
Archibald Watt late OF the County OF New York de-
ceased present the same with vouchers thereof the
los Fulton Street in the Borough Manhattan OF
City York. or before the 26th day Of January
Dated New York. the Goth day Of July; 1905
Joseph :. FRANK Attorney for Exeoutor los Fuitos
Street. Borough OF Manhattan. city OF New York
IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON. FRANK T.
i Fitzgerald Surrogate Of he County Of New York.
notice is hereby given to all persons hayiRg claims
deceased present the with vouchers thereof
the subscriber his place OF ransaeting business
or before the 9th Of February next
Dated. New York the 2Sd cay Of august. 1905
D. C ATKINS Attorney for Administrative. 4S John ST..
Kingston. N Y
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

The little story of life IN Japan entitled The
Lady of the Decoration" appears to have had
rather unusual. though by means unique his
tory 1t was first published in May OF the pres
ent year, and for four months moved slowly; but
in September new edition called for. and
others have followed at short intervals. no fewer
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29
RELIGIOUS.

THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL ALMANAC AND Pa
ROCH1AL LIST FOR THE YEAR 1907. 12mo. DIP.
CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY IN OUTLINE BY William
(Charles Scrfbner's SonsO
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

The instslment of Carl Schurz's autobogra ply
in the January "McClure's' includes the authors
accounts of his first meeting with many dis
tinguished Americans. The chapter deals with
the events Of the years 1856 and 1857, when Mr.
Schurz made his entry into politics. In his first
big campaign he met Lincoln the eve of one
Of his great debates with Douglas. Lincoln he
describes AT that time as having none OF the
physical advantages desirable TO an orator. His
voice was not musical being rather high-keyed
and apt to turn into a shrill treble in moments
OF excitement His gestures were awkward
and his form tall and lanky." Mr.. Schurz gives
a dramatic account of the debate and discusses
it in It's relation TO the later careers of the two
men. He tells also Of his visit 10 Boston in the
following spring, where he met Holmes. Whit
tier. Longfellow. Emerson and Agassiz He
gives this pleasant picture Of his evenings spent
with Longfellow:
To no member Of that famous circle did I feel
myself more attracted than TO Longfellow. and he
TOO seemed 10 look upon me with a friendly eye
He kindly invited me to visit him whenever | might
come within hang distance. And how delightful
were those hours I spent with him from time 10
time in the cosey intimacy of his old Colonial house
in Cambridge. the historic Washington headquar-
the right hand Of the hail. the room with the round
ook-covered table in IT, He then used 10 bring
in a bottle OF old Rhine wine and couple Of long
German student pipes, which, fear, he did not
very much enjoy smoking, although he pretended
TO- because. no doubt. he thought Gid.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29
City Hotels.

4 -ELEGANTLY FURNISHED APARTMENT, pri-
l.. vate bath $50 daily: including meals. two SIS
weekly; one. SIS. THE ALABAMA. 10 E. 11th
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

Mrs. Mary McNeill Fenollosa (Sidney McCalD.
author of Truth Dexter" and 'The Dragon
Painter" is engaged upon novel dealing
tirely with American life. as lived in contem-
porary New York
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

Mr. Z. Putnam Weale. author Of THE Re
shaping of the Far East" has written new
book on the Eastern question. entitled THE
Truce in the East" Mr.. Weale believes that
the Eastern question is in many respects more
threat tening to-day than ever before. The
enormous borrowings of Japan, and the likeli-
hood that the Corean question will come up
again within few months, are indications TO
him of an approaching crisis in Japanese af-
fairs. The volume will be published in this
country in the early spring by the Macmillan
Company
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

TRANsI4AT1oNs INTO LATIN AND GREEK VERSE
Dudd. with portrait, 12no, DID. K lis Gondo1
Edward Arnold)
New-York tribune., 1906-12-29

Mr. C. K. Shorter. when preparing his book
on Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle" happened
TO appeal for information to Charlotte's hus-
band, the late Arthur Bell Nichols, at the pre-
else moment when he was willing to render such
help. Mr. Shorter saws.
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TELEPHONE T1p1Nas.

Liverpool has tried and abandoned
. penny-in-the-slot telephone service.
london, with three times as big 4
population as New York, has only two
thirds the number Of teiephones-
namely. $4,000.
The first long-distance telephone
cable in this country was that be
tween Liverpool and Manchester. II
was opened In 1880.
Wireless telephony has been invent
ed by Mr.. Thomas Caldwell, of New.
port (Mont.), who claims to have had
successful results up to distance of
ten miles.
The longest telephone circuit In the
world is that between New York and
Chicago. 1t is $50 miles long. The
longest In Europe connects London
with Marseilles, these places being
$50 miles apart.
1t is now possible to ring up" the
nearest railway station from moriDs
train, and to telephone, via the station
to any subscriber. An experiment was
conducted successfully on the High
land railway
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Never used the word. liable" when
you mean likely" Do not say, for
instance, that he is liable to come
In at any moment" Liable" implies
misfortune. and means exposed to-"
subject to-" "in danger Of"
Why do most of us speak of "rnrav-
yelling mystery" Any good die
donary shows that "ravel" means to
"unweave." You "raver" q mystery.
therefore. when you solve 1t. In
Hamlet" Shakespeare says: Make
you to ravel all this matter out"
II You and your friend Smith know
man called Jones. do not speak to
Smith of "our mutual friend"-mean.
ing Jones. Jones is your common
friend. If you are friendly to Smith.
and Smith is friendly to you, you and
Smith are mutual friends" but that
Is the only sense in which the term
may rightly be used.
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THE WHITE PAINT OF THE
WHITE HOUSE.

The White House at Washington
which has been the Kings Palace
Of the American People since it wa
first occupied ny President Madison
in 1909, has recently undergone
thorough course of remodelling, reno
walton and repair. Every American
citizen Is owner OF an undivided
eighty or elghty-fiye millionth part O
the White House, as well as of tn,
other Public Buildings and Monument.
In the Capitol City. An item in thu
renovation OF the remodelled White
House was repainting. Every visitor
to Washington knows why the White
House is so called-because 1t is lit
orally a white house.. The exterior
paint must therefore be white. Nov
while the pure white surfaces and sim,
pie lines Of the White House, set In
the midst Of green lawns and beauti
ful trees, produce very satisfying
effect of dignifed simplicity, whit,
paint from practical point of vie
is about the most unsatisfactory kline
Of paint that could have been selected
by the original designers. First, be
cause any white paint is easily dis
colored by smoke and dust, and sec
ond. because ordinary white paint
itself gradually turns gray or brown
ish yellow from exposure.
But white the White House is and
white 1t must remain or It would nc
longer be the white House.. So TIT
renovators, making the best OF dis
couraging situation, sought for the
best kind of white paint procurable
The average citizen II asked to guess
what kind Of paint they finally decid
ed on would probably answer--'whih
lead and OIL" but he would guess
wrongly. The paint selected as the
best obtainabie was ready mixed
paint, such as can be bought in any
well furnished village store, such as
is used by more than half of the
eighty or eighty-five million owners
of tho White House on their own
homes. That one brand OF mixed
paint was used instead of another Ia
q mere accidental detail-there are
ffty or hundred brands on the
market that might have been selected
In other circumstances, and In fact,
different brand was used in paint
Ing the Capitol.
Every property owner, therefore.
who paints his house with q high |
grade ready-mixed paint is following
he example set by the Government |
Authorities at Washington, who used |
'eady-mixed paint, because they co I'D
Ind nothing else as good.
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LEARNING TO BE HANoMAN
The New Incumbent Has Grewsouae
Rehearsals Of His Uneu.
viable Profession,

Several executions took place recent
ly at Pentonville prison on the scat
fold which has been the scene of tn,
final exit of numerous notorious Grim
finals, relates London Mail.
The executioner was Alec Taylor
the newly appointed common hangman
and the subjects hanged" in set form
were lay figures of cloth and sand.
1t Is, Of course, essential that the
official that has to carry out the last
dread sentence of the law should hrst
thoroughly learn the technique Of his
grewsome profession to insure that
when the time comes all the opera
lions will happen decently and in or.
der. Therefore each new hangman
Immediately after his appointment
goes through a realistic course of
training. In pursuance of this policy
Taylor, under the guidance of ex-
perienced prison officials who have as
sisted at many executions, is now serv.
Ing his apprenticeship.
Several sandbags shaped to repre-
sent men Of different weights were
supplied for Taylor's pyactice. He was
Instructed that men Of varying builds
should be given certain prescribed
drops" to effect instantaneous death.
Then q sandbag made to the rough
and weight Of a man was
placed on the scaffold Zap. Taylor
was told the weight, the moose was
properly adjusted, the requisite drop
arranged for and the lever pulled.
This experiment was performed again
and again with differently weighted
bags.
The other part Of the hangman's
training. the pinioning Of a con.
iemned prisoner, was even more real
site. For the time being stalwart
warders posed as condemned murder.
ITS. Taylor, practicing on them, was
'hown the quickest and most effective
way of securing the hands and feet.
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Are You Tired, Nervous
and SleeD1essp

Nervousness and sleeplessness are ~
uaily due to the fact that the nerves ara
not fed on properly nourishing blood ;
they are Starved nerves. DR.. Pierce's
. Golden Medical Discovery makes Dxrs.
rich blood, and thereby the nerves arc
properly nourished and all the organs Of
the body are run as smoothly as machin.
cry which runs IN oil. In this way you
feel clean, strong and strenuous-you are
toned up and invigorated, and you are
work. Best Of all, the strength ana in
crease In vitality and health are lasting.
The trouble with most tonjcs and med
cines which have q large, booming sale
for short time, is that they are largely
composed Of alcohol holding tho drugs in
solution. This alcohol shrinks up the rec
blood corpuscles, and in the long run
greatly Injuries the system. One NAV feel
exhilarated and better for the time being,
yet In the end weakened and with vitality
decreased. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery contains no alcohol. Every
bottle Of it bears upon its wrapper The
Badge Of Honesty In full list OF all its
several ingredients. For the druggist to
oner you something he claims is Gust as
good" 10 to insult your intelligence
Every ingredient entering into the
world famed "Golden Medical Discovery
has the unanimous approval and endorse.
nent of the leading medical authorities
OF all the several schools OF practice. No
other medicine sold through druggists for
hko purposes has any such endorsement.
The ''Golden Medical Discovery, not
only produces all the good effects to be
obtained from the use Of Golden Seal
root, In all stomach, liver and bowel
troubles, as In dyspepsia, billiousness, con-
stipation, liberation OF stomach and
bowels and kindred ailments, but the
Golden Seal root used in its compound
Ing is greatly enhanced in its curative ac-
ton by other Ingredients such as Stone
root, Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Nam
drake root and chemically pure triple
refined glycerine.
'"The Common Sense Medical Adviser"
g sent free In paper covers on receipt Of
81 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mall
Ing only. For 81 stamps the cloth-bound
volume will be sent. Address DR.. R. v.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure CON.
,tipation, biliousness and headache.
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REPAIRING BRAIN
A Certain Way by Food.

Every minister, lawyer, Journalist.
physician, author or business man is
forced under pressure of modern con-
ditions to the active and sometimes
overactive use Of the brain.
Analysis OF the excreta thrown out
oy the pores shows that brain work
breaks down the phosphate of potash.
separating 1t from its heavier compan-
ion, afbumen, and plain common sense
teaches that this elemental principle
must be introduced into the body anew
each day, If we would replace the loss
and rebuild the brain tissue.
We know that the phosphate of
potash, as presented in certain field
grains, has an affinity for albumen and
that is the only way gray matter In the
brain can be built 1t will not answer
to take the crude phosphate Of potash
u the drug shop, for nature rejects A.
me elemental mineral must be pre-
sented through food directly from ma
lures laboratory.
These facts have been made use Of
In the manufacture of Grape-N Nuts. and
any brain worker can prove the value
OF the proper selection of food by max
ing free use Of Grape Nuts for tan DAYS
or two weeks. Sold by grocers every /.
where (and in immense quantifies).
Manufactured by the Postum Co.. Bal.
To Crack, Mich.
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TREES OF HISTORIC NOTE.

The Burygoyne elm at Albany. NJ
7, planted the day Burgoyne was
brought there prisoner.
The elm tree at Philadelphia under
which William Penn made his famous
treaty with - tribes Of barbarians.
The charter oak at Hartford which
preserved the written guarantee of the
liberties Of the colony of Connecticut.
cut.
The tulip tree on Kings mountain
battlefield in South Carolina on which
ten bloodthirsty tories were hanged NJ
one time.
The huge French apple tree near
Fort Wayne. Indiana, where Title Tur.
tie. the great Miami chief, gathered
his warriors.
The wide-spreading oak tree OF
Flashing, L. l., under which George
For, the founder of the Society of
Friends. or Quakers. preached.
The elm tree at Cambridge In the
shade Of which Washington first took
command Of the Continental army, ON
a hot summers day.
The Freedman's oak, or Emanicpa.
ton oak. Hampton institute, Hampton.
Va. under which the slaves of this re-
gion first heard read President Lin.
coins emancipation proclamation.
The magnificent black walnut tree
hear Haverstraw-on-the- hudson at
which Gen. Wayne mustered his forces
at midnight, preparatory to his gallant
end successful attack on Stony Point.
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no Permanently Rich


It is quite unnecessary in thia conn
try, says DR.. Charles w. Eliot, of Far.
ward, in Worlds Work, to feel alarm
ABOUT the rise Of a permanent class
OF very rich people. To transmit great
estates is hard. They get divided or
dispersed. The heirs are often unable
20 keep their inherited treasures, or
IL, by the help of lawyers and other
hired agents. they manage to keep
them, they cease to accumulate, and
only spend. This is one Of the natural
effects on his children of the very rich
mans mode Of life. With rarest excep-
ton the very rich men of to-day are
not the sons of the very rich men of
gu years ago, but are new men. II will
be the same 30 years hence. The wise
ricn father will try to put his sons
into those beneficent professions and
occupations which have strong intel.
iectual and moral interest, and in
which pecuniary independence is a
distinct advantage. Such are the pub
lie service in elective or appointive of.
uces. the ministry. scientific reasearch.
social service. and the management of
charities and OF serviceable endowed
institutions. Inherited wealth enables
young men to devote themselves early
10 these fine employments, which are
not pecuniarily rsmunerative, but yet
possess the highest sort of interest and
oner all the rewards of benencent in.
uuenee among men.
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JAP WATCH CONTRACTORS.

BY night or by day, whenever an or
DER Is In course OF execution for the
japanese government, there in the
workshop is the representative of
Japan supervising, testing. rejecting
all that is not above the slightest sus-
picion OF defect or flaw. When re-
heved by his colleague he does not
rush out like a schoolboy from school.
as II relieved from. an irksome task
The twain observe together until the
newcomer has picked up the threads
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NOW FOR OSTRICH RACES.
Huge Birds in Training at a Phil.
adelphia Race-Track for
the Purpose.

In this age Of queer ventures, when no
bid for the dollar seems absurd, even
the plan Of man to supersede race
horses by training ostriches to take their
places In the track may strike some as a
wise one. This idea, says the Brooklyn
Eagle, Is actually being carried out at
the Philadelphia race track, known as
Barney Owens course, the headquarters
of the East Suffolk Park Driving club.
About a dozen ostriches have been in
training at this track for several months
past, and several are in thorough condi.
ton broken to harness and ready to race
as soon as the time is deemed ripe fol-
springing the new sport on the public.
1t has been no easy task to train the
big birds. They are by nature a stupid.
untractable lot, prone to take fright nj
their own shadows and ready to strike
out blindly with their great feet at the
mere suspicion of danger. BY unlimited
patience, however, the meaning of the
harness has been beaten into the stupid
heads OF the birds, and once the ostrich
is hitched to racing sulky it is not diff
cult to manage him. The agonizine
part OF the performance is getting the
bird into harness. This will be done be-
hind the scenes, and the public will
probably know little of the tremendous
amouAt OF labor involved in preparing
the racers for the start.
The only way 1t has been found DOS
sible to harness the ostrich is first tn
blindfold him. No matter how manv
times he has gone through the same
struggle he will resist the efforts To har.
ness him with all his great strength and
weapons of defense. To be.
gin with, therefore, the attendants draw
over the birds eyes a black hood. The
hood is pulled down on the neck leav-
Ing only hole through which the heal
protrudes. When this hood is ON the
bird instantly becomes as QUIET as a
lamb, although up to the moment OF thu
of his sight he will fight HE
IN enraged tiger. When the hood is IN
ind the ostrich stands meek and stiu
he trainer drags the shafts of the sulxv
o their place and straps the bird to the
Tehicle. Then he slips the harness over
he ostrfch's bill and the bird stands |
eady for the race. The hood may then
De withdrawn, for these racing ostriches
stand still when the harness is fixed. |
hey probably having grasped. ever |
With their limited intelligence, the fdea
hat 1t is exercise time, a welcome relief
rom the confinement Of the pen.
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Health Of School Children

PROPER attention to the health of
children is an excellent civic invest.
"enI great part of the diseases
winch develop as chronic In after life
could be obviated by closer medical
superstition of children's health. Es-
peciaily defects in hearing. eyesieht
or teeth can be checked In early life
"niie In later years they become too
confirmed to yield to treatment. The
investigation Of the board of educa-
tion have shown that a majority of
the school children have either de-
receive eyesight or a tendency to bad
VISION. 1t is now proposed to ex-
anime the school children's teeth al
30. This experiment has been tried In
Germany, where attention to the
teeth has improved the eyesight and
the hearing by improving the diges-
ton OF the children treated. It is az
necessary for child to have sound
senses and good bodily health as men,
tai development. In the majority of
the occupations at which the present
school children OF the present will in
future years earn their livelihood.
sound health and good physique will
be OF more value than education frills.
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Struck by Lightning.

Mrs. Nancy Cleary, of Brewers, N
c., suffered as If struck by lightning
She says: Il was almost paralyzed
from my waist down, and my back
hurt me constantly, from female trou-
bles. I had headache, seemed always
tired, and felt as II was dying. took
Wine OF Cardui, which cured me, and
now feel like new person." Cardui
relieves periodical pain, and makes
sick women well. $1.10 at drug stores.