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RARE ORCHID AGAIN FOUND
Plant Long-sought Has Been Reds
covered on Recent Thibet
Expedition.

An orchid which for so years has
bafied all the attempts Of collectors
to find its native haunts has been re-
discovered. This orchid Is the cypri-
pedium Fairieanum, which is one of a
random collection made in Assam In
1857, sent to London in the same year
and bought by a Mr.. Fairie, Of Liver
pool, In whose possession it bloomed
and was daily hailed and described in
orchid literature as one OF the most
beautiful orchids hitherto known. Sew
eral other plants Of the same orchid
came with 1t, and the species was at
once named Fairieanum, after Mr..
Fairie.
From the day of It's first discovery,
In spite Of scores Of expeditions and
perilous journeys by collectors, not
single plant was found until some
member Of the Thibet expedition,
few months ago, discovered a whole
bunch Of the plants. He sent them
along to Calcutta, whence two were
dispatched to Kew, and others are
gradually coming through to England.
Probably another so years will
elapse ere more FaiEieanum are found"
said a British specialist, for no pri-
vate collecting expedition is likely TO
venture into such a country. My own
belief Is that unless another military
expedition traverses the same ground
there will never again be a chance Of
getting plants"
The plant towering at Kew has five
growths and two flowers. The second
plant is developing five blooms. The
flower has a slender, hairy scape about
ten inches in height, prominent and
charming dorsal sepal, one and three
quarters inches in length by one and
one-Quarter inches in breadth, with
white ground beautifully veined with
violet purple and with brownish green
veins near the center and whitish hairs
around the margins. The petals droOp
and have an upward curve at the tips;
they are one and one-half inches in
length, with a white ground streaked
with purple and yellow. The upper
margin Of the petals Is much undulated
and covered with prominent purple
hairs. The pouch is rather small,
greenish-brown In color, Veined with
brownish red and covered with short
hairs.
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nlandsrs leaving.

Owing 10 the emigration Of 1000
persons during the past three months
from st. Pierre and Miquslon-islandG
Immediately south Of Newfoundland
out Of q total population Of $500, the
French authorities are beginning TO
fear that the colony Is threatened with
extinction. The rush OF emigration Is
likely to continue. The poorer inhab-
itants advocate the transfer Of St
Pierre by France to Newfoundland.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
PIANOS WINTER KILLED.
KOrs Susceptible to Extreme Heat
or Cold Than Human
Beings.

winter killing of pianos" says IN
expert tuner who has done work Tor
Paderewski, Hoffman, Arthur Whiting
and q host Of other celebrated must
clans, ''is something that most owners
Of musical instruments take no account
of. Yet It Is as serious as the winter
klIIing Of shrubbery and needs to be
as carefully guarded against
Especially since all the world has
come to live in steam-heated houses
and fats the business that the plano
tuner ought to get, and often doesn l.
has increased immensely. A piano Is
really more susceptible to excess OF
heat and lack Of moisture than human
beings are.
at is bad enough, Of course, that
men and women will live all winter
long In rooms at 80 degrees, with every
particle of moisture baked out OF the
air. They naturally get colds and
pneumonia from the experience. Mean
time It's Just as fatal to the plano,
which cannot properly stand more
than ~ degrees Of the artificial heat
During the American closed season,
as our English cousins like to call II,
hundreds of thousands Of musical In
struments go to rack and ruin. The
moisture is dried out Of the sounding
board and all the other wooden parts,
which warp and twist and disastrous
ly affect the action
at is surprising, anyway, how negli-
gent people are in their treatment OF
instruments for which they pay great
deal of money. There's a lesson Tor
the amateurs In the flrmness with
which professionals insist that their
pianos shall be kept right up to the
mark and not allowed to get out Of or
der in the slightest particular.
I'm a music school, too. the teachers
have to be particular in having the In
struments frequently attended to. The
pianos in the New England Conserva-
tory Of Music, for example, are all
tuned at least every five weeks"
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Adam Not the First Man.

According to the Bible, Adam and
Eve were created and placed some
where In garden called Eden" It
appears that this is figurative because
no one has ever attempted to locate
this garden. They don't say whether
1t was in Asia, Palestine, Judea, or
where-hence 1t seems to be a figure
which is reasonable-for instance, the
forbidden fruit was, and furthermore
''the serpent beguiled me and did
eat" The Lord said in the same chap
ter to old serpent, in substance: For
your disobedience or transgression
thou shalt crawl on thy belly all thy
days" But was Adam the first man?
It seems not. Cain and Abel were
the first born-two boys. Cain went
into the land Of Nod, says the Bible,
and found his wife. Unless we Just
presume something not natural, there
were people save the direct offspring
Of Adam and Eve. We do not aim to
dispute the Bible, nor theologists: hut
simply there are. It seems, mIsrepre-
sensations. II Cain went out into the
land Of Nod and found his wife, there
must have been other people save
Adam and Eve. And suppose they
argue that his wife was the daughter
Of Adam, then the Bible only gives
account Of two children, Cain and
Abel, prior to Gains leaving for Nod,
and even II 1t was Adam and Ewes
daughter, when did she leave for Nod,
before or after Cain left? As soon
as Cain reached Nod, says the Bible,
he found his wife-and would Cain
have married his sister, not unaware?
Scientists also discover that the world
was peopled $1,000 years ago, and ac-
cording to some scientists the world
began in a crude state 1.0OO. 900 years
ago. According to this theory, the
world always has been and always
win be.-Ex.
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Frederick Douglass Center.

Tuesday afternoon the Douglass
Center womans Club, 1882 Wabash
avenue, overlooked the assembly room
to hear an instructive program. Two
musical selections were given The
paper, "why l am a Vegetarian" was
read by Mrs. Sarah F. Cane. She
gave many valuable suggestions con-
corning the vegetable diet. A demon
stration Of the hay-box cooking stove.
in charge Of Mrs. Redfeld, added very
much to the interest Of the program.
Last Thursday afternoon more than
one hundred girls were in attendance
for the organization Of a Girls Club.
Prof Joseph Garner met them, and
arranged the club in sections, which
will meet at stated times. The Boys
Club is getting ready for work.
Sunday at p. m. the regular meet
ing will be held. Prof. N. Clark Smith
will sing one Of his own compositions,
the words being written by Mrs.
Sarah Stewart
Thursday at p. m. the I. B. W.
Club meets. At p. m. the fiction
class. The paper, The Schoolmaster
in English Literature" will be read
by Mr. Edwin c. Wentworth. All are
invited.
Friday at p. m. the Young Peoples
Lyceum will meet A Frederick Doug
lass anniversary program, with exer-
cises suitable for the occasion, will
be given.
Saturday at 10 a. m. the girls sew
ing class meets, and at p. m. the
class in English literature. I'D"
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IS TWO ANIMALS IN ONE.
One Half Of q Chameleon May Be
Wide Awake and the
Other Asleep.

To all appearances and according
to the researches Of those best capa-
BILE Of forming an opinion on the sub
ject the nervous centers in one lateral
BALI Of the chameleon go on independ-
emily Of those on the other, and It
has two lateral centers Of perception
sensation and motion-besides the
common one in which must reside
the faculty Of concentration, says the
Scientific American.
The eyes move independently Of
one another and convey separate i'm
pressions to their respective centers
Of perception. The consequence Is
that when the animal is agitated its
movements resemble those Of two ami
mails or rather perhaps two halves Of
animals glued together. Each half
wishes to 90 its own way and there
Is no concordance Of action.
The chameleon, therefore, is the
only four-legged vertebrate that Is IN
able to swim; 1t becomes 50 fright
ened when dropped into water that
all faculty Of concentration is lost
and the creature tumbles about as II
IN a state Of intoxication.
When q chameleon is undisturbed
every impulse to motion Is referred
to the proper tribunal and the whole
organism acts in accordance with its
DEGREES.
The chameleon, moreover, may be
fast asleep on one side and wide
awake on the other. Cautiously ap-
preached at night with candle so as
not to awaken the whole animal at
once, the eye turned toward the light
will open, begin to move and the cor
responding side to change color,
whereas the other side viii remain for
q longer or shorter time in a torpid,
motionless and unchanged state, with
its eye fast shut.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
The Reeord-HeraId and the Other
Daily Papers Failed to Refer to
Col. Robert 7. Motifs and His
Banquet.

One or two members of the COM
mittee which had charge of the ban
quet which was rendered to Col. Rob
ert T. Motifs recently expressed their
great surprise to the writer last Sat
urday evening over the fact that the
Record Herald and the other daily
papers failed to contain the slightest
account or reference to the banquet
which had been rendered Col. Robert
T. Motifs.
In replying to one of the members
We stated that possibly the committee
had treated the daily papers with the
same utter contempt as they bestowed
upon the Afro-American newspapers
by refusing to send their editors or
representatives an Invitation to the
affair, and that it was unreasonable to
expect the daily papers or any first
class weekly paper to send represen-
tatives there to stand around and look
like monkeys while listening to the
speakers comparing Col. Robert T.
Motifs, who is an elegant gentleman,
"to a prince! king! and God!"
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
LYONS ENTERS DENIAL.
says He Did Not Say Negroes Would
be ousted from Once.

Judson W. Lyons, Register Of the
Treasury, in q formal statement de-
clares that an article published in a
weekly newspaper In New York yes
terday; written from Washington un-
der date Of January 2s. which says
that he gave out or inspired the state
ment published some two weeks ago
that the President would replace all
Negroes holding ofncss In the South
by white men, SIS untrue and without
one iota Of foundation 20 far a. It
makes me the author or inspirer Of
that statement"
Mr.. Lyons adds: mo such policy
a. this vas ever made known to me
BY the President or any one author
lied to speak for him.
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rntitl.d 70 Honornhls 1rsntion.

"You believe in oid-Age pensions, DO
your" said the passenger with the
skull cap. well, that depends. Take
your case, for instance. What claim
have you on the country What have
you ever done or suffered Tor it,"
"I've got the tobacco heart from
contributing to its internal revenue de-
partnent," said the passenger with the
sandy goatee, "and I've raised II boys.
b'eosh!"-Chicago Tribune.
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people In that vicinity by giving
grand sacred concert at the church
Sunday evening, Feb. IL, 1906, con-
sitting of some of Chicago's best musl-:
cal talent. Program: Miss Beulah
Medley, contralto; Prof. ~ Clark
Smith, tenor; Miss Gertrude Irene
Howard, cornstist; Mr.. W. Kemper
Harreld, violinist, assisted by Prof
N. Clark smith, Symphony Orchestra
Program commences at 8 O'Clock
sharp. A silver Offering win be lifted
by several of the young ladies Of the
church. The friends are cordially In
vited to be present.
Wednesday morning st. Monica's
Catholic church, Thirty sixth and Dear
born streets, was the scene Of bril-
liant wedding. The crowd began to
gather as early as 7:45, and remained
until after 10 O'Clock, during which
high mass and all the other functions
of the Catholic services was carried
out in order to make Miss Carrie
Weeks and Mr.. C. W. White zone"
The bride is an adopted daughter OF
Mrs. Pop" Wilson, one Of Chicago's
Oldest settlers, hence the vast attend
ance. The reception, which was held
at 2616 Wabash avenue from to IL
p. m, was attended by Chicago's most
representative citizens, many OF
whom sent handsome and useful
presents.
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Getting Her Loouacious.

MY daughter Is 50 taciturn," COM
planned Mrs Blankton-Black. What
ought I to do? Consult some special
istf"
Not at all, not at ALL" replied Mr..
wurldly- Wiseguy. "Haye her given In
struction in whist and take her ire
Qusntly to the opera"
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Card Of Thanks.

/ wish to thank the many friends
Of Chicago and other cities for their
Kindness and sympathy during the III
ness and at the death Of my beloved
wife. Lydia B. Paul Ny loss is very
great but the sympathy of kind
friends makes it easier to bear.
S. 8. PAUL,
seo5 Forest Avenue.
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James Richardson, Of Rodger Mills
county, rendered q mule the other day
as q chattel to q Cheyenne money
lender in order to get funds with which
to get q marriage license and pay the
preacher. He had ridden the mule In
is miles-and expected to walk back
home in time for the wedding.-Guth-
rie (Okla.) Gazette.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Skeleton Scare

The shadow Of q dangling skeleton
on q window shade created great ex-
element In q London street the other
night. An inquiring policeman learned
that an ambulance doctor was deliver
ing q lecture on first aid to . room
full Of railway employees.
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Oldest Government Clerk.

J. J. Miller Is the oldest clerk In the
service Of the national government
For more than 90 years he has been
connected with the life saving service.
He was born in Philadelphia In 1921.
and educated In the private schools Of
that city.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Silver from Volcanoes.

Silver has been thrown out BY vol
canoes in two instances recorded by
J. W. Malet- Ash from an eruption Of
Cotopad In 1885 showed one part Of
silver in $1,000 and that elected In
1886 by Tungurague, in the Andes Of
Ecuador, contained one part Of silver
In 1917
The broad ax., 1906-02-10

Mr.. Billus-No dinner ready? What
on earth Is the matter with you, any
how?
Mrs. Billus-oh, JohnI Mrs. Binks,
who lives next door, has the Iovelisst
new set Of furs ever saw, and have
no appetite Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Cross-BreedinR Plants.

Il Is only within century that by
bridization or the cross-breeding Of
plants has been practiced. Yet 1t seems
to have been in Lord Baeon's mind, as
q thing to be achieved, more than 300
years ago.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Up-to-Data Indians.

The Indians Of Elko, New, have
abandoned the dances Of their fore
fathers, have built a dance hall, and re-
Gently gave q ball, at which they and
their squaws and many invited pale
faces waltzed in the most modern fash
ion.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Fortune Made Missr,

Father Aeby, q noted mlser, has died
at Berne, age 10. When he was %
fortune was bequeathed him, and from
being q spendthrift he at once became
q miser. He lived on bread and wa
ter at a cost Of three cents q day, and
left S750,000. The sum Of $1,000 in
gold and silver was found under his
bedroom floor.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Our Friends.

well, I'll tell you the trouble with
Sterling. admit that he's fairly good
business man, but there's a pretty big
element Of luck In his success. He's
insuferably conceited, too, and then it's
merely his hypocrisy that"
you seem to know him pretty well"
"oh, yes, we're great friends. Phil
adelphia Press.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Too Winch 90

Fuddle-You know Stocks, don't
you?
Doctor-Yes, indeed He Il now a
patient Of mine.
Fuddle-Pretty wide awake man, isn't
he?
Doctor should say 30. I'm treat
ing him for insomnia. STRAY Stories.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Gadbaldi's Cater.

According to La Tribuna di Roma
one Of the CATERS worn by Garibaldi
when he was wounded in the battle of
Aspromonte. August 2S, 1862, has been
presented to the mayor Of Rome.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
What's the Angv~P

Johnny-Isn't a tin horn made Of tin,
mamma?
Mamma-Certainly It is.
Then how Is it that q fog horn isn't
made Of fog?"-N. Y. Times.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
London's Charity.

London's lord mayors have during
the past decade collected more than
500, 600. 900 for charitable and bensvo-
lent purposes.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
Same Old Eye

Asked In a London court the other
day where he got his black eye, the
skipper Of coasting schooner replied:
"Oh, that's an old one. I've had 1t for
two years"
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Uncle Terry.

HThey say there's graftin' goin' on
even in some OF the penitentiaries," OBJ
served Uncle Jerry PEBBLES. well.
that's the right place for graftsrA"-
Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10
PAYS for Killing Snakes.

In the Tyrol the government stiIl
pays for the determination Of poisonous
snakes. 1t is the one European govern
ment which now does
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uOu0 ITO1u SdALAOIhAd IhAo WOShJ oAN
he looks like a four-time winner.
Father Massiah, the new Rector Of
St Thomas Episcopal church, is the
guest Of the smiley's during the prep
aration Of the rectory.
Mrs. E. P. Harper, Detroit, Mich,
arrived in the city Thursday morning.
and viii spend one month in visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles E.
Webb, 4733 Dearborn street.
John Nuggent, one Of the old-time
politicians in the Town OF Lake, who
conducted a buffet at the corner Of
Fifty-third street and Union avenue,
died last Sunday morning.
The Prairie STATE Club will give a
dancing party Wednesday evening,
Feb. 21st, at the Douglas Club House,
S51s Ellis avenue. Music by Prof
n. Clark Smiths orchestra.
Miss Sarah Roberts, who has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dempsey,
3716 Dearborn street, for the past
month, left for Columbus, Ohio,
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Webb, 4733
Dearborn street lost their baby boy
Wednesday morning. The little fell
low was put to bed Tuesday night In
apparent good health. The parents
were shocked upon finding him dead
next morning.
Mrs. A. T. Smiley, gill Indiana
avenue entertained at an elaborate
dinner Friday evening, Feb I'd, in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hart,
Of Indianapolis. At a late hour the
guests departed, declaring Mrs.
Smiley an ideal hostess.
On Sunday morning last Mrs. Pow
ell, beloved mother Of Mrs. David
Lawrence and Mrs. ]. Bundy, was laid
to rest after many months Of suffer
ing. The funeral services took place
at Jackson's morgue, after which the
remains were carried to Jacksonville
for burial.
Bishop Grant win on Monday even
ing be the guest Of the Bethel Liter
airy and Historical Club, which holds
forth in Bethel church, Thirtieth and
Dearborn streets, and on that evening
he WIN deliver an Grafton on "Abra-
ham Lincoln" and assist % celebrate
the anniversary Of his birrn.
John A. Haney and his followers.
under the leadership of ex-Alderman
Michael McInerney, are endeavoring
to put Alderman John J. Bradley to
sleep at the primaries February oath.
but they viii never be able to do
that, as the popular Alderman has
the people at his back, and when the
time comes he win deal his would-be
opponents an everlasting knockout
blow.
The Afro-American Municipal own
ership League Of the Second ward
holds largely attended meetings every
Wednesday evening at $3.50 State
street. and Charles A. Gaslin, its
head and front, and the popular man.
ager Of the Eureka Club and cafe
2s40 State street. and its members
are working night and day to boost
the candidacy Of A. B. Perrigo for
Alderman Of the Second ward.
John Moonshine Moore, who at one
time owned the whole State Of Texas
and was its head deacon In the
church and leaSer Of it, Sunday
school, who later On went to New
York City to live. where he has sue
cessfuIly conducted one q me larg-
est gambling houses In the East. may
come to Chicago TO reside IN 1920.
f0r We are Of the opinioa that this
would be . mighty good aeld Tor his
line q business.
The Ideal Club Of Bersan Baptist
church. ASS Dearbrrn street under
the leadership q NJ. c Il. Davis. WIN |
furnish quite : musical treat for the
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$50 Jones 3 prolific writer?"
Prolific! Say, I'd like to have the
money he pays as return poataea.S-!
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Nevada Auto Line.

Between ToRopah and Manhattan,
New. 50 miles. there Is an automobile
service. Round trip, SIS.
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FurnIsbsd Room To Rent.

Modern furnished front room to
rent Steam heat Telephone service
1854 Calumet ave.
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Alwavs u1lv.

The meanest thing about the averages
nother-in-law Is her son-in-law.-N.
o. Picayune.
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slDavidn Nat,on

Japan Is so times smaller than Rus
sia. and her population onethIrd that
Of thu latter.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10

MRS. E. P. Harper, Detroit, Mich,
arrived in the city Thursday morning.
and viii spend one month in visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles E.
Webb, 4733 Dearborn street.
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Entesed VI The Pet OfEiee % Chieago.
d.. a. Second can Mattss.


Alderman Thomas Carey arrived
home from California this week, and
he looks like a four-time winner.
Father Massiah, the new Rector Of
st. Thomas Episcopal church, is the
guest Of the smiley's during the prep
aration of the rectory.
The broad ax., 1906-02-10

The ideal Club Of Bersan Baptist
church. ASA Dearbrrn street. under
the lsaderuhip q NJ. c. II. Davis. WIN
furnish quite : musical treat for the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-13
PENNsY TO AWARD PRIZES.

$500 Will be Distributed Among
Men Keeping Tracks Shipshape.
The Pennsylvania will distribute
$4,000 in prizes OH October II, to
the men having charge of the com
pany's main line tracks between
Philadelphia and Washington. The
nurpose of the prizes is 10 excite a
healthy rivalry among supervisors
and assistant supervisors in keeping
the tracks OF their respective diyis-
ions in the safest and best condi
ton.
The last periodical inspection OF
the year by the mainline track In.
spection committee will be made on
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday of this week. The general
managers annual inspection will be
made two weeks later, on October
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-13
YEARS coURT-MARTiALs.
Fifty Commissioned Officers Brought
To Trial

WASHINGTON, u. c.. Oct. IL
During the last fiscal year. according
to the annual report of General George
b Davis, judge advocate general OF
the army, 459G trials by general cour;
martial were held.
Fifty OF these trials were of com.
missioned officers. forty-two of whom
were convicted and eight acquitted.
Fourteen officers were dismissed By
sentence. In four cases the sentences
were committed To loss or rank, in
two cases designations FOR the good of
the service were accepted in lieu of
confirming the sentences, and in one
case the sentence was disapprovcd
About 80 per cent. of the enlisted
men convicted by general court mar
tial received sentences involving dis.
honorable discharge, and about per
cent. Of these sentences involved
awards of previous convictions. The
trials by general court martial during
the year showed Il decrease of 20i as
compared with the previous year
Maiv OF the men tried were charg-
ed with unlawfully selling clothing or
ACCOMPLISHMENTS issued by the govern
ment to the soldiers. The practice of
selling clothing issued To enlisted
men. the report says. continues 10 ex-
list. IN spite Of all efforts looking to
its suppression.