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The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

responsive souls meet in this exer-
else.
1t may last for hours, but whatever
the length of it you do not breathe
except ceIlularly.
What's that?
Why. breathing through the pores
of the skin, of course. Education
makes it possible. Indian mystics
speak of various ways of breathing,
but they do not know of the cellular
Another strange feature of the soul
kiss is that it is wireless. When you
have learned it you can send one to
your affinity through mountains and
over seas.
The trouble with most people is
that the solar pleXus is not aroused,
and for that reason they are unable
to enter the higher spheres. La Vies-
ta's mission, in addition to teaching
the occult, is to develop the solar
pleXus much as the mind is improved.
La Viesta has made a tour of the
planets and in mingling with the in
habitants made many interesting dis
coVeries. Nothing beats the soul kiss,
which she was taught by her affinity
on the planet Neptune.
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SONS OF PRESIDENTS.
SOME WHO HAVE CHANCE FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Thus Far Only One Man, John Quincy
Adams, Has Succeeded in Fol-
lowing His Father Into Ex-
eeutiVe Chair.

Neutrality-suspicious. of former presi-
dents of the United States are not to
be discounted as factors in public af-
fairs.
The boys of President Roosevelt and
President Cleveland are still too young
to be reckoned with, and Mckinley
had none, but those wearing the name
Of Lincoln, Grant and Garfield are
holding prominent places in public
life, and 1t is by no means an impossi-
bility that one of them may yet go to
the White House
There is a precedent John Quincy
Adams made a greater president than
his distinguished father, John Adams.
Harrison, father and son, did not sue
ceed each other, but Benjamin Harri-
son was grandson of William Henry
Harrison. so that it will be seen that
relationship is by no means a bar to
mans ambitions
The case of the Grants at once sug-
gests itself There are two of them
now holding high places in public es-
! TEEN, and one of them, Frederick Dent
Grant, has followed the calling of his
father, and is a soldier. The other,
| Jesse Grant, who has spent most Of
his years in California, was not quite
so we'll known until recently a number
| of boomers suggested him as availa-
BILE material for the Democratic NOM
inatiOn to the presidency.
Then folks began to sit up and take
notice and ask questions about Jesse
| Grant
They found out that Jesse was the
third son of Lees conqueror, that, hav-
/ ing retired from business, in which he
! acquired literally of wealth, he is now
! settled down in New York.
Perhaps the strongest plank in Mr..
Grants platform is opposition to Mr.
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'cSSse GRANT &.

Roosevelt. He does not believe in the
policies inaugurated by the strenuous
man from Sycamore Hill. He does
not think that a trust is necessarily
perniciOus, he favors a restriction of
immigration, and he deplores the elab-
crate ceremonials that are now deem
ed essential to White House hospi-
, tality.
Though he is much younger, Score
tary of the interior James Rudolph
Garfield, youngest son of the martyred
president, perhaps stands a better
chance of some day going to the seat
his father occupied than any other
presidents son.
His career has been of the kind that
invites expectation. He was boy
around the White House, he went to
school at Hentor, studied law gradual
ed, made himself an honorable rec
ord in the Ohio senate, and then came
to Washington.
It is a fact not generally remem-
bered that James Rudolph Garfield
was not Mr.. ROOsevelt's first choice
for civil service commissioner. The
place was originally offered to his
brother Harry a. Garfield. leading
Ohio attorney and man who gained
fame because of the persistency with
which he has opposed political corrup-
ton in the state. Harry declined the
place. and it then went to James r.
As soon as the latter got a foothOld
at the capitol, he made a quick i'm
preston and proved to President
Roosevelt that he is the kind of man
needed to aid in the administration
war on corporations. In a short time
| he had been advanced from the civil
service department and made COM
missioner of corporations. It was in
this post that he did his most notable
work. and as a reward he was finally
taken to the official family of the pres
Ident as secretary of the interior.
Here Mr.. Garfield gained his spurs
by addressing himself to the task of
dealing with the land thieves.
President Roosevelt was much de-
lighted with the vigor the son of
Ohio's first martyred President put in
his work, and Mr.. Garfield is now one
Of the presidents closest advisers.
In his intimacy with Mr.. Roosevelt
he enjoys one great advantage that
Senator Lodge is perhaps the only
man who shares. He is a great reader.
and his tastes for books is the admira-
ton Of the president, also a man of
letters. No matter how great the
stress of official business, the young
{ secretary can always find time to
read, and his knowledge of a wide
range of topics makes him espe-
cialIy valuable at the cabinet confer
| ences.
Though his face is bright, smiling
and full of life, Mr.. Garfield is really
a serious man. He works hard and
| necessarily. and he compels employees
in the department to follow his exam
Ile.
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Diver Candy in His Suit.

telephone, told how light and airy he
felt in his $40 pound suit, and jok-
ingly added that he was so comforta-
bly, cool that he would like to remain
down the rest of the summer.
At the top is shown a section OF
the chain by which the daring diver is
lowered to the floor of the ocean.
The costume in which the diver per-
formed this astounding feat consisted
of thick iron, Of the strength Of To-
comotive boiler. Unlike the ordinary
diving costume, however, it was built
to withstand the tremendous pressure
of the water of its own strength, in
stead Of relying upon air pressure
from pumps. EnOs B. Petrie is the
inventor Of the diving suit.
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Manuscripts in Unknown Tongue.


Discoveries far beyond expectation
have resulted from the work Of an
expedition sent out by the German
kaiser to explore the region round
about the town of Turfan in Chinese
Turkestan.
DR.. A. Won lie Cog was given charge
of the enterprise, and the results of
his excavations, sent home in 200 large
cases. are believed to be more impor-
tant than any others in central Asia
for many years.
There are manuscripts in at least
ten languages-Nagari, Brami, Chi
nese. Tibetan, Tangut. Syriac, Man
icharean. Nighur. Turkish and one un-
known tongue-wbich will attract the
attention of ethnologists throughout
the world.
There are also paintings on har-
dened mud, plaster and wood, with a
background of gold leaf similar to
that so often employed in early Italian
art. Most of the paintings represent
Ruddha and scenes in his life.
The mystery which at present puz-
vIas students Of history is the I'M
Known reason for the strange COM
mingling of races at Turfan, but the
answer may be supplied when the
manuscripts are deciphered.
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to the advent of Mayor Johnson, six
years ago, the Republicans had ruled
the city and county for years, with
the exception of isolated cases, such
as the election of Mayor Farley, fol-
lowing the defeat of the McKisson ad-
ministTatiOn and the rehabilitation Of
the faction led by Senator Hanna.
In the last two campaigns made
johnson succeeded in increasing the
plurality which he gained in his first
election, six years ago, and in his last
race, two years ago, he piled up a
plurality of nearly 10000. The county
as well as the city administrator has,
as a result of the Johnson leadership,
become nearly solidly Democratic.
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CELEBRATED BERNE TIMEPIEcE,
Historic Clock an American Million.
aire Wished to Buy.

LOndon.-A story comes from Berne
to the effect that a Chicago million
aire. name not given, has been try
ing hard to purchase the celebrated
clock in the Zeitglockenturm in that
city. It is asserted that he made one
offer after another. each time raising
the price, but that he was at last con-
vinced that there was something in
Switzerland which money could not
buy.
The clock announces the hours by
the growing of a cock, and two min
utes before each hour a number of
bears walk around the sitting figure.
Unlike many of the curious and elab-
crate clocks in existence, the Berne
timepiece is also notable for its ar
tistic workmanship.
The Swiss newspapers were exceed
ingly indignant at the idea Of the
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
.IP WRESTLING HERO
,yawPlON HIDACHlYAmA WILL
VISIT UNITED STATES.
D.. SIX Feet Tall and Weighs 30s
p,grds-WouId Show America
All His Countrymen Are
Not Weaklings.

n-Hidachiyama, the cham
..,o wrestler of Japan, is soon TO visit
America.
gdaehiyama is the one hero who is
vtb,ur q peer in the profound admira-
-,, and aneCtiOnate regard of his
,rrrrrgmel Wrestling is the nation
81 sngr. Of Japan, and Hidachiyama is
more than the champion.
gy bis infinite superiority over all
,fs rivals he has been granted the
.rirflsge Of wearing the Yokozuma, a
belt fa the form of rope, an honor
bestowed ou but IS wrestlers in the
past 800 years
There are two distinct kinds OF
rssulug in Japan, jujitsa, a muscle
ts.dlug system, and sumo. whose Yo-
aries rely on personal strength and
ys.gh. 1t body and much as on knowl-
sga of scientific grips and falls.
As weight and size are considered to
8 ,s Of much advantage to sumo wrest-
srs they are Systematically fattened.
q ner athletic training is in strict op-
POSITION to all accepted theories on
be subject, for they not only eat and
drink excessively, but of any kind
Of food or beverage they fancy.
Their physical exercises consist
Ea.n.y in butting at posts with shoul-
4 ias and chest and in lifting, catching
8 ni luging about large sacks of rice
1000 deal OF posturing with a view to
nskuE their limbs supple and as a
grt o.. balancing practice.
Hidachiyama has been planning to
visit America for several years. He is
s quoted a. saying that the thought first
came 20 him when the late Prince
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Aonoye cOmplimented him on his
physical development, and said:
In America the Japanese are sup.
posed 10 be weddings, but if you were
to show yourself you would convince
hem to the contrary, and they would
gve you a great reception.
The prince invited me to accom-
Psny him to America, but his untimely
Death upset our plans. l could not give
q the idea. however. and now that
Tie May tournament is over, | am pre-
'Yaring TO go with two or three
sYolng wTestleTs. l am bearing letters
4 introduction from Marquis Ito and
others and hope to receive courteous
0nSideration from the American peo-
PIE"
There is at present a movement to
T6ct s permanent structure for the
'eniannual tournaments. For many
hundreds of years these matches have
been held in Toxic on grounds set
apart for the purpose, named Ekonn.
As the time approaches for the Janu-
dry or May tournaments temporary
Structures of bamboo poles, covered
..a mating. are put up.
The eurertainment begins at 10 in
DE morning and lasts all day. The
audience bring their lunch boxes, be-
sides which itinerant vendors of tea
1-- sweets ply their trade. The
'ea.thier classes and foreigners oc-
-ly small bamboo boxes, which ex-
entirely around the amphitheater, the
,al1 and file sQuatting on their
launches on the floor Of the pit.
The wrestling takes place in a u.
-ol ring, covered by a canopy, sup
'0,-d ly four posts, from two Of
Which are suspended small baskets Of
f-srelass wrestlers wear no clothes
w. a .oLn cloth and an embroidered
s.ol. which is discarded after the
e-U-r4r.es These aprons are mar
s.ls affairs, made of plush or vel
7r on which designs are worked in
Rental gold and are frequently worth
much as $500.
4 champion wrestler is the hero OF
e. Japan. His admirers present him
-- -umeurs OF finest silk, and for &
--A -e remains in Toxic the guest
-a people. On the seventh day
--. leave but is pledged to re-
.a time for the next tournment,
- ia the history of japanese wrest-
~ D. champion has been known TO
t-aa ... W.r-
a.-.....aIa has arranged to ex-
-- his visit to America until Febru-
\. @. raE- year. Being q poor sailor
Is allowing himself plenty OF time
regain amy weight lost in his sea
.ase and get into condition for thu
~'! ,ouu4meat.
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JAYS Whipped Cat.

Birds defend their young to their
uttermost abilities and often yield up
their lives in unequal combat with the
rayagers of their nests. One summer
DR.. Weir saw two jays whip in fair
fight a large cat, which had attempted
TO rob their nest. They seemed to
have arranged the order of combat
with one another before they attacked
the would-be ravisher Of their homes.
The father concentrated his attack on
the cats heaL, While the other went
at its back with claw and beak.
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

the National G. A R., was a resident
Of this city several years ago until his
appointment in 1906 to be revenue
collector at Kansas City. He has been
fudge of the twenty-fifth district and
also served in the fifty-fourth congress
and for many years has been a leader
In Republican politics. Judge Burton
was born at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1916,
and entered the union army at the age
Of Is. Illness compelled his discharge
in short time, but he again enlisted
In 1864 and served with the One Hun
dred and Seventy-first Ohio in a hun
dred days campaign. After the war
closed he studied Law and was ad-
rnitted to the bar at Warren Ohio He
then came TO Missouri and speedily
made a name for himself in legal cir
eles. Before Deing elected TO a judg-
ship he had beer s-gcuit attorney and
prosecuting afr y, and he has sat
as special jud important cases.
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ORIGIN OF SWASTIK4
BAU5LE OF SUMMER GIRL WOR-
SHIPPED BY PRIaiTIVE MAN.
When She Sticks Ornament in Her
Shirt Waist She Sholld Know That
1t Is One Of the Great Religious
Symbols of the World.

BostOn.-The swastika is just now
having remarkable vogue as an orna-
ment for woman's dress. As brooch,
belt buckle, stick pin, collar fastener,
or hat pin, this upright cross, with
each of its four arms bent TO a right
angle at the end, meets everywhere
the eye.
Nearly every woman who buys one
knows that it is in some sense a good
luck pin" but how it came to be con-
sidered such and where the peculiar
and curiOusly attractive symbol orig
mated not so many know.
What is the swastika?
II is one of the great religious sym
bols Of the world. 1t has been recog-
nized as a religious emblem by more
people, very likely, than has the cross
itself. As such symbol it is very many
hundreds of years older than the
Christian era; in fact, it is, perhaps,
the very earliest of religious signs or
characters. It has been revered all
over Europe and Asia, and long before
the dawn of Christianity our pagan
ancestors looked up to it, as the en-
blem of what they worshiped. It is
one of the Oldest things in history,
and there is scarcely a land in whose
ruined temples it is not found.
"Su.astika," the name given it by
the Brahmins and Buddhists of India,
is a Sanscrit word signifying 'of good
fortune" In the Pail tongue it is
suit. which means 1T is we'll" or
so be it," which is much the same
meaning as the Sanscrit word The
Japanese call it "manji" and the Chi
nese know it as "ouan" or wan" The
French call it lie crOix pattee," the
footed cross, while the ancient Eng.
lish name is "fylfot," meaning either
four-fOoted or many-footed.
The most puzzling and most inter.
esting thing about the swastika is that
, it is found in nearly all parts of the
world, in this country as well as in
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
DIVING SUIT OF THICK IRON.
Though it Weighs $40 Pounds, the
Diver Feels Light and Airy in 1t.

Brooklyn.-At Eaton's Point, L. L,
the other day, o. E. Candy made a
plunge into the sound incased in a
diving suit of a new pattern, reaching
depth of 23O feet AS a result Of
the experiment an expedition is to be
sent within a few weeks to Venezuela
to get the $3,OOO,OOO in gold and jew
els aboard the ill-starred San Pedro
de Alcantara. This ship, which sank
IN 1915, still lies in the harbor of
Cumana.
The plunge was made from scow
about six miles of Eaton Poi1t. At
the greatest depth the diver conversed
with persons above by means of a
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
TO oPPooE TCN JOHNSON.
Nominated for Mayor by Republicans
of Cleveland. o.

Cleveland.-Congressman Theodore
e. Burton, who has been nominated
by Cleveland Republicans to oppose
Tom Johnson for mayor, is a "schol-
ar in politics" Speaker Cannon has
said he is the abiest man in con
gress." Mr. Burton IS an authority on
law and finance. His work as chair
man of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee has made him a national fig
ure. 1t is said he can give the source
and course OF every creek in the
United States. He IS 50 years old and
was born in Ohio. where he was grad
uated from Oberiin He has served
six terms in congress
Cleveland is regarded as a normally
Republican city by from 1000 to 10000
majority in national elections. and I'D
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
WOMAN DISCOVERS "soUL KISS
Vesta La Viesta Declares II "De-
Iirium of Ecstasy"

New YOrk-Vesta La Viesta, mys-
tic and cosmologist, after two years Of
silence, has emerged tc unfold to us
the wonders of the soEl kiss. No such
rapture is known to humans in the
present state of kno y, ledge, she says.
Asked what it was ike, she answer
ed that when you have been properly
developed and try on the soul kiss,
your whole being responds TO a per-
feet delirium of ecstasy. 1t is like
the fusing of two great forces when
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12
90 YOU WIcGLE WoGGLEF
latest Amusement That Is All tie
Rage Down East

Chicago.-It has arrived IL is the
-iggle-woggle
Do you wiggle-woggle? If not, Why
not? You've got Just as much right 10
Tiggle-woggle as anybody else. Peo-
pie who have wiggle-woggled say it's
the best fun in the world. It's the fad
down east. Everybody Wiggle-wOggles
around down there.
The wiggle-woggle in principle is 3
three-cOrnered piece of wood with a
castor leg under each corner and a
steering rudder in front. By standing
on the stool with foot on each OF the
lWo corners farthest from the rUddsr
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Character throws out its threads
of usefulness everywhere, in standing
for sentiment, in defending principle
and in working for the good Of the
whole as we'll as for the individual
aspirations.
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Her Ambition.

Have you seen 'Everyman? p %
asked the Boston girl.
No" replied the pretty firt Il
haven't; but I'd like to."-HaTpsE' 3
Weekly.
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clock going to America and said some
things about the habit Of
rich Americans of trying to purchase
everything that takes their fancy.
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VETERANS HONOR MIssoURIAN.
c. G. Burton, New National Com
mander of G. A. r.

Nevada. Mo.-Charles G. Burton,
who has been elected commander OF
The Washington bee., 1907-10-12

Washington.-Sons of former presi.
dents of the United States are not to
be discounted as factors in public af-
The Butler weekly times., 1907-10-03
Why the Eggs are Smaller.

A woman called up the Walnut
street police station this morning.
Il wish to give you some informa,
uon," she said.
"About q thief" asked Robert
Dunlop, a pstrolmsn, drawing a pen.
ell out Of bis pocket.
"0i. no." sine seswerej; "sbous
why eggs are so small"
"The nerve Of the womanl" said
Dunlop with bis hand over the re.
celver. Then in his sweetest tones
he ask: "ThsLk you, what Is the
reGson2"
"Is's on account OF the pure food
law. They're smaller, but they're
bettrr."
The patrolmsn gssped, but he had
enough Of his Sweetest tones" left
to ask:
"And who, please, Is this talking2'
When the answer came he dropped
the receiver.
"Who was it2"' asked Lietenant Il
W Hammil.
my wife," said the patrolman
saint that the limit?"-K, C. Star.
The Butler weekly times., 1907-10-03

Fred Theis, son Of NJ. A. Theis,
west OF town, me. With quite severe
accident Tuesday evening. He was
on horseback driving the cattle in
from the pasture. His horse was
making good speed when one of Its
feet struck jack rabbit that had
jumped up. This caused the horse to
stumble and fall with Fred under
meath. Fred was unconscious when
picked up and remained In that state
for fully hall al hour. After he fell
the cattle In the pasture ran toward
him and he would doubtless have
been far more seriously injured had
not neighbor seen the accident and
run TO his aid. Metz Times.
The Butler weekly times., 1907-10-03
Welcome, Oklahoma.

The Commoner extends to Okla
homa hearty congratulations upon
the decisive vote cast in favor OF the
constitution and immediate state,
hood, and 1t also congrstulstes the
state upon the election Of the demo.
cratic ticket. The new state enters
the sisterhood OF states fully prepar.
cd for the responsibilities which she
assumes. Her constitution-the bes,
In the Union-was framed by demo
Gratis and her government is placed
In the hands Of democrats. She starts
upon her career under favorable con
ditions. Now let the president bow
to the will Of the people expressed at
the polls, and say the word that
makes Oklahoma state. Welcome
Oklahoma!
The Butler weekly times., 1907-10-03
A Barbaric Custom.

We wish Law could be passed pro.
hibiting the barbsric custom OF
opening caskets In public at church
funerals. Ii is relic OF dark ages
and has no place In u civilized com.
munity. Is jars on the sensiblllty Of
every tender cord, and Is something
.he eh -chss and urdertakers cuyhs
to put 80 an end. In nine-tenths OF
the cases 1t is merely a pandsring TO
a ghoulish curiosity. People who
never spoke to the deceased In their
life parade around the church, gap
at our loved one, then go out OF the
presence of death, not to talk OF the
good deeds done In life, but to criti-
else the appearance Of the poor clay
that death has left for once at their
mercy. Death Is q sacred thing. II
We are going on journey, we do not
make our sdieus before q gaping
crowd; we ought not to be expected
to bid our dead a last goodbye
while curious eyes iatten on cur
grief, and We ought not to be expect
ed to sit In the house OF mourning,
while people wa never speak to, who
have no claim on US or our loved
one, iostle each other In their desire
to view the remains, and then get to.
gether and gossip over what they
saw or failed to see. We believe that
a majority OF the people detest the
painful funeral scenes as much as we
do and be glad TO see them end.
cd, but are afraid to break "cus.
tom" But 1t Is duty the minister
and undertaken owe to themselves
and ,he long.suffei4ng public TO put
q stop to the exhibition, and they
will be only too glad to uphold them
with hearty amen.-Rich Hill Tri.
bune.