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New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
AT CASTINE.

Castne. Me. Aug. IL tSpecial).-Baseball and
church fairs have been the principal amuse-
ments of the summer colony here this week. and
the utmost interest has been shown in both these
amusements. Then automobile parties have
been numerous. and excursions and driving have
taken up most of the time of this summer
colony.
DR. A D. Grey and family among the late
arrivals coming from New York by automobile.
They are at the Acadian.
Mrs Hedley. of New York. arrived on Monday
and is at the Devereux cottage for the rest OF
the season ,
Saturday was an ideal day for sports. the
nrincipaI one being a yacht race between the
camden and Castine Yacht clubs. won pN the
Satauna of Camden. with the Pappoose. OF cas-
g. n closa second other entries were the
IsbLooss of Camden. and the Mabel OF Castlne'
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
ALONG THE COOL NEW JERSEY COAST.

ing a fortnight at the Ponce de Leon. where she Is
the euest of friends She came here from pro-
longed stay at the national capital
Mrs. r. B. Patton. of New York who mas a
suite of rooms at Haddon Hall for the season.
gave a luncheon on Monday afternoon in honor
OF Mrs " g Mordolf,. OF Gotham, who was ner
guest on that day.
Mrs Charles Keith and daughter. Miss Edna
Keith Of New York city. at the marlborough
Blenheim and will spend the rest of the month of
a the shore
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence NJ. Borie OF New YORK
are spending a fortnight at the Rio Grande. Miss
Della McGnnis Of New York, is also spending
some the same house.
Morris Schwartz and H 3. Bowen, of New York
are among the season visitors the Hotel Clar-
endon.
Mrs Justus GRAY. of Philadelphia. and Miss
Ethel Donaldson. Of New York, spending the
latter end of the season the Hotel Wiltshire.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

of the week Mrs. Floyd White entertained
party on Monday at Summer Rest; Mrs Lewis
H. English of New York, gave a party on
wednesday in honor of her sister Miss Wodeil.
of Poughkeepsie, and Mrs John c. English her
mother-in-law who are staying at the Ocean
House, and Mrs. Manton b. Metcalf had large
party in her cottage on Thursday.
The Rev. DR. and Mrs. Henry 5. Coffin Oh
New York, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. r.
Kfngsbury Curtis over last Sunday, when Dr.
Coffin preached at the chapel
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Dyer and Richard T.
DYER, of East Orange, who were staying at the
Gladstone, Narragansett Pier, are now at the
Ocean House TO spend the rest Of August
Frederick II. Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ransom II. Thomas. is at the Ocean House
with his family. MIR. Thomas plays golf and
tennis with equal skill. and will take leading
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
THE AMERICAN PACE.
1t WOuld Speedily KW One JHac-
custOmcd to 1t.

\ German merchant on visit to this country
writes about Yankee vacations to his h0He'
and in the course of an interesting letter says
My New York host kindly invited me o ae-
company him four days recreation trip
to Saratoga. beautiful resort which became
popular many years ago because Of its waters
of curative properties My friend is man IL
perfect health and went there not 10 drink tas
waters. but To rest. and this is how he did IL.
We arrived at a hotel of tremendous proportions
late in the day, went 10 our rooms. which were
ready for us. dressed for dinner and had o|r
meal in the largest dining room / ever saw
Then went To the beautifully illuninatrN
court. which was thrOnged with guests listening
to the concert After hearing two numbers "S
were Joined by some men friends of my h"s''
and with them went to another hotel ana 10 '"s
rooms of one of the party. where l was asNed
to look while the party played little bridge
l looked on. smoked and slipped cool drinks uh-
til long past my bedtime and then went TO ny
room, leaving the men still playing CaruS- 'iy
friend reached his room at > o'clock Inc heA'
morning my friend rushed through his breaN
fast with n New York paper before MN an
then while / took a drive. went 20 s'OcN
brokers' office 10 watch the bourse reports ~, ~
which he was deeply interested He was go go
there and in "a highly excited state OF lii"
when / returned. While were at luncheon
he received two kilograms and wrote ansNs,S
10 them and Immediately after we left the taoS
he spent half an hour at a telephone taIShs
his office in New York. From . until OSloe
that day we took a drive, went 10 resttu.
on the shore of a picturesque lake and . ls'
cied that the real rest had begun But .i -
night the bridge session was resumed, anu
was again morning before the man VINO W. W.
there for rest retired to his room That -
the routine for the four days vacation anu -
returned to New York, he more tired IMAM
was when he went away and wOnderihs 80
American work must be If what L saw -
rest L spoke OF ii TO OF my frlehus'
said: You should have gone TO Saraos
week later In the racing season. IheH
would have seen Your friend I'll in the tilho
tween stocks and cards with horse race pes ss-,,
and the excitement connected with tnst -
OF gambling But do not worry your trieh"
stand 1t. He grovs fat on II, although tAS
pace would XIII YOU.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

Watch Hill is the gamer at the expense oi
Narragansett Pier in the coming here for the
rest of the season of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pot
ter Killing and their two daughters, who were
at the Imperial in July. They are enthusiastic
over the ocean view and cool breezes OF Watch
Hill
If there was a rollcal on the links every
afternoon ii is probable the same "old guard
would respond regularly, for they are always
at it, In the ranks George W. Parks r
H. Lawson, L. w. Dalzell. ]. b. Forsyth, w l.
Whitcornb II l. Childs, Edward Miner Brad-
ford Shinkle Frank B. Kennard and Lewis H.
English.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
NORTHEAST HARB0R

Northeast Harbor. Me-, Aug. ID tSpeciap.-
The chief affair of this week the hop at the
KinlbaIl House, enlivened by the presence of
number of visiting yachtsmen. Previous to
the dancing dinner of twenty covers was
given by Mrs George ". Smith, of New YORK.
4 women's tennis tournament. which began
on Wednesday, was feature Of the week
The large steam yacht Columbia, OF Ne"
York. has been anchored In the harbor thls
week The Columbia is a frequent Vlsltor III
these wa ters and is object of much interest
having made several voyages round the world.
Another large yacht in the haroor is the
Tbetis. owned by Mr.. Sibley, Of Rochester, built
more on the houseboat plan than Ike an orol-
nary yacht.
Ianrdon p Marvin and Miss Katherine Mar
vim of New York are visiting Mrs. Rawle. at
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SEAL HARB0R.

Seal Harbor. Me, Aug. Ia tSpeciaD The
Harbor Cliffs Tennis Club is TO hold an All Seal
Harbor open tournament at their grounds be-
ginning Monday morning. Play will be in men )
singles and doubles and in womens singles First
and second prizes will be given in each class
and a consolation prize in mems singles The
officers in charge are Ferederick ID. webster
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

Councilman r. II. Hughes and I. r. Benjamin
are back from trip to the jamestown fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis James, of Monmouth
Beach, start next week for Seattle
Judge and Mrs. w. A. Heisley and Judge and
Mrs. John w. Slocum are in the Adirondacks
brief
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

Gaorse Bodman, William Adams Brown, Dwight
Dana and George L. Stebbins, committee
A Junior tournament is to be held at the Same
time play TO be in singles and douoies' 'he as
limit in each case being sixteen. The committee
in charge is John Crosby Brown, jr., Christian
Berter ID. and Roger GrisWold
New-York tribune., 1907-08-18
ORIENTAL AND MANHATTAN BEACH.

The number of foreign visitors at the OrientaI
this wear has been unusual to arouse question
as to whether the tide of travel is not gradually
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FL l....0 MILLIONS.
The Slip by Which Rich Gold Mine
Was Discovered.

uue of the most productive mines
m California was discovered through
az accidental fail of the discovcrer.
lie was one of a hunting party that
had goac out from San Francisco
during the Christmas holidays.
While passing along the side Of II
steep hill on u narrow trail his horse
suddenly slipped and with his rider
went down into the gulch.
Happening to be the last in the
lire and some distance behind the
others, he was not missed for some
moments, but when his absence w"s
noticed the party turned back to
look for him, fearing some unto
ward accident. He was nowhere to
be seen, but the place where his
horse had slipped and fallen over
the bank, together with the traces
of the fall, was plainly visible. Fol-
lowing the tracks made by the fall
ing horse and man, and when near
the bottom, the men suddenly came
upon an interesting spectacle. Just
behind a clump of bushes which the
man and his steed had crashed
through on their way down stood
the horse, apparently uninjured,
while near bv, on a slab of rock
projecting from the snow, the man
was capering like an Indian at n
ghost dance.
The first impression of the rescu-
ing party was that the man had gone
suddenly crazy, but as he caught
sight Of them he suddenly ceased
his gyrations and shouted for them
to approach. They came, when he
showed them several Jumps of al
most pure gold he had hastily
knssled from the edge with stone
tof . hammer and announced his
discovery of a gold mine. The slid
ing horse had brought up against
the ledge, and the restive animal,
kicking vigorously in the efforts to
rise, had struck off the moss from
the stone and disclosed the fact that
it was a gold bearing ledge of un-
usual richness. The find was ap-
propriately named "The Christmas
Gift" and a valuable gift it proved
to be.
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Down to comparatively late Pc
riod in continental Europe the low
er animals were considered amena-
bic to the laws. Domestic animals
were tried in the common criminal
courts. Wild animals fell under &C.
clesiastical jurisdiction. French an
tiquaries have discovered the rec
ords of ninety-two processes against
animals, conducted with the strict
est formalities of justice, from 112O
to 1T40, when the last trial and e1-
ecution, that of cow, took place.
Thus there was lawsuit that lasted
from 1445 to 1887 between the in
habitants of St. Julian and kind
of beetle, and at Lavigny in 1457 a
sow and her six young ones were
tried on a charge of having murder
ed and partly eaten a child. The
SOW was found guilty and condemn
ed to death, but the little pigs were
acquitted on account of their youth,
the bad example of their mother
and the absence of direct proof
against them.
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The Widows DOG.

A case was recently tried in a jus.
tees court in which a common old
fashioned hound was the subject OF
contention. This hound was alleged
to be the best dog after coons in the
neighborhood. Two men claimed
the dog, and each employed an at
torney to assist in the case. At the
trial it developed that the dog be-
longed to a widow residing in the
neighborhood, and the justice gave
the custody of the dog to the widow
and assessed a fine against each OF
the litigants in the sum of $40.
They paid the fine, and the justice
gave it to the widow. She then said
that either of the litigants could
use the dog when he wished, pro,
vided that neither of them paid his
lawyer. 1t is reported that the at
torneys are still looking for their
fee.-Columbus Dispatch.
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VEHEERED WOOD.
The Way u 10 Built Up In Layers With
impsrvious Cement.

The veneercd furniture of fifty
years ago cannot compare with thf
made today. The former practicS
was to make a single piece of in
ferior wood as the base of the article
and to cover it skillfully with paper
thin veneer, glued into place. AS a
consequence the natural warpings
of the base wood, its contraction
and expansion under changing at
mospheric conditions and, in moist
weather, the failure of the Glue
caused the veneer to crack, undu-
late or peel off. The veneering of
today is generally thicker and is
placed upon built up base of three
ply or five ply sections, with the
grain running in different directions
in the various layers, so that the
base is actually stronger than any
wood that could be secured.
Great improvement has also been
made in joining the pieces together,
impevious cements having taken
the place of inferior CLUES. 1t can
be seen that this built up process is
in no sense a cheap one, but in ad-
dition to giving more satisfactory
results in the finished furniture it
has its chief va!::c in making the
supply of choice mater a.'for tie ex-
terror finish go much f,-thcr. More
over, by certain methods of cutting
the veneer many beautiful effects
can be obtained, and it is possible
not only to match similar pieces of
wood, Lat bv cutting from the same
stock to make all of q set of furni-
ture similar in its effect. Some
times one log, by judicious cutting,
can be made to furnish a like pat
tern for the furniture and interior
finish of any given room. Thus the
manufacturer has not only perfect
ed device to make his supply 60
farther, but to make it more use
full and beautiful. And use and
beauty, by all the tenets of furni-
ture making, are the two ends to be
chiefly sought.-Woodcraft.
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Stories Of Some Masters Of the Gentle
Art Of Rspartes.

Art OF hsPartec.
Senator Ingalls, was always quick
in retort, although he was himself
a subject Of some sharp shafts. Once
he was attacked by Senator Eli
Salisbury of Delaware, the second
smallest state in the Union, He
disposed Of the whole matter by say
ing, 81 thank the senator from that
great state which has three counties
at low tide and two counties at high
tide for his advice"
John Randolph of Roanoke was
the most sarcastic man ever heard
in the halls of congress, unless Da-
vid A. De Almond of Missouri be an
exception. Both Randolph's and
De Almonds speeches drip vitriol,
but they are not epigrammatic and
are hard to quote. Randolph, who
tlt.urished in the early days of the
republic, when things were all un-
settled, was furiously attacked by a
Republican from Rhode Island who
had been a blacksmith. Randolph
was descendant of Pocahontas and
of the best blood of aristocratic Vir-
ginia. He replied to the presump-
tuous blacksmith: "What creden-
tials does the gentleman bring?
From whence does he spring? And
why has he left his leather apron
behind?" The reply was Kissed
back, 'I sent it to Pocahontas to
make moccasins for his grandchil-
dren."
An illustration of the nimble and
caustic wit of Alexander H. Ste
2hens of Georgia in senatorial de-
bate occurred on the senate floor
during a heated argument with Rob-
ert Toombs, also of Georgia. Ste
phens, although possessed of one of
the most powerful brains of his
time, was lame and had a wizened
little body. Toombs was one Of the
largest men in the senate ald was
of a clustering, sputtering type. He
had argued with Stephens until he
was hoarse and became so exasper-
ated that he threatened to fight.
However, consideration of the size
of his opponent deferred him, and,
turning, he said, Il won't fight you,
but l could swallow you whole"
Stephens quickly retorted, "1f you
did you would have more brains in
your stomach than you ever had in
your head" Frederic j. Haskin
in Louisville Courier-Journal.
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The Rival Hairdressers.

One of two Lairdresse's by way
of advertising himself cuts his hair
in the most faultless .nanDsr, ac-
cording to the latest fashion plate.
The other, on the contrary, cuts his
in the most clumsy way imaginable.
The first customer who entered his
shop did not fail to take him to task
about it. GLOW in the world, being
yourself barber, do you have your
hair so badly cut?
"Why, sir, the reason is simple
enough. I cannot possibly cut my
hair myself, but am obliged to have
recourse to my colleague over the
way, and he is such a duffer!"
"And I suppose you cut his in
turn?"
"Of course. And you can judge
for yourself whether he oughtn't to
be satisfied. Rome Journal.
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Much Broken by Misfortune.

Mrs. Cartwright, in search Of q
painter to touch up her Kitchen
walls, was directed to Napoleon La
mere. "Do you think" asked Mrs.
Cartwright, eying tottering Napo,
leon doubtfully, "that you could
paint the side walls of my htch-
en?"
"But yes, madam" returned Ma
poleon, "eef dose apartment eet
ees not of a too large highness. Eef
you ave som VT you call low down
Job, me, can do heem de mos
bes' of hannybody else.
"But, madam! Helas! No more
can / do dose up high ceiling, dose
steep roof, dose so elevate church
steep, dose skyscrape. Me, l ave
hon ma two foot too great OF de
shake. Behop! Already, madam,
me, 1 ave de large misfortune to
broke seek of ma laig."
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Punishment.

At one time in a certain peniten-
tiary there was renaissance in the
moral discipline of the prison, and
all were compelled to attend chapel
regularly. One of the prisoners
came to the warden one day and
begged to be allowed to remain
away from the chapel exercises, as
he wanted Sundays to write letters
to bis friends. The warden looked
at the beseeching convict in amaze
ment. "What," he exclaimed, cal
low you to stay away from religious
exercises all the time! No, SIT.
Why, man, don't you know that's
part of the penalty?" And the con-
vict continued to worship regularly,
while the warden led in prayer.
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Supsrstition In Calcutta.

The grossest superstition exists
in Calcutta. Not long ago an In
dian gentleman residing in Jaun
Bazar street had live goat flung
down from his two storied house in
accordance with the directions OF a
so called magician, who was called
in to cast out devil with which a
son was supposed to be possessed.
The poor brute was first fed with a
few bamboo leaves over which the
wizard mumbled some mantras, and
it was then pushed over the terrace.
The animal was killed, and its flesh
was distributed to the poor.
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FAKE Antiques.

People are buying English an
tioues from taste or as investments,
and as they do not part with them
the supply is becoming shorter and
shorter. A result is that the coun-
try is full of limitations. The "an-
tiaues" to be found in country shops
are frequently bogus. We are food
ed with copies Of antique furniture
and engravings. There are shop
auctions in London Of whole stocks
of bogus engravings, silver boxes.
Battersea enamels, miniatures and
the like.-London Spectator.
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POSTING Him,

Shopwalker (severely)-I heard
you tell the lady she would find the
ribbons at the third counter to the
left.
New shopwalker - That's where
they are.
Shopwalker - Yes. But you
should have told her to 60 to the
right past the necktie bargain coun-
ter, turn to the left past the stock
ing bargain counter, then three
counters to the right past the coun-
ter where the millinery bargains
are, and so on. You'll never make
a shopwalker.-London Standard.
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The classes receiving pensions are
divided by the pension law as fol-
lows:
Glass A-Those who, as a result
of wounds received in said war, are
physically helpless, or who, while in
such service, lost both arms, or
both legs, or sight, or who are dis
abled by paralysis and are unable to
make a living, whose income, or his
wlfe's, does not exceed $3.50 per
annum.
Class B-Those who, while IN
such service, lost one arm or one leg,
and whose income, or his wife's does
net exceed $3.50 per annuln.
Glass &, No Those soldiers or
sailors disabled by wounds received
during said war, whose incoue,o or
his wlfe's, does not exceed $3.50 per
aunum.
Glass G. No 2-Those who have
reached the age of 60 years, and
whose income, or his wife's does not
exceed $75 per annum.
Glass G. No 3-Widows Of those
who lost their lives while in such
service of the State or of the Con-
federate States, and whose income
does not exceed 500 per annum.
ss G. No 4-Widows above the
age of 90 years, whose income does
not exceed 800 per annum.
Glass A receives $96; class b ST.;
class G No l, $4S; class c No 2 S2l.'
or; class G No 3, $4S, class G No 4,
$21,O7.
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PENSION MONEY
IS DISTRIBUTED
VARIOUS COUNTIES TO RECEIVE Their
CHECKS this NEEK-yUMBER ON
ROLLS IS q,0l5.

The reports FROM the various
county pension boards have been
compiled by Miss Kate Maher,
clerk of the State pensionboard, and
the money will be sent out to the
clerks of court at once. This will
enable the veterans to get their money
in time for the annual reunion here
on May :, s and 9 and will assist
many of them financially for the
trip 10 Columbia.
The total number of pensioners
on the roll is 9,O15, which is a net
increase of 73 over the year before.
The total amount paid out was S243,-
755.20, the general assembly in-
creasing the appropriation this year
from $225,Ov0 to $25O,OOO, OF
which $4,000 was to 90 to the artl-
fca. limb fund already provided for.
The expenses of the board, meeting
postage, salary of clerk. printing,
etc., was So, ,624.66, and there was
balance from last year of $2,37S.s6.
Ry counties The amounts distribut-
ed were:
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Got Her Talking.

The geography period at school
has no terrors for George. He has
a teacher who loves to explain
things to the children, sometimes
at such length that she has no time
to question them as to their own
knowledge Of the subject of study.
"I was afraid she'd stick me the
other day." said George, $50 l
switched her off quick. I asked her
the difference between a volcano
and an earthquake, and she talked
70 the limit" Exchange.
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Three ways are used by farmers
for curing and preparing their to-
bacco for the market; namely sun
cured, air cured and flue cured.
The old and cheap way is called air
cured; the later discovery and i'm
proved way is called flue cured.
In fue curing the tobacco is taken
from the fields and racked in barns
especially built to retain heat and
there subjected to continuous hign
temperature, produced by the direct
heat of fame heated flues, which
brings out in the tobacco that
stimulating taste and aroma that
expert roasting develops in green
coffee. These similar processes give
to both tobacco and coffee the cheer
ing and stimulating quality that pop
ularizes their use.
The quality of tobacco depends
much on the curing process and the
kind of soil that produces it, as ex.
pert tests prove that this fiue cured
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EcZEr1A and PILE CURE

rnrr Knowing what it was to suffer,
kVbk I will give FREE of CHARGE,
lML to any afflicted a positive cure
for Eczema. Salt Rheum, Ersypelas,
Piles and Skin Diseases. Instant re-
lief. Don't suffer longer. Write F
" WILLIAMS, 400 Manhattan Avenue,
sew York. Enclose stamp.
N16-l yr.
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Preventing q Shock.

'I owe you for q dinner | had the
other night" she said to Henriette,
the little girl waitress at the Italian
table d'hote. 81 am paying for it
now. You won't forget, will you,
to tell your mother"
"No," said Henriette. II will try
and remember to break the news 20
mother."-New York Press.